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us; -- applied to persons or things. "Thy auspicious mistress." Shak. "Auspicious gales." Pope.

The south wind. Pope.

Auxiliary. [Archaic] The auxiliar troops and Trojan hosts appear. Pope.

To promote; to assist. [Obs.] Pope. To avail one's self of, to make use of; take advantage of. Then shall they seek to avail themselves of names. Milton. I have availed myself of the very first opportunity. Dickens.

f mind; disliking; disinclined; unwilling; reluctant. Averse alike to flatter, or offend. Pope. Men who were averse to the life of camps. Macaulay. Pass by securely as men averse from war. Micah ii. 8.

The object of dislike or repugnance. Pain their aversion, pleasure their desire. Pope.

lling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; loath. For wiser brutes were backward to be slaves. Pope.

A radiant baldric o'er his shoulder tied Sustained the sword that glittered at his side. Pope.

The globe or earth. Pope. Move round the dark terrestrial ball. Addison. Ball and socket joint, a joint in which a ball moves within a socket, so as to admit of motion in every direction within certain limits. -- Ball bearings, a mechanical device for lessening the friction of axle bearings by means of small loose met…

Producing balm. "The balmy tree." Pope.

To roast or broil whole, as an ox or hog. Send me, gods, a whole hog barbecued. Pope.

boundary; a line of separation. 'Twixt that [instinct] and reason, what a nice barrier ! Pope. Barrier gate, a heavy gate to close the opening through a barrier. -- Barrier reef, a form of coral reef which runs in the general direction of the shore, and incloses a lagoon channel more or less extensive. -- To fight a…

The pedestal of a column, pillar, or statue. [Obs.] If no basis bear my rising name. Pope.

The ace of clubs in qua Pope.

To wear or impair as if by beating or by hard usage. "Each battered jade." Pope.

To exist actually, or in the world of fact; to have ex To be contents his natural desire. Pope. To be, or not to be: that is the question. Shak.

he ends of which the scales are suspended. The doubtful beam long nods from side to side. Pope.

ould such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne. Pope. I cannot bear The murmur of this lake to hear. Shelley. My punishment is greater than I can bear. Gen. iv. 13.

But of this frame, the bearings and the ties, The strong connections, nice dependencies. Pope.

Covered with, or wearing, a beaver or hat. "His beavered brow." Pope.