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Ambassadress

A female ambassador; also, the wife of an ambassador.

Ambassy

See Embassy, the usual spelling.

Amber

To scent or flavor with ambergris; as, ambered wine.

Amberboa

a genus of herbs of Mediterranean to Central Asia cultivated for their flowers.

Ambergris

A substance of the consistence of wax, found floating in the Indian Ocean and other parts of the tropics, and also as a morbid secretion in the intestines of the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), which is believed to be in all cases its true origin. In color it is white, ash-gray, yellow, or black, and often variegated like marble. The floating masses are sometimes from sixty to two hundred and twenty-five pounds in weight. It is wholly volatilized as a white vapor at 212/ Fahrenheit, and is highly valued in perfumery.

Ambidexter

A person who uses both hands with equal facility.

Ambidexterity

The quality of being ambidextrous; the faculty of using both hands with equal facility. Versatility; general readiness; as, ambidexterity of argumentation.

Ambidextral

Pertaining equally to the right-hand side and the left-hand side.

Ambidextrous

Having the faculty of using both hands with equal ease.

Ambient

Something that surrounds or invests; as, air . . . being a perpetual ambient.

Ambigenous

Of two kinds. Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine, and the inner petaloid.

Ambigu

An entertainment at which a medley of dishes is set on at the same time.

Ambiguity

The quality or state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty, particularly as to the signification of language, arising from its admitting of more than one meaning; an equivocal word or expression.

Ambiguous

Doubtful or uncertain, particularly in respect to signification; capable of being understood in either of two or more possible senses; equivocal; as, an ambiguous course; an ambiguous expression.

Ambiguously

In an ambiguous manner; with doubtful meaning.

Ambilevous

Left-handed on both sides; clumsy; -- opposed to ambidexter.

Ambiparous

Characterized by containing the rudiments of both flowers and leaves; -- applied to a bud.

Ambition

To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet.

Ambitious

Possessing, or controlled by, ambition; greatly or inordinately desirous of power, honor, office, superiority, or distinction.

Ambitiousness

The quality of being ambitious; ambition; pretentiousness.

Ambitus

The exterior edge or border of a thing, as the border of a leaf, or the outline of a bivalve shell.

ambivalent

undecided as to whether or not to take a proposed course of action; having feelings both for and against the proposed action.

ambiversion

a balanced disposition intermediate between extroversion and introversion.

ambiversive

intermediate between introversive and extroversive. Contrasted to introversive and extroversive.

Amble

A peculiar gait of a horse, in which both legs on the same side are moved at the same time, alternating with the legs on the other side.

Ambler

A horse or a person that ambles.

Amblygon

An obtuse-angled figure, esp. and obtuse-angled triangle.

Amblypoda

A group of large, extinct, herbivorous mammals, common in the Tertiary formation of the United States.

Ambo

A large pulpit or reading desk, in the early Christian churches.

Ambreate

A salt formed by the combination of ambreic acid with a base or positive radical.

Ambreic

Of or pertaining to ambrein; -- said of a certain acid produced by digesting ambrein in nitric acid.

Ambrein

A fragrant substance which is the chief constituent of ambergris.

Ambrite

A fossil resin occurring in large masses in New Zealand.

Ambrose

A sweet-scented herb; ambrosia. See Ambrosia, 3.

ambrosia

The fabled food of the gods (as nectar was their drink), which conferred immortality upon those who partook of it. An unguent of the gods.

ambrosiac

Having the qualities of ambrosia; delicious.

Ambrosiaceae

in some classifications considered a separate family comprising a subgroup of the Compositae including the ragweeds.

Ambrosial

Consisting of, or partaking of the nature of, ambrosia; delighting the taste or smell; delicious.

Ambrosian

Of or pertaining to St. Ambrose; as, the Ambrosian office, or ritual, a formula of worship in the church of Milan, instituted by St. Ambrose.

Ambrosin

An early coin struck by the dukes of Milan, and bearing the figure of St. Ambrose on horseback.

Ambrotype

A picture taken on a plate of prepared glass, in which the lights are represented in silver, and the shades are produced by a dark background visible through the unsilvered portions of the glass.

Ambry

In churches, a kind of closet, niche, cupboard, or locker for utensils, vestments, etc.

Ambs-ace

Double aces, the lowest throw of all at dice. Hence: Bad luck; anything of no account or value.

Ambulacral

Of or pertaining to ambulacra; avenuelike; as, the ambulacral ossicles, plates, spines, and suckers of echinoderms.

Ambulacrum

One of the radical zones of echinoderms, along which run the principal nerves, blood vessels, and water tubes. These zones usually bear rows of locomotive suckers or tentacles, which protrude from regular pores. In star fishes they occupy the grooves along the under side of the rays. One of the suckers on the feet of mites.

Ambulance

A field hospital, so organized as to follow an army in its movements, and intended to succor the wounded as soon as possible. Often used adjectively; as, an ambulance wagon; ambulance stretcher; ambulance corps. An ambulance wagon or cart for conveying the wounded from the field, or to a hospital.

Ambulant

Walking; moving from place to place.

Ambulatory

A place to walk in, whether in the open air, as the gallery of a cloister, or within a building.

Ambush

To lie in wait, for the purpose of attacking by surprise; to lurk.

ameba

naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion. Same as amoeba.

ameban

of or pertaining to amoebae. Same as amoeban.

ameboid

Resembling an amoeba especially in the shape or manner of motion

Ameiuridae

A natural family of fish comprising the North American catfishes.

Ameiurus

the type genus of the Ameiuridae: bullhead catfishes.

Amelanchier

a genus of North American deciduous trees or shrubs.

Amelcorn

A variety of wheat from which starch is produced; -- called also French rice.

Ameliorate

To grow better; to meliorate; as, wine ameliorates by age.

ameliorating

causing improvement in or reducing the bad effects of an unfavorable condition.

Amelioration

The act of ameliorating, or the state of being ameliorated; making or becoming better; improvement; melioration.

Ameliorative

Tending to ameliorate; producing amelioration or improvement; as, ameliorative remedies, efforts.

Amen

To say Amen to; to sanction fully.

Amen-Ra

The ancient Egyptian sun god; supreme god of the universe in whom Amen and Ra were combined; the principal deity during the Theban supremacy.

Amenability

The quality of being amenable; amenableness.

Amenable

Easy to be led; governable, as a woman by her husband.

Amenableness

The quality or state of being amenable; liability to answer charges; answerableness.

Amend

To grow better by rectifying something wrong in manners or morals; to improve.

Amendable

Capable of being amended; as, an amendable writ or error.

Amendatory

Supplying amendment; corrective; emendatory.

Amende

A pecuniary punishment or fine; a reparation or recantation.

Amendment

An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices.

Amends

Compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation.

amenia

absence or suppression of normal menstrual flow.

amenities

things that make you comfortable and at ease.

Amenity

The quality of being pleasant or agreeable, whether in respect to situation, climate, manners, or disposition; pleasantness; civility; suavity; gentleness.

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