AFIRE
AFI'RE, adverb On fire.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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AFLAT
AFLAT', adverb [a and flat.] Level with the ground.
AFLOAT
AFLO'AT, adverb or adjective [a and float.]1. Borne on the water; floating; swimming; as, the ship is afloat2. Figuratively, moving; passing from place to place; as, a rumor is ...
AFOOT
AFOOT', adverb [a or on and foot.]1. On foot; borne by the feet; opposed to riding.2. In action; in a state of being planned for execution; as, a design is afoot or on foot.
AFORE
AFO'RE, adverb or preposition [a and fore.]1. In front.2. Between one object and another, so as to intercept a direct view or intercourse; as, to stand between a person and the ...
AFOREGOING
AFO'REGOING, adjective Going before. [See Foregoing, which is chiefly used.]
AFOREHAND
AFO'REHAND, adverb [afore and hand.]1. In time previous; by previous provision; as, he is ready aforehandShe is come aforehand to anoint my body. Mark 14:8.2.adjective Prepared;...
AFOREMENTIONED
AFO'REMENTIONED, adjective [afore and mention.]Mentioned before in the same writing or discourse.
AFORENAMED
AFO'RENAMED, adjective [afore and name.] Named before.
AFORESAID
AFO'RESAID, adjective [afore and say.] Said or recited before, or in a proceeding part.
AFORETIME
AFO'RETIME, adverb [afore and time.] In time past; in a former time.
AFOUL
AFOUL', adverb or adjective [a and foul.] Not free; entangled.
AFRAID
AFRA'ID, adjective [The participle of affray.]Impressed with fear or apprehension; fearful. This word expresses a less degree of fear than terrified or frightened. It is followe...
AFRESH
AFRESH', adverb [a and fresh.] Anew; again; recently; after intermission.They crucify the son of God afresh Hebrews 6:6.
AFRIC
AF'RIC,AF'RICA, noun [Latin a neg. and frigus, cold.]One of the four quarters or largest divisions of the globe; a continent separated from Europe by the Mediterranean sea.
AFRICA
AF'RICA, n. [L. a neg. and frigus, cold.]One of the four quarters or largest divisions of the globe; a continent separated from Europe by the Mediterranean sea.
AFRICAN
AF'RICAN, adjective Pertaining to Africa.AF'RICAN, noun A native of Africa.This name is given also to the african marygold.
AFRONT
AFRONT', adverb In front.
AFT
'AFT, adjective or adverbIn seaman's language, a word used to denote the stern or what pertains to the stern of a ship; as, the aft part of the ship; haul aft the main sheet, th...
AFTER
'AFTER, adjective [The comparative degree of aft. But is some Teutonic dialects it is written with g.]1. In marine language, more aft, or towards the stern of the ship; as, the ...
AFTER-ACCOUNT
'AFTER-ACCOUNT, noun A subsequent reckoning.
AFTER-ACT
'AFTER-ACT, noun A subsequent act.
AFTER-AGES
'AFTER-AGES, noun Later ages; succeeding times. After-age, in the singular, is not improper.'AFTER ALL, is a phrase, signifying, when all has been considered, said or done; at l...
AFTER-BAND
'AFTER-BAND, noun A future band.
AFTER-BIRTH
'AFTER-BIRTH, noun The appendages of the fetus, called also secundines.
AFTER-CLAP
'AFTER-CLAP, noun An unexpected, subsequent event; something happening after an affair is supposed to be at an end.
AFTER-COMER
'AFTER-COMER, noun A successor.