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AbstruseAbstruse Ab*struse", a. [L. abstrusus, p. p. of abstrudere to
thrust away, conceal; ab, abs + trudere to thrust; cf. F.
abstrus. See Threat.]
1. Concealed or hidden out of the way. [Obs.]
The eternal eye whose sight discerns Abstrusest
thoughts. --Milton.
2. Remote from apprehension; difficult to be comprehended or
understood; recondite; as, abstruse learning.
Profound and abstruse topics. --Milman. Abstrusely
Abstrusely Ab*struse"ly, adv.
In an abstruse manner.
Abstruseness
Abstruseness Ab*struse"ness, n.
The quality of being abstruse; difficulty of apprehension.
--Boyle.
AbuseAbuse A*buse", n. [F. abus, L. abusus, fr. abuti. See Abuse,
v. t.]
1. Improper treatment or use; application to a wrong or bad
purpose; misuse; as, an abuse of our natural powers; an
abuse of civil rights, or of privileges or advantages; an
abuse of language.
Liberty may be endangered by the abuses of liberty,
as well as by the abuses of power. --Madison.
2. Physical ill treatment; injury. ``Rejoice . . . at the
abuse of Falstaff.' --Shak.
3. A corrupt practice or custom; offense; crime; fault; as,
the abuses in the civil service.
Abuse after disappeared without a struggle..
--Macaulay.
4. Vituperative words; coarse, insulting speech; abusive
language; virulent condemnation; reviling.
The two parties, after exchanging a good deal of
abuse, came to blows. --Macaulay.
5. Violation; rape; as, abuse of a female child. [Obs.]
Or is it some abuse, and no such thing? --Shak.
Abuse of distress (Law), a wrongful using of an animal or
chattel distrained, by the distrainer.
Syn: Invective; contumely; reproach; scurrility; insult;
opprobrium.
Usage: Abuse, Invective. Abuse is generally prompted by
anger, and vented in harsh and unseemly words. It is
more personal and coarse than invective. Abuse
generally takes place in private quarrels; invective
in writing or public discussions. Invective may be
conveyed in refined language and dictated by
indignation against what is blameworthy. --C. J.
Smith. Abuse of distressAbuse A*buse", n. [F. abus, L. abusus, fr. abuti. See Abuse,
v. t.]
1. Improper treatment or use; application to a wrong or bad
purpose; misuse; as, an abuse of our natural powers; an
abuse of civil rights, or of privileges or advantages; an
abuse of language.
Liberty may be endangered by the abuses of liberty,
as well as by the abuses of power. --Madison.
2. Physical ill treatment; injury. ``Rejoice . . . at the
abuse of Falstaff.' --Shak.
3. A corrupt practice or custom; offense; crime; fault; as,
the abuses in the civil service.
Abuse after disappeared without a struggle..
--Macaulay.
4. Vituperative words; coarse, insulting speech; abusive
language; virulent condemnation; reviling.
The two parties, after exchanging a good deal of
abuse, came to blows. --Macaulay.
5. Violation; rape; as, abuse of a female child. [Obs.]
Or is it some abuse, and no such thing? --Shak.
Abuse of distress (Law), a wrongful using of an animal or
chattel distrained, by the distrainer.
Syn: Invective; contumely; reproach; scurrility; insult;
opprobrium.
Usage: Abuse, Invective. Abuse is generally prompted by
anger, and vented in harsh and unseemly words. It is
more personal and coarse than invective. Abuse
generally takes place in private quarrels; invective
in writing or public discussions. Invective may be
conveyed in refined language and dictated by
indignation against what is blameworthy. --C. J.
Smith. Abuseful
Abuseful A*buse"ful, a.
Full of abuse; abusive. [R.] ``Abuseful names.' --Bp.
Barlow.
Abuser
Abuser A*bus"er, n.
One who abuses [in the various senses of the verb].
Accoucheuse
Accoucheuse Ac*cou*cheuse", n. [F.., fem. of accoucher.]
A midwife. [Recent] --Dunglison.
Accuse
Accuse Ac*cuse", n.
Accusation. [Obs.] --Shak.
AccuseAccuse Ac*cuse", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accused; p. pr. & vb.
n. Accusing.] [OF. acuser, F. accuser, L. accusare, to call
to account, accuse; ad + causa cause, lawsuit. Cf. Cause.]
1. To charge with, or declare to have committed, a crime or
offense; (Law) to charge with an offense, judicially or by
a public process; -- with of; as, to accuse one of a high
crime or misdemeanor.
Neither can they prove the things whereof they now
accuse me. --Acts xxiv.
13.
We are accused of having persuaded Austria and
Sardinia to lay down their arms. --Macaulay.
2. To charge with a fault; to blame; to censure.
Their thoughts the meanwhile accusing or else
excusing one another. --Rom. ii. 15.
3. To betray; to show. [L.] --Sir P.
Sidney.
Syn: To charge; blame; censure; reproach; criminate; indict;
impeach; arraign.
Usage: To Accuse, Charge, Impeach, Arraign. These
words agree in bringing home to a person the
imputation of wrongdoing. To accuse is a somewhat
formal act, and is applied usually (though not
exclusively) to crimes; as, to accuse of treason.
Charge is the most generic. It may refer to a crime, a
dereliction of duty, a fault, etc.; more commonly it
refers to moral delinquencies; as, to charge with
dishonesty or falsehood. To arraign is to bring (a
person) before a tribunal for trial; as, to arraign
one before a court or at the bar public opinion. To
impeach is officially to charge with misbehavior in
office; as, to impeach a minister of high crimes. Both
impeach and arraign convey the idea of peculiar
dignity or impressiveness. Accused
Accused Ac*cused", a.
Charged with offense; as, an accused person.
Note: Commonly used substantively; as, the accused, one
charged with an offense; the defendant in a criminal
case.
AccusedAccuse Ac*cuse", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accused; p. pr. & vb.
n. Accusing.] [OF. acuser, F. accuser, L. accusare, to call
to account, accuse; ad + causa cause, lawsuit. Cf. Cause.]
1. To charge with, or declare to have committed, a crime or
offense; (Law) to charge with an offense, judicially or by
a public process; -- with of; as, to accuse one of a high
crime or misdemeanor.
Neither can they prove the things whereof they now
accuse me. --Acts xxiv.
13.
We are accused of having persuaded Austria and
Sardinia to lay down their arms. --Macaulay.
2. To charge with a fault; to blame; to censure.
Their thoughts the meanwhile accusing or else
excusing one another. --Rom. ii. 15.
3. To betray; to show. [L.] --Sir P.
Sidney.
Syn: To charge; blame; censure; reproach; criminate; indict;
impeach; arraign.
Usage: To Accuse, Charge, Impeach, Arraign. These
words agree in bringing home to a person the
imputation of wrongdoing. To accuse is a somewhat
formal act, and is applied usually (though not
exclusively) to crimes; as, to accuse of treason.
Charge is the most generic. It may refer to a crime, a
dereliction of duty, a fault, etc.; more commonly it
refers to moral delinquencies; as, to charge with
dishonesty or falsehood. To arraign is to bring (a
person) before a tribunal for trial; as, to arraign
one before a court or at the bar public opinion. To
impeach is officially to charge with misbehavior in
office; as, to impeach a minister of high crimes. Both
impeach and arraign convey the idea of peculiar
dignity or impressiveness. AccusementAccusement Ac*cuse"ment (-k[=u]z"ment), n. [OF. acusement. See
Accuse.]
Accusation. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Accuser
Accuser Ac*cus"er, n. [OE. acuser, accusour; cf. OF. acuseor,
fr. L. accusator, fr. accusare.]
One who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault.
AffuseAffuse Af*fuse" ([a^]f*f[=u]z"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Affused
(-f[=u]zd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Affusing.] [L. affusus, p. p.
of affundere to pour to; ad + fundere. See Fuse.]
To pour out or upon. [R.]
I first affused water upon the compressed beans.
--Boyle. AffusedAffuse Af*fuse" ([a^]f*f[=u]z"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Affused
(-f[=u]zd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Affusing.] [L. affusus, p. p.
of affundere to pour to; ad + fundere. See Fuse.]
To pour out or upon. [R.]
I first affused water upon the compressed beans.
--Boyle. AgnusesAgnus Ag"nus, n.; pl. E. Agnuses; L. Agni. [L., a lamb.]
Agnus Dei. Alehouse
Alehouse Ale"house`, n.
A house where ale is retailed; hence, a tippling house.
--Macaulay.
Almshouse
Almshouse Alms"house`, n.
A house appropriated for the use of the poor; a poorhouse.
AmenuseAmenuse Am"e*nuse, v. t. [OF. amenuisier. See Minute.]
To lessen. [Obs.] --Chaucer. AmuseAmuse A*muse" ([.a]*m[=u]z"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amused
([.a]*m[=u]zd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Amusing.] [F. amuser to
make stay, to detain, to amuse, [`a] (L. ad) + OF. muser. See
Muse, v.]
1. To occupy or engage the attention of; to lose in deep
thought; to absorb; also, to distract; to bewilder. [Obs.]
Camillus set upon the Gauls when they were amused in
receiving their gold. --Holland.
Being amused with grief, fear, and fright, he could
not find the house. --Fuller.
2. To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner; to stir with
pleasing or mirthful emotions; to divert.
A group of children amusing themselves with pushing
stones from the top [of the cliff], and watching as
they plunged into the lake. --Gilpin.
3. To keep in expectation; to beguile; to delude.
He amused his followers with idle promises.
--Johnson.
Syn: To entertain; gratify; please; divert; beguile; deceive;
occupy.
Usage: To Amuse, Divert, Entertain. We are amused by
that which occupies us lightly and pleasantly. We are
entertained by that which brings our minds into
agreeable contact with others, as conversation, or a
book. We are diverted by that which turns off our
thoughts to something of livelier interest, especially
of a sportive nature, as a humorous story, or a
laughable incident.
Whatever amuses serves to kill time, to lull the
faculties, and to banish reflection. Whatever
entertains usually awakens the understanding or
gratifies the fancy. Whatever diverts is lively
in its nature, and sometimes tumultuous in its
effects. --Crabb. Amuse
Amuse A*muse", v. i.
To muse; to mediate. [Obs.]
AmusedAmuse A*muse" ([.a]*m[=u]z"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amused
([.a]*m[=u]zd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Amusing.] [F. amuser to
make stay, to detain, to amuse, [`a] (L. ad) + OF. muser. See
Muse, v.]
1. To occupy or engage the attention of; to lose in deep
thought; to absorb; also, to distract; to bewilder. [Obs.]
Camillus set upon the Gauls when they were amused in
receiving their gold. --Holland.
Being amused with grief, fear, and fright, he could
not find the house. --Fuller.
2. To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner; to stir with
pleasing or mirthful emotions; to divert.
A group of children amusing themselves with pushing
stones from the top [of the cliff], and watching as
they plunged into the lake. --Gilpin.
3. To keep in expectation; to beguile; to delude.
He amused his followers with idle promises.
--Johnson.
Syn: To entertain; gratify; please; divert; beguile; deceive;
occupy.
Usage: To Amuse, Divert, Entertain. We are amused by
that which occupies us lightly and pleasantly. We are
entertained by that which brings our minds into
agreeable contact with others, as conversation, or a
book. We are diverted by that which turns off our
thoughts to something of livelier interest, especially
of a sportive nature, as a humorous story, or a
laughable incident.
Whatever amuses serves to kill time, to lull the
faculties, and to banish reflection. Whatever
entertains usually awakens the understanding or
gratifies the fancy. Whatever diverts is lively
in its nature, and sometimes tumultuous in its
effects. --Crabb. Amused
Amused A*mused", a.
1. Diverted.
2. Expressing amusement; as, an amused look.
Amusement
Amusement A*muse"ment, n. [Cf. F. amusement.]
1. Deep thought; muse. [Obs.]
Here I . . . fell into a strong and deep amusement,
revolving in my mind, with great perplexity, the
amazing change of our affairs. --Fleetwood.
2. The state of being amused; pleasurable excitement; that
which amuses; diversion.
His favorite amusements were architecture and
gardening. --Macaulay.
Syn: Diversion; entertainment; recreation; relaxation;
pastime; sport.
Amuser
Amuser A*mus"er (-[~e]r), n.
One who amuses.
Amusette
Amusette Am`u*sette", n. [F.]
A light field cannon, or stocked gun mounted on a swivel.
Apartment houseApartment house A*part"ment house
A building comprising a number of suites designed for
separate housekeeping tenements, but having conveniences,
such as heat, light, elevator service, etc., furnished in
common; -- often distinguished in the United States from a
flat house. ApparatusesApparatus Ap"pa*ratus, n.; pl. Apparatus, also rarely
Apparatuses. [L., from apparare, apparatum, to prepare; ad
+ prepare to make ready.]
1. Things provided as means to some end.
2. Hence: A full collection or set of implements, or
utensils, for a given duty, experimental or operative; any
complex instrument or appliance, mechanical or chemical,
for a specific action or operation; machinery; mechanism.
3. (Physiol.) A collection of organs all of which unite in a
common function; as, the respiratory apparatus. ApplauseApplause Ap*plause", n. [L. applaudere, applausum. See
Applaud.]
The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly
expressed by clapping the hands, stamping or tapping with the
feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked
commendation.
The brave man seeks not popular applause. --Dryden.
Syn: Acclaim; acclamation; plaudit; commendation; approval.
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