Ah, interj. [OE. a: cf. OF. a, F. a. , L. a. , Gr., Sk. a, Icel. ae, OHG. a, Lith. á, áá.] An exclamation, expressive of surprise, pity, complaint, entreaty, contempt, threatening, delight, triumph, etc., according to the manner of utterance.
Aha
A•ha´, interj. [ Ah, interj. + ha.] An exclamation expressing, by different intonations, triumph, mixed with derision or irony, or simple surprise.
Aha
A•ha´, n. A sunk fence. See Ha- ha. Mason.
Ahead
A•head´, adv. [Pref. a. + head.]
1. In or to the front; in advance; onward.
"The island bore but a little ahead of us." - Fielding.
2. Headlong; without restraint. [Obs.] L’Estrange.To go ahead. (a) To go in advance. (b) To go on onward. (c) To push on in an enterprise. [Colloq] — To get ahead of. (a) To get in advance of. (b) To surpass; to get the better of. [Colloq.]
Aheap
A•heap´, adv. [Pref. a. + heap.] In a heap; huddled together. Hood.
Aheight
A•height´, adv. [Pref. a. + height.] Aloft; on high. [Obs.] "Look up aheight." Shak.
Ahem
A•hem´, interj. An exclamation to call one’s attention; hem.
Ahey
A•hey´, interj. Hey; ho.
Ahigh
A•high´, adv. On high. [Obs.] Shak.
Ahold
A•hold´, adv. [Pref. a. + hold.] Near the wind; as to lay a ship ahold. [Obs.] Shak.
Ahorseback
A•horse´back, adv. On horseback.
"Two suspicious fellows ahorseback." - Smollet.
Ahoy
A•hoy´, interj. [OE. a, interj. + hoy.] (Naut.) A term used in hailing; as "Ship ahoy."
Ahriman
Ah´ri•man, n. [Per.] The Evil Principle or Being of the ancient Persians; the Prince of Darkness as opposer to Ormuzd, the King of Light.
Ahu
A´hu, n. [Native name.] (Zoöl.) The Asiatic gazelle.
Ahull
A•hull´, adv. [Pref. a. + hull.] (Naut.) With the sails furled, and the helm lashed alee; — applied to ships in a storm. See Hull, n.
Ahungered
A•hun´gered, a. [Pref. a. + hungered.] Pinched with hunger; very hungry. C. Bronte.