ATTUNING
ATTU'NING, participle present tense Putting in tune; making musical, or accordant in sound.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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ATWAIN
ATWA'IN, adverb In twain; asunder. obsolete
ATWEEN
ATWEE'N, adverb Between. obsolete
ATWIXT
ATWIXT', adverb Betwixt. obsolete
ATWO
ATWO, adverb In two. obsolete
AUBAINE
AUBA'INE, noun aub'ain.The droit d'aubaine, in France, is the right of the king to the goods of an alien dying within his jurisdiction, the king standing in the place of the heirs.
AUBURN
AU'BURN, adjective Brown; of a dark color.His auburn locks on either shoulder flowed.
AUCTION
AUC'TION, noun [Latin auctio, a public sale; Eng. to hawk. See Hawk.]1. A public sale of property to the highest bidder, and regularly, by a person licensed and authorized for t...
AUCTIONARY
AUC'TIONARY, adjective Belonging to an auction or public sale.
AUCTIONEER
AUCTIONEE'R, noun [Latin auctionarius.]The person who sells at auction; a person licensed by government to dispose of goods or lands by public sale to the highest bidder.AUCTION...
AUCUPATION
AUCUPA'TION, noun [Latin aucupatio, from aucupor, of avis and capio.] The act or practice of taking birds; fowling; bird-catching. [Little used.]
AUDACIOUS
AUDA'CIOUS, adjective [Latin audax; audeo, to dare. The sense is, advancing forward.]1. Very bold or daring; impudent; conteming the restraints of law, religion or decorum; used...
AUDACIOUSLY
AUDA'CIOUSLY, adverb In an impudent manner; with excess of boldness.
AUDACIOUSNESS
AUDA'CIOUSNESS, noun The quality of being audacious; impudence; audacity.
AUDACITY
AUDAC'ITY, noun1. Boldness, sometimes in a good sense; daring spirit, resolution or confidence.2. Audaciousness; impudence; in a bad sense; implying a contempt of law or moral r...
AUDEANISM
AUD'EANISM, noun Anthropomorphism; or the doctrine of Audeus, who maintained that God has a human shape, from Genesis 1:26.
AUDIBLE
AUD'IBLE, adjective [Latin audibilis, from audio, to hear. This word is evidently connected with the name of the ear; Gr.]That may be heard; perceivable by the ear; loud enough ...
AUDIBLENESS
AUD'IBLENESS, noun The quality of being audible.
AUDIBLY
AUD'IBLY, adverb In an audible manner; in a manner so as to be heard.
AUDIENCE
AUD'IENCE, noun1. The act of hearing, or attending to sounds.His bold discourse had audience2. Admittance to a hearing; public reception to an interview; a ceremony observed in ...
AUDIENT
AUD'IENT, noun A hearer. [Not in use.]
AUDIT
AUD'IT, noun [Latin audit he hears.]1. An examination of an account or of accounts, with a hearing of the parties concerned, by proper officers, or persons appointed for that pu...
AUDIT-HOUSE
AUD'IT-HOUSE, noun An appendage to a cathedral, in which the business belonging to it is transacted.
AUDITIVE
AUD'ITIVE, adjective Having the power of hearing.
AUDITOR
AUD'ITOR, [Latin]1. A hearer; one who attends to hear a discourse.2. A person appointed and authorized to examine an account or accounts, compare the charges with the vouchers, ...
AUDITORSHIP
AUD'ITORSHIP, noun The office of auditor.
AUDITORY
AUD'ITORY, adjective That has the power of hearing; pertaining to the sense or organs of hearing; as, the auditory nerve.AUD'ITORY, noun [Latin auditorium.]1. An audience; an as...