Index of English words, starting with "ar"

(1) - Arrest (v. t.) A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse; -- also named rat-tails.
(2) - Arrest (v. t.) Any seizure by power, physical or moral.
(3) - Arrest (v. t.) The taking or apprehending of a person by authority of law; legal restraint; custody. Also, a decree, mandate, or warrant.
(4) - Arrest (v. t.) The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion, etc.; stoppage; hindrance; restraint; as, an arrest of development.
(5) - Arrest (v. i.) To tarry; to rest.
(6) - Arrest (v. t.) To rest or fasten; to fix; to concentrate.
(7) - Arrest (v. t.) To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; as, to arrest the eyes or attention.
(8) - Arrest (v. t.) To take, seize, or apprehend by authority of law; as, to arrest one for debt, or for a crime.
(9) - Arrest (v. t.) To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses.

(1) - Arrester (n.) The person at whose suit an arrestment is made.
(2) - Arrester (n.) One who arrests.

(1) - Arresting (a.) Striking; attracting attention; impressive.
(2) - Arresting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Arrest

(1) - Arrestive (a.) Tending to arrest.

(1) - Arrestment (n.) A stoppage or check.
(2) - Arrestment (n.) The arrest of a person, or the seizure of his effects; esp., a process by which money or movables in the possession of a third party are attached.