Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter A - Page 50

Amain (n.) With might; with full force; vigorously; violently; exceedingly.

Amain (n.) At full speed; in great haste; also, at once.

Amain (v. t.) To lower, as a sail, a yard, etc.

Amain (v. i.) To lower the topsail, in token of surrender; to yield.

Amalgam (n.) An alloy of mercury with another metal or metals; as, an amalgam of tin, bismuth, etc.

Amalgam (n.) A mixture or compound of different things.

Amalgam (n.) A native compound of mercury and silver.

Amalgam (v. t. / i.) To amalgamate.

Amalgama (n.) Same as Amalgam.

Amalgamated (imp. & p. p.) of Amalgamate

Amalgamating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Amalgamate

Amalgamate (v. t.) To compound or mix, as quicksilver, with another metal; to unite, combine, or alloy with mercury.

Amalgamate (v. t.) To mix, so as to make a uniform compound; to unite or combine; as, to amalgamate two races; to amalgamate one race with another.

Amalgamate (v. i.) To unite in an amalgam; to blend with another metal, as quicksilver.

Amalgamate (v. i.) To coalesce, as a result of growth; to combine into a uniform whole; to blend; as, two organs or parts amalgamate.

Amalgamate (a.) Alt. of Amalgamated

Amalgamated (a.) Coalesced; united; combined.

Amalgamation (n.) The act or operation of compounding mercury with another metal; -- applied particularly to the process of separating gold and silver from their ores by mixing them with mercury.

Amalgamation (n.) The mixing or blending of different elements, races, societies, etc.; also, the result of such combination or blending; a homogeneous union.

Amalgamative (a.) Characterized by amalgamation.

Amalgamator (n.) One who, or that which, amalgamates. Specifically: A machine for separating precious metals from earthy particles by bringing them in contact with a body of mercury with which they form an amalgam.

Amalgamize (v. t.) To amalgamate.

Amandine (n.) The vegetable casein of almonds.

Amandine (n.) A kind of cold cream prepared from almonds, for chapped hands, etc.

Amanitine (n.) The poisonous principle of some fungi.

Amanuenses (pl. ) of Amanuensis

Amanuensis (n.) A person whose employment is to write what another dictates, or to copy what another has written.

Amaracus (n.) A fragrant flower.

Amarant (n.) Amaranth, 1.

Amarantaceous (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the amaranth is the type.

Amaranth (n.) An imaginary flower supposed never to fade.

Amaranth (n.) A genus of ornamental annual plants (Amaranthus) of many species, with green, purplish, or crimson flowers.

Amaranth (n.) A color inclining to purple.

Amaranthine (a.) Of or pertaining to amaranth.

Amaranthine (a.) Unfading, as the poetic amaranth; undying.

Amaranthine (a.) Of a purplish color.

Amaranthus (n.) Alt. of Amarantus

Amarantus (n.) Same as Amaranth.

Amarine (n.) A characteristic crystalline substance, obtained from oil of bitter almonds.

Amaritude (n.) Bitterness.

Amaryllidaceous (a.) Alt. of Amaryllideous

Amaryllideous (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, an order of plants differing from the lily family chiefly in having the ovary below the /etals. The narcissus and daffodil are members of this family.

Amaryllis (n.) A pastoral sweetheart.

Amaryllis (n.) A family of plants much esteemed for their beauty, including the narcissus, jonquil, daffodil, agave, and others.

Amaryllis (n.) A genus of the same family, including the Belladonna lily.

Amassed (imp. & p. p.) of Amass

Amassing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Amass

Amass (v. t.) To collect into a mass or heap; to gather a great quantity of; to accumulate; as, to amass a treasure or a fortune; to amass words or phrases.

Amass (n.) A mass; a heap.

Amassable (a.) Capable of being amassed.

Amasser (n.) One who amasses.

Amassette (n.) An instrument of horn used for collecting painters' colors on the stone in the process of grinding.

Amassment (n.) An amassing; a heap collected; a large quantity or number brought together; an accumulation.

Amasthenic (a.) Uniting the chemical rays of light into one focus, as a certain kind of lens; amacratic.

Amate (v. t.) To dismay; to dishearten; to daunt.

Amate (v. t.) To be a mate to; to match.

Amateur (n.) A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science as to music or painting; esp. one who cultivates any study or art, from taste or attachment, without pursuing it professionally.

Amateurish (a.) In the style of an amateur; superficial or defective like the work of an amateur.

Amateurism (n.) The practice, habit, or work of an amateur.

Amateurship (n.) The quality or character of an amateur.

Amative (a.) Full of love; amatory.

Amativeness (n.) The faculty supposed to influence sexual desire; propensity to love.

Amatorial (a.) Of or pertaining to a lover or to love making; amatory; as, amatorial verses.

Amatorially (adv.) In an amatorial manner.

Amatorian (a.) Amatory.

Amatorious (a.) Amatory.

Amatory (a.) Pertaining to, producing, or expressing, sexual love; as, amatory potions.

Amaurosis (n.) A loss or decay of sight, from loss of power in the optic nerve, without any perceptible external change in the eye; -- called also gutta serena, the "drop serene" of Milton.

Amaurotic (a.) Affected with amaurosis; having the characteristics of amaurosis.

Amazed (imp. & p. p.) of Amaze

Amazing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Amaze

Amaze (v. t.) To bewilder; to stupefy; to bring into a maze.

Amaze (v. t.) To confound, as by fear, wonder, extreme surprise; to overwhelm with wonder; to astound; to astonish greatly.

Amaze (v. i.) To be astounded.

Amaze (v. t.) Bewilderment, arising from fear, surprise, or wonder; amazement.

Amazedly (adv.) In amazement; with confusion or astonishment.

Amazedness (n.) The state of being amazed, or confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder.

Amazeful (a.) Full of amazement.

Amazement (n.) The condition of being amazed; bewilderment [Obs.]; overwhelming wonder, as from surprise, sudden fear, horror, or admiration.

Amazement (n.) Frenzy; madness.

Amazing (a.) Causing amazement; very wonderful; as, amazing grace.

Amazon (n.) One of a fabulous race of female warriors in Scythia; hence, a female warrior.

Amazon (n.) A tall, strong, masculine woman; a virago.

Amazon (n.) A name numerous species of South American parrots of the genus Chrysotis

Amazonian (a.) Pertaining to or resembling an Amazon; of masculine manners; warlike.

Amazonian (a.) Of or pertaining to the river Amazon in South America, or to its valley.

Amazonite (n.) Alt. of Amazon stone

Amazon stone (n.) A variety of feldspar, having a verdigris-green color.

Amb- () Alt. of Ambi-

Ambi- () A prefix meaning about, around; -- used in words derived from the Latin.

Ambages (n. pl.) A circuit; a winding. Hence: Circuitous way or proceeding; quibble; circumlocution; indirect mode of speech.

Ambaginous (a.) Ambagious.

Ambagious (a.) Circumlocutory; circuitous.

Ambagitory (a.) Ambagious.

Ambassade (ambassade.) Alt. of Embassade

Embassade (ambassade.) The mission of an ambassador.

Embassade (ambassade.) An embassy.

Ambassador (n.) Alt. of Embassador

Embassador (n.) A minister of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there his sovereign or country.

Embassador (n.) An official messenger and representative.

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