Acronyctous :: Acronyctous (a.) Acronycal.

Acrook :: Acrook (adv.) Crookedly.

Acropetal :: Acropetal (a.) Developing from below towards the apex, or from the circumference towards the center; centripetal; -- said of certain inflorescence..

Acrophony :: Acrophony (n.) The use of a picture symbol of an object to represent phonetically the initial sound of the name of the object.

Acropodium :: Acropodium (n.) The entire upper surface of the foot.

Acropolis :: Acropolis (n.) The upper part, or the citadel, of a Grecian city; especially, the citadel of Athens..

Acropolitan :: Acropolitan (a.) Pertaining to an acropolis.

Acrospire :: Acrospire (n.) The sprout at the end of a seed when it begins to germinate; the plumule in germination; -- so called from its spiral form.

Acrospire :: Acrospire (v. i.) To put forth the first sprout.

Acrospore :: Acrospore (n.) A spore borne at the extremity of the cells of fructification in fungi.

Acrosporous :: Acrosporous (a.) Having acrospores.

Across :: Across (n.) From side to side; athwart; crosswise, or in a direction opposed to the length; quite over; as, a bridge laid across a river..

Across :: Across (adv.) From side to side; crosswise; as, with arms folded across..

Across :: Across (adv.) Obliquely; athwart; amiss; awry.

Acrostic :: Acrostic (n.) A composition, usually in verse, in which the first or the last letters of the lines, or certain other letters, taken in order, form a name, word, phrase, or motto..

Acrostic :: Acrostic (n.) A Hebrew poem in which the lines or stanzas begin with the letters of the alphabet in regular order (as Psalm cxix.). See Abecedarian.

Acrostic :: Acrostic (n.) Alt. of Acrostica.

Acrostical :: Acrostical (n.) Pertaining to, or characterized by, acrostics..

Acrostically :: Acrostically (adv.) After the manner of an acrostic.

Acrotarsium :: Acrotarsium (n.) The instep or front of the tarsus.

Acroteleutic :: Acroteleutic (n.) The end of a verse or psalm, or something added thereto, to be sung by the people, by way of a response..

Acroter :: Acroter (n.) Same as Acroterium.

Acroteria :: Acroteria (pl. ) of Acroteriu.

Acroterial :: Acroterial (a.) Pertaining to an acroterium; as, acroterial ornaments..

Acroterium :: Acroterium (n.) One of the small pedestals, for statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment. Acroteria are also sometimes placed upon the gables in Gothic architecture..

Acroterium :: Acroterium (n.) One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a part roof balustrade..

Acrotic :: Acrotic (a.) Pertaining to or affecting the surface.

Acrotism :: Acrotism (n.) Lack or defect of pulsation.

Acrotomous :: Acrotomous (a.) Having a cleavage parallel with the base.

Aftercrop :: Aftercrop (n.) A second crop or harvest in the same year.

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