Helen Fenton

Awn: Definition and part of speech

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Awn

  1. n. The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Awning: Definition and part of speech

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Awning

  1. n. That part of the poop deck which is continued forward beyond the bulkhead of the cabin.
  2. n. A rooflike cover, usually of canvas, extended over or before any place as a shelter from the sun, rain, or wind.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Award: Definition and part of speech

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Award

  1. v. t. The paper containing the decision of arbitrators; that which is warded.
  2. v. t. To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case; to adjudge; as, the arbitrators awarded damages to the complainant.
  3. v. i. To determine; to make an award.
  4. v. t. A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Aware: Definition and part of speech

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Aware

  1. a. Apprised; informed; cognizant; conscious; as, he was aware of the enemy’s designs.
  2. a. Watchful; vigilant or on one’s guard against danger or difficulty.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.