Helen Fenton

Alert: Definition and part of speech

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Alert

  1. n. An alarm from a real or threatened attack; a sudden attack; also, a bugle sound to give warning.
  2. a. Watchful; vigilant; active in vigilance.
  3. a. Brisk; nimble; moving with celerity.

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.

Alembroth: Definition and part of speech

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Alembroth

  1. n. The salt of wisdom of the alchemists, a double salt composed of the chlorides of ammonium and mercury. It was formerly used as a stimulant.

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.

Alembic: Definition and part of speech

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Alembic

  1. n. An apparatus formerly used in distillation, usually made of glass or metal. It has mostly given place to the retort and worm still.

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.

Alemannic: Definition and part of speech

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Alemannic

  1. n. The language of the Alemanni.
  2. a. Belonging to the Alemanni, a confederacy of warlike German tribes.

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.