Crossword clues for ament
ament
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ament \Am"ent\, n. [L. amentum thong or strap.] (Bot.) A species of inflorescence; a catkin.
The globular ament of a buttonwood.
--Coues.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"person born an idiot," 1894, from Latin amentia "madness," from amentem "mad," from a- "away from" + mentem "mind" (see mind (n.)).
Wiktionary
n. 1 A catkin or amentum 2 A congenital idiot
WordNet
n. a cylindrical spikelike inflorescence [syn: catkin]
Wikipedia
Ament may refer to:
- Catkin, a cylindrical flower cluster
- Ament (surname)
- Imentet, an ancient Egyptian funerary goddess
Ament is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Jeff Ament (born 1963), American rock bassist
- Pat Ament (born 1946), American rock climber
- Tom Ament (born 1937), American politician
- Vanessa Ament (born 1955), American Foley artist and author
- William Scott Ament (born 1851), controversial American missionary to China criticized by Mark Twain
Usage examples of "ament".
He stood silently behind the podium as he watched the shaken delegations file out of the auditorium until only he, Joaquin, and Ament remained.
Joaquin and Ament, desiring solitude in which to contemplate the wreckage of his vision of unity.
He knew he could trust Ament to wield this most awesome of weapons wisely.
However, as Ament suggested, perhaps a truly superior ruler would rise above such a temptation, no matter how justifiable, and pursue other options before resorting to something as vast and terrible as Morning Star.
Khan turned away from his view of the city to behold, to his surprise and dismay, the Lady Ament striding toward him across the rampart.
He had always known that someday he and Ament would have this debate, but, now that the time for unvarnished truth had arrived, he found he had little taste for the discussion.
He advanced upon Ament, until their faces were only centimeters apart.
Steadfast Joaquin, anxious Ling, inscrutable Ament, all looking to him for a deliverance, and a happy ending it was not within his power to deliver.
This was obviously too short a countdown as far as Ament was concerned.
He identified a god with the head of a jackal as Anubis and a lady with a feather as Ament, but he seemed to be looking for something else.
A huge crack opened in the floor, and Toth and Ament dropped into the pit and disappeared.
Ament fought this debate, after his fellow supermen rebelled against him.