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ABSTORTED a.
Wrested away. [Obs.] Bailey.
ACCELERATOR n.
One who, or that which, accelerates. Also as an adj.; as, accelerator nerves.
ACCELERATORY a.
Accelerative.
ACCENTOR n. 2 definitions
One who sings the leading part; the director or leader. [Obs.]
ACCEPTOR n. 2 definitions
One who accepts; specifically (Law & Com.),
ACCLAMATORY a.
Pertaining to, or expressing approval by, acclamation.
ACCOMMODATOR n.
He who, or that which, accommodates. Warburton.
ACCUMULATOR n. 3 definitions
An apparatus by means of which energy or power can be stored, such as the cylinder or tank for storing water for hydraulic elevators, the secondary or storage battery used for accumulating the energy of electrical charges, etc.
ACCUSATORIAL a.
Accusatory.
ACCUSATORIALLY adv.
By way accusation.
ACCUSATORY a.
Pertaining to, or containing, an accusation; as, an accusatory libel. Grote.
ACQUISITOR n.
One who acquires.
ACTOR n. 4 definitions
A theatrical performer; a stageplayer. After a well graced actor leaves the stage. Shak.
ACTUATOR n.
One who actuates, or puts into action. [R.] Melville.
ACUTORSION n.
The twisting of an artery with a needle to arrest hemorrhage.
ADAPTORIAL a.
Adaptive. [R.]
ADDITORY a.
Tending to add; making some addition. [R.] Arbuthnot.
ADDUCTOR n.
ard the middle line of the body, or closes extended parts of the body; -- opposed to abductor; as, the adductor of the eye, which turns the eye toward the nose. In the bivalve shells, the muscles which close the values of the shell are called adductor muscles. Verrill.
ADHORTATORY a.
Containing counsel or warning; hortatory; advisory. [Obs.] Potter.
ADJUDICATOR n.
One who adjudicates.
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