English English Dictionary

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Amble (v. i.)

To go at the easy gait called an amble; -- applied to the horse or to its rider.

Amble (v. i.)

To move somewhat like an ambling horse; to go easily or without hard shocks.

Amble (n.)

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.

Amble (n.)

A movement like the amble of a horse.

Ambled (imp. & p. p.)

of Amble

Ambler (n.)

A horse or a person that ambles.

Ambling (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Amble

Amblingly (adv.)

With an ambling gait.

Amblotic (a.)

Tending to cause abortion.

Amblygon (n.)

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

Amblygonal (a.)

Obtuse-angled.

Amblyopia (n.)

Alt. of Amblyopy

Amblyopic (a.)

Of or pertaining to amblyopy.

Amblyopy (n.)

Weakness of sight, without and opacity of the cornea, or of the interior of the eye; the first degree of amaurosis.

Amblypoda (n. pl.)

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

Ambo (n.)

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

Ambon (n.)

Same as Ambo.

Ambos (pl. )

of Ambo

Amboyna wood

A beautiful mottled and curled wood, used in cabinetwork. It is obtained from the Pterocarpus Indicus of Amboyna, Borneo, etc.

Ambreate (n.)

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