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That allures; attracting; charming; tempting. -- Al*lur"ing*ly, adv. -- Al*lur"ing*ness, n.

The giving of alms.

A current which periodically changes or reverses its direction of flow.

The national assembly or parliament of Iceland. See Thing, n., 8.

Causing amazement; very wonderful; as, amazing grace. -- A*maz"ing*ly, adv.

With an ambling gait.

Giving amusement; diverting; as, an amusing story. -- A*mus"ing*ly, adv.

The act of one who angles; the art of fishing with rod and line. Walton.

An aquatic bird of the southern United States (Platus anhinga); the darter, or snakebird.

Causing animation; life-giving; inspiriting; rousing. "Animating cries." Pope. -- An"i*ma`ting*ly, adv.

The process used to render glass, iron, etc., less brittle, performed by allowing them to cool very gradually from a high heat.

That annoys; molesting; vexatious. -- An*noy"ing*ly, adv.

Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever; thing of any kind; something or other; aught; as, I would not do it for anything. Did you ever know of anything so unlucky A. Trollope. They do not know that anything is amiss with them. W. G. Sumner.

One who holds to no particular creed or dogma.

Such as to appall; as, an appalling accident. -- Ap*pall"ing*ly, adv.

That appeals; imploring. -- Ap*peal"*ing*ly, adv. -- Ap*peal"ing*ness, n.

Apparently. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

Exciting appetite; as, appetizing food. The appearance of the wild ducks is very appetizing. Sir W. Scott.

In an appreciating manner; with appreciation.

The act of ingrafting a sprig or shoot of one tree into another, without cutting it from the parent stock; -- called, also, inarching and grafting by approach.