English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Apophysis (n.)
A marked prominence or process on any part of a bone.
Apophysis (n.)
An enlargement at the top of a pedicel or stem, as seen in certain mosses.
Apoplectic (a.)
Alt. of Apoplectical
Apoplectic (n.)
One liable to, or affected with, apoplexy.
Apoplectical (a.)
Relating to apoplexy; affected with, inclined to, or symptomatic of, apoplexy; as, an apoplectic person, medicine, habit or temperament, symptom, fit, or stroke.
Apoplectiform (a.)
Alt. of Apoplectoid
Apoplectoid (a.)
Resembling apoplexy.
Apoplex (n.)
Apoplexy.
Apoplexed (a.)
Affected with apoplexy.
Apoplexy (n.)
Sudden diminution or loss of consciousness, sensation, and voluntary motion, usually caused by pressure on the brain.
Aporetical (a.)
Doubting; skeptical.
Aporia (n.)
A figure in which the speaker professes to be at a loss what course to pursue, where to begin to end, what to say, etc.
Aporias (pl. )
of Aporia
Aporosa (n. pl.)
A group of corals in which the coral is not porous; -- opposed to Perforata.
Aporose (a.)
Without pores.
Aport (adv.)
On or towards the port or left side; -- said of the helm.
Aposiopesis (n.)
A figure of speech in which the speaker breaks off suddenly, as if unwilling or unable to state what was in his mind; as, "I declare to you that his conduct -- but I can not speak of that, here."
Apositic (a.)
Destroying the appetite, or suspending hunger.
Apostasies (pl. )
of Apostasy
Apostasy (n.)
An abandonment of what one has voluntarily professed; a total desertion of departure from one's faith, principles, or party; esp., the renunciation of a religious faith; as, Julian's apostasy from Christianity.