Anvil
An″vil (�), n. [OE. anvelt, anfelt, anefelt, AS. anfilt, onfilt; of uncertain origin; cf. OHG. anafalz, D. aanbeld.] 1. An iron block, usually with a steel face, upon which meta...
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Anvil (2)
An″vil, v. t. To form or shape on an anvil; to hammer out; as, anviled armor. Beau. & Fl.
Anxietude
Anx‐i″e‐tude (�), n. [L. anxietudo.] The state of being anxious; anxiety.
Anxiety
Anx‐i″e‐ty (�), n.; pl.Anxieties (�). [L. anxietas, fr. anxius: cf. F. anxiété. See Anxious.] 1. Concern or solicitude respecting some thing or event, future or uncertain, which...
Anxious
Anx″ious (ăṉk″shŭs), a. [L. anxius, fr. angere to cause pain, choke; akin to Gr. ἄγχειν to choke. See Anger.] 1. Full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous,...
Anxiously
Anx″ious‐ly, adv. In an anxious manner; with painful uncertainty; solicitously.
Anxiousness
Anx″ious‐ness, n. The quality of being anxious; great solicitude; anxiety.
Any
A″ny (�), a. & pron. [OE. æni”, æni, eni, ani, oni, AS. ǣnig, fr. ān one. It is akin to OS. ēnig, OHG. einic, G. einig, D. eenig. See One.] 1. One indifferently, out of an indef...
Any (2)
A″ny, adv. To any extent; in any degree; at all.You are not to go loose any longer.Shak.Before you go any farther.Steele.
Anybody
A″ny‐bod‐y (�), n. 1. Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person.His Majesty could not keep any secret from anybody.Macaulay.2. A person of consideration...
Anyhow
A″ny‐how′ (�), adv. In any way or manner whatever; at any rate; in any event.Anyhow, it must be acknowledged to be not a simple selforiginated error.J. H. Newman.Anyhow, the lan...
Anyone
A″ny‐one (�), n. One taken at random rather than by selection; anybody.
Anything
A″ny‐thing (�), n. 1. Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever; thing of any kind; something or other; aught; as, I would not do it for anything.Did you ever know of anyt...
Anything (2)
A″ny‐thing, adv. In any measure; anywise; at all.Mine old good will and hearty affection towards you is not... anything at all quailed.Robynson (More's Utopia).
Anythingarian
A′ny‐thing‐a″ri‐an (�), n. One who holds to no particular creed or dogma.
Anyway
{ A″ny‐way (�), A″ny‐ways (�), } adv. Anywise; at all. Tennyson. Southey.
Anywhere
A″ny‐where (�), adv. In any place. Udall.
Anywhither
A″ny‐whith′er (�), adv. To or towards any place. De Foe.
Anywise
A″ny‐wise (�), adv. In any wise or way; at all. “Anywise essential.” Burke.
Aonian
A‐o″ni‐an (ā̍‐ō″nĭ‐an), a. [From Aonia, a part of Bœotia, in Greece.] Pertaining to Aonia, in Bœotia, or to the Muses, who were supposed to dwell there.Aonian fount, the fountai...
Aorist
A″o‐rist (ā″ō̍‐rĭst), n. [Gr. αὄριστοσ indefinite; ἀ priv. + ορἵζειν to define, � boundary, limit.] (Gram.) A tense in the Greek language, which expresses an action as completed...
Aoristic
A′o‐ris″tic (�), a. [Gr. αοριστικὄσ.] Indefinite; pertaining to the aorist tense.
Aorta
A‐or″ta (�), n.(Anat.) The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system.☞ In fishes and t...
Aortic
A‐or″tic (�), a. Of or pertaining to the aorta.
Aortitis
‖A′or‐ti″tis (�), n. [Aorta + -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the aorta.
Aoudad
‖A″ou‐dad (�), n.(Zoöl.) An African sheeplike quadruped (the Ammotragus tragelaphus) having a long mane on the breast and fore legs. It is, perhaps, the chamois of the Old Testa...
Apace
A‐pace″ (�), adv. [Pref. a- + pace. OE. a pas at a walk, in which a is the article. See Pace.] With a quick pace; quick; fast; speedily.His dewy locks did drop with brine apace....