A Primary School Dictionary of the English Language: Explanatory, Pronouncing, and Synonymous : with an Appendix Containing Various Useful Tables : Mainly Abridged from the Latest Edition of the American Dictionary of Noah WebsterIvison, Blakeman, Taylor, 1874 - 352 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 63
Page 13
... grow less ; to decrease . A - bate'ment , n . Decrease . Ab'a - tis , n . Branches of trees turned outward for defense . [ superior . Ab'bȧ , n . Father ; religious Ab'ba - cy , n . Condition or privileges of an abbot . Abbe ( áb / ba ) ...
... grow less ; to decrease . A - bate'ment , n . Decrease . Ab'a - tis , n . Branches of trees turned outward for defense . [ superior . Ab'bȧ , n . Father ; religious Ab'ba - cy , n . Condition or privileges of an abbot . Abbe ( áb / ba ) ...
Page 15
... growing to ; increase . Ae - erē'tive , a . Increasing by growth . credit to . Ae - erē'tion , n . Ae - erue ' , v . i . To arise ; to be added ; to increase . Ae - eŭm'ben - çy , n . State of reclining . Ae - eum'bent , a . Reclining ...
... growing to ; increase . Ae - erē'tive , a . Increasing by growth . credit to . Ae - erē'tion , n . Ae - erue ' , v . i . To arise ; to be added ; to increase . Ae - eŭm'ben - çy , n . State of reclining . Ae - eum'bent , a . Reclining ...
Page 18
... Growing to something else . A - do ' , ( -doo ' ) , n . Trouble ; difficulty ; bustle ; stir . Ad / o - les'çençe , n . State of growing ; youth . Ad'o - les'çent , a . Growing ; advancing to manhood . A - dŏpt ' , v . t . To take as ...
... Growing to something else . A - do ' , ( -doo ' ) , n . Trouble ; difficulty ; bustle ; stir . Ad / o - les'çençe , n . State of growing ; youth . Ad'o - les'çent , a . Growing ; advancing to manhood . A - dŏpt ' , v . t . To take as ...
Page 24
... grow bet- ter ; to meliorate . A - mel'io - rā'tion , n . Act of making or growing better ; improvement ; melioration . A'men ' , So be it ; verily ; truly.n . Truth ; one who is true . SYN . A - mē'na - ble , a . Liable to give account ...
... grow bet- ter ; to meliorate . A - mel'io - rā'tion , n . Act of making or growing better ; improvement ; melioration . A'men ' , So be it ; verily ; truly.n . Truth ; one who is true . SYN . A - mē'na - ble , a . Liable to give account ...
Page 28
... Grown a . Good Not a relic of old times . An'ti - seor - bū'tie , An'tí - seor - bu'tie - al , against the scurvy . An'ti - seript'ür - al , a . according to the Scriptures . Anti - septie , a . Counteract- ing putrefaction . Anti ...
... Grown a . Good Not a relic of old times . An'ti - seor - bū'tie , An'tí - seor - bu'tie - al , against the scurvy . An'ti - seript'ür - al , a . according to the Scriptures . Anti - septie , a . Counteract- ing putrefaction . Anti ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
ance animal Belonging bird body Capable cause Celt cloth color Consisting costive disease dress earth female fish flowers fluid fruit Full horse inclose instru instrument interj kind land light liquor manner mark marriage means ment metal ness officer pain person Pertaining piece plant prep pron quadruped Quality Relating resembling round sharp ship short shrub side sing sion skilled soft sound stone substance syllable taining Tending thawt thin thing tion tree utter v. i. To grow v. t. imp v. t. To bring v. t. To cover v. t. To draw v. t. To form v. t. To give v. t. To lay v. t. To put v. t. To take v. t. To throw versed vessel Want wind woman wood words zish'un
Popular passages
Page vii - The words clef-, if> of, and sol, are exceptions. § 2. The letter s, at the end of a monosyllable, and...
Page 262 - When the whole is put for a part, or a part for the whole ; a genus for a species, or a species for a genus...
Page 335 - Meum et tuum. [L.] Mine and thine. Mirabile dictu. [L.] Wonderful to be told ; — visu, wonderful to be seen.
Page viii - Apparel, bevel, bowel, cancel, carol, cavil, channel, chisel, counsel, cudgel, dishevel, drivel, duel, embowel, enamel, empanel, equal, gambol, gravel, grovel, handsel, hatchel, imperil, jewel, kennel, label, level, libel, marshal, marvel, model, panel, parcel, pencil, peril, pistol, pommel, quarrel, ravel, revel, rival, rowel, shovel, shrivel, snivel, tassel, iwuuud, travel, tunnel, unravel.