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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Ergot :: Ergot (n.) The mycelium or spawn of this fungus infecting grains of rye and wheat. It is a powerful remedial agent, and also a dangerous poison, and is used as a means of hastening childbirth, and to arrest bleeding..
Condescendence :: Condescendence (n.) Alt. of Condescendenc.
Otacousticon :: Otacousticon (n.) An instrument to facilitate hearing, as an ear trumpet..
Back :: Back (v. i.) To bet on the success of; -- as, to back a race horse..
Sear :: Sear (a.) To wither; to dry up.
Translate :: Translate (v. i.) To make a translation; to be engaged in translation.
Poecilitic :: Poecilitic (a.) Mottled with various colors; variegated; spotted; -- said of certain rocks.
Wildfire :: Wildfire (n.) An old name for erysipelas.
Boteless :: Boteless (a.) Unavailing; in vain. See Bootless.
Stonehenge :: Stone-hearted (a.) Hard-hearted; cruel; pitiless; unfeeling.
Cowfish :: Cowfish (n.) The grampus.
Repudiate :: Repudiate (v. t.) To refuse to acknowledge or to pay; to disclaim; as, the State has repudiated its debts..
Decarbonate :: Decarbonate (v. t.) To deprive of carbonic acid.
Prepare :: Prepare (n.) Preparation.
Account :: Account (v. i.) To give a satisfactory reason; to tell the cause of; to explain; -- with for; as, idleness accounts for poverty..
Blackmail :: Blackmail (v. t.) To extort money from by exciting fears of injury other than bodily harm, as injury to reputation, distress of mind, etc.; as, to blackmail a merchant by threatening to expose an alleged fraud..
Incongealable :: Incongealable (a.) Not congealable; incapable of being congealed.
Sound :: Sound (n.) Noise without signification; empty noise; noise and nothing else.
Manageable :: Manageable (a.) Such as can be managed or used; suffering control; governable; tractable; subservient; as, a manageable horse..
Circumvallate :: Circumvallate (v. t.) To surround with a rampart or wall.
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