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Side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam; -- with of.

A combination of absinthic acid with a base or positive radical.

Positive; clear; certain; not doubtful. [R.] I am absolute 't was very Cloten. Shak.

In an absolute, independent, or unconditional manner; wholly; positively.

ndependence of everything extraneous; unlimitedness; absolute power; independent reality; positiveness.

ves of the acanthus (Acanthus spinosus); -- used in the capitals of the Corinthian and Composite orders.

A slope or inclination of the earth, as the side of a hill, considered as ascending, in opposition to declivity, or descending; an upward slope; ascent.

To perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition.

ee; to correspond; to be in harmony; -- followed by with, formerly also by to; as, his disposition accords with his looks. My heart accordeth with my tongue. Shak. Thy actions to thy words accord. Milton.

ficer in the English court of chancery who received the moneys paid into the court, and deposited them in the Bank of England.

ntinuous growth; an accretion. [R.] The silent accrescence of belief from the unwatched depositions of a general, never contradicted hearsy. Coleridge.

tive verb terminates, or the immediate object of motion or tendency to, expressed by a preposition. It corresponds to the objective case in English.

A salt formed by the union of acetic acid with a base or positive radical; as, acetate of lead, acetate of potash.

To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object; -- followed by in, formerly also by with and to. They were compelled to acquiesce in a government which they did not re…

t content; -- distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.

Able or disposed to make acquisitions; acquiring; as, an acquisitive person or disposition.

Possessing acres or landed property; -- used in composition; as, large-acred men.

Sharpness or severity, as of language or temper; irritating bitterness of disposition or manners. John the Baptist set himself with much acrimony and indignation to baffle this senseless arrogant conceit of theirs. South.

A composition, usually in verse, in which the first or the last letters of the lines, or certain other letters, taken in order, form a name, word, phrase, or motto.

ies of events, either real or imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem, or other composition; the unfolding of the drama of events.