a. Mentioned or named before; aforesaid; mentioned or named earlier in the same text (in written documents). [ 1913 Webster WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. additamentum, fr. additus, p. p. of addere to add. ] An addition, or a thing added. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

My persuasion that the latter verses of the chapter were an additament of a later age. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

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

n. See Afforcement. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. & a. [ Pref. a- + flame. ] In flames; glowing with light or passion; ablaze. G. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Named before. Peacham. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry or their history or culture
Syn. -- Afro-American [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 an American whose ancestors were born in Africa, especially a United States citizen of African descent.
Syn. -- Afro-American, African, black, negro [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. an American whose ancestors were born in Africa.
Syn. -- African-American, African. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. 1 of or pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry or their history or culture.
Syn. -- African-American. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A second game; hence, a subsequent scheme or expedient. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Aftergame at Irish, an ancient game very nearly resembling backgammon. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. the framework and covering of an airplane or rocket (excluding the engines). [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion. Same as amoeba. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to amoebae. Same as amoeban. [ Also spelled amoeban. ]
Syn. -- amoebic, amebic, amoeban, amoebous, amebous [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. Caused by amoebae; -- of diseases; the more common word is amoebic. Amoebic dysentry is caused by the amoeba Entamoeba histolytica.
Syn. -- amoebic, amebic [ PJC ]

a. (Zool.) See Amoebean. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. Resembling an amoeba especially in the shape or manner of motion
Syn. -- amoeboid [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. same as amoebic.
Syn. -- amoebic, amebic, amoeban, ameban, amoebous [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A natural family of fish comprising the North American catfishes.
Syn. -- family Ameiuridae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 the type genus of the Ameiuridae: bullhead catfishes.
Syn. -- genus Ameiurus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ OE. amell, OF. esmail, F. émail, of German origin; cf. OHG. smelzi, G. schmelz. See Smelt, v. t. ] Enamel. [ Obs. ] Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ OE. amellen, OF. esmailler, F. émailler, OF. esmail, F. émail. ] To enamel. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Enlightened all with stars,
And richly ameled. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a genus of North American deciduous trees or shrubs.
Syn. -- genus Amelanchier. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Ger. amelkorn: cf. MHG. amel, amer, spelt, and L. amylum starch, Gr. &unr_;. ] A variety of wheat from which starch is produced; -- called also French rice. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being ameliorated. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Ameliorated p. pr. & vb. n. Ameliorating. ] [ L. ad + meliorare to make better: cf. F. améliorer. See Meliorate. ] To make better; to improve; to meliorate. [ 1913 Webster ]

In every human being there is a wish to ameliorate his own condition. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To grow better; to meliorate; as, wine ameliorates by age. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. prenom. [ p. pr. of ameliorate. ] causing improvement in or reducing the bad effects of an unfavorable condition.
Syn. -- ameliorative, amelioratory, meliorative [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. F. amélioration. ] The act of ameliorating, or the state of being ameliorated; making or becoming better; improvement; melioration. “Amelioration of human affairs.” J. S. Mill. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Tending to ameliorate; producing amelioration or improvement; as, ameliorative remedies, efforts. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who ameliorates. [ 1913 Webster ]

interj., adv., & n. [ L. amen, Gr. 'amh`n, Heb. āmēn certainly, truly. ] An expression used at the end of prayers, and meaning, So be it. At the end of a creed, it is a solemn asseveration of belief. When it introduces a declaration, it is equivalent to truly, verily. It is used as a noun, to denote: (a) concurrence in belief, or in a statement; assent; (b) the final word or act; (c) Christ as being one who is true and faithful. [ 1913 Webster ]

And let all the people say, Amen. Ps. cvi. 48. [ 1913 Webster ]

Amen, amen, I say to thee, except a man be born again, he can not see the kingdom of God. John ii. 3. Rhemish Trans. [ 1913 Webster ]

To say amen to, to approve warmly; to concur in heartily or emphatically; to ratify; as, I say Amen to all. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To say Amen to; to sanction fully. [ 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 ]

v. t. [ OF. amesnagier. See Manage. ] To manage. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. See Amenable. ] Behavior; bearing. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Amended; p. pr. & vb. n. Amending. ] [ F. amender, L. emendare; e (ex) + mendum, menda, fault, akin to Skr. minda personal defect. Cf. Emend, Mend. ] To change or modify in any way for the better; as, (a) by simply removing what is erroneous, corrupt, superfluous, faulty, and the like; (b) by supplying deficiencies; (c) by substituting something else in the place of what is removed; to rectify. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mar not the thing that can not be amended. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

An instant emergency, granting no possibility for revision, or opening for amended thought. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

We shall cheer her sorrows, and amend her blood, by wedding her to a Norman. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

To amend a bill, to make some change in the details or provisions of a bill or measure while on its passage, professedly for its improvement. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To Amend, Emend, Correct, Reform, Rectify. These words agree in the idea of bringing things into a more perfect state. We correct (literally, make straight) when we conform things to some standard or rule; as, to correct proof sheets. We amend by removing blemishes, faults, or errors, and thus rendering a thing more a nearly perfect; as, to amend our ways, to amend a text, the draft of a bill, etc. Emend is only another form of amend, and is applied chiefly to editions of books, etc. To reform is literally to form over again, or put into a new and better form; as, to reform one's life. To rectify is to make right; as, to rectify a mistake, to rectify abuses, inadvertencies, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To grow better by rectifying something wrong in manners or morals; to improve. “My fortune . . . amends.” Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being amended; as, an amendable writ or error. -- A*mend"a*ble*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

a. Supplying amendment; corrective; emendatory. Bancroft. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. See Amend. ] A pecuniary punishment or fine; a reparation or recantation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Amende honorable (Old French Law) A species of infamous punishment in which the offender, being led into court with a rope about his neck, and a lighted torch in his hand, begged pardon of his God, the court, etc. In popular language, the phrase now denotes a public apology or recantation, and reparation to an injured party, for improper language or treatment. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who amends. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Much improving. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. amendement, LL. amendamentum. ] 1. An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. In public bodies; Any alternation made or proposed to be made in a bill or motion by adding, changing, substituting, or omitting. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Law) Correction of an error in a writ or process. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Improvement; reformation; emendation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. sing. & pl. [ F. amendes, pl. of amende. Cf. Amende. ] Compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation. [ Now const. with sing. verb. ] “An honorable amends.” Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

Yet thus far fortune maketh us amends. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. absence or suppression of normal menstrual flow.
Syn. -- amenorrhea [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. things that make you comfortable and at ease. all the amenities of a first-class hotel
Syn. -- comforts, creature comforts, conveniences [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n.; pl. Amenities [ F. aménité, L. amoenitas, fr. amoenus pleasant. ] The quality of being pleasant or agreeable, whether in respect to situation, climate, manners, or disposition; pleasantness; civility; suavity; gentleness. [ 1913 Webster ]

A sweetness and amenity of temper. Buckle. [ 1913 Webster ]

This climate has not seduced by its amenities. W. Howitt. [ 1913 Webster ]