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11,617 words match “AY”

AY interj. 2 definitions
Ah! alas! "Ay me! I fondly dream `Had ye been there.'" Milton.
AYAH n.
A native nurse for children; also, a lady's maid. [India]
AYE n.
An affirmative vote; one who votes in the affirmative; as, "To call for the ayes and noes;" "The ayes have it."
AYE-AYE n.
A singular nocturnal quadruped, allied to the lemurs, found in Madagascar (Cheiromys Madagascariensis), remarkable for its long fingers, sharp nails, and rodent-like incisor teeth.
AYE; AY adv. 2 definitions
Always; ever; continually; for an indefinite time. For his mercies aye endure. Milton. For aye, always; forever; eternally.
AYEGREEN n.
The houseleek (Sempervivum tectorum). Halliwell.
AYEN; AYEIN; AYEINS adv.
Again; back against. [Obs.] Chaucer.
AYENWARD adv.
Backward. [Obs.] Chaucer.
AYLE n.
A grandfather. [Obs.] Writ of Ayle, an ancient English writ which lay against a stranger who had dispossessed the demandant of land of which his grandfather died seized.
AYME n.
The utterance of the ejaculation "Ay me !" [Obs.] See Ay, interj. "Aymees and hearty heigh-hoes." J. Fletcher.
AYOND prep.
Beyond. [North of Eng.]
AYONT prep.
Beyond. [Scot.]
AYRIE; AYRY n.
See Aerie. Drayton.
AYRSHIRE n.
One of a superior breed of cattle from Ayrshire, Scotland. Ayrshires are notable for the quantity and quality of their milk.
AYUNTAMIENTO n.
nish America, a corporation or body of magistrates in cities and towns, corresponding to mayor and aldermen.
ABAY n.
Barking; baying of dogs upon their prey. See Bay. [Obs.]
ABRAY v.
See Abraid. [Obs.] Spenser.
ADAYS adv.
By day, or every day; in the daytime. [Obs.] Fielding.
AERIAL RAILWAY n.
An elevated cableway.
AFFRAY v. 6 definitions
To startle from quiet; to alarm. Smale foules a great heap That had afrayed [affrayed] me out of my sleep. Chaucer.
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