At definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary AT, prep. [L. ad. At, ad and to, if not radically the same word often ... it primarily denotes presence, meeting, nearness, direction towards.] In general, at denotes nearness, or presents; as at the ninth hour, at the house; but it is less definite than in ...
at once definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adv 1: without ... syn: immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight off, directly, now, right away, at once, forthwith, like a shot] 2: simultaneously; "he took three cookies at a time" [syn: at a time, at once, at one time] Merriam Webster's phrasal 1. at the ...
at least definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adv 1: if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial); "at least he survived"; "they felt--at any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary"; "the influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is far-reaching" [syn: at least, leastways, leastwise, at any rate] 2: not less than; "at least two ...
at last definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adv 1: as ... a succession or process; "ultimately he had to give in"; "at long last the winter was over" [syn: ultimately, finally, in the end, at last, at long last] Merriam Webster's or at long last phrasal at the end of a period of time ; finally < at ...
at large definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: having escaped, especially from confinement; "a convict still at large"; "searching for two escaped prisoners"; "dogs loose on the streets"; "criminals on the loose in the neighborhood" [syn: at large, escaped, loose, on the loose] adv 1: in a general fashion; "he talked at large about his plans" [syn: at large, in a broad way] Merriam Webster's phrasal 1 ... free of restraint or confinement < the escaped prisoner is still at large > b. without a specific subject or assignment < critic ...
at home definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ... adv 1: on the home team's field; "they played at home last night" 2: at, to, or toward the place where you reside; "he worked at home" Merriam Webster's I. noun Date: 1745 a reception given at one's home II. phrasal 1. relaxed and comfortable ; at ease < felt completely at home on the stage > 2. ...
... the West Bank • Palestinian adjective or noun Britannica Concise Region, at the E end of the Mediterranean Sea. It extends east ... often understood as lying east of the Jordan and extending at times to the edge of the Arabian Desert. A land ... This extent of territory, about 60,000 square miles, was at length conquered by David, and was ruled over also by ... was only a part of it, terminating in the north at the southern extremity of the Lebanon range, and in the ... found near all villages, furnished water. Hills now bare, or at best rough with stunted growth, were then terraced, so as ... to Babylon (B.C. 587), where they remained seventy years. At the close of the period of the Captivity, they ...
at length definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adv 1: in ... or prolix manner; "the argument went on lengthily"; "she talked at length about the problem" [syn: lengthily, at length] Merriam Webster's phrasal 1. fully, comprehensively 2. at last ; finally Webster's 1913 Dictionary Length Length (l[e ... Obs.] He had marched to the length of Exeter. --Clarendon. At length. (a) At or in the full extent; without abbreviation; as, let ...
at all definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adv 1: in the slightest degree or in any respect; "Are you at all interested? No, not at all"; "was not in the least unfriendly" [syn: at all, in the least, the least bit] Merriam Webster's ... least extent or degree ; under any circumstances < doesn't smoke at all > Webster's 1913 Dictionary All All, n. The whole ... whole; totality; everything or every person; as, our all is at stake. Death, as the Psalmist saith, is certain to ...
at one definitions Merriam Webster's phrasal at harmony ; in a state of agreement Webster's 1913 Dictionary ... x. 37. After one, after one fashion; alike. [Obs.] --Chaucer. At one, in agreement or concord. See At one, in the Vocab. Ever in one, continually; perpetually; always ... single whole. One and one, One by one, singly; one at a time; one after another. ``Raising one by one the suppliant crew.'' --Dryden. Webster's 1913 Dictionary At At, prep. [AS. [ae]t; akin to OHG. az, ...
... will be. Lost time is never found again. God, who at sundry times, and in divers manners, spoke in time past ... keep time, or exact time. 11. The state of things at a particular period; as when we say, good times, or ... patiently; you will in time recover your health and strength. At times, at distinct intervals of duration. At times he reads; at other times, he rides. The spirit began to move ...
At it definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary At At, prep. [AS. [ae]t; akin to OHG. az, Goth., OS., & Icel. at, Sw. [*a]t, Dan. & L. ad.] Primarily, this word expresses ... presence, nearness in place or time, or direction toward; as, at the ninth hour; at the house; to aim at a mark. It is ...
... river, beyond the line of the shore, and becoming narrow at the end; as point Judith; Montauk point. It is smaller ... verge; eve. He is on the point of departure, or at the point of death. 9. Exact place. He left off at the point where he began. 10. Degree; state of elevation ... intersect are called equinoctial points; the points of the ecliptic at which the departure of the sun from the equator, north ... or excite attention to it; as, to point the finger at an object; to point the finger of scorn at one. 2. To direct the eye or notice. Whosoever ...
... prophet who led the Israelites out of Egyptian slavery and at Mt. Sinai delivered the Law establishing God's covenant with ... the pursuing Egyptians. God made a covenant with the Israelites at Mt. Sinai and delivered the Ten Commandments to Moses, who ... Gen. 47:27), and extended to the west and south. At length the supremacy of the Hyksos came to an end ... the flags which grew on the edge of the river at the spot where the princess was wont to come down ... training both as to his body and his mind. He at length became "learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians ... Egypt had then two chief seats of learning, or universities, at one of which, probably that of Heliopolis, his education ...
... level varies from 10 to 15 ft. semiannually, and more at longer intervals; and we are not sure from which one ... from the western side the depth increases more gradually, especially at the extreme northern end, where the lake has been filled ... more beyond low-water mark, over the Mud Flat (Sebkah) at the south end. From the history of the crossing of ... that the valley has witnessed remarkable climatic changes (see ARABAH). At Ain Abu Werideh, about 40 miles beyond the south end ... above its level (see ARABAH). A pronounced abandoned shore line at the 650 ft. level had been observed first by Tristram ... lines of marked size have been determined, surrounding the valley at the following approximate heights above the present level of ...