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110 words match “AHA”

AHA interj. 2 definitions

An exclamation expressing, by different intonations, triumph, mixed with derision or irony, or simple surprise.

ABRAHAM-MAN; ABRAM-MAN n.

roamed through England, feigning lunacy for the sake of obtaining alms. Nares. To sham Abraham, to feign sickness. Goldsmith.

Pertaining to Abraham, the patriarch; as, the Abrachamic covenant.

ABRAHAMITIC; ABRAHAMITICAL a.

Relating to the patriarch Abraham.

BAHADUR; BAHAUDUR n.

A title of respect or honor given to European officers in East Indian state papers, and colloquially, and among the natives, to distinguished officials and other important personages.

A member of the sect of the Babis consisting of the adherents of Baha (Mirza Husain Ali, entitled "Baha 'u 'llah," or, "the Splendor of God"), the elder half brother of Mirza Yahya of Nur, who succeeded the Bab as the head of the Babists. Baha in 1863 declared himself the supreme prophet of the sect, and became its rec…

The religious tenets or practices of the Bahais.

A weight used in certain parts of the East Indies, varying considerably in different localities, the range being from 223 to 625 pounds.

The leaves of an orchid (Angraecum fragrans), of the islands of Bourbon and Mauritius, used (in France) as a substitute for Chinese tea.

GRAHAM BREAD n.

Bread made of unbolted wheat flour. [U. S.] Bartlett.

One who follows the dietetic system of Graham. [U. S.]

A kind of notary public, or attorney, in the Levant.

f the head and upper part of the back brown. Called also proboscis monkey. [Written also kaha.]

A curious colubriform snake of the genus Xyphorhynchus, from Madagascar. It is brownish red, and its hose is prolonged in the form of a sharp blade.

A kind of baboon; the wanderoo.

MAHABARATA; MAHABHARATAM n.

A celebrated epic poem of the Hindoos. It is of great length, and is chiefly devoted to the history of a civil war between two dynasties of ancient India.

(Bot.) A cherry tree (Prunus Mahaleb) of Southern Europe. The wood is prized by cabinetmakers, the twigs are used for pipe stems, the flowers and leaves yield a perfume, and from the fruit a violet dye and a fermented liquor (like kirschwasser) are prepared.

A sovereign prince in India; -- a title given also to other persons of high rank.

An African antelope (Hippotragus Bakeri). Its face is striped with black and white.