Ake, āk, old form of Ache.
Akee, a-kē′, n. the fruit of a small African sapindaceous tree, now common in the West Indies.
Akimbo, a-kim′bo, adj. with hand on hip and elbow bent outward. [Ety. uncertain; Skeat suggests the Ice. kengboginn, bent into a crook, from kengr, a crook, twist, kink, and boginn, bowed. Others connect the -kim with Keen.]
Akin, a-kin′, adj. of kin: related by blood: having the same properties. [Of and Kin.]
Alabaster, al′a-bas-tėr, n. a semi-transparent kind of gypsum or sulphate of lime: the fine limestone deposited as stalagmites and stalactites.—adj. made of alabaster.—adj. Alabas′trian. [Gr. alabastros, said to be derived from Alabastron, a town in Egypt.]
Alack, a-lak′, interj. an exclamation denoting sorrow.
Alack-a-day, a-lak′-a-dā, interj. (rare) an exclamation of sadness. [Interj. ah, lak (Lack), and Day.]
Alacrity, a-lak′ri-ti, n. briskness: cheerful readiness: promptitude. [L. alacris, brisk.]
Alalia, a-lā′li-a, n. loss of speech. [Gr. a, priv., and lalein, to talk.]
Alameda, a-la-mē′da, n. a public walk or promenade between two rows of trees. [Sp.]