English English Dictionary

Athermanous.

Shaped like an ear of grain.

An encysted tumor containing curdy matter.

A disease characterized by thickening and fatty degeneration of the inner coat of the arteries.

Of, pertaining to, or having the nature of, atheroma.

A variety of chorea, marked by peculiar tremors of the fingers and toes.

To repent; to displease; to disgust.

Wanting drink; thirsty.

Having a keen appetite or desire; eager; longing.

One who contended for a prize in the public games of ancient Greece or Rome.

One fitted for, or skilled in, intellectual contests; as, athletes of debate.

Any one trained to contend in exercises requiring great physical agility and strength; one who has great activity and strength; a champion.

Of or pertaining to athletes or to the exercises practiced by them; as, athletic games or sports.

Befitting an athlete; strong; muscular; robust; vigorous; as, athletic Celts.

The practice of engaging in athletic games; athletism.

The art of training by athletic exercises; the games and sports of athletes.

The state or practice of an athlete; the characteristics of an athlete.

Across the course; so as to thwart; perversely.

Across, especially in an oblique direction; sidewise; obliquely.

Across; from side to side of.