English English Dictionary

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Arrear (adv.)

To or in the rear; behind; backwards.

Arrearage (n.)

That which remains unpaid and overdue, after payment of a part; arrears.

Arrect (a.)

Alt. of Arrected

Arrect (v. t.)

To direct.

Arrect (v. t.)

To impute.

Arrectary (n.)

An upright beam.

Arrected (a.)

Lifted up; raised; erect.

Arrected (a.)

Attentive, as a person listening.

Arrenotokous (a.)

Producing males from unfertilized eggs, as certain wasps and bees.

Arrentation

A letting or renting, esp. a license to inclose land in a forest with a low hedge and a ditch, under a yearly rent.

Arreption (n.)

The act of taking away.

Arreptitious (a.)

Snatched away; seized or possessed, as a demoniac; raving; mad; crack-brained.

Arrest (v. t.)

To take, seize, or apprehend by authority of law; as, to arrest one for debt, or for a crime.

Arrest (v. t.)

A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse; -- also named rat-tails.

Arrest (v. t.)

Any seizure by power, physical or moral.

Arrest (v. t.)

The taking or apprehending of a person by authority of law; legal restraint; custody. Also, a decree, mandate, or warrant.

Arrest (v. t.)

The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion, etc.; stoppage; hindrance; restraint; as, an arrest of development.

Arrest (v. i.)

To tarry; to rest.

Arrest (v. t.)

To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; as, to arrest the eyes or attention.

Arrest (v. t.)

To rest or fasten; to fix; to concentrate.