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Microörganisms which live in contact with the air and need oxygen for their growth; as the microbacteria which form on the surface of putrefactive fluids.

cience which treats of the air and other gaseous bodies under the action of force, and of their mechanical effects.

In the old Norse mythology, the gods Odin, Thor, Loki, Balder, Frigg, and the others. Their home was called Asgard.

ct or change upon. As might affect the earth with cold heat. Milton. The climate affected their health and spirits. Macaulay.

h physically. Should they [caterpillars] affix them to the leaves of a plant improper for their food. Ray.

o trouble grievously; to torment. They did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. Exod. i. 11. That which was the worst now least afflicts me. Milton.

alarm. Dreams affright our souls. Shak. A drear and dying sound Affrights the flamens at their service quaint. Milton.

To, in, or on the field. "We drove afield." Milton. How jocund did they drive their team afield! Gray.

Flowing. Their founts aflow with tears. R. Browning.

g. [Archaic] He takes greatness of kingdoms according to bulk and currency, and not after their intrinsic value. Bacon. After all, when everything has been considered; upon the whole. -- After (with the same noun preceding and following), as, wave after wave, day after day, several or many (waves, etc.) successively.…

One of the small notes occur on the unaccented parts of the measure, taking their time from the preceding note.

agglutinative languages. R. Morris. Agglutinative languages preserve the consciousness of their roots. Max Müller.

tend to bring, to a uniform grade, or slope, by addition of material; as, streams aggrade their beds by depositing sediment.

quickness of motion; as, strength and agility of body. They . . . trust to the agility of their wit. Bacon. Wheeling with the agility of a hawk. Sir W. Scott.

One of a body of men appointed by the army, in Cromwell's time, to look after their interests; -- called also adjutators. Clarendon.

Pertaining to fields, or lands, or their tenure; esp., relating to am equal or equitable division of lands; as, the agrarian laws of Rome, which distributed the conquered and other public lands among citizens. His Grace's landed possessions are irresistibly inviting to an agrarian experiment. Burke.…

s, all parties agree in the expediency of the law. If music and sweet poetry agree. Shak. Their witness agreed not together. Mark xiv. 56. The more you agree together, the less hurt can your enemies do you. Sir T. Browne.

A mechanical contrivance for awaking persons from sleep, or rousing their attention; an alarum. Alarm bell, a bell that gives notice on danger. -- Alarm clock or watch, a clock or watch which can be so set as to ring or strike loudly at a prearranged hour, to wake from sleep, or excite attention. -- Alarm gauge, a co…

rly church those who had been baptized on Easter eve laid aside on the following Saturday their white albs which had been put on after baptism.

Although; albeit. [Obs.] Albe Clarissa were their chiefest founderess. Spenser.