- 3. Hook, fish-hook.
Angle, v. n. Fish (with a rod), bob.
Angle for. Fish for, scheme for, plot for, try to get by artifice.
Angler, n.
- 1. Fisherman, fisher.
- 2. Frog-fish, toad-fish, fishing-frog, sea-devil (Lophius piscatorius).
Angle-rafter, n. Hip-rafter, piend-rafter.
Anglican, a. English (said of the Church).
Anglice, ad. [L.] In English.
Anglicism, n. English idiom, thorough English quality.
Anglicize, v. a. Give an English form to, introduce into English.
Angling, n. Fishing (with a rod). See also Angle for.
Angry, a. Provoked, exasperated, irritated, incensed, piqued, galled, chafed, indignant, moody, sulky, irate, ireful, wroth, wrathful, storming, infuriate, infuriated, furious, raging, resentful, hot, inflamed, mad, passionate, in a passion, in a pet, in the tantrums (colloq.), out of humor, out of temper, out of tune.
Anguilliform, a. Eel-shaped.
Anguish, n. Agony (especially of the mind), torment, torture, rack. pang, severe pain, extreme suffering, acute distress. See agony.
Anguish, v. a. Distress, torture. See agonize.
Angular, a. Pointed, with angles, with corners.
Angular distance. Apparent distance, distance as measured by an angle.
Anile, a. Aged, imbecile, senile, doting, decrepit, superannuated, old-womanish.