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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: avuncular - awing</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="avuncular"> avuncular, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. of an uncle. Avuncular families exist among the Hopi Indians of the southwestern United States; in them the mother's brother has more authority than the actual father. <DD> 2. like an uncle. adv. avuncularly. </DL> <A NAME="avuncularity"> avuncularity, noun, pl. -ties.<DL COMPACT><DD> an avuncular manner, gesture, statement, or the like. Ex. The marshal stood up and called with threatening avuncularity for complaints (Manchester Guardian). </DL> <A NAME="aw"> A/W (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. actual weight. <DD> 2. all water. </DL> <A NAME="awa"> awa, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Scottish.) away. </DL> <A NAME="awabi"> awabi, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Japanese.) an abalone. </DL> <A NAME="awacs"> Awacs or AWACS, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an airborne radar system of the U.S. Air Force originally for the early detection of enemy bombers. </DL> <A NAME="await"> await, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to wait for; look forward to. Ex. I shall await your answer to my letter with eagerness. He has awaited your coming for weeks. (SYN) expect. <DD> 2. to be ready for; be in store for. Ex. Many pleasures await you on your trip. <DD> 3. (Obsolete.) to watch for; lie in wait for. <DD>v.i. to wait. noun awaiter. </DL> <A NAME="awake"> awake, verb, awoke or awaked, awaked or ((especially British)) awoken, awaking, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.i. 1. to come out of sleep; wake up; arouse. Ex. I awoke from a sound sleep at sunrise. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) to bestir oneself; become vigilant. <DD>v.t. 1. to arouse from sleep; waken. Ex. The alarm clock awoke me. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) to stir up. Ex. These words awoke his anger. <DD>adj. 1. roused from sleep; not asleep. Ex. He is always awake early. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) on the alert; watchful. Ex. The explorer was ever awake for the dangers that surrounded him. (SYN) vigilant. expr. awake to, (Figurative.) to become aware of; realize. Ex. England and France at length awoke to the value of their fisheries (John Yeats). </DL> <A NAME="awaken"> awaken, intransitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to wake up; arouse. Ex. The sun was shining when we awakened. <DD>v.t. 1. to arouse from sleep; wake up. Ex. He was awakened late this morning. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) to rouse to activity or awareness; stir. Ex. His plight would awaken compassion in the hardest heart. expr. awaken to, (Figurative.) to come to realize. Ex. Her mind has not yet awakened to the danger. noun awakener. noun awakenment. </DL> <A NAME="awakening"> awakening, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> waking up. </DL> <A NAME="awanting"> awanting, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Archaic.) wanting; lacking. </DL> <A NAME="award"> award, verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t. 1. to give after careful consideration; grant. Ex. A medal was awarded to the best speller in the class. (SYN) assign. <DD> 2. to decide upon or settle by law; adjudge. Ex. The court awarded damages of $5,000 to the injured man. (SYN) assign, decree. <DD>noun 1. something given as a reward, payment, or the like, after careful consideration; prize. Ex. My dog won the highest award. (SYN) reward. <DD> 2. a decision by a judge or arbitrator. Ex. We all thought the award of $5,000 for damages was fair. adj. awardable. </DL> <A NAME="awardee"> awardee, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the receiver of an award. </DL> <A NAME="awarder"> awarder, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the giver of an award. </DL> <A NAME="aware"> aware, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having knowledge; realizing; conscious. Ex. I was too sleepy to be aware how cold it was. She was not aware of her danger. noun awareness. </DL> <A NAME="awash"> awash, adverb, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. level with the surface of the water; just covered with water. Ex. The beach was awash with the flowing tide. <DD> 2. carried about by water; floating. Ex. The floodwater set everything awash in the cellar. <DD> 3. (Figurative.) filled (with); overflowing. Ex. The music ... was awash with melancholy (New Yorker). </DL> <A NAME="away"> away, adverb, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>adv. 1. from a place; to a distance. Ex. Stay away from the fire. <DD> 2. at a distance; a way off; far. Ex. The sailor went far away from home. (SYN) distant, off. <DD> 3. out of one's possession, notice, or use. Ex. He gave his boat away. <DD> 4. out of existence. Ex. The sounds died away. <DD> 5. in another direction; aside. Ex. He turned his car away just in time to avoid an accident. <DD> 6. without stopping; on; continuously. Ex. She worked away at her job. <DD> 7. without delay; at once. Ex. Fire away! Do as I bid, and fly away. <DD>adj. 1. at a distance; far. Ex. His home is miles away. <DD> 2. absent; gone. Ex. My mother is away today. <DD> 3. (Sports.) played on the opponent's grounds, field, or court, rather than on one's own. Ex. to finish the season with two away games. <DD> 4. (Baseball.) out. Ex. A home run with two away in the ninth won the game. expr. away back, (Informal.) far back in space or time. Ex. Our candidate is a good man and a fighter from away back. expr. away with, take (someone or something) away. Ex. Away with him to the dungeon! expr. away with you, you go away. Ex. Away with you! ... I'll put everybody under an arrest that stays (Thomas Sheridan). expr. do away with. See under do (1). expr. where away? See under where. </DL> <A NAME="awe"> awe, noun, verb, awed, awing.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. great wonder; a feeling of wonder and reverence inspired by anything of great beauty, sublimity, majesty, or power. Ex. We feel awe when we stand near vast mountains, or when we think of God's power and glory. <DD> 2. fear and reverence; dread mingled with reverence. Ex. When the young lawyer entered the Supreme Court he felt great awe. <DD> 3. (Archaic.) power to inspire fear or respect. <DD>v.t. 1. to cause to feel awe; fill with awe. Ex. The majesty of the mountains awed us. <DD> 2. to influence or restrain by awe. Ex. The profound silence awed everyone. expr. stand in awe of, to have a profound respect for. Ex. The Prince of Wales, in particular, stood in tremendous awe of his mother (Lytton Strachey). </DL> <A NAME="aweary"> aweary, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Poetic.) weary; tired (of). Ex. am aweary, aweary, I would that I were dead (Tennyson). </DL> <A NAME="aweather"> aweather, adjective, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> on or toward the windward (weather) side or direction. </DL> <A NAME="aweigh"> aweigh, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> just clear of the bottom, and hanging straight down, leaving a ship free to move. Ex. The ship began to move as soon as its anchor was aweigh. </DL> <A NAME="aweinspiring"> awe-inspiring, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> causing awe; awesome. </DL> <A NAME="aweless"> aweless, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. =fearless. <DD> 2. =irreverent. </DL> <A NAME="awesome"> awesome, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. causing awe. Ex. A great fire is an awesome sight. <DD> 2. showing awe; awed. Ex. awesome admiration. <DD> 3. filling with awe; impressive. Ex. "It was awesome when they announced a staff for their Midwest office that was larger than the number of officers we have in our corporate banking department" (Business Week). <DD> 4. (Informal.) tremendous, spectacular. Ex. The party was really awesome. adv. awesomely. noun awesomeness. </DL> <A NAME="awestricken"> awe-stricken, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> filled with awe; awe-struck. </DL> <A NAME="awestrike"> awe-strike, transitive verb, -struck, -striking.<DL COMPACT><DD> to strike with awe. </DL> <A NAME="awestruck"> awe-struck, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> filled with awe. Ex. She was awe-struck by the grandeur of the mountains. </DL> <A NAME="awful"> awful, adjective, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. causing fear; dreadful; terrible. Ex. An awful storm with thunder and lightning came up. (SYN) fearful. <DD> 2. (Informal.) very bad, great, ugly, or otherwise unusual. Ex. He is an awful nuisance. His room was in an awful mess. (SYN) appalling, monstrous, shocking. <DD> 3. deserving great respect and reverence. Ex. He felt the awful power of God. (SYN) majestic, sublime. <DD> 4. filling with awe; impressive. Ex. The mountains rose to awful heights. (SYN) imposing. <DD>adv. (Informal.) very. Ex. He was awful mad. noun awfulness. </DL> <A NAME="awfully"> awfully, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. dreadfully; terribly. Ex. The broken leg hurt awfully. <DD> 2. (Informal.) very. Ex. I'm awfully sorry that I hurt your feelings. </DL> <A NAME="awhile"> awhile, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> for a short time. Ex. He stayed awhile after dinner to talk. She paused awhile before answering. </DL> <A NAME="awhirl"> awhirl, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> in a whirl; whirling. </DL> <A NAME="awing"> awing, adverb, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> on the wing. </DL> <A HREF="awkward.dic">NEXT</A>