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resembling, an abyss; unfathomable. Abyssal zone (Phys. Geog.), one of the belts or zones into which Sir E. Forbes divides the bottom of the sea in describing its plants, animals, etc. It is the one furthest from the shore, embracing all beyond one hundred fathoms deep. Hence, abyssal animals, plants, etc.…

a right to the part or thing added, or the improvement (provided the thing is not changed into a different species). Thus, the owner of a cow becomes the owner of her calf.

Anything that enters into a work of art without being indispensably necessary, as mere ornamental parts. Elmes.

in objects so that some parts stand forth in abnormal brightness and other parts are cast into a deep shadow.

To bring into agreement or harmony; to reconcile; to compose; to adjust; to settle; as, to accommodate differences, a dispute, etc.

ed, bars a suit. Blackstone. With one accord, with unanimity. They rushed with one accord into the theater. Acts xix. 29.

tion; to esteem; as, he makes small account of beauty. -- To take account of, or to take into account, to take into consideration; to notice. "Of their doings, God takes no account." Milton . -- A writ of account (Law), a writ which the plaintiff brings demanding that the defendant shall render his just account, or s…

Also, formerly, an officer in the English court of chancery who received the moneys paid into the court, and deposited them in the Bank of England.

To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction. His censure will . . . accredit his praises. Cowper. These reasons . . . which accredit and fortify mine opinion. Shelton.

ield of bloodshed. The system of warfare . . . which had already converted immense tracts into one universal aceldama. De Quincey.

The act of making acetous or sour; the process of converting, or of becoming converted, into vinegar.

To convert into acid or vinegar.

To carry on to a final close; to bring out into a perfected state; to accomplish; to perform; -- as, to achieve a feat, an exploit, an enterprise. Supposing faculties and powers to be the same, far more may be achieved in any line by the aid of a capital, invigorating motive than without it. I. Taylor.…

don formed of the united tendons of the large muscles in the calf of the leg, an inserted into the bone of the heel; -- so called from the mythological account of Achilles being held by the heel when dipped in the River Styx.

Free from color; transmitting light without decomposing it into its primary colors.

Capable of being acidified, or converted into an acid.

Producing acidity; converting into an acid. Dana.

The act or process of acidifying, or changing into an acid.

To make acid; to convert into an acid; as, to acidify sugar.

ulfill functions; to put forth energy; to move, as opposed to remaining at rest; to carry into effect a determination of the will. He hangs between, in doubt to act or rest. Pope.