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<A NAME="anuran">
<B>anuran, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Zoology.) <DD><I>noun </I> any one of a subclass of amphibians, such as the frog; a salientian. <DD><I>adj. </I> <B>=salientian.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="anuresis">
<B>anuresis, </B>noun. <B>=anuria.</B></DL>
<A NAME="anuria">
<B>anuria, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the absence of urine; inability to urinate. </DL>
<A NAME="anuric">
<B>anuric, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with anuria; characterized by anuria. </DL>
<B>anus, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which solid waste material and undigested food pass from the body. </DL>
<A NAME="anvil">
<B>anvil, </B>noun, verb, <B>-viled,</B> <B>-viling</B> or (especially British) <B>-villed,</B> <B>-villing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>an iron or steel block on which metals are hammered and shaped. <DD><B> 2. </B>anything resembling a blacksmith's anvil in shape or use, such as the fixed jaw of a measuring instrument or steel bars struck like a blacksmith's anvil. <BR> <I>Ex. (Figurative.) The hero was hardened on the anvil of war.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>the incus, a bone of the middle ear. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to fashion on or as if on an anvil; hammer out (used chiefly in figurative connotations). </DL>
<A NAME="anxiety">
<B>anxiety, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ties.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>uneasy thoughts or fears about what may happen; troubled, worried, or uneasy feeling. <BR> <I>Ex. Mother felt anxiety when my baby brother was so sick. We all felt anxiety when the prairie fire came close to town. Anxiety is one of the major characteristics of our time (Atlantic).</I> (SYN) concern, apprehension, dread, misgiving. <DD><B> 2. </B>eager desire. <BR> <I>Ex. Her anxiety to succeed led her to work hard.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Psychiatry.) a state of fear and mental tension commonly occurring in mental disorders. </DL>
<A NAME="anxietyattack">
<B>anxiety attack,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B><B>=panic attack.</B> <DD><B> 2. </B>intense concern. <BR> <I>Ex. The pennant-race parts are in place now and anxiety attacks are breaking out in Boston (Toronto Star).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="anxietyhysteria">
<B>anxiety hysteria,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Psychiatry.) a mental condition between hysteria and anxiety neurosis. </DL>
<A NAME="anxietyneurosis">
<B>anxiety neurosis,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Psychiatry.) a mental condition characterized by emotional instability, imagined fears, irritability, and a general sense of fatigue. </DL>
<A NAME="anxiolytic">
<B>anxiolytic, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a drug used to relieve anxiety; tranquilizer. <DD><I>adj. </I> used or tending to relieve anxiety; tranquilizing. <BR> <I>Ex. anxiolytic and antidepressant drugs.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="anxious">
<B>anxious, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>uneasy because of thoughts or fears of what may happen; troubled; worried. <BR> <I>Ex. Mother felt anxious about the children who had been gone an hour too long.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>causing uneasy feelings or troubled thoughts; worrying; distressing. <BR> <I>Ex. The week of the flood was an anxious time for all of us.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>wishing very much; eager. <BR> <I>Ex. He was anxious for a bicycle. She was anxious to please her mother.</I> adv. <B>anxiously.</B> noun <B>anxiousness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="anxiousseat">
<B>anxious seat</B> or <B>bench,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) <DD><B> 1. </B>an uneasy or troubled condition. <DD><B> 2. </B>a seat near the pulpit at a revival meeting for those troubled about their religious life that want to strengthen their faith. </DL>
<A NAME="any">
<B>any, </B>adjective, pronoun, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1a. </B>one out of many. <BR> <I>Ex. Choose any book you like from the books on the shelf.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>some out of many or much. <BR> <I>Ex. Do any spots show? Is there any fresh fruit left?</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>every. <BR> <I>Ex. Any child knows that.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>even a little; even one or two. <BR> <I>Ex. He was forbidden to go to any house. There has never been any doubt about that.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>in no matter what quantity or number. <BR> <I>Ex. Have you any sugar?</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>enough to be noticed. <BR> <I>Ex. He had hardly any money.</I> <DD><B> 6. </B>no matter how great or how small. <BR> <I>Ex. He means to win at any cost.</I> <DD><I>pron. </I> <B>1a. </B>any thing; any part. <BR> <I>Ex. Take the cake; I don't want any.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>any person. <BR> <I>Ex. The Lord is ... not willing that any should perish (II Peter 3:9).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>some. <BR> <I>Ex. I need more paper; have you any that you can spare?</I> <DD><I>adv. </I> <B>1. </B>even a little. <BR> <I>Ex. Do not go any closer.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to some extent or degree; at all. <BR> <I>Ex. Has the sick child improved any?</I> </DL>
<A NAME="anybody">
<B>anybody, </B>pronoun, noun, pl. <B>-bodies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>any person; anyone. <BR> <I>Ex. Has anybody been here?</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Informal.) an important person. <BR> <I>Ex. Is he anybody?</I> </DL>
<A NAME="anyhow">
<B>anyhow, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>in any case; at any rate; anyway; at least. <BR> <I>Ex. I can see as well as you, anyhow.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>in any way whatever. <BR> <I>Ex. The answer is wrong anyhow you look at it.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>carelessly; haphazardly. <BR> <I>Ex. He dumped the tools into the box just anyhow. [He] was sprawled anyhow on a couch in his hotel room (New York Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="anymore">
<B>anymore, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> at present; now; currently. <BR> <I>Ex. He didn't know anymore, he said, whether he was a Liberal or Conservative (Harper's). And of course nobody who is anybody fattens anymore (Saturday Evening Post).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="anymore">
<B>any more,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>anything additional; more. <BR> <I>Ex. I don't want any more.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>further; additional. <BR> <I>Ex. Let's not have any more fighting.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>currently. <BR> <I>Ex. I don't smoke any more. What, after all, can one say that is "original" about William Shakespeare any more? (American Scholar).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>any more than,</B> </I>to a greater extent or more general degree than. <BR> <I>Ex. ... You cannot ... have democracy in a revolutionary party any more than anywhere else (Edmund Wilson).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="anyone">
<B>anyone, </B>pronoun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any person; anybody. <BR> <I>Ex. Can anyone go to this movie or is it just for adults? Anyone may come. He is said to have been able ... to detect the place of origin of anyone he met (Edmund Wilson).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="anyone">
<B>any one,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>any single or individual. <BR> <I>Ex. in any one city in the United States.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>any person or thing. </DL>
<A NAME="anyplace">
<B>anyplace, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) anywhere. <BR> <I>Ex. [There is in] Kansas more clear weather than anyplace else outside the Rio Grande Valley and southern California (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="anything">
<B>anything, </B>noun, pronoun, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun or pron. </I> <B>1a. </B>any thing. <BR> <I>Ex. Do you have anything to eat? My dog will eat almost anything.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>particular thing not mentioned. <BR> <I>Ex. Have you anything on your mind you wish to talk about?</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a certain amount; part. <BR> <I>Ex. Is anything about the plan yet in doubt? Is there anything of the saint in her?</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>a person of importance. <BR> <I>Ex. He isn't anything in the local government though he has lived there for years.</I> <DD><I>adv. </I> in any way; at all. <BR> <I>Ex. Is your doll anything like mine?</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>anything but,</B> </I>not at all. <BR> <I>Ex. This room is anything but warm.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="anytime">
<B>anytime, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> at any time; no matter when. <BR> <I>Ex. You are welcome to visit us anytime.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="anyway">
<B>anyway, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>in any case; at least. <BR> <I>Ex. I am coming anyway, no matter what you say.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>in any way whatever. <DD><B> 3. </B>carelessly; anyhow. <BR> <I>Ex. He dumped the tools in the box just anyway.</I> </DL>
<B>anywhen, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Dialect.) at any time. </DL>
<A NAME="anywhere">
<B>anywhere, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in any place; at or to any place. <BR> <I>Ex. I'll meet you anywhere you say.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>anywhere between,</B> </I>(Informal.) at any point between. <BR> <I>Ex. I told them that a reasonable date for the foundation of the monument was anywhere between 1400 and 1700 B.C. (Holiday).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>anywhere from,</B> </I>(Informal.) at any point within a stated range. <BR> <I>Ex. It will take anywhere from two to three hours to drive there.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>anywhere near,</B> </I>(Informal.) nearly. <BR> <I>Ex. The job is not anywhere near done.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>get anywhere,</B> </I>(Informal.) to advance; prosper; succeed. <BR> <I>Ex. He was a talented man, but his dislike of hard work prevented him from getting anywhere in the business world.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="anywise">
<B>anywise, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in any way; to any degree; at all. </DL>
<A NAME="anzaas">
<B>ANZAAS, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science. </DL>
<A NAME="anzac">
<B>Anzac, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a soldier from Australia or New Zealand. </DL>
<A NAME="anzam">
<B>ANZAM, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an alliance of Australia, New Zealand, and Malaysia to protect the approaches to southeastern Asia in the Indian Ocean and the Indonesian seas, formed in the 1960's. </DL>
<A NAME="anzus">
<B>ANZUS, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an alliance of Australia, New Zealand, and the United States for the purpose of mutual defense in the Pacific, formed in 1951. </DL>
<A NAME="ao">
<B>a.o.</B> or <B>a/o</B> (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> account of. </DL>
<A NAME="aodai">
<B>ao dai, </B>pl. <B>ao dais.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a tunic open up each side to the waist and worn with wide pantaloons by Vietnamese women. </DL>
<A NAME="aok">
<B>A-OK</B> (no periods) or <B>A-O.K.,</B> adjective, adverb, interjection.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) OK. <BR> <I>Ex. The "A-OK" method of teaching the deaf is to "talk, talk, talk," to them (Harper's).</I> </DL>
