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Definition of a

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A (prep.) In process of; in the act of; into; to; -- used with verbal substantives in -ing which begin with a consonant. This is a shortened form of the preposition an (which was used before the vowel sound); as in a hunting, a building, a begging..

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Awash :: Awash (a.) Washed by the waves or tide; -- said of a rock or strip of shore, or (Naut.) of an anchor, etc., when flush with the surface of the water, so that the waves break over it..

Polytocous :: Polytocous (a.) Bearing fruit repeatedly, as most perennial plants; polycarpic..

What :: What (pron., a., & adv.) Used adjectively, meaning how remarkable, or how great; as, what folly! what eloquence! what courage!.

Idolater :: Idolater (n.) A worshiper of idols; one who pays divine honors to images, statues, or representations of anything made by hands; one who worships as a deity that which is not God; a pagan..

Cheer :: Cheer (v. i.) To be in any state or temper of mind.

Hyperbola :: Hyperbola (n.) A curve formed by a section of a cone, when the cutting plane makes a greater angle with the base than the side of the cone makes. It is a plane curve such that the difference of the distances from any point of it to two fixed points, called foci, is equal to a given distance. See Focus. If the cutting plane be produced so as to cut the opposite cone, another curve will be formed, which is also an hyperbola. Both curves are regarded as branches of the same hyperbola. See Illust. o

Pride :: Pride (n.) Proud or disdainful behavior or treatment; insolence or arrogance of demeanor; haughty bearing and conduct; insolent exultation; disdain.

Exhaustion :: Exhaustion (n.) The act of draining out or draining off; the act of emptying completely of the contents.

Seapiece :: Seapiece (n.) A picture representing a scene at sea; a marine picture.

Vermiculous :: Vermiculous (a.) Containing, or full of, worms; resembling worms..

Mongolian :: Mongolian (a.) Of or pertaining to Mongolia or the Mongols.

Scholium :: Scholium (n.) A marginal annotation; an explanatory remark or comment; specifically, an explanatory comment on the text of a classic author by an early grammarian..

Dungyard :: Dungyard (n.) A yard where dung is collected.

Tiger-footed :: Tiger-footed (a.) Hastening to devour; furious.

Horopteric :: Horopteric (a.) Of or pertaining to the horopter.

Droning :: Droning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dron.

Oxygenating :: Oxygenating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Oxygenat.

Nasolachrymal :: Nasolachrymal (a.) Connected with the lachrymal apparatus and the nose; as, the nasolachrymal, or lachrymal duct..

Pseudo-hyperthophic :: Pseudo-hyperthophic (a.) Falsely hypertrophic; as, pseudo-hypertrophic paralysis, a variety of paralysis in which the muscles are apparently enlarged, but are really degenerated and replaced by fat..

Ephemeral :: Ephemeral (a.) Short-lived; existing or continuing for a short time only.