Acetic acid. See vinegar.
Ache, n. Aching, dull pain, continued pain, pain, anguish, agony.
Ache, v. n.
- 1. Be in pain, feel or suffer pain.
- 2. Be painful, give pain, be anguished, sorrow, grieve, suffer.
Achieve, v. a.
- 1. Accomplish, perform, execute, do, complete, finish, compass, consummate, effect, realize, bring about,
bring to pass, carry through, carry out, work out, bring to a close, bring to conclusion, bring to consummation
or perfection, actualize.
- 2. Obtain, acquire, procure, gain, win, get.
Achievement, n.
- 1. Performance, accomplishment, completion, attainment, realization, consummation.
- 2. Exploit, feat, deed, work.
- 3. Escutcheon, shield, ensign armorial.
Aching, n. Pain, ache, continued pain.
Achromatic, a. Colorless, uncolored, untinged, hueless, free from color, perfectly transparent.
Achromatism, n. Absence of color, want of color, freedom from color, perfect transparency, freedom from iridescence.
Achromatize, v. a. Deprive of color, render non-iridescent, make perfectly transparent, render purely translucent.
Acicular, a. (Bot.) Aciculate, aciform, needleshaped.
Aciculate, a. (Bot.) See acicular.
Acid, a. Sour, tart, sharp, pricking, stinging, pungent.
Acidity, n. Acidness, sourness, tartness, sharpness.
Acidness, n. See acidity.
Acidulous, a. Sourish, somewhat acid, slightly acid, sub-acid, somewhat sour.
Aciform, a. (Bot.) See acicular.