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An articulation pronounced by the aid or use of the tongue and teeth.

Pronounced without any jar or harshness; smooth; as, l and r are liquid letters.

To pronounce the sibilant letter s imperfectly; to give s and z the sound of th; -- a defect common among children.

ating place, or the place where, or wherein; as, a locative adjective; locative case of a noun. -- n.

chapter on the snakes of Iceland, which delivers its business in one summary sentence, announcing, that snakes in Iceland -- there are none. De Quincey.

short, straight, horizontal mark [-], placed over vowels to denote that they are to be pronounced with a long sound; as, a, in dame; e, in seam, etc.

Hence, used with the possessive pronoun, the title of an emperor, king or queen; -- in this sense taking a plural; as, their majesties attended the concert. In all the public writs which he [Emperor Charles V.] now issued as King of Spain, he assumed the title of Majesty, and required it from his subjects as a mark of…

rd; to be the cause or agent of; to effect, do, perform, or execute; -- often used with a noun to form a phrase equivalent to the simple verb that corresponds to such noun; as, to make complaint, for to complain; to make record of, for to record; to make abode, for to abide, etc. Call for Samson, that he may make us sp…

A married man; a husband; -- correlative to wife. I pronounce that they are man and wife. Book of Com. Prayer. every wife ought to answer for her man. Addison.

Exhibited at divers times or in various ways; -- used to qualify nouns in the singular number. "The manifold wisdom of God." Eph. iii.

A title given by courtesy, now commonly pronounced mìster, except when given to boys; -- sometimes written Mister, but usually abbreviated to Mr.

The person speaking, regarded as an object; myself; a pronoun of the first person used as the objective and dative case of the pronoum I; as, he struck me; he gave me the money, or he gave the money to me; he got me a hat, or he got a hat for me.

In the game of pinochle, to declare or announce for a score; as, to meld a sequence.

A communication of news; an announcement. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

A defect in pronouncing the letter m, or a too frequent use of it.

Highness; excellency; -- with a possessive pronoun, a title of dignity; as, their high mightinesses.

repay." Rom. xii. 19. Also, in the old style, used attributively, instead of my, before a noun beginning with a vowel. I kept myself from mine iniquity. Ps. xviii. 23.

wings, and a pair of flat yellow wattles on the head. It is often tamed and taught to pronounce words.

To behave ill; to conduct one's self improperly; -- often used with a reciprocal pronoun.

To behave ill; -- with a reflexive pronoun; as, to misdemean one's self.