Acanthocarpous (a.) Having the fruit covered with spines.
Acanthocephala (n. pl.) A group of intestinal worms, having the proboscis armed with recurved spines.
Acanthocephalous (a.) Having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala.
Acanthophorous (a.) Spine-bearing.
Acanthopodious (a.) Having spinous petioles.
Acanthopteri (n. pl.) A group of teleostean fishes having spiny fins. See Acanthopterygii.
Acanthopterous (a.) Spiny-winged.
Acanthopterous (a.) Acanthopterygious.
Acanthopterygian (a.) Belonging to the order of fishes having spinose fins, as the perch.
Acanthopterygian (n.) A spiny-finned fish.
Acanthopterygii (n. pl.) An order of fishes having some of the rays of the dorsal, ventral, and anal fins unarticulated and spinelike, as the perch.
Acanthopterygious (a.) Having fins in which the rays are hard and spinelike; spiny-finned.
Acanthuses (pl. ) of Acanthus
Acanthi (pl. ) of Acanthus
Acanthus (n.) A genus of herbaceous prickly plants, found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India; bear's-breech.
Acanthus (n.) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of the acanthus (Acanthus spinosus); -- used in the capitals of the Corinthian and Composite orders.
A cappella () In church or chapel style; -- said of compositions sung in the old church style, without instrumental accompaniment; as, a mass a capella, i. e., a mass purely vocal.
A cappella () A time indication, equivalent to alla breve.
Acapsular (a.) Having no capsule.
Acardiac (a.) Without a heart; as, an acardiac fetus.
Acaridan (n.) One of a group of arachnids, including the mites and ticks.
Acarina (n. pl.) The group of Arachnida which includes the mites and ticks. Many species are parasitic, and cause diseases like the itch and mange.
Acarine (a.) Of or caused by acari or mites; as, acarine diseases.
Acaroid (a.) Shaped like or resembling a mite.
Acarpellous (a.) Having no carpels.
Acarpous (a.) Not producing fruit; unfruitful.
Acari (pl. ) of Acarus
Acarus (n.) A genus including many species of small mites.
Acatalectic (a.) Not defective; complete; as, an acatalectic verse.
Acatalectic (n.) A verse which has the complete number of feet and syllables.
Acatalepsy (n.) Incomprehensibility of things; the doctrine held by the ancient Skeptic philosophers, that human knowledge never amounts to certainty, but only to probability.
Acataleptic (a.) Incapable of being comprehended; incomprehensible.
Acater (n.) See Caterer.
Acates (n. pl.) See Cates.
Acaudate (a.) Tailless.
Acaulescent (a.) Having no stem or caulis, or only a very short one concealed in the ground.
Acauline (a.) Same as Acaulescent.
Acaulose (a.) Alt. of Acaulous
Acaulous (a.) Same as Acaulescent.
Accadian (a.) Pertaining to a race supposed to have lived in Babylonia before the Assyrian conquest.
Acceded (imp. & p. p.) of Accede
Acceding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Accede
Accede (v. i.) To approach; to come forward; -- opposed to recede.
Accede (v. i.) To enter upon an office or dignity; to attain.
Accede (v. i.) To become a party by associating one's self with others; to give one's adhesion. Hence, to agree or assent to a proposal or a view; as, he acceded to my request.
Accedence (n.) The act of acceding.
Acceder (n.) One who accedes.
Accelerando (a.) Gradually accelerating the movement.
Accelerated (imp. & p. p.) of Accelerate
Accelerating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Accelerate
Accelerate (v. t.) To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of; -- opposed to retard.
Accelerate (v. t.) To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of; as, to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc.
Accelerate (v. t.) To hasten, as the occurence of an event; as, to accelerate our departure.
Acceleration (n.) The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as, a falling body moves toward the earth with an acceleration of velocity; -- opposed to retardation.
Accelerative (a.) Relating to acceleration; adding to velocity; quickening.
Accelerator (n.) One who, or that which, accelerates. Also as an adj.; as, accelerator nerves.
Acceleratory (a.) Accelerative.
Accelerograph (n.) An apparatus for studying the combustion of powder in guns, etc.
Accelerometer (n.) An apparatus for measuring the velocity imparted by gunpowder.
Accend (v. t.) To set on fire; to kindle.
Accendibility (n.) Capacity of being kindled, or of becoming inflamed; inflammability.
Accendible (a.) Capable of being inflamed or kindled; combustible; inflammable.
Accension (n.) The act of kindling or the state of being kindled; ignition.
Accensor (n.) One of the functionaries who light and trim the tapers.
Accent (n.) A superior force of voice or of articulative effort upon some particular syllable of a word or a phrase, distinguishing it from the others.
Accent (n.) A mark or character used in writing, and serving to regulate the pronunciation; esp.: (a) a mark to indicate the nature and place of the spoken accent; (b) a mark to indicate the quality of sound of the vowel marked; as, the French accents.
Accent (n.) Modulation of the voice in speaking; manner of speaking or pronouncing; peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice; tone; as, a foreign accent; a French or a German accent.
Accent (n.) A word; a significant tone
Accent (n.) expressions in general; speech.
Accent (n.) Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.
Accent (n.) A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure.
Accent (n.) A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure.
Accent (n.) The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period.
Accent (n.) The expressive emphasis and shading of a passage.
Accent (n.) A mark placed at the right hand of a letter, and a little above it, to distinguish magnitudes of a similar kind expressed by the same letter, but differing in value, as y', y''.
Accent (n.) A mark at the right hand of a number, indicating minutes of a degree, seconds, etc.; as, 12'27'', i. e., twelve minutes twenty seven seconds.
Accent (n.) A mark used to denote feet and inches; as, 6' 10'' is six feet ten inches.
Accented (imp. & p. p.) of Accent
Accenting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Accent
Accent (v. t.) To express the accent of (either by the voice or by a mark); to utter or to mark with accent.
Accent (v. t.) To mark emphatically; to emphasize.
Accentless (a.) Without accent.
Accentor (n.) One who sings the leading part; the director or leader.
Accentor (n.) A genus of European birds (so named from their sweet notes), including the hedge warbler. In America sometimes applied to the water thrushes.
Accentuable (a.) Capable of being accented.
Accentual (a.) Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by accent.
Accentuality (n.) The quality of being accentual.
Accentually (adv.) In an accentual manner; in accordance with accent.
Accentuated (imp. & p. p.) of Accentuate
Accentuating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Accentuate
Accentuate (v. t.) To pronounce with an accent or with accents.
Accentuate (v. t.) To bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize.
Accentuate (v. t.) To mark with the written accent.
Accentuation (n.) Act of accentuating; applications of accent.
Accentuation (n.) pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting portions of the liturgy.
Accepted (imp. & p. p.) of Accept
Accepting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Accept
Accept (v. t.) To receive with a consenting mind (something offered); as, to accept a gift; -- often followed by of.
Accept (v. t.) To receive with favor; to approve.
Accept (v. t.) To receive or admit and agree to; to assent to; as, I accept your proposal, amendment, or excuse.