Adiaphory :: Adiaphory (n.) Indifference.

Ahorseback :: Ahorseback (adv.) On horseback.

Alongshore :: Alongshore (adv.) Along the shore or coast.

Alongshoreman :: Alongshoreman (n.) See Longshoreman.

Althorn :: Althorn (n.) An instrument of the saxhorn family, used exclusively in military music, often replacing the French horn..

Amophorae :: Amophorae (pl. ) of Amphor.

Amphora :: Amphora (n.) Among the ancients, a two-handled vessel, tapering at the bottom, used for holding wine, oil, etc..

Amphoral :: Amphoral (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, an amphora..

Amphoric :: Amphoric (a.) Produced by, or indicating, a cavity in the lungs, not filled, and giving a sound like that produced by blowing into an empty decanter; as, amphoric respiration or resonance..

Anachoret :: Anachoret (a.) Alt. of Anachoretica.

Anachoretical :: Anachoretical (a.) See Anchoret, Anchoretic..

Anachorism :: Anachorism (n.) An error in regard to the place of an event or a thing; a referring something to a wrong place.

Anaphora :: Anaphora (n.) A repetition of a word or of words at the beginning of two or more successive clauses.

Anchor :: Anchor (n.) A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain), and which, being cast overboard, lays hold of the earth by a fluke or hook and thus retains the ship in a particular station..

Anchor :: Anchor (n.) Any instrument or contrivance serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a contrivance to hold the end of a bridge cable, or other similar part; a contrivance used by founders to hold the core of a mold in place..

Anchor :: Anchor (n.) Fig.: That which gives stability or security; that on which we place dependence for safety.

Anchor :: Anchor (n.) An emblem of hope.

Anchor :: Anchor (n.) A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together.

Anchor :: Anchor (n.) Carved work, somewhat resembling an anchor or arrowhead; -- a part of the ornaments of certain moldings. It is seen in the echinus, or egg-and-anchor (called also egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue) ornament..

Anchor :: Anchor (n.) One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain sponges; also, one of the calcareous spinules of certain Holothurians, as in species of Synapta..

Anchor :: Anchor (v. t.) To place at anchor; to secure by an anchor; as, to anchor a ship..

Anchor :: Anchor (v. t.) To fix or fasten; to fix in a stable condition; as, to anchor the cables of a suspension bridge..

Anchor :: Anchor (v. i.) To cast anchor; to come to anchor; as, our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream..

Anchor :: Anchor (v. i.) To stop; to fix or rest.

Anchor :: Anchor (n.) An anchoret.

Anchor-hold :: Anchor-hold (n.) The hold or grip of an anchor, or that to which it holds..

Anchor-hold :: Anchor-hold (n.) Hence: Firm hold: security.

Anchorable :: Anchorable (a.) Fit for anchorage.

Anchorage :: Anchorage (n.) The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor..

Anchorage :: Anchorage (n.) A place suitable for anchoring or where ships anchor; a hold for an anchor.

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