Helen Fenton

Appease: Definition and part of speech

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Appease

  1. v. t. To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify; to dispel (anger or hatred); as, to appease the tumult of the ocean, or of the passions; to appease hunger or thirst.

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.

Appanage: Definition and part of speech

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Appanage

  1. n. That which belongs to one by custom or right; a natural adjunct or accompaniment.
  2. n. The portion of land assigned by a sovereign prince for the subsistence of his younger sons.
  3. n. A dependency; a dependent territory.

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.

Apparatus: Definition and part of speech

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Apparatus

  1. pl. of Apparatus
  2. n. Things provided as means to some end.
  3. n. Hence: A full collection or set of implements, or utensils, for a given duty, experimental or operative; any complex instrument or appliance, mechanical or chemical, for a specific action or operation; machinery; mechanism.

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.

Apparel: Definition and part of speech

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Apparel

  1. n. The furniture of a ship, as masts, sails, rigging, anchors, guns, etc.
  2. n. External clothing; vesture; garments; dress; garb; external habiliments or array.
  3. n. A small ornamental piece of embroidery worn on albs and some other ecclesiastical vestments.
  4. v. t. To dress or clothe; to attire.

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.