Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter A - Page 37
Agronomic (a.) Alt. of Agronomical.
Agronomical (a.) 農藝學的，農事的 Pertaining to agronomy, of the management of farms. agronomic
Agronomic, agronomical (a.) Of or pertaining to agronomy.
Agronomical (a.) Of or relating to or promoting agronomy [syn: agronomic, agronomical].
Agronomics (n.) 耕作學，農學；農業經營 The science of the distribution and management of land.
Agronomist (n.) 農（藝）學家 One versed in agronomy; a student of agronomy.
Agronomist (n.) An expert in soil management and field-crop production.
Agronomy (n.) 農（藝）學；農業經營學 The management of land; rural economy; agriculture.
Agronomy (n.) The application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production [syn: {agronomy}, {scientific agriculture}].
Agrope (adv. & a.) In the act of groping. -- Mrs. Browning.
Agrostis (n.) A genus of grasses, including species called in common language bent grass. Some of them, as redtop ({Agrostis vulgaris), are valuable pasture grasses. Agrostographic
Agrostis (n.) Annual or perennial grasses cosmopolitan in northern hemisphere: bent grass (so named from `bent' meaning an area of unfenced grassland) [syn: Agrostis, genus Agrostis].
Agrostographic (a.) Alt. of Agrostographical.
Agrostographical (a.) Pertaining to agrostography.
Agrostography (n.) A description of the grasses. Agrostologic
Agrostologic (a.) Alt. of Agrostological.
Agrostological (a.) Pertaining to agrostology.
Agrostologist (n.) 禾本植物學家 One skilled in agrostology.
Agrostology (n.) 草本學 That part of botany which treats of the grasses.
Aground (adv. & a.) 在地上；擱淺；船（觸礁） On the ground; stranded; -- a nautical term applied to a ship when its bottom lodges on the ground. -- Totten.
Aground (adv.) With the bottom lodged on the ground; "he ran the ship aground".
Aground (a.) Stuck in a place where a ship can no longer float; "a ship aground offshore"; "a boat aground on the beach waiting for the tide to lift it" [ant: afloat(p)].
Agroupment (n.) See Aggroupment.
Agrypnotic (n.) 提神劑 Anything which prevents sleep, or produces wakefulness, as strong tea or coffee.
Agrypnotic (a.) 使失眠的 Of or pertaining to agrypnia.
Compare: Agrypnia
Agrypnia (n.) [U] [Medicine] [醫] 失眠 The state of wakefulness or sleeplessness; insomnia, (in later use) especially when severe and due to a disorder of or injury to the brain; an instance of this.
Aguardiente (n.) [西] 次白蘭地酒；（美西部）甘蔗做的酒；燒酒 A inferior brandy of Spain and Portugal.
Aguardiente (n.) A strong alcoholic drink, especially pulque. [Mexico and Spanish America.]
Ague (v. t.) [imp. & p. p. {Agued}.] To strike with an ague, or with a cold fit. -- Heywood.
Ague (n.) [U] 瘧疾；寒顫，發冷 An acute fever. [Obs.] "Brenning agues." -- P. Plowman.
Ague (n.) (Med.) A fever characterized by paroxysms of high fever and shaking chills.
Ague (n.) The cold fit or rigor of malaria or any other intermittent fever; as, fever and ague.
Ague (n.) A chill, or state of shaking, as with cold. -- Dryden. AS
{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.]
Ague (n.) A fit of shivering or shaking.
Ague (n.) Successive stages of chills and fever that is a symptom of malaria [syn: {ague}, {chills and fever}].
Ague (n.) A mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation [syn: {acute accent}, {acute}, {ague}].
Ague (n.) The translation in Lev. 26:16 (R.V., "fever") of the Hebrew word kaddah'ath, meaning "kindling", i.e., an inflammatory or burning fever. In Deut. 28:22 the word is rendered "fever."
Agued (imp. & p. p.) of Ague.
Aguilt (v. t.) To be guilty of; to offend; to sin against; to wrong. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Aguise (n.) Dress. [Obs.] -- Dr. H. More.
Aguise (v. t.) To dress; to attire; to adorn. [Obs.]
Above all knights ye goodly seem aguised. -- Spenser.
Aguish (a.) 易患瘧疾的；瘧疾的；發冷的 Having the qualities of an ague; somewhat cold or shivering; chilly; shaky.
Her aguish love now glows and burns. -- Granville.
Aguish (a.) Productive of, or affected by, ague; as, the aguish districts of England. -- T. Arnold. -- {A"gu*ish*ness}, n.
Aguish (a.) Affected by ague.
Agush (adv. & a.) 【口】如泉湧的 In a gushing state. -- Hawthorne.
Agynous (a.) (Bot.) Without female organs; male.
Ah (interj.) An exclamation, expressive of surprise, pity, complaint, entreaty, contempt, threatening, delight, triumph, etc., according to the manner of utterance.
AH, () [IP] Authentication Header (IPSEC, IPV6, RFC 1826, VPN)
Ah!, () An exclamation of sorrow or regret (Ps. 35:25; Isa. 1:4, 24; Jer. 1:6; 22:18; Mark 15:29).
Aha (interj.) An exclamation expressing, by different intonations, triumph, mixed with derision or irony, or simple surprise.
Aha (n.) A sunk fence. See Ha-ha. -- Mason.
Aha!, () An exclamation of ridicule (Ps. 35:21; 40:15; 70:3). In Isa. 44:16 it signifies joyful surprise, as also in Job 39:25, R.V.
Aha moment (Idiom) “靈光乍現”，“頓悟時刻”、“茅塞頓開” A moment or instance at which a sudden, revelatory idea, realization, or solution to a problem comes to mind. We'd been working on the problem at the lab for weeks, but the aha moment came to me when I was out gardening!
Ahead (adv.) In or to the front; in advance; onward.
The island bore but a little ahead of us. -- Fielding.
Ahead (adv.) Headlong; without restraint. [Obs.] -- L'Estrange.
To go ahead. (a) To go in advance.
To go ahead. (b) To go on onward.
To go ahead. (c) To push on in an enterprise. [Colloq]
To get ahead of. (a) To get in advance of.
To get ahead of. (b) To surpass; to get the better of. [Colloq.]
Ahead (adv.) At or in the front; "I see the lights of a town ahead"; "the road ahead is foggy"; "staring straight ahead"; "we couldn't see over the heads of the people in front"; "with the cross of Jesus marching on before" [syn: ahead, in front, before].
Ahead (adv.) Toward the future; forward in time; "I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring"; "I look forward to seeing you" [syn: ahead, forward] [ant: back, backward].
Ahead (adv.) In a forward direction; "go ahead"; "the train moved ahead slowly"; "the boat lurched ahead"; "moved onward into the forest"; "they went slowly forward in the mud" [syn: ahead, onward, onwards, forward, forwards, forrader].
Ahead (adv.) Ahead of time; in anticipation; "when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount"; "We like to plan ahead"; "should have made reservations beforehand" [syn: ahead, in advance, beforehand].
Ahead (adv.) To a more advanced or advantageous position; "a young man sure to get ahead"; "pushing talented students ahead".
Ahead (adv.) To a different or a more advanced time (meaning advanced either toward the present or toward the future); "moved the appointment ahead from Tuesday to Monday"; "pushed the deadline ahead from Tuesday to Wednesday".
Ahead (adv.) Leading or ahead in a competition; "the horse was three lengths ahead going into the home stretch"; "ahead by two pawns"; "our candidate is in the lead in the polls"; "way out front in the race"; "the advertising campaign put them out front in sales" [syn: ahead, out front, in the lead].
Ahead (a.) Having the leading position or higher score in a contest; "he is ahead by a pawn"; "the leading team in the pennant race" [syn: ahead(p), in the lead, leading].
Ahead (adv.) (In front) (B1) 在前面，在前方 In front.
// The road ahead is very busy.
// Turn left at the traffic lights, and you'll see the hospital straight ahead.
// Rick walked on ahead of us.
// You go on ahead of (= before) me, and I'll meet you there.
Ahead (adv.) (In front) (B2) （在比賽或競爭中）領先，佔優勢 Having more points, votes, etc. than someone else in a competition, election, etc.
// Apparently, the latest opinion polls put the Democrats 15 percent ahead of the Republicans.
// Barcelona was ahead after ten minutes.
Ahead (adv.) (In front) (C2) 先進；超過，勝過 Making more progress than someone else.
// Sophie is way (= far) ahead of the other children in her class.
Ahead (adv.) (In the future) (B1) 將來，未來，今後；在前面 In or into the future.
// She has a difficult time ahead of her.
// He couldn't bear to think of the lonely year ahead.
Ahead of the game (Idiom) Being early; having an advantage in a competitive situation; having done more than necessary. (*Typically: be ~; get ~; keep ~; remain ~; Stay ~.) Without the full cooperation of my office staff, I find it hard to stay ahead of the game. If being ahead of the game is important to you and to your business, lease a mobile phone from us.
Ahead of the game (adv.) In an advantageous position; "she's ahead of the game".
Aheap (adv.) In a heap; huddled together. -- Hood.
Aheight (adv.) Aloft; on high. [Obs.] "Look up aheight." -- Shak.
Ahem (interj.) An exclamation to call one's attention; hem.
Ahem (n.) The utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc. [syn: hem, ahem].
Ahey (interj.) Hey; ho.
Ahigh (adv.) On high. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Ahistoric or Ahistorical (a.) 不顧史實的 Without concern for history or historical development; indifferent to tradition.
Ahold (adv.) Near the wind; as, to lay a ship ahold. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Ahorseback (adv.) On horseback.
Two suspicious fellows ahorseback. -- Smollet.
Ahoy (interj.) (Naut.) A term used in hailing; as, "Ship ahoy."
Ahriman (n.) [Per.] The Evil Principle or Being of the ancient Persians; the Prince of Darkness as opposer to Ormuzd, the King of Light.
Ahriman (n.) The spirit of evil in Zoroastrianism; arch rival of Ormazd.
Compare: Gazelle
Gazelle (n.) (Zool.) One of several small, swift, elegantly formed species of antelope, of the genus Gazella, esp. G. dorcas; -- called also algazel, corinne, korin, and kevel. The gazelles are celebrated for the luster and soft expression of their eyes. [Written also gazel.]
Note: The common species of Northern Africa ({Gazella dorcas); the Arabian gazelle, or ariel ({G. Arabica}); the mohr of West Africa ({G. mohr); the Indian ({G. Bennetti); the ahu or Persian ({G. subgutturosa}); and the springbok or tsebe ({G. euchore) of South Africa, are the best known.
Ahu (n.) (Zool.) The Asiatic gazelle.
Ahull (adv.) (Naut.) With the sails furled, and the helm lashed alee; -- applied to ships in a storm. See Hull, n.
Ahungered (a.) Pinched with hunger; very hungry. -- C. Bront['e].
Ais (n. pl. ) of Ai.
Ai (n.) (Zool.) The three-toed sloth ({Bradypus tridactylus) of South America. See Sloth. Aiblins
AIS, () Account Information Security.
AIS, () Alarm Indication Signal (UNI, ATM, OAM, DS3/E3).
AIS, () Application Information Service (MS, Windows, Vista).
AIS, () Applied Information Sciences (manufacturer).
AIS, () Applied Information Systems (manufacturer).
AIS, () Arbeitgeber-Informations-Service (WWW).
AIS, () Automated Information System.
AIS, () Autonomous Intelligent System.
Aiblins (adv.) Alt. of Ablins.
Ablins (adv.) Perhaps; possibly. [Scotch] -- Burns.
Aich's metal () A kind of gun metal, containing copper, zinc, and iron, but no tin.
Aided (imp. & p. p.) of Aid.
Aiding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Aid.
Aid (v. t.) To support, either by furnishing strength or means in cooperation to effect a purpose, or to prevent or to remove evil; to help; to assist.
You speedy helpers . . . Appear and aid me in this enterprise. -- Shak.
Syn: To help; assist; support; sustain; succor; relieve; befriend; co["o]perate; promote. See Help.
Aid (n.) Help; succor; assistance; relief.
An unconstitutional mode of obtaining aid. -- Hallam.
Aid (n.) The person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; a helper; an assistant.
It is not good that man should be alone; let us make unto him an aid like unto himself. -- Tobit viii. 6.
Aid (n.) (Eng. Hist.) A subsidy granted to the king by Parliament; also, an exchequer loan.
Aid (n.) (Feudal Law) A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his lord on special occasions. -- Blackstone.
Aid (v. t.) An aid-de-camp, so called by abbreviation; as, a general's aid.
Aid prayer (Law), A proceeding by which a defendant beseeches and claims assistance from some one who has a further or more permanent interest in the matter in suit.
To pray in aid, to beseech and claim such assistance.
Aid (n.) A resource; "visual aids in teaching" [syn: aid, assistance, help].
Aid (n.) The activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading" [syn: aid, assist, assistance, help].
Aid (n.) Money to support a worthy person or cause [syn: aid, economic aid, financial aid].
Aid (n.) The work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention" [syn: care, attention, aid, tending].
Aid (v.) Give help or assistance; be of service; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house" [syn: help, assist, aid].
Aid (v.) Improve the condition of; "These pills will help the patient" [syn: help, aid].
AID, () Application IDentifier (APDU)
AID, () Attention Interrupt Device [key] (IBM)
AID, () AUTODIN Interface Device (AUTODIN, mil., USA) Algebraic Interpretive Dialogue
AID, () (AID) A version of Joss II for the PDP-10.
["AID (Algebraic Interpretive Dialogue)", DEC manual, 1968].
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Aidance (n.) Aid. [R.]
Aidance 'gainst the enemy. -- Shak.
Aidant (a.) Helping; helpful; supplying aid. -- Shak.
Aids-de-camp (n. pl. ) of Aid-de-camp.
Aid-de-camp (n.) (Mil.) An officer selected by a general to carry orders, also to assist or represent him in correspondence and in directing movements.
Aider (n.) One who, or that which, aids.
Aidful (a.) Helpful. [Archaic.] -- Bp. Hall.
Aidless (a.) Helpless; without aid. -- Milton.
Aid-major (n.) The adjutant of a regiment.
Aiel (n.) See Ayle. [Obs.]
Aiglet (n.) Same as Aglet.
Aglet, Aiglet (n.) A tag of a lace or of the points, braids, or cords formerly used in dress. They were sometimes formed into small images. Hence, "aglet baby" (--Shak.), an aglet image.
Aglet, Aiglet (n.) (Haberdashery) A round white staylace. -- Beck.
Aiglet (n.) Same as Aglet.
Aiglet (n.) Metal or plastic sheath over the end of a shoelace or
ribbon [syn: aglet, aiglet].
Aiglet (n.) Ornamental tagged cord or braid on the shoulder of a uniform [syn: aglet, aiglet, aiguilette].
Aigre (a.) Sour. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Aigremore (n.) Charcoal prepared for making powder. Aigret
Aigret (n.) Alt. of Aigrette.
Aigrette (n.) (Zool.) The small white European heron. See Egret.
Aigrette (n.) A plume or tuft for the head composed of feathers, or of gems, etc. -- Prescott.
Aigrette (n.) A tuft like that of the egret.
Aigrette (n.) (Bot.) A feathery crown of seed; egret; as, the aigrette or down of the dandelion or the thistle.
Aigret (n.) A long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume [syn: aigrette, aigret].
Aiguille (n.) A needle-shaped peak.
Aiguille (n.) An instrument for boring holes, used in blasting.
Aiguillette (n.) A point or tag at the end of a fringe or lace; an aglet.
Aiguillette (n.) One of the ornamental tags, cords, or loops on some military and naval uniforms.
Aigulet (n.) See Aglet. -- Spenser.
Ailed (imp. & p. p.) of Ail.
Ailing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ail.
Ail (v. t.) （不用被動態）使痛苦，使苦惱；使不適 To affect with pain or uneasiness, either physical or mental; to trouble; to be the matter with; -- used to express some uneasiness or affection, whose cause is unknown; as, what ails the man? I know not what ails him.
What aileth thee, Hagar? -- Gen. xxi. 17.
Note: It is never used to express a specific disease. We do not say, a fever ails him; but, something ails him.
Ail (v. i.) 感到不適，生病；處境艱難 To be affected with pain or uneasiness of any sort; to be ill or indisposed or in trouble.
Ail (n.) 病痛；苦惱 Indisposition or morbid affection.
Ailanthus (n.) Same as Ailantus.
Ailanthus (n.) Any of several deciduous Asian trees of the genus Ailanthus.
Ailantus (n.) (Bot.) A genus of beautiful trees, natives of the East Indies. The tree imperfectly di/cious, and the staminate or male plant is very offensive when blossom.
Ailette (n.) A small square shield, formerly worn on the shoulders of knights, -- being the prototype of the modern epaulet. -- Fairholt.
Ailment (n.) Indisposition; morbid affection of the body; -- not applied ordinarily to acute diseases. "Little ailments." -- Landsdowne.
Ailment (n.) An often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining [syn: ailment, complaint, ill].
Ailuroidea (n. pl.) (Zool.) A group of the Carnivora, which includes the cats, civets, and hyenas.
Aimed (imp. & p. p.) of Aim.
Aiming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Aim.
Aim (v. i.) To point or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it; as, to aim at a fox, or at a target.
Aim (v. i.) To direct the indention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor; -- followed by at, or by an infinitive; as, to aim at distinction; to aim to do well.
Aim'st thou at princes? -- Pope.
Aim (v. i.) To guess or conjecture. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Aim (v. t.) To direct or point, as a weapon, at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an object; as, to aim a musket or an arrow, the fist or a blow (at something); to aim a satire or a reflection (at some person or vice).