AMBUSCADED
AM'BUSCADED, participle passive Having an ambush laid against, or attacked from a private station; as, his troops were ambuscaded
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AMBUSCADING
AM'BUSCADING, participle present tense Lying in wait for; attacking from a secret station.
AMBUSH
AM'BUSH, noun1. A private or concealed station, where troops lie in wait to attack their enemy by surprise.2. The state of lying concealed, for the purpose of attacking by surpr...
AMBUSHED
AM'BUSHED, participle passive Lain in wait for; suddenly attacked from a concealed station.
AMBUSHING
AM'BUSHING, participle present tense Lying in wait for; attacking from a concealed station.
AMBUSHMENT
AM'BUSHMENT, noun An ambush; which see.
AMBUSTION
AMBUS'TION, noun [Latin ambustio, from amburo, to burn or scorch, of amb, about, and uro, to burn.]Among physicians, a burning; a burn or scald.
AMEIVA
AMEI'VA, noun A species of lizard, found in Brazil.
AMEL
AM'EL, noun The matter with which metallic bodies are overlaid; but its use is superseded by enamel; which see.
AMELIORATE
AME'LIORATE, verb transitive [Latin melior, better.]To make better; to improve; to meliorate.AME'LIORATE, v.il To grow better; to meliorate.
AMELIORATION
AMELIORA'TION, noun A making or becoming better; improvement; melioration.
AMEN
AMEN'. This word, with slight differences or orthography, is in all the dialects of the Assyrian stock. As a verb, it signifies to confirm, establish, verify; to trust, or give ...
AMENABLE
AME'NABLE, adjective1. In old law, easy to be led; governable, as a woman by her husband. [This sense is obsolete.]2. Liable to answer; responsible; answerable; liable to be cal...
AMENAGE
AM'ENAGE, verb transitive To manage. obsolete
AMENANCE
AM'ENANCE, noun Conduct, behavior. obsolete
AMEND
AMEND', verb transitive [Latin emendo, of e neg, and menda, mendum, a fault. See mend.]1. To correct; to rectify by expunging a mistake; as, to amend a law.2. To reform, by quit...
AMENDABLE
AMEND'ABLE, adjective That may be amended; capable of correction; as, an amendable writ or error.
AMENDATORY
AMEND'ATORY, adjective That amends; supplying amendment; corrective.
AMENDED
AMEND'ED, participle passive Corrected; rectified; reformed; improved, or altered for the better.
AMENDER
AMEND'ER, noun The person that amends.
AMENDING
AMEND'ING, participle present tense Correcting; reforming; altering for the better.
AMENDMENT
AMEND'MENT, noun1. An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or faults; reformation of life, by quitting vices.2. A word, clause or paragraph, added or propo...
AMENDS
AMENDS', nounpluralCompensation for an injury; recompense; satisfaction; equivalent; as, the happiness of a future life will more than make amends for the miseries of this.
AMENITY
AME'NITY, noun [Latin amanitas; amanus.] Pleasantness; agreeableness of situation; that which delights the eye; used of places and prospects.
AMENT
AM'ENT, noun [Latin amentum, a thong, or strap.]A botany, a species of inflorescence, from a common, chaffy receptacle; or consisting of many scales, ranged along a stalk or sle...
AMENTACEOUS
AMENTA'CEOUS, adjective Growing in an ament; resembling; a thong; as, the chestnut has an amentaceous inflorescence.
AMERCE
AMERCE, verb transitive amers'. [A verb formed from a for on or at, from Latin merces, reward.]1. To inflict a penalty at mercy; to punish by a pecuniary penalty, the amount of ...