adv. [ Pref. a- + beam. ] (Naut.) On the beam, that is, on a line which forms a right angle with the ship's keel; opposite to the center of the ship's side. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ AS. āberan; pref. ā- + beran to bear. ] 1. To bear; to behave. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

So did the faery knight himself abear. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To put up with; to endure. [ Prov. ] Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Behavior. [ Obs. ] Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Behavior. [ Obs. ] Sir. T. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. ablaqueatus, p. p. of. ablaqueare; fr. ab + laqueus a noose. ] To lay bare, as the roots of a tree. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. ablaqueatio. ] The act or process of laying bare the roots of trees to expose them to the air and water. [ Obs. ] Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. ab- + reaction, after G. Abreagirung. ] (Psychotherapy) the purging of emotional tensions. See Catharsis, below.
Syn. -- catharsis, katharsis [ Webster 1913 Suppl. WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. [ Pref. a- + breast. ] 1. Side by side, with breasts in a line; as, “Two men could hardly walk abreast.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Naut.) Side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam; -- with of. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Up to a certain level or line; equally advanced; as, to keep abreast of [ or with ] the present state of science. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. At the same time; simultaneously. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Abreast therewith began a convocation. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 the family of trees including the maples.
Syn. -- family Aceraceae, maple family [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ a. [ L. Achaeus, Achaius; Gr. &unr_;. ] Of or pertaining to Achaia in Greece; also, Grecian. -- n. A native of Achaia; a Greek. [ 1913 Webster ]

a & n. See Achæan, Achaian. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Resembling Achilles, the hero of the Iliad; invincible. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. Capable of being acknowledged. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Of an acre; per acre; as, the acreable produce. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Acres collectively; as, the acreage of a farm or a country. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 baneberry.
Syn. -- genus Actaea [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 tropical trees or shrubs or woody vines.
Syn. -- family Actinidiaceae [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. aculeus, dim. of acus needle. ] A small spiny outgrowth on the wings of certain insects. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. aculeatus, fr. aculeus, dim. of acus needle. ] 1. (Zool.) Having a sting; covered with prickles; sharp like a prickle. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Having prickles, or sharp points; beset with prickles. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Severe or stinging; incisive. [ R. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having a sharp point; armed with prickles; prickly; aculeate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. adamantēus. ] Of adamant; hard as adamant. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Named from Thomas Addison, M. D., of London, who first described it. ] (Med.) A morbid condition causing a peculiar brownish discoloration of the skin, hypotension, and loss of weight; it is due to insufficient secretion of adrenocortical hormones. Untreated disease is usually fatal. Called also chronic adrenocortical insufficiency [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

{ } n. A foolish or dull-witted fellow. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Dull-witted; stupid. “The addle-brained Oberstein.” Motley. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dull and addle-pated. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Cf. OF. amesurer, LL. admensurare. See Measure. ] 1. To measure. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) To determine the proper share of, or the proper apportionment; as, to admeasure dower; to admeasure common of pasture. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The measure of a thing; dimensions; size. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Law) Formerly, the adjustment of proportion, or ascertainment of shares, as of dower or pasture held in common. This was by writ of admeasurement, directed to the sheriff. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who admeasures. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Adonēus. ] Pertaining to Adonis; Adonic. “Fair Adonean Venus.” Faber. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. [ AS. andrædan, ondræ; pref. a- (for and against) + dræden to dread. See Dread. ] To dread. [ Obs. ] Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

p. p. Visited by a dream; -- used in the phrase, To be adreamed, to dream. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Jap. adzuki. ] A cultivated variety of the Asiatic gram, now introduced into the United States. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Advantageous. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Aegeus; Gr. &unr_;. ] Of or pertaining to the sea, or arm of the Mediterranean sea, east of Greece. See Archipelago. [ 1913 Webster ]

p. a. [ OE. afered, AS. āf&aemacr_;red, p. p. of āf&aemacr_;ran to frighten; ā- (cf. Goth. us-, Ger. er-, orig. meaning out) + f&aemacr_;ran to frighten. See Fear. ] Afraid. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ OE. aferen, AS. āf&unr_;ran. See Afeard. ] To frighten. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Aftergrass. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a natural family of chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae.
Syn. -- family Agavaceae, agave family, sisal family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. & a. [ Pref. a- + gleam. ] Gleaming; as, faces agleam. Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. agreablete. ] 1. Easiness of disposition. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The quality of being, or making one's self, agreeable; agreeableness. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. agréable. ] 1. Pleasing, either to the mind or senses; pleasant; grateful; as, agreeable manners or remarks; an agreeable person; fruit agreeable to the taste. [ 1913 Webster ]

A train of agreeable reveries. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Willing; ready to agree or consent. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

These Frenchmen give unto the said captain of Calais a great sum of money, so that he will be but content and agreeable that they may enter into the said town. Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Agreeing or suitable; conformable; correspondent; concordant; adapted; -- followed by to, rarely by with. [ 1913 Webster ]

That which is agreeable to the nature of one thing, is many times contrary to the nature of another. L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. In pursuance, conformity, or accordance; -- in this sense used adverbially for agreeably; as, agreeable to the order of the day, the House took up the report. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Pleasing; pleasant; welcome; charming; acceptable; amiable. See Pleasant. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The quality of being agreeable or pleasing; that quality which gives satisfaction or moderate pleasure to the mind or senses. [ 1913 Webster ]

That author . . . has an agreeableness that charms us. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The quality of being agreeable or suitable; suitableness or conformity; consistency. [ 1913 Webster ]

The agreeableness of virtuous actions to human nature. Pearce. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Resemblance; concordance; harmony; -- with to or between. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The agreeableness between man and the other parts of the universe. Grew. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. 1. In an agreeably manner; in a manner to give pleasure; pleasingly. “Agreeably entertained.” Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. In accordance; suitably; consistently; conformably; -- followed by to and rarely by with. See Agreeable, 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

The effect of which is, that marriages grow less frequent, agreeably to the maxim above laid down. Paley. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Alike; similarly. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Both clad in shepherds' weeds agreeably. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ Pref. a- + head. ] 1. In or to the front; in advance; onward. [ 1913 Webster ]

The island bore but a little ahead of us. Fielding. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Headlong; without restraint. [ Obs. ] L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]

To go ahead. (a) To go in advance. (b) To go on onward. (c) To push on in an enterprise. [ Colloq ] --
To get ahead of. (a) To get in advance of. (b) To surpass; to get the better of. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ Pref. a- + heap. ] In a heap; huddled together. Hood. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; cat + -oid. ] (Zool.) A group of the Carnivora, which includes the cats, civets, and hyenas. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. an airheaded person. [ disparaging ] [ PJC ]

adj. 1. lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; scatterbrained; stupid; simple-minded; as, airheaded teenagers. Contrasted with serious, solemn
Syn. -- dizzy, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy, lightheaded, light-headed, silly [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a relatively well-defined prevailing wind. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller.
Syn. -- slipstream, race, backwash, wash [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a natural family of succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig marigolds.
Syn. -- family Aizoaceae, Tetragoniaceae, family Tetragoniaceae, carpetweed family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 a family of fungi that produce white blisterlike sori on certain flowering plants.
Syn. -- family Albuginaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) A group of soft-bodied Alcyonaria, of which Alcyonium is the type. See Illust. under Alcyonaria. [ 1913 Webster ]