Definition of a

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A (prep.) In process of; in the act of; into; to; -- used with verbal substantives in -ing which begin with a consonant. This is a shortened form of the preposition an (which was used before the vowel sound); as in a hunting, a building, a begging..

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Pioneer :: Pioneer (v. t. & i.) To go before, and prepare or open a way for; to act as pioneer..
Iod- :: Iod- () A prefix, or combining from, indicating iodine as an ingredient; as, iodoform..
Tickle :: Tickle (v. i.) To feel titillation.
Floscule :: Floscule (n.) A floret.
Spicy :: Spicy (superl.) Flavored with, or containing, spice or spices; fragrant; aromatic; as, spicy breezes..
Variable :: Variable (n.) Those parts of the sea where a steady wind is not expected, especially the parts between the trade-wind belts..
Photometrical :: Photometrical (a.) Of or pertaining to photometry, or to a photometer..
Lady''s Comb :: Lady's comb () An umbelliferous plant (Scandix Pecten-Veneris), its clusters of long slender fruits remotely resembling a comb..
Pacifiable :: Pacifiable (a.) Capable of being pacified or appeased; placable.
Augur :: Augur (v. t.) To predict or foretell, as from signs or omens; to betoken; to presage; to infer..
Execute :: Execute (v. t.) To infect capital punishment on; to put to death in conformity to a legal sentence; as, to execute a traitor..
Heartless :: Heartless (a.) Destitute of courage; spiritless; despodent.
Graminivorous :: Graminivorous (a.) Feeding or subsisting on grass, and the like food; -- said of horses, cattle, and other animals..
Nodular :: Nodular (a.) Of, pertaining to, or in the form of, a nodule or knot..
Entertaining :: Entertaining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Entertai.
Episcopate :: Episcopate (v. i.) To act as a bishop; to fill the office of a prelate.
Newsman :: Newsman (n.) A man who distributes or sells newspapers.
Metabolism :: Metabolism (n.) The act or process, by which living tissues or cells take up and convert into their own proper substance the nutritive material brought to them by the blood, or by which they transform their cell protoplasm into simpler substances, which are fitted either for excretion or for some special purpose, as in the manufacture of the digestive ferments. Hence, metabolism may be either constructive (anabolism), or destructive (katabolism)..
Chiefless :: Chiefless (a.) Without a chief or leader.
Toilsome :: Toilsome (a.) Attended with toil, or fatigue and pain; laborious; wearisome; as, toilsome work..
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