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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>ALMIRAH</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="almirah"> almirah, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a cupboard or wardrobe, in India. </DL> <A NAME="almond"> almond, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1a. the edible, flattish, oval-shaped nut in the peachlike fruit of a tree growing in warm regions. <DD> b. the tree that the fruit grows on. It belongs to the rose family. <DD> 2. any of various similar fruits or the trees on which they grow. <DD> 3. something shaped like an almond. <DD> 4. a pale-tan color; biscuit. <DD> 5. a kind of pigeon. adj. almondlike. </DL> <A NAME="almondeyed"> almond-eyed, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having eyes that appear to be oval-shaped and to have pointed ends. </DL> <A NAME="almoner"> almoner, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. (Historical.) a person who distributes alms for a king, a monastery, or a person of rank. <DD> 2. (British.) <DD> a. a social worker attached to a hospital. <DD> b. an officer in the royal household. </DL> <A NAME="almonry"> almonry, noun, pl. -ries.<DL COMPACT><DD> a place where alms are distributed. </DL> <A NAME="almost"> almost, adverb, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>adv. nearly; all but; very near to. Ex. Nine is almost ten. I almost missed the train. He was almost within sight of the city. <DD>adj. near; virtual. Ex. Huston consulted them about the finer points of cowboy life with almost reverence (Manchester Guardian Weekly). expr. almost never, scarcely ever. Ex. The old lady almost never goes outside in the winter. expr. almost no, scarcely any. Ex. We have almost no milk left after the boys drank so much for lunch. </DL> <A NAME="alms"> alms, noun sing. or pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. money or gifts to help the poor; charity. Ex. The beggar asked for alms. To scatter from our abundance occasional alms is not enough (William Ellery Channing). (SYN) dole, benefaction. <DD> 2. (Archaic, Figurative.) a good deed; a charity. </DL> <A NAME="almsbox"> alms box,<DL COMPACT><DD> (British.) a box kept in or just outside a church for alms. </DL> <A NAME="almsdeed"> alms-deed, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Archaic.) a charitable deed. </DL> <A NAME="almsgiver"> almsgiver, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who helps the poor with money or other gifts. </DL> <A NAME="almsgiving"> almsgiving, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the giving of help to the poor. </DL> <A NAME="almshouse"> almshouse, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a home for persons who do not have enough money to live on and who are supported at public expense or (in Great Britain) by private charity. </DL> <A NAME="almsman"> almsman, noun, pl. -men.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a person supported by alms. <DD> 2. a giver of alms. Ex. King John also was a great almsman (Edward A. Freeman). </DL> <A NAME="almswoman"> almswoman, noun, pl. -women.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a woman supported by alms. <DD> 2. a woman who gives alms. </DL> <A NAME="almucantar"> almucantar, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Astronomy.) <DD> 1. a small circle on the celestial sphere parallel to the horizon or horizontal plane; a parallel or circle of altitude. <DD> 2. an astronomical instrument consisting of a telescope crossed by horizontal wires and mounted on a box floating on mercury. By using it to note the rise of a star in the east and the setting of a star in the west an observer can accurately correct a timepiece and determine latitude. </DL> <A NAME="almuce"> almuce, noun. =amice (2).</DL> <A NAME="almug"> almug, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an unidentified tree mentioned in the Bible (I Kings 10:11, 12). See also algum. </DL> <A NAME="alnico"> alnico, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an alloy of iron in combination with aluminum, nickel, cobalt and small amounts of other elements. Alnico is permanently magnetic and can lift up to 60 times its own weight. </DL> <A NAME="alocasia"> alocasia, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of certain tropical herbs having low leaves and reddish berries. </DL> <A NAME="alod"> alod, noun. =allodium.</DL> <A NAME="alodial"> alodial, adjective. =allodial.</DL> <A NAME="alodium"> alodium, noun, pl. -dia. =allodium.</DL> <A NAME="aloe"> aloe, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a plant related to the lily, having a long spike of flowers and thick, narrow, fleshy leaves. It grows chiefly in South Africa and other warm, dry climates. <DD> 2. (U.S.) the century plant. </DL> <A NAME="aloes"> aloes, noun pl. (sing. in use).<DL COMPACT><DD> 1a. a bitter drug made from the dried juice of the leaves of certain aloes, used chiefly as a laxative. <DD> b. the juice of these leaves. <DD> 2. the fragrant wood or resin of a kind of East Indian tree; lignaloes. </DL> <A NAME="aloetic"> aloetic, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. of the nature of aloes; having aloes as an ingredient, as a medicine. <DD>noun an aloetic medicine. </DL> <A NAME="aloft"> aloft, adverb, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. far above the earth; up in the air; high up. Ex. Some birds fly thousands of feet aloft. <DD> 2. in or into the air; off from the ground. <DD> 3. high above the deck of a ship; up among the sails, rigging, or masts of a ship. Ex. The sailor scrambled aloft to get a better view of the distant shore. </DL> <A NAME="alogical"> alogical, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not involving logic; not based upon reason or formed by an act of judgment. Ex. Language is neither logical nor illogical, but alogical (Harold Allen). adv. alogically. </DL> <A NAME="aloha"> aloha, interjection, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>interj. 1. greetings; hello. <DD> 2. good-by; farewell. <DD>noun (in Hawaii) love. </DL> <A NAME="alohashirt"> aloha shirt,<DL COMPACT><DD> a brightly colored, variously patterned, lightweight sports shirt, usually worn without a jacket. </DL> <A NAME="alohastate"> Aloha State,<DL COMPACT><DD> a nickname for Hawaii. </DL> <A NAME="aloin"> aloin, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the bitter, purgative principle of aloes, that crystallizes in pale-yellow needles. </DL> <A NAME="alone"> alone, adjective, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. apart from other persons or things; quite by oneself; solitary. Ex. She was alone in the empty house. (SYN) lone, isolated, unaccompanied, single. <DD> 2. without anyone else; only. Ex. One boy alone can do this work. I alone remained. <DD> 3. without anything more. Ex. Meat alone is not adequate food for most people. <DD>adv. 1. apart from other persons or things. Ex. to walk alone, live alone. One tree stood alone on the hill. <DD> 2. and nothing more; only; merely; exclusively. Ex. He did the job for money alone. expr. go it alone. See under go (1). expr. leave alone, not bother; not meddle with. Ex. The principal is busy at his desk; you'd better leave him alone. expr. let alone, <DD> a. not bother; not meddle with. Ex. If everyone will let him alone he will get his work done. <DD> b. not to mention. Ex. It would have been a hot day for summer, let alone early spring. expr. let well enough alone, to be satisfied with conditions and not try to change them. Ex. He's the kind of mechanic who can't let well enough alone and is always tampering with the motor to make it work better. noun aloneness. </DL> <A NAME="along"> along (1), preposition, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD>prep. 1. on or by the whole length of; from one end to or toward the other of; lengthwise of. Ex. to walk along a river. Trees are planted along the street. <DD> 2. on or during. Ex. We met along the way. <DD>adv. 1. from one end to the other; lengthwise. Ex. Cars are parked along by the stadium. <DD> 2. onward; forward. Ex. March along quickly. <DD> 3. (U.S.) together with someone or something. Ex. He took his dog along. You should take a tent along if you are going camping. <DD> 4. (U.S. Informal.) somewhere near; around. Ex. along about four o'clock. expr. all along, all the time. Ex. He knew the answer all along. I have all along declared this to be a neutral paper (Joseph Addison). expr. along of, (Dialect.) in company with; together with. Ex. Father and I went out one day along of Captain Gooden (Yankee Doodle). expr. along with, in company with; together with. Ex. I'll go along with you. expr. be along, (Informal.) to come to a place. Ex. I will be along about evening. expr. get along, (Informal.) <DD> a. to manage with at least some success. Ex. She gets along very well on her salary. Some of these halls turn out to be smaller than represented, but I have no doubt, to use an American expression, that we shall "get along" (Dickens). <DD> b. to agree. Ex. They got along well as partners. <DD> c. go away! Ex. Why don't you leave, take off, get along! <DD> d. to move forward; advance. Ex. Let's get along or we'll be late. I have only just set out upon my travels, and shall learn better manners as I get along (Laurence Sterne). <DD> e. to succeed; prosper. Ex. He is getting along in his new business. She expressed supreme contempt for men who had no knack of getting along in the world (Joel Chandler Harris). expr. right along. See under right. </DL> <A NAME="along"> along (2), adverb. expr. along of or, formerly, along on, (British Dialect.) because of. Ex. An't my heart been heavy and watchful along of him and you? (Dickens). </DL> <A NAME="alongshore"> alongshore, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. near or along the shore. <DD> 2. on the shore. </DL> <A HREF="alongsid.dic">NEXT</A>