Affray: Definition and part of speech

Affray

  1. v. t. The fighting of two or more persons, in a public place, to the terror of others.
  2. v. t. To startle from quiet; to alarm.
  3. v. t. To frighten; to scare; to frighten away.
  4. v. t. The act of suddenly disturbing any one; an assault or attack.
  5. v. t. Alarm; terror; fright.
  6. v. t. A tumultuous assault or quarrel; a brawl; a fray.
  7. 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.

Affix: Definition and part of speech

Affix

  1. v. t. To fix or fasten figuratively; — with on or upon; as, eyes affixed upon the ground.
  2. v. t. To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to; to fix to any part of; as, to affix a syllable to a word; to affix a seal to an instrument; to affix one’s name to a writing.
  3. v. t. To fix or fasten in any way; to attach physically.
  4. v. t. To attach, unite, or connect with; as, names affixed to ideas, or ideas affixed to things; to affix a stigma to a person; to affix ridicule or blame to any one.

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.

Afflatus: Definition and part of speech

Afflatus

  1. n. A divine impartation of knowledge; supernatural impulse; inspiration.
  2. n. A breath or blast of 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.