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Letter A - page 7



Adnubilated \Ad*nu"bi*la`ted\, a. [L. adnubilatus, p. p. of adnubilare.] Clouded; obscured. [R.] [1913 Webster] more...
Ado \A*do"\ ([.a]*d[=oo]"), (1) v. inf., (2) n. [OE. at do, northern form for to do. Cf. Affair.] 1. To do; in doing; as, there is nothing ado. "What is here ado?" --J. Newton. [1913 Webster] 2. Doing; trouble; difficulty; troublesome business; fuss; bustle; as, to make a great ado about trifles. [1913 Webster] With much ado, he partly kept awake. --Dryden. more...
Adobe \A*do"be\ ([.a]*d[=o]"b[asl]), n. [Sp.] 1. An unburnt brick dried in the sun; also used as an adjective, as, an adobe house, in Texas or New Mexico. [1913 Webster] 2. Earth from which unburnt bricks are made. [Western U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. (Geol.) Alluvial and playa clays of desert and arid regions, differing from ordinary clays of humid regions in containing carbonates and other soluble minerals. more...
adobe-lily \adobe-lily\ n. 1. a California herb (Fritillaria pluriflora) with pinkish purple flowers. Syn: adobe lily, pink fritillary, Fritillaria pluriflora [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]See also: Fritillaria pluriflora more...
adobo \adobo\ n. 1. a Philippine dish of marinated vegetables and meat or fish; served with rice. [WordNet 1.5] more...
Adolescency \Ad`o*les"cen*cy\, n. The quality of being adolescent; youthfulness. [1913 Webster] more...
Adolescent \Ad`o*les"cent\ ([a^]d`[-o]*l[e^]s"sent), a. [L. adolescens, p. pr. of adolescere to grow up to; ad + the inchoative olescere to grow: cf. F. adolescent. See Adult.] Growing; advancing from childhood to maturity. [1913 Webster] Schools, unless discipline were doubly strong, Detain their adolescent charge too long. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]See also: Adult Adolescent \Ad`o*les"cent\, n. A youth. [1913 Webster] more...