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At the door; of the door; as, out adoors. Shak. I took him in adoors. Vicar's Virgil (1630).

To raise to a higher rank; to promote. Ahasueres . . . advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes. Esther iii. 1.

fness and averseness to comply with the court designs, advantaged his adversaries against him. Fuller. What is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away Luke ix. 25. To advantage one's self of, to avail one's self of. [Obs.]

a far less good to man it will be found, if she must, at all adventures, be fastened upon him individually. Milton.

take counsel with one's self; to reflect; to consider. [Obs.] Bid thy master well advise himself. Shak.

ay; -- often used with from preceding, or off following; as, he was seen from afar; I saw him afar off. The steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar. Beattie.

Kindly inclined; zealous. [Obs.] Johson. Man, in his love God, and desire to please him, can never be too affectionate. Sprat.

stronger impression than fear, or apprehension, perhaps less than terror. He looks behind him with affright, and forward with despair. Goldsmith.

river; -- in this sense often preceded by over. Jacob saw the angels of God come against him. Tyndale.

Gazing with astonishment; amazed. [Obs.] The whole army stood agazed on him. Shak.

One who acts for, or in the place of, another, by authority from him; one intrusted with the business of another; a substitute; a deputy; a factor.

g done; a helper; an assistant. It is not good that man should be alone; let us make unto him an aid like unto himself. Tobit viii. 6.

An officer selected by a general to carry orders, also to assist or represent him in correspondence and in directing movements.

easiness or affection, whose cause is unknown; as, what ails the man I know not what ails him. What aileth thee, Hagar Gen. xxi. 17.

Erected in the air; having no solid foundation; chimerical; as, an air-built castle.

rt. Macaulay. The recollection of his former life is a dream that only the more alienates him from the realities of the present. I. Taylor.

her husband's estate or income for her support, upon her divorce or legal separation from him, or during a suit for the same. Wharton. Burrill.

n; to grant; to appoint; as, let every man be contented with that which Providence allots him. Ten years I will allot to the attainment of knowledge. Johnson.

Only; merely; singly. [Obs.] This said spirit was not given alonely unto him, but unto all his heirs and posterity. Latimer.

the side; side by side with; -- often with of; as, bring the boat alongside; alongside of him; alongside of the tree.