Acuminate: Definition and part of speech

Acuminate

  1. v. i. To end in, or come to, a sharp point.
  2. a. Tapering to a point; pointed; as, acuminate leaves, teeth, etc.
  3. v. t. To render sharp or keen.

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.

Acupressure: Definition and part of speech

Acupressure

  1. n. A mode of arresting hemorrhage resulting from wounds or surgical operations, by passing under the divided vessel a needle, the ends of which are left exposed externally on the cutaneous surface.

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.

Acupuncture: Definition and part of speech

Acupuncture

  1. v. t. To treat with acupuncture.
  2. n. Pricking with a needle; a needle prick.
  3. n. The insertion of needles into the living tissues for remedial purposes.

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.

Acute: Definition and part of speech

Acute

  1. v. t. To give an acute sound to; as, he acutes his rising inflection too much.
  2. a. Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; pointed; — opposed to blunt or obtuse; as, an acute angle; an acute leaf.
  3. a. Having nice discernment; perceiving or using minute distinctions; penetrating; clever; shrewd; — opposed to dull or stupid; as, an acute observer; acute remarks, or reasoning.
  4. a. Having nice or quick sensibility; susceptible to slight impressions; acting keenly on the senses; sharp; keen; intense; as, a man of acute eyesight, hearing, or feeling; acute pain or pleasure.
  5. a. High, or shrill, in respect to some other sound; — opposed to grave or low; as, an acute tone or accent.
  6. a. Attended with symptoms of some degree of severity, and coming speedily to a crisis; — opposed to chronic; as, an acute disease.
  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.