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Atlantic: Definition and part of speech

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Atlantic

  1. a. Descended from Atlas.
  2. a. Of or pertaining to Mt. Atlas in Libya, and hence applied to the ocean which lies between Europe and Africa on the east and America on the west; as, the Atlantic Ocean (called also the Atlantic); the Atlantic basin; the Atlantic telegraph.
  3. a. Of or pertaining to the isle of Atlantis.

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.

Athlete: Definition and part of speech

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Athlete

  1. n. One fitted for, or skilled in, intellectual contests; as, athletes of debate.
  2. n. One who contended for a prize in the public games of ancient Greece or Rome.
  3. n. Any one trained to contend in exercises requiring great physical agility and strength; one who has great activity and strength; a champion.

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.

Athletic: Definition and part of speech

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Athletic

  1. a. Befitting an athlete; strong; muscular; robust; vigorous; as, athletic Celts.
  2. a. Of or pertaining to athletes or to the exercises practiced by them; as, athletic games or sports.

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.

Athwart: Definition and part of speech

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Athwart

  1. adv. Across the course; so as to thwart; perversely.
  2. prep. Across; from side to side of.
  3. prep. Across the direction or course of; as, a fleet standing athwart our course.
  4. adv. Across, especially in an oblique direction; sidewise; obliquely.

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.