n. (Bot.) (a) A genus of ferns (Ophioglossum), whose seeds are produced on a spike resembling a serpent's tongue. (b) The yellow dogtooth violet. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. lasting through all time; unending; as, The agelong struggle for freedom.
Syn. -- unending [ WordNet 1.5 ]

or n. (Zool.) The tunny. See Albicore. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. allonge, earlier alonge, a lengthening. See Allonge, v., and cf. Lunge. ] 1. (Fencing) A thrust or pass; a lunge. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A slip of paper attached to a bill of exchange for receiving indorsements, when the back of the bill itself is already full; a rider. [ A French usage ] Abbott. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ F. allonger; à (L. ad) + long (L. longus) long. ] To thrust with a sword; to lunge. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ OE. along, anlong, AS. andlang, along; pref. and- (akin to OFris. ond-, OHG. ant-, Ger. ent-, Goth. and-, anda-, L. ante, Gr. &unr_;, Skr. anti, over against) + lang long. See Long. ] 1. By the length; in a line with the length; lengthwise. [ 1913 Webster ]

Some laid along . . . on spokes of wheels are hung. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. In a line, or with a progressive motion; onward; forward. [ 1913 Webster ]

We will go along by the king's highway. Numb. xxi. 22. [ 1913 Webster ]

He struck with his o'ertaking wings,
And chased us south along. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. In company; together. [ 1913 Webster ]

He to England shall along with you. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

All along, all through the course of; during the whole time; throughout. “I have all along declared this to be a neutral paper.” Addison. --
To get along, to get on; to make progress, as in business. “She 'll get along in heaven better than you or I.” Mrs. Stowe. [ 1913 Webster ]

prep. By the length of, as distinguished from across. “Along the lowly lands.” Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

The kine . . . went along the highway. 1 Sam. vi. 12. [ 1913 Webster ]

. [ AS. gelang owing to. ] (Now heard only in the prep. phrase along of.) [ 1913 Webster ]

Along of,
Along on, often shortened to
Long of, prep. phr., owing to; on account of. [ Obs. or Low. Eng. ] “On me is not along thin evil fare.” Chaucer. “And all this is long of you.” Shak. “This increase of price is all along of the foreigners.” London Punch. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Along the shore or coast. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Longshoreman. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Along or by the side; side by side with; -- often with of; as, bring the boat alongside; alongside of him; alongside of the tree. [ 1913 Webster ]

prep. & adv. [ Formed fr. along, like amongst fr. among. ] Along. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } prep. [ OE. amongist, amonges, amonge, among, AS. onmang, ongemang, gemang, in a crowd or mixture. For the ending -st see Amidst. See Mingle. ] 1. Mixed or mingled; surrounded by. [ 1913 Webster ]

They heard,
And from his presence hid themselves among
The thickest trees. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Conjoined, or associated with, or making part of the number of; in the number or class of. [ 1913 Webster ]

Blessed art thou among women. Luke i. 28. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Expressing a relation of dispersion, distribution, etc.; also, a relation of reciprocal action. [ 1913 Webster ]

What news among the merchants? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Human sacrifices were practiced among them. Hume. [ 1913 Webster ]

Divide that gold amongst you. Marlowe. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whether they quarreled among themselves, or with their neighbors. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Amidst; between. See Amidst, Between. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; silent; 'a priv. + &unr_; voice, sound, fr. &unr_; to sound. ] A letter, or a combination of letters, employed in spelling a word, but in the pronunciation having no sound. -- Aph*thon"gal a. [1913 Webster]

adv. [ Pref. a- + wrong. ] Wrongly. Ford. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Malay bālachān. ] A condiment formed of small fishes or shrimps, pounded up with salt and spices, and then dried. It is much esteemed in China. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ See Monger. ] A seller or maker of ballads; a poetaster. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A fop. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Native name. ] A kind of cutting weapon similar to a cleaver, with a thick back and thin razorlike edge, used by the Moros of the Philippine Islands. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Belonged p. pr. & vb. n. Belonging. ] [ OE. belongen (akin to D. belangen to concern, G. belangen to attain to, to concern); pref. be- + longen to desire. See Long, v. i. ] [ Usually construed with to. ] 1. To be the property of; as, Jamaica belongs to Great Britain. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To be a part of, or connected with; to be appendant or related; to owe allegiance or service. [ 1913 Webster ]

A desert place belonging to . . . Bethsaids. Luke ix. 10. [ 1913 Webster ]

The mighty men which belonged to David. 1 Kings i. 8. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To be the concern or proper business or function of; to appertain to. “Do not interpretations belong to God ?” Gen. xl. 8. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To be suitable for; to be due to. [ 1913 Webster ]

Strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age. Heb. v. 14. [ 1913 Webster ]

No blame belongs to thee. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To be native to, or an inhabitant of; esp. to have a legal residence, settlement, or inhabitancy, whether by birth or operation of law, so as to be entitled to maintenance by the parish or town. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bastards also are settled in the parishes to which the mothers belong. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To be deserved by. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

More evils belong us than happen to us. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Commonly in the pl. ] 1. That which belongs to one; that which pertains to one; hence, goods or effects. “Thyself and thy belongings.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is connected with a principal or greater thing; an appendage; an appurtenance. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Family; relations; household. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Few persons of her ladyship's belongings stopped, before they did her bidding, to ask her reasons. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To attack with the tongue; to abuse; to insult. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Native name. ] (Zool.) A small, leaping Australian marsupial of the genus Bettongia; the jerboa kangaroo. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus of marsupials including the jerboa kangaroo, the bettong.
Syn. -- genus Bettongia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Native name. ] In Australia, a blind channel leading out from a river; -- sometimes called an anabranch. This is the sense of the word as used in the Public Works Department; but the term has also been locally applied to mere back-waters forming stagnant pools and to certain water channels arising from a source. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ S. African. ] Lean meat cut into strips and sun-dried. H. R. Haggard. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. (Zool.) A small Asiatic civet of the genus Arctilis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) The knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Either of two large antelopes (Boöcercus eurycercus of West Africa, and Boöcercus isaaci of East Africa) of a reddish or chestnut-brown color with narrow white stripes on the body. Their flesh is especially esteemed as food. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. Either of two large antelopes (Boöcercus eurycercus of West Africa, and Boöcercus isaaci of East Africa) of a reddish or chestnut-brown color with narrow white stripes on the body. Their flesh is especially esteemed as food. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n.; pl. bongos or bongo. one of a pair of attached small drums, each tuned to a different pitch, played by striking with the hands. [ PJC ]

n. [ F. bon good + grâce grace, charm. ] A projecting bonnet or shade to protect the complexion; also, a wide-brimmed hat. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A dealer in books. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. large tree (Heritiera trifoliolata or Terrietia trifoliolata) of Australasia.
Syn. -- red beech, brown oak, crow's foot, stave wood, silky elm. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who buys or sells the parliamentary seats of boroughs. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. The practices of a boroughmonger. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. Biltong. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ F. cacholong, said to be from Cach, the name of a river in Bucharia + cholon, a Calmuck word for stone; or fr. a Calmuck word meaning “beautiful stone” ] (Min.) An opaque or milk-white chalcedony, a variety of quartz; also, a similar variety of opal. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. calx, calcis, lime + spongia a sponge. ] (Zool.) An order of marine sponges, containing calcareous spicules. See Porifera. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a native village in Malaysia.
Syn. -- Kampong. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. One who deals in carpets; a buyer and seller of carpets. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One fond of pleasure; a gallant. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. ke`ras, ke`ratos horn + &unr_; sponge. ] (Zool.) An order of sponges in which the skeleton consists of horny fibers. It includes all the commercial sponges. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who deals in cheese. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

imp. of Cling. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Closemouthed; silent. “Close-tongued treason.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A gripping device, as for stretching wire, etc., consisting of two jaws so attached to a ring that they are closed by pulling on the ring. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Med.) An abbreviation of Congius. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. music composed for dancing the conga. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a Latin American dance of 3 steps and a kick by people in single file. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a line of persons dancing the conga{ 2 }. [ PJC ]

2. a line of persons similar to a conga line{ 1 }. Sometimes used figuratively or humorously. [ PJC ]