(559).-Fåte, får, fåll, fût ;-mé, mêt ;-pine, pin ; ACCUSTOMED, âk-küs'tům,éd. a. According to custom; frequent; usual. (362). ACE, åse. s. An unit; a single point in cards or dice; a small quantity. ACERBITY, á-scr′bè-tè. s. (511). rough sour taste; applied to men, sharpness of temper. A To ACERVATE, â-sèr'våte. v. a. (91). To heap upon. ACERVATION, ás-ér-và'shûn. s. (527). Heaping together. That ACESCENT, â-sés'sént. a. That which has a tendency to sourness or acidity. ACETOSE, âs-c-tóse'. a. (427). which has in it acids. ACETOSITY, as-e-tôs'è-tè. s. (511). The state of being acetose. ACETOUS, â-se'tus. a. (514). Sour. ACHE, ȧke. s. (355). A continued pain. To ACHE, åke. v. n. To be in pain. TO ACHIEVE, ât-tshève'. v. a. To perform; to finish. (257). An ACHIEVER, át-tshê'vůr. s. He that performs what he endeavours. An ACHIEVEMENT, ât-tshève'ment. s. The performance of an action; the escutcheon, or ensigns armorial. ACHOR, a'kôr. s. (166). A species of the herpes. ACID, âs'sid. a. Sour, sharp. ACIDITY, â-sid'dè-tè. s. (511). Sharp pess, sourness. ACIDNESS, as'sid-ness. s. The quality of being acid. ACIDULE, a-sid'dů-lè. s. (199). Medicinal springs impregnated with sharp particles. To ACIDULATE, á-sid'dù-låte. v. a. To tinge with acids in a slight degree. (91). To ACKNOWLEDGE, ák-nôl'lědj. v. a. To own the knowledge of; to own any thing or person in a particular character; to confess, as, a fault; to own, as, a benefit. (328). ACKNOWLEDGING, âk-nôl'lêdj-ing. a. Grateful. ACKNOWLEDGMENT,ák-nôl'lédje-ment. s. (228). See KNOWLEDGE, Concession of the truth of any position; confession of a fault; confession of a benefit received. ACME, ak'mè. s. The height of any thing; more especially used to denote the height of a distemper. ACOLOTHIST, á-kől'lò-thist. s. One of the lowest order in the Roman church. ACOLYTE, ák'o-lite. s. (544). The same as Acolothist. The ACONITE, ak'ko-nite. s. (155). herb wolf's-bane. In poetical language, poison in general. ACORN, á'kòrn. s. borne by the oak. The seed or fruit ACOUSTICKS, á-koů'stiks. s. (513). The doctrine or theory of sounds; medicines to help the hearing. To ACQUAINT, åk-kwánt'. v. a. To make familiar with; to inform. (202). ACQUAINTANCE, âk-kwan'tânse. The state of being acquainted with; familiarity; knowledge; familiar knowledge; a slight or initial knowledge, short of friendship; the person with whom we are acquainted, without the intimacy of friendship. ACQUAINTED, ák-kwan'ted. a. Fami liar; well known. ACQUEST, âk-kwest'. s. Acquisition; the thing gained. To ACQUIESCE, ák-kwè-éss'. v. n. To rest in, or remain satisfied. ACQUIESCENCE, âk-kwé-èss'ènse. s. A silent a t appearance of content; satisfaction, rest, content; submission. ACQUIRABLE, åk-kwi'râ-bl. a. Attainable. (405). To ACQUIRE, åk-kwire'. v. a. Το An AcqUIRER, ák-kwi'rür. s. (98). That which is acquired; gain; attainment. ACQUISITION, âk-kwé-zish'shún. S. The act of acquiring; the thing gained; acquirement. ACQUISITIVE, âk-kwiz'zé-tiv. a. That which is acquired. (157). ACQUIST, âk-kwist'. s. Acquirement; attainment. To ACQUIT, âk-kwit'. v. a. (415). To set free; to clear from the charge of guilt, to absolve; to clear from any obligation; the man hath acquitted himself well, he discharged his duty. ACQUITMENT, åk-kwit'ment. s. The state of being acquitted, or act of acquitting. ACQUITTAL, ák-kwit'tál. S. (157). Is a deliverance from an offence. To ACQUITTANCE, âk-kwit'tânse, v. n. To procure an acquittance; to acquit. ACQUITTANCE, âk-kwit'tanse. s. The act of discharging from a debt; a writing testifying the receipt of a debt no, move, nor, nôt ;-tube, tåb, bull;-óll ;-pound;-thin, THIS. ACRE, á'kůr. s. (98) (416). A quantity of land, containing in length forty perches, and four in breadth; or four thousand eight hundred and forty quare yards. ACRID, ákʼkrid. a. Of a hot biting taste. ACRIMONIOUS, ák-kré-mo'nẻ-ùs. a. Sharp, corrosive. (314). ACRIMONY, ak'kré-mo-nè. s. (557). Sharpness, corrosiveness; sharpness of temper, severity. See DOMESTIC. ACRITUDE, åk'kré-túde. s. An acrid taste; a biting heat on the palate, ACROAMATICAL, âk'kró-á-måt'tè-kál. a. (509). Of or pertaining to deep learning. ACROSPIRE, ak'kro-spire. s. (151). A shoot or sprout from the end of seeds. ACROSPIRED, âk'kro-spi-red. part. a. Having sprouts. (562). ACROSS, a-kross'. ad. Athwart; laid over something so as to cross it. An ACROSTICK, â-krôss'tik. s. A poem, in which the first letter of every line being taken, makes up the name of the person or thing on which the poem is written, To ACT, åkt. v. n. To be in action, not to rest. To ACT, åkt. v. a. To perforin a bor- ment. ACTION, ak'shůn. s. (290). The ACTIVITY, âk-tiv'è-té. s. (545). The quality of being active. ACTOR, åk'tůr. s. (93) (418). He that acts, or performs any thing; he that personates a character; a stage player. ACTRESS, âk'tress. s. She that performs any thing; a woman that plays on the stage. ACTUAL, åk'tshù-ál. a. (461). Really ACTUALITY, åk-tshù-âi'lè-tè. s. The ACTUALNESS, âk'tshú-ål-ness. s. The To ACTUATE, åk'tshů-åte. v. a. To ACTUOSE, âk-tshů-ôse'. Having the ACULEATE, â-kú′lè-åte. a. (91). Prick- ACUMINATED, á-ku'mè-nå-têd. p. a. Ending in a point; sharp pointed. ACUTE, â-kute'. a. Sharp, opposed to blunt; ingenious, opposed to stupid; acute disease, any disease which is attended with an increased velocity of blood, and terminates in a few days; acute accent, that which raises or sharpens the voice. quality or state of acting, opposite to rest; an act or thing done; a deed; agency, operation; the series of events represented in a fable; gesticulation; the accord-ACUTELY, â-kúte'-lè ad. ance of the motions of the body with the words spoken; a term in law. ACTIONABLE, âk'shůn-a-bl. a. That which admits an action in law; punishable. (405). ACTION-TAKING, ák'shůn-tá'king. a. Litigious. ACTIVE, ák ́tiv. a. (151). That which ACTIVELY, aktiv-lė. ad. Busily, After an acute manner; sharply. ACUTENESS, â-kute'ness. s. Sharpness; force of intellects; violence and speedy crisis of a malady; sharpness of sound. ADACTED, â-dâk'těd. part. a. Driven by force. ADAGE, åd'àje. s. (90). A maxim, a proverb. ADAGIO, â-da'jè-ó. s. A term used by musicians, to mark a slow time. ADAMANT, âd'â-mânt. s. A stone of impenetrable hardness; the diamond; the load-stone. ADAMANTEAN, âd-a-mân-tè'ân. Hard as adamant. a. ADAMANTINE, âd-a-mân'tin. a. Made (559).-Fate, får, fåll, fât;-mè, mêt ;-pine, pin ;— of adamant; having the qualities of ada- | ADDLE-PATED, âd'dl-på-têd. a. mant, as hardness, indissolubility. Mr. Sheridan, Dr. Kenrick, and Mr. Perry, uniformly pronounce the last syllable of this word as it is here nrarked, and W. Johnston only so as to rhyme with line. (140). ADAM'S-APPLE, åd'âmz-åp'pl. s. prominent part of the throat. To ADAPT, â-clâpt'. v. a. suit, to proportion. A To fit, to ADAPTATION, ad-ap-ta’shun. So The ing barren brains. Hav To ADDRESS, âd-drèss'. v. a. To pre- person that addresses. ADDRESSER, åd-drês'sûr. s. (98). The act of fitting one thing to another; the fit-To TO ADDECIMATE, âd-dês'sè-måte. v. a. ax, corruptly pronounced adz. To ADDICT, âd-dikt'. v. a. To devote, to dedicate: it is commonly taken in a bad sense, as, he addicted himself to vice. ADDICTEDNESS, âd-dik'têd-ness. The state of being addicted. ADDICTION, âd-dik'shún. s. S. The act of devoting; the state of being devoted. An ADDITAMENT, âd-dit'å-ment. s. Addition; the thing added. ADDITION, ad-dish'shun. s. (459). ADDITORY, âu'dè-tò-rẻ. a. (512). That This word, though constantly arising in conversation, has not yet found its way into any of our Dictionaries. It is, however, legitimately formed, and has a distinct and specific signification, which distinguishes it from conduce, induce, produce, and reduce, and has therefore a just title to become a part of the language. The propriety of it is a sufficient authority. ADDUCENT, åd-dů’sént. a. A word ap plied to those muscles that draw together the parts of the body. TO ADDULSE, âd-dûlse'. v. a. sweeten. Το ADEMPTION, â-dem'shůn. ́s. (412). Privation. ADENOGRAPHY, âd-dé-nôg'grâ-fè. s. ADEQUATE, âd'è-kwåte. a. (91). Equal to, proportionate. In an adequate manner; with exactness of proportion. ADEQUATENESS, âd'è-kwate-ness. s. The state of being adequate; exactness of proportion. To ADHERE, âd-hére'. v. n. To stick ADHERENCE, âd-he'rênse. s. The qua- Sticking mnồ, move, nòr, nốt;—tube, tảo, bull; oil ;pound ;—thin, this. ADHESIVE, âd-hé'siv. s. (158) (428). To ADHIBITION, âd-he-bish'shům. s. Application, use. (507). ADJACENCY, ad-ja'sên-sé. s. (182). The state of lying close to another thing. ADJACENT, âd-ja'sént. a. Lying close, bordering upon something. ADJACENT, ad-ja'sent. s. That which ADJECTIVE, âd'jek-tiv. s. (512). a. A word added to a noun, to signify the addi tion or separation of some quality, circumstance, or manner of being; as, good, bad. ADJECTIVELY, âd'jék-tiv-lé. ad. Af ter the manner of an adjective. ADIEU, a-da'. ad. (284) Farewell. contiguous to. To be TO ADJOURN, âd-jårn'. v. a. (314). ground. ADITION, âd-ish'shin. s. (459). The act of going to another. To ADJUDGE, âd-jůdje'. v. a. Το give the thing controverted to one of the parties; to sentence to a punishment; simply, to judge, to decree. ADJUDICATION, âd-jú-dè-kâ'shůn. S. The act of granting something to a litigant. TO ADJUDICATE, âd-jù'dè-kåte. v. a. To adjudge. To ADJUGATE, âd'jů-gåte. v. a. (91). adherent or united to another. ADJUNCT, âd'junkt. a. Immediately joined. The ADJUNCTION, âd-jůnk'shůn. s. act of adjoining; the thing adjoined. ADJUNCTIVE, åd-jůnk'tiv. s. (158). He that joins; that which is joined. ADJURATION, âd-ju-rá'shůn. s. The act of proposing an oath to another; the form of oath proposed to another. To ADJURE, âd-jùre'. v. a. To impose an oath upon another, prescribing the form. To regu To ADJUST, âd-jůst. v. a. late, to put in order; to make conformable. ADJUSTMENT, âd-justment. s. Regulation, the act of putting in method; the state of being put in method. ADJUTANCY, âd'jù-tân-se. military office of an adjutant; rangement. Mason. ADJUTANT, âd'ju-tânt. s. S. The skilful ar (503, k.) A petty officer, whose duty is to assist the major, by distributing pay, and overseeing punishment. TO ADJUTE, âd-jute'. v. a. To help, to concur. ADJUTOR, âd-jù'tůr. s. (98) (166). A helper. ADJUTORY, âd′jù-tůr-rẻ. a. (512)s useful. Το TO ADJUVATE, âd'jù-våte. v. a. help, to further. (503, k.) ADMEASUREMENT, âd-mêzh'ure-ment. s. The act or practice of measuring according to rule. ADMENSURATION, &d-men-shu-ra shûn. s. (452). The act of measuring to each his part. ADMINICLE, ad-min'è-kl. s. (405). Help, support. ADMINICULAR, âd-mê-nik'ů-lár. a TO ADMINISTER, âd-min'nis-tûr. v. a. To give; to afford; to supply; to act as the minister or agent in any employment or office; to perform the office of an administrator. (98). To ADMINISTRATE, åd-min'nis-tråte. v. a. (91). The same as administer. ADMINISTRATION,âd'min-nis-trå'shůn. s. (527). The act of administering or conducting any employment; the active or executive part of government; those to whom the care of public affairs is committed. ADMINISTRATIVE, âd-min'nis-trå-tiv. a. (157). That which administers. (559).—Fate, får, fåll, fât;-mé, mêt ;-pine, pin ;— ADMINISTRATOR, åd'min-nis-trå'tår. ADMITTANCE, åd-mit'tanse. s. 8. (98) (527). He that has the goods of a man dying intestate committed to his charge, and is accountable for the same; he that officiates in divine rites; he that conducts the government. ADMINISTRATRIX, ád'min-nis-tra'triks. s. (527). She who administers in consequence of a will. ADMINISTRATORSHIP, âd'min-nls-trå’tür-ship. s. The office of admini The act of admitting; permission to enter; the To ADMIX, åd-miks'. v. a. To min- âd-môn'nish-mênt. 8. Admonition, notice of faults or duties. The ADMONITION, âd-mo-nish'ůn. s. hint of a fault or duty; counsel; gentle reproof. ADMONITIONER, âd-mỏ-nish'ün-úr. s. A general adviser. A ludicrous term. ADMONITORY, âd-môn ́nè-tür-rè. That which admonishes. See DOMESTIC. To ADMOVE, åd-mỏỏve'. v. a. bring one thing to another. ADMURMURATION, shůn. s. Το ád-můr-mu-rá'. The act of murmuring to another. Trouble, difficulty; } S. bustle, tumult, business; more tumult and show of business than the affair is worth. ADOLESCENCE, âd-o-lês'sense. ADOLESCENCY, ád-ó-lès'sén-sẻ. The age succeeding childhood, and suc ceeded by puberty. (510). To ADOPT, á-dôpt'. v. a. To take a son by choice; to make him a son who is not so by birth; to place any person or thing in a nearer relation to something else. ADOPTEDLY, â-dop'ted-lé. ad. After He the manner of something adopted. ADOPTER, 4-dôp'tår. s. (98). that gives some one by choice the rights ADOPTION, â-dop'shin. s. (459). The act of adopting; the state of being adopted. of a son. He ADOPTIVE, â-dop'iv. a. (157). ADORABLE, â-do'rå-bl. a (405). That â-dő'râ-bl-nêss. Worthiness of divine honours. ADORABLY, á-do'rá-blé. ad. manner worthy of adoration. S. In a |