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Amb-
(gcide) | Amb- \Amb-\, Ambi- \Am*bi-\ [L. prefix ambi-, amb-, akin to Gr.
?, Skr. abhi, AS. embe, emb, OHG. umbi, umpi, G. um, and also
L. ambo both. Cf. Amphi-, Both, By.]
A prefix meaning about, around; -- used in words derived from
the Latin.
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amber
(mass) | amber
- jantárový, jantár |
ambience
(mass) | ambience
- atmosféra |
ambition
(mass) | ambition
- úsilie, ctižiadostivosť, ambícia |
ambulance
(mass) | ambulance
- ambulancia |
ambulation
(mass) | ambulation
- chôdza |
bamboozle
(mass) | bamboozle
- zmiasť |
cambodia
(mass) | Cambodia
- Kambodža |
chamber
(mass) | chamber
- kancelária |
exgambler
(mass) | ex-gambler
- ex-hráč |
gambia
(mass) | Gambia
- Gambia |
gamble
(mass) | gamble
- hra |
gambled
(mass) | gambled
- hral |
gambling house
(mass) | gambling house
- herňa |
gas chamber
(mass) | gas chamber
- plynová komora |
lamb
(mass) | lamb
- jahňa, baránok, ovečka, porodiť jahňa |
lambda
(mass) | lambda
- lambda |
mozambique
(mass) | Mozambique
- Mozambik |
perambulate
(mass) | perambulate
- prechádzať, prejsť |
perambulation
(mass) | perambulation
- prechádzka |
scrambler
(mass) | scrambler
- šifrovacie zariadenie, terénna motorka |
shambles
(mass) | shambles
- neporiadok, zmätok |
unambiguous
(mass) | unambiguous
- nedvojzmyselný, jednoznačný |
zambia
(mass) | Zambia
- Zambia |
lamb-chop
(encz) | lamb-chop, n: |
Adambulacral
(gcide) | Adambulacral \Ad`am*bu*la"cral\, a. [L. ad + E. ambulacral.]
(Zool.)
Next to the ambulacra; as, the adambulacral ossicles of the
starfish.
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Air chamber
(gcide) | Air chamber \Air" cham`ber\
1. A chamber or cavity filled with air, in an animal or
plant.
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2. A cavity containing air to act as a spring for equalizing
the flow of a liquid in a pump or other hydraulic machine.
[1913 Webster]Chamber \Cham"ber\, n. [F. chambre, fr. L. camera vault, arched
roof, in LL. chamber, fr. Gr. ? anything with a vaulted roof
or arched covering; cf. Skr. kmar to be crooked. Cf.
Camber, Camera, Comrade.]
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1. A retired room, esp. an upper room used for sleeping; a
bedroom; as, the house had four chambers.
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2. pl. Apartments in a lodging house. "A bachelor's life in
chambers." --Thackeray.
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3. A hall, as where a king gives audience, or a deliberative
body or assembly meets; as, presence chamber; senate
chamber.
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4. A legislative or judicial body; an assembly; a society or
association; as, the Chamber of Deputies; the Chamber of
Commerce.
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5. A compartment or cell; an inclosed space or cavity; as,
the chamber of a canal lock; the chamber of a furnace; the
chamber of the eye.
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6. pl. (Law.) A room or rooms where a lawyer transacts
business; a room or rooms where a judge transacts such
official business as may be done out of court.
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7. A chamber pot. [Colloq.]
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8. (Mil.)
(a) That part of the bore of a piece of ordnance which
holds the charge, esp. when of different diameter from
the rest of the bore; -- formerly, in guns, made
smaller than the bore, but now larger, esp. in
breech-loading guns.
(b) A cavity in a mine, usually of a cubical form, to
contain the powder.
(c) A short piece of ordnance or cannon, which stood on
its breech, without any carriage, formerly used
chiefly for rejoicings and theatrical cannonades.
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Air chamber. See Air chamber, in the Vocabulary.
Chamber of commerce, a board or association to protect the
interests of commerce, chosen from among the merchants and
traders of a city.
Chamber council, a secret council. --Shak.
Chamber counsel or Chamber counselor, a counselor who
gives his opinion in private, or at his chambers, but does
not advocate causes in court.
Chamber fellow, a chamber companion; a roommate; a chum.
Chamber hangings, tapestry or hangings for a chamber.
Chamber lye, urine. --Shak.
Chamber music, vocal or instrumental music adapted to
performance in a chamber or small apartment or audience
room, instead of a theater, concert hall, or church.
Chamber practice (Law.), the practice of counselors at law,
who give their opinions in private, but do not appear in
court.
To sit at chambers, to do business in chambers, as a judge.
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Alhambra
(gcide) | Alhambra \Al*ham"bra\, n. [Ultimately fr. Ar. al the + hamr[=a]
red; i. e., the red (sc. house).]
The palace of the Moorish kings at Granada.
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Alhambraic
(gcide) | Alhambraic \Al`ham*bra"ic\, Alhambresque \Al`ham*bresque"\ (?;
277), a.
Made or decorated after the fanciful style of the
ornamentation in the Alhambra, which affords an unusually
fine exhibition of Saracenic or Arabesque architecture.
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Alhambresque
(gcide) | Alhambraic \Al`ham*bra"ic\, Alhambresque \Al`ham*bresque"\ (?;
277), a.
Made or decorated after the fanciful style of the
ornamentation in the Alhambra, which affords an unusually
fine exhibition of Saracenic or Arabesque architecture.
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Ambages
(gcide) | Ambages \Am*ba"ges\, n. pl. [L. (usually in pl.); pref. ambi-,
amb- + agere to drive: cf. F. ambage.]
A circuit; a winding. Hence: Circuitous way or proceeding;
quibble; circumlocution; indirect mode of speech.
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After many ambages, perspicuously define what this
melancholy is. --Burton.
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Ambaginous
(gcide) | Ambaginous \Am*bag"i*nous\, a.
Ambagious. [R.]
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Ambagious
(gcide) | Ambagious \Am*ba"gious\, a. [L. ambagiosus.]
Circumlocutory; circuitous. [R.]
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Ambagitory
(gcide) | Ambagitory \Am*bag"i*to*ry\, a.
Ambagious. [R.]
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Ambary
(gcide) | Ambary \Am*ba"ry\, n., or Ambary hemp \Ambary hemp\ . [Hind.
amb[=a]r[=a], amb[=a]r[imac].]
A valuable East Indian fiber plant (Hibiscus cannabinus),
or its fiber, which is used throughout India for making
ropes, cordage, and a coarse canvas and sackcloth; -- called
also brown Indian hemp.
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Ambary hemp
(gcide) | Ambary \Am*ba"ry\, n., or Ambary hemp \Ambary hemp\ . [Hind.
amb[=a]r[=a], amb[=a]r[imac].]
A valuable East Indian fiber plant (Hibiscus cannabinus),
or its fiber, which is used throughout India for making
ropes, cordage, and a coarse canvas and sackcloth; -- called
also brown Indian hemp.
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Ambassade
(gcide) | Ambassade \Am"bas*sade\, Embassade \Em"bas*sade\, n. [F.
ambassade. See Embassy.]
1. The mission of an ambassador. [Obs.] --Carew.
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2. An embassy. [Obs.] --Strype.
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Ambassador
(gcide) | Ambassador \Am*bas"sa*dor\, Embassador \Em*bas"sa*dor\, n. [See
Embassador.]
1. A minister of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to
represent there his sovereign or country.
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Note: Ambassadors are either ordinary [or resident] or
extraordinary, that is, sent upon some special or
unusual occasion or errand. --Abbott.
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2. An official messenger and representative.
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Ambassadorial
(gcide) | Ambassadorial \Am*bas`sa*do"ri*al\, a.
Of or pertaining to an ambassador. --H. Walpole.
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Ambassadorship
(gcide) | Ambassadorship \Am*bas`sa*dor*ship\, n.
The state, office, or functions of an ambassador.
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Ambassadress
(gcide) | Ambassadress \Am*bas"sa*dress\, n.
A female ambassador; also, the wife of an ambassador.
--Prescott.
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Ambassage
(gcide) | Ambassage \Am"bas*sage\ ([a^]m"bas*s[asl]j), n.
Same as Embassage. [Obs. or R.] --Luke xiv. 32.
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Ambassy
(gcide) | Ambassy \Am"bas*sy\ ([a^]m"bas*s[y^]), n.
See Embassy, the usual spelling. --Helps.
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Amber
(gcide) | Amber \Am"ber\ ([a^]m"b[~e]r), n. [OE. aumbre, F. ambre, Sp.
['a]mbar, and with the Ar. article, al['a]mbar, fr. Ar.
'anbar ambergris.]
1. (Min.) A yellowish translucent resin resembling copal,
found as a fossil in alluvial soils, with beds of lignite,
or on the seashore in many places. It takes a fine polish,
and is used for pipe mouthpieces, beads, etc., and as a
basis for a fine varnish. By friction, it becomes strongly
electric.
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Note: Amber is classified as a fossil resin, being typically
of ancient origin, having solidified from the exudates
of certain trees millions of years ago. Many pieces are
found with insects embedded, the insects having been
trapped by the resin while they were alive. The insects
are often very well preserved, due to the antimicrobial
action of components of the amber. It typically
contains from 5 to 8 percent of succinic acid. "Baltic
amber" has been mined for centuries in the region of
Poland formerly called East Prussia, and is the variety
used in most jewelry made in Poland and Russia. The
Baltic strata containing amber extend under the sea,
and amber beads may be found there deposited by waves
along the shore. Amber was known to the ancient Greeks.
The name "electron" comes from the Latin word for
amber, electrum, derived from the Greek word,
'h`lektron (see electric), due to the electric charge
that amber takes when rubbed, as with cat fur. Although
at one time used in fine varnishes, it no longer has
any commercial value for that purpose, being used
mostly in jewelry. Significant deposits are also found
in the Carribean region, and smaller amounts in various
other places. The notion, that DNA sufficiently intact
to recreate extinct animals might be extracted from
amber, was the basis for Michael Crichton's novel
"Jurassic Park", but has as yet (1997) not been
demonstrated to be possible.
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2. Amber color, or anything amber-colored; a clear light
yellow; as, the amber of the sky.
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3. Ambergris. [Obs.]
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You that smell of amber at my charge. --Beau. & Fl.
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4. The balsam, liquidambar.
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Black amber, and old and popular name for jet.
[1913 Webster]Amber \Am"ber\, a.
1. Consisting of amber; made of amber. "Amber bracelets."
--Shak.
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2. Resembling amber, especially in color; amber-colored. "The
amber morn." --Tennyson.
[1913 Webster]Amber \Am"ber\, v. t. [p. p. & p. a. Ambered .]
1. To scent or flavor with ambergris; as, ambered wine.
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2. To preserve in amber; as, an ambered fly.
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amber brownish-yellow yellow-brown
(gcide) | colorful \colorful\ adj.
1. having striking color. Opposite of colorless.
Note: [Narrower terms: {changeable, chatoyant, iridescent,
shot}; deep, rich; flaming; fluorescent, glowing;
prismatic; psychedelic; {red, ruddy, flushed,
empurpled}]
Syn: colourful.
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2. striking in variety and interest. Opposite of colorless
or dull. [Narrower terms: brave, fine, gay, glorious;
flamboyant, resplendent, unrestrained; {flashy, gaudy,
jazzy, showy, snazzy, sporty}; picturesque]
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3. having color or a certain color; not black, white or grey;
as, colored crepe paper. Opposite of colorless and
monochrome.
Note: [Narrower terms: tinted; touched, tinged; {amber,
brownish-yellow, yellow-brown}; amethyst; {auburn,
reddish-brown}; aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, golden;
azure, cerulean, sky-blue, bright blue; {bicolor,
bicolour, bicolored, bicoloured, bichrome}; {blue,
bluish, light-blue, dark-blue}; {blushful,
blush-colored, rosy}; bottle-green; bronze, bronzy;
brown, brownish, dark-brown; buff; {canary,
canary-yellow}; caramel, caramel brown; carnation;
chartreuse; chestnut; dun; {earth-colored,
earthlike}; fuscous; {green, greenish, light-green,
dark-green}; jade, jade-green; khaki; {lavender,
lilac}; mauve; moss green, mosstone; {motley,
multicolor, culticolour, multicolored, multicoloured,
painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied,
varicolored, varicoloured}; mousy, mouse-colored;
ocher, ochre; olive-brown; olive-drab; olive;
orange, orangish; peacock-blue; pink, pinkish;
purple, violet, purplish; {red, blood-red, carmine,
cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red,
scarlet}; red, reddish; rose, roseate; rose-red;
rust, rusty, rust-colored; {snuff, snuff-brown,
snuff-color, snuff-colour, snuff-colored,
snuff-coloured, mummy-brown, chukker-brown}; {sorrel,
brownish-orange}; stone, stone-gray; {straw-color,
straw-colored, straw-coloured}; tan; tangerine;
tawny; ultramarine; umber; {vermilion,
vermillion, cinibar, Chinese-red}; yellow, yellowish;
yellow-green; avocado; bay; beige; {blae
bluish-black or gray-blue)}; coral; creamy; {cress
green, cresson, watercress}; hazel; {honey,
honey-colored}; hued(postnominal); magenta;
maroon; pea-green; russet; sage, sage-green;
sea-green] [Also See: chromatic, colored, dark,
light.]
Syn: colored, coloured, in color(predicate).
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Amber fish
(gcide) | amberfish \am"ber*fish`\, Amber fish \Am"ber
fish`\([a^]m"b[~e]r*f[i^]sh`). (Zool.)
Any of several amber to coppery fork-tailed warm-water
carangid fishes of the genus Seriola, especially a large
vigorous sport fish of the southern Atlantic coast ({Seriola
Dumerili}). It is also called the amberjack.
Note: Seriola Carolinensis was the species name given in
the 1890 Webster: same fish or different?
Syn: amberjack
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Amber room
(gcide) | Amber room \Am"ber room\
A room formerly in the Czar's Summer Palace in Russia, which
was richly decorated with walls and fixtures made from amber.
The amber was removed by occupying German troops during the
Second World War and has, as of 1997, never been recovered.
The room is being recreated from old photographs by Russian
artisans.
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Amber seed
(gcide) | Amber seed \Am"ber seed`\ ([a^]m"b[~e]r s[=e]d`).
Seed of the Hibiscus abelmoschus, somewhat resembling
millet, brought from Egypt and the West Indies, and having a
flavor like that of musk; musk seed. --Chambers.
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Amber tree
(gcide) | Amber tree \Am"ber tree`\
A species of Anthospermum, a shrub with evergreen leaves,
which, when bruised, emit a fragrant odor.
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Amberboa
(gcide) | Amberboa \Amberboa\ n.
1. 1 a genus of herbs of Mediterranean to Central Asia
cultivated for their flowers.
Syn: genus Amberboa.
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Ambered
(gcide) | Amber \Am"ber\, v. t. [p. p. & p. a. Ambered .]
1. To scent or flavor with ambergris; as, ambered wine.
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2. To preserve in amber; as, an ambered fly.
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amberfish
(gcide) | amberfish \am"ber*fish`\, Amber fish \Am"ber
fish`\([a^]m"b[~e]r*f[i^]sh`). (Zool.)
Any of several amber to coppery fork-tailed warm-water
carangid fishes of the genus Seriola, especially a large
vigorous sport fish of the southern Atlantic coast ({Seriola
Dumerili}). It is also called the amberjack.
Note: Seriola Carolinensis was the species name given in
the 1890 Webster: same fish or different?
Syn: amberjack
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Ambergrease
(gcide) | Ambergrease \Am"ber*grease\ ([a^]m"b[~e]r*gr[=e]s), n.
See Ambergris.
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Ambergris
(gcide) | Ambergris \Am"ber*gris\ ([a^]m"b[~e]r*gr[=e]s), n. [F. ambre
gris, i. e., gray amber; F. gris gray, which is of German
origin: cf. OS. gr[^i]s, G. greis, gray-haired. See Amber.]
A substance of the consistence of wax, found floating in the
Indian Ocean and other parts of the tropics, and also as a
morbid secretion in the intestines of the sperm whale
(Physeter macrocephalus), which is believed to be in all
cases its true origin. In color it is white, ash-gray,
yellow, or black, and often variegated like marble. The
floating masses are sometimes from sixty to two hundred and
twenty-five pounds in weight. It is wholly volatilized as a
white vapor at 212[deg] Fahrenheit, and is highly valued in
perfumery. --Dana.
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amberjack
(gcide) | amberfish \am"ber*fish`\, Amber fish \Am"ber
fish`\([a^]m"b[~e]r*f[i^]sh`). (Zool.)
Any of several amber to coppery fork-tailed warm-water
carangid fishes of the genus Seriola, especially a large
vigorous sport fish of the southern Atlantic coast ({Seriola
Dumerili}). It is also called the amberjack.
Note: Seriola Carolinensis was the species name given in
the 1890 Webster: same fish or different?
Syn: amberjack
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Ambes-as
(gcide) | Ambes-as \Ambes"-as\, n.
Ambs-ace. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]As \As\, n. [See Ace.]
An ace. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Ambes-as, double aces.
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Ambi-
(gcide) | Amb- \Amb-\, Ambi- \Am*bi-\ [L. prefix ambi-, amb-, akin to Gr.
?, Skr. abhi, AS. embe, emb, OHG. umbi, umpi, G. um, and also
L. ambo both. Cf. Amphi-, Both, By.]
A prefix meaning about, around; -- used in words derived from
the Latin.
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Ambidexter
(gcide) | Ambidexter \Am"bi*dex"ter\, a. [LL., fr. L. ambo both + dexter
right, dextra (sc. manus) the right hand.]
Using both hands with equal ease. --Smollett.
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1. A person who uses both hands with equal facility.
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2. Hence: A double-dealer; one equally ready to act on either
side in party disputes.
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The rest are hypocrites, ambidexters, so many
turning pictures -- a lion on one side, a lamb on
the other. --Burton.
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3. (Law) A juror who takes money from both parties for giving
his verdict. --Cowell.
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Ambidexterity
(gcide) | Ambidexterity \Am"bi*dex*ter"i*ty\, n.
1. The quality of being ambidextrous; the faculty of using
both hands with equal facility. Hence: Versatility;
general readiness; as, ambidexterity of argumentation.
--Sterne.
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Ignorant I was of the human frame, and of its latent
powers, as regarded speed, force, and ambidexterity.
--De Quincey.
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2. Double-dealing. (Law) A juror's taking of money from the
both parties for a verdict.
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Ambidextral
(gcide) | Ambidextral \Am`bi*dex"tral\, a.
Pertaining equally to the right-hand side and the left-hand
side. --Earle.
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Ambidextrous
(gcide) | Ambidextrous \Am`bi*dex"trous\, a.
1. Having the faculty of using both hands with equal ease.
--Sir T. Browne.
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2. Practicing or siding with both parties.
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All false, shuffling, and ambidextrous dealings.
--L'Estrange.
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Ambidextrously
(gcide) | Ambidextrously \Am"bi*dex"trous*ly\, adv.
In an ambidextrous manner; cunningly.
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Ambidextrousness
(gcide) | Ambidextrousness \Am`bi*dex"trous*ness\, n.
The quality of being ambidextrous; ambidexterity.
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Ambient
(gcide) | Ambient \Am"bi*ent\, a. [L. ambiens, p. pr. of ambire to go
around; amb- + ire to go.]
Encompassing on all sides; circumfused; investing. "Ambient
air." --Milton. "Ambient clouds." --Pope.
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Something that surrounds or invests; as, air . . . being a
perpetual ambient. --Sir H. Wotton.
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Ambigenous
(gcide) | Ambigenous \Am*big"e*nous\, a. [L. ambo both + genus kind.]
Of two kinds. (Bot.) Partaking of two natures, as the
perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface
is calycine, and the inner petaloid.
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Ambigu
(gcide) | Ambigu \Am"bi*gu\, n. [F., fr. ambigu doubtful, L. ambiquus. See
Ambiguous.]
An entertainment at which a medley of dishes is set on at the
same time.
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Ambiguities
(gcide) | Ambiguity \Am`bi*gu"i*ty\, n.; pl. Ambiguities. [L.
ambiguitas, fr. ambiguus: cf. F. ambiguit['e].]
The quality or state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or
uncertainty, particularly as to the signification of
language, arising from its admitting of more than one
meaning; an equivocal word or expression.
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No shadow of ambiguity can rest upon the course to be
pursued. --I. Taylor.
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The words are of single signification, without any
ambiguity. --South.
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Ambiguity
(gcide) | Ambiguity \Am`bi*gu"i*ty\, n.; pl. Ambiguities. [L.
ambiguitas, fr. ambiguus: cf. F. ambiguit['e].]
The quality or state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or
uncertainty, particularly as to the signification of
language, arising from its admitting of more than one
meaning; an equivocal word or expression.
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No shadow of ambiguity can rest upon the course to be
pursued. --I. Taylor.
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The words are of single signification, without any
ambiguity. --South.
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Ambiguous
(gcide) | Ambiguous \Am*big"u*ous\, a. [L. ambiguus, fr. ambigere to
wander about, waver; amb- + agere to drive.]
Doubtful or uncertain, particularly in respect to
signification; capable of being understood in either of two
or more possible senses; equivocal; as, an ambiguous course;
an ambiguous expression.
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What have been thy answers? What but dark,
Ambiguous, and with double sense deluding? --Milton.
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Syn: Doubtful; dubious; uncertain; unsettled; indistinct;
indeterminate; indefinite. See Equivocal.
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Ambiguously
(gcide) | Ambiguously \Am*big"u*ous*ly\, adv.
In an ambiguous manner; with doubtful meaning.
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Ambiguousness
(gcide) | Ambiguousness \Am*big"u*ous*ness\, n.
Ambiguity.
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Ambilevous
(gcide) | Ambilevous \Am`bi*le"vous\, a. [L. ambo both + laevus left.]
Left-handed on both sides; clumsy; -- opposed to
ambidexter. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.
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Ambiloquy
(gcide) | Ambiloquy \Am*bil"o*quy\, n.
Doubtful or ambiguous language. [Obs.] --Bailey.
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Ambiparous
(gcide) | Ambiparous \Am*bip"a*rous\, a. [L. ambo both + parere to bring
forth.] (Bot.)
Characterized by containing the rudiments of both flowers and
leaves; -- applied to a bud.
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Ambit
(gcide) | Ambit \Am"bit\, n. [L. ambitus circuit, fr. ambire to go around.
See Ambient.]
Circuit or compass.
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His great parts did not live within a small ambit.
--Milward.
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Ambition
(gcide) | Ambition \Am*bi"tion\, n. [F. ambition, L. ambitio a going
around, especially of candidates for office is Rome, to
solicit votes (hence, desire for office or honor), fr. ambire
to go around. See Ambient, Issue.]
1. The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or
any other object of desire; canvassing. [Obs.]
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[I] used no ambition to commend my deeds. --Milton.
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2. An eager, and sometimes an inordinate, desire for
preferment, honor, superiority, power, or the attainment
of something.
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Cromwell, I charge thee, fling a way ambition:
By that sin fell the angels. --Shak.
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The pitiful ambition of possessing five or six
thousand more acres. --Burke.
[1913 Webster]Ambition \Am*bi"tion\, v. t. [Cf. F. ambitionner.]
To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet. [R.]
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Pausanias, ambitioning the sovereignty of Greece,
bargains with Xerxes for his daughter in marriage.
--Trumbull.
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