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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. A-dĕl'phous, a.p. 19(Bot.) United in pairs or bundles by filaments; as, adelphous stamens. Gray.
  2. A-dĕmpt', a.p. 19Taken away. [Obs.] Without any sinister suspicion of any thing being added or adempt. Latimer.
  3. A-dĕmp'tion, n.p. 19(Law.) The revocation or taking away of a grant, donation, legacy, or the like. Bouvier.
  4. Adenp. 19A prefix to words relating to the structure, diseases, &c., of the glands; as, adenal'gia, pain seated in a gland; adenītis, glandular inflammation, &c. Dunglison.
  5. A-dĕn’i-fōrm, a.p. 19Resembling a gland; gland-like; adenoid. Dunglison.
  6. Ăd'en-ŏg'ra-phy, n.p. 19That part of anatomy which treats of the glands.
  7. Ăd'en-oid, a.p. 19Resembling a gland; glandiform.
  8. Ăd'e·nō·lōg'ie·al, a.p. 19Pertaining to adenology, or the doctrine of the glands.
  9. Ăd/en-ōl'o-gy, n.p. 19(Anat.) The doctrine of the glands, their nature and their uses.
  10. Ăd/en-ŏph'y/l-lōŭs or Ăd/en-o-phyl'lōus, a.p. 19(Bot.) Having glands on the margin of the leaves. Henslow.
  11. Ad'e-nōse, a.p. 19Resembling or shaped like a gland. Buchanan.
  12. Ad'en-ōt'o-my, n.p. 19(Anat.) A cutting or incision of a gland.
  13. Ăd'e-noŭs, a.p. 19Same as ADENOSE.
  14. Ăd'eps, n.p. 19Animal fat; lard. Dunglison.
  15. A-dĕpt', n.p. 19One fully skilled or well versed in any art; as, adepts in philosophy.
  16. A-dĕpt', a.p. 19Well skilled; completely versed or acquainted with. “Adept in every thing profound.” Cowper.
  17. A-dĕp'tion, n.p. 19An obtaining; acquirement. [Obs.] In the wit and policy of the captain consisteth the chief adeption of the victory. Grafton.
  18. A-dĕp'tist, n.p. 19An adept.
  19. Ad'e-qua-cy, n.p. 19The state or quality of being adequate, proportionate, or sufficient; a sufficiency for a particular purpose; as, the adequacy of supply to the expenditure.
  20. Ăd'e-quāte, a.p. 19Equal, proportionate, or correspondent; fully sufficient; as, In those days Ireland had no adequate champion. De Quincey. Syn. — Equal; proportionate; sufficient; enough; commensurate.
  21. Ăd'e-quāte, v. t.p. 19To resemble exactly. [Obs.] It [is] an impossibility for any creature to adequate God in his eternity. Shelford.
  22. Ad'e-quāte-ly, adv.p. 19In an adequate manner.
  23. Ad'e-quāte-ness, n.p. 19The state of being adequate; sufficiency; adequacy.
  24. Ăd/e-quā'tion, n.p. 19Adequateness; adequacy. [Obs.] Bp. Barlow.
  25. Ăd/es-se-nā'ri-an, n.p. 19(Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect who hold the real presence of Christ’s body in the eucharist, but not by transubstantiation.
  26. Ad-féct'ed, a.p. 19(Alg.) Compounded; consisting of different powers of the unknown quantity; as, affected equations. See AFFECTED, No. 4.
  27. Ad-fil’i-ā’ted, a.p. 19Adopted as a son; affiliated.
  28. Ad·fil·i·ā'tion, n.p. 19Same as AFFILIATION.
  29. Ad-flŭx'ion, n.p. 19A flow, as of sap, from a drawing, not a propelling force. Dana.
  30. Ad-hēre’, v. i.p. 19To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united; as, wax adheres to the finger; the lungs sometimes adhere to the pleura. 2. To hold, be attached, or devoted; to…
  31. Ad-hē'rence, n.p. 19The quality or state of adhering. 2. The state of being fixed in attachment; fidelity; steady attachment; adhesion; as, an adherence to a party or opinions. Syn. — ADHERENCE, ADHESION. These words…
  32. Ad-hēr'en-cy, n.p. 19The state or quality of adhering; adherence. [Rare.] 2. That which adheres. [Obs.] “Vexed with its [sin’s] adherencies . . . and evil consequences.” 3. Steady attachment.
  33. Ad-hēr'ent, a.p. 19Sticking; clinging; adhering. Pope. 2. United with; as, “an adherent mode,” that is, a mode accidentally joined with an object, as wetness in a cloth. Watts.
  34. Ad-hēr'ent, n.p. 19One who adheres; one who follows a leader, party, or profession; a follower, or partisan; a believer in a particular faith or church. 2. An appendage. [Obs.] Gov. of the Tongue. Syn.—Follower…
  35. Ad·hēr'ent·ly, adv.p. 19In an adherent manner.
  36. Ad-hēr'er, n.p. 19One who adheres; an adherent. Atterbury.
  37. Ad-hē’sion, n.p. 19The act or state of sticking, or being attached; the force with which distinct bodies adhere when their surfaces are brought in contact; as, the adhesion of glue, or of parts united by growth…
  38. Ad-hē'sive, a.p. 19Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances. 2. Apt or tending to adhere; clinging. Thomson.
  39. Ad-hē'sive-ly, adv.p. 19In an adhesive manner.
  40. Ad-hē′sive-ness, n.p. 19The quality of sticking or adhering; stickiness; tenacity; viscosity.
  41. Ad·hib'it, v. t.p. 19To use, apply, admit, or give. [Obs.] “The greatest lords . . . adhibited . . . faith to his words. Hall.”
  42. Ăd-hĭ-bĭt'ion, n.p. 19Application; use. Whitaker.
  43. Ad hŏm'i-nemp. 19A phrase applied to an appeal or argument addressed to the principles, interests, or passions of a man.
  44. Ad·hor·tā'tion, n.p. 19Advice; exhortation. [Rare.]
  45. Ad-hôr'ta-to-ry, a.p. 19Containing counsel or warning; advisory. Potter.
  46. Ā'dĭ-ăph'o-rĭst, n.p. 19(Eccl. Hist.) One of the moderate Lutherans, who held some opinions and ceremonies to be indifferent, which Luther condemned as sinful or heretical. Murdock.
  47. Ā′di-ăph′o-rite, n.p. 19See ADIAPHORIST.
  48. Ā´di-ăph'o-rōus, a.p. 19Indifferent or neutral. 2. (Med.) Incapable of doing either harm or good. Dunglison.
  49. Ā'di-a-thēr'mic, a.p. 19Not pervious to heat. Melloni.
  50. A·diēu’, adv.p. 19Good-by; farewell; an expression of kind wishes at the parting of friends.
  51. A-dieū', n.p. 19A farewell, or commendation to the care of God. “Hastening the moment of our last adieu.” Falconer.
  52. A-dip'ic, a.p. 19(Chem.) Obtained from oils and oily acids by the application of nitric acid. Gregory.
  53. Ăd/i-pŏç'e-rāte, v. t.p. 19To convert into adipocere.
  54. Ad'i-pōç'e-rā'tion, n.p. 19The act or process of being changed into adipocere.
  55. Ad'i-po-cēre', n.p. 19A soft, unctuous, or waxy substance, of a light-brown color, into which the fat and muscular fiber of dead animal bodies are converted, by long immersion in water or spirit, or by burial in moist…
  56. Ad'i-pŏç'e-roūs, a.p. 19Belonging to adipocere.
  57. Ad'i-pōse', a.p. 19Pertaining to, or consisting of, animal fat; fatty. Adipose tissue, an assemblage of minute, round vesicles, containing the fat, closely agglomerated, and imbedded in the interstices of the common…
  58. Ăd'i-pōüs, a.p. 19Of the nature of fat; fat; fatty. Booth.
  59. Ad'ip-sy, n.p. 19(Med.) Absence of thirst. Dunglison.
  60. Ad'it, n.p. 20An entrance or passage; specifically, the horizontal opening by which a mine is entered, or by which water and ores are carried away; — called also drift. 2. Admission; approach; access. [Rare.]…