() A prefix in many words of Latin origin. It signifies from, away , separating, or departure, as in abduct, abstract, abscond. See A-(6).

() 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.

(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.

(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.

(n.) The systematic application of knowledge or skill in effecting a desired result. Also, an occupation or business requiring such knowledge or skill.

(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.

(n.) Those branches of learning which are taught in the academical course of colleges; as, master of arts.

(n.) Learning; study; applied knowledge, science, or letters.

(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.

(n.) Skillful plan; device.

(n.) Cunning; artifice; craft.

(n.) The black art; magic.

(n.) Alt. of Agha

(n.) The whole duration of a being, whether animal, vegetable, or other kind; lifetime.

(n.) That part of the duration of a being or a thing which is between its beginning and any given time; as, what is the present age of a man, or of the earth?

(n.) The latter part of life; an advanced period of life; seniority; state of being old.

(n.) One of the stages of life; as, the age of infancy, of youth, etc.

(n.) Mature age; especially, the time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities; as, to come of age; he (or she) is of age.

(n.) The time of life at which some particular power or capacity is understood to become vested; as, the age of consent; the age of discretion.

(n.) A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others; as, the golden age, the age of Pericles.

(n.) A great period in the history of the Earth.

(n.) A century; the period of one hundred years.

(n.) The people who live at a particular period; hence, a generation.

(n.) A long time.

(v. i.) To grow aged; to become old; to show marks of age; as, he grew fat as he aged.

(v. t.) To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to; as, grief ages us.

(a. & adv.) Past; gone by; since; as, ten years ago; gone long ago.

(n.) The Asiatic gazelle.

(v. t.) To affect with pain or uneasiness, either physical or mental; to trouble; to be the matter with; -- used to express some uneasiness or affection, whose cause is unknown; as, what ails the man? I know not what ails him.

(v. i.) To be affected with pain or uneasiness of any sort; to be ill or indisposed or in trouble.

(n.) Indisposition or morbid affection.

(n.) An islet, or little isle, in a river or lake; an eyot.

(n.) Oat.

(n. & v.) See Ache.

(A prefix.) All; wholly; completely; as, almighty, almost.

(A prefix.) To; at; on; -- in OF. shortened to a-. See Ad-.

(A prefix.) The Arabic definite article answering to the English the; as, Alkoran, the Koran or the Book; alchemy, the chemistry.

(n.) An intoxicating liquor made from an infusion of malt by fermentation and the addition of a bitter, usually hops.

(n.) A festival in English country places, so called from the liquor drunk.

(conj.) A particle which expresses the relation of connection or addition. It is used to conjoin a word with a word, a clause with a clause, or a sentence with a sentence.

(conj.) In order to; -- used instead of the infinitival to, especially after try, come, go.

(conj.) It is sometimes, in old songs, a mere expletive.

(conj.) If; though. See An, conj.

(n.) A changeling or elf child, -- that is, one left by fairies; a deformed or foolish child; a simpleton; an oaf.

(a.) The whole quantity, extent, duration, amount, quality, or degree of; the whole; the whole number of; any whatever; every; as, all the wheat; all the land; all the year; all the strength; all happiness; all abundance; loss of all power; beyond all doubt; you will see us all (or all of us).

(a.) Any.

(a.) Only; alone; nothing but.

(adv.) Wholly; completely; altogether; entirely; quite; very; as, all bedewed; my friend is all for amusement.

(adv.) Even; just. (Often a mere intensive adjunct.)

(n.) The whole number, quantity, or amount; the entire thing; everything included or concerned; the aggregate; the whole; totality; everything or every person; as, our all is at stake.

(conj.) Although; albeit.

(a. & n.) The higher part of the scale. See Alto.

(n.) Among weavers, yarn for the warp. Hence, abb wool is wool for the abb.

(n.) Dread; great fear mingled with respect.

(n.) The emotion inspired by something dreadful and sublime; an undefined sense of the dreadful and the sublime; reverential fear, or solemn wonder; profound reverence.

(v. t.) To strike with fear and reverence; to inspire with awe; to control by inspiring dread.

(n.) See Aam.

(n.) The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista.

(adv.) Alt. of Ay

(n.) An affirmative vote; one who votes in the affirmative; as, "To call for the ayes and noes;" "The ayes have it."

(a.) Alt. of Ay

(n.) To do; in doing; as, there is nothing ado.

(n.) Doing; trouble; difficulty; troublesome business; fuss; bustle; as, to make a great ado about trifles.

(v. t. & i.) Alt. of Abye

(n.) A hymenopterous insect of the Linnaean genus Formica, which is now made a family of several genera; an emmet; a pismire.

() the preterit of Eat.

(n.) The goddess of mischievous folly; also, in later poets, the goddess of vengeance.

() As a prefix ad- assumes the forms ac-, af-, ag-, al-, an-, ap-, ar-, as-, at-, assimilating the d with the first letter of the word to which ad- is prefixed. It remains unchanged before vowels, and before d, h, j, m, v. Examples: adduce, adhere, adjacent, admit, advent, accord, affect, aggregate, allude, annex, appear, etc. It becomes ac- before qu, as in acquiesce.

(adv.) Of each; an equal quantity; as, wine and honey, ana (or, contracted, aa), / ij., that is, of wine and honey, each, two ounces.

(n.) Alt. of Adze

(v. t.) To cut with an adz.

(imp.) of Eat