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`salamanders) intermediate between tish-
`es and reptiles 2 : an airplane that can
`land on and take off from either land or
`water
`am- hib-i-ous \am-‘fi-be-as\ adj [Gk om-
`phi ins, lit., living a double life, fr. am-
`phi— + bios mode of life]
`1
`: able to live
`both on land and in water 2 : adapted for
`both land and water 3 : made by joint
`action of land, sea. and air forces invad-
`ing from the sea; also : trained for such
`action
`am-phi-bole \'am-fa—.bol\ n : any of a
`group of rock—forming minerals of simi—
`lar crystal structure
`1
`am-phi-the-ater \'arn-fa~,thé-o—tar\ r:
`: an oval or circular structure with rising
`tiers of seats around an arena 2 : a very
`large auditorium
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`am-pho-ra \'a.in-fe-ra\ n, pl -rae \-.re\ or
`-ras : an ancient Greek jar or vase with
`two handles that rise almost to the level
`of the mouth
`am-ple \'am—pol\ adj am-pler \-pier\-, am-
`plest \-plast\
`1
`: LARGE, CAPACIOUS 2
`: enough to satisfy : ABU'NDANT — am-
`ply \-plé\ adv
`.
`am-pli-fy \‘am—pla-.fi\ vb ~fied; -fy-ing 1
`: to expand by extended treatment 2 : to
`increase in magnitude or strength; esp
`:
`to make louder __. am-pIi-fi-eaotion
`\.am-ple-fc—'ka-shsn\ n — am-pIi-fioer
`\‘am-ple-.fi(—a)r\ n
`1 : ample
`am-piiotude \—.t1‘ld, -.ty'iid\ n
`extent : FULLNESS 2 : the extent of a vi-
`bratory movement (as of a pendulum) 3
`: the height or depth of an oscillation (as
`of an alternating current or a radio Wave)
`compared to its average value
`amplitude modulation n :modulation of
`the amplitude of a radio carrier wave in
`accordance with the strength of the sig-
`nal; also : a broadcasting system using
`such modulation
`am-poule or am-pule also am-pul Vam-
`.py'iil, ~piil\ n : a small sealed bulbous
`glass vessel used to hold a solution for
`hypodermic injection
`am-purtate \‘am—pya-.tat\vb -tat-ed; -tat-
`ing : to Cut off (~ a leg) — am-pu-ta-
`tion \.am-pye—'ti-shan\ n
`am-pu-tee \.a.m~pyo-'té\ n : one who has
`had a limb amputated
`AMSLAN abbr American Sign Language
`amt abbr amount
`amuck var ofAMOK
`am-u-let
`\‘am-yo-lat\ n : an ornament
`worn as a charm against evil
`amuse \a-‘mytiz\ vb amused; amus-ing
`: to entertain in a light or playful manner
`: DIVERT — amusevment n —— amusing
`calf ._ amus-in -ly adv
`amusement par n : a commercially op-
`erated park having various devices (as a
`roller coaster)
`for entertainment and
`booths for selling refreshments
`AM-VETS \‘am-.vets\ abbr American Vet-
`erans (of World War II)
`am-y-Iase \‘a-Ina-Jas, -.151\ n : any of sev— '
`eral enzymes that accelerate the break-
`down of starch and glycogen
`an \en, (')an\ indefinite article : A — used
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`amoeba - an
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`watery fluid in which the embryo or fetus
`is immersed
`amoe-ba also ame-ba \o-‘mé-bo\ n, pl
`«has or -bae \-(.)’né\ : any of various tiny
`one-celled protozoans that lack perma-
`nent cell organs and occur esp. in water
`and soil — amoe-bic \—bik\ adi
`amoe-boid also ame-boid \-,boid\ adj
`: resembling an amoeba esp. in moving or
`readily changing shape
`amok \a-‘mak, -'mak\ or amuck \-'mak\
`adv : in a violent, frenzied, or uncon-
`trolled manner (run N)
`amon \a-‘man\ also amongst \-‘m9nst\
`prep
`: in or through the midst of 2 : in
`the number, class, or company of 3 : in
`0
`shares to each of 4 : by common action
`amon-til-la-do \a-.man—tc—'la-d6\ n, pl
`-dos [Sp] : a medium dry sherry
`amor-al \a—'mor-al\ an? 1 :neither moral
`nor immoral; esp : being outside the
`sphere to which moral judgments apply
`2 : lacking moral sensibility —- amor-al-
`ly adv
`am-o-rous \'a-ma-ras\ adj
`1 :inclined to
`love 2 : being in love 3 : of or indicative
`of love — am-o-rous-ly adv — am-o-
`rous-ness n
`amor-phous \e—‘mor-fos\ adr‘ 1 :sI-mrE-
`LESS, FORMLESS 2 :not crystallized
`am-or-tize
`\'a—mar—.fiz.
`c—‘mor—\
`vb
`-tized; «tIz-ing : to extinguish (as a mort-
`gage) usu. by payment on the principal at
`the time of each periodic interest pay-
`ment — amor-ti-zaition \.a—mar—ta-'za-
`shan. 9-.mor—\ n
`Amos \'a—m9s\ — see BIBLE table
`1amount \a-‘mat'mfl vb 1 : to be equiva-
`lent 2 : to reach a total : add up
`2amount 7: 1 : the total number or quan-
`tity 2 : a principal sum plus the interest
`on it
`amour \s-‘mfir, ‘51-, a—\ n 1 : a love affair
`esp. when illicit 2 :LOV'ER
`amour pro~pre
`\.a-.mur—'propr3,
`-'propr°\ n [F] : SELFvESTEEM
`1amp \‘amp\ :1
`1 : AMPERE 2 :AM'PLIFI-
`ER; also : a unit consisting of an electron-
`ic amplifier and a loudspeaker
`2amp vb : EXCI'I‘E. ENERGIZE (tried to ~
`up the crowd)
`amperage \‘am~p(a-)rij\ n : the strength
`of a current of electricity expressed in
`amperes
`am-pere \‘am-.pir\ n : a unit of electric
`current equivalent
`to a steady current
`produced by one volt applied across a re-
`sistance of one ohm
`am-per-sand \'am-pcr-.sand\ n [alter. of
`andper se and, spoken form of the phrase
`:5: per se and, lit., (the character) (it by it—
`self (stands for the word) and] : a charac-
`ter & used for the word and
`am-phet-amine \am-le-tQ-lmén, -men\ n
`: a compound or one of its derivatives
`that stimulates the central nervous sys—
`tem and is used esp. to treat hyperactive
`children and to suppress appetite
`: an
`1
`am-phiboi-an \am-‘fi-be-em n
`amphibious organism; esp : any of a
`class of vertebrate animals (as frogs and
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