#Ha #6or #3A #5(e$I) #6n., pl. #1a's, A's, #6or #1As.@n$D. #5the first letter and first vowel of the modern English alphabet. @n#1$D. #5any of several speech sounds represented by this letter, in English as in #6take, bag, calm, shortage, #5or #6cobra.@n#1$D. #5Also called: #1alpha. #5the first in a series, esp. the highest grade or mark, as in an examination.@n#1$D. from A to Z. #5from start to finish; from beginning to end. #ha#5%1 (@@; #6emphatic #5e$I) #6determiner. #5(#6indefinite article; #5used before an initial consonant.@nCompare #1{an#5%1)}@n#1$D. #5used preceding a singular countable noun, if the noun is not previously specified or known: #6a dog; a terrible disappointment. @n#1$D. #5used preceding a proper noun to indicate that a person or thing has some of the qualities of the one named: #6a Romeo; a Shylock. @n#1$D. #5used preceding a noun or determiner of quantity: #6a cupful; a dozen eggs; a great many; to read a lot.@n#1$D. #5used preceding a noun indicating a concrete or abstract thing capable of being divided: #6half a loaf; a quarter of a minute. @n#1$D. #5(preceded by #6once, twice, several times, #5etc.) each or every; per: #6once a day; fifty pence a pound.@n#1$D. #5a certain; one: #6to change policy at a stroke; a Mr. Jones called. @n#1$D. #5(preceded by #6not#5) any at all: #6not a hope. @m#1~#5Compare {#1the#5%1}#1. #Ha#5%2 (@@) #6vb. #5an informal or dialect word for #1have: #6they'd a said if they'd known. #Ha#5%3 (@@) #6prep. #5(usually linked to the preceding noun) an informal form of #1of: #6sorta sad; a kinda waste. #Ha#5%4@n#6symbol for:@n#1$D. #5acceleration.@n#1$D. #5atto-. #HA@n#6symbol for:@n#1$D. #6Music. #1a. #5a note having a frequency of 440 hertz (#1A above middle C#5) or this value multiplied or divided by any power of 2; the sixth note of the scale of C major. @n#1b. #5a key, string, or pipe producing this note.@n#1c. #5the major or minor key having this note as its tonic.@n#1$D. #5a human blood type of the ABO group, containing the A antigen.@n#1$D. #5(in Britain) a major arterial road: #6the A3 runs from London to Portsmouth.@n#1$D. #5(in Britain) #1a. #5a film certified for viewing by anyone, but which contains material that some parents may not wish their children to see.@n#1b. #5(#6as modifier#5)#6: an A film.@n#1$D. #5mass number.@n#1$D. #6Cards. #5ace.@n#1$D. #5argon (now superseded by #1Ar#5)#1.@n#1$D. #5ampere(s).@n#1$D. #5Also: #1at. #5ampere-turn.@n#1$D. #5absolute (temperature).@n#1$D. #5(in circuit diagrams) ammeter.@n#1$D. #5area.@n#1$D. #5(#6in combination#5) atomic: #6an A-bomb; an A-plant.@m#1~#1$D. #6international car registration for #5Austria. #H*%A@n#6symbol for #5angstrom unit. #Ha.@n#6abbrev. for:@n#1$D. #5acre(s) or acreage.@n#1$D. #5alto.@n#1$D. #5amateur.@n#1$D. #5answer.@n#1$D. #5are(s) (metric measure of land). #HA.@n#6abbrev. for:@n#1$D. #5acre(s) or acreage.@n#1$D. #5America#HA@.bad#+don #5(@@#!b@ad%@n) #6n.@n#1$D. #5the Devil (Revelation 9:11).@n#1$D. #5(in rabbinical literature) a part of Gehenna; Hell.@m[Hebre w: literally, destruction] #Ha@.baft #5(@@#!b$a$:ft) #6Nautical.@m#1?-#6adv., adj. #5(#6postpositive#5)@n#1$D. #5closer to the stern than to ano ther place on a vessel: #6with the wind abaft.@m#1?-#6prep.@n#1$D. #5behind; aft of: #6abaft the mast.@m#5[C13: #6on baft; baft #5from Old English #6be@aftan, #5from #6be #5by@t#+@t#6@aftan #5behind] #HA@.ba#+kan #5(#6Russian #5aba#!kan) #6n. #5a city in the S Soviet Union, capital of the Khakass AR, at the confluence of the Yenisei and Abakan Rivers. @nPop.: 116@t000 (1975 est.). #Hab@.a#+lo#+ne #5(@!@ab@@#!l@@$un$I) #6n. #5any of various e dible marine gastropod molluscs of the genus #6Haliotis, #5having a n ear-shaped shell that is perforated with a row of respiratory holes.@nThe shells are used for ornament or decoration.@nAlso called: #1ear shell.@n#5See als o #1ormer.@m#5[C19: from American Spanish #6abul*'on; #5origin unknown] #Hab#+amp #5(#!@ab@!@amp) #6n. #5short for #1abampere. #Hab#+am#+pere #5(@ab#!amp$e@@) #6n. #5the cgs unit of curren t in the electromagnetic system; the constant current that, when flowi ng through two parallel straight infinitely long conductors 1 centimetre apart, will produce a force between them of 2 dyne s per centimetre: equivalent to 10 amperes.@nAbbrev.: #1abamp. #Ha@.ban#+don #5(@@#!b@and@@n) #6vb. #5(#6tr.#5)@n#1$D. #5to forsake completely; desert; leave behind: #6to abandon a baby; driver s had to abandon their cars.@n#1$D. #5to give up completely: #6to abandon a habit; to abandon hope.@n#1$D. #5to yield control of or concern in; relinquish: #6to abandon office.@n#1$D. #5to give up (something begun) before completion: #6to abandon a job; the game was abandoned. @n#1$D. #5to surrender (oneself) to emotion without restraint . @n#1$D. #5to give (insured property that has suffered partial loss or damage) t o the insurers in order that a claim for a total loss may be made.@ m#1~#6n. @n#1$D. #5freedom from inhibitions, restraint, concern, or worry: #6she danced with abandon.@n#5[C14: #6abandounen #5(vb.), from Old French, from #6a bandon #5under one's control, in one's power, from #6a #5at, to@t#+@t#6bandon #5control, power]@m?-#1a@.#!ban#+don#+ment@f #6n. #Ha@.ban#+doned #5(@@#!b@and@@nd) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5deserted: #6an abandoned windmill.@n#1$D. #5forsaken: #6an abandoned child.@n#1$D. #5unrestrained; uninhibited. #Ha@.ban#+don@.ee #5(@@@!b@and@@#!ni$:) #6n. Law. #5a person to whom something is formally relinquished, esp. an insurer having th e right to salvage a wreck. #H#4*`a bas #6French. #5(a #!ba) down with&! #Ha@.base #5(@@#!be$Is) #6vb. #5(#6tr.#5)@n#1$D. #5to humble or belittle (oneself, etc.).@n#1$D. #5to lower or reduce, as in rank or estimation.@n[C15: #6abessen, #5from Old French #6abaissier #5to make low.@nSee #7base#5%sultan of Turkey (1876@=1909), deposed by the Young Turks, noted for his brutal suppression of the Armenian revolt (1894@ =96). #ha@.beam #5(@@#!bi$:m) #6adv., adj. #5(#6postpositive#5)@n#5at right angles to the lengt h and directly opposite the centre of a vessel or aircraft . @m#5[C19: {#7a#5-%2}@t#7#+@tbeam] #Ha@.be@.ce#+dar#+i@.an #5(@!e$Ibi$:si$:#!d$e@@r$I@@ n) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a person who is learning the alphabet or the rudim ents of a subject.@m#1~#6adj.@n#1$D. #5alphabetically arranged.@m[C17: from Late Latin #6abecedarius, #5from the letters #6a, b, c, d#5] #Ha@.bed #5(@@#!b$ed) #6adv. #6Archaic. #5in bed. #HA@.bed@.ne@.go #5(@@#!b$edn$I@!g@@$u) #6n. Old Tes tament. #5one of Daniel's three companions who, together with Shadrac h and Meshach, was miraculously saved from destruction in Nebuchadn ezzar's fiery furnace (Daniel 3:12@=30). #HA@.bel #5(#!e$Ib%@l) #6n. #5the second son of Adam and Eve, a shepherd, murdered by his brother Cain (Genesis 4:1@ =8). #HAb@.e@.lard #5(#!@ab@@@!l$a$:d) #6n. #1Pe@.ter. #5 French name #6Pierre Ab*'elard. #51079@=1142, French scholastic philosopher and theologian whose works include #6Historia Calamitatu m #5and #6Sic et Non #5(1121).@nHis love for Heloise is recorded in t heir correspondence. #Ha@.bele #5(@@#!bi$:l, #!e$Ib%@l) #6n. #5another na me for #1white poplar.@m#5[C16: from Dutch #6abeel, #5ultimately re lated to Latin #6albus #5white] #HA@.be@.li@.an group #5(@@#!bi$:l$I@@n) #6n. #5a ma thematical group that is commutative: if #6a #5and #6b #5are members of an Abelian group then #6ab#5@t=@t#6ba#5.@m#5[C19: named after Niels H enrik #6Abel #5(1802@=29), Norwegian mathematician] #Ha@.bel#+mosk #5(#!e$Ib%@l@!m$Ask) #6n. #5a tropica l bushy malvaceous plant, #6Hibiscus abelmoschus, #5cultivat ed for its yellow-and-crimson flowers and for its musk-scented seeds, which yield an oil used in perfumery.@nAlso called: #1musk mallow.@m#5[New Latin, from Arabic #6abu'l misk #5father of musk] #HAb#+e@.o#+ku#+ta #5(@!@ab$I@@$u#!ku$:t@@) #6n. #5a town in W Nigeria, capital of Ogun state. @nPop.: 253@t000 (1975 est.). #HAb#+er#+dare #5(@!@ab@@#!d$e@@) #6n. #5a mining to wn in South Wales, in N Mid Glamorgan.@nPop.: 37@t760 (1971). #HAb#+er#+deen#5%1 (@!@ab@@#!di$:n) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a city in NE Scotland, administrative centre of Grampian regio n on the North Sea: centre for processing North Sea oil and gas; university (1494).@nPop.: 209@t831 (1976 est.).@n#1$D. #5(until 1975) a county of NE Scotland, now part of Grampian region . @m&-#1Ab#+er#+do#+ni@.an #5(@!@ab@@?!#!d@@$un$I@@n) #6n., adj. #HAb@.er@.deen#5%2 (@!@ab@@#!di$:n) #6n. #1George Ham@.il@.ton-Gor@.don, #54th Earl of. 1784@=1860, British statesman.@nHe was foreign secretary under Wellington (1828) and Pe el (1841@=46); became prime minister of a coalition ministry in 1852 but was com pelled to resign after mismanagement of the Crimean War (1855). #HAb#+er#+deen An#+gus@n#6n. #5a black hornless bree d of beef cattle originating in Scotland. #Hab#+er#with mountains rising over 3900 m (13@t000 ft.).@nCapital: Sukhumi.@nPop.: 486@t959 (1970).@nArea: 860 0 sq. km (3320 sq. miles).@nAlso called: #1Ab#+kha#+zi@.a #5(@ ab#!k$a$:z$I@@). #Habl.@n#6abbrev. for #5ablative. #Hab#+lac#+ta#+tion #5(@!@abl@ak#!te$I#s@@n ) #6n.@n#1$D. #5the weaning of an infant.@n#1$D. #5the cessatio n of milk secretion in the breasts. #Hab#+late #5(@ab#!le$It) #6vb. #5(#6tr.#5) to remove by ablation.@m [C20: back formation from #7ablation#5] #Hab#+la#+tion #5(@ab#!le$I#s@@n) #6n.@n#1$ D. #5the surgical removal of an organ, structure, or part. @n#1$D. #5the melting or wearing away of an ex?!pendable part, such as the heat shield of a space re -entry vehicle on passing through the earth's atmosphere.@n#1$D. #5th e wearing away of a rock or glacier.@m[C15: from Late Latin #6ablati *_on-, #5from Latin #6auferre #5to carry away, remove] #Hab#+la#+tive #5(#!@abl@@t$Iv) #6Grammar.@ m#1?-#6adj.@n#1$D. #5(in certain inflected languages such as Latin) denoting a case of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives indicating the age nt in passive sentences or the instrument, manner, or place of the action described by the verb.@m#1?-#6n.@n#1$D. a. #5the ablative ca se.@n#1b. #5a word or speech element in the ablative case. #Hab#+la#+tive ab#+so#+lute@n#6n. #5an abso lute construction in Latin grammar in which a head noun and a modifier in the ablative case function as a sentence modifi er; for example, #6hostibus victis, #5@6the enemy having bee n beaten@9. #Hab#+la#+tor #5(@ab#!le$It@@) #6n. #5the h eat shield of a space vehicle, which melts or wears away during r e-entry into the earth's atmosphere.@m[C20: from #7ablation#5] #hab#+laut #5(#!@abla$ut; #6German #5#!apla $ut) #6n. Linguistics. #5vowel gradation, esp. in Indo-European la nguages.@nSee {#1gradation #5(sense 5)}.@m[German, coined 1819 by Jako b Grimm from #6ab #5off@t#+@t#6Laut #5sound] #Ha@.blaze #5(@@#!ble$Iz) #6adj. #5(#6postp ositive#5)#6, adv.@n#1$D. #5on fire; burning. @n#1$D. #5brightly illuminated.@n#1$D. #5em otionally aroused. #Ha@.ble #5(#!e$Ib%@l) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5(#6p ostpositive#5) having the necessary power, resources, skill, time, op portunity, etc., to do something: #6able to swim.@n#1$D. #5capable; competent; talented: #6an able t eacher.@n#1$D. #6Law. #5qualified, competent, or authorize d to do some specific act.@m[C14: ultimately from Latin #6habilis #5easy to hold, manageable, apt, from #6hab*_ere #5to have, hold@t#+@t#6-ilis #5-#7ile#5] #H-a@.ble@n#6suffix forming adjectives.@n#1 $D. #5capable of, suitable for, or deserving of (being acted upon as i ndicated): #6enjoyable; pitiable; readable; separable; washable.@n# 1$D. #5inclined to; given to; able to; causing: #6comfortable; reason able; variable.@n#5[via Old French from Latin #6-*_abilis, -*_ibili s, #5forms of #6-bilis, #5adjectival suffix]@m?-#1-a@.bly #6suffix forming adverbs.@m#5?-#1-a@.bil@.i@.ty #6suffix for ming nouns. #Ha@.ble-bod@.ied@n#6adj. #5physically stro ng and healthy; robust. #Ha@.ble-bod@.ied sea#+man@n#6n. #5an ordin ary seaman, esp. one in the merchant navy, who has been trai ned in certain skills.@nAlso: #1able seaman.@n#5Abbrev.: # 1A.B., a.b. #Ha@.ble rat#+ing@n#6n. #5(esp. in the Roya l Navy) a rating who is qualified to perform certain duties of seamanship. #Ha@.bloononviable fetus.@n#1$D. #5(of a sp ace flight, military operation, etc.) to fail or termin ate prematurely. @n#1$D. #5(#6intr.#5) (of an organism or part of an organism) t o fail to develop into the mature form.@m[C16: from Latin #6abort*_a re, #5from the past participle of #6abor*_ir*_i #5to miscarry, from #6ab- #5wrongly, badly@t#+@t#6or*_ir*_i #5to appear , arise, be born] #Ha@.bor#+ti#+cide #5(@@#!b@$$:t$I @!sa$Id) #6n.@n#1$D. #5the destruction of a fetus; feticide.@ n#1$D. #5a drug or agent that kills a fetus. #Ha@.bor#+ti#+fa#+cient #5(@@@!b@$ $:t$I#!fe$I#s@@nt) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5causing abortion.@m#1?-#6n.@n#1$ D. #5a drug or agent that causes abortion. #Ha@.bor#+tion #5(@@#!b@$$:#s@@n) #6n.@n#1$D. #5an operation or other procedure to terminate pregnancy b efore the fetus is viable.@n#1$D. #5the premature termination of pre gnancy by spontaneous or induced expulsion of a nonviable fetus fro m the uterus.@n#1$D. #5the products of abortion; an aborted fetus.@n#1 $D. #5the arrest of development of an organ.@n#1$D. #5a failure to develop to completion o r maturity: #6the project proved an abortion.@n#1$D. #5a person or thing that is de?!formed.@m?-#1a@.#!bor#+tion#+a l@f#6adj. #Ha@.bor#+tion#+ist #5(@@#!b@$$:#s @@n$Ist) #6n. #5a person who performs abortions, esp. illegally . #Ha@.bor#+tive #5(@@#!b@$$:t$Iv) # 6adj.@n#1$D. #5failing to achieve a purpose; fruitless.@n#1$D. #5(of o rganisms) imperfectly developed; rudimentary.@n#1$D. #5c ausing abortion; abortifacient. #HA@.bou#+kir Bay #6or #3A@.bu#+ki r Bay #5(@!@abu$:#!k$I@@) #6n. #5a bay on the N coast of Egypt, where the Nile enters the Mediterranean: site of the Battle of the Nile (1798), in which Nelson defeated the French fleet.@ nArabic name: #1Abu Q*^ir. #Ha@.bou#+li@.a #5(@@#!bu$:l$I@@, -#!bju$:-) #6n. #5a variant spelling of #1abulia. #Ha@.bound #5(@@#!ba$und) #6vb. #5 (#6intr.#5)@n#1$D. #5to exist or occur in abundance; be plentiful: #6a swamp in which snakes abound.@n#1$D. #5(foll. by #6with #5or #6in#5) to be plentifully supplied (with); teem (with): #6th e gardens abound with flowers; the fields abound in corn.@m#5[C14: vi a Old French from Latin #6abund*_are #5to overflow, from # 6und*_are #5to flow, from #6unda #5wave] #Ha@.bout #5(@@#!ba$ut) #6prep.@n# 1$D. #5relating to; concerning; on the subject of.@n#1$D. #5near or c lose to. @n#1$D. #5carried on: #6I haven't any money about me.@n#1$D. #5on every side of; all the way around.@n#1$D. #5a ctive in or engaged in: #6she is about her business.@n#1$D. #5(#6fo ll. by an infinitive#5) ready to or intending to: often used to for m an immediate future verb: #6he was about to jump.@m#1?-#6adv.@n#1 $D. #5approximately; near in number, time, degree, etc.: #6abou t 50 years old.@n#1$D. #5nearby. @n#1$D. #5here and there; from pla ce to place; in no particular direction: #6walk about to keep warm.@n#1$D. #5all around; on every side.@n#1$D. #5in or to the opposite direction: #6he turned about and came back.@n #1$D. #5in rotation or revolution: #6turn and turn about.@n#1$D. #5used inof pus formed as the prod uct of inflammation and often caused by bacteria.@m#1?-#6vb.@n#1$ D. #5(#6intr.#5) to form such a collection of pus.@n[C16: from Latin #6abscessus #5a going away, a throwing off of bad humours, hence an abscess, from #6absc*_edere #5to go awa y]@m?-#1#!ab#+scessed@f#6adj. #Hab#+scise #5(@ab#!sa$Iz ) #6vb. #5to separate by abscission. @m[C17: from Latin #6absc isus#5, from #6absc*_idere #5to cut off] #hab#+scis#+sa #5(@ab#!s$ Is@@) #6n., pl. #1#+scis#+sas #6or #1#+scis#+sae #5(-#!s$Isi $:).@nthe horizontal or #6x#5-coordinate of a point in a two-dimensio nal system of Cartesian coordinates.@nIt is the distance from the #6y #5-axis measured parallel to the #6x#5-axis.@nCompare {#1o rdinate #5(sense 1)}.@m[C17: New Latin, originally #6linea abscis sa #5a cut-off line] #Hab#+scis#+sion #5(@ab#! s$I#f@@n, -#!s$I#s-) #6n.@n#1$D. #5the separation of leaves, bra nches, flowers, and bark from plants by the formation o f an abscission layer.@n#1$D. #5the act of cutting off.@m[C17: from Latin #6abscissi*_on-, #5from #7ab#5-%1@t#7#+@t# 6scissi*_o #5a cleaving] #Hab#+scis#+sion lay#+er@ n#6n. #5a layer of parenchyma cells, bounded on both sides by cork, th at is formed at the base of fruit, flower, and leaf stems and under bark before abscission.@nAs the parenchyma disintegrates the organ b ecomes separated from the plant. #Hab#+scond #5(@@b#!sk$An d) #6vb. #5(#6intr.#5)@nto run away secretly, esp. to avoid p rosecution or arrest after stealing something.@n[C16: from La tin #6abscondere #5to hide, put away, from #6abs- #7ab#5- %1@t#7#+@t#6condere #5to stow]@m?-#1ab#+#!scond#+e r@f#6n. #Hab#+seil #5(#!@absa$Il) #6vb. #5(#6intr.#5) @n#1$D. #6Mountaineering. #5to descend a steep slope or vertical drop by a rop e secured from above and coiled around one's body or through karabiners attached to one's body in order to co ntrol the speed of descent.@n#1$D. #5to descend by rope from a helicopter.@m#1?-#6n.@n#1 $D. #5an instance or the technique of abseiling.@m #1~#5Also called: #1rappel.@m#5[C20: from German #6abseilen #5to descend b y a rope, from #6ab- #5down@t#+@t#6Seil #5rope ] #Hab#+sence #5(#!@abs@@ns ) #6n.@n#1$D. #5the state of being away. @n#1$D. #5the time during which a person or thing is away.@ n#1$D. #5the fact of being without something; lack.@m#5[C14: via Old French from Latin #6absen tia, #5from #6abs*_ens #5a being away] #Hab#+sent@n#6adj. #5(#!@ abs@@nt).@n#1$D. #5away or not present.@n#1$D. #5lacking ; missing.@n#1$D. #5inattentive; absent-minded.@m#1?-#6vb. #5(@ab#!s$ent).@n#1$D. #5(#6tr.#5) to remove (on eself) or keep away.@n[C14: from Latin #6absent-, #5stem of #6ab s*_ens, #5present participle of #6abesse #5to be away] @m?-#1ab#+#!sent#+er@f#6n . #Hab#+sen#+tee #5(@!@abs@ @n#!ti$:) #6n. #1a. #5a person who is absent.@n#1b. #5(#6as mod ifier#5)#6: an absentee voter. #Hab#+sen#+tee#+ism #5(@! @abs@@n#!ti$:$Iz@@m) #6n. #5persistent absence from work, school , etc. #Hab#+sen#+tee land#+lord @n#6n. #5a landlord who does not live in or near a pr@n#1$D. #6Physic s. #5to take in all or part of incident radiate d energy and retain it without reflection or transmission.@n# 1$D. #5to take in or assimilate; incorporate.@n#1$D. #5to accept and find a market for (go ods, etc.).@n#1$D. #5to pay for as part of a commercial trans action: #6the distributor absorbed the cost of transport.@n#1$D . #6Chem. #5to undergo or cause to undergo a process in which one sub stance, usually a liquid or gas, permeates into or is dissolved by a liquid or solid: #6porous solids absorb water; hydrochloric acid absorbs carbon dioxide.@m#1?-#5 Compare #1{adsorb}.@n#5[C15: via Old French from Latin#6absorb*_ere #5 to suck, swallow, from {#7ab#5-%1}@t#7#+@t#6sorb*_ere #5to suck]@m?-#1 ab#+@!sorb#+a@.#!bil#+i@.ty #6n.@m#5?-#1ab#+ #!sorb#+a@.ble@f#6adj. #Hab#+sorb#+ance #5(@@b#!s@$$:b@@ns, -#!z@$$:-) #6n. Physics. #1a. #5the logarithm to base ten of internal transmittance.@n#1b. #5another term f or #1transmission density. #Hab#+sorbed #5( @@b#!s@$$:bd, -#!z@$$:bd) #6adj. #5engrossed; deeply intereste d. @m?-#1ab#+sorb#+ ed#+ly #5(@@b#!s@$$:b$I dl$I, -#!z@$$:-)@f#6adv. #Hab#+sor#+be#+f a#+cient #5(@@b@!s@$$:b$I#!fe$I#s@@nt, -@!z@$$:-) #6Med.@m#1?-#6n. @n#1$D. #5a medicine or other agent that promotes absorption.@m#1? -#6adj.@n#1$D. #5causing or promoting absorption. #Hab#+sorb#+ent #5(@@b#!s@$$:b@@nt, -#!z@$$:-) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5able to absorb.@m#1?- #6n.@n#1$D. #5a substance that absorbs.@m?-#1ab #+#!sorb#+en#+cy@f#6n. #hab#+sorb#+ent cot#+ton@n#6n. #5the usual U.S. term for {#1cotton wool #5(sense 1) }. #Hab#+sorb#+er # 5(@@b#!s@$$:b@@, -#!z@$$:-) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a person or thing that absor bs.@n#1$D. #6Physics. #5a material, esp. in a nuclear reactor, that absorbs radiation or causes it to lose energy. #Hab#+sorb#+ing #5(@@b#!s@$$:b$I&n, -#!z@$$:b-) #6adj. #5occupying one's interest o r attention; engrossing; gripping.@m?-#1a b#+#!sorb#+ing#+ly@f#6adv. #Hab#+sorp#+tanc e #5(@@b#!s@$$:pt@@ns, -#!z@$$:p-) #6or #3ab#+sorp#+tion fac#+tor@n#6n. Physics. #5a measure of the ability of an object or surface to absorb radiation, equal to the ratio of the absorbed flu x to the incident flux.@nFor a plate of material the ratio of the flu x absorbed between the entry and exit surfaces to the flux leaving the entry surface is the #1internal absorptance.@n#5 Symbol: #Ga@nCompare #1reflectance, transmittance.@m #5[C20: #7absorption@t#+@t#5-#7ance] #Hab#+sorp#+tion #5(@@b#!s@$$:p#s@@n, -#!z@$$:p-) #6n.@n#1$D. #5the process of absor bing or the state of being absorbed.@n#1$D. #6Physiol. #1a. #5normal assimilation by the tissues of the products of digestion.@n# 1b. #5the process of taking up various gases, fluids, drugs, e tc., through the mucous membranes or skin. @n[C16: from Latin #6absorpti *_on-, #5from #6ab?!sorb*_ere #5to #7absorb#5]@m?-# 1ab#+#!sorp#+tive@f#6adj. #Hab#+sorp#+tion spec#+trum@n#6n. #5the characteristic pattern of dark lines or ba nds that occurs when electromagnetic radiation is passed through a n absorbing medium into a spectroscope.@nThe same pattern occurs a s coloured lines or bands in the emission spectrum of that medium. #Hab#+sorp#+tiv# +i@.ty #5(@!@abs@$$:p#!t$Iv$It$I, -z@$$:p-) #6n. Physics. injury. @n#1$D. #5insulting, contemptuous, or coarse speech.@n#1$D. #5an ev il, unjust, or corrupt practice.@n#1$D. #6Archa ic. #5a deception.@n[C14 (vb.): via Old French from Latin #6ab*_u sus, #5past participle of #6ab*_ut*_i #5to misuse, from #7ab#5- %1@t#7#+@t#6*_ut*_i #5to #7use#5]@m?-#1a@.#!bus#+er@f#6n. #HAb@.u Sim#+bel #5(@!@abu$: #!s$Imb%@l) #6n. #5a former village in S Egypt: site of two temples of Rameses II, which were moved to higher ground (1966@=67) before the area behind the Aswan High Dam was flooded .@nAlso called: #1Ipsambul. #Ha@.bu #+sive #5(@@#!bju$:s$Iv) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5characterized by insulti ng or coarse language.@n#1$D. #5chara cterized by maltreatment.@n#1$D. #5incorrectly used; c orrupt.@m?-#1a@.#!bu#+sive#+ly #6adv.@ m#5?-#1a@.#!bu#+sive#+ness@f#6n. #Ha@.bu t #5(@@#!b^t) #6vb. #1a@.buts, a@.but#+ting, a@.but# +ted.@n#5(usually foll. by #6on, upon, #5or #6against#5) to adjoin, touch, or border on (something) at one end.@n[C15: from Old French #6abouter #5to join at the ends, border on; influenced by #6abute r #5to touch at an end, buttress] @m#5?-# 1a@.#!but#+tal@f#6n. #Ha@.bu #+ti#+lon #5(@@#!bju$:t$Il@@n) #6n. #5any shrub or herbace ous plant of the malvaceous genus #6Abutilon, #5such as the floweri ng maple, that have showy white, yellow, or red flowers .@m[C18: New Latin from Arabic] #Ha@.bu t#+ment #5(@@#!b^tm@@nt) #6or #3a@.but#+tal@n#6n.@n#1$D. #5the state o r process of abutting.@n#1$D. a. #5something that abuts.@ n#1b. #5the thing on which something abuts.@n#1c. #5the point of junc tion between them.@n#1$D. #6Architect., civil engineering. #5a constru ction that takes the thrust of an arch or vault or supports the end of a bridge. #Ha@.bu t#+tals #5(@@#!b^t%@lz) #6pl. n. Property law. #5the boundariesof a pl ot of land where it abuts against other property. #Ha@.bu t#+ter #5(@@#!b^t@@) #6n. Property law.@n#5the owner of adjo ining property. #Ha@.bu zz #5(@@#!b^z) #6adj. #5(#6postpositive#5) humming, as with convers a?!tion, activity, etc.; buzzing. #Hab#+v olt #5(#!@ab@!v@@$ult) #6n. #5the cgs unit of potential differe nce in the electromagnetic system; the potential difference between two points when work of 1 erg must be done to transfer 1 abcoulo mb of charge from one point to the other: equivalent to 10%#-%8 volt. #Hab#+w att #5(#!@ab@!w$At) #6n. #5the cgs unit of power in the electro ?!magnetic system, equal to the power dissipated when a currentof 1 ab ampere flows across a potential difference of 1 abvolt: equival ent to 10%#-%7 watt. #Ha@.by #6or #3a@.bye #5(@@#!ba$I) #6vb. #1a@.bys #6or #1 a@.byes, a@.by#+ing, a@.bought.@n#5(#6tr.#5) #6Archa ic. #5to pay the penalty for; redeem.@m[Old English #6*_aby cgan #5to pay for, atone for, from #6bycgan #5to buy] #HA@.by #+dos #5(@@#!ba$Id@@s) #6n.@n#1$D. #5an ancient town in central Egypt: site of many temples and tombs.@ n#1$D. #5an ancient Greek colony on the Asi atic side of the Dardanelles (Hellespont): scene of the legend of Hero and Leander. #Ha@.by sm #5(@@#!b$Iz@@m) #6n. #5an archaic word for #1abyss .@m#5[C13: via Old French from Medieval Latin #6abysmus #7abyss #5] #Ha@.by s#hair follicles and skin with acarids, esp. mites.@m[C19: New Latin.@nSee #7acarus, #5-#7iasis#5] #Hac@.a#+rid #5(#!@ak@@r$Id) #6or #3a@.car@.i#+dan #5(@@#!k@ar$Id%@n ) #6n.@n#1$D. #5any of the small arachnids of the order #6Acarina #5(or #6Acari#5)#6, #5which includes the ticks and mites.@m#1?-#6adj.@n#1$D. #5of or relating to the order #6Acarina.@m#5[C19: from #7acarus#5] #Hac@.a#+roid #5(#!@ak@@@!r@$$Id) #6adj. #5resembling a mite or tick.@m[C19: see #7acarus, #5-#7oid#5] #Hac@.a#+roid gum #6or #3res#+in@n#6n. #5a red alcohol-soluble resi n that exudes from various species of grass tree, esp. #6Xanthorrhoea hastilis, #5and is used in varnishes, for coating paper, etc.@nAlso called: #1gum accroides.@m#5[C19 #6acaroid, #5of uncertain origin (apparently not related to #7acarus#5)] #Hac@.a#+rol#+o@.gy #5(@!@ak@@#!r$Al@@d#f$I) #6n. #5the study of mites and ticks. #Ha@.car#+pel#+lous #6or U.S. #3a@.car#+pel#+ous #5(e$I#!k$a$:p@@l@@s) #6adj. #5(of flowers) having no carpels. #Ha@.car#+pous #5(e$I#!k$a$:p@@s) #6adj. #5(of plants) producing no fruit.@m[from Greek #6akarpos, #5from #7a#5-%1@t#7#+@t#6karpos #5fruit] #Hac@.a#+rus #5(#!@ak@@r@@s) #6n., pl. #1#+ri #5(-@!ra$I). #5any of the free-living mites of the widely distributed genus #6Acarus, #5several of which, esp. #6A. siro, #5are serious pests of stored flour, grain, etc.@m[C17: New Latin, from Greek #6akari #5a small thing, a mite] #HACAS #5(#!e$Ik@as) #6n. #5(in Britain) #6acronym for #5Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service. #Ha@.cat@.a#+lec#+tic #5(@a@!k@at@@#!l$ekt$Ik) #6Prosody.@m#1?-#6adj.@n#1$D. #5having the necessary number of feet or syllables, esp. having a complete final foot.@m#1?-#6n.@n#1$D. #5a verse having the full number of syllables.@m[C16: via Late Latin from Greek #6akatal*_ektikos.@n#5See #7a#5-%1#7, catalectic#5] #Ha@.cau#+dal #5(e$I#!k@$$:d%@l) #6or #3a@.cau#+date@n#6adj. Zoology . #5having no tail. #Ha@.cau#+les#+cent #5(@!@ak@$$:#!l$es%@nt) #6adj. #5having no visible stem or a very short one. #Hacc.@n#6abbrev. for:@n#1$D. #6Commerce. #5acceptance.@n#1$D. #5accompa?!nied.@n#1$D. #5according.@n#1$D. #6Book-keeping. #5account.@n#1$D. #6Grammar. #5accusative. #HAc#+cad #5(#!@ak@ad) #6n. #5a variant spelling of #1Akkad. #Hac#+cede #5(@ak#!si$:d) #6vb. #5(#6intr.; #5usually foll. by #6to#5)@n#1$D. #5to assent or give one's consent; agree.@n#1$D. #5to enter upon or attain (to an office, right, etc.): #6the prince acceded to the throne.@n#1$D. #6International law. #5to become a party (to an agreement between nations, etc.), as by signing a treaty.@n[C15: from Latin #6acc*_edere #5to approach, agree, from #6ad- #5to@t#+@t#6c*_edere #5to go, yield]@m?-#1ac#+#!ced#+ence #6n.@m#5?-#1ac#+#!ced#+er@f#6n. #Haccel.@n#6abbrev. for #5accelerando. #Hac#+cel#+er#+an#+do #5(@ak@!s$el@@#!r@and@@$u) #6Music.@m#1~#6adj. , adv. @n#1$D. #5be?!coming faster.@n#1~#6n., pl. #1#+dos.@n#1$D. #5an increase in speed.@m#5[Italian] #hac#+cel#+er#+ant #5(@ak#!s$el@@r@@nt) #6n. Chem. #5another name fo r {#1acceleentering.@n#1$D. #5the state or condition of being approach able or easy to enter.@n#1$D. #5the right or privilege to approach, reach, enter, or make use of something.@n#1$D. #5a way or means of approa ch or entry.@n#1$D. #5(#6modifier#5): designating programmes made by the general public as distinguished from those made by professi onal broadcasters: #6access television.@n#1$D. #5a sudden outburst or attack, as of rage or disease.@m#1?-#6vb.@n#1$D. #5(#6tr.#5) #6Computer technol. #1a. #5to obtain or retrieve (information) from a storage device.@n#1 b. #5to place (information) in a storage device.@nSee also #1direct access, sequential access.@m#5[C14: from Old French or from Latin #6accessus #5an approach, from #6acc*_edere #5to #7accede#5 ] #Hac#+ces#+sa#+ry #5(@@k#!s$es@@r$I) #6n., pl. #1#+ries.@n# 6Law. #5a less common spelling of #1accessory.@m#5?-#1ac#+#!ces#+sa#+ ri#+ly #6adv.@m#5?-#1ac#+#!ces#+sa#+ri#+ness@f#6n. #Hac#+ces#+si@.ble #5(@@k#!s$es@@b%@l) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5easy to approach, enter, or use.@n#1$D. accessible to. #5likely to be affected by; open to; susceptible to.@n#1$D. #5obtainable; available. ?-#1ac#+@!ces#+si@.#!bil#+i@.ty #6n.@m#5?-#1ac#+#!ces#+si@.bly@f#6adv. #hac#+ces#+sion #5(@@k#!s$e#s@@n) #6n.@n#1$D. #5the act of entering upon or attaining to an office, right, condition, etc.@n#1$D. #5an increase due to an addition.@n#1$D. #5an addition, as to a collection.@n #1$D. #6Property law. #1a. #5an addition to land or property by n atural increase or improvement.@n#1b. #5the owner's right to the i ncreased value of such land.@n#1$D. #6International law. #5the forma l acceptance of a convention or treaty.@n#1$D. #5agreement; consent.@n#1$D. #5a less common word for {#1access #5(sense 1)}.@m#1?-#6vb.@n#1 $D. #5(#6tr.#5) to make a record of (additions to a collection) . @m?-#1ac#+#!ces#+sion#+al@f#6adj. #Hac#+ces#+sion num#+ber@n#6n. Library science. #5the numbe r given to record a new addition to a collection. #Hac#+ces#+so#+ry #5(@@k#!s$es@@r$I) #6n., pl. #1#+ries.@n$ D. #5a supplementary part or object, as of a car, appliance, etc.@n#1$D. #5(#6often pl.#5) a small accompanying item of dress, esp. of women's dress. @n#1$D. #5(formerly) a person involved in a crime although absent during its commission, either a person who incites or encou rages or otherwise assists the planning of a crime (#1accessory befo re the fact#5) or a person who knowingly conceals, comforts, or as sists afterthe commission of a crime (#1accessory after the fact#5). @m#1?-#6adj.@n#1$D. #5supplementary; additional; subordinate.@n#1$D. #5assisting in or having knowledge of an act, esp. a crime. @m?-#1ac#+ces#+so#+ri@.al #5(@!@aks$e#!s@$$:r$I@@l) #6adj.@m#5?-#1ac#+#!ces#+so#+ri#+ly #6adv.@m#5?-#1ac#+#!ces#+so#+ri#+ness@f#6n. #Hac#+ces#+so#+ry fruit@n#6n. #5another name for #1pseudoca rp. #Hac#+ces#+so#+ry nerve@n#6n. #5either one of the eleventh pair of cranial nerves, which supply the muscles of the head, shoul ders, larynx, and pharynx and the viscera of the abdomen and thor ax. #Hac#+cess road@n#6n. #5a road providing a means of entry i nto a region or of approach to another road, esp. a motorway. #Hac#+cess time@n#6n. Computer technol. #5the time requsupplement: #6he accompanied his tirade with gestures.@n#1$D. #5(#6tr.#5) to occur, coexist, or be associated with.@n#1$D. #5to provide a musical accompaniment for (a solois t, etc.).@n[C15: from Old French #6accompaignier, #5from #6compaing #7companion#5]@m?-#1ac#+#!com#+pa#+ni#+er@f#6n. #Hac#+com#+plice #5(@@#!k$Ampl$Is, @@#!k^m-) #6n. #5a person who has helped another in committing a crime.@m[C15: from #6a complice, #5interpreted as one word. @n#5See #7complice#5] #Hac#+com#+plish #5(@@#!k$Ampl$I#s, @@#!k^m-) #6vb . #5(#6tr.#5)@n#1$D. #5to manage to do; achieve. @n#1$D. #5to conclude successfully; complete. @n#5[C14: from Old French #6acomplir #5to complete, ultimately from Latin #6 compl*_ere #5to fill up.@nSee #7complete#5]@m?-#1ac#+#!com#+p lish#+a@.ble #6adj.@m#5?-#1ac#+#!com#+plish#+er@f#6n. #Hac#+com#+plished #5(@@#!k$Ampl$I#st, @@#!k^m-) # 6adj.@n#1$D. #5successfully completed; achieved.@n#1$D. #5exper t; proficient. #Hac#+com#+plish#+ment #5(@@#!k$Ampl$I#sm@@nt, @@# !k^m-) #6n.@n#1$D. #5the act of carrying out or achieving.@n#1$D. #5s omething achieved or successfully completed.@n#1$D. #5(#6often pl.#5 ) skill or talent.@n#1$D. #5(#6often pl.#5) social grace, sty le, and poise. #Hac#+cord #5(@@#!k@$$:d) #6n.@n#1$D. #5agreement; conformity; accordance (esp. in the phrase #1in accord with#5) .@n#1$D. #5consent or concurrence of opinion.@n#1$D. with one accord. #5unanimously.@n#1$D. #5pleasing relationship betw een sounds, colours, etc.; harmony.@n#1$D. #5a settlem ent of differences, as between nations; compromise.@n#1$D . of one's own accord. #5voluntarily.@m#1?-#6vb.@n#1$D. #5to be or cause to be in harmony or agreement.@n# 1$D. #5(#6tr.#5) to grant; bestow.@n[C12: via Old French from Latin #6ad- #5to@t#+@t#6cord-, #5stem of #6cor #5heart]@m?-#1ac#+#!cord#+a@.ble #6adj.@m#5?-#1ac#!cord#+er@f#6n. #Hac#+cord#+ance #5(@@#!k@$$:d@@ns) #6n.@n#1$D. #5 conformity; agreement; accord (esp. in the phrase #1in accorda nce with#5).@n#1$D. #5the act of granting; bestowal: # 6accordance of rights. #Hac#+cord#+ant #5(@@#!k@$$:d%@nt) #6adj. #5(#6usu ally postpositive #5and foll. by #6with#5) in conformity or harmony.@m?-#1ac#+#!cord#+ant#+ly@f#6adv. #Hac#+cord#+ing #5(@@#!k@$$:d$I&n) #6adj.@n#1$D. # 5(foll. by #6to#5) in proportion; in relation. @n#1$D. #5(foll. by #6to#5) on the report (of); as stated (by).@n#1$D. #5(foll. by #6to#5) in conformity (with); in accordance (with) . @n#1$D. #5(foll. by #6as#5) depending (on whether). @n#1$D. #6Not standard. #5dependent on: #6it's all according where you want to go. #Hac#+cord#+ing#+ly #5(@@#!k@$$:d$I&nl$I) #6adv.@n #1$D. #5in an appropriate manner; suitably.@m#1?-@n$D. #5(#6sent ence connector#5) consequently. #Hac#+cor#+di#+on #5(@@#!k@$$:d$I@@n) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a portable box-shaped instrument of the reed organ family, co nsisting of metallic #Hac#+crue #5(@@#!kru$:) #6vb. #1#+crues, #+cru#+ing, #+crued.@n#5(#6intr.#5)@n#1$D. #5to incre ase by growth or addition, esp. (of capital) to increase by periodic addition of interest.@n#1$D. #5(often foll. by #6to#5 ) to fall naturally (to); come into the possession (of); result (fo r).@n#1$D. #6Law. #5(of a right or demand) to become capable of bei ng enforced.@n[C15: from Old French #6accreue #5growth, ultimately from Latin #6accr*_escere #5to increase, from #6ad- #5to, in addition@t#+@t#6cr*_escere #5to grow]@m?- #1ac#+#!cru#+ment #6or #1ac#+#!cru#+al@f#6n. #Hacct.@n#6Book-keeping. abbrev. for #5ac count. #Hac#+cul#+tur#+ate #5(@@#!k^lt#s@@@!re$I t) #6vb. #5(#6tr.#5) #5(of a cultural or social group) to assi milate the cultural traits of another group.@n[C 20: from #7ad#5-@t#+@t#7culture#5@t#+@t-#7ate#5%1] @m&-#1ac#+@!cul#+tur@.#!a#+tion@f#6n. #Hac#+cum#+bent #5(@@#!k^mb@@nt) #6adj.@n #1$D. #6Botany. #5(of plant parts and plants) lying against some othe r part or thing.@n#1$D. #5a rare word for #1recumbent.@n#5[C18: from Latin #6accumbere #5to recline]@m?-#1ac#+#!cum#+ben#+cy@f#6n. #Hac#+cu#+mu#+late #5(@@#!kju$:mj$u@!le$I t) #6vb. #5to gather or become gathered together in an increasing quantity; amass; collect.@n[C16: from Latin #6accumul*_atu s, #5past participle of #6accumul*_are #5to heap up, from #6cumul us #5a heap#5]@m?-#1ac#+#!cu#+mu#+la@.ble #6adj.@m#5?-#1ac#+#!cu#+mu#+la#+tive #6adj.@m#5?-#1ac#+#!cu#+mu#+la#+tive#+ly #6adv.@m#5?-#1ac#+#!cu#+mu#+la#+tive#+nes s@f#6n. #hac#+cu#+mu#+la#+tion #5(@@@!kju$:mj$u#! le$I#s@@n) #6n.@n#1$D. #5the act or process of collecting together or becoming collected.@n#1$D. #5something that has been collected, gath ered, heaped, etc.@n#1$D. #6Finance. #1a. #5the continuous growth o f capital by retention of interest or earnings.@n#1b. #5(in computi ng the yield on a bond purchased at a discount) the amount that is added to each yield to bring the cost of the bond into equality with its par value over its life.@nCompare {#1amortization #5(sense 2 )}. @n#1$D. #5the taking of a first and an ad vanced university degree simultaneously. #Hac#+cu#+mu#+la#+tion point@n#6n. Maths. #5another name for #1limit point. #Hac#+cu#+mu#+la#+tor #5(@@#!kju$:mj$u@!l e$It@@) #6n.@n#1$D. #5Also called: #1battery, storage battery . #5a rechargeable device for storing electrica l energy in the form of chemical energy, consisting of one or mor e separate secondary cells. @n#1$D. #6Horse racing, Brit. #5a collective bet, esp. on four or more races, in which the stake and winnings on each successive race are carried forward to become the stake on th e next, so that both stakes and winnings accumulate progressively so long as the bet continues to be a winning one.@n#1$D. a. #5a regist er in a calculator and the possible associated electrical circuits i n which figures are stored and arithmetical operations performed on them.@n#1b. #5a location in a computer store in which arithmetical re sults are produced. #Hac#+cu#+ra#+cy #5(#!@akj$ur@@s$I) #6n., pl. #1#+cies.@n$D. #5faithful measurement or representation of the truth; correctness; precisionperfumes.@nFormula: CH\3CH(OC\2H \5)\2. @n#1$D. #5any organic compound c ontaining the group @=CH(OR\1)OR\2, where R\1 and R\2 are other organic groups.@m[C19: from German #6Aze tal, #5from #7aceto#5-@t#7#+@talcohol#5] #Hac#+et#+al#+de#+hyde #5(@!@as$ I#!t@ald$I@!ha$Id) #6n. #5a colourless volatile pungent liqu id, miscible with water, used in the manufacture of organ ic compounds and as a solvent and reducing agent.@nFormula: CH\3CH O. #Hac#+et#+am#+ide #5(@!@as$I#!t@ ama$Id, @@#!s$et$I@!ma$Id) #6or #3ac#+et#+am#+id #5(@!@as$I#!t@a m$Id, @@#!s$et$Im$Id) #6n. #5a white or colourless soluble deli quescent crystalline compound, used in the manufacture of organ ic chemicals.@nFormula: CH\3CONH\2. @m[C19: from German #6Azetamid, #5from #7aceto#5-@t#7#+@tamide#5 ] #Hac#+et#+an@.i#+lide #5(@!@as$I #!t@an$I@!la$Id) #6or #3ac#+et#+an@.i#+lid #5(@!@as$I# !t@an$Il$Id) #6n. #5a white crystalline powder used in the m anufacture of dyes and rubber and as an analgesic in medicine.@nFormu la: C\6H\5NHCOCH\3. @m[C19: from #7aceto#5-@t#7#+@taniline@t#+@t# 5-#7ide#5] #Hac#+e@.tate #5(#!@as$I@!te$It) #6n.@n#1$D. #5any salt or ester of acetic acid, containing the mono valent ion CH\3COO%#- or the group CH\3COO%#-.@n#1$D. #5(#6modifier #5) consisting of, containing, or concerned with the group CH\3COO %#-: #6acetate group or radical. @n#1$D. #5short for #1acetate ra yon #6or #1cellulose acetate. @n#5[C19: from #7acetic@t#+@t#5-#7ate#5%1]@m?-# 1#!ac#+e@.tat#+ed@f#6adj. #Hac#+e@.tate ray#+on@n#6n. #5a synthetic textile fibre made from cellulose acetate. @nAlso called: #1acetate. #Ha@.ce@.tic #5(@@#!si$:t$Ik, @@ #!s$et-) #6adj. #5of, containing, producing, or derived from aceti c acid or vinegar.@m[C19: from Latin #6ac*_etum #5vinegar] #Ha@.ce@.tic ac@.id@n#6n. #5a co lourless pungent liquid, miscible with water, widely used in the manufacture of acetic anhydride, vinyl acetate, plasti cs, pharmaceuticals, dyes, etc.@nFor mula: CH\3COOH. @nSee also #1glacial acetic acid, vinegar. #Ha@.ce@.tic an#+hy#+dride@n#6n. #5a colourless pungent liquid used in the manufacture of cellu lose and vinyl acetates for synthetic fabrics.@ nFormula: (CH\3CO)\2O. #Ha@.cet@.i#+fy #5(@@#!s$et$I@!f a$I) #6vb. #1#+fies, #+fy#+ing, #+fied.@n#5to become or cause to become acetic acid or vinegar.@m?-#1a@.@!cet@.i#+fi#+# !ca#+tion #6n.@m#5?-#1a@.#!cet@.i#+@!fi#+e r@f#6n. #Hac@.e@.to- #6or before a vowel #3ac@.et-@n#6combining form.@n#5containing an acetyl gr oup or derived from acetic acid: #6acetone.@m#5[from Latin #6ac*_ etum #5vinegar] #Hac#+e@.tom#+e@.ter #5(@!@as$I# !t$Am$It@@) #6n. #5a device for measuring the concentration of a cetic acid in a solution, esp. in vinegar. #Hac#+e@.tone #5(#!@as$I@!t@@$un ) #6n. #5a colourless volatile flammable pungent liquid, miscib le with water, used in the manufacture of chemicals and as a solvent and thinner for paints, vspelling of #1Ahithophel. #Hach#+la#+myd#+e@.ous #5(@!@akl@@#!m$Id$I@@s) #6adj. #5(of flowers such as the willow) hav ing neither petals nor sepals. #Ha@.chlor#+hy#+dri@.a #5(@!e$Ikl@$$:#!ha$Idr$I@@) #6n. #5a marked reduction or virtual ab sence of free hydrochloric acid from the gastric juice.@m[C20: N ew Latin; see #7a#5-%1#7, chloro#5-#7, hydro#5-] #Ha@.chon#+drite #5(e$I #!k$Andra$It) #6n. #5a rare stony meteorite that consists mainly of silicate minerals and has the texture of igneous rock but contai ns no chondrules.@nCompare #1chondrite.@m#5?-#1a@. chon#+drit#+ic #5(@!e$Ik$An#!dr$It$Ik) @f#6adj. #Ha@.chon#+dro#+pla#+si @.a #5(e$I@!k$Andr@@$u#!ple$Iz$I@@) #6n. #5a skeletal disorder, char acterized by failure of normal conversion of cartilage into bone, th at begins during fetal life and results in dwarfism.@n[C20: New La tin; see #7a#5-%1#7, chondro#5-#7, #5-#7plasia#5]@m?-#1a@. chon#+dro#+plas#+tic #5(e$I@!k$Andr@@$u#!pl@ ast$Ik)@f#6adj. #Hach#+ro#+mat #5(#!@ak r@@@!m@at) #6or #3ach#+ro#+mat#+ic lens@n#6n. #5a lens designed to br ing light of two chosen wavelengths to the same focal point, thus reducing chromatic aberration. @nCompare #1apochromat. #Hach#+ro#+mat#+ic #5(@ !@akr@@#!m@at$Ik) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5without colour.@n#1$D. #5capabl e of reflecting or refracting light without chromatic aberration.@n #1$D. #6Cytology. #1a. #5not staining with sta ndard dyes.@n#1b. #5of or relating to achromatin. @n#1$D. #6Music. #1a. #5involving no sharps or flats.@n#1b. #5anoth er word for #1diatonic.@m#5?-#1@!ac h#+ro#+#!mat@.i#+cal#+ly #6adv.@m#5?-#1a@.chro#+ ma#+tism@N #5(@@#!kr@@$um@@@!t$Iz@@m)@N #6or@N #1a@.chro#+ma#+tic#+i@. ty #5(@@@!kr@@$um@@#!t$Is$It$I)@f#6n. #hach#+ro#+mat#+ic col# +our@n#6n. Physics. #5colour, such as white, black, and grey, that i s devoid of hue.@nSee {#1colour #5(sense 2)}. #Ha@.chro#+ma#+tin #5(@ @#!kr@@$um@@t$In) #6n. #5the material of the nucleus of a cell that does not stain with basic dyes. Compare #1chromatin. #Ha@.chro#+ma#+tize #6o r #3a@.chro#+ma#+tise #5(@@#!kr@@$um@@ta$Iz) #6vb. #5(#6tr.#5) to ma ke achromatic; to remove colour from.@m?-#1a@.@!chro#+m a#+ti#+#!za#+tion #6or #1a@.@!chro#+ma#+ti#+#! sa#+tion@f#6n. #Ha@.chro#+ma#+tous #5( @@#!kr@@$um@@t@@s) #6adj. #5having little or no colour or less than is normal. #Ha#+chro#+mic #5(@@#!k r@@$um$Ik) #6or #3a@.chro#+mous@n#6adj. #5colourless. #Hach-y-fi #5(@!ax@@#!v i$:, @!^x-) #6interj. Welsh dialect. #5an expression of disg ust or abhorrence.@m[Welsh, probably from #6ach, achy #5general e xclamation of disgust@t#+@t#6fi #5I, me] #Ha@.cic@.u#+la #5(@@#! s$Ikj$ul@@) #6n., pl. #1#+lae #5(-@!li$:).@na needle-shaped part, suc h as a spine, prickle, or crystal.@n[C19: New Lat in, diminutive of #6acus #5 needle]@m?-#1a@.#!cic@.u#+lar@f#6adj. #Ha@.cic@.u#+late #5(@@ #!s$Ikj$ul$It, -@!le$It) #6or #3a@.cic@.u#+lat#+ed@n# 6adj.@n#1$D. #5having aciculae.@n#1$D. #5marked with or as if with needle scratches. #Ha@.cic@recognize]@m?- #1ac#+#!knowl#+edge#+a@.ble #6adj.@m#5?-#1 ac#+#!knowl#+edg#+er@f#6n. #Hac#+knowl#+e dg#+ment #6or #3ac#+knowl#+edge#+ment #5(@@k#!n$Al$I d#f?!m@@nt) #6n.@n#1$D. #5the act of a cknowledging or state of being acknowl?!edged.@n#1$D. #5something do ne or given as an expression of thanks, as a reply to a message, etc .@n#1$D. #5(#6pl.#5) an author's statement acknowledginghis use of the works of other authors, usually printed at the front of a book. #Ha@.clin#+ic line #5(@@#!kl$In$Ik) #6n. #5another name for #1magnetic equ ator.@m#5[C19 #6aclinic, #5from Greek #6aklin*_es #5not bending, from #7a#5-%1@t#+@t#6klinein #5to bend, lean] #Hac@.me #5(#! @akm$I) #6n. #5the culminating point, as of achievement or excellence; summit; peak.@m[C16: from Greek #6akm*_e#5] #Hac@.ne #5(#! @akn$I) #6n. #5a chronic skin disease common in adolescence, i nvolving inflammation of the sebaceous glands and characterized by pustules on the face, neck, and upper trunk.@m[C19: New Latin, fro m a misreading of Greek #6akm*_e #5eruption on the face.@nSee #7a cme#5] #Hac#+node #5( #!@ak@!n@@$ud) #6n. #5a point whose coordinates satisfy the equation o f a curve although it does not lie on the curve; an isolated point .@nThe origin is an acnode of the curve #6y#5%2@t#+@t# 6x#5%2@t=@t#6x#5%3.@n[C19: from Latin #6acus #5a needle@t#+@t#7 node#5]@m?-#1ac#+#!no#+dal@f#6adj. #HAc@.ol #5(#! @ak%@l) #6n. Bridge. #5a popular British bidding system favouring ligh t opening bids and a flexible approach.@m[C20: named after a club i n Acol Road, London] #Hac@.o#+lyte #5(#!@ak@@@!la$It) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a follower or attendant.@n#1 $D. #6Christianity. #5an officer who attends or assists a priest. @m[C16: via Ol d French and Medieval Latin from Greek #6akolouthos # 5a follower] #HA@.con#+ca#+ gua #5(#6Spanish #5akon#!ka$Gwa) #6n. #5a mountain in W Argentina: the highest peak in the Andes and in the W Hemi?!sphere.@ nHeight: 6960 m (22@t835 ft.). #Hac@.o#+nite #5(#!@ak@@@!na$It) #6or #3ac@.o#+ni#+tum #5(@!@ak@@#!na $It@@m) #6n.@n#1$D. #5any of various N temperate plants of the ranunculaceous genus #6Aco?!nitum, #5such as monkshood and wolfsbane, many of which are poisonous.@nCompare #1winter aconite.@n$D. #5the dried poisonou s root of many of these plants, sometimes used as a narcotic and analgesic.@n[C16: via Old French or Latin from Gre ek #6akoniton #5aconite, monkshood]@m?- #1ac@.o#+nit#+ic #5(@!@ak@@#!n$It$Ik)@f#6adj. #HA@.*,c*^o#+r es #5(@@#!sor$I#s) #6n. #5the Portuguese name for (the) #1Azores . #Ha@.corn #5(# !e$Ik@$$:n) #6n. #5the fruit of the oak tree, consisting of a smooth thick-walled nut in a woody scaly cuplike base.@m[C16: v ariant (through influence of #6corn#5) of Old English #6@acern #5the fruit of a tree, acorn; related to Gothic #6akran #5fruit, yield ] #Ha@.corn bar# +na#+cle #6or #3shell@n#6n. #5any of various barnacles, such as #6Balanus bala noides, #5that live attached to rocks and have a volcano-shaped shell from the top of which protrude feathery food-catching appendages (cirri). #Ha@.corn valv e #6or U.S. #3tube@n#6n. #5a small electronic valve, approximato th e smell or taste.@n#1$D. #5sharp or caustic, esp. in speech or natur e.@n#5[C18: from Latin #6*_a cer #5sharp, sour; probably formed on the model of #7aci d#5]@m?-#1a@.crid#+i@.ty #5(@@#!kr$Id$It$I) #6or #1#!a c#+rid#+ness #6n.@m#5?-#1#!ac#+rid#+ly@f#6adv. #Hac# +ri#+dine #5(#!@akr$I@!di$:n) #6n. #5a colourless crystalline solid used in the manufacture of dyes.@nFormula: C\1\3H\9N. #Hac# +ri#+fla#+vine #5(@!@akr$I#!fle$Iv$In, -vi$:n) #6n. #5a brownish or or ange-red powder used in medicine as an antiseptic and bacte riostat.@nFormula: C\1\4H\1\4N\3Cl.@m[C20: from #7acr idine@t#+@t#5-#7flavin#5] #Hac# +ri#+fla#+vine hy@.dro#+chlor#+ide@n#6n. #5a red crystalline water -soluble solid substance obtained from acriflavine and used as an an tiseptic.@nAlso called: #1flavine. #HAc# +ri#+lan #5(#!@akr$I@!l@an) #6n. Trademark. #5an acrylic fibre or fa bric, characterized by strength, softness, and creas e-resistance and used for clothing, upholstery, carpets, etc. #Hac# +ri#+mo#+ny #5(#!@akr$Im@@n$I) #6n., pl. #1#+n ies.@n#5bitterness or sharpness of manner, speech, tempe r, etc. @n#5[ C16: from Latin #6*_acrim*_onia, #5from #6*_acer #5sharp, sour] @m&-# 1ac#+ri#+mo#+ni#+ous #5(@!@akr$I#!m@@$un$I@@s) #6adj.#5@m &-#1@ !ac#+ri#+#!mo#+ni#+ous#+ly #6adv. @m#5& -#1@!ac#+ri#+#!mo#+ni#+ous#+ness@f#6n. #Hac@ .ro-@n#6combining form.@n#1$D. #5denoting something at a height, summi t, top, tip, beginning, or end: #6acropolis; acrogen.@n#1$D. #5den oting an extremity of the human body: #6acromegaly.@m#5[from Greek #6akros #5extreme, topmost] #Hac# +ro#+bat #5(#!@akr@@@!b@at) #6n.@n#1$D. #5an entertainer who perfo rms acts that require skill, agility, and coordination, such as tumbl ing, swinging from a trapeze, or walking a tightrope.@n#1$D. #6Inf ormal. #5a person noted for his frequent and rapid changes of posit ion or allegiances: #6a political acrobat.@n#5[C19: via French from Greek #6akrobat*_es #5acrobat, one who walks on tiptoe, from #7acr o#5-@t#7#+@t#6bat-, #5from #6bainein #5to walk] @m?-#1@!ac#+ro#+#!bat#+ic #6adj .@m#5?-#1@!ac#+ro#+#!bat@.i#+cal#+ly@f#6adv. #Hac# +ro#+bat#+ics #5(@!@akr@@#!b@at$Iks) #6n.@n#1$D. #5(#6 functioning as pl.#5) the skills or feats of an acrobat.@n#1$D. #5(#6 functioning as sing.#5) the art of an acrobat.@n#1$D. #5(#6 functioning as pl.#5) any activity requiring agility and skill: #6men tal acrobatics. #Hac# +ro#+car#+pous #5(@!@akr@@$u#!k$a$:p@@s) #6adj. #5(of ferns, mosse s, etc.) having the reproductive parts at the tip of a stem. @m[C19: from New Latin, from Greek #6akrokarpos#5] #hac# +ro#+dont #5(#!@akr@@@!d$Ant) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5(of the teeth of some reptiles) having no roots and being fused at the base to the margi n of the jawbones.@nSee also {#1pleurodont #5(sense 1)}.@n#1$D. #5hav ing acrodont teeth.@m[C19: from #7acr o#5-@t#7#+@t#5-#7odont#5] #Hac# +ro#+drome #5(#!@akr@@@!dr@@$um) #6adj. #5(of the veins of a leaf) running parallel to the edges of the leaf and fusing at the tip.@ nAlso: #1a@.crod#+ro#+mous #5(@@#!kr$Adr@@m@@s). #Hac# +ro#+gen #5(#!@akr@@d#f@@n) #6n. #5any flowerless plant, such as a fer n or moss, in which growth occurs from the tip of the main stem. @m?-#1ac#+ro#+gen#+ic #5(@!@akr@@#!d#f$en$Ik) #6or #1a@. crogup.@n#5[C14: from Latin #6actus #5a doing, performance, and #6actu m #5a thing done, from the past participle of #6agere #5to do]@m#5?-#1#!act#+a@.ble #6adj.@m#5?-#1@!act#+a@.#!bil#+i@.ty@f#6n . #HA.C.T.@n#6abbrev. for #5Australian Capital Territory. #HAc@.tae@.on #5(@ak#!ti$:@@n, #!@akt$I@@n) #6n. Greek myth. #5a hunter of Boeotia who, having accidentally seen Artemis bathing, w as turned into a stag and torn apart by his own hounds. #Hactg.@n#6abbrev. for #5acting. #HACTH@n#6n. #5adrenocorticotropic hormone; a polypeptide hormone, secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, that stimulates growth of the adrenal gland and the synthesis and secretion of corticosteroids.@nIt is used in treating rheumatoid arthritis, allergic and skin diseases, and many other disorders.@nAlso called : #1corticotropin. #Hac#+tin #5(#!@akt$In) #6n. #5a protein in muscle that exists in both globular and fibrous forms and associates with myosin to form the complex protein actomyosin.@m[C20: from #7act@t#+@t#5-#7in#5] #Hac#+ti#+nal #5(#!@akt$In%@l, @ak#!ta$In%@l) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5of o r denoting the oral part of a radiate animal, such as a jellyfish, s ea anemone, or sponge, from which the rays, tentacles, or arms grow.@n#1$D. #5possessing rays or tentacles, as a jellyfish.@n[C19 : see #7actino#5-#7, #5-#7al#5%1]@m?-#1#!ac#+ti#+nal#+ly@f#6adv. #Hact#+ing #5(#!@akt$I&n) #6adj. #5(#6prenominal#5)@n#1$D. #5takin g on duties temporarily, esp. as a substitute for another: #6the acting president.@n#1$D. #5operating or functioning : #6an acting order.@n#1$D. #5intended for stage performance; provid ed with directions for actors: #6an acting version of @6Hedda Gabler.@9@m#1?-#6n.@n#1$D. #5the art or profession of an actor. #Hac#+tin@.i@.a #5(@ak#!t$In$I@@) #6n., pl. #1#+tin@.i@.ae #5(-#!t$In$I@!i$:) #6or #1#+tin@.i@.as.@n#5any sea anemone of the genus #6Actinia, #5which are common in rock pools.@m[C18: New Latin, literally: things having a radial structure.@nSee #7actino#5-#7, #5-#7ia#5] #Hac#+tin#+ic #5(@ak#!t$In$Ik) #6adj. #5(of radiation) producing a photo?!chemical effect.@n[C19: from #7actino#5-@t#7#+@t#5-#7ic#5]@m?-#1ac#+#!tin@.i#+cal#+ly #6adv.@m#5?-#1#!ac#+tin#+@!ism@f#6n. #Hac#+ti#+nide #5(#!@akt$I@!na$Id) #6n. #5a member of the actinide series.@nAlso called: #1actinon.@m#5[C19: from #7actino#5-@t#7#+@t#5-#7ide#5] #Hac#+ti#+nide se#+ries@n#6n. #5a series of 15 radioactive element s with increasing atomic numbers from actinium to lawrencium. #Hac#+tin@.i#+form #5(@ak#!t$In$I@!f@$$:m) #6adj. #5another word f or #1actinoid.@m#5[C20: from #7actino#5-@t#7#+@t#5-#7form#5] #Hac#+tin#+i@.um #5(@ak#!t$In$I@@m) #6n. #5a radioactive element o f the actinide series, occurring as a decay product of uranium.@nIt is used as an alpha-particle source and in neutron production.@nSymbo l: Ac; atomic no.: 89; half-life of most stable isotope,%2%2%7Ac: 22 years; relative density: 10.07; melting pt.: 1050?%C; boiling pt.: 3200?%C (est.).@m[C19: New Latin, from #7actino#5-@t#7#+@t#5-#7ium#5] #Hac#+tin#+i@.um se#+ries@n#6n. #5a radioactive series that starts with actinium-235 and ends with lead-207. #Hac@.ti@.no- #6or before a vowel #3ac@.tin-@n#6combining form.@n#1exhibiting a large number of sunspots, solar flares, etc., and a marked variation in intensity and frequency o f radio emission.@nCompare {#1quiet #5(sense 7)}.@n#1$D. #6Commer ce. #5producing or being used to produce profit, esp. in the form of interest: #6active balances.@n#1$D. #6Electronics. #1a. # 5containing a source of power: #6an active network.@n#1b. #5capable o f amplifying a signal or controlling some function: #6an ac tive component; an active communication satellite.@m#1?-#6n.@n #1$D. #6Grammar. #1a. #5the active voice.@n#1b. #5an active ver b.@n#1$D. #6Chiefly U.S. #5a member of an organization who par?!tic ipates in its activities.@n[C14: from Latin #6*_act*_ivus. #5See #7act, #5-#7ive#5]@m?-#1#!ac#+tive#+ly #6adv.@m#5?-#1#!ac#+tive# +ness@f#6n. #Hac#+tive list@n#6n. Military. #5a list of officers avai lable for full duty. #Hac#+tive serv#+ice #6or esp. U.S. #3ac#+tive du@.ty #6n . #5military duty in an operational area. #Hac#+tiv#+ism #5(#!@akt$I@!v$Iz@@m) #6n. #5a policy of taking direct and often militant action to achieve an end, esp. a political or social one. @m?-#1#!ac#+tiv#+ist@f#6n. #Hac#+tiv#+i@.ty #5(@ak#!t$Iv$It$I) #6n., pl. #1@.ties.@n $D. #5the state or quality of being active.@n#1$D. #5lively action or movement.@n#1$D. #5any specific deed, action, pursuit, etc.: #6recreational activities.@n#1$D. #5the number of disintegrations of a r adioactive substance in a given unit of time, usually expressed in c uries or disintegrations per second.@n#1$D. a. #5the capacity of a substance to undergo chemical change.@n#1b. #5the effective concent ration of a substance in a chemical system.@nThe #1absolute activity #5of a substance B, #Gv\#6B#5, is defined as exp (#Gm#6\B/RT#5) where #Gm#6\B #5is the chemical potential. #Hact of con#+tri#+tion@n#6n. Theol. #5a short prayer of penitence. #Hact of faith@n#6n. Theol. #5an act that demonstrates or tests a person's religious beliefs. #Hact of God@n#6n. Law. #5a sudden and inevitable occurre nce caused by natural forces and not by the agency of man, such as a flood, earthquake, or a similar catastrophe. #Hact of war@n#6n. #5an aggressive act, usually employing military force, which constitutes an immediate threat to peace. #Hac#+to#+my@.o#+sin #5(@!@akt@@$u#!ma$I@@s$In) #6n. #5a complex protein in skeletal muscle that is formed by actin and myosin and which, when stimulated, shortens to cause muscle contraction. #Hact on #6or #3up@.on #6vb. #5(#6intr., prep.#5)@n#1$D. #5to regulateone's behaviour in accordance with (advice, information, etc.).@n#1$D.#5to have an effect on (illness, a part of the body, etc. ). #HAc#+ton#5%1 (#!@akt@@n) #6n. #5a district of the London borough of Ealing. #HAc@.ton#5%2 (#!@akt@@n) #6n.@n#1$D. #1John Em@.er@.ich Ed@.ward Dal@.berg, #51st Baron Acton. 1834@=1902, English historian: a proponent of Christian liberal ethics and adviser of Gl adstone. @n#1$D. #5his grandfather, Sir #1John Fran@.cis Ed@.ward. @n#51736-1811, European naval commander and statesman: admiral of Tuscany (1774@=79) and Naples ( 1779 onwards) already contained in the meaning of the Latin #6 anno Domini #5(in the year of Our Lord), but this is no longer gen eral practice.@n#7b.c. #5is used with both specific d ates and indications of the period: #6Heraclitus was born about 540 # 7b.c.#5; #6the battle took place in the 4th century #7b.c. #Had-@n#6prefix.@n#1$D. #5to; towards: #6adsorb; adverb.@n#1$D. #5near; next to: #6adrenal.@m#5[from Latin: to, towards.@nAs a prefix in words of Latin origin, #6ad- #5became #6ac-, af-, ag-, al-, an-, acq-, ar-, as-, #5and #6at- #5before # 6c, f, g, l, n, q, r, s, #5and #6t, #5and became #6a- #5before #6gn , sc, sp, st#5] #H-ad#5%1@n#6suffix forming nouns.@n#1$D. #5a gr oup or unit (having so many parts or members): #6triad.@n#1$D. #5an epic poem concerning (the subject indicated by the stem): #6Dunciad.@ m#5[via Latin from Greek #6-ad- #5(plural, #6-ades#5)#6, #5original ly forming adjectives; names of epic poems are all formed o n the model of the #6Iliad#5] #H-ad#5%2@n#6suffix forming adverbs.@n#5denoting direction towards a specified part in anatomical descriptions: #6cep halad.@m#5[from Latin #6ad #5(preposition) to, towards] #Ha@.dac#+ty#+lous #5(e$I#!d@akt$Il@@s) #6adj. # 5possessing no fingers or toes.@m[C19: from #7a#5-%1@t#7#+@tdac tyl@t#+@t#5-#7ous#5] #Had#+age #5(#!@ad$Id#f) #6n. #5a traditional sa ying that is accepted by many as true or partially true; proverb.@m[C1 6: via Old French from Latin #6adagium; #5related to #6*_aio #5I s ay] #Ha@.da#+gi@.o #5(@@#!d$a$:d#f$I@!@@$u; #6Italia n #5a#!dad#fo) #6Music.@m#1~#6adj., adv.@n#1$D. #5slow.@m#1~#6n ., pl. #1#+gi@.os @n#1$D. #5a movement or piece to be performed sl owly.@n#1$D. #6Ballet.#5a slow section of a pas de deux.@m[C18: Italia n, from #6ad #5at #+ #6agio #5ease] #HAd@.am#5%1 (#!@ad@@m) #6n.@n#1$D. #6Old Testam ent. #5the first man, created by God: the progenitor of the human race (Genesis 2@=3).@n#1$D. not know #5(#1someone#5) #1from Adam. #5to fail to be acquainted with someone.@n#1$D. the o ld Adam. #5the evil supposedly inherent in human nature.@n#1$D. #1Ad am's ale #6or #1wine. #5water. #HAd@.am#5%2 (#!@ad@@m) #6n.@n#1$D. Rob@.ert. #5 1728@=92, Scottish architect and furniture designer.@nAssisted by h is brother, #1James, #51730@=94, he emulated the harmony of classical and Italian Renaissance architecture.@m#1?-#6adj.@n#1$D. #5in the neoclassical style made popular by Robe rt Adam. #HAd@.am-and-Eve@n#6n. #5another name for #1putt yroot. #Had@.a#+mant #5(#!@ad@@m@@nt) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5u nyielding; inflexible. @n#1$D. #5un?!breakable; impenetrable. @m#1?-#6n.@n#1$D. #5any extremely hard or appare nt?!ly unbreakable substance.@n#1$D. #5a legendary ston e said to be impenetrable, often identified with the diamond or loadstone.@m[Old English: from Latin #6adamant-, #5stem of #6adam as, #5from Greek; literal meaning perhaps: unconquerable, from #7a #5-%1@t#7#+@t#6daman #5to tame, conquer] #Had@.a#+man#+tine #5(@!@ad@@#!m@anta$In) #6adj. @n#1$D. #5having the lustre of a diamond.@n#1$D. #6Rare. #5another wo rd for #1adamant. #HAd@.a#+ma#+wa #5(@!@ad@@#!m$a$:w@@) #6n. #5a s mall group of languages of W Africa, spoken chiefly in E Niger ia, N Cameroon, the Central African Republic, and N Za*"ire, forming a branch of the Niger-Congo family. #HAd#+am#one's assent to, from #6ad- #5to@t#+@t# 6d*_icere #5to say] #Had#+dic#+tion #5(@@#!d$Ik#s@@n) #6n. #5the condition of being abnormally dependent on some habi t, esp. compulsive dependency on narcotic drugs. #Had#+dic#+tive #5(@@#!d$Ikt$Iv) #6adj. #5of, relating to, or causing addiction. #Hadd#+ing ma#+chine@n#6n. #5a mechanic al device, operated manually or electrically, for adding and often s ubtracting, multiplying, and dividing.@nCompare #1calculating machin e. #HAd@.ding@.ton #5(#!@ad$I&nt@@n) #6n. #1Hen@.ry, #51st Viscount Sidmouth. 175 7@=1844, English statesman; prime minister (1801@=04) and home secr etary (1812@=21). #HAd#+dis Ab@.a#+ba #5(#!@ad$Is #!@ab@@ b@@) #6n. #5the capital of Ethiopia, on a central plateau 2400 m ( 8000 ft.) above sea level: founded in 1887; became capital in 1896 . @nPop.: 1@t161@t267 (1975 est.). #HAd@.di@.son #5(#!@ad$Is%@n) #6n. #1Jo @.seph. #51672@=1719, English essayist and poet who, with Richard Ste ele, founded #6The Spectator #5(1711@=14) and contributed most of it s essays, including the #6de Coverley Papers. #HAd@.di@.son's dis#+ease #6n. #5a dise ase characterized by deep bronz?!ing of the skin, anaemia, and ex treme weakness, caused by underactivity of the adrenal glands. Al so called: #1adrenal insufficiency. #5[C19: named after Thom as #6Addison #5(1793@=1860), English physician who identified it] #Had#+di#+tion #5(@@#!d$I#s@@n) #6n.@n# 1$D. #5the act, process, or result of adding.@n#1$D. #5a person or thing that is added or acquired.@n#1$D. #5a mathematical opera tion in which the sum of two numbers or quantities is calculated.@nU sually indicated by the symbol #+@n#1$D. #6Chiefly U.S. #5a par t added to a building or piece of land; annexe. @n#1$D. #6Obsolete. #5a title following a person's name.@n#1$D. in addition. #5(#6adv.#5) also; as well; besides.@n#1$D. in addition to. #5(#6prep.#5) besides; as well as. @m#5[C15: from Latin #6additi*_on-, #5f rom #6addere #5to #7add#5] #Had#+di#+tion#+al #5(@@#!d$I#s@@n%@l) #6adj. #5added or supplementary. #Had#+di#+tive #5(#!@ad$It$Iv) #6adj.@n #1$D. #5characterized or produced by addition; cumulative.@m# 1?-#6n.@n#1$D. #5any substance added to some?!thing to improve it, prevent deterioration, etc. @m#5[C17: from Late Latin #6addit*_ivus , #5from #6addere #5to #7add#5] #Had#+dle#5%1 (#!@ad%@l) #6vb.@n#1$D. # 5to make or become confused or muddled.@n#1$D. #5to make or become rot ten.@m#1?-#6adj.@n#1$D. #5(#6in combination#5) indicating a con fused or muddled state: #6addle-brained; addle-pated.@m#5[C18 ( vb.), back formation from #6addled, #5from C13 #6addle #5rotten, from Old English #6adela #5filth; related to dialect Ger man #6Addel #5liquid manure] #Had#+dle#5%2 (#!@ad%@l) #6vb. Northern English dialect. #5to earn (money or one's living).@m[C13 #6addlen , #5from Old Norse #6*"othlask #5to gain possession of pro perty, from #6*_othal #5property] #Had#+dress #5(@@#!dr$es) #6n.@n#1$D. # 5the conventional form by w#7equal#5]@m?-#1ad#+e@.qua#+cy #5(#!@ad$Ikw@@s$I) #6n.@m#5?-#1#!ad#+e@.quate#+ly @f#6adv. #H#4*`a deux #6French. #5(a #! d$o) #6adj., adv.@n#5of or for two persons. #Had#+here #5(@@d#!h$I@@) #6vb . #5(#6intr.#5)@n#1$D. #5(usually foll. by #6to#5) to stick or hold fa st. @n#1$D. #5(foll. by #6to#5) to be devoted (to a political party, cause, religion, etc.); be a follower (of).@n#1$D. #5(foll. by #6to# 5) to follow closely or exactly: #6adhere to the rules.@n#5[C16 : via Medieval Latin #6adh*_er*_ere #5from Latin #6adhaer*_ere #5t o stick to]@m?-#1ad#+#!her#+ence@f#6n. #Had#+her#+ent #5(@@d#!h$I@@r@ @nt) #6n.@n#1$D. #5(usually foll. by #6of#5) a supporter or followe r.@m#1?-#6adj.@n#1$D. #5sticking, holding fast, or attached. #Had#+he#+sion #5(@@d#!hi$:#f@ @n) #6n.@n#1$D. #5the quality or condition of sticking together or holding fast.@n#1$D. #5ability to make firm contact without skid ding or slipping. @n#1$D. #5attachment or fideli ty, as to a political party, cause, etc.@n#1$D. #5an attrac tion or repulsion between the molecules of unlike substances in contact: distinguished from #6cohesion.@n#1$D. #6Pathol. # 5abnormal union of structures or parts.@n#1$D. #6 Rare. #5concurrence; assent.@m[C17: from Latin #6adhaesi*_on- #5a sticking.@n See #7adhere#5] #Had#+he#+sive #5(@@d#!hi$:s$I v) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5able or designed to adhere; sticky: #6adhesive tape.@n#1$D. #5tenacious or clinging. @m#1?-#6n.@n#1$D. #5a substanc e used for sticking objects together, such as glue, cement , or paste.@m?-#1ad#+#!he#+sive#+ly #6adv.@m#5?-#1ad#+#!he#+sive#+ ness@f#6n. #Had#+hib#+it #5(@@d#!h$Ib$It) #6vb. #5(#6tr.#5) #6Rare. @n#1$D. #5to administer or apply.@n#1$D. #5to affix; atta ch.@n[C16: from Latin #6adhib*_ere #5to bring to, fr om #6ad- #5to@t#+@t#6hab*_ere #5to have , hold]@m?-#1ad#+hi#+bi#+tion #5(@!@adh$I#!b$I#s@@n)@f#6n. #Had hoc #5(@ad #!h$Ak) #6adj. , adv. #5for a particular purpose only: #6an ad hoc decision; an ad hoc commit tee. @m#5[Latin, literally: to this ] #H#4ad ho#+mi#+nem #6Latin. #5 (@ad #!h$Am$I@!n$em) #6adj., adv. #5directed against a person rather than against his arguments.@m[literally: to the man] #Had@.i@.a#+bat#+ic #5(@!@ad$I @@#!b@at$Ik, @!e$I-) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5(of a thermodynamic process) taking place without loss or gain of heat.@m#1?-#6n.@n#1$D. #5a cur ve on a graph representing the changes in two characteristics (such a s pressure and volume) of a system undergoing an adiabatic proces s.@m[C19: from Greek #6adiabatos #5not to be crossed, impassable (to heat), from #7a#5-%1@t#7#+@t#6diabatos #5passable, from #6dia- #5acro ss@t#+@t#6bainein #5to go] #Had@.i#+aph#+or#+ism #5(@!@ad $I#!@af@@@!r$Iz@@m) #6n. #5a Christian Protestant theological theory that certain rites and actions are matters of indifference in rel igion since not forbidden by the Scriptures. [C19: see #7adiaph orous#5] ?-#1@!ad@.i#+#!aph@.o#+rist #6n.@m#5?-#1@!ad@.i#+@!aph@.o# +#!ris#+tic@f#6adj. #Had@.i#+aph@.o#+rous #5(@!@ad $I#!@af@@r@@s) #6adj. #6Med. #5having @n#5[C17: from Latin #6adj*_ut*_are #5to #7aid#5]@m?-#1#!ad#+j u#+tan#+cy@f#6n. #Had#+ju#+tant bird # 6or #3stork@n#6n. #5either of two large carrion-eating storks , #6Leptoptilos dubius #5or #6L. javanicus, #5which are closely r elated and similar to the marabou and occur in S and SE Asia. #Had#+ju#+tant gen#+e r#+al@n#6n., pl. #1ad#+ju#+tants gen#+er#+al.@n$D. #6B rit. Army. #1a. #5the head of a department of the general staff.@n# 1b. #5a general's executive officer.@n#1$D. #6U.S. Army. #5the ad jutant of a military unit with general staff. #Had#+ju#+vant #5(#!@ ad#f@@v@@nt) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5aiding or assisting. @m#1?-#6n.@n#1$D. #5something that aids or assists; auxiliary. @m[C17: from Latin #6 adjuv*_ans, #5present participle of #6adjuv*_are, #5fr om #6juv*_are #5to help] #HAd@.ler@n#6n.@n#1$D . #5(#6German #5#!adl@@r) #1Al@.fred #5(#!alfre$:t). #51870@=1937, Austria n psychiatrist, noted for his descrip tions of overcompensation and inferiority feelings.@n#1$D. #5(# !@adl@@). #1Lar@.ry, #5original name #6Lawrence Cecil Adler. #5born 1914, U.S. har monica player. @m?-#1Ad#+ler#+i@.an #5(@ad#!l$I@@r$I@@n)@ f#6adj. #Had-lib #5(@ad#!l$Ib ) #6vb. #1-libs, -lib@.bing, -libbed.@n$D. #5to improvise and deliver spontaneously (a speech, musical performance, etc.).@m#1~#6adj. #5( #1ad lib #5when predicative)@n#1$D. #5improvised;impromptu. @m#1~#6adv. #1ad lib. @n#1$D. #5spontaneously; freely. @m#1?-#6n.@n#1$D. #5a n improvised performance, often humorous.@n[C18 : short for Latin #6ad libitum, #5literally: according to pleasure ]@m?-#1ad-#!lib@.ber@f#6n. #H#4ad li#+tem #6Lati n. #5(@ad #!la$It$em) #6adj. #5(esp. of a guardian) appoint?!ed for a law suit. #HAdm.@n#6abbrev. for :@n#1$D. #5Admiral.@n#1$D. #5Admiralty. #Had#+man #5(#!@ad@!m @an, -m@@n) #6n., pl. #1#+men.@n#6Informal. #5a person who works in a dvertising. #Had#+mass #5(#!@adm@ as) #6n. #5the section of the public that is susceptible or respon sive to advertising, publicity, etc.@m[C20: from #7ad#5%1 #5#+ #7 mass#5] #Had#+meas#+ure #5(@a d#!m$e#f@@) #6vb.@n#1$D. #5to measure out (land, etc.) as a share; app ortion.@n#1$D. #5(#6tr.#5) to determine the dimensions, capacity, weight, and other details of (a vessel), as for an official regis tration, documentation, or yacht handicap rating.@n[Cl4 #6amesu ren, #5from Old French #6amesurer, #5from #6mesurer #5to #7measure#5; the mode rn form derives from #7ad#5-@t#7#+@tmeasur e#5]@m?-#1ad#+#!meas#+ure#+ment@f#6n. #HAd@.me@.tus #5(@ad# !mi$:t@@s) #6n. Greek myth. #5a king of Thessaly, one of the Argonauts, who was married to Alcestis. #Had#+min #5(#!@adm$I n) #6n. Informal. #5short for #1administration. #Had#+min@.i#+cle #5( @ad#!m$In$Ik%@l) #6n. #6Law. #5something contributing to prove a point without itself being complete proof. @m[C17: from Latin #6adn*_atus, #5a variant form of #6agn*_atus #7agnate#5] #Had nau#+se @.am #5(@ad #!n@$$:z$I@!@am, -s$I-) #6adv. #5to a disgusting e xtent. @m#5[Latin: to (the point of) nausea] #Had#+nom@.i #+nal #5(@@d#!n$Am$In%@l) #6Grammar.@m#1?-#6n.@n#1$D. #5a word modifyi ng a noun.@m#1?-#6adj.@n#1$D. #5of or relating to an adnoun. #Had#+noun # 5(#!@adna$un) #6n. #5an adjective used as a noun; absolute adj ective.@m[C18: from Latin #6ad #5to@t#+@t#7noun, #5formed on the model of #7adverb#5] #Ha@.do #5(@ @#!du$:) #6n. #5bustling activity; fuss; bother; delay (esp. in the phrases #1without more ado, with much ado#5)#1.@m# 5[C14: from the phrase #6at do #5a to-do, from Old Norse #6at #5to (m arking the infinitive)@t#+@t#7do#5%1] #Ha@.do#+be #5(@@#!d@@$ub$I) #6n.@n#1$D. a. #5a #5sun-dried brick usedfor building.@n# 1b. #5(#6as modifier#5)#6: an adobe house.@n#1$D. #5a building constructed of such bricks.@n#1$D. #5the clayey material from which s uch bricks are made.@m[C19: from Spanish ] #Ha@.do#+be flat@n#6n. Chiefly U.S. #5a gently sloping clayey plain formed by a short-lived stream or flood water. #Had@.o#+les #+cence #5(@!@ad@@#!l$es@@ns) #6n. #5the period in hu man development that occurs between the beginning of puberty and adulthood.@m [C15: via Old French from Latin #6adol*_escentia, #5from #6ado l*_escere #5to grow up, from #6al*_escere #5to grow, from #6al*_ere #5to feed, nouris h] #Had@.o#+les #+cent #5(@!@ad@@#!l$es%@nt) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5of or relating to adoles?!cence. @n#1$D. #6In formal. #5behaving in an immature way ; puerile.@m#1?-#6n.@n#1$D. #5an adolescent person. #HAd@.o@.nai #5(@!@ad$A#!na$I, -#!ne$Ia$I) #6n. Judaism. #5a name for God.@m[C15: from Hebrew: lord; compar e #5A#7donis#5] #HA@.don#+ic #5(@@#!d@@$un$Ik) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5(in classical prosody) of or relati ng to a verse line consisting of a dactyl (*_@n*u@n*u@n) followed by a spondee (*_@n*_@n) or by a trochee (*_@n*_@n*u@n), thought to have been fi rst used in laments for Adonis.@n#1$D. #5of or relating to Adonis.@m #1?-#6n.@n#1$D. #5an Adonic line or verse. #HA@.do@.nis #5(@@#!d@@$un$Is) #6n.@n#1$D. #6Greek myth. #5a handsome youth loved by Aphrodite.@nKilled by a wild boar, he was believed to spend par t of the year in the underworld and part on earth, symbolizing the vegetative cycle.@n#1$D. #5a handsome young man.@m[C16: from Latin, via Greek #6Ad*_onis #5from Phoenician #6ad*_oni #5 my lord, a title of the god Tammuz; related to Hebrew #5A#7donai#5 ] #Ha@.dopt #5 (@@#!d$Apt) #6vb. #5(#6tr.#5)@n#1$D. #6Law. #5to bring (a person) into a specific relationship, esp. to take (another's child) as one's own child. @n#1$D. #5to choose and follow (a plan, technique, etc.).@n#1$D . #5to take over (an idea, etc.) as if it were one's own.@n#1$@nC ompare #1i nfant. @n# 5[C16: from Latin #6a dultus, #5from #6adol*_escere #5to grow up, from #6a l*_escere #5to grow, from #6al*_ere #5to feed, nou rish]@m?-#1a@.#!dult#+hood@f#6n. #Ha @.dul#+ter#+ant #5(@@#!d^lt@@r@@nt) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a substance or ing redient that adulterates.@m#1?-#6adj.@n#1$D. #5a dulterating. #Ha @.dul#+ter#+ate@n#6vb. #5(@@#!d^lt@@@!re$It).@n#1$D. #5(#6tr.#5) to debase by adding inferior material: #6t o adulterate milk with water.@m#1?-#6adj. #5(@@#!d^lt@@r$It, -@! re$It).@n#1$D. #5adulterated; debased or impure.@n#1$D. #5a less com mon word for #1adulterous.@n#5[C16: from Latin #6a dulter*_are #5to cor rupt, commit adultery, #5p robably from #6alter #5another, hence to approach another, commit adu ltery]@m?-#1a@.@!dul#+ter@.#!a#+tion #6n .@m#5?-#1a@.#!dul#+ter@.@!a#+tor@f#6n. #Ha @.dul#+ter#+er #5(@@#!d^lt@@r@@) #6or #5(#6fem.#5) #3a @.dul#+ter#+ess@n#6n. #5a person who has committed adu ltery.@m[C16: originally also #6adulter, #5from Latin #6adulter, #5b ack formation from #6adulter*_are #5to #7adulterate#5] #Ha @.dul#+ter#+ine #5(@@#!d^lt@@r$In, -@!ri$:n, -@!ra$In) #6a dj.@n#1$D. #5of or made by adulteration; fake.@n#1$D. #5conceived in adultery: #6an adulterine child. #ha @.dul#+ter#+ous #5(@@#!d^lt@@r@@s) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5of, cha racterized by, or inclined to adultery.@n#1$D. #5an obsolete word for {#1adulterate #5(sense 2)}.@m?-#1a@.#!dul#+ter#+ous#+ly@f#6adv. #Ha @.dul#+ter@.y #5(@@#!d^lt@@r$I) #6n., pl. #1# +ter@.ies.@n#5voluntary sexual intercourse between a married man or woman and partner other than the legal spouse.@m[C15 #6adulterie, #5a ltered (as if directly from Latin #6adulterium#5) from C14 #6a voutrie, #5via Old French from Latin #6adulterium, #5from #6a dulter, #5back formation from #6adulter*_are.@n#5See #7a dulterate#5] #Ha d#+um#+bral #5(@ad#!^mbr@@l) #6adj. Usually poetic. #5shadowy. @m[ C19: from #7ad#5- (in the sense: in)@t#+@tLatin #6umbra #5s hadow] #Ha d#+um#+brate #5(#!@ad^m@!bre$It) #6vb. #5(#6tr.#5)@n#1$D. #5to out line; give a faint indication of. @n#1$D. #5to foreshadow.@n#1$D. #5to overshadow; obs cure.@n[C16: from Latin #6a dumbr*_atus #5represented only in outline, from #6adumbr*_are #5t o cast a shadow on, from #6u mbra #5s hadow]@m?-#1@!ad#+um#+#!bra#+tion #6n.@m#5?-#1ad#+um#+bra#+tive #5( @ad#!^mbr@@t$Iv) #6adj.@m#5?-#1ad#+#!um#+bra#+tive#+ly@f#6adv. #Ha @.dust #5(@@#!d^st) #6adj. #6Archaic.@n#1$D. #5dried up or dar kened by heat; bur nt or scorched.@n#1$D. #5gloomy or melancholy.@m[C14 (in the sense: gloomy): from Latin #6a d*_ustus, #5from #6ad*_urere #5to set fire to, from #6*_urere #5t o burn] #HA @.du#+wa #6or #3A@.do#+wa #5(#!$a$:d$u@!w$a$:) #6n. #5a town in N Eth iopia: Emperor Menelik II defeated the Italians here in 189 6.@nPop.: 16@t430 (1971 est.).@nItalian name: #1A@.du@.a #5( a#!dua#Had#+ven#+tur#+ous #5(@@d#!v$ent#s@@r@@s) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5Also: #1ad#+ven#+ture#+some. #5daring or enterprising. @n#1$D. #5dangerous; involving risk.@m?-#1ad#+#!ven#+tur#+ous#+ly@f#6adv. #Had#+verb #5(#!@ad@!v$z$:b) #6n. #1a. #5a word or group of word s that serves to modify a whole sentence, a verb, another adverb, or an adjective; for example, #6easily, probably, very, #5and #6hap pily #5respectively in the sentence #6They could probably easily envy the very happily married couple.@n#1b. #5(#6as modifier#5)#6: an adv erb marker.@n#5Abbrev.: #1adv.@m#5[C15@=C16: from Latin #6adverbium #5adverb, literally: added word, a translation of Greek #6epirrh*_ema #5a word spoken afterwards] #Had#+ver#+bi@.al #5(@ad#!v$z$:b$I@@l) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a word or g roup of words playing the grammatical role of an adverb, such as #6in the rain #5in the sentence #6I'm singing in the rain.@m#1?-#6adj.@n# 1$D. #5of or relating to an adverb or adverbial. #Had#+ver#+sar@.y #5(#!@adv@@s@@r$I) #6n., pl. #1#+sar@.ies.@n$D . #5a person or group that is hostile to someone; enemy.@n#1$D. #5an opposing contestant in a game or sport. @m[C14: from Latin #6advers*_arius, #5from #6adversus #5against.@nSee #7adverse#5] #Had#+ver#+sa#+tive #5(@@d#!v$z$:s@@t$Iv) #6Grammar.@m#1?-#6adj.@n#1$D. #5(of a word, phrase, or clause) implying opposition or contrast.@n#6But #5and #6although #5are adversative conjunctions introducing adversative clauses. @m#1?-#6n.@n#1$D. #5an adversative word or speech element. #had#+verse #5(#!@adv$z$:s, @ad#!v$z$:s) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5antagon istic or inimical; hostile: #6adverse criticism.@n#1$D. #5unfavourable to one's interests: #6adverse circumstances.@n#1$D. #5contrary or opposite in direction or position: #6adverse winds.@n#1$D. #5(of leaves, flowers, etc.) facing the main stem.@nCompare #1{averse #5(sense 2)}. @n#5[C14: from Latin #6ad?!versus #5opposed to, hostile, from #6advertere #5to turn towards, from #6ad- #5to, towards@t#+@t#6vertere #5to turn]@m?-#1ad#+#!verse#+ly #6adv.@m#5?-#1ad#+#!verse#+ness@f#6n. #Had#+verse pos#+ses#+sion@n#6n. Property law. #5the occupation or possession of land by a person not legally entitled to it.@nIf continued unopposed for a period specifed by law, such occupatio n extinguishes the title of the rightful owner. #Had#+ver#+si@.ty #5(@@d#!v$z$:s$It$I) #6n., pl. #1@.ties.@n$D. #5distress; affliction; hardship. @n#1$D. #5an unfortunate event or incident. #Had#+vert#5%1 (@@d#!v$z$:t) #6vb. #5(#6intr.; #5foll. by #6to#5 ) to draw attention (to); refer (to).@m[C15: from Latin #6advertere # 5to turn one's attention to.@nSee #7adverse#5] #Had#+vert#5%2 (#!@adv$z$:t) #6n. Brit. informal. #5short for #1advertisement. #Had#+vert#+ence #5(@@d#!v$z$:t@@ns) #6or #3ad#+vert#+en#+cy@n#6 n. #5heedfulness or attentiveness.@m?-#1ad#+#!vert#+ent #6adj.@m#5?-#1ad#+#!vert#+ent#+ly@f#6adv. #Had#+ver#+tise #6or U.S. #5(#6sometimes#5) #3ad#+ver#+tize #5(#!@adv@@@!ta$Iz) #6vb.@n#1$D. #5to present or praise (goods, a service, etc.) to the public, esp. in o******************************************************* ***************#HA.E.#800018 #6or #3AE@n#6n. #5the pen name of (George William) #1Russell. #Hae.@n#6abbrev. for #5aetatis. [Latin: at the age of; aged] #HA.E.A.@n#5(in Britain) #6abbrev. for #5Atomic Energy Authority. #HA.E. ?& P.@n#6abbrev. for #5Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. #HA.E.C.@n#5(in the U.S.) #6abbrev. for #5Atomic Energy Commission. #Hae@.ci@.o#+spore #5(#!i$:s$I@@@!sp@$$:) #6n. #5any of the spores produced in an aecium of the rust fungi, which s pread to and infect the primary host.@m[C20: from #7aecium@t#+@tspore#5] #Hae@.ci@.um #5(#!i$:s$I@@m) #6or #3ae@.cid#+i@.um #5(i $:#!s$Id$I@@m) #6n., pl. #1#+ci@.a #5(-s$I@@) #6or #1#+cid@.i@.a #5(-#!s$Id$I@@).@na globular or cup-shaped structure in some rust fungi in which aeciospores are produced.@m[C19: New Latin, from Greek #6aikia #5injury (so called because of the damage the f ungi cause)] #Ha@.e@.des #5(e$I#!i$:di$:z) #6n. #5any mosquito of the genus #6Aedes #5(formerly #6Stegomyia#5) of tropical and subtropical regions, esp. #6A. aegypti, #5 which transmits yellow fever and dengue.@m[C20: New Latin, fr om Greek #6a*_ed*_es #5unpleasant, from #7a#5-%1@t#7#+@t#6*_edos #5pleasant] #Hae@.dile #6or U.S. #5(#6sometimes#5) #3e@.dile #5(#!i $:da$Il) #6n. #5a magistrate of ancient Rome in charge of public works, games, buildings, and roads.@m[C16: from Latin # 6aed*_ilis #5concerned with buildings, from #6aed*_es #5a building ] #HAe@.*"e@.tes #5(i$:#!i$:ti$:z) #6n. Greek myth. #5a k ing of Colchis, father of Medea and keeper of the Golden Fleec e. #HAe@.ge@.an #5(i$:#!d#fi$:@@n) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5of or r elating to the Aegean Sea or Islands.@n#1$D. #5of or relating to the Bronze Age civilization of Greece, Asia Minor, and the Aegean Islands. #HAe@.ge@.an Is#+lands@n#6pl. n. #5the islands of the A egean Sea, including the Cyclades, Dodecanese, Euboea, and Sporade s.@nThe majority are under Greek administration. #HAe@.ge@.an Sea@n#6n. #5an arm of the Mediterranean be tween Greece and Turkey. #HAe@.ge@.us #5(i$:#!d#fi$:u$:s, #!i$:d#f$I@@s) #6n. Gr eek myth. #5an Athenian king and father of Theseus. #HAe@.gi#+na #5(i$:#!d#fa$In@@) #6n.@n#1$D. #5an island in the Aegean Sea, in the Saronic Gulf.@nArea: 85 sq. km (33 s q. miles).@n#1$D. #5a town on the coast of this island: a city-state of ancient Greece.@n#1$D. Gulf of. #5another name for the #1Saronic Gulf.@m?-#5Greek name: #1Aiyina. #HAe@.gir #5(#!i$:d#f$I@@) #6n. Norse myth. #5the god o f the sea. #Hae@.gis #6or U.S. #5(#6sometimes#5) #3e@.gis #5(#!i$: d#f$Is) #6n.@n#1$D. #5sponsorship or protection; auspices (esp. in the phrase #1under the aegis of#5)#1.@n$D. #6Greek myth. #5 the shield of Zeus, often represented in art as a goatskin.@m[C18: fr om Latin, from Greek #6aigis #5shield of Zeus, perhaps related to #6aig-, #5stem of #6aix #5goat] #HAe@.gis@.thus #5(i$:#!d#f$Is#Gg@@s) #6n. Greek myth. #5a cousin to and the murderer of Agamemnon, whose wife Clytemnestra he had seduced.@#Haer@.o#+bi#+ol#+o@.gy #5(@!$e@@r@@$uba$I#!$A l$Id#f$I) #6n. #5the study of airborne microorganisms, spores, etc., esp. those causing disease. @m&-#1@!aer@.o#+bi@.o#+#!log@.i#+cal #6adj. @m#5?-#1@!aer@.o#+bi@.o#+#!log@.i#+cal#+ly #6a dv. @m#5?-#1@!aer@.o#+bi#+#!ol@.o#+gist@f#6n. #Haer@.o#+bi@.o#+sis #5(@!$e@@r@@$uba$I#!@@$us $Is) #6n. #5life in the presence of free oxygen. &-#1aer@.o#+bi@.o#+ti c #5(@!$e@@r@@$uba$I#!$At$Ik) #6adj. #Haer@.o#+do#+net#+ics #5(@!$e@@r@@$ud@@#!n$et $Iks) #6n. #5(#6functioning as sing.#5) the study of soar ing or gliding flight, esp. the study of gliders.@m[C20: from Greek # 6aerodonetos #5tossed in the air, from #7aero#5-@t#7#+@t#6don*_etos, #5past participle of #6donein #5to toss] #Haer@.o#+drome #5(#!$e@@r@@@!dr@@$um) #6or U. S. #3air#+drome #5(#!$e@@@!dr@@$um) #6n. Brit. #5a landing are a, esp. for private aircraft, that is usually smaller than an airport. #haer@.o#+dy#+nam#+ics #5(@!$e@@r@@$uda$I#!n@a m$Iks) #6n. #5(#6functioning as sing.#5) the study of the dynamics of gases, esp. of the forces acting on a body passing th rough air.@nCompare #1{aerostatics #5(sense 1).}@m?-#1@!aer@.o#+dy #+#!nam#+ic #6adj.@m#5?-#1@!aer@.o#+dy#+#!nam@.i#+cal#+ly@ f#6adv. #Haer@.o#+dyne #5(#!$e@@r@@$u@!da$In) #6n. #5a ny heavier-than-air machine, such as an aircraft, that derives the greater part of its lift from aerodynamic forces.@m[C20: back formation from #7aerodynamic#5; see #7dyne#5] #Haer@.o#+em#+bo#+lism #5(@!$e@@r@@$u#!$emb@@@ !l$Iz@@m) #6n. #5the presence in the tissues and blood of nit rogen bubbles, caused by an abrupt and substantial reduction in atmo spheric pressure.@nSee #1decompression sickness. #Haer@.o en@.gine@n#6n. #5an engine for poweri ng an aircraft. #Haer@.o#+foil #5(#!$e@@r@@$u@!f@$$Il) #6or U. S. #3air#+foil #5(#!$e@@@!f@$$Il) #6n. #6Brit. #5a surface, such as an aileron, wing, or tailplan e, that is designed to produce lift or to control an aircraft in f light. #Haer@.o#+gel #5(#!$e@@r@@@!d#f$el) #6n. #5a c olloid that has a continuous solid phase containing dispersed ga s. #Haer@.o#+gram #6or #3aer@.o#+gramme #5(#!$e@@ r@@@!gr@am) #6n.@n#1$D. #5Also called: #1air letter. #5an air-mail letter written on a single sheet of lightweight paper that folds and is sealed to form an envelope. @n#1$D. #5another name for #1radiotelegram. #Haer#+og#+ra#+phy #5($e@@#!r$Agr@@f$I) #6n. # 5the description of the character of the atmosphere. #Haer@.o#+lite #5(#!$e@@r@@@!la$It) #6n. #5a s tony meteorite consisting of silicate minerals. #Haer#+ol#+o@.gy #5($e@@#!r$Al@@d#f$I) #6n. #5 the study of the atmosphere, including its upper layers.@m?-#1a er@.o#+lo#+gic #5(@!$e@@r@@#!l$Ad#f$Ik) #6or #1@!aer@.o#+#!lo g@.i#+cal #6adj.@m#5?-#1aer#+#!ol@.o#+gist@f#6n. #Haer@.o#+me@.chan#+ic #5(@!$e@@r@@$um$I#!k@an $Ik) #6n.@n#1$D. #5an aircraft mechanic.@m#1?-#6adj.@n#1$D. #5of or relating to aeromechanics. #Haer@.o#+me@.chan#+ics #5(@!$e@@r@@$um$I#!k@a n$Iks) #6n. #5(#6functioning as sing.#5) the mechanics of gases, esp. air.@m?-#1@!aer@.o#+me@.#!chan@.i#+cal@f#6adj. #Haer@.o#such as the lungfish) to pass the summer or dry season in a dormant con dition.@nCompare #1hibernate.@n#5[C17: from Latin #6ae st*_iv*_atus, #5from #6aest*_iv*_are #5to stay during the summer, from #6aest*_as #5summer]@m?-#1#!aes#+ti#+@!va#+tor # 6or U.S. #1#!es#+ti#+@!va#+tor@f#6n. #Haes#+ti#+va#+tion #6or U.S. #3es#+t i#+va#+tion #5(@!i$:st$I#!ve$I#s@@n, @!$es-) #6n. @n#1$D. #5the act or condition of aestivating.@n#1$D. #5the arrangem ent of the parts of a flower bud, esp. the sepals and petal s. #Haet. #6or #3aetat.@n#6abbrev. for # 5aetatis.@m[Latin: at the age of] #H@A#800020#3th@.el@.bert #5(#!@a#Gg@ @l@!b$z$:t) #6n. #5a variant spelling of #1Ethelbert. #H@A#800021#3th@.el@.red #5(#!@a#Gg@@ l@!r$ed) #6n. #5a variant spelling of #1Ethelred. #Hae@.ther #5(#!i$:#Gg@@) #6n. #5a va riant spelling of #1ether #5(senses 3@=5). #hae@.the#+re@.al #5($I#!#Gg$I@@r$I@@ l) #6n. #5a variant spelling of {#1ethereal #5(senses 1, 2, 3).}@m?-# 1ae@.the#+re@.al#+i@.ty #5($I@!#Gg$I@@r$I#!@al$It$I) #6n.@m#5?-#1ae@.#!the#+re@.al#+ly@f#6 adv. #Hae@.ti#+ol#+o@.gy #6or U.S. #3e@.ti #+ol#+o@.gy #5(@!i$:t$I#!$Al@@d#f$I) #6n., pl. #1 @.gies.@n$D. #5the philosophy or study of causation.@n#1$D. #5the s tudy of the causes of diseases.@n#1$D. #5the caus e of a disease. @n[C16: from Late Latin #6aetiologia, #5from Greek #6aitiologia, #5from #6aitia #5cause]@m?-#1ae@.ti@.o#+log@.i#+cal #6or U.S. #1e@.ti@.o#+log@.i#+cal #5(@!i$:t$I@@ #!l$Ad#f$Ik%@l) #6adj.@m#5?-#1@!ae@.ti@.o#+#!log@.i#+ cal#+ly #6or U.S. #1@!e@.ti@.o#+#!log@.i#+cal#+ly #6adv.@m#5?-#1@!ae@.ti#+#!ol@.o#+gist #6or U.S. #1@!e@.ti#+#!ol@.o#+gist@f#6n. #HAet#+na #5(#!$etn@@) #6n. #5the Lat in name for Mount #1Etna. #HAe@.to#+li@.a #5(i$:#!t@@$ul$I@@) # 6n. #5a mountainous region forming a department of W central Gre ece, north of the Gulf of Patras: a powerful federal state in t he 3rd century #7b.c.@n#5Chief city: Missolonghi.@nP op. (with Acarnania): 228@t719 (1971).@nArea: 5390 sq. km. (2081 sq. miles). #HA.E.U.@n#5(in Britain) #6abbrev. fo r #5Amalgamated Engineering Union. #HAf.@n#6abbrev. for #5Africa(n). #Ha.f.@n#6abbrev. for #5audio frequen cy. #HA.F.@n#6abbrev. for #5Anglo-French. #HA/F@n#5(in auction catalogues, etc. ) #6abbrev. for #5as found. #HA.F.A.M.@n#6abbrev. for #5Ancient F ree and Accepted Masons. #Ha@.far #5(@@#!f$a$:) #6adv.@n#1$D. #5at, from, or to a great distance.@m#1?-#6n.@n#1$D. #5a great distance (esp. in the phrase #1from afar#5)#1.@m#5[C14 #6a fer, #5 altered from earlier #6on fer #5and #6of fer; #5see #7a#5-%2#7, far #5] #HA@.fars and the Is#+sas #5(#!$a$:f$a$:z, #!i$:s$a$:s) #6n. #1 Territory of the. #5a former French territory in E Afri ca (1946@=77), now the independent republic of Djibouti.@nFo rmer name (until 1967): #1French Somaliland. #HAFB@n#6abbrev. for #5(U.S.) Air For ce Base. #HA.F.C.@the child's maintenance. #Haf#+fil@.i@.a#+tion pro#+c eed#+ings@n#6pl. n. #5legal proceedings, usu?!ally initiated by an un wed mother, claiming legal recognition that a particular man is the father of her child, often associated with a claim for financial support. #Haf#+fine #5(#!@afa$In) #6a dj. Maths. #5of, characterizing, or involving a transformation t hat has a combination of single transformations, such as tra nslation, rotation, and reflection in an axis.@m[C16: via French from Latin #6aff*_inis #5bordering on, related] #Haf#+fined #5(@@#!fa$Ind) # 6adj. #5closely related; connected. #Haf#+fin#+i@.ty #5(@@#!f$In $It$I) #6n., pl. #1@.ties.@n$D. #5a natural liking, taste, or in clination for a person or thing.@n#1$D. #5the person or thing so lik ed.@n#1$D. #5a close similarity in appearance or quality; inher ent likeness.@n#1$D. #5relationship by marriage or by ties other th an of blood, as by adoption.@nCompare #1consanguinity.@n$D. #5simi larity in structure, form, etc., between different animals, p lants, or languages. @n#1$D. #6Chem. #1a. #5the f orce holding atoms together in a molecule; chemical attract ion.@n#1b. #5a measure of the tendency of a chemical reaction to ta ke place expressed in terms of the free energy change. @nSymbol: #6A@n#5[C14: via O ld French from Latin #6aff*_init*_at- #5connected by marriage, from #6aff*_inis #5bordering on, related]@m?- #1af#+#!fin@.i#+tive@f#6adj. #Haf#+firm #5(@@#!f$z$:m) #6 vb. #5(#6mainly tr.#5)@n#1$D. #5(#6may take a clause as object#5) t o declare to be true; assert positively.@n#1$D. #5to upho ld, confirm, or ratify.@n#1$D. #5(#6intr.#5) #6Law. #5to ma ke an affirmation. @n[C14: via Old French from Latin #6affirm*_are #5to present (something) as firm or fixed, assert, from #6ad- #5to@t#+@t#6firm*_are #5to m ake #7firm#5]@m?-#1af#+#!firm#+er #6or #1af#+#!firm#+ant@f#6n. #Haf#+fir#+ma#+tion #5(@!@af @@#!me$I#s@@n) #6n.@n#1$D. #5the act of affirming or the state of be ing affirmed.@n#1$D. #5a statement of the existence or truth of something; assertion. @n#1$D. #6Law. #5a solemn de claration permitted on grounds of conscientious objection t o taking an oath. #haf#+firm@.a#+tive #5(@@#!f $z$:m@@t$Iv) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5confirming or asserting something as tr ue or valid: #6an affirmative statement.@n#1$D. #5indicati ng agreement or assent: #6an affirmative answer.@n#1$D. #6Logic. #5(o f a proposition) affirming the truth of the predicate, as in the pro positions #6all living birds have feathers; some men are marri ed.@n#5Compare #1{negative #5(sense 12).}@m#1?-#6n.@n#1$D. #5a p ositive assertion. @n#1$D. #5a word or phrase s tating agreement or assent, such as #6yes #5(esp. in the phrase #1answer in the affirmative#5)#1.@n$D. # 6Logic. #5a proposition that affirms the truth of the predicate.@n#1$ D. #1the affirmative. #6Chiefly U.S. #5the side in a debate that supports the proposition.@m#1?-@n$D. #6se ntence substitute. Military, etc. #5a signal codeword used to expr ess assent or confirmation.@m?-#1af#+#! firm@.a#+tive#+ly@f#6adv. #Haf#+fix@n#6vb. #5(@@#!f$Ik s).@n(#6tr.; #5usually foll. by #6to #5or #6on#5)@n#1$D. #5t o attach, fasten, join, or stick: #6to affix a poster to the wall.@n#1$D. # 5to add or append: #6to affi#Ha@.float #5(@@#!f l@@$ut) #6adj. #5(#6postpositive#5)#6, adv.@n#1$D. #5floating.@n#1$D. #5aboard ship; at sea.@n#1$D. #5cover ed with water; flooded.@n#1$D. #5aimlessly drifting: #6afloat in a sea of indecision.@n#1$D. #5in circulation; afoot: #6nasty rumo urs were afloat.@n#1$D. #5free of debt; solvent. #Ha@.flut#+ter #5(@ @#!fl^t@@) #6adj. #5(#6postpositive#5)#6, adv.@n#5in or into a nervous or excited state. #HA.F.M.@n#6abbrev. for #5Air Force Medal. #Ha@.foot #5(@@#!f$ ut) #6adj. #5(#6postpositive#5)#6, adv.@n#1$D. #5in circulation or operation; astir: #6mischief was afoo t.@n#1$D. #5on or by foot. #Ha@.fore #5(@@#!f@ $$:) #6adv., prep., conj.@n#5an archaic or dialect word for #1before. #Ha@.fore#+men#+tio ned #5(@@#!f@$$:@!m$en#s@@nd) #6adj. #5(#6usually prenominal#5) (chie fly in legal documents) stated or mentioned before or already. #Ha@.fore#+said #5( @@#!f@$$:@!s$ed) #6adj. #5(#6usually prenominal#5) (chiefly in legal d ocuments) spoken of or referred to previously. #Ha@.fore#+thought #5(@@#!f@$$:@!#Gg@$$:t) #6adj. #5(#6immediately postpositive#5) pre meditated (esp. in the phrase #1malice aforethought#5)#1. #Ha@.fore#+time #5( @@#!f@$$:@!ta$Im) #6adv. Archaic. #5formerly. #Ha for#+ti@.o#+ri #5(e$I@!f@$$:t$I#!@$$:ra$I, -r$I, $a$:-) #6adv. #5for a stronger, m ore convincing, or more certain reason: #6if Britain cannot afford a space programme, then, a fortiori, neither can India. #5[Latin] #Ha@.foul #5(@@#!fa $ul) #6adv., adj. #5(#6postpositive#5)@n#1$D. #5(usually foll. by #6of#5) in or into a state of difficulty, confusion, or confl ict (with).@n#1$D. #5(often foll. by #6of#5) in or into an entangle ment or collision (with) (often in the phrase #1run afoul of#5)#1 : #6a yacht with its sails afoul; the boat ran afoul of a steamer. #HAfr.@n#6abbrev. f or #5Africa(n). #Ha@.fraid #5(@@#!f re$Id) #6adj. #5(#6postpositive#5)@n#1$D. #5(often foll. by #6of#5) fe eling fear or apprehension; frightened: #6he was afraid of cats.@n#1$D. #5reluctant (to do something), as thro ugh fear or timidity: #6he was afraid to let himself go.@n#1$D. #5(often foll. by #6that; #5used to lessen the effect of an unplea sant statement) regretful: #6I'm afraid that I shall have to tell you to go.@m#5[C14 #6affraied, #5past participle o f #7affray #5(to frighten)] #Haf#+reet #6or #3a f#+rit #5(#!@afri$:t, @@#!fri$:t) #6n. Arabian myth. #5a powerful evil demon or giant monster.@m[C19: from Arabic #6`ifr*_it#5] #Ha@.fresh #5(@@#!f r$e#s) #6adv. #5once more; once again; anew. #HAf#+ri#+ca #5(#!@ afr$Ik@@) #6n. #5the second largest of the continents, on the Mediterranean in th e north, the Atlantic in the west, and the Red Sea, Gulf of Ad en, and Indian Ocean in the east.@nThe Sahara Desert divides the continent unequally into North Africa (an early centre of civilizat ion, in close contact with Europe and W Asia, now inhabited chiefly b y Arabs) and Africa south of the Sahara (relatively isolate d from the rest of the world until the 19th century and inhabit ed chiefly by Negro peoples).@nIt was colonized mainly inoccurring some time after its cause.@n#1$D. #6Med. #5a ny delayed response to a stimulus or agent.@nCompare #1side eff ect. #Haf@.ter# +glow #5(#!$a$:ft@@@!gl@@$u) #6n.@n#1$D. #5the glow left after a li ght has disappeared, such as that sometimes seen after sunset.@n# 1$D. #5the glow of an incandescent metal after the source of heat has been remov ed. @n#1$D. #6 Physics. #5luminescence persisting in a gas discharge after the source of power has been removed.@n #1$D. #5a trace, impression, etc., of past emotion, brilliance ,@fetc. #Haf@.ter# +heat #5(#!$a$:ft@@@!hi$:t) #6n. #5the heat generated in a nuclear re actor after it has been shut down, produced by residual radioactiv ity in the fuel elements. #Haf@.ter# +im@.age #5(#!$a$:ft@@r@!$Im$Id#f) #6n. #5a sustained or renewed sensation, esp. visual, after the original stimulus h as ceased. #5Also called: #1aftersensation. #Haf@.ter# +life #5(#!$a$:ft@@@!la$If) #6n. #5life after death or at a la ter time in a person's lifetime. #Haf@.ter# +math #5(#!$a$:ft@@@!m$a$:#Gg, -@!m@a#Gg) #6n.@n#1$D. #5signs or results of an event or occurrence considered collective ly, esp. of a catas?!trophe or disaster: #6the aftermath of war.@n#1$D . #6Agriculture. #5a second mowing or crop of grass from land that has already yielded one crop earlier in the same year.@m[C1 6: #7after@t#+@t#6math #5a mowing, from Old English #6m@ath#5] #Haf@.ter# +most #5(#!$a$:ft@@@!m@@$ust) #6adj. #5closer or closest to the rear o r (in a vessel) the stern; last. #Haf@.ter# +noon #5(@!$a$:ft@@#!nu$:n) #6n.@n#1$D. a. #5the period of the day be tween noon and evening.@n#1b. #5(#6as modifier#5)#6: afternoon tea.@n#1$D. #5a middle or later part: #6the afte rnoon of life. #Haf@.ter# +noons #5(@!$a$:ft@@#!nu$:nz) #6adv. Informal. #5during the afternoon, esp. regularly. #Haf@.ter# +pains #5(#!$a$:ft@@@!pe$Inz) #6pl. n. #5cramplike pains caused by contraction of the uterus after childbirth. #Haf@.ter# +piece #5(#!$a$:ft@@@!pi$:s) #6n. #5a brief usually comic dram atic piece pres ented after a play. #Haf#+ters #5(#!$a$:ft@@z) #6n. #5(#6functioning as sing. or pl.#5) #6Brit. in formal. #5dessert; sweet. #Haf@.ter# +sen@.sa@.tion #5(#!$a$:ft@@s$en@!se$I#s@@n) #6n. #5another word for #1after?!image. #Haf@.ter# +shaft #5(#!$a$:ft@@@!#s$a$:ft) #6n. Ornithol. #5a secondary feather arising near the base of a contour fe ather. #Haf@.ter# +shave lo#+tion #5(#!$a$:ft@@@!#se$Iv) #6n. #5a lotion, usually st yptic and perfumed, for application to the face after shaving.@n Often shortened to #1aftershave. #Haf@.ter# +shock #5(#!$a$:ft@@@!#s$Ak) #6n. #5one of a series of minor trem ors occurring after the main shock of an earthquake. #Haf@.ter# +taste #5(#!$a$:ft@@@!te$Ist) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a taste that lingers on after eating or drinking. @n#1$D. #5 a lingering impression or sensation. #Haf@.ter# +thought #5(#!$a$:ft@@@!#Gg@$$:t) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a comment, reply, etc ., that occurs to one after the opportunity to deliver io f the genus #6Agave #5native to tropical A merica with tall flower stalks rising from thick fleshy leaves: f amily #6Agavaceae.@n#5Some species are the source of f ibres such as sisal or of alcoholic beverages such a s pulque and tequila.@nSee also #1century plant.@m#5[C18: New L atin, from Greek #6agau*_e, #5feminine of #6agauos #5illustrious, p robably alluding to the height of the plant] # HAGC@n#6abbrev. for #5automatic gain control. # Hagcy.@n#6abbrev. for #5agency. # Hage #5(e$Id#f) #6n.@n#1$D. #5the period of time that a person, a nimal, or plant has lived or is expected to live: # 6the age of a tree; what age was he when he died?? the age of a h orse is up to thirty years.@n#1$D. #5the period of existence of an o bject, material, group, etc.: # 6the age of this table is 200 y ears.@n#1$D. a. #5a period or state of human life: # 6he should know better at his age; s he had got beyond the giggly age.@n#1b. #5(#6as modifier#5)#6: age g roup.@n#1$D. #5the latter part of l ife.@n#1$D. a. #5a p eriod of history marked by some feature or c haracteristic; era.@n#1b. #5(#6cap. when part of a name#5)#6: the M iddle Ages; the Space Age.@n#1$D. #5generation: #6the Edwardian a ge.@n#1$D. #6Geology, palaeontol. #1a. #5a p eriod of the earth's history distinguished by special c haracteristics: #6the age of reptiles.@n#1b. #5the period during w hich a stage of rock strata is formed; a subdivision of an e poch.@n#1$D. #6Myth. #5any of the successive periods in the l egendary history of man, which were, a ccording to Hesiod, the golden, silver, bronze, heroic, and iron a ges.@n#1$D. #5(#6often pl.#5) #6Informal. # 5a relatively long time: #6she was an age w ashing her hair; I've been waiting ages.@n#1$D. #6Psychol. #5the l evel in years that a p erson has reached in any area of development, such as mental or e motional, compared with the normal level for his chronological a ge.@nSee also #1achievement age, mental age. @ n#1$D. age before beauty. #5(often said humorously when yielding p recedence) older people take precedence over young?!er people. @ n#1$D. of age. # 5adult and legally r esponsible for one's actions (usually at 18 or 21 years).@m#1?-#6vb. # 1ag@.es, age#+ing #6or #1ag#+ing, aged.@n$D. #5to grow or make old o r apparently old; become or cause to become old or aged.@n#1$D. # 5to begin to seem older: #6to have aged a lot in the past year. @ n#1$D. # 6Brewing. #5to mature or cause to mature. @ m#5[C13: via Old French from V ulgar Latin #6aetat*_icum #5(unattested), from Latin # 6aet*_as, #5ultimately from #6aevum # 5lifetime; compare #7aeon#5] # H-age@n#6suffix forming nouns.@n#1$D. #5indicating a collection, s et, or group: #6acreage; baggage.@n#1$D. #5indicating a process or a ction or the result of an action: #6haulage; passage; b reakage.@n#1$D. #5indicat?!ing a state, condition, or relationship: # 6bondage; parent?!age.@n#1$D. #5indicating a house or place: # 6orphanage.@n#1$D. #5indicating a charge or fee: #6postage.@n#1$D. # 5indicat#Hag#+gran#+dize #6or #3ag#+gran#+dise #5(#!@agr@@n@!da$Iz, @@#!gr@anda$Iz) #6vb. #5(#6tr.#5)@n#1$D. #5to increase the pow er, wealth, prestige, scope, etc., of.@n#1$D. #5to cause (somethin g) to seem greater; magnify; exaggerate. @n[C17: from Old French #6aggrandiss-, #5long stem of #6aggrandir #5to make bigger, from Latin #6grandis #7grand#5; the ending #6-ize #5is due to the influence of verbs ending in #6-ise, -ize#5]@m?-#1ag#+gran#+dize#+ment #6or #1ag#+gran#+dise#+ment #5(@@#!gr@and$Izm@@nt) #6n.@m#5?-#1#!ag#+gran#+@!diz#+er #6or #1#!ag#+gran#+@!dis#+er@f#6n. #Hag#+gra#+vate #5(#!@agr@@@!ve$It) #6vb. #5(#6tr.#5) @n#1$D. #5to make (a disease, situation, problem, etc.) worse or more severe.@n#1$D. #6Informal. #5to annoy; exasperate. @n[C16: from Latin #6aggrav*_are #5to make heavier, #5from #6gravis #5heavy]@m?-#1@!ag#+gra#+#!va#+tion@f#6n.#e#1Usage.@n#5The use of #6aggravate #5and #6aggravation #5for #6annoy #5and #6annoyanc e #5is usually avoided in formal English. #Hag#+gre#+gate@n#6adj. #5(#!@agr$Ig$It, -@!ge$It).@n#1$D. #5f ormed of separate units collected into a whole; collective; corporate.@n#1$D. #5(of fruits and flowers) composed of a dens e cluster of carpels or florets.@m#1?-#6n. #5(#!@agr$Ig$It, -@!ge$It).@n#1$D. #5a sum or assemblage of many separate units ; sum total.@n#1$D. #6Geology. #5a rock, such as granite, consisting of a mixture of minerals.@n#1$D. #5the sand, etc., mixed with cement and water to make concrete.@n#1$D. in the aggregate. #5taken as a whole. @m#1?-#6vb. #5(#!@agr$I@!ge$It).@n#1$D. #5to combine or be combined into a body, etc.@n#1$D. #5(#6tr.#5) to amount to (a number).@m[C16: from Latin #6aggreg*_are #5to add to a flock or herd, attach (oneself) to, from #6grex #5flock]@m#1#!ag#+gre#+gate#+ly #6ad v. @m#5?-#1@!ag#+gre#+#!ga#+tion #6n.@m#5?-#1ag#+gre#+ga#+tive #5(#!@agr$I@!ge$It$Iv)@f#6adj. #Hag#+gress #5(@@#!gr$es) #6vb. #5(#6intr.#5) to attack first or begin a quarrel.@m[C16: from Medieval Latin #6aggress*_are #5t o attack, from Latin #6aggred*_i #5to attack, approach] #Hag#+gres#+sion #5(@@#!gr$e#s@@n) #6n. @n#1$D. #5an attack or harmful action, esp. an unprovoked attack by one country against another. @n#1$D. #5any offensive activity, practice, etc.: #6an aggress ion against personal liberty.@n#1$D. #6Psychol. #5a hostile or des tructivemental attitude or behaviour. @n[C17: from Latin #6aggression-, #5from #6aggr*_edi #5to attack] @m#5?-#1ag#+gres#+sor #5(@@#!gr$es@@)@f#6n. #Hag#+gres#+sive #5(@@#!gr$es$Iv) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5quarrelsome or belligerent: #6an aggressive remark. @n#1$D. #5assertive; vigorous: #6an aggressive businessman.@m#5?-#1ag#+#!gres#+sive#+ly@f#6adv. #Hag#+grieve #5(@@#!gri$:v) #6vb. #5(#6tr.#5)@n#1$D. #5(#6ofte n impersonal or passive#5) to grieve; distress; afflict: #6it aggrievedlead]@m?-#1-a@.gog@.ic #6adjective combining form.@m# 5?-#1-a@.go@.gy #6noun combining form. #Hag@.on #5(#!@ag@@$un, -g$An) #6n., pl. #1a@.go#+nes #5(@@#!g@@$uni$:z). #5(in ancient Greece) a festival at which competitors contended for prizes.@nAmong the best known were the Olympic, Pythias, Nemean, and Isthmian Games . @m[C17: Greek: contest, from #6agein #5to lead] #Ha@.gone #5(@@#!g$An) #6adv. #5an archaic word for # 1ago. #Ha@.gon#+ic #5(@@#!g$An$Ik, e$I#!g$An$Ik) #6adj. #5f orming no angle.@m[C19: from Greek #6ag*_onos, #5from #7a#5-%1@t#7#+@t#6g*_onia #5angle] #Ha@.gon#+ic line@n#6n. #5an imaginary line on the su rface of the earth connecting points of zero magnetic declination. #Hag@.o#+nist #5(#!@ag@@n$Ist) #6n.@n#1$D. #5any musc le that is opposed in action by another muscle.@nCompare #1antag onist.@n$D. #5a competitor, as in an agon. @m[C17: from Greek #6ag*_on #7agon#5] #Hag@.o#+nis#+tic #5(@!@ag@@#!n$Ist$Ik) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5striving for effect; strained.@n#1$D. #5eager to win in discussion or argument; competitive. @m[C17: via Late Latin from Greek #6ag*_onistikos, #5from #6ag*_on #5contest] #Hag@.o#+nize #6or #3ag@.o#+nise #5(#!@ag@@@!na$Iz) # 6vb.@n#1$D. #5to suffer or cause to suffer agony. @n#1$D. #5(#6intr.#5) to make a desperate effort; str uggle; strive.@m[C16: via Medieval Latin from Greek #6ag*_on izesthai #5to contend for a prize, from #6ag*_on #7agon#5] @m#5?-#1#!ag@.o#+@!niz#+ing#+ly #6or #1#!ag@.o#+@!nis #+ing#+ly #6adv. #Hag@.o#+ny #5(#!@ag@@n$I) #6n., pl. #1#+nies.@n$D. # 5acute physical or mental pain; anguish. @n#1$D. #5the suffering or struggle preceding death. @n#1$D. pile, put, #6or #1turn on the agony. #6Brit. informal. #5to exaggerate one's distre ss for sympathy or greater effect.@m[C14: via Late Latin from Greek # 6ag*_onia #5struggle, from #6ag*_on #5contest] #Hag@.o#+ny col#+umn@n#6n. Brit. informal. #5a newspaper column devoted to advertisements relati ng esp. to personal problems. #Hag@.o#+ra#5%1 (#!@ag@@r@@) #6n., pl. #1#+rae #5(-ri $:, -ra$I) #6or #1#+ras.@n#5(#6often cap.#5) #1a. #5the marketplace i n Athens, used for popular meetings, or any similar place of assembl y in ancient Greece.@n#1b. #5the meeting itself.@m[from Greek, fro m #6agorein #5to gather] #Hag@.o#+ra#5%2 (@!@ag@@#!r$a$:) #6n., pl. #1#+rot #5 (-#!r$At).@nan Israeli monetary unit worth one hundredth of a pound. @m[Hebrew, from #6*_ag*_or #5to collect] #Hag@.o#+ra#+pho#+bi@.a #5(@!@ag@@r@@#!f@@$ub$I@@) #6 n. #5an abnormal dread of open spaces.@m#5?-#1@!ag@.o#+ra#+#!pho#+bic #6adj.,@fn. #HA@.gos@.ti@.ni #5(#6Italian #5agos#!ti$:ni) #6n. #1Gia@.co@.mo #5(#!d#f$a$:komo).@nborn 1944, Italian racing motorcyclist: world champion (500 cc. class) 1966@=72 ; (350 cc. class) 1968@=74. #Ha@.gou#+ti #5(@@#!gu$:t$I) #6n., pl. #1#+tis #6or # 1#+ties.@n$D. #5any hystricomorph rodent of the genus #6Dasyprocta, #5of Central and South America a#Hag#+ros#+tol#+o@.gy #5(@!@agr@@#!st$Al@@d# f$I) #6n. #5the branch of botany concerned with the study of grasses.@ m[C19: from Greek #6agr*_ostis #5a type of grass@t#+@t-#7logy# 5] #Ha@.ground #5(@@#!gra$und) #6adv., adj. #5( #6postpositive#5) on or onto the ground or bottom, as in shallow wat er. #Hag#+ryp#+not#+ic #5(@!@agr$Ip#!n$At$Ik) #6 adj.@n#1$D. #5inducing, relating to, or characterized by insomnia.@m #1?-#6n.@n#1$D. #5a drug or agent that induces insomnia.@m[C20: from Greek #6agrupnos #5wakeful, from #6agrein #5to pursue@t#+@t#6 hupnos #5sleep] #Hagt.@n#6abbrev. for:@n#1$D. #5agent.@n#1$D . #5agreement. #H#4a@.guar#+dien#+te #6Spanish. #5(a$Gwar#! $djente) #6n. #5any inferior brandy or similar spirit, esp. from Spain, Portugal, or South America.@m[C19: Spanish: burning water ] #HA@.guas#+ca#+lien#+tes #5(#6Spanish #5@!a$ Gwaska#!ljentes) #6n. @n#1$D. #5a state in central Mexico.@nPop.: 338@t142 (19 70).@nArea: 6472 sq. km (2499 sq. miles).@n#1$D. #5a city in central Mexico, capital of Aguascalientes state, about 1900 m (6200 ft. ) above sea level, with hot springs.@nPop.: 221@t538 (1975 est.). #Ha@.gue #5(#!e$Igju$:) #6n. @n#1$D. #5malarial fever with successive sta ges of fever and chills. @n#1$D. #5a fit of shivering. @m[C14: from Old French (#6fievre#5) #6ague #5acute fever; see #7acute#5] #Ha@.gue#+weed #5(#!e$Igju$:@!wi$:d) #6n.@n# 1$D. #5a North American gentianaceous plant, #6Gentiana quinquefolia , #5that has clusters of pale blue-violet or white flowers.@n#1$D. #5 another name for #1boneset. #HA@.gul#+has #5(@@#!g^l@@s) #6n. #1Cape. #5 a headland in South Africa, the southernmost point of the Africa n Continent. #Hah #5($a$:) #6interj. #5an exclamation exp ressing pleasure, pain, sympathy, etc., according to the intonation of the speaker. #Ha.h.@n#6abbrev. for #5ampere-hour. #HA.H.@n#5(indicating years in the Muslim sy stem of dating, numbered from the Hegira (622 #7a.d.#5)) #6abbrev. for #5anno Hegirae.@m[Latin] #Ha@.ha #5($a$:#!h$a$:) #6interj. #5an excla mation expressing triumph, surprise, etc., according to the in tonation of the speaker. #HA@.hab #5(#!e$Ih@ab) #6n. Old Testament. # 5the king of Israel from approximately 869 to 850 #7b.c. #5and husban d of Jezebel: rebuked by Elijah (I Kings 16:29@=22:40). #HA@.has@.u@.e@.rus #5(@@@!h@azju$:#!$I@@r@@ s) #6n. Old Testament. #5a king of ancient Persia and husband of Es ther, generally identified with Xerxes. #Ha@.head #5(@@#!h$ed) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5(#6po stpositive#5) in front; in advance.@m#1?-#6adv.@n#1$D. #5at or in th e front; in advance; before.@n#1$D. #5onwards; forwards: #6go str aight ahead.@n#1$D. ahead of. a. #5in front of; at a further advanced position than.@n#1b. #6Stock Exchange. #5in anticipation of: #6th e share price rose ahead of the annual figures.@n#1$D. #6Informal. #1be ahead. #5to have an advanta ge; be winning: #6ahead on points.@n#1$D. get ahead. #5to advance or attain success. #Ha@.hem #5(@@#!h$em) #6interj. #5a clearing of the throat, used to attract a@nCapital: Bourg.@nPop.: 386@t943 (1975).@nAre a: 5785 sq. km (2256 sq. miles).@n#1$D. #5a river in E Franc e, rising in the Jura Mountains and flowing south to the Rh*^one.@n Length: 190 km (118 miles). #Hain't #5(e$Int) #6Not standard. c ontraction of #5am not, is not, are not, #5have not, #6or #5has not : #6I ain't seen it. #e#1Usage. #5Although the interroga tive form #6ain't I?? #5would be a natural contraction of #6am not I ??, #5it is generally avoided in spoken English and never used in fo rmal English. #HAin#+tab #5(a$In#!t$a$:b) #6n. #5 the former name (until 1921) of #1Gaziantep. #HAi@.nu #5(#!a$Inu$:) #6n.@n#1$D. #5(#6pl. #1@.nus #6or #1@.nu#5) a m ember of #5the aboriginal people of Japan, n ow mostly intermixed with Mongoloid immigrants whose skin col our is more yellowish.@n#1$D. #5the language of this people, of n o known relationships, still spoken i n parts of Hokkaido and elsewhere.@m[Ainu: man] #Ha*"i@.o@.li #5(a$I#!@@$ul$I, e$I- ) #6n. #5garlic mayonnaise. @m[from French #6ail #5garlic] #hair #5($e@@) #6n.@n#1$D. #5the mi xture of gases that forms the earth's atmosphere.@nAt sea level d ry air has a density of 1.226 kilograms per sq. metre and consist s of 78.08 per cent nitrogen, 20.95 per cent oxygen, 0.93 per cen t argon, 0.03 per cent carbon dioxide, with smaller quantities of ozone and inert gases; water vapour varies between 0 and 4 per c ent and in industrial areas sulphur gases may be present as pol lutants.@n#1$D. #5the space above and around the earth; sky.@nRelated adj.: #1aerial. @n#1$D. #5breeze; slight wind.@n#1$ D. #5public expression; utterance: #6to give ai r to one's complaints.@n#1$D. #5a distinctive quality: #6an air of mystery.@n#1$D. #5a per son's distinctive appearance, manner, or bearing.@n#1$D. #6Music. #1a. #5a simple tune for either voc al or instrumental performance.@n#1b. #5another word f or #1aria. @n#1$D. #5transportation in aircraft (esp. in the phrase #1by a ir#5)#1.@n$D. #5an archaic word for #1{breath #5(senses 1@=3).}@n#1 $D. clear the air. #5to rid a situation of tension or discord by settling misunderstandings, etc.@n#1$D. give #5(#1someone#5) #1the air. #6Slang. #5to reject or dismiss (so meone).@n#1$D. in the air. a. #5in circulation; current.@ n#1b. #5in the process of being decided; unsettled.@n#1$D. in to thin air. #5leaving no trace behind.@n#1$D. o n #5(#6or #1off#5) #1the air. #5(not) in the act of br oadcasting or (not) being broadcast on radio or television.@n #1$D. take the air. #5to go out of doors, as for a short walk or ri de.@n#1$D. up in the air. a. #5uncertain.@n#1b. #6Informal. #5agitated or excited.@n#1$D. walk #5(#6or #1tread#5) #1on air. #5to feel elated.@n#1$D. #5(#6modifier#5) #6Astrology. #5of or relating to a group of three signs of the zodia c, Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius. @nCompare #1{earth #5(sense 10)}, #1{fire #5(sense 24)}, #1{water #5( sense 12).}@m#1?-#6vb.@n#1$D. #5to expose or be exposed to the air so as to cool or freshen; ventilate: #6to air a room.@n#1$D. #5to expose or be exposed to warm or heated air so as#Hair jack#+et@n#6n.@n#1$D . #5an air-filled envelope or compartment surround?!ing a machine or part to reduce the rate at which heat is transferred to or from it. @nCompare #1water jacket. @n#1$D. #5a less common na me for #1life jacket. #Hair#+less #5(#!$e@@l$Is) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5lacking fresh air; stuffy or sultry.@n#1$D. #5devoid of air.@m?-#1#!air#+less#+ness@f#6n. #hair let#+ter@n#6n. #5ano ther name for #1{aerogram #5(sense 1).} #Hair#+lift #5(#!$e@@@!l$I ft) #6n.@n#1$D. #5the transportation by air of passengers, troops, car go, etc., esp. when other routes are bloc ked.@m#1?-#6vb.@n#1$D. #5(#6tr.#5) to transport by an airlift. #Hair#+line #5(#!$e@@@!la$ In) #6n.@n#1$D. a. #5a system or organization that provides scheduled flights for passengers or cargo.@n#1b. #5(#6as modifier#5)#6: an airline pilot.@n#1$D. #5a hose or tube carrying air under pressure.@n#1$D. #6Chiefly U.S. #5a beeline . #Hair#+lin#+er #5(#!$e@@@! la$In@@) #6n. #5a large passenger aircraft. #Hair#+lock #5(#!$e@@@!l$A k) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a bubble in a pipe causing an obstruct ion or stoppage to the flow. @n#1$D. #5an airtight cham ber with regulated air pressure used to gain acce ss to a space that has air under pressure. #Hair mail@n#6n.@n#1$D. #5 the system of conveying mail by aircraft.@n#1$D. #5mail co nveyed by aircraft.@m#1?-#6adj. #1ai r-mail.@n$D. #5of, used for, or concerned with air mail.@m#1?-#6vb. #1air-mail.@n$D. #5(#6tr.#5) to send by air mail. #Hair#+man #5(#!$e@@m@@n) #6n., pl. #1#+men.@n#5an aviator, esp. one serving in the armed force s.@m?-#1#!air#+@!wom@.an #6fem.@fn. #Hair mar#+shal@n#6n.@n#1$ D. #5a senior Royal Air Force officer of equivalent rank to a vi ce admiral in the Royal Navy. @n#1$D. #5a Royal Australi an Air Force officer of the highest rank. #Hair mass@n#6n. #5a large body of air having characteristics of temperature, moisture, and pressure that are approximately uniform horizontally. #hair mile@n#6n. #5another name for #1{nautical mile #5(sense 1).} #Hair-mind@.ed@n#6adj. #5i nterested in or promoting aviation or aircraft.@m?-#1#!air-mind@ .ed#+ness@f#6n. #HAir Of#+fic#+er@n#6n. #5 an officer in the Royal Air Force above the rank of Group Captain. #Hair#+plane #5(#!$e@@@!pl e$In) #6n. #5the U.S. name for #1aeroplane. #Hair plant@n#6n. #5anothe r name for #1epiphyte. #Hair pock#+et@n#6n.@n#1$D . #5a localized region of low air density or a descending air curren t, causing an aircraft to suffer an abrupt decrease in height.@n#1$D. #5any pocket of air that prevents the flow of a liquid or gas, a s in a pipe. #Hair#+port #5(#!$e@@@!p@$ $:t) #6n. #5a landing and taking-off are a for civil aircraft, usually with surfaced runw ays and aircraft maintenance and passenger facilities. #Hair pow#+er@n#6n. #5the strength of a nation's air force. #Hair pump@n#6n. #5a devic e for pumping air in or out of something. #Hair raid@n#6n. #1a. #5an attack by hostile aircraft or missiles.#HA@.jax #5(#!e$I d#f@aks) #6n. Greek myth.@n#1$D. #5the son of Tela mon; a Greek hero of the Trojan War who killed himself in vexati on when Achilles' armour was given to Odysseus.@n#1$D. #5called #6Ajax the Lesser, #5a Locrian king, a swift-footed Gr eek hero of the Trojan War. #HA.J.C.@n#6abbre v. for #5Australian Jockey Club. #HAj#+mer #5(^d#f #!m$I@@) #6n. #5a city in NW India, in Rajasthan: textil e centre.@nPop.: 262@t851 (1971). #HA@.kad#+e@.mi # 5(@@#!k$a$:d@@m$I) #6n. #5(in India) a learned society. #HA@.kan #5(#!$a$ :k$a$:n) #6n.@n#1$D. #5(#6pl. #1@.kan #6or #1@.kans#5) a mem ber of #5a people of Gha na and the E Ivory Coast .@n#1$D. #5the language of this people, having two chief dialects, Fanti and Twi, and belonging to the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo family. #HAk@.bar #5(#!@a kb$a$:) #6n. #5called #6Akbar the Great. #51542@=1605, Mog ul emperor of India (1556@=1605), who extended the Mogul empire to i nclude N India. #HA@.ke#+la #5($a $:#!ke$Il@@) #6n. Brit. #5the adult leader of a pack of Cub Scouts.@nU .S. equivalent: #1Den Mother.@m#5[C20: after #5a character in Kipling's #6The Jungle Book #5(18 94@=95), who is the leader of a wolfpack] #Ha@.kene #5(@@#! ki$:n) #6n. #5a variant spelling of #1achene. #HA@.kha@.*"i@.a #5(@!aka#!ia) #6n. #5transliteration of the modern Gre ek name for #1Achaea . #Ha@.kha#+ra #5(@ @#!k$a$:r$a$:) #6n. #5(in India) #5a gymnasium. #HAk@.he@.na@.ten #6or #3Ak@.he@.na@.ton #5(@!@ak@@#!n$a$:t%@n) #6n. #5original name # 6Amenhotep IV. #5died ??1358 #7b.c., #5king of Egypt, of the 18t h dynasty; he moved his capital from Thebes to Te ll El Amarna and introduced the cult of Aten. #HAkh@.ma@.to@.va #5(#6Russian #5ax#!mat@@v@@) #6n. #1An@.na #5(#!ann@@). pseu do?!nym of #6Anna Gorenko. #51889@=1966, Russian poetess: noted fo r her concise and intensely personal lyrics. #HAk@.i@.hi@.to # 5(@!@ak$I#!hi$:t@@$u) #6n. #5born 1933, crown prince of Japan. #Ha@.kim#+bo #5(@ @#!k$Imb@@$u) #6adj. #5(#6postpositive#5)#6, adv. #5with hands on hips and elbows projecting outwards.@m[C15: #6in kenebowe, #5literally: in k een bow, that is, in a sharp curve] #Ha@.kin #5(@@#!k $In) #6adj. #5(#6postpositive#5)@n#1$D. #5related by blood; of the sam e kin.@n#1$D. #5(often foll. by #6to#5) having similar character istics, properties, etc. #HAk#+kad #6or #3 Ac#+cad #5(#!@ak@ad) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a city on the Euphrates in N Ba bylonia, the centre of a m ajor empire and civilization (2360@=2180 #7b.c .#5).@n#5Ancient name: #1Agade.@n$D. #5an ancient region lying north of Babylon, from which the Akkadian language and culture is named. #HAk#+ka#+di@.an #6or #3Ac#+ca#+di@.an #5(@@#!k@ad$I@@n, @@#!ke$I-) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a m ember of an ancient Sem itic people who lived in central Mesopotamia in the second misketches of rural life, esp. in #6The Three-Co rnered Hat #5(1874). #HAl@.a@ .ric #5(#!@al@@r$Ik) #6n. #5??370@=410 #7a.d., #5king of the Visigoth s, who served under the Roman emperor Theodosius I but later invaded Greece and Italy, capturing Rome in 410. #Ha@.lar m #5(@@#!l$a$:m) #6vb. #5(#6tr.#5)@n#1$D. #5to fill with apprehen sion, anxiety, or fear. @n#1$D. #5to warn about danger; alert.@m#1?-#6n.@n#1$D. #5fear or terror a roused by awareness of danger; fright.@n#1$D. #5appreh ension or uneasiness: #6the id ea of failing filled him with alarm.@n#1$D. #5a nois e, signal, etc., warning of danger. @n#1$D. #5any device that transmits such a warning: #6a burglar alarm.@n#1$D. a. #5the device in an alarm clock that tri ggers off the bell or buzzer. @n#1b. # 5short for #1alarm clock.@n$D. #6Archai c. #5a call to arms.@n#1$D. #6Fencin g. #5a warning or challenge made by stamping the front foot.@n[ C14: from Old French #6alarme, #5from Old Italian #6all'ar me #5to arms; see #7arm#5% 2]@m?-#1a@.#!larm#+ing #6adj.@m #5?-#1a@.#!larm#+ing#+ly@f#6adv. #Ha@.lar m clock@n#6n. #5a clock with a mechanism that sounds at a set time: used esp. for waking a person up. #Ha@.lar m#+ist #5(@@#!l$a$:m$Ist) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a person who alarms or attem pts to alarm others needless ly or without due grounds.@n#1$D. #5a person w ho is easily alarmed. @m#1?-#6 adj.@n#1$D. #5characteristic of an alarmist .@m?-#1a@.#!larm#+ism@f#6n. #Ha@.lar #+um #5(@@#!l@ar@@m, -#!l$a$:r-, -#!l$e@@r-) #6n.@n#1$D. #6Archai c. #5an alarm, esp. a call to arms. @n#1$D. #5(used as a stage direction, esp. in Elizabethan drama) a loud disturbance or conflict (esp. in the phrase #1alarum s and excursions#5). @m[C15: variant of #7alarm#5] #Ha@.lar @.y #5(#!e$Il@@r$I, #!@a-) #6adj. #5of, re lating to, or shaped like wings. @m[C17: from Latin #6*_al*_arius, #5from #6*_ala #5wing] #Ha@.las #5(@@#!l@as) #6interj. #5an exclamation of grief, c ompassion, or alarm.@m[C13: from Old French #6ha las&! #5 oh wretched&!; #6las #5from Latin #6lassus #5weary] #HAlas.@ n#6abbrev. for #5Alaska. #HA@.las #+ka #5(@@#!l@ask@@) #6n.@n#1$D. #5the largest state of the U.S., in the extreme northwest of North America: the aborigin al inhabitants are Eskimos; the earliest White settlements were mad e by the R ussians.@nIt is mostly mountain ous and volcanic, rising over 6000 m (20@t000 ft.), with the Yukon ba sin in the central region; large areas are covered by tundra; it has i mportant mineral resources (chiefly coal, oil, and natural gas).@nCapital: Willow S outh.@nPop.: 302@t173 (1970).@nArea: 1@t518@t859 sq. km (586@t43 2 sq. miles).@ n#6adj.@m#5?-#1@!Al#+bi#+#!gen#+si#+an#+ism@f#6n. #Hal#+bi#+no #5(@al#!bi$:n@@$u) #6n., pl. #1#+nos.@n$D. #5a person with congenital absence of pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair.@n#1$D. #5any animal or plant that is deficient in pigment.@n[C18: via Portuguese from Spanish, from #6albo #5white, from Latin #6albus#5]@m?-#1al#+bin#+ic #5(@al#!b$In$Ik) #6or #1@!al#+bin#+#!is#+tic #6adj.@m#5&-#1al#+bi#+nism #5(#!@alb$I@!n$Iz@@m) #6n. @m#5?-#1al#+bi#+not#+ic #5(@!@alb$I#!n$At$Ik)@f#6adj. #HAl@.bi@.no@.ni #5(#6Italian #5@!albi#!no$:ni) #6n. #1To@.ma@.so #5(to#!ma$:zo). 1671@=1750, Italian composer and violinist. He wrote concertos and over 50 operas. #HAl@.bi@.nus #5(@al#!bi$:n@@s) #6n. #5another name for #1Alcuin. #HAl#+bi#+on #5(#!@alb$I@@n) #6n. Archaic or poetic. #5Britain or England.@m[C13: from Latin, of Celtic origin] #Hal#+bite #5(#!@alba$It) #6n. #5a white, bluish-green, or reddish-grey widely occurring feldspar mineral of the plagioclase series consisting of an aluminium silicate of sodium.@nIt is used in the manufacture of glass and ceramics and as a gemstone.@nFormula: NaAlSi\3O\8.@n[C19: from Latin #6albus #5white]@m?-#1al#+bit#+ic #5(@al#!b$It$Ik)@f#6adj. #HAl@.boin #5(#!@alb@$$In, -b@@$u$In) #6n. #5died 573 #7a.d., #5king of the Lombards (565@=73); conqueror of N Italy. #H*%Al#+borg #5(#6Danish #5#!@$lb@$r) #6n. #5a variant spelling of #1Aalborg. #Hal#+bum #5(#!@alb@@m) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a book or binder consisting of blank pages, pockets, or envelopes for keeping photographs, stamps, autographs, drawings, poems, etc.@n#1$D. #5a booklike holder containing sleeves for gramophone records.@n#1$D. #5one or more long-playing records released as a single item.@n#1$D. #6Chiefly Brit. #5an anthology, usually large and illustrated. @m[C17: from Latin: blank tablet, from #6albus #5white] #Hal#+bu#+men #5(#!@albj$um$In, -m$en) #6n.@n#1$D. #5the white of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance, mostly an albumin, that surrounds the yolk. @n#1$D. #5a rare name for #1endo?!sperm.@n$D. #5a variant spelling of #1albumin.@m#5[C16: from Latin: white of an egg, from #6albus #5white] #Hal#+bu#+me@.nize #6or #3al#+bu#+me@.nise #5(@al#!bju$:m$I@!na$Iz) #6vb. #5(#6tr.#5) to coat with a solution containing albumen or albumin. #Hal#+bu#+min #6or #3al#+bu#+men #5(#!@albj$um$In) #6n. #5any of a group of simple water-soluble proteins that are coagulated by heat and are found in blood plasma, egg white, etc.@m[C19: from #7albumen@t#+@t#5-#7in#5] #Hal#+bu#+mi#+nate #5(@al#!bju$:m$I@!ne$It) #6n. Now rare. #5any of several substances formed from albumin by the action of acid or alkali. #Hal#+bu#+mi#+noid #5(@al#!bju$:m$I@!n@$$Id) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5resembling albumin.@m#1?-#6n.@n#1$D. #5another name for #1scleroprotein. #Hal#+bu#+mi#+nous #5(@al#!bju$:m$In@@s) #6adj. #5of or containing albumin. the wall of a room, as for a bed, books, etc.@n#1$D. #5any r ecessed usually vaulted area, as in a garden wall.@n#1$D. #5any cove red or secluded spot, such as a summerhouse.@m[C17: from French #6a lc*^ove, #5from Spanish #6alcoba, #5from Arabic #6al-qubbah #5the vau lt, arch] #HAl@.cuin #5(#!@alkw$In) #6or #3Al@.bi@.nus #6n. #5735@=804 #7a.d., #5English scholar and theologian; friend and adviser of Charlemagne. #HAl@.cy@.o@.ne#5%1 (@al#!sa$I@@n$I) #6n. Greek myth.@n#1$D. #5the daughter of Aeolus and wife of Ceyx, who drowned herself in grief for her husband's death.@nShe was transformed into a kingfisher.@nSee also #1Ceyx.@n#5Also called: #1Halcyone.@n$ D. #5one of the Pleiades. #HAl#+cy@.o#+ne#5%2 (@al#!sa$I@@n$I) #6n. #5the brightest st ar in the Pleiades, located in the constellation Taurus. #HAld. #6or #3Aldm.@n#6abbrev. for #5Alderman. #HAl#+dab#+ra #5(@al#!d@abr@@) #6n. #5an island group in the Indian Ocean: part of the British Indian Ocean Territory (1965@=76) ; now adminstratively part of the Seychelles. #HAl#+dan #5(#6Russian #5al#!dan) #6n. #5a river in the Sovi et Union in the SE Yakut ASSR, rising in the #1Aldan Mountains #5and flowing north and west to the Lena River.@nLength: about 2700 km (17 00 miles). #HAl#+deb@.a#+ran #5(@al#!d$eb@@r@@n) #6n. #5a binary star, one component of which is a red giant, the brightest star in the constellation Taurus.@nIt is situated close to the star clus ter Hyades.@nVisual magnitude: l.06; spectral type: K5; distance : 55 light years.@m[C14: via Medieval Latin from Arabic #6al-daba r*_an #5the follower (of the Pleiades)] #Hal#+de#+hyde #5(#!@ald$I@!ha$Id) #6n.@n#1$D. #5any organic compound containing the group -CHO.@nAldehydes are oxidized to carbox ylic acids and take part in many addition reactions.@n#1$D. #5(#6modifier#5) consist?!ing of, containing, or concerned w ith the group -CHO: #6aldehyde group or radical.@m#5[C19: from New Latin #6al#5(#6cohol#5) #6dehyd#5(#6rogen*_atum#5) dehydrogenated alcohol#5]@m?-#1al#+de#+hyd#+ic #5(@!@ald@@#! h$Id$Ik) @f#6adj. #H#4al den#+te #6Italian. #5(al #!d$ente) #6adj. #5(of a pas ta dish) cooked so as to be firm when eaten. @m[literally: to the tooth] #hal#+der #5(#!@$$:ld@@) #6n.@n#1$D. #5any N temperate betulaceous shrub or tree of the genus #6Alnus, #5having toothed leaves and conelike fruits.@nThe bark is used in dyeing and tanning and the wood for bridges, etc. because it resists underwater rot.@n#1$D. #5any of several s imilar trees or shrubs.@m#1?-#5Compare #1{elder%2}.@m#5[Old English #6alor; #5related to #5Old High German #6elira, #5Latin #6alnus#5] #Hal#+der buck#+thorn@n#6n. #5a Eurasian rhamnaceous shrub, #6Frangula alnus, #5with small greenish flowers and black be rry-like fruits. #Hal#+der fly@n#6n. #5any of various neuropterous insects of the widely distributed group #6Sialoidea, #5such as #6Sialis lut aria, #5that have large broad-based hind wings, produce aquatic la rvae, and occur near water. #Hal#+der#+man #5(#!@$$:ld@@m@@n) #6n., pl. #1#+men.@n$D. #5 (in England and Wales until 1974) one of the senior members of a local council, esp. a siren warning of an air raid.@n#1$D. #5the period during which such a warni ng remains in effect.@n#1$D. on the alert. a. #5on guard against danger, attack, etc.@n#1b. #5watchful; ready: #6on the alert for any errors.@m #1?-#6vb. #5(#6tr.#5)@n#1$D. #5to warn or signal (troops, pol ice, etc.) to prepare for action.@n#1$D. #5to warn of danger, an attack, etc. @n[C17: from Italian #6all'erta #5on the watch, from #6erta #5lo okout post, from #6ergere #5to build up, from Latin #6*_erigere; #5s ee #7erect#5]@m?-#1a@.#!lert#+ly #6adv.@m#5?-#1a@.#!le rt#+ness@f#6n. #H-a@.les@n#6suffix forming plural proper nouns.@n# 5denoting plants belonging to an order: #6Rosales; Filicales.@m#5[Ne w Latin, from Latin, plural of #6-*_alis #5-#7al#5] #HA@.les#+san#+dri@.a #5(#6Italian #5@!ales#!sandrj a) #6n. #5a town in NW Italy, in Piedmont.@nPop.: 103@t474 (1975 est .). #H*%A@.le#+sund #6or #3Aa@.le#+sund #5(#6Norwegian #5#!o$:l@@@!s$un) #6n. #5a port and market town in W Norway, on an island between Bergen and Trondheim: fishing and sealing fleets.@nPop.: 39@t145 (1970). #Ha@.le@.thic #5(@@#!li$:#Gg$Ik) #6adj. Logic. #1a. #5of or relating to such philosophical concepts as truth, necessity, possibility, contingency, etc.@n#1b. #5designating the branch of modal logic that deals with the formalization of these concepts.@m[C 20: from Greek #6al*_etheia #5truth] #Hal@.eu#+rone #5(@@#!l$u@@r@@n, -@!ro$un) #6or #3a l@.eu#+ron #5(@@#!l$u@@r$An, -r@@n) #6n. #5an albuminoid protein that occurs in the form of storage granules in plant cells, esp. in seeds such as maize.@m[C19: from Greek #6al euron #5flour] #HAl#+eut #5(@a#!lu$:t, #!@ali$:@!$ut) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a member of a people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands and SW Alask a, related to the Eskimos.@n#1$D. #5the language of this people, rela ted to Eskimo.@m[from Russian #6ale*'ut, #5probably of Chu kchi origin] #HA@.leu#+tian #5(@@#!lu$:#s@@n) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5of , denoting, or relating to the Aleutian Islands, the Aleuts, or th eir language.@m#1?-#6n.@n#1$D. #5another word for #1Ale ut. #HA@.leu#+tian Is#+lands@n#6n. #5a chain of over 15 0 volcanic islands, extending southwestwards from the Alaska Peninsula between the N Pacific and the Bering Sea. #HA lev#+el@n#6n. Brit. #5the advanced level of a s ubject taken for General Certificate of Education (#1G.C.E.#5), #5in schools usually taken two years after O level. #Hal#+e@.vin #5(#!@al$Iv$In) #6n. #5a young fish, e sp. a young salmon or trout.@m[C19: from French, from Old French #6ale ver #5to rear (young), from Latin #6lev*_are #5to raise] #Hale#+wife #5(#!e$Il@!wa$If) #6n., pl. #1#+wives.@ n#5a North American fish, #6Pomolobus pseudoharengus, #5similar to the herring #6Clupea harengus: #5family #6Clupeidae #5(herrings).@m[C19: perhaps a n alteration (through influence of #6alewife, #5that is, a large rotund woman, alluding to the fish's shape) of French #6alose #5s had] #HAl@.ex@.an@.der #5(@!@al$Ig#!z$a$:nd@@) #6n. #1Ha r@.old #5(#1Rupert Leofric George#5), #5Earl Alexander of Tunis. 1891@=1969, British field marshal in World War II, who organized the retreat from Dunkirk and commanded the victories of North Africa (1943) and Sicily and Italy (1944@=45); governor ge neral of Canada (1946@=52generalized by using symbols to represent members of specified sets of numbers.@n#1$D. #5a system of logical n otation in which variables represent propositions and symbols represe nt the relations, such as conjunction or disjunction, between them.@ n[C14: from Medieval Latin, from Arabic #6al-jabr #5th e #5bone-setting, reunification, mathematica l reduction]@m?-#1al#+ge#+bra#+ist #5(@!@ald #f$I#!bre$I$Ist)@f#6n. #Hal#+ge#+bra#+ic #5(@!@ald#f$I#!bre$I$Ik) #6or #3al#+ge#+bra@.i#+cal #6adj.@n#1$D. #5of o r relating to algebra: #6an algebraic expression.@n#1$D. #5using or relating to finite numbers, operations, or relationships. @m#5?-#1@!al#+ge#+#!bra@.i#+cal#+ly@f#6adv . #Hal#+ge#+bra#+ic num#+ber@n#6n.@n#1$D. #5 any positive or negative real number.@n#1$D. #5any number that is a root of a polynomial equation having rational coefficients. #HAl#+ge#+ci#+ras #5(@!@ald#f$I#!s$Ir@@s; #6Spanish #5@!al$xe#!#Ggiras) #6n. #5a port and reso rt in SW Spain, on the Strait of Gibraltar: scene of a conference of the Great Powers in 1906.@nPop.: 81@t662 (1970). #HAl@.ger #5(#!@ald#f@@) #6n. #1Ho@.ra@.ti @.o. #51834@=99, U.S. author of adventure stories for boys, incl uding #6Ragged Dick #5(1867). #HAl#+ge#+ri@.a #5(@al#!d#f$I@@r$I@@) #6n. #5a republic in NW Africa, on the Mediterranean: became independent in 1962, after more than a century of French rule; consists chiefly of the N Sahara Desert, with the Atlas Mountains in the north, and contains rich deposits of oil and natural gas.@nOff icial language: Arabic; French also widely spoken.@nReligion: Musl im.@nCurrency: dinar.@nCapital: Algiers.@nPop.: 14@t431@t 000 (1973 est.).@nArea: about 2@t382@t800 sq. km (920@t000 sq. mil es).@nFrench name: #1Al#+g*'e#+rie #5(al#fe#!ri).@m?-#1Al#+#! ge#+ri@.an #6or #1Al#+ge#+rine #5(#!@ald#f@@@!ri$:n) #6adj .,@fn. #Hal#+ge@.rine #5(@!@ald#f@@#!ri$:n) #6n. #5a soft striped woollen cloth. #H-al@.gi@.a@n#6n. combining form.@n#5deno ting pain or a painful condition of the part specified: #6neuralg ia; odontalgia.@n#5[from Greek #6algos #5pain]@m?-#1-al@.gic #6adj. combining form. #Hal#+gi#+cide #5(#!@ald#f$I@!sa$Id) #6n. #5any substance that kills algae. #Hal#+gid #5(#!@ald#f$Id) #6adj. Med. #5ch illy or cold.@n[C17: from Latin #6algidus, #5from #6alg*_ere #5to be cold] @m#5?-#1al#+#!gid#+i@.ty@f#6n. #HAl#+giers #5(@al#!d#f$I@@z) #6n. #5the c apital of Algeria, an ancient port on the Mediterranean; up t o 1830 a centre of piracy.@nPop.: 903@t533 (1966).@nArabic name: #1Al-Je@.za@.ir #5(@ !@ald#f$e#!z$a$:$I@@). @nFrench name: #1Al#+ger #5(al#!#fe). #Hal#+gin #5(#!@ald#f$In) #6n. #5alginic a cid or one of its esters or salts, esp. the gelatinous solution obtain ed as a by-product in the extraction of iodine from seaweed, used in mucilages and for thickening jellies. #Hal#+gi#+nate #5(#!@ald#f$I@!ne$It) #6n. #5a salt or ester of alginic acid. #Hal#+gin#+ic ac@.id #5(@al#!d#f$In$Ik) #6 n. #5a white or yellowish powdery p(property, etc.) to another.@n[C1 4: from Latin #6ali*_enus #5foreign, from #6alius #5other]@ m#5?-#1al#+ien#+age #5(#!e$Ilj@@n$Id#f, #!e$Il$I@@-)@ f#6n. #Hal#+ien#+a@.ble #5(#!e$Ilj@@n@@ b%@l, #!e$Il$I@@-) #6adj. Law. #5(of property) transferable to another owner. @m#5?-#1@!al#+ien#+a@.#!bil#+i@.t y@f#6n. #Hal#+ien#+ate #5(#!e$Ilj@@@!ne$I t, #!e$Il$I@@-) #6vb. #5(#6tr.#5)@n#1$D. #5to cause (a friend, sympathizer, etc.) to become indifferent, unfriendly, o r hostile; estrange. @n#1$D. #5to turn away; divert: # 6to alienate the affections of a person.@n#1$D. #6Law. #5to transf er the ownership of (property, title, etc.) to another person.@m ?-#1#!al#+ien@.@!a#+tor@f#6n. #Hal#+ien@.a#+tion #5(@!e$Ilj@@#! ne$I#s@@n, @!e$Il$I@@-) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a turning away; estrange?!ment. @n#1$D. #5the state of being an outsider or the feeling of being isolated, as from society.@n#1$D. #6Psychia try. #5a state in which a person's feelings are inhibited so that ev entually both the self and the external world seem unreal.@n#1$D . #6Law. #1a. #5the transfer of property, as by conveyance or wil l, into the ownership of another.@n#1b. #5the right of an owner to dispose of his property. #Hal#+ien@.ee #5(@!e$Ilj@@#!ni$:, @!e$Il$I@@-) #6n. Law. #5a person to whom a transfer of property is made. #Hal#+ien#+ism #5(#!e$Ilj@@@!n$Iz @@m, #!e$Il$I@@-) #6n. #6Obsolete. #5the study and treatment of mental illness. #Hal#+ien#+ist #5(#!e$Ilj@@n$Ist, #!e$Il$I@@-) #6n.@n#1$D. #6U.S. #5a psychiatrist who specializes in t he legal aspects of mental illness. @n#1$D. #6Obsolete. #5a person wh o practises alienism. #Hal#+ien#+or #5(#!e$Ilj@@n@@, #! e$Il$I@@-) #6n. Law. #5a person who transfers property to another. #Hal@.i#+form #5(#!@al$I@!f@$$:m, #!e$Il$I-) #6adj. #5wing-shaped; alar.@m[C19: from New Latin #6*_a liformis, #5from Latin #6*_ala #5a wing] #HA@.li#+garh #5(@!$a$:l$I#!g$z$: , @!@al$I-) #6n. #5a city in N India, in W Uttar Pradesh, with a famous Muslim university (1920).@nPop.: 252@t314 (1971). #ha@.light#5%1@T (@@#!la$It)@T #6 vb.@T #1a@.lights, @T a@.light#+ing, @T a@.light#+ed@T #6or@T #1a@.lit. # 5(#6intr.#5)@n#1$D. #5(usually foll. by #6from#5) to step out (o f) or get down (from): #6to alight from a taxi.@n#1$D. #5to come to rest; settle; land: #6a thrush alighted on the wall. @m#5[Old English #6*_al*_ihtan, # 5from #7a#5-%2@t#7#+@t#6l*_ihtan #5to m ake less heavy, from #6l*_iht #7{light#5%2}] #ha@.light#5%2 (@@#!la$It) #6adj. #5(#6postpositive#5)#6, adv.@n#1$D. #5burning; on fire.@n#1$D. #5illu minated; lit up.@m[Old English #6*_al*_iht #5lit up, from #6*_al *_ihtan #5to light up; see #7{light#5%1}] #ha@.light#+ing gear@n#6n. #5anot her name for {#1undercarriage #5(sense 1)}. #Ha@.lign #5(@@#!la$In) #6vb.@n#1 $D. #5to place or become placed in a line.@n#1$D. #5to bring (componen ts or parts, such as the wheels of a car) into proper or desirable coordination or relation.@n#1$D. #5(#6tr.; #5usually foll. by #6with#5)nitrogenous basic compou nds found in plants, typically insoluble in w ater and physiologically active.@nCommon examples are morphine, strych?!nine, and quinin e. #Hal#+ka#+lo#+sis #5(@!@ alk@@#!l@@$us$Is) #6n. #5an abnormal increase in alkalinity of the blo od and extracellular fluids. #Hal#+kane #5(#!@alke$In ) #6n. #1a. #5any saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon wi th the general formula C#6\n#5H\2#6\n#5\+\2.@n# 1b. #5(#6as modifier#5)#6: alkane series. @n#5Also called: #1paraf fin. #hal#+ka#+net #5(#!@alk@ @@!n$et) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a European boraginaceous plant, #6A lkanna tinctoria, #5the roots of which yield a red dye.@n#1$D. #5the dye obtained from this plant.@nAlso called: #1a nchusin, alkannin.@n$D. #5any of certain hairy blue-flowered Old World plants of the boraginaceous genus #6Anchusa #5(or #6Pentaglottis#5)#6, #5s uch as #6A. sempervirens #5of Europe. @nSee also {#1bugloss}.@ n$D. #5another name for #1{pu ccoon #5(sense 1).}@m[C14: from Spanish #6alcaneta, #5diminutive of #6alcana #5henna, from Medieval Latin #6alchanna, #5from Arabi c #6al #5the@t#+@t#6hinn*_a' #5henna] #Hal#+kene #5(#!@alki$:n ) #6n. #1a. #5any unsaturated aliphatic hy drocarbon with the general formula C#6\n#5H\2#6\n.@n#1b. #5 (#6as modifier#5)#6: alkene series. @n#5Also called: #1olefi ne. #HAlk#+maar #5(#6Dutch # 5#!$alkma$:r) #6n. #5a city in the W Netherlands, in North Holland.@nPop.: 60@t375 (1973 est.). #HAl#+ko#+ran #6or #3Al# +co#+ran #5(@!@alk$A#!r$a$:n) #6n. #5a less common name for the #1Ko ran. #Hal@.ky #6or #3al#+kie #5(#!@alk$I) #6n., pl. #1@.kies.@n#6Slang, chiefly U.S. and Austral . #5a heavy drinker or alcoholic. #Hal#+kyd res#+in #5(#!@ alk$Id) #6n. #5any synthetic resin made fro m a dicarboxylic acid, such as phthalic acid, a nd diols or triols: used in paints and adhesives. #Hal#+kyl #5(#!@alk$Il) #6n.@n#1$D. #5(#6modifier#5) of, consisting of, or containing the mo novalent group C#6\n#5H\2#6\n#5\+\1: #6alkyl group or radical .@n#1$D. #5an organometallic compound, such as tetrae thyl lead, containing an alkyl group bound to a metal atom. @m#5[C19: from German, f rom #6Alk#5(#6ohol#5) #7alco hol@t#+@t#5-#7yl#5] #Hal#+kyl@.a#+tion #5(@! @alk$I#!le$I#s@@n) #6n.@n#1$D. #5the replacement of a hydroge n atom in an organic compound by an alkyl group.@n#1$D. #5the addi tion of an alkane hydrocarbon to an alkene in producing high-octane fuels. #Hal#+kyne #5(#!@alka$In ) #6n. #1a. #5any unsaturated aliphatic hy drocarbon that has a formula of the type C#6\n#5H\2#6\n#5\-\2. @n#1b. #5(#6as modifier# 5)#6: alkyne series. @n#5Also called: #1acety lene. #Hall #5(@$$:l) #6determ iner.@n#1$D. a. #5the whole quantity or amount of; totality of: #6all the rice; all interested parties.@n#1b. #5(#6as p ronoun; functioning as sing. or pl.#5)#6: is that all or compose in t he form of allegory.@n#1$D. #5(#6tr.#5) to interpret allegorically.@ m?-#1@!al#+le#+@!gor@.i#+#!za#+tion #6or #1@!al#+le#+@!g or@.i#+#!sa#+tion@f#6n. #Hal#+le#+go#+r y #5(#!@al$Ig@@r$I) #6n., pl. #1#+ries.@n$D. #5a poem, play, picture, etc., in which the apparent meaning of the characters and events is used to symbolize a deeper moral or spiritual meani ng.@n#1$D. #5the technique or genre that this represents.@n#1 $D. #5use of such symbolism to illustrate trut h or a moral.@n#1$D. #5anything used as a symbol or emblem.@n[C1 4: from Old French #6allegorie, #5from Latin #6all*_egoria, #5from Greek, from #6all*_egorein #5to speak figuratively, f rom #6allos #5other@t#+@t#6 agoreuein #5to make a speech in public, from #6agora #5a public gath ering]@m?-#1#!al#+le#+go#+rist@f#6n. #Hal#+le#+gret# +to #5(@!@al$I#!gr$et@@$u) #6Music.@m#1~#6 adj., adv.@n#1$D. #5quickly or br iskly. @m#1~#6n., pl. #1#+tos.@n$D. # 5a piece or passage to be performed in this manner.@m[C19: diminutive of #7allegro#5] #Hal#+le#+gro # 5(@@#!le$Igr@@$u, -#!l$eg-) #6Music.@m#1~#6 adj., adv.@n#1$D. #5quickly; in a brisk lively manner.@m#1?-#6n., pl. #1#+gros.@n$D. #5a piece or pa ssage to be performed in this manner.@m[C17: from Italian: c heerful, from Latin #6alacer #5brisk, lively] #Hal#+lele #5(@ @#!li$:l) #6n. #5any of two or more genes that have the same relati ve position on homologous chromosomes and are responsible for alternative characteristics, such as smooth or wrin?!kled seed s in peas. @n#5Also called : #1al#+le#+lo#+morph #5(@@#!li$:l@@?!@!m@$$:f). @n#5See also #1 multiple alleles.@n#5[C20: from German #6Allel, #5shor tened from #6allelomorph, #5from Greek #6all*_el- #5one another@t #+@t#6morph*_e #5form]@m?-#1al#+#!lel#+ic #6adj.@m#5?-#1a l#+#!lel#+ism@f#6n. #Hal#+le#+lu@.i a #5(@!@al$I#!lu$:j@@) #6interj.@n#1$D. #5praise the Lord&! Used mor e commonly in liturgical contexts in place of #6hallelujah.@m #1?-#6n.@n#1$D. #5a song of praise to God.@m[C14: via Medieval La tin #5from Hebrew # 6hallel*_uy*_ah#5] #Hal#+le#+mande #5(#!@al$Im@and; #6French #5al#!m?~a$:d) #6n.@n#1$D. #5the first mov ement of the classical suite, composed in a moderate tempo in a time signature of four-four. @n#1$D. #5any o f several German dances. @n#1$D. #5a fig ure in a quadrille or a square dance.@m[C17: from French #6danse allemande #5German dance] #HAl#+len#5%1 ( #!@al@@n) #6n.@n#1$D. Bog of. #5a region of peat bogs in central Irel and, west of Dublin.@nArea: over 10 sq. km (3.75 sq. miles).@n#1$D. Lough. #5a lake in Ireland , in county Leitrim. #HAl@.len#5%2 ( #!@al@@n) #6n.@n#1$D. #1E@.than. #51738@=89, American soldier during the War of Independence who led the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont. @n#1$D. Wthe sa me consonant (#1consonantal alliteration#5) or of a vowel, not necessarily the same vowel (#1vocalic allite ration#5)#1, #5at the beginning of each word or each stressed syllab le in a line of verse, as in #6around the rock the ragged rascal ran.@n#5[C17: from Medieval Latin #6alliter*_ati*_o #5(from Latin #6al- #7al#5-@t#7#+@t#6litera #5letter), on the model of #6obli ter*_ati*_o #7obliteration#5] @m#5?- #1al#+#!lit#+er@.a#+tive@f#6adj. #Hal#+ li@.um #5(#!@al$I@@m) #6n. #5any liliaceous plant of the ge nus #6Allium, #5such as the on ion, garlic, shallot, leek, and chive. @m[C19: from Latin: garlic] #Hall- night@n#6adj. #5open or lasting all night: #6an all-night show. #Hal@. lo- #6or before a vowel #3all-@n#6combining form.@n#5indicating differ ence, variation, or opposition: #6allopathy; allomorph; alloph one; allonym.@m#5[from Greek #6allos #5other, different] #HAl#+ lo@.a #5(#!@al@@$u@@) #6n. #5a town in E central Scotland, in Fif e region.@nPop.: 14@t110 (1971) . #hal#+ lo#+cate #5(#!@al@@@!ke$It) #6vb. #5(#6tr.#5)@n#1$D. #5to assign or allot for a particu?!lar purpose. @n#1$D . #5a less common word for {#1locate #5(sense 2).} @n[C17 : from Medieval Latin #6alloc*_are, #5from Latin #6loc*_are #5to place, from #6locus #5a place] @m#5?- #1#!al#+lo#+@!cat#+a@.ble@f#6adj. #Hal#+ lo#+ca#+tion #5(@!@al@@#!ke$I#s@@n) #6n.@n#1$D. #5the act of alloca ting or the state of being allocated.@n#1$D. #5a part that i s allocated; share.@n#1$D. #6Accounting, Brit. #5a sy stem of dividing overhead expenses between the variou s departments of a business. #hal#+ loch#+tho#+nous #5(@@#!l$Ak#Gg@@n@@s) #6adj. #5(of rocks, deposi ts, etc.) found in a place other than where they or their consti tuents were formed.@nCompare {#1autochthonous #5(sense 1).} #Hal#+ lo#+cu#+tion #5(@!@al@@#!kju$:#s@@n) #6n. Rhetoric. #5a formal or aut horitative speech or address, esp. one that advises, informs, or exh orts.@m[C17: from Late Latin #6alloc*_uti*_o, #5from Latin #6alloqu*_i #5to address, from #6loqu*_i #5to speak] #Hal#+ lo#+di@.al #5(@@#!l@@$ud$I@@l) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5(of land) held as an allodium.@n#1$D. #5(of tenure) characterized by or relating to the sy stem of holding land in absolute ownership: #6the allodial system .@n#1$D. #5(of people) holding an allodium. #Hal#+ lo#+di@.um #5(@@#!l@@$ud$I@@m) #6or #3al#+lod #5(#!@al$Ad) #6n., pl. #1#+lo#+di@.a #5(-#!l@@$ud$I@@) #6or #1#+lods. @n#6Hi story. #5lands held i n absolute ownership, free from such obligations as ren t or services due to an overlord.@nAlso: #1alod ium.@m#5[C17: from Medieval Latin, from Old German #6all*_od #5(una ttested) entire property, from #6al- #7all@ t#+@t#6-*_od #5prop erty; compare Old High German #6*_ot, #5Old English #6e*_ad #5prop erty] #Hal#+ log@.a#+my #5(@@#!l$Ag@@m$I) #6n. #5cross-fertilization in flower ing plants.@m?-#1al#+#!log@.a#+mous@f#6adj. #Hal#+ lo#+graph #5(#!@al@@@!gr$a$:f) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a document written by a p erson who is not a party to it.@n#1$D. #5a signature made by one pe rson on behalf of another.@nCompare #1autograph.@n$D. #6Ling uistics. #5any of the written symbols that constitute a single graphe me:with a desired property.@n#1$D. #5to debase (a pure substance) by mixing with an inferior element.@n#1$D. #5to diminish or impair. @m#5[C16: from Old French #6aloi #5a mixture, from #6aloier #5to combine, from Latin #6allig*_are, #5fro m #6lig*_are #5to bind] #Hal#+loyed junc#+tion@n#6n. #5a semiconductor junction used in som e junction transistors and formed by alloying metal contacts, functioning as emitter and collector regions, to a wafer of semiconductor that acts as the base region.@nCompare #1diffused junction. #Hall-pur@.pose@n#6adj. #5useful for many things: #6an all-purpose gadget. #Hall right@n#6adj. #5(#6postpositive except in slang use#5)#6, adv.@n#1$D. #5adequate; satisfactory. @n#1$D. #5unharmed; safe.@n#1$D. all-right. #6U.S. slang. #1a. #5acceptable: #6an all-right book.@n#1b. #5reliable: #6an all-right guy.@m#1?-#6adv.@n#1$D. #5very well: used to express assent. @n#1$D. #5satisfactorily; adequately: #6the car goes all right.@n#1$D. #5without doubt: #6he's a bad one, all right.@m#1?-#5Also (not standard): #1alright. #Hall-round@n#6adj.@n#1$D. #5efficient in all respects, esp. in sport; versatile: #6an all-round player.@n#1$D. #5comprehensive; many-sided; not narrow: #6an all-round education. #Hall-round@.er@n#6n. #5a versatile person, esp. in a sport. #HAll Saints' Day@n#6n. #5a Christian festival celebrated on Nov. 1 to honour all the saints. #Hall#+seed #5(#!@$$:l@!si$:d) #6n. #5any of several plants that produce many seeds, such as knotgrass. #Hall-sorts@n#6pl. n. #5a mixture, esp. a mixture of liquorice sweets. #HAll Souls' Day@n#6n. R.C. Church. #5a day of prayer (Nov. 2) for the dead in purgatory. #Hall#+spice #5(#!@$$:l@!spa$Is) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a tropical American myrtaceous tree, #6Pimenta officinalis, #5having small white flower s and aromatic berries.@n#1$D. #5the whole or powdered seeds of this berry used as a spice, having a flavour said to resemble a mixture of cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. @m#1?-#5Also called: #1pimento. #Hall-star@n#6adj. #5(#6prenominal#5) consisting of star performers. #Hall-time@n#6adj. #5(#6prenominal#5) #6Informal. #5unsurpassed in some respect at a particular time: #6an all-time record. #e#1Usage. #6All-time #5is an imprecise superlative and is avoided by careful writers as being superfluous: #6his high jump was a record #5(not #6an all-time record#5)#6. #Hall told@n#5(#6sentence modifier#5) taking every one into account ; in all: #6we were seven all told. #Hal#+lude #5(@@#!lu$:d) #6vb. #5(#6intr.; #5foll. by #6to#5) to refer indirectly: #6he often alluded to his life in the army.@m#5[C16: from Latin #6all*_udere, #5from #6l*_udere #5to sport, from #6l*_udus #5a game] #Hal#+lure #5(@@#!l$u@@) #6vb.@n#1$D. #5(#6tr.#5) to entice or temp t (someone) to a person or place or to a course of action; attract.@m#1?-#6n.@n#1$D. #5attractiveness; appeal: #6the cottage's allure was its isolation.@n#5[C15: from Old French #6adj.#5)#6: an almond skirt.@n#1$D. #5anything shaped like an almond nut. @m[C13: from Old French #6almande, #5from Medieval Latin #6amandula, #5from Latin #6amygdala, #5from Greek #6amugda l*_e#5] #Hal@.mond-eyed@n#6adj. #5having narrow oval eyes. #Hal#+mon#+er #5(#!$a$:m@@n@@) #6n.@n#1$D. #6Brit. #5a tra ined hospital social worker responsible for the welfare of patients. @n#1$D. #5(formerly) a person who distributes alms or charity on behalf of a household or institution.@m[C13: fr om Old French #6almosnier, #5from #6almosne #5alms, from Vulgar L atin #6alemosina #5(unattested), from Late Latin #6ele*_emosyna ; #5see #7alms#5] #Hal#+mon#+ry #5(#!$a$:m@@nr$I) #6n., pl. #1#+ries.@n#6His tory. #5the house of an almoner, usually the place where alms were giv en.@m[C15: from Old French #6almosnerie; #5see #7almoner, alms#5] #HAl#+mo#+ra#+vide #5(@al#!m@$$:r@@@!va$Id) #6or #3Al#+mo#+ra#+vid #5(@al#!m@$$:r@@v$Id) #6n. #5a member of a fanatical people of Berber origin and Islamic faith, who founded an empire in N Africa that spread over much of Spain in the 11th century #7a.d. @m#5[from Arabic #6al-mur*_abit*_un #5the holy ones] #Hal#+most #5(#!@$$:lm@@$ust) #6adv. #5little short of bei ng; very nearly. #Halms #5($a$:mz) #6pl. n. #5charitable donations of money or goods to the poor or needy.@m[Old English #6@almysse, #5from Late Latin #6ele*_emosyna, #5from Greek #6ele*_emosun*_e # 5pity; #5see #7eleemosynary#5] #Halms#+house #5(#!$a$:mz@!ha$us) #6n.@n#1$D. #6Brit. #5a privately supported house offering accommodation to the aged or need y.@n#1$D. #6Chiefly Brit. #5another name for #1poorhouse. #Halms#+man #5(#!$a$:mzm@@n) #6or #5(#6fem.#5) #3alms#+wom @.an@n#6n., pl. #1#+men #6or #1#+wom@.en.@n#6Archaic. #5a person who g ives or receives alms. #Hal#+mu#+can#+tar #6or #3al#+ma#+can#+tar #5(@!@alm@@#!k@ ant@@) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a circle on the celestial sphere parallel to the horizontal plane.@n#1$D. #5an instrument for measuring altitudes.@m[C14: from French, from Arabic #6almukantar*_a t #5sundial] #Hal#+muce #5(#!@almju$:s) #6n. #5a fur-lined hood or cape formerly worn by members of certain religious orders, more recently by canons of France. @m[C15: from Old French #6aumusse, #5from Medieval Latin #6almucia, #5of unknown origin] #HAl#+ni#+co #5(#!@aln$I@!k@@$u) #6n. Trademark. #5an allo y of aluminium, nickel, and cobalt, used to make permanent magn ets. #Ha@.lo#+di@.um #5(@@#!l@@$ud$I@@m) #6n., pl. #1#+di@.a #5(-d$I@@).@na variant spelling of #1allodium.@m#5?-#1a@.#!lo#+di@.al@f#6adj. #Hal@.oe #5(#!@al@@$u) #6n., pl. #1@.oes.@n$D. #5any plant of the liliaceous genus #6Aloe, #5chiefly native to southern Africa, with fleshy spiny-toothed leaves and red or yellow flowers.@n#1$D. American aloe. #5another name for # 1century plant.@n#5[C14: from Latin #6alo*_e, #5from Greek]@m?-#1al@.o#+e@.tic #5(@!@al@@$u#!$et$Ik)@f#6adj. #Hal@.oes #5(#!@al@@$uz) #6n. #5(#6functioning as sing.#5) @n#1$D. #5Also ca#Hal#+pha#+nu#+mer#+ic #5(@!@alf@@nju$:#!m$er$Ik) #6or #3al#+pha#+mer#+ic@n#6adj. #5(of a character set, code, or file of data) consisting of alphabetical and numerical sy mbols. @m?-#1@!al#+pha#+nu#+#!mer@.i#+cal#+ly #6or #1@!al#+pha#+#!mer@.i#+cal#+ly@f#6adv. #Hal#+pha par#+ti#+cle@n#6n. #5a helium nucleus, containing two neutrons and two protons, emitted during some radioactive transforma?!tions . #Hal#+pha priv@.a#+tive@n#6n. #5(in Greek grammar ) the letter alpha (or #6an- #5before vowels) used as a negative or privative prefix.@nIt appea rs in English words derived from Greek, as in #6atheist, #6anaesthetic. #Hal#+pha ray@n#6n. #5ionizing radiation consisti ng of a stream of alpha particles. #Hal#+pha rhythm #6or #3wave@n#6n. Physiol. #5the normal bursts of electrical activity from the cerebral cortex of a drowsy or inactive person, occurring at a frequency of 8 to 12 hertz and detectable with an electroencephalograp h. @n#5See also #1brain wave. #HAl@.phe@.us #5(@al#!fi$:@@s) #6n. Greek myth. # 5a river god, lover of the nymph Arethusa.@nShe changed into a spring to evade him, but he changed into a river and mingled with her. #HAl#+phon#+sus #5(@al#!f$Ans@@s) #6n. #5a crater in the SE quadrant of the moon, about 112 kilometres in diameter, in which volcanic activity has been observed. #Halp#+horn #5(#!@alp@!h@$$:n) #6or #3al@.pen#+ho rn@n#6n. Music. #5a wind instrument used in the Swiss Alps, consisting of a very long tube of wood or bark wi th a cornet-like mouthpiece. @m[C19: from German #6Alpenhorn: #5Alps horn] #Hal#+pho#+sis #5(@al#!f@@$us$Is) #6n. Pathol. #5 absence of skin pigmentation, as in albinism.@m[C19: from New Lat in, from Greek #6alphos #5leprosy] #Hal#+pine #5(#!@alpa$In) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5of or r elating to high mountains.@n#1$D. #5(of plants) growing on mountains above the limit for tree growth.@n#1$D. #5connected with or used in mountaineering.@n#1$D. #6Skiing. #5of or relating to events such as the slalom and downhill. #HAl#+pine #5(#!@alpa$In) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5of or r elating to the Alps or their inhabitants.@n#1$D. #6Geology. #5of or r elating to an episode of mountain building in the Tertiary peri od during which the Alps were formed. #Hal#+pin#+ist #5(#!@alp$In$Ist) #6n. #5a mountai n climber.@m?-#1#!al#+pin#+ism@f#6n. #HAlps #5(@alps) #6pl. n.@n#1$D. #5a mountain ran ge in S central Europe, extending over 1000 km (650 miles) from the Medit erranean coast of France and NW Italy through Switzerland, N Italy, and Austria to NW Yugoslavia.@nHighest peak: Mont Blanc, 4807 m (15 @t771 ft.).@n#1$D. #5a range of mountains in the NW quadrant of the moon, which is cut in two by a straight fracture, the #1Alpine Valle y. #Hal#+read@.y #5(@$$:l#!r$ed$I) #6adv.@n#1$D. #5b y or before a stated or implied time: #6he is already here.@n#1$D. #5a t a time earlier than expe#Hal#+ter#+nat#+ing cur#+rent@n#6n. #5a continuous electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally wit h a frequency independent of the characteristics of the circuit throu gh which it flows.@nAbbrev.: #1a.c.@n#5Compare #1direct current. #Hal#+ter#+nat@.ing-gra@.di@.ent fo#+cus #+ing@n#6n. Physics. #5a method of focusing beams of charged part icles in high-energy accelerators, in which a series of magne tic or electrostatic lenses alternately converge and diverge the bea m, producing a net focusing effect and thus preventing the beam from spreading. #hal#+ter#+na#+tion #5(@!@$$:lt@@#!ne$I# s@@n) #6n.@n#1$D. #5successive change from one condition o r action to another and back again repeatedly.@n#1$D. #6Logic. #5anot her name for #1{disjunction #5(sense 3)}. #Hal#+ter#+na#+tion of gen#+er@.a#+tions @n#6n. #5the production within the life cycle of an organism of alternating asexual and sexual reproductive forms.@nIt occurs in many plants and lower animals. @nAlso called: #1metagenesis, heterogene sis, digenesis, xenogenesis. #hal#+ter#+na#+tive #5(@$$:l#!t$z$:n@@t$ Iv) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a possibility of choice, esp. between two things, courses of action, etc.@n#1$D. #5either of such choices: #6we took the alternative of walking. @m#1?-#6adj.@n#1$D. #5present?!ing a choice, esp. between two possibilities only.@n#1$D. #5(of two things) mutually exclusive. @n#1$D. #6Logic. #5another word for {#1d isjunctive #5(sense 3)}.@m?-#1al#+#!ter#+na#+tive#+ly #6adv.@m#5?-#1al#+#!ter#+na#+tive#+ness@ f#6n. #Hal#+ter#+na#+tor #5(#!@$$:lt@@@!ne$It@ @) #6n. #5an electrical machine that generates an alternating cu rrent. #hal#+thae@.a #6or U.S. #3al#+the@.a #5( @al#!#Ggi$:@@) #6n.@n#1$D. #5any Eurasian plant of the malvaceous g enus #6Althaea, #5such as the hollyhock, having tall spi kes of showy white, yellow, or red flowers.@n#1$D. #5another name for {#1rose of Sharon #5(sense 2)}.@m[C17: from Latin #6althae a, #5from Greek #6althaia #5marsh mallow (literally: healing plant ), from Greek #6althein #5to heal] #HAl#+thing #5(#!@al#Gg$I&n) #6n. #5the bicameral parliament of Iceland. #Halt#+horn #5(#!@alt@!h@$$:n) #6n. #5a valved brass musical instrument belonging to the saxhorn or f l*"ugelhorn families. #Hal#+though #5(@$$:l#!$d@@$u) #6conj. # 5(#6subordinating#5) despite the fact that; even though: #6although s he was ill, she worked hard. #Hal@.ti-@n#6combining form.@n#5indicati ng height or altitude: #6altimeter.@m#5[from Latin #6altus #5hi gh] #Hal#+tim@.e#+ter #5(@al#!t$Im$It@@, #!@ alt$I@!mi$:t@@) #6n. #5an instrument that indicates height above s ea level, esp. one based on an aneroid barometer and fitted to an aircraft. #Hal#+tim#+e@.try #5(@al#!t$Im$Itr$I) #6 n. #5the science of measuring altitudes, as with an altimeter.@m?-#1al #+ti#+met#+ri#+cal #5(@!@alt$I#!m$etr$Ik%@l) #6adj.@m#5?-#1@!al#+ti#+#!met#+ri#+cal#+ ly@f#6adv. #HAl#+ti#+pla#+no #5(#6Spanish #5@!alti# !plano) #6n. #5a plateau of the Andes, covering two thirds of Bol ivia and extending into S Peru: contains Lake Titicaca.@nHeight: 3 000 m (10@t000 ft.) to 3900 m (13@t00#Hal@.um#+root #5(#!@al@@m@!ru$ :t) #6n.@n#1$D. #5any of several North American plants of the saxifrag aceous genus #6Heuchera, #5having small white, reddish, or green bell-shaped flowers and a stringent roots. @n#1$D. #5the root of such a pl ant. #HA@.lun#+dum #5(@@#!l^nd@@m) # 6n. Trademark. #5a hard material composed of fused alumina, used as an abrasive and a refractory. #Hal@.u#+nite #5(#!@alj$u@!na$I t) #6n. #5a white, grey, or reddish mineral consisting of hydrated aluminium sulphate.@nIt occurs in volcanic igneous rocks and is a source of potassium and aluminium compounds.@nFormula: KAl\3(SO\4 )\2(OH)\6.@m[C19: from French #6alun #5alum (from Latin #6al*_umen#5 )@t#5#+@t#5-#7ite#5%1] #HAl@.va #6or #3Al@.ba #5(#6Spa nish #5#!al$Ba) #6n. #1Duke of, #5titleof #6Fernando Alvarez de Toledo . #51508@=82, Spanish general and statesman who suppressed the Pr otestant revolt in the Netherlands (1567@=72) a nd conquered Portugal (1580). #Hal#+ve@.o#+lar #5(@al#!v$I@@l @@, @!@alv$I#!@@$ul@@) #6adj.@n#1$D. #6Anatomy. #5of, relating to, o r resembling an alveolus.@n#1$D. #5denoting the part of the jawb one containing the roots of the teeth.@n#1$D. #5(of a consonant ) articulat?!ed with the tongue i n contact with the projecting part of the jawbone immediately behind the upper teeth.@m#1?-#6n.@n#1$D. #5an al veolar consonant, such as the speech sounds written #6t, d, #5and #6 s #5in English. #Hal#+ve@.o#+late #5(@al#!v$I@@ l$It, -@!le$It) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5having many alveoli.@n#1$D. #5resembli ng the deep pits of a honeycomb.@n[C19: from Late Lat in #6alveol*_atus #5forming a channel, hollowed, from Latin: #7alveolus#5]@m?-#1@!al#+ve@.o# +#!la#+tion@f#6n. #Hal#+ve@.o#+lus #5(@al#!v$I@@l @@s) #6n., pl. #1#+li #5(-@!la$I).@n#1$D. #5any small pit, cavity, or saclike dilation, such as a honeycomb cell.@n#1$D . #5any of the sockets in which the roots of the teeth are embedded.@n#1$D. #5any of the t iny air sacs in the lungs at the end of the bronchioles, through whi ch oxygen is taken into the blood.@m[C18: from Latin: a lit tle hollow, diminutive of #6alveus#5] #Hal#+vine #5(#!@alv$In, -va$In ) #6adj. Obsolete. #5of or relating to the intestines or belly.@m[C18: #5from Latin #6alvus #5belly] #Hal#+ways #5(#!@$$:lwe$Iz, -w$ Iz) #6adv.@n#1$D. #5without exception; on every occasion; every time: #6he always arrives on time.@n#1$D. #5continually; repeatedly.@n#1$ D. #5in any case: #6you could always take a day o ff work.@n#1$D. for always. #6Informal. #5for ever; without end: #6our marriage is for always.@m#1~#5Also (archaic): # 1al#+way. @m#5[C13 #6alles weiss, #5from Old English #6ealne weg, #5literally: all the way; see # 7all, way#5] #Ha@.lys#+sum #5(#!@al$Is@@m) # 6n. #5any widely cultivated herbaceous garden plant of the genus #6Alyssum, #5having clusters of small yellow or whi te flowers: family #6Cruciferae #5(crucifers).@nSee also #1swee t alyssum.@m#5[C16: from New Latin, from Greek #6alusson, #5from #6 alussos #5(adj.) curing rabies, referring to the ancient belief in the plant's healing properties] #Ham #5(@am; #6unstressed #5@@m ) #6vb. #5(used with #6I#5) a form of the prese#7am#5(#7monium#5)@t#7 #+@t#5(#7trinitro#5) #7tol#5(#7uene#5)] #Ham@.a#+to@.ry #5(#!@ am@@t@@r$I) #6or #3am@.a#+to#+ri@.al@n#6adj. #5of, relating to, or inciting sexual love or desire.@m[C16: from Latin #6am*_at*_orius, #5from #6am*_are #5to love] #Ham@.au#+ro#+sis #5(@ !@am@$$:#!r@@$us$Is) #6n. Pathol. #5blindness, esp. when occurring wi thout observable damage to the eye.@n[C17: via New Latin from Greek: darkening, from #6amauroun #5to dim, darken]@m?-#1am@.au#+r ot#+ic #5(@!@am@$$:#!r$At$Ik)@f#6adj. #Ha@.maut #6or #3a@.mo wt #5(@@#!ma$ut) #6n. Canadian. #5a hood on an Eskimo woman's parka f or carrying a child.@m[from Eskimo] #Ha@.maze #5(@@#!me$Iz ) #6vb. #5(#6tr.#5)@n#1$D. #5to fill with incredulity or surpris e; astonish.@n#1$D. #5an obsolete word for #1bewilder.@m?-#6n.@n# 1$D. #5an archaic word for #1amazement.@m#5[Old E nglish #6*_amasian; #5see #7maze#5] #Ha@.maze#+ment #5(@@# !me$Izm@@nt) #6n.@n#1$D. #5incredulity or great astonish?!ment; comple te wonder or surprise.@n#1$D. #6Obsolete. #5bewilderment or cons ternation. #Ha@.maz#+ing #5(@@#!m e$Iz$I&n)) #6adj. #5causing wonder or astonishment: #6amazin g feats.@m#5?-#1a@.#!maz#+ing#+ly@f#6adv. #Ham@.a#+zon #5(#!@am@ @z%@n) #6n. #5any of various tropical American parrots of the genus # 6Amazona, #5such as #6A. farinosa #5(green amazon), having a shor t tail and mainly green plumage. #HAm@.a#+zon#5%1 (#!@a m@@z%@n) #6n.@n#1$D. #6Greek myth. #5one of a race of women warriors of Scythia near the Black Sea.@n#1$D. #5on e of a legendary tribe o f female warriors of South America.@n#1$D. #5(#6often not cap.#5) any tall, strong, or aggressive woman.@n[C14: via Latin from Greek # 6Amaz*_on, #5of uncertain origin]@m?-#1Am@.a#+zo #+ni@.an #5(@!@am@@?!#!z@@$un$I@@n)@f#6adj. #HAm@.a#+zon#5%2 (#!@a m@@z%@n) #6n. #5a river in South America, rising in the Peruvian Andes and flowing east through N Brazil to the Atlantic: in volum e, the largest river in the world; navigable for 3700 km (2300 mile s).@nLength: over 6440 km (4000 miles).@nArea of basin: over 5@t827@ t500 sq. km (2@t250@t000 sq. miles).@m?-#1Am@.a#+zo #+ni@.an #5(@!@am@@#!z@@$un$I@@n)@f#6adj. #Ham@.a#+zon ant@n#6n. #5any of several small reddish ants of the genus #6Polyergus, #5e sp. #6P. rufescens, #5that enslave the young of other ant species. #HA@.ma#+zo#+nas #5(@! @am@@#!z@@$un@@s) #6n. #5a state of W Brazil, consisting of the cent ral Amazon basin: vast areas of unexplored tropical rain-forest.@ nCapital: Manaus.@nPop.: 955@t235 (1970).@nArea: 1@t542@ t277 sq. km (595@t474 sq. miles). #Ham@.a#+zon#+ite #5(# !@am@@z@@@!na$It) #6n. #5a green variety of microcline used as a g emstone.@nFormula: KAlSi\3O\8.@nAlso called: #1Amazon stone. #Ham#+bage #5(#!@amb$I d#f) #6n., pl. #1am#+bag@.es #5(#!@amb$Id#f$Iz, @am#!be$Id#fi$:z).@n#6 Archaic. #5(#6often pl.#5) circuitous, secret, or tortuous paths, way s, thoughts, etc.@n[C14: #5via Old French from Latin #6amb*_ages #5a going around, from #6ambi- #5around@t#+@t#6agere #5to lead]@m?-#1am#+ba#+gio us #5(@am#!be$Id#f@@s)@f#6adj. #HAm#+ba#+la #5(@@m#!b $a$:l@@) #6n. #5a city in N India, in Haryana: site of archaeological remains of a prehistoric Indian civilization.@nPop.: 1 02@t493 (1971). #Ham#+ba#+ry #6or #3am #+ba#+ri #5(@am#!b$a$:r$I) #6n., pl. #1#+ries #6or #1#+ris. @n#1$D. #5a tropical Asian malvace ous plant, #6Hibiscus cannabinus, #5that yields a also wrote mu sic and Latin hymns.@nFeast day: Dec. 7.@m?-#1Am#+# !bro#+si@.an@f#6adj. #ham#+bro#+si @.a #5(@am#!br@@$uz$I@@) #6n.@n#1$D. #6Classical myth. #5the food of the gods, said to bestow immortality. @nCompare {#1 nectar #5(sense 2)}.@n#1$D. #5anything particularly delightful to taste or smell.@n#1$D. #5another name for #1beebread.@n $D. #5any of various herbaceous plants constituting the genus #6Ambro sia, #5mostly native to America but widely naturalized: family #6Comp ositae #5(composites).@nThe genus includes the ragweeds.@n[C 16: via Latin from Greek: immortality, from #6ambrotos, # 5from #7a#5-%1@t#7#+@t#6brotos #5mortal]@m?- #1am#+#!bro#+si@.al #6or #1am#+#!bro#+si@.an #6adj.@m#5?-# 1am#+#!bro#+si#+al#+ly@f#6adv. #Ham#+bro#+si @.a bee#+tle@n#6n. #5any of various small beetles of the genera #6Anis andrus, Xyleborus, #5etc., that bore tunnels into solid wood, feeding on fungi growing in the tunnels: family #6Scolyti?!dae #5(bark beetl es). #Ham#+bro#+ty pe #5(#!@ambr@@$u@!ta$Ip) #6n. Photog. #5an early type of glass nega tive that could be made to appear as a positive by backing it wi th black varnish or paper.@m[C19: from Greek #6ambrotos #5immortal@t# +@t-#7type#5; see #7ambrosia#5] #Ham#+bry #5( #!@ambr$I) #6or #1aum#+bry #5(#!@$$:mbr$ I) #6n., pl. #1#+bries.@n#1$D. #5a recessed cupboard in t he wall of a church near the altar, used to store sacred vessel s, etc. @n#1$D. #6Obs olete. #5a small cupboard or other storage space.@m[C14: from Old French #6almarie, #5from Medieval Latin #6alm*_arium, #5from Latin #6arm*_arium #5chest for storage, from #6arma #5arms ] #Hambs#+ace # 6or #3ames#+ace #5(#!e$Imz@!e$Is, #!@amz-) #6n.@n#1$D. #5double ace, the lowest throw at dice.@n#1$D. #5bad luck.@m[C13: from Old French #6ambes as, #5both aces; #6as #5from Latin: unit] #Ham#+bu#+lac #+rum #5(@!@ambj$u#!le$Ikr@@m) #6n., pl. #1#+ra #5(-r@@).@nan y of five radial bands on the ventral surface of echinoderms, such as the starfish and sea urchin, on which the tube feet are situ ated.@n[C19: from Latin: avenue, from #6ambul* _are #5to walk]@m?-#1@! am#+bu#+#!lac#+ral@f#6adj. #Ham#+bu#+lan ce #5(#!@ambj$ul@@ns) #6n. #5a motor vehicle designed to carry sick or injured people.@m[C19: from French, based on (#6h*^opital# 5) #6ambulant #5mobile or field (hospital), from Latin #6 ambul*_are #5to walk] #Ham#+bu#+lan ce chas#+er@n#6n. U.S. slang. #5a lawyer who seeks to encourage and profit from the lawsuits of accident victims. @m?-#1am#+bu# +lance chas#+ing@f#6n. #ham#+bu#+lan t #5(#!@ambj$ul@@nt) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5moving about from place to plac e.@n#1$D. #6Med. #5another word for {#1ambulatory #5(sense 3)}. #Ham#+bu#+lat e #5(#!@ambj$u@!le$It) #6vb. #5(#6intr.#5) to wander about or move from one place to another.@n[C17: from Latin #6ambul*_are #5to walk, #7amble#5]@m?-#1@!am#+bu#+#!la#+tion@f#6n. #Ham#+bu#+la# +to@.ry #5(@!@ambj$u#!le$It@@r$I) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5of, relating to, or de?!signed for walking.@n#1$D. #5changing position; not fixed.@n# 1$D. #5Also: #1ambulant. #5able to walk. @n#1$D. #the United States of America, its inhabitants, or thei r form of English.@n#1$D. #5of or rela ting to the American continent. @n#1 $D. #6Rare. #5of or relating to the American Indi ans.@m#1?-#6n.@n#1$D. #5a native or citizen of the U.S.@n#1$D. #5a native or inhabitant of any country of North, Central, or South Amer ica.@n#1$D. #5the English language as spoken or written in the Unit ed States. #HA@ .mer@.i#+ca#+na #5(@@@!m$er$I#!k$a$:n@@) #6n. #5objects, such as book s, documents, relics, etc., relating to Amer ica, esp. in the form of a coll ection. #HA@ .mer@.i#+can al@.oe@n#6n. #5another name for #1century plant. #HA@ .mer@.i#+can Beau#+ty@n#6n. #5a variety of hybrid perennial rose bear ing large long-stemmed purplish-red flowers. #HA@ .mer@.i#+can cha#+me@.le@.on@n#6n. #5another name for #1anole. #HA@ .mer@.i#+can cheese@n#6n. #5a type of smooth hard whit e or yellow cheese similar to a mild Cheddar. #HA@ .mer@.i#+can cloth@n#6n. #5a glazed or waterproofed cott on cloth. #HA@ .mer@.i#+can ea@.gle@n#6n. #5another name for #1bald eagle, #5es p. when depicted as the national emblem of the U.S. #HA@ .mer@.i#+can Ex#+pe#+di#+tion#+ar@.y Forc@.es #6pl. n. #5the troo ps sent to Europe by the U.S. during World War I. #HA@ .mer@.i#+can Fed#+er@.a#+tion of La#+bor@n#6n. #5the first perm anent national labour movement in America, founded in 1886.@nIt amal gamated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955 .@nSee also #1AFL-CIO. #HA@ .mer@.i#+can foot#+ball@n#6n.@n#1$D. #5a team game similar to rugb y, with 11 players on each side.@nForward passing is a llowed and planned strategies and formations for play are deci ded during the course of the game.@n#1$D. #5the oval-shaped infl ated ball used in this game. #HA@ .mer@.i#+can In#+di@.an@n#6n.@n#1$D. #5Al so called: #1Indian, Red Indian, Amerindian. #5a member of any of t he indi genous peoples of North, Central, or South America, having Mong oloid affinities, notably straight black hair and a yellow to brow n skin. @m#1 ~#6adj.@n#1$D. #5of or relating to any of these peop les, their languages, or their cultures. #HA@ .mer@.i#+can In#+di@.an Move#+ment@n#6n. #5a militant movement or grou ping of American Indians, organized in 1968 to combat disc rimination, injustice, etc.@nAbbrev.: #1AIM. #HA@ .mer@.i#+can#+ism #5(@@#!m$er$Ik@@@!n$Iz@@m) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a cust om, linguistic usage, or other feature peculiar to or char acteristic of the United States, its people, or their cult ure.@n#1$D. #5loyalty to the United States, its people, customs, etc. #HA@ .mer@.i#+can#+ist #5(@@#!m$er$Ik@@n$Ist) #6n. #5a person who studies some aspect of America, such as its history or l anguages. #HA@ .mer@.i#+can#+ize #6or #3A@.mer@.i#+can#+ise #5(@ @#!m$er$Ik@@@!na$Iz) #6vb. #5to make or become American in outl ook, attitudes, etc. @m?-#1A@.@!mer@.i#+can@.i#+#!za#+tion #6or #1A@ .@!me#Ha@.mi@.no-@n#6combining form.@n#5indicating the presence of an amino group: #6aminobenzoic acid.@m#5[from #7amine#5] #Ha@.mi#+no ac@.id@n#6n. #5any of a group of organic compounds containing one or more amino groups, -NH\2, and one or more carbo xyl groups, -COOH. @nThey are the component molecules of proteins. #Ha@.mi#+no#+ben#+zo#+ic ac@.id #5(@@@!ma$In@@$ub$en#!z@@$u$Ik, -@!mi$:-) #6n. #5a derivative of benzoic acid existing in three isomeric forms, the #6para- #5form being used in the manufacture of dyes and sunburn preventatives.@nFormula: NH\2C\6H\4COOH. #Ha@.mi#+no#+phe@.nol #5(@@@!ma$In@@$u#!fi$:n$Al, -@!mi$:-) #6n. Chem. #5any of three isomeric forms that are white soluble crystalline solids, used as a dye intermediate (meta- and ortho-) , in dyeing hair, fur, and textiles (ortho- and para-), and as a photographic developer (para-).@nFormula: C\6H\4NH\2OH. #Ha@.mi#+no#+py#+rine #5(@@@!ma$In@@$u#!pa$Iri$:n, -@!mi$:-) #6n. #5a crystalline compound used to reduce pain and fever.@nFormula: C\1\3H\1\7N\3O. #Ha@.mi#+no res#+in@n#6n. #5any thermosetting synthetic resin for med by copolymerization of amines with aldehydes.@nAmino resins are u sed as adhesives and as coatings for paper and textiles.@nSee also #1urea-formaldehyde resin, melamine. #Ha@.mir #5(@@#!m$I@@) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a variant spelling of #1emir.@n$D. #5(formerly) the ruler of Afghanistan; ameer.@n[C19: from Arabic, variant of #7emir#5]@m?-#1a@.#!mir#+ate@f#6adj. #HA@.mis #5(#!e$Im$Is) #6n. #1King@.sley. #5born 1922, English novelist and poet, noted esp. for his satirical novel #6Lucky Jim #5(1954). #HA@.mish #5(#!$a$:m$I#s, #!@a-) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5of or relating t o a U.S. Mennonite sect that traces its origin to Jakob Amman. @m#1?-#6n.@n#1$D. #5the Amish people. @m[C19: from German #6Amisch, #5after Jakob #6Amman, #517th-century Swiss Mennonite bishop] #Ha@.miss #5(@@#!m$Is) #6adv.@n#1$D. #5in an incorrect, inappropriate, or defective manner.@n#1$D. take amiss. #5to feel offended by. @m#1?-#6adj.@n#1$D. #5(#6postpositive#5) wrong, incorrect, or faulty.@m[C13 #6a mis, #5from #6mis #5wrong; see #7miss#5%1] #Ham@.i#+to#+sis #5(@!@am$I#!t@@$us$Is) #6n. #5an unusual form of cell division in which the nucleus and cytoplasm divide by constriction without the formation of chromosomes; direct cell division.@m?-#1am@.i#+tot#+ic #5(@!@am$I#!t$At$Ik) #6adj.@m#5?-#1@!am@.i#+#!tot@.i#+cal#+ly@f#6adv. #Ham#+i@.ty #5(#!@am$It$I) #6n., pl. #1@.ties.@n#5friendship; cordiality.@m[C15: from Old French #6amit*'e, #5from Medieval Latin #6am*_icit*_as #5friendsh ip, from Latin #6am*_icus #5friend] #HAm#+man #5(@@#!m$a$:n) #6n. #5the capital of Jordan, northeast of the Dead Sea: ancient capital of the Ammonites, rebuilt by Ptolem y in the 3rd century #7b.c. @n#5Pop.: 598@t000 (1974 est.).@nAncient names: #1Rabbath Ammon, Philadelphia. #Ham#+me@.ter #5(#!@am@!mi$:t@@) #6n. #5an instrument for measuri ng an electric current in amperes.@m[C19: #7am#5(#7#6Sarcodina.@n#5They live in fresh water or soil or as p arasites in man and animals.@n[C19: from New Latin, from Greek #6amo ib*_e #5change, from #6ameibein #5to change, exchange]@m?-#1a@ .#!moe#+bic #6or U.S. #1a@.#!me@.bic@f#6adj. #Ham#+oe@.bae@.an #6or #3am#+oe@.be@.an #5(@!@am$I#!bi$: @@n) #6adj. Prosody. #5of or relating to lines of verse dialogue tha t answer each other alternately. #Ham#+oe@.bi@.a#+sis #5(@!@am$I#!ba$I@@s$Is) #6n., pl. # 1#+ses #5(-@!si$:z).@ninfection, esp. of the intestines, caused by the parasitic amoeba #6Endamoeba histolytica. #Ha@.moe#+bic dys#+en#+ter@.y@n#6n. #5inflammation of th e intestines caused by the parasitic amoeba #6Endamoeba histolytica. #Ha@.moe#+bo#+cyte #6or U.S. #3a@.me@.bo#+cyte #5(@@#!mi $:b@@@!sa$It) #6n. #5any amoeboid cell found in the blood and body flu ids.@nSome kinds, such as the phagocytic white blood cell, can engu lf foreign particles. #Ha@.moe#+boid #6or U.S. #3a@.me@.boid #5(@@#!mi$:b@$$Id ) #6adj. #5of, related to, or resembling amoebae. #Ha@.mok #5(@@#!m^k, @@#!m$Ak) #6n., adv.@n#5a variant s pelling of #1amuck. #HA@.mon #5(#!$a$:m@@n) #6n. Egyptian myth. #5a variant spelling of #1Amen. #Ha@.mong #5(@@#!m^&n) #6or #3a@.mongst@n#6prep.@n#1$D. #5in the midst of: #6he lived among the Indians. @n#1$D. #5to each of: #6divide the reward among yourselv es. @n#1$D. #5in the group, class, or number of: #6ranked am ong the greatest writers.@n#1$D. #5taken out of (a group): #6he is only one among many.@n#1$D. #5 with one another within a group; by the joint action of: #6a lot of gossip among the women employees; decide it among yourselves. @m#5[Old English #6amang, #5contracted from #6on gemang #5in the group of, from #7on@t#+@t#6gemang #5crowd; see #7mingle, mongrel#5]#e#1Usage.@n#5See at #1between. #Ha@.mon#+til#+la#+do #5(@@@!m$Ant$I#!l$a$:d@@$u) #6n. # 5a medium dry Spanish sherry, not as pale in colour as a fino. @m[C19: from Spanish #6vino amontillado #5wine of #6Montilla, #5 town in Spain] #Ha@.mor#+al #5(@a#!m$Ar@@l, e$I-) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5having no moral quality; non-moral.@n#1$D. #5without moral standards or principles.@m?-#1a@.mo#+ral#+i@.ty #6n. #5(@!@am$A#!r@al $It$I, #!e$Im$A-) #6n.@m#5?-#1a@.#!mor#+al#+ly@f#6adv.#e#1Usage .@n#6Amoral #5is frequently and incorrectly used where #6immoral #5i s meant.@nIn careful usage, however, #6immoral #5is applied to that w hich infringes moral rules and #6amoral #5is only used of tha t to which considerations of morality are irrelevant or of persons who lack any moral code. #Ha@.mo#+ret#+to #5(@!@am@@#!r$et@@$u) #6or #3a@.mo#+ri#+no #5(@!@am@$$:#!ri$:n@@$u) #6n., pl. #1#+ret#+ti #5(-#!r$et$I) #6or #1#+ri#+ni #5(-#!ri$:n$I).@n(esp. in painting) a small chubby naked boy representing a cupid.@nAlso called: #1putto.@m#5[C16: from Italian, diminutive of #6Amore #5 Cupid, from Latin #6Amor #5Love] #Ham@.o#+@n#1$D. #5having a dual or mixed nature.@n[C17: from Greek #6amphibios, #5litera lly: having a double life, from #7amphi#5-@t#7#+@t#6bios #5life]@m?-#1am#+#!phib@.i#+ous#+ly #6adv.@m#5?-#1am#+#!phib@.i#+ous#+ness@f#6n. #Ham#+phi#+blas#+tu#+la #5(@!@amf$I#!bl@astj$ul @@) #6n. #5the free-swimming larva of certain sponges, which c onsists of a hollow spherical mass of cells some of which have flag ella. #Ham#+phi#+bole #5(#!@amf$I@!b@@$ul) #6n. #5any of a large group of minerals consisting of the silicates of calcium , iron, magnesium, sodium, and aluminium, usually in the form of l ong slender dark-coloured crystals.@nMembers of the group, including hornblende, actinolite, and tremolite, are common constitue nts of igneous rocks.@m[C17: from French, from Greek #6amphibolos #5uncertain; so called from the large number of varieties in the group] #Ham#+phib@.o#+lite #5(@am#!f$Ib@@@!la$It) #6n. #5a metamorphic rock consisting mainly of amphibole and plagioclase. #Ham#+phi#+bol#+o@.gy #5(@!@amf$I#!b$Al@@d#f$I) #6or #3am#+phib@.o#+ly #5(@am#!f$Ib@@l$I) #6n., pl. #1@.gies #6or #1#+lies.@n#5ambiguity of expression, esp. when due to a grammatical construction, as in #6save rags and waste paper . @n#5[C14: from Late Latin #6amphibologia, #5ultimately from Greek #6amphibolos #5ambiguou s; see #7amphibole, #5-#7logy#5]@m?-#1@!am#+phi#+#!bol#+ic #6or #1a m#+phib@.o#+lous #5(@am#!f$Ib@@l@@s) #6adj.@m#5?-#1am#+phib@.o#+ log@.i#+cal #5(@am@!f$Ib@@#!l$Ad#f$Ik%@l) #6adj.@m#5?-#1am#+@!phib@.o#+#!log@.i#+cal#+ly@ f#6adv. #Ham#+phi#+brach #5(#!@amf$I@!br@ak) #6n. Proso dy. #5a metrical foot consist?!ing of a long syllable between two short syllables (*u@n*_@n*u@n).@nCompare #1cretic.@n#5[C16: fro m Latin, #5from Greek #6amphibrakhus, #5literally: both ends being short, from #7amphi#5-@t#7#+@t#6brakhus #5short]@m?-#1@!am#+phi#+#!brach#+ic@f#6adj. #Ham#+phi#+chro#+ic #5(@!@amf$I#!kr@@$u$Ik) #6o r #3am#+phi#+chro#+mat#+ic #5(@!@amf$Ikr@@$u#!m@a t$Ik) #6adj. #5producing two colours, one on reacting with a n acid, the other on reacting with a base. #Ham#+phi#+coe#+lous #5(@!@amf$I#!si$:l@@s) #6a dj. #5(of the vertebrae of most fishes and some amphibians) c oncave at the anterior and posterior ends.@m[C19: from #7amph i#5-@t#7#+@t#5Greek #6koilos #5hollow] #Ham#+phic#+ty#+on #5(@am#!f$Ikt$I@@n) #6n. #5a delegate to an amphictyonic council.@m[C16: back formation from #6amphictyons, #5from Greek #6am phiktiones #5neighbours, from #7amphi#5-@t#7#+@t#6ktizein #5to found] #Ham#+phic#+ty@.o#+ny #5(@am#!f$Ikt$I@@n$I) #6n ., pl. #1#+nies.@n#5(in ancient Greece) a religious as sociation of states for the maintenance of temples and the cults co nnected with them. @m?-#1am#+phic#+ty#+on#+ic #5(@am@!f$Ikt$I#!$An$Ik)@f#6adj. #Ham#+phi#+dip#+loid #5(@!@amf$I#!d$Ipl@$$Id) # 6n. #5a hybrid plant in which the chromosome number is the sum of the chromosome numbers of both parental species. #Ham#+phi#+go#+ry #5(#!@amf$Ig@@r$I) #6or #3am# +phi#+gou#+ri #5(#!@amf#Ham#+pul#+la #5(@am#!p$ul@@) #6n., pl . #1#+pul#+lae #5(-#!p$uli$:).@n#1$D. #6Anatomy. #5th e dilated end part of certain ducts or canals, such as the end of a uterine tube. @n#1$D. #6Christianity. #1a. #5a vesse l for containing the wine and water used at the Euchari st.@n#1b. #5a small flask for containing consecrated oil.@n#1$D. #5a Roman two-handled bottle for oil, wine, or perfume. @n[C16: from Latin, diminutive of #7am phora#5] @m&-#1am#+pul#+la#+ceous #5(@!@amp$u#! le$I#s@@s) #6or #1@!am#+pul#+#!la#+ceal@f#6adj. @m#5&-#1am#+pul#+lar #5(@am#!p$ul@@) #6or #1am#+pul#+lar@.y #5(@am?!#!p$ul@@r$I)@f#6adj. #Ham#+pu#+tate #5(#!@ampj$u@!te$It) #6 vb. Surgery. #5to remove (all or part of a limb, esp. an arm or leg) .@n[C17: from Latin #6amput*_are, #5from #6am- #5aro und@t#+@t#6put*_are #5to trim, prune]@m?-#1@!am#+pu#+#!ta#+tion #6n. #5&-#1#!am#+pu#+@!ta#+tor@f#6n. #Ham#+pu#+tee #5(@!@ampj$u#!ti$:) #6n. #5a person who has had a limb amputated. #HAm#+ra#+va#+ti #5(@am#!r$a$:v@@t$I) #6n. #5a town in central India, in NE Maharashtra: cotton centre.@nPop .: 193@t636 (1971).@nFormer name: #1Am#+rao#+ti #5 (#!@am@!r$a$:@@t$I, #!^m-). #Ham#+ri#+ta #6or #3am#+ree#+ta #5(@am #!ri$:t@@) #6n. Hindu myth.@n#1$D. #5the ambrosia of the god s that bestows immortality.@n#1$D. #5the immortality it confers.@m[from Sanskrit #6amrta #5immortal, from #6a- #5withou t@t#+@t#6mrta #5death] #HAm#+rit#+sar #5(@am#!r$Its@@) #6n. # 5a city in India, in NW Punjab: centre of the Sikh religion; site of a massacre in 1919 of unarmed supporters of Indian self-government b y British troops.@nPop.: 407@t628 (1971). #HAm#+ster#+dam #5(@!@amst@@#!d@am; #6 Dutch #5@!$amst@@r#!d$am) #6n. #5the commercial capital of the Nether lands, a major industrial centre and port on the IJsselmeer, con nected with the North Sea by canal: built on about 100 islands with in a network of canals. @nPop.: 764 382 (1974 est.). #Hamt.@n#6abbrev. for #5amount. #Hamu@n#6abbrev. for #5atomic mass uni t. #Ha@.muck #5(@@#!m^k) #6or #3a@.mok@n# 6n.@n#1$D. #5a state of murderous frenzy, origina lly observed among Malays. @m#1?-#6adv.@n#1$D. run amuck. #5to ru n about with or as if with a frenzied de sire to kill. @m[C17: from Malay #6amoq #5furious assault] #HA@.mu Dar#+ya #5(#6Russian #5a#!mu d ar#!ja) #6n. #5a river in central Asia, rising in the Pamirs and flowing northwest through the Hindu Kush and across Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to its delta in the Aral Sea: forms much of the bounda ry between Afghani?!stan and theSoviet Union.@nLength: 2400 km (1500 m iles).@nAncient name: #1Oxus. #Ham@.u#+let #5(#!@amj$ul$It) #6n. #5a trinket or piece of jewellery worn as a protection against evil; charm.@m[C17: from Latin #6amul*_etum, #5of unknown origin] #HA@.m*_un #5(#!$a$:m@@n) #6n. Egyptia n myth. #5a variant spelling of #1Amen. #HA@.mund@.sen #5(#6Norwegian #5#!a$:m $uns@@n) #6n. #1Ro@.ald #5(#!r@$ald). 1872@=1928, Norwegian ex plorer and navigator, who was the #Han@.a#+bae#+na #5(@!@an@@#! bi$:n@@) #6n., pl. #1#+nas.@n#5any freshwater alga of the genus #6Anabaena, #5sometimes occurring in drin king water, giving it a fishy taste and s mell.@m[New Latin, from Greek #6anabainein #5to shoot up, g o up, from #7ana#5-@t#7#+@t#6bainein #5to go; so called because th ey rise to the surface at intervals] #Han@.a#+ban#+tid #5(@!@an@@# !b@ant$Id) #6n.@n#1$D. #5any of various spiny-finned fishes constitut ing the family #6Anabantidae #5and including the fighting fish, climbing perch, and gourami.@nSee also #1labyrinth fish.@m?-#6adj.@n #1$D. #5of, relating to, or belonging to the family #6Anabantidae. #HAn@.a#+bap#+tist #5(@!@an@@ #!b@apt$Ist) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a member of any of various 16th-century P rotestant movements that rejected infant baptism, insi sted that adults be rebaptized, an d sought to establish Christian communism. @n#1$D. #5a member of a later Protestant sect holding the same doctrines, esp. with regard to baptism.@m#1?-#6adj.@n#1$D. # 5of or relating to these movements or sects or t heir doctrines.@n[C16: from Eccles iastical Latin #6anabaptista, #5from #6anabapt*_iz*_are #5to bapti ze again, from Late Greek #6anabaptizein; #5see # 7ana#5-, #7baptize#5]@m?-#1@!An@.a#+#! bap#+tism@f#6n. #Han@.a#+bas #5(#!@an@@@!b@as ) #6n. #5any of several labyrinth fishes of the genus #6Anabas, #5esp. the climbing fish.@m[C19: from New Latin, from Greek #6anabainei n #5to go up; see #7anabaena#5] #Ha@.nab@.a#+sis #5(@@#!n@ab@ @s$Is) #6n., pl. #1#+ses #5(-@!si$:z).@n#1$D. #5the ma rch of Cyrus the Younger and his Greek mercenaries from Sardis to Cu naxa in Babylonia in 401 #7b.c., #5described by Xenophon in hi s #6Anabasis.@n#5Compare #1katabasis.@n$D. #5any milit ary expedition, esp. one from the coast to th e interior. @m[C18: from Greek: a going up, ascent, from #6anab ainein #5to go up; see #7anabaena#5] #Han@.a#+bat#+ic #5(@!@an@@#! b@at$Ik) #6adj. #6Meteorol. #5(of air currents) rising upwards, esp. up slopes. @n#5Compare #1katabatic. @m#5[C19: from Greek #6anabat ikos #5relating to ascents, from # 6anabainein #5to go up; see #7anabasis#5] #Han@.a#+bi@.o#+sis #5(@!@an@ @ba$I#!@@$us$Is) #6n. #5a return to life after apparent death; resuscitation.@n[C19: via New Latin from Greek, from #6anabioein #5to come ba ck to life, from #7ana#5-@t#7#+@t#6bios #5life ]@m?-#1an@.a#+bi#+ot#+ic #5(@!@an@@ba$I#!$At$Ik)@f#6ad j. #Han@.a#+bleps #5(#!@an@@@!bl $eps) #6n., pl. #1#+bleps.@n#5any of various cyprinodont fishes co nstituting the genus #6Anableps, #5which includes the four-eye d fishes.@m[New Latin, literally: one who looks up, from Greek, fro m #6anablepein #5to look up] #Han@.a#+bol#+ic ster#+oid #5(@!@an@@#!b$Al$Ik) #6n. #5a ny of a group of synthetic steroid hormones (androgens) used to stimulate muscle and bone growth for athletic or therap eutic purposes. #Ha@.nab@.o#+lism #5(@@#!n@ab @@@!l$Iz@@m) #6n. #5a metabolic process in which complex molecules ar e synthesized from simpler ones with the stora#5(@!@an$Is#!#Gg$et$ Ik) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a substance that causes anaesthesia.@m#1?-#6 adj.@n#1$D. #5causing or characterized by anaesthesia. #Han#+aes#+thet#+ics #5(@!@an$Is#!#Gg$et$Iks) #6n. #5(#6functioning as sing.#5) the science, study, and practice of anaesthesia and its application.@nU.S. name: #1anesthesiology. #Ha@.naes#+the#+tist #5(@@#!ni$:s#Gg@@t$Ist) #6n.@n#1$D. #6Brit. #5a qualified doctor spe cializing in the administration of anaesthetics. @nU.S. name: #1anesthesiologist.@ n$D. #6U.S. #5a person qualified to administer anaesthesia, often a nurse or someone other than a physician.@nCompare #1anesthesiologist. #Ha@.naes#+the#+tize , a@.naes#+the#+tise, #6or U.S. #3a@.nes#+the#+tize #5(@@#!ni$:s#Gg@@@!ta$Iz) #6vb. #5(#6tr.#5) to render insensible to pain by administering an anaesthetic. @m?-#1a@.@!naes#+the #+ti#+#!za#+tion, a@.@!naes#+the#+ti#+ #!sa#+tion, #6or U.S. #1a@.@!nes#+the#+ti# +#!za#+tion@f#6n. #Han@.a#+glyph #5(#! @an@@@!gl$If) #6n.@n#1$D. #6Photog. #5a stereoscopic pic ture consisting of two images of the same object, taken from s lightly different angles, in two complementary colour s, usually red and cyan (green-blue).@nWhen viewed through spect acles having one red and one cyan lens, the images merge to prod uce a stereoscopic sensati on.@n#1$D. #5anything cut to stand in low relief, such as a ca meo.@n[C17: from Greek #6anagluph*_e #5carved in low relief, from #7a na#5-@t#7#+@t#6gluph*_e #5carving, from #6gluphein #5to carv e] @m#5&-#1@!an@.a#+#!g lyph#+ic, @!an@.a#+#!glyph@.i# +cal #6or #1an@.a#+glyp#+tic #5(@!@an@@#!gl$Ipt$I k), #1@!an@.a#+#!glyp#+ti#+cal #6adj.@m#5?-#1a@.nag #+ly#+phy #5(@@#!n@agl@@f$I, #!@an@@?!@!gl$If$I)@ f#6n. #Han@.a#+glyp#+ta #5 (@!@an@@#!gl$Ipt@@) #6n. #5a type of thick embossed wallpaper.@ m[C19: originally a trademark, from Greek #6ana?!gluptos; #5se e #7anaglyph#5] #Han#+ag#+nor@.i#+si s #5(@!@an@@g#!n$Ar$Is$Is) #6n., pl. #1#+ses #5(-@!si$:z) .@n(in Greek tragedy) the recognition or discovery by the pro tagonist of the identity of some character or the nature of his own predica?!ment, which leads to the resolution of the pl ot; denouement.@m[from Greek: recognition] #Han@.a#+go#+ge #6or #3an@.a#+go#+gy #5(#!@an@@@!g$Ad#f$I) #6n.@n#1$D. #5allego rical or spiritual interpretation, esp. of sacred works such as the Bible. @n#1$D. #6Christiani ty. #5allegorical interpretation of the Old Testament as typifyi ng or foreshadowing subjects in the New Testament. @n[C18: via Late Latin from Greek #6anag*_og*_e #5a lifting up, from #6anagein, #5fr om #7ana#5-@t#7#+@t#6agein #5to lead]@m?-#1an@. a#+gog#+ic #5(@!@an@@#!g$Ad#f$Ik) #6or #1@!an@.a#+#!gog@.i# +cal #6adj.@m#5?-#1@!an@. a#+#!gog@.i#+cal#+ly@f#6adv. #Han@.a#+gram #5(#!@ an@@@!gr@am) #6n. #5a word or phrase the letters of which can be rear ranged into another word or phrase.@ntheir relat ionship or value.@nCompare {#1synthesis #5(sense 1)}. @n#1$D. #5a statement of the results of this.@n#1$D. #5short for #1psychoanalysis.@n$D. #6Chem. #1a. #5the decomposition of a substa nce into its elements, radicals, or other constituents in order to de termine the kinds of constituents present (#1qualitative analysis#5) or the amount of each constituent (#1quantitative analysis#5) #1.@nb. #5the result obtained by such a determinati on.@n#1$D. #6Linguistics. #5the use of word order together wi th word function to express syntactic relations in a language, a s opposed to the use of inflections.@nCompare {#1synthesis #5(sense 4) }.@n#1$D. #6Maths. #5the branch of mathematics principally concerned w ith the methods and concepts of algebra and calculus.@n #1$D. #6Philosophy. #5(in the writings of Kant) the separation of a concept from another that contains it.@nCompare #1{synthesi s #5(sense 6)}.@n#1$D. in the last, #1final, #6 or #1ultimate analysis. #5after eve rything has been given due consideration. @m[C16: fro m New Latin, from Greek #6analusis, #5literally : a dissolving, from #6analuein, #5from #7an a#5-@t#7#+@t#6luein #5to loosen] #Ha@.nal@.y #+sis of var@.i#+ance@n#6n. Statistics. #5a technique for analys?!ing the total variation of a set of observations as measured by the vari ance of the observations multiplied by their number. #ha@.nal@.y #+sis si#+tus@n#6n. #5a former name for {#1topology #5(sense 2) }. #Han@.a#+ly st #5(#!@an@@l$Ist) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a person who analyses or is skilled in analysis.@n#1$D. #5short for #1psychoanalyst. #han@.a#+ly t#+ic #5(@!@an@@#!l$It$Ik) #6or #3an@.a#+ly t@.i#+cal@n#6adj.@n#1$D. #5relating to analysis.@n #1$D. #5capable of or given to analysing: #6an analyt ic mind.@n#1$D. #5Also: #1i solating. #6Linguistics. #5denoting languages, such as Chinese, whose morphology is characterized by analysis. @n#5Compare {#1synthetic #5(sense 3)}, {#1agglutinative #5(sense 2) }, #1polysynthetic.@n$D. #6Logic. #5(of a proposition) necessarily true by reference to meaning alone, being independent of fact or exp erience, as in #6all spinsters are unmarried.@n#5Compare #1{syntheti c #5(sense 4)}, #1a priori.@n$D. #5Also call ed: #1regular, holomorphic. #6Maths. #5(of a function of a comple x variable) having a derivative at each point of its domain. @n#5[C16: v ia Late Latin from Greek #6analutikos #5from #6analuein #5to dissolve, break down; see #7analysis#5] @m#5&-#1@!a n@.a#+#!lyt@.i#+cal#+ly@f#6adv. #Han@.a#+ly t@.i#+cal ge#+om#+e@.try@n#6n. #5the branch of geometry that uses a lgebraic notation and analysis to locate a geometric point in te rms of a coordinate system; coordinate geometry. #Han@.a#+ly t#+ic psy#+chol#+o@.gy #6n. #5a school of psychoanalysis found?!ed b y Jung as a result of disagreements with Freud.@nSee also #1archetype , collective unconscious. #HA@.nam #5 (@a#!n@am, #!@an@am) #6n. #5a variant spelling of #1Annam. #HA@.nam#+b ra #5(@@#!n@ambr@@) #6n. #5a state of S Nigeria, formed in 1976 fro m part of East-Central State.@nCapital: Enugu.@nPop.: 2@t469@t000 (1976 est.).@nArea: 21@t189 sq. km (8179 sq. miles). #Han#+am#+n e#+sis #5(@!@an@am#!ni$:s$Is) #6n., pl. #1#+ses #5(-si$:z). @n#1$D. #5the ability to recall past events; recollection. @n#1$D. #5t he case history o#h a@.nas#+tro#+phe #5(@@#!n@astr@@f$I) #6n. Rhetoric. #5{another term fo r #1inversion #5(sense 3)}.@m[C16: from Greek, #5 from #6anastrephein #5to invert] #H anat.@n#6abbrev. for:@n#1$D. #5anatomical.@n#1$D. #5anatomy. #H an@.a#+tase #5(#!@an@@@!te$Iz) #6n. #5a rare blue or black mineral th at consists of titanium oxide in tetragonal crystalline form and oc curs in veins in igneous rocks.@nFormula: TiO\2.@nAlso called: #1 octahedrite.@m#5[C19: from French, from Greek #6anatasis #5an ex tending (referring to the length of the crystals), fr om #6anateinein #5to stretch out] #H a@.nath#+e@.ma #5(@@#!n@a#Gg@@m@@) #6n., pl. #1@.mas.@n$D. #5a de tested pe rson or thing: #6he is anathema to me .@n#1$D. #5a formal ecclesiastical cu rse of excommunication or a formal denunciation of a doctrine. @n #1$D. #5the person or thing so cursed. @n #1$D. #5a strong curse; im precation.@m[C16: via Church Latin from Greek: something accursed, de dicated (to evil), from #6anatithenai #5to de dicate, from #7ana#5-@t#7#+@t#6tithenai #5to set] #H a@.nath#+e@.ma#+tize #6or #3a@.nath#+e@.ma#+tise #5 (@@#!n@a#Gg$Im@@@!ta$Iz) #6vb. #5to pronounce an anathema (u pon a person, etc.); curse. @m ?-#1a@.@!nath#+e@.ma#+ti#+#!za#+tion #6or #1 a@.@!nath#+e@.ma#+ti#+#!sa#+tion@f#6n. #H An@.a#+to#+li@.a #5(@!@an@@#!t@@$ul$I@@) #6n. #5the Asian part of Tu rkey, occupying the peninsula between the Black Sea, the Me diterranean, and the Aegean: consists of a plateau, largely mo untainous, with salt lakes in the interior.@nHistorical name: #1 Asia Minor. #H An@.a#+to#+li@.an #5(@!@an@@#!t@@$ul$I@@n) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5of or re lating to Anatolia or its inhabitants.@n#1$D. #5denoting, be longing to, or relating to an ancient family of languages related to the Indo-European family and including Hittite. @m #1?-#6n.@n#1$D. #5this family of languages, some?!times re garded as a branch of Indo-European.@n#1$D. #5a native or in habitant of Anatolia. #H an@.a#+tom@.i#+cal #5(@!@an@@#!t$Am$Ik%@l) #6adj. #5of or re lating to anatomy. @m #5?-#1@!an@.a#+#!tom@.i#+cal#+ly@f#6adv. #H an@.a#+tom@.i#+cal snuff#+box@n#6n. #5the triangular de pression on the back of the hand between the thumb and the index fi nger. #H a@.nat@.o#+mist #5(@@#!n@at@@m$Ist) #6n. #5 an expert in anatomy. #H a@.nat@.o#+mize #6or #3a@.nat@.o#+mise #5(@@#!n@at@@@!ma$Iz) #6vb. #5 (#6tr.#5)@n#1$D. #5to dissect (an animal or pl ant).@n#1$D. #5to examine in minute de tail.@m?-#1a@.@!nat@.o#+mi#+#!za#+tion #6or #1 a@.@!nat@.o#+mi#+#!sa#+tion #6n.@m#5?-#1a@.#!nat@.o#+@!miz#+er #6 or #1a@.#!nat@.o#+@!mis#+er@f#6n. #H a@.nat@.o#+my #5(@@#!n@at@@m$I) #6n., pl. #1#+mies.@n$D. #5the sc ience concerned with the physical structure of animals an d plants.@n#1$D. #5the physical structure of an animal or plant or an y of its parts.@n#1$D. #5a book or treatise on this su bject. @n #1$D. #5dissection of an animal or plant. @n #1$D. ##HAn#+cient Greek@n#6n. #5the Greek language from the earliest records to about 300 #7b.c., #5the chief dialect areas of which were Aeolic, Arcadic, Doric, and Ionic (including Attic).@nCompare #1Koine, Late Greek, Medieval Greek. #Han#+cient his#+to#+ry@n#6n.@n#1$D. #5the history of the #1anc ient world, #5from the earliest known civilizations to the collapse of the Western Rom an Empire in 476 #7a.d.#5#7.@n#1$D. #6Informal. #5a recent event or fact sufficiently familiar to have lost its pertinence. #Han#+cient#+ly #5(#!e$In#s@@ntl$I) #6adv. #5in ancient times. #HAn#+cient of Days@n#6n. Old Testament. #5God (Daniel 7:9). #Han#+cil#+lar@.y #5(@an#!s$Il@@r$I) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5subsidiary. @n#1$D. #5auxiliary; supplementary: #6ancillary services.@m#1?-#6n., pl. #1#+lar@.ies.@n#1$D. #5a subsidiary or auxiliary thing or person: #6the company has an ancillary abroad.@m#5[C17: from La tin #6ancill*_aris #5concerning maidservants, from #6ancilla, #5diminutive of #6anc*_ula #5female servant] #Han#+cip@.i#+tal #5(@an#!s$Ip$It%@l) #6or #3an#+cip@.i#+tous #5(@an#!s$Ip$It@@s) #6adj. Biology. #5flattened and having two edges: #6ancipital stems.@m#5[C18: from Latin #6anceps #5two-he aded] #HAn#+co#+hu#+ma #5(@!@a&nk@@$u#!u$:m@@) #6n. #5one of the two peaks of (Mount) #1Sorata. #Han#+con #5(#!@a&nk$An) #6or #3an#+cone #5(#!@a&nk@@$un) #6n., pl. #1an#+con@.es #5(@a&n#!k@@$uni$:z).@n#1$D. #6Architect. #5a pro jectingbracket or console support?!ing a cornice.@n#1$D. #5a former technical name for #1elbow.@n#5[C18: from Greek #6ank*_on #5a bend] @m#5?-#1an#+co#+nal #5(@a&n#!k@@$un%@l) #6or #1an#+co#+ne@.al #5(@a&n#!k@@$un$I@@l)@f#6adj. #HAn#+co#+na #5(#6Italian #5a&n#!ko$:na) #6n. #5a port in Centr al Italy, on the Adriatic, capital of the Marches region: founded by Greeks from Syracuse in about 390 #7b.c.@n#5Pop.: 107@t213 (1975 est.). #H-an@.cy@n#6suffix forming nouns.@n#5variant of #1-ance, #5indicating condition or quality: #6expectancy, poignancy. #Han#+cy#+los#+to#+mi@.a#+sis #5(@!@ans$I@!l$Ast@@#!ma$I@@s$Is) , #3an#+ky#+los#+to#+mi@.a#+sis, #6or #3an#+chy#+los#+to#+mi@.a#+sis@n#6n. #5infestation of the human intestine with blood-sucking hookworms, causing progressive anaemia.@nAlso called: #1hookworm disease.@m#5[from New Latin, from #6Ancylostoma #5genus of hookworms, from Greek #6ankulos #5hooked, crooked@t#+@t#6stoma #5mouth] #Hand #5(@and; #6unstressed #5@@nd, @@n) #6conj. #5(#6coordinating#5)@n#1$D. #5along with; in addition to: #6boy s and girls.@n#1$D. #5as a consequence: #6he fell down and cut his knee.@n#1$D. #5afterwards: #6we pay the man and go through that door.@n#1$D. #5(preceded by #6good #5or #6nice#5) (intensifier): #6the sauce is good and thick.@n#1$D. #5plus: #6two and two equals four.@n#1$D. #5used to join identical words or phrases to give emphasis or indicate repetit ion or continuity: #6better and better; we ran and ran; it rained anAustria-Hungary (1867). #HAn@.dr*'e #5(#!$a$:ndre$I, #!@andr$I) #6n. #1John. # 51751@=80, British major who was hanged as a spy for conspiring w ith Benedict Arnold during the War of American Independence. #HAn@.dre@.a del Sar@.to #5(#6Italian #5an#!dr$e$:a de l #!sarto) #6n. #5See #1Sarto. #HAn#+dre@.a#+nof Is#+lands #5(@!@andr$I#!$a$:n$Af) #6pl. n. #5a group of islands in the central Aleutian Islands, Alaska.@nArea: 3710 sq. km (1432 sq. miles). #HAn@.dre@.ot@.ti #5(#6Italian #5andre#!@$tti) #6n. #1 Giu@.lio #5(#!d#fu$:ljo).@nborn 1919, Italian statesman; prime minister of Italy (1972@=73; since 1976). #HAn@.drew #5(#!@andru$:) #6n. New Testament. #5one of the twelve apostles of Jesus; the brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland.@nFeast day: Nov. 30. #HAn@.drewes #5(#!@andru$:z) #6n. #1Lanc@.e@.lot. #515 55@=1626, English bishop and theologian. #HAn@.drews #5(#!@andru$:z) #6n. #1Thom@.as. #51813@=8 5, Irish physical chemist, noted for his work on the liquefacti on of gases. #HAn@.dri*'c #5(#6Serbo-Croat #5#!andrit#s) #6n. #1I@. vo #5(#!i:v@$). 1892@=1975, Yugoslav novelist; author of #6The Bridge on the Dvina #5(1945): #5Nobel prize for literature 1961. #Han@.dro- #6or before a vowel #3andr-@n#6combining fo rm.@n#1$D. #5male; masculine: #6androsterone.@n#1$D. #5(in botany ) stamen or anther: #6androecium.@m#5[from Greek #6an*_er #5(genit ive #6andros#5) man] #HAn@.dro@.cles #5(#!@andr@@@!kli$:z) #6or #3An@.dro@. clus #5(#!@andr@@kl@@s) #6n. #5(in Roman legend) a slave wh ose life was spared in the arena by a lion from whose paw he had on ce extracted a thorn. #Han#+dro#+clin#+i@.um #5(@!@andr@@#!kl$In$I@@m) #6n., pl. #1#+clin@.i@.a #5(-#!kl$In$I@@).@n#5another name for #1clinandrium.@m#5[C19: New Latin, from #7andro#5-@t#7#+@t#6-clinium, #5from Greek #6klin*_e # 5slope; see #7clino#5-] #Han#+droe#+ci@.um #5(@an#!dri$:s$I@@m) #6n., pl. #1#+ ci@.a #5(-si@@)#6.@n#5the stamens of a flowering plant collectively.@n[C19: from New Latin, from #7andro#5-@t #7#+@t#5Greek #6oikion #5a little house] @m?-#1an#+#!droe#+ci@.al@f#6adj. #Han#+dro#+gen #5(#!@andr@@d#f@@n) #6n. #5any of sever al steroids, produced as hormones by the testes or made synthetically, that promote development of male sexual organs and mal e secondary sexual characteristics. @m?-#1an#+dro#+gen#+ic #5(@!@andr@@#!d#f$en$Ik)@f#6adj. #Han#+drog#+e@.nous #5(@an#!dr$Ad#f$In@@s) #6adj. Biol ogy. #5producing only male offspring. #Han#+dro#+gyne #5(#!@andr@@@!d#fa$In) #6n. #5another word for #1hermaphrodite.@m#5[C17: from Old French, via Lat in from Greek #6androgunos, #5from #6an*_er #5man@t#+@t#6gun*_ e #5woman] #Han#+drog@.y#+nous #5(@an#!dr$Ad#f$In@@s) #6adj.@n#1$ D. #6Botany. #5having male and female flowers in the same infloresc ence, as plantain.@n#1$D. #5having male and female characterist ics; hermaphrodite. #Han#+drocells or organisms) having a chromosome numbe r that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number, caused by one chromosome set being incomplete.@m#1?-#6n.@n#1$D. #5a cell or indi vidual of this type.@m#1?-#5Compare #1euploid. #Han@.eu#+rin #5(@@#!nj$u@@r$In) #6n. #5a les s common name for #1thiamine.@m#5[C20: from #7a#5(#7nti#5-)@t#+@t(#7poly#5)#7neur#5(#7iti s#5)@t#+ @t#5(#7vitam#5)#7in#5] #Han@.eu#+rysm #6or #3an@.eu#+rism #5(#!@anj@ @@!r$Iz@@m) #6n. #5a sac formed by abnormal dilation of the weakened w all of a blood vessel. @n[C15: from Greek #6aneurusma, #5from #6aneurunein # 5to dilate, from #6eurunein #5to widen]@m?-#1@!an@.eu#+#!rys#+ mal, @!an@.eu#+#!ris#+mal, @!an@.eu#+rys#+#!mat#+i c, #6or #1@!an@.eu#+ris#+#!mat#+ic #6adj.@m#5?-#1@!an @.eu#+#!rys#+mal#+ly, @!an@.eu#+#!ris#+mal#+ly, @!an@.eu#+rys#+#!ma t@.i#+cal#+ly, #6or #1@!an@.eu#+ris#+#!mat@.i#+cal#+ly@f#6adv. #Ha@.new #5(@@#!nju$:) #6adv.@n#1$D. #5over a gain; once more.@n#1$D. #5in a different way; afresh.@m[Old English # 6of n*_iwe; #5see #7of, new#5] #Han#+frac#+tu#+os#+i@.ty #5(@!@anfr@akt#s$u# !$As$It$I) #6n.@n#1$D. #5the condition or quality of being anfractuo us.@n#1$D. #5a winding, circuitous, or intricate passage, surface, pr ocess, etc. #Han#+frac#+tu#+ous #5(@an#!fr@akt#s$u@@s) #6 adj. #5characterized by twists and turns; convoluted.@m[C17: from Lat e Latin #6anfractu*_osus, #5from Latin #6anfractus #5 a digression, literally: a bending] #HAn#+ga#+ra #5(#6Russian #5anga#!ra) #6n. #5 a river in the S Soviet Union, in Siberia, flowing from Lake Baikal n orth and west to the Yenisei River: important for hydroelec tric power.@nLength: about 2100 km (1300 miles). #HAn#+garsk #5(#6Russian #5an#!garsk) #6n. #5an industrial city in the SE Soviet Union, in the southern RSFSR northwest of Irk utsk. @nPop.: 228@t000 (1975 est.). #Han#+ga#+ry #5(#!@a&ng@@r$I) #6n. Internatio nal law. #5the right of a belligerent state to use the property of a neutral state or to destroy it if necessary, subject to payment of full compensation to th e owners.@m[C19: from French #6angarie, #5from Late Latin #6angaria #5enforced service, from Greek #6angareia #5office of a courier, from #6angaros #5courier, of Persian origin] #Han#+gel #5(#!e$Ind#f@@l) #6n.@n#1$D. #6Theo l. #5one of a class of spiritual beings attendant upon God.@nIn medieval angelology they are divided by rank into nine orders: seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations (or dominions) , virtues, powers, principalities (or prince?!doms), archangels, and angels. @n#1$D. #5a divine messenger from God.@n#1$D. #5a guardian spirit.@n#1$D. #5a conventional representatio n of any of these beings, depicted in human form with wings. @n#1$D. #6Informal. #5a person, esp. a woman, who is kind, pure, or b eautiful. @n#1$D. #6Informal. #5an investor in a venture, esp. a backer of a theatrical production.@n#1$D. #5Also called: #1angel-noble. @n#5a forrelated to Old High German #6ango, # 5Latin #6uncus, #5Greek #6onkos#5] #HAn#+gle #5(#!@a&ng%@l) #6n. #5a me mber of a West Germanic people from N Germany who invaded and settl ed large parts of E and N England in the 5th and 6th centuries #7a.d. @m#5[from Latin #6Anglus, #5from Ger manic (compare E#7nglish#5), an inhabitant of #6Angul, #5a distri ct in Schleswig (now #6Angeln#5), a name identical with O ld English #6angul #5hook, #7angle#5%2, referring to its shape] #Han#+gle brack#+et@n#6n. #5either o f a pair of brackets having the shapes ?<#800034#5 and ?> #800035#5. #Han#+gle i@.ron@n#6n.@n#1$D. #5Also called: #1angle, angle bar. # 5an iron or a steel structural barthat has an L-shaped cross section. @n#1$D. #5any piece of iron or steel forming an angle, esp. a right angle. #Han#+gle of at#+tack@n#6n. #5the ac ute angle between the chord line of an aerofoil and the undisturbed r elative airflow.@nAlso called: #1angle of incidence. #Han#+gle of bank@n#6n. #5the angle between the lateral axis of an aircraft in flight and the horizonta l. #Han#+gle of de#+vi@.a#+tion@n#6n. # 5the angle between the direction of the refracted ray and the directi on of the incident ray when a ray of light passes from one medium to another. #han#+gle of dip@n#6n. #5the full na me {for #1dip #5(sense 29)}. #Han#+gle of in#+ci#+dence@n#6n.@n#1 $D. #5the angle that a line or beam of radiation makes with a line perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidence.@n #1$D. #5another name for #1angle of attack.@n$D. #5Also called: #1rigging angle of in cidence. #5the angle between the chord line of an aircraft wing or tailplane and the aircraft's longitudinal axis. #Han#+gle of re#+flec#+tion@n#6n. #5 the angle that a beam of reflected radiation makes with the n ormal to a surface at the point of reflection. #Han#+gle of re#+frac#+tion@n#6n. #5 the angle that a refracted beam of radiation makes with the normal t o the surface between two media at the point of refraction. #Han#+gle of re#+pose@n#6n. #5the ma ximum angle to the horizontal at which rocks, soil, etc., will rem ain without sliding. #Han#+gle plate@n#6n. #5a steel stru ctural plate, esp. one in the shape of a right-angled triangle, us ed to connect structural members and stiffen frameworks. #Han#+gler #5(#!@a&ngl@@) #6n.@n#1$D . #5a person who fishes with a rod and line.@n#1$D. #6Informal. #5a person who schemes or uses devious m ethods to secure an advantage.@n#1$D. #5Also called: #1angler fish. #5any spiny-finned fish of the order #6Pediculati #5(or #6Lo phiiformes#5). @nThey live at the bottom of the sea and typically have a long spiny movable dorsal fin with which they l ure their prey. #HAn#+gle#+sey #5(#!@a&ng%@ls$I) #6n . #5an island and, until 1974, a county of N Wales, now part of Gwyne dd, separated from the mainland by the Menai Strait.@nPop.: 59@t705 (1971).@nArea: 714 sq. km (276 sq. miles). #Han#+gle#HAn#+go#+stu#+ra #5(#6Span ish #5@!a&ngo#!stura) #6n. #5the former name (1764@=1846) for #1Ciu dad Bol*'ivar. #Han#+gos#+tu#+ra bark #5(@ !@a&ng@@#!stj$u@@r@@) #6n. #5the bitter aromatic bark of certain So uth American rutaceous trees of the genus #6Cusparia #5or # 6Galipea, #5used to make angostura bitters and forme rly used medicinally to reduce fever. #Han#+gos#+tu#+ra bit#+ters #6pl. n. #5(#6often cap.#5) #6Trademark. #5a bitter aromatic tonic, used as a flavouring in alc oholic drinks. #HAn#+gra do He#+ro#+*'is#+ mo #5(#6Portuguese #5#!*~@@&ngr@@ $du i#!rwi#fmu) #6n. #5a port i n the Azores, on Terceira Island. @nPop.: 40@t362 (1970). #Han#+gry #5(#!@a&ngr$I) #6 adj. #1#+gri#+er, #+gri#+est.@n$D. #5feeling or expressing ann oyance, animosity, or resentment; enraged.@n#1$D. #5suggestive of anger: #6angry clouds.@n#1$ D. #5severely inflamed: #6an angry sore.@m#5?-#1#!an#+gri#+ly@ f#6adv. #Han#+gry young man@n#6n.@n #1$D. #5(#6often cap.#5) one of several British novelists and playw rights of the 1950s who shared a hostility towards the estab lished traditions and ruling elements of their country.@n#1$D. #5any similarly rebellious person or group. #Hangst #5(@a&nst; #6German #5a&nst) #6n. #5an acute but nonspecific sense of anxiety or remorse .@m[German] #Hang#+strom #5(#!@a&nstr^m , -str@@m) #6n. #5a unit of length equal to 10%-%1%0 metre, used pri ncipally to express the wavelengths of electromagnetic radiations. @nIt is equivalent to 0.1 nanometre.@nSymbol: *%A or A@nAlso called: #1angstrom unit.@m#5[C20: named after Anders J. *%A#7 ngstr*"om#5] #H*%Ang@.str*"om #5(#!@a&ns tr@@m; #6Swedish #5#!@$&nstr@om) #6n. #1An@.ders Jo@.nas #5(#!and @@rs #!ju$:nas). 1814@=74, Swedish physicist, noted for his wo rk on spectroscopy and solar physics. #HAn#+guil#+la #5(@a&n#!gw$ Il@@) #6n. #5an island in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands: par t of the British territory of St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla.@nPop. : 5500 (1970 est.); area: 90 sq. km (35 sq. miles). #Han#+guil#+li#+form #5(@a& n#!gw$Il$I@!f@$$:m) #6adj. #5having the shape or form of an eel.@m[ C17: from Latin #6anguilla #5eel, diminutive of #6anguis #5sn ake] #Han#+guine #5(#!@a&ngw$In) #6adj. #5of, relating to, or similar to a snake.@m[C17: from Latin #6 angu*_inus, #5from #6anguis #5snake] #Han#+guish #5(#!@a&ngw$I#s ) #6n.@n#1$D. #5extreme pain or misery; mental or physical torture; agony.@m#1?-#6vb.@n#1$D. #5to afflict or be afflicted with anguish.@ m[C13: from Old French #6angoisse #5a strangling, from Latin #6angustia #5narrowne ss, from #6angustus #5narrow] #Han#+gu#+lar #5(#!@a&ngj$u l@@) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5lean or bony.@n#1$D. #5awkward or stiff in manne r or movement.@n#1$D. #5having an angle or angles.@n#1$D. #5placed at an angle. @n#1$D. #5measured by an an gle or by the rate at which an angle changes.@n[C 15: from Latin #6angul*_aris, #5from #6angulus #7angle#5%1]@m?-# 1#!an#+gu#+lar#+ly #6adv.@m#5?-#1#!an#+gu#+lar #+ness@f#6n. #Han#+gu#+lar ac#+cel#+er@. a#+tion@n#6n. #5the rate of change of angular v#Han@.i#+mal#+ize #6or #3an@.i#+mal#+ise #5(#!@an$Im@@@!la$Iz) #6vb. #5(#6tr.#5) to rou se to brutality or sensuality or make brutal or sensual.@m?-#1@!an @.i#+mal@.i#+#!za#+tion #6or #1@!an@.i#+mal@.i# +#!sa#+tion@f#6n. #Han@.i#+mal king# +dom@n#6n. #5a category of living organisms comprising all ani mals.@nCompare #1plant kingdom, mineral kingdom. #Han@.i#+mal mag#+ net#+ism@n#6n.@n#1$D. #6Sometimes facetious. #5the quality of being a ttractive, esp. to members of the opposite sex.@n#1$D. #6Obso lete. #5hypnotism. #Han@.i#+mal starc h@n#6n. #5a less common name for #1glycogen. #Han@.i#+mate@n#6v b. #5(#!@an$I@!me$It).@n(#6tr.#5)@n#1$D. #5to give life to or cause t o come alive.@n#1$D. #5to make gay or lively; enliven.@n#1$D. #5 to encourage or inspire.@n#1$D. #5to impart motion to; move to action or work. @n#1$D. #5to recor d on film so as to give movement to: #6an animated cart oon.@m#1?-#6adj. #5(#!@an$Im$It).@n#1$D. #5being alive or having li fe.@n#1$D. #5gay, spirited, or lively.@n[C16: from Latin #6anim*_are #5to fill with breath, make alive, from #6anima #5breath, spirit] @m#5&-#1#!an@.i#+@ !mat#+ed#+ly@f#6adv. #Han@.i#+mat#+ed c ar#+toon@n#6n. #5a film produced by photographing a series of graduall y changing drawings, etc., which give the ill usion of movement when t he series is projected rapidly. #Han@.i#+ma#+tion #5(@!@an$I#!me$I#s@@n) #6n.@n#1$D. #5liveliness; viva city.@n#1$D. #5the condition of being alive. @n#1$D. a. #5the t echniques used in the production of animated cartoons. @n#1b. #5a variant of #1animated cartoon. #Han@.i#+ma#+tism #5(#!@an$Im@@@!t$Iz@@m) #6n. #5the belief that inanimate objects have consciousness. #Ha@.ni#+ma#+to #5 (@!@an$I#!m$a$:t@@$u) #6adj., adv. Music . #5lively; animated .@m[Italian] #Han@.i#+ma#+tor # 6or #3an@.i#+mat#+er #5(#!@an$I@!me$It@@) #6n. #5an artist who pr oduces animated cartoons. #Han@.i#+m*'e #5(# !@an$I@!me$I, -m$I) #6n. #5any of various resins, esp. that obtained from the tropical American leguminous tree #6 Hymenaea courbaril.@m#5[French: of uncertain origin] #Han@.i#+mism #5(# !@an$I@!m$Iz@@m) #6n.@n#1$D. #5the belief that natural objects, p henomena, and the universe itself possess souls. @n#1$D. #5(in the philosophies of Plato and Pythagoras) th e hypothesis that there is an immaterial force that animates the universe.@n[C19: from Latin #6anima #5vital breath, spirit]@m? -#1#!an@.i#+mist #6n.@m#5?-#1an@.i#+mis#+tic #5(@!@an$I#!m$Ist$ Ik)@f#6adj. #Han@.i#+mos#+i@.t y #5(@!@an$I#!m$As$It$I) #6n., pl. #1@.ties.@n#5a powerful and activ e dislike or hostility; enmity.@m[C15: from Late Latin #6 anim*_osit*_as, #5from Latin #6anim*_osus #5spi rited, from #7animus#5] #Han@.i#+mus #5(#! @an$Im@@s) #6n.@n#1$D. #5intense dislike; hatred; animosity.@n#1$D. #5motive, intention, or purpose.@n#1$D. #5(in Jungian psychology ) the masculine principle present in the female unconscious.@nSee also #1anima.@m#5[C19: from Latin: mind, spirit] #Han#+i@.on #5(#!@ an@!a$I@@n) #6n. #5a negatively charged ion; an ion that near the mouth of the Severn River on Chesapeake Bay: site of t he U.S. Naval Academy.@nPop.: 29@t592 (1970). #HAn#+nap @.o#+lis Roy#+al@n#6n. #5a town in SE Canada in W Nova Scotia on an arm of the Bay of Fundy: the first settlement in Canada (1605).@n Pop.: 758 (1971).@nFormer name (until 1710): #1Park Royal. #HAn#+na# +pur#+na #6or #3A@.na#+pur#+na #5(@!@an@@#!p$u@@n@@) #6n. #5a massi f of the Himalayas, in Nepal.@nHighest peak: 8078 m (26@t502 ft.). #HAnn Ar# +bor #5(@an #!$a$:b@@) #6n. #5a city in SE Michigan: seat of the Unive rsity of Michigan.@nPop.: 104@t791 (1973 est .). #Han#+nat es #5(#!@ane$Its, -@@ts) #6pl. n. #6R.C. Church. # 5the first year's revenue of a see, an abbacy, or a mino r benefice, paid to the pope. @m[C16: p lural of French #6annate, #5from Medieval Latin #6ann*_at a, #5from Latin #6annus #5year] #Han#+nat #+to #6or #3a@.nat#+to #5(@@#!n@at@@$u) #6n., pl. #1#+tos.@ n$D. #5a small tropical American tree, #6Bixa orellana, #5having red or pinkish flowers and pulpy seeds that yield a dye: family #6 Bixaceae.@n#1$D. #5the yellowish-red dye obtained from the pulpy out er layer of the coat of the seeds of this tree, used for colouring fabrics, butter, varnish, etc.@m[from Carib] #HAnne #5 (@an) #6n.@n#1$D. Princess. #5born 1950, daughter of Elizabeth II of England; noted also as a horsewoman.@n#1$D. Queen. #51665@=1714, queen of Great Britain a nd Ireland (1702@=14), daughter of James II, and the last of the St uart monarchs.@n#1$D. Saint. #5(in Christian tradition) the mother of the Virgin Mary.@nFeast day: July 26. #Han#+nea l #5(@@#!ni$:l) #6vb.@n#1$D. #5to temper or toughen (somethin g) by heat treatment. @n#1$D. # 5to subject to or undergo some physical treatment, esp. heat ing, that removes internal stress, crystal defects, and dislocati ons.@n#1$D. #5(#6tr.#5) to toughen or strengthen (the will , determination, etc.). @n#1$D. # 5(often foll. by #6out#5) #6Physics. #5to disappear or cause to disappear by a rearran gement of atoms: #6defects anneal out at different temperatu res.@m#1~#6n.@n#1$D. #5an act of annealing. @n#5[Old English #6on*_@alan, #5from #7on@t#+@ t#6*_@alan #5to burn, from #6*_al #5fire] @m?-#1an# +#!neal#+er@f#6n. #HAnne Bo @.leyn@n#6n. #5See (Anne) #1Boleyn. #HAnne#+c y #5(#6French #5an#!si) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a city and resort in E France, on Lake Annecy.@nPop.: 54@t954 (1975).@n#1$D. Lake. #5a lake in E France, in the Alps. #Han#+ne@ .lid #5(#!@an@@l$Id) #6n.@n#1$D. #5any worms of the phylu m #6Annelida, #5in which the body is divided i nto segments both externally and internally.@nThe group includes the earthworms, lugworm, ragworm, and leeches.@m#1?-#6adj.@n#1$D. #5of, relating to, or belonging to the #6Annelida.@n#5[C19: from New Latin #6A nnelida, #5from French #6annel*'es, #5literally: the ringed ones, fro m Old French #6annel #5ring, from Latin #6* _anellus, #5from #6*_anulus #5ring]@m moon.@nCompare #1total eclipse, partial eclipse. #Han#+nu#+lar lig@.a#+ment@n#6n. Anatomy. #5any of various ligaments that encircle a part, such as the wrist, ankle, or trachea. #Han#+nu#+late #5(#!@anj$ul$It, -@!le$It) #6adj. #5having, composed of, or marked with rings.@n[C19: from Latin #6*_anul*_atus, #5from #6*_anulus #5a ring] @m?-#1#!an#+nu#+@!lat#+ed@f#6adj. #Han#+nu#+la#+tion #5(@!@anj$u#!le$I#s@@n) #6n.@n#1$D. #5the formation of rings.@n#1$D. #5a ringlike formation or part. #Han#+nu#+let #5(#!@anj$u@!l$It) #6n.@n#1$D. #6Architect. #5a moulding in the form of a ring, as at the top of a column adjoining the capital.@n#1$D. #6Heraldry. #5a ring-shaped device on a shield; hollow roundel.@n#1$D. #5a little ring.@m[C16: from Latin #6*_anulus #5ring@t#+@t-#7et#5] #Han#+nul#+ment #5(@@#!n^lm@@nt) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a formal invalidation, as of a marriage, judicial proceeding, etc.@n#1$D. #5the act of annulling. #Han#+nu#+lose #5(#!@anj$u@!l@@$us, -@!l@@$uz) #6adj. #5(of earthworms, crustaceans, and similar animals) having a body formed of a series of rings; segmented.@m[C19: from New Latin #6annul*_osus; #5see #7annulus#5] #Han#+nu#+lus #5(#!@anj$ul@@s) #6n., pl. #1#+li #5(-@!la$I) #6or #1#+lus@.es.@n$D. #5the area between two concentric circles.@n#1$D. #5a ring-shaped part, figure, or space.@m[C16: from Latin, variant of #6*_anulus #5ring] #Han#+nun#+ci#+ate #5(@@#!n^ns$I@!e$It, -#s$I-) #6vb. #5(#6tr.#5) a less common word for #1announce. @m#5&-#1an#+@!nun#+ci@.#!a#+tion #6n.@m#5&-#1an#+nun#+ci@.a#+tive #5(@@#!n^ns$I@@t$Iv, -#s@@t$Iv) #6or #1an#+nun#+ci@.a#+to@.ry #5(@@#!n^ns$I@@t@@r$I, -#s@@-)@f#6adj. #HAn#+nun#+ci@.a#+tion #5(@@@!n^ns$I#!e$I#s@@n) #6n.@n#1$D. #1the. #6New Testament. #5the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary (Luke 1:26@=38).@n#1$D. #5Also called: #1Annunciation Day. #5the festival commemorating this, held on March 25 (Lady Day). #Han#+nun#+ci@.a#+tor #5(@@#!n^ns$I@!e$It@@) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a device that gives a visual indication as to which of a number of electric circuits has operated, such as an indicator in a hotel showing in which room a bell has been rung.@n#1$D. #5a device giving an audible signal indicating the position of a train.@n#1$D. #5a less common word for #1announcer. #H#4an#+nus mi#+ra#+bi#+lis #6Latin. #5(#!@an$us m$I#!r@ab$Il$Is) #6n., pl. #2an@.ni mi#+ra#+bi#+les #5(#!@ana$I m$I#!r@ab$Ili$:z).@na year of wonders, catastrophes, or other notable events. #Ha@.no@.a #5(@@#!n@@$u@@) #6n. #5the smallest of the cattle tribe #6Anoa depressicornis, #5having small straight horns and inhabiting the island of Celebes in Indonesia.@nCompare #1tamarau.@m#5[from a native name in Celebes] #Han#+ode #5(#!@an@@$ud) #6n.@n#1$D. #5the positive electrode in an electrolytic cell.@n#1$D. #5Also called (esp. U.S.): #1plate. #5the positively charged electrode in an electronic valve or tube. @n#1$D. #5the negative terminal of a primary cell.@nCompare #1cathode.@n#5[C19: from Greek #6anodos #5a way up, from #6hodos #5a way; alluding to the movement of the current to or from the #6Cur Deus Homo?? #5(#6Why did God become Man??#5).@nFeast day: Aug. 21. #Han#+ser#+ine #5(#!@ans@@@!ra$In, -r$In) #6or #3an#+ser#+ous #5(#!@ans@@r@@s) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5of or resembling a goose.@n#1$D. #5of, relating to, or belonging to the subfamil y #6Anserinae, #5which includes geese, swans, and certain ducks: family #6Anatidae, #5order #6Anseriformes.@n#1$D. #5silly; foolish.@m[C19: from Latin #6anser*_inus, #5from #6anser #5goose] #HAn@.ser@.met #5(#6French #5?~as$er#!m$e) #6n. #1Er@.nest #5($er#!n$est). 1883@=1969, Swiss orchestral conductor; principal conductor of Diaghilev's Ballet Russe. #HAn#+shan #5(@!@an#!#s@an) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a city in NE China, in Liaoning province.@nPop.: 1@t050@t000 (1970 est.).@n#1$D. #5an ancient city and region in Persia, associated with Elam. #Han#+swer #5(#!$a$:ns@@) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a reply, either spoke n or written, as to a question, request, letter, or article.@n#1$D . #5a reaction or response in the form of an action: #6drunkenness was his answer to disappointment.@n#1$D. #5a solution, esp. of a mathematical problem.@n#1$D. #6Law. #1a. #5a party's written reply to his opponent's interrogatories.@n#1b. #5(in divorce law) the respondent's wr itten reply to the petition.@n#1$D. #5a musical phrase that follows the subj ect of a fugue, reproducing it a fifth higher or a fourth lower. @m#1~#6vb.@n#1$D. #5(when #6tr., may take a clause as object#5) to reply or respond (to) by word or act: #6to answe r a question; he answered; to answer the door; he answered that h e would come.@n#1$D. #5(#6tr.#5) to reply correctly to; solve or atte mpt to solve: #6I could answer only three questions.@n#1$D. #5(#6int r.; #5usually foll. by #6to#5) to respond or react (to a stimulus , command, etc.): #6the steering answers to the slightest touch.@n#1$D. #5(#6tr.#5) to pay off (a debt, obligation, etc.); discharge.@n#1$D. #5(when #6intr., #5often foll. by #6 for#5) to meet the requirements (of); be satisfactory (for); serve t he purpose (of): #6this will answer his needs; this will answer for a chisel.@n#1$D. #5(when #6intr., #5foll. by #6to#5) to match o r correspond (esp. in the phrase #1answer #5(or #1answer to#5) #1the description#5)#1.@n$D. #5(#6tr.#5) to give a defence or refut ation of (a charge) or in (an argument).@m[Old English #6andswaru #5an answer; related to Old Frisian #6onds er, #5Old Norse #6andsvar; #5see #7swear#5] #Han#+swer#+a@.ble #5(#!$a$:ns@@r@@b%@l) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5(#6postpositive; #5foll. by #6for #5or #6to#5) responsible or accountable: #6answerable for someone's safety; answerable to one's boss.@n#1$D. #5able to be answered.@m?-#1@!an#+swer#+a@.#!bil#+i@.ty #6or #1#!an#+swer#+a@.ble#+ness #6n.@m#5?-#1#!an#+swer#+a@.bly@f#6 adv. #Han#+swer back@n#6vb. #5(#6adv.#5) #5to reply rudely to (a p erson, esp. someone in authority) when one is expected to remain silent. #Han#+swer for@n#6vb. #5(#6intr., prep.#5)@n#1$D. #5to be lia ble or responsible for (a person's actions, behaviour, etc.).@n#1 $D. #5to vouch for or speak on behalf of (a person).@n#1$D. #5to suffer orsuch as #6John was born in Wales #5in #6if John was born in Wales then he is British.@n#1$D. #6Maths. #5an obsolescent name for #1numerator #5(sense 1).@m#1?-#6adj.@n#1$D. #5preced ing in time or order; prior. #Han@.te#+ced#+ents #5(@!@ant$I#!s$I$:d%@nts) #6pl. n.@n#1$D. #5ancestry.@n#1$D. #5a person's past history. #Han@.te#+cham#+ber #5(#!@ant$I@!t#se$Imb@@) #6n. #5 another name for #1anteroom.@m#5[C17: from Old French, from Italian #6anticamera; #5see #7ante#5-#7, chamber#5] #Han@.te#+choir #5(#!@ant$I@!kwa$I@@) #6n. #5the par t of a church in front of the choir, usually enclosed by screens, tombs, etc. #Han@.te#+date@n#6vb. #5(#!@ant$I@!de$It, @!@ant$I#!de$It).@n(#6tr.#5)@n#1$D. #5to be or occur at an earlier date than.@n#1$D. #5to affix a date to (a document, etc.) that is earlier than the actual date.@n#1$D. #5to as sign a date to (an event, etc.) that is earlier than its previously assigned date.@n#1$D. #5to cause to occur sooner.@m#1~#6n. #5(#!@ant$I@!de$It)@n#1$D. #5an ear lier date. #Han@.te#+di#+lu#+vi@.an #5(@!@ant$Id$I#!lu$:v$I@@n, -da$I-) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5belonging to the ages before the bib lical Flood (Genesis 7, 8).@n#1$D. #5old-fashioned or antiquated.@m#1?-#6n.@n#1$D. #5an antediluvian perso n or thing.@m[C17: from #7ante#5-@t#7#+@t#5Latin #6d*_ilu vium #5flood] #Han@.te#+fix #5(#!@ant$I@!f$Iks) #6n., pl. #1#+fix@ .es #6or #1#+fix@.a #5(-@!f$Iks@@).@na carved ornament at the eaves of a roof to hide the joint between the tiles.@n[C19: from Lat in #6antefixa #5(things) fastened in front, from #6f*_igere #5to #7fix#5]@m?-#1an@.te#+fix#+al #5(@!@ant$I#!f$Iks@@l) @f#6adj. #Han@.te#+lope #5(#!@ant$I@!l@@$up) #6n., pl. #1#+lo pes #6or #1#+lope.@n$D. #5any bovid mammal of the subfamily #6Antilopinae, #5of Africa and Asia.@nThey are typic ally graceful, having long legs and horns, and include th e gazelles, springbok, impala, gerenuk, blackbuck, and dik-diks. @n#1$D. #5any of various similar bovids of Africa and Asia.@ n#1$D. #1American antelope. #5another name for #1pronghorn.@m#5[C15: from Old French #6antelop, #5from Medieval Latin #6antalopus, #5from Late Greek #6anth olops #5a legendary beast] #Han@.te#+me#+rid#+i@.an #5(@!@ant$Im@@#!r$Id$I@@n) #6adj. #5before noon; in the morning.@m[C17: from Latin #6antemer*_i di*_anus; #5see #7ante#5-#7, meridian#5] #Han@.te me#+rid@.i#+em #5(#!@ant$I m@@#!r$Id$I@@m) the full form of #1a.m.@m#5[Latin, from #7ante#5-@t#7#+@t#6mer*_idi*_ es #5midday] #Han@.te-mor@.tem@n#6adj., adv.@n#5(esp. in legal or medical contexts) before death.@m[Latin] #Han@.te#+na#+tal #5(@!@ant$I#!ne$It%@l) #6adj.@n#1$ D. #5occurring or present before birth; during pregnancy.@m#1?-#6n.@n# 1$D. #5Also called: #1prenatal. #6Informal. #5an examination during pregnancy. @m#5?-#1@!an@.te#+#!na#+tal#+ly@f#6adv. #han#+ten#+na #5(@an#!t$en@@) #6n.@n#1$D. #5(#6pl. # 1#+nae #5(-ni$:)).one of a pair of mobile ap?!pendages on the heads of insects, crustaceans, etc., that are often whiplike and respond to touch and taste but may be specialized for swimmi ng or attachment.@n#1$D. #5(#6pl. #1#+nas#5) #5another nam e for {#1aerial #5(sense dyes, esp. #1anthraquinone dyes, #5which ha ve excellent colour properties.@nFormula: C\6H\4(CO)\2C\6H\4.@m [C19: #7anthra#5(#7cene#5)@t#7#+@tquinone#5] #Han#+thrax #5(#!@an#Ggr@aks) #6n., pl. #1# +thra#+ces #5(-#Ggr@@@!si$:z).@n#1$D. #5a highly infec tious disease of animals, esp. cattle and sheep, characterized by fev er, enlarged spleen and swelling of the throat.@nIt is caused by the bacterium #6Bacillus anthr acis #5and can be transmitted to man.@n#1$D. #5a pustule or other lesion caused by this dise ase.@m[C19: from Late Latin, from Greek: carbuncle] #Hanthrop.@n#6abbrev. for:@n#1$D. #5anthrop ological.@n#1$D. #5anthropology. #Han@.thro@.po-@n#6combining form.@n#5indic ating man or human: #6anthropology; anthropomorphism.@m#5[from Greek #6anthr*_opos#5] #Han#+thro#+po#+cen#+tric #5(@!@an#Ggr@@p@@ $u#!s$entr$Ik) #6adj. #5regarding man as the most importan t and central factor in the universe. @m?-#1@!an#+thro#+po#+#!cen#+trism@f#6n. #Han#+thro#+po#+gen#+e@.sis #5(@!@an#Ggr@@p @@$u#!d#f$en$Is$Is) #6or #3an#+thro#+po#+gen@.y #5(@!@an#Ggr@@#!p$Ad #f$In$I) #6n. #5the study of the origins of man. @m#5?-#1@!an#+thro#+po#+ge@.#!net#+ic #6or #1@!an#+thro#+po#+#!gen#+ic@f#6adj. #Han#+thro#+poid #5(#!@an#Ggr@@@!p@$$Id) #6 adj.@n#1$D. #5resembling man.@n#1$D. #5resembling an ape; apelike.@n #1$D. #5of or relating to the suborder #6Anthropoidea.@m#1?-#6n.@n#1$ D. #5any primate of the suborder #6Anthropoidea, #5i ncluding monkeys, apes, and man.@nCompare #1prosimian.@m#5?-#1@!an#+thro#+#!poi#+dal@ f#6adj. #Han#+thro#+poid ape@n#6n. #5any primate of the family #6Pongidae, #5having no tail, elongated arms, and a hig hly developed brain.@nThe group includes gibbons, orang-utans, chimpanzees, and gori llas. #Hanthropol.@n#6abbrev. for #5anthropology. #Han#+thro#+pol#+o@.gy #5(@!@an#Ggr@@#!p$Al @@d#f$I) #6n. #5the study of man, his origins, physical characteristi cs, institutions, religious beliefs, social relationships, et c.@nSee also #1cultural anthropology, eth?!nology, physical anthropology, social anthropology.@m#5?-#1an#+thro#+po#+l og@.i#+cal #5(@!@an#Ggr@@p@@#!l$Ad#f$Ik%@l) #6adj.@m#5?-#1@!an#+thro#+po#+#!log@.i#+cal #+ly #6adv.@m#5?-#1@!an#+thro#+#!pol@.o#+gist@f# 6n. #Han#+thro#+pom#+e@.try #5(@!@an#Ggr@@#!p$A m$Itr$I) #6n. #5the comparative study of sizes and proportions of the human body.@m?-#1an#+thro#+po#+met#+ric #5(@!@an#Ggr@@p@@#!m$etr$Ik) #6or #1@!an#+t hro#+po#+#!met#+ri#+cal #6adj.@m#5?-#1@!an#+thro#+po#+#!met#+ri#+ca l#+ly #6adv.@m#5?-#1@!an#+thro#+#!pom#+e@.trist@f #6n. #Han#+thro#+po#+mor#+phic #5(@!@an#Ggr@@p@@ #!m@$$:f$Ik) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5of or relating to anthropomorphism.@n#1$D . #5resembling the human form. #Han#+thro#+po#+mor#+phism #5(@!@an#Ggr@@p@ @#!m@$$:f$Iz@@m) #6n. #5the attribution of human form or behaviou r to a deity, animal, etc.@m?-#1@!an#+thro#+po#+#!mor#+ph ist@f#6n. #Han#+thro#+po#+mor#+phize #6or #3an#+thro# +po#+mor#+phise #5(@!@an#etc.@m?-#1an@.ti#+cli#+mac#+tic #5 (@!@ant$Ikla$I#!m@akt$Ik) #6adj.@m#5?-#1@!an@.ti#+cli#+#!mac #+ti#+cal#+ly #6adv. #Han@.ti#+cli#+nal #5(@!@ant$I#!kl a$In%@l) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5of, relating to, or resembling an anti cline.@n#1$D. #6Botany. #5of or relating to the plane at right ang les to the surface of an organ. #Han@.ti#+cline #5(#!@ant$I@!kla$I n) #6n. #5a formation of stratified rock raised up, by folding, into a broad arch so that the strata slope down on both sides from a co mmon crest.@nCompare #1syncline. #Han@.ti#+cli#+no#+ri@.um #5(@!@an t$Ikla$I#!n@$$:r$I@@m) #6n., pl. #1#+no#+ri@.a #5(-#!n@$$:r$I@@).@n a vast elongated anticline with its strata further folded into ant iclines and synclines. #Han@.ti#+clock#+wise #5(@!@ant$I# !kl$Ak@!wa$Iz) #6adv., adj.@n#5in the opposite direction to the rota tion of the hands of a clock.@nU.S. equivalent: #1counterclockwise. #Han@.ti#+co#+ag@.u#+lant #5(@!@an t$Ik@@$u#!@agj$ul@@nt) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5acting to prevent or retard coagulation, esp. of blood.@m#1?-#6n.@n#1$D. #5an agent that prevents or retards coagulation. #han@.ti#+co#+in#+ci#+dence #5(@!@ ant$Ik@@$u#!$Ins$Id@@ns) #6n. #5(#6modifier#5) of or relating to an electronic circuit that produces an output pulse if one bu t not both of its input terminals receives a pulse within a specifie d interval of time.@nCompare {#1coincidence #5(sense 3)}. #Han@.ti#+con#+vul#+sant #5(@!@ant $Ik@@n#!v^ls@@nt) #6n.@n#1$D. #5any of a class of drugs used to relieve convulsions.@m#1~#6adj.@n#1$D. #5o f or relating to this class of drugs. #HAn@.ti-Corn Law League@n#6n. #5a n organization founded in 1839 by Richard Cobden and John Br ight to oppose the Corn Laws, which were repealed in 1846. #HAn#+ti#+cos#+ti #5(@!@ant$I#!k$A st$I) #6n. #5an island of E Canada in the Gulf of St. Lawrence; part of Quebec.@nArea: 7881 sq. km (3043 sq. miles). #Han#+tics #5(#!@ant$Iks) #6pl. n. #5absurd or grotesque acts or postures. #Han@.ti#+cy#+clone #5(@!@ant$I#!s a$Ikl@@$un) #6n. Meteorol. #5a body of moving air of higher pressure than the surrou nding air, in which the pressure decreases away from the centre.@nWinds circulate aroun d the centre in a clockwise direction in the N hemisphere and anticlockwise in the S hemisphere. @nAlso called: #1high.@m#5?-#1an@.ti#+cy#+clon#+i c #5(@!@ant$Isa$I#!kl$An$Ik)@f#6adj. #Han@.ti#+de#+pres#+sant #5(@!@ant $Id$I#!pr$es%@nt) #6n.@n#1$D. #5any of a class of drugs used to alleviate depression.@m#1~#6adj. @n#1$D. #5of or relating to this c lass of drugs. #Han@.ti#+dote #5(#!@ant$I@!d@@$ut ) #6n.@n#1$D. #6Med. #5a drug or agent that counter?!acts or neutra lizes the effects of a poison.@n#1$D. #5anything that cou nteracts or relieves a harmful or unwanted condition; remedy.@n[C15: from Latin #6antidotum, #5from Greek #6antidoton #5something give n as a countermeasure, from #7anti#5-@t#7#+@t#6didonai #5to gi ve]@m&-#1@!an@.ti#+#!dot#+al@f#6adj.#Han@.ti#+drom#+ic #5(@!@ant$I#!dr $Am$Ik) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5(of nerve fibres) conduct?!ing nerve impulse s in a direction opposite to normal.@n#1$D. #5(of plants) showi ng twining to the left and right in member#Han@.ti#+node #5(#!@ant$ I@!n@@$ud) #6n. #5a point of maximum displacement between two adjacent nodes in a standing wave.@m?-#1@!an@.ti#+#!no d#+al@f#6adj. #Han@.ti#+no#+mi@.an #5(@ !@ant$I#!n@@$um$I@@n) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5relating to the doctrin e that by faith and the dispensation of grace a C hristian is released from the obligation of adhering to any moral law .@m#1?-#6n.@n#1$D. #5a member of a Christian sect holding su ch a doctrine.@m?-#1@!an@.ti#+ #!no#+mi#+an#+ism@f#6n. #Han#+tin@.o#+my #5(@an#! t$In@@m$I) #6n., pl. #1#+mies.@n$D. #5opposition of one law, principle, or rule to another; contradiction within a la w.@n#1$D. #6Philosophy. #5contradiction existing between two appa rently indubitable propositions; paradox.@n[C16: from Latin #6antinomia, # 5from Greek: conflict between laws, from #7anti#5-@t#7#+@t#6nomos #5law]@m?-#1an@.ti#+nom#+ic #5(@!@ant$I#!n$Am$Ik) #6adj.@m#5?-#1@!an@.ti#+# !nom@.i#+cal#+ly@f#6adv. #Han@.ti#+nov#+el #5(#!@a nt$I@!n$Av%@l) #6n. #5a type of prose fiction in which conventional or traditional novelistic elements are r ejected.@nAlso called: #1anti-roman, nouveau roman. #Han@.ti#+nu#+cle@.on #5( @!@ant$I#!nju$:kl$I@!$An) #6n. #5an antiproton or an antineut ron. #HAn#+ti#+och #5(#!@ant$I @!$Ak) #6n. #5a city in S Turkey, on the Orantes River: ancient co mmercial centre and capital of Syria (300@=64 #7b.c.#5); early centre of Christianity.@nPop.: 57@t900 (1965).@nArabic n ame: #1Antakiya.@n#5Turkish name: #1Antakya. #HAn@.ti@.o@.chus III #5( @an#!ta$I@@k@@s) #6n. #5called #6the Great. #5242@=187 #7b.c., #5king of Syria (223@=187), who greatly extended the Seleucid emp ire but was forced (190) to surrender most of Asia Minor to the Roma ns. #HAn@.ti@.o@.chus IV@n#6n . #5??215@=164 #7b.c., #5Seleucid king of Syria (175@=164), who att acked the Jews and provoked the revolt of the Maccabees. #Han@.ti#+ox@.i#+dant #5( @!@ant$I#!$Aks$Id@@nt) #6n. #5any substance that retards deterioratio n by oxidation, esp. of fats, oils, foods, petroleum products, or ru bber. #Han@.ti#+par#+al#+lel #5 (@!@ant$I#!p@ar@@@!l$el) #6adj.@n#1$D. #6Physics. #5parallel but pointing or rotating in opposite directions.@n#1$D. #6Math s. #5(of two lines) cutting two given lines so that in the quadrilate ral formed the interior opposite angles are supplementary. #Han@.ti#+par#+ti#+cle #5 (#!@ant$I@!p$a$:t$Ik%@l) #6n. #5any of a group of elementary parti cles that have the same mass as their corresponding particle bu t have a charge, baryon number, strangeness, and isospin quantum number, I\3, of equal magnitude but opposite sign.@nWhen a particle collides with its antiparticle mutual annihilation occurs. #Han@.ti#+pas#+to #5(@!@a nt$I#!p$a$:st@@$u, -#!p@as-) #6n., pl. #1#+tos.@n#5a course of h ors d'oeuvres in an Italian meal.@m[Ita lian: before food] #HAn@.tip@.a@.ter #5(@an# !t$Ip@@t@@) #6n. #5??398@=319 #7b.c., #5Macedonian general unde r Alexander the Great: regent of Macedon (334@=323). #Han@.ti#+pa#+thet#+ic #5 (@an@!t$Ip@@#!#Gg$et$Ik, @!@ant$Ip@@-) #6or #3an#Han@.ti#+sep#+s is #5(@!@ant$I#!s$eps$Is) #6n.@n#1$D. #5destruction of undesirable m icroorganisms, such as those that cause disease or putrefaction.@nC ompare #1asepsis.@n$D. #5the state or condition of being free from such microorganisms. #Han@.ti#+sep#+t ic #5(@!@ant$I#!s$ept$Ik) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5of, relating to, or affecting antisepsis.@n#1$ D. #5entirely free from contamination.@n#1$D. #6Informal. #5la cking spirit or excitement; clinical.@m#1?-# 6n.@n#1$D. #5an antiseptic agent or substance.@m?-#1 @!an@.ti#+#!sep#+ti#+cal#+ly@f#6adv. #Han@.ti#+se@.ru m #5(@!@ant$I#!s$I@@r@@m) #6n., pl. #1@.rums #6or #1@.ra #5(-r@@). @nblood serum containing antib odies against a specific antigen, used to treat or provide immunity to a disease. #Han@.ti#+slav#+ er@.y #5(@!@ant$I#!sle$Iv@@r$I) #6adj. #5opposed to slavery, esp. Ne gro slavery. #Han@.ti#+so#+ci al #5(@!@ant$I#!s@@$u#s@@l) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5avoiding the company of o ther people; unsociable.@n#1$D. #5contrary or injurious to the interests of society in general.@m?-#1@! an@.ti#+#!so#+cial#+ly@f#6adv. #Han@.ti#+spas#+ mod#+ic #5(@!@ant$Isp@az#!m$Ad$Ik) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5preventing or arresting spasms.@m#1?-#6n.@n#1$D. #5an antispasmodic dr ug. #Han@.ti#+stat#+ ic #5(@!@ant$I#!st@at$Ik) #6adj. #5(of a substance, textile, etc.) r etaining sufficient moisture to provide a conducting path, thus avoid ing the effects of static electricity. #HAn@.tis@.the@. nes #5(@an#!t$Is#Gg@@@!ni$:z) #6n. #5??445@=365 #7b.c., #5Greek philosopher, founder of the Cynic school, who taught that the only good wa s virtue, won by self-control and independence from worldly nee ds. #Han#+tis#+tro#+ phe #5(@an#!t$Istr@@f$I) #6n.@n#1$D. #5(in ancient Greek drama) #1a . #5the second of two movements made by a chorus during the perfo rmance of a choral ode.@n#1b. #5the second part of a choral ode sung during this movement. @n#1$D. #5(in cl assical prosody) the second of two metrical systems used alternately within a poem. @m#1~#5See #1str ophe.@n#5[C17: via Late Latin from Greek #6antistroph*_e #5an answering turn, from #7anti#5-@t #7#+@t#6stroph*_e #5a turning]@m?-#1an @.ti#+stroph#+ic #5(@!@ant$I#!str$Af$Ik) #6adj.@m#5?-#1@! an@.ti#+#!stroph@.i#+cal#+ly@f#6adv. #Han@.ti#+tank # 5(@!@ant$I#!t@a&nk) #6adj. #5designed to immobilize or destroy armou red vehicles: #6antitank weapons. #Han#+tith#+e@.s is #5(@an#!t$I#Gg$Is$Is) #6n., pl. #1@.ses #5(-@!si$:z).@n# 1$D. #5the exact opposite.@n#1$D. #5contrast or op position.@n#1$D. #6Rhetoric. #5the juxtaposition of contrasting idea s, phrases, or words so as to produce an effect of balance, such as #6my words fly up, my thoughts remain below.@n#1$D. #6Philosophy. #5 the second stage in the #1Hegelian dialectic.@m#5[C 15: via Latin from Greek: a setting against, from #7anti#5-@t #7#+@t#6tithenai #5to place] #Han@.ti#+thet@. i#+cal #5(@!@ant$I#!#Gg$et$Ik%@l) #6or #3an@.ti#+thet#+ ic #6adj.@n#1$D. #5of the nature of antithesis.@n#1$D.#5directly contr asted. #Han@.ti#+tox#+i n #5(@!@ant$I#!t$Aks$In) #6n.@n#1$D. #5an antibody that neutralizes a toxin.@n#1$D. #5blood serum that contagainst which the piece to be measured is held.@n#1$D. #6Anatomy. #5the n ontechnical name for #1incus.@m#5[Old English #6anfealt; #5relat ed to Old High German #6anafalz, #5Middle Dutch #6anvilte; #5see # 7on, felt#5%2] #Hanx@. i#+e@.ty #5(@a&n#!za$I$It$I) #6n., pl. #1@.ties.@n$D. #5a state o f uneasiness or tension caused by apprehension of possible future misfortune, danger, etc.; worry.@n#1$D. #5inten se desire; eagerness.@n#1$D. #6Psych ol. #5an intense state of apprehension or worry occurri ng in a variety of nervous and mental disorde rs.@nSee also #1angst.@m#5[C16: from La tin #6anxietas; #5see #7anxious#5] #Hanx#+ ious #5(#!@a&nk#s@@s, #!@a&n#s@@s) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5worried and tense b ecause of possible misfortune, danger, etc.; uneasy. @n#1$D. #5fraught with or causing anxiety; worryin g; distressing: #6an anxious time.@n#1$D. #5intensely desirou s; eager: #6anxious for promotion.@n#5[C17: from Latin #6anxiu s; #5related to Latin #6angere #5to torment ; see #7anger, anguish#5]@m?-#1#!anx#+ious#+ly #6adv.@ m#5?-#1#!anx#+ious#+ness@f#6n. #Han@.y #5(#!$en$I) #6determiner.@n#1$D. a. #5one, some, or several, as spec ified, no matter how much or many, what kind or quality, etc.: # 6any cheese in the cupboard is yours; you may take any clothes you like.@n#1b. #5(#6as pronoun; functioning as sing. or pl.#5)# 6: take any you like.@n#1$D. #5(#6usually used with a negativ e#5) #1a. #5even the smallest amount or even one: #6I can't stand a ny noise.@n#1b. #5(#6as pronoun; functioning as sing. or pl.#5)# 6: don't give her any.@n#1$D. #5whatever or whichever; no matter what or which: #6any dictionary will do; any time of day.@n# 1$D. #5an indefinite or unlimited (esp. in the phrases #1any amount #5or #1number#5)#1: #6any number of friends .@m#1?-#6adv.@n#1$D. #5(#6usually used with a negative#5) #1a. #5 (foll. by a comparative adj.) to even the smallest extent: #6it is n't any worse now.@n#1b. #6Not standard. #5at all: #6he doesn't care any.@m#5[Old English #6*_@anig; #5related to Old Frisian #6*_enig, #5Old High German #6einag, #5Old Norse #6einigr #5anyon e, Latin #6*_unicus #5unique; see #7an#5%1#7, one#5] #HAn#+y ang #5(#!$a$:n#!j$a$:&n) #6n. #5a town in E China: archaeo logical site and capital of the Shang dynasty.@nPop.: 124@t90 0 (1953). #Han@.y #+bod@.y #5(#!$en$I@!b$Ad$I, -b@@d$I) #6pron.@n#1$D. #5any person; anyone.@n#1$D. #5(#6usually used with a negative or a quest ion#5) a person of any importance: #6he isn't anybody in this town.@m#1?-#6n., pl. #1#+bod @.ies.@n$D. #5(often preceded by #6just#5) any person at random; no matter who. #Han@.y #+how #5(#!$en$I@!ha$u) #6adv.@n#1$D. #5in any case; at any rate.@n #1$D. #5in any manner or by any means whatever.@n#1$D. #5in a haphaza rd manner; carelessly. #Han@.y more #6or esp. U.S. #3an@.y#+more@n#6adv. #5any longer; still; now or from now on; nowadays: #6he does not work here any more. #Han@.y #+one #5(#!$en$I@!w^n, -w@@n) #6pron.@n#1$D. #5any person; anybody .@n#1$D. #5(#6used with a negative or a question#5) a person of any impor?!tance: #6is he anyone in this town??@n#1$D. #5(often precede d by #6just#5) any person at random; no matter who. #Han@.y #+consisting basically of calcium fluorophosphate or calcium chlorophosphate in hexagonal crystalline form. @nIt is a source of phosphorus and is used in the manufacture of fertilizers.@nFormula: Ca\5(F,Cl,OH,@2CO\3)(PO\4)\3.@m[C19: from German #6Apatit, #5from Greek #6apat*_e #5deceit; from its misleading similarity to other minerals] #HAPC@n#6n. #5acetylsalicylic acid, phenacetin, and caffeine; the mixture formerly used in headache and cold tablets. #Hape #5(e$Ip) #6n.@n#1$D. #5any of various primates, esp. those of the family #6Pongidae #5(see #1anthropoid ape#5)#1, #5in which the tail is very short or absent.@n#1$D. #5(#6not in technical use#5) any monkey.@n#1$D. #5an imitator; mimic.@n#1$D. #6U.S. informal. #5a coarse, clumsy, or rude person.@m#1?-#6vb.@n#1$D. #5(#6tr.#5) to imitate.@n[Old English #6apa; #5related to Old Saxon #6ape, #5Old Norse #6api, #5Old High German #6affo#5]@m?-#1#!ape#+@!like@f#6adj. #Ha@.peak #5(@@#!pi$:k) #6adv., adj.@nNautical. #5in a vertical or almost vertical position: #6with the oars apeak. #HA@.pel#+doorn #5(#!@ap%@l@!d@$$:n; #6Dutch #5#!a$:p@@ldo$:rn) #6n. #5a town in the Netherlands, in central Gelderland province: nearby isthe summer residence of the Dutch royal family.@nPop.: 131@t768 (1974 est.). #HA@.pel@.les #5(@@#!p$eli$:z) #6n. #54th century #7b.c., #5Greek painter of mythological subjects, none of whose work survives, his fame resting on the testimony of Pliny and other writers. #Hape#+man #5(#!e$Ip@!m@an) #6n., pl. #1#+men.@n#5any of various extinct apelike primates thought to have been the forerunners, or closely related to the forerunners, of modern man. #HAp#+en#+nines #5(#!@ap@@@!na$Inz) #6pl. n.@n#1$D. #5a mountain ran gein Italy, extending over 1250 km (800 miles) from the northwest to t hesouthernmost tip of the peninsula.@nHighest peak: Monte Corno, 2912 m (9554 ft.).@n#1$D. #5a mountain range lying in the N quadrants of the moon, extending over 950 km along the SE border of the Mare Imbrium and rising to 6200 m. #H#4a@.per#+*,cu #6French. #5(ap$er#!sy) #6n.@n#1$D. #5an outline; summary.@n#1$D. #5an insight.@m[from #6apercevoir #5to #7perceive#5] #Ha@.per@.i#+ent #5(@@#!p$I@@r$I@@nt) #6Med.@m#1~#6adj.@n#1$D. #5laxative.@m#1?-#6n.@n#1$D. #5a mild laxative.@m[C17: from Latin #6aper*_ire #5to open] #Ha@.pe@.ri#+od#+ic #5(@!e$Ip$I@@r$I#!$Ad$Ik) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5not periodic; not occurring at regular intervals.@n#1$D. #6Physics. #1a. #5(of a system or instrument) being damped sufficiently to reach equilibrium without oscilla?!tion.@n#1b. #5(of an oscillation or vibration) not having a regular period. ?-#1@!a@.pe@.ri#+#!od@.i#+cal#+ly #6adv. #5?-#1a@.pe@.ri@.o#+dic#+i@.ty #5(@!e$Ip$I@@r$I@@#!d$Is$It$I)@f#6n. #Ha@.p*'e#+ri#+tif #5($a$:@!p$er$I#!ti$:f, @@@!p$er-) #6n. #5an alcoholic drink, esp. a wine, drunk before a meal to whet the appetite.@m[C19: from French, from Medieval Latin #6aperit*_ivus, #5from Latin #6aper*_ire #5to open] #Hap#+er#+ture #5(#!@ap@@t#s@@) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a hole, gap, crack, slit, or other opening.@n#1$D. #6Physics. #1a. #5a usually circular and often variable opening in an optical instrument or device th#5bee@t#+@t-#7vorous#5] #Ha@.pla#+cen#+tal #5(@!e$Ipl@@#!s$ent%@l, @!@apl@@-) #6adj . #5(of monotremes and marsupials) having no placenta. #Hap#+la#+nat#+ic #5(@!@apl@@#!n@at$Ik) #6adj. #5(of a lens or mirror) free from spherical aberration.@n[C18: from Greek #6aplan*_etos #5prevented from wandering, from #7a#5-%1@t#7#+@t#6plan*_etos, #5from #6planaein #5to wander]@m?-#1@!ap#+la#+#!nat@.i#+cal#+ly@f#6adv. #Ha@.plan@.o#+spore #5(@@#!ple$In@@$u@!sp@$$:) #6n. #5a non motile asexual spore produced by certain algae and fungi.@m[C20: f rom #7a#5-%1@t#7#+@t#5Greek #6planos #5wandering@t#+@t#7spore#5 ] #Ha@.pla#+si@.a #5(@@#!ple$Iz$I@@) #6n. Pathol. #5congenita l absence or abnormal development of an organ or part.@m[C19: New Lat in, from #7a#5-%1@t#7#+@t#6-plasia, #5from Greek #6plassein #5to for m] #Ha@.plas#+tic #5(e$I#!pl@ast$Ik) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5relating to or characterized by aplasia.@n#1$D. #5failing to develop into new tissue; defective in the regeneration of tissue, as of bloo d cells: #6aplastic anaemia. #Ha@.plen#+ty #5(@@#!pl$ent$I) #6adj. #5(#6postpositive#5)# 6, adv.@n#5in plenty. #Hap#+lite #5(#!@apla$It) #6or #3hap#+lite@n#6n. #5a light- coloured fine-grained acid igneous rock with a sugary texture, consi sting of quartz and feldspars.@n[C19: from German #6Aplit, #5from Greek #6haploos #5simple@t#+@t-#7ite#5%1]@m?-#1ap#+lit#+ic #5(@ap#!l$It$Ik) #6or #1hap#+#!lit#+ic@f#6adj. #Ha@.plomb #5(@@#!pl$Am) #6n. #5equanimity, self-confidence , or self-possession.@m[C18: from French: rectitude, uprightness , from #6*`a plomb #5according to the plumbline, vertically] #Hap#+noe@.a #6or U.S. #3ap#+ne@.a #5(@ap#!n$I@@) #6n. #5a temporary inability to breathe. @m[C18: from New Latin, #5from Greek #6apnoia, #5from #7a#5-%1@t#7#+@t#6pnein #5to breathe] #HA@.po #5(#!$a$:p@@$u) #6n. #5the highest mountain in the Philippines, on SE Mindanao: active volcano with three peaks.@nHeight: 2954 m (9690 ft.). #Hap@.o- #6or #3ap-@n#6prefix.@n#1$D. #5away from; off: #6apogee.@n#1$D. #5indicating separation of: #6apocarpous.@n#1$D. #5indicati ng a lack or absence of: #6apogamy.@n#1$D. #5indicating derivation fr om or relationship to: #6apomorphine.@m#5[from Greek #6apo #5away , off] #HApoc.@n#6abbrev. for:@n#1$D. #5Apocalypse.@n#1$D. #5Apocr ypha or Apocryphal. #Ha@.poc@.a#+lypse #5(@@#!p$Ak@@l$Ips) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a prop hetic disclosure or revelation.@n#1$D. #5an event of great import ance, violence, etc., like the events described in the Apocalypse.@m[C13: from Late Latin #6apocalypsis, #5from Greek #6apokalupsis, #5from #6apokaluptein #5to disclose, from #7apo#5-@t#7#+@t#6kaluptein #5to hide] #HA@.poc@.a#+lypse #5(@@#!p$Ak@@l$Ips) #6n. Bible. #5(in the Vulgate and Douay versions of the Bible) the Book of Revelations. #Ha@.poc@.a#+lyp#+tic #5(@@@!p$Ak@@#!l$Ipt$Ik) #6adj.@n#1$D . #5outstanding in revelation, prophecy, or significance.@n#1 $D. #5of or like an apocalypse.@m?-#1a@.@!poc@.a#+#!lyp#+ti#+cal#+ly@f#6adv. #Hap@.o#+fault or failing.@n#1$D. #5a poor substitute or offering.@n#1$D. #5another word for #1apologia.@m# 5[C16: from Old French #6apologie, #5from Late Latin #6apologia, # 5from Greek: a verbal defence, from #7apo#5-@t#7#+@t#6logos #5spe ech] #Hap@.o#+lune #5(#!@ap@@@!lu$:n) #6n. #5the point in a lunar orbit when a spacecraft is at its greatest distance from the moon.@nCompare #1apocynthion, pe rilune.@m#5[C20: from #7apo#5-@t#7#+@t#6-lune, #5from Latin #6l*_un a #5moon] #Hap@.o#+mict #5(#!@ap@@@!m$Ikt) #6n. #5an organis m, esp. a plant, produced by apomixis. #Hap@.o#+mix@.is #5(@!@ap@@#!m$Iks$Is) #6n., pl. # 1#+mix@.es #5(-#!m$Iksi$:z).@nany of several types of asexual reproduction, such as parthenogenesis and apogamy, in which fertilization does not take place.@nCompare #1amphimixis.@m#5[C20: New Latin, from Greek #7apo#5-@t#7#+@t#6mixis #5a mixing]@m&-#1@!ap@.o#+#!mic#+tic@f#6adj. #Hap@.o#+mor#+phine #5(@!@ap@@#!m@$$:fi$:n, -f$In) #6n. #5a white crystalline alkaloid, derived from morphine but le ss strong in action, that is used medicinally as an emetic, exp ectorant, and hypnotic.@nFormula: C\1\7H\1\7NO\2. #Hap@.o#+neu#+ro#+sis #5(@!@ap@@nj$u@@#!r@@$us$Is) #6n., pl. #1#+ses #5(-si$:z).@n#6Anatomy. #5a white fibrous sheet of tissue by which certain muscles are attached to bones.@n[C17: via New Latin from Greek, from #6aponeurousthai #5to change into a tendon, from #6neuron tendon]@m?-#1ap@.o#+neu#+rot#+ic #5(@!@ap@@nj$u@@# !r$At$Ik)@f#6adj. #Hap@.o#+pemp#+tic #5(@!@ap@@#!p$empt$Ik) #6Archaic.@m#1?-#6adj.@n#1$D. #5relating to leave- taking or farewell; valedictory.@m#1?-#6n.@n#1$D. #5a speech or poem made on departure.@m[C18: from Greek #6apopemptikos #5conc erning dismissal, from #6apopempein #5to dismiss, from #6pempein #5t o send] #Ha@.poph@.a#+sis #5(@@#!p$Af@@@!s$Is) #6n. Rhetor ic. #5the device of mentioning a subject by stating that it will not b e mentioned: #6I shall not discuss his cowardice or his treachery.@ m#5[C17: via Latin from Greek: denial, from #7apo#5-@t#7#+@t#6phanai #5to say] #Hap@.o#+phthegm #6or #3ap@.o#+thegm #5(#!@ap@@@!# Gg$em) #6n. #5a short cryptic remark containing some general or ge nerally accepted truth; maxim.@n[C16: from Greek #6apophthegma, #5f rom #6apophthengesthai #5to speak one's opinion frankl y, from #6phthengesthai #5to speak]@m?-#1ap@.o#+phtheg#+mat#+ic #6or #1ap@.o#+theg#+mat#+ic #5(@!@ap@@#Gg$eg?!#!m@at$Ik )@f#6adj. #Ha@.poph@.y#+ge #5(@@#!p$Af$Id#f$I) #6n. Architec t. #5the outward curve at each end of the shaft of a column, adjoin ing the base or capital.@nAlso called: #1hypophyge.@m#5[C16: from Greek #6apophug*_e, #5literally: escape, from #6apopheugein #5to escap e from] #Ha@.poph@.yl#+lite #5(@@#!p$Af$I@!la$It, @!@ap@@# !f$Ila$It) #6n. #5a white, colourless, pink, or green mineral consisti ng of a hydrated silicate of calcium, potassium, and fluorine in te tragonal crystalline form.@nIt occurs in cracks in volcanic rocks.@nFormula: KCa\4?!FSi\4O\1\0.8H\2O.@m[C19: from French, from #7apo#5-@t#5#+@tGreek #6phullon #5leaf@t#+@t-#7ite #5%1; referring to its tendency to exfoliate] #Ha@.poph@.y#+sis #5(@@#!p$Af$Is$Is) #6n., pl. #1# +ses #5(-@!si$ideal.@m[C17: via Late Latin from Greek: deification, from #6theos #5god] #Ha@.poth#+e@.o#+size #6or #3a@.poth#+e@. o#+sise #5(@@#!p$A#Gg$I@@@!sa$Iz) #6vb. #5(#6tr.# 5)@n#1$D. #5to deify.@n#1$D. #5to glorify or idealize. #Hap@.o#+tro#+pa#+ic #5(@!@ap@@$utr@@#!pe $I$Ik) #6adj. #5preventing or intended to prevent evil.@m[C19: from Greek #6apotropaios #5turning away (evil), from #6apotrepein; #5see #7apo#5-#7, trope#5] #Happ.@n#6abbrev. for:@n#1$D. #5apparatus .@n#1$D. #5appendix (of a book).@n#1$D. #5applied.@n#1$D. #5a ppointed.@n#1$D. #5apprentice.@n#1$D. #5approved.@n#1$D. # 5approximate. #Hap#+pal #6or U.S. #3ap#+pall #5(@@#!p@$ $:l) #6vb. #1#+pals, #+pal#+ling, #+palled #6or U.S. #1#+palls , #+pal#+ling, #+palled.@n#5(#6tr.#5) to fill with horro r; shock or dismay.@m[C14: from Old French #6appalir #5to turn pale] #HAp#+pa#+la#+chi@.a #5(@!@ap@@#!le$It#s$ I@@) #6n. #5a highland region of the eastern U.S., containing the Appalachian Mountains, extending from Pennsylvania to Alabama. #HAp@.pa#+la#+chi@.an #5(@!@ap@@#!le$It#s $I@@n) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5of, from, or relating to the Appalachian Mountains.@n#1$D. #6Geology. #5of or rela ting to an episode of mountain building in the late Palaeozoic era during which the Appalachian Mountains were formed. #HAp#+pa#+la#+chi@.an Moun#+tains #6or #3 Ap#+pa#+la#+chi@.ans@n#6pl. n. #5a mountain system of E North America , extending from Quebec province in Canada to central Alabama: co ntains rich deposits of anthracite, bitumen, and iron ore.@nHighest peak: Mou nt Mitchell, 2038 m (6684 ft.). #Hap#+pal#+ling #5(@@#!p@$$:l$I&n) #6adj. #5causing extreme dismay, horror, or revulsion.@m?-#1ap#+#!pal#+lin g#+ly@f#6adv. #HAp#+pa#+loo#+sa #5(@!@ap@@#!lu$:s@@) #6 n. #5a breed of horse, originally from America, typically having a spotted rump.@m[C19: perhaps from #6Palouse, #5river in Idaho] #Hap#+pa#+nage #6or #3ap@.a#+nage #5(#!@ap@@n$Id#f) #6n.@n#1$D. #5land or other provision granted by a ki ng for the support of a member of the royal family, esp. a younge r son.@n#1$D. #5a natural or customary accompaniment or perquisite, as to a job or position.@m[C17: from Old French, from Me dieval Latin #6app*_an*_agium, #5from #6app*_an*_are # 5to provide for, from Latin #6p*_anis #5bread] #Hap#+pa#+rat#+us #5(@!@ap@@#!re$It@@s) # 6n., pl. #1#+rat#+us #6or #1#+rat#+us@.es.@n$D. #5a collection of i nstruments, machines, tools, parts, or other equipment used for a particular purpose.@n#1$D. #5a machine having a spec ific function: #6breathing apparatus.@n#1$D. #5the means by which so mething operates; organization: #6the apparatus o f government.@n#1$D. #6Anatomy. #5any group of organs having a spe?!cific function.@m[C17: from Latin, from #6appar*_are #5to make ready] #Hap#+pa#+rat#+us crit@.i#+cus #5(#!kr$It $Ik@@s) #6n. #5textual notes, list of variant readings, etc., re lating to a document, esp. in a scholarly edition of a text.@m[ Latin: critical apparatus] #Hap#+parlatter. #Hap#+pen#+di#+cec#+to#+my #5(@@ @!p$end$I#!s$ekt@@m$I) #6or esp. U.S. #3ap#+pen#+dec#+to#+my #5(@!@ap@ @n#!d$ekt@@m$I) #6n., pl. #1#+mies.@n#5surgical removal of any appendage, esp. the vermiform appendix. #Hap#+pen#+di#+ci#+tis #5(@@@!p$ end$I#!sa$It$Is) #6n. #5inflammation of the vermiform appendix. #Hap#+pen#+di#+cle #5(@@#!p$end$ Ik%@l) #6n. #5a small appendage.@m[C17: from Latin #6a ppendicula; #5see #7appendix#5] #Hap#+pen#+dic@.u#+lar #5(@!@ap@ @n#!d$Ikj$ul@@) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5relating to an append?!age or appendicle.@n#1$D. #6Anatomy. #5of or relating to the vermiform append ix. #Hap#+pen#+dix #5(@@#!p$end$Iks) #6n., pl. #1#+dix@.es #6or #1#+di#+ces #5(-d$I@!si$:z).@n#1 $D. #5a body of separate additional material at the end of a book, m agazine, etc., esp. one that is documentary or explanatory.@n#1$ D. #5any part that is dependent or supplementary in nature or funct ion; appendage.@n#1$D. #6Anatomy. #5See #1vermiform appendix.@m#5[C16: f rom Latin: an appendage, from #6appendere # 5to #7append#5] #HAp#+pen#+zell #5(#6German #5ap %@n#!ts$el, #!ap%@n@!ts$el) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a canton of NE Swi tzerland, divided in 1597 into the Protestant demicanton o f #1Appenzell Outer Rhodes #5and the Catholic demica nton of #1Appenzell Inner Rhodes.@n#5Capitals: Herisau and Appenzell.@nPop.: 49@t023 and 13@t124 (1970).@nAreas: 243 sq. km (94 sq. miles) and 171 sq. km (66 sq. miles) respectively.@n#1$D. #5a town in NE Switzerland, capital of Appenzell Inner Rhodes demi?!canton.@nPop.: 5217 (1970) . #Hap#+per#+ceive #5(@!@ap@@#!si$ :v) #6vb. #5(#6tr.#5)@n#1$D. #5to be aware of perceiving.@n#1$D. #6Psychol. #5to comprehend by as similating (a perception) to ideas already in the mind.@m[C19: from Old French #6aperceveir, #5from Latin #6per cipere #5to #7perceive#5] #Hap#+per#+cep#+tion #5(@!@ap@@# !s$ep#s@@n) #6Psychol.@m#1?-#6n.@n#1$D. #5co nscious awareness of the act and significance of perception; focu sed perception, esp. when selective of certain sensory data.@n#1$D. #5the act or process of apperceiving.@m?-#1@!ap#+per# +#!cep#+tive@f#6adj. #Hap#+per#+tain #5(@!@ap@@#!te$I n) #6vb. #5(#6intr.; #5usually foll. by #6to#5) to belong (to) as a p art, function, right, etc.; relate (to) or be connected (with).@m[C 14: from Old French #6apertenir #5to belong, from Late Latin #6appert in*_ere, #5from Latin #7apo#5-@t#7#+@t#6pertin*_ere #5 to #7pertain#5] #Hap#+pes#+tat #5(#!@ap$Ist@at) #6n. #5a neural control centre within the hypothalamus of the brain th at regulates the sense of hunger and satiety.@m[C20: from #7appe#5(#7 tite#5)@t#7#+@t#5-#7stat#5] #Hap#+pe#+tence #5(#!@ap$I@!t@@n s) #6or #3ap#+pe#+ten#+cy@n#6n., pl. #1#+tenc@.es #6or #1#+ten#+cies. @n$D. #5a natural craving or desire.@n#1$D. #5a natural or in stinctive inclination.@n#1$D. #5an attraction or affinity.@m[C 17: from Latin #6appetentia, #5from #6appetere #5to crave] #Hap#+pe#+tite #5(#!@ap$I@!ta$It ) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a desire for food or drink.@n#1$D. #5a desire to sati sfy a bodily craving, as for sexual pleasure.@n#1$D. #5(usually foll . by #6for#5) a desire, liking, or willingneappointed for the duel. @n#1$D. #5to prescribe or ordain: #6laws appointed by tribunal.@ n#1$D. #6Property law. #5to nominate (a person), under a power granted in a deed or will, to take an interest in property. @n#1$D. #5to equip with necessa ry or usual features; furnish: #6a well-appointed hotel.@n #5[C14: from Old French #6apointer #5to put into a good state, from #6a point #5in good condition, literally: t o a #7point#5]@m?-#1ap#+#!point#+er@f#6n. #Hap#+poin#+tee #5(@@p@ $$In#!ti$:, @!@ap-) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a person who is appointed.@n#1$D. #6 Property law. #5a person to whom property is granted under a power o f appointment. #Hap#+poin#+tive #5(@@# !p@$$Int$Iv) #6adj. Chiefly U.S. #5relating to or filled by appointmen t: #6an appointive position. #Hap#+point#+ment #5(@@ #!p@$$Intm@@nt) #6n.@n#1$D. #5an arrangement to meet a person or be at a place at a certain time.@n#1$D. #5the act of placing in a job or position.@n#1$D. #5the person who receives such a job or position.@n#1$D. #5the job or position to which such a person is appointed.@n#1$D. #5(#6usually pl.#5) a fixture or fitting.@n#1 $D. #6Property law. #5nomination to an interest in property un der a deed or will. #Hap#+poin#+tor #5(@@#! p@$$Int@@, @@p@$$In#!t@$$:) #6n. Property law. #5a person to whom a po wer to nominate persons to take property is given by deed or will.@ nSee also #1power of appointment. #HAp#+po#+mat#+tox #5(@ !@ap@@#!m@at@@ks) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a village in central Virginia where the Confederate army under Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant's Union forces on April 9, 1865, effectively ending the American Civil War. #Hap#+por#+tion #5(@@#! p@$$:#s@@n) #6vb. #5(#6tr.#5) to divide, distribute, or assign a ppropriate shares of; allot proportionally: #6to apportion the blam e.@m#5?-#1ap#+#!por#+tion#+a@.ble #6adj.@m#5?-#1ap#+#!por #+tion#+er@f#6n. #Hap#+por#+tion#+ment # 5(@@#!p@$$:#s@@nm@@nt) #6n.@n#1$D. #5the act of apportioning.@n#1$D. #6U.S. government. #5the proportional distribution of the sea ts in a legislative body, esp. the House of Representatives, on the basis of population. #hap#+pos@.a#+ble #5(@@ #!p@@$uz@@b%@l) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5capable of being apposed or brough t into apposition.@n#1$D. #6Anatomy. #5another word for {#1o pposable #5(sense 2)}. #Hap#+pose #5(@@#!p@@$u z) #6vb. #5(#6tr.#5)@n#1$D. #5to place side by side or near to each ot her.@n#1$D. #5(usually foll. by #6to#5) to place (something) near or against another thing.@m[C16: from Old French #6apposer, #5fro m #6poser #5to put, from Latin #6p*_onere#5] #Hap#+po#+site #5(#!@ap @@z$It) #6adj. #5well suited for the purpose; appropriate; apt.@n[C17 : from Latin #6appositus #5placed near, from #6app*_onere, #5from #6 p*_onere #5to put, place]@m?-#1#!ap#+po#+s ite#+ly #6adv.@m#5?-#1#!ap#+po# +site#+ness@f#6n. #hap#+po#+si#+tion #5(@ !@ap@@#!z$I#s@@n) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a putting into juxtaposition.@n#1$D. # 5a grammatical constructio n in which a word, esp. a noun phrase, is placed after another to modify its meaning.@ n#1$D. #6Biology. #5growth in the thickne ss of a cell wall by the deposition of successive layers of ma terial.@nCompare {#1intussusception #5(sense 2)}.@m&-#1@!ap#+po#+#!s i#+tion#+al@f#6adj. #Hap#+pos@.i#+tive #5(@ @#!p$Az$It$Iv) #6adj.@n#1$D. #6Grammar. #1a. #5standin#Happrox.@n#6a bbrev. for #5approximate(ly). #Hap#+prox@.i# +mal #5(@@#!pr$Aks$Im@@l) #6adj. Anatomy. #5situated side by side; close together: #6approximal teeth or fillings. #Hap#+prox@.i# +mate@n#6adj. #5(@@#!pr$Aks$Im$It).@n#1$D. #5almost accurate or ex act.@n#1$D. #5inexact; rough; loose: #6only an approximate fi t.@n#1$D. #5much alike; almost the same.@n#1$D. #5near; close together.@m#1?-#6vb. #5(@@#!pr$Aks$I@!me$It).@n#1$D. #5(usually fol l. by #6to#5) to come or bring near or close; be almost the same (as).@n[C15: f rom Late Latin #6approxim*_are, #5from Latin # 6proximus #5nearest, from #6prope #5near]@m?-#1a p#+#!prox@.i#+mate#+ly #6adv.@m#5&-#1 ap#+#!prox@.i#+ma#+tive@f#6adj. #Hap#+prox@.i# +ma#+tion #5(@@#!pr$Aks$I#!me$I#s@@n) #6n.@n#1$D. #5the process or res ult of making a rough calculation, estimate, or guess: #6he based his conclusion on his own approximation of the fuel consumption.@n #1$D. #5an imprecise or unreliable record or version: #6an approxima tion of what really happened.@n#1$D. #6Maths. #5an inexact number , relationship, or theory that is sufficiently accurate for a specific purpose. #Hap#+pulse #5 (@@#!p^ls) #6n. #5a very close approach of two celestial bodi es so that they are in conjunction but no eclipse or occultation oc curs.@n[C17: from Latin #6appulsus #5brought near, from #6appelle re #5to drive towards, from #6pellere #5to drive]@m?-#1ap #+#!pul#+sive #6adj.@m#5?-#1 ap#+#!pul#+sive#+ly@f#6adv. #Hap#+pur#+te# +nance #5(@@#!p$z$:t$In@@ns) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a secondary or less signif icant thing or part.@n#1$D. #5(#6pl.#5) accessories or equipment.@n#1 $D. #6Property law. #5a minor right, interest, or privilege whic h passes when the title to the principal prop erty is transferred.@m[C14: from Anglo-French #6apurtenance, #5from Old French #6a partenance, #5from #6apartenir #5to #7appertain#5] #Hap#+pur#+te# +nant #5(@@#!p$z$:t$In@@nt) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5relating, belonging, or accessory.@m#1?-#6n.@n#1$D. #5another word for #1appurtenance . #HApr.@n#6abbr ev. for #5April. #Ha@.prax@.i@. a #5(@@#!pr@aks$I@@) #6n. #5a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by apparent loss of the memory of how to make certai n purposeful muscular movements. @n[C19: via New Latin from Greek: inactivity, from #7a#5-%1@t#7#+@t#6praxis #5action]@m?-# 1a#+#!prax#+ic #6or #1a#+#!prac#+t ic@f#6adj. #Ha@.pr*`es-sk i #5(@!@apre$I#!ski$:) #6n. #1a. #5social activity following a da y's skiing.@n#1b. #5(#6as modifier#5)#6: an apr*`es-ski ou tfit.@m#5[French, literally: after ski] #Ha@.pri#+cot #5(#!e$Ipr$I@!k$At) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a rosaceous tree, #6Prunus armen iaca, #5native to Africa and W Asia, but widely cultivated for its edible fruit.@n#1$D. #5the downy yellow juicy edible fruit o f this tree, which resembles a small peach.@m[C16: earlier #6apri cock, #5from Portuguese (#6albricoque# 5) or Spanish, from Arabic #6al-birq*_uq #5the apricot, from Late Greek #6praikokion, #5from Latin #6praeco x #5early-ripening; see #7precocious#5] #HA@.pril #5(# !e$Ipr@@l) #6n. #5the fourth month of the year, consisting of 30 days.@m[C14: from Latin #6Apr*_ilis, #5probably of Etruscan and w orks underwater.@n#1$D. #5a perso n who swims or dives underwater.@m[C20: from #7aqu a@t#+@t#6-naut, #5as in #7astronaut#5] #haq@ .ua#+pho#+bi@.a #5(@!@akw@@#!f@@$ub$I@@) #6n. #5an abnormal fear of wa ter, esp. because of the possibility of drowning.@nCompare {#1hy drophobia #5(sense 2)}. #Haq@ .ua#+plane #5(#!@akw@@@!ple$In) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a single board on which a person stands and is towed by a motorboat at high speed, as in wa ter skiing.@m#1?-#6vb. #5(#6intr.#5)@n#1$D. #5to ride on an aquap lane.@n#1$D. #5(of a motor vehicle travelling at high speeds in wet r oad conditions) to rise up onto a thin film of water between the t yres and road surface so that actual contact with the road is lost. #Haq@ .ua re#+gi@.a #5(#!ri$:d#f$I@@) #6n. #5a yellow fuming corro sive mixture of one part nitri c acid and three to four parts hydro chloric acid, used in metallurgy for dissolving metals, including gold. @nAlso called: #1nit rohydrochloric acid.@m#5[C17: from New Latin: royal water ; referring to its use in dissolving gold, the royal metal] #Haq@ .ua#+relle #5(@! @akw@@#!r$el) #6n.@ n#1$D. #5a method of watercolour painting in transparent washe s.@n#1$D. #5a painting done in this way.@n[C19: from Frenc h]@m?-#1@!aq@.ua#+#!rel#+list@f#6n. #Haq@ .ua#+rist #5(#!@akw@@r$Ist) #6n.@n#1$D. #5the curator of an aquar ium.@n#1$D. #5a person who studies aquatic life. #Ha@. quar#+i@.um #5(@@#!kw$e@@r$I@@m) #6n., pl. #1a@.quar#+i@.ums #6or #1a@.quar@.i@.a #5(@@#!kw$e@@r$I@@).@n#1$D. #5a tank, bowl, or pool in which aquatic animals and plants are kept for pleasure, study , or exhibition.@n#1$D. #5a building housing a collection of aquat ic life, as for exhibition.@m[C19: from Latin #6aqu*_arius #5rel ating to water, on the model of #7vivarium#5] #HA@. quar#+i@.us #5(@@#!kw$e@@r$I@@s) #6n., Latin genitive #1A@. quar@.i@.i #5(@@#!kw$e@@r$I?!@!a$I).@n#1$D. #6Ast ronomy. #5a zodiacal constellation in the S hemis phere lying between Pisces and Capricorn on the eclip tic.@n#1$D. #6Astrology. #1a. #5Also called: the #1Water Carri er. #5the eleventh sign of the zodia c, symbol ###800038#5, having a fixed air classification and ruled by the planets Saturn and Uranus.@nThe sun is in this sign betwe en about Jan. 20 and Feb. 18. @n#1b . #5a person born during a period when the sun is in this sign. @m#1?-#6adj.@n#1$D. #6Astrology. #5born under or characteristic of Aq uarius.@m#1?-#5Also (for senses 2b, 3): #1A@.quar#+i@.an #5(@@ #!kw$e@@r$I@@n).@m[Latin] #Haq@ .ua#+show #5(#!@akw@@@!#s@@$u) #6or U.S. #3aq@.ua#+cade@n#6n. #5an exhibition of swimming and diving, often accompanied by music . #Ha@. quat#+ic #5(@@#!kw@at$Ik, @@#!kw$At-) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5growing, livin g, or found in water.@n#1$D. #6Spo rt. #5performed in or on water.@m#1?-#6n.@n#1$D. #5a marine anima l or plant.@m[C15: from Latin #6aqu*_aticus, #5fro m #6aqua #5water] #Ha@. quat#+ics #5(@@#!kw@at$Iks, @@#!kw$At-) #6pl. n. #5sports or pasti mes per?!formed in or on the water. #Haq@ .ua##Ha@.rab@.i#+nose #5(@@#!r@ab$I@!n@@$uz, -@!n@@$us) #6n. #5a pento se sugar in plant gums, esp. of cedars and pines.@nIt is used as a culture medium in bacteriology.@nFormula: C\5H\1\0O\5.@m[C19: from #6arabin #5(from (#7gum#5) #7arab#5(#7ic#5)@t#7#+@t#5-#7in#5)@t#7#+@t#5-#7ose#5%2] #HAr#+ab#+ist #5(#!@ar@@b$Ist) #6n. #5a student or expert in Arabi c culture, language, history, etc. #Har#+a@.ble #5(#!@ar@@b%@l) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5(of land) being or capable of being tilled for the production of crops.@n#1$D. #5of, relating to, or using such land: #6arable farming.@m#1?-#6n.@n#1$D . #5arable land or farming.@m[C15: from Latin #6ar*_abilis #5that ca n be ploughed, from #6ar*_are #5to plough] #HAr@.ab League@n#6n. #5the league of independent Arab states form ed in 1945 to further cultural, economic, military, political, and social cooperation. #HAr@.a#+by #5(#!@ar@@b$I) #6n. #5an archaic or poetic name for #1Arabia. #HA@.ra#+ca#+j*'u #5(#6Portuguese #5@!araka#!#fu) #6n. #5a port in E Brazil, capital of Sergipe state.@nPop.: 179@t512 (1970). #ha@.ra#+ceous #5(@@#!re$I#s@@s) #6adj. #5another word for {#1aroi d #5(sense 1)}.@m[C19: from New Latin #6Ar*_aceae; #5see #7arum#5] #HA@.rach@.ne #5(@@#!r@akn$I) #6n. Greek myth. #5a maiden changed into a spider for having presumptuously challenged Athena to a weaving contest.@m[from Greek #6arakhn*_e #5spider] #Ha@.rach#+nid #5(@@#!r@akn$Id) #6n. #5any terrestrial chelicerate arthropod of the class #6Arachnida, #5characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs.@nThe group includes the spiders, scorpions, ticks, mites, and harvestmen.@n[C19: from New Latin #6Arachnida, #5from Greek #6arakhn*_e #5spider]@m?-#1a@.#!rach#+ni#+dan #6adj.,@fn. #Ha@.rach#+noid #5(@@#!r@akn@$$Id) #6n.@n#1$D. #5the middle of the three membranes (see #1meninges#5) that cover the brain and spinal cord.@n#1$D. #5another name for #1arachnid.@m?-#6adj.@n#1$D. #5of or relating to the middle of the three meninges.@n#1$D. #6Botany. #5consisting of or covered with soft fine hairs or fibres.@n#1$D. #5of or relating to the arachnids. #HAr@.ad #5(#!@ar@ad) #6n. #5a city in W Rumania, on the Mures Riv er: became part of Rumania after World War I, after belonging successi velyto Turkey, Austria, and Hungary.@nPop.: 145@t968 (1974 est.). #HAr@.a@.fat #5(#!@ar@@f@at) #6n. #1Yas@.ser #5(#!j@as@@). born 1929, Palestinian leader; co-founder of Al Fatah (1956) and leader since 1968 of the Palestine Liberation Organization. #HAr@.a#+fu#+ra Sea #5(@!@ar@@#!f$u@@r@@) #6n. #5a part of the W Pacific Ocean, between N Australia and SW New Guinea. #HA@.ra#+gats #5(#6Russian #5@!ara#!gats) #6n. #1Mount. #5a volcan ic mountain in the Soviet Union, in the NW Armenian SSR.@nHeight: 4095 m (13@t435 ft.).@nTurkish name: #1Alagez. #HAr@.a#+gon#5%1 (#!@ar@@g@@n) #6n. #5a region of NE Spain: independent kingdom from the 11th century until 1479, when it was united with Castile to form modern Spain.@nArea: 47@t609 sq. km (18@t382 sq. miles).@m?-#1Ar@.a#+go#+nese #5(@!ar@@g@@#!ni$:z) #6n.,@fadj. #HA@.ra@.#6adv.@m#5?-#1#!ar#+bi#+trar@.i#+ness@f#6n. #Har#+bi#+trate #5(#!$a$:b$I@!tre$It) #6vb.@n#1$D. #5to s ettle or decide (a dispute); achieve a settlement between parties. @n#1$D. #5to submit to or settle by arbitration.@m[C16: from Latin #6a rbitr*_ari #5to give judgment; see #7arbiter#5] @m#5&-#1#!ar#+bi#+tra@.ble #6adj. @m#5&-#1#!ar#+bi#+@!tra#+tor@f#6n. #Har#+bi#+tra#+tion #5(@!$a$:b$I#!tre$I#s@@n) #6n.@n#1$D. #6Law. #5the hearing and determination of a dispute by an impart ial referee selected or agreed upon by the parties concerned.@n#1$D. #6International law. #5the procedure laid down for the se ttlement of international disputes. #Har#+bi#+tress #5(#!$a$:b$Itr$Is) #6n. #5a female arbitr ator. #HAr@.blay, d' #5(#!d$a$:ble$I; #6French #5dar#!bl$e) #6n . #1Ma@.dame.#5the married name of (Fanny) #1Burney. #Har#+bor#5%1 (#!$a$:b@@) #6n. #5the U.S. spelling of #1arbour. #Har#+bor#5%2 (#!$a$:b@@) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a rotating shaft in a machine or power tool on which a milling cutter or grinding wheel is fitted.@n#1$D. #5a rotating shaft or mandrel on which a w orkpiece is fitted for machining.@n#1$D. #6Foundry. #5a part, piece, or structur e used to reinforce the core of a mould.@m[C17: from Latin: tree, mast] #Har#+bor@.a#+ceous #5(@!$a$:b@@#!re$I#s@@s) #6adj. Liter ary.@n#1$D. #5resembling a tree.@n#1$D. #5wooded. #Har#+bor#+e@.al #5($a$:#!b@$$:r$I@@l) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5of , relating to, or resembling a tree.@n#1$D. #5living in or among tre es: #6arboreal monkeys. #Har#+bo#+re@.ous #5($a$:#!b@$$:r$I@@s) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5t hickly wooded; having many trees.@n#1$D. #5another word for #1ar borescent. #Har#+bo#+res#+cent #5(@!$a$:b@@#!r$es%@nt) #6adj. #5havi ng the shape or characteristics of a tree.@m?-#1@!ar#+bo#+#!res#+cence @f#6n. #Har#+bo#+re@.tum #5(@!$a$:b@@#!ri$:t@@m) #6n., pl. #1#+t a #5(-t@@) #6or #1#+tums.@n#5a place where trees or shrubs are culti vated for their scientific or educational interest.@m[C19: from Lat in, from #6arbor #5tree] #Har#+bor@.i#+cul#+ture #5(#!$a$:b@@r$I@!k^lt#s@@) #6n. # 5the cultivation of trees or shrubs, esp. for the production o f timber. @m&-#1@!ar#+bor@.i#+#!cul#+tur#+al #6adj.@m#5&-#1@!ar#+bor@.i#+#!cul#+tur#+ist@f#6n. #Har#+bor#+ist #5(#!$a$:b@@r$Ist) #6n. #5a specialist in the cultivation of trees. #Har#+bor@.i#+za#+tion #6or #3ar#+bor@.i#+sa#+tion #5(@!$a$:b@@ra$I#!ze$I#s@@n) #6n. #5a branching treelike appearance in certain fossils and minerals. #Har#+bor vi#+tae #5(#!$a$:b@$$: #!vi$:ta$I, #!va$Iti$:) #6n. #5any of several Asian and North American evergreen coniferous trees of the genera #6Thuja #5and #6Thujopsis, #5esp. #6Thuja occi dentalis, #5having tiny scalelike leaves and egglike cones.@nSee also #1red cedar.@m#5[C17: from New Latin, literally: tree of life] #Har#+bour #5(#!$a$:b@@) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a leafy glade or b ower shaded by trees, vines, shrubs, etc., esp. when trained about a trellis.@n#1$D. #6Obsolete. #5an orchard, garden, or lawn .@m[C14 #6erber, #5from Old French #6herbier, #5from Latin #6herba #5grass] #HAr#+broPrecambrian era.@m#1?-#6n.@n#1$D. #5the earlier of two divisions of the Precambrian era, during which the earliest f orms of life are assumed to have appeared.@nCompare #1Proterozoic . #Har#+cha#+ic #5($a$:#!ke$I$Ik) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5 belonging to or characteristic of a much earlier period; ancient .@n#1$D. #5out of date; antiquated: #6an archaic prison system.@n#1$D. #5(of idiom, vocabulary, etc.) characteristic of an earlier p eriod of a language and not in ordinary use.@n[C19: from French #6archa*"ique, #5from Greek #6arkha*"ikos, #5fro m #6arkhaios #5ancient, from #6arkh*_e #5beginning , from #6arkhein #5to begin]@m?-#1ar#+#!cha@.i#+cal#+ly@f#6adv. #Har#+cha#+ism #5(#!$a$:k$I@!$Iz@@m, -ke$I-) #6n .@n#1$D. #5the adoption or imitation of something archaic, such as a word or an artistic or literary style.@n#1$D. #5an archaic word, expres sion, style, etc.@n[C17: from New Latin #6archaismus, #5from Greek #6arkha*"ismos, #5from #6arkhaizein #5to model one's style upon that of ancient writers; see #7archaic#5]@m?-#1#!ar#+cha#+ist #6n.@m#5?-#1@!ar#+cha#+#!is#+tic@f#6adj. #Har#+cha#+ize #6or #3ar#+cha#+ise #5(#!$a$:k$I@ !a$Iz, -ke$I-) #6vb. #5(#6tr.#5) to give an archaic appearance or cha racter to, as by the use of archaisms.@m?-#1#!ar#+cha#+@!iz#+er #6or #1#!ar#+cha#+@!is#+er@f#6n. #harch#+an@.gel #5(#!$a$:k@!e$Ind#f@@l) #6n.@n#1 $D. #6Theol. #5a principal angel, a member of the order ranking i mmediately above the angels in medieval angelology.@n#1$D. #5another name for {#1angelica #5(sense 1)}.@n#1$D. yellow archangel. #5a Eurasian herbaceous plant, #6Galeobdolon luteum #5(or #6Lamium galeobdolon#5)#6, #5that occurs in woodlands and has yellow helmet-shaped flowers: family #6Labiatae #5(labi ates).@n#1$D. #5a bronze-coloured breed of domestic pigeon with bl ack markings.@m?-#1arch#+an@.gel@.ic #5(@!$a$:k@an#! d#f$el$Ik)@f#6adj. #HArch#+an#+gel #5(#!$a$:k@!e$Ind#f@@l) #6n. #5a port in the NW Soviet Union, on the Dvina River: major centre f or the timber trade and White Sea fisheries.@nPop.: 376@t000 (1975 e st.).@nRussian name: #1Arkhangelsk. #Harch#+bish@.op #5(#!$a$:t#s#!b$I#s@@p) #6n. #5 a bishop of the highest rank.@nAbbrev.: #1abp., Abp., Arch., Arc hbp. #Harch#+bish@.op#+ric #5(#!$a$:t#s#!b$I#s@@pr$Ik ) #6n.@n#1$D. #5the rank, office, or jurisdiction of an archbishop.@n#1$D. #5the area governed by an archbishop. #HArchbp.@n#6abbrev. for #5archbishop. #HArchd.@n#6abbrev. for:@n#1$D. #5archdeacon.@n# 1$D. #5archduke. #Harch#+dea@.con #5(#!$a$:t#s#!di$:k@@n) #6n.@n# 1$D. #5an Anglican clergyman ranking just below a bis hop and having supervisory duties under the bishop.@n#1$D. #5a clergyman of similar rank in other Churches. #Harch#+dea@.con#+ry #5(#!$a$:t#s#!di$:k@@nr$I) #6n., pl. #1#+ries.@n$D. #5the office, rank, or duties of an archdeacon.@n#1$D. #5the residence of an archdea con. #Harch#+di@.o#+cese #5(@!$a$:t#s#!da$I@@@!si$:s, -s$Is) #6n. #5the diocese of an archbishop.@m?-#1arch#+di@.oc#+e@.san #5(@!$a$:to design and supervise the constructio n of buildings.@n#1$D. #5a person similarly qualified in another form of construction: #6a naval architect.@n#1$ D. #5any planner or creator: #6the architect of the expedit ion.@m#5[C16: from French #6architecte, #5from Latin #6arc hitectus, #5from Greek #6arkhitekt*_on #5director of works, from #7archi#5-@t#7#+@t#6tekt*_on #5wor kman; related to #6tekhn*_e #5art, skill] #Har@.chi#+tec#+ton#+ic #5(@!$a$:k$It$e k#!t$An$Ik) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5denoting, relating to, or having arch itectural qualities.@n#1$D. #6Metaphysics. #5of or relating to the systematic classification of knowledge.@n[C16: from Late Latin #6arc hitectonicus #5concerning architecture; see #7architect#5]@m?-#1@!ar@.chi#+tec#+#!t on@.i#+cal#+ly@f#6adv. #Har@.chi#+tec#+ton#+ics #5(@!$a$:k$It$ ek#!t$An$Iks) #6n. #5(#6functioning as sing.#5)@n#1$D. #5t he science of architecture.@n#1$D. #6Metaphysics. #5t he scientific classification of knowledge. #Har@.chi#+tec#+ture #5(#!$a$:k$I@!t$ek t#s@@) #6n.@n#1$D. #5the art and science of designing and supervisin g the construction of buildings and similar structures.@n#1$D. #5a style of buildin g or structure: #6Gothic architecture.@n#1$D. #5buildings or str uctures collectively.@n#1$D. #5the structure or design of anything: #6the architecture of the universe.@m#5?-#1@! ar@.chi#+#!tec#+tur#+al #6adj.@m#5?-#1@!ar@.chi#+#!tec#+tur#+al #+ly #6adv. #Har@.chi#+trave #5(#!$a$:k$I@!tre$Iv) #6n. Architect.@n#1$D. #5the lowest part of an entablature that bear s on the columns.@n#1$D. #5a moulding around a doorway, window openi ng, etc.@m[C16: via French from Italian, from #7archi#5-@t#7#+@t#6 trave #5beam, from Latin #6trabs#5] #Har#+chives #5(#!$a$:ka$Ivz) #6pl. n.@ n#1$D. #5a collection of records of or about an institution, family, etc.@n#1$D. #5a place where suc h records are kept.@n[C17: from Late Latin #6arch*_iv um, #5from Greek #6arkheion #5repository of official rec ords, from #6arkh*_e #5government]@m?-#1ar#+#!chiv#+al@f#6ad j. #Har@.chi#+vist #5(#!$a$:k$Iv$Ist) #6n. #5a person in charge of archives, their collection, and catalog uing. #har@.chi#+volt #5(#!$a$:k$I@!v@@$ult) #6n. Architect.@n#1$D. #5a moulding around an arch, sometimes decorated.@n# 1$D. #5the under surface of an arch.@m[C18: from Italian #6archivolto; #5see #7arc, {vault#5%1}] #Har#+chon #5(#!$a$:k$An, -k@@n) #6n. # 5(in ancient Athens) one of the nine chief magistrates. @n[C17: from Greek #6arkh*_on #5ruler, from #6arkhein #5to rule]@m?-#1#!ar#+chon#+@!ship@f#6n. #Har#+cho#+plasm #5(#!$a$:k@@@!pl@az@@m ) #6or #3ar@.chi#+plasm@n#6n. #5the protoplasmic material surrounding the centrosome, formerly thought to be involved in the formation of the asters and spindle during mitosis.@m?-#1@!ar#+cho#+#!plas# +mic@f#6adj. #Harch#+priest #5(#!$a$:t#s#!pri$:st) # 6n. Ecclesiast.@n#1$D. #5(formerly) a chief assistant to a bis hop, performing many of his sacerdotal functions during his abs ence.@n#1$D. #5a senior priest.@mcortex.@n#1$D. #6Computer technol. #5any part of a computer memory assigned to store data of a specified type .@n[C16: from Latin: level ground, open space for play, threshing -floor; related to #6*_ar*_ere #5to be dry]@m?-#1#!ar#+e@.al@f#6adj. #Har@.e@.a code@n#6n. U.S. #5a three-digit number prefixed to an individual telephone number : used in making long-distance calls. #Har@.e@.a#+way #5(#!$e@@r$I@@ @!we$I) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a passageway between parts of a building or between different buildings.@n#1$D. #5Also called #1area. #5a sunken area, usually enclo sed, giving light, air, and sometimes access to a cellar or basement . #Har#+e@.ca #5(#!@ar$Ik@@, @@# !ri$:k@@) #6n. #5any of various tall palms of the genus #6Areca, #5 which are native to SE Asia and have white flowers and orange or re d egg-shaped nuts.@m[C16: from Portuguese, from Malayalam #6a dekka#5] #Ha@.reg #5(@@#!r$eg) #6n. #5a plural of #1erg#5%2. #Ha@.re@.na #5(@@#!ri$:n@@) #6 n.@n#1$D. a. #5an enclosure or platform,usually surrounded by seats on all sides, in which sports events, contests, entertainments, etc. , are performed: #6a boxing arena.@n#1b. #5(#6as modifier# 5)#6: arena stage.@n#1$D. #5the central ar ea of an ancient Roman amphitheatre, in which gladiatorial contests and other spectacles were held.@n#1$D. #5a sphere or sce ne of conflict or intense activity: #6the political arena.@m#5[C17 : from Latin #6har*_ena #5sand, place where sand was strewn fo r the combats] #Har#+e@.na#+ceous #5(@!@ar$I# !ne$I#s@@s) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5(of sedimentary rocks and deposits ) composed of sand or sandstone.@nCompare #1argillac eous #5and #1rudaceous.@n$D. #5(of plants) growing best in a sand y soil.@m[C17: from Latin #6har*_en*_aceus #5sandy, from #6har*_ena #5sand] #Ha@.re@.na the@.a#+tre@n#6n. #5another term for #1theatre-in-the-round. #Har#+e@.nic@.o#+lous #5(@!@ar $I#!n$Ik@@l@@s) #6adj. #5growing or living in sand or sandy places : #6arenicolous plants.@m#5[C19: from Latin #6har*_ena #5sand@t#+@t# 6colere #5to inhabit] #Har#+e@.nite #5(#!@ar@@@!na$I t, @@#!ri$:-) #6n. #5any arenaceous rock; a sandstone.@n[C20: from Latin #6har*_ena #5sand@t#+@t-#7ite#5%1]@m?-#1a r#+e@.nit#+ic #5(@!@ar@@?!#!n$It$Ik)@f#6adj. #Haren't #5($a$:nt) @n#1$D. #6 contraction of #5are not.@n#1$D. #6Informal, #6chiefly Brit. #5(used in int errogative sentences) #6contraction of #5am not. #Har#+e@.og#+ra#+phy #5(@!$e@@ r$I#!$Agr@@f$I) #6n. #5the description of the physical features, such as the surface, atmosphere, etc., of the planet Mars.@m[C19: from G reek #6Areos #5Mars@t#+@t-#7graphy#5] #Ha@.re@.o#+la #5(@@#!r$I@@l@@ ) #6n., pl. #1#+lae #5(-@!li$:) #6or #1#+las.@n$D. #6Biology. #5a s pace outlined on a surface, such as an area between veins on a leaf o r on an insect's wing.@n#1$D. #6Anatomy. #5any small circula r area, such as the pigmented ring around the human nipple o r the inflamed area surrounding a pimple.@n[C17: from Latin: dim inutive of #7area#5]@m?-#1a@.#!re@.o#+lar #6or #1a@.re@.o#+late #5(@@#!r$I@@l$It, -@!le$It) #6 adj.@m#5?-#1a@.re@.o#+la#+tion #5(@@@!r$I@@#!le$I#s@@n)@f#6n. #HAr#+e@.#HAr#+gos #5(#!$a$:g$ As, -g@@s) #6n. #5an ancient city in SE Greece, in the NE Peloponnese : one of the oldest Greek cities, it dominated the Peloponnese in th e 7th century #7b.c.@n#5Pop.: 19@t878 (1971). #Har#+go#+sy #5(#!$a$ :g@@s$I) #6n., pl. #1#+sies.@n#6Archaic or poetic. #5a large abu ndantly laden merchant ship, or a fleet of such ships.@m[C16: from It alian #6Ragusea #5(#6nave#5) (ship) of Ragusa] #Har#+got #5(#!$a$:g@ @$u) #6n. #5slang or jargon peculiar to a particular group, esp . (formerly) a group of thieves.@n[C19: from French, of unknown origin]@m?-#1 ar#+got#+ic #5($a$:#!g$At$Ik)@f#6adj. #HAr#+go#+vie #5(arg@ $#!vi) #6n. #5the French name for #1Aargau. #Har#+gu#+a@.ble #5(# !$a$:gj$u@@b%@l) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5capable of being disputed; doubt ful. @n#1$D. #5capable of being supported by argument; plausible.@m#5?-#1#!a r#+gu#+a@.bly@f#6adv. #Har#+gue #5(#!$a$:gj u$:) #6vb. #1#+gues, #+gu#+ing, #+gued.@n$D. #5(#6intr.#5) to quar rel; wrangle: #6they were always arguing until I arrived.@n#1$D. #5( #6intr.; #5often foll. by #6for #5or #6against#5) to prese nt supporting or opposing reasons or cases in a dispute; reason.@n#1$ D. #5(#6tr.; may take a clause as object#5) to try to prove by presenting reasons; maintain.@n#1$D. #5(# 6tr.; often passive#5) to debate or discuss: #6the case was fully argued before agreement was reached .@n#1$D. #5(#6tr.#5) to persuade: #6he argued me into g oing.@n#1$D. #5(#6tr.#5) to give evidence of; suggest: #6her looks argue despair.@n#5[C14: from Old French #6arg uer #5to assert, charge with, from Latin #6arguere #5to make c lear, accuse; related to Latin #6arg*_utus #5c lear, #6argentum #5silver]@m?-#1#!ar#+ gu#+er@f#6n. #Har#+gu#+fy #5(#!$a$ :gj$u@!fa$I) #6vb. #1#+fies, #+fy#+ing, #+fied.@n#6Facetious or dialect. #5to argue or quarrel, esp. over something trivial. #har#+gu#+ment #5(#!$ a$:gj$um@@nt) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a quarrel; altercation.@n#1$D. # 5a discussion in which reasons are put forward in su pport of and against a proposition, proposal, or case; debate: #6th e argument on birth control will never be concluded.@n#1$D. #5( #6sometimes pl.#5) a point or series of reasons presented to support or oppose a p roposition.@n#1$D. #5a summary of the plot or subjec t of a book, etc.@n#1$D. #6Logic. #1a. #5a pro cess of deductive or inductive reasoning i n which the conclusion can be shown to be true or false.@n#1b. #5the term present in both premisses of a syllogism but absent from its c onclusion.@n#1$D. #6Maths. #1a. #5another name for #1independent var iable #5of a function.@n#1b. #5another name for {#1amplitude #5(sense 6)} of a complex number. #Har#+gu#+men#+ta#+ti on #5(@!$a$:gj$um$en#!te$I#s@@n) #6n.@n#1$D. #5the process of reas oning methodically.@n#1$D. #5a less common word for #1argument # 5(senses 2, 3). #Har#+gu#+men#+ta#+ti ve #5(@!$a$:gj$u#!m$ent@@t$Iv) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5given to arguing; c ontentious.@n#1$D. #5characterized by ar gument; controversial.@m#5?-# 1@!ar#+gu#+#!men#+ta#+tive#+ly #6adv.@m#5?-#1@!ar#+g u#+#!men#+ta#+tive#+ness@f#6n. #H#4ar#+g#Har#+is#+to c#+ra#+cy #5(@!@ar$I#!st$Akr@@s$I) #6n., pl. #1#+cies.@n$ D. #5government by the best citizens.@n#1$D. #5a privileg ed class of people usually of high birt h; the nobility.@n# 1$D. #5such a class as the ruling body of a state.@n#1$D. #5government by such a class.@n#1$D. #5a state go verned by such a class.@n#1$D. #5a class of people consi dered to be outstanding in a sphere of ac tivity.@m[C16: from Late Latin #6aristocratia, #5from Greek #6aris tokratia #5rule by the best-born, from #6aristos #5best; see -#7cracy#5] ************ ********************************************************************** **********************************************************#5best; see -#7cracy#5] ************ ********************************************************************** **********************************************************#Ha@.ris#+to #+crat #5(#!@ar$Ist@@@!kr@at) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a member of the aristocr acy; a noble.@n#1$D. #5a person who has the manners or q ualities of a member of a privileged or superior class.@n#1$D. #5a person who advocates aristocracy as a form of gove rnment. #Ha@.ris#+to #+crat#+ic #5(@!@ar$Ist@@#!kr@at$Ik) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5relating t o or characteristic of aristocracy or an aristocrat. @n#1$D. #5el egant or stylish in appearance and behaviour. @m?-#1@!a@.r is#+to#+#!crat@.i#+cal#+ly@f#6adv. #HAr@.is@.to ph@.a@.nes #5(@!@ar$I#!st$Af@@@!ni$:z) #6n. #5??448@=??3 80 #7b.c., #5Greek comic dramatist, who satirize d leading cont emporary figures such as Socrates and Euripides.@n Eleven of his plays are extant, including #6The Clouds, The Frogs, T he Birds, #5and #6Lysistrata. #HAr#+is#+to #+te@.li@.an #5(@!@ar$Ist@@#!ti$:l$I@@n) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy. @m#1~#6n.@n# 1$D. #5a follower of Aristotle. #HAr#+is#+to #+te@.li@.an log#+ic@n#6n.@n#1$D. #5traditional or classical lo gic, esp. as opposed to modern or symbolic logic.@n#1$D. #5logical me thod relying on the theory of syllogism, which considers the form of propositions regardless of their content.@n#1$D. #5the logical meth od of Aristotle, esp. as developed in the Middle Ages. #HAr@.is@.to @.tle#5%1 (#!@ar$I@!st$At%@l) #6n. #5384@=322 #7b.c., #5Greek phil osopher; pupil of Plato, tutor of Alexander the Great, and founder of the Peripatetic school at Athens; author of works on logic, ethic s, politics, poetics, rhetoric, biology, zoology, and metaphysics. @nHis works influenced Muslim philosophy and science and medieval sch olastic philosophy. #HAr#+is#+to t#+le#5%2 (#!@ar$I@!st$At%@l) #6n. #5a prominent crater in the NW qu adrant of the moon about 83 kilometres in diameter. #Ha@.rith#+m e#+tic #6n. #5(@@#!r$I#Ggm@@t$Ik) @n#1$D. #5the branch of mathematics concerned with numerical calculations, such as addition, su btraction, multiplication, division, and also involut ion and evolution.@n#1$D. #5one or more calculations involving nu merical operations.@n#1$D. #5knowledge of or skill in usi ng arithmetic: #6his arithmetic is good.@m#1?-#6adj. #5(@!@ar$I#G g#!m$et$Ik), #6also #1a@.rith#+met@.i#+cal.@n#1$D. #5of, related to, or using arithmeti#HA r#+magh #5($a$:#!m$a$:) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a county of S Northern Ire land.@nCounty town: Armagh.@nPop.: 133@t196 (19 71).@nArea: 1266 sq. km (489 sq. miles).@n#1$D. #5a town in S Nor thern Ireland, county town of Co. Armagh: seat of Roman Catholic and Protestant archbishops.@nPop.: 12@t297 (1971). #HA r#+ma#+gnac #5(#!$a$:m@@n@!j@ak) #6n. #5a dry brown brandy dis tilled in the French district of Gers.@m[from #6A rmagnac, #5the former name of this region] #Ha r#+ma#+ment #5(#!$a$:m@@m@@nt) #6n.@n#1$D. #5the weapon equipment of a military vehicle, ship, or aircraft.@n#1$D. #5a military force rai sed and armed ready for war.@n#1$D. #5preparation for war inv olving the production of equipment and arm s.@m[C17: from Latin #6arm*_amenta #5utensils, fro m #6arm*_are #5to equip] #Ha r#+ma#+men#+tar#+i@.um #5(@!$a$:m@@m$en#!t$e@@r$I@@m) #6n., pl. #1# +i@.ums #6or #1@.i@.a #5(-$I@@).@n#5the items that com prise the material and equipment used by a physician in his pro fessional practice. #Ha r#+ma#+ture #5(#!$a$:m@@tj$u@@) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a revolving str ucture in an electric motor or generator, wound with the coils tha t carry the current.@n#1$D. #5any part of an electric machine or dev ice that vibrates under the influence of a magnetic field or wit hin which an electromotive force is induced. @n# 1$D. #5Also called: #1keeper.@n#5a soft iron or steel bar placed across the poles of a permanent magnet to clo se the magnetic circuit. @n# 1$D. #5such a bar placed across the poles of an ele ctromagnet to transmit mechanical force.@n#1$D. #6Sculpture. #5a framework to support the clay or other material used in mod elling.@n#1$D. #5the protective outer covering of an animal or pla nt.@n#1$D. #6Archaic. #5armour.@m#5[C15: from Latin #6a rm*_at*_ura #5armour, equipment, from #6arm*_are #5to furnish wit h equipment; see #7arm#5%2] #Ha rm#+band #5(#!$a$:m@!b@and) #6n. #5a band of material worn round the arm, such as one bearing an identifying mark, etc., or a bla ck one indicating mourning. #Ha rm#+chair #5(#!$a$:m@!t#s$e@@) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a chair, esp. an uph olstered one, that has side supports for the arms or elb ows.@n#1$D. #5(#6modifier#5) taking no active part; lacking pra ctical experience; theoretical: #6an armchair strategist.@n#1$D. #5( #6modifier#5) participated in away from the pla ce of action or in the home: #6armchair theatre. #HA rm#+co #5(#!$a$:mk@@$u) #6n. Trademark. #5a metal safety barrier ere cted at the side of motor-racing circuits, esp. on corners. #Ha rmed#5%1 ($a$:md) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5equipped with or supported by arm s, armour, etc.@n#1$D. #5prepared for conflict or any dif ficulty. #Ha rmed#5%2 ($a$:md) #6adj. #1a. #5having an arm or arms.@n#1b. #5( #6in combination#5)#6: long-armed#5; #6one-armed. #Ha rmed forc@.es@n#6pl. n. #5the military forces of a nation or nat ions, including the army, navy, air force, mar ines, etc. #HA r#+me#+ni@.a #5($a$:#!mi$:n$I@@) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a region of W Asia, now divided among the Soviet Union, Turkey, and Iran: formerly a kingdom, with ori gins in the 12th century #7b.c.@n#1$D. #5a town in central Col ombia: cen tre ofdistinctive devices, and often supports, a crest, or other insig nia. @n#1$D. bear arms. a. #5to carry weapons.@n#1b. #5to serve in the armed forces.@n#1c. #5to have a coat of arms.@n#1$D. in # 6or #1under arms. #5armed and prepared for war.@n#1$D. lay down one's arms. #5to stop fighting; surrender. @n#1$D. present arms. #6Military. #1a. #5a position of salute in which the rifle is brought up to a positio n vertically in line with the body, muzzle uppermost and trigger g uard to the fore.@n#1b. #5the command for this drill.@n#1$D. take #5(#1up#5) #1arms. #5to prepare to fight. @n#1$D. to arms&! #5arm yourselves&! @n#1$D. up in arms. #5indignant; prepared to protest strongly.@m[C13: from Old French #6armes, #5from Latin #6arma; #5see #7arm#5%2] #Harms race@n#6n. #5the continuing attempt by two or more nation s each to have available to it more and more powerful weapons than the other(s). #HArm@.strong #5(#!$a$:m@!str$A&n) #6n. #5(#1Daniel#5) #1Lou@.is , #5nickname #6Satchmo. #51900@=71, U.S. jazz trumpeter and bandleader. #Har#+mure #5(#!$a$:mj$u@@) #6n. #5a silk or wool fabric with a small cobbled pattern.@m[C19: from French: #7armour#5] #Har@.my #5(#!$a$:m$I) #6n., pl. #1@.mies.@n$D. #5the military l and forces of a nation.@n#1$D. #5a military unit usually consisting of two or more corps with supporting arms and services.@n#1$D. #5(#6modifier#5) of, relating to, or characteristic of an army: #6army rations.@n#1$D. #5any large body of people united for some specific purpose.@n#1$D. #5a large number of peo ple, animals, etc.; multitude.@m[C14: from Old French #6armee, #5from Medieval Latin #6arm*_ata #5armed forces; see #7armada#5] #Har@.my ant@n#6n. #5any of various mainly tropical American pre datoryants of the subfamily #6Dorylinae, #5which live in temporary nests and travel in vast hordes preying on other animals.@nAlso called: #1legionary ant.@n#5See also #1driver ant . #HAr@.my List@n#6n. Brit. #5an official list of all serving commissioned officers of the army and reserve officers liable for recall. #Har@.my worm@n#6n.@n#1$D. #5the caterpillar of a widely distrib uted noctuid moth, #6Leucania unipuncta, #5which travels in vast hord es and is a serious pest of cereal crops in North America.@n#1$D. # 5any of various similar caterpillars. #HArne #5($a$:n) #6n. #1Thom@.as #5(#1Augustine#5)#1. #51710@=78 , English composer, noted for his setting of Shakespearean songs and for his song #6Rule Britannia . #HArn#+hem #5(#!$a$:n@@m) #6n. #5a city in the E Netherlands, ca pital of Gelderland province, on the Rhine: site of a World War II battle.@nPop.: 126@t955 (1974 est.). #HArn#+hem Land@n#6n. #5a region of N Australia, in the N Northe rn Territory: mainly a reserve for Aborigines. #Har#+ni#+ca #5(#!$a$:n$Ik@@) #6n.@n#1$D. #5any N temperate or arctic plant of the genus #6Arnica, #5typically having yellow flowers: family #6Compositae #5(composites).@n#1$D. #5the tincture of the dried flower heads of any of these plants, esp. #6A. montana, #5used in treating bruises.@m[C18: from New Latin, of unknown origin] #HAr@.nim#5(unattested) to talk, argue, from Latin #6rati*_o #5a reasoning]@m?-#1ar#+#!raign#+er #6n.@m#5?-#1ar#+#!raign #+ment@f#6n. #HAr#+ran #5(#!@ar@@n) #6n. #5an island off the SW coas t of Scotland, in the Firth of Clyde.@nPop.: 3567 (1971).@nArea: 427 sq. km (165 sq. miles). #Har#+range #5(@@#!re$Ind#f) #6vb.@n#1$D. #5(#6tr.#5) t o put into a proper, systematic, or decorative order.@n#1$D. #5(#6tr.; may take a clause as object or an infinitive#5) to arrive a t an agreement or understanding about; settle.@n#1$D. #5(whe n #6intr., #5often foll. by #6for; #5when #6tr., may take a clause as object or an infinitive#5) to make plans or preparations in advan ce (for something): #6we arranged for her to be met.@n#1$D. #5( #6tr.#5) to adapt (a musical composition) for performance in a diff erent way, esp. on different instruments. @n#1$D. #5(#6tr.#5) to adapt (a play, etc.) for broadca sting.@n#1$D. #5(#6intr.; #5often foll. by #6with#5) to come to an agreement.@n[C14: from Old French #6arangier, #5from #7a#5-%2@t#7#+@t#6rangier #5to put in a row, #7range#5]@m?-#1ar#+#!range#+a@.ble #6adj.@m#5?-#1ar#+#!rang#+er@f#6n. #har#+range#+ment #5(@@#!re$Ind#fm@@nt) #6n.@n#1$D. #5t he act of arranging or being arranged.@n#1$D. #5the form in which things are arranged: #6he altered the arrangement of furniture in the room.@n#1$D. #5a thing composed of various ordered parts; the result of arranging: #6a flower arrangement.@n#1$D. #5(#6often pl .#5) a preparatory measure taken or plan made; preparation.@n#1$D. #5an agreement or settlement; understanding.@n#1$D. #5an adaptation of a piece of mus ic for performance in a different way, esp. on different instruments from those for which it was or iginally composed.@n#1$D. #5an adaptation (of a play, etc.) for broadcasting. #Har#+rant #5(#!@ar@@nt) #6adj. #5utter; out-and-out: #6an arrant fool. @n#5[C14: variant of #7errant #5(wandering, vagabond); sense developed from its frequent use in phrases like #6arran t thief #5(hence: notorious)]@m&-#1#!ar#+rant#+ly@f#6adv. #Har#+ras #5(#!@ar@@s) #6n. #5a wall hanging, esp. of t apestry. #HAr#+ras #5(#!@ar@@s; #6French #5a#!r$a$:s) #6n. #5a t own in N France: formerly famous for tapestry; severely damaged in both World Wars.@nPop.: 50@t396 (19 75). #Har#+ray #5(@@#!re$I) #6n.@n#1$D. #5an impressive disp lay or collection.@n#1$D. #5an orderly or regular arrangement, esp. of troops in battle order.@n#1$D. #6Poetic. #5rich clothin g; apparel.@n#1$D. #6Maths. #5a sequence of numbers or sym bols in a specified order.@n#1$D. #6Maths. #5a set of numbers or symbols arranged in rows and columns, as in a determinant or ma trix.@n#1$D. #6Electronics. #5an arrangement of aerials spaced to gi ve desired directional characteristics, used esp. in radar.@n#1$D. #6Law. #5a panel of jurors.@n#1$D. #5the arming of military forces . @m#1?-#6vb. #5(#6tr.#5)@n#1$D. #5to dress in rich attire; adorn.@n#1$D. #5to arrange in order, esp. troop s for battle; marshal.@n#1$D. #6Law. #5to draw up (a panel of jurors).@n[C13: from Old French #6aroi #5arrangement, from #6arayer #5to arrange, of Germanic origin; compare Old English #6ar*_@adan #5to make ready]@m?#5whose rhizomes yield an easily digestible st arch: family #6Marantaceae.@n#1$D. #5the starch obtained fr om this plant. @n#1$D. #5any of several other plants whose rhizomes or roots yield starch. #Har#+rows #5(#!@ar@@$uz) #6pl. n. Brit. #5an informal name for #1darts. #Har@.row#+wood #5(#!@ar@@$u@!w$ud) #6n. #5any of various trees or shrubs, esp. certain viburnums, having long st raight tough stems formerly used by North American Indians to mak e arrows. #Har@.row#+worm #5(#!@ar@@$u@!w$z$:m) #6n. #5a ny small marine invertebrate of the genus #6Sagitta, #5 having an elongated transparent body with fins and prehe nsile oral bristles: phylum #6Chaetognatha #5(chaetognaths). #Har#+roy@.o #5(@@#!r@$$I@@$u) #6n., pl. #1@.o s.@n#6Chiefly southwestern U.S.@n#5a stream or brook.@m[C19: from Spanish, probably related to Latin #6arr*_ugia #5shaft in a goldmine] #HAr@.ru Is#+lands #5(#!$a$:ru$:) #6pl. n. #5a variant spelling of #1Aru Islands. #Harse #5($a$:s) #6or U.S. #3ass@n#6n. Taboo. @n#1$D. #5the buttocks.@n#1$D. #5the anus.@n#1 $D. #5a stupid person; fool.@n#1$D. #6Slang. #5sexual intercourse. @n#1$D. #6Austral. slang. #5effrontery; cheek. @m#1~#5Also called (for senses 2, 3): #1arse#+hole #5(#!$a$:s@!h@@$ul) . #Harse #6or U.S. #3ass a@.bout #6or #3a@.round @n#6vb. #5(#6intr., adv.#5) #6Taboo slang. #5to play the fool; act stupidly, esp. in an irritating manner. #Harse lick@.er #5(#!$a$:s@!l$Ik@@) #6or U.S. #3ass lick@.er@n#6n. Taboo slang. #5a person who curries favour. @m&-#1#!arse-@!lick@.ing #6or U.S. #1#!ass-@!l ick@.ing #6adj.,@fn. #Har#+se@.nal #5(#!$a$:s@@n%@l) #6n.@n#1$D. #5 a store for arms, ammunition, and other military items.@n#1$D. # 5a workshop or factory that produces munitions. @n#1$D. #5a store of anything regarded as weap ons: #6an arsenal of destructive arguments.@m#5[C16: from Italian # 6arsenale #5dockyard, from Arabic #6d*_ar si*_n`ah, #5from #6d*_ar #5house@t#+@t#6si*_n`ah #5manuf acture] #Har#+se@.nate #5(#!$a$:s@@@!ne$It, -n$It) #6n . #5a salt or ester of arsenic acid. #Har#+se@.nic@n#6n. #5(#!$a$:sn$Ik).@n#1$D. #5 a toxic metalloid element, existing in several allotropic forms, that occurs principally in realgar and orpiment and as the free element. @nIt is used in transistors, lead-based alloys, and high-temperature brasses. @nSymbol: As; atomic no.: 33; atomic wt.: 74.9 2; valency: 3 or 5; relative density: 5.73 grey; melting pt.: 817?%C at a pressure of 3MN/m%2 (grey); sublimes at 613? %C (grey).@n#1$D. #5a nontechnical name for #1arsenic trioxide.@m?-# 6adj. #5($a$:#!s$en$Ik).@n#1$D. #5of or containing a rsenic, esp. in the pentavalent state.@m[C14: from Latin #6arsenic um, #5from Greek #6arsenikon #5yellow orpiment, from Syriac #6z arn*_ig #5(influenced in form by Greek #6arsenikos #5virile)] #Har#+se@.nic ac@.id@n#6n. #5a white poisonous soluble crystalline solid use#6n., pl. #1#+ses #5(-si$:z).@n#5a pa thological condition of the circulatory system characterized by thickening and loss of elasticity of the arterial walls.@nNontechnical name: #1hardenin g of the arteries.@m#5?-#1ar#+te#+ri@.o#+scle@ .rot#+ic #5($a$:@!t$I@@r$I@@$uskl$I#!r$At$Ik)@ f#6adj. #Har#+te#+ri@.o#+ve@.nous #5($a$:@!t$ I@@r$I@@$u#!vi$:n@@s) #6adj. #5of, relating to, or affecting an ar tery and a vein. #Har#+te#+ri#+tis #5(@!$a$:t@@#!ra$It $Is) #6n. Pathol. #5inflammation of an artery. #Har#+ter@.y #5(#!$a$:t@@r$I) #6n., p l. #1#+ter@.ies.@n$D. #5any of the tubular thick-walled muscular ves sels that convey oxygenated blood from the heart to various parts of the body.@nCompare #1pulmonary artery, vein.@n$D. #5a ma jor road or means of communication in any complex system.@ m[C14: from Latin #6art*_eria, #5related to Greek #6aort*_e #5the great artery, #7aorta#5] #Har#+te#+sian well #5($a$:#!ti$:z$I@ @n, -#f@@n) #6n. #5a well sunk through im?!permeable strata into str ata receiving water from an area at a higher altitu de than that of the well, so that there is sufficient pressure to force water to flow upwards.@m[C19: from French #6art*'es ien, #5from Old French #6Arteis #5Artois, old province, where such we lls were common] #Hart#+ful #5(#!$a$:tf$ul) #6adj.@n#1 $D. #5cunning or tricky.@n#1$D. #5skilful in achieving a desired end. @n#1$D. #6Archaic. #5characterized by skill or art.@n#1$D. #6Archaic. #5artificial. @m#5?-#1#!art#+ful#+ly #6adv.@m#5?-#1 #!art#+ful#+ness@f#6n. #Har#+thral#+gia #5($a$:#!#Ggr@ald#f@ @) #6n. Pathol. #5pain in a joint.@m?-#1ar#+#!thral#+gic@f#6adj. #Har#+thri#+tis #5($a$:#!#Ggra$It$Is) #6n. #5inflammation of a joint or joints characterized by pa in and stiffness of the affected parts, caused by gout, rheumatic fever, etc.@nSee also #1rheumatoid arthritis.@n#5[C16: via Latin from Gr eek: see #7arthro#5-#7, #5-#7itis#5]@m?-#1ar#+thrit#+ic #5($a $:#!#Ggr$It$Ik) #6adj.,@fn. #Har@.thro- #6or before a vowel #3art hr-@n#6combining form.@n#5indicating a joint: #6arthri tis; arthropod.@m#5[from Greek #6arthron#5] #Har@.thro#+mere #5(#!$a$:#Ggr@@@!m$I @@) #6n. #5any of the segments of the body of an arthropod. @m?-#1ar@.thro#+mer#+ic #5(@!$a$:#Ggr @@#!m$er$Ik)@f#6adj. #Har@.thro#+pod #5(#!$a$:#Ggr@@@!p$Ad ) #6n. #5any invertebrate of the phylum #6Arthropo da, #5having jointed limbs, a segmented b ody, and an exoskeleton made of chitin.@nThe group includes the crust aceans, insects, arachnids, and centipedes.@m?-#1ar#+throp@.o#+dous #5($a$:#!#Ggr$Ap@@d@@s) #6or #1ar#+#! throp@.o#+dal@f#6adj. #Har@.thro#+spore #5(#!$a$:#Ggr@@@!sp @$:) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a sporelike cell of ascomycetous fungi and some a lgae produced by a breaking of the hyphae.@n#1$D. #5a re sting sporelike cell produced by some bacteria.@m?-#1@!ar#+thro#+#! spor#+ic #6or #1@!ar#+thro#+#!spor#+ous@f#6adj. #HAr@.thur #5(#!$a$:#Gg@@) #6n.@n#1$D . #5a legendary king of the Britons in the sixth century #7a.d., #5who led Celtic resistance against t#6Astronomy. #5a level refle cting surface, such as one of mercury, that measures the altitude o f a celestial body as half the angle between the body and its ref lection. #Har#+ti#+fi#+cial in#+sem@. i#+na#+tion@n#6n. #5introduction of spermatozoa into the vagina or uterus by means other than sexual union.@nSee #1AID, AIH. #Har#+ti#+fi#+cial#+ize #6or #3ar#+ti#+fi#+cial#+ise #5(@!$a$:t$I#!f$I#s@@@!la$Iz ) #6vb. #5(#6tr.#5) to render artificial. #Har#+ti#+fi#+cial kid#+ney@ n#6n. Med. #5a mechanical apparatus for performing haemodialysis. #Har#+ti#+fi#+cial lan#+guag e@n#6n. #5an invented language, esp. one intended as an internati onal medium of communication or for use with computers.@nCompare #1natural language. #Har#+ti#+fi#+cial res#+pi#+ ra#+tion@n#6n.@n#1$D. #5any of various methods of restarting breath ing after it has stopped, by manual rhythmic pressure on the chest, mouth-to-mouth br eathing, etc.@n#1$D. #5any method of maintaining respiration arti ficially, as by use of an iron lung. #Har#+til#+ler@.y #5($a$:#!t $Il@@r$I) #6n.@n#1$D. #5cannon or any mounted guns of higher calib re than machine guns.@n#1$D. #5troops or mil itary units specializing in using such g uns.@n#1$D. #5the science dealing with the use of guns. @n#1$D. #5devices for discha rging heavy missiles, such as catapults or slings.@m[C14: from Old French #6artillerie, #5from #6artil lier #5to equip with weapons, of uncertain origin] #Har#+til@.ler@.y#+man #5($a $:#!t$Il@@r$Im@@n) #6n., pl. #1#+men.@n#5a serviceman who serves in an artillery u nit. #Har#+til#+ler@.y plant@n#6n . #5any of various tropical urticaceous plants of the genus #6Pilea, #5such as #6P. microphylla, #5all having stamens that discharge their pollen explo sively. #Har#+ti@.o#+dac#+tyl #5(@!$ a$:t$I@@$u#!d@akt$Il) #6n.@n#1$D. #5any placental mammal of the orde r #6Artiodactyla, #5having hooves with an even number o f toes; an even-toed ungulate.@nThe order include s pigs, hippopotamuses, camels, deer, cattle, and antelopes.@m#1?- #6adj.@n#1$D. #5of, relating to, or belonging to the order #6Artiodactyla.@m#5?-#1@!ar# +ti@.o#+#!dac#+ty#+lous@f#6adj. #har#+ti#+san #5(#!$a$:t$I@! z@an, @!$a$:t$I#!z@an) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a skilled workman; craftsman. @n#1$D. #6Obsolete. #5an art ist.@m[C16: from French, from Old Italian #6artigiano , #5from #6arte #7{art#5%1}] #Hart#+ist #5(#!$a$:t$Ist) # 6n.@n#1$D. #5a person who practises or is skilled in an art, esp. pain ting, drawing, or sculpture.@n#1$D. #5a person who displays in his w ork qualities required in art, such as sensibility and imagination. @n#1$D. #5a person whose profession requires artistic expertise, esp. a designer: #6a commercial artist.@n#1$D. #5 a person skilled in some task or occupation: #6a n artist at bricklaying.@n#1$D. #6Obsolete. #5an artisan. @n#1$D. #6U.S. and Austral. slang. #5a person devoted to or proficient in something: #6a booze artist; a con artist. @m#5&-#1ar#+#!tis#+tic #6adj .@m#5&-#1ar#+#!tis#+ti#+cal#+ly@f#6adv. #Har#+tiste #5($a$:#!ti$:st; #6French #5ar#!tist) #6n. @n#1$D. #approximately equal to 1 pound troy (373 grams).@n#1$D. #5the standard monetary u nit and copper coin of ancient Rome.@m[C17: from Latin #6*_as #5unit y, probably of Etruscan origin] #HAs@n#6symbol for: @n#1$D. #6Chemistry. #5arsenic.@n#1$D. #5altostratus. #HAS@n#6abbrev. for :@n#1$D. #5Also: #1A.S. #5An glo-Saxon.@n#1$D. #5antisubmarine. #HAs.@n#6abbrev. fo r:@n#1$D. #5Asia(n).@n#1$D. #5Asiatic. #HA.S.A.@n#6abbrev. for:@n#1$D. #5(in Britain) Amateur Swimming Asso?!ciation.@n#1$ D. #5(in the U.S.) American Standards Association. #HASA/BS@n#6abbrev. #5an expression of the speed of a photographic film, given as 0.8/#6E, #5where #6E #5is the exposure of a p oint 0.1 density units above the fog level on the characteristic curv e of a particular sensitized material. @n#5Compare #1DIN.@ m#5[C20: from #6American Sta ndards Association/British Standard#5] #Has@.a#+foet@.i#+d a #6or #3as@.a#+fet@.i#+da #5(@!@as@@#!f$et$Id@@) #6n. #5a bitter res in with an unpleasant onion-like smell, obtained from the r oots of some umbelliferous plants of the genus #6Ferula: #5formerl y used to treat flatulence, hysteria, etc. @m[C14: from Mediev al Latin, #5from #6asa #5gum (compar e Persian #6az*_a #5mastic)@t#+@tLatin #6foetidus #5evil-smelling, #7 fetid#5] #HA@.san#+te#+he#+n e #5(@a#!#s@ant$I@!h$en$I) #6n. #5the ruler of the Ashanti people of G hana. #Has@.a#+ra#+bac#+c a #5(@!@as@@r@@#!b@ak@@) #6n. #5a perennial evergreen Eurasian plant, #6Asarum europaeum, #5having kidney-shaped leave s and a single brownish flower: family #6Ar istolochiaceae. #Has@.a#+rum #5(#!@ as@@r@@m) #6n. #5the dried strong-scented root of the wild ginger pla nt: a flavouring agent and source of an aromatic oil used in perfumery, formerly used in medicine.@m#5[C19: via New Latin from Latin: hazelwort, from Gre ek #6asaron#5] #HAs#+ben #5(@as#!b $en) #6n. #5another name for #1A*"ir #5(region of the Sahara). #has#+bes#+tos #5(@ as#!b$est$As, -t@@s) #6n. #1a. #5any of the fibrous amphibole a nd serpentine minerals, esp. chrysotile and tremolite, that are incombustible and resistant to chemicals.@nIt is widely used in the form of fabric or board as a heat-resistant structural material. @n#1b. #5(#6as modi fier#5)#6: asbestos matting.@n#5[C14 (o riginally applied to a mythical stone the heat of which could not be extinguished): via Latin from Greek: from #6asbestos #5i nextin?!guishable, from #7{a#5-%1}@t#7#+@t# 6sbennunai #5to extinguish] @m#5&-#1as#+#!bes#+ tine@f#6adj. #Has#+bes#+to#+sis #5(@!@asb$es#!t@@$us$Is) #6n. #5inflammation of the lungs resulting from chronic inhalation of asbestos particles. #HAsc.@n#6Astrology . abbrev. for #5Ascendant. #HAs@.ca@.ni@.us #5 (@a#!ske$In$I@@s) #6n. Roman myth. #5the son of Aeneas and Creusa; founder of Alba Longa, mother city of Rome.@nAlso called: #1Iulus. #Has#+ca#+ri@.a#+si s #5(@!@ask@@#!ra$I@@s$Is) #6n. #5infestation of th e intestines with the roundworm #6Ascaris lumbricoi#7b.c.#5)# 7, #5who invented the verse form] #HAs@.cle@ .pi@.us #5(@@#!skli$:p$I@@s) #6n. Greek myth. #5a god of healing; s on of Apollo.@nRoman counterpart: #1Aesculap ius. #Has@.co-@ n#6combining form.@n#5indicating a bladder or ascus: #6ascomyce te.@m#5[from Greek #6askos #5bladder] #Has#+co#+ carp #5(#!@ask@@@!k$a$:p) #6n. #5(in some ascomycetous fungi) a g lobular structure containing the asci.@nSee #1apotheci um, perithecium. #Has#+co#+ go#+ni@.um #5(@!@ask@@#!g@@$un$I@@m) #6n., pl. #1#+ni@.a #5(-n$I@@) .@na female reproductive body in some as comycetous fungi in which, after fertilization, the asci d evelop. #HAs#+co#+ li Pi#+ce#+no #5(#6Italian #5#!askoli pi#!t#s$e$:no) #6n. #5a t own in E central Italy, in the Marches: capital of the Roman prov ince of Picenum; site of the massacre of all its Roman citizens i n the Social War in 90 #7b.c.@n#5Pop.: 55@t053 (1 971).@nLatin name: #1Asculum Picenum. #Has#+co#+ my#+cete #5(@!@ask@@ma$I#!si$:t) #6n. #5any fungus of the class #6Ascomycetes, #5in which the spores (ascospore s) are formed inside a club-shaped cell (ascus).@nThe group incl udes yeast, penicillium, aspergillus, truffles, and certain mi ldews. @m#5&-#1@! as#+co#+my#+#!ce@.tous@f#6adj. #Ha@.scor# +bic ac@.id #5(@@#!sk@$$:b$Ik) #6n. #5a white crystalline vitamin pr esent in plants, esp. citrus fru its, tomatoes, and green vegetables . @nA defici ency in the diet of man leads to scurvy.@nFormula: C\6H\8O\6. @nAlso called: #1vitamin C. #Has#+co#+ spore #5(#!@ask@@@!sp@$$:) #6n. #5one of the spores (usuallyeight in n umber) that are produced in an ascus. #Has#+cot #5(#!@ask@@t) #6n. #5a cravat with wide square ends, usually secured wi th an ornamental stud.@m[C2 0: named after A#7scot, #5where it was probably first worn] #HAs#+cot #5(#!@ask@@t) #6n. #5a horse race meeting held at Ascot, Ber kshire, esp. #1Royal Ascot, #5a four-day m eeting held in June: one of the chief events of the English ra cing year. #Has#+crib e #5(@@#!skra$Ib) #6vb. #5(#6tr.#5)@n#1$D. #5to credit or assign, as to a particular origin or period: #6to ascri be parts of a play to Shakespear e.@n#1$D. #5to attribute as a quality; consider a s belonging to: #6to ascribe beauty to youth.@n#5[C15: from Latin #6ascr*_ibere #5to enroll, from #6ad #5in addit ion@t#+@t#6scr*_ibere #5to write]@m?- #1as#+#!crib#+a@.ble@f#6adj. #Has#+crip #+tion #5(@@#!skr$Ip#s@@n) #6or #3ad#+scrip#+tion #5(ad#!skr $Ip#s@@n) #6n.@n#1$D. #5the act of ascribing. @n#1$D. #5 a statement ascribing something to someone, esp. prais e to God.@m[C16: from Latin #6ascr*_ipti*_o, #5from #6a scr*_ibere #5to #7ascribe#5] #Has#+cus #5(#!@ask@@s) #6n., pl. #1as@.ci #5(#!@asa$I, #!@aska$I) .@na saclike structure that produces (usually) eight ascospores during se# 3As@.sur@.ba@.ni@.pal@n#6n. #5died ? ?626 #7b.c., #5king of Assyria (??668@=??626): son of E sarhaddon.@nHe built the magnificent palace and library at Nineveh. # HAsh Wednes#+day@n#6n. #5the first day of Lent, named f rom the practice of Christians of placing ashes on their heads. # Hash@.y #5(#!@a#s$I) #6adj. #1ash@.i#+er, ash@.i#+est.@n$D. #5of a p ale greyish colour; ashen.@n#1$D. #5consisting of, covered with, or r esembling ash. # H`A@.si #5(#!@as$I) #6n. #5the Arabic name for the #1Orontes. # HA@.sia #5(#!e$I#s@@, #!e$I#f@@) #6n. #5the largest of the c ontinents, bordering on the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, t he Indian Ocean, and the M editerranean and Red Seas in the w est.@nIt includes the large peninsulas of Asia Minor, India, A rabia, and Indo-China and the island groups of Japan, Indonesia, t he Philippines, and Ceylon; contains the mountain ranges of t he Hindu Kush, Himalayas, Pamirs, Tien Shan, U rals, and Caucasus, the great plateaus o f India, Iran, and Tibet, vast plains and deserts, and the valleys o f many large rivers including the Mekong, Irrawaddy, Indus, Ganges, T igris, and Euphrates.@nPop.: 2@t052@t000@t000 (1968 est.).@nArea: 4 4@t391@t162 sq. km (17@t139@t445 sq. miles). # HA@.sia Mi#+nor@n#6n. #5the historical name for #1Anatolia. # HA@.sian #5(#!e$I#s@@n, #!e$I#f@@n) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5of or relating toA sia or to any of its peoples or languages.@m#1?-#6n.@n#1$D. #5a n ative or inhabitant of Asia or a descendant of one. # e#1Usage.@n#6Asian #5is used in formal writing as a noun indicating ap erson from Asia.@nThe use of the word #6Asiatic #5in this sense is r egarded by some people as offensive. # HA@.sian flu@n#6n. #5a type of influenza recurring in worldwide e pidemics, caused by a virus (A2 strain or subsequent antigenic v ariants), which apparently originated in China in 1957. # HA@.si#+at#+ic #5(@!e$I#s$I#!@at$Ik, -z$I-) #6n., adj. #5another n ame for #1Asian. # HA@.si#+at#+ic bee#+tle@n#6n. #5a Japanese scarabaeid beetle, # 6Anomala o rientalis, #5introduced into Hawaii and the n ortheastern U.S.: a serious pest of sugar cane and cereal c rops by destroying the roots. # HA@.si#+at#+ic chol#+er@.a@n#6n. #5another name for #1cholera. # ha@.side #5(@@#!sa$Id) #6adv.@n#1$D. #5on or to one side: #6they s tood aside to let him pass.@n#1$D. #5out of hearing; in o r into seclusion: #6he took her aside to tell her of his p lan.@n#1$D. #5away from oneself: #6he threw the book a side.@n#1$D. #5out of mind or consideration: #6he put a side all fears.@n#1$D. #5in or into reserve: #6to put aside money f or old age.@n#1$D. aside from. #5(#6prep.#5) #6Chiefly U.S. #1a. # 5besides: #6he has money aside from his p ossessions.@n#1b. #5except for: #6he has nothing aside from t he clothes he stands in. @ n#5Compare {#1apart #5(sense 7)}.@m#1?-#6n.@n#1$D. # 5something spoken by an actor, intended to be heard by the a udience, but not by the others o n stage.@n#1$D. #5any confidential statement spoken in undertones. @ n#1$D. # 5a digression. # has@.i#+nine #5(#!@as$I@!na$In) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5obstinate or stupid. @ n#1$D. ##has#+pen #5(#!@asp@@n) #6n.@n#1$D. #5any of several trees of the salicaceous genus #6Populus, #5such as #6P. tremula #5of Europ e, in which the leaves are attached to the stem by long flattened stalks so that they quiver in the wind.@nArchaic name: #1asp.@m?-#6adj.@n#1$D. #6Archaic, chiefly literary. #5trembling.@m[Old English #6@aspe; #5see #7{asp#5%2}] #Has#+per #5(#!@asp@@) #6n. #5a Turkish monetary unit, formerl y a silver coin, worth 1/20 #5of a piastre. @m[from Turkish, ultimately from Latin: rough, harsh] #HAs#+per#+ges #5(@a#!sp$z$:d#fi$:z) #6n. R.C. Church.@n#1$D. #5a short rite preceding Mass, in which the celebrant sprinkles those present with holy water to the accompaniment of the chant #6Asperges me, Domine. #5@n#1$D. #5the chant opening with these words.@m[C16: from Latin #6Asperges #5(#6me hyssopo#5) Thou shalt purge (me with hyssop)] #Has#+per#+gil#+lo#+sis #5(@a@!sp$z$:d#f$I#!l@@$us$Is) #6n., p l. #1#+ses #5(-si$:z).@na rare fungal infection, esp. of the muco us membranes or lungs, caused by various species of #6Aspergillus.@m#5[C19: from New Latin, from #7aspergillus#5] #has#+per#+gil#+lum #5(@!@asp@@#!d#f$Il@@m) #6or #3as#+per#+gi ll #5(#!@asp@@d#f$Il) #6n., pl. #1#+gil#+la #5(-#!d#f$Il@@), #1#+gil#+lums, #6or #1#+gills.@n#5another term for {#1aspersor ium #5(sense 2)}.@m[C17: from New Latin #6aspergillum, #5from Lati n #6aspergere, #5from #6spargere #5to sprinkle] #Has#+per#+gil#+lus #5(@!@asp@@#!d#f$Il@@s) #6n., pl. #1#+gil# +li #5(-#!d#f$Ila$I).@nany ascomycetous fungus of the genus #6Aspergillus, #5having chains of spores attached like bristles to a club-shaped stalk: family #6Aspergillaceae.@m#5[C19: from New Latin: #6aspergillum #5(fr om its similar appearance)] #Has#+per#+i@.ty #5(@a#!sp$er$It$I) #6n., pl. #1@.ties.@n$D. #5roughness or sharpness of temper.@n#1$D. #5roughness or harshness of a surface, sound, taste, etc.@n#1$ D. #5a condition hard to endure; affliction.@m[C16: from Latin #6asperit*_as, #5from #6asper #5rough] #Has#+perse #5(@@#!sp$z$:s) #6vb. #5(#6tr.#5)@n#1$D. #5to spre ad false rumours about; defame.@n#1$D. #6Rare. #5to sprinkle, as with water in baptism.@n[C15: from Latin #6aspers us, #5from #6aspergere #5to sprinkle]@m?-#1as#+#!pers#+er #6n.@m#5?-#1as#+#!per#+sive #6adj.@m#5?-#1as#+#!per#+sive#+ly@f#6adv. #Has#+per#+sion #5(@@#!sp$z$:#s@@n) #6n. #1$D. #5a disparaging or malicious remark; slanderous accusation (esp. in the phrase #1cast aspersions #5(#1on#5))#1.@n$D. #5the act of defaming.@n#1$D. #6Rare. #5the act of sprinkling, esp. of water in baptism. #Has#+per#+so#+ri@.um@T #5(@!@asp@@#!s@$$:r$I@@m)@T #6n.,@T pl .@T #1#+ri@.a@T #5(-r$I@@).@T #6R.C. Church.@n#1$D. #5a basin containing holy water with which worshippers sprinkle themselves.@n#1$D. #5Also called: #1aspergillum.@n#5a perforated instrument used to sprinkle holy water. #has#+phalt #5(#!@asf@alt, -f@$$:lt) #6n. @n#1$D. #5any of several black semisolidvehemently, as in argument.@n#1$D. #5to beset or dist urb: #6his mind was assailed by doubts.@n#1$D. #5to encoun ter with the intention of mastering: #6to assail a proble m; to assail a difficult mountain ridge.@n#5[C13: from Old French #6 asalir, #5from Vulgar Latin #6assal*_ire #5(unattested) to leap upon , from Latin #6assil*_ire, #5from #6sal*_ire #5to leap]@m?-#1as#+# !sail#+a@.ble #6adj.@m#5?-#1as#+#!sail#+er #6n.@m#5?-#1as#+#!sail#+ ment@f#6n. #Has#+sail#+ant #5(@@#!se$Il@@nt) #6n. #5a person who attacks another, either physically or verbally. #Has#+sam #5(#!asam) #6n. #5(in Malaysia) tamarind as used in cooking.@n#1Assam ikan #5is a dish of fish cooked wit h tamarind.@m[from Malay #6asam #5sour] #HAs#+sam #5(@a#!s@am) #6n. #5a state of NE India, si tuated in the central Brahmaputra valley: tropical forest, with the heaviest rainfall in the world; prod uces large quantities of tea.@nCapital: Shillong.@nPop.: 14@t957 @t542 (1971).@nArea: about 220@t150 sq. km (85@t000 sq. mil es). #HAs#+sa#+mese #5(@!@as@@#!mi$:z) #6n., pl. #1#+mese. @n$D. #5the state language of Assam, belonging to the Indic branc h of the Indo-European family and closely related to Bengali.@ n#1$D. #5a native or inhabitant of Assam. @m#1?-#6adj.@n#1$D. #5of or relating to Assam, its people, or their language. #Has#+sas#+sin #5(@@#!s@as$In) #6n. #5a murderer, esp . one who kills a prominent political figure.@m[C16: from Medieval La tin #6assass*_inus, #5from Arabic #6hashsh*_ash*_in, #5pl ural of #6hashsh*_ash #5one who eats #7hashish#5] #HAs#+sas#+sin #5(@@#!s@as$In) #6n. #5a member of a s ecret sect of Muslim fanatics operating in Persia and Syria from ab out 1090 to 1256, murdering their victims, usually Crusaders. #Has#+sas#+si#+nate #5(@@#!s@as$I@!ne$It) #6vb. #5(#6 tr.#5)@n#1$D. #5to murder (a person, esp. a public or political fig ure), usually by a surprise attack.@n#1$D. #5to ruin or harm (a per son's reputation, etc.) by slander.@m?-#1as#+@!sas#+si#+#!n a#+tion@f#6n. #Has#+sas#+sin bug@n#6n. #5any long-legged predatory, often blood-sucking, insect of the heterop terous family #6Reduviidae. #Has#+sault #5(@@#!s@$$:lt) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a violent a ttack, either physical or verbal.@n#1$D. #6Law. #5an intentional or reckless act that causes immediat e and unlawful violence to another.@nCompare #1battery.@n$D. a. #5the culmination of a military at tack, closing at close quarters.@n#1b. #5(#6as modifier#5)#6: assau lt troops.@n#1$D. #5rape.@m#1?-#6vb. #5(#6tr.#5)@n#1$D. #5to make an assault upon.@n#1$D. #5to rape or attempt to rape.@n[C13: from Old French #6asaut, #5fr om Vulgar Latin #6assaltus #5(unattested), from #6assal*_ire #5(unatt ested) to leap upon; see #7assail#5]@m?-#1as#+#!sault#+er #6n. @m#5&-#1as#+#!saul#+tive@f#6adj. #Has#+sault and bat#+ter@.y@n#6n.@nCriminal law. #5a threat of attack to another person followed by actual attack, which ne ed amount only to touching with hostile intent. #Has#+say@n#6vb. #5(@@#!se$I).@n#1$D. #5to subject (a substance, such as silver or gold) to chemical analysis, as in the de termination of the amount of impurity.@n#1$D. #5(#6tr.#5) to attempt (something or to do something).@n#1$D. #5(#6tr.; may take a clause as object#5) to test, analyse, or evaluate:#1@.ties.@n#1$D. #5constant and close applic ation. @n#1$D. #5(#6often pl.#5) devoted attention. #Has#+sid@.u#+ous #5(@@#!s$Idj$u@@s) #6adj.@ n#1$D. #5hard-working; persevering: #6an assiduous researcher.@n#1$ D. #5undertaken with perseverance and care: #6a ssiduous editing.@n#5[C16: from Latin #6assiduus #5si tting down to (something), from #6assid*_ere #5to sit besi de, from #6sed*_ere #5to sit]@m?-#1as#+#!sid@.u# +ous#+ly #6adv.@m#5?-#1as#+#!sid@.u#+ous#+ness@f#6n. #Has#+sign #5(@@#!sa$In) #6vb. #5(#6mainly t r.#5)@n#1$D. #5to select for and appoint to a post, etc.: #6to assign an expert to the job.@n#1$D. #5to give out or allot (a task, problem, etc.): #6to assign advertising to an expert.@n#1$D. #5to set apart (a place, person, time, etc.) for a particular functio n or event: #6to assign a day for the meeting.@n#1$D. #5to attribute to a specifie d cause, origin, or source; ascribe: #6to assign a stone cross t o the Vikings. @n#1$D. #5to transfer (one's right, interest, or title to property ) to someone else.@n#1$D. #5(#6also intr.#5) #6Law. #5(fo rmerly) to transfer (property) to trustees so that it may be use d for the benefit of creditors.@n#1$D. #6Military. #5to allocate (men or materials) on a permanent basis.@nCompare #1attach.@m?-#6n.@n#1$D. #6Law. #5a person t o whom property is assigned; assignee.@n[C14: from Old French # 6assigner, #5from Latin #6assign*_are, #5from #6sign*_are #5to mark out]@m?-#1as#+#!sign#+a@.ble #6adj.@m#5?-#1as#+@!sign#+a@.#!bil#+i@.ty #6n.@m#5?-#1as#+#!sign#+a@.bly #6adv.@m#5?-# 1as#+#!sign#+er@f#6n. #Has#+sig#+nat #5(#!@as$Ig@!n@at, @!@as$I#!n j$a$:; #6French #5asi#!nja) #6n. French history. #5the paper money issued by the Constituent Assembly in 1789, backed by the confiscated land of the Church and the *'emi gr*'es.@m[C18: from French, from Latin #6assign*_atum #5some?!th ing appointed; see #7assign#5] #Has#+sig#+na#+tion #5(@!@as$Ig#!ne$I#s@@n) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a secret or forbidden arrangement to meet, esp. one betw een lovers. @n#1$D. #5the act of assigning; assignment. @n#1$D. #6Law, chiefly Scot. #5another word for #1assignment.@m#5[C14: from Old French, from Latin #6assign*_ati*_o #5a marking out; see #7assign#5] #Has#+sign@.ee #5(@!@asa$I#!ni$:) #6n.@n#1$D . #6Law. #5a person to whom some right, interest, or property is tr ansferred.@n#1$D. #6Austral. history. #5a convict who had unde rgone assignment. #Has#+sign#+ment #5(@@#!sa$Inm@@nt) #6n.@n#1 $D. #5something that has been assigned, such as a mission or task.@n# 1$D. #5a position or post to which a person is assigned.@n#1$D. # 5the act of assigning or state of being assigned.@n#1$D. #6Law. #1a. #5the transfer to another of a right, interest, or title to property, esp. personal property: #6assignment of a lease.@ n#1b. #5the document effecting such a transfer.@n#1c. #5the right , interest, or property transferred.@n#1$D. #6Law. #5(formerly) the transfer, esp. by an insolvent debtor, of property in trust for t he benefit of his creditors.@n#1$D. #6Austral. history. #5a sy stem (1789@=1841) whereby a convict could become the unpaid se rvant of a freeman. #Has#+sig#Has#+soil #5(@@#!s@$$Il) #6vb. #5( #6tr.#5) #6Archaic.@n#1$D. #5to absolve; set free. @n#1$D. #5to atone for.@m[C13: from Old French #6assoldre, #5from Latin #6absolvere #5to #7abs olve#5] #Has#+so#+nance #5(#!@as@@n@@ns) #6 n.@n#1$D. #5the use of the same vowel sound with different consonan ts or the same consonant with different vowel s in successive words or stressed syllables, as in a line of verse.@nExamples are #6time #5and #6light #5or #6mystery #5and #6mastery. @n#1$D. #5partial correspondence; r ough similarity.@n[C18: from French, fro m Latin #6asson*_are #5to sound, from #6son*_are #5to sound]@m?-#1#! as#+so#+nant #6adj., n.@m#5?-#1as#+so#+nan#+tal #5(@!@as @@#!n@ant%@l)@f#6adj. #Has#+sort #5(@@#!s@$$:t) #6vb.@n#1 $D. #5(#6tr.#5) to arrange or distribute into groups of the same type; classify.@n#1$D. #5(#6intr.; #5usually foll. by #6wi th#5) to fit or fall into a class or group; match.@n#1$D. #5(#6 tr.#5) to supply with an assortment of merchandise.@n#1$D. # 5(#6tr.#5) to put in the same category as others; group. @n#1$D. #5(#6intr.; #5usually foll. by #6with#5) #6Rare . #5to keep company; consort.@n[C15: from Old French #6a ssorter, #5from #6sorte #7sort#5]@m?-#1as#+#!sort@.a#+tive #6or #1as#+#!sort#+ive #6adj.@m#5?-#1as#+#!sort@.a#+tive#+ ly #6adv.@m#5?-#1as#+#!sort#+er@f#6n. #Has#+sort#+ed #5(@@#!s@$$:t$Id) #6 adj.@n#1$D. #5consisting of various kinds mixed together; misce llaneous: #6assorted sweets.@n#1$D. #5arranged in sorts; classified: #6assorted categories.@n#1$D. #5matched; suite d (esp. in the combinations #1well-assorted, ill-assorted#5). #Has#+sort#+ment #5(@@#!s@$$:tm@@nt ) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a collection or group of various things or sorts.@n #1$D. #5the act of assorting. #HASSR@n#6abbrev. for #5Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. #Hasst.@n#6abbrev. for #5assistant. #Has#+suage #5(@@#!swe$Id#f) #6vb. #5(#6tr.#5)@n#1$D. #5to soothe, moderate, or relieve (grief, pain, etc.). @n#1$D. #5to give relief to (thirst , appetite, etc.); satisfy.@n#1$D. #5to pacify; calm.@ n[C14: from Old French #6assouagier, #5from Vulgar Latin # 6assu*_avi*_are #5(unattested) to sweeten, from Latin #6su*_avis #5pl easant; see #7suave#5]@m?-#1as#+#!suage#+ment # 6n.@m#5?-#1as#+#!suag#+er #6n.@m#5?-#1as#+sua#+sive #5(@@#!sw e$Is$Iv)@f#6adj. #HAs#+suan #6or #3As#+souan #5($a$: s#!w$a$:n) #6n. #5variant spellings of #1Aswan. #Has#+sume #5(@@#!sju$:m) #6vb. #5( #6tr.#5)@n#1$D. #5(#6may take a clause as object#5) to take for gra nted; accept without proof; suppose: #6to assume that someone i s sane.@n#1$D. #5to take upon oneself; undertake or take on or over (a position, responsibility , etc.): #6to assume office.@n#1$D. #5to pretend to; fei gn: #6he assumed indifference, although the news aff ected him deeply.@n#1$D. #5to take or put on; adopt: #6the proble m assumed gigantic proportions. @n#1$D. #5to appropriate or usurp ( power, control, etc.); arrogate: #6the revolutionaries ass umed control of the city.@n#1$D. #6Christianity. #5(of God) to take up (the soul of a believer) into heaven.@n[C15: from Latin #6ass*_um ere #5to take up, from #6s*_umerseen in some minerals and gemstones whe n viewed by reflected or transmitted light.@n#1$D. #5a cluster of stars or a constellation.@m[C16: from Greek #6asterismos #5arran gement of constellations, from #6ast*_er #5star] #Ha@.stern #5(@@#!st$z$:n) #6Nautical.@m#1?-#6adv., adj. #5(#6postpositive#5)@n#1$D . #5at or towards the stern. @n#1$D. #5with the stern f irst: #6full speed astern&!@n#1$D. #5aft of t he stern of a vessel. #Ha@.ster#+nal #5(@a#!st$z $:n%@l, e$I-) #6Anatomy.@m#1?-#6adj.@n#1$D. #5not connected or joined to the sternum.@n#1$D. #5lacking a sternum. #Has#+ter#+oid #5(#!@ast@@ @!r@$$Id) #6n.@n#1$D. #5Also called: #1minor pla net. #5any of numerous small celestial bodies that move around the sun m ainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.@nTheir diameters range from 670 kilometres (Ceres) to less than one kilometre. @n#1$D. #5Also: #1as#+ter@ .oi#+de@.an #5(@!@ast@@#!r@$$Id$I@@n). @nany echinoderm of the class #6Asteroidea; #5a st arfish. @m#1~#6adj. also #1as#+ter@.oi#+dal #5(@!@a st@@?!#!r@$$Id%@l).@n#1$D. #5of, relating to, or belonging to the cl ass #6Asteroidea.@n#1$D. #5shaped like a star.@m[C19: from Greek #6 asteroeid*_es #5starlike, from #6ast*_er #5a star] #has#+the#+ni@.a #5(@as#!# Ggi$:n$I@@) #6or #3as#+the#+ny #5(#!@as#Gg@@n$I) #6n. Pat hol. #5an abnormal loss of strength; debility.@m[C19: via New L atin from Greek #6astheneia #5weakness, from #7{a#5-%1 }@t#7#+@t#6sthenos #5strength] #Has#+then#+ic #5(@as#!#Gg $en$Ik) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5of, relating to, or having asthenia; weak.@n#1 $D. #5(in constitutional psychology) referring to a physique ch aracterized by long limbs and a small trunk: claimed to be assoc iated with a schizoid personality.@nSee also #1somatotype. @m#1~#6n.@n#1$D. #5a perso n having long limbs and a small trunk. #has#+the#+no#+pi@.a #5(@! @as#Gg$I#!n@@$up$I@@) #6n. #5a technical name for #1e yestrain. @n#5[C19: from New Latin, from Greek #6asthen*_es #5 weak (from #7{a#5-%1}@t#7#+@t#6sthenos #5strength)@t#+@t#6*_ops # 5eye]@m?-#1as#+the#+nop#+ic #5(@!@as#Gg$I?!#!n$Ap$Ik)@ f#6adj. #Has#+then@.o#+sphere #5(@ @s#!#Ggi$:n@@@!sf$I@@, -#!#Gg$en-) #6n. #5a zone of the earth's crust below the lithosphere, thought to yield readily to the pressure of subsiding land, allowing the compensating elevation of a less dense region.@nSee also #1isostasy.@m#5[C20: from #6astheno-, #5from Gr eek #6asthen*_es #5weak@t#+@t#7sphere#5] #Hasth#+ma #5(#!@asm@@) #6 n. #5a respiratory disorder, often of allergic origin, character ized by difficulty in breathing, wheezing, and a sense of constrictio n in the chest.@m[C14: from Greek: laborious breathing, from #6azein #5to breathe hard] #Hasth#+mat#+ic #5(@as#!m@ at$Ik) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5of, relating to, or having asthma.@m#1?-#6n.@n #1$D. #5a person who has asthma.@m?-#1asth#+#!mat@. i#+cal#+ly@f#6adv. #HAs@.ti #5(#!@ast$I) #6n. #5a town in NW Italy: famous for its sparkling wine (#1Asti spumante#5).@nPop.: 76@t048 (1971). #has#+tig#Has#+tro#+ge@.ol #+o@.gy #5(@!@astr@@$ud#f$I#!$Al@@d#f$I) #6n. #5the study of the stru cture, composition, and history of other planets and other bodies in the solar system. #Has#+troid #5(#! @astr@$$Id) #6n. Maths. #5a hypocycloid having four cusps.@m[C19: fro m #7astro#5-@t#7#+@t#5-#7oid#5] #Hastrol.@n#6abbr ev. for:@n#1$D. #5astrologer.@n#1$D. #5astrological.@n #1$D. #5astrology. #Has#+tro#+labe # 5(#!@astr@@@!le$Ib) #6n. #5an instrument used by early astronomers to measure the altitude of stars and planets and a lso as a navigational aid.@nIt consists of a graduated circula r disc with a movable sighting device.@nCompare #1sextant.@m#5[C1 3: via Old French and Medieval Latin #5from Gree k, from #6astrolabos #5(a dj.), literally: star-taking, from #6astron #5star@t#+@t#6lam banein #5to take] #Has#+trol#+o@.gy #5(@@#!str$Al@@d#f$I) #6n.@n#1$D. #5the study of the motions an d relative positions of the planets, sun, and moon, interpreted in terms of human characteristics a nd activities.@n#1$D. #5the primitive study of celestia l bodies, which formed the basis of astronomy.@n[C14: from Old French #6astrologie, #5from Latin #6as trologia, #5from Greek, from #6astrologos #5(originally: as tronomer); see #7astro#5-#7, #5-#7logy#5]@m?-# 1as#+#!trol@.o#+ger #6or #1as#+#!trol@.o#+gist #6n.@m#5?-#1as#+t ro#+log@.i#+cal #5(@!@astr@@#!l$Ad#f$Ik%@l) #6adj.@m#5?-#1@!a s#+tro#+#!log@.i#+cal#+ly@f#6adv. #Has#+trom#+e@.tr y #5(@@#!str$Am$Itr$I) #6n. #5the branch of astronomy con?!ce rned with the measurement of the position and motion of celestial bodi es.@m?-#1as#+tro#+met#+ric #5(@!@astr@@#!m$etr$Ik) #6or #1@!as#+tro# +#!met#+ri#+cal@f#6adj. #Has#+tro#+naut # 5(#!@astr@@@!n@$$:t) #6n. #5a person trained for travelling in spa ce.@m[C20: from #7astro#5-@t#7#+@t#6-naut #5from Greek #6na ut*_es #5sailor, on the model of #6aeronaut#5] #Has#+tro#+nau#+t ics #5(@!@astr@@#!n@$$:t$Iks) #6n. #5(#6functioning as sing.#5) the s cience and technology of space flight.@m?-#1@!as #+tro#+#!nau#+tic #6or #1@!as#+tro#+#!nau#+ti#+cal #6adj.@m#5?-#1@!a s#+tro#+#!nau#+ti#+cal#+ly@f#6adv. #Has#+tro#+nav@.i #+ga#+tion #5(@!@astr@@$un@av$I#!ge$I#s@@n) #6n. #5another term fo r #1celestial navigation.@m#5?- #1@!as#+tro#+#!nav@.i#+@!ga#+tor@f#6n. #Has#+tron@.o#+me r #5(@@#!str$An@@m@@) #6n. #5a scientist who studies astronomy. #Has#+tro#+nom@.i #+cal #5(@!@astr@@#!n$Am$Ik%@l) #6or #3as#+tro#+nom#+i c@n#6adj.@n#1$D. #5enormously large; immense.@n#1$D. # 5of or relating to astronomy. @m#5?-#1@!as#+tro #+#!nom@.i#+cal#+ly@f#6adv. #Has#+tro#+nom@.i #+cal tel@.e#+scope@n#6n. #5any telescope designed and mounted for u se in astronomy.@nSuch telescopes usually form inverted images.@ nSee #1Cassegrainian telescope, Newtonian telescope, equato rial telescope. #Has#+tro#+nom@.i #+cal u@.nit@n#6n. #5a unit of distance used in astronomy equal t o the mean distance between the earth and the sun.@n1 astro nomical unit is equivalent to 1.495@t#M@t10%1%1 metres or about 9.3@t#M@ t10%7 miles. #has#+tro#+nom@.i #+cal year@n#6n. #5another name for #1solar year.@n#5for #5am pere-turn. #Hat.@n# 6abbrev. for:@n#1$D. #5(unit of pressure) atmosphere.@n#1$D. #5atomic . #HA@.ta# +ca#+ma Des#+ert #5(#6Spanish #5@!ata#!kama) #6n. #5a desert region a long the W coast of South America, mainly in N Chile: a major source of nitrates . #Ha@.tac #+tic #5(e$I#!t@akt$Ik) #6adj. Chem. #5(of a polymer) having random s equence of the stereochemical arrangement of groups on carbon a toms in the chain; not stereospecific. #Hat@.a# +ghan #5(#!@at@@@!g@an) #6n. #5a variant of #1yatagh an. #HAt@.a@ .hual@.pa #5(@!@at@@#!w$a$:lp@@) #6or #3At@.a@.ba@.li@.pa #5(@!@at @@#!b$a$:l$Ip@@) #6n. #5??1500@=33, the last Inca emperor of Peru (15 25@=33), who was put to death by the Spanish under Pi zarro. #HAt@.a@ .lan@.ta #5(@!@at@@#!l@ant@@) #6n. Greek myth. #5a maiden w ho agreed to marry any man who could defeat her in a run ning race.@nShe lost to Hippomenes when she paused to pick up three golden a pples that he had deliberately dropped. #Hat@.a# +man #5(#!@at@@m@@n) #6n., pl. #1#+mans.@n#5an elected leader of the C ossacks; hetman.@m[from Russian, from Polish #6hetman, #5from G erman #6Hauptmann #5(literally: head man)] #Hat@.a# +rac#+tic #5(@!@at@@#!r@akt$Ik) #6or #3at@.a#+rax#+ic #5(@!@at @@#!raks$Ik) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5able to calm or tranquil lize.@m#1?-#6n.@n#1$D. #5an ata ractic drug. #hat@.a# +rax@.i@.a #5(@!@at@@#!r@aks$I@@) #6or #3at@.a#+rax@.y #5(#!@at @@@!r@aks$I) #6n. #5calmness or peace of mind; emotiona l tranquillity.@m[C17: from Greek: serenity, from #6atarak tos #5undisturbed, from #7{a#5-%1}@t#7#+@t#6tarassein #5to trouble] #HAt@.a@ .t*"urk #5(#!@at@@@!t$z$:k) #6n. #1Ke@.mal #5(k$e#!m$a$:l). original name #6Mustafa Kemal. #51881@=1938, Turkish general and statesma n; founder of the Turkish republic and president of Turkey (1923@=3 8), who westerni zed and secularized the country. #Hat@.a# +vism #5(#!@at@@@!v$Iz@@m) #6n.@n#1$D. #5the recurrence in a plant or animal of certain primitive characteristics that were present in an ancestor but have not occurred in intermediate generati ons.@n#1$D. #5reversion to a former or more primitive type.@n[ C19: from French #6atavisme, #5from Latin #6atavus #5strict ly: great-grandfather's grandfather, probably from #6atta # 5daddy@t#+@t#6avus #5grandfather]@m?-#1#!at@.a#+vist #6n.@m#5 ?-#1@!at@.a#+#!vis#+tic #6or #1at@.a#+vic #5(@@#!t@av$Ik) #6adj.@m #5?-#1@!at@.a#+#!vis#+ti#+cal#+ly@f#6adv. #ha@.tax @.i@.a #5(@@#!t@aks$I@@) #6or #3a@.tax@.y #5(@@#!t@aks$I) #6n. Pat hol. #5lack of muscular coordination.@n[C17: via New Latin from Gre ek: lack of coordination, from #7{a#5-%1}@t#7#+@t#6-taxia, #5from # 6tassein #5to put in order]@m?-#1a@.#!tax#+ic #6or #1a@.#!t ac#+tic@f#6adj. #HAt#+ba #+ra #5(#!@atb@@r@@, @at#!b$a$:-) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a town in NE Sudan.@n Pop.: 64@t326 (1973).@n#1$D. #5a river in NE Africa, rising in N Ethiopia and flow ing through E Sudan to the Nile at Atbara. @nLength : over 800 km (500 miles). #HA.T.C. @for physical activities.@n#1$D. #6Chiefly Brit. #5a competitor in track and field events.@m[C18: from Latin via Greek #6athl*_et*_es, #5from #6athlein #5to compete for a prize, from #6athlos #5a contest] #Hath#+lete's foot@n#6n. #5a fungal infection of the skin of the foot, esp. between the toes and on the soles.@nTechnical name: #1dermatophytosis interdigitale. #Hath#+let#+ic #5(@a#Gg#!l$et$Ik) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5physically fit or strong; muscular or active.@n#1$D. #5of, relating to, or suitable for an athlete or for athletics.@n#1$D. #5of or relating to a person with a muscular and well-proportioned body.@nSee also #1somatotype.@m#5?-#1ath#+#!let@.i#+cal#+ly #6adv.@m#5?-#1ath#+#!let@.i#+cism@f#6n. #Hath#+let#+ics #5(@a#Gg#!l$et$Iks) #6n. @n#1$D. a. #5track and field events.@n#1b. #5(#6as modifier#5)#6: an athletics meeting.@n#1$D. #5sports or exercises engaged in by athletes.@n#1$D. #5the theory or practice of athletic activities and training. #Hath#+let#+ic sup#+port@n#6n. #5a more formal term for #1jockstrap. #Hath@.o#+dyd #5(#!@a#Gg@@$u@!da$Id) #6n. #5another name for #1ramjet.@m#5[C20: from #6a#5(#6ero#5)#6-th#5(#6erm#5)#6ody#5(#6namic#5) #6d#5(#6uct#5)] #Hat-home@n#6n.@n#1$D. #5a social gathering in a person's home.@n#1$D. #5another name for #1open day. #HAth#+os #5(#!@a#Gg$As, #!e$I-) #6n. #1Mount. #5a department of NE Greece, in Macedonia: autonomous since 1927; inhabited by Greek Orthodox Basilian monks in 20 monasteries founded in the tenth century. @nAdministrative centre: Karyai.@nPop.: 1732 (1971). #ha@.thwart #5(@@#!#Ggw@$$:t) #6adv.@n#1$D. #5transversely; from one side to another.@m#1?-#6prep.@n#1$D. #5across the path or line of (esp. a ship).@n#1$D. #5in opposition to; against. @m[C15: from #7{a#5-%1}@t#7#+@tthwart#5] #Ha@.thwart#+ships #5(@@#!#Ggw@$$:t@!#s$Ips) #6adv. Nautical. #5from one side to the other of a vessel at right angles to the keel. #H-at@.ic@n#6suffix forming adjectives.@n#5of the nature of the thing specified: #6problematic.@m#5[from French #6-atique, #5from Greek #6-atikos#5] #Ha@.tilt #5(@@#!t$Ilt) #6adv., adj. #5(#6postpositive#5)@n#1$D. #5in a tilted or inclined position.@n#1$D. #6Archaic. #5in or as if in a joust. #h-a@.tion@n#6suffix forming nouns.@n#5indicating an action, process, state, condition, or result: #6arbitration; cogitation; hibernation; moderation.@n#5Compare #1-ion, -tion.@m#5[from Latin #6-*_ati*_on-, #5suffix of abstract nouns, from #6-*_atus #5{-#7ate#5%1}@t#7#+@t#6-i*_on- #5-#7ion#5] #h-a@.tive@n#6suffix forming adjectives.@n#5of, relating to, or tending to: #6authoritative; decorative; informative.@m#5[from Latin #6-*_at*_ivus, #5from #6*_atus #5{-#7ate#5%1}@t#7#+@t#6*_ivus #5-#7ive#5] #HAt@.kin@.son #5(#!@atk$Ins%@n) #6n. #5Sir #1Har@.ry Al@.bert. #51831@=92, New Zealand statesman, born in England: prime minister of New Zealand (1876@=77; 1883@=84; 1887@=91). #HAt#+lan#+ta #5(@at#!l@ant@@) #6n. #5a city in N Georgia: the state capital.@#HA@.tom#+ic En#+er#+gy Au@.thor#+i@.ty@n#6n. #5(in Britain) a government body established in 1954 to control research and development in atomic energy.@nAbbrev.: #1AEA #HA@.tom#+ic En#+er#+gy Com#+mis#+sion@n#6n. #5(in the U.S.) a federal board established in 1946 to administer and develop domestic atomic energy programmes.@nAbbrev.: #1AEC #Ha@.tom#+ic heat@n#6n. #5the product of an element's atomic weight and its specific heat (capacity). #Hat@.o#+mic#+i@.ty #5(@!@at@@#!m$Is$It$I) #6n.@n#1$D. #5the state of being made up of atoms.@n#1$D. #5the number of atoms in the molecules of an element.@n#1$D. #5a less common name for #1v alency. #Ha@.tom#+ic mass@n#6n. Chem.@n#1$D. #5the mass of an isotop e of an element in atomic mass units.@n#1$D. #5See #1relative atomic mass. #Ha@.tom#+ic mass u@.nit@n#6n. #5a unit of mass used to expr ess atomic and molecular weights that is equal to one twelfth of the mass of an atom of carbon-12.@nIt is equivalent to 1.66@t#M@t10%- %2%7 kg.@nAbbrev.: #1AMU #5Also called: #1unified atomic mass un it, dalton. #Ha@.tom#+ic num#+ber@n#6n. #5the number of protons in the n ucleus of an atom of an element. @nAbbrev.: #1at. no.@n#5Symbol: #6Z #5Also called: #1proton number. #Ha@.tom#+ic pile@n#6n. #5the original name for a #1nuclear reactor. #Ha@.tom#+ic pow#+er@n#6n. #5another name for #1nuclear powe r. #Ha@.tom#+ic struc#+ture@n#6n. #5the concept of an atom as a central positively charged nucleus consisting of protons and neutron s surrounded by a number of electrons.@nThe number of electron s is equal to the number of protons: the whole entity is thus electrically neutral. #Ha@.tom#+ic the@.o#+ry@n#6n.@n#1$D. #5any theory in which m atter is regarded as consisting of atoms, esp. that proposed by John Dalton postulating that elements are composed of atoms that can combine in definite proportions to form compounds. @n#1$D. #5the current concept of the atom as an entity with a defini te structure.@nSee #1atomic structure. #Ha@.tom#+ic vol#+ume@n#6n. #5the atomic weight (relative at omic mass) of an element divided by its density. #Ha@.tom#+ic weight@n#6n. #5the ratio of the average mass pe r atom of an element to half #5the mass of an atom of carbon-12. @n#5Abbrev.: #1at. wt.@n#5Also called: #1relative atomic mass.#eUsage.@n#5Until 1961 #6atomic weigh ts #5were based on the mass of an atom of oxygen-16.@nThe carbo n-12 atom is now the usual basis of calculations and #6relative a tomic mass #5is the preferred term for the new atomic weights. #Hat#+om#+ism #5(#!@at@@@!m$Iz@@m) #6n.@n#1$D. #5an ancient philosophical theory that the ultimate constituents of the universe are at oms. @nSee also #1Democritus, Lucretius. @n#1$D. #6Psychol. #5the theory that experiences and mental states are composed of elementary units.@m&-#1#!at#+om#+ist #6n., adj.@m#5?-#1@!at#+om#+#!is#+tic #6or #1@!at#+om#+#!is# +ti#+cal #6adj.@m#5?-#1@!at#+om#+#!is#+ti#+cal#+ly@f#6adv. #Hat#+om#+ize #6or #3at#+om#+ise #5(#!@at@@@!ma$Iz) #6vb.@n# 1$D. #5to separate inherent (in) or connected (with): #6responsibility attaches to the job.@n#1$D. #5to attribute or ascribe: #6to attach importance to an event.@n#1$D. #5to include or append, esp. as a con dition: #6a proviso attaches to the contract.@n#1$D. #5(#6usual ly passive#5) #6Military. #5to place on temporary duty with another unit.@n#1$D. #5to appoi nt officially.@n#1$D. #6Law. #5to arrest or take (a pe rson, property, etc.) with lawful authority.@n#1$D. #6Obsolete. #5t o seize.@n[C14: from Old French #6atachier #5to fasten, changed fro m #6estachier #5to fasten with a stake, from #6estache #7stake#5]@m?-#1at#+#!tach#+a@.ble #6adj.@m#5?-#1at#+#!tach#+er@f#6n. #Hat#+ta#+ch*'e #5(@@#!t@a#se$I; #6French #5ata#!#s e) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a specialist attached to a diplomatic mission: #6mili tary attach*'e. @n#1$D. #6Brit. #5a junior member of the staff of an embassy or legation.@m[C19: from French: some one attached (to a mission), from #6attacher #5to #7attach#5] #Hat#+ta#+ch*'e case@n#6n. #5a small flat rectangul ar briefcase used for carrying documents, papers, etc. #Hat#+tached #5(@@#!t@at#st) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5(foll. by #6to#5) fond (of); full of regard (for): #6he was very attached to the old lady. @n#1$D. #5married, engaged, or associated in an exc lusive sexual relationship: #6it's no good dancing with he r, she's already attached. #Hat#+tach#+ment #5(@@#!t@at#sm@@nt) #6n.@n#1$D. #5 a means of securing; a fastening.@n#1$D. #5(often foll. by #6t o#5) affection or regard (for); devotion (to): #6attachm ent to a person or to a cause.@n#1$D. #5an object to be attached, e sp. a supplementarypart: #6an attachment for an electric drill.@n#1$D. #5the act of attaching or the state of being attached.@n#1$D. #1a. #5the arre st of a person for disobedience to a court order. @n#1b. #5the lawful seizure of property and placing of it under control of a court.@n#1c. #5a w rit authorizing such arrest or seizure.@n#1$D. #6Law. # 5the binding of a debt in the hands of a gar?!nishee until its dispos ition has been decided by the court. #Hat#+tack #5(@@#!t@ak) #6vb.@n#1$D. #5to launch a physical assault (against) with or without weapons; begin hostilities (with). @n#1$D. #5(#6intr.#5) to take the initiative in a game, sport, etc.: #6after a few minutes, the tea m began to attack.@n#1$D. #5(#6tr.#5) to direct hostile wor ds or writings at; criticize or abuse vehemently.@n#1$D. #5(#6tr.# 5) to turn one's mind or energies vigorously to (a job, problem, etc .).@n#1$D. #5(#6tr.#5) to begin to injure or affect adversely; corrode, corrupt, or infect: #6rust attacked the metal. @n#1$D. #5(#6tr.#5) to attempt to rape. @m#1?-#6n.@n#1$D. #5the act or an instance of attac king. @n#1$D. #5strong criticism or abuse: #6an unjustified attack on someone's reputation.@n#1$D. #5an offensive movein a game, sport, etc.@n#1$D. #5commencement of a task, etc.@n#1$D. #5any sudden and usually severe manifestation of a disease or disorder: #6a heart a ttack; an attack of indigestion.@n#1$D. the attack.@n#6Ball games. # 5the players in a team whmake evident; demonstrate: #6his life of l uxury attests his wealth.@n#1$D. #5(#6tr.#5) to provide evid ence for: #6the marks in the ground attested the pre sence of a fossil. @n#5[C16: from Latin #6attest*_ar*_i #5to prove, from #6test*_ar*_i #5to bear witness, from #6te stis #5a witness]@m?-#1at#+#!test#+a@.ble #6adj.@m# 5?-#1at#+#!test#+ant, at#+#!test#+er #6or esp. in legal usage #1 at#+#!tes#+tor, at#+#!tes#+ta#+tor #6n.@m#5?-#1at#+tes#+ta #+tion #5(@!@at$e#!ste$I#s@@n)@f#6n. #Hat#+test#+ed #5(@@#!t$est$Id) #6adj. Bri t. #5(of cattle, etc.) certified to be free from a disease, esp. from tuberculosis. #HAtt. Gen. #6or #3Atty. Gen.@n#6abbrev. f or #5Attorney General. #Hat#+tic #5(#!@at$Ik) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a spa ce or room within the roof of a house.@n#1$D. #6Architect. #5a storey or low wall above the cornice of a classical fa*,cade.@m[C18: sp ecial use of A#7ttic, #5from the use of Attic-style pilasters to adorn the fa*,cade of the top storey] #HAt#+tic #5(#!@at$Ik) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5of or relating to Attica, its inhabitants, or the dialect of Greek spoken there, esp. in classical times.@n#1 $D. #5(#6often not cap.#5) classically elegant, simple, or pure: #6an Attic style.@m#1?-#6n.@n#1$D. #5the dialect of A ncient Greek spoken and written in Athens: the chief literary dial ect of classical Greek.@nSee also #1Ionic. #HAt#+ti#+ca #5(#!@at$Ik@@) #6n. #5a depar tment of E central Greece: in ancient times the territory of Athens.@ nCapital: Athens.@nPop.: 2@t303@t051 (1971).@nArea: 3776 sq. km (14 58 sq. miles). #HAt#+ti#+cism #5(#!@at$I@!s$Iz@@m) #6n.@n #1$D. #5the idiom or character of the Attic dialect of Ancie nt Greek, esp. in the Hellenistic period.@n#1$D. #5an elegant, s imple, and clear expression.@m?-#1#!At#+ti#+cist@f#6n. #HAt#+tic or#+der@n#6n. #5a low pilaster o f any order set into the cornice of a building. #HAt#+tic salt #6or #3wit@n#6n. #5refined incisive wit. #HAt@.til@.a #5(@@#!t$Il@@) #6n. #5??406@=453 #7a.d., #5king of the Huns, w ho devastated much of the Roman Empire, invaded Gaul in 451 #7a.d., #5but was defeated by the Romans and Visigoths at Ch*^alons-sur-Marn e. #hat#+tire #5(@@#!ta$I@@) #6vb.@n#1$D. #5( #6tr.#5) to dress, esp. in fine elegant clothes; array.@m#1?-#6n.@n#1 $D. #5clothes or garments, esp. if fine or decorative.@m[C1 3: from Old French #6atirier #5to put in order, from #6tire # 5row; see {#7tier#5%1}] #HAt@.tis #5(#!@at$Is) #6n. Classical myth . #5a youth of Phrygia, loved by the goddess Cybele.@nIn a jealous passion she caused him to go mad, whereupon he castrated himself and died. #hat#+ti#+tude #5(#!@at$I@!tju$:d) #6n.@n# 1$D. #5a mental view or disposition, esp. as it indicates opini on or allegiance. @n#1$D. #5a theatrical pose created for ef fect (esp. in the phrase #1strike an attitude#5)#1.@n$D. #5a position of the body indicating mood or emotion.@n#1$D. #5the orientation of an aircraft's axes in relat ion to some plane, esp. the horizontal.@nSee also #1{axis%1 #5(sen se 1)}.@n#1$D. #5the orientation of a spacecraft in relation to its direction of motion.@n#1$D. #6Ballet. #5a classical pos ition in which the body is upright and one leg raised and bent behind .@n[C17: from French, from Italian #6attitudine #5disposition, from L ate Latin #6aptit*_ud*_o #5fitnessGermanic origin; compare Old Saxo n #6heriberga #5army shelter] #Hau@.ber#+gine #5(#!@@$ub@@@!#fi $:n) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a tropical Old World solanaceous plant, #6Solanu m melongena, #5widely cultivated for its egg-shaped typically dark purple fruit.@nU.S. name: #1eggplant.@n$D. #5the fruit of t his plant, which is cooked and eaten as a vegetable.@n#1$D. a. # 5a dark purple colour.@n#1b. #5(#6as adj.#5)#6: an aubergine d ress.@m#5[C18: from French, from Catalan #6alberginia, #5from Arab ic #6al-b*_adindj*_an, #5ultimately from Sanskrit #6vati n-ganah, #5of obscure origin] #HAu@.ber#+vil#+liers #5(#6French #5ob$ervi#!lje) #6n. #5an industrial suburb of Paris, on th e Seine.@nPop.: 72@t997 (1975).@nFormer name: #1No@.tre-D ame-des-Ver@.tus #5(#6French #5n@$tr dam de v$er#!ty). #HAu@.brey #5(#!@$$:br$I) #6n. #1 John. #51626@=97, English antiquary and author, noted for his vivid b iographies of his contemporaries, #6Brief Lives #5( edited 1898). #Hau@.brie#+tia #6or #3au@.bre#+t ia #5(@$$:#!bri$:#s@@) #6n. #5any trailing purple-flowered plant of the genus #6Aubrietia, #5native to European mountains but widely planted in r ock gardens: family #6Crucif?!erae #5(crucifers).@m[C 19: from New Latin, named after Claude #6Aubriet, #518th-century French painter of flowers and animals] #Hau@.burn #5(#!@$$:b%@n) #6n. #1 a. #5a moderate reddish-brown colour.@n#1b. #5(#6as adj.#5)#6: auburn hair.@m#5[C15 (originally meaning: blond): from Old French #6alborne #5blond, from Medieval Latin #6alburnus #5whitish, from Latin #6albus #5white] #HAu@.bus#+son #5(#6French #5oby# !s?~@$) #6adj. #5denoting or relating to carpets or tapestries of a type m ade in and near Aubusson in Creuse department, France, esp. flat-wov en carpets. #HA.U.C.@n#6abbrev. for:@n#1$D. # 5(indicating years numbered from the founding of Rome, taken as 753 #7b.c.#5) #1a. #5ab urbe condita. @n#1b. #5anno urbis conditae. @n#1$D. #5Australian Universities Commission. #HAuck#+land #5(#!@$$:kl@@nd) #6n . #5the chief port of New Zealand, in the northern part of North Isl and: former capital of New Zealand (1840@=65). @nPop.: 152@t600 (1974 est.). #HAuck#+land Is#+lands@n#6n. #5a group of six uninhabited islands, south of New Zealand.@nArea: 611 sq. km (234 sq. miles). #H#4au cou#+rant #6French. #5(o k u#!r?~a) #6adj. #5up-to-date, esp. in knowl?!edge of current affairs .@m[literally: in the current] #Hauc#+tion #5(#!@$$:k#s@@n) #6n. @n#1$D. #5a public sale of goods or property, esp. one in which prosp ective purchasers bid against each other until the highest price is reached.@nCompare #1Dutch auction.@n$D. #5the competitive c alls made in bridge and other games before play begins, undertaking t o win a given number of tricks if a certain suit is trumps.@n#1$D. #5 See #1auction bridge.@m?-#6vb.@n#1$D. #5(#6tr.; #5often foll. by #6off#5) to sell by auction.@m[C16: from Latin #6a ucti*_o #5an increasing, from #6aug*_ere #5to increase] #Hauc#+tion bridge@n#6n. #5a vari ety of bridge, now generally supersedeanother number, the adde nd, is added.@m[from Latin #6augendum #5that is to be increased, from #6aug*_ere #5to increase] #Hau@.ger #5(#!@$$:g@@) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a hand tool with a bit shaped like a corkscrew, for bo ring holes in wood.@n#1$D. #5a larger tool of the same kind for bor ing holes in the ground.@m[C15: #6an augur, #5resulting from mistake n division of earlier #6a nauger, #5from Old English #6naf ug*_ar #5nave (of a wheel) spea r (that is, tool for boring hubs of wheels), from #6nafu #7nave@t#+@t #6g*_ar #5spear; see #7gore#5%2] #HAu@.ger ef#+fect #5(#! a$ug@@) #6n. #5the emission of an electron instead of a photon by a n excited ion as a result of a vacancy being filled in an inner elect ron shell.@m[C20: named after Pierre #6Auger #5(born 1899), French ph ysicist] #Haught#5%1 #6or #3ought #5(@$$:t) (#6used with a negative or in conditional or interroga tive sentences or clauses#5) #6Archaic or literary.@m#1?-#6pron.@n #1$D. #5anything at all; anything whatever #5(esp. in the phrase #1 for #1aught I know#5). @m#1?-#6adv.@n#1$D. #6Br it. dialect. #5in any least part; to any degree.@m[Old English #6*_awiht, #5from #6*_a #5ever, #7ay#5%1@t #7#+@t#6wiht #5thing; see #7wight#5%1] #Haught#5%2 #6or #3ought #5(@$$:t) #6n. #5a less common word for #1nought #5(zero). #Hau@.gite #5(#!@$$:ga$I t) #6n. #5a common black or dark green glassy mineral of the pyroxene group that consists of a silicate of calcium, magnesium, alum inium, and iron in monoclinic crystalline form.@nFormula: (Ca,Mg,F e,Al)(Si,Al)O\3.@n[C19: from Latin #6aug*_it*_es, #5from Gr eek, from #6aug*_e #5brightness] @m?-#1au#+git#+ic #5(@$$ :#!g$It?!$Ik)@f#6adj. #haug#+ment@n#6vb. #5(@$ $:g#!m$ent).@n#1$D. #5to make or become greater in number, amoun t, strength, etc.; increase.@n#1$D. #5(#6tr.#5) #6Music. #5t o increase (a major or perfect interval) by a semitone.@nCompare #1{ diminish #5(sense 3)}.@n#1$D. #5(#6tr.#5) (in Greek and Sanskrit gramm ar) to prefix a vowel or diphthong to (a verb) to form a past ten se.@m#1?-#6n. #5(#!@$$:gm$ent).@n#1$D. #5(in Greek and Sanskrit grammar) a vowel or diphthong prefixed to a verb to form a past tense.@n[C15: from Late Latin #6augment*_are #5to increase, from #6augmentum #5growth, fr om Latin #6aug*_ere #5to increase]@m?-#1aug#+#!me nt#+a@.ble #6adj.@m#5?-#1aug#+#!men#+tor #6or #1aug#+#!ment#+er@f #6n. #haug#+men#+ta#+tion #5( @!@$$:gm$en#!te$I#s@@n) #6n.@n#1$D. #5the act of augmenting or the sta te of being augmented.@n#1$D. #5the amount by which something is in creased.@n#1$D. #6Music. #5the presentation of a subject of a fugue, in which the note values are uniformly increased. @n#5Compare {#1diminutio n #5(sense 2)}. #Haug#+ment@.a#+tive #5( @$$:g#!m$ent@@t$Iv) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5tending or able to augment.@n#1$ D. #6Grammar. #1a. #5denoting an affix that may be added to a word t o convey the meaning #6large #5or #6great; #5for example, the suffi x #6-ote #5in Spanish, where #6hombre #5means man and #6hombro te #5big man.@n#1b. #5denoting a word formed by the addition of an au gmentative affix.@m#1?-#6n.@n#1$D. #6Grammar. #5an augmenta tive word or affix.@m#1~#5Compare (for senses 2, 3) #1diminutive.@m#5?-#1aug #+#!ment@.a#+tive#+ly #6adv. #haug#+ment#+ed #5(@$$:g #!m$ent$Id) #6adj.@n#1$D. #6Music. #5(of an interval)in exchange for a reciprocal arrangement with his or her own family.@m#1?-#6 vb.@n#1$D. #5(#6intr.#5) to work as an au pair.@m#1?-#6ad v.@n#1$D. #5as an au pair: #6she worked au pair in Greece.@m#5[C20 : from French: on an equal footing] #Hau@.ra #5(#!@ $$:r@@) #6n., pl. #1au@.ras #6or #1au@.rae #5(#!@$$:ri$:). @n#1$D. #5a distinctive air or quality considered to b e characteristic of a person or thing.@n#1$D. # 5any invisible emanation, such as a scent or odour.@n#1$D. # 6Pathol. #5a phenomenon, such as noises in the e ars or flashes of light, that immediatel y precedes an attack, esp. of epilepsy.@n#1$D . #5(in parapsychology) an invisible emanation produ ced by and surrounding a person or object: alleged to be discernible by individuals of supernormal sensibility.@m[ C18: via Latin from Greek: breeze] #Hau@.ral#5%1 ( #!@$$:r@@l) #6adj. #5of or relating to the sense or organs of heari ng; auricular.@n[C19: from Latin #6auris #5ear]@m?-#1#!a u@.ral#+ly@f#6adv. #Hau@.ral#5%2 ( #!@$$:r@@l) #6adj. #5of or relating to an aura. #HAu@.rang@.zeb #6or #3Au@.rung@.zeb #5(#!@$$:r@@&n@!z$eb) #6n. #51618@=1707, M ogul emperor of Hindustan (1658@=1707), whose reign marked both the height of Mogul prosperity and the decline of its power through t he revolts of the Mahrattas. #Hau@.rar #5(#! @$$:r$a$:) #6n. #5the plural of #1eyrir. #Hau@.re#+ate # 5(#!@$$:r$I$It, -@!e$It) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5covered with gold; gilded.@n #1$D. #5of a golden colour.@n#1$D. #5(of a style of writing or spea king) excessively elaborate or ornate; florid.@n[C15: from Late Latin #6aure*_atus #5gilded, from Latin #6aureus #5golden, from #6aurum #5 gold]@m?-#1#!au@.re#+ate#+ly #6adv.@m#5?-#1# !au@.re#+ate#+ness@f#6n. #HAu@.re@.li@.a n #5(@$$:#!ri$:l$I@@n) #6n. #5Latin name #6Lucius Domitius Aureli ?!anus. #5??212@=275 #7a.d., #5Roman emperor (270@=275), who conquered Palmyra (273) and restored political unity to the Roman Em pire. #HAu@.re@.li@.u s #5(@$$:#!ri$:l$I@@s) #6n. #5See #1Marcus Aurelius Antoninus. #hau@.re#+ole # 5(#!@$$:r$I@!@@$ul) #6or #3au@.re@.o#+la #5(@$$:#!ri$:@@ l@@) #6n.@n#1$D. #5(esp. in pain t?!ings of Christian saints and the deity) a border of light or radiance envelo ping the head or sometimes the w hole of a figure rep resented as holy.@n#1$D. #5a less common word for #1halo .@n$D. #5another name for #1{corona #5(sense 2)}. @m[C13: from Old French #6aur*'eole, #5from Medieval Latin (#6cor*_ona#5) #6aureola #5gol den (crown), from Latin #6aureolus #5golden, from #6aurum #5 gold] #HAu@.re@.o#+my #+cin #5(@!@$$:r$I@@$u#!ma$Is$In) #6n. Trademark. #5a brand of #1chlo rtetracycline. #Hau@.re#+us #5 (#!@$$:r$I@@s) #6n., pl. #1au@.re@.i #5(#!@$$:r$I@!a $I).@na gold coin of the Roman Empire. @m[Latin: golde n; see #7aureate#5] #H#4au re#+voir #6French. #5(o r@@#!vwa$:r) #6interj. #5goodbye. @m[literally: t o the seeing again] #Hau@.ric #5(#! @$$:r$Ik) #6adj. #5of or containing gold in the trivalent state .@m[C19: from Latin #6aurum #5gold] #HAu@.ric(rare) #1Aust ralia. #HAust .@n#6abbrev. for:@n#1$D. #5Australia(n).@n#1$D. #5Aust ria(n). #HAus@ .ten #5(#!$Ast$In, #!@$$:-) #6n. #1Jane. #51775@=1817, English noveli st, noted particularly for the insight and delica te irony of her portrayal of middle-class famili es.@nHer completed novels are #6Sense and Sensibility #5(181 1), #6Pride and Prejudice #5(1813), #6Mansfield Park #5(1814), #6Emma #5(1816), #6Northanger Abbey #5(1818), and #6Persuasion #5(181 8). #Haus# +ten#+ite #5(#!@$$:st@@@!na$It) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a solid solution of car bon in face-centred cubic gamma iron, usually existing above 723?%C .@n#1$D. #5the gamma phase of iron, stabilized at low temper atures by the addition of such elements as nickel .@n[C20: named after Sir William C. Roberts-#6Austen #5(184 3@=1902), English metallurgist] @m?-#1 aus#+ten#+it#+ic #5(@!@$$:st@@#!n$It$Ik)@f#6adj. #Haus# +ten#+it#+ic stain#+less steel@n#6n. #5an alloy of iron, usuall y containing 18 per cent of nickel and 8 per cent of chromium, used w here corrosion resistance, heat resistance, or nonmagnetic proper ties are required. #HAus# +ter #5(#!@$$:st@@) #6n. Poetic. #5the south wind. #Haus# +tere #5($A#!st$I@@) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5stern or severe in attitu de or manner: #6an austere schoolmaster.@n#1$D. #5grave, sober, or serious: #6an austere expression.@n#1$D. #5self -disciplined, abstemious, or ascetic: #6an a ustere life.@n#1$D. #5severely simple or plain: #6an a ustere design.@n#5[C14: from Old French #6aust *`ere, #5from Latin #6aust*_erus #5sour, from Greek #6aust*_eros #5astringent; related to Greek #6hauein #5to dry]@m ?-#1aus#+#!tere#+ly #6adv.@m#5?-#1aus#+#!tere#+ness@f#6n. #Haus# +ter#+i@.ty #5($A#!st$er$It$I) #6n., pl. #1@.ties.@n$D. #5the state or quality of being austere.@n#1$D. #5(#6often pl.#5) an auster e habit, practice, or act.@n#1$D. a. #5reduced availability of lux uries and consumer goods, esp. when brought about by govern ment policy.@n#1b. #5(#6as modifier#5)#6: an austerity budget. #HAus# +ter#+litz #5(#!@$$:st@@l$Its) #6n. #5a town in central Czecho slovakia, in Moravia: site of Napoleon's victory over t he Russian and Austrian armies in 1805.@nPop.: 4747 (1972 est.). @nCzech name: #1Slavkov. #HAus# +tin#5%1(#!$Ast$In) #6n. #5a city in central Texas, on the Colora do River: state capital since 1845.@nPop.: 291@t2 14 (1973 est.). #HAus@ .tin#5%2 (#!$Ast$In, #!@$$:-) #6n. #1John. #51790@=1859, Englis h jurist, whose book #6The Province of Jurisprudence Determ ined #5(1832) greatly influenced legal theory and the Englis h legal system. #Haus# +tral #5(#!@$$:str@@l) #6adj. #5of or coming from the south: #6aust ral winds.@m#5[C14: from Latin #6austr*_alis, #5from #6aust er #5the south wind] #HAust ral.@n#6abbrev. for:@n#1$D. #5Australasia.@n#1$D. #5Aust ralia(n). #HAus# +tral#+a@.si@.a #5(@!$Astr@@#!le$Iz$I@@) #6n.@n#1$D. #5Aust ralia, New Zealand, and neighbouring islands in the S Pacific Ocean. @n##Hauth.@n#6abbrev. for:@n#1$D. #5author.@n#1$D. #5authority.@n#1$D. #5authorized. #Hau@.then#+tic #5(@$$:#!#Gg$ent$Ik) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5of undisputed origin or authorship; genuine: #6an authentic signature.@n#1$D. #5accurate in representation of the facts; trustworthy; reliable: #6an authentic account.@n#1$D. #5(of a deed or other document) duly executed, any necessary legal formalities having been complied with.@n#1$D. #6Music. #1a. #5(of a mode as use d in Gregorian chant) commencing on the final and ending an octave higher.@n#1b. #5(of a cadence) progressing from a dominant to a tonic chord.@nCompare #1plagal.@n#5[C14: from Late Latin #6authenticus #5coming from the author, from Greek #6authentikos, #5from #6authent*_es #5one who acts in?!dependently, from #7auto#5-@t#7#+@t#6hent*_es #5a doer]@m?-#1au@.#!then#+ti#+cal#+ly #6adv. @m#5&-#1au#+then#+tic#+i@.ty #5(@!@$$:#Gg$en#!t$Is$It$I)@f#6n. #Hau@.then#+ti#+cate #5(@$$:#!#Gg$ent$I@!ke$It) #6vb. #5(#6tr.#5)@n#1$D. #5to establish as genuine or valid.@n#1$D. #5to give authority or legal validity to.@m?-#1au@.@!then#+ti#+#!ca#+tion #6n. @m#5&-#1au#+#!then#+ti#+@!ca#+tor@f#6n. #Hau@.thor #5(#!@$$:#Gg@@) #6or #5(#6fem.#5) #3au@.thor#+ess@n#6n.@n#1$D. #5a person who composes a book, article, or other written work.@nRelated adj.: #1auctorial.@n$D. #5a person who writes books as a profession; writer.@n#1$D. #5the writings of such a person: #6reviewing a postwar author.@n#1$D. #5an originator or creator: #6the author of this plan.@m#1~#6vb. Not standard.@n#1$D. #5to write or originate. @n#5[C14: from Old French #6autor, #5from Latin #6auctor #5author, from #6aug*_ere #5to increase] @m?-#1au@.tho#+ri@.al #5(@$$:#!#Gg@$$:r$I@@l)@f#6adj. #Hau@.thor@.i#+tar#+i@.an #5(@$$:@!#Gg$Ar$I#!t$e@@r$I@@n) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5favouring, denoting, or characterized by strict obedience to authority. @n#1$D. #5favouring, denoting, or relating to government by a small elite with wide powers. @n#1$D. #5despotic; dictatorial; domineering.@m#1?-#6n.@n#1$D. #5a person who favours or practises authoritarian policies.@m?-#1au@.@!thor@.i#+#!tar@.i#+an#+ism@f#6n. #Hau@.thor@.i#+ta#+tive #5(@$$:#!#Gg$Ar$It@@t$Iv) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5recognized or accepted as being true or reliable: #6an authoritat ivearticle on drugs.@n#1$D. #5exercising or asserting authority; commanding: #6an authoritative manner.@n#1$D. #5possessing or supported by authority; official: #6an authoritative communiqu*'e.@m#5?-#1au@.#!thor@.i#+ta#+tive#+ly #6adv.@m#5?-#1au@.#!thor@.i#+ta#+tive#+ness@f#6n. #Hau@.thor#+i@.ty #5(@$$:#!#Gg$Ar$It$I) #6n., pl. #1@.ties.@n$D. #5the power or right to control, judge, or prohibit the actions of others.@n#1$D. #5(#6often pl.#5) a person o r group of people having this power, such as a government, police force, etc.@n#1$D. #5a position that commands such a power or right (often in the phrase #1in authority#5)#1.@n$D . #5such a power or right delegated, esp. from one person to another; authorization: #6she has his authority. @n#1$D. ##5the arousal and use of one's own body as a sexual object , as through masturbation.@m?-#1@!au@.to#+e@.#!rot#+ic@f#6adj. #Hau@.tog@.a#+my #5(@$$:#!t$Ag@@m$I) #6n.@n#1$D. #5self-fe rtilization in flowering plants.@n#1$D. #5a type of sexual reproductio n, occurring in some protozoans, in which the uniting gametes are derived from the same cell.@m?-#1au@.#!tog@.a# +mous #6or #1au@.to#+gam#+ic #5(@!@$$:t@@#!g@am$Ik)@f#6adj. #Hau@.to#+gen#+e@.sis #5(@!@$$:t@@$u#!d#f$en$Is$Is) #6or #3au@.tog#+e@.ny #5(@$$:#!t$Ad#f$In$I) #6n. #5another word for #1abiogenesis.@m#5?-#1au@.to#+ge@.net#+ic #5(@!@$$:t@@$u?!d#f$I?!#!n$et$Ik)@f#6adj. #Hau@.tog#+e@.nous #5(@$$:#!t$Ad#f$In@@s) #6adj.@n#1$D. a. #5originating within the body.@nCompare #1heterogenous.@nb . #5denoting a vaccine made from bacteria obtained from the patient's own body.@n#1$D. #5self-generated; self-produced.@n#1$D. #5(of a joint between two parts) ach ieved without flux, adhesive, or solder: #6autogenous welding.@m#5?-#1au@.#!tog#+e@.nous#+ly@f#6adv. ********************************************************** ************without flux, adhesive, or solder: #6autogenous welding.@m#5?-#1au@.#!tog#+e@.nous#+ly@f#6adv. ********************************************************** ************#Hau@.to#+gi#+ro #6or #3au@.to#+gy#+ro #5(@!@$$:t@@$u#!d#fa$I@!r@@$u) #6n., pl. #1#+ros.@n#5a self-propelled aircraft supported in flight mainly by unpowered rotating horizontal blades.@nAlso called: #1gyroplane.@n#5Compare #1helicopter.@m#5[C20: originally a trademark] #Hau@.to#+graft #5(#!@$$:t@@@!gr$a$:ft) #6n. Surgery. #5a tissue graft obtained from one part of a patient's body for use o n another part. #Hau@.to#+graph #5(#!@$$:t@@@!gr$a$:f) #6n.@n#1$D. a. #5a handwritten signature, esp. that of a famous person.@n#1b. #5(#6as modifier#5)#6: an autograph album.@n#1$D. #5a person's handwriting.@n#1$D. a. #5a book, document, etc., handwritt en by its author; original manuscript; holograph.@n#1b. #5(#6as modi fier#5)#6: an autograph letter.@m#1?-#6vb.@n#1$D. #5(#6tr.#5)@n#1$D. #5to write one's signature on or in; sign.@n#1$D. #5to write with one 's own hand.@m?-#1au@.to#+graph#+ic #5(@!@$$:t@@#!gr@af$Ik) #6or #1@!au@.to#+#!graph@.i#+cal #6adj.@m#5?-#1@!au@.to#+#!graph@.i#+cal#+ly@f#6adv. #Hau@.tog#+ra#+phy #5(@$$:#!t$Agr@@f$I) #6n.@n#1$D. #5the writing of something in one's own handwriting; something handwritten. @n#1$D. #5the precise reproduction of an illustration or of writin g. #HAu@.to#+harp #5(#!@$$:t@@$u@!h$a$:p) #6n. Trademark. #5a zither-like musical instrument used in country-and-western music, equipped with button-controlled dampers that can prevent selected strings from sounding, thus allowing chords to be played.@nIt is plucked with the fingers or a plectrum. #Hau@.to#+hyp#+no#+sis #5(@!@$$:t@@$uh$Ip#!n@@$us$Is) #6n. Psychol. #5the process or result of self-induced hypnosis.@m?-#1au@.to#+hyp#+not#+ic #5(@!@$$:t@@$uh$Ip?!#! n$At$Ik) #6adj.@m#5?-#1@!au@.to#+hyp#+#!not@.i#+cal#+ly@f#6adv. #Hau@.toi#+cous #5(@$$:#!t@$$Ik@@s) #6adj. #5(of plants, e sp. mosses) having male and female reproductive organs on the same pla nt.@m[C19: from #7auto#5-@t#7#+@t#5Greek #6oikos #5dwelling] #Hau@.to#+im#+mune #5(@!@$$:t@@$u$I#!mju$:n) #6adj. #5(of a disease) laws; see #7autonomous#5]@m?-#1au@.#!ton@.o#+mist @f#6n. #Hau@.to#+phyte #5(#!@$$:t@@@!fa$It) #6n. #5an au totrophic plant, such as any green plant.@m?-#1au@.to#+phyt#+ic #5(@!@$$:t@@#!f$It$Ik) #6adj. #5?-#1@!au@.to#+#!phyt@.i#+cal#+ly@f#6adv. #Hau@.to#+pi#+lot #5(@!@$$:t@@#!pa$Il@@t, -t@@$u- ) #6n. #5short for #1automatic pilot. #Hau@.to#+pis#+ta #5(@!@$$:t@@#!pi$:st@@) #6n. #5 a Spanish motorway.@m[from Spanish: auto(mobile) track] #Hau@.to#+plas#+ty #5(#!@$$:t@@@!pl@ast$I) #6n. # 5surgical repair of defects by grafting or transplanting tissue from the patient's own body.@m?-#1@!au@.to#+#!plas#+tic@f#6adj. #Hau@.top#+sy #5(@$$:#!t$Aps$I, #!@$$:t@@p-) #6n. , pl. #1#+sies.@n#1$D. #5Also called: #1necropsy, postm ortem examination. @n#5dissection and examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death. @n#1$D. #5an eye witness observation.@n#1$D. #5any critic al analysis.@m[C17: from New Latin #6autopsia, #5from Greek: seeing with one's own e yes, from #7auto#5-@t#7#+@t#6opsis #5sight] #Hau@.to#+put #5(#!@$$:t@@$u@!p$ut) #6n. #5a Yugo slavian motorway.@m[from Serbo-Croat: auto(mobile) road] #Hau@.to#+ra@.di@.o#+graph #5(@!@$$:t@@$u#!re$Id$ I@@@!gr$a$:f, -@!gr@af) #6n. #5a photograph showing the distrib ution of a radioactive substance in a specimen.@nThe photographic plate is exposed by radiation from t he specimen.@nAlso called: #1radioautograph.@m#5&-#1au@.to#+ra#+di@.o#+graph #+ic #5(@!@$$:t@@$u@!re$Id$I@@#!gr@af$Ik) #6adj.@m#5?-#1au@.to#+ra#+di#+og#+ra#+phy #5(@!@$$:t@@$u@!re$Id$I#!$Agr@@f$I)@f#6n. #Hau@.to-rick@.shaw #5(#!@$$:t@@$u#!r$Ik#s@$$:) # 6n. #5(in India) a light three-wheeled vehicle driven by a motorcycl e engine. #Hau@.to#+ro#+ta#+tion #5(@!@$$:t@@$ur@@$u#!te$I# s@@n) #6n. #5the continuous rotation of a symmetrical body in an a irflow, such as that of the rotor blades of a helicopter in an unpowered descent. #Hau@.to#+route #5(#!@$$:t@@$u@!ru$:t) #6n. #5a F rench motorway. #Hau@.to#+some #5(#!@$$:t@@@!s@@$um) #6n. #5any c hromosome that is not a sex chromosome.@m?-#1@!au@.to#+#!so#+mal@f# 6adj. #Hau@.to#+sta#+bil#+i@.ty #5(@!@$$:t@@$ust@@#!b$I l$It$I) #6n. #5the property of being stable either as a result of in herent characteristics or of built-in devices. #Hau@.to#+stra#+da #5(#!@$$:t@@$u@!str$a$:d@@) #6 n. #5an Italian motorway. #Hau@.to#+sug#+ges#+tion #5(@!@$$:t@@$us@@#!d#f$e st#s@@n) #6n. #5a process of suggestion in which the person unconsc iously supplies or consciously attempts to supply the me ans of influencing his own behaviour or beliefs.@m?-#1@!au@.to#+sug# +#!ges#+tive@f#6adj. #Hau@.to#+tim#+er #5(#!@$$:t@@$u@!ta$Im@@) #6n. # 5a device for turning an electric cooker on and off automatical ly at times predetermined by advance setting. #Hau@.tot@.o#+mize #6or #3au#+tot@.o#+mise #5(@$$ :#!t$At@@@!ma$Iz) #6vb. #5to cause (a part of the body) to undergo autotomy. #Hau@.tot@.o#+my #5(@$$:#!t$At@@m$I) #6n., pl. #1 #+mies.@n#5the casting o#6n.@n#1$D. #5those artists, writers, mu sicians, etc., whose techniques and ideas are markedly experi mental or in advance of those generally accepted.@m#1?-#6adj.@n# 1$D. #5of such artists, etc., their ideas, or tech?!niques.@n#1$ D. #5radical; daring.@m[from French: #7vanguard#5]@m&-#1@!a@.vant-#!gard@.ism #6n.@m#5&-#1@!a@.vant-#!gard@.ist@f#6n. #HA@.var #5(#!e$Iv$a$:, #!@av$a$:) #6n. #5a member of a people of unknown origin in E Europe from the sixth to the early 9th c entury #7a.d.#5: crushed by Charlemagne around 800. #Hav@.a#+rice #5(#!@av@@r$Is) #6n. #5ext reme greed for riches; cupidity.@n[C13: from Old French, from L atin #6avaritia, #5from #6av*_arus #5covetous, from #6av*_ere #5 to crave]@m?-#1@!av@.a#+#!ri#+cious #6adj.@m#5?-#1@!av@.a#+#!ri#+cious#+ly@f #6adv. #Ha@.vast #5(@@#!v$a$:st) #6interj. Naut ical. #5stop&! cease&!@m[C17: perhaps from Dutch #6hou'vast #5hold fas t] #Hav@.a#+tar #5(#!@av@@@!t$a$:) #6n.@n#1 $D. #6Hinduism. #5the manifestation of a deity, notably Vishnu , in human, superhuman, or animal form.@n#1$D. #5a visible manifest ation or embodiment of an abstract concept; archetype.@m#5[C18: from Sanskrit #6avat *_ara #5a going down, from #6avatarati #5he descends, from #6ava #5 down@t#+@t#6tarati #5he passes over] #Ha@.vaunt #5(@@#!v@$$:nt) #6interj. Arc haic. #5go away&! depart&!@m[C15: from Old French #6avant& ! #5forward&! from Late Latin #6ab ante #5forward, fro m Latin #6ab #5from@t#+@t#6ante #5before] #Havdp.@n#6abbrev. for #5avoirdupois. #Ha@.ve #5(#!$a$:v$I, #!$a$:ve$I) #6inte rj. #5welcome or farewell.@m[Latin] #HA@.ve #5(#!$a$:v$I) #6n. R.C. Church.@ n#1$D. #5short for #1Ave Maria.@n$D. #5the time for the Angelus t o be recited, so called because of the threefold repetition of t he Ave Maria in this devotion.@n#1$D. #5the beads of the rosary used to count the number of Ave Marias said.@m[C13: from L atin: hail&!] #HAve. #6or #3ave.@n#6abbrev. for #5aven ue. #HAve#+bur@.y #5(#!e$Ivb@@r$I) #6n. #5a village in Wiltshire, near Stonehenge: site of an extensive neolith ic stone circle. #HA@.vei#+ro #5(#6Portuguese #5@@#!v@@$I ru) #6n. #5a port in N central Portugal, on the #1Aveiro lagoon : #5ancient Roman town; linked by canal with the Atlantic Ocean.@nPop.: 51@t709 (1970).@nAncient name: #1Talabriga. #HA@.ve#+lla#+ne#+da #5(#6Spanish #5a@!v eja#!neda) #6n. #5a city in E Argentina, an industrial suburb of Bue nos Aires.@nPop.: 329@t626 (1960). #HA@.ve Ma#+ri@.a #5(m@@#!ri$:@@) #6n. R .C. Church. #5a prayer to the Virgin Mary, based on the salutations of the angel Ga briel (Luke 1:28) and Elisabeth (Luke 1:42) to her; Hail M ary.@m[C14: from Medieval Latin: hail, Mary&!] #Ha@.venge #5(@@#!v$end#f) #6vb. #5(#6us ually tr.#5) to inflict a punishment in retaliation for (harm, inj ury, etc.) done to (a person or per?!s#Ha@.viar@.y #5(#!e$Ivj@@r$I) # 6n., pl. #1a@.viar@.ies.@n#5a large enclosure in which birds are ke pt.@m[C16: from Latin #6avi*_arium, #5from #6avi*_arius #5concernin g birds, from #6avis #5bird] #Ha@.vi#+ate #5(#!e$Iv$I@!e$It) #6vb. #5to pilot or fly in an aircraft. #Ha@.vi@.a#+tion #5(@!e$Iv$I#!e $I#s@@n) #6n.@n#1$D. a. #5the art or science of flying aircraft.@n#1b. #5the design, p roduction, and maintenance of aircraft.@n#1$D. #6U.S. #5milit ary aircraft collectively.@m[C19: from French, from Latin #6avis #5bird] #Ha@.vi@.a#+tion med@.i#+cine@n #6n. #5the branch of medicine concerned with the effects on m an of flight in the earth's atmospher e.@nCompare #1space medicine. #Ha@.vi@.a#+tor #5(#!e$Iv$I@!e$ It@@) #6n. Old-fashioned. #5the pilot of an aeroplane or airship; flier.@m?-#1#!a@.vi@.@!a#+trix #6or #1#!a@.vi@.@!a#+tress #6fem.@fn . #HAv@.i@.cen@.na #5(@!@av$I#!s$ en@@) #6n. #5Arabic name #6ibn-Sina. #5980@=1037, Arab philosopher a nd physician whose philosophical writings, which combined Aristo telianism with neo-Platonist ideas, greatly influenced scholasticis m, and whose medical work #6Qanun #5was the greatest single influ ence on medieval medicine. #Ha@.vi#+cul#+ture #5(#!e$Iv$I@ !k^lt#s@@) #6n. #5the keeping and rearing of birds.@m?-#1@!a@.vi# +#!cul#+tur#+ist@f#6n. #Hav@.id #5(#!@av$Id) #6adj.@n# 1$D. #5very keen; enthusiastic: #6an avid reader.@n#1$D. #5(#6p ostpositive; #5often foll. by #6for #5or #6of#5) eager (for); desirous (of); greedy (for): #6avid for revenge.@n#5[C18: from Lati n #6avidus, #5from #6av*_ere #5to long for; compar e #7avaricious#5]@m?-#1#!av#+id#+ly #6adv.@m#5&-#1a@.vid#+i@.ty #5(@@#!v$Id$It$I) #6or #1#!av#+ id#+ness@f#6n. #Hav@.i#+din #5(#!@av$Id$In, @@ #!v$Id$In) #6n. #5a protein, found in egg-white, that combines with b iotin to form a stable compound that cannot be absorbed, leading to a biotin deficiency in the consumer.@m[C20: from #7avid@t# +@t#5(#7biot#5)#7in#5; from its characteristic avidity for biotin] #HA@.vie#+more #5(@!@av$I#!m@$$ :) #6n. #5a winter sports resort in Scotland, in the Cairngorm Moun tains. #Ha@.vi#+fau#+na #5(@!e$Iv$I#!f @$$:n@@) #6n. #5all the birds in a particular region.@m?-#1@!a@.vi #+#!fau#+nal@f#6adj. #HA@.vi#+gnon #5(#6French #5avi #!$j?~@$) #6n. #5a city in SE France, on the Rh*^one: seat of the papacy (1309@=77); famous 12th-century bridge, now partly destroyed.@nPop.: 93@t024 (1975). #H*'A@.vi#+la #5(#6Spanish #5#! a$Bila) #6n. #5a city in central Spain: 11th-century granite wal ls and Romanesque cathedral.@nPop.: 30@t983 (1970 ). #Ha@.vi#+on#+ics #5(@!e$Iv$I#!$ An$Iks) #6n. #5(#6functioning as sing.#5) the science and techno logy of electronics applied to aeronautics and astronautics.@n [C20: from #6avi#5(#6ation electr#5)#6onics#5]@m?-#1@!a@.v i#+#!on#+ic@f#6adj. #Ha@.vir@.u#+lent #5(@a#!v$Ir$u l@@nt) #6adj. #5(esp. of bacteria) not virulent. #Ha@.vit@.a#+min@.o#+sis #5(@a@ !v$It@@m$In#!@@$us$Is, @!@av$I@!t@am$I#!n@@$us$Is) #6n ., pl. #1-ses #5(-si$:z).@nany disease caused by a vitamin deficiency in the diet. #Hav@.i#+zan#+dum #5(@!@av$I#!z @and@@m) #6n. Scot. law. #5a private the surface of the sea .@n#1$D. #5washed over by the w aves. #Ha@.way #5(@@#!we$I) #6adv.@n#1$D. #5from a particular place; off: #6to swim away.@n#1$D. #5in or to another, usual, or proper place: #6to put toys away.@n# 1$D. #5apart; at a distance: #6to ke ep away from strangers.@n#1$D. #5out of existence: #6the mu sic faded away.@n#1$D. #5indicating motion, d isplacement, transfer, etc., from a normal or proper place, from a p erson's own possession, etc.: #6to turn one's head away; to give awa y money.@n#1$D. #5indicating activity that is wasteful or designed to get rid of something: #6to sleep away the hours.@n#1$D. #5continuously: #6laug hing away; fire away.@n#1$D. away with . #5a command for a person to go or be removed: # 6away with you; away with him to prison&!@n#1$D. far #5 (#6or #1out#5) #1and away. #5by far: #6far and away the biggest m eal he'd ever eaten.@m#1~#6adj. #5(#6usually postposit ive#5)@n#1$D. #5not present: #6away from school.@n#1$D. #5 distant: #6he is a good way away.@n#1$D. #5having started; rele ased: #6he was away before sunrise; bombs away&!@n#1$D. #5(#6als o prenominal#5) #6Sport. #5played on an opponent's ground: #6a n away game.@n#1$D. #6Golf. #5(of a ball or player) farthest from the hole.@n#1$D. #6Baseball. #5(of a player) having been put out.@n #1$D. #6Horse racing. #5relating to the outward portion or fir st half of a race.@m#1~#6n.@n#1$D. #6Sport. #5a game play ed or won at an opponent's ground.@m#1~#6interj.@ n#1$D. #5an expression of dismissa l.@m[Old English #6on wea #5on way] #Hawe #5(@$$:) #6n.@n# 1$D. #5overwhelming wonder, admiration, respect, o r dread.@n#1$D. #6Archaic. #5power to inspire fear or reverence.@m#1 ?-#6vb.@n#1$D. #5(#6tr.#5) to inspire with reverence or dread.@n[ C13: from Old Norse #6agi; #5related to Gothic #6agis #5fea r, Greek #6akhesthai #5to be grieved]@m?-#1#!awe#+l ess #6or U.S. #1#!aw#+less@f#6adj. #Ha@.weath#+er #5(@@#! w$e@d@@) #6adv., adj. #5(#6postpositive#5) @n#6Nautical. #5toward s the weather: #6with the helm aweather. @n#5Compare #1alee. #Ha@.weigh #5(@@#!we$I ) #6adj. #5(#6postpositive#5) #6Nautical. #5(of an anchor) no longer h ooked into the bottom; hanging by its rode. #Hawe-in@.spir@.ing@n# 6adj. #5causing or worthy of admiration or respect; amazing or ma gnificent. #Hawe#+some #5(#!@$$:s @@m) #6adj. #5inspiring or displaying awe.@m?-#1#!awe#+some# +ly #6adv.@m#5?-#1#!awe#+some#+ness@f#6n. #Hawe-strick#+en #6or #3awe-struck@n#6adj. #5overcome or filled with awe. #Haw#+ful #5(#!@$$:f$u l) #6adj.@n#1$D. #5nasty or ugly.@n#1$D. #6Archaic . #5inspiring reverence or dread.@n#1$D. #6Archaic. #5overcome with awe; reverential.@m#1?-#6ad v.@n#1$D. #6Not standard. #5(intensifier): #6an awful cold day.@n #5[C13: see #7awe, #5-#7ful#5]@m?-#1#!aw# +ful#+ness@f#6n. #Haw#+ful#+ly #5(#!@$$ :f@@l$I, #!@$$:fl$I) #6adv.@n#1$D. #5in an unpleasant, bad, or re prehensible manner.@n#1$D. #6Informal. #5(intensifier): #6I'm awfully keen to come.@n#1$D. #6Archaic. #5so as to express or inspi re awe. #Ha@.wheel #5(@@#!wi$: l) #6adv. #5on wheels. #Ha@.whilidentity] #HAx@.is #5(# !@aks$Is) #6n. #1a. #1the. #5the alliance of N azi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Japan, established i n 1936 and lasting until their defeat in World War II.@n#1b. #5( #6as modifier#5)#6: the Axis powers. #Hax@.le #5(# !@aks@@l) #6n. #5a bar or shaft on which a wheel, pair of wheels, or other rotating member revolves.@m[C 17: from Old Norse #6*"oxull; #5related to German #6Achse; #5see #7axis#5%1] #Hax@.le#+tre e #5(#!@aks@@l@!tri$:) #6n. #5a bar fixed across the underpart of a wagon or carriage that has rounded ends on which the wheels revolve. #HAx#+min#+st er car#+pet #5(#!@aks@!m$Inst@@) #6n. #5a type of patterned car pet with a cut pile.@nOften shortened to #1Axminster.@ m#5[after #6Axminster, #5in Devon, where such carpets are m ade] #Hax@.o#+lotl #5(#!@aks@@@!l$At%@l) #6n.@n#1$D. #5any of several aquatic salam anders of the North American genus #6Ambystoma, #5esp. #6A. mexicanu m #5(#1Mexican axolotl#5), in which the larval form (includi ng external gills) is retained t hroughout life under natural conditions (see #1neoteny#5): family #6Ambystomidae.@n#1$D. #5any of vari ous other North American salamanders in which neoteny occurs or is induced.@m[C18: from Nahuatl, from #6atl #5water@t#+@t #6xolotl #5servant, doll] #Hax@.on #5(# !@aks$An) #6or #3ax#+one #5(#!@aks@@$un) #6n. #5the long threadlike ex tension of a nerve cell that conducts nerve impulses from the cell body.@nCompare #1dendrite.@n#5[C19: via New Latin from Greek: a xis, axle, vertebra]@m?-#1#!ax#+on#+al@f#6adj. #Hax#+seed #5 (#!@aks@!si$:d) #6n. #5another name for #1crown vetch. #HAx@.um #5(# !$a$:ks$um) #6n. #5a variant spelling of #1Aksum. #Hay#5%1 (e$I ) #6interj. Archaic, poetic. #5an expression of misery or surprise.@ m[C12 #6ai, #5from Old Norse #6ei; #5related to Old English #6*_a #5always, Latin #6aevum #5an age, Greek #6ai*_on#5] #Hay#5%2 #6or #3aye #5(e$I) #6adv. Archaic, poetic. #5ever; alway s. #Hay#5%3 (a$I ) a variant spelling of #1aye. #HA@.ya#+cu#+ cho #5(#6Spanish #5@!aja#!kut#so) #6n. #5a city in SE Pe ru: nearby is the site of the battle (1 824) that won independence for Peru.@nPop.: 26@t400 (1970 est.). #Ha@.yah #5(# !a$I@@) #6n. #5(in the East, Africa, and other parts of the former Br itish Empire) a maidservant, nursemaid, or governess.@m[ C18: from Hindi #6*_ay*_a, #5from Portuguese #6aia, #5from Latin #6avia #5grandmother] #Ha@.ya#+huas #+ca #5(@!a$I@@#!w$a$:sk@@) #6n. #5a Brazilian plant, #6Banisteriop sis caapi, #5that has winged fruits and yields a powerful hall ucinogenic alkaloid sometimes used to treat certain disorders of the central nervous system: family #6Malpighiace ae.@m#5[C20: from Quechua] #HAy#+cliffe #5(#!e$Ikl$If) #6n. #5a town in Co. Durham: founded as a new town in 1 947.@nPop.: 20@t190 (1971). #HAy#+din #6o r #3Ai@.din #5(#!a$Id$In) #6n. #5a town in SW Turkey: an ancient city of Lydia.@nPop.: 50@t551 (1970).@nAncient name: #1Tralles. #Haye #6or #3 ay #5(a$I) #6sentence substitute.@n#1$D. #5yes: archaic or di alectal except in voting by voice.@n#1$D. aye aye. a. #5an e#Haz @.i#+muth#+al pro#+jec#+tion@n#6n. #5another term for #1zenithal proj ection. #Haz #+ine #5(#!e$Izi$:n, -z$In) #6n. #5any organic comp ound having a six-membered ring containing at least one nitr ogen atom.@nSee also #1di azine, triazine. #HAz @.na@.vour #5(#6French #5azna#!vu$:r) #6n. #1Charles #5(#sarl). orig inal name #6Varenagh Aznavourian. #5born 1924, French singer and film actor. #Haz @.o #5(#!e$Iz@@$u, #!@a-) #6adj. #5of, consisting of, or cont aining the divalent group -N:N-: #6an azo group or radi cal.@n#5See also #1diazo.@m#5[independent use of #7azo#5-] #Haz @.o- #6or before a vowel #3az-@n#6combining form.@n#5indicating the presence of an azo group: #6azobenzene.@m#5[from French #6azote #5ni trogen, from Greek #6az*_oos #5lifeless, from {#7a #5-%1}@t#7#+@t#6z*_o*_e #5life] #Haz @.o#+ben#+zene #5(@!e$Iz@@$u#!b$enzi$:n, -b$en#!zi$:n) #6n.@n#1$D.#5a yellow or orange crystalline solid used mainly in the manufacture of d yes.@nFormula: C\6H \5N:NC\6H\5. @n#1 $D. #5any organic compound that is a substituted deri vative of azobenzene. #Haz @.o dye@n#6n. #5any of a class of artificial dyes that contain the azo group.@nThey are usually red, brown, or yellow and are obta ined from aromatic amines. #Ha@ .zo#+ic #5(@@#!z@@$u$Ik, e$I-) #6adj. #5without life; char acteristic of the ages that have left no evidence of life in the form of organic remains.@m[C19: from Greek #6az*_oos #5lifeless; see #7az o#5-] #Haz #+ole #5(#!e$Iz@@$ul, @@#!z@@$ul) #6n.@n#1$D. #5an organic five -membered ring compound containing one or more atoms in the ring , the number usually being specified by a prefix: #6diazole; tria zole.@n#1$D. #5a less common name for #1pyrrole.@m#5[from #7az o#5-@t#7#+@t#5-#7ole, #5on the model of #6diazole#5] #Ha@ .zon#+al soil #5(e$I#!z@@$un%@l) #6n. #5soil that has a profile dete rmined predominantly by factors other than local climate and vege tation. @nAz onal soils include some moun tain, alluvial, marine, glacial, wind-blown, and volcanic soil s.@nCompare #1intrazonal soil, zonal soil. #HA@ .zores #5(@@#!z@$$:z) #6pl. n. #1the. #5three groups of volcanic isla nds in the N Atlantic, forming the Portuguese dist ricts of Angra do Hero*'ismo, Horta, and Ponta Delgada: achi eved partial autonomy (1976).@nCapital: Ponta Delg ada (on S*~ao Miguel).@nPop.: 336@t100 (1970).@nArea: 2300 sq. km ( 888 sq. miles).@nPortuguese name: #1A*,c*^ores. #HA@ .zo@.r*'in #5(#6Spanish #5a#Ggo#!rin) #6n. #5pen name of #6Jo s*'e Mart*'inez Ruiz. #51874@=1967, Spanish writ er: noted for his stories of the Spanish coun tryside. #Haz #+ote #5(#!e$Iz@@$ut, @@#!z@@$ut) #6n. #5an obsolete name for #1ni trogen.@m#5[C18: from French, from Greek #6az*_otos #5ungirded, inte nded for Greek #6az*_oos #5lifeless] #Haz @.o#+te@.mi@.a #5(@!@az@@#!ti$:m$I@@) #6n. Pathol. #5ur aemia.@n#5[C20: see #7azote, #5-# 7emia#5]@m?-#1az@.o#+te@.mic #5(@!@az@@#!ti$:m$Ik)@f#6adj. #Haz #+oth #5(#!@az$A#Gg) #6n.@n#1$D. #5the alchemical name for #1me rcuryetc.) in an incoherent or indistinct jumble.@n#1$D. #5(#6intr.#5) to talk foolishly, incessantly, or irrelevantly.@n#1$D. #5(#6tr.#5) to disclose (secrets, confidences, etc.) carelessly or impulsively.@n#1$D. #5(#6intr.#5) (of streams, birds, etc.) to ma ke a low murmuring or bubbling sound.@n#1$D. #5(#6intr.#5) #6Scot. # 5to snivel; blubber.@m#1?-#6n.@n#1$D. #5incoherent or foolish speech; chatter.@n#1$D. #5a murmuring or bubbling sound.@n[C13: compare Dutch #6babbelen, #5Swedish #6babbla, #5French #6ba?!biller #5to prattle, Latin #6babulus #5f ool; probably all of imitative origin] @m#5?-#1#!bab#+ble#+ment@f#6n. #Hbab#+bler#5%1 #5(#!b@abl@@) #6n. @n#1$D. #5a person who babbles.@n#1$D. #5any of various insect-eating birds of the Old World tropics and subtropics that have a loud incessant song: family #6Muscicapidae #5(warblers, thrushes, etc.). #Hbab#+bler#5%2@n#6n. Austral. slang. #5a cook or chef.@m[C20: fr om #6babbling brook, #5rhyming slang for #6cook#5] #Hbabe #5(be$Ib) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a baby.@n#1$D. #6Informal. #5a naive, gullible, or unsuspecting person (often in the phrase #1a babe in arms#5).@n#1$D. #6Slang, chiefly U.S. #5a girl or young woman. #HBa#+bel#5%1 (#!be$Ib%@l) #6n.@n#1$D. #6Old Testament. #1a. #5Also called: #1Tower of Babel. #5a tower presumptuously intended to reach from earth to heaven, the building of which was frustrated when Jehovah confused the langua ge of the builders (Genesis 11:1@=10). @n#1b. #5the city, probably Babylon, in which this tower was supposedly built. @n#1$D. #5(#6often not cap.#5) #1a. #5a confusion of noises or voices.@n#1b. #5a scene o f noise and confusion.@m[from Hebrew #6B*_abh*'el, #5from Akkadian #6B*_ab-ilu, #5literally: gate of God] #HBa@.bel#5%2 (#6Russian #5#!bab$Il) #6n. #1I@.saak Em@.ma@.nu@.i@.lo@.vich #5($I#!sak im@@nu#!il@@vit#s). 1894@=1941 , Russian short-story writer, whose works include #6Stories from Odessa #5(1924) and #6Red Cavalry #5(1926). #HBab el Man#+deb #5(#!b@ab $el #!m@and$eb) #6n. #5a strait betwe en SW Arabia and E Africa, connecting the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden. #HBa@.ber, Ba@.bar, #6or #3Ba@.bur #5(#!b$a$:b@@) #6n. #5original name #6Zahir ud-Din Mohammed. #51483@=1530, founder of the Mogul Empire: conquered India in 1526. #HBa@.beuf #5(#6French #5ba#!b@of) #6n. #1Fran@.*,cois No@.*"el #5(fr*~aswa n@$#!$el). 1760@=97, French political agitator: plotted unsuccessfully to destroy the Directory and establish a communistic system. #HBa@.bi #5(#!b$a$:b$I) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a disciple of the Bab.@n#1$ D. #5another word for #1Babism. #Hba#+biche #5(b$a$:#!bi$:#s) #6n. Canadian. #5thongs or lacings of rawhide.@m[C19: from Canadian French, of Algonquian origin] #Hba@.bies'-breath@n#6n. #5a variant of #1baby's-breath. #Hbab@.i#+ru#+sa #5(@!b$a$:b$I#!ru$:s@@) #6n. #5a wild pig, #6Babyrousa babyrussa, #5inhabiting marshy forests in Indonesia.@nIt has an almost hairless wrinkled Bacchus.@n#1$D. #5(#6often not cap.#5) riotously drunk. #Hbac#+chi@.us #5(b@a#!ka$I@@s) #6n., pl. #1#+chi@.i #5(-#!ka$Ia$I).@n#6Prosody. #5a metrical foot of one short syllable followed by two long ones (*v@n*_@n*_@n). @nCompare #1dactyl.@m#5[C16: from Latin, from Greek #6Bakkheios #5 (#6pous#5) a Bacchic (foot)] #HBac@.chus #5(#!b@ak@@s) #6n. #5(in ancient Greece and Rome) a god of wine and giver of ecstasy, identified with Dionysus.@ m[C15: from Latin, from Greek #6Bakkhos; #5related to Latin #6b*_aca #5small round fruit, berry] #Hbac#+cif#+er#+ous #5(b@ak#!s$If@@r@@s) #6adj. #5bearing berries.@m[C17: from Latin #6b*_acifer, #5from #6b*_aca #5berry@t#+@t#6ferre #5to bear] #Hbac#+ci#+form #5(#!b@aks$I@!f@$$:m) #6adj. Botany. #5s haped like a berry. #Hbac#+civ#+or#+ous #5(b@ak#!s$Iv@@r@@s) #6adj. #5feedin g on berries. #Hbac#+cy #5(#!b@ak$I) #6n. #5a Brit. informal name for #1tobacco. #Hbach #5(b@at#s) #6n.@n#1$D. #6N.Z. #5a second or holid ay house, esp.at the seaside.@m#1~#6vb. also #1batch.@n#1$D. #6Austral. #5to live as a bachelor. #HBach #5(#6German #5ba$x) #6n.@n#1$D. Jo@.hann Chris@.t ian #5(#!jo$:han #!kr$Istjan), 11th son of J. S. Bach, calle d #6the English Bach. #51735@=82, German composer, resident in London from 1762.@n#1$D. Jo@.hann Chri@.stoph #5(#!kr$Ist@$f). 1642@=1705, German composer : wrote oratorios, cantatas, and motets, some of which were falsely attributed to J. S. Bach, of whom he was a distant relative. @n#1$D. Jo@.hann Se@.bas@.tian #5(ze#!bastjan). 1685@=17 50, German composer: church organist at Arnstadt (1703@=07) and M*"uhlhausen (1707@=08); court organist at Weimar (1708@=17); musical director for Prince Leopold of K*"ot hen (1717@=28); musical director for the city of Leipzig (1728@=50).@nHis output was enormous and displays great vigour and invention within the northern European polyph onic tradition.@nHis works include nearly 200 cantatas and or atorios, settings of the #6Passion according to St. John #5(1723) and #6St. Matthew #5(1729), the six #6Brandenburg Concertos #5(1720@=21), the 48 preludes and fugues of the #6Well-t empered Clavier #5(completed 1744), and the #6Mass in B Minor #5(1733@=38). @n#1$D. Karl #5(or #1Carl#5) #1Phil@.ipp E@.ma@.nu@.el #5(karl #!fi$:l$Ip e#!ma$:n$ue$:l), 3rd son of J. S. Bac h. 1714@=88, German composer, chiefly of symphonies, keyboard sonatas, and church music.@n#1$D. Wil@.helm Frie@.de@.mann #5(#!v$Ilh $elm #!fri$:d@@man), eldest son of J. S. Bach. 1710@=84, Germ an composer: wrote nine symphonies and much keyboard and religious music. #HBach@.a@.rach #5(#!b@ak@@r@ak) #6n. #1Burt. #5born 192 8, U.S. composer of popular songs. #Hbach#+e@.lor #5(#!b@at#s@@l@@, #!b@at#sl@@) #6n.@n#1$D . a. #5an unmarried man.@n#1b. #5(#6as modifier#5)#6: a bachelor f lat.@n#1$D. a. #5a person who holds the degree of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, etc.@n#1b. #5the degree itself.@n#1$D. #5Also called: #1bachelor-at-arms.@n#5(in the Middle Ag#5a member of Parliament who does not hold office in the government or oppos ition. #Hback#+bend #5(#!b@ak@!b$end) #6n. #5a gymnast ic exercise in which the trunk is bent backwards until the han ds touch the floor. #Hback#+bite #5(#!b@ak@!ba$It) #6vb. #1#+bites, #+bit#+ing, bit; bit#+ten #6or #1bit.@n#5to talk spitefully abou t (an absent person). @m#5&-#1#!back#+@!bit@.er@f#6n. #Hback#+blocks #5(#!b@ak@!bl$Aks) #6pl. n. Aust ral. #5sparsely populated areas in the remote interior.@m?-#1#! back#+@!block #6adj. #5@m&-#1#!back#+@!block#+er@f#6n. #Hback#+board #5(#!b@ak@!b@$$:d) #6n.@n#1$D. #5 a board that is placed behind something to form or support its back.@n #1$D. #5a board worn to straighten or support the back, as after surgery.@n#1$D. #5(in basketball) a flat uprigh t surface supported on a high frame, under which the basket is attached.#Hback boil#+er@n#6n. #5a tank or series of pip es at the back of a fireplace for heating water.@nU.S. name: #1wate r back. #hback#+bone #5(#!b@ak@!b@@$un) #6n.@n#1$D. #5a nontechnical name for #1spinal column.@n$D. #5something that resemble s the spinal column in function, position, or appearance. @n#1$D. #5strength of character; courage.@n#1$D . #5the main or central mountain range of a country or regio n. @n#1$D. #6Printing. #5a less common name for #1{spine #5(sense 4)}.@n#1$D. #6Nautical. #5the main longitudinal members of a vessel, giving structural strength . #Hback#+break@.er #5(#!b@ak@!bre$Ik@@) #6n.@n#1 $D. #5a wrestling hold in which a wrestler uses his knee or shoulder a s a fulcrum to bend his opponent's body backwards.@n#1$D. #6Informa l. #5an extremely arduous task. #Hback#+break@.ing #5(#!b@ak@!bre$Ik$I&n) #6adj . #5demanding great effort; exhausting. #Hback#+chat #5(#!b@ak@!t#s@at) #6n. Informal. #5the act of answering back, esp. impudently. #Hback#+cloth #5(#!b@ak@!kl$A#Gg) #6or #3back#+ drop@n#6n. #5a large painted curtain hanging at the back of a stage set. #Hback#+comb #5(#!b@ak@!k@@$um) #6vb. #5to comb the under layers of (the hair) towards the roots to give more bulk to a hair style.@nAlso: #1tease. #Hback coun#+try@n#6n. Austral. #5sparsely popu lated areas. #Hback#+court #5(#!b@ak@!k@$$:t) #6n.@n#1$D. #6 Tennis, chiefly U.S. #5the part of the court between the service lin e and the baseline.@n#1$D. #5(in various court games) the area nearest the back boundary line. #Hback#+cross #5(#!b@ak@!kr$As) #6vb.@n#1$D. #5 to mate (a hybrid of the first generation) with one of its parents.@ m#1?-#6n.@n#1$D. #5the offspring so produced.@n#1$D. #5the act or process of backcrossing. #Hback#+date #5(@!b@ak#!de$It) #6vb. #5(#6tr.#5 ) to make effective from an earlier date: #6the pay rise was backda ted to August. #Hback door@n#6n.@n#1$D. #5a door at the rear o r side of a building.@n#1$D. #5a means of entry t o a job, position, etc., that is secret, underhand, or obtained th rough influence. #Hback down@n#6vb.@n#1$D. #5(#6intr., adv.#5) t o withdraw an earlier claim. @n#1$D. #5(#6tr.#5) #6Rowing. #5to cause (a boat) to move backwards by pushing rather than pulling on the oars. @m#1~#6n.translucent screen so that they are vi ewed from the opposite side, used esp. in films to create the illusion that the actors in the foreground are moving.@n Also called: #1background projection. #Hback rest@n#6n. #5a support for the back of something. #HBack Riv#+er@n#6n. #5a river in N Ca nada, rising in the Northwest Territories and flowing northeast to t he Arctic Ocean.@nLength: about 966 km (600 mile s). #Hback room@n#6n.@n#1a. #5a place wher e research is done, esp. secret research in wartime.@n#1b. #5(#6as modifier#5)#6: back-room boys. #HBacks #5(b@aks) #6pl. n. #1the.@n#5the grounds between the River Cam and certain Cambridge colleges. #Hback saw #6n. #5a small handsaw stiffened along its upper edge by a me tal section. #Hback scat#+ter@n#6n. Physics.@n#1$D. #5the scattering of radiation, such as x-rays or alpha-particles, by the atoms of the medium through which it passes, a proportion of this radiation emerg?!ing from the surface through which it ente red.@n#1$D. #5the radiation so scattered. #Hback#+scratch#+er #5(#!b@ak@!skr@at# s@@) #6n.@n#1$D. #5an implement with a long handle, used for scratching one's own back. @n#1$D. #6Informal. #5a person who pro vides a service, corporate or public money etc., for another, in order to receive a similar service or reward in return. #Hback seat@n#6n.@n#1$D. #5a seat at t he back, esp. of a vehicle.@n#1$D. #6Informal. #5a subord inate or inconspicuous position (esp. in the phrase #1take a back seat#5)#1. #Hback-seat driv#+er@n#6n. Informal.@n #1$D. #5a passenger in a car who offers unwanted advice to the driver.@n#1$D. #5a person who offers advice on or tries to direct matters t hat are not his concern. #Hback#+sheesh #5(#!b@ak#si$:#s) #6n. #5a variant spelling of #1baksheesh. #Hback#+side #5(@!b@ak#!sa$Id) #6n.@n# 1$D. #5the back of something.@n#1$D. #6Informal. #5the buttocks. #hback#+sight #5(#!b@ak@!sa$It) #6n. @n#1$D. #5the sight of a rifle nearer the stock.@n#1$D. #6Surveying. #5a reading taken looking backwards to a previously occu pied station. Compare #1{foresight #5(sense 4)}. #Hback slang@n#6n. #5a type of slang i n which words are spelled and, as far as possible, pronounced backwards. #Hback-slap@.ping@n#6adj. #5energetica lly jovial; hearty. #Hback#+slide #5(#!b@ak@!sla$Id) #6vb. #1#+slides, #+slid#+ing, #+slid; #+slid #6or #1#+slid#+den.@n#5 (#6intr.#5) to lapse into bad habits or vices from a state of virtue, religious faith, etc.@m?-#1#!back#+@!s lid#+er@f#6n. #Hback#+space #5(#!b@ak@!spe$Is) #6vb. @n#1$D. #5to move a (typewriter carriage, etc.) backwards. @m#1?-#6n.@n#1$D. #5a typewriter key that can effect such a movement. #Hback#+spin #5(#!b@ak@!sp$In) #6n. Sp ort. #5a backward spinning motion imparted to a ball to minimize its bounce. @nCompareAdvancement of Learning #5(16 05), and #6Novum Organum #5(1620). @n#1$D. Fran@.cis. #5born 190 9, Irish painter, noted for his distor ted, richly coloured human figures, dogs, and carc asses.@n#1$D. Rog@.er. #5??1214@=92, English Francis can monk, scholar, and scientist: stressed the impor tance of experiment, demonstrated that air is requ ired for combustion, and first used lenses to correct vision.@nHis #6Opus Majus #5(1266) is a compendiu m of all the sciences of his age. @m&-#1Ba#+co#+ni@.an #5(be$I#!k@@$un$I@@n) #6adj., @fn. #Hba@.con-and-eggs@