Animose (a.) Alt. of Animous
Animous (a.) Full of spirit; hot; vehement; resolute.
Animoseness (n.) Vehemence of temper.
Animosities (pl. ) of Animosity
Animosity (v. t.) Mere spiritedness or courage.
Animosity (v. t.) Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.
Animi (pl. ) of Animus
Animus (n.) Animating spirit; intention; temper.
Anion (n.) An electro-negative element, or the element which, in electro-chemical decompositions, is evolved at the anode; -- opposed to cation.
Anise (n.) An umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds.
Anise (n.) The fruit or seeds of this plant.
Aniseed (n.) The seed of the anise; also, a cordial prepared from it.
Anisette (n.) A French cordial or liqueur flavored with anise seeds.
Anisic (a.) Of or derived from anise; as, anisic acid; anisic alcohol.
Anisodactyla (n. pl.) Alt. of Anisodactyls
Anisodactyls (n. pl.) A group of herbivorous mammals characterized by having the hoofs in a single series around the foot, as the elephant, rhinoceros, etc.
Anisodactyls (n. pl.) A group of perching birds which are anisodactylous.
Anisodactylous (a.) Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds.
Anisomeric (a.) Not isomeric; not made of the same components in the same proportions.
Anisomerous (a.) Having the number of floral organs unequal, as four petals and six stamens.
Anisometric (a.) Not isometric; having unsymmetrical parts; -- said of crystals with three unequal axes.
Anisopetalous (a.) Having unequal petals.
Anisophyllous (a.) Having unequal leaves.
Anisopleura (n. pl.) A primary division of gastropods, including those having spiral shells. The two sides of the body are unequally developed.
Anisopoda (n. pl.) A division of Crustacea, which, in some its characteristics, is intermediate between Amphipoda and Isopoda.
Anisostemonous (a.) Having unequal stamens; having stamens different in number from the petals.
Anisosthenic (a.) Of unequal strength.
Anisotrope (a.) Alt. of Anisotropic
Anisotropic (a.) Not isotropic; having different properties in different directions; thus, crystals of the isometric system are optically isotropic, but all other crystals are anisotropic.
Anisotropous (a.) Anisotropic.
Anker (n.) A liquid measure in various countries of Europe. The Dutch anker, formerly also used in England, contained about 10 of the old wine gallons, or 8/ imperial gallons.
Ankerite (n.) A mineral closely related to dolomite, but containing iron.
Ankle (n.) The joint which connects the foot with the leg; the tarsus.
Ankled (a.) Having ankles; -- used in composition; as, well-ankled.
Anklet (n.) An ornament or a fetter for the ankle; an ankle ring.
Ankylose (v. t. & i.) Same as Anchylose.
Ankylosis (n.) Same as Anchylosis.
Anlace (n.) A broad dagger formerly worn at the girdle.
Ann (n.) Alt. of Annat
Annat (n.) A half years's stipend, over and above what is owing for the incumbency, due to a minister's heirs after his decease.
Anna (n.) An East Indian money of account, the sixteenth of a rupee, or about 2/ cents.
Annal (n.) See Annals.
Annalist (n.) A writer of annals.
Annalistic (a.) Pertaining to, or after the manner of, an annalist; as, the dry annalistic style.
Annalize (v. t.) To record in annals.
Annals (n. pl.) A relation of events in chronological order, each event being recorded under the year in which it happened.
Annals (n. pl.) Historical records; chronicles; history.
Annals (n. pl.) The record of a single event or item.
Annals (n. pl.) A periodic publication, containing records of discoveries, transactions of societies, etc.; as "Annals of Science."
Annats (n. pl.) Alt. of Annates
Annates (n. pl.) The first year's profits of a spiritual preferment, anciently paid by the clergy to the pope; first fruits. In England, they now form a fund for the augmentation of poor livings.
Annealed (imp. & p. p.) of Anneal
Annealing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Anneal
Anneal (v. t.) To subject to great heat, and then cool slowly, as glass, cast iron, steel, or other metal, for the purpose of rendering it less brittle; to temper; to toughen.
Anneal (v. t.) To heat, as glass, tiles, or earthenware, in order to fix the colors laid on them.
Annealer (n.) One who, or that which, anneals.
Annealing (n.) The process used to render glass, iron, etc., less brittle, performed by allowing them to cool very gradually from a high heat.
Annealing (n.) The burning of metallic colors into glass, earthenware, etc.
Annectent (a.) Connecting; annexing.
Annelid (a.) Alt. of Annelidan
Annelidan (a.) Of or pertaining to the Annelida.
Annelidan (n.) One of the Annelida.
Annelida (n. pl.) A division of the Articulata, having the body formed of numerous rings or annular segments, and without jointed legs. The principal subdivisions are the Chaetopoda, including the Oligochaeta or earthworms and Polychaeta or marine worms; and the Hirudinea or leeches. See Chaetopoda.
Annelidous (a.) Of the nature of an annelid.
Annellata (n. pl.) See Annelida.
Anneloid (n.) An animal resembling an annelid.
Annexed (imp. & p. p.) of Annex
Annexing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Annex
Annex (v. t.) To join or attach; usually to subjoin; to affix; to append; -- followed by to.
Annex (v. t.) To join or add, as a smaller thing to a greater.
Annex (v. t.) To attach or connect, as a consequence, condition, etc.; as, to annex a penalty to a prohibition, or punishment to guilt.
Annex (v. i.) To join; to be united.
Annex (n.) Something annexed or appended; as, an additional stipulation to a writing, a subsidiary building to a main building; a wing.
Annexation (v. t.) The act of annexing; process of attaching, adding, or appending; the act of connecting; union; as, the annexation of Texas to the United States, or of chattels to the freehold.
Annexation (v. t.) The union of property with a freehold so as to become a fixture. Bouvier. (b) (Scots Law) The appropriation of lands or rents to the crown.
Annexationist (n.) One who favors annexation.
Annexer (n.) One who annexes.
Annexion (n.) Annexation.
Annexionist (n.) An annexationist.
Annexment (n.) The act of annexing, or the thing annexed; appendage.
Annihilable (a.) Capable of being annihilated.
Annihilated (imp. & p. p.) of Annihilate
Annihilating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Annihilate
Annihilate (v. t.) To reduce to nothing or nonexistence; to destroy the existence of; to cause to cease to be.
Annihilate (v. t.) To destroy the form or peculiar distinctive properties of, so that the specific thing no longer exists; as, to annihilate a forest by cutting down the trees.
Annihilate (v. t.) To destroy or eradicate, as a property or attribute of a thing; to make of no effect; to destroy the force, etc., of; as, to annihilate an argument, law, rights, goodness.
Annihilate (a.) Annihilated.
Annihilation (n.) The act of reducing to nothing, or nonexistence; or the act of destroying the form or combination of parts under which a thing exists, so that the name can no longer be applied to it; as, the annihilation of a corporation.
Annihilation (n.) The state of being annihilated.
Annihilationist (n.) One who believes that eternal punishment consists in annihilation or extinction of being; a destructionist.
Annihilative (a.) Serving to annihilate; destructive.
Annihilator (n.) One who, or that which, annihilates; as, a fire annihilator.
Annihilatory (a.) Annihilative.
Anniversarily (adv.) Annually.
Anniversary (a.) Returning with the year, at a stated time; annual; yearly; as, an anniversary feast.
Anniversaries (pl. ) of Anniversary
Anniversary (n.) The annual return of the day on which any notable event took place, or is wont to be celebrated; as, the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
Anniversary (n.) The day on which Mass is said yearly for the soul of a deceased person; the commemoration of some sacred event, as the dedication of a church or the consecration of a pope.
Anniversary (n.) The celebration which takes place on an anniversary day.
Anniverse (n.) Anniversary.