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{ } v. t. [ Pref. a- + crase; or cf. F. écraser to crush. See Crase, Craze. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To craze. [ Obs. ] Grafton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To impair; to destroy. [ Obs. ] Hacket. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. 1 looking intently; -- used of eyes.
Syn. -- staring [ WordNet 1.5 ]

p. p. [ Only in p. p.; another spelling for aghast. ] Gazing with astonishment; amazed. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The whole army stood agazed on him. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ or }, n. [ Zend Ahuramazda. ] (Zoroastrianism) The supreme deity, the embodiment of the principle of good, creator of the world, source of light, and guardian of mankind. He is the opponent of Ahriman, the spirit of evil, both being sprung from Eternity, or, according to another version, Ahriman being the offspring of a moment of doubt on the part of Ormazd. Ormazd is attended by angels and archangels. He is represented as a bearded man inclosed in a winged circle, a conception probably derived from the Assyrian representations of Ashur. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n.; pl. Alcarrazas. /plu> [ Sp., from Ar. al-kurrāz earthen vessel. ] A vessel of porous earthenware, used for cooling liquids by evaporation from the exterior surface. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ fr. Ar. al the + qacr (in pl.) a castle. ] A fortress; also, a royal palace. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Ar. al the + ghazāl. ] (Zool.) The true gazelle. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖pr>(&unr_;), n. [ Sp. alguacil, fr. Ar. alwazīr the vizier. Cf. Vizier. ] An inferior officer of justice in Spain; a warrant officer; a constable. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]

See Alcazar. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Alltude + azimuth. ] (Astron.) An instrument for taking azimuths and altitudes simultaneously. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Amazed p. pr. & vb. n. Amazing. ] [ Pref. a- + maze. ] 1. To bewilder; to stupefy; to bring into a maze. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A labyrinth to amaze his foes. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To confound, as by fear, wonder, extreme surprise; to overwhelm with wonder; to astound; to astonish greatly. “Amazing Europe with her wit.” Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David? Matt. xii. 23. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To astonish; astound; confound; bewilder; perplex; surprise. -- Amaze, Astonish. Amazement includes the notion of bewilderment of difficulty accompanied by surprise. It expresses a state in which one does not know what to do, or to say, or to think. Hence we are amazed at what we can not in the least account for. Astonishment also implies surprise. It expresses a state in which one is stunned by the vastness or greatness of something, or struck with some degree of horror, as when one is overpowered by the &unr_;normity of an act, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To be astounded. [ Archaic ] B. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. Bewilderment, arising from fear, surprise, or wonder; amazement. [ Chiefly poetic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The wild, bewildered
Of one to stone converted by amaze. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In amazement; with confusion or astonishment. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being amazed, or confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Full of amazement. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The condition of being amazed; bewilderment [ Obs. ]; overwhelming wonder, as from surprise, sudden fear, horror, or admiration. [ 1913 Webster ]

His words impression left
Of much amazement. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Frenzy; madness. [ Obs. ] Webster (1661). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Causing amazement; very wonderful; as, amazing grace. -- A*maz"ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;. ] 1. One of a fabulous race of female warriors in Scythia; hence, a female warrior. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A tall, strong, masculine woman; a virago. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) A name numerous species of South American parrots of the genus Chrysotis [ 1913 Webster ]

Amazon ant (Zool.), a species of ant (Polyergus rufescens), of Europe and America. They seize by conquest the larvæ and nymphs of other species and make slaves of them in their own nests. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Pertaining to or resembling an Amazon; of masculine manners; warlike. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or pertaining to the river Amazon in South America, or to its valley. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Named from the river Amazon. ] (Min.) A variety of feldspar, having a verdigris-green color. [ 1913 Webster ]

n., or /mhw>. [ Ar. aryil, ayyil, stag. ] (Zool.) (a) A variety of the gazelle (Antilope dorcas, or Gazella, dorcas), found in Arabia and adjacent countries. (b) A squirrel-like Australian marsupial, a species of Petaurus. (c) A beautiful Brazilian toucan Ramphastos ariel). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF., fr. Ar. al-tasīr influence. ] (Astron.) The influence of a star upon other stars or upon men. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus of large important East Indian trees: the neem trees.
Syn. -- genus Azadirachta. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a triterpenoid (C35H44O16) isolated from the seeds of the neem tree (Azadirachta indica), used as an insecticide. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n.; pl. Azaleas [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; dry, -- so called because supposed to grow best in dry ground. ] (Bot.) A genus of showy flowering shrubs, mostly natives of China or of North America; false honeysuckle. The genus is scarcely distinct from Rhododendron. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. azerole, the name of the fruit, fr. Ar. az-zo'r&unr_;r: cf. It. azzeruolo, Sp. acerolo. ] (Bot.) The Neapolitan medlar (Cratægus azarolus), a shrub of southern Europe; also, its fruit. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. azédarac, Sp. acederaque, Pers. āzāddirakht noble tree. ] 1. (Bot.) a handsome tree (Melia azedarach) of the mahogany family, native to Northern India and China, having long clusters of fragrant purple blossoms and small ornamental but inedible yellow fruits. It has been naturalized as a shade tree and is common in the southern United States; -- called also, chinaberry, China tree, Pride of India, Pride of China, and Bead tree.
Syn. -- chinaberry, chinaberry tree, China tree, Persian lilac, pride-of-India, azedarach, Melia azederach, Melia azedarach [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

2. (Med.) The bark of the roots of the azedarach, used as a cathartic and emetic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a country in the Caucuses, formerly an Asian Soviet. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a native or inhabitant of Azerbaijan. [ PJC ]

n. 1. a compound containing the azido group combined with an element or radical. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Chem.) any chemical compound containing the azido group -N3, such as sodium azide (ionic and inorganic) or ethyl azide (organic and nonionic). [ PJC ]

adj. relating to or containing the azido group -N3. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 an antiviral drug, (C10H13N5O4) used in the treatment of AIDS. It has the generic name of zidovudine. an analog of thymidine, it inhibits the replication of the viral chromosome.
Syn. -- AZT, zidovudine[ generic ], 3'-azido 3'-deoxythymidine, Retrovir[ Trademark ] [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. [ OE. azimut, F. azimut, fr. Ar. as-sum&unr_;t, pl. of as-samt a way, or perh., a point of the horizon and a circle extending to it from the zenith, as being the Arabic article: cf. It. azzimutto, Pg. azimuth, and Ar. samt-al-rā's the vertex of the heaven. Cf. Zenith. ] (Astron. & Geodesy) (a) The quadrant of an azimuth circle. (b) An arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place and a vertical circle passing through the center of any object; as, the azimuth of a star; the azimuth or bearing of a line surveying. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In trigonometrical surveying, it is customary to reckon the azimuth of a line from the south point of the horizon around by the west from 0° to 360°. [ 1913 Webster ]

Azimuth circle, or
Vertical circle, one of the great circles of the sphere intersecting each other in the zenith and nadir, and cutting the horizon at right angles. Hutton. --
Azimuth compass, a compass resembling the mariner's compass, but having the card divided into degrees instead of rhumbs, and having vertical sights; used for taking the magnetic azimuth of a heavenly body, in order to find, by comparison with the true azimuth, the variation of the needle. --
Azimuth dial, a dial whose stile or gnomon is at right angles to the plane of the horizon. Hutton. --
Magnetic azimuth, an arc of the horizon, intercepted between the vertical circle passing through any object and the magnetic meridian. This is found by observing the object with an azimuth compass. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the azimuth; in a horizontal circle. [ 1913 Webster ]

Azimuthal error of a transit instrument, its deviation in azimuth from the plane of the meridian. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ See Azote. ] (Chem.) A combining form of azote; (a) Applied loosely to compounds having nitrogen variously combined, as in cyanides, nitrates, etc. (b) Now especially applied to compounds containing a two atom nitrogen group uniting two hydrocarbon radicals, as in azobenzene, azobenzoic, etc. These compounds furnish many artificial dyes. See Diazo-. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Azo- + benzene. ] (Chem.) A substance (C6H5.N2.C6H5) derived from nitrobenzene, forming orange red crystals which are easily fusible. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Sp. See Azoth. ] Lit.: Quicksilver; hence: pl. (Mining) Silver ores suitable for treatment by amalgamation with mercury. [ Sp. Amer. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_; life, from &unr_; to live. ] Destitute of any vestige of organic life, or at least of animal life; anterior to the existence of animal life; formed when there was no animal life on the globe; as, the azoic. rocks. [ 1913 Webster ]

Azoic age (Geol.), the age preceding the existence of animal life, or anterior to the paleozoic tome. Azoic is also used as a noun, age being understood. See Archæan, and Eozoic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Azote. ] (Org. Chem.) Any of a large class of compounds characterized by a five-membered ring which contains an atom of nitrogen and at least one other noncarbon atom (nitrogen, oxygen, sulphur). The prefixes furo-, thio, and pyrro- are used to distinguish three subclasses of azoles, which may be regarded as derived respectively from furfuran, thiophene, and pyrrol by replacement of the CH group by nitrogen; as, furo-monazole. Names exactly analogous to those for the azines are also used; as, oxazole, diazole, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ Azo- + oleic. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to an acid produced by treating oleic with nitric acid. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus of ferns, someties placed in its own family Azollaceae.
Syn. -- genus Azolla. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a family designation used in some classifications for the genus Azolla.
Syn. -- family Azollaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. not divided into zones; -- opposite of zonal. azonal heating [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;; 'a priv. + &unr_; zone, region. ] Confined to no zone or region; not local. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the Azores. -- n. A native of the Azores. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. azote, fr. Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_; life; -- so named by Lavoisier because it is incapable of supporting life. ] Same as Nitrogen. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]