Definition of Ail

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ail
v. pain; distress, trouble; afflict

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AIL Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Ail
(v. t.)
To affect with pain or uneasiness, either physical or mental; to trouble; to be the matter with; -- used to express some uneasiness or affection, whose cause is unknown; as, what ails the man? I know not what ails him.
  
(v. i.)
To be affected with pain or uneasiness of any sort; to be ill or indisposed or in trouble.
  
(n.)
Indisposition or morbid affection.
  

WordNet 2.0
ail

Noun
1. aromatic bulb used as seasoning
(synonym) garlic
(hypernym) flavorer, flavourer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning
(hyponym) clove, garlic clove
(part-holonym) garlic, Allium sativum

Verb
1. be unwell, ill, or ill disposed
(hypernym) suffer, hurt
(derivation) ailment, complaint, ill
2. cause bodily suffering to
(synonym) afflict, trouble, pain
(hypernym) hurt
(hyponym) disagree with
(derivation) ailment, complaint, ill

hEnglish - advanced version
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\ail\, v. i. to be affected with pain or uneasiness of any sort; to be ill or indisposed or in trouble. when he ails ever so little he is so peevish.
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\ail\, n. indisposition or morbid affection.
ail
\ail\ (āl), v. t. [imp. & p. p. ailed (āld); p. pr. & vb. n. ailing.] [oe. eilen, ailen, as. eglan to trouble, pain; akin to goth. us-agljan to distress, agls troublesome, irksome, aglo, aglitha, pain, and prob. to e. awe. ?3.] to affect with pain or uneasiness, either physical or mental; to trouble; to be the matter with; -- used to express some uneasiness or affection, whose cause is unknown; as, what ails the man? i know not what ails him. what aileth thee, hagar? xxi. 17.
note: it is never used to express a specific disease. we do not say, a fever ails him; but, something ails him.
ail
n : aromatic bulb used as seasoning [syn: garlic]
v

1. be unwell, ill, or ill disposed
2. cause bodily suffering to [syn: afflict, trouble, pain]




JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Ail
Ail = a. second; like. A prefix answering to RE. See Ad

Ailadeiladu
Ailadeiladu, see Ail and Adeiladu, and other words prefixed with Ail


AIL Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

Oil and Gas Field Glossary
AIL
Acoustic Impedance Log

AERONAUTICAL ABBREVIATIONS
AIL
Aileron

Abbreviation Airbus A340
AIL
Aileron: The AILs belongs to the main flight controls and there are two AIL situated at the outside trailing edge of each wing and produce rolling of the aircraft.

ICAO Airlines Codes
AIL
Air Illinois


AIL Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries

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AIL
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AIL Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

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