Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter A - Page 70

Antibrachium (n.) [NL.] (Anat.) 前臂 That part of the fore limb between the brachium and the carpus; the forearm.

Antibromic (n.) 防臭劑 An agent that destroys offensive smells; a deodorizer.

Antiburgher (n.) (Eccl. Hist.) One who seceded from the Burghers (1747), deeming it improper to take the Burgess oath.

Antic (v. i.) To perform antics.

Antic (a.) Old; antique. (Zool.) "Lords of antic fame." -- Phaer.

Antic (a.) Odd; fantastic; fanciful; grotesque; ludicrous.

The antic postures of a merry-andrew. -- Addison.

The Saxons . . . worshiped many idols, barbarous in name, some monstrous, all antic for shape. -- Fuller.

Antic (n.) A buffoon or merry-andrew; one that practices odd gesticulations; the Fool of the old play.

Antic (n.) An odd imagery, device, or tracery; a fantastic figure.

Woven with antics and wild imagery. -- Spenser.

Antic (n.) A grotesque trick; a piece of buffoonery; a caper.

And fraught with antics as the Indian bird That writhes and chatters in her wiry cage. -- Wordsworth.

Antic (n.) (Arch.) A grotesque representation. [Obs.]

Antic (n.) An antimask. [Obs. or R.]

Performed by knights and ladies of his court In nature of an antic. -- Ford.

Antic (v. t.) [imp. & p. p. Anticked, Antickt.] To make appear like a buffoon. [Obs.] -- Shak.

Antic (a.) Ludicrously odd; "Hamlet's assumed antic disposition"; "fantastic Halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection in the mirror" [syn: antic, fantastic, fantastical, grotesque].

Antic (n.) A ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement [syn: antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on].

Antic (v.) Act as or like a clown [syn: clown, clown around, antic].

Compare: Antique

Antique (a.) Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; as, an antique statue. In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and Rome.

For the antique world excess and pride did hate. -- Spenser.

Antique (a.) Old, as respects the present age, or a modern period of time; of old fashion; antiquated; as, an antique robe. "Antique words." -- Spenser.

Antique (a.) Made in imitation of antiquity; as, the antique style of Thomson's "Castle of Indolence."

Antique (a.) Odd; fantastic. [In this sense, written {antic}.]

Syn: Ancient; antiquated; obsolete; antic; old-fashioned; old. See {Ancient}.

Antique (n.) In general, anything very old; but in a more limited sense, a relic or object of ancient art; collectively, the antique, the remains of ancient art, as busts, statues, paintings, and vases.

Misshapen monuments and maimed antiques. -- Byron.

Antique (a.) Made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age; "the beautiful antique French furniture."

Antique (a.) Out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas" [syn: antique, demode, ex, old-fashioned, old-hat(p), outmoded, passe, passee].

Antique (a.) Belonging to or lasting from times long ago; "age-old customs"; "the antique fear that days would dwindle away to complete darkness" [syn: age-old, antique].

Antique (n.) An elderly man [syn: old-timer, oldtimer, gaffer, old geezer, antique].

Antique (n.) Any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity.

Antique (v.) Shop for antiques; "We went antiquing on Saturday."

Antique (v.) Give an antique appearance to; "antique furniture" [syn: antique, antiquate].

Anticatarrhal (a.) (Med.) Efficacious against catarrh.

Anticatarrhal (n.) (Med.) An anticatarrhal remedy.

Anticathode (n.) (Phys.) The part of a vacuum tube opposite the cathode. Upon it the cathode rays impinge.

Anticausodic (a. & n.) (Med.) Same as Anticausotic.

Anticausotic (a.) (Med.) Good against an inflammatory fever.

Anticausotic (n.) (Med.) A remedy for such a fever.

Antichamber (n.) [Obs.] See Antechamber.

Antichlor (n.) (Chem.) Any substance (but especially sodium hyposulphite) used in removing the excess of chlorine left in paper pulp or stuffs after bleaching.

Antichrist (n.) 反對基督者 A denier or opponent of Christ. Specif.: A great antagonist, person or power, expected to precede Christ's second coming.

Antichrist (n.) (Christianity) The adversary of Christ (or Christianity) mentioned in the New Testament; the Antichrist will rule the world until overthrown by the Second Coming of Christ.

Antichrist, () Against Christ, or an opposition Christ, a rival Christ. The word is used only by the apostle John. Referring to false teachers, he says (1 John 2:18, 22; 4:3; 2 John 1:7), "Even now are there many antichrists."

Antichrist, () This name has been applied to the "little horn" of the "king of fierce countenance" (Dan. 7:24, 25; 8:23-25).

Antichrist, () It has been applied also to the "false Christs" spoken of by our Lord (Matt. 24:5, 23, 24).

Antichrist, () To the "man of sin" described by Paul (2 Thess. 2:3, 4, 8-10).

Antichrist, () And to the "beast from the sea" (Rev. 13:1; 17:1-18).

Antichrist, () An adversary to Christ.

Antichristian (a.) Opposed to the Christian religion. Antichristianism

Antichristianism (n.) Alt. of Antichristianity.

Antichristianity (n.) Opposition or contrariety to the Christian religion.

Antichristianly (adv.) In an antichristian manner.

Antichronical (a.) Deviating from the proper order of time. -- An`ti*chron"ic*al*ly, adv.

Antichronism (n.) Deviation from the true order of time; anachronism. [R.] -- Selden.

Antichthones (n. pl. ) of Antichthon.

Antichthon (n.) A hypothetical earth counter to ours, or on the opposite side of the sun. -- Grote.

Antichthon (n.) pl. Inhabitants of opposite hemispheres. -- Whewell.

Anticipant (a.) Anticipating; expectant; -- with of.

Wakening guilt, anticipant of hell. -- Southey.

Anticipant (a.) Marked by eager anticipation; "an expectant hush" [syn: anticipant, anticipative, expectant].

Anticipant (n.) One who anticipates [syn: anticipator, anticipant].

Anticipated (imp. & p. p.) of Anticipate.

Anticipating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Anticipate.

Anticipate (v. t.) 預期，期望；預料 [+v-ing] [+that] [+wh-]；預先考慮到；預先做（或準備）[+wh-] [+that] To be before in doing; to do or take before another; to preclude or prevent by prior action.

To anticipate and prevent the duke's purpose. -- R. Hall.

He would probably have died by the hand of the executioner, if indeed the executioner had not been anticipated by the populace. -- Macaulay.

Anticipate (v. t.) To take up or introduce beforehand, or before the proper or normal time; to cause to occur earlier or prematurely; as, the advocate has anticipated a part of his argument.

Anticipate (v. t.) To foresee (a wish, command, etc.) and do beforehand that which will be desired.

Anticipate (v. t.) To foretaste or foresee; to have a previous view or impression of; as, to anticipate the pleasures of a visit; to anticipate the evils of life.

Syn: To prevent; obviate; preclude; forestall; expect.

Usage: To {Anticipate}, {Expect}. These words, as here compared, agree in regarding some future event as about to take place. Expect is the stringer. It supposes some ground or reason in the mind for considering the event as likely to happen. Anticipate is, literally, to take beforehand, and here denotes simply to take into the mind as conception of the future. Hence, to say, "I did not anticipate a refusal," expresses something less definite and strong than to say, " did not expect it." Still, anticipate is a convenient word to be interchanged with expect in cases where the thought will allow.

Good with bad Expect to hear; supernal grace contending With sinfulness of men. -- Milton.

I would not anticipate the relish of any happiness, nor feel the weight of any misery, before it actually arrives. -- Spectator.

Timid men were anticipating another civil war. -- Macaulay.

Anticipate (v.) Regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow" [syn: {expect}, {anticipate}].

Anticipate (v.) Act in advance of; deal with ahead of time [syn: {anticipate}, {foresee}, {forestall}, {counter}].

Anticipate (v.) Realize beforehand [syn: {anticipate}, {previse}, {foreknow}, {foresee}].

Anticipate (v.) Make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election" [syn: {predict}, {foretell}, {prognosticate}, {call}, {forebode}, {anticipate}, {promise}].

Anticipate (v.) Be excited or anxious about [syn: {anticipate}, {look for}, {look to}].

Anticipate (v.) Be a forerunner of or occur earlier than; "This composition anticipates Impressionism."

Anticipate (v.) [ T ] (Expect) (C1) To imagine or expect that something will happen.

// We don't anticipate any trouble.

// We had one or two difficulties along the way that we didn't anticipate.

// Are you anticipating a lot of people at the party tonight?

// [ + -ing verb ] They anticipate having several applicants for the job.

// [ + that ] They anticipate that they will have several applicants for the job.

// [ + question word ] At this stage we can't really anticipate what will happen.

// The anticipated inflation figure is lower than last month's.

Anticipate (v.) [ T ] (Take action) (C1) To take action in preparation for something that you think will happen.

// It's always best to anticipate a problem before it arises.

// The army anticipated (= took action in preparation for) The explosion by evacuating the town.

Anticipation (n.) 期待，預料 The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order.

So shall my anticipation prevent your discovery. -- Shak.

Anticipation (n.) Previous view or impression of what is to happen; instinctive prevision; foretaste; antepast; as, the anticipation of the joys of heaven.

The happy anticipation of renewed existence in company with the spirits of the just. -- Thodey.

Anticipation (n.) Hasty notion; intuitive preconception.

Many men give themselves up to the first anticipations of their minds. -- Locke.

Anticipation (n.) (Mus.) The commencing of one or more tones of a chord with or during the chord preceding, forming a momentary discord.

Syn: Preoccupation; preclusion; foretaste; prelibation; antepast; pregustation; preconception; expectation; foresight; forethought.

Anticipation (n.) An expectation [syn: anticipation, expectancy].

Anticipation (n.) Something expected (as on the basis of a norm); "each of them had their own anticipations"; "an indicator of expectancy in development" [syn: anticipation, expectancy].

Anticipation (n.) The act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future) [syn: prediction, anticipation, prevision].

Anticipation (n.) Anticipating with confidence of fulfillment [syn: anticipation, expectation].

Anticipation (n.) [ U ] (C2) 期望，盼望 A feeling of excitement about something that is going to happen in the near future.

// As with most pleasures, it's not so much the experience itself as the anticipation that is enjoyable.

// The postponement of the film's sequel has held cinemagoers in eager anticipation for several months.

In anticipation (of) (C2) 預計到（…）；預料到（…） In preparation for something happening.

// She's even decorated the spare room in anticipation of your visit.

Anticipative (a.) Anticipating, or containing anticipation. "Anticipative of the feast to come." -- Cary. -- An*tic"i*pa*tive*ly, adv.

Anticipative (a.) Marked by eager anticipation; "an expectant hush" [syn: anticipant, anticipative, expectant].

Anticipator (n.) One who anticipates.

Anticipator (n.) One who anticipates [syn: anticipator, anticipant].

Anticipatory (a.) Forecasting; of the nature of anticipation. -- Owen.

Here is an anticipatory glance of what was to be. -- J. C. Shairp.

Anticipatory (a.) In anticipation [syn: anticipatory, prevenient]

Anticivic (n.) Opposed to citizenship.

Anticivism (n.) Opposition to the body politic of citizens. [Obs.] -- Carlyle.

Anticlastic (a.) Having to opposite curvatures, that is, curved longitudinally in one direction and transversely in the opposite direction, as the surface of a saddle.

Anticlimax (n.) (Rhet.) 【語】突降法；虎頭蛇尾；令人掃興的結尾 A sentence in which the ideas fall, or become less important and striking, at the close; -- the opposite of climax. It produces a ridiculous effect.

Note: Example: Next comes Dalhousie, the great god of war, Lieutenant-colonel to the Earl of Mar.

Anticlimax (n.) A disappointing decline after a previous rise; "the anticlimax of a brilliant career."

Anticlimax (n.) A change from a serious subject to a disappointing one [syn: {anticlimax}, {bathos}].

Anticlinal (n.) (Geol.) The crest or line in which strata slope or dip in opposite directions.

Anticlinal (a.) Inclining or dipping in opposite directions. See Synclinal.

Anticlinal (a.) (Bot.) occurring at right angles to the surface of a plant organ.

Anticlinal line, Anticlinal axis (Geol.), a line from which strata dip in opposite directions, as from the ridge of a roof.

Anticlinal vertebra (Anat.), One of the dorsal vertebr[ae], which in many animals has an upright spine toward which the spines of the neighboring vertebr[ae] are inclined.

Anticlinal (a.) Sloping downward away from a common crest [ant: synclinal].

Anticlinoria (n. pl. ) of Anticlinorium.

Anticlinorium (n.) (Geol.) The upward elevation of the crust of the earth, resulting from a geanticlinal.

Anticly (adv.) Oddly; grotesquely.

Antic-mask (n.) An antimask. -- B. Jonson.

Anticness (n.) The quality of being antic. -- Ford.

Anticonstitutional (a.) Opposed to the constitution; unconstitutional.

Anticontagious (a.) (Med.) Opposing or destroying contagion.

Anticonvulsive (a.) (Med.) Good against convulsions. -- J. Floyer.

Anticor (n.) (Far.) A dangerous inflammatory swelling of a horse's breast, just opposite the heart.

Anticous (a.) (Bot.) Facing toward the axis of the flower, as in the introrse anthers of the water lily.

Anticyclone (n.)  (Meteorol.) A movement of the atmosphere opposite in character, as regards direction of the wind and distribution of barometric pressure, to that of a cyclone. -- An`ti*cy*clon"ic, a. -- An`ti*cy*clon"ic*al*ly, adv.

Anticyclone (n.)  (Meteorology) Winds spiraling outward from a high pressure center; circling clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern [ant: cyclone].

Antidotal (a.) Having the quality an antidote; fitted to counteract the effects of poison. -- Sir T. Browne. -- An"ti*do`tal*ly, adv.

Antidotal (a.) Counteracting the effects of a poison.

Antidotary (a.) Antidotal. -- n. An antidote; also, a book of antidotes.

Antidote (n.) [C] [(+against/ for/ to)] 解毒藥，解毒劑；【喻】對抗手段，矯正方法 A remedy to counteract the effects of poison, or of anything noxious taken into the stomach; -- used with against, for, or to; as, an antidote against, for, or to, poison.

Antidote (n.) Whatever tends to prevent mischievous effects, or to counteract evil which something else might produce.

Antidote (v. t.) To counteract or prevent the effects of, by giving or taking an antidote.

Nor could Alexander himself . . . antidote . . . the poisonous draught, when it had once got into his veins. -- South.

Antidote (v. t.) To fortify or preserve by an antidote.

Antidote (n.) A remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison [syn: {antidote}, {counterpoison}].

Antidotical (a.) Serving as an antidote. -- An`ti*dot"ic*al*ly, adv.

Antidromous (a.) (Bot.) Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.

Antidysenteric (a.) (Med.) Good against dysentery.

Antidysenteric (n.) (Med.) A medicine for dysentery.

Antiemetic (a. & n.) (Med.) Same as Antemetic.

Antiemetic (n.) A drug that prevents or alleviates nausea and vomiting [syn: antiemetic, antiemetic drug].

Antiephialtic (a. & n.) (Med.) Same as Antephialtic.

Antiepileptic (a. & n.) (Med.) Same as Antepileptic.

Antiepileptic (n.) A drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy) [syn: anticonvulsant, anticonvulsant drug, antiepileptic, antiepileptic drug].

Antifebrile (a. & n.) (Med.) Febrifuge.

Antifebrine (n.) (Med.) Acetanilide.

Anti-federalist (n.) One of party opposed to a federative government; -- applied particularly to the party which opposed the adoption of the constitution of the United States. -- Pickering.

Antifriction (n.) Something to lessen friction; antiattrition.

Antifriction (a.) Tending to lessen friction.

Antigalastic (a.) Causing a diminution or a suppression of the secretion of milk.

Anti-Gallican (a.) Opposed to what is Gallic or French.

Antigraph (n.) A copy or transcript.

Antiguggler (n.) A crooked tube of metal, to be introduced into the neck of a bottle for drawing out the liquid without disturbing the sediment or causing a gurgling noise.

Antihelix (n.) (Anat.) The curved elevation of the cartilage of the ear, within or in front of the helix. See Ear.

Antihemorrhagic (a.) (Med.) Tending to stop hemorrhage.

Antihemorrhagic (n.) (Med.) A remedy for hemorrhage.

Antihistamine (n.) 抗組胺劑 A medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds; works by counteracting the effects of histamine on a receptor site.

Antihistamine (n.) [ C or U ] （治療過敏症的）抗組（織）胺劑，抗組（織）胺藥 A type of drug that is used to treat medical conditions caused by an extreme reaction to particular substances.

// Antihistamine is often used to treat hay fever and insect bites.

Antihydrophobic (a.) (Med.) 防治狂犬病的 Counteracting or preventing hydrophobia.

Antihydrophobic (n.) (Med.) A remedy for hydrophobia.

Antihydropic (a.) (Med.) Good against dropsy.

Antihydropic (n.) (Med.) 抗水腫藥 A remedy for dropsy.

Compare: Dropsy

Dropsy (n. pl. Dropsies) (Med.) 水腫；積水An unnatural collection of serous fluid in any serous cavity of the body, or in the subcutaneous cellular tissue. -- Dunglison.

Dropsy (n.) Swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities [syn: edema, oedema, hydrops, dropsy].

Compare: Serous

Serous (a.) 漿液的；血漿的；含漿液的；漿液狀的 (Physiol.) Thin; watery; like serum; as, the serous fluids.

Serous (a.) Of or pertaining to serum; as, the serous glands, membranes, layers. See Serum.

Serous membrane. (Anat.) See under Membrane. Serow

Serous (a.) Of or producing or containing serum; "a serous exudate."

Compare: Serum

Serum (n.) (Physiol.)【生化】漿液；血清 [U]；【植】樹液 [U] The watery portion of certain animal fluids, as blood, milk, etc.

Serum (n.) A thin watery fluid, containing more or less albumin, secreted by the serous membranes of the body, such as the pericardium and peritoneum.

Blood serum, The pale yellowish fluid which exudes from the clot formed in the coagulation of the blood; the liquid portion of the blood, after removal of the blood corpuscles and the fibrin.

Muscle serum, The thin watery fluid which separates from the muscles after coagulation of the muscle plasma; the watery portion of the plasma. See Muscle plasma, under Plasma.

Serum albumin (Physiol. Chem.), An albuminous body, closely related to egg albumin, present in nearly all serous fluids; esp., the albumin of blood serum.

Serum globulin (Physiol. Chem.), Paraglobulin.

Serum of milk (Physiol. Chem.), The whey, or fluid portion of milk, remaining after removal of the casein and fat.

Serum (n.) An amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates [syn: serum, blood serum].

Compare: Dropsy

Dropsy (n.; pl. Dropsies.) (Med.) An unnatural collection of serous fluid in any serous cavity of the body, or in the subcutaneous cellular tissue. -- Dunglison.

Dropsy (n.) Swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities [syn: edema, oedema, hydrops, dropsy].

Antihypnotic (a.) 抗眠的 Tending to prevent sleep.

Antihypnotic (n.) 抗眠藥 An antihypnotic agent.

Antihypochondriac (a.) (Med.) Counteractive of hypochondria.

Antihypochondriac (n.) (Med.) A remedy for hypochondria.

Antihysteric (a.) (Med.) Counteracting hysteria.

Antihysteric (n.) (Med.) A remedy for hysteria.

Antiicteric (a.) (Med.) Good against jaundice.

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