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Appendaged

Furnished with, or supplemented by, an appendage.

Appendant

Anything attached to another as incidental or subordinate to it.

Appendicularia

A genus of small free-swimming Tunicata, shaped somewhat like a tadpole, and remarkable for resemblances to the larv/ of other Tunicata. It is the type of the order Copelata or Larvalia. See Illustration in Appendix.

Appendix

Something appended or added; an appendage, adjunct, or concomitant.

Apperception

The mind's perception of itself as the subject or actor in its own states; perception that reflects upon itself; sometimes, intensified or energetic perception.

Appertain

To belong or pertain, whether by right, nature, appointment, or custom; to relate.

Appertinent

That which belongs to something else; an appurtenant.

Appetence

A longing; a desire; especially an ardent desire; appetite; appetency.

Appetency

Fixed and strong desire; esp. natural desire; a craving; an eager appetite.

Appetible

Desirable; capable or worthy of being the object of desire.

Appetite

The desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind.

Appetition

Desire; a longing for, or seeking after, something.

Appetitive

Having the quality of desiring gratification; as, appetitive power or faculty.

Appetize

To make hungry; to whet the appetite of.

Appetizer

Something which creates or whets an appetite.

Appian

Of or pertaining to Appius.

Applaud

To express approbation loudly or significantly.

Applause

The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by clapping the hands, stamping or tapping with the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation.

Apple

To grow like an apple; to bear apples.

Apple-john

A kind of apple which by keeping becomes much withered; -- called also Johnapple.

applecart

the planning that is disrupted when someone "upsets the applecart".

applemint

a mint (Mentha rotundifolia or Mentha suaveolens) with apple-scented stems of South and West Europe; naturalized in U.S.

applesauce

puree of stewed apples usually sweetened and spiced.

applewood

wood of any of various apple trees of the genus Malus.

Applicability

The quality of being applicable or fit to be applied.

Applicable

Capable of being applied; fit or suitable to be applied; having relevance; as, this observation is applicable to the case under consideration.

Applicancy

The quality or state of being applicable.

Applicant

One who apples for something; one who makes request; a petitioner.

Application

The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as, the application of emollients to a diseased limb.

Applicative

Capable of being applied or used; applying; applicatory; practical.

Applicatory

Having the property of applying; applicative; practical. That which applies.

Applier

He who, or that which, applies.

Applique

Ornamented with a pattern (which has been cut out of another color or stuff) applied or transferred to a foundation; as, appliqu/ lace; appliqu/ work.

Applot

To divide into plots or parts; to apportion.

Apply

To suit; to agree; to have some connection, agreement, or analogy; as, this argument applies well to the case.

Appoggiatura

A passing tone preceding an essential tone, and borrowing the time it occupies from that; a short auxiliary or grace note one degree above or below the principal note unless it be of the same harmony; -- generally indicated by a note of smaller size, as in the illustration above. It forms no essential part of the harmony.

Appoint

To ordain; to determine; to arrange.

appointed

having acquired an office or responsibility through appointment; -- said of officials, and contrasting with elected.

Appointer

One who appoints, or executes a power of appointment.

Appointive

Subject to appointment; as, an appointive office.

Appointment

The act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office or discharge a trust; as, he erred by the appointment of unsuitable men.

Appointor

The person who selects the appointee. See Appointee, 2.

Apportion

To divide and assign in just proportion; to divide and distribute proportionally; to portion out; to allot; as, to apportion undivided rights; to apportion time among various employments.

Apportionment

The act of apportioning; a dividing into just proportions or shares; a division or shares; a division and assignment, to each proprietor, of his just portion of an undivided right or property.

Apposable

Capable of being apposed, or applied one to another, as the thumb to the fingers of the hand; able to be brought into direct spatial opposition.

Appose

To put questions to; to examine; to try. [Obs.] See Pose.

Apposed

Placed in apposition; mutually fitting, as the mandibles of a bird's beak.

Apposer

An examiner; one whose business is to put questions. Formerly, in the English Court of Exchequer, an officer who audited the sheriffs' accounts.

Apposite

Very applicable; well adapted; suitable or fit; relevant; pat; -- followed by to; as, this argument is very apposite to the case.

Apposition

The act of adding; application; accretion.

Appositional

Pertaining to apposition; put in apposition syntactically.

Appositive

Of or relating to apposition; in apposition. A noun in apposition.

Appraisal

A valuation by an authorized person; an appraisement.

Appraise

To set a value; to estimate the worth of, particularly by persons appointed for the purpose; as, to appraise goods and chattels.

Appraisement

The act of setting the value; valuation by an appraiser; estimation of worth.

Appraiser

One who appraises; esp., a person appointed and sworn to estimate and fix the value of goods or estates.

Appreciable

Capable of being appreciated or estimated; large enough to be estimated; perceptible; as, an appreciable quantity.

Appreciate

To rise in value. [See note under Rise, v. i.]

Appreciation

A just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence.

Appreciative

Having or showing a just or ready appreciation or perception; as, an appreciative audience.

Appreciativeness

The quality of being appreciative; quick recognition of excellence.

Appreciatory

Showing appreciation; appreciative; as, appreciatory commendation.

Apprehend

To think, believe, or be of opinion; to understand; to suppose.

Apprehension

The act of seizing or taking hold of; seizure; as, the hand is an organ of apprehension.

Apprehensive

Capable of apprehending, or quick to do so; apt; discerning.

Apprentice

To bind to, or put under the care of, a master, for the purpose of instruction in a trade or business.

Apprenticeship

The service or condition of an apprentice; the state in which a person is gaining instruction in a trade or art, under legal agreement.

Apprest Appressed

Pressed close to, or lying against, something for its whole length, as against a stem.

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