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a. [ L. ambo both + parere to bring forth. ] (Bot.) Characterized by containing the rudiments of both flowers and leaves; -- applied to a bud. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. aqua water + parere to bring forth. ] (Med.) Secreting water; -- applied to certain glands. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ Pref. a- + round. ] 1. In a circle; circularly; on every side; round. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. In a circuit; here and there within the surrounding space; all about; as, to travel around from town to town. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Near; in the neighborhood; as, this man was standing around when the fight took place. [ Colloq. U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ See Round, the shorter form, adv. & prep., which, in some of the meanings, is more commonly used. [ 1913 Webster ]

prep. 1. On all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as to make the circuit of; about. [ 1913 Webster ]

A lambent flame arose, which gently spread
Around his brows. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. From one part to another of; at random through; about; on another side of; as, to travel around the country; a house standing around the corner. [ Colloq. U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. 1 proceeding without interruption for twenty four hours every day. around-the-clock nursing care
Syn. -- day-and-night, nonstop, round-the-clock, twenty four hours a day. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The act of arousing, or the state of being aroused. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whatever has associated itself with the arousal and activity of our better nature. Hare. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Aroused p. pr. & vb. n. Arousing. ] [ Pref. a- + rouse. ] To excite to action from a state of rest; to stir, or put in motion or exertion; to rouse; to excite; as, to arouse one from sleep; to arouse the dormant faculties. [ 1913 Webster ]

Grasping his spear, forth issued to arouse
His brother, mighty sovereign on the host. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

No suspicion was aroused. Merivale. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. emotionally stimulated.
Syn. -- stimulated, stirred, stirred up. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. 1 brought to a state of great psychological tension.
Syn. -- wound up. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. 1 stimulated to a state of awareness and interest. the aroused opposition
Syn. -- awakened. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

4. sexually aroused; feeling a strong urge for sexual activity.
Syn. -- aflame, hot, turned on(predicate), horny. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

5. excessively affected by emotion; -- of persons.
Syn. -- emotional, excited. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. avarus. ] Avaricious. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. barbarus, Gr. ba`rbaros, strange, foreign; later, slavish, rude, ignorant; akin to L. balbus stammering, Skr. barbara stammering, outlandish. Cf. Brave, a. ] 1. Being in the state of a barbarian; uncivilized; rude; peopled with barbarians; as, a barbarous people; a barbarous country. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Foreign; adapted to a barbaric taste. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Barbarous gold. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Cruel; ferocious; inhuman; merciless. [ 1913 Webster ]

By their barbarous usage he died within a few days, to the grief of all that knew him. Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Contrary to the pure idioms of a language. [ 1913 Webster ]

A barbarous expression G. Campbell. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Uncivilized; unlettered; uncultivated; untutored; ignorant; merciless; brutal. See Ferocious. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a barbarous manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being barbarous; barbarity; barbarism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ G. barutsche, It. baroccio, biroccio, LL. barrotium, fr. L. birotus two-wheeled; bi- = bis twice + rota wheel. ] A four-wheeled carriage, with a falling top, a seat on the outside for the driver, and two double seats on the inside arranged so that the sitters on the front seat face those on the back seat. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A kind of light barouche. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. bis twice + parere to bring forth. ] Bringing forth two at a birth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Carouse, but also cf. F. carrousel tilt. ] A jovial feast or festival; a drunken revel; a carouse. [ 1913 Webster ]

The swains were preparing for a carousal. Sterne.

Syn. -- Banquet; revel; orgie; carouse. See Feast. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. carrousse, earlier carous, fr. G. garaus finishing stroke, the entire emptying of the cup in drinking a health; gar entirely + aus out. See Yare, and Out. ] 1. A large draught of liquor. [ Obs. ] “A full carouse of sack.” Sir J. Davies. [ 1913 Webster ]

Drink carouses to the next day's fate. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A drinking match; a carousal. [ 1913 Webster ]

The early feast and late carouse. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Caroused p. pr. & vb. n. Carousing. ] To drink deeply or freely in compliment; to take part in a carousal; to engage in drunken revels. [ 1913 Webster ]

He had been aboard, carousing to his mates. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To drink up; to drain; to drink freely or jovially. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Guests carouse the sparkling tears of the rich grape. Denham. [ 1913 Webster ]

Egypt's wanton queen,
Carousing gems, herself dissolved in love. Young. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a continuous belt oriented horizontally or near-horizontally around a central structure, driven in a circular motion by some mechanism, which carries luggage delivered from the luggage hold of an airplane to air travelers; -- used at airports.
Syn. -- luggage carousel. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. same as merry-go-round.
Syn. -- merry-go-round, roundabout, whirligig. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who carouses; a reveler. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. That carouses; relating to a carouse. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In the manner of a carouser. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ See Coumarin. ] (Bot.) The tree (Dipteryx odorata) which bears the tonka bean; also, the bean itself. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ L. deus a god + parere to bring forth. ] Bearing or bringing forth a god; -- said of the Virgin Mary. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Dorsum + L. parere to bring forth. ] (Biol.) Same as Dorsiferous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. fissus (p. p. of findere to split) + parere to bring forth: cf. F. fissipare. ] (Biol.) Reproducing by spontaneous fission. See Fission. -- Fis*sip"a*rous*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Fooled around p. pr. & vb. n. Fooling around. ] 1. To waste time in idle pursuits; to fool{ 2 }.
Syn. -- fool{ 2 }. [ PJC ]

2. To flirt or philander. RHUDbr/ [ PJC ]

3. To be sexually promiscuous; to engage in sexual intercourse with more than one partner; especially, to engage in adultery; as, to fool around with another woman. [ PJC ]

v. t. To manipulate (a machine or device) without proper knowledge of its operation; to experiment aimlessly with a device; as, don't fool around with the transit. [ PJC ]

a. [ From Garum. ] Pertaining to, or resembling, garum. Sir T. Browne.

a. [ Cf. F. gemmipare. ] (Biol.) Producing buds; reproducing by buds. See Gemmation, 1. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (aeronautics) A landing approach that fails and gives way to another attempt.
Syn. -- overshoot, wave-off. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Larva + L. parete to bring forth. ] (Zool.) Depositing living larvæ, instead of eggs; -- said of certain insects. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Loups-garous /plu>. [ F., fr. loup wolf + a Teutonic word akin to E. werewolf. ] A werewolf; a lycanthrope. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

The superstition of the loup-garou, or werewolf, belongs to the folklore of most modern nations, and has its reflex in the story of “Little Red Riding-hood” and others. Brinton. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. (Chem.) Margaric; -- formerly designating a supposed acid. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Mucus + L. parere to produce. ] (Physiol.) Secreting, or producing, mucus or mucin. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Multi- + L. parere to produce: cf. F. multipare. ] Producing many, or more than one, at a birth. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Nectareous. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. to look around or search, especially where one has no authority to do so; to pry; to be nosy. Same as nose{ 2 }, v. i. [ PJC ]

a. [ Nymph + L. parere to produce. ] (Zool.) Producing pupas or nymphs. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Omniparient. ] Producing all things; omniparient. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. opiparus, fr. ops, opis, riches + parare to provide. ] Sumptuous. [ Obs. ] -- O*pip"a*rous*ly, adv. [Obs.] E. Waterhouse. [1913 Webster]

a. [ L. oviparus; ovum egg + parere to bring forth: cf. F. ovipare. ] (Physiol.) Producing young from eggs; as, an oviparous animal, in which the egg is generally separated from the animal, and hatched after exclusion; -- opposed to viviparous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Ovum + viviparous: cf. F. ovovivipare. ] (Biol.) Oviparous, but hatching the egg while it is within the body, as some fishes and reptiles. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Panderous. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;. See Parusia. ] (a) The nativity of our Lord. (b) The last day. Shipley. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pluri- + L. parere to bring forth. ] Producing several young at a birth; as, a pluriparous animal. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Poly- + L. parere to produce. ] Producing or bearing a great number; bringing forth many. [ 1913 Webster ]