Aberr :: Aberr (v. i.) To wander; to stray.

Aberrance :: Aberrance (n.) Alt. of Aberranc.

Aberrancy :: Aberrancy (n.) State of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude, etc..

Aberrant :: Aberrant (a.) Wandering; straying from the right way.

Aberrant :: Aberrant (a.) Deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal.

Aberrate :: Aberrate (v. i.) To go astray; to diverge.

Aberration :: Aberration (n.) The act of wandering; deviation, especially from truth or moral rectitude, from the natural state, or from a type..

Aberration :: Aberration (n.) A partial alienation of reason.

Aberration :: Aberration (n.) A small periodical change of position in the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer; called annual aberration, when the observer's motion is that of the earth in its orbit, and daily or diurnal aberration, when of the earth on its axis; amounting when greatest, in the former case, to 20.4'', and in the latter, to 0.3''. Planetary aberration is that due to the motion of light and the motion of the planet re

Aberration :: Aberration (n.) The convergence to different foci, by a lens or mirror, of rays of light emanating from one and the same point, or the deviation of such rays from a single focus; called spherical aberration, when due to the spherical form of the lens or mirror, such form giving different foci for central and marginal rays; and chromatic aberration, when due to different refrangibilities of the colored rays of the spectrum, those of each color having a distinct focus..

Aberration :: Aberration (n.) The passage of blood or other fluid into parts not appropriate for it.

Aberration :: Aberration (n.) The producing of an unintended effect by the glancing of an instrument, as when a shot intended for A glances and strikes B..

Aberrational :: Aberrational (a.) Characterized by aberration.

Aleberry :: Aleberry (n.) A beverage, formerly made by boiling ale with spice, sugar, and sops of bread..

Argillo-ferruginous :: Argillo-ferruginous (a.) Containing clay and iron.

Atterrate :: Atterrate (v. t.) To fill up with alluvial earth.

Atterration :: Atterration (n.) The act of filling up with earth, or of forming land with alluvial earth..

Averred :: Averred (imp. & p. p.) of Ave.

Averring :: Averring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ave.

Averroism :: Averroism (n.) The tenets of the Averroists.

Averroist :: Averroist (n.) One of a sect of peripatetic philosophers, who appeared in Italy before the restoration of learning; so denominated from Averroes, or Averrhoes, a celebrated Arabian philosopher. He held the doctrine of monopsychism..

Averruncate :: Averruncate (v. t.) To avert; to ward off.

Averruncate :: Averruncate (v. t.) To root up.

Averruncation :: Averruncation (n.) The act of averting.

Averruncation :: Averruncation (n.) Eradication.

Averruncator :: Averruncator (n.) An instrument for pruning trees, consisting of two blades, or a blade and a hook, fixed on the end of a long rod..

Avignon Berry :: Avignon berry () The fruit of the Rhamnus infectorius, eand of other species of the same genus; -- so called from the city of Avignon, in France. It is used by dyers and painters for coloring yellow. Called also French berry..

Baneberry :: Baneberry (n.) A genus (Actaea) of plants, of the order Ranunculaceae, native in the north temperate zone. The red or white berries are poisonous..

Barberry :: Barberry (n.) A shrub of the genus Berberis, common along roadsides and in neglected fields. B. vulgaris is the species best known; its oblong red berries are made into a preserve or sauce, and have been deemed efficacious in fluxes and fevers. The bark dyes a fine yellow, esp. the bark of the root..

Bayberry :: Bayberry (n.) The fruit of the bay tree or Laurus nobilis.

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