Aristocrat (n.) One who favors an aristocracy as a form of government, or believes the aristocracy should govern.
Aristocratic (a.) Alt. of Aristocratical
Aristocratical (a.) Of or pertaining to an aristocracy; consisting in, or favoring, a government of nobles, or principal men; as, an aristocratic constitution.
Aristocratical (a.) Partaking of aristocracy; befitting aristocracy; characteristic of, or originating with, the aristocracy; as, an aristocratic measure; aristocratic pride or manners.
Aristocratism (n.) The principles of aristocrats.
Aristocratism (n.) Aristocrats, collectively.
Aristology (n.) The science of dining.
Aristophanic (a.) Of or pertaining to Aristophanes, the Athenian comic poet.
Aristotelian (a.) Of or pertaining to Aristotle, the famous Greek philosopher (384-322 b. c.).
Aristotelian (n.) A follower of Aristotle; a Peripatetic. See Peripatetic.
Aristotelianism () The philosophy of Aristotle, otherwise called the Peripatetic philosophy.
Aristotelic (a.) Pertaining to Aristotle or to his philosophy.
Aristotle's lantern () The five united jaws and accessory ossicles of certain sea urchins.
Aristulate (a.) Having a short beard or awn.
Arithmancy (n.) Divination by means of numbers.
Arithmetic (n.) The science of numbers; the art of computation by figures.
Arithmetic (n.) A book containing the principles of this science.
Arithmetical (a.) Of or pertaining to arithmetic; according to the rules or method of arithmetic.
Arithmetically (adv.) Conformably to the principles or methods of arithmetic.
Arithmetician (n.) One skilled in arithmetic.
Arithmomancy (n.) Arithmancy.
Arithmometer (n.) A calculating machine.
Ark (n.) A chest, or coffer.
Ark (n.) The oblong chest of acacia wood, overlaid with gold, which supported the mercy seat with its golden cherubs, and occupied the most sacred place in the sanctuary. In it Moses placed the two tables of stone containing the ten commandments. Called also the Ark of the Covenant.
Ark (n.) The large, chestlike vessel in which Noah and his family were preserved during the Deluge. Gen. vi. Hence: Any place of refuge.
Ark (n.) A large flatboat used on Western American rivers to transport produce to market.
Arkite (a.) Belonging to the ark.
Ark shell () A marine bivalve shell belonging to the genus Arca and its allies.
Arles (n. pl.) An earnest; earnest money; money paid to bind a bargain.
Arm (n.) The limb of the human body which extends from the shoulder to the hand; also, the corresponding limb of a monkey.
Arm (n.) Anything resembling an arm
Arm (n.) The fore limb of an animal, as of a bear.
Arm (n.) A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal.
Arm (n.) A branch of a tree.
Arm (n.) A slender part of an instrument or machine, projecting from a trunk, axis, or fulcrum; as, the arm of a steelyard.
Arm (n.) The end of a yard; also, the part of an anchor which ends in the fluke.
Arm (n.) An inlet of water from the sea.
Arm (n.) A support for the elbow, at the side of a chair, the end of a sofa, etc.
Arm (n.) Fig.: Power; might; strength; support; as, the secular arm; the arm of the law.
Arm (n.) A branch of the military service; as, the cavalry arm was made efficient.
Arm (n.) A weapon of offense or defense; an instrument of warfare; -- commonly in the pl.
Armed (imp. & p. p.) of Arm
Arming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Arm
Arm (v. t.) To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms.
Arm (v. t.) To furnish with arms or limbs.
Arm (v. t.) To furnish or equip with weapons of offense or defense; as, to arm soldiers; to arm the country.
Arm (v. t.) To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency; as, to arm the hit of a sword; to arm a hook in angling.
Arm (v. t.) Fig.: To furnish with means of defense; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense.
Arm (v. i.) To provide one's self with arms, weapons, or means of attack or resistance; to take arms.
Armada (v. t.) A fleet of armed ships; a squadron. Specifically, the Spanish fleet which was sent to assail England, a. d. 1558.
Armadillos (pl. ) of Armadillo
Armadillo (n.) Any edentate animal if the family Dasypidae, peculiar to America. The body and head are incased in an armor composed of small bony plates. The armadillos burrow in the earth, seldom going abroad except at night. When attacked, they curl up into a ball, presenting the armor on all sides. Their flesh is good food. There are several species, one of which (the peba) is found as far north as Texas. See Peba, Poyou, Tatouay.
Armadillo (n.) A genus of small isopod Crustacea that can roll themselves into a ball.
Armado (n.) Armada.
Armament (n.) A body of forces equipped for war; -- used of a land or naval force.
Armament (n.) All the cannon and small arms collectively, with their equipments, belonging to a ship or a fortification.
Armament (n.) Any equipment for resistance.
Armamentary (n.) An armory; a magazine or arsenal.
Armature (n.) Armor; whatever is worn or used for the protection and defense of the body, esp. the protective outfit of some animals and plants.
Armature (n.) A piece of soft iron used to connect the two poles of a magnet, or electro-magnet, in order to complete the circuit, or to receive and apply the magnetic force. In the ordinary horseshoe magnet, it serves to prevent the dissipation of the magnetic force.
Armature (n.) Iron bars or framing employed for the consolidation of a building, as in sustaining slender columns, holding up canopies, etc.
Armchair (n.) A chair with arms to support the elbows or forearms.
Armed (a.) Furnished with weapons of offense or defense; furnished with the means of security or protection.
Armed (a.) Furnished with whatever serves to add strength, force, or efficiency.
Armed (a.) Having horns, beak, talons, etc; -- said of beasts and birds of prey.
Armenian (a.) Of or pertaining to Armenia.
Armenian (n.) A native or one of the people of Armenia; also, the language of the Armenians.
Armenian (n.) An adherent of the Armenian Church, an organization similar in some doctrines and practices to the Greek Church, in others to the Roman Catholic.
Armet (n.) A kind of helmet worn in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries.
Armfulus (pl. ) of Armful
Armful (n.) As much as the arm can hold.
Armgaunt (a.) With gaunt or slender legs. (?)
Arm-gret (a.) Great as a man's arm.
Armhole (n.) The cavity under the shoulder; the armpit.
Armhole (n.) A hole for the arm in a garment.
Armiferous (a.) Bearing arms or weapons.
Armiger (n.) Formerly, an armor bearer, as of a knight, an esquire who bore his shield and rendered other services. In later use, one next in degree to a knight, and entitled to armorial bearings. The term is now superseded by esquire.
Armigerous (a.) Bearing arms.
Armil (n.) A bracelet.
Armil (n.) An ancient astronomical instrument.
Armillas (pl. ) of Armilla
Armillae (pl. ) of Armilla
Armilla (n.) An armil.
Armilla (n.) A ring of hair or feathers on the legs.
Armillary (n.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a bracelet or ring; consisting of rings or circles.
Arming (n.) The act of furnishing with, or taking, arms.
Arming (n.) A piece of tallow placed in a cavity at the lower end of a sounding lead, to bring up the sand, shells, etc., of the sea bottom.
Arming (n.) Red dress cloths formerly hung fore and aft outside of a ship's upper works on holidays.
Arminian (a.) Of or pertaining to Arminius of his followers, or to their doctrines. See note under Arminian, n.
Arminian (n.) One who holds the tenets of Arminius, a Dutch divine (b. 1560, d. 1609).
Arminianism (n.) The religious doctrines or tenets of the Arminians.
Armipotence (n.) Power in arms.
Armipotent (a.) Powerful in arms; mighty in battle.
Armisonant (a.) Alt. of Armisonous
Armisonous (a.) Rustling in arms; resounding with arms.
Armistice (n.) A cessation of arms for a short time, by convention; a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement; a truce.
Armless (a.) Without any arm or branch.
Armless (a.) Destitute of arms or weapons.
Armlet (n.) A small arm; as, an armlet of the sea.
Armlet (n.) An arm ring; a bracelet for the upper arm.