One versed or engaged in agriology.

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

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

of or pertaining to agrology.

the science of soils in relation to crops.

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

of or pertaining to agronomy.

The science of the distribution and management of land.

One versed in agronomy; a student of agronomy.

The management of land; rural economy; agriculture.

In the act of groping.

a genus comprising the corncockles.

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

Pertaining to agrostography.

A description of the grasses.

Pertaining to agrostology.

One skilled in agrostology.

That part of botany which treats of the grasses.

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

See Aggroupment.

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

A inferior brandy of Spain and Portugal.

An acute fever.

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

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

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

To dress; to attire; to adorn.

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

In a gushing state.

Without female organs; male.

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

A sunk fence. See Ha-ha.

In or to the front; in advance; onward.

In a heap; huddled together.

Aloft; on high.

An exclamation to call one's attention; hem.

Hey; ho.

On high.

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

On horseback.

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

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

The Asiatic gazelle.

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

Pinched with hunger; very hungry.

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.

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

Help; succor; assistance; relief.

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

The adjutant of a regiment.

Aid.

Helping; helpful; supplying aid.

One who, or that which, aids.

Helpful.

Helpless; without aid.

See Ayle.

Same as 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.

Sour.

Charcoal prepared for making powder.

A needle-shaped peak.

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

See Aglet.

Indisposition or morbid affection.

Same as 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.

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

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

sick; unhealthy. Opposite of well or healthy.

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

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

in some classifications considered the family comprising the giant pandas.

a genus comprising the lesser pandas.

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.

One who aims, directs, or points.

Without aim or purpose; as, an aimless life.

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

same as 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.

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

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

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.

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

Drawn in air; imaginary.

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

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

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

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

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

to paint with an airbrush.

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

a noncommissioned officer in the British Royal Air Force.

the crew of an aircraft.

a member of an aircrew.

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

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

abounding in fresh air.

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

One who exposes to the air.

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.

the flow of air.

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

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

an airheaded person.

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

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

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

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

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

Resembling air.

A thoughtless, gay person.

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

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

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

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

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

a propeller designed for propelling airplanes.

an airplane propeller.

a steerable self-propelled light-than-air aircraft.

Affected with air sickness or a/rial sickness; feeling nauseous due to riding in an airplane.