*ammo*

n. [ L. ammodytes, Gr. &unr_; sand burrower, a kind of serpent; 'a`mmos sand + &unr_; diver, &unr_; to dive. ] (Zool.) (a) One of a genus of fishes; the sand eel. (b) A kind of viper in southern Europe. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 type genus of the Ammodytidae.
Syn. -- genus Ammodytes [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 a family comprising the sand lances.
Syn. -- family Ammodytidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Ammonium + aluminium. ] An explosive consisting of a mixture of powdered aluminum and ammonium nitrate. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ From sal ammoniac, which was first obtaining near the temple of Jupiter Ammon, by burning camel's dung. See Ammoniac. ] (Chem.) A gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH3, with a pungent smell and taste: -- often called volatile alkali, and spirits of hartshorn. It is very soluble in water, forming a moderately alkaline solution, and is used in aqueous solution as a household cleaning agent, such as for cleaning grease from glass. [ 1913 Webster + PJC ]

or , n. [ L. Ammoniacum, Gr. 'ammoniako`n a resinous gum, said to distill from a tree near the temple of Jupiter Ammon; cf. F. ammoniac. See Ammonite. ] (Med.) The concrete juice (gum resin) of an umbelliferous plant, the Dorema ammoniacum. It is brought chiefly from Iran in the form of yellowish tears, which occur singly, or are aggregated into masses. It has a peculiar smell, and a nauseous, sweet taste, followed by a bitter one. It is inflammable, partially soluble in water and in alcohol, and is used in medicine as an expectorant and resolvent, and for the formation of certain plasters. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

{ } a. Of, pertaining, or containing ammonia, or possessing its properties; as, an ammoniac salt; ammoniacal gas. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ammoniacal engine, an engine in which the vapor of ammonia is used as the motive force. --
Sal ammoniac [ L. sal ammoniacus ], the salt usually called chloride of ammonium, and formerly muriate of ammonia. [ 1913 Webster ]

. Any fermentation process by which ammonia is formed, as that by which urea is converted into ammonium carbonate when urine is exposed to the air. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. 1. treat with ammonia; expose to ammonia [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. (Chem.) Combined or impregnated with ammonia. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to ammonia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. cornu Ammonis born of Ammon; L. Ammon, Gr. &unr_; an appellation of Jupiter, as represented with the horns of a ram. It was originally the name of an. Egyptian god, Amun. ] (Paleon.) A fossil cephalopod shell related to the nautilus. There are many genera and species, and all are extinct, the typical forms having existed only in the Mesozoic age, when they were exceedingly numerous. They differ from the nautili in having the margins of the septa very much lobed or plaited, and the siphuncle dorsal. Also called serpent stone, snake stone, and cornu Ammonis. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Ammonite + -ferous. ] Containing fossil ammonites. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Ammonite + -oid. ] (Zool.) An extensive group of fossil cephalopods often very abundant in Mesozoic rocks. See Ammonite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Ammonia. ] (Chem.) A compound radical, NH4, having the chemical relations of a strongly basic element like the alkali metals.
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n. 1. one of the coiled chambered fossil shells of extinct mollusks; same as ammonite.
Syn. -- ammonite [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a genus of wild sheep.
Syn. -- genus Ammotragus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Origin unknown; perhaps fr. Dan. bakke tray + E. game; or very likely the first part is from E. back, adv., and the game is so called because the men are often set back. ] A game of chance and skill, played by two persons on a “board” marked off into twenty-four spaces called “points”. Each player has fifteen pieces, or “men”, the movements of which from point to point are determined by throwing dice. Formerly called tables. [ 1913 Webster ]

backgammon board, a board for playing backgammon, often made in the form of two rectangular trays hinged together, each tray containing two “tables”. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. In the game of backgammon, to beat by ending the game before the loser is clear of his first “table”. When played for betting purposes, the winner in such a case scores three times the wagered amount. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. [ AS. cammoc. ] (Bot.) A plant having long hard, crooked roots, the Ononis spinosa; -- called also rest-harrow. The Scandix Pecten-Veneris is also called cammock. [ 1913 Webster ]

pl. ‖Cornua Ammonis. [ L., horn of Ammon. See Ammonite. ] (Paleon.) A fossil shell, curved like a ram's horn; an obsolete name for an ammonite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. gambon, F. jambon, fr. OF. gambe leg, F. jambe. See Gambol, n., and cf. Ham. ] The buttock or thigh of a hog, salted and smoked or dried; the lower end of a flitch. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Gammoned p. pr. & vb. n. Gammoning. ] To make bacon of; to salt and dry in smoke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See 2d Game. ] 1. Backgammon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A victory in the game of backgammon in which one player gammons another, i. e., the winner bears off all of his pieces before his opponent bears off any pieces; as, he won the match with three gammons in a row. [ PJC ]

3. An imposition or hoax; humbug. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To beat in the game of backgammon, before an antagonist has been able to get his “men” or counters home and withdraw any of them from the board; as, to gammon a person. In certain variants of the game one who gammons an opponent scores twice the normal value of the game. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

2. To impose on; to hoax; to cajole. [ Colloq. ] Hood. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Etymol. unknown. ] (Naut.) To fasten (a bowsprit) to the stem of a vessel by lashings of rope or chain, or by a band of iron. Totten. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From 5th Gammon. ] (Naut.) The lashing or iron band by which the bowsprit of a vessel is secured to the stem to opposite the lifting action of the forestays. [ 1913 Webster ]

Gammoning fashion, in the style of gammoning lashing, that is, having the turns of rope crossed. --
Gammoning hole (Naut.), a hole cut through the knee of the head of a vessel for the purpose of gammoning the bowsprit. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From 4th Gammon. ] The act of imposing upon or hoaxing a person. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. "ammo`chrysos; "a`mmos, 'a`mmos, sand + chryso`s gold. ] A stone with spangles of gold color in it. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ A word of Indian origin: cf. Sp. hamaca. Columbus, in the Narrative of his first voyage, says: “A great many Indians in canoes came to the ship to-day for the purpose of bartering their cotton, and hamacas, or nets, in which they sleep.” ] 1. A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet long and three feet wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A piece of land thickly wooded, and usually covered with bushes and vines. Used also adjectively; as, hammock land. [ Southern U. S. ] Bartlett. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hammock nettings (Naut.), formerly, nets for stowing hammocks; now, more often, wooden boxes or a trough on the rail, used for that purpose.

n. [ Ir. & Gael. mam a round hill + -ock. ] A shapeless piece; a fragment. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To tear to pieces. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. mamoudis, fr. Hind. mahmūdī a muslin. ] Coarse plain India muslins. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Mamma + -logy. ] Mastology. See Mammalogy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. mammona, Gr. mammwna^s riches, Syr. mamōnā; cf. Heb. matmōn a hiding place, subterranean storehouse, treasury, fr. tāman to hide. ] Riches; wealth; the god of riches; riches, personified. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ye can not serve God and Mammon. Matt. vi. 24. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Actuated or prompted by a devotion to money getting or the service of Mammon. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Devotion to the pursuit of wealth; worldliness. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A mammonite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One devoted to the acquisition of wealth or the service of Mammon. C. Kingsley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The process of making mammonish; the state of being under the influence of mammonism. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To make mammonish. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. mammosus having large breasts, mamma breast. ] (Bot.) Having the form of the breast; breast-shaped. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Russ. mâmont, mámant, fr. Tartar mamma the earth. Certain Tartar races, the Tungooses and Yakoots, believed that the mammoth worked its way in the earth like a mole. ] (Zool.) An extinct, hairy, maned elephant (Mammuthus primigenius formerly Elephas primigenius), of enormous size, remains of which are found in the northern parts of both continents. The last of the race, in Europe, were coeval with prehistoric man. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Several specimens have been found in Siberia preserved entire, with the flesh and hair remaining. They were imbedded in the ice cliffs at a remote period, and became exposed by the melting of the ice. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Resembling the mammoth in size; very large; gigantic; as, a mammoth ox. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. mammo`qreptos; ma`mma grandmother + tre`pein to nourish. ] A child brought up by its grandmother; a spoiled child. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

O, you are a more mammothrept in judgment. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Mercuric + ammonium. ] (Chem.) A radical regarded as derived from ammonium by the substitution of mercury for a portion of the hydrogen. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Metal + ammonium. ] (Chem.) A hypothetical radical derived from ammonium by the substitution of metallic atoms in place of hydrogen. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Monogrammic. [ 1913 Webster ]