n. same as abortionist. [ PJC ]

prep. [ OE. above, aboven, abuffe, AS. abufon; an (or on) on + be by + ufan upward; cf. Goth. uf under. √199. See Over. ] 1. In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface; over; -- opposed to below or beneath. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fowl that may fly above the earth. Gen. i. 20. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Figuratively, higher than; superior to in any respect; surpassing; beyond; higher in measure or degree than; as, things above comprehension; above mean actions; conduct above reproach. “Thy worth . . . is actions above my gifts.” Marlowe. [ 1913 Webster ]

I saw in the way a light from heaven above the brightness of the sun. Acts xxxvi. 13. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Surpassing in number or quantity; more than; as, above a hundred. (Passing into the adverbial sense. See Above, adv., 4.) [ 1913 Webster ]

above all, before every other consideration; chiefly; in preference to other things. [ 1913 Webster ]

Over and above, prep. or adv., besides; in addition to. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. 1. In a higher place; overhead; into or from heaven; as, the clouds above. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Earlier in order; higher in the same page; hence, in a foregoing page. “That was said above.” Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Higher in rank or power; as, he appealed to the court above. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. More than; as, above five hundred were present. [ 1913 Webster ]

Above is often used elliptically as an adjective by omitting the word mentioned, quoted, or the like; as, the above observations, the above reference, the above articles. -- Above is also used substantively. “The waters that come down from above.” Josh. iii. 13. [ 1913 Webster ] It is also used as the first part of a compound in the sense of before, previously; as, above-cited, above-described, above-mentioned, above-named, abovesaid, abovespecified, above-written, above-given. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Above the board or table. Hence: in open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception. “Fair and aboveboard.” Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ This expression is said by Johnson to have been borrowed from gamesters, who, when they change their cards, put their hands under the table. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Cited before, in the preceding part of a book or writing. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. On deck; and hence, like aboveboard, without artifice. Smart. [ 1913 Webster ]

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

a. Mentioned or recited before. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. thriving in a relatively acid environment; -- especially of plants requiring a pH well below 7 alkaline-loving [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. [ L. admovere. See Move. ] To move or conduct to or toward. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

A stove for heating a current of air which is directed against its surface by means of pipes, and then distributed through a building. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. alcôve, Sp. or Pg. alcoba, from Ar. al-quobbah arch, vault, tent. ] 1. (Arch.) A recessed portion of a room, or a small room opening into a larger one; especially, a recess to contain a bed; a lateral recess in a library. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A small ornamental building with seats, or an arched seat, in a pleasure ground; a garden bower. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Any natural recess analogous to an alcove or recess in an apartment. [ 1913 Webster ]

The youthful wanderers found a wild alcove. Falconer. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. The agglutinated seeds and husks of the legumes of a South American tree (Inga Marthae). It is valuable for tanning leather, and as a dye. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. thriving in a relatively alkaline environment; (especially of plants requiring a pH above 7) acid-loving
Syn. -- alkali-loving [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. covering the entire surface. an all-over pattern
Syn. -- allover. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Liability to be removed or dismissed from office. [ R. ] T. Jefferson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. amovible. ] Removable. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. amovere; a- (ab) + movere to move: cf. OF. amover. ] 1. To remove, as a person or thing, from a position. [ Obs. ] Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) To dismiss from an office or station. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. [ OE. amovir, L. admovere to move to, to excite; ad + movere. ] To move or be moved; to excite. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Sp. anchoa, anchova, or Pg. anchova, prob. of Iberian origin, and lit. a dried or pickled fish, fr. Bisc. antzua dry: cf. D. anchovis, F. anchois. ] (Zool.) A small fish, about three inches in length, of the Herring family (Engraulis encrasicholus), caught in vast numbers in the Mediterranean, and pickled for exportation. The name is also applied to several allied species. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) A West Indian fruit like the mango in taste, sometimes pickled; also, the tree (Grias cauliflora) bearing this fruit. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To bend forward. [ R. ] Owen. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Worthy of being approved; meritorious. -- Ap*prov"a*ble*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

n. Approbation; sanction. [ 1913 Webster ]

A censor . . . without whose approval n&unr_; capital sentences are to be executed. Temple. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- See Approbation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Approval. [ Archaic ] Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Approved p. pr. & vb. n. Approving. ] [ OE. aproven, appreven, to prove, OF. aprover, F. approuver, to approve, fr. L. approbare; ad + probare to esteem as good, approve, prove. See Prove, and cf. Approbate. ] 1. To show to be real or true; to prove. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Wouldst thou approve thy constancy? Approve
First thy obedience. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically. [ 1913 Webster ]

Opportunities to approve . . . worth. Emerson. [ 1913 Webster ]

He had approved himself a great warrior. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

'T is an old lesson; Time approves it true. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

His account . . . approves him a man of thought. Parkman. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of; as, we approve the measured of the administration. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance. [ 1913 Webster ]

The first care and concern must be to approve himself to God. Rogers. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ This word, when it signifies to be pleased with, to think favorably (of), is often followed by of. [ 1913 Webster ]

They had not approved of the deposition of James. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

They approved of the political institutions. W. Black. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ OF. aprouer; a (L. ad) + a form apparently derived fr. the pro, prod, in L. prodest it is useful or profitable, properly the preposition pro for. Cf. Improve. ] (Eng. Law) To make profit of; to convert to one's own profit; -- said esp. of waste or common land appropriated by the lord of the manor. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. So as to secure approbation; in an approved manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Obs. ] 1. Approbation. [ 1913 Webster ]

I did nothing without your approvement. Hayward. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Eng. Law) a confession of guilt by a prisoner charged with treason or felony, together with an accusation of his accomplish and a giving evidence against them in order to obtain his own pardon. The term is no longer in use; it corresponded to what is now known as turning king's (or queen's) evidence in England, and state's evidence in the United States. Burrill. Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Old Eng. Law) Improvement of common lands, by inclosing and converting them to the uses of husbandry for the advantage of the lord of the manor. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who approves. Formerly, one who made proof or trial. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An informer; an accuser. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Eng. Law) One who confesses a crime and accuses another. See 1st Approvement, 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See 2d Approve, v. t. ] (Eng. Law) A bailiff or steward; an agent. [ Obs. ] Jacobs. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Expressing approbation; commending; as, an approving smile. -- Ap*prov"ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

adj. 1. connecting an artery to a vein. an arteriovenous fistula [ WordNet 1.5 ]

/mhw>, n. A furnace or oven for fritting materials for glass making. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. 1 relating to or affecting the atria and ventricles of the heart. atrioventricular disease
Syn. -- auriculoventricular. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 materials using sight or sound to present information; -- usually used in the plural. “language tapes and videocassettes and other audiovisuals”
Syn. -- audiovisual aid. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. 1 pertaining to or using audiovisual aids in teaching or exposition the school's audiovisual department [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. (Med.) relating to or affecting the atria and ventricles of the heart.
Syn. -- atrioventricular. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. Ludwig van Beethoven, a renowned German composer, born 1770, died 1827.
Syn. -- van Beethoven. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. the music of Beethoven. He enjoyed Beethoven most of all. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. of or pertaining to Ludwig van Beethoven. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Supplying need; profitable; advantageous. [ Obs. ] Udall. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Behooved p. pr. & vb. n. Behooving. ] [ OE. bihoven, behoven, AS. beh&unr_;fian to have need of, fr. beh&unr_;f. See Behoof. ] To be necessary for; to be fit for; to be meet for, with respect to necessity, duty, or convenience; -- mostly used impersonally. [ 1913 Webster ]

And thus it behooved Christ to suffer. Luke xxiv. 46. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Also written behove. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To be necessary, fit, or suitable; to befit; to belong as due. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Advantage; behoof. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

It shall not be to his behoove. Gower. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Advantageous; useful; profitable. [ Archaic ] -- Be*hoove"ful*ly, adv. -- Be*hoove"ful*ness, n. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v., and derivatives. See Behoove, &c. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & adv. Useful, or usefully. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Beloved ] [ OE. bilufien. See pref. Be-, and Love, v. t. ] To love. [ Obs. ] Wodroephe. [ 1913 Webster ]

p. p. & a. Greatly loved; dear to the heart. [ 1913 Webster ]

Antony, so well beloved of Cæsar. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

This is my beloved Son. Matt. iii. 17. [ 1913 Webster ]