Acetose, s--tse′. a. (427)
That which has in it acids.
Acetosity, s--ts′-t. s. (511)
The state of being acetose.
Acetous, -s′ts. s. (314)
Sour.
Ache, ke. s. (355)
A continued pain.
To Ache, ke. v. n.
To be in pain.
To Achieve, t-tshve′. v. a.
To perform, to finish. (257)
An Achiever, t-tsh′vr. s.
He that performs what he endeavours.
An Achievement, t-tshve′mnt. s.
The performance of an action; the escutcheon, or ensigns armorial.
Achor, ′kr. s. (166)
A species of the herpes.
Acid, s′sd. a.
Sour, sharp.
Acidity, -sd′d-t. s. (511)
Sharpness, sourness.
Acidness, s′sd-nss. s.
The quality of being acid.
Acidule, -sd′d-l. s. (199)
Medicinal springs impregnated with sharp particles.
To Acidulate, -sd′d-lte. v. a.
To tinge with acids in a slight degree. (91)
To Acknowledge, k-nl′ldj. v. a.
To own the knowledge of, to own any thing or person in a particular character; to confess, as a fault; to own, as a benefit. (328)
Acknowledging, k-nl′ldj-ng. a.
Grateful.
Acknowledgment, k-nl′ldje-mnt. s. (228) See Knowledge.
Concession of the truth of any position; confession of a fault; confession of a benefit received.
Acme, k′m. s.
The height of any thing; more especially used to denote the height of a distemper.
Acolothist, -kl′l-thst. s.
One of the lowest order in the Roman church.
Acolyte, k′-lte. s. (544)
The same as Acolothist.
Aconite, k′k-nte. s. (155)
The herb wolfs-bane. In poetical language, poison in general.
Acorn, ′krn. s.
The seed or fruit borne by the oak.
Acousticks, -k′stks. s. (313)
The doctrine or theory of sounds; medicines to help the hearing.
To Acquaint, k-kwnt. v. a.
To make familiar with; to inform. (202)
Acquaintance, k-kwn′tnse. s.
The state of being acquainted with, familiarity, knowledge; familiar knowledge; a slight or initial knowledge, short of friendship; the person with whom we are acquainted, without the intimacy of friendship.
Acquainted, k-kwn′td.
Familiar, well-known.
Acquest, k-kwst′. s.
Acquisition; the thing gained.
To Acquiesce, k-kw-ss′. v. n.
To rest in, or remain satisfied.
Acquiescence, k-kw-ss′nse. s.
A silent appearance of content; satisfaction, rest, content, submission.
Acquirable, k-kw′r-bl. a.
Attainable. (405)
To Acquire, k-kwre′. v. a.
To gain by one′s labour or power.
Acquired, k-kw′rd. particip. a.
Gained by one′s self. (362)
An Acquirer, k-kw′rr. s. (98)
The person that acquires; a gainer.
An Acquirement, k-kwre′mnt. s.
That which is acquired, gain, attainment.
Acquisition, k-kw-zsh′shn. s.
The act of acquiring; the thing gained, acquirement.
Acquisitive, k-kwz′z-tv. a.
That which is acquired. (157)
Acquist, k-kwst′. s.
Acquirement, attainment.
To Acquit, k-kwt′. v. a. (415)
To set free; to clear from a charge of guilt, to absolve; to clear from any obligation; the man hath acquitted himself well, he discharged his duty.
Acquitment, k-kwt′mnt. s.
The state of being acquitted, or act of acquitting.
Acquittal, k-kwt′tl. s. (157)
Is a deliverance from an offence.
To Acquittance, k-kwt′tnse. v. n.
To procure an acquittance, to acquit.
Acquittance, k-kwt′tnse. s.
The act of discharging from a debt; a writing testifying the receipt of a debt.
A quantity of land, containing in length forty perches, and four in breadth, or four thousand eight hundred and forty square yards.
Acrid, k′krd. a.
Of a hot biting taste.
Acrimonious, k-kr-m′n-s. a.
Sharp, corrosive. (314)
Acrimony, k′kr-m-n. s. (557)
Sharpness, corrosiveness; sharpness of temper, severity — See Domestic.
Acritude, k′kr-tde. s.
An acrid taste, a biting heat on the palate.
Acroamatical, k′kr--mt′t-kl. a. (509)
Of or pertaining to deep learning.
Acrospire, k′kr-spre. s. (151)
A shoot or sprout from the end of seeds.
Acrospired, k′kr-sp-rd. part. a.
Having sprouts. (362)
Across, -krss′. ad.
Athwart, laid over something so as to cross it.
An Acrostick, -krss′tk. s.
A poem, in which the first letter of every line being taken, makes up the name of the person or thing on which the poem is written.
To Act, kt. v. n.
To be in action, not to rest.
To Act, kt. v. a.
To perform a borrowed character, as a stage player; to produce effects in some passive subject.
Act, kt. s.
Something done, a deed, an exploit, whether good or ill; a part of a play, during which the action proceeds without interruption; a decree of parliament.
Action, k′shn. s. (290)
The quality or state of acting, opposite to rest; an act or thing done, a deed; agency, operation; the series of events represented in a fable; gesticulation, the accordance of the motions of the body with the words spoken; a term in law.
Actionable, k′shn--bl. a.
That which admits an action in law, punishable. (405)
Action-taking, k′shn-t′kng. a.
Litigious.
Active, k′tv. a. (151)
That which has the power or quality of acting; that which acts, opposed to passive; busy, engaging in action, opposed to idle or sedentary; nimble, agile, quick; in grammar, a verb active is that which signifies action, as, I teach.
Actively, k′tv-l. ad.
Busily, nimbly.
Activeness, k′tv-nss. s.
Quickness, nimbleness.
Activity, k-tv′-t. s. (515)
The quality of being active.
He that acts, or performs any thing; he that personates a character, a stage player.
Actress, k′trss. s.
She that performs any thing; a woman that plays on the stage.
Actual, k′tsh-l. a. (461)
Really in act, not merely potential; in act, not purely in speculation.
Actuality, k-tsh-l′l-t. s.
The state of being actual.
Actually, k′tsh-l-l. ad.
In act, in effect, really.
Actualness, k′tsh-l-nss. s.
The quality of being actual.
Actuary, k′tsh--r. s.
The register or officer who compiles the minutes of the proceedings of the court.
To Actuate, k′tsh-te. v. a.
To put into action.
Actuose, k-t-se′. a.
Having the power of action. Ash.
☞ See the Appendix.
To Acuate, k′-te. v. a. (91)
To sharpen.
Aculeate, -k′l-te. a. (91)
Prickly, that which terminates in a sharp point.
Acumen, -k′mn. s. (503, h)
A sharp point; figuratively, quickness of intellects.
Acuminated, -k′m-n-td. p. a.
Ending in a point, sharp pointed.
Acute, -kte′. a.
Sharp, opposed to blunt; ingenious, opposed to stupid; acute disease, any disease which is attended with an increased velocity of blood, and terminates in a few days; acute accent, that which raises or sharpens the voice.
Acutely, -kte′l. ad.
After an acute manner, sharply.
Acuteness, -kte′nss. s.
Sharpness; force of intellects; violence and speedy crisis of a malady; sharpness of sound.
Adacted, -dk′td. part. a.
Driven by force.
Adage, d′je. s. (90)
A maxim, a proverb.
Adagio, -d′j-. s.
A term used by musicians, to mark a slow time.
Adamant, d′-mnt. s.
A stone of impenetrable hardness; the diamond; the load-stone.
Adamantean, d--mn-t′n. a.
Hard as adamant.
