Webster's Dictionary 1913

3376

Ambuscade (3)

Am′bus‐cade″, v. i. To lie in ambush.

3377

Ambuscado

Am′bus‐ca″do (�), n. Ambuscade. Shak.

3378

Ambuscadoed

Am′bus‐ca″doed (�), p. p. Posted in ambush; ambuscaded.

3379

Ambush

Am″bush (ăm″bo͝osh), n. [F. embûche, fr. the verb. See Ambush, v. t.] 1. A disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station. Hen...

3380

Ambush (2)

Am″bush (ăm″bo͝osh), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Ambushed (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Ambushing.] [OE. enbussen, enbushen, OF. embushier, embuissier, F. embûcher, embusquer, fr. LL. imboscare; i...

3381

Ambush (3)

Am″bush, v. i. To lie in wait, for the purpose of attacking by surprise; to lurk.Nor saw the snake that ambushed for his prey.Trumbull.

3382

Ambusher

Am″bush‐er (�), n. One lying in ambush.

3383

Ambushment

Am″bush‐ment (�), n. [OF. embuschement. See Ambush, v. t.] An ambush. 2 Chron. xiii. 13.

3384

Ambustion

Am‐bus″tion (?; 106), n. [L. ambustio.] (Med.) A burn or scald. Blount.

3385

Amebean

Am′e‐be″an (�), a.(Zoöl.) See Am�bean.

3386

Ameer

A‐meer″, A‐mir″ (�), n. [See Emir.] 1. Emir.2. One of the Mohammedan nobility of Afghanistan and Scinde.

3387

Amel

Am″el (�), n. [OE. amell, OF. esmail, F. émail, of German origin; cf. OHG. smelzi, G. schmelz. See Smelt, v. t.] Enamel. Boyle.

3388

Amel (2)

Am″el, v. t. [OE. amellen, OF. esmailler, F. émailler, OF. esmail, F. émail.] To enamel.Enlightened all with stars,And richly ameled.Chapman.

3389

Amelcorn

Am″el‐corn′ (�), n. [Ger. amelkorn: cf. MHG. amel, amer, spelt, and L. amylum starch, Gr. �.] A variety of wheat from which starch is produced; — called also French rice.

3390

Ameliorable

A‐mel″io‐ra‐ble (�), a. Capable of being ameliorated.

3391

Ameliorate

A‐mel″io‐rate (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Ameliorated (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Ameliorating.] [L. ad + meliorare to make better: cf. F. améliorer. See Meliorate.] To make better; to impr...

3392

Ameliorate (2)

A‐mel″io‐rate, v. i. To grow better; to meliorate; as, wine ameliorates by age.

3393

Amelioration

A‐mel′io‐ra″tion (�), n. [Cf. F. amélioration.] The act of ameliorating, or the state of being ameliorated; making or becoming better; improvement; melioration. “Amelioration of...

3394

Ameliorative

A‐mel″io‐ra‐tive (�), a. Tending to ameliorate; producing amelioration or improvement; as, ameliorative remedies, efforts.

3395

Ameliorator

A‐mel″io‐ra′tor (�), n. One who ameliorates.

3396

Amen

A′men″ (?; 277), interj., adv., & n. [L. amen, Gr. αμἤν, Heb. āmēn certainly, truly.] An expression used at the end of prayers, and meaning, So be it. At the end of a creed, it ...

3397

Amen (2)

A′men″, v. t. To say Amen to; to sanction fully.

3398

Amenability

A‐me′na‐bil″i‐ty (�), n. The quality of being amenable; amenableness. Coleridge.

3399

Amenable

A‐me″na‐ble (�), a. [F. amener to lead; � (L. ad) = mener to lead, fr. L. minare to drive animals (properly by threatening cries), in LL. to lead; L. minari, to threaten, minae ...

3400

Amenableness

A‐me″na‐ble‐ness, n. The quality or state of being amenable; liability to answer charges; answerableness.

3401

Amenably

A‐me″na‐bly, adv. In an amenable manner.

3402

Amenage

Am″e‐nage (�), v. t. [OF. amesnagier. See Manage.] To manage. Spenser.