| apothecaries' measure |
a system of fluid measure used to dispense liquid drugs. |
| apothecaries' weight |
a system of weights used to dispense drugs. |
| apothecary |
a person who prepares and sells drugs and other medicines; pharmacist. |
| apothegm |
a short instructive saying; maxim; aphorism. |
| apotheosis |
elevation to the status of a god. [2 definitions] |
| apotheosize |
to raise to the status of god; deify; glorify. |
| app |
(informal) in computing, a shortened form of "application program." [2 definitions] |
| appal |
variant of appall. |
| Appalachia |
a region in the United States extending from southwestern Pennsylvania to northwestern Georgia and including the southern Appalachian Mountains. |
| Appalachian |
of or pertaining to Appalachia. |
| Appalachian Mountains |
mountain system in eastern North America extending from southeastern Canada to central Alabama in the United States; Appalachians. |
| appall |
to cause to feel horror, shock, dismay, or the like. |
| appalling |
causing shock, dismay, or consternation; frightful. |
| appaloosa |
a hardy saddle horse of a breed developed in western North America, usu. having a spotted black and white hide. |
| appanage |
a grant of land or revenue made by a king or queen to a dependent member of the royal family. [2 definitions] |
| apparatus |
a machine or group of machines designed to accomplish a specific task. [2 definitions] |
| apparel |
clothing, such as shirts, dresses, coats, and the like, esp. of a fine or decorative sort. [4 definitions] |
| apparent |
visible, plain, or clearly seen. [3 definitions] |
| apparently |
judging from all available information or visible evidence; seemingly. [2 definitions] |
| apparition |
a ghostly image; phantom; specter. [2 definitions] |
| appassionata |
with strong emotion; impassioned (used as a musical direction). |