Attrite, at-trīt', a. worn by rubbing Attrition, at-trish'un, n. the act of wearing things by rubbing; grief for sin, arising only from the fear of punishment; the lowest degree of repentance Attune, at-tun', v. to make musical; to tune Avail, a-val', v. to profit; to promote; to prosper; to assist; to be of use-n. advantage; benefit Available, a-vāl'a-bl, a. profitable; advantageous; powerful; having force auction Avantguard, a-vant'gyărd, n. front of an army Avarice,av'a-ris,n.covetousness; insatiable desire Avaricious, av-a-rish'us, a. covetous; miserable Avast, a-văst', ad. or interj. enough; cease Avaunt, a-vânt', interj. a word of abhorrence, by which any one is driven away Auburne, A'burn, a. brown; of a tan colour Auction, âk'shun, n. a manner of sale in which one person bids after another, and the article is sold to the highest bidder Auctionary, âk'shun-a-ré, a. belonging to an [nages an auction Auctioneer, Ak-shun-er', n. the person who maAudacious, A-da'shus, a. bold; impudent; daring Audacity, A-das'è-tè, n. boldness; rashness Audible, A'de-bl, a. that may be distinctly heard Audibly, A'dė-ble, ad. with a loud voice Audience, A'dyens, n. the act of hearing; the liberty of speaking granted; a hearing; an auditory; persons collected to hear; the reception of any man who delivers a solemn message Audit, â'dit, n. a final account or settling-v. to take an account finally [accompts Auditor, A'de-tur, n. a hearer; an examiner of Auditory, A'de-tur-è, n. a collection of persons assembled to hear; a place where lectures are to be heard-a. that has the power of hearing Auditress, â'de-tress, n. she who hears Avel, a-vel', v. to pull away Avemary, ā-vė-mā'rė, n. a prayer used by Romanists in honour of the Virgin Mary Avenge, a-venj', v. to revenge; to punish Avenue, av'è-nu, n. a way by which any place may be entered; an alley or walk of trees before a house Aver, a-ver', v. to declare positively (ger medium, profits and losses considered [dence Averment, a-ver'ment, n. establishment by eviAversation, av-er-sa'shun, n. hatred; abhorrence Averse, a-vers', a. contrary to; not favourable Aversely, a-vers'le, ad. backwardly; unwillingly Aversion, a-ver'shun, n. dislike; detestation Avert, a-vert', v. to turn away; to put by Auger, A'ger, n. a tool to bore holes with Aught, ât, pron. any thing Augment, Ag-ment', v. to increase, or grow bigAugment, Ag'ment, n. increase Augmentation, Ag-men-tā'shun, n. the act of increasing; increase [augury; to guess Augur, A'gur, n. a soothsayer-v. to judge by Augury, A'gu-rẻ, n. foretelling things to come by the flight, feeding, &c. of birds August, A-gust', a. grand; royal; magnificent August, A'gust, n. the eighth month of the year Aviary, a've-a-rẻ, n. a place enclosed to keep birds in [petite Avidity, a-vid'ė-tė, n. greediness; eagerness; apAulic, A'lik, a. belonging to the court Auln, ân, n. a French measure of length; an ell Aun, ân, n. a measure of 48 gallons Aunt, ânt, n. a father's or a mother's sister Avocate, av'ò-kāt, v. to call away Avocation, av-o-ka'shun, n. the act of calling off or aside; business that calls one away Avoid, a-voyd', v. to shun or escape; to leave Avoidable, a-voyd'a-bl, a. that may be avoided Avoidance, a-voyd'ans, n. the act of avoiding Avoirdupois, av-er-du-poyz', a. weight of sixteen ounces to the pound; the common weight Avolation, av-o-la'shun, n. the act of flying away Avouch, a-vowch', v. to assert or justify; to affirm-n. evidence Avow, a-vow', v. to declare confidently; to justify; not to dissemble Avowal, a-vow'al, n. a justifying declaration Avowedly, a-vow'ed-lé, ad. in an open or avowed manner Aurelia, A-re'lė-a, n. the first stage of an insect before it becomes a fly; the herb usually called the Golden Floramon Auricle, â'ré-kl, n. the external ear; two appendages of the heart, being two muscular caps covering the two ventricles thereof Auricula, A-rik'u-la, n. bear's ear; a flower Auricular, A-rik'u-lar, a. within hearing; secret Auriferous, A-rif'è-rus, a. that produces gold Aurora, x-rō'ra, n. a species of crow-foot. Poetically, the morning Aurora-Borealis, A-ro'ra-bo-rė-a'lis, n. light streaming in the night from the north Auspice, A'spis, n. favour; protection; influence; omen. Generally used in the plural Auspicial, A-spish'al, a. relating to omens Auspicious, A-spish'us,a.favourable; happy; kind Austere, A-ster', a. severe; harsh; rigid; sour Austerity, A-ster'ė-tė, n. strictness; rigour Austral, A'stral, a. southern Authentic, A-tħen'tik, a. that has every thing necessary to give it authority; genuine Autopsy, A'top-sé, n. ocular demonstration Autoptical, A-top'tė-kal, a. perceived by one's own eyes [tween summer and winter Autumn, A'tum, n. the season of the year beAutumnal, A-tum'nal, a. belonging to autumn Avulsion, a-vul'shun, n. pulling one thing from another Auxiliar, Agz-il'yar, n. helper; assistantAuxiliary, Agz-il'ya-ré, Sa. helping; assisting Await, a-wat', v. to expect; to wait for; to attend Awake, a-wāk', a. not sleeping; ready; lively Awful, A'ful, a. terrible; majestic; venerable Authenticate, a-tħen'tè-kāt, v. to establish by Aworking, a-wurking, ad, at work; in ac proof [nuineness Authenticity, A-then-tis'è-tė, n. authority; geAuthor, â'thur, n. the first beginner or mover of any thing; the writer of a book Authoritative, A-thor'e-ta-tiv, a. having due authority; having an air of authority Authority, A'thor'é-té, n. legal power; influence; rule [thority Authorize, Atho-rïz, v. to give power or auAutograph, Ato-graf, n. an original writing Automaton, A-tom'a-tun, n. a machine that hath the power of motion within itself Automatous, A-tom'a-tus, a. having a power to move of itself S tion Awry, a-rī', ad. asquint; unevenly; obliquely Axle, ax'l, Aye, ā, or åė, ad. always; to eternity; for ever of the place and any given vertical line; an astronomical instrument `Azure, ā'zhŭr, n. blae; faint blue B AA, bâ, v. to cry like a sheep BA Babble, bab'bl, v. to prattle; to talk idly Babbler, bab'bler, n. an idle talker; a prattler Babe, ban, n. an infant; a child Babish, bab'ish, a. childish Baoon, ba-bûn', n. a monkey of the largest kind Baby, bab'e, n. a child; an infant; a doll Bacchanalian, bak-ka-nā'lyan, n. a drunkard Bacchanals, bak'ka-nalz, n. the drunken feasts of Bacchus, the god of wine a Bacciferous, bak-sif'er-us, a. berry-bearing Bachelor, bach'è-lur, n. a man unmarried; man who takes his first degrees; a knight of the lowest order Back, bak, n. the hinder part of any thing-v. to encourage; to assist; to justify [absent Backbite, bak bit, v. to censure or reproach the Backgammon, bak-gam'mun, n. a game with tables and dice Backslide, bak-slīd', v. to fall off; to depart from for the hair-v. to put into a bag; to swell like a full bag Bagatelle, bag-a-tell', n. a trifle Baggage, bag'gåj, n. the furniture of an army; a worthless woman [ing Bagnio, ban'yo, n. a house for bathing and sweatBagpipe, bag'pip, n. a musical instrument consisting of a leathern bag and pipes Bail, bāl, n. a surety given for another person v. to give or accept security [liberty by bail Bailable, bāl'a-bl, a. that may be bailed or set at Bailiff, ba'liff, n. a subordinate officer; an officer whose business it is to execute arrests; an under steward of a manor [liff Bailiwick, ba'le-wik, n. the jurisdiction of a baiBait, bat, n. meat set to allure animals to a snare; a temptation; an enticement; a refreshment on a journey-v. to put food to tempt animals; to set dogs upon; to take refreshment on a journey Baize, bāz, n. a kind of coarse woollen cloth Bake, bāk, v. to dress provisions in an oven Baken, bāk'n, part. of Bake Balance, balans, n. a pair of scales; an even weight; the difference of accounts; part of a watch; the name of a constellation-v. to weigh in a balance; to counterpoise; to regulate an account Balcony, bal-kō'nė, n. a frame of wood or stone building; ground left unploughed-v. to disappoint or cross a person Ball, bâll, n. any thing round; an entertainment Ballad, ballad, n. a song; an air = Ballast, bal'last, n. weight to balance a ship Balloon, bal-lûn', n. a round short-necked chemical vessel; a ball placed on a pillar; a bal! stuffed with combustible matter, which ascends into the air 3 Ballot, bal'lut, n. a little ball or ticket used in giving votes; the act of voting by ballotv. to choose by ballot Balm, bâm, n. the juice of a tree of most fragrant smell; ointment Balmy, bâm'è, a. having the qualities of balm; soothing; soft; odoriferous; mitigating Balneary, bal'ne-a-rė, n. a bathing room Balsam, bâl'sam, n. an ointment; a medicine Balsamic, bal-sam'ik, a. healing; refreshing; oily Baluster, bal'us-těr, n. a small column or pillar Balustrade, bal-us-trād', n. a row of little pillars Bamboo, bam-bû', n. a sort of Indian cane Bamboozle, bam-bû'zl, v. to deceive; to impose upon; to confound Ban, ban, n. public notice; an interdiction Banana-tree, ba-nā'na-trē, n. a sort of plantain Band, band, n. any thing to bind with; a smal! piece of ornament worn about the neck by clergymen, &c. a troop or company Bandage, band'åj, n. a fillet or roller of linen Bandbox, band'box, n. a sort of slight thin box Bandelet,ban'dė-let, n. any flat moulding or fillet Banditti, ban-dit'tė, n. a set of outlaws; high[powder Bandoleers, ban-do-lērz', n. cases for charges of Bandy, ban'dė, n. a stick to strike a ball-v. to waymen toss to and fro; to debate; to contend Bandyleg, ban'de-leg, n. a crooked leg Bane, ban, n. poison; mischief; ruin Baneful, bān'ful, a. poisonous; destructive Bang, bang, v. to beat; to thump; to handle roughly-n. a blow; a stroke Banish, ban'ish, v. to send or drive away Bank-bill, bangk'bill', n. a note for money in a bank, on sight of which the money is paid Banker, bangk'ěr, n. one who trades in money Bankruptcy, bangk'rupt-se, n. the state of a man broken or bankrupt [paying his debts Bankrupt, bangk'rupt, n. a person incapable of Banner, ban'něr, n. a standard or ensign Banneret, ban'nĕr-et, n. a knight made in the field, next in dignity to a baronet Bannian, ban-nyan', n. a sort of light undress Bannock, ban'nuk, n. an oaten or pease ake Banquet, bang'kwet, n. a feast or entertain[of a parapet Banquette, bang-ket', n. a small bank at the foot Banter, ban'těr, v. to rally or jeer-n. ridicule Bantling, bant'ling, n. a little child; an infant Baptism, bap'tizm, n. a sacrament which admits into the Christian church Baptismal, bap-tiz'mal, a. belonging to baptism Baptist, bap'tist, n. he who administers baptism Baptistery, bap'tis-ter-é, n. the place where persons are baptized ment t Baptize, bap-tiz', v. to christen Bar, bâr, n. a long piece of wood or iron; the place where lawyers plead, and criminals stand to be tried; a small room in a tavern; a shallow at the mouth of a harbour; a stoppage or hindrance; a cross beam; in music, a line drawn perpendicularly through the note lines-v. to fasten or shut any thing with a bolt or bar; to hinder, or obstruct Barb, bârb, n. a Barbary horse; a beard; the points that stand backward in an arrow or hook-v. to shave the beard; to furnish horses with armour; to jagg arrows Barbacan, bâr'ba-kan, n. a fortification placed before the walls of a town; a fortress Barbarian, băr-bā'rė-an, n. a rude uncivilized person; a savage Barbaric, bar-bar'ik, a. foreign; far-fetched Bank, bangk, n. a little hill, the side of a river; Barbarism, bâr'bar-izm, n. an uncouth manner a public stock of money of speaking or writing; brutality; ignorance Barbed, bârb'ed, part. furnished with armour; Barbel, bâr'bl, n. a kind of fish found in rivers Barm, bârm, n. yest; a ferment put into drink nour that is hereditary; it is below a baron, and above a knight [ronet Baronetage, bar'un-et-ȧj, n. the dignity of a baBarony, bar'un-e, n. that honour or lordship that gives title to a baron Baroscope, baro-skop, n. an instrument to shew the weight of the atmosphere Barracan, bar'ra-kan, n. a kind of coarse camlet || Barrack, barʼrak, n. a building to lodge soldiers in [rager of law-suits Barrator, bar'ra-tur, n. a wrangler and encouBarratry, bar'ra-trẻ, n. foul practice in law Barrel, bar'rel, n. a round wooden vessel; the hollow tube of a gun-v. to put any thing into a barrel Barren, bar'ren, a. steril; not productive; scanty Barricade, bar-rè-kād', v. to stop up a passage; Base, bās, a. mean; vile; worthless; adultera- |