One more than six; constituting or denoting a quantity consisting of seven items or units; -- representing the number seven as an Arabic numeral
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Same as 24/7.
one more than sixty-nine; denoting a quantity consisting of seventy items or units; -- representing the number sevent as an Arabic numeral
coming next after the sixty-ninth in a series
coming next after the sixth in a series
one more than seven; denoting a quantity consisting of eight items or units; -- representing the number eight as an Arabic numeral
one more than seventy-nine and one less than eighty-one; denoting a quantity consisting of eighty items or units; -- representing the number eighty as Arabic numerals
coming next after the seventy-ninth in a series
coming next after the seventh in a series
the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves.
one more than eight and one less than ten; denoting a quantity consisting of nine items or units; -- representing the number nine as an Arabic numeral
September 11, 2001 -- the day when two airplanes hijacked by Islamic terrorists were deliberately crashed into the "twin towers" (the two 110-storey skyscrapers of the World Trade Center) in New York City, causing those buildings to collapse and much other damage in the nearby area. Another plane was crashed into the Pentagon near Washington. In total, the attacks caused nearly 3,000 deaths. This was the worst incident of terrorism inside the United States to date. The abbreviated date 9/11 is now taken to refer to that specific day and the terrorist incidents that occured that day. It is used especially in the phrase /the events of 9/11/.
one more than eighty-nine and one less than ninety-one; denoting a quantity consisting of ninety items or units; -- representing the number ninety as Arabic numerals
coming next after the eighty-ninth in a series
coming next after the eighth and just before the tenth in position
In; on; at; by.
In the morning; every morning.
On the sea; at sea; toward the sea.
On tiptoe; eagerly expecting.
the unit of length equal to the mean distance of the Earth from the sun, about 93 million miles (150 million kiometers); -- used almost exclusively in astronomy, or to describe astronomical distances.
The state of being a/rial; unsubstantiality.
Like, or from, the air; in an a/rial manner.
Conveying or containing air; air-bearing; as, the windpipe is an a/riferous tube.
The act of combining air with another substance, or the state of being filled with air.
Having the form or nature of air, or of an elastic fluid; gaseous. Hence fig.: Unreal.
To infuse air into; to combine air with.
An a/roplane, airship, or the like.
Growing or thriving only in the presence of oxygen; also, pertaining to, or induced by, a/robies; as, a/robic fermentation.
Micro/rganisms which live in contact with the air and need oxygen for their growth; as the microbacteria which form on the surface of putrefactive fluids; aerobes.
Related to, or of the nature of, a/robies; as, a/robiotic plants, which live only when supplied with free oxygen.
A form of hydro-a/roplane; a flying boat.
An a/roplane or airship designed to carry passengers. Now called a passenger plane or commercial airliner.
A club or association of persons interested in a/ronautics.
A modification of the a/roplane, having curved surfaces, the advantages of which were first demonstrated by Lilienthal.
One of the air cells of algals.
The science of gliding and soaring flight.
A shed for housing an airship or a/roplane. A ground or field, esp. one equipped with housing and other facilities, used for flying purposes.
Pertaining to the force of air in motion.
acronym for Associate in Arts, a college degree granted for successful completion of a two-year course of study in arts or general topics.
the American Association for the Advancement of Science, an organization with headquarters in Washington, D.C. Its goal is to advance the physical and social sciences, and it publishes a weekly journal Science, with original research articles as well as reviews and commentary.
A Dutch and German measure of liquids, varying in different cities, being at Amsterdam about 41 wine gallons, at Antwerp 36/, at Hamburg 38/.
A carnivorous, striped, quadruped mammal (Proteles cristata, formerly Proteles Lalandii), of South Africa, resembling the fox and hyena. It feeds chiefly on insects. See Proteles.
An edentate mammal, of the genus Orycteropus (Orycteropus afer), somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of Southern Africa. It is a nocturnal ungulate, burrows in the ground with its powerful claws, and feeds entirely on ants and termites, which it catches with its long, extensile, slimy tongue. It is the sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata.
Pertaining to Aaron, the first high priest of the Jews.
an associate degree conferred for successful studies in applied science.
a loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth; worn by Arabs.
The fifth month of the Jewish year according to the ecclesiastical reckoning, the eleventh by the civil computation, coinciding nearly with August.
The Manila-hemp plant (Musa textilis); also, its fiber. See Manila hemp under Manila.
To blind by a red-hot metal plate held before the eyes.
The act of abacinating.
One of the tiles or squares of a tessellated pavement; an abaculus.
One who uses an abacus in casting accounts; a calculator.
An abacus.
Pertaining to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a radiate animal; -- opposed to actinal.
Stealing cattle on a large scale.
One who steals and drives away cattle or beasts by herds or droves.
A small tile of glass, marble, or other substance, of various colors, used in making ornamental patterns in mosaic pavements.
A table or tray strewn with sand, anciently used for drawing, calculating, etc.
The rhinoceros.
The destroyer, or angel of the bottomless pit; -- the same as Apollyon and Asmodeus.
Toward the stern; aft; as, to go abaft.
Obeisance.
Ivory black or animal charcoal.
Abashed; confounded; discomfited.
To transfer the title of from one to another; to alienate.
The act of abalienating; alienation; estrangement.
A univalve mollusk of the genus Haliotis. The shell is lined with mother-of-pearl, and used for ornamental purposes; the sea-ear. Several large species are found on the coast of California, clinging closely to the rocks.
a unit of electrical current equal to 10 amperes.
To abandon.
A complete giving up to natural impulses; freedom from artificial constraint; careless freedom or ease.
Forsaken, deserted.
Unrestrainedly.
One to whom anything is legally abandoned.
One who abandons.
The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment.
Anything forfeited or confiscated.
See Abnet.
A West Indian palm; also the fruit of this palm, the seeds of which are used as a remedy for diseases of the chest.
Banishment.
Articulation, usually that kind of articulation which admits of free motion in the joint; diarthrosis.
Lowered; humbled.
Abjectly; downcastly.
The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low; the state of being abased or humbled; humiliation.
He who, or that which, abases.
To destroy the self-possession of; to confuse or confound, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to put to shame; to disconcert; to discomfit.
In an abashed manner.
The state of being abashed; confusion from shame.
Inability to coordinate muscular actions properly in walking.
A silver coin of Persia, worth about twenty cents.
Capable of being abated; as, an abatable writ or nuisance.
Abatement.
The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; removal or putting an end to; as, the abatement of a nuisance is the suppression thereof.
One who, or that which, abates.
Provided with an abatis.
One who abates a nuisance. A person who, without right, enters into a freehold on the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee.
A means of defense formed by felled trees, the ends of whose branches are sharpened and directed outwards, or against the enemy.
A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.
Grass and sprigs beaten or trampled down by a stag passing through them.
The sounding-board over a pulpit or rostrum.
Astonished; abashed.
Away from the axis or central line; eccentric.
Barking; baying of dogs upon their prey. See Bay.
Among weavers, yarn for the warp. Hence, abb wool is wool for the abb.
Father; religious superior; -- in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch.
The dignity, estate, or jurisdiction of an abbot.
Belonging to an abbey; as, abbatial rights.
Abbatial.
The French word answering to the English abbot, the head of an abbey; but commonly a title of respect given in France to every one vested with the ecclesiastical habit or dress.
A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks. See Abbey.
A monastery or society of persons of either sex, secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy; also, the monastic building or buildings.
The superior or head of an abbey.
The state or office of an abbot.
An abridgment.
Shortened; relatively short; abbreviate.
The act of shortening, or reducing.
One who abbreviates or shortens.
Serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging.
An abbreviation; an abbreviated state or form.
A religious devotee or dervish in Persia.
Given to laughter; inclined to foolish or incessant merriment.
An inhabitant of Abdera, in Thrace.
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