n. [ L. abligurito, fr. abligurire to spend in luxurious indulgence; ab + ligurire to be lickerish, dainty, fr. lingere to lick. ] Prodigal expense for food. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Acute-angled. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]

n. 1. the Irish god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women.
Syn. -- Angus Og, Oengus, Angus [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Aëro- + gun. ] A cannon capable of being trained at very high angles for use against aircraft. Now usually referred to an anitaircraft cannon. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. (Naut.) The seaman or seamen stationed on the poop or after part of the ship, to attend the after-sails. Totten. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp., contr. of agua ardiente burning water (L. aqua water + ardens burning). ] 1. A inferior brandy of Spain and Portugal. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A strong alcoholic drink, especially pulque. [ Mexico and Spanish America. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Agued ] To strike with an ague, or with a cold fit. Heywood. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. agu, ague, OF. agu, F. aigu, sharp, OF. fem. ague, LL. (febris) acuta, a sharp, acute fever, fr. L. acutus sharp. See Acute. ] 1. An acute fever. [ Obs. ] “Brenning agues.” P. Plowman. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) A fever characterized by paroxysms of high fever and shaking chills. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

3. The cold fit or rigor of malaria or any other intermittent fever; as, fever and ague. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

4. A chill, or state of shaking, as with cold. Dryden. AS [ 1913 Webster ]

Ague cake, an enlargement of the spleen produced by ague. --
Ague drop, a solution of the arsenite of potassa used for ague. --
Ague fit, a fit of the ague. Shak. --
Ague spell, a spell or charm against ague. Gay. --
Ague tree, the sassafras, -- sometimes so called from the use of its root formerly, in cases of ague. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a gentian of East North America having clusters of bristly blue flowers.
Syn. -- ague weed, five-flowered gentian, stiff gentian, Gentianella quinquefolia, Gentiana quinquefolia [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a perennial herb of the southeastern U. S. having white-rayed flower heads. It was formerly used in folk medicine.
Syn. -- boneset, thoroughwort, Eupatorium perfoliatum [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. To be guilty of; to offend; to sin against; to wrong. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Dress. [ Obs. ] Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Pref a- + guise. ] To dress; to attire; to adorn. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Above all knights ye goodly seem aguised. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Having the qualities of an ague; somewhat cold or shivering; chilly; shaky. [ 1913 Webster ]

Her aguish love now glows and burns. Granville. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Productive of, or affected by, ague; as, the aguish districts of England. T. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- A"gu*ish*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

adv. & a. [ Pref. a- + gush. ] In a gushing state. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., a needle. See Aglet. ] 1. A needle-shaped peak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An instrument for boring holes, used in blasting. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. See Aglet. ] 1. A point or tag at the end of a fringe or lace; an aglet. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One of the ornamental tags, cords, or loops on some military and naval uniforms. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Aglet. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

A kind of gun in which the elastic force of condensed air is used to discharge the ball. The air is powerfully compressed into a reservoir attached to the gun, by a condensing pump, and is controlled by a valve actuated by the trigger. The common BB gun is a type of air gun. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖pr>(&unr_;), n. [ Sp. alguacil, fr. Ar. alwazīr the vizier. Cf. Vizier. ] An inferior officer of justice in Spain; a warrant officer; a constable. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Almug (and etymologically preferable). 2 Chron. ii. 8. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Heb., perh. borrowed fr. Skr. valguka sandalwood. ] (Script.) A tree or wood of the Bible (2 Chron. ii. 8; 1 K. x. 11). [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Most writers at the present day follow Celsius, who takes it to be the red sandalwood of China and the Indian Archipelago. W. Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a very large closely branched South African shrub (Carissa grandiflora) of the dogbane family having forked bright green spines, white flowers, shiny leaves, and red berries. Also called natal plum.
Syn. -- natal plum, Carissa macrocarpa. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

2. the fruit of the amatungulu{ 1 }. [ PJC ]

n. [ F., fr. ambigu doubtful, L. ambiquus. See Ambiguous. ] An entertainment at which a medley of dishes is set on at the same time. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Ambiguities [ L. ambiguitas, fr. ambiguus: cf. F. ambiguité. ] The quality or state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty, particularly as to the signification of language, arising from its admitting of more than one meaning; an equivocal word or expression. [ 1913 Webster ]

No shadow of ambiguity can rest upon the course to be pursued. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

The words are of single signification, without any ambiguity. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. ambiguus, fr. ambigere to wander about, waver; amb- + agere to drive. ] Doubtful or uncertain, particularly in respect to signification; capable of being understood in either of two or more possible senses; equivocal; as, an ambiguous course; an ambiguous expression. [ 1913 Webster ]

What have been thy answers? What but dark,
Ambiguous, and with double sense deluding? Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Doubtful; dubious; uncertain; unsettled; indistinct; indeterminate; indefinite. See Equivocal. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an ambiguous manner; with doubtful meaning. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Ambiguity. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a sign language, used in the United States mostly by the deaf or for communication with the deaf, in which gestures made with the hands symbolize words, alphabetical letters, or ideas, permitting rapid communication in the absence of speech.
Syn. -- Ameslan. [ PJC ]

or , n. [ L. Ammoniacum, Gr. 'ammoniako`n a resinous gum, said to distill from a tree near the temple of Jupiter Ammon; cf. F. ammoniac. See Ammonite. ] (Med.) The concrete juice (gum resin) of an umbelliferous plant, the Dorema ammoniacum. It is brought chiefly from Iran in the form of yellowish tears, which occur singly, or are aggregated into masses. It has a peculiar smell, and a nauseous, sweet taste, followed by a bitter one. It is inflammable, partially soluble in water and in alcohol, and is used in medicine as an expectorant and resolvent, and for the formation of certain plasters. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

n. a genus of wild sheep.
Syn. -- genus Ammotragus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. &unr_;, fr. Gr. &unr_;. ] 1. That which is analogous to, or corresponds with, some other thing. [ 1913 Webster ]

The vexatious tyranny of the individual despot meets its analogue in the insolent tyranny of the many. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Philol.) A word in one language corresponding with one in another; an analogous term; as, the Latin “pater” is the analogue of the English “father.” [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Nat. Hist.) (a) An organ which is equivalent in its functions to a different organ in another species or group, or even in the same group; as, the gill of a fish is the analogue of a lung in a quadruped, although the two are not of like structural relations. (b) A species in one genus or group having its characters parallel, one by one, with those of another group. (c) A species or genus in one country closely related to a species of the same genus, or a genus of the same group, in another: such species are often called representative species, and such genera, representative genera. Dana. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a computer that represents information by continuously variable quantities (e.g., positions or voltages). [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

a. [ Gr. 'an priv. + E. angular. ] Containing no angle. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a family comprising the alligator lizards.
Syn. -- family Anguidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. angius snake + -form. ] Snake-shaped. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a British colony, comprising an island in the Caribbean Sea, east of Puerto Rico, with a total area of 91 sq km. Its population in 1996 was estimated at 10, 424. The official language is English. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

2. 1 the type genus of the Anguillidae: eels.
Syn. -- genus Anguilla. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a native or inhabitant of the island of Anguilla in the West Indies. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to Anguilla; as, Anguillan sea food specialties. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Anguillans or Anguilla; as, The Anguillan population of the islands. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a natural family of eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to the sea to spawn.
Syn. -- family Anguillidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. anguilla eel (dim. of anguis snake) + -form. ] Eel-shaped. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The “Anguillæformes” of Cuvier are fishes related to thee eel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 an order of elongate fishes with pelvic fins and girdle absent or reduced.
Syn. -- order Anguilliformes, order Apodes. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. anguinus, fr. anguis snake. ] Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a snake or serpent. “The anguine or snakelike reptiles.” Owen. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Anguineous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. anguineus. ] Snakelike. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. anguishe, anguise, angoise, F. angoisse, fr. L. angustia narrowness, difficulty, distress, fr. angustus narrow, difficult, fr. angere to press together. See Anger. ] Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress. [ 1913 Webster ]

But they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage. Ex. vi. 9. [ 1913 Webster ]

Anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child. Jer. iv. 31. [ 1913 Webster ]

Rarely used in the plural: --

Ye miserable people, you must go to God in anguishes, and make your prayer to him. Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Agony; pang; torture; torment. See Agony. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Cf. F. angoisser, fr. L. angustiare. ] To distress with extreme pain or grief. [ R. ] Temple. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. [ p. p. from anguish. ] suffering anguish; experiencing extreme pain, distress, or anxiety
Syn. -- suffering, tormented [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. angularis, fr. angulus angle, corner. See Angle. ] 1. Relating to an angle or to angles; having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner; sharp-cornered; pointed; as, an angular figure. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Measured by an angle; as, angular distance. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Fig.: Lean; lank; raw-boned; ungraceful; sharp and stiff in character; as, remarkably angular in his habits and appearance; an angular female. [ 1913 Webster ]

Angular aperture,
Angular distance. See Aperture, Distance. --
Angular motion, the motion of a body about a fixed point or fixed axis, as of a planet or pendulum. It is equal to the angle passed over at the point or axis by a line drawn to the body. --
Angular point, the point at which the sides of the angle meet; the vertex. --
Angular velocity, the ratio of anuglar motion to the time employed in describing. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Anat.) A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes. [ 1913 Webster ]