Adjacent \Ad*ja"cent\, a. [L. adjacens, -centis, p. pr. of
adjacere to lie near; ad + jac[=e]re to lie: cf. F.
adjacent.]
Lying near, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on;
as, a field adjacent to the highway. ``The adjacent forest.'

Adjacent \Ad*ja"cent\, a. [L. adjacens, -centis, p. pr. of
adjacere to lie near; ad + jac[=e]re to lie: cf. F.
adjacent.]
Lying near, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on;
as, a field adjacent to the highway. ``The adjacent forest.'

Alarmed \A*larmed"\, a.
Aroused to vigilance; excited by fear of approaching danger;
agitated; disturbed; as, an alarmed neighborhood; an alarmed
modesty.


The white pavilions rose and fell
On the alarmed air.

Amphictyons \Am*phic"ty*ons\, n. pl. [L. Amphictyones, Gr. ?.
Prob. the word was orig. ? dwellers around, neighbors.]
(Grecian Hist.)
Deputies from the confederated states of ancient Greece to a
congress or council. They considered both politi

Upas \U"pas\ ([=u]"p[.a]s), n. [Malay p[=u]hn-[=u]pas; p[=u]hn a
tree + [=u]pas poison.]

1. (Bot.) A tree ({Antiaris toxicaria}) of the Breadfruit
family, common in the forests of Java and the neighboring
islands. Its s

Upas \U"pas\ ([=u]"p[.a]s), n. [Malay p[=u]hn-[=u]pas; p[=u]hn a
tree + [=u]pas poison.]

1. (Bot.) A tree ({Antiaris toxicaria}) of the Breadfruit
family, common in the forests of Java and the neighboring
islands. Its s

Arbitrate \Ar"bi*trate\, v. i.
1. To decide; to determine. --Shak.


2. To act as arbitrator or judge; as, to arbitrate upon
several reports; to arbitrate in disputes among neighbors;
to arbitrate between parties to a

Arnaut \Ar*naut"\ ||Arnaout \Ar*naout"\, n. [Turk. Arnaut, fr.
NGr. ?, for ?.]
An inhabitant of Albania and neighboring mountainous regions,
specif. one serving as a soldier in the Turkish army.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Arnaut \Ar*naut"\ ||Arnaout \Ar*naout"\, n. [Turk. Arnaut, fr.
NGr. ?, for ?.]
An inhabitant of Albania and neighboring mountainous regions,
specif. one serving as a soldier in the Turkish army.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Autoplasty \Au"to*plas`ty\, n. [Auto- + -plasty.] (Surg.)
The process of artificially repairing lesions by taking a
piece of healthy tissue, as from a neighboring part, to
supply the deficiency caused by disease or wounds.