Arroba
‖Ar‐ro″ba (�), n. [Sp. and Pg., from Ar. arrub, ar-rubu, a fourth part.] 1. A Spanish weight used in Mexico and South America = 25.36 lbs. avoir.; also, an old Portuguese weight...
Diccionario
Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
Buscar
Encontrar una palabra o entrada
Letra actual
A
7.793 entradas
Arrogance
Ar″ro‐gance (�), n. [F., fr. L. arrogantia, fr. arrogans. See Arrogant.] The act or habit of arrogating, or making undue claims in an overbearing manner; that species of pride w...
Arrogancy
Ar″ro‐gan‐cy (�), n. Arrogance. Shak.
Arrogant
Ar″ro‐gant (�), a. [F. arrogant, L. arrogans, p. pr. of arrogare. See Arrogate.] 1. Making, or having the disposition to make, exorbitant claims of rank or estimation; giving on...
Arrogantly
Ar″ro‐gant‐ly, adv. In an arrogant manner; with undue pride or self-importance.
Arrogantness
Ar″ro‐gant‐ness, n. Arrogance.
Arrogate
Ar″ro‐gate (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Arrogated (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Arrogating (�).] [L. arrogatus, p. p. of adrogare, arrogare, to ask, appropriate to one's self; ad + rogare to a...
Arrogation
Ar′ro‐ga″tion (�), n. [L. arrogatio, fr. arrogare. Cf. Adrogation.] 1. The act of arrogating, or making exorbitant claims; the act of taking more than one is justly entitled to....
Arrogative
Ar″ro‐ga‐tive (�), a. Making undue claims and pretension; prone to arrogance. Dr. H. More.
Arrondissement
‖Ar′ron′disse′ment″ (�), n. [F., fr. arrondir to make round; ad + rond round, L. rotundus.] A subdivision of a department.☞ The territory of France, since the revolution, has be...
Arrose
Ar‐rose″ (�), v. t. [F. arroser.] To drench; to besprinkle; to moisten.The blissful dew of heaven does arrose you.Two N. Kins.
Arrosion
Ar‐ro″sion (�), n. [L. arrodere, arrosum, to gnaw: cf. F. arrosion.] A gnawing. Bailey.
Arrow
Ar″row (�), n. [OE. arewe, AS. arewe, earh; akin to Icel. ör, örvar, Goth. arhwazna, and perh. L. arcus bow. Cf. Arc.] A missile weapon of offense, slender, pointed, and usually...
Arrow grass
Ar″row grass′ (�), n.(Bot.) An herbaceous grasslike plant (Triglochin palustre, and other species) with pods opening so as to suggest barbed arrowheads.
Arrowhead
Ar″row‐head′ (�), n. 1. The head of an arrow.2. (Bot.) An aquatic plant of the genus Sagittaria, esp. S. sagittifolia, — named from the shape of the leaves.
Arrowheaded
Ar″row‐head′ed, a. Shaped like the head of an arrow; cuneiform.Arrowheaded characters, characters the elements of which consist of strokes resembling arrowheads, nailheads, or w...
Arrowroot
Ar″row‐root′ (�), n. 1. (Bot.) A west Indian plant of the genus Maranta, esp. M. arundinacea, now cultivated in many hot countries. It said that the Indians used the roots to ne...
Arrowwood
Ar″row‐wood′ (�), n. A shrub (Viburnum dentatum) growing in damp woods and thickets; — so called from the long, straight, slender shoots.
Arrowworm
Ar″row‐worm′, n.(Zoöl.) A peculiar transparent worm of the genus Sagitta, living at the surface of the sea. See Sagitta.
Arrowy
Ar″row‐y (�), a. 1. Consisting of arrows.How quick they wheeled, and flying, behind them shotSharp sleet of arrowy showers.Milton.2. Formed or moving like, or in any respect res...
Arroyo
‖Ar‐roy″o (�), n.; pl.Arroyos (�). [Sp., fr. LL. arrogium; cf. Gr. � river, stream, fr. � to flow.] 1. A water course; a rivulet.2. The dry bed of a small stream.
Arschin
‖Ar″schin (�), n. See Arshine.
Arse
Arse, n. [AS. ears; ærs; akin to OHG. ars. G. arsch, D. aars, Sw. ars, Dan. arts, Gr. � (cf. � tail).] The buttocks, or hind part of an animal; the posteriors; the fundament; th...
Arsenal
Ar″se‐nal, n. [Sp. & F. arsenal arsenal, dockyard, or It. arzanale, arsenale (cf. It. & darsena dock); all fr. Ar. dār�inā'a house of industry or fabrication; dār house + �inā a...
Arsenate
Ar″se‐nate (�), n.(Chem.) A salt of arsenic acid.
Arseniate
Ar‐se″ni‐ate, n. See Arsenate.
Arsenic
Ar″se‐nic (är″sē̍‐nĭk; 277), n. [L. arsenicum, Gr. αρσενικὄν, αρρενικὄν, yellow orpiment, perh. fr. αρσενικὄσ or better Attic αρρενικὄσ masculine, ἄρρην male, on account of its ...