English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Amability
(n.)
Lovableness.
Amacratic
(a.)
Amasthenic.
Amadavat
(n.)
The strawberry finch, a small Indian song bird (Estrelda
amandava), commonly caged and kept for fighting. The female is olive
brown; the male, in summer, mostly crimson; -- called also red waxbill.
Amadou
(n.)
A spongy, combustible substance, prepared from fungus
(Boletus and Polyporus) which grows on old trees; German tinder; punk.
It has been employed as a styptic by surgeons, but its common use is as
tinder, for which purpose it is prepared by soaking it in a strong
solution of niter.
Amain
(v. t.)
To lower, as a sail, a yard, etc.
Amain
(v. i.)
To lower the topsail, in token of surrender; to yield.
Amain
(n.)
At full speed; in great haste; also, at once.
Amain
(n.)
With might; with full force; vigorously; violently;
exceedingly.
Amalgam
(n.)
An alloy of mercury with another metal or metals; as, an
amalgam of tin, bismuth, etc.
Amalgam
(n.)
A mixture or compound of different things.
Amalgam
(n.)
A native compound of mercury and silver.
Amalgam
(v. t. / i.)
To amalgamate.
Amalgama
(n.)
Same as Amalgam.
Amalgamate
(v. i.)
To coalesce, as a result of growth; to combine into
a uniform whole; to blend; as, two organs or parts amalgamate.
Amalgamate
(a.)
Alt. of Amalgamated
Amalgamate
(v. i.)
To unite in an amalgam; to blend with another metal,
as quicksilver.
Amalgamate
(v. t.)
To mix, so as to make a uniform compound; to unite
or combine; as, to amalgamate two races; to amalgamate one race with
another.
Amalgamate
(v. t.)
To compound or mix, as quicksilver, with another
metal; to unite, combine, or alloy with mercury.
Amalgamated
(a.)
Coalesced; united; combined.
Amalgamated
(imp. & p. p.)
of Amalgamate