a. Abominable. [ A false orthography anciently used; h was foisted into various words; hence abholish, for abolish, etc. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

This is abhominable, which he [ Don Armado ] would call abominable. Shak. Love's Labor's Lost, v. 1. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. abominable. L. abominalis. See Abominate. ] 1. Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Excessive; large; -- used as an intensive. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Juliana Berners . . . informs us that in her time [ 15th c. ], “abomynable syght of monkes” was elegant English for “a large company of friars.” G. P. Marsh. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being abominable; odiousness. Bentley. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an abominable manner; very odiously; detestably. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Sociable. [ Obs. ] Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. LL. actionabilis. See Action. ] That may be the subject of an action or suit at law; as, to call a man a thief is actionable. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an actionable manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Capability of being alienated. “The alienability of the domain.” Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. aliénable. ] Capable of being alienated, sold, or transferred to another; as, land is alienable according to the laws of the state. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being amenable; amenableness. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. amener to lead; &unr_; (L. ad) = mener to lead, fr. L. minare to drive animals (properly by threatening cries), in LL. to lead; L. minari, to threaten, minae threats. See Menace. ] 1. (Old Law) Easy to be led; governable, as a woman by her husband. [ Obs. ] Jacob. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Liable to be brought to account or punishment; answerable; responsible; accountable; as, amenable to law. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nor is man too diminutive . . . to be amenable to the divine government. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Liable to punishment, a charge, a claim, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Willing to yield or submit; responsive; tractable. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sterling . . . always was amenable enough to counsel. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being amenable; liability to answer charges; answerableness. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an amenable manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. anabaptismus, Gr. 'anabaptismo`s: cf. F. anabaptisme. See Anabaptize. ] The doctrine of the Anabaptists. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. anabaptista, fr. Gr. as if 'anabaptisth`s: cf. F. anabaptiste. ] A name sometimes applied to a member of any sect holding that rebaptism is necessary for those baptized in infancy. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In church history, the name Anabaptists usually designates a sect of fanatics who greatly disturbed the peace of Germany, the Netherlands, etc., in the Reformation period. In more modern times the name has been applied to those who do not regard infant baptism as real and valid baptism. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Relating or attributed to the Anabaptists, or their doctrines. Milton. Bp. Bull. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The doctrine, system, or practice, of Anabaptists. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Thus died this imaginary king; and Anabaptistry was suppressed in Munster. Pagitt. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; again + &unr_; to baptize. See Baptize. ] To rebaptize; to rechristen; also, to rename. [ R. ] Whitlock. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Gr. 'anaba`s, p. p. of bai`nein to advance. ] (Zool.) A genus of fishes, remarkable for their power of living long out of water, and of making their way on land for considerable distances, and for climbing trees; the climbing fishes. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Gr. 'ana`basis, fr. 'anabai`nein to go up; 'ana` up + bai`nein to go. ] 1. A journey or expedition up from the coast, like that of the younger Cyrus into Central Asia, described by Xenophon in his work called “The Anabasis.” [ 1913 Webster ]

The anabasis of Napoleon. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) The first period, or increase, of a disease; augmentation. [ Obs. ] AS [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Med) A plant genus of the goosefoot family Chenopodiaceae. [ AS ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] Pertaining to anabasis; as, an anabatic fever. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. suspended animation in organisms during periods of extreme drought from which they revive when moisture returns. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to anabiosis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; something heaped up; &unr_; + &unr_; a stroke. ] (Physiol.) Pertaining to anabolism; an anabolic changes, or processes, more or less constructive in their nature. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Physiol., Chem.) any of a variety of synthetic derivatives or analogs of testosterone, which promote the increase of muscle mass and strength. The anabolic steroids are sometimes used by athletes to increase muscular strength so as to enhance their performance in competition. They have serious side effects, and the use of such compounds has been banned by many athletic regulatory committees. [ PJC ]

n. (Physiol.) The constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished from catabolism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Anastomosing + branch. ] A branch of a river that reënters, or anastomoses with, the main stream; also, less properly, a branch which loses itself in sandy soil. [ Australia ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Such branches of a river as after separation reunite, I would term anastomosing branches; or, if a word might be coined, anabranches, and the islands they form branch islands. Col. Jackson. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. That may be ascertained. -- As`cer*tain"a*ble*ness, n. -- As`cer*tain"a*bly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being assignable. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being assigned, allotted, specified, or designated; as, an assignable note or bill; an assignable reason; an assignable quantity. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Admitting an atonement; capable of being atoned for; expiable. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being attainable; attainableness. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Capable of being attained or reached by efforts of the mind or body; capable of being compassed or accomplished by efforts directed to the object. [ 1913 Webster ]

The highest pitch of perfection attainable in this life. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Obtainable. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

General Howe would not permit the purchase of those articles [ clothes and blankets ] in Philadelphia, and they were not attainable in the country. Marshall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being attainable; attainability. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Eccl. Hist.) A member of a religious order, named from St. Barnabas. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Combustible. Cotgrave. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. That may be calcined; as, a calcinable fossil. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Cannabis. ] (Chem.) A colorless oil obtained from hemp by distillation, and possessing its intoxicating properties. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a grouping of plants containing two genera of erect or twining wind-pollinated herbs, the genera Cannabis and Humulus; this term is not used in all classifications; in some the genus Cannabis is placed in the family Moraceae and the genus Humulus in the family Urticaceae.
Syn. -- family Cannabidaceae, hemp family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Chem.) A poisonous resin extracted from hemp (Cannabis sativa, variety Indica). The euphoric and narcotic effects of hasheesh are due to this resin; the active ingredient is tetrahydrocannabinol, THC. See Cannabis Indica, below. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

a. [ L. cannabinus. ] Pertaining to hemp; hempen. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. [ L., hemp. See Canvas. ] 1. (Bot.) A genus of a single species belonging to the order Uricaceæ; hemp. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The Indian hemp plant plant Cannabis sativa syn. Cannabis Indica. See Cannabis Indica, below. [ PJC ]

Cannabis Indica the Indian hemp, now considered a variety of the common hemp (Cannabis sativa), originating in Asia but now grown widely around the world. It can be formed into a tough fiber that is used to make rope and tough fabric. The dried leaves and female flowers are smoked or chewed by people to produce a euphoric or hallucinogenic effect, caused mainly by the substance tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) contained in it. The THC-containing products of Cannabis are classified as a controlled substance, and posession and sale are illegal in most states of the United States. Once classified as a narcotic, the plant is now more commonly referred to in the category of euphoric or hallucinogenic agents. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. 1. an evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by native Americans.
Syn. -- China tree, false dogwood, jaboncillo, Sapindus saponaria. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a tree of N India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern US as a shade tree.
Syn. -- chinaberry tree, China tree, Persian lilac, pride-of-India, azederach, azedarach, Melia azederach, Melia azedarach. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. cinnabaris, Gr. &unr_;; prob. of Oriental origin; cf. Per. qinbār, Hind. shangarf. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Min.) Red sulphide of mercury, occurring in brilliant red crystals, and also in red or brown amorphous masses. It is used in medicine. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The artificial red sulphide of mercury used as a pigment; vermilion. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cinnabar Græcorum [ L. Graecorum, gen. pl., of the Greeks. ] (Med.) Same as Dragon's blood. --
Green cinnabar, a green pigment consisting of the oxides of cobalt and zinc subjected to the action of fire. --
Hepatic cinnabar (Min.), an impure cinnabar of a liver-brown color and submetallic luster. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. cinabarin. ] Pertaining to, or resembling, cinnabar; consisting of cinnabar, or containing it; as, cinnabarine sand. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. combinable. ] Capable of combining; consistent with. [ R. ] M. Arnold.

-- Com*bin"a*ble*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

a. 1. Held in common. “Forests . . . and other commonable places.” Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Allowed to pasture on public commons. [ 1913 Webster ]

Commonable beasts are either beasts of the plow, or such as manure the ground. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OF. compaignable. ] Companionable; sociable. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Fitted to be a companion; fit for good fellowship; agreeable; sociable. “Each companionable guest.” Mallett. “Companionable wit.” Clarendon.

-- Com*pan"ion*a*ble*ness, n. -- Com*pan"ion*a*bly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Deserving compassion or pity; pitiable. [ R. ] Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]