"""bridesman " :: Bridesman (n.) A male friend who attends upon a bridegroom and bride at their marriage; the best man..

Abridge :: Abridge (v. t.) To make shorter; to shorten in duration; to lessen; to diminish; to curtail; as, to abridge labor; to abridge power or rights..

Abridge :: Abridge (v. t.) To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a history or dictionary..

Abridge :: Abridge (v. t.) To deprive; to cut off; -- followed by of, and formerly by from; as, to abridge one of his rights..

Abridged :: Abridged (imp. & p. p.) of Abridg.

Abridger :: Abridger (n.) One who abridges.

Abridging :: Abridging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Abridg.

Abridgment :: Abridgment (n.) The act of abridging, or the state of being abridged; diminution; lessening; reduction or deprivation; as, an abridgment of pleasures or of expenses..

Abridgment :: Abridgment (n.) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation..

Abridgment :: Abridgment (n.) That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly..

Acaridan :: Acaridan (n.) One of a group of arachnids, including the mites and ticks..

Acrid :: Acrid (a.) Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not, to the taste; pungent; as, acrid salts..

Acrid :: Acrid (a.) Causing heat and irritation; corrosive; as, acrid secretions..

Acrid :: Acrid (a.) Caustic; bitter; bitterly irritating; as, acrid temper, mind, writing..

Acridity :: Acridity (n.) Alt. of Acridnes.

Acridly :: Acridly (adv.) In an acid manner.

Acridness :: Acridness (n.) The quality of being acrid or pungent; irritant bitterness; acrimony; as, the acridity of a plant, of a speech..

Alectorides :: Alectorides (n. pl.) A group of birds including the common fowl and the pheasants.

Anhydride :: Anhydride (n.) An oxide of a nonmetallic body or an organic radical, capable of forming an acid by uniting with the elements of water; -- so called because it may be formed from an acid by the abstraction of water..

Antacrid :: Antacrid (a.) Corrective of acrimony of the humors.

Antemeridian :: Antemeridian (a.) Being before noon; in or pertaining to the forenoon. (Abbrev. a. m..

Antheridia :: Antheridia (pl. ) of Antheridiu.

Antheridium :: Antheridium (n.) The male reproductive apparatus in the lower, consisting of a cell or other cavity in which spermatozoids are produced; -- called also spermary..

Arid :: Arid (a.) Exhausted of moisture; parched with heat; dry; barren.

Aridities :: Aridities (pl. ) of Aridit.

Aridity :: Aridity (n.) The state or quality of being arid or without moisture; dryness.

Aridity :: Aridity (n.) Fig.: Want of interest of feeling; insensibility; dryness of style or feeling; spiritual drought.

Aridness :: Aridness (n.) Aridity; dryness.

Arride :: Arride (v. t.) To please; to gratify.

Ascarid :: Ascarid (n.) A parasitic nematoid worm, espec. the roundworm, Ascaris lumbricoides, often occurring in the human intestine, and allied species found in domestic animals; also commonly applied to the pinworm (Oxyuris), often troublesome to children and aged persons..

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