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Allure: Definition and part of speech

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Allure

  1. n. Gait; bearing.
  2. v. t. To attempt to draw; to tempt by a lure or bait, that is, by the offer of some good, real or apparent; to invite by something flattering or acceptable; to entice; to attract.
  3. n. Allurement.

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.

Allurement: Definition and part of speech

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Allurement

  1. n. That which allures; any real or apparent good held forth, or operating, as a motive to action; as, the allurements of pleasure, or of honor.
  2. n. The act alluring; temptation; enticement.

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.

Allusion: Definition and part of speech

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Allusion

  1. n. A reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned; a covert indication; indirect reference; a hint.
  2. n. A figurative or symbolical reference.

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.

Allusive: Definition and part of speech

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Allusive

  1. a. Having reference to something not fully expressed; containing an allusion.
  2. a. Figurative; symbolical.

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.

Allusively: Definition and part of speech

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Allusively

  1. adv. Figuratively [Obs.]; by way of allusion; by implication, suggestion, or insinuation.

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.

All Souls’ Day: Definition and part of speech

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All Souls’ Day

  1. The second day of November; a feast day of the Roman Catholic church, on which supplications are made for the souls of the faithful dead.

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.