Arrogancy (n.) Arrogance.
Arrogant (a.) Making, or having the disposition to make, exorbitant claims of rank or estimation; giving one's self an undue degree of importance; assuming; haughty; -- applied to persons.
Arrogant (a.) Containing arrogance; marked with arrogance; proceeding from undue claims or self-importance; -- applied to things; as, arrogant pretensions or behavior.
Arrogantly (adv.) In an arrogant manner; with undue pride or self-importance.
Arrogantness (n.) Arrogance.
Arrogated (imp. & p. p.) of Arrogate
Arrogating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Arrogate
Arrogate (v. t.) To assume, or claim as one's own, unduly, proudly, or presumptuously; to make undue claims to, from vanity or baseless pretensions to right or merit; as, the pope arrogated dominion over kings.
Arrogation (n.) The act of arrogating, or making exorbitant claims; the act of taking more than one is justly entitled to.
Arrogation (n.) Adoption of a person of full age.
Arrogative (a.) Making undue claims and pretension; prone to arrogance.
Arrondissement (n.) A subdivision of a department.
Arrose (v. t.) To drench; to besprinkle; to moisten.
Arrosion (n.) A gnawing.
Arrow (n.) A missile weapon of offense, slender, pointed, and usually feathered and barbed, to be shot from a bow.
Arrow grass (n.) An herbaceous grasslike plant (Triglochin palustre, and other species) with pods opening so as to suggest barbed arrowheads.
Arrowhead (n.) The head of an arrow.
Arrowhead (n.) An aquatic plant of the genus Sagittaria, esp. S. sagittifolia, -- named from the shape of the leaves.
Arrowheaded (a.) Shaped like the head of an arrow; cuneiform.
Arrowroot (n.) A west Indian plant of the genus Maranta, esp. M. arundinacea, now cultivated in many hot countries. It said that the Indians used the roots to neutralize the venom in wounds made by poisoned arrows.
Arrowroot (n.) A nutritive starch obtained from the rootstocks of Maranta arundinacea, and used as food, esp. for children an invalids; also, a similar starch obtained from other plants, as various species of Maranta and Curcuma.
Arrowwood (n.) A shrub (Viburnum dentatum) growing in damp woods and thickets; -- so called from the long, straight, slender shoots.
Arrowworm (n.) A peculiar transparent worm of the genus Sagitta, living at the surface of the sea. See Sagitta.
Arrowy (a.) Consisting of arrows.
Arrowy (a.) Formed or moving like, or in any respect resembling, an arrow; swift; darting; piercing.
Arroyos (pl. ) of Arroyo
Arroyo (n.) A water course; a rivulet.
Arroyo (n.) The dry bed of a small stream.
Arschin (n.) See Arshine.
Arse (n.) The buttocks, or hind part of an animal; the posteriors; the fundament; the bottom.
Arsenal (n.) A public establishment for the storage, or for the manufacture and storage, of arms and all military equipments, whether for land or naval service.
Arsenate (n.) A salt of arsenic acid.
Arseniate (n.) See Arsenate.
Arsenic (n.) One of the elements, a solid substance resembling a metal in its physical properties, but in its chemical relations ranking with the nonmetals. It is of a steel-gray color and brilliant luster, though usually dull from tarnish. It is very brittle, and sublimes at 356¡ Fahrenheit. It is sometimes found native, but usually combined with silver, cobalt, nickel, iron, antimony, or sulphur. Orpiment and realgar are two of its sulphur compounds, the first of which is the true arsenicum of the ancients. The element and its compounds are active poisons. Specific gravity from 5.7 to 5.9. Atomic weight 75. Symbol As.
Arsenic (n.) Arsenious oxide or arsenious anhydride; -- called also arsenious acid, white arsenic, and ratsbane.
Arsenic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, arsenic; -- said of those compounds of arsenic in which this element has its highest equivalence; as, arsenic acid.
Arsenical (a.) Of or pertaining to, or containing, arsenic; as, arsenical vapor; arsenical wall papers.
Arsenicated (imp. & p. p.) of Arsenicate
Arsenicating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Arsenicate
Arsenicate (v. t.) To combine with arsenic; to treat or impregnate with arsenic.
Arsenicism (n.) A diseased condition produced by slow poisoning with arsenic.
Arsenide (n.) A compound of arsenic with a metal, or positive element or radical; -- formerly called arseniuret.
Arseniferous (a.) Containing or producing arsenic.
Arsenious (a.) Pertaining to, consisting of, or containing, arsenic; as, arsenious powder or glass.
Arsenious (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, arsenic, when having an equivalence next lower than the highest; as, arsenious acid.
Arsenite (n.) A salt formed by the union of arsenious acid with a base.
Arseniuret (n.) See Arsenide.
Arseniureted (a.) Combined with arsenic; -- said some elementary substances or radicals; as, arseniureted hydrogen.
Arsenopyrite (n.) A mineral of a tin-white color and metallic luster, containing arsenic, sulphur, and iron; -- also called arsenical pyrites and mispickel.
Arsesmart (n.) Smartweed; water pepper.
Arshine (n.) A Russian measure of length = 2 ft. 4.246 inches.
Arsine (n.) A compound of arsenic and hydrogen, AsH3, a colorless and exceedingly poisonous gas, having an odor like garlic; arseniureted hydrogen.
Arsis (n.) That part of a foot where the ictus is put, or which is distinguished from the rest (known as the thesis) of the foot by a greater stress of voice.
Arsis (n.) That elevation of voice now called metrical accentuation, or the rhythmic accent.
Arsis (n.) The elevation of the hand, or that part of the bar at which it is raised, in beating time; the weak or unaccented part of the bar; -- opposed to thesis.
Arsmetrike (n.) Arithmetic.
Arson (n.) The malicious burning of a dwelling house or outhouse of another man, which by the common law is felony; the malicious and voluntary firing of a building or ship.
Art () The second person singular, indicative mode, present tense, of the substantive verb Be; but formed after the analogy of the plural are, with the ending -t, as in thou shalt, wilt, orig. an ending of the second person sing. pret. Cf. Be. Now used only in solemn or poetical style.
Art (n.) The employment of means to accomplish some desired end; the adaptation of things in the natural world to the uses of life; the application of knowledge or power to practical purposes.
Art (n.) A system of rules serving to facilitate the performance of certain actions; a system of principles and rules for attaining a desired end; method of doing well some special work; -- often contradistinguished from science or speculative principles; as, the art of building or engraving; the art of war; the art of navigation.
Art (n.) The systematic application of knowledge or skill in effecting a desired result. Also, an occupation or business requiring such knowledge or skill.
Art (n.) The application of skill to the production of the beautiful by imitation or design, or an occupation in which skill is so employed, as in painting and sculpture; one of the fine arts; as, he prefers art to literature.
Art (n.) Those branches of learning which are taught in the academical course of colleges; as, master of arts.
Art (n.) Learning; study; applied knowledge, science, or letters.
Art (n.) Skill, dexterity, or the power of performing certain actions, acquired by experience, study, or observation; knack; as, a man has the art of managing his business to advantage.
Art (n.) Skillful plan; device.
Art (n.) Cunning; artifice; craft.
Art (n.) The black art; magic.
Artemia (n.) A genus of phyllopod Crustacea found in salt lakes and brines; the brine shrimp. See Brine shrimp.
Artemisia (n.) A genus of plants including the plants called mugwort, southernwood, and wormwood. Of these A. absinthium, or common wormwood, is well known, and A. tridentata is the sage brush of the Rocky Mountain region.
Arteriac (a.) Of or pertaining to the windpipe.
Arterial (a.) Of or pertaining to an artery, or the arteries; as, arterial action; the arterial system.
Arterial (a.) Of or pertaining to a main channel (resembling an artery), as a river, canal, or railroad.
Arterialization (n.) The process of converting venous blood into arterial blood during its passage through the lungs, oxygen being absorbed and carbonic acid evolved; -- called also aeration and hematosis.
Arterialized (imp. & p. p.) of Arterialize
Arterializing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Arterialize
Arterialize (v. t.) To transform, as the venous blood, into arterial blood by exposure to oxygen in the lungs; to make arterial.
Arteriography (n.) A systematic description of the arteries.
Arteriole (n.) A small artery.
Arteriology (n.) That part of anatomy which treats of arteries.
Arteriotomy (n.) The opening of an artery, esp. for bloodletting.
Arteriotomy (n.) That part of anatomy which treats of the dissection of the arteries.
Arteritis (n.) Inflammation of an artery or arteries.
Arteries (pl. ) of Artery
Artery (n.) The trachea or windpipe.
Artery (n.) One of the vessels or tubes which carry either venous or arterial blood from the heart. They have tricker and more muscular walls than veins, and are connected with them by capillaries.
Artery (n.) Hence: Any continuous or ramified channel of communication; as, arteries of trade or commerce.
Artesian (a.) Of or pertaining to Artois (anciently called Artesium), in France.
Artful (a.) Performed with, or characterized by, art or skill.
Artful (a.) Artificial; imitative.
Artful (a.) Using or exhibiting much art, skill, or contrivance; dexterous; skillful.
Artful (a.) Cunning; disposed to cunning indirectness of dealing; crafty; as, an artful boy. [The usual sense.]
Artfully (adv.) In an artful manner; with art or cunning; skillfully; dexterously; craftily.
Artfulness (n.) The quality of being artful; art; cunning; craft.
Arthen (a.) Same as
Arthritic (a.) Alt. of Arthritical
Arthritical (a.) Pertaining to the joints.
Arthritical (a.) Of or pertaining to arthritis; gouty.
Arthritis (n.) Any inflammation of the joints, particularly the gout.
Arthroderm (n.) The external covering of an Arthropod.