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Agriculturist

One engaged or skilled in agriculture; a husbandman.

Agrimony

A genus of plants of the Rose family. The name is also given to various other plants; as, hemp agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum); water agrimony (Bidens).

Agrin

In the act of grinning.

Agriology

Description or comparative study of the customs of savage or uncivilized tribes.

Agrise

To shudder at; to abhor; to dread; to loathe.

agrology

the science of soils in relation to crops.

agrom

A disease occurring in Bengal and other parts of the East Indies, in which the tongue chaps and cleaves.

Agronomics

The science of the distribution and management of land.

Agronomist

One versed in agronomy; a student of agronomy.

Agronomy

The management of land; rural economy; agriculture.

Agrostis

A genus of grasses, including species called in common language bent grass. Some of them, as redtop (Agrostis vulgaris), are valuable pasture grasses.

Agrostology

That part of botany which treats of the grasses.

Aground

On the ground; stranded; -- a nautical term applied to a ship when its bottom lodges on the ground.

Agrypnotic

Anything which prevents sleep, or produces wakefulness, as strong tea or coffee.

Ague

To strike with an ague, or with a cold fit.

agueweed

a gentian of East North America having clusters of bristly blue flowers.

Aguilt

To be guilty of; to offend; to sin against; to wrong.

Aguise

To dress; to attire; to adorn.

Aguish

Having the qualities of an ague; somewhat cold or shivering; chilly; shaky.

Agynous

Without female organs; male.

Ah

An exclamation, expressive of surprise, pity, complaint, entreaty, contempt, threatening, delight, triumph, etc., according to the manner of utterance.

Aha

A sunk fence. See Ha-ha.

Ahead

In or to the front; in advance; onward.

Aheap

In a heap; huddled together.

Ahem

An exclamation to call one's attention; hem.

Ahold

Near the wind; as, to lay a ship ahold.

Ahoy

A term used in hailing; as, /Ship ahoy./

Ahriman

The Evil Principle or Being of the ancient Persians; the Prince of Darkness as opposer to Ormuzd, the King of Light.

Ahu

The Asiatic gazelle.

Ahull

With the sails furled, and the helm lashed alee; -- applied to ships in a storm. See Hull, n.

Ahura-Mazda Ormuzd Ormazd

The supreme deity, the embodiment of the principle of good, creator of the world, source of light, and guardian of mankind. He is the opponent of Ahriman, the spirit of evil, both being sprung from Eternity, or, according to another version, Ahriman being the offspring of a moment of doubt on the part of Ormazd. Ormazd is attended by angels and archangels. He is represented as a bearded man inclosed in a winged circle, a conception probably derived from the Assyrian representations of Ashur.

Ai

The three-toed sloth (Bradypus tridactylus) of South America. See Sloth.

Aid

Help; succor; assistance; relief.

Aid-de-camp

An officer selected by a general to carry orders, also to assist or represent him in correspondence and in directing movements.

Aidant

Helping; helpful; supplying aid.

Aider

One who, or that which, aids.

Aiglet Aglet

A tag of a lace or of the points, braids, or cords formerly used in dress. They were sometimes formed into small images. Hence, /aglet baby/ (Shak.), an aglet image.

Aigremore

Charcoal prepared for making powder.

Aiguillette

A point or tag at the end of a fringe or lace; an aglet.

Ail

Indisposition or morbid affection.

Ailantus

A genus of beautiful trees, natives of the East Indies. The tree imperfectly di/cious, and the staminate or male plant is very offensive when blossom.

Aileron

A half gable, as at the end of a penthouse or of the aisle of a church.

Ailette

A small square shield, formerly worn on the shoulders of knights, -- being the prototype of the modern epaulet.

ailing

sick; unhealthy. Opposite of well or healthy.

Ailment

Indisposition; morbid affection of the body; -- not applied ordinarily to acute diseases.

Ailuroidea

A group of the Carnivora, which includes the cats, civets, and hyenas.

Ailuropodidae

in some classifications considered the family comprising the giant pandas.

Ailurus

a genus comprising the lesser pandas.

Aim

The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it.

Aimer

One who aims, directs, or points.

Aimless

Without aim or purpose; as, an aimless life.

ain

belonging to or on behalf of a specified person especially one's self; preceded by a possessive.

Ainu

One of a peculiar race found primarily in Hokkaido, in the northern part of the empire of Japan, the Kurile Islands, and nearby. They are believed to be the native inhabitants of the Japanese islands. The Ainus are stout and short, with hairy bodies. Also called Aino and hairy Ainu.

aioli

a French garlic-flavored mayonnaise. It is often served with fish and other seafood, and sometimes with vegetables.

Air

To expose to the air for the purpose of cooling, refreshing, or purifying; to ventilate; as, to air a room.

Air cooling

In devices generating heat, such as gasoline-engine motor vehicles, the cooling of the device by increasing its radiating surface by means of ribs or radiators, and placing it so that it is exposed to a current of air. Cf. Water cooling.

Air-built

Erected in the air; having no solid foundation; chimerical; as, an air-built castle.

Air-slacked

Slacked, or pulverized, by exposure to the air; as, air-slacked lime.

Air-tight

A stove the draft of which can be almost entirely shut off.

airball

A throw at the basket that completely misses, not even hitting the rim. Compare swoosh and nothing but net.

airborne

conveyed by or through air, as dust or pollen; as, a clean room is needed to avoid airborne contaminants.

airbrake

a small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft.

Aircraft

Any vehicle, such as an airplane, helicopter, balloon, etc., for floating in, or flying through, the air.

airdock

a large building at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained.

airdrome

an airfield equipped with control tower and hangers as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo.

aired

abounding in fresh air.

Airedale

a breed of large wiry-coated terriers, bred in Yorkshire.

Airer

One who exposes to the air.

airfield

a place where planes take off and land; an airport; -- usually used of airports other than those with regularly sheduled commercial flights, such as those at military bases or small fields for private aircraft.

airfoil

a surface such as the wing of an airplane designed to provide reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air.

airframe

the framework and covering of an airplane or rocket (excluding the engines).

airheaded

lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; scatterbrained; stupid; simple-minded; as, airheaded teenagers. Contrasted with serious, solemn

Airily

In an airy manner; lightly; gaily; jauntily; flippantly.

Airiness

The state or quality of being airy; openness or exposure to the air; as, the airiness of a country seat.

Airing

A walk or a ride in the open air; a short excursion for health's sake.

Airless

Not open to a free current of air; wanting fresh air, or communication with the open air.

Airman

A man who ascends or flies in an aircraft; an aviator; an airplane pilot.

Airmanship

Art, skill, or ability in the practice of aerial navigation; aircraft piloting.

Airol

A grayish green antiseptic powder, consisting of a basic iodide and gallate of bismuth, sometimes used in place of iodoform.

Airometer

A hollow cylinder to contain air. It is closed above and open below, and has its open end plunged into water.

airplane

a heavier-than-air aircraft. Same as aeroplane{2}.

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