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a. [ All + one. OE. al one all allone, AS. ān one, alone. See All, One, Lone. ] 1. Quite by one's self; apart from, or exclusive of, others; single; solitary; -- applied to a person or thing. [ 1913 Webster ]

Alone on a wide, wide sea. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

It is not good that the man should be alone. Gen. ii. 18. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or by itself; by themselves; without any thing more or any one else; without a sharer; only. [ 1913 Webster ]

Man shall not live by bread alone. Luke iv. 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

The citizens alone should be at the expense. Franklin. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Sole; only; exclusive. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

God, by whose alone power and conversation we all live, and move, and have our being. Bentley. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Hence; Unique; rare; matchless. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The adjective alone commonly follows its noun. [ 1913 Webster ]

To let alone or
To leave alone, to abstain from interfering with or molesting; to suffer to remain in its present state. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Solely; simply; exclusively. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Only; merely; singly. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

This said spirit was not given alonely unto him, but unto all his heirs and posterity. Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Exclusive. [ Obs. ] Fabyan. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A state of being alone, or without company; solitariness. [ R. ] Bp. Montagu. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Meteorol.) A movement of the atmosphere opposite in character, as regards direction of the wind and distribution of barometric pressure, to that of a cyclone. -- An`ti*cy*clon"ic a. -- An`ti*cy*clon"ic*al*ly adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. [ Believed to be derived form balogna, but perhaps also influenced by blarney. ] nonsense; foolishness; bunk; -- also used as an interjection. [ Also spelled boloney. ] [ slang ] [ PJC ]

No matter how thin you slice it, it's still baloney! Al Smith. [ PJC ]

2. informal variant of bologna{ 2 }, for bologna sausage. [ informal ] [ PJC ]

n. a genus of epiphytic ferns of tropical America.
Syn. -- genus Campyloneurum. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Of or pertaining to Ceylon; -- since the change of name, replaced by Sri Lankan. -- n. sing. & pl. A native or natives of Ceylon; -- since the change of name, replaced by Sri Lankan. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Gr. chelw`nh a tortoise. So named from shape of the upper lip of the corolla. ] (Bot.) A genus of hardy perennial flowering plants, of the order Scrophulariaceæ, natives of North America; -- called also snakehead, turtlehead, shellflower, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. an order comprising the false scorpions.
Syn. -- order Chelonethida, Pseudoscorpionida, order Pseudoscorpionida, Pseudoscorpiones, order Pseudoscorpiones. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. (Biol.) a group of organisms derived from a single individual by some kind of asexual reproduction; -- used mostly of microorganisms such as bacteria and yeast.
Syn. -- clon. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. (Biol.) an individual organism containing a genetic complement identical to that of another organism, produced by using the genetic material from the second animal in a non-sexual reproduction process. [ PJC ]

3. something virtually identical to another object. [ PJC ]

v. t. 1. (Biol.) to make a clone from; to make identical copies of an organism by a non-sexual process of reproduction. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. (Microbiol.) to grow colonies of a microorganism by spreading a suspension of the microorganism onto a solid growth medium (such as in a Petri dish), at a concentration such that individual colonies will grow from single cells sufficiently well separated from other colonies so that pure cultures derived from a single organism can be isolated. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. (Biochem.) to make large quantities of a segment of DNA by inserting it, using biochemical techniques, into the DNA of a microorganism, and growing that microorganism in large numbers; as, to clone the gene for growth hormone. [ PJC ]

n. [ F. colonel, It. colonello, prop., the chief or commander of a column, fr. colonna column, L. columna. See Column. ] (Mil.) The chief officer of a regiment; an officer ranking next above a lieutenant colonel and next below a brigadier general. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mil.) The office, rank, or commission of a colonel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Colonelcy. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A colonist. [ Obs. ] Holland [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem) A complex derivative of cyanogen, regarded as an acid, and known chiefly in its salts; -- called also hydromellonic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr.&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; moving in a circle, p. pr. of &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, fr. ky`klos circle. ] 1. (Meteor.) A violent storm, often of vast extent, characterized by high winds rotating about a calm center of low atmospheric pressure. This center moves onward, often with a velocity of twenty or thirty miles an hour. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The atmospheric disturbance usually accompanying a cyclone, marked by an onward moving area of high pressure, is called an anticyclone. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Meteor.) In general, a condition of the atmosphere characterized by a central area of pressure much lower than that of surrounding areas, and a system of winds blowing inward and around (clockwise in the southern hemisphere and counter-clockwise in the northern); -- called also a low-area storm. It is attended by high temperature, moist air, abundant precipitation, and clouded sky. The term includes the hurricane, typhoon, and tropical storms; it should not be applied to the moderate disturbances attending ordinary areas of low pressure nor to tornadoes, waterspouts, or “twisters, ” in which the vertical motion is more important than the horizontal. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

3. A tornado. See above, and Tornado. [ Middle U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ or }. A cellar or excavation used for refuge from a cyclone, or tornado. [ Middle U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ Pref. en- + felon: cf. OF. enfelonner. ] Rendered fierce or frantic. [ Obs. ] “Like one enfeloned or distraught.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A genus of giant tortoises.
Syn. -- genus Geochelone. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. "a`lwn, "a`lwnos, a halo. ] (Biol.) Alternating transparent and opaque white rings which are seen outside the blastoderm, on the surface of the developing egg of the hen and other birds. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. "y`alos glass + &unr_; a thread.] (Zool.) A genus of hexactinelline sponges, having a long stem composed of very long, slender, transparent, siliceous fibres twisted together like the strands of a color. The stem of the Japanese species (Hyalonema Sieboldii), called glass-rope, has long been in use as an ornament. See Glass-rope. [1913 Webster]

n. [ L. juglans the walnut + -one. ] (Chem.) A yellow crystalline substance (C10H6O3) resembling quinone, extracted from green shucks of the walnut (Juglans regia); -- called also nucin. Chemically, it is 5-hydroxy-1, 4-naphthalenedione. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Letting alone. [ 1913 Webster ]

The let-alone principle,
The let-alone doctrine, or
The let-alone policy. (Polit. Econ.) See Laissez faire. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A lane. See Loanin. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Abbrev. fr. alone. ] 1. Being without a companion; being by one's self; also, sad from lack of companionship; lonely; as, a lone traveler or watcher. [ 1913 Webster ]

When I have on those pathless wilds a appeared,
And the lone wanderer with my presence cheered. Shenstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Single; unmarried, or in widowhood. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Queen Elizabeth being a lone woman. Collection of Records (1642). [ 1913 Webster ]

A hundred mark is a long one for a poor lone woman to bear. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Being apart from other things of the kind; being by itself; also, apart from human dwellings and resort; as, a lone house. “ A lone isle.” Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

By a lone well a lonelier column rears. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Unfrequented by human beings; solitary. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thus vanish scepters, coronets, and balls,
And leave you on lone woods, or empty walls. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The condition of being lonely; solitude; seclusion. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The state of being unfrequented by human beings; as, the loneliness of a road. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Love of retirement; disposition to solitude. [ 1913 Webster ]

I see
The mystery of your loneliness. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A feeling of depression resulting from being alone. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Solitude; seclusion. See Solitude. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. Lonelier superl. Loneliest. ] [ Shortened fr. alonely. ] 1. Sequestered from company or neighbors; solitary; retired; as, a lonely situation; a lonely cell. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Alone, or in want of company; forsaken. [ 1913 Webster ]

To the misled and lonely traveler. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Not frequented by human beings; as, a lonely wood. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Having a feeling of depression or sadness resulting from the consciousness of being alone; lonesome. [ 1913 Webster ]

I am very often alone. I don't mean I am lonely. H. James.

Syn. -- Solitary; lone; lonesome; retired; unfrequented; sequestered; secluded. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Solitude; seclusion. [ Obs. ] Donne. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. Lonesomer superl. Lonesomest. ] 1. Secluded from society; not frequented by human beings; solitary. [ 1913 Webster ]

Like one that on a lonesome road
Doth walk in fear and dread. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Conscious of, and somewhat depressed by, solitude; as, to feel lonesome. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Lone"some*ly, adv. -- Lone"some*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a disposition toward being alone.
Syn. -- aloneness, loneliness, solitude. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. The condition of being alone; the feeling of sadness resulting from being alone. [ PJC ]

prop. n. Texas; -- a nickname alluding to the single star on its coat of arms, being the device used on its flag and seal when it was a republic. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Chem.) A yellow powder, C6H3N9, obtained from certain sulphocyanates. It has acid properties and forms compounds called mellonides. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. myelo`s + ney^ron a nerve. ] (Zool.) The Vertebrata. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a progestin compound used in oral contraceptives and to treat endometriosis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ It., a large ball, fr. palla ball. See Balloon. ] An Italian game, played with a large leather ball. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. See Polonaise. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] (Bot.) Jack-by-the-hedge. See under Jack. [ 1913 Webster ]