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3,117 words match “PAS”

APPURTENANCE n.
lance and legal acceptation, something belonging to another thing as principal, and which passes as incident to it, as a right of way, or other easement to land; a right of common to pasture, an outhouse, barn, garden, or orchard, to a house or messuage. In a strict legal sense, land can never pass as an appurtenance t…
AQUEDUCT n.
A canal or passage; as, the aqueduct of Sylvius, a channel connecting the third and fourth ventricles of the brain.
ARCADE n.
An arched or covered passageway or avenue.
ARCADIAN; ARCADIC a.
Of or pertaining to Arcadia; pastoral; ideally rural; as, Arcadian simplicity or scenery.
ARCH n. 2 definitions
Any place covered by an arch; an archway; as, to pass into the arch of a bridge.
ARCHWAY n.
A way or passage under an arch.
ARCTATION n.
Constriction or contraction of some natural passage, as in constipation from inflammation.
ARDENCY n.
Warmth of passion or affection; ardor; vehemence; eagerness; as, the ardency of love or zeal.
ARDENT a.
Warm, applied to the passions and affections; passionate; fervent; zealous; vehement; as, ardent love, feelings, zeal, hope, temper. An ardent and impetuous race. Macaulay.
ARDENTLY adv.
In an ardent manner; eagerly; with warmth; affectionately; passionately.
ARDOR n.
Warmth or heat of passion or affection; eagerness; zeal; as, he pursues study with ardor; the fought with ardor; martial ardor.
ARMY ORGANIZATION n.
to serve a given number of years. He is usually enrolled first in the regular army, then passes to its reserve, then into the home reserves, to serve until he reaches the age limit. It for any reason he is not enrolled in the regular army, he may begin his service in the army reserves or even the home reserves, but th…
AROSE n.
The past or preterit tense of Arise.
AROUND prep.
On all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as to make the circuit of; about. A lambent flame arose, which gently spread Around his brows. Dryden.
ARRIVE v.
To reach a point by progressive motion; to gain or compass an object by effort, practice, study, inquiry, reasoning, or experiment. To arrive at, or attain to. When he arrived at manhood. Rogers. We arrive at knowledge of a law of nature by the generalization of facts. McCosh. If at great things thou wouldst arrive. Mi…
ARTERIAL a.
ailroad. Arterial blood, blood which has been changed and vitalized (arterialized) during passage through the lungs.
ARTERIALIZATION n.
The process of converting venous blood into arterial blood during its passage through the lungs, oxygen being absorbed and carbonic acid evolved; -- called also aëration and hematosis.
ASAFETIDA; ASAFOETIDA n.
plant (Ferula asafoetida) of Persia and the East India. It is used in medicine as an antispasmodic. [Written also assafoetida.]
ASCENDANT; ASCENDENT a.
Superior; surpassing; ruling. An ascendant spirit over him. South. The ascendant community obtained a surplus of wealth. J. S. Mill. Without some power of persuading or confuting, of defending himself against accusations, . . . no man could possibly hold an ascendent position. Grote.
ASCENDING a.
direct ascending. -- Ascending node having, that node of the moon or a planet wherein it passes the ecliptic to proceed northward. It is also called the northern node. Herschel. -- Ascending series. (Math.) (a) A series arranged according to the ascending powers of a quantity. (b) A series in which each term is great…
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