| aper | What is the correct aperture in this light? |
| Aper | n. One who apes. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Apercu | ‖n.; The main object being to develop the several aperçus or insights which furnish the method of such psychology. W. T. Harris. [ 1913 Webster ] A series of partial and more or less disparate aperçus or outlooks; each for itself a center of experience. James Ward. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| Aperea | ‖n. [ Native name. ] (Zool.) The wild Guinea pig of Brazil (Cavia aperea). [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Aperient | a. [ L. aperiens, p. pr. of aperire to uncover, open; ab + parire, parere, to bring forth, produce. Cf. Cover, Overt. ] (Med.) Gently opening the bowels; laxative. -- |
| Aperitive | a. [ Cf. F. apéritif, fr. L. aperire. ] Serving to open; aperient. Harvey. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Apert | adv. Openly. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Apert | a. [ OF. apert, L. apertus, p. p. of aperire. See Aperient, and cf. Pert, a. ] Open; evident; undisguised. [ Archaic ] Fotherby. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Apertion | n. [ L. apertio. ] The act of opening; an opening; an aperture. [ Archaic ] Wiseman. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Apertly | adv. Openly; clearly. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Apertness | n. Openness; frankness. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| apercu | (n) a short synopsis |
| aperea | (n) South American cavy; possibly ancestral to the domestic guinea pig, Syn. Cavia porcellus, wild cavy |
| aperient | (adj) mildly laxative |
| aperiodic | (adj) not recurring at regular intervals, Syn. nonperiodic, Ant. periodic |
| aperitif | (n) alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer |
| aperture | (n) a device that controls amount of light admitted |
| aperture | (n) a natural opening in something |
| aperture | (n) an man-made opening; usually small |
| apery | (n) the act of mimicking; imitative behavior, Syn. mimicry |