Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter A - Page 73
Antithet (n.) An antithetic or contrasted statement.
Antithetic (a.) Alt. of Antithetical
Antithetical (a.) Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing, or of the nature of, antithesis; contrasted.
Antithetically (adv.) By way antithesis.
Antitoxin (n.) Alt. of Antitoxine
Antitoxine (n.) A substance (sometimes the product of a specific micro-organism and sometimes naturally present in the blood or tissues of an animal), capable of producing immunity from certain diseases, or of counteracting the poisonous effects of pathogenic bacteria.
Anti-trade (n.) A tropical wind blowing steadily in a direction opposite to the trade wind.
Antitragus (n.) A prominence on the lower posterior portion of the concha of the external ear, opposite the tragus. See Ear.
Antitrochanter (n.) An articular surface on the ilium of birds against which the great trochanter of the femur plays.
Antitropal (a.) Alt. of Antitropous
Antitropous (a.) At the extremity most remote from the hilum, as the embryo, or inverted with respect to the seed, as the radicle.
Antitypal (a.) Antitypical.
Antitype (n.) That of which the type is the pattern or representation; that which is represented by the type or symbol.
Antitypical (a.) Of or pertaining to an antitype; explaining the type.
Antitypous (a.) Resisting blows; hard.
Antitypy (n.) Opposition or resistance of matter to force.
Antivaccination (n.) Opposition to vaccination.
Antivaccinationist (n.) An antivaccinist.
Antivaccinist (n.) One opposed to vaccination.
Antivariolous (a.) Preventing the contagion of smallpox.
Antivenereal (a.) Good against venereal poison; antisyphilitic.
Antiviral (a.) 抗病毒的（殺滅或抑制病毒生長的） Inhibiting or stopping the growth and reproduction of viruses.
Antiviral (n.) 抗病毒物質；抗病毒素 Any drug that destroys viruses [syn: antiviral, antiviral agent, antiviral drug].
Antivivisection (n.) Opposition to vivisection.
Antivivisectionist (n.) One opposed to vivisection
Antizymic (a.) Preventing fermentation.
Antizymotic (a.) Preventing fermentation or decomposition.
Antizymotic (n.) An agent so used.
Antler (n.) The entire horn, or any branch of the horn, of a cervine animal, as of a stag.
Antlered (a.) Furnished with antlers.
Antilae (n. pl. ) of Antlia
Antlia (n.) The spiral tubular proboscis of lepidopterous insects. See Lepidoptera.
Ant-lion (n.) A neuropterous insect, the larva of which makes in the sand a pitfall to capture ants, etc. The common American species is Myrmeleon obsoletus, the European is M. formicarius.
Antoeci (n. pl.) Alt. of Antoecians
Antoecians (n. pl.) Those who live under the same meridian, but on opposite parallels of latitude, north and south of the equator.
Antonomasia (n.) The use of some epithet or the name of some office, dignity, or the like, instead of the proper name of the person; as when his majesty is used for a king, or when, instead of Aristotle, we say, the philosopher; or, conversely, the use of a proper name instead of an appellative, as when a wise man is called a Solomon, or an eminent orator a Cicero.
Antonomastic (a.) Pertaining to, or characterized by, antonomasia.
Antonomasy (n.) Antonomasia.
Antonym (n.) 反義字 [C] A word of opposite meaning; a counterterm; -- used as a correlative of synonym. [R.] -- C. J. Smith.
Antonym (n.) A word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other; "to him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed'" [syn: antonym, opposite word, opposite] [ant: equivalent word, synonym].
Antorbital (a.) Pertaining to, or situated in, the region of the front of the orbit.
Antorbital (n.) The antorbital bone.
Antorgastic (a.) See Antiorgastic.
Antozone (n.) A compound formerly supposed to be modification of oxygen, but now known to be hydrogen dioxide; -- so called because apparently antagonistic to ozone, converting it into ordinary oxygen.
Antral (a.) Relating to an antrum.
Antre (n.) A cavern.
Antrorse (a.) Forward or upward in direction.
Antrovert (v. t.) To bend forward.
Antra (n. pl.) of Antrum
Antrum (n.) A cavern or cavity, esp. an anatomical cavity or sinus
Antrustion (n.) A vassal or voluntary follower of Frankish princes in their enterprises
Ant thrush () One of several species of tropical birds, of the Old World, of the genus Pitta, somewhat resembling the thrushes, and feeding chiefly on ants.
Ant thrush () See Ant bird, under Ant.
Antwerp (n.) 安特衛普（荷蘭語：Antwerpen；法語：Anvers）是比利時最重要的商業中心、港口城市和法蘭德斯的首府。它有512,000 居民（2013年1月），市區面積204.51平方公里，是比利時第二大城市。都市區面積1449平方公里，人口1,190,769人（2008年1月）。 Antwerp (/ˈæntwɜːrp/ ( listen), Dutch: Antwerpen [ˈɑntʋɛrpə(n)] ( listen), French: Anvers [ɑ̃vɛʁ(s)]) is a Flemish city in Belgium, the capital of Antwerp province in the community of Flanders. With a population of 510,610, [2] it is the most populous city proper in Belgium. Its metropolitan area houses around 1,200,000 people, which is second behind Brussels. [3] [4]
Antwerp is on the River Scheldt, linked to the North Sea by the Westerschelde estuary. It is about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north from Brussels, and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) from the Dutch border. The Port of Antwerp is one of the biggest in the world, ranking second in Europe [5] [6] and within the top 20 globally. [7] Antwerp was also the place of the world's oldest stock exchange building, originally built in 1531 and re-built in 1872, it has been derelict since 1997. [8]
Antwerp has long been an important city in the Low Countries, both economically and culturally, especially before the Spanish Fury (1576) in the Dutch Revolt. The inhabitants of Antwerp are nicknamed Sinjoren, after the Spanish honorific señor or French seigneur, "lord", referring to the Spanish noblemen who ruled the city in the 17th century. [9] Today Antwerp is a major trade and cultural centre, and is the world's second most multi-cultural city (after Amsterdam) home to 170 nationalities. [10] [11] It is also known as the "diamond capital" of the world for its large diamond district. [12] The city hosted the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Antwerp (Province) (n.) 安特衛普省（荷蘭語：Provincie Antwerpen）是位於比利時(佛萊明大區，佛萊明社群)北部的一個省，首府安特衛普，人口1,744,862（2010年）, 面積2,867 km²。該省與荷蘭接壤。 Antwerp (Dutch: Antwerpen [ˈɑntʋɛrpə(n)] ( listen)) is the northernmost province both of the Flemish Region, also called Flanders, and of Belgium. It borders on (clockwise from the North) North Brabant province of the Netherlands and the Belgian provinces of Limburg, Flemish Brabant and East Flanders. Its capital is Antwerp which comprises the Port of Antwerp. It has an area of 2,867 km2 (1,107 sq mi) and with 1.8 million inhabitants it is the country's most populous province. The province consists of 3 arrondissements: Antwerp, Mechelen and Turnhout. The eastern part of the province comprises the main part of the Campine region.
Anubis (n.) An Egyptian deity, the conductor of departed spirits, represented by a human figure with the head of a dog or fox.
Anura (n. pl.) One of the orders of amphibians characterized by the absence of a tail, as the frogs and toads.
Anurous (a.) Destitute of a tail, as the frogs and toads.
Anury (n.) Nonsecretion or defective secretion of urine; ischury.
Anus (n.) The posterior opening of the alimentary canal, through which the excrements are expelled.
Anvil (n.) [C] 鐵砧；【解】砧骨 An iron block, usually with a steel face, upon which metals are hammered and shaped.
Anvil (n.) Anything resembling an anvil in shape or use.
Anvil (n.) (Anat.) (Specifically) The incus. See {Incus}.
{To be on the anvil}, To be in a state of discussion, formation, or preparation, as when a scheme or measure is forming, but not matured. -- Swift.
Anvil (v. t.) To form or shape on an anvil; to hammer out; as, anviled armor. -- Beau. & Fl.
Anvil (n.) A heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering.
Anvil (n.) The ossicle between the malleus and the stapes [syn: {incus}, {anvil}].
Anvil (n.) The rendering of the Hebrew word , "beaten," found only in Isa. 41:7.
Anxietude (n.) The state of being anxious; anxiety.
Anxieties (n. pl. ) of Anxiety
Anxiety (n.) 焦慮，掛念 [U] [C] [（+about/ for）]；焦慮的原因；令人焦慮之事 [C] [（+to）]；渴望 [C] [（+for）] [+to-v] Concern or solicitude respecting some thing or event, future or uncertain, which disturbs the mind, and keeps it in a state of painful uneasiness.
Anxiety (n.) Eager desire. -- J. D. Forbes
Anxiety (n.) (Med.) A state of restlessness and agitation, often with general indisposition and a distressing sense of oppression at the epigastrium. -- Dunglison.
Syn: Care; solicitude; foreboding; uneasiness; perplexity; disquietude; disquiet; trouble; apprehension; restlessness. See {Care}.
Anxiety (n.) (Psychiatry) A relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic [syn: {anxiety}, {anxiousness}].
Anxiety (n.) A vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune.
Anxiety (n.) (Worry) (B2) [ U ] 焦慮，不安，擔心 An uncomfortable feeling of nervousness or worry about something that is happening or might happen in the future.
// Children normally feel a lot of anxiety about their first day at school.
// That explains his anxiety over his health.
// Her son is a source of considerable anxiety.
Anxiety (n.) (Worry) [ C ] 令人焦慮的事；焦慮的原因 Something that causes a feeling of fear and worry.
// Job anxieties.
Anxiety (n.) (Eagerness) [ U + to infinitive ] 渴望，熱望；急切 Eagerness to do something.
// Peter's leaving at the end of this week - hence his anxiety to get his work finished.
Anxiety (n.) (Medical condition) [ U ] 焦慮（症） A medical condition in which you always feel frightened and worried.
// He has helped patients suffering from anxiety, depression, and eating disorders.
// An anxiety disorder/ attack.
Anxious (a.) 焦慮的，掛念的 [（+about/ at/ for）]；令人焦慮的；渴望的 [F] [（+for）] [+to-v] [+that] Full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, esp. respecting something future or unknown; being in painful suspense; -- applied to persons; as, anxious for the issue of a battle.
Anxious (a.) Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying; -- applied to things; as, anxious labor.
The sweet of life, from which God hath bid dwell far off all anxious cares. -- Milton.
Anxious (a.) Earnestly desirous; as, anxious to please.
He sneers alike at those who are anxious to preserve and at those who are eager for reform. -- Macaulay.
Note: Anxious is followed by for, about, concerning, etc., before the object of solicitude.
Syn: Solicitous; careful; uneasy; unquiet; restless; concerned; disturbed; watchful.
Anxious (a.) Eagerly desirous; "anxious to see the new show at the museum"; "dying to hear who won" [syn: anxious(p), dying(p)].
Anxious (a.) Causing or fraught with or showing anxiety; "spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious glances behind her"; "those nervous moments before takeoff"; "an unquiet mind" [syn: anxious, nervous, queasy, uneasy, unquiet].
Anxious (a.) (Worried) (B1) 焦慮的，不安的，擔心的 Worried and nervous.
// My mother always gets a bit anxious if we don't arrive when we say we will.
// I saw my sister's anxious face at the window.
// The drought has made farmers anxious about the harvest.
Anxious (a.) (Eager) (B2) 渴望做某事 Eager to do something.
// Developing countries that are anxious for hard currency can rarely afford to protect the environment.
// [ + to infinitive ] I'm anxious to get home to open my presents.
// [ + that ] I'm anxious that we get there on time because I don't think there'll be many seats left.
Anxiously (adv.) In an anxious manner; with painful uncertainty; solicitously.
Anxiousness (n.) 焦急；焦慮 The quality of being anxious; great solicitude; anxiety.
Anxiousness (n.) (Psychiatry) A relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic [syn: anxiety, anxiousness].
Anxiousness (n.) A feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments [syn: anxiousness, disquiet].
Any (a. & pron.) One indifferently, out of an indefinite number; one indefinitely, whosoever or whatsoever it may be.
Note: Any is often used in denying or asserting without limitation; as, this thing ought not be done at any time; I ask any one to answer my question.
No man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son. -- Matt. xi. 27.
Any (a. & pron.) Some, of whatever kind, quantity, or number; as, are there any witnesses present? are there any other houses like it? "Who will show us any good?" -- Ps. iv. 6.
Note: It is often used, either in the singular or the plural, as a pronoun, the person or thing being understood; anybody; anyone; (pl.) any persons.
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, . . . and it shall be given him. -- Jas. i. 5.
That if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem. -- Acts ix. 2.
At any rate, In any case, whatever may be the state of affairs; anyhow.
Any (adv.) To any extent; in any degree; at all.
You are not to go loose any longer. -- Shak.
Before you go any farther. -- Steele.
Any (adv.) To any degree or extent; "it isn't any better".
Any (a.) One or some or every or all without specification; "give me any peaches you don't want"; "not any milk is left"; "any child would know that"; "pick any card"; "any day now"; "cars can be rented at almost any airport"; "at twilight or any other time"; "beyond any doubt"; "need any help we can get"; "give me whatever peaches you don't want"; "no milk whatsoever is left" [syn: any(a), whatever, whatsoever].
Anybody (n.) (pron.)（用於疑問句或if子句時）誰，任何人；（用於否定句時）任何人 (n.) 【口】（常用於疑問句，否定句或if子句中）有名氣的人，重要的人 [U] Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person.
His Majesty could not keep any secret from anybody. -- Macaulay.
Anybody (n.) A person of consideration or standing. [Colloq.]
All the men belonged exclusively to the mechanical and shopkeeping classes, and there was not a single banker or anybody in the list. -- Lond. Sat. Rev.
Anyhow (adv.) 無論如何，不管怎麼說；不管從什麼角度（或用什麼方法），總之；草率地，胡亂地 In any way or manner whatever; at any rate; in any event.
Anyhow, it must be acknowledged to be not a simple selforiginated error. -- J. H. Newman.
Anyhow, the languages of the two nations were closely allied. -- E. A. Freeman.
Anyhow (adv.) Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement; "Anyhow, he is dead now"; "I think they're asleep; anyhow, they're quiet"; "I don't know what happened to it; anyway, it's gone"; "anyway, there is another factor to consider"; "I don't know how it started; in any case, there was a brief scuffle"; "in any event, the government faced a serious protest"; "but at any rate he got a knighthood for it" [syn: anyhow, anyway, anyways, in any case, at any rate, in any event].
Anyhow (adv.) In any way whatsoever; "they came anyhow they could"; "get it done anyway you can" [syn: anyhow, anyway].
Anyone (n.) One taken at random rather than by selection; anybody.
Note: [Commonly written as two words.]
Anything (n.) Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever; thing of any kind; something or other; aught; as, I would not do it for anything.
Anything (n.) Expressing an indefinite comparison; -- with as or like.
Anything (adv.) In any measure; anywise; at all.
Anythingarian (n.) One who holds to no particular creed or dogma.
Anyway (adv.) Alt. of Anyways
Anyways (adv.) 【口】無論如何，不管怎樣，至少，反正；不論以何種方式，不論從何種角度 Anywise; at all. --Tennyson. Southey.
Anyways (adv.) Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement; "Anyhow, he is dead now"; "I think they're asleep; anyhow, they're quiet"; "I don't know what happened to it; anyway, it's gone"; "anyway, there is another factor to consider"; "I don't know how it started; in any case, there was a brief scuffle"; "in any event, the government faced a serious protest"; "but at any rate he got a knighthood for it" [syn: anyhow, anyway, anyways, in any case, at any rate, in any event].
Anywhere (adv.) In any place.
Anywhither (adv.) To or towards any place.
Anywise (adv.) In any wise or way; at all.
Aonian (a.) Pertaining to Aonia, in B/otia, or to the Muses, who were supposed to dwell there.
Aorist (n.) A tense in the Greek language, which expresses an action as completed in past time, but leaves it, in other respects, wholly indeterminate.
Aoristic (a.) Indefinite; pertaining to the aorist tense.
Aorta (n.) (Anat.)【解】主動脈 The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system.
Note: In fishes and the early stages of all higher vertebrates the aorta divides near its origin into several branches (the aortic arches) which pass in pairs round the [oe]sophagus and unite to form the systemic aorta. One or more pairs of these arches persist in amphibia and reptiles, but only one arch in birds and mammals, this being on the right side in the former, and on the left in the latter.
Aorta (n.) The large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries.
Aortic (a.) 大主動脈的 Of or pertaining to the aorta.
Aortic (a.) Of or relating to the aorta [syn: {aortal}, {aortic}].
Aoristic (a.) 不定過去式的 Indefinite; pertaining to the aorist tense.
Aoristic (a.) Of or relating to the aorist tense.
Aortitis (n.) (Med.) 【醫】主動脈炎 Inflammation of the aorta.
Aoudad (n.) An African sheeplike quadruped (the Ammotragus tragelaphus) having a long mane on the breast and fore legs. It is, perhaps, the chamois of the Old Testament.
Apace (adv.) With a quick pace; quick; fast; speedily.
Apaches (n. pl.) A group of nomadic North American Indians including several tribes native of Arizona, New Mexico, etc.
Apagoge (n.) An indirect argument which proves a thing by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary.
Apagogic (a.) Alt. of Apagogical
Apagogical (a.) Proving indirectly, by showing the absurdity, or impossibility of the contrary.
Apaid (a.) Paid; pleased.
Apair (v. t. & i.) To impair or become impaired; to injure.
Apalachian (a.) See Appalachian.