Part 4

~Aid~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Assist, help, support, serve, speed, second, back, befriend, prosper, abet, co-operate with, take part with, give support to, minister to.

~2.~ Succor, relieve, SPELL.

~Aid~, _n._ ~1.~ Assistance, help, LIFT, furtherance, co-operation, patronage, support, helping hand, good offices.

~2.~ Succor, relief.

~3.~ AIDE-DE-CAMP.

~Aide-de-camp~, [Fr.] (_Mil._) Aid.

~Aider~, _n._ Helper, assistant, coadjutor, co-operator, ally, auxiliary, abettor.

~Ail~, _v. a._ Pain, trouble, afflict, be the matter with.

~Ail~, _v. n._ Suffer, be in pain, feel pain, be ill.

~Ail~, _n._ Disease, AILMENT.

~Ailing~, _a._ Sickly, sick, ill, indisposed, unwell, diseased, feeble, languishing, unhealthy.

~Ailment~, _n._ Disease, ail, illness, sickness, ailing, indisposition, malady, distemper, disorder, complaint.

~Aim~, _v. a._ Direct, level, point.

~Aim~, _n._ ~1.~ Direction, course, bearing, tendency, bent, proclivity.

~2.~ Intention, intent, purpose, design, reason, view, object, end, scope, drift, goal, point, final cause.

~Aim at, 1.~ Take aim at, point at, level at, direct towards.

~2.~ Intend, purpose, design, mean.

~3.~ Crave, affect, yearn for, aspire at, aspire after, endeavor after, be at, drive at, propose to one's self, have in view, have in one's eye, have an eye to, strive for, attempt to reach.

~Aimless~, _a._ Purposeless, objectless, without aim or end.

~Air~, _n._ ~1.~ Atmosphere, atmospheric air, common air.

~2.~ Gas, aeriform fluid.

~3.~ Breeze, zephyr, gentle wind, breath of air.

~4.~ Weather, open air, open atmosphere.

~5.~ Appearance, aspect, mien, manner, look, cast, demeanor, conduct, carriage, bearing, deportment, behavior, port.

~6.~ Tune, melody.

~Air~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Expose to air.

~2.~ Ventilate, change the air of.

~Air-bladder~, _n._ Sound (_of a fish_).

~Air-bubble~, _n._ Bleb.

~Air-engine~, _n._ Caloric engine.

~Airiness~, _n._ ~1.~ Openness, exposure to air.

~2.~ Gayety, levity, sprightliness, vivacity, liveliness.

~Airing~, _n._ ~1.~ Ride, drive, walk, promenade, stroll, excursion.

~2.~ Exposure to air, admission of air.

~Air-pipe~, _n._ Vent, spiracle, blow-hole, air-tube.

~Airs~, _n. pl._ Affectation, pretension, mannerism, affectedness, affected manner, assumed manner.

~Air-tight~, _a._ Hermetic, hermetical.

~Air-tube~, _n._ AIR-PIPE.

~Airy~, _a._ ~1.~ Unsubstantial, aerial, ethereal, aeriform, thin, rare.

~2.~ Light, subtile, sublimated.

~3.~ Sprightly, buoyant, vivacious, wanton, volatile, jocund, jolly, jovial, lively, gay, blithe, light, light-hearted, light of heart, in spirits, in good spirits, of good cheer.

~4.~ Showy, gaudy, flaunting, jaunty, gairish, fine.

~5.~ Windy, empty.

~Aisle~, _n._ Passage, walk.

~Aitchbone~, _n._ Edgebone, natchbone.

~Ajar~, _ad._ Partly open (_as a door_).

~Ajutage~, _n._ Spout (_of a fountain_).

~Akin~, _a._ Kin, related, allied, kindred, cognate, congenial, homogeneous, analogous, similar, parallel, of a piece.

~Alack~, _interj._ Alas, lackaday.

~Alacrity~, _n._ ~1.~ Readiness, promptitude, alertness, agility, activity, quickness, eagerness.

~2.~ Sprightliness, gayety, cheerfulness, hilarity, vivacity, liveliness, high spirits, good spirits.

~À la mode~, [Fr.] _a._ Fashionable, in the fashion, in vogue.

~À la mode~, [Fr.] _ad._ Fashionably.

~Alarm~, _n._ ~1.~ Alarum, larum, tocsin, summons to arms, alarm-bell, beat of drum, sound of trumpet, notice of danger, signal of distress.

~2.~ Fear, apprehension, terror, fright, affright, consternation, dismay.

~Alarm~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Call to arms, summon to arms.

~2.~ Terrify, frighten, affright, startle, scare, daunt, appall, put in fear.

~Alarm-bell~, _n._ Tocsin, ALARM.

~Alarum~, _n._ ALARM.

~Alas~, _interj._ Alack, lackaday.

~Alate~, _a._ (_Bot. and Anat._) Winged.

~Albeit~, _ad._ Although, notwithstanding.

~Albicore~, _n._ Bonito, horse-mackerel (_Thynnus pelamys_).

~Alcohol~, _n._ Spirits of wine, pure spirit, highly rectified spirit.

~Alcove~, _n._ Recess.

~Alehoof~, _n._ Gill, ground-ivy (_Glechoma hederacea_).

~Alert~, _a._ ~1.~ Watchful, vigilant, circumspect, wary, heedful, on the alert, on one's guard, on the watch, on the lookout.

~2.~ Active, brisk, nimble, agile, smart, lively, sprightly, spirited, supple, quick, spry, ready, prompt.

~Alertness~, _n._ ~1.~ Watchfulness, vigilance, circumspection, wariness.

~2.~ Activity, agility, nimbleness, briskness, smartness, sprightliness, quickness, spryness, promptness, readiness.

~Algebra~, _n._ Analysis (_by means of letters and other symbols_), calculus, fluxions.

~Alias~, _ad._ Otherwise.

~Alias~, _n._ Assumed name.

~Alien~, _a._ ~1.~ Foreign, not native.

~2.~ Estranged, differing, remote, unallied, separated, unconnected.

~Alien~, _n._ Foreigner, stranger.

~Alienate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Abalienate, transfer, demise, consign, assign, convey, devolve, make over, deliver over.

~2.~ Estrange, disaffect, wean, withdraw the affections of, make unfriendly.

~Alienation~, _n._ ~1.~ Abalienation, transfer, demise, conveyance.

~2.~ Estrangement, disaffection, variance, division, rupture, breach.

~Alienation of mind~, insanity, derangement, lunacy, madness, frenzy, craziness, delirium, mania.

~Alight~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Stop or rest (_after flight_).

~2.~ Dismount, descend, get down.

~Alight from~, Get off.

~Alike~, _a._ Similar, like, resembling, analogous, allied, equal, of a piece.

~Alike~, _ad._ Equally, in the same manner, form, or degree.

~Aliment~, _n._ Nourishment, nutriment, food, sustenance, subsistence, provision, fare, diet, regimen, victuals, meat, viands, cheer, pabulum, rations, FEED, PROVENDER, FODDER, FORAGE, PROG.

~Alimentary~, _a._ Nourishing, edible, esculent, nutritious.

~Alimentation~, _n._ Nutrition, nourishment.

~Aliped~, _a._ Wing-footed, swift of foot.

~Alive~, _a._ ~1.~ Living, breathing, live, not dead, in life, above ground.

~2.~ Sensitive, susceptible, with keen perceptions.

~3.~ Active, in force, in existence.

~4.~ Cheerful, sprightly, lively, joyous.

~All~, _a._ The whole of, every one of, every part of.

~All~, _ad._ Altogether, entirely, completely, wholly, quite.

~All~, _n._ Whole, total, totality, aggregate, every thing.

~All at once~, Instantaneously, suddenly, in an instant, without warning.

~Allay~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Repress, restrain, check, subdue, lay, silence, appease, pacify, calm, quiet, still, lull, hush, tranquillize, smooth.

~2.~ Assuage, alleviate, soothe, soften, mitigate, solace, moderate, mollify, temper, attemper, lessen, abate, qualify, relieve, ease, dull, blunt, palliate.

~All-devouring~, _a._ Omnivorous.

~Allegation~, _n._ ~1.~ Declaration, affirmation, averment.

~2.~ Excuse, plea.

~Allege~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Declare, affirm, assert, aver, predicate, profess, asseverate, maintain, say.

~2.~ Adduce, assign, advance, plead, produce, cite, quote, bring forward, lay down.

~Allegiance~, _n._ Fealty, fidelity, loyalty.

~Allegorical~, _a._ Figurative, typical.

~Allegory~, _n._ Fable (_in which what is stated as a fact is figuratively applied_), PARABLE, APOLOGUE, story, tale, myth.

~Alleviate~, _v. a._ Lighten, mitigate, assuage, moderate, soothe, soften, mollify, allay, quiet, still, quell, abate, lessen, diminish, relieve, palliate, ease, dull, blunt.

~Alleviation~, _n._ Mitigation, palliation, relief.

~Alley~, _n._ ~1.~ Walk, passage.

~2.~ Lane, SLUM, narrow street.

~3.~ Taw, large marble.

~All-hallow~, _n._ All-saints day, the first of November.

~All-hallows~, _n._ All-saints day, the first of November.

~All-hollow~, [_Colloquial._] Entirely, completely, wholly, utterly, thoroughly.

~Alliance~, _n._ ~1.~ Connection, relation, relationship, affinity, family connection.

~2.~ Union, combination, coalition, federation, copartnership, CONFEDERACY, league, compact, federal compact.

~Allied~, _a._ ~1.~ Related, alike, similar, analogous, cognate, akin, kindred, of a piece.

~2.~ United, confederated, co-operating, in league, in co-operation.

~All-knowing~, _a._ Omniscient, all-wise, all-seeing.

~All manner of ways~, ~1.~ In many ways.

~2.~ In all directions, hither and thither.

~Allodial~, _a._ Independent, freehold, not feudal, free of rent or service.

~Allodium~, _n._ (_Law._) Freehold estate.

~All one~, Indifferent, equal, just the same, quite the same, the same.

~Allonge~, _n._ Pass, thrust, lunge, longe, tilt, stab.

~Allonge~, _v. n._ Pass, lunge, make a pass or thrust.

~Allopathic~, _a._ Heteropathic.

~Allopathy~, _n._ Heteropathy.

~Allot~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Distribute, divide, measure, apportion, deal, dispense, parcel out, deal out, give out, mete out, portion out.

~2.~ Assign, appoint, grant, give.

~Allotment~, _n._ ~1.~ Apportionment, distribution, partition, dole.

~2.~ Assignment, appointment, grant, gift.

~3.~ Share, part, portion, lot, quota, contingent.

~Allow~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Admit, acknowledge, confess, own, concede, take for granted.

~2.~ Permit, let, authorize, grant leave to, give permission to.

~3.~ Suffer, tolerate, endure, bear, put up with, bear with.

~4.~ Grant, give, yield, relinquish, spare.

~5.~ Approve, sanction, justify.

~6.~ Remit, abate, bate, deduct.

~Allow~, _v. n._ Make allowance or provision.

~Allowable~, _a._ Permissible, admissible, lawful, proper, justifiable, warrantable.

~Allowance~, _n._ ~1.~ Permission, leave, license, permit, authorization, connivance, sanction, authority, approbation, sufferance.

~2.~ Admission, acknowledgment, concession, assent.

~3.~ Stipend, salary, pay, hire, wages, remuneration, recompense, commission, EXHIBITION, PITTANCE.

~4.~ Qualification, modification, extenuation, limitation, exception.

~5.~ Ration, stated quantity (_of food or drink_).

~Allowance~, _v. a._ Put upon allowance, limit in the supply of food.

~Alloy~, _n._ ~1.~ Combination (_of metals_) by fusion.

~2.~ Baser metal (_mixed with finer_).

~3.~ Baser element or ingredient.

~All-powerful~, _a._ Almighty, omnipotent, all-sufficient.

~All-saints day~, _n._ All-hallow, the first of November.

~All-seeing~, _a._ All-knowing, omniscient, all-wise.

~Allspice~, _n._ Pimento, Jamaica pepper.

~All-sufficient~, _a._ Almighty, all-powerful.

~All the better~, So much the better.

~Allude to~, Intimate, suggest, insinuate, hint, imply, refer to, glance at, make allusion to.

~Allure~, _v. a._ Entice, tempt, seduce, decoy, lead, solicit, invite, attract, troll, lure, drib, engage, persuade, ensnare, coax, inveigle, TWEEDLE, toll, over-persuade, prevail upon, draw on, bring over, win over.

~Allurement~, _n._ ~1.~ Enticement, temptation, seduction, seducement, solicitation, attraction, witchery.

~2.~ Lure, decoy, bait.

~Allusion~, _n._ Reference, hint, intimation, indirect mention.

~Allusive~, _a._ Hinting, suggestive, emblematic, typical, symbolical, figurative.

~Allusively~, _ad._ By implication, by indirect reference, by way of allusion.

~Alluvium~, _n._ Sediment, deposit, silt.

~Alluvial land~, Dale, valley, bottom.

~All-wise~, _a._ Omniscient, all-knowing, all-seeing.

~Ally~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Unite, join, league, confederate, connect, combine.

~2.~ Make similar, make analogous.

~Ally~, _n._ ~1.~ Coadjutor, co-operator, assistant, helper, aider, auxiliary, associate, friend, colleague, partner.

~2.~ Abettor, confederate, accomplice, accessary.

~Almanac~, _n._ Calendar, ephemeris, register of the year.

~Almighty~, _a._ Omnipotent, all-powerful, all-sufficient.

~Almighty~, _n._ [With _The_ prefixed.] GOD.

~Almonds~, _n. pl._ Tonsils.

~Almost~, _ad._ Nearly, toward, towards, well-nigh, all but, for the most part, not quite, within a little.

~Alms~, _n._ Charity, benefaction, gift, charitable donation, eleemosynary aid.

~Almshouse~, _n._ Poorhouse.

~Aloft~, _ad._ Above, overhead, on high.

~Alone~, _a._ ~1.~ Single, solitary, only, lone, lonely, isolated, unaccompanied, by one's self, by itself, without company, without another.

~2.~ Of one's self, of one's own power, without help.

~Along~, _ad._ ~1.~ Lengthwise, longitudinally, in a line.

~2.~ Onward, forward.

~Along~, _prep._ By or over.

~Along-side~, _ad._ (_Naut._) By the side of, side by side.

~Aloud~, _ad._ Loudly, at the top of one's voice.

~Alpine~, _a._ Mountainous, high, elevated.

~Already~, _ad._ ~1.~ Even now.

~2.~ Before that time.

~Also~, _ad._ Likewise, too, besides, furthermore, moreover, in addition, in like manner.

~Altar~, _n._ ~1.~ Sacrificial structure.

~2.~ Shrine, sacred place, place of worship.

~3.~ Communion-table.

~Alter~, _v. a._ Change (_partially_), vary, modify, shift, turn, transmute, metamorphose, transform, convert, make some change in.

~Alter~, _v. n._ Vary, change, be changeable.

~Alterable~, _a._ Changeable, variable, mutable.

~Alterant~, _n._ (_Med._) Alterative.

~Alteration~, _n._ Change, variation, mutation, vicissitude, modification, deviation, variance, turn.

~Alterative~, _n._ (_Med._) Alterant.

~Altercation~, _n._ Dispute, controversy, contention, strife, difference, jangling, jangle, jarring, rupture, quarrel, sparring, bickering, wrangle, wrangling, dissension, war of words.

~Alternate~, _a._ ~1.~ Reciprocal, one after another (_by turns_).

~2.~ (_Bot._) On different sides successively.

~Alternate~, _v. n._ Reciprocate, act interchangeably.

~Alternate~, _v. a._ Perform reciprocally or by turns.

~Alternation~, _n._ Reciprocation, interchange.

~Alternative~, _n._ Choice (_between two things_).

~Although~, _conj._ Though, albeit, notwithstanding, grant that, for all that, be it so, even if.

~Altitude~, _n._ Height, elevation.

~Alto~, _n._ (_Mus._) Counter, counter-tenor.

~Altogether~, _ad._ ~1.~ Wholly, completely, entirely, totally, utterly, thoroughly, throughout, fully, perfectly, IN TOTO, out and out, to the full.

~2.~ Conjointly, in a body, in a mass, EN MASSE.

~Alumina~, _n._ Oxide of aluminum, argillaceous earth, argil.

~Aluminous~, _a._ Clayey, argillaceous.

~Alumnus~, _n._ [L. _pl. Alumni_.] Disciple, pupil, foster-child.

~Alveary~, _n._ Beehive.

~Alveolate~, _a._ Cellular, favose, honey-combed.

~Alveole~, _n._ Socket, cell, cavity, alveolus.

~Alveolus~, _n._ [L.] ALVEOLE.

~Always~, _ad._ Ever, evermore, perpetually, continually, eternally, unceasingly, everlastingly, for ever, AYE, FOR AYE, at all times, to the end of time, through all ages.

~Amadou~, _n._ Punk, spunk, German tinder.

~Amain~, _ad._ ~1.~ Violently, forcibly, with force, with might and main.

~2.~ (_Naut._) Suddenly, all at once.

~Amalgamate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Combine with mercury.

~2.~ Mix, commix, commingle, unite, combine, blend, incorporate, compound.

~Amalgamation~, _n._ ~1.~ Combination with mercury.

~2.~ Mixture, combination, compound, commixture.

~3.~ MISCEGENATION.

~Amanuensis~, _n._ Scribe, copyist, transcriber, writer.

~Amaranthine~, _a._ Unfading, imperishable, undecaying, undying, immortal, perennial, ever-blooming, ever-vernal.

~Amass~, _v. a._ Accumulate, gather, aggregate, pile up, heap up, scrape together, collect together, rake up, gather into a heap or pile.

~Amateur~, _n._ Virtuoso, CONNOISSEUR, DILETTANTE, critic, man of taste.

~Amatory~, _a._ Amorous, erotic, tender, passionate, Anacreontic.

~Amaurosis~, _n._ (_Med._) Drop serene, GUTTA SERENA.

~Amaze~, _v. a._ Astonish, astound, confound, stagger, stupefy, dumfound, dumfounder, surprise, take by surprise, strike with wonder, strike with astonishment, petrify with wonder.

~Amazement~, _n._ Astonishment, wonder, surprise.

~Amazing~, _a._ Astonishing, astounding, stupendous, wonderful, surprising, marvellous, miraculous, strange, very extraordinary.

~Amazon~, _n._ Virago.

~Ambages~, _n. pl._ ~1.~ Windings, turnings.

~2.~ Circumlocution, periphrasis, verbosity, verbiage, wordiness, diffuseness, circuit of words.

~Ambassador~, _n._ Minister (_of the highest rank_), plenipotentiary, envoy, legate, deputy.

~Ambassadors~, _n. pl._ Embassy, legation.

~Ambient~, _a._ Surrounding, encompassing, encircling, circling, circumjacent, circumambient.

~Ambiguity~, _n._ ~1.~ Doubtfulness, dubiousness, doubt, uncertainty or equivocalness (_as respects the meaning of a single term_), AMPHIBOLOGY, indefiniteness, vagueness, obscurity.

~2.~ Clinch, pun, ambiguous expression, double meaning.

~Ambiguous~, _a._ Doubtful, dubious, uncertain or equivocal, enigmatical, indefinite, indistinct, vague, indeterminate, not plain, not clear, susceptible of more than one meaning.

~Ambition~, _n._ ~1.~ Desire of superiority, desire of distinction.

~2.~ Longing, yearning, aspiration.

~Ambitious~, _a._ ~1.~ Aspiring, eager for superiority, eager for distinction or fame.

~2.~ Showy, pretentious.

~Ambitious of~, Eager for, emulous of, very desirous of.

~Amble~, _v. n._ Pace, move or go at an easy pace.

~Amble~, _n._ Pacing, pace.

~Ambrosial~, _a._ ~1.~ Delicious, luscious, savory, palatable, nice.

~2.~ Fragrant, balmy, odorous, aromatic, odoriferous, sweet-scented.

~Ambulatory~, _a._ Walking, moving.

~Ambuscade~, _n._ Ambush, cover, retreat, hiding-place, lurking-place.

~Ambush~, _n._ AMBUSCADE.

~Ameliorate~, _v. a._ Improve, amend, mend, emend, better, meliorate, make better.

~Amelioration~, _n._ Improvement, amendment, melioration, bettering.

~Amen~, _ad._ So be it, be it so, let it be so.

~Amenability~, _n._ Accountability, liability, responsibility, answerableness, amenableness.

~Amenable~, _a._ Accountable, liable, responsible, answerable.

~Amenableness~, _n._ AMENABILITY.

~Amend~, _v. a._ Improve, mend, emend, correct, rectify, reform, AMELIORATE.

~Amend~, _v. n._ Improve, mend, become better.

~Amende honorable~, [Fr.] Apology (_for improper treatment or language_), reparation.

~Amendment~, _n._ ~1.~ Improvement, emendation, reformation, change for the better.

~2.~ Correction, alteration.

~Amends~, _n._ Compensation (_for loss or injury_), recompense, indemnification, indemnity, reparation, restitution, redress, atonement, satisfaction.

~Amenity~, _n._ ~1.~ Pleasantness, agreeableness.

~2.~ Suavity, affability, gentleness, civility, comity, courtesy, politeness, urbanity, complaisance, amiability, obliging manner, good manners, good breeding.

~Ament~, _n._ Catkin, AMENTUM.

~Amentum~, _n._ [L.] (_Bot._) AMENT.

~Amerce~, _v. a._ Fine, mulct, impose a fine upon.

~Amercement~, _n._ Fine, mulct, forfeiture, pecuniary penalty.

~Amiability~, _n._ Loveliness, benignity, kindliness, kindness, amiableness, benignity, amenity, kind-heartedness, fellow-feeling, good feeling, good humor, good temper, sweet temper, sweetness of disposition.

~Amiable~, _a._ Lovable, lovely, sweet, engaging, charming, winning, facile, benignant, benign, sweet-tempered, kind-hearted, tender- hearted, worthy of love.

~Amiableness~, _n._ Amiability.

~Amianth~, _n._ AMIANTHUS.

~Amianthus~, _n._ Amianth, earth-flax (_species of asbestos_).

~Amicable~, _a._ Friendly, brotherly, fraternal, harmonious, cordial, neighborly, peaceable, kind.

~Amicableness~, _n._ Amity, friendliness, friendship, cordiality, fraternal or friendly feeling, good understanding, good-will.

~Amid~, _ad._ AMONG (_without being part_ _of_), amongst, in the midst of, in the middle of, surrounded by.

~Amidst~, _ad._ AMONG (_without being part_ _of_), amongst, in the midst of, in the middle of, surrounded by.

~Amidships~, _ad._ (_Naut._) Midships.

~Amiss~, _ad._ Wrong, wrongly, improperly, faultily, erroneously.

~Amiss~, _a._ Wrong, improper, faulty, erroneous.

~Amity~, _n._ Friendliness, AMICABLENESS.

~Ammonia~, _n._ Volatile alkali, ammoniacal gas.

~Ammonite~, _n._ Snake-stone.

~Ammunition~, _n._ ~1.~ Munition, military stores.

~2.~ Powder and shot.

~Amnesty~, _n._ Forgiveness (_granted to whole classes of persons_), general pardon (_by proclamation_), act of oblivion, freedom from penalty.

~Among~, _ad._ AMID (_while making part of_), amidst, in the midst of, mixed or mingled with.

~Amongst~, _ad._ AMID (_while making part of_), amidst, in the midst of, mixed or mingled with.

~Amorous~, _a._ ~1.~ Loving, fond, enamored.

~2.~ Amatory, erotic, tender, passionate, Anacreontic.

~Amorphous~, _a._ Irregular, shapeless, formless, unshapen.

~Amount~, _n._ ~1.~ Aggregate, sum total.

~2.~ Effect, substance, purport, result.

~Amount to~, Come to, be in the aggregate, be in the whole.

~2.~ Be equivalent to.

~Amour~, _n._ Affair of gallantry, love intrigue, love affair.

~Amphibology~, _n._ Doubtfulness, uncertainty or equivocalness (_as respects the meaning of a sentence_), AMBIGUITY, indefiniteness.

~Ample~, _a._ ~1.~ Large, great, capacious, wide, extended, extensive, spacious, broad, roomy.

~2.~ Plentiful, plenteous, abundant, abounding, overflowing, copious, full, liberal, rich, exuberant, luxurious, lavish, bountiful, handsome.

~3.~ Diffusive, unrestricted, not contracted.

~Amplification~, _n._ ~1.~ Enlargement, extension, dilation, expansion, development.

~2.~ Diffuseness, prolixity, diffuse narrative, copious discourse.

~Amplify~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Enlarge, extend, augment, magnify, dilate, expand, develop.

~2.~ Make copious or diffuse.

~Amplitude~, _n._ ~1.~ Bulk, size, bulkiness, largeness, bigness, greatness, volume, dimensions, mass.

~2.~ Range, reach, sweep, compass, extent.

~3.~ (_Astron._) Angular distance (_from the east or the west point_).

~Amputate~, _v. a._ Sever, separate, cut off.

~Amulet~, _n._ Talisman, charm, phylactery, protection, safeguard.

~Amuse~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Entertain, divert, please, cheer, enliven, solace, beguile, relax, disport.

~2.~ Deceive (_by inspiring false hopes_), delude, cheat, inveigle, mislead, impose upon.

~Amusement~, _n._ Entertainment, diversion, sport, DISPORT, play, fun, frolic, recreation, relaxation, pastime, game.

~Amusing~, _a._ Entertaining, diverting, laughable, ridiculous, comical, funny, farcical, risible.

~An~, _art._ ~1.~ One, any, some.

~2.~ Each, every.

~Anachronism~, _n._ Misdate.

~Anacreontic~, _a._ Amatory, amorous, erotic.

~Anæsthesia~, _n._ (_Med._) Insensibility (_as that produced by the_ _inhalation of sulphuric ether, chloroform, &c._).

~Anæsthesis~, _n._ (_Med._) Insensibility (_as that produced by the_ _inhalation of sulphuric ether, chloroform, &c._).

~Analects~, _n. pl._ Selections, selected pieces, select pieces, collection of literary fragments.

~Analeptic~, _a._ Restorative, strengthening, invigorating, comforting.

~Analeptic~, _n._ Restorative.

~Analogous~, _a._ Similar (_in relations or uses_), resembling, alike, like, cognate, parallel, corresponding, allied, of a piece.

~Analogy~, _n._ Similarity (_in relations or uses_), resemblance, likeness, parallelism, similitude, parity, correspondence.

~Analysis~, _n._ ~1.~ Resolution, decomposition, dissection, separation (_of elements_).

~2.~ Algebra, fluxions, calculus.

~3.~ Parsing.

~Analyze~, _v. a._ Decompose, decompound, dissect, resolve.

~Anarchist~, _n._ Jacobin, turbulent demagogue.

~Anarchy~, _n._ Disorder, misrule, confusion, want of government.

~Anastomose~, _v. n._ (_Bot. and Anat._) Inosculate, unite at the end.

~Anastomosis~, _n._ (_Bot. and Anat._) Inosculation.

~Anathema~, _n._ Curse, malediction, denunciation, imprecation, fulmination, ban, execration, proscription, excommunication.

~Anathematize~, _v. a._ Curse, denounce, execrate, excommunicate.

~Anatomize~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Dissect.

~2.~ Scrutinize, analyze, sift, probe, examine, lay open.

~Anatomy~, _n._ ~1.~ Dissection.

~2.~ Science of bodily structure.

~Ancestor~, _n._ Forefather, progenitor, father.

~Ancestral~, _a._ Hereditary, patrimonial.

~Ancestry~, _n._ ~1.~ Lineage, family, race, house, line of ancestors.

~2.~ Pedigree, stock, genealogy, descent.

~Anchorage~, _n._ Roadstead, road, port, resting-place.

~Anchoret~, _n._ Hermit, ANCHORITE.

~Anchor-ice~, _n._ Ground-ice.

~Anchorite~, _n._ Hermit, recluse, solitary, SOLITAIRE, anchoret, EREMITE.

~Ancient~, _a._ ~1.~ Old, primitive, pristine, OLDEN, of old time, not modern.

~2.~ Of great age, of long duration.