Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary -- Volume ABA·gush" (?), adv. & a. [Pref. a- + gush.] In a gushing state. Hawthorne. Ag"y·nous (?), a. [Gr. α priv. + γυνη woman.] (Bot.) Without female organs; male. Ah (?), interj. [OE. a: cf. OF. a, F. ah, L. ah, Gr. ?, Sk. ā, Icel. ć, OHG. ā, Lith. á, áá.] An exclamation, expressive of surprise, pity, complaint, entreaty, contempt, threatening, delight, triumph, etc., according to the manner of utterance. A·ha" (?), interj. [Ah, interj. + ha.] An exclamation expressing, by different intonations, triumph, mixed with derision or irony, or simple surprise. A·ha", n. A sunk fence. See Ha-ha. Mason. A·head" (?), adv. [Pref. a- + head.] 1. In or to the front; in advance; onward. The island bore but a little ahead of us. 2. Headlong; without restraint. [Obs.] L'Estrange. -- To go ahead. (a) To go in advance. (b) To go on onward. (c) To push on in an enterprise. [Colloq] -- To get ahead of. (a) To get in advance of. (b) To surpass; to get the better of. [Colloq.] A·heap" (?), adv. [Pref. a- + heap.] In a heap; huddled together. Hood. A·height" (?), adv. [Pref. a- + height.] Aloft; on high. [Obs.] "Look up aheight." Shak. A·hem" (?), interj. An exclamation to call one's attention; hem. A·hey" (?), interj. Hey; ho. A·high" (?), adv. On high. [Obs.] Shak. |