English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Avertiment (n.)

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

of Avert

Aves (n. pl.)

The class of Vertebrata that includes the birds.

Avesta (n.)

The Zoroastrian scriptures. See Zend-Avesta.

Avian (a.)

Of or instrument to birds.

Aviaries (pl. )

of Aviary

Aviary (n.)

A house, inclosure, large cage, or other place, for keeping birds confined; a bird house.

Aviation (n.)

The art or science of flying.

Aviator (n.)

An experimenter in aviation.

Aviator (n.)

A flying machine.

Avicula (n.)

A genus of marine bivalves, having a pearly interior, allied to the pearl oyster; -- so called from a supposed resemblance of the typical species to a bird.

Avicular (a.)

Of or pertaining to a bird or to birds.

Avicularia (n. pl.)

See prehensile processes on the cells of some Bryozoa, often having the shape of a bird's bill.

Aviculture (n.)

Rearing and care of birds.

Avid (a.)

Longing eagerly for; eager; greedy.

Avidious (a.)

Avid.

Avidiously (adv.)

Eagerly; greedily.

Avidity (n.)

Greediness; strong appetite; eagerness; intenseness of desire; as, to eat with avidity.

Avie (adv.)

Emulously.

Avifauna (n.)

The birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting a region.