A-one, Adjective
  • (s) ace, A-one, crack, first-rate, super, tiptop, topnotch, top-notch, tops: (of the highest quality) "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops"
A.E., Noun
  • (n) Russell, George_William_Russell, : (Irish writer whose pen name was A.E. (1867-1935))
AAA, Noun
  • (n) abdominal_aortic_aneurysm, AAA: (an aneurysm of the abdominal aorta associated with old age and hypertension)
AARP, Noun
  • (n) Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Retired_Persons, AARP: (an association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens)
AAVE, Noun
  • (n) African_American_Vernacular_English, AAVE, African_American_English, Black_English, Black_English_Vernacular, Black_Vernacular, Black_Vernacular_English, Ebonics: (a nonstandard form of American English characteristically spoken by African Americans in the United States)
AA, Noun
  • (n) aa: (a dry form of lava resembling clinkers)
  • (n) Alcoholics_Anonymous, AA: (an international organization that provides a support group for persons trying to overcome alcoholism)
  • (n) Associate_in_Arts, AA: (an associate degree in arts)
ABB, Noun
  • (n) Alex_Boncayao_Brigade, ABB, Revolutionary_Proletarian_Army, RPA-ABB: (an urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s)
ABC's, Noun
  • (n) rudiment, first_rudiment, first_principle, alphabet, ABC, ABC's, ABCs: (the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)) "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry"
ABC, Noun
  • (n) rudiment, first_rudiment, first_principle, alphabet, ABC, ABC's, ABCs: (the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)) "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry"
ABCs, Noun
  • (n) rudiment, first_rudiment, first_principle, alphabet, ABC, ABC's, ABCs: (the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)) "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry"
ABM, Noun
  • (n) antiballistic_missile, ABM: (a defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles) "the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks placed limits on the deployment of ABMs"
ABS, Noun
  • (n) Ab, Av: (the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August))
  • (n) AB, type_AB, group_AB: (the blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens)
  • (n) abdominal, abdominal_muscle, ab: (the muscles of the abdomen)
  • (n) acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, ABS: (any of a class of composite plastics used to make car bodies and cases for computers and other appliances)
  • (n) Bachelor_of_Arts, BA, Artium_Baccalaurens, AB: (a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences)
AB, Noun
  • (n) Ab, Av: (the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August))
  • (n) AB, type_AB, group_AB: (the blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens)
  • (n) abdominal, abdominal_muscle, ab: (the muscles of the abdomen)
  • (n) Bachelor_of_Arts, BA, Artium_Baccalaurens, AB: (a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences)
ACC, Noun
  • (n) Air_Combat_Command, ACC: (a command that is the primary provider of air combat weapon systems to the United States Air Force; operates fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, battle-management, and rescue aircraft)
ACE, Noun
  • (n) ace: (one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face)
  • (n) ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz: (someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field)
  • (n) ace: (a serve that the receiver is unable to reach)
  • (n) Allied_Command_Europe, ACE: (a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an area extending from Norway to Turkey)
  • (n) angiotensin_converting_enzyme, angiotensin-converting_enzyme, ACE: (proteolytic enzyme that converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II)
  • (n) one, 1, I, ace, single, unity: (the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number) "he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it"; "they had lunch at one"
ACTH, Noun
  • (n) adrenocorticotropic_hormone, adrenocorticotrophic_hormone, ACTH, adrenocorticotropin, adrenocorticotrophin, corticotropin, corticotrophin: (a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex)
AC, Noun
  • (n) actinium, Ac, atomic_number_89: (a radioactive element of the actinide series; found in uranium ores)
  • (n) alternating_current, AC, alternating_electric_current: (an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally) "In the US most household current is AC at 60 cycles per second"
ADA, Noun
  • (n) adenosine_deaminase, ADA: (an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia) "ADA deficiency can lead to one form of severe combined immunodeficiency disease"; "the gene encoding ADA was one of the earlier human genes to be isolated and cloned for study"
ADD, Noun
  • (n) attention_deficit_disorder, ADD, attention_deficit_hyperactivity_disorder, ADHD, hyperkinetic_syndrome, minimal_brain_dysfunction, minimal_brain_damage, MBD: (a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders)
ADHD, Noun
  • (n) attention_deficit_disorder, ADD, attention_deficit_hyperactivity_disorder, ADHD, hyperkinetic_syndrome, minimal_brain_dysfunction, minimal_brain_damage, MBD: (a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders)
ADH, Noun
  • (n) vasopressin, antidiuretic_hormone, ADH, Pitressin: (hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules)
AEC, Noun
  • (n) Atomic_Energy_Commission, AEC: (a former executive agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States)
AFL, Noun
  • (n) American_Federation_of_Labor, AFL: (a federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955)
AFP, Noun
  • (n) alpha_fetoprotein, alpha_foetoprotein, AFP: (an abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly))
AK, Noun
  • (n) Alaska, Last_Frontier, AK: (a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union) "Alaska is the largest state in the United States"
ALIR, Noun
  • (n) Army_for_the_Liberation_of_Rwanda, ALIR, Former_Armed_Forces, FAR, Interahamwe: (a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again) "in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists"
ALS, Noun
  • (n) Alabama, Heart_of_Dixie, Camellia_State, AL: (a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War)
  • (n) aluminum, aluminium, Al, atomic_number_13: (a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite)
  • (n) amyotrophic_lateral_sclerosis, ALS, Lou_Gehrig's_disease: (thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord; results in progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbs)
ALT, Noun
  • (n) elevation, EL, altitude, ALT: (angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object))
AL, Noun
  • (n) Alabama, Heart_of_Dixie, Camellia_State, AL: (a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War)
  • (n) aluminum, aluminium, Al, atomic_number_13: (a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite)
AMD, Noun
  • (n) age-related_macular_degeneration, AMD: (macular degeneration that is age-related)
AMEX, Noun
  • (n) American_Stock_Exchange, AMEX, Curb: (a stock exchange in New York)
AMP, Noun
  • (n) adenosine_monophosphate, AMP, adenylic_acid: (a nucleotide found in muscle cells and important in metabolism; reversibly convertible to ADP and ATP)
  • (n) ampere, amp, A: (the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites) "a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps"
AM, Noun
  • (n) americium, Am, atomic_number_95: (a radioactive transuranic metallic element; discovered by bombarding uranium with helium atoms)
  • (n) amplitude_modulation, AM: (modulation of the amplitude of the (radio) carrier wave)
  • (n) Master_of_Arts, MA, Artium_Magister, AM: (a master's degree in arts and sciences)
ANO, Noun
  • (n) Fatah_Revolutionary_Council, Fatah-RC, Abu_Nidal_Organization, ANO, Arab_Revolutionary_Brigades, Black_September, Revolutionary_Organization_of_Socialist_Muslims: (a Palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries) "in the 1980s the Fatah-RC was considered the most dangerous and murderous Palestinian terror group"
APC, Noun
  • (n) APC: (a drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (aspirin and phenacetin and caffeine))
  • (n) armored_personnel_carrier, armoured_personnel_carrier, APC: ((military) an armored vehicle (usually equipped with caterpillar treads) that is used to transport infantry)
ARDS, Noun
  • (n) adult_respiratory_distress_syndrome, ARDS, wet_lung, white_lung: (acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales; inflammation of the lungs which become stiff and fibrous and cannot exchange oxygen; occurs among persons exposed to irritants such as corrosive chemical vapors or ammonia or chlorine etc.)
AR, Noun
  • (n) are, ar: (a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters)
  • (n) argon, Ar, atomic_number_18: (a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere)
  • (n) Arkansas, Land_of_Opportunity, AR: (a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War)
ASAT, Adjective
  • (a) antisatellite, ASAT: (of or relating to a system to destroy satellites in orbit) "antisatellite weapons"
ASCII, Noun
  • (n) American_Standard_Code_for_Information_Interchange, ASCII: ((computer science) a code for information exchange between computers made by different companies; a string of 7 binary digits represents each character; used in most microcomputers)
ASEAN, Noun
  • (n) Association_of_Southeast_Asian_Nations, ASEAN: (an association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorism)
ASL, Noun
  • (n) ASL, American_sign_language: (the sign language used in the United States)
AS, Noun
  • (n) A, a: (the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet)
  • (n) A, type_A, group_A: (the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen)
  • (n) adenine, A: ((biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA)
  • (n) American_Samoa, Eastern_Samoa, AS: (a United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa)
  • (n) ampere, amp, A: (the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites) "a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps"
  • (n) angstrom, angstrom_unit, A: (a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation)
  • (n) arsenic, As, atomic_number_33: (a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar)
  • (n) deoxyadenosine_monophosphate, A: (one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose))
  • (n) vitamin_A, antiophthalmic_factor, axerophthol, A: (any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes)
ATM, Noun
  • (n) asynchronous_transfer_mode, ATM: (a means of digital communications that is capable of very high speeds; suitable for transmission of images or voice or video as well as data) "ATM is used for both LAN and WAN"
  • (n) cash_machine, cash_dispenser, automated_teller_machine, automatic_teller_machine, automated_teller, automatic_teller, ATM: (an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used)
  • (n) standard_atmosphere, atmosphere, atm, standard_pressure: (a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade)
ATP, Noun
  • (n) adenosine_triphosphate, ATP: (a nucleotide derived from adenosine that occurs in muscle tissue; the major source of energy for cellular reactions)
AUC, Noun
  • (n) United_Self-Defense_Force_of_Colombia, United_Self-Defense_Group_of_Colombia, Autodefensas_Unidas_de_Colombia, AUC: (a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups; is financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect the economic interests of its members) "the AUC conducted over 800 assassinations in one year"
AU, Noun
  • (n) Astronomical_Unit, AU: (a unit of length used for distances within the solar system; equal to the mean distance between the Earth and the Sun (approximately 93 million miles or 150 million kilometers))
  • (n) gold, Au, atomic_number_79: (a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia)
AWOL, Noun
  • (n) AWOL: (one who is away or absent without leave)
AZT, Noun
  • (n) zidovudine, Retrovir, ZDV, AZT: (an antiviral drug (trade name Retrovir) used in the treatment of AIDS; adverse side effects include liver damage and suppression of the bone marrow)
AZ, Noun
  • (n) Arizona, Grand_Canyon_State, AZ: (a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon)
  • (n) azimuth, AZ: (the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian)
A, Noun
  • (n) A, a: (the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet)
  • (n) A, type_A, group_A: (the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen)
  • (n) adenine, A: ((biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA)
  • (n) ampere, amp, A: (the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites) "a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps"
  • (n) angstrom, angstrom_unit, A: (a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation)
  • (n) deoxyadenosine_monophosphate, A: (one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose))
  • (n) vitamin_A, antiophthalmic_factor, axerophthol, A: (any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes)
Aachen, Noun
  • (n) Aachen, Aken, Aix-la-Chapelle: (a city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders; formerly it was Charlemagne's northern capital)
Aalborg, Noun
  • (n) Aalborg, Alborg: (a city and port in northern Jutland)
Aar, Noun
  • (n) Aare, Aar, Aare_River: (a river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine)
Aare, Noun
  • (n) Aare, Aar, Aare_River: (a river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine)
Aarhus, Noun
  • (n) Arhus, Aarhus: (port city of Denmark in eastern Jutland)
Aaron, Noun
  • (n) Aaron, Henry_Louis_Aaron, Hank_Aaron: (United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934))
  • (n) Aaron: ((Old Testament) elder brother of Moses and first high priest of the Israelites; created the golden calf)
Abdias, Noun
  • (n) Obadiah, Abdias: (a Hebrew minor prophet)
  • (n) Obadiah, Abdias, Book_of_Obadiah: (an Old Testament book telling Obadiah's prophecies; the shortest book in the Christian Bible)
Abenaki, Noun
  • (n) Abnaki, Abenaki: (a member of the Algonquian people of Maine and southern Quebec)
Aberdeen, Noun
  • (n) Aberdeen: (a town in western Washington)
  • (n) Aberdeen: (a town in northeastern South Dakota)
  • (n) Aberdeen: (a town in northeastern Maryland)
  • (n) Aberdeen: (a city in northeastern Scotland on the North Sea)
Abila, Noun
  • (n) Jebel_Musa, Abila, Abyla: (a promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar; one of the Pillars of Hercules)
Abkhas, Noun
  • (n) Abkhaz, Abkhazian, Abkhas, Abkhasian: (a member of the Circassian people who live to the east of the Black Sea)
  • (n) Abkhaz, Abkhas: (Circassian people living east of the Black Sea)
Abkhasian, Noun
  • (n) Abkhaz, Abkhazian, Abkhas, Abkhasian: (a member of the Circassian people who live to the east of the Black Sea)
  • (n) Abkhazian, Abkhasian: (a Circassian language spoken by the Abkhaz)
Abkhaz, Adjective
  • (a) Abkhaz, Abkhazian: (of or relating to Abkazia or its people or their language)
Abkhaz, Noun
  • (n) Abkhaz, Abkhazian, Abkhas, Abkhasian: (a member of the Circassian people who live to the east of the Black Sea)
  • (n) Abkhaz, Abkhazia: (an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea; a strong independence movement has resulted in much instability)
  • (n) Abkhaz, Abkhas: (Circassian people living east of the Black Sea)
Abkhazia, Noun
  • (n) Abkhaz, Abkhazia: (an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea; a strong independence movement has resulted in much instability)
Abkhazian, Adjective
  • (a) Abkhaz, Abkhazian: (of or relating to Abkazia or its people or their language)
Abkhazian, Noun
  • (n) Abkhaz, Abkhazian, Abkhas, Abkhasian: (a member of the Circassian people who live to the east of the Black Sea)
  • (n) Abkhazian, Abkhasian: (a Circassian language spoken by the Abkhaz)
Abnaki, Adjective
  • (a) Abnaki: (of or relating to the Abnakis or their language)
Abnaki, Noun
  • (n) Abnaki, Abenaki: (a member of the Algonquian people of Maine and southern Quebec)
  • (n) Abnaki: (the Algonquian language spoken by the Abnaki and Penobscot)
Abo, Noun
  • (n) Aborigine, Abo, Aboriginal, native_Australian, Australian_Aborigine: (a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived)
Abor, Noun
  • (n) Miri, Mirish, Abor, Dafla: (little known Kamarupan languages)
Aboriginal, Adjective
  • (a) Aboriginal: (of or pertaining to members of the indigenous people of Australia) "an Aboriginal rite"
  • (s) aboriginal, primal, primeval, primaeval, primordial: (having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state) "aboriginal forests"; "primal eras before the appearance of life on earth"; "the forest primeval"; "primordial matter"; "primordial forms of life"
  • (a) native, aboriginal: (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning) "native Americans"; "the aboriginal peoples of Australia"
Aboriginal, Noun
  • (n) Aborigine, Abo, Aboriginal, native_Australian, Australian_Aborigine: (a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived)
  • (n) native, indigen, indigene, aborigine, aboriginal: (an indigenous person who was born in a particular place) "the art of the natives of the northwest coast"; "the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students"
Aborigine, Noun
  • (n) Aborigine, Abo, Aboriginal, native_Australian, Australian_Aborigine: (a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived)
  • (n) native, indigen, indigene, aborigine, aboriginal: (an indigenous person who was born in a particular place) "the art of the natives of the northwest coast"; "the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students"
Abraham, Noun
  • (n) Abraham, Ibrahim: (the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son) "Judaism, Christianity, and Islam each has a special claim on Abraham"
Abydos, Noun
  • (n) Abydos: (an ancient Greek colony on the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles; scene of the legend of Hero and Leander)
Abyla, Noun
  • (n) Jebel_Musa, Abila, Abyla: (a promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar; one of the Pillars of Hercules)
Abyssinia, Noun
  • (n) Ethiopia, Federal_Democratic_Republic_of_Ethiopia, Yaltopya, Abyssinia: (Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia)
Acadian, Noun
  • (n) Acadian: (an early French settler in the Maritimes)
Acanthisittidae, Noun
  • (n) Xenicidae, family_Xenicidae, Acanthisittidae, family_Acanthisittidae: (alternative names for the family comprising the New Zealand wrens)
Accho, Noun
  • (n) Acre, Akko, Akka, Accho: (a town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean)
Accra, Noun
  • (n) Accra, capital_of_Ghana: (the capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water port)
Acer, Noun
  • (n) Acer, genus_Acer: (type genus of the Aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit)
Achaean, Adjective
  • (a) Achaean: (of or relating to Achaea or its ancient Greek people)
Achaean, Noun
  • (n) Achaean, Achaian: (a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks)
  • (n) Achaean, Arcado-Cyprians: (the ancient Greek inhabitants of Achaea)
Achaian, Noun
  • (n) Achaean, Achaian: (a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks)
Acheronian, Adjective
  • (s) Acheronian, Acherontic, Stygian: (dark and dismal as of the rivers Acheron and Styx in Hades) "in the depths of an Acheronian forest"; "upon those roseate lips a Stygian hue"-Wordsworth"
Acherontic, Adjective
  • (s) Acheronian, Acherontic, Stygian: (dark and dismal as of the rivers Acheron and Styx in Hades) "in the depths of an Acheronian forest"; "upon those roseate lips a Stygian hue"-Wordsworth"
Achilles, Noun
  • (n) Achilles: (a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy; when he was a baby his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable--his `Achilles' heel')
Achromycin, Noun
  • (n) tetracycline, Achromycin: (an antibiotic (trade name Achromycin) derived from microorganisms of the genus Streptomyces and used broadly to treat infections)
Acocanthera, Noun
  • (n) Acocanthera, genus_Acocanthera, Acokanthera, genus_Acokanthera: (small genus of trees and shrubs containing strongly toxic cardiac glycosides; Arabia to Africa)
Acokanthera, Noun
  • (n) Acocanthera, genus_Acocanthera, Acokanthera, genus_Acokanthera: (small genus of trees and shrubs containing strongly toxic cardiac glycosides; Arabia to Africa)
Aconcagua, Noun
  • (n) Aconcagua: (the highest mountain in the western hemisphere; located in the Andes in western Argentina (22,834 feet high))
Acores, Noun
  • (n) Azores, Acores: (islands in the Atlantic Ocean belonging to Portugal) "the Azores are strategically located on transatlantic air and shipping routes"
Acragas, Noun
  • (n) Agrigento, Acragas: (a town in Italy in southwestern Sicily near the coast; the site of six Greek temples)
Acre, Noun
  • (n) acre: (a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries)
  • (n) Acre: (a territory of western Brazil bordering on Bolivia and Peru)
  • (n) Acre, Akko, Akka, Accho: (a town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean)
Acrididae, Noun
  • (n) Acrididae, family_Acrididae, Locustidae, family_Locustidae: (short-horned grasshoppers; true locusts)
Acrilan, Noun
  • (n) polypropenonitrile, Acrilan: (acrylic resin used to make a strong soft crease-resistant fabric (trade name Acrilan))
Actinaria, Noun
  • (n) Actiniaria, order_Actiniaria, Actinaria, order_Actinaria: (sea anemones)
Actinia, Noun
  • (n) Actinia, genus_Actinia: (a genus of sea anemone common in rock pools)
  • (n) actinia, actinian, actiniarian: (any sea anemone or related animal)
Actiniaria, Noun
  • (n) Actiniaria, order_Actiniaria, Actinaria, order_Actinaria: (sea anemones)
Actinozoa, Noun
  • (n) Anthozoa, class_Anthozoa, Actinozoa, class_Actinozoa: (a large class of sedentary marine coelenterates that includes sea anemones and corals; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed)
  • (n) anthozoan, actinozoan: (sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed)
Actium, Noun
  • (n) Actium: (an ancient town on a promontory in western Greece)
  • (n) Actium: (the naval battle in which Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian's fleet under Agrippa in 31 BC)
Acular, Noun
  • (n) ketorolac_tromethamine, Acular, Toradol: (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Acular and Toradol) that is administered only intramuscularly)
Adalia, Noun
  • (n) Adalia, genus_Adalia: (genus of ladybugs)
  • (n) Antalya, Adalia: (a port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya)
Adam, Noun
  • (n) Adam: ((Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race)
  • (n) Adam, Robert_Adam: (Scottish architect who designed many public buildings in England and Scotland (1728-1792))
  • (n) Adam, ecstasy, XTC, go, disco_biscuit, cristal, X, hug_drug: (street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine)
Adana, Noun
  • (n) Adana, Seyhan: (a city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River)
Adapin, Noun
  • (n) doxepin, doxepin_hydrochloride, Adapin, Sinequan: (a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Adapin and Sinequan) with numerous side effects (dry mouth and sedation and gastrointestinal disturbances))
Adelaide, Noun
  • (n) Adelaide: (the state capital of South Australia)
Adrenalin, Noun
  • (n) epinephrine, epinephrin, adrenaline, Adrenalin: (a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action)
Adrian, Noun
  • (n) Adrian, Edgar_Douglas_Adrian, Baron_Adrian: (English physiologist who conducted research into the function of neurons; 1st baron of Cambridge (1889-1997))
  • (n) Hadrian, Publius_Aelius_Hadrianus, Adrian: (Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan; travelled throughout his empire to strengthen its frontiers and encourage learning and architecture; on a visit to Britain in 122 he ordered the construction of Hadrian's Wall (76-138))
Adrianople, Noun
  • (n) Edirne, Adrianople, Adrianopolis: (a city in northwestern Turkey; a Thracian town that was rebuilt and renamed by the Roman Emperor Hadrian)
Adrianopolis, Noun
  • (n) Edirne, Adrianople, Adrianopolis: (a city in northwestern Turkey; a Thracian town that was rebuilt and renamed by the Roman Emperor Hadrian)
Adriatic, Noun
  • (n) Adriatic, Adriatic_Sea: (an arm of the Mediterranean between Slovenia and Croatia and Montenegro and Albania on the east and Italy on the west)
Advent, Noun
  • (n) advent, coming: (arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)) "the advent of the computer"
  • (n) Advent: (the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas)
  • (n) Second_Coming, Second_Coming_of_Christ, Second_Advent, Advent, Parousia: ((Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment)
Advil, Noun
  • (n) ibuprofen, isobutylphenyl_propionic_acid, Advil, Motrin, Nuprin: (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicine (trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an antipyretic) "daily use of ibuprofen can irritate the stomach"
Adzhar, Noun
  • (n) Adzhar, Adzharia: (an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea)
Adzharia, Noun
  • (n) Adzhar, Adzharia: (an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea)
Aegean, Adjective
  • (a) Aegean: (of or relating to or characteristic of the prehistoric Aegean civilization)
  • (a) Aegean: (of or relating to or bordering the Aegean Sea) "Aegean islands"
Aegean, Noun
  • (n) Aegean, Aegean_Sea: (an arm of the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey; a main trade route for the ancient civilizations of Crete and Greece and Rome and Persia)
Aegina, Noun
  • (n) Aegina, Aigina: (an island in the Aegean Sea in the Saronic Gulf)
  • (n) Aegina: (small medusa)
Aegospotami, Noun
  • (n) Aegospotami, Aegospotamos: (a creek emptying into the Hellespont in present-day Turkey; at its mouth in 405 BC the Spartan fleet under Lysander defeated the Athenians and ended the Peloponnesian War)
  • (n) Aegospotami, Aegospotamos: (a river in ancient Thrace (now Turkey); in the mouth of this river the Spartan fleet under Lysander destroyed the Athenian fleet in the final battle of the Peloponnesian War (404 BC))
Aegospotamos, Noun
  • (n) Aegospotami, Aegospotamos: (a creek emptying into the Hellespont in present-day Turkey; at its mouth in 405 BC the Spartan fleet under Lysander defeated the Athenians and ended the Peloponnesian War)
  • (n) Aegospotami, Aegospotamos: (a river in ancient Thrace (now Turkey); in the mouth of this river the Spartan fleet under Lysander destroyed the Athenian fleet in the final battle of the Peloponnesian War (404 BC))
Aengus, Noun
  • (n) Angus_Og, Aengus, Oengus, Angus: (Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women)
Aeolia, Noun
  • (n) Aeolis, Aeolia: (an ancient coastal region of northwestern Asia Minor (including Lesbos) where the Aeolians founded several cities around 1100 BC)
Aeolian, Adjective
  • (a) Aeolian: (of or pertaining to Aeolus, the Greek god of the winds; relating to or caused by the wind)
  • (a) Aeolian: (of or relating to Aeolis or its ancient Greek people)
Aeolian, Noun
  • (n) Aeolian, Eolian: (a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks)
  • (n) Aeolian: (the ancient Greek inhabitants of Aeolia)
Aeolic, Noun
  • (n) Aeolic, Aeolic_dialect, Eolic: (the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Thessaly and Boeotia and Aeolis)
Aeolis, Noun
  • (n) Aeolis, Aeolia: (an ancient coastal region of northwestern Asia Minor (including Lesbos) where the Aeolians founded several cities around 1100 BC)
Aesculapius, Noun
  • (n) Aesculapius, Asclepius, Asklepios: (son of Apollo; a hero and the Roman god of medicine and healing; his daughters were Hygeia and Panacea)
Aether, Noun
  • (n) Aether: (personification of the sky or upper air breathed by the Olympians; son of Erebus and night or of Chaos and darkness)
  • (n) ether, aether: (a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves)
Afghan, Adjective
  • (a) Afghani, Afghan, Afghanistani: (of or relating to or characteristic of Afghanistan or its people)
Afghan, Noun
  • (n) afghan: (a blanket knitted or crocheted in strips or squares; sometimes used as a shawl)
  • (n) Afghan, Afghanistani: (a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan)
  • (n) Afghan_hound, Afghan: (tall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat; native to the Near East)
  • (n) Pashto, Pashtu, Paxto, Afghani, Afghan: (an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan)
  • (n) sheepskin_coat, afghan: (a coat made of sheepskin)
Afghani, Adjective
  • (a) Afghani, Afghan, Afghanistani: (of or relating to or characteristic of Afghanistan or its people)
Afghani, Noun
  • (n) afghani: (the basic unit of money in Afghanistan)
  • (n) Pashto, Pashtu, Paxto, Afghani, Afghan: (an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan)
Afghanistan, Noun
  • (n) Afghanistan, Islamic_State_of_Afghanistan: (a mountainous landlocked country in central Asia; bordered by Iran to the west and Russia to the north and Pakistan to the east and south) "Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan in 1979"
Afghanistani, Adjective
  • (a) Afghani, Afghan, Afghanistani: (of or relating to or characteristic of Afghanistan or its people)
Afghanistani, Noun
  • (n) Afghan, Afghanistani: (a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan)
Aflaxen, Noun
  • (n) naproxen_sodium, Aleve, Anaprox, Aflaxen: (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trademarks Aleve and Anaprox and Aflaxen) that fights pain and inflammation)
Afrasian, Noun
  • (n) Afroasiatic, Afro-Asiatic, Afroasiatic_language, Afrasian, Afrasian_language, Hamito-Semitic: (a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa)
Africa, Noun
  • (n) Africa: (the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean)
African-American, Adjective
  • (s) African-American, Afro-American: (pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry) "Afro-American culture"; "many black people preferred to be called African-American or Afro-American"
African-American, Noun
  • (n) African-American, African_American, Afro-American, Black_American: (an American whose ancestors were born in Africa)
African, Adjective
  • (a) African: (of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples) "African languages"
African, Noun
  • (n) African: (a native or inhabitant of Africa)
Afrikaans, Adjective
  • (a) Afrikaans, Afrikaner: (belonging or relating to white people of South Africa whose ancestors were Dutch or to their language) "an Afrikaans couple"; "Afrikaner support"
Afrikaans, Noun
  • (n) Afrikaans, Taal, South_African_Dutch: (an official language of the Republic of South Africa; closely related to Dutch and Flemish)
Afrikander, Noun
  • (n) Afrikaner, Afrikander, Boer: (a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans)
Afrikaner, Adjective
  • (a) Afrikaans, Afrikaner: (belonging or relating to white people of South Africa whose ancestors were Dutch or to their language) "an Afrikaans couple"; "Afrikaner support"
Afrikaner, Noun
  • (n) Afrikaner, Afrikander, Boer: (a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans)
Afro-American, Adjective
  • (s) African-American, Afro-American: (pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry) "Afro-American culture"; "many black people preferred to be called African-American or Afro-American"
Afro-American, Noun
  • (n) African-American, African_American, Afro-American, Black_American: (an American whose ancestors were born in Africa)
Afro-Asiatic, Noun
  • (n) Afroasiatic, Afro-Asiatic, Afroasiatic_language, Afrasian, Afrasian_language, Hamito-Semitic: (a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa)
Afro, Noun
  • (n) Afro, Afro_hairdo: (a rounded thickly curled hairdo)
Afroasiatic, Noun
  • (n) Afroasiatic, Afro-Asiatic, Afroasiatic_language, Afrasian, Afrasian_language, Hamito-Semitic: (a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa)
Ag, Noun
  • (n) silver, Ag, atomic_number_47: (a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography)
Aga, Noun
  • (n) Aga, Agha: (title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey))
Agenise, Verb
  • (v) Agenize, Agenise: (age or bleach flour with Agene (nitrogen trichloride))
Agenize, Verb
  • (v) Agenize, Agenise: (age or bleach flour with Agene (nitrogen trichloride))
Aggeus, Noun
  • (n) Haggai, Aggeus: (a Hebrew minor prophet)
  • (n) Haggai, Aggeus, Book_of_Haggai: (an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Haggai which are concerned mainly with rebuilding the temples after the Babylonian Captivity)
Agha, Noun
  • (n) Aga, Agha: (title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey))
Aghan, Noun
  • (n) Aghan, Margasivsa: (the ninth month of the Hindu calendar)
Agincourt, Noun
  • (n) Agincourt: (a battle in northern France in which English longbowmen under Henry V decisively defeated a much larger French army in 1415)
Agkistrodon, Noun
  • (n) Agkistrodon, genus_Agkistrodon, Ancistrodon, genus_Ancistrodon: (copperheads)
Agriculture, Noun
  • (n) agribusiness, agriculture, factory_farm: (a large-scale farming enterprise)
  • (n) agriculture: (the class of people engaged in growing food)
  • (n) Department_of_Agriculture, Agriculture_Department, Agriculture, USDA: (the federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy); created in 1862)
  • (n) farming, agriculture, husbandry: (the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock)
Agrigento, Noun
  • (n) Agrigento, Acragas: (a town in Italy in southwestern Sicily near the coast; the site of six Greek temples)
Agrobacterium, Noun
  • (n) Agrobacterium, genus_Agrobacterium: (small motile bacterial rods that can reduce nitrates and cause galls on plant stems)
Ahab, Noun
  • (n) Ahab: (according to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC))
Aides, Noun
  • (n) adjutant, aide, aide-de-camp: (an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer)
  • (n) aide, auxiliary: (someone who acts as assistant)
  • (n) Pluto, Hades, Aides, Aidoneus: ((Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone)
Aidoneus, Noun
  • (n) Pluto, Hades, Aides, Aidoneus: ((Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone)
Aigina, Noun
  • (n) Aegina, Aigina: (an island in the Aegean Sea in the Saronic Gulf)
Aiken, Noun
  • (n) Aiken, Conrad_Aiken, Conrad_Potter_Aiken: (United States writer (1889-1973))
Aire, Noun
  • (n) Aire, River_Aire, Aire_River: (a river in northern England that flows southeast through West Yorkshire)
Aix-la-Chapelle, Noun
  • (n) Aachen, Aken, Aix-la-Chapelle: (a city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders; formerly it was Charlemagne's northern capital)
Aix, Noun
  • (n) Aix, genus_Aix: (wood duck and mandarin duck)
Aizoaceae, Noun
  • (n) Aizoaceae, family_Aizoaceae, Tetragoniaceae, family_Tetragoniaceae, carpetweed_family: (succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig marigolds)
Ajax, Noun
  • (n) Ajax: (a mythical Greek hero; a warrior who fought against Troy in the Iliad)
Akaba, Noun
  • (n) Al_Aqabah, Aqaba, Akaba: (Jordan's port; located in southwestern Jordan on the Gulf of Aqaba)
Aken, Noun
  • (n) Aachen, Aken, Aix-la-Chapelle: (a city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders; formerly it was Charlemagne's northern capital)
Akha, Noun
  • (n) Hani, Akha: (a Loloish language)
Akhenaten, Noun
  • (n) Akhenaton, Akhenaten, Ikhanaton, Amenhotep_IV: (early ruler of Egypt who rejected the old gods and replaced them with sun worship (died in 1358 BC))
Akhenaton, Noun
  • (n) Akhenaton, Akhenaten, Ikhanaton, Amenhotep_IV: (early ruler of Egypt who rejected the old gods and replaced them with sun worship (died in 1358 BC))
Akka, Noun
  • (n) Acre, Akko, Akka, Accho: (a town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean)
Akko, Noun
  • (n) Acre, Akko, Akka, Accho: (a town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean)
Akmola, Noun
  • (n) Astana, Akmola, capital_of_Kazakhstan: (remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998)
Aku, Noun
  • (n) Yoruba, Aku: (a Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba in southwestern Nigeria)
Al-Hudaydah, Noun
  • (n) Hodeida, Al-Hudaydah: (an important port in Yemen on the Red Sea)
Al-Iraq, Noun
  • (n) Iraq, Republic_of_Iraq, Al-Iraq, Irak: (a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq)
Al-Magrib, Noun
  • (n) Morocco, Kingdom_of_Morocco, Maroc, Marruecos, Al-Magrib: (a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence from France in 1956)
Al-Mukalla, Noun
  • (n) Mukalla, Al-Mukalla: (a port in southern Yemen on the Gulf of Aden to the east of Aden)
Alabama, Noun
  • (n) Alabama, Heart_of_Dixie, Camellia_State, AL: (a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War)
  • (n) Alabama: (a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in what is now the state of Alabama) "the Alabamas were members of the Creek Confederacy"
  • (n) Alabama, Alabama_River: (a river in Alabama formed by the confluence of the Coosa and Tallapoosa Rivers near Montgomery; flows southwestward to become a tributary of the Mobile River)
  • (n) Alabama: (the Muskhogean language of the Alabama)
Alabaman, Noun
  • (n) Alabaman, Alabamian: (a native or resident of Alabama)
Alabamian, Noun
  • (n) Alabaman, Alabamian: (a native or resident of Alabama)
Alamo, Noun
  • (n) Alamo: (a siege and massacre at a mission in San Antonio in 1836; Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico)
Alar, Noun
  • (n) Alar, daminozide: (a chemical sprayed on fruit trees to regulate their growth so the entire crop can be harvested at one time)
Alaric, Noun
  • (n) Alaric: (king of the Visigoths who captured Rome in 410 (370-410))
Alaska, Noun
  • (n) Alaska, Last_Frontier, AK: (a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union) "Alaska is the largest state in the United States"
Alaskan, Adjective
  • (a) Alaskan: (relating to or characteristic of the state or people of Alaska)
Alaskan, Noun
  • (n) Alaskan: (a native or resident of Alaska)
Albania, Noun
  • (n) Albania, Republic_of_Albania: (a republic in southeastern Europe on the Adriatic coast of the Balkan Peninsula)
Albanian, Adjective
  • (a) Albanian: (of or relating to Albania or its people or language or culture)
Albanian, Noun
  • (n) Albanian: (a native or inhabitant of Albania)
  • (n) Albanian: (the Indo-European language spoken by the people of Albania)
Albany, Noun
  • (n) Albany, capital_of_New_York: (state capital of New York; located in eastern New York State on the west bank of the Hudson river)
  • (n) Albany: (a town in southwest Georgia; processing center for peanuts and pecans)
Albee, Noun
  • (n) Albee, Edward_Albee, Edward_Franklin_Albeen: (United States dramatist (1928-))
Albert, Noun
  • (n) Albert, Prince_Albert, Albert_Francis_Charles_Augustus_Emmanuel: (prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861))
Alberta, Noun
  • (n) Alberta: (one of the three prairie provinces in western Canada; rich in oil and natural gas and minerals)
Albigenses, Noun
  • (n) Albigenses, Cathars, Cathari: (a Christian religious sect in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries; believers in Albigensianism)
Albigensianism, Noun
  • (n) Albigensianism, Catharism: (a Christian movement considered to be a medieval descendant of Manichaeism in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries; characterized by dualism (asserted the coexistence of two mutually opposed principles, one good and one evil); was exterminated for heresy during the Inquisition)
Albion, Noun
  • (n) Albion: (archaic name for England or Great Britain; used poetically)
Alborg, Noun
  • (n) Aalborg, Alborg: (a city and port in northern Jutland)
Albuquerque, Noun
  • (n) Albuquerque: (the largest city in New Mexico; located in central New Mexico on the Rio Grande river)
Alcides, Noun
  • (n) Hercules, Heracles, Herakles, Alcides: ((classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality)
Alcyone, Noun
  • (n) Alcyone, Halcyon: ((Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher)
Aldactone, Noun
  • (n) spironolactone, Aldactone: (a synthetic corticosteroid (trade name Aldactone) used to treat hypertension)
Aldomet, Noun
  • (n) methyldopa, alpha_methyl_dopa, Aldomet: (antihypertensive drug (trade name Aldomet) used in the treatment of high blood pressure)
Alep, Noun
  • (n) Halab, Aleppo, Alep: (a city in northwestern Syria)
Aleppo, Noun
  • (n) Halab, Aleppo, Alep: (a city in northwestern Syria)
Aletris, Noun
  • (n) Aletris, genus_Aletris: (small genus of bitter-rooted herbs of eastern North America and Asia; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae)
Aleut, Noun
  • (n) Aleut, Aleutian: (a member of the people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands and southwestern Alaska)
  • (n) Aleut: (a community of Native Americans who speak an Eskimo-Aleut language and inhabit the Aleutian Islands and southwestern Alaska) "the Aleut and the Eskimo are related culturally and linguistically"
  • (n) Aleut: (the language spoken by the Aleut)
Aleutian, Adjective
  • (a) Aleutian: (of or relating to the Aleut or their language or culture)
Aleutian, Noun
  • (n) Aleut, Aleutian: (a member of the people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands and southwestern Alaska)
Aleve, Noun
  • (n) naproxen_sodium, Aleve, Anaprox, Aflaxen: (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trademarks Aleve and Anaprox and Aflaxen) that fights pain and inflammation)
Alexander, Noun
  • (n) Alexander, Alexanders, black_lovage, horse_parsley, Smyrnium_olusatrum: (European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb)
  • (n) Alexander, Alexander_the_Great: (king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC))
Alexanders, Noun
  • (n) Alexander, Alexanders, black_lovage, horse_parsley, Smyrnium_olusatrum: (European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb)
  • (n) Alexander, Alexander_the_Great: (king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC))
Alexandria, Noun
  • (n) Alexandria: (a town in Louisiana on the Red River)
  • (n) Alexandria, El_Iskandriyah: (the chief port of Egypt; located on the western edge of the Nile delta on the Mediterranean Sea; founded by Alexander the Great; the capital of ancient Egypt)
Alfred, Noun
  • (n) Alfred, Alfred_the_Great: (king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899))
Algeria, Noun
  • (n) Algeria, Algerie, Democratic_and_Popular_Republic_of_Algeria: (a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea with a population that is predominantly Sunni Muslim; colonized by France in the 19th century but gained autonomy in the early 1960s)
Algerian, Adjective
  • (a) Algerian: (of or relating to or characteristic of Algeria or its inhabitants) "Algerian towns"
Algerian, Noun
  • (n) Algerian: (a native or inhabitant of Algeria)
Algerie, Noun
  • (n) Algeria, Algerie, Democratic_and_Popular_Republic_of_Algeria: (a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea with a population that is predominantly Sunni Muslim; colonized by France in the 19th century but gained autonomy in the early 1960s)
Algonkian, Adjective
  • (a) Algonquian, Algonkian, Algonquin: (of or relating to an Algonquian tribe or its people or language)
Algonkian, Noun
  • (n) Algonkian, Algonkin: (a member of a North American Indian people in the Ottawa river valley of Ontario and Quebec)
  • (n) Algonkian, Algonkin: (the Algonquian language spoken by the Algonkian)
Algonkin, Noun
  • (n) Algonkian, Algonkin: (a member of a North American Indian people in the Ottawa river valley of Ontario and Quebec)
  • (n) Algonkian, Algonkin: (the Algonquian language spoken by the Algonkian)
Algonquian, Adjective
  • (a) Algonquian, Algonkian, Algonquin: (of or relating to an Algonquian tribe or its people or language)
Algonquian, Noun
  • (n) Algonquian, Algonquin: (a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Algonquian language and originally living in the subarctic regions of eastern Canada; many Algonquian tribes migrated south into the woodlands from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic coast)
  • (n) Algonquian, Algonquin, Algonquian_language: (family of North American Indian languages spoken from Labrador to South Carolina and west to the Great Plains)
Algonquin, Adjective
  • (a) Algonquian, Algonkian, Algonquin: (of or relating to an Algonquian tribe or its people or language)
Algonquin, Noun
  • (n) Algonquian, Algonquin: (a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Algonquian language and originally living in the subarctic regions of eastern Canada; many Algonquian tribes migrated south into the woodlands from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic coast)
  • (n) Algonquian, Algonquin, Algonquian_language: (family of North American Indian languages spoken from Labrador to South Carolina and west to the Great Plains)
Alhacen, Noun
  • (n) Alhazen, Alhacen, al-Haytham, Ibn_al-Haytham, Al-Hasan_ibn_al-Haytham: (an Egyptian polymath (born in Iraq) whose research in geometry and optics was influential into the 17th century; established experiments as the norm of proof in physics (died in 1040))
Alhambra, Noun
  • (n) Alhambra: (a fortified Moorish palace built near Granada by Muslim kings in the Middle Ages)
Alhazen, Noun
  • (n) Alhazen, Alhacen, al-Haytham, Ibn_al-Haytham, Al-Hasan_ibn_al-Haytham: (an Egyptian polymath (born in Iraq) whose research in geometry and optics was influential into the 17th century; established experiments as the norm of proof in physics (died in 1040))
Ali, Noun
  • (n) Ali, Muhammad_Ali, Cassius_Clay, Cassius_Marcellus_Clay: (United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942))
  • (n) Ali: (the fourth caliph of Islam who is considered to be the first caliph by Shiites; he was a cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad; after his assassination Islam was divided into Shiite and Sunnite sects)
Alismales, Noun
  • (n) Naiadales, order_Naiadales, Alismales, order_Alismales: (an order of aquatic monocotyledonous herbaceous plants)
Alkeran, Noun
  • (n) melphalan, Alkeran: (antineoplastic drug (trade name Alkeran) used to treat multiple myeloma and some other malignancies)
Allah, Noun
  • (n) Allah: (Muslim name for the one and only God)
Allen, Noun
  • (n) Allen, Gracie_Allen, Grace_Ethel_Cecile_Rosalie_Allen, Gracie: (United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964))
  • (n) Allen, Woody_Allen, Allen_Stewart_Konigsberg: (United States filmmaker and comic actor (1935-))
  • (n) Allen, Ethan_Allen: (a soldier of the American Revolution whose troops helped capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British (1738-1789))
Allentown, Noun
  • (n) Allentown: (a city in eastern Pennsylvania; an industrial and commercial center)
Allhallows, Noun
  • (n) All_Saints'_Day, Allhallows, November_1, Hallowmas, Hallowmass: (a Christian feast day honoring all the saints; first observed in 835)
Allied, Adjective
  • (a) Allied: (of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War II) "an Allied victory"; "the Allied armies"
  • (a) Allied: (of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War I) "an allied offensive"; "the Allied powers"
  • (s) allied: (related by common characteristics or ancestry) "allied species"; "allied studies"
  • (s) allied, confederate, confederative: (united in a confederacy or league)
  • (s) allied: (joined by treaty or agreement)
Allioniaceae, Noun
  • (n) Nyctaginaceae, family_Nyctaginaceae, Allioniaceae, family_Allioniaceae, four-o'clock_family: (a family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales)
Alma-Ata, Noun
  • (n) Almaty, Alma-Ata: (the largest city in Kazakhstan and the capital until 1998)
Almaty, Noun
  • (n) Almaty, Alma-Ata: (the largest city in Kazakhstan and the capital until 1998)
Almighty, Noun
  • (n) Godhead, Lord, Creator, Maker, Divine, God_Almighty, Almighty, Jehovah: (terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God)
Alpine, Adjective
  • (a) alpine: (relating to or characteristic of alps) "alpine sports"
  • (a) Alpine: (relating to the Alps and their inhabitants) "Alpine countries, Switzerland, Italy, France, and Germany"
  • (s) alpine: (living or growing above the timber line) "alpine flowers"
Alpinism, Noun
  • (n) Alpinism: (mountain climbing (not restricted to the Alps))
Alsace, Noun
  • (n) Alsace, Alsatia, Elsass: (a region of northeastern France famous for its wines)
Alsatia, Noun
  • (n) Alsace, Alsatia, Elsass: (a region of northeastern France famous for its wines)
Altace, Noun
  • (n) ramipril, Altace: (an ACE inhibitor (trade name Altace) used to treat high blood pressure or in some patients who have had a heart attack)
Altoona, Noun
  • (n) Altoona: (a town in central Pennsylvania)
Alupent, Noun
  • (n) metaproterenol, Alupent: (a bronchodilator (trade name Alupent) used to treat asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions; available in oral or inhalant forms; side effects include tachycardia and shakiness)
Alyssum, Noun
  • (n) alyssum, madwort: (any garden plant of the genus Alyssum having clusters of small yellow or white flowers)
  • (n) Alyssum, genus_Alyssum: (a genus of the family Cruciferae)
Alzheimer's, Noun
  • (n) Alzheimer's_disease, Alzheimer's, Alzheimers: (a progressive form of presenile dementia that is similar to senile dementia except that it usually starts in the 40s or 50s; first symptoms are impaired memory which is followed by impaired thought and speech and finally complete helplessness)
Alzheimers, Noun
  • (n) Alzheimer's_disease, Alzheimer's, Alzheimers: (a progressive form of presenile dementia that is similar to senile dementia except that it usually starts in the 40s or 50s; first symptoms are impaired memory which is followed by impaired thought and speech and finally complete helplessness)
Amazon, Noun
  • (n) amazon, virago: (a large strong and aggressive woman)
  • (n) Amazon: ((Greek mythology) one of a nation of women warriors of Scythia (who burned off the right breast in order to use a bow and arrow more effectively))
  • (n) Amazon, Amazon_River: (a major South American river; arises in the Andes and flows eastward into the South Atlantic; the world's 2nd longest river (4000 miles))
  • (n) amazon: (mainly green tropical American parrots)
Ambrosian, Adjective
  • (s) ambrosial, ambrosian, nectarous: (extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant) "a nectarous drink"; "ambrosial food"
  • (s) ambrosial, ambrosian: (worthy of the gods)
  • (a) Ambrosian: (of or by or relating to Saint Ambrose) "Ambrosian chants"
Amen-Ra, Noun
  • (n) Amen-Ra, Amon-Ra, Amun_Ra: (Egyptian sun god; supreme god of the universe in whom Amen and Ra were merged; principal deity during Theban supremacy)
Amen, Noun
  • (n) Amen, Amon, Amun: (a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes)
America, Noun
  • (n) America: (North America and South America and Central America)
  • (n) United_States, United_States_of_America, America, the_States, US, , USA, : (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776)
American, Adjective
  • (a) American: (of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture) "American citizens"; "American English"; "the American dream"
  • (a) American: (of or relating to or characteristic of the continents and islands of the Americas) "the American hemisphere"; "American flora and fauna"
American, Noun
  • (n) American: (a native or inhabitant of the United States)
  • (n) American: (a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country)
  • (n) American_English, American_language, American: (the English language as used in the United States)
Americana, Noun
  • (n) Americana: (any artifact (such as books or furniture or art) that is distinctive of America)
Americanisation, Noun
  • (n) Americanization, Americanisation: (assimilation into American culture)
Americanise, Verb
  • (v) Americanize, Americanise: (make American in character) "The year in the US has completely Americanized him"
  • (v) Americanize, Americanise: (become American in character) "After a year in Iowa, he has totally Americanized"
Americanization, Noun
  • (n) Americanization, Americanisation: (assimilation into American culture)
Americanize, Verb
  • (v) Americanize, Americanise: (make American in character) "The year in the US has completely Americanized him"
  • (v) Americanize, Americanise: (become American in character) "After a year in Iowa, he has totally Americanized"
Amerind, Adjective
  • (a) Indian, Amerind, Amerindic, Native_American: (of or pertaining to American Indians or their culture or languages) "Native American religions"; "Indian arrowheads"
Amerind, Noun
  • (n) Amerind, Amerindian_language, American-Indian_language, American_Indian, Indian: (any of the languages spoken by Amerindians)
Amerindic, Adjective
  • (a) Indian, Amerind, Amerindic, Native_American: (of or pertaining to American Indians or their culture or languages) "Native American religions"; "Indian arrowheads"
Amish, Noun
  • (n) Amish: (an American follower of the Mennonite religion)
Amoebida, Noun
  • (n) Amoebida, order_Amoebida, Amoebina, order_Amoebina: (the animal order including amoebas)
Amoebina, Noun
  • (n) Amoebida, order_Amoebida, Amoebina, order_Amoebina: (the animal order including amoebas)
Amon-Ra, Noun
  • (n) Amen-Ra, Amon-Ra, Amun_Ra: (Egyptian sun god; supreme god of the universe in whom Amen and Ra were merged; principal deity during Theban supremacy)
Amon, Noun
  • (n) Amen, Amon, Amun: (a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes)
Amor, Noun
  • (n) Cupid, Amor: ((Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros)
Amos, Noun
  • (n) Amos: (a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet)
  • (n) Amos, Book_of_Amos: (an Old Testament book telling Amos's prophecies)
Amoxil, Noun
  • (n) amoxicillin, Amoxil, Larotid, Polymox, Trimox, Augmentin: (an antibiotic; a semisynthetic oral penicillin (trade names Amoxil and Larotid and Polymox and Trimox and Augmentin) used to treat bacterial infections)
Amoy, Noun
  • (n) Min, Min_dialect, Fukien, Fukkianese, Hokkianese, Amoy, Taiwanese: (any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province)
Amphicarpa, Noun
  • (n) Amphicarpaea, genus_Amphicarpaea, Amphicarpa, genus_Amphicarpa: (very small genus of twining vines of North America and Asia: hog peanut)
Amphicarpaea, Noun
  • (n) Amphicarpaea, genus_Amphicarpaea, Amphicarpa, genus_Amphicarpa: (very small genus of twining vines of North America and Asia: hog peanut)
Amphioxidae, Noun
  • (n) Amphioxidae, family_Amphioxidae, Branchiostomidae, family_Branchiostomidae: (lancelets)
Amphisbaena, Noun
  • (n) amphisbaena: ((classical mythology) a serpent with a head at each end of its body)
  • (n) Amphisbaena, genus_Amphisbaena, Amphisbaenia, genus_Amphisbaenia: (type genus of the Amphisbaenidae)
Amphisbaenia, Noun
  • (n) Amphisbaena, genus_Amphisbaena, Amphisbaenia, genus_Amphisbaenia: (type genus of the Amphisbaenidae)
Amsterdam, Noun
  • (n) Amsterdam, Dutch_capital, capital_of_The_Netherlands: (an industrial center and the nominal capital of the Netherlands; center of the diamond-cutting industry; seat of an important stock exchange; known for its canals and art museum)
Amun, Noun
  • (n) Amen, Amon, Amun: (a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes)
Amur, Noun
  • (n) Amur, Amur_River, Heilong_Jiang, Heilong: (an Asian river between China and Russia; flows into the Sea of Okhotsk)
Amytal, Noun
  • (n) amobarbital_sodium, blue, blue_angel, blue_devil, Amytal: (the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic)
Ana, Noun
  • (n) Ana: (mother of the ancient Irish gods; sometimes identified with Danu)
  • (n) ana: (a collection of anecdotes about a person or place)
Anabaptist, Noun
  • (n) Anabaptist: (adherent of Anabaptism)
Anaheim, Noun
  • (n) Anaheim: (a city in southern California (southeast of Los Angeles); site of Disneyland)
Ananas, Noun
  • (n) Ananas, genus_Ananas: (a genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples))
  • (n) pineapple, ananas: (large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated)
Anaprox, Noun
  • (n) naproxen_sodium, Aleve, Anaprox, Aflaxen: (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trademarks Aleve and Anaprox and Aflaxen) that fights pain and inflammation)
Anapurna, Noun
  • (n) Annapurna, Anapurna: (a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (26,500 feet high))
  • (n) Parvati, Anapurna, Annapurna: (wife of Siva and a benevolent aspect of Devi: Hindu goddess of plenty)
Anchorage, Noun
  • (n) anchorage: (the condition of being secured to a base) "the plant needs a firm anchorage"; "the mother provides emotional anchorage for the entire family"
  • (n) anchorage: (a fee for anchoring)
  • (n) Anchorage: (a city in south central Alaska) "Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska"
  • (n) anchorage, anchorage_ground: (place for vessels to anchor)
  • (n) anchorage: (the act of anchoring)
Ancistrodon, Noun
  • (n) Agkistrodon, genus_Agkistrodon, Ancistrodon, genus_Ancistrodon: (copperheads)
Andalucia, Noun
  • (n) Andalusia, Andalucia: (a region in southern Spain on the Atlantic and the Mediterranean; formerly a center of Moorish civilization)
Andalusia, Noun
  • (n) Andalusia, Andalucia: (a region in southern Spain on the Atlantic and the Mediterranean; formerly a center of Moorish civilization)
Andean, Adjective
  • (a) Andean: (relating to the Andes and their inhabitants)
Andersen, Noun
  • (n) Andersen, Hans_Christian_Andersen: (a Danish author remembered for his fairy stories (1805-1875))
Anderson, Noun
  • (n) Anderson, Sherwood_Anderson: (United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941))
  • (n) Anderson, Philip_Anderson, Philip_Warren_Anderson, Phil_Anderson: (United States physicist who studied the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems (1923-))
  • (n) Anderson, Maxwell_Anderson: (United States dramatist (1888-1959))
  • (n) Anderson, Marian_Anderson: (United States contralto noted for her performance of spirituals (1902-1993))
  • (n) Anderson, Carl_Anderson, Carl_David_Anderson: (United States physicist who discovered antimatter in the form of an antielectron that is called the positron (1905-1991))
Andorra, Noun
  • (n) Andorra, Principality_of_Andorra: (a small republic in the eastern Pyrenees between Spain and France)
Andrew, Noun
  • (n) Andrew, Saint_Andrew, _Andrew, Saint_Andrew_the_Apostle: ((New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland)
Anemia, Noun
  • (n) anemia, anaemia: (a deficiency of red blood cells)
  • (n) anemia, anaemia: (a lack of vitality)
  • (n) Anemia, genus_Anemia: (genus of terrestrial or lithophytic ferns having pinnatifid fronds; chiefly of tropical America)
Angara, Noun
  • (n) Angara, Angara_River, Tunguska, Upper_Tunguska: (a river in southeastern Siberia that flows northwest from Lake Baikal to become a tributary of the Yenisei River)
Angel, Noun
  • (n) angel: (spiritual being attendant upon God)
  • (n) angel, backer: (invests in a theatrical production)
  • (n) Angel, Angel_Falls: (the highest waterfall; has more than one leap; flow varies seasonally)
  • (n) saint, holy_man, holy_person, angel: (person of exceptional holiness)
Angevin, Noun
  • (n) Angevin, Angevine: (a resident of Anjou)
Angevine, Noun
  • (n) Angevin, Angevine: (a resident of Anjou)
Angiospermae, Noun
  • (n) Angiospermae, class_Angiospermae, Magnoliophyta, division_Magnoliophyta, Anthophyta, division_Anthophyta: (comprising flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (Angiospermae) and in others a division (Magnoliophyta or Anthophyta))
Angle, Noun
  • (n) angle: (the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians)
  • (n) Angle: (a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Saxons and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons)
  • (n) slant, angle: (a biased way of looking at or presenting something)
Anglesea, Noun
  • (n) Anglesey, Anglesey_Island, Anglesea, Anglesea_Island, Mona: (an island to the northwest of Wales)
Anglesey, Noun
  • (n) Anglesey, Anglesey_Island, Anglesea, Anglesea_Island, Mona: (an island to the northwest of Wales)
Anglican, Adjective
  • (a) Anglican: (of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Anglican church) "an Anglican bishop"
Anglican, Noun
  • (n) Anglican: (a Protestant who is a follower of Anglicanism)
Anglicisation, Noun
  • (n) Anglicization, Anglicisation: (the act of anglicizing; making English in appearance)
Anglicism, Noun
  • (n) Anglicism, Briticism, Britishism: (an expression that is used in Great Britain (especially as contrasted with American English))
  • (n) Anglicism, Britishism: (a custom that is peculiar to England or its citizens)
Anglicization, Noun
  • (n) Anglicization, Anglicisation: (the act of anglicizing; making English in appearance)
Anglo-French, Noun
  • (n) Anglo-French, Anglo-Norman: (the French (Norman) language used in medieval England)
Anglo-Norman, Noun
  • (n) Anglo-French, Anglo-Norman: (the French (Norman) language used in medieval England)
Anglophilia, Noun
  • (n) Anglophilia: (admiration for Britain and British customs)
Anglophobia, Noun
  • (n) Anglophobia: (dislike (or fear) of Britain and British customs)
Angola, Noun
  • (n) Angola, Republic_of_Angola: (a republic in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975 and was the scene of civil war until 1990)
Angora, Noun
  • (n) Angora, Angora_goat: (a domestic breed of goat raised for its long silky hair which is the true mohair)
  • (n) Angora, Angora_rabbit: (domestic breed of rabbit with long white silky hair)
  • (n) Angora, Angora_cat: (a long-haired breed of cat similar to the Persian cat)
  • (n) Ankara, Turkish_capital, capital_of_Turkey, Angora: (the capital of Turkey; located in west-central Turkey; it was formerly known as Angora and is the home of Angora goats)
Anguilla, Noun
  • (n) Anguilla: (a British colony in the West Indies)
  • (n) Anguilla, genus_Anguilla: (type genus of the Anguillidae: eels)
Anguillula, Noun
  • (n) Anguillula, genus_Anguillula, Turbatrix, genus_Turbatrix: (a genus of Cephalobidae)
Angus, Noun
  • (n) Aberdeen_Angus, Angus, black_Angus: (black hornless breed from Scotland)
  • (n) Angus_Og, Aengus, Oengus, Angus: (Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women)
Animalia, Noun
  • (n) Animalia, kingdom_Animalia, animal_kingdom: (taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals)
Ankara, Noun
  • (n) Ankara, Turkish_capital, capital_of_Turkey, Angora: (the capital of Turkey; located in west-central Turkey; it was formerly known as Angora and is the home of Angora goats)
Annam, Noun
  • (n) Vietnam, Socialist_Republic_of_Vietnam, Viet_Nam, Annam: (a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945)
Annamese, Noun
  • (n) Vietnamese, Annamese: (a native or inhabitant of Vietnam)
  • (n) Vietnamese, Annamese, Annamite: (the Mon-Khmer language spoken in Vietnam)
Annamite, Noun
  • (n) Vietnamese, Annamese, Annamite: (the Mon-Khmer language spoken in Vietnam)
Annapurna, Noun
  • (n) Annapurna, Anapurna: (a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (26,500 feet high))
  • (n) Parvati, Anapurna, Annapurna: (wife of Siva and a benevolent aspect of Devi: Hindu goddess of plenty)
Anne, Noun
  • (n) Anne: (Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714))
Annunciation, Noun
  • (n) announcement, proclamation, annunciation, declaration: (a formal public statement) "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence"
  • (n) Annunciation, Lady_Day, Annunciation_Day, March_25: (a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland)
  • (n) Annunciation: ((Christianity) the announcement to the Virgin Mary by the angel Gabriel of the incarnation of Christ)
Annwfn, Noun
  • (n) Annwfn, Annwn: ((Welsh mythology) the other world; land of fairies)
Annwn, Noun
  • (n) Annwfn, Annwn: ((Welsh mythology) the other world; land of fairies)
Anpu, Noun
  • (n) Anubis, Anpu: (Egyptian god of tombs and ruler of the underworld; usually depicted as a man with the head of a jackal)
Ansaid, Noun
  • (n) flurbiprofen, Ansaid: (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Ansaid) that is administered only orally)
Antabuse, Noun
  • (n) disulfiram, Antabuse: (a drug (trade name Antabuse) used in the treatment of alcoholism; causes nausea and vomiting if alcohol is ingested)
Antakiya, Noun
  • (n) Antioch, Antakya, Antakiya: (a town in southern Turkey; ancient commercial center and capital of Syria; an early center of Christianity)
Antakya, Noun
  • (n) Antioch, Antakya, Antakiya: (a town in southern Turkey; ancient commercial center and capital of Syria; an early center of Christianity)
Antalya, Noun
  • (n) Antalya, Adalia: (a port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya)
Antarctic, Adjective
  • (s) south-polar, Antarctic: (at or near the south pole)
Antarctic, Noun
  • (n) Antarctic, Antarctic_Zone, South_Frigid_Zone: (the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters)
Antarctica, Noun
  • (n) Antarctica, Antarctic_continent: (an extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to 13,000 feet deep) "Antarctica is twice the size of Australia"
Antares, Noun
  • (n) Antares: (the brightest star in Scorpius)
Anthony, Noun
  • (n) Anthony, Susan_Anthony, _Anthony, Susan_Brownell_Anthony: (United States suffragist (1820-1906))
  • (n) Antony, Anthony, Mark_Antony, Mark_Anthony, Antonius, Marcus_Antonius: (Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC))
Anthophyta, Noun
  • (n) Angiospermae, class_Angiospermae, Magnoliophyta, division_Magnoliophyta, Anthophyta, division_Anthophyta: (comprising flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (Angiospermae) and in others a division (Magnoliophyta or Anthophyta))
Anthozoa, Noun
  • (n) Anthozoa, class_Anthozoa, Actinozoa, class_Actinozoa: (a large class of sedentary marine coelenterates that includes sea anemones and corals; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed)
  • (n) anthozoan, actinozoan: (sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed)
Antichrist, Noun
  • (n) Antichrist: ((Christianity) the adversary of Christ (or Christianity) mentioned in the New Testament; the Antichrist will rule the world until overthrown by the Second Coming of Christ)
Antigonus, Noun
  • (n) Antigonus, Antigonus_Cyclops, Monophthalmos: (a general of Alexander the Great and king of Macedonia; lost one eye; killed in a battle at Ipsus (382-301 BC))
Antigua, Noun
  • (n) Antigua: (the largest of the islands comprising Antigua and Barbuda)
Antilope, Noun
  • (n) Antilope, genus_Antilope: (blackbucks)
Antioch, Noun
  • (n) Antioch, Antakya, Antakiya: (a town in southern Turkey; ancient commercial center and capital of Syria; an early center of Christianity)
Antivert, Noun
  • (n) meclizine, meclizine_hydrochloride, Antivert: (an antihistamine (trade name Antivert) used to treat or prevent motion sickness)
Antoninus, Noun
  • (n) Antoninus, Aurelius, Marcus_Aurelius, Marcus_Aurelius_Antoninus, Marcus_Annius_Verus: (Emperor of Rome; nephew and son-in-law and adoptive son of Antonius Pius; Stoic philosopher; the decline of the Roman Empire began under Marcus Aurelius (121-180))
Antonius, Noun
  • (n) Antony, Anthony, Mark_Antony, Mark_Anthony, Antonius, Marcus_Antonius: (Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC))
Antony, Noun
  • (n) Antony, Anthony, Mark_Antony, Mark_Anthony, Antonius, Marcus_Antonius: (Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC))
Antwerp, Noun
  • (n) Antwerpen, Antwerp, Anvers: (a busy port and financial center in northern Belgium on the Scheldt river; it has long been a center for the diamond industry and the first stock exchange was opened there in 1460)
Antwerpen, Noun
  • (n) Antwerpen, Antwerp, Anvers: (a busy port and financial center in northern Belgium on the Scheldt river; it has long been a center for the diamond industry and the first stock exchange was opened there in 1460)
Anubis, Noun
  • (n) Anubis, Anpu: (Egyptian god of tombs and ruler of the underworld; usually depicted as a man with the head of a jackal)
Anunnaki, Noun
  • (n) Anunnaki, Enuki: (any of a group of powerful Babylonian earth spirits or genii; servitors of the gods)
Anura, Noun
  • (n) Salientia, order_Salientia, Anura, order_Anura, Batrachia, order_Batrachia: (frogs, toads, tree toads)
Anvers, Noun
  • (n) Antwerpen, Antwerp, Anvers: (a busy port and financial center in northern Belgium on the Scheldt river; it has long been a center for the diamond industry and the first stock exchange was opened there in 1460)
Anzac, Noun
  • (n) Anzac: (a soldier in the Australian and New Zealand army corps during World War I)
Apache, Noun
  • (n) Apache: (any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico); fought a losing battle from 1861 to 1886 with the United States and were resettled in Oklahoma)
  • (n) apache: (a Parisian gangster)
  • (n) Apache: (the language of the Apache)
Apalachicola, Noun
  • (n) Apalachicola, Apalachicola_River: (a river in northwestern Florida formed by the confluence of the Chattahoochee River and the Flint River at the Florida border)
Aphrodite, Noun
  • (n) Aphrodite, Cytherea: (goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Venus)
Apiaceae, Noun
  • (n) Umbelliferae, family_Umbelliferae, Apiaceae, family_Apiaceae, carrot_family: (plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill)
Apis, Noun
  • (n) Apis, genus_Apis: (type genus of the Apidae: honeybees)
Aplacophora, Noun
  • (n) Solenogastres, order_Solenogastres, Aplacophora, order_Aplacophora: (an order of Amphineura)
Aplysia, Noun
  • (n) Aplysia, genus_Aplysia, Tethys, genus_Tethus: (type genus of the family Aplysiidae)
Aplysiidae, Noun
  • (n) Aplysiidae, family_Aplysiidae, Tethyidae, family_Tethyidae: (sea hares)
Apocalypse, Noun
  • (n) apocalypse: (a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil)
  • (n) Revelation, Revelation_of_Saint_John_the_Divine, Apocalypse, Book_of_Revelation: (the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the Apostle)
Apollo, Noun
  • (n) Apollo, Phoebus, Phoebus_Apollo: ((Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis)
Apostle, Noun
  • (n) apostle: (an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform) "an apostle of revolution"
  • (n) Apostle, Apostelic_Father: (any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people)
  • (n) Apostle: ((New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel)
Appalachian, Adjective
  • (a) Appalachian: (in or relating to Appalachia)
Appalachian, Noun
  • (n) Appalachian: (a native or inhabitant of Appalachia)
Apr, Noun
  • (n) April, Apr: (the month following March and preceding May)
Apresoline, Noun
  • (n) hydralazine, Apresoline: (an antihypertensive drug (trade name Apresoline) that dilates blood vessels; used (often with a diuretic) to treat hypertension and congestive heart failure)
April, Noun
  • (n) April, Apr: (the month following March and preceding May)
Apulia, Noun
  • (n) Puglia, Apulia: (a region in southeastern Italy on the Adriatic)
Aqaba, Noun
  • (n) Al_Aqabah, Aqaba, Akaba: (Jordan's port; located in southwestern Jordan on the Gulf of Aqaba)
Aqua-Lung, Noun
  • (n) aqualung, Aqua-Lung, scuba: (a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus)
Aquila, Noun
  • (n) Aquila: (a constellation in the Milky Way near Cygnus; contains the star Altair)
  • (n) Aquila, L'Aquila, Aquila_degli_Abruzzi: (the provincial capital of the Abruzzi region in central Italy)
  • (n) Aquila, genus_Aquila: (a genus of Accipitridae)
Aquitaine, Noun
  • (n) Aquitaine, Aquitania: (a region of southwestern France between Bordeaux and the Pyrenees)
Aquitania, Noun
  • (n) Aquitaine, Aquitania: (a region of southwestern France between Bordeaux and the Pyrenees)
Ara, Noun
  • (n) Ara: (a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma)
  • (n) Ara, genus_Ara: (macaws)
Arab-Berbers, Noun
  • (n) Berbers, Arab-Berbers: (an ethnic minority descended from Berbers and Arabs and living in northern Africa)
Arab, Noun
  • (n) Arab, Arabian: (a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa)
  • (n) Arabian, Arab: (a spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia)
Arabia, Noun
  • (n) Arabian_Peninsula, Arabia: (a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources)
Arabian, Adjective
  • (a) Arabian: (relating to or associated with Arabia or its people) "Arabian Nights"; "Arabian Sea"
  • (a) Arabian: (of or relating to Arabian horses)
Arabian, Noun
  • (n) Arab, Arabian: (a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa)
  • (n) Arabian, Arab: (a spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia)
Arabic, Adjective
  • (a) Arabic: (relating to or characteristic of Arabs) "Arabic languages"
Arabic, Noun
  • (n) Arabic, Arabic_language: (the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects)
Arabidopsis, Noun
  • (n) Arabidopsis, genus_Arabidopsis: (a genus of the mustard family having white or yellow or purplish flowers; closely related to genus Arabis)
Arafat, Noun
  • (n) Arafat, Yasser_Arafat: (Palestinian statesman who was chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (1929-2004))
Araguaia, Noun
  • (n) Araguaia, Araguaia_River, Araguaya, Araguaya_River: (a river in central Brazil that flows generally northward (with many falls) to join the Tocantins River)
Araguaya, Noun
  • (n) Araguaia, Araguaia_River, Araguaya, Araguaya_River: (a river in central Brazil that flows generally northward (with many falls) to join the Tocantins River)
Aramaean, Adjective
  • (a) Aramean, Aramaean: (of or relating to Aram or to its inhabitants or their culture or their language)
Aramaean, Noun
  • (n) Aramean, Aramaean: (a member of one of a group of Semitic peoples inhabiting Aram and parts of Mesopotamia from the 11th to the 8th century BC)
Aramean, Adjective
  • (a) Aramean, Aramaean: (of or relating to Aram or to its inhabitants or their culture or their language)
Aramean, Noun
  • (n) Aramean, Aramaean: (a member of one of a group of Semitic peoples inhabiting Aram and parts of Mesopotamia from the 11th to the 8th century BC)
Aranea, Noun
  • (n) Aranea, genus_Aranea, Araneus, genus_Araneus: (a genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden spiders and barn spiders)
Araneae, Noun
  • (n) Araneae, order_Araneae, Araneida, order_Araneida: (spiders)
Araneida, Noun
  • (n) Araneae, order_Araneae, Araneida, order_Araneida: (spiders)
Araneus, Noun
  • (n) Aranea, genus_Aranea, Araneus, genus_Araneus: (a genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden spiders and barn spiders)
Arapaho, Noun
  • (n) Arapaho, Arapahoe: (a member of a tribe of Plains Indians formerly inhabiting eastern Colorado and Wyoming (now living in Oklahoma and Wyoming))
  • (n) Arapaho, Arapahoe: (the Algonquian language spoken by the Arapaho)
Arapahoe, Noun
  • (n) Arapaho, Arapahoe: (a member of a tribe of Plains Indians formerly inhabiting eastern Colorado and Wyoming (now living in Oklahoma and Wyoming))
  • (n) Arapaho, Arapahoe: (the Algonquian language spoken by the Arapaho)
Aras, Noun
  • (n) Ara: (a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma)
  • (n) Ara, genus_Ara: (macaws)
  • (n) Aras, Araxes: (a river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea; ancient name was Araxes)
Arava, Noun
  • (n) leflunomide, Arava: (an anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally; can slow the progression of rheumatoid arthritis by slowing the proliferation of white blood cells which reduces inflammation in the synovium)
Arawak, Noun
  • (n) Arawak, Arawakan: (a member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in northeastern South America)
  • (n) Arawak, Arawakan: (a family of South American Indian languages spoken in northeastern South America)
Arawakan, Adjective
  • (a) Arawakan: (of or relating to the peoples who speak the language of the Arawak)
Arawakan, Noun
  • (n) Arawak, Arawakan: (a member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in northeastern South America)
  • (n) Arawak, Arawakan: (a family of South American Indian languages spoken in northeastern South America)
Araxes, Noun
  • (n) Aras, Araxes: (a river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea; ancient name was Araxes)
Arcadia, Noun
  • (n) Arcadia: (a department of Greece in the central Peloponnese)
Arcadian, Noun
  • (n) Arcadian: (an inhabitant of Arcadia)
Arcado-Cyprians, Noun
  • (n) Achaean, Arcado-Cyprians: (the ancient Greek inhabitants of Achaea)
Archaeozoic, Noun
  • (n) Archean, Archean_eon, Archean_aeon, Archeozoic, Archaeozoic, Archeozoic_eon, Archaeozoic_aeon: (the time from 3,800 million years to 2,500 million years ago; earth's crust formed; unicellular organisms are earliest forms of life)
Archean, Noun
  • (n) Archean, Archean_eon, Archean_aeon, Archeozoic, Archaeozoic, Archeozoic_eon, Archaeozoic_aeon: (the time from 3,800 million years to 2,500 million years ago; earth's crust formed; unicellular organisms are earliest forms of life)
Archeozoic, Noun
  • (n) Archean, Archean_eon, Archean_aeon, Archeozoic, Archaeozoic, Archeozoic_eon, Archaeozoic_aeon: (the time from 3,800 million years to 2,500 million years ago; earth's crust formed; unicellular organisms are earliest forms of life)
Archer, Noun
  • (n) archer, bowman: (a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow)
  • (n) Sagittarius, Archer: ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Sagittarius)
  • (n) Sagittarius, Sagittarius_the_Archer, Archer: (the ninth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about November 22 to December 21)
Arctic, Adjective
  • (s) arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polar: (extremely cold) "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather"
  • (s) north-polar, Arctic: (of or relating to the Arctic) "the Arctic summer"
Arctic, Noun
  • (n) Arctic, Arctic_Zone, North_Frigid_Zone: (the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole)
  • (n) arctic, galosh, golosh, rubber, gumshoe: (a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow)
Ardennes, Noun
  • (n) Ardennes: (a wooded plateau in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France; the site of intense fighting in World War I and World War II)
Arecaceae, Noun
  • (n) Palmae, family_Palmae, Palmaceae, family_Palmaceae, Arecaceae, family_Arecaceae, palm_family: (chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales)
Argentina, Noun
  • (n) Argentina, Argentine_Republic: (a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America)
  • (n) Argentina, genus_Argentina: (type genus of the Argentinidae: argentines)
Argentine, Adjective
  • (a) Argentine, Argentinian: (of or relating to or characteristic of Argentina or its people) "Argentinian tango"
Argentinian, Adjective
  • (a) Argentine, Argentinian: (of or relating to or characteristic of Argentina or its people) "Argentinian tango"
Argentinian, Noun
  • (n) Argentinian: (a native or inhabitant of Argentina)
Argiopidae, Noun
  • (n) Argiopidae, family_Argiopidae, orb-weaver: (spiders that spin orb webs; cosmopolitan in distribution)
Argo, Noun
  • (n) Argo: (formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between Canis Major and the Southern Cross; now divided into Carina and Pyxis and Puppis and Vela)
Argonaut, Noun
  • (n) argonaut: (someone engaged in a dangerous but potentially rewarding adventure)
  • (n) Argonaut: ((Greek mythology) one of the heroes who sailed with Jason in search of the Golden Fleece)
  • (n) paper_nautilus, nautilus, Argonaut, Argonauta_argo: (cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells)
Argonne, Noun
  • (n) Meuse, Meuse_River, Argonne, Argonne_Forest, Meuse-Argonne, Meuse-Argonne_operation: (an American operation in World War I (1918); American troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved only by the armistice on November 11)
Arhant, Noun
  • (n) Arhat, Arhant, lohan: (a Buddhist who has attained nirvana)
Arhat, Noun
  • (n) Arhat, Arhant, lohan: (a Buddhist who has attained nirvana)
Arhus, Noun
  • (n) Arhus, Aarhus: (port city of Denmark in eastern Jutland)
Arianism, Noun
  • (n) Arianism: (heretical doctrine taught by Arius that asserted the radical primacy of the Father over the Son)
Arianrhod, Noun
  • (n) Arianrhod, Arianrod: (Celtic goddess famous for her beauty; mother of Dylan)
Arianrod, Noun
  • (n) Arianrhod, Arianrod: (Celtic goddess famous for her beauty; mother of Dylan)
Aricara, Noun
  • (n) Arikara, Aricara: (a member of the Caddo people who formerly lived in the Dakotas west of the Missouri river)
  • (n) Arikara, Aricara: (the Caddoan language spoken by the Arikara)
Aries, Noun
  • (n) Aries, Ram: ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aries)
  • (n) Aries: (a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Pisces and Taurus)
  • (n) Aries, Aries_the_Ram, Ram: (the first sign of the zodiac which the sun enters at the vernal equinox; the sun is in this sign from about March 21 to April 19)
Arikara, Noun
  • (n) Arikara, Aricara: (a member of the Caddo people who formerly lived in the Dakotas west of the Missouri river)
  • (n) Arikara, Aricara: (the Caddoan language spoken by the Arikara)
Aristocort, Noun
  • (n) triamcinolone, Aristocort, Aristopak, Kenalog: (a synthetic corticosteroid (trade names Aristocort or Aristopak or Kenalog) used as an anti-inflammatory agent)
Aristopak, Noun
  • (n) triamcinolone, Aristocort, Aristopak, Kenalog: (a synthetic corticosteroid (trade names Aristocort or Aristopak or Kenalog) used as an anti-inflammatory agent)
Aristotelean, Adjective
  • (a) Aristotelian, Aristotelean, Aristotelic, peripatetic: (of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy) "Aristotelean logic"
Aristotelean, Noun
  • (n) Aristotelian, Aristotelean, Peripatetic: (a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism)
Aristotelian, Adjective
  • (a) Aristotelian, Aristotelean, Aristotelic, peripatetic: (of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy) "Aristotelean logic"
Aristotelian, Noun
  • (n) Aristotelian, Aristotelean, Peripatetic: (a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism)
Aristotelianism, Noun
  • (n) Aristotelianism, peripateticism: ((philosophy) the philosophy of Aristotle that deals with logic and metaphysics and ethics and poetics and politics and natural science) "Aristotelianism profoundly influenced Western thought"
Aristotelic, Adjective
  • (a) Aristotelian, Aristotelean, Aristotelic, peripatetic: (of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy) "Aristotelean logic"
Aristotle, Noun
  • (n) Aristotle: (one of the greatest of the ancient Athenian philosophers; pupil of Plato; teacher of Alexander the Great (384-322 BC))
Arizona, Noun
  • (n) Arizona, Grand_Canyon_State, AZ: (a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon)
  • (n) Arizona, genus_Arizona: (glossy snake)
Arizonan, Noun
  • (n) Arizonan, Arizonian: (a native or resident of Arizona)
Arizonian, Noun
  • (n) Arizonan, Arizonian: (a native or resident of Arizona)
Ark, Noun
  • (n) Ark, Ark_of_the_Covenant: ((Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments)
  • (n) ark: (a boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the flood)
Arkansan, Noun
  • (n) Arkansan, Arkansawyer: (a native or resident of Arkansas)
Arkansas, Noun
  • (n) Arkansas, Land_of_Opportunity, AR: (a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War)
  • (n) Arkansas, Arkansas_River: (a river that rises in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado and flows southeast through Kansas and Oklahoma and through Arkansas to become a tributary of the Mississippi River)
Arkansawyer, Noun
  • (n) Arkansan, Arkansawyer: (a native or resident of Arkansas)
Arlington, Noun
  • (n) Arlington: (a city in northern Texas between Dallas and Fort Worth)
Armageddon, Noun
  • (n) Armageddon: ((New Testament) the scene of the final battle between the kings of the Earth at the end of the world)
  • (n) Armageddon: (any catastrophically destructive battle) "they called the first World War an Armageddon"
Armenia, Noun
  • (n) Armenia, Republic_of_Armenia, Hayastan: (a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet; modern Armenia is but a fragment of ancient Armenia which was one of the world's oldest civilizations; throughout 2500 years the Armenian people have been invaded and oppressed by their neighbors)
Armenian, Adjective
  • (a) Armenian: (of or pertaining to Armenia or the people or culture of Armenia)
Armenian, Noun
  • (n) Armenian: (a native or inhabitant of Armenia)
  • (n) Armenian, Armenian_language: (the Indo-European language spoken predominantly in Armenia, but also in Azerbaijan)
  • (n) Armenian, Armenian_alphabet: (a writing system having an alphabet of 38 letters in which the Armenian language is written)
Armin, Noun
  • (n) Arminius, Armin, Hermann: (German hero; leader at the battle of Teutoburger Wald in AD 9 (circa 18 BC - AD 19))
Arminius, Noun
  • (n) Arminius, Jacobus_Arminius, Jacob_Harmensen, Jakob_Hermandszoon: (Dutch Protestant theologian who founded Arminianism which opposed the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin (1559-1609))
  • (n) Arminius, Armin, Hermann: (German hero; leader at the battle of Teutoburger Wald in AD 9 (circa 18 BC - AD 19))
Armstrong, Noun
  • (n) Armstrong, Neil_Armstrong: (United States astronaut; the first man to set foot on the Moon (July 20, 1969) (1930-))
  • (n) Armstrong, Louis_Armstrong, Satchmo: (United States pioneering jazz trumpeter and bandleader (1900-1971))
Army, Noun
  • (n) army, regular_army, ground_forces: (a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state)
  • (n) army: (a large number of people united for some specific purpose)
  • (n) United_States_Army, US_Army, _Army, Army, USA: (the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare)
Arnhem, Noun
  • (n) Arnhem: (a city in the central Netherlands on the lower Rhine River; site of a battle in 1944 during World War II)
Arno, Noun
  • (n) Arno, Arno_River, River_Arno: (a river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea)
Arnold, Noun
  • (n) Arnold, Matthew_Arnold: (English poet and literary critic (1822-1888))
  • (n) Arnold, Benedict_Arnold: (United States general and traitor in the American Revolution; in 1780 his plan to surrender West Point to the British was foiled (1741-1801))
Arouet, Noun
  • (n) Voltaire, Arouet, Francois-Marie_Arouet: (French writer who was the embodiment of 18th century Enlightenment (1694-1778))
Arp, Noun
  • (n) Arp, Jean_Arp, Hans_Arp: (Alsatian artist and poet who was cofounder of dadaism in Zurich; noted for abstract organic sculptures (1887-1966))
Arrhenius, Noun
  • (n) Arrhenius, Svante_August_Arrhenius: (Swedish chemist and physicist noted for his theory of chemical dissociation (1859-1927))
Artemia, Noun
  • (n) Artemia, genus_Artemia, Chirocephalus, genus_Chirocephalus: (fairy shrimp; brine shrimp)
Artemis, Noun
  • (n) Artemis, Cynthia: ((Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana)
Arthur, Noun
  • (n) Arthur, _Arthur, Chester_Alan_Arthur, President_Arthur: (elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886))
  • (n) Arthur, King_Arthur: (a legendary king of the Britons (possibly based on a historical figure in the 6th century but the story has been retold too many times to be sure); said to have led the Knights of the Round Table at Camelot)
Aruba, Noun
  • (n) Aruba: (a popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles)
Aryan, Adjective
  • (a) Indo-European, Indo-Aryan, Aryan: (of or relating to the former Indo-European people) "Indo-European migrations"
Aryan, Noun
  • (n) Aryan: ((according to Nazi doctrine) a Caucasian person of Nordic descent (and not a Jew))
  • (n) Aryan, Indo-European: (a member of the prehistoric people who spoke Proto-Indo European)
Asadha, Noun
  • (n) Asarh, Asadha: (the fourth month of the Hindu calendar)
Asamiya, Noun
  • (n) Assamese, Asamiya: (the Magadhan language spoken by the Assamese people; closely related to Bengali)
Asarh, Noun
  • (n) Asarh, Asadha: (the fourth month of the Hindu calendar)
Ascension, Noun
  • (n) Ascension, Ascension_Day, Ascension_of_the_Lord: ((Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter)
  • (n) Ascension, Ascension_of_Christ: ((New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection)
  • (n) ascension: ((astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon)
  • (n) rise, ascent, ascension, ascending: (the act of changing location in an upward direction)
  • (n) rise, rising, ascent, ascension: (a movement upward) "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
Aschelminthes, Noun
  • (n) Nematoda, phylum_Nematoda, Aschelminthes, phylum_Aschelminthes: (unsegmented worms: roundworms; threadworms; eelworms)
Asclepius, Noun
  • (n) Aesculapius, Asclepius, Asklepios: (son of Apollo; a hero and the Roman god of medicine and healing; his daughters were Hygeia and Panacea)
Ascomycota, Noun
  • (n) Ascomycota, subdivision_Ascomycota, Ascomycotina, subdivision_Ascomycotina: (a large subdivision of Eumycota including Hemiascomycetes and Plectomycetes and Pyrenomycetes and Discomycetes; sac fungi; in some classification systems considered a division of the kingdom Fungi)
Ascomycotina, Noun
  • (n) Ascomycota, subdivision_Ascomycota, Ascomycotina, subdivision_Ascomycotina: (a large subdivision of Eumycota including Hemiascomycetes and Plectomycetes and Pyrenomycetes and Discomycetes; sac fungi; in some classification systems considered a division of the kingdom Fungi)
Asgard, Noun
  • (n) Asgard: ((Norse mythology) the heavenly dwelling of the Norse gods (the Aesir) and slain war heroes)
Ashe, Noun
  • (n) Ashe, Arthur_Ashe, Arthur_Robert_Ashe: (United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993))
Asheville, Noun
  • (n) Asheville: (a town in western North Carolina in the Blue Ridge Mountains to the west of Charlotte)
Ashir, Noun
  • (n) Ashur, Ashir: (chief god of the Assyrians; god of military prowess and empire; identified with Babylonian Anshar)
Ashtoreth, Noun
  • (n) Astarte, Ashtoreth: (an ancient Phoenician goddess of love and fertility; the Phoenician counterpart to Ishtar)
Ashur, Noun
  • (n) Ashur, Ashir: (chief god of the Assyrians; god of military prowess and empire; identified with Babylonian Anshar)
  • (n) Assur, Asur, Ashur: (an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just to the south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq)
Ashurbanipal, Noun
  • (n) Ashurbanipal, Assurbanipal, Asurbanipal: (king of Assyria who built a magnificent palace and library at Nineveh (668-627 BC))
Asia, Noun
  • (n) Asia: (the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations)
  • (n) Asia: (the nations of the Asian continent collectively)
Asian, Adjective
  • (a) Asian, Asiatic: (of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture) "Asian countries"
Asian, Noun
  • (n) Asian, Asiatic: (a native or inhabitant of Asia)
Asiatic, Adjective
  • (a) Asian, Asiatic: (of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture) "Asian countries"
Asiatic, Noun
  • (n) Asian, Asiatic: (a native or inhabitant of Asia)
Asin, Noun
  • (n) Asin, Asvina: (the seventh month of the Hindu calendar)
Asklepios, Noun
  • (n) Aesculapius, Asclepius, Asklepios: (son of Apollo; a hero and the Roman god of medicine and healing; his daughters were Hygeia and Panacea)
Asmara, Noun
  • (n) Asmara, Asmera: (the capital of Eritrea)
Asmera, Noun
  • (n) Asmara, Asmera: (the capital of Eritrea)
Aspadana, Noun
  • (n) Isfahan, Esfahan, Aspadana: (city in central Iran; former capital of Persia)
Aspergillales, Noun
  • (n) Eurotiales, order_Eurotiales, Aspergillales, order_Aspergillales: (order of fungi having a closed ascocarp (cleistothecium) with the asci scattered rather than gathered in a hymenium)
Aspergillus, Noun
  • (n) Aspergillus, genus_Aspergillus: (genus of common molds causing food spoilage and some pathogenic to plants and animals)
Aspinwall, Noun
  • (n) Colon, Aspinwall: (a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal)
Assam, Noun
  • (n) Assam: (state in northeastern India)
Assamese, Adjective
  • (a) Assamese: (of or relating to or characteristic of Assam or its people or culture or language)
Assamese, Noun
  • (n) Assamese: (native or inhabitant of the state of Assam in northeastern India)
  • (n) Assamese, Asamiya: (the Magadhan language spoken by the Assamese people; closely related to Bengali)
Assault, Noun
  • (n) assault: (close fighting during the culmination of a military attack)
  • (n) assault: (a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped)
  • (n) Assault: (thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946)
  • (n) rape, violation, assault, ravishment: (the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will)
Assouan, Noun
  • (n) Aswan, Assuan, Assouan: (an ancient city on the Nile in Egypt; two dams across the Nile have been built nearby)
Assuan, Noun
  • (n) Aswan, Assuan, Assouan: (an ancient city on the Nile in Egypt; two dams across the Nile have been built nearby)
Assumption, Noun
  • (n) assumption, supposition, supposal: (a hypothesis that is taken for granted) "any society is built upon certain assumptions"
  • (n) assumption, laying_claim: (the act of taking possession of or power over something) "his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba"; "the Nazi assumption of power in 1934"; "he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts"
  • (n) Assumption, Assumption_of_Mary, August_15: (celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox Church)
  • (n) Assumption: ((Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended)
  • (n) assumption: (the act of assuming or taking for granted) "your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted"
  • (n) premise, premiss, assumption: (a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn) "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play"
  • (n) presumption, presumptuousness, effrontery, assumption: (audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to) "he despised them for their presumptuousness"
Assur, Noun
  • (n) Assur, Asur, Ashur: (an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just to the south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq)
Assurbanipal, Noun
  • (n) Ashurbanipal, Assurbanipal, Asurbanipal: (king of Assyria who built a magnificent palace and library at Nineveh (668-627 BC))
Assyrian, Noun
  • (n) Assyrian: (an inhabitant of ancient Assyria)
  • (n) Assyrian_Akkadian, Assyrian: (an extinct language of the Assyrians in ancient Mesopotamia)
  • (n) Assyrian_Neo-Aramaic, Assyrian: (the language of modern Iraq)
Assyriology, Noun
  • (n) Assyriology: (archeology of the ancient Assyrians)
Astacidae, Noun
  • (n) Astacidae, family_Astacidae, Astacura: (crayfish)
Astacura, Noun
  • (n) Astacidae, family_Astacidae, Astacura: (crayfish)
Astaire, Noun
  • (n) Astaire, Fred_Astaire: (United States dancer and cinema actor noted for his original and graceful tap dancing (1899-1987))
Astana, Noun
  • (n) Astana, Akmola, capital_of_Kazakhstan: (remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998)
Astarte, Noun
  • (n) Astarte, Ashtoreth: (an ancient Phoenician goddess of love and fertility; the Phoenician counterpart to Ishtar)
Asteraceae, Noun
  • (n) Compositae, family_Compositae, Asteraceae, family_Asteraceae, aster_family: (plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia)
Asterope, Noun
  • (n) Sterope, Asterope: ((Greek mythology) one of the 7 Pleiades)
  • (n) Sterope, Asterope: (one of the stars in the star cluster Pleiades)
Astragalus, Noun
  • (n) anklebone, astragal, astragalus, talus: (the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint)
  • (n) Astragalus, genus_Astragalus: (large genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions; largest genus in the family Leguminosae)
Asur, Noun
  • (n) Assur, Asur, Ashur: (an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just to the south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq)
Asurbanipal, Noun
  • (n) Ashurbanipal, Assurbanipal, Asurbanipal: (king of Assyria who built a magnificent palace and library at Nineveh (668-627 BC))
Asvina, Noun
  • (n) Asin, Asvina: (the seventh month of the Hindu calendar)
Aswan, Noun
  • (n) Aswan, Assuan, Assouan: (an ancient city on the Nile in Egypt; two dams across the Nile have been built nearby)
Atabrine, Noun
  • (n) quinacrine, quinacrine_hydrochloride, mepacrine, Atabrine: (a drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria)
Atakapa, Noun
  • (n) Atakapa, Attacapan: (a member of an Indian people formerly living along the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas)
  • (n) Atakapa, Atakapan, Attacapa, Attacapan: (a language spoken by the Atakapa of the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas)
Atakapan, Noun
  • (n) Atakapa, Atakapan, Attacapa, Attacapan: (a language spoken by the Atakapa of the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas)
Atarax, Noun
  • (n) hydroxyzine_hydrochloride, hydroxyzine, Atarax, Vistaril: (a drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sickness)
Atayalic, Noun
  • (n) Tayalic, Atayalic: (a language spoken by a Malaysian people on Formosa)
Aten, Noun
  • (n) Aten, Aton: (the sun (or solar disc) which was the deity of a monotheistic cult under the Pharaoh Akhenaten)
Athabascan, Noun
  • (n) Athapaskan, Athapascan, Athabaskan, Athabascan: (a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Athapaskan language and living in the subarctic regions of western Canada and central Alaska)
  • (n) Athapaskan, Athapascan, Athabaskan, Athabascan, Athapaskan_language: (a group of Amerindian languages (the name coined by an American anthropologist, Edward Sapir))
Athabaskan, Noun
  • (n) Athapaskan, Athapascan, Athabaskan, Athabascan: (a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Athapaskan language and living in the subarctic regions of western Canada and central Alaska)
  • (n) Athapaskan, Athapascan, Athabaskan, Athabascan, Athapaskan_language: (a group of Amerindian languages (the name coined by an American anthropologist, Edward Sapir))
Athanasianism, Noun
  • (n) Athanasianism: (the theological doctrine taught by Athanasius that Christ the Son is of the same substance as God the Father)
Athapascan, Noun
  • (n) Athapaskan, Athapascan, Athabaskan, Athabascan: (a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Athapaskan language and living in the subarctic regions of western Canada and central Alaska)
  • (n) Athapaskan, Athapascan, Athabaskan, Athabascan, Athapaskan_language: (a group of Amerindian languages (the name coined by an American anthropologist, Edward Sapir))
Athapaskan, Noun
  • (n) Athapaskan, Athapascan, Athabaskan, Athabascan: (a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Athapaskan language and living in the subarctic regions of western Canada and central Alaska)
  • (n) Athapaskan, Athapascan, Athabaskan, Athabascan, Athapaskan_language: (a group of Amerindian languages (the name coined by an American anthropologist, Edward Sapir))
Athena, Noun
  • (n) Athena, Athene, Pallas, Pallas_Athena, Pallas_Athene: ((Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva)
Athene, Noun
  • (n) Athena, Athene, Pallas, Pallas_Athena, Pallas_Athene: ((Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva)
  • (n) Athene, genus_Athene: (a genus of Strigidae)
Athenian, Adjective
  • (a) Athenian: (of or relating to or characteristic of Athens or its inhabitants)
Athenian, Noun
  • (n) Athenian: (a resident of Athens)
Athens, Noun
  • (n) Athens, Athinai, capital_of_Greece, Greek_capital: (the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess)) "in the 5th century BC ancient Athens was the world's most powerful and civilized city"
  • (n) Athens: (a town in southeast Ohio)
  • (n) Athens: (a university town in northeast Georgia)
Athinai, Noun
  • (n) Athens, Athinai, capital_of_Greece, Greek_capital: (the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess)) "in the 5th century BC ancient Athens was the world's most powerful and civilized city"
Athyriaceae, Noun
  • (n) Dryopteridaceae, family_Dryopteridaceae, Athyriaceae, family_Athyriaceae: (alternative names for one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems)
Ativan, Noun
  • (n) lorazepam, Ativan: (tranquilizer (trade name Ativan) used to treat anxiety and tension and insomnia)
Atlanta, Noun
  • (n) Atlanta, capital_of_Georgia: (state capital and largest city of Georgia; chief commercial center of the southeastern United States; was plundered and burned by Sherman's army during the American Civil War)
  • (n) Atlanta, battle_of_Atlanta: (a siege in which Federal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying the city and then burned it; 1864)
Atlantic, Adjective
  • (a) Atlantic: (relating to or bordering the Atlantic Ocean) "Atlantic currents"
Atlantic, Noun
  • (n) Atlantic, Atlantic_Ocean: (the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east)
Atlantides, Noun
  • (n) Hesperides, Atlantides: ((Greek mythology) group of 3 to 7 nymphs who guarded the golden apples that Gaea gave as a wedding gift to Hera)
Atlantis, Noun
  • (n) Atlantis: (according to legend, an island in the Atlantic Ocean that Plato said was swallowed by an earthquake)
Atlas, Noun
  • (n) Atlas: ((Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders)
  • (n) atlas, book_of_maps, map_collection: (a collection of maps in book form)
  • (n) atlas, atlas_vertebra: (the 1st cervical vertebra)
  • (n) atlas, telamon: (a figure of a man used as a supporting column)
Aton, Noun
  • (n) Aten, Aton: (the sun (or solar disc) which was the deity of a monotheistic cult under the Pharaoh Akhenaten)
Atromid-S, Noun
  • (n) clofibrate, Atromid-S: (a drug (trade name Atromid-S) that reduces lipids in the blood serum; used to treat some cardiovascular diseases)
Attacapa, Noun
  • (n) Atakapa, Atakapan, Attacapa, Attacapan: (a language spoken by the Atakapa of the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas)
Attacapan, Noun
  • (n) Atakapa, Attacapan: (a member of an Indian people formerly living along the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas)
  • (n) Atakapa, Atakapan, Attacapa, Attacapan: (a language spoken by the Atakapa of the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas)
Attic, Adjective
  • (a) Attic: (of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times) "Attic Greek"
Attic, Noun
  • (n) Attic, Ionic, Ionic_dialect, Classical_Greek: (the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia)
  • (n) attic, bean, bonce, noodle, noggin, dome: (informal terms for a human head)
  • (n) attic: ((architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof)
  • (n) loft, attic, garret: (floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage)
Auckland, Noun
  • (n) Auckland: (the largest city and principal port of New Zealand)
Audubon, Noun
  • (n) Audubon, John_James_Audubon: (United States ornithologist and artist (born in Haiti) noted for his paintings of birds of America (1785-1851))
Aug, Noun
  • (n) August, Aug: (the month following July and preceding September)
Augmentin, Noun
  • (n) amoxicillin, Amoxil, Larotid, Polymox, Trimox, Augmentin: (an antibiotic; a semisynthetic oral penicillin (trade names Amoxil and Larotid and Polymox and Trimox and Augmentin) used to treat bacterial infections)
August, Noun
  • (n) August, Aug: (the month following July and preceding September)
Augusta, Noun
  • (n) Augusta, capital_of_Maine: (the capital of the state of Maine)
  • (n) Augusta: (a city in eastern Georgia north-northwest of Savannah; noted for golf tournaments)
Augustan, Adjective
  • (a) Augustan: (relating to or characteristic of the times of the Roman Emperor Augustus) "the Augustan Age"
Augustine, Noun
  • (n) Augustine, Saint_Augustine, _Augustine, Augustine_of_Hippo: ((Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian church; after a dramatic conversion to Christianity he became bishop of Hippo Regius in North Africa; St. Augustine emphasized man's need for grace (354-430))
Augustus, Noun
  • (n) Augustus, Gaius_Octavianus, Gaius_Julius_Caesar_Octavianus, Octavian: (Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14))
Aum, Noun
  • (n) Aum_Shinrikyo, Aum, Supreme_Truth: (a terrorist organization whose goal is to take over Japan and then the world; based on a religion founded in 1987 that combines elements of Buddhism with Christianity) "in 1995 Aum members released deadly sarin gas on a Tokyo subway train"
Aurelius, Noun
  • (n) Antoninus, Aurelius, Marcus_Aurelius, Marcus_Aurelius_Antoninus, Marcus_Annius_Verus: (Emperor of Rome; nephew and son-in-law and adoptive son of Antonius Pius; Stoic philosopher; the decline of the Roman Empire began under Marcus Aurelius (121-180))
Aureomycin, Noun
  • (n) chlortetracycline, Aureomycin: (a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trade name Aureomycin) used to treat certain bacterial and rickettsial diseases)
Auriga, Noun
  • (n) Auriga, Charioteer: (a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Great Bear and Orion at edge of Milky Way)
Aurora, Noun
  • (n) aurora: (an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force)
  • (n) Aurora: ((Roman mythology) goddess of the dawn; counterpart of Greek Eos)
  • (n) dawn, dawning, morning, aurora, first_light, daybreak, break_of_day, break_of_the_day, dayspring, sunrise, sunup, cockcrow: (the first light of day) "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"
Auschwitz, Noun
  • (n) Auschwitz: (a Nazi concentration camp for Jews in southwestern Poland during World War II)
Aussie, Noun
  • (n) Australian, Aussie: (a native or inhabitant of Australia)
Austen, Noun
  • (n) Austen, Jane_Austen: (English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of middle-class families (1775-1817))
Austin, Noun
  • (n) Austin, capital_of_Texas: (state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas)
Australasia, Noun
  • (n) Australasia: (Australia, New Zealand, and neighboring islands in the South Pacific)
Australia, Noun
  • (n) Australia, Commonwealth_of_Australia: (a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony)
  • (n) Australia: (the smallest continent; between the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean)
Australian, Adjective
  • (a) Australian: (of or relating to or characteristic of Australia or its inhabitants or its languages) "Australian deserts"; "Australian aborigines"
Australian, Noun
  • (n) Australian, Aussie: (a native or inhabitant of Australia)
  • (n) Australian, Aboriginal_Australian: (the Austronesian languages spoken by Australian aborigines)
Austria, Noun
  • (n) Austria, Republic_of_Austria, Oesterreich: (a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century)
Austrian, Adjective
  • (a) Austrian: (of or relating to Austria or its people or culture) "Austrian music"
Austrian, Noun
  • (n) Austrian: (a native or inhabitant of Austria)
Austro-Asiatic, Noun
  • (n) Austro-Asiatic, Austro-Asiatic_language, Munda-Mon-Khmer: (a family of languages spoken in southern and southeastern Asia)
Av, Noun
  • (n) Ab, Av: (the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August))
Avalokiteshvara, Noun
  • (n) Avalokitesvara, Avalokiteshvara: (a male Bodhisattva; widely associated with various gods and people)
Avalokitesvara, Noun
  • (n) Avalokitesvara, Avalokiteshvara: (a male Bodhisattva; widely associated with various gods and people)
Averroes, Noun
  • (n) Averroes, ibn-Roshd, Abul-Walid_Mohammed_ibn-Ahmad_Ibn-Mohammed_ibn-Roshd: (Arabian philosopher born in Spain; wrote detailed commentaries on Aristotle that were admired by the Schoolmen (1126-1198))
Aves, Noun
  • (n) Aves, class_Aves: ((ornithology) the class of birds)
Avesta, Noun
  • (n) Avesta, Zend-Avesta: (a collection of Zoroastrian texts gathered during the 4th or 6th centuries)
Avestan, Adjective
  • (a) Avestan: (of or pertaining to the Avesta (sacred text of Zoroastrianism))
Avestan, Noun
  • (n) Avestan, Zend: (an ancient Iranian language)
  • (n) Avestan: (the script in which the ancient Persian language of the Avesta is written)
Avicenna, Noun
  • (n) Avicenna, ibn-Sina, Abu_Ali_al-Husain_ibn_Abdallah_ibn_Sina: (Arabian physician and influential Islamic philosopher; his interpretation of Aristotle influenced St. Thomas Aquinas; writings on medicine were important for almost 500 years (980-1037))
Avon, Noun
  • (n) Avon, River_Avon: (a river in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing through Bristol to empty into the estuary of the Severn)
  • (n) Avon, River_Avon, Upper_Avon, Upper_Avon_River: (a river in central England that flows through Stratford-on-Avon and empties into the Severn)
  • (n) Avon: (a county in southwestern England)
Axis, Noun
  • (n) axis: (a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions)
  • (n) axis: (the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged)
  • (n) Axis: (in World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936 which later included Japan and other nations) "the Axis opposed the Allies in World War II"
  • (n) axis, axis_vertebra: (the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head)
  • (n) axis, axis_of_rotation: (the center around which something rotates)
  • (n) bloc, axis: (a group of countries in special alliance)
Ayurveda, Noun
  • (n) Ayurveda: ((Sanskrit) an ancient medical treatise summarizing the Hindu art of healing and prolonging life; sometimes regarded as a 5th Veda)
Azactam, Noun
  • (n) aztreonam, Azactam: (an antibiotic (trade name Azactam) used against severe infections; has minimal side effects)
Azerbaijan, Noun
  • (n) Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani_Republic, Azerbajdzhan, Azerbajdzhan_Republic: (a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet)
Azerbaijani, Adjective
  • (a) Azerbaijani: (of or pertaining to Azerbaijan or the people or culture of Azerbaijan)
Azerbaijani, Noun
  • (n) Azerbaijani: (a native or inhabitant of Azerbaijan)
  • (n) Azerbaijani: (the Turkic language spoken by the Azerbaijani)
Azerbajdzhan, Noun
  • (n) Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani_Republic, Azerbajdzhan, Azerbajdzhan_Republic: (a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet)
Azores, Noun
  • (n) Azores, Acores: (islands in the Atlantic Ocean belonging to Portugal) "the Azores are strategically located on transatlantic air and shipping routes"
Aztec, Noun
  • (n) Aztec: (a member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes in 1519)
a-ok, Adjective
  • (s) a-ok, a-okay: (in perfect condition or order)
a-okay, Adjective
  • (s) a-ok, a-okay: (in perfect condition or order)
aah, Verb
  • (v) ooh, aah: (express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah') "They oohed and aahed when they unwrapped the presents"
aardvark, Noun
  • (n) aardvark, ant_bear, anteater, Orycteropus_afer: (nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata)
aba, Noun
  • (n) aba: (a loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth; worn by Arabs)
  • (n) aba: (a fabric woven from goat hair and camel hair)
abactinal, Adjective
  • (a) abactinal: ((of radiate animals) located on the surface or end opposite to that on which the mouth is situated)
abalone, Noun
  • (n) abalone, ear-shell: (any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior)
abamp, Noun
  • (n) abampere, abamp: (a unit of current equal to 10 amperes)
abampere, Noun
  • (n) abampere, abamp: (a unit of current equal to 10 amperes)
abandon, Noun
  • (n) abandon, wantonness, unconstraint: (the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry) "she danced with abandon"
  • (n) wildness, abandon: (a feeling of extreme emotional intensity) "the wildness of his anger"
abandon, Verb
  • (v) abandon: (forsake, leave behind) "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot"
  • (v) abandon, give_up: (give up with the intent of never claiming again) "Abandon your life to God"; "She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti"; "We gave the drowning victim up for dead"
  • (v) abandon, give_up: (stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims) "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations"
  • (v) abandon, forsake, desolate, desert: (leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch) "The mother deserted her children"
  • (v) vacate, empty, abandon: (leave behind empty; move out of) "You must vacate your office by tonight"
abandoned, Adjective
  • (s) abandoned, derelict, deserted: (forsaken by owner or inhabitants) "weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse"
  • (s) abandoned: (free from constraint) "an abandoned sadness born of grief"- Liam O'Flaherty"
abandonment, Noun
  • (n) abandonment, forsaking, desertion: (the act of giving something up)
  • (n) abandonment: (the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away)
  • (n) desertion, abandonment, defection: (withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility) "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless"
abase, Verb
  • (v) humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase: (cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of) "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
abasement, Noun
  • (n) abasement, degradation, abjection: (a low or downcast state) "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken"
  • (n) humiliation, abasement: (depriving one of self-esteem)
abash, Verb
  • (v) embarrass, abash: (cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious)
abashed, Adjective
  • (s) abashed, chagrined, embarrassed: (feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious) "felt abashed at the extravagant praise"; "chagrined at the poor sales of his book"; "was embarrassed by her child's tantrums"
abashment, Noun
  • (n) abashment, bashfulness: (feeling embarrassed due to modesty)
abasic, Adjective
  • (a) abasic, abatic: (of or relating to abasia (inability to walk))
abate, Verb
  • (v) abate, let_up, slack_off, slack, die_away: (become less in amount or intensity) "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours"
  • (v) slake, abate, slack: (make less active or intense)
abatement, Noun
  • (n) abatement: (the act of abating) "laws enforcing noise abatement"
  • (n) suspension, respite, reprieve, hiatus, abatement: (an interruption in the intensity or amount of something)
abatic, Adjective
  • (a) abasic, abatic: (of or relating to abasia (inability to walk))
abatis, Noun
  • (n) abattis, abatis: (a line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live trees with branches (sharpened or with barbed wire entwined) pointed toward the enemy)
abattis, Noun
  • (n) abattis, abatis: (a line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live trees with branches (sharpened or with barbed wire entwined) pointed toward the enemy)
abattoir, Noun
  • (n) abattoir, butchery, shambles, slaughterhouse: (a building where animals are butchered)
abaxial, Adjective
  • (a) abaxial, dorsal: (facing away from the axis of an organ or organism) "the abaxial surface of a leaf is the underside or side facing away from the stem"
abbe, Noun
  • (n) abbe: (a French abbot)
abbess, Noun
  • (n) abbess, mother_superior, prioress: (the superior of a group of nuns)
abbey, Noun
  • (n) abbey: (a church associated with a monastery or convent)
  • (n) abbey: (a convent ruled by an abbess)
  • (n) abbey: (a monastery ruled by an abbot)
abbot, Noun
  • (n) abbot, archimandrite: (the superior of an abbey of monks)
abbreviate, Verb
  • (v) abbreviate: (shorten) "Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'"
  • (v) abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce: (reduce in scope while retaining essential elements) "The manuscript must be shortened"
abbreviated, Adjective
  • (s) abbreviated, brief: ((of clothing) very short) "an abbreviated swimsuit"; "a brief bikini"
  • (s) abbreviated, shortened, truncated: (cut short in duration) "the abbreviated speech"; "her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking"; "an unsatisfactory truncated conversation"
abbreviation, Noun
  • (n) abbreviation: (a shortened form of a word or phrase)
  • (n) abbreviation: (shortening something by omitting parts of it)
abbreviator, Noun
  • (n) abridger, abbreviator: (one who shortens or abridges or condenses a written work)
abdicate, Verb
  • (v) abdicate, renounce: (give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations) "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee"
abdomen, Noun
  • (n) abdomen, venter, stomach, belly: (the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis)
  • (n) abdominal_cavity, abdomen: (the cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm)
abdominal, Adjective
  • (a) abdominal: (of or relating to or near the abdomen) "abdominal muscles"
abdominal, Noun
  • (n) abdominal, abdominal_muscle, ab: (the muscles of the abdomen)
abdominocentesis, Noun
  • (n) abdominocentesis, paracentesis: (centesis of the belly to remove fluid for diagnosis)
abdominous, Adjective
  • (s) abdominous, paunchy, potbellied: (having a large belly)
abdominousness, Noun
  • (n) abdominousness, paunchiness: (the bodily property of a protruding belly)
abduce, Verb
  • (v) adduce, abduce, cite: (advance evidence for)
abducens, Noun
  • (n) abducent, abducent_nerve, abducens, abducens_nerve, nervus_abducens, sixth_cranial_nerve: (a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye)
abducent, Adjective
  • (a) abducent, abducting: (especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part)
abducent, Noun
  • (n) abducent, abducent_nerve, abducens, abducens_nerve, nervus_abducens, sixth_cranial_nerve: (a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye)
abduct, Verb
  • (v) abduct: (pull away from the body) "this muscle abducts"
  • (v) kidnap, nobble, abduct, snatch: (take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom) "The industrialist's son was kidnapped"
abducting, Adjective
  • (a) abducent, abducting: (especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part)
abduction, Noun
  • (n) abduction: (the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member; if a man's wife is abducted it is a crime against the family relationship and against the wife)
  • (n) abduction: ((physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body)
abductor, Noun
  • (n) abductor, abductor_muscle: (a muscle that draws a body part away from the median line)
  • (n) kidnapper, kidnaper, abductor, snatcher: (someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom))
aberrance, Noun
  • (n) aberrance, aberrancy, aberration, deviance: (a state or condition markedly different from the norm)
aberrancy, Noun
  • (n) aberrance, aberrancy, aberration, deviance: (a state or condition markedly different from the norm)
aberrant, Adjective
  • (s) aberrant, deviant, deviate: (markedly different from an accepted norm) "aberrant behavior"; "deviant ideas"
aberrant, Noun
  • (n) aberrant: (one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group)
aberration, Noun
  • (n) aberrance, aberrancy, aberration, deviance: (a state or condition markedly different from the norm)
  • (n) aberration: (a disorder in one's mental state)
  • (n) aberration, distortion, optical_aberration: (an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image)
abetment, Noun
  • (n) abetment, abettal, instigation: (the verbal act of urging on)
abettal, Noun
  • (n) abetment, abettal, instigation: (the verbal act of urging on)
abetter, Noun
  • (n) abettor, abetter: (one who helps or encourages or incites another)
abettor, Noun
  • (n) abettor, abetter: (one who helps or encourages or incites another)
abeyance, Noun
  • (n) abeyance, suspension: (temporary cessation or suspension)
abeyant, Adjective
  • (s) abeyant, dormant: (inactive but capable of becoming active) "her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened"
abhor, Verb
  • (v) abhor, loathe, abominate, execrate: (find repugnant) "I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats"
abhorrence, Noun
  • (n) abhorrence, abomination, detestation, execration, loathing, odium: (hate coupled with disgust)
abhorrent, Adjective
  • (s) abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive: (offensive to the mind) "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels"
abidance, Noun
  • (n) abidance: (the act of abiding (enduring without yielding))
  • (n) conformity, conformation, compliance, abidance: (acting according to certain accepted standards) "their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices"
  • (n) residency, residence, abidance: (the act of dwelling in a place)
abide, Verb
  • (v) bide, abide, stay: (dwell) "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"
  • (v) digest, endure, stick_out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put_up: (put up with something or somebody unpleasant) "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
abiding, Adjective
  • (s) abiding, enduring, imperishable: (unceasing) "an abiding belief"; "imperishable truths"
abience, Noun
  • (n) abience: ((psychology) an urge to withdraw or avoid a situation or an object)
abient, Adjective
  • (a) abient: (characterized by avoidance or withdrawal)
ability, Noun
  • (n) ability: (the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment)
  • (n) ability, power: (possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done) "danger heightened his powers of discrimination"
abiogenesis, Noun
  • (n) abiogenesis, autogenesis, autogeny, spontaneous_generation: (a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter)
abject, Adjective
  • (s) abject, low, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy: (of the most contemptible kind) "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick"
  • (s) abject: (most unfortunate or miserable) "the most abject slaves joined in the revolt"; "abject poverty"
  • (s) abject, unhopeful: (showing utter resignation or hopelessness) "abject surrender"
  • (s) abject: (showing humiliation or submissiveness) "an abject apology"
abjection, Noun
  • (n) abasement, degradation, abjection: (a low or downcast state) "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken"
abjuration, Noun
  • (n) retraction, abjuration, recantation: (a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion)
abjure, Verb
  • (v) abjure, recant, forswear, retract, resile: (formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure) "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"
ablactate, Verb
  • (v) wean, ablactate: (gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk) "she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered milk"; "The kitten was weaned and fed by its owner with a bottle"
ablactation, Noun
  • (n) ablactation: (the cessation of lactation)
  • (n) weaning, ablactation: (the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal)
ablation, Noun
  • (n) ablation, extirpation, cutting_out, excision: (surgical removal of a body part or tissue)
  • (n) ablation: (the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers)
ablaze, Adjective
  • (s) ablaze, aflame, aroused: (keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement) "his face all ablaze with excitement"- Bram Stoker"; "he was aflame with desire"
  • (s) ablaze, afire, aflame, aflare, alight, on_fire: (lighted up by or as by fire or flame) "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "houses on fire"
  • (s) ablaze: (resembling flame in brilliance or color) "maple trees ablaze in autumn"
  • (s) ablaze, inflamed, reddened: (lighted with red light as if with flames) "streets ablaze with lighted Christmas trees"; "the inflamed clouds at sunset"; "reddened faces around the campfire"
able-bodied, Adjective
  • (s) able, able-bodied: (having a strong healthy body) "an able seaman"; "every able-bodied young man served in the army"
able-bodiedism, Noun
  • (n) ableism, ablism, able-bodiedism, able-bodism: (discrimination in favor of the able-bodied)
able-bodism, Noun
  • (n) ableism, ablism, able-bodiedism, able-bodism: (discrimination in favor of the able-bodied)
able, Adjective
  • (a) able: ((usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something) "able to swim"; "she was able to program her computer"; "we were at last able to buy a car"; "able to get a grant for the project"
  • (s) able, capable: (have the skills and qualifications to do things well) "able teachers"; "a capable administrator"; "children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable"
  • (s) able: (having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity) "able to learn"; "human beings are able to walk on two feet"; "Superman is able to leap tall buildings"
  • (s) able, able-bodied: (having a strong healthy body) "an able seaman"; "every able-bodied young man served in the army"
ableism, Noun
  • (n) ableism, ablism, able-bodiedism, able-bodism: (discrimination in favor of the able-bodied)
ablism, Noun
  • (n) ableism, ablism, able-bodiedism, able-bodism: (discrimination in favor of the able-bodied)
abloom, Adjective
  • (s) abloom, efflorescent: (bursting into flower) "flowering spring trees"
ablutionary, Adjective
  • (s) ablutionary, cleansing: (cleansing the body by washing; especially ritual washing of e.g. hands) "ablutionary rituals"
abnegate, Verb
  • (v) abnegate: (surrender (power or a position)) "The King abnegated his power to the ministers"
  • (v) abnegate: (deny or renounce) "They abnegated their gods"
  • (v) deny, abnegate: (deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure) "She denied herself wine and spirits"
abnegation, Noun
  • (n) abnegation: (the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief) "abnegation of the Holy Trinity"
  • (n) abnegation, self-abnegation, denial, self-denial, self-renunciation: (renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others)
abnormal, Adjective
  • (a) abnormal, unnatural: (not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm) "abnormal powers of concentration"; "abnormal amounts of rain"; "abnormal circumstances"; "an abnormal interest in food"
  • (a) abnormal: (departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development) "they were heartbroken when they learned their child was abnormal"; "an abnormal personality"
  • (s) abnormal: (much greater than the normal) "abnormal profits"; "abnormal ambition"
abnormalcy, Noun
  • (n) abnormality, abnormalcy: (an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies)
abnormality, Noun
  • (n) abnormality, abnormalcy: (an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies)
  • (n) abnormality, mental_defectiveness: (retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence)
  • (n) abnormality, freakishness: (marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal)
  • (n) abnormality, irregularity: (behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality)
abode, Noun
  • (n) dwelling, home, domicile, abode, habitation, dwelling_house: (housing that someone is living in) "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"
  • (n) residence, abode: (any address at which you dwell more than temporarily) "a person can have several residences"
abolish, Verb
  • (v) abolish, get_rid_of: (do away with) "Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia"
abolishment, Noun
  • (n) abolition, abolishment: (the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery)) "the abolition of capital punishment"
abolition, Noun
  • (n) abolition, abolishment: (the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery)) "the abolition of capital punishment"
abolitionist, Noun
  • (n) abolitionist, emancipationist: (a reformer who favors abolishing slavery)
abominable, Adjective
  • (s) abominable, detestable, execrable, odious: (unequivocally detestable) "abominable treatment of prisoners"; "detestable vices"; "execrable crimes"; "consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke"
  • (s) atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable: (exceptionally bad or displeasing) "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"
abominate, Verb
  • (v) abhor, loathe, abominate, execrate: (find repugnant) "I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats"
abomination, Noun
  • (n) abhorrence, abomination, detestation, execration, loathing, odium: (hate coupled with disgust)
  • (n) abomination: (a person who is loathsome or disgusting)
  • (n) abomination: (an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence) "his treatment of the children is an abomination"
abominator, Noun
  • (n) abominator, loather: (one who hates or loathes)
aboral, Adjective
  • (a) aboral: (opposite to or away from the mouth) "the aboral surface of a starfish"
abort, Noun
  • (n) abort: (the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed) "I wasted a year of my life working on an abort"; "he sent a short message requesting an abort due to extreme winds in the area"
abort, Verb
  • (v) abort: (terminate before completion) "abort the mission"; "abort the process running on my computer"
  • (v) abort: (cease development, die, and be aborted) "an aborting fetus"
  • (v) abort: (terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion)
aborticide, Noun
  • (n) aborticide, feticide: (the act of destroying a fetus)
  • (n) abortifacient, aborticide, abortion-inducing_drug: (a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion)
abortifacient, Adjective
  • (s) abortifacient: (causing abortion)
abortifacient, Noun
  • (n) abortifacient, aborticide, abortion-inducing_drug: (a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion)
abortion, Noun
  • (n) abortion: (termination of pregnancy)
  • (n) miscarriage, abortion: (failure of a plan)
abortive, Adjective
  • (s) abortive, stillborn, unsuccessful: (failing to accomplish an intended result) "an abortive revolt"; "a stillborn plot to assassinate the President"
aboulia, Noun
  • (n) abulia, aboulia: (a loss of will power)
aboulic, Adjective
  • (s) abulic, aboulic: (suffering from abulia; showing abnormal inability to act or make decisions)
abound, Verb
  • (v) abound: (be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities)
  • (v) abound, burst, bristle: (be in a state of movement or action) "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers"
abounding, Adjective
  • (s) abounding, galore: (existing in abundance) "abounding confidence"; "whiskey galore"
about-face, Noun
  • (n) about-face, about_turn: (act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation)
  • (n) about-face, volte-face, reversal, policy_change: (a major change in attitude or principle or point of view) "an about-face on foreign policy"
about-face, Verb
  • (v) about-face: (turn, usually 180 degrees)
  • (v) about-face: (change one's mind and assume the opposite viewpoint)
about, Adjective
  • (s) about, astir: (on the move) "up and about"; "the whole town was astir over the incident"
above-mentioned, Adjective
  • (s) above-mentioned, above-named: (mentioned or named earlier in the same text)
above-named, Adjective
  • (s) above-mentioned, above-named: (mentioned or named earlier in the same text)
above, Adjective
  • (s) above: (appearing earlier in the same text) "flaws in the above interpretation"
above, Noun
  • (n) above: (an earlier section of a written text) "for instructions refer to the above"
aboveboard, Adjective
  • (s) aboveboard, straightforward: (without concealment or deception; honest) "their business was open and aboveboard"; "straightforward in all his business affairs"
aboveground, Adjective
  • (s) aboveground: (on or above the surface of the ground) "aboveground nuclear testing"; "surface instruments for detecting oil deposits"; "surface transportation"
abradant, Noun
  • (n) abrader, abradant: (a tool or machine used for wearing down or smoothing or polishing)
  • (n) abrasive, abradant, abrasive_material: (a substance that abrades or wears down)
abrade, Verb
  • (v) abrade, corrade, abrase, rub_down, rub_off: (wear away)
  • (v) scour, abrade: (rub hard or scrub) "scour the counter tops"
abrader, Noun
  • (n) abrader, abradant: (a tool or machine used for wearing down or smoothing or polishing)
abranchial, Adjective
  • (a) abranchiate, abranchial, abranchious, gill-less: (having no gills)
abranchiate, Adjective
  • (a) abranchiate, abranchial, abranchious, gill-less: (having no gills)
abranchious, Adjective
  • (a) abranchiate, abranchial, abranchious, gill-less: (having no gills)
abrase, Verb
  • (v) abrade, corrade, abrase, rub_down, rub_off: (wear away)
abrasion, Noun
  • (n) abrasion, scratch, scrape, excoriation: (an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off)
  • (n) abrasion, attrition, corrasion, detrition: (erosion by friction)
  • (n) grinding, abrasion, attrition, detrition: (the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice)
abrasive, Adjective
  • (s) abrasive, scratchy: (causing abrasion)
  • (s) harsh, abrasive: (sharply disagreeable; rigorous) "the harsh facts of court delays"; "an abrasive character"
abrasive, Noun
  • (n) abrasive, abradant, abrasive_material: (a substance that abrades or wears down)
abrasiveness, Noun
  • (n) abrasiveness: (the quality of being sharply disagreeable)
  • (n) harshness, abrasiveness, scratchiness: (the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions)
abreaction, Noun
  • (n) catharsis, katharsis, abreaction: ((psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions)
abridge, Verb
  • (v) abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce: (reduce in scope while retaining essential elements) "The manuscript must be shortened"
  • (v) abridge: (lessen, diminish, or curtail) "the new law might abridge our freedom of expression"
abridged, Adjective
  • (a) abridged: ((used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting) "an abridged version"
abridgement, Noun
  • (n) condensation, abridgement, abridgment, capsule: (a shortened version of a written work)
abridger, Noun
  • (n) abridger, abbreviator: (one who shortens or abridges or condenses a written work)
abridgment, Noun
  • (n) condensation, abridgement, abridgment, capsule: (a shortened version of a written work)
abroach, Adjective
  • (s) abroach, broached: (of a cask or barrel) "the cask was set abroach"
abroad, Adjective
  • (s) abroad, overseas: (in a foreign country) "markets abroad"; "overseas markets"
abrogate, Verb
  • (v) abrogate: (revoke formally)
abrogation, Noun
  • (n) abrogation, repeal, annulment: (the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation)
abrogator, Noun
  • (n) abrogator: (an authority or official empowered to abolish or annul or repeal)
abrupt, Adjective
  • (s) abrupt, disconnected: (marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions) "abrupt prose"
  • (s) abrupt: (exceedingly sudden and unexpected) "came to an abrupt stop"; "an abrupt change in the weather"
  • (s) abrupt, precipitous, sharp: (extremely steep) "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop"
  • (s) abrupt: (surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner) "an abrupt reply"
abruption, Noun
  • (n) breaking_off, abruption: (an instance of sudden interruption)
abruptly-pinnate, Adjective
  • (s) even-pinnate, abruptly-pinnate, paripinnate: ((of a leaf shape) pinnate with a pair of leaflets at the apex)
abruptness, Noun
  • (n) abruptness, brusqueness, curtness, gruffness, shortness: (an abrupt discourteous manner)
  • (n) abruptness, precipitousness, steepness: (the property possessed by a slope that is very steep)
  • (n) abruptness, precipitateness, precipitousness, precipitance, precipitancy, suddenness: (the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning)
abscess, Noun
  • (n) abscess: (symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue)
abscond, Verb
  • (v) abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run_off, go_off, make_off: (run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along) "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"
abscondment, Noun
  • (n) abscondment, decampment: (the act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest))
abseil, Noun
  • (n) rappel, abseil: ((mountaineering) a descent of a vertical cliff or wall made by using a doubled rope that is fixed to a higher point and wrapped around the body)
abseil, Verb
  • (v) rappel, abseil, rope_down: (lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside) "The ascent was easy--roping down the mountain would be much more difficult and dangerous"; "You have to learn how to abseil when you want to do technical climbing"
abseiler, Noun
  • (n) abseiler, rappeller: (a person who descends down a nearly vertical face by using a doubled rope that is wrapped around the body and attached to some high point)
absence, Noun
  • (n) absence: (the state of being absent) "he was surprised by the absence of any explanation"
  • (n) absence: (failure to be present)
  • (n) absence: (the time interval during which something or somebody is away) "he visited during my absence"
  • (n) absence, absence_seizure: (the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy)
absent, Adjective
  • (a) absent: (not being in a specified place)
  • (s) absent, absentminded, abstracted, scatty: (lost in thought; showing preoccupation) "an absent stare"; "an absentminded professor"; "the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence"
  • (s) lacking, absent, missing, wanting: (nonexistent) "the thumb is absent"; "her appetite was lacking"
absent, Verb
  • (v) absent, remove: (go away or leave) "He absented himself"
absentee, Noun
  • (n) absentee: (one that is absent or not in residence)
absenteeism, Noun
  • (n) absenteeism: (habitual absence from work)
absentminded, Adjective
  • (s) absent, absentminded, abstracted, scatty: (lost in thought; showing preoccupation) "an absent stare"; "an absentminded professor"; "the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence"
absinth, Noun
  • (n) absinth, absinthe: (strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise)
absinthe, Noun
  • (n) absinth, absinthe: (strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise)
  • (n) common_wormwood, absinthe, old_man, lad's_love, Artemisia_absinthium: (aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe)
absolute, Adjective
  • (a) absolute: (perfect or complete or pure) "absolute loyalty"; "absolute silence"; "absolute truth"; "absolute alcohol"
  • (s) absolute, downright, out-and-out, rank, right-down, sheer: (complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers) "absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity"
  • (s) absolute: (not limited by law) "an absolute monarch"
  • (s) absolute: (expressing finality with no implication of possible change) "an absolute guarantee to respect the nation's authority"
  • (s) absolute, infrangible, inviolable: (not capable of being violated or infringed) "infrangible human rights"
absolute, Noun
  • (n) absolute: (something that is conceived or that exists independently and not in relation to other things; something that does not depend on anything else and is beyond human control; something that is not relative) "no mortal being can influence the absolute"
absoluteness, Noun
  • (n) absoluteness: (the quality of being absolute) "the absoluteness of the pope's decree could not be challenged"
  • (n) starkness, absoluteness, utterness: (the quality of being complete or utter or extreme) "the starkness of his contrast between justice and fairness was open to many objections"
absolution, Noun
  • (n) absolution: (the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance)
  • (n) absolution, remission, remittal, remission_of_sin: (the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance)
absolutism, Noun
  • (n) absolutism, tyranny, despotism: (dominance through threat of punishment and violence)
  • (n) absolutism, totalitarianism, totalism: (the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government)
  • (n) absolutism: (the doctrine of an absolute being)
  • (n) dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy, one-man_rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny: (a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.))
absolutist, Adjective
  • (a) absolutist, absolutistic: (pertaining to the principle of totalitarianism)
absolutist, Noun
  • (n) absolutist: (one who advocates absolutism)
absolutistic, Adjective
  • (a) absolutist, absolutistic: (pertaining to the principle of totalitarianism)
absolve, Verb
  • (v) absolve, justify, free: (let off the hook) "I absolve you from this responsibility"
  • (v) shrive, absolve: (grant remission of a sin to) "The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Mary's"
absolved, Adjective
  • (s) absolved, clear, cleared, exculpated, exonerated, vindicated: (freed from any question of guilt) "is absolved from all blame"; "was now clear of the charge of cowardice"; "his official honor is vindicated"
absolvitory, Adjective
  • (s) absolvitory, exonerative, forgiving: (providing absolution)
absorb, Verb
  • (v) absorb: (become imbued) "The liquids, light, and gases absorb"
  • (v) absorb, assimilate, ingest, take_in: (take up mentally) "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"
  • (v) absorb, take_over: (take up, as of debts or payments) "absorb the costs for something"
  • (v) absorb, suck, imbibe, soak_up, sop_up, suck_up, draw, take_in, take_up: (take in, also metaphorically) "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
  • (v) absorb: (cause to become one with) "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"
  • (v) absorb, take_in: (suck or take up or in) "A black star absorbs all matter"
  • (v) absorb: (assimilate or take in) "The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society"
  • (v) absorb, engross, engage, occupy: (consume all of one's attention or time) "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
  • (v) steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak_up: (devote (oneself) fully to) "He immersed himself into his studies"
absorbable, Adjective
  • (a) absorbable: (capable of being absorbed or taken in through the pores of a surface)
absorbance, Noun
  • (n) optical_density, transmission_density, photographic_density, absorbance: ((physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation)
absorbed, Adjective
  • (s) absorbed: (retained without reflection) "the absorbed light intensity"
  • (s) captive, absorbed, engrossed, enwrapped, intent, wrapped: (giving or marked by complete attention to) "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "then wrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare"; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought"
absorbefacient, Adjective
  • (s) absorbefacient, sorbefacient: (inducing or promoting absorption)
absorbency, Noun
  • (n) absorbency: (the property of being absorbent)
absorbent, Adjective
  • (a) absorbent, absorptive: (having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.)) "as absorbent as a sponge"
absorbent, Noun
  • (n) absorbent_material, absorbent: (a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance)
absorber, Noun
  • (n) absorber: ((physics) material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs radiation)
absorbing, Adjective
  • (s) absorbing, engrossing, fascinating, gripping, riveting: (capable of arousing and holding the attention) "a fascinating story"
absorption, Noun
  • (n) absorption, soaking_up: ((chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid)
  • (n) absorption: ((physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium) "the absorption of photons by atoms or molecules"
  • (n) assimilation, absorption: (the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another)
  • (n) assimilation, absorption: (the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion)
  • (n) concentration, engrossment, absorption, immersion: (complete attention; intense mental effort)
  • (n) preoccupation, preoccupancy, absorption, engrossment: (the mental state of being preoccupied by something)
absorptive, Adjective
  • (a) absorbent, absorptive: (having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.)) "as absorbent as a sponge"
absquatulate, Verb
  • (v) abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run_off, go_off, make_off: (run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along) "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"
abstain, Verb
  • (v) abstain: (refrain from voting)
  • (v) abstain, refrain, desist: (choose not to consume) "I abstain from alcohol"
abstainer, Noun
  • (n) abstainer, ascetic: (someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline)
  • (n) abstainer, abstinent, nondrinker: (a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages)
abstemious, Adjective
  • (a) abstemious: (sparing in consumption of especially food and drink) "the pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to one naturally abstemious"- John Galsworthy"
  • (s) abstemious, light: (marked by temperance in indulgence) "abstemious with the use of adverbs"; "a light eater"; "a light smoker"; "ate a light supper"
abstention, Noun
  • (n) abstinence, abstention: (the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol))
abstentious, Adjective
  • (s) abstinent, abstentious: (self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink) "not totally abstinent but abstemious"
abstinence, Noun
  • (n) abstinence, abstention: (the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol))
  • (n) abstinence: (act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite)
abstinent, Adjective
  • (s) abstinent, abstentious: (self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink) "not totally abstinent but abstemious"
abstinent, Noun
  • (n) abstainer, abstinent, nondrinker: (a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages)
abstract, Adjective
  • (a) abstract: (existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment) "abstract words like `truth' and `justice'"
  • (s) abstract, abstractionist, nonfigurative, nonobjective: (not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature) "a large abstract painting"
  • (s) abstract: (dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention) "abstract reasoning"; "abstract science"
abstract, Noun
  • (n) abstraction, abstract: (a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance) "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person"
  • (n) outline, synopsis, abstract, precis: (a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory)
abstract, Verb
  • (v) abstract: (consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically)
  • (v) abstract: (consider apart from a particular case or instance) "Let's abstract away from this particular example"
  • (v) abstract: (give an abstract (of))
  • (v) pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift: (make off with belongings of others)
abstracted, Adjective
  • (s) absent, absentminded, abstracted, scatty: (lost in thought; showing preoccupation) "an absent stare"; "an absentminded professor"; "the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence"
abstractedness, Noun
  • (n) abstractedness, abstraction: (preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else)
abstracter, Noun
  • (n) abstractor, abstracter: (one who makes abstracts or summarizes information)
abstraction, Noun
  • (n) abstractedness, abstraction: (preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else)
  • (n) abstraction, abstract: (a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance) "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person"
  • (n) abstraction: (the act of withdrawing or removing something)
  • (n) abstraction, generalization, generalisation: (the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances)
  • (n) abstraction: (an abstract painting)
  • (n) abstraction, abstract_entity: (a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
abstractionism, Noun
  • (n) abstractionism, abstract_art: (an abstract genre of art; artistic content depends on internal form rather than pictorial representation)
  • (n) abstractionism, unrealism: (a representation having no reference to concrete objects or specific examples)
abstractionist, Adjective
  • (s) abstract, abstractionist, nonfigurative, nonobjective: (not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature) "a large abstract painting"
abstractionist, Noun
  • (n) abstractionist, abstract_artist: (a painter of abstract pictures)
abstractness, Noun
  • (n) abstractness: (the quality of being considered apart from a specific instance or object)
abstractor, Noun
  • (n) abstractor, abstracter: (one who makes abstracts or summarizes information)
abstruse, Adjective
  • (s) abstruse, deep, recondite: (difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge) "the professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them"; "a deep metaphysical theory"; "some recondite problem in historiography"
abstruseness, Noun
  • (n) obscureness, obscurity, abstruseness, reconditeness: (the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand)
  • (n) reconditeness, abstruseness, abstrusity, profoundness, profundity: (wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound) "the anthropologist was impressed by the reconditeness of the native proverbs"
abstrusity, Noun
  • (n) reconditeness, abstruseness, abstrusity, profoundness, profundity: (wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound) "the anthropologist was impressed by the reconditeness of the native proverbs"
absurd, Adjective
  • (s) absurd: (inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense) "the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter Lippman"
  • (s) absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous: (incongruous; inviting ridicule) "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"
absurd, Noun
  • (n) absurd, the_absurd: (a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless) "The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth"--Albert Camus"
absurdity, Noun
  • (n) absurdity, absurdness, ridiculousness: (a message whose content is at variance with reason)
  • (n) absurdity, fatuity, fatuousness, silliness: (a ludicrous folly) "the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior"
absurdness, Noun
  • (n) absurdity, absurdness, ridiculousness: (a message whose content is at variance with reason)
abulia, Noun
  • (n) abulia, aboulia: (a loss of will power)
abulic, Adjective
  • (s) abulic, aboulic: (suffering from abulia; showing abnormal inability to act or make decisions)
abundance, Noun
  • (n) abundance, copiousness, teemingness: (the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply) "an age of abundance"
  • (n) abundance: ((physics) the ratio of the number of atoms of a specific isotope of an element to the total number of isotopes present)
  • (n) abundance: ((chemistry) the ratio of the total mass of an element in the earth's crust to the total mass of the earth's crust; expressed as a percentage or in parts per million)
abundant, Adjective
  • (a) abundant: (present in great quantity) "an abundant supply of water"
abuse, Noun
  • (n) abuse, insult, revilement, contumely, vilification: (a rude expression intended to offend or hurt) "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team"
  • (n) maltreatment, ill-treatment, ill-usage, abuse: (cruel or inhumane treatment) "the child showed signs of physical abuse"
  • (n) misuse, abuse: (improper or excessive use) "alcohol abuse"; "the abuse of public funds"
abuse, Verb
  • (v) abuse, clapperclaw, blackguard, shout: (use foul or abusive language towards) "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher"
  • (v) abuse: (use wrongly or improperly or excessively) "Her husband often abuses alcohol"; "while she was pregnant, she abused drugs"
  • (v) mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, step, ill-treat: (treat badly) "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"
  • (v) pervert, misuse, abuse: (change the inherent purpose or function of something) "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers"
abused, Adjective
  • (a) abused, ill-treated, maltreated, mistreated: (subjected to cruel treatment) "an abused wife"
  • (s) abused: (used improperly or excessively especially drugs) "an abused substance"
abuser, Noun
  • (n) abuser, maltreater: (someone who abuses)
abusive, Adjective
  • (s) abusive, opprobrious, scurrilous: (expressing offensive reproach)
  • (s) abusive: (characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment) "abusive punishment"; "argued...that foster homes are abusive"
abut, Verb
  • (v) border, adjoin, edge, abut, march, butt, butt_against, butt_on: (lie adjacent to another or share a boundary) "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland"
abuzz, Adjective
  • (s) abuzz, buzzing: (noisy like the sound of a bee) "the room was abuzz over the latest scandal"
aby, Verb
  • (v) expiate, aby, abye, atone: (make amends for) "expiate one's sins"
abye, Verb
  • (v) expiate, aby, abye, atone: (make amends for) "expiate one's sins"
abysm, Noun
  • (n) abyss, abysm: (a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively))
abysmal, Adjective
  • (s) abysmal: (very great; limitless) "abysmal misery"; "abysmal stupidity"
  • (s) abysmal, abyssal, unfathomable: (resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable) "the abyssal depths of the ocean"
abyss, Noun
  • (n) abyss, abysm: (a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively))
abyssal, Adjective
  • (s) abysmal, abyssal, unfathomable: (resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable) "the abyssal depths of the ocean"
  • (a) abyssal: (relating to ocean depths from 2000 to 5000 meters)
academe, Noun
  • (n) academia, academe: (the academic world)
academia, Noun
  • (n) academia, academe: (the academic world)
academic, Adjective
  • (a) academic: (associated with academia or an academy) "the academic curriculum"; "academic gowns"
  • (s) academic: (hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result) "an academic discussion"; "an academic question"
  • (s) academic, donnish, pedantic: (marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects)
academic, Noun
  • (n) academician, academic, faculty_member: (an educator who works at a college or university)
academician, Noun
  • (n) academician: (someone elected to honorary membership in an academy)
  • (n) academician, schoolman: (a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation)
  • (n) academician, academic, faculty_member: (an educator who works at a college or university)
academicism, Noun
  • (n) scholasticism, academicism, academism: (orthodoxy of a scholastic variety)
academism, Noun
  • (n) scholasticism, academicism, academism: (orthodoxy of a scholastic variety)
academy, Noun
  • (n) academy: (a secondary school (usually private))
  • (n) academy, honorary_society: (an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature)
  • (n) academy: (a school for special training)
  • (n) academy: (a learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge)
acantha, Noun
  • (n) spur, spine, acantha: (any sharply pointed projection)
acanthoid, Adjective
  • (s) acanthoid, acanthous, spinous: (shaped like a spine or thorn)
acanthous, Adjective
  • (s) acanthoid, acanthous, spinous: (shaped like a spine or thorn)
acanthus, Noun
  • (n) acanthus: (any plant of the genus Acanthus having large spiny leaves and spikes or white or purplish flowers; native to Mediterranean region but widely cultivated)
acapnia, Noun
  • (n) hypocapnia, acapnia: (a state in which the level of carbon dioxide in the blood is lower than normal; can result from deep or rapid breathing)
acapnial, Adjective
  • (a) acapnic, acapnial, acapnotic: (relating to or demonstrating acapnia)
acapnic, Adjective
  • (a) acapnic, acapnial, acapnotic: (relating to or demonstrating acapnia)
acapnotic, Adjective
  • (a) acapnic, acapnial, acapnotic: (relating to or demonstrating acapnia)
acaracide, Noun
  • (n) acaricide, acaracide: (a chemical agent used to kill mites)
acariasis, Noun
  • (n) acariasis, acariosis, acaridiasis: (infestation with itch mites)
acaricide, Noun
  • (n) acaricide, acaracide: (a chemical agent used to kill mites)
acaridiasis, Noun
  • (n) acariasis, acariosis, acaridiasis: (infestation with itch mites)
acariosis, Noun
  • (n) acariasis, acariosis, acaridiasis: (infestation with itch mites)
acarpellous, Adjective
  • (a) acarpelous, acarpellous: (having no carpels)
acarpelous, Adjective
  • (a) acarpelous, acarpellous: (having no carpels)
acaryote, Noun
  • (n) akaryocyte, akaryote, acaryote: (a cell without a nucleus (as an erythrocyte))
acatalectic, Adjective
  • (a) acatalectic: ((verse) metrically complete; especially having the full number of syllables in the final metrical foot)
acatalectic, Noun
  • (n) acatalectic: ((prosody) a line of verse that has the full number of syllables)
acaudal, Adjective
  • (a) acaudate, acaudal: (lacking a tail or taillike appendage)
acaudate, Adjective
  • (a) acaudate, acaudal: (lacking a tail or taillike appendage)
acaulescent, Adjective
  • (a) acaulescent, stemless: ((of plants) having no apparent stem above ground)
accede, Verb
  • (v) accede, enter: (take on duties or office) "accede to the throne"
  • (v) assent, accede, acquiesce: (to agree or express agreement) "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"
  • (v) submit, bow, defer, accede, give_in: (yield to another's wish or opinion) "The government bowed to the military pressure"
accelerate, Verb
  • (v) accelerate, speed_up, speed, quicken: (move faster) "The car accelerated"
  • (v) accelerate, speed, speed_up: (cause to move faster) "He accelerated the car"
accelerated, Adjective
  • (s) accelerated: (speeded up, as of an academic course) "in an accelerated program in school"
acceleration, Noun
  • (n) acceleration: (an increase in rate of change) "modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change"
  • (n) acceleration, quickening, speedup: (the act of accelerating; increasing the speed)
  • (n) acceleration: ((physics) a rate of increase of velocity)
accelerative, Adjective
  • (s) accelerative, acceleratory: (tending to increase velocity)
accelerator, Noun
  • (n) accelerator, accelerator_pedal, gas_pedal, gas, throttle, gun: (a pedal that controls the throttle valve) "he stepped on the gas"
  • (n) accelerator, throttle, throttle_valve: (a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine)
  • (n) accelerator, particle_accelerator, atom_smasher: (a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles)
  • (n) catalyst, accelerator: ((chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected)
acceleratory, Adjective
  • (s) accelerative, acceleratory: (tending to increase velocity)
accent, Noun
  • (n) accent, speech_pattern: (distinctive manner of oral expression) "he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear speech pattern"
  • (n) accent, accent_mark: (a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation)
  • (n) dialect, idiom, accent: (the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people) "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy"
  • (n) emphasis, accent: (special importance or significance) "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents"
  • (n) stress, emphasis, accent: (the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)) "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"
accent, Verb
  • (v) stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate: (to stress, single out as important) "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"
  • (v) stress, accent, accentuate: (put stress on; utter with an accent) "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"
accented, Adjective
  • (a) stressed, accented: (bearing a stress or accent) "an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in `delay'"
  • (a) tonic, accented: (used of syllables) "a tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word"
accenting, Noun
  • (n) emphasizing, accenting, accentuation: (the act of giving special importance or significance to something)
accentual, Adjective
  • (a) accentual: (of or pertaining to accent or stress)
  • (a) accentual: ((of verse) having a metric system based on stress rather than syllables or quantity) "accentual poetry is based on the number of stresses in a line"; "accentual rhythm"
accentuate, Verb
  • (v) stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate: (to stress, single out as important) "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"
  • (v) stress, accent, accentuate: (put stress on; utter with an accent) "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"
accentuation, Noun
  • (n) accentuation: (the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance)
  • (n) emphasizing, accenting, accentuation: (the act of giving special importance or significance to something)
accept, Verb
  • (v) accept: (consider or hold as true) "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument"
  • (v) accept, take, have: (receive willingly something given or offered) "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"
  • (v) accept, consent, go_for: (give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to) "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"
  • (v) accept: (react favorably to; consider right and proper) "People did not accept atonal music at that time"; "We accept the idea of universal health care"
  • (v) accept, admit, take, take_on: (admit into a group or community) "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"
  • (v) accept, live_with, swallow: (tolerate or accommodate oneself to) "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies"
  • (v) accept, take: (be designed to hold or take) "This surface will not take the dye"
  • (v) accept: (receive (a report) officially, as from a committee)
  • (v) accept: (be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal) "The cow accepted the bull"
  • (v) bear, take_over, accept, assume: (take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person) "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility"
  • (v) take, accept: (make use of or accept for some purpose) "take a risk"; "take an opportunity"
acceptability, Noun
  • (n) acceptability, acceptableness: (satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards)
acceptable, Adjective
  • (a) acceptable: (worthy of acceptance or satisfactory) "acceptable levels of radiation"; "performances varied from acceptable to excellent"
  • (s) acceptable: (judged to be in conformity with approved usage) "acceptable English usage"
  • (s) acceptable: (adequate for the purpose) "the water was acceptable for drinking"
  • (s) satisfactory, acceptable: (meeting requirements) "the step makes a satisfactory seat"
acceptableness, Noun
  • (n) acceptability, acceptableness: (satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards)
acceptance, Noun
  • (n) acceptance: (the state of being acceptable and accepted) "torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club"
  • (n) acceptance: ((contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract))
  • (n) acceptance, banker's_acceptance: (banking: a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank)
  • (n) acceptance: (the act of taking something that is offered) "her acceptance of the gift encouraged him"; "he anticipated their acceptance of his offer"
  • (n) adoption, acceptance, acceptation, espousal: (the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception) "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance"
  • (n) credence, acceptance: (the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true) "he gave credence to the gossip"; "acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years"
  • (n) toleration, acceptance, sufferance: (a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations) "all people should practice toleration and live together in peace"
acceptant, Adjective
  • (s) acceptive, acceptant: (accepting willingly) "acceptive of every new idea"; "an acceptant type of mind"
acceptation, Noun
  • (n) acceptation: (acceptance as true or valid)
  • (n) adoption, acceptance, acceptation, espousal: (the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception) "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance"
  • (n) word_meaning, word_sense, acceptation: (the accepted meaning of a word)
accepted, Adjective
  • (s) accepted, recognized, recognised: (generally approved or compelling recognition) "several accepted techniques for treating the condition"; "his recognized superiority in this kind of work"
acceptive, Adjective
  • (a) acceptive: (inclined to accept rather than reject) "she was seldom acceptive of my suggestions"
  • (s) acceptive, acceptant: (accepting willingly) "acceptive of every new idea"; "an acceptant type of mind"
acceptor, Noun
  • (n) acceptor: ((chemistry) in the formation of a coordinate bond it is the compound to which electrons are donated)
  • (n) acceptor: (the person (or institution) who accepts a check or draft and becomes responsible for paying the party named in the draft when it matures)
access, Noun
  • (n) access: (the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership))
  • (n) access, approach: (a way of entering or leaving) "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge"
  • (n) access, access_code: (a code (a series of characters or digits) that must be entered in some way (typed or dialed or spoken) to get the use of something (a telephone line or a computer or a local area network etc.))
  • (n) access, memory_access: ((computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information)
  • (n) access: (the act of approaching or entering) "he gained access to the building"
  • (n) entree, access, accession, admission, admittance: (the right to enter)
access, Verb
  • (v) access: (obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer)
  • (v) access, get_at: (reach or gain access to) "How does one access the attic in this house?"; "I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I climb on the roof"
accessary, Adjective
  • (s) accessary, accessory: (aiding and abetting in a crime) "he was charged with being accessory to the crime"
accessary, Noun
  • (n) accessory, accessary: (someone who helps another person commit a crime)
accessibility, Noun
  • (n) approachability, accessibility: (the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with)
  • (n) handiness, accessibility, availability, availableness: (the quality of being at hand when needed)
accessible, Adjective
  • (a) accessible: (capable of being reached) "a town accessible by rail"
  • (s) accessible, approachable: (capable of being read with comprehension) "readily accessible to the nonprofessional reader"; "the tales seem more approachable than his more difficult novels"
  • (s) accessible: (easily obtained) "most students now have computers accessible"; "accessible money"
  • (s) accessible: (easy to get along with or talk to; friendly) "an accessible and genial man"
accession, Noun
  • (n) accession: (a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group)) "the art collection grew through accession"
  • (n) accession: ((civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement)
  • (n) accession, addition: (something added to what you already have) "the librarian shelved the new accessions"; "he was a new addition to the staff"
  • (n) accession, assenting: (agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly)) "accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent"; "assenting to the Congressional determination"
  • (n) accession, rise_to_power: (the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne)) "Elizabeth's accession in 1558"
  • (n) entree, access, accession, admission, admittance: (the right to enter)
accession, Verb
  • (v) accession: (make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library)
accessory, Adjective
  • (s) accessary, accessory: (aiding and abetting in a crime) "he was charged with being accessory to the crime"
  • (s) accessory, adjunct, ancillary, adjuvant, appurtenant, auxiliary: (furnishing added support) "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other"
accessory, Noun
  • (n) accessory, accoutrement, accouterment: (clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing)
  • (n) accessory, appurtenance, supplement, add-on: (a supplementary component that improves capability)
  • (n) accessory, accessary: (someone who helps another person commit a crime)
acciaccatura, Noun
  • (n) grace_note, appoggiatura, acciaccatura: (an embellishing note usually written in smaller size)
accident, Noun
  • (n) accident: (an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury)
  • (n) accident, stroke, fortuity, chance_event: (anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause) "winning the lottery was a happy accident"; "the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck"; "it was due to an accident or fortuity"
accidental, Adjective
  • (s) accidental, inadvertent: (happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally) "with an inadvertent gesture she swept the vase off the table"; "accidental poisoning"; "an accidental shooting"
accidental, Noun
  • (n) accidental: (a musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature)
acclaim, Noun
  • (n) acclaim, acclamation, plaudits, plaudit, eclat: (enthusiastic approval) "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved"
acclaim, Verb
  • (v) acclaim, hail, herald: (praise vociferously) "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein"
  • (v) applaud, clap, spat, acclaim: (clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval)
acclamation, Noun
  • (n) acclaim, acclamation, plaudits, plaudit, eclat: (enthusiastic approval) "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved"
acclimate, Verb
  • (v) acclimatize, acclimatise, acclimate: (get used to a certain climate) "They never acclimatized in Egypt"
acclimation, Noun
  • (n) acclimatization, acclimatisation, acclimation: (adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment))
acclimatisation, Noun
  • (n) acclimatization, acclimatisation, acclimation: (adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment))
acclimatise, Verb
  • (v) acclimatize, acclimatise, acclimate: (get used to a certain climate) "They never acclimatized in Egypt"
acclimatization, Noun
  • (n) acclimatization, acclimatisation, acclimation: (adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment))
acclimatize, Verb
  • (v) acclimatize, acclimatise, acclimate: (get used to a certain climate) "They never acclimatized in Egypt"
acclivitous, Adjective
  • (s) acclivitous, rising, uphill: (sloping upward)
acclivity, Noun
  • (n) ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade: (an upward slope or grade (as in a road)) "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
accolade, Noun
  • (n) award, accolade, honor, honour, laurels: (a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction) "an award for bravery"
accommodate, Verb
  • (v) accommodate: (provide with something desired or needed) "Can you accommodate me with a rental car?"
  • (v) accommodate, hold, admit: (have room for; hold without crowding) "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people"; "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people"
  • (v) accommodate, reconcile, conciliate: (make (one thing) compatible with (another)) "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories"
  • (v) adapt, accommodate: (make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose) "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"
  • (v) lodge, accommodate: (provide housing for) "We are lodging three foreign students this semester"
  • (v) oblige, accommodate: (provide a service or favor for someone) "We had to oblige him"
  • (v) suit, accommodate, fit: (be agreeable or acceptable to) "This suits my needs"
accommodating, Adjective
  • (a) accommodating, accommodative: (helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation) "the warden was always accommodating in allowing visitors in"; "made a special effort to be accommodating"
  • (s) accommodating: (obliging; willing to do favors) "made a special effort to be accommodating"
accommodation, Noun
  • (n) accommodation: (a settlement of differences) "they reached an accommodation with Japan"
  • (n) accommodation: (in the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality)
  • (n) accommodation: (living quarters provided for public convenience) "overnight accommodations are available"
  • (n) accommodation: (the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need)
  • (n) accommodation: ((physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye)
  • (n) adjustment, accommodation, fitting: (making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances)
accommodative, Adjective
  • (a) accommodating, accommodative: (helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation) "the warden was always accommodating in allowing visitors in"; "made a special effort to be accommodating"
  • (s) accommodative, cooperative: (willing to adjust to differences in order to obtain agreement)
  • (s) accommodative, reconciling: (tending to reconcile or accommodate; bringing into harmony)
accommodator, Noun
  • (n) obliger, accommodator: (someone who performs a service or does a favor)
accompanied, Adjective
  • (a) accompanied: (having companions or an escort) "there were lone gentlemen and gentlemen accompanied by their wives"
  • (a) accompanied, attended: (playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment)
accompaniment, Noun
  • (n) accompaniment, concomitant, attendant, co-occurrence: (an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another)
  • (n) accompaniment, musical_accompaniment, backup, support: (a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts)
  • (n) complement, accompaniment: (something added to complete or embellish or make perfect) "a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner"; "wild rice was served as an accompaniment to the main dish"
  • (n) escort, accompaniment: (the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them)
accompanist, Noun
  • (n) accompanist, accompanyist: (a person who provides musical accompaniment (usually on a piano))
accompany, Verb
  • (v) accompany: (go or travel along with) "The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere"
  • (v) attach_to, accompany, come_with, go_with: (be present or associated with an event or entity) "French fries come with the hamburger"; "heart attacks are accompanied by distruction of heart tissue"; "fish usually goes with white wine"; "this kind of vein accompanies certain arteries"
  • (v) company, companion, accompany, keep_company: (be a companion to somebody)
  • (v) play_along, accompany, follow: (perform an accompaniment to) "The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano"
accompanying, Adjective
  • (s) attendant, consequent, accompanying, concomitant, incidental, ensuant, resultant, sequent: (following or accompanying as a consequence) "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management"; "attendant circumstances"; "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"; "the ensuant response to his appeal"; "the resultant savings were considerable"
accompanyist, Noun
  • (n) accompanist, accompanyist: (a person who provides musical accompaniment (usually on a piano))
accomplice, Noun
  • (n) accomplice, confederate: (a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan))
accomplish, Verb
  • (v) achieve, accomplish, attain, reach: (to gain with effort) "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"
  • (v) carry_through, accomplish, execute, carry_out, action, fulfill, fulfil: (put in effect) "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"
accomplishable, Adjective
  • (s) accomplishable, achievable, doable, manageable, realizable: (capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do)
accomplished, Adjective
  • (s) accomplished, complete: (highly skilled) "an accomplished pianist"; "a complete musician"
  • (s) accomplished, completed, realized, realised: (successfully completed or brought to an end) "his mission accomplished he took a vacation"; "the completed project"; "the joy of a realized ambition overcame him"
  • (s) accomplished, effected, established: (settled securely and unconditionally) "that smoking causes health problems is an accomplished fact"
accomplishment, Noun
  • (n) accomplishment, achievement: (the action of accomplishing something)
  • (n) skill, accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainment: (an ability that has been acquired by training)
accord, Noun
  • (n) accord, conformity, accordance: (concurrence of opinion) "we are in accord with your proposal"
  • (n) accord: (sympathetic compatibility)
  • (n) agreement, accord: (harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters) "the two parties were in agreement"
  • (n) treaty, pact, accord: (a written agreement between two states or sovereigns)
accord, Verb
  • (v) accord, allot, grant: (allow to have) "grant a privilege"
  • (v) harmonize, harmonise, consort, accord, concord, fit_in, agree: (go together) "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded"
accordance, Noun
  • (n) accord, conformity, accordance: (concurrence of opinion) "we are in accord with your proposal"
  • (n) accordance, accordance_of_rights: (the act of granting rights) "the accordance to Canada of rights of access"
accordant, Adjective
  • (a) accordant: (being in agreement or harmony; often followed by `with') "a place perfectly accordant with man's nature"-Thomas Hardy"
  • (s) accordant, agreeable, conformable, consonant, concordant: (in keeping) "salaries agreeable with current trends"; "plans conformable with your wishes"; "expressed views concordant with his background"
accordion, Noun
  • (n) accordion, piano_accordion, squeeze_box: (a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; the reeds are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player)
accost, Verb
  • (v) address, accost, come_up_to: (speak to someone)
  • (v) hook, solicit, accost: (approach with an offer of sexual favors) "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"
accouchement, Noun
  • (n) childbirth, childbearing, accouchement, vaginal_birth: (the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child)
accoucheur, Noun
  • (n) obstetrician, accoucheur: (a physician specializing in obstetrics)
accoucheuse, Noun
  • (n) midwife, accoucheuse: (a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies)
account, Noun
  • (n) account, business_relationship: (a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services) "he asked to see the executive who handled his account"
  • (n) account: (importance or value) "a person of considerable account"; "he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance"
  • (n) account, accounting, account_statement: (a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance) "they send me an accounting every month"
  • (n) account: (the quality of taking advantage) "she turned her writing skills to good account"
  • (n) bill, account, invoice: (an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered) "he paid his bill and left"; "send me an account of what I owe"
  • (n) explanation, account: (a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.) "the explanation was very simple"; "I expected a brief account"
  • (n) history, account, chronicle, story: (a record or narrative description of past events) "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead"
  • (n) report, account: (the act of informing by verbal report) "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple"
  • (n) report, news_report, story, account, write_up: (a short account of the news) "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"
  • (n) score, account: (grounds) "don't do it on my account"; "the paper was rejected on account of its length"; "he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful"
account, Verb
  • (v) account: (be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something) "Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam"
  • (v) account, calculate: (keep an account of)
  • (v) account, answer_for: (furnish a justifying analysis or explanation) "I can't account for the missing money"
  • (v) report, describe, account: (to give an account or representation of in words) "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"
accountability, Noun
  • (n) accountability, answerability, answerableness: (responsibility to someone or for some activity)
accountable, Adjective
  • (s) accountable: (liable to account for one's actions) "governments must be accountable to someone beside themselves"; "fully accountable for what they did"; "the court held the parents answerable for their minor child's acts of vandalism"; "he was answerable to no one"
accountancy, Noun
  • (n) accountancy, accounting: (the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business)
accountant, Noun
  • (n) accountant, comptroller, controller: (someone who maintains and audits business accounts)
accounting, Noun
  • (n) account, accounting, account_statement: (a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance) "they send me an accounting every month"
  • (n) accountancy, accounting: (the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business)
  • (n) accounting: (a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes) "he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions"
  • (n) accounting: (a system that provides quantitative information about finances)
  • (n) accounting, accounting_system, method_of_accounting: (a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts)
accouter, Verb
  • (v) accouter, accoutre: (provide with military equipment)
accoutered, Adjective
  • (s) accoutered, accoutred: (provided with necessary articles of equipment for a specialized purpose (especially military)) "troops accoutered for battle"; "properly accoutered for the trip"
accouterment, Noun
  • (n) accessory, accoutrement, accouterment: (clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing)
accoutre, Verb
  • (v) accouter, accoutre: (provide with military equipment)
accoutred, Adjective
  • (s) accoutered, accoutred: (provided with necessary articles of equipment for a specialized purpose (especially military)) "troops accoutered for battle"; "properly accoutered for the trip"
accoutrement, Noun
  • (n) accessory, accoutrement, accouterment: (clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing)
accredit, Verb
  • (v) accredit, recognize, recognise: (grant credentials to) "The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution"; "recognize an academic degree"
  • (v) accredit: (provide or send (envoys or embassadors) with official credentials)
  • (v) accredit, credit: (ascribe an achievement to) "She was not properly credited in the program"
accreditation, Noun
  • (n) accreditation: (the act of granting credit or recognition (especially with respect to educational institution that maintains suitable standards)) "a commission is responsible for the accreditation of medical schools"
accredited, Adjective
  • (s) accredited, commissioned, licensed, licenced: (given official approval to act) "an accredited college"; "commissioned broker"; "licensed pharmacist"; "authorized representative"
accrete, Verb
  • (v) accrete: (grow together (of plants and organs)) "After many years the rose bushes grew together"
  • (v) accrete: (grow or become attached by accretion) "The story accreted emotion"
accretion, Noun
  • (n) accretion, accumulation: (an increase by natural growth or addition)
  • (n) accretion: (something contributing to growth or increase) "he scraped away the accretions of paint"; "the central city surrounded by recent accretions"
  • (n) accretion: ((astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases)
  • (n) accretion: ((biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles)
  • (n) accretion: ((geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment)
  • (n) accretion: ((law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance))
accrual, Noun
  • (n) accumulation, accrual, accruement: (the act of accumulating)
accrue, Verb
  • (v) accrue: (grow by addition) "The interest accrues"
  • (v) accrue, fall: (come into the possession of) "The house accrued to the oldest son"
accrued, Adjective
  • (s) accrued, accumulated: (periodically accumulated over time) "accrued interest"; "accrued leave"
accruement, Noun
  • (n) accumulation, accrual, accruement: (the act of accumulating)
acculturation, Noun
  • (n) acculturation, culture: (all the knowledge and values shared by a society)
  • (n) acculturation, assimilation: (the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure)
  • (n) socialization, socialisation, acculturation, enculturation: (the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture) "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"
acculturational, Adjective
  • (a) acculturational, acculturative: (of or relating to acculturation)
acculturative, Adjective
  • (a) acculturational, acculturative: (of or relating to acculturation)
accumbent, Adjective
  • (s) accumbent, decumbent, recumbent: (lying down; in a position of comfort or rest)
accumulate, Verb
  • (v) accumulate, cumulate, conglomerate, pile_up, gather, amass: (collect or gather) "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up"
  • (v) roll_up, collect, accumulate, pile_up, amass, compile, hoard: (get or gather together) "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"
accumulated, Adjective
  • (s) accrued, accumulated: (periodically accumulated over time) "accrued interest"; "accrued leave"
accumulation, Noun
  • (n) accretion, accumulation: (an increase by natural growth or addition)
  • (n) accumulation, accrual, accruement: (the act of accumulating)
  • (n) accumulation: ((finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation)
  • (n) collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage: (several things grouped together or considered as a whole)
accumulative, Adjective
  • (s) accumulative, cumulative: (increasing by successive addition) "the benefits are cumulative"; "the eventual accumulative effect of these substances"
  • (s) accumulative: (marked by acquiring or amassing) "we live in an accumulative society"
accumulator, Noun
  • (n) accumulator, accumulator_register: ((computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the register)
  • (n) collector, gatherer, accumulator: (a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes))
  • (n) storage_battery, accumulator: (a voltaic battery that stores electric charge)
accuracy, Noun
  • (n) accuracy, truth: (the quality of being near to the true value) "he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass"; "the lawyer questioned the truth of my account"
  • (n) accuracy: ((mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number) "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much greater accuracy"
accurate, Adjective
  • (a) accurate: (conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy) "an accurate reproduction"; "the accounting was accurate"; "accurate measurements"; "an accurate scale"
  • (s) accurate, exact, precise: ((of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct) "a precise image"; "a precise measurement"
accurse, Verb
  • (v) accurse, execrate, anathemize, comminate, anathemise, anathematize, anathematise: (curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment)
accursed, Adjective
  • (s) accursed, accurst, maledict: (under a curse)
accurst, Adjective
  • (s) accursed, accurst, maledict: (under a curse)
accusal, Noun
  • (n) accusation, accusal: (a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt)
accusation, Noun
  • (n) accusation, accusal: (a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt)
  • (n) accusation, charge: (an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence) "the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving"
accusative, Adjective
  • (s) accusative, accusatory, accusing, accusive: (containing or expressing accusation) "an accusitive forefinger"; "black accusatory looks"; "accusive shoes and telltale trousers"- O.Henry"; "his accusing glare"
  • (a) objective, accusative: (serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes) "objective case"; "accusative endings"
accusative, Noun
  • (n) accusative, accusative_case, objective_case: (the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb)
accusatorial, Adjective
  • (a) accusatorial: (specifically indicating a form of prosecution in which one is publicly accused of and tried for a crime and in which the judge is not also the prosecutor)
accusatory, Adjective
  • (s) accusative, accusatory, accusing, accusive: (containing or expressing accusation) "an accusitive forefinger"; "black accusatory looks"; "accusive shoes and telltale trousers"- O.Henry"; "his accusing glare"
accuse, Verb
  • (v) accuse, impeach, incriminate, criminate: (bring an accusation against; level a charge against) "The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse"
  • (v) charge, accuse: (blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against) "he charged the director with indifference"
accused, Noun
  • (n) accused: (a defendant in a criminal proceeding)
accuser, Noun
  • (n) accuser: (someone who imputes guilt or blame)
accusing, Adjective
  • (s) accusative, accusatory, accusing, accusive: (containing or expressing accusation) "an accusitive forefinger"; "black accusatory looks"; "accusive shoes and telltale trousers"- O.Henry"; "his accusing glare"
accusive, Adjective
  • (s) accusative, accusatory, accusing, accusive: (containing or expressing accusation) "an accusitive forefinger"; "black accusatory looks"; "accusive shoes and telltale trousers"- O.Henry"; "his accusing glare"
accustom, Verb
  • (v) habituate, accustom: (make psychologically or physically used (to something)) "She became habituated to the background music"
accustomed, Adjective
  • (a) accustomed: ((often followed by `to') in the habit of or adapted to) "accustomed to doing her own work"; "I've grown accustomed to her face"
  • (s) accustomed, customary, habitual, wonted: (commonly used or practiced; usual) "his accustomed thoroughness"; "took his customary morning walk"; "his habitual comment"; "with her wonted candor"
ace, Adjective
  • (s) ace, A-one, crack, first-rate, super, tiptop, topnotch, top-notch, tops: (of the highest quality) "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops"
ace, Verb
  • (v) ace: (score an ace against) "He aced his opponents"
  • (v) ace: (play (a hole) in one stroke)
  • (v) ace: (serve an ace against (someone))
  • (v) breeze_through, ace, pass_with_flying_colors, sweep_through, sail_through, nail: (succeed at easily) "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course"
acebutolol, Noun
  • (n) acebutolol, Sectral: (an oral beta blocker (trade name Sectral) used in treating hypertension)
acedia, Noun
  • (n) sloth, laziness, acedia: (apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins))
acellular, Adjective
  • (a) noncellular, acellular: (not made up of or divided into cells)
acephalia, Noun
  • (n) acephalia, acephaly, acephalism: (absence of the head (as in the development of some monsters))
acephalism, Noun
  • (n) acephalia, acephaly, acephalism: (absence of the head (as in the development of some monsters))
acephaly, Noun
  • (n) acephalia, acephaly, acephalism: (absence of the head (as in the development of some monsters))
acerate, Adjective
  • (s) acerate, acerose, acicular, needle-shaped: (narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves)
acerb, Adjective
  • (s) acerb, acerbic, astringent: (sour or bitter in taste)
  • (s) acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic: (harsh or corrosive in tone) "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"
acerbate, Verb
  • (v) acerbate: (make sour or bitter)
  • (v) embitter, envenom, acerbate: (cause to be bitter or resentful) "These injustices embittered her even more"
acerbic, Adjective
  • (s) acerb, acerbic, astringent: (sour or bitter in taste)
  • (s) acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic: (harsh or corrosive in tone) "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"
acerbity, Noun
  • (n) acerbity: (a sharp bitterness)
  • (n) acerbity, tartness: (a sharp sour taste)
  • (n) bitterness, acrimony, acerbity, jaundice, tartness, thorniness: (a rough and bitter manner)
acerose, Adjective
  • (s) acerate, acerose, acicular, needle-shaped: (narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves)
acetabular, Adjective
  • (s) acetabular, cotyloid, cotyloidal: (of the cup-shaped socket that receives the head of the thigh bone)
acetaldehyde, Noun
  • (n) acetaldehyde, ethanal: (a colorless volatile water-soluble liquid aldehyde used chiefly in the manufacture of acetic acid and perfumes and drugs)
acetamide, Noun
  • (n) acetamide, ethanamide: (a colorless solid amide of acetic acid used as a solvent and in the synthesis of organic compounds)
acetaminophen, Noun
  • (n) acetaminophen, Datril, Tylenol, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, Anacin_III: (an analgesic for mild pain but not for inflammation; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril, Tylenol, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets))
acetanilid, Noun
  • (n) acetanilide, acetanilid, phenylacetamide: (a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic)
acetanilide, Noun
  • (n) acetanilide, acetanilid, phenylacetamide: (a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic)
acetate, Noun
  • (n) acetate, ethanoate: (a salt or ester of acetic acid)
  • (n) acetate_rayon, acetate: (a fabric made from fibers of cellulose acetate)
acetify, Verb
  • (v) acidify, acetify: (turn acidic) "the solution acetified"
  • (v) sour, acidify, acidulate, acetify: (make sour or more sour)
acetone, Noun
  • (n) acetone, propanone, dimethyl_ketone: (the simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics)
acetonemia, Noun
  • (n) ketonemia, ketosis, acetonemia: (an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus)
acetonuria, Noun
  • (n) ketonuria, ketoaciduria, acetonuria: (excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvation)
acetophenetidin, Noun
  • (n) acetophenetidin, acetphenetidin, phenacetin: (a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic)
acetose, Adjective
  • (s) acetose, acetous, vinegary, vinegarish: (tasting or smelling like vinegar)
acetous, Adjective
  • (s) acetose, acetous, vinegary, vinegarish: (tasting or smelling like vinegar)
acetphenetidin, Noun
  • (n) acetophenetidin, acetphenetidin, phenacetin: (a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic)
acetum, Noun
  • (n) acetum: (a dilute solution of acetic acid that is used as a solvent (e.g. for a drug))
  • (n) vinegar, acetum: (sour-tasting liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alcohol in wine or cider and used as a condiment or food preservative)
acetylate, Verb
  • (v) acetylate, acetylize, acetylise: (receive substitution of an acetyl group) "the compounds acetylated"
  • (v) acetylate, acetylize, acetylise: (introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound))
acetylcholine, Noun
  • (n) acetylcholine: (a neurotransmitter that is a derivative of choline; released at the ends of nerve fibers in the somatic and parasympathetic nervous systems)
acetylene, Noun
  • (n) acetylene, ethyne, alkyne: (a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis)
acetylise, Verb
  • (v) acetylate, acetylize, acetylise: (receive substitution of an acetyl group) "the compounds acetylated"
  • (v) acetylate, acetylize, acetylise: (introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound))
acetylize, Verb
  • (v) acetylate, acetylize, acetylise: (receive substitution of an acetyl group) "the compounds acetylated"
  • (v) acetylate, acetylize, acetylise: (introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound))
ache, Noun
  • (n) ache, aching: (a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain)
ache, Verb
  • (v) ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish: (have a desire for something or someone who is not present) "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover"
  • (v) ache, smart, hurt: (be the source of pain)
  • (v) hurt, ache, suffer: (feel physical pain) "Were you hurting after the accident?"
achievability, Noun
  • (n) achievability, attainability, attainableness: (the state of being achievable)
achievable, Adjective
  • (s) accomplishable, achievable, doable, manageable, realizable: (capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do)
achieve, Verb
  • (v) achieve, accomplish, attain, reach: (to gain with effort) "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"
achievement, Noun
  • (n) accomplishment, achievement: (the action of accomplishing something)
achiever, Noun
  • (n) achiever, winner, success, succeeder: (a person with a record of successes) "his son would never be the achiever that his father was"; "only winners need apply"; "if you want to be a success you have to dress like a success"
aching, Adjective
  • (s) aching, achy: (causing a dull and steady pain) "my aching head"; "her old achy joints"
aching, Noun
  • (n) ache, aching: (a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain)
achira, Noun
  • (n) achira, indian_shot, arrowroot, Canna_indica, Canna_edulis: (canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained)
achlamydeous, Adjective
  • (a) achlamydeous: (not having a floral envelope or perianth)
acholia, Noun
  • (n) acholia, cholestasis: (a condition in which little or no bile is secreted or the flow of bile into the digestive tract is obstructed)
achondritic, Adjective
  • (a) achondritic: (of or related to an achondrite)
  • (a) achondritic: (not having a granular structure)
achondroplasia, Noun
  • (n) achondroplasia, achondroplasty, osteosclerosis_congenita, chondrodystrophy: (an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism)
achondroplasty, Noun
  • (n) achondroplasia, achondroplasty, osteosclerosis_congenita, chondrodystrophy: (an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism)
achromasia, Noun
  • (n) lividness, lividity, luridness, paleness, pallidness, pallor, wanness, achromasia: (unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress))
achromatic, Adjective
  • (a) achromatic, neutral: (having no hue) "neutral colors like black or white"
achromaticity, Noun
  • (n) colorlessness, colourlessness, achromatism, achromaticity: (the visual property of being without chromatic color)
achromatinic, Adjective
  • (a) achromatinic: ((of substance of a cell nucleus) not readily colored by stains)
achromatise, Verb
  • (v) achromatize, achromatise: (remove color from) "achromatize the lenses"
achromatism, Noun
  • (n) colorlessness, colourlessness, achromatism, achromaticity: (the visual property of being without chromatic color)
achromatize, Verb
  • (v) achromatize, achromatise: (remove color from) "achromatize the lenses"
achromic, Adjective
  • (s) achromic, achromous: (having no color)
achromous, Adjective
  • (s) achromic, achromous: (having no color)
achy, Adjective
  • (s) aching, achy: (causing a dull and steady pain) "my aching head"; "her old achy joints"
acicular, Adjective
  • (s) acerate, acerose, acicular, needle-shaped: (narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves)
acid-loving, Adjective
  • (a) acid-loving: (thriving in a relatively acidic environment (especially of plants requiring a pH well below 7))
acid-tasting, Adjective
  • (s) acid-tasting, sour-tasting: (having a sour acidic taste)
acid, Adjective
  • (s) acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic: (harsh or corrosive in tone) "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"
  • (s) acid: (having the characteristics of an acid) "an acid reaction"
  • (s) acidic, acid, acidulent, acidulous: (being sour to the taste)
acid, Noun
  • (n) acid: (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)
  • (n) acid, back_breaker, battery-acid, dose, dot, Elvis, loony_toons, Lucy_in_the_sky_with_diamonds, pane, superman, window_pane, Zen: (street name for lysergic acid diethylamide)
acidic, Adjective
  • (a) acidic: (being or containing an acid; of a solution having an excess of hydrogen atoms (having a pH of less than 7))
  • (s) acidic, acid, acidulent, acidulous: (being sour to the taste)
acidification, Noun
  • (n) acidification: (the process of becoming acid or being converted into an acid)
acidify, Verb
  • (v) acidify, acetify: (turn acidic) "the solution acetified"
  • (v) sour, acidify, acidulate, acetify: (make sour or more sour)
acidity, Noun
  • (n) acidity, acidulousness: (the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth)
  • (n) acidity: (pH values below 7)
  • (n) sourness, sour, acidity: (the property of being acidic)
acidophil, Noun
  • (n) acidophil, acidophile: (an organism that thrives in a relatively acid environment)
acidophile, Noun
  • (n) acidophil, acidophile: (an organism that thrives in a relatively acid environment)
acidophilic, Adjective
  • (s) acidophilic, acidophilous, aciduric: (especially of some bacteria; growing well in an acid medium)
acidophilous, Adjective
  • (s) acidophilic, acidophilous, aciduric: (especially of some bacteria; growing well in an acid medium)
acidophilus, Noun
  • (n) acidophilus, Lactobacillus_acidophilus: (a bacterium that is used to make yogurt and to supplement probiotics)
acidosis, Noun
  • (n) acidosis: (abnormally high acidity (excess hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues)
acidulate, Verb
  • (v) sour, acidify, acidulate, acetify: (make sour or more sour)
acidulent, Adjective
  • (s) acidic, acid, acidulent, acidulous: (being sour to the taste)
acidulous, Adjective
  • (s) acidic, acid, acidulent, acidulous: (being sour to the taste)
acidulousness, Noun
  • (n) acidity, acidulousness: (the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth)
aciduric, Adjective
  • (s) acidophilic, acidophilous, aciduric: (especially of some bacteria; growing well in an acid medium)
acinar, Adjective
  • (a) acinar, acinous, acinose, acinic: (pertaining to one of the small sacs (as in a compound gland))
  • (a) acinar: (pertaining to the individual parts making up an aggregate fruit like a blackberry)
acinic, Adjective
  • (a) acinar, acinous, acinose, acinic: (pertaining to one of the small sacs (as in a compound gland))
acinose, Adjective
  • (a) acinar, acinous, acinose, acinic: (pertaining to one of the small sacs (as in a compound gland))
acinous, Adjective
  • (a) acinar, acinous, acinose, acinic: (pertaining to one of the small sacs (as in a compound gland))
ack-ack, Noun
  • (n) antiaircraft, antiaircraft_gun, flak, flack, pom-pom, ack-ack, ack-ack_gun: (artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes)
ackee, Noun
  • (n) ackee, akee: (red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds; flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe)
acknowledge, Verb
  • (v) acknowledge, receipt: (report the receipt of) "The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper"
  • (v) acknowledge, recognize, recognise: (express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for) "We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us"
  • (v) acknowledge: (accept as legally binding and valid) "acknowledge the deed"
  • (v) acknowledge, recognize, recognise, know: (accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority) "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"; "We do not recognize your gods"
  • (v) admit, acknowledge: (declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of) "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"
  • (v) notice, acknowledge: (express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with) "He never acknowledges his colleagues when they run into him in the hallway"; "She acknowledged his complement with a smile"; "it is important to acknowledge the work of others in one's own writing"
acknowledged, Adjective
  • (a) acknowledged: (recognized or made known or admitted) "the acknowledged leader of the community"; "a woman of acknowledged accomplishments"; "his acknowledged error"
  • (s) acknowledged: (generally accepted)
acknowledgement, Noun
  • (n) acknowledgment, acknowledgement: (a statement acknowledging something or someone) "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her"
  • (n) recognition, acknowledgment, acknowledgement: (the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged) "the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work"; "she seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of feminist work prior to her own"
acknowledgment, Noun
  • (n) acknowledgment, acknowledgement: (a statement acknowledging something or someone) "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her"
  • (n) citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation: (a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage) "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases"
  • (n) recognition, acknowledgment, acknowledgement: (the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged) "the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work"; "she seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of feminist work prior to her own"
acme, Noun
  • (n) acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top: (the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development) "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession"
  • (n) vertex, peak, apex, acme: (the highest point (of something)) "at the peak of the pyramid"
acne, Noun
  • (n) acne: (an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones)
acned, Adjective
  • (s) acned, pimpled, pimply, pustulate: ((of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin)
acoustic, Adjective
  • (a) acoustic, acoustical: (of or relating to the science of acoustics) "acoustic properties of a hall"
acoustic, Noun
  • (n) acoustic: (a remedy for hearing loss or deafness)
acoustical, Adjective
  • (a) acoustic, acoustical: (of or relating to the science of acoustics) "acoustic properties of a hall"
acousticophobia, Noun
  • (n) phonophobia, acousticophobia: (a morbid fear of sounds including your own voice)
acquaint, Verb
  • (v) acquaint: (inform) "Please acquaint your colleagues of your plans to move"
  • (v) familiarize, familiarise, acquaint: (make familiar or conversant with) "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings"
  • (v) introduce, present, acquaint: (cause to come to know personally) "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community"
acquaintance, Noun
  • (n) acquaintance, familiarity, conversance, conversancy: (personal knowledge or information about someone or something)
  • (n) acquaintance, acquaintanceship: (a relationship less intimate than friendship)
  • (n) acquaintance, friend: (a person with whom you are acquainted) "I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances"; "we are friends of the family"
acquaintanceship, Noun
  • (n) acquaintance, acquaintanceship: (a relationship less intimate than friendship)
acquiesce, Verb
  • (v) assent, accede, acquiesce: (to agree or express agreement) "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"
acquiescence, Noun
  • (n) acquiescence: (acceptance without protest)
  • (n) assent, acquiescence: (agreement with a statement or proposal to do something) "he gave his assent eagerly"; "a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly"
acquiescent, Adjective
  • (s) acquiescent, biddable: (willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest) "too acquiescent to challenge authority"
acquire, Verb
  • (v) acquire: (locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar)
  • (v) acquire, win, gain: (win something through one's efforts) "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"
  • (v) assume, acquire, adopt, take_on, take: (take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect) "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"
  • (v) develop, acquire, evolve: (gain through experience) "I acquired a strong aversion to television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"; "develop a passion for painting"
  • (v) get, acquire: (come into the possession of something concrete or abstract) "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"
  • (v) grow, develop, produce, get, acquire: (come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)) "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"
  • (v) learn, larn, acquire: (gain knowledge or skills) "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"
acquirement, Noun
  • (n) skill, accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainment: (an ability that has been acquired by training)
acquirer, Noun
  • (n) acquirer: (a person who acquires something (usually permanently))
  • (n) acquirer: (a corporation gaining financial control over another corporation or financial institution through a payment in cash or an exchange of stock)
  • (n) acquirer: (the financial institution that dispenses cash in automated teller machines and collects a fee from the bank that issued the credit card)
  • (n) merchant_bank, acquirer: (a credit card processing bank; merchants receive credit for credit card receipts less a processing fee)
acquiring, Noun
  • (n) acquiring, getting: (the act of acquiring something) "I envied his talent for acquiring"; "he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving"
acquisition, Noun
  • (n) acquisition: (the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something) "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another"
  • (n) acquisition: (something acquired) "a recent acquisition by the museum"
  • (n) learning, acquisition: (the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge) "the child's acquisition of language"
  • (n) skill, accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainment: (an ability that has been acquired by training)
acquisitive, Adjective
  • (a) acquisitive: (eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas) "an acquisitive mind"; "an acquisitive society in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied"
acquit, Verb
  • (v) acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate: (pronounce not guilty of criminal charges) "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
  • (v) behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry: (behave in a certain manner) "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
acquittal, Noun
  • (n) acquittal: (a judgment of not guilty)
acquittance, Noun
  • (n) acquittance, release: (a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation)
acreage, Noun
  • (n) acreage, land_area: (an area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming)) "he wanted some acreage to build on"
acres, Noun
  • (n) acre: (a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries)
  • (n) Acre: (a territory of western Brazil bordering on Bolivia and Peru)
  • (n) Acre, Akko, Akka, Accho: (a town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean)
  • (n) estate, land, landed_estate, acres, demesne: (extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use) "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"
acrid, Adjective
  • (s) acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic: (harsh or corrosive in tone) "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"
  • (s) pungent, acrid: (strong and sharp) "the pungent taste of radishes"; "the acrid smell of burning rubber"
acridity, Noun
  • (n) acridity: (having an acrid smell)
  • (n) acridity, acridness: (extreme bitterness) "the acridity of alkali"
  • (n) acridity, acridness: (the quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone)
acridness, Noun
  • (n) acridity, acridness: (extreme bitterness) "the acridity of alkali"
  • (n) acridity, acridness: (the quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone)
acrimonious, Adjective
  • (s) acrimonious, bitter: (marked by strong resentment or cynicism) "an acrimonious dispute"; "bitter about the divorce"
acrimony, Noun
  • (n) bitterness, acrimony, acerbity, jaundice, tartness, thorniness: (a rough and bitter manner)
acroanaesthesia, Noun
  • (n) acroanesthesia, acroanaesthesia: (loss of sensation in the extremities)
acroanesthesia, Noun
  • (n) acroanesthesia, acroanaesthesia: (loss of sensation in the extremities)
acrobat, Noun
  • (n) acrobat: (an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination)
acrobatic, Adjective
  • (s) acrobatic, athletic, gymnastic: (vigorously active) "an acrobatic dance"; "an athletic child"; "athletic playing"; "gymnastic exercises"
acrobatics, Noun
  • (n) acrobatics, tumbling: (the gymnastic moves of an acrobat)
  • (n) acrobatics, aerobatics, stunting, stunt_flying: (the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft)
acrocarp, Noun
  • (n) acrocarp, acrocarpous_moss: (a moss in which the main axis is terminated by the archegonium (and hence the capsule))
acrocarpous, Adjective
  • (a) acrocarpous: ((of mosses) having the archegonia at the top of the stem)
acrocephaly, Noun
  • (n) oxycephaly, acrocephaly: (a congenital abnormality of the skull; the top of the skull assumes a cone shape)
acrogenic, Adjective
  • (a) acrogenic, acrogenous: (pertaining to flowerless plants (ferns or mosses) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem)
acrogenous, Adjective
  • (a) acrogenic, acrogenous: (pertaining to flowerless plants (ferns or mosses) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem)
acrolein, Noun
  • (n) propenal, acrolein: (a pungent colorless unsaturated liquid aldehyde made from propene)
acromegalia, Noun
  • (n) acromegaly, acromegalia: (enlargement of bones of hands and feet and face; often accompanied by headache and muscle pain and emotional disturbances; caused by overproduction of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary gland (due to a tumor))
acromegaly, Noun
  • (n) acromegaly, acromegalia: (enlargement of bones of hands and feet and face; often accompanied by headache and muscle pain and emotional disturbances; caused by overproduction of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary gland (due to a tumor))
acromicria, Noun
  • (n) acromicria, acromikria: (abnormally small extremities (underdeveloped fingers and toes))
acromikria, Noun
  • (n) acromicria, acromikria: (abnormally small extremities (underdeveloped fingers and toes))
acronym, Noun
  • (n) acronym: (a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name)
acronymic, Adjective
  • (a) acronymic, acronymous: (characterized by the use of acronyms)
acronymous, Adjective
  • (a) acronymic, acronymous: (characterized by the use of acronyms)
acropetal, Adjective
  • (a) acropetal: (of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in succession from base to apex)
acropolis, Noun
  • (n) acropolis: (the citadel in ancient Greek towns)
acroscopic, Adjective
  • (a) acroscopic: (facing or on the side toward the apex)
across-the-board, Adjective
  • (s) across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide: (broad in scope or content) "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner"; "granted him wide powers"
acrylamide, Noun
  • (n) acrylamide: (a white crystalline amide of propenoic acid can damage the nervous system and is carcinogenic in laboratory animals) "they claimed that acrylamide is produced when certain carbohydrates are baked or fried at high temperatures"
acrylate, Noun
  • (n) propenoate, acrylate: (a salt or ester of propenoic acid)
acrylic, Noun
  • (n) acrylic, acrylic_resin, acrylate_resin: (a glassy thermoplastic; can be cast and molded or used in coatings and adhesives)
  • (n) acrylic, acrylic_paint: (used especially by artists)
  • (n) acrylic: (a synthetic fabric)
  • (n) acrylic_fiber, acrylic: (polymerized from acrylonitrile)
acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, Noun
  • (n) acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, ABS: (any of a class of composite plastics used to make car bodies and cases for computers and other appliances)
acrylonitrile, Noun
  • (n) propenonitrile, acrylonitrile, vinyl_cyanide: (a colorless liquid unsaturated nitrile made from propene)
act, Noun
  • (n) act, enactment: (a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body)
  • (n) act, deed, human_action, human_activity: (something that people do or cause to happen)
  • (n) act: (a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet)
  • (n) act, routine, number, turn, bit: (a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program) "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did"
  • (n) act: (a manifestation of insincerity) "he put on quite an act for her benefit"
act, Verb
  • (v) act, move: (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)) "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
  • (v) act, behave, do: (behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself) "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
  • (v) act, play, represent: (play a role or part) "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband's master"
  • (v) act: (discharge one's duties) "She acts as the chair"; "In what capacity are you acting?"
  • (v) act, play, act_as: (pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind) "He acted the idiot"; "She plays deaf when the news are bad"
  • (v) act: (be suitable for theatrical performance) "This scene acts well"
  • (v) act: (be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure)
  • (v) act, play, roleplay, playact: (perform on a stage or theater) "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'"
  • (v) dissemble, pretend, act: (behave unnaturally or affectedly) "She's just acting"
  • (v) work, act: (have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected) "The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"; "How does your idea work in practice?"; "This method doesn't work"; "The breaks of my new car act quickly"; "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water"
actable, Adjective
  • (a) actable: (capable of being acted; suitable for the stage) "an actable scene"
actin, Noun
  • (n) actin: (one of the proteins into which actomyosin can be split; can exist in either a globular or a fibrous form)
actinal, Adjective
  • (a) actinal: ((of radiate organisms) located on the surface or end on which the mouth is situated)
acting, Adjective
  • (s) acting: (serving temporarily especially as a substitute) "the acting president"
acting, Noun
  • (n) acting, playing, playacting, performing: (the performance of a part or role in a drama)
actinian, Noun
  • (n) actinia, actinian, actiniarian: (any sea anemone or related animal)
actiniarian, Noun
  • (n) actinia, actinian, actiniarian: (any sea anemone or related animal)
actinide, Noun
  • (n) actinoid, actinide, actinon: (any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103)
actinium, Noun
  • (n) actinium, Ac, atomic_number_89: (a radioactive element of the actinide series; found in uranium ores)
actinoid, Adjective
  • (s) actinoid: (having a radial form) "starfish are actinoid--that is, they are radially symmetrical"
actinoid, Noun
  • (n) actinoid, actinide, actinon: (any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103)
actinometric, Adjective
  • (a) actinometric, actinometrical: (of or related to actinometry)
actinometrical, Adjective
  • (a) actinometric, actinometrical: (of or related to actinometry)
actinomorphic, Adjective
  • (a) actinomorphic, actinomorphous: (capable of division into symmetrical halves by any longitudinal plane passing through the axis)
actinomorphous, Adjective
  • (a) actinomorphic, actinomorphous: (capable of division into symmetrical halves by any longitudinal plane passing through the axis)
actinomyces, Noun
  • (n) actinomyces: (soil-inhabiting saprophytes and disease-producing plant and animal parasites)
actinomycetal, Adjective
  • (a) actinomycetal, actinomycetous: (of or belonging to the actinomycetes)
actinomycetous, Adjective
  • (a) actinomycetal, actinomycetous: (of or belonging to the actinomycetes)
actinon, Noun
  • (n) actinoid, actinide, actinon: (any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103)
actinotherapy, Noun
  • (n) radiotherapy, radiation_therapy, radiation, actinotherapy, irradiation: ((medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance)
actinozoan, Noun
  • (n) anthozoan, actinozoan: (sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed)
action, Noun
  • (n) action: (something done (usually as opposed to something said)) "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"
  • (n) action, activity, activeness: (the state of being active) "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action"
  • (n) action: (the series of events that form a plot) "his novels always have a lot of action"
  • (n) action: (the trait of being active and energetic and forceful) "a man of action"
  • (n) action, action_mechanism: (the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism) "the piano had a very stiff action"
  • (n) action: (an act by a government body or supranational organization) "recent federal action undermined the segregationist position"; "the United Nations must have the power to propose and organize action without being hobbled by irrelevant issues"; "the Union action of emancipating Southern slaves"
  • (n) action: (the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field) "the action is no longer in technology stocks but in municipal bonds"; "gawkers always try to get as close to the action as possible"
  • (n) legal_action, action, action_at_law: (a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong)
  • (n) military_action, action: (a military engagement) "he saw action in Korea"
  • (n) natural_process, natural_action, action, activity: (a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)) "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"
action, Verb
  • (v) action, sue, litigate, process: (institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against) "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination"
  • (v) carry_through, accomplish, execute, carry_out, action, fulfill, fulfil: (put in effect) "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"
actionable, Adjective
  • (s) actionable: (affording grounds for legal action) "slander is an actionable offense"
activate, Verb
  • (v) activate: (make active or more active) "activate an old file"
  • (v) activate: (make more adsorptive) "activate a metal"
  • (v) activate, aerate: (aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter)
  • (v) activate: (make (substances) radioactive)
  • (v) trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set_off, spark_off, spark, trigger_off, touch_off: (put in motion or move to act) "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
activated, Adjective
  • (s) activated: ((of sewage) treated with aeration and bacteria to aid decomposition)
  • (s) activated, excited: ((of e.g. a molecule) made reactive or more reactive)
  • (s) activated: (rendered active; e.g. rendered radioactive or luminescent or photosensitive or conductive)
  • (s) activated: ((military) set up and placed on active assignment) "a newly activated unit"
activating, Adjective
  • (s) activating, actuating: (causing motion or action or change)
activating, Noun
  • (n) energizing, activating, activation: (the activity of causing to have energy and be active)
activation, Noun
  • (n) activation: (stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical)
  • (n) activation: (making active and effective (as a bomb))
  • (n) energizing, activating, activation: (the activity of causing to have energy and be active)
activator, Noun
  • (n) activator: ((biology) any agency bringing about activation; a molecule that increases the activity of an enzyme or a protein that increases the production of a gene product in DNA transcription)
active, Adjective
  • (a) active: (tending to become more severe or wider in scope) "active tuberculosis"
  • (a) active: (disposed to take action or effectuate change) "a director who takes an active interest in corporate operations"; "an active antagonism"; "he was active in drawing attention to their grievances"
  • (a) active: (characterized by energetic activity) "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action"
  • (a) active: (exerting influence or producing a change or effect) "an active ingredient"
  • (a) active: (full of activity or engaged in continuous activity) "an active seaport"; "an active bond market"; "an active account"
  • (a) active: ((of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions)
  • (a) active: (expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: "Hemingway favors active constructions")
  • (a) active, dynamic: ((used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being)
  • (a) active: ((of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting)
  • (a) active: ((of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt) "active volcanos"
  • (a) active: (engaged in full-time work) "active duty"; "though past retirement age he is still active in his profession"
  • (s) active, combat-ready, fighting: (engaged in or ready for military or naval operations) "on active duty"; "the platoon is combat-ready"; "review the fighting forces"
  • (s) active, participating: (taking part in an activity) "an active member of the club"; "he was politically active"; "the participating organizations"
  • (s) active, alive: (in operation) "keep hope alive"; "the tradition was still alive"; "an active tradition"
active, Noun
  • (n) active: (a person who is a participating member of an organization) "the club issues a list of members, both the actives and the retirees"
  • (n) active_agent, active: (chemical agent capable of activity)
  • (n) active_voice, active: (the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb) "`The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice"
activeness, Noun
  • (n) action, activity, activeness: (the state of being active) "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action"
  • (n) activeness, activity: (the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically) "the level of activity declines with age"
activewear, Noun
  • (n) sportswear, athletic_wear, activewear: (attire worn for sport or for casual wear)
activism, Noun
  • (n) activism: (a policy of taking direct and militant action to achieve a political or social goal)
activist, Adjective
  • (s) activist, activistic: (advocating or engaged in activism)
activist, Noun
  • (n) militant, activist: (a militant reformer)
activistic, Adjective
  • (s) activist, activistic: (advocating or engaged in activism)
activity, Noun
  • (n) action, activity, activeness: (the state of being active) "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action"
  • (n) activeness, activity: (the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically) "the level of activity declines with age"
  • (n) activity: (any specific behavior) "they avoided all recreational activity"
  • (n) activity: ((chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction) "catalytic activity"
  • (n) bodily_process, body_process, bodily_function, activity: (an organic process that takes place in the body) "respiratory activity"
  • (n) natural_process, natural_action, action, activity: (a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)) "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"
actor, Noun
  • (n) actor, histrion, player, thespian, role_player: (a theatrical performer)
  • (n) actor, doer, worker: (a person who acts and gets things done) "he's a principal actor in this affair"; "when you want something done get a doer"; "he's a miracle worker"
actress, Noun
  • (n) actress: (a female actor)
actual, Adjective
  • (a) actual, existent: (presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible) "the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different"; "actual and imagined conditions"
  • (s) actual: (taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated) "we saw the actual wedding on television"; "filmed the actual beating"
  • (s) actual, genuine, literal, real: (being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something) "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton"; "a genuine dilemma"
  • (s) actual, factual: (existing in act or fact) "rocks and trees...the actual world"; "actual heroism"; "the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced"
  • (s) actual: (being or existing at the present moment) "the ship's actual position is 22 miles due south of Key West"
actualisation, Noun
  • (n) realization, realisation, actualization, actualisation: (making real or giving the appearance of reality)
actualise, Verb
  • (v) actualize, actualise: (represent or describe realistically)
  • (v) realize, realise, actualize, actualise, substantiate: (make real or concrete; give reality or substance to) "our ideas must be substantiated into actions"
actuality, Noun
  • (n) actuality: (the state of actually existing objectively) "a hope that progressed from possibility to actuality"
actualization, Noun
  • (n) realization, realisation, actualization, actualisation: (making real or giving the appearance of reality)
actualize, Verb
  • (v) actualize, actualise: (represent or describe realistically)
  • (v) realize, realise, actualize, actualise, substantiate: (make real or concrete; give reality or substance to) "our ideas must be substantiated into actions"
actuarial, Adjective
  • (a) actuarial: (of or relating to the work of an actuary)
actuary, Noun
  • (n) statistician, actuary: (someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums))
actuate, Verb
  • (v) motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite: (give an incentive for action) "This moved me to sacrifice my career"
  • (v) trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set_off, spark_off, spark, trigger_off, touch_off: (put in motion or move to act) "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
actuating, Adjective
  • (s) activating, actuating: (causing motion or action or change)
actuation, Noun
  • (n) propulsion, actuation: (the act of propelling)
actuator, Noun
  • (n) actuator: (a mechanism that puts something into automatic action)
acuate, Adjective
  • (s) acuate, acute, sharp, needlelike: (ending in a sharp point)
acuity, Noun
  • (n) acuity, visual_acuity, sharp-sightedness: (sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart))
  • (n) acuteness, acuity, sharpness, keenness: (a quick and penetrating intelligence) "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind"
aculeate, Adjective
  • (a) aculeate, aculeated: (having or resembling a stinger or barb) "aculeate insects such as bees and wasps"
aculeated, Adjective
  • (a) aculeate, aculeated: (having or resembling a stinger or barb) "aculeate insects such as bees and wasps"
acumen, Noun
  • (n) acumen: (a tapering point)
  • (n) insightfulness, acumen: (shrewdness shown by keen insight)
acupressure, Noun
  • (n) acupressure, G-Jo, shiatsu: (treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body)
acupuncture, Noun
  • (n) acupuncture, stylostixis: (treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin)
acute, Adjective
  • (s) acuate, acute, sharp, needlelike: (ending in a sharp point)
  • (a) acute: (having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course) "acute appendicitis"; "the acute phase of the illness"; "acute patients"
  • (a) acute: (of an angle; less than 90 degrees)
  • (s) acute, intense: (extremely sharp or intense) "acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning"
  • (s) acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp: (having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions) "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations"
  • (s) acute: (of critical importance and consequence) "an acute (or critical) lack of research funds"
acute, Noun
  • (n) acute_accent, acute, ague: (a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation)
acuteness, Noun
  • (n) acuteness: (a sensitivity that is keen and highly developed) "dogs have a remarkable acuteness of smell"
  • (n) acuteness, acuity, sharpness, keenness: (a quick and penetrating intelligence) "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind"
  • (n) acuteness: (the quality of having a sharp edge or point)
acyclic, Adjective
  • (a) acyclic: (not cyclic; especially having parts arranged in spirals rather than whorls)
  • (a) acyclic, open-chain: (having an open chain structure)
acyclovir, Noun
  • (n) acyclovir, Zovirax: (an oral antiviral drug (trade name Zovirax) used to treat genital herpes; does not cure the disease but relieves the symptoms)
acyl, Noun
  • (n) acyl, acyl_group: (any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group) "an example of the acyl group is the acetyl group"
acylglycerol, Noun
  • (n) glyceride, acylglycerol: (an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils) "fresh fats contain glycerides of fatty acids and very little free acid"
ad-lib, Adjective
  • (s) ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed: (with little or no preparation or forethought) "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit"; "an impromptu speech"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"; "an off-the-cuff toast"; "a few unrehearsed comments"
  • (s) ad-lib, spontaneous, unwritten: (said or done without having been planned or written in advance) "he made a few ad-lib remarks"
ad-lib, Noun
  • (n) ad-lib: (remark made spontaneously without prior preparation) "his ad-libs got him in trouble with the politicians"
ad-lib, Verb
  • (v) improvise, improvize, ad-lib, extemporize, extemporise: (perform without preparation) "he extemporized a speech at the wedding"
ad, Noun
  • (n) ad, advertisement, advertizement, advertising, advertizing, advert: (a public promotion of some product or service)
adactylia, Noun
  • (n) adactylia, adactyly, adactylism: (congenital absence of fingers and/or toes)
adactylism, Noun
  • (n) adactylia, adactyly, adactylism: (congenital absence of fingers and/or toes)
adactyly, Noun
  • (n) adactylia, adactyly, adactylism: (congenital absence of fingers and/or toes)
adage, Noun
  • (n) proverb, adage, saw, byword: (a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people)
adam-and-eve, Noun
  • (n) puttyroot, adam-and-eve, Aplectrum_hyemale: (North American orchid bearing a single leaf and yellowish-brown flowers)
adamance, Noun
  • (n) adamance, obduracy, unyieldingness: (resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible)
adamant, Adjective
  • (s) adamant, adamantine, inexorable, intransigent: (impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason; she would have none of him"- W.Churchill) "he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind"; "Cynthia was inexorable"; "an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendency"
adamant, Noun
  • (n) diamond, adamant: (very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem)
adamantine, Adjective
  • (s) adamant, adamantine, inexorable, intransigent: (impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason; she would have none of him"- W.Churchill) "he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind"; "Cynthia was inexorable"; "an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendency"
  • (a) adamantine: (consisting of or having the hardness of adamant)
  • (s) adamantine: (having the hardness of a diamond)
adapt, Verb
  • (v) adapt, accommodate: (make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose) "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"
  • (v) adjust, conform, adapt: (adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions) "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"
adaptability, Noun
  • (n) adaptability: (the ability to change (or be changed) to fit changed circumstances)
adaptable, Adjective
  • (a) adaptable: (capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use) "to succeed one must be adaptable"; "the frame was adaptable to cloth bolts of different widths"
adaptation, Noun
  • (n) adaptation, version: (a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form) "the play is an adaptation of a short novel"
  • (n) adaptation, adaption, adjustment: (the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions))
  • (n) adaptation: ((physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light))
adaptative, Adjective
  • (a) adaptive, adaptative: (having a capacity for adaptation) "the adaptive coloring of a chameleon"
adapted, Adjective
  • (s) adapted, altered: (changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose) "seeds precisely adapted to the area"; "instructions altered to suit the children's different ages"
adapter, Noun
  • (n) adapter, adaptor: (device that enables something to be used in a way different from that for which it was intended or makes different pieces of apparatus compatible)
  • (n) arranger, adapter, transcriber: (a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance)
adaption, Noun
  • (n) adaptation, adaption, adjustment: (the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions))
adaptive, Adjective
  • (a) adaptive, adaptative: (having a capacity for adaptation) "the adaptive coloring of a chameleon"
adaptor, Noun
  • (n) adapter, adaptor: (device that enables something to be used in a way different from that for which it was intended or makes different pieces of apparatus compatible)
adaxial, Adjective
  • (a) adaxial, ventral: (nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or organism) "the upper side of a leaf is known as the adaxial surface"
add-in, Noun
  • (n) circuit_board, circuit_card, board, card, plug-in, add-in: (a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities)
add-on, Noun
  • (n) accessory, appurtenance, supplement, add-on: (a supplementary component that improves capability)
  • (n) addition, add-on, improver: (a component that is added to something to improve it) "the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"; "the addition of cinnamon improved the flavor"
add, Verb
  • (v) add: (make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of) "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table"
  • (v) add, append, supply: (state or say further) "`It doesn't matter,' he supplied"
  • (v) add, add_together: (make an addition by combining numbers) "Add 27 and 49, please!"
  • (v) add: (constitute an addition) "This paper will add to her reputation"
  • (v) lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring: (bestow a quality on) "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program"
  • (v) total, tot, tot_up, sum, sum_up, summate, tote_up, add, add_together, tally, add_up: (determine the sum of) "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town"
addable, Adjective
  • (s) addable, addible: (capable of being added or added to)
addendum, Noun
  • (n) addendum, supplement, postscript: (textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end)
addible, Adjective
  • (s) addable, addible: (capable of being added or added to)
addict, Noun
  • (n) addict, nut, freak, junkie, junky: (someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction) "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a bodybuilding freak"; "a news junkie"
  • (n) addict: (someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms)
addict, Verb
  • (v) addict, hook: (to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug))
addicted, Adjective
  • (a) addicted: (compulsively or physiologically dependent on something habit-forming) "she is addicted to chocolate"; "addicted to cocaine"
addiction, Noun
  • (n) addiction, dependence, dependance, dependency, habituation: (being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs))
  • (n) addiction: (an abnormally strong craving)
  • (n) addiction: ((Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master) "under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery"
addictive, Adjective
  • (a) addictive, habit-forming: (causing or characterized by addiction) "addictive drugs"; "addictive behavior"
addition, Noun
  • (n) accession, addition: (something added to what you already have) "the librarian shelved the new accessions"; "he was a new addition to the staff"
  • (n) addition, add-on, improver: (a component that is added to something to improve it) "the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"; "the addition of cinnamon improved the flavor"
  • (n) addition: (the act of adding one thing to another) "the addition of flowers created a pleasing effect"; "the addition of a leap day every four years"
  • (n) addition, increase, gain: (a quantity that is added) "there was an addition to property taxes this year"; "they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks"
  • (n) addition: (a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area)
  • (n) summation, addition, plus: (the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers) "the summation of four and three gives seven"; "four plus three equals seven"
additional, Adjective
  • (s) extra, additional: (further or added) "called for additional troops"; "need extra help"; "an extra pair of shoes"
additive, Adjective
  • (a) additive: (characterized or produced by addition) "an additive process"
  • (a) linear, additive: (designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree)
additive, Noun
  • (n) additive: (something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine)
addle-head, Noun
  • (n) addle-head, addlehead, loon, birdbrain: (a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought)
addle, Verb
  • (v) addle, muddle, puddle: (mix up or confuse) "He muddled the issues"
  • (v) addle: (become rotten) "addled eggs"
addlebrained, Adjective
  • (s) addlebrained, addlepated, puddingheaded, muddleheaded: (stupid and confused) "blathering like the addlepated nincompoop that you are"; "a confused puddingheaded, muddleheaded fellow"- Isaac Sterne"
addled, Adjective
  • (s) addled: ((of eggs) no longer edible) "an addled egg"
  • (s) addled, befuddled, muddled, muzzy, woolly, wooly, woolly-headed, wooly-minded: (confused and vague; used especially of thinking) "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas"
addlehead, Noun
  • (n) addle-head, addlehead, loon, birdbrain: (a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought)
addlepated, Adjective
  • (s) addlebrained, addlepated, puddingheaded, muddleheaded: (stupid and confused) "blathering like the addlepated nincompoop that you are"; "a confused puddingheaded, muddleheaded fellow"- Isaac Sterne"
address, Noun
  • (n) address, computer_address, reference: ((computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored)
  • (n) address: (the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with)
  • (n) address, speech: (the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience) "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"
  • (n) address: (the manner of speaking to another individual) "he failed in his manner of address to the captain"
  • (n) address: (a sign in front of a house or business carrying the conventional form by which its location is described)
  • (n) address, destination, name_and_address: (written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location)
  • (n) address: (the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball)
  • (n) savoir-faire, address: (social skill)
address, Verb
  • (v) address, turn_to: (speak to) "He addressed the crowd outside the window"
  • (v) address, speak: (give a speech to) "The chairman addressed the board of trustees"
  • (v) address, direct: (put an address on (an envelope))
  • (v) address: (direct a question at someone)
  • (v) address: (address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question)
  • (v) address, call: (greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name) "He always addresses me with `Sir'"; "Call me Mister"; "She calls him by first name"
  • (v) address: (access or locate by address)
  • (v) address, accost, come_up_to: (speak to someone)
  • (v) address: (adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting)
  • (v) cover, treat, handle, plow, deal, address: (act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression) "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"
addressed, Adjective
  • (a) addressed: ((of mail) marked with a destination) "I throw away all mail addressed to `resident'"
addressee, Noun
  • (n) addressee: (one to whom something is addressed)
adduce, Verb
  • (v) adduce, abduce, cite: (advance evidence for)
adducent, Adjective
  • (a) adducent, adductive, adducting: (especially of muscles; bringing together or drawing toward the midline of the body or toward an adjacent part)
adduct, Noun
  • (n) adduct: (a compound formed by an addition reaction)
adduct, Verb
  • (v) adduct: (draw a limb towards the body) "adduct the thigh muscle"
adducting, Adjective
  • (a) adducent, adductive, adducting: (especially of muscles; bringing together or drawing toward the midline of the body or toward an adjacent part)
adductive, Adjective
  • (a) adducent, adductive, adducting: (especially of muscles; bringing together or drawing toward the midline of the body or toward an adjacent part)
adenine, Noun
  • (n) adenine, A: ((biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA)
adenoid, Adjective
  • (a) adenoid: (relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue)
adenoid, Noun
  • (n) pharyngeal_tonsil, adenoid, Luschka's_tonsil, third_tonsil, tonsilla_pharyngealis, tonsilla_adenoidea: (a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx)) "hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids"; "enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children"
adenoidal, Adjective
  • (a) adenoidal: (of or pertaining to the adenoids)
  • (s) adenoidal, pinched, nasal: (sounding as if the nose were pinched) "a whining nasal voice"
adenoma, Noun
  • (n) adenoma: (a benign epithelial tumor of glandular origin)
adenomyosarcoma, Noun
  • (n) Wilms'_tumor, Wilms_tumour, adenomyosarcoma, nephroblastoma, embryoma_of_the_kidney: (malignant renal tumor of young children characterized by hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a palpable mass)
adenomyosis, Noun
  • (n) endometriosis, adenomyosis: (the presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; causes premenstrual pain and dysmenorrhea)
adenosine, Noun
  • (n) adenosine: ((biochemistry) a nucleoside that is a structural component of nucleic acids; it is present in all living cells in a combined form as a constituent of DNA and RNA and ADP and ATP and AMP)
adenovirus, Noun
  • (n) adenovirus: (any of a group of viruses including those that in humans cause upper respiratory infections or infectious pinkeye)
adept, Adjective
  • (s) adept, expert, good, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilful: (having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude) "adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching"
adept, Noun
  • (n) ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz: (someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field)
adeptness, Noun
  • (n) adeptness, adroitness, deftness, facility, quickness: (skillful performance or ability without difficulty) "his quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was famous for his facility as an archer"
adequacy, Noun
  • (n) adequacy, adequateness: (the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule")
  • (n) sufficiency, adequacy: (the quality of being sufficient for the end in view) "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"
adequate, Adjective
  • (a) adequate, equal: (having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task) "she had adequate training"; "her training was adequate"; "she was adequate to the job"; "he was equal to the task"
  • (s) adequate, decent, enough: (sufficient for the purpose) "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough"
  • (s) adequate, passable, fair_to_middling, tolerable: (about average; acceptable) "more than adequate as a secretary"
adequateness, Noun
  • (n) adequacy, adequateness: (the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule")
adermin, Noun
  • (n) vitamin_B6, pyridoxine, pyridoxal, pyridoxamine, adermin: (a B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids and starch)
adhere, Verb
  • (v) adhere: (be compatible or in accordance with) "You must adhere to the rules"
  • (v) adhere: (follow through or carry out a plan without deviation) "They adhered to their plan"
  • (v) adhere, stick: (be a devoted follower or supporter) "The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism"; "She sticks to her principles"
  • (v) adhere, hold_fast, bond, bind, stick, stick_to: (stick to firmly) "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
  • (v) cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere: (come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation) "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"
  • (v) stand_by, stick_by, stick, adhere: (be loyal to) "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war"
adherence, Noun
  • (n) adhesiveness, adhesion, adherence, bond: (the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition) "the mutual adhesiveness of cells"; "a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion"
  • (n) attachment, adherence, adhesion: (faithful support for a cause or political party or religion) "attachment to a formal agenda"; "adherence to a fat-free diet"; "the adhesion of Seville was decisive"
adherent, Adjective
  • (s) adherent: (sticking fast)
adherent, Noun
  • (n) disciple, adherent: (someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another)
adhesion, Noun
  • (n) adhesion: (abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen)
  • (n) adhesion: (a fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures)
  • (n) adhesiveness, adhesion, adherence, bond: (the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition) "the mutual adhesiveness of cells"; "a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion"
  • (n) attachment, adherence, adhesion: (faithful support for a cause or political party or religion) "attachment to a formal agenda"; "adherence to a fat-free diet"; "the adhesion of Seville was decisive"
adhesive, Adjective
  • (a) adhesive: (tending to adhere)
adhesive, Noun
  • (n) adhesive_material, adhesive_agent, adhesive: (a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together)
adhesiveness, Noun
  • (n) adhesiveness, adhesion, adherence, bond: (the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition) "the mutual adhesiveness of cells"; "a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion"
adiabatic, Adjective
  • (a) adiabatic: (occurring without loss or gain of heat) "adiabatic expansion"
adience, Noun
  • (n) adience: ((psychology) an urge to accept or approach a situation or an object)
adient, Adjective
  • (a) adient: (characterized by acceptance or approach)
adieu, Noun
  • (n) adieu, adios, arrivederci, auf_wiedersehen, au_revoir, bye, bye-bye, cheerio, good-by, goodby, good-bye, goodbye, good_day, sayonara, so_long: (a farewell remark) "they said their good-byes"
adios, Noun
  • (n) adieu, adios, arrivederci, auf_wiedersehen, au_revoir, bye, bye-bye, cheerio, good-by, goodby, good-bye, goodbye, good_day, sayonara, so_long: (a farewell remark) "they said their good-byes"
adipose, Adjective
  • (s) adipose: (composed of animal fat) "adipose tissue constitutes the fat of meat"
adiposeness, Noun
  • (n) adiposity, adiposeness, fattiness: (having the property of containing fat) "he recommended exercise to reduce my adiposity"
adiposis, Noun
  • (n) corpulence, overweight, stoutness, adiposis: (the property of excessive fatness)
adiposity, Noun
  • (n) adiposity, adiposeness, fattiness: (having the property of containing fat) "he recommended exercise to reduce my adiposity"
adjacency, Noun
  • (n) adjacency, contiguity, contiguousness: (the attribute of being so near as to be touching)
adjacent, Adjective
  • (s) adjacent, next, side_by_side: (nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space) "had adjacent rooms"; "in the next room"; "the person sitting next to me"; "our rooms were side by side"
  • (s) adjacent, conterminous, contiguous, neighboring: (having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching; Massachusetts and Conncecticut") "Rhode Island has two bordering states"; "the side of Germany conterminous with France"; "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho"; "neighboring cities"
  • (s) adjacent: (near or close to but not necessarily touching) "lands adjacent to the mountains"; "New York and adjacent cities"
adjectival, Adjective
  • (a) adjectival, adjective: (of or relating to or functioning as an adjective) "adjectival syntax"; "an adjective clause"
adjective, Adjective
  • (a) adjectival, adjective: (of or relating to or functioning as an adjective) "adjectival syntax"; "an adjective clause"
  • (a) adjective, procedural: (relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law) "adjective law"
adjective, Noun
  • (n) adjective: (a word that expresses an attribute of something)
  • (n) adjective: (the word class that qualifies nouns)
adjoin, Verb
  • (v) adjoin: (attach or add) "I adjoin a copy of your my lawyer's letter"
  • (v) border, adjoin, edge, abut, march, butt, butt_against, butt_on: (lie adjacent to another or share a boundary) "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland"
  • (v) touch, adjoin, meet, contact: (be in direct physical contact with; make contact) "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point"
adjourn, Verb
  • (v) adjourn, recess, break_up: (close at the end of a session) "The court adjourned"
  • (v) adjourn, withdraw, retire: (break from a meeting or gathering) "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"
adjournment, Noun
  • (n) adjournment, dissolution: (the termination of a meeting)
  • (n) adjournment: (the act of postponing to another time or place)
adjudge, Verb
  • (v) declare, adjudge, hold: (declare to be) "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent"
adjudicate, Verb
  • (v) decide, settle, resolve, adjudicate: (bring to an end; settle conclusively) "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"
  • (v) judge, adjudicate, try: (put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of) "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials"
adjudication, Noun
  • (n) adjudication: (the final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented)
adjudicative, Adjective
  • (a) adjudicative, adjudicatory: (concerned with adjudicating)
adjudicatory, Adjective
  • (a) adjudicative, adjudicatory: (concerned with adjudicating)
adjunct, Adjective
  • (s) accessory, adjunct, ancillary, adjuvant, appurtenant, auxiliary: (furnishing added support) "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other"
  • (s) adjunct, assistant: (of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another)
adjunct, Noun
  • (n) adjunct: (something added to another thing but not an essential part of it)
  • (n) adjunct: (a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another)
  • (n) adjunct: (a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence)
adjunction, Noun
  • (n) junction, adjunction: (an act of joining or adjoining things)
adjure, Verb
  • (v) adjure: (command solemnly)
  • (v) bid, beseech, entreat, adjure, press, conjure: (ask for or request earnestly) "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"
adjust, Verb
  • (v) adjust, set, correct: (alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard) "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"
  • (v) adjust, conform, adapt: (adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions) "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"
  • (v) adjust: (make correspondent or conformable) "Adjust your eyes to the darkness"
  • (v) adjust: (decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim)
  • (v) align, aline, line_up, adjust: (place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight) "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table"
adjustable, Adjective
  • (s) adjustable: (capable of being changed so as to match or fit) "adjustable seat belts"
  • (s) adjustable: (capable of being regulated) "adjustable interest rates"
adjusted, Adjective
  • (a) adjusted: (altered to accommodate to certain requirements or bring into a proper relation) "an adjusted insurance claim"; "the car runs more smoothly with the timing adjusted"
  • (a) adjusted: (adjusted to demands of daily living; showing emotional stability)
  • (s) adjusted, familiarized, familiarised: (having achieved a comfortable relation with your environment)
  • (s) adjusted: ((especially of garments) having the fit or style adjusted) "for my wedding I had my mother's wedding dress altered to fit me"
adjuster, Noun
  • (n) adjuster, adjustor, claims_adjuster, claims_adjustor, claim_agent: (one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement)
adjustment, Noun
  • (n) adaptation, adaption, adjustment: (the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions))
  • (n) adjustment, accommodation, fitting: (making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances)
  • (n) adjustment, registration, readjustment: (the act of adjusting something to match a standard)
  • (n) allowance, adjustment: (an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances) "an allowance for profit"
  • (n) alteration, modification, adjustment: (the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment))
adjustor, Noun
  • (n) adjuster, adjustor, claims_adjuster, claims_adjustor, claim_agent: (one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement)
adjutant, Noun
  • (n) adjutant, aide, aide-de-camp: (an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer)
  • (n) adjutant_bird, adjutant, adjutant_stork, Leptoptilus_dubius: (large Indian stork with a military gait)
adjuvant, Adjective
  • (s) accessory, adjunct, ancillary, adjuvant, appurtenant, auxiliary: (furnishing added support) "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other"
  • (s) adjuvant: (enhancing the action of a medical treatment) "the adjuvant action of certain bacteria"
adjuvant, Noun
  • (n) adjuvant: (an additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment)
adman, Noun
  • (n) advertiser, advertizer, adman: (someone whose business is advertising)
administer, Verb
  • (v) administer, administrate: (work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of) "administer a program"; "she administers the funds"
  • (v) administer: (perform (a church sacrament) ritually) "administer the last unction"
  • (v) administer, dispense: (give or apply (medications))
  • (v) administer: (direct the taking of) "administer an exam"; "administer an oath"
  • (v) distribute, administer, mete_out, deal, parcel_out, lot, dispense, shell_out, deal_out, dish_out, allot, dole_out: (administer or bestow, as in small portions) "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks"
administrate, Verb
  • (v) administer, administrate: (work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of) "administer a program"; "she administers the funds"
administration, Noun
  • (n) administration, disposal: (a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs))
  • (n) administration, governance, governing_body, establishment, brass, organization, organisation: (the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something) "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment"
  • (n) administration, giving_medication: (the act of administering medication)
  • (n) administration, judicature: (the act of meting out justice according to the law)
  • (n) government, governing, governance, government_activity, administration: (the act of governing; exercising authority) "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"
  • (n) presidency, presidential_term, administration: (the tenure of a president) "things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration"
administrative, Adjective
  • (a) administrative: (of or relating to or responsible for administration)
administrator, Noun
  • (n) administrator, decision_maker: (someone who administers a business)
  • (n) administrator: (the party appointed by a probate court to distribute the estate of someone who dies without a will or without naming an executor)
  • (n) administrator, executive: (someone who manages a government agency or department)
admirability, Noun
  • (n) admirability, admirableness, wonderfulness: (admirable excellence)
admirable, Adjective
  • (s) admirable: (deserving of the highest esteem or admiration) "an estimable young professor"; "trains ran with admirable precision"; "his taste was impeccable, his health admirable"
  • (s) admirable: (inspiring admiration or approval) "among her many admirable qualities are generosity and graciousness"
admirableness, Noun
  • (n) admirability, admirableness, wonderfulness: (admirable excellence)
admiral, Noun
  • (n) admiral, full_admiral: (the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral)
  • (n) admiral: (any of several brightly colored butterflies)
admiration, Noun
  • (n) admiration, esteem: (a feeling of delighted approval and liking)
  • (n) admiration, appreciation: (a favorable judgment) "a small token in admiration of your works"
  • (n) wonder, wonderment, admiration: (the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising)
admire, Verb
  • (v) admire, look_up_to: (feel admiration for)
  • (v) admire: (look at with admiration)
admirer, Noun
  • (n) admirer: (a person who admires; someone who esteems or respects or approves)
  • (n) admirer, adorer: (someone who admires a young woman) "she had many admirers"
  • (n) supporter, protagonist, champion, admirer, booster, friend: (a person who backs a politician or a team etc.) "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library"
admissibility, Noun
  • (n) admissibility: (acceptability by virtue of being admissible)
admissible, Adjective
  • (a) admissible: (deserving to be admitted) "admissible evidence"
admission, Noun
  • (n) admission, admittance: (the act of admitting someone to enter) "the surgery was performed on his second admission to the clinic"
  • (n) admission: (an acknowledgment of the truth of something)
  • (n) entrance_fee, admission, admission_charge, admission_fee, admission_price, price_of_admission, entrance_money: (the fee charged for admission)
  • (n) entree, access, accession, admission, admittance: (the right to enter)
admit, Verb
  • (v) accept, admit, take, take_on: (admit into a group or community) "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"
  • (v) accommodate, hold, admit: (have room for; hold without crowding) "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people"; "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people"
  • (v) admit, acknowledge: (declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of) "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"
  • (v) admit, allow_in, let_in, intromit: (allow to enter; grant entry to) "We cannot admit non-members into our club building"; "This pipe admits air"
  • (v) admit, let_in, include: (allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of) "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar"
  • (v) admit, allow: (afford possibility) "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations"
  • (v) admit: (give access or entrance to) "The French doors admit onto the yard"
  • (v) admit: (serve as a means of entrance) "This ticket will admit one adult to the show"
admittable, Adjective
  • (s) admittable, admittible: (deserving to be allowed to enter)
admittance, Noun
  • (n) admission, admittance: (the act of admitting someone to enter) "the surgery was performed on his second admission to the clinic"
  • (n) entree, access, accession, admission, admittance: (the right to enter)
admittible, Adjective
  • (s) admittable, admittible: (deserving to be allowed to enter)
admixture, Noun
  • (n) admixture, alloy: (the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something)
  • (n) admixture, intermixture: (an additional ingredient that is added by mixing with the base) "the growing medium should be equal parts of sand and loam with an admixture of peat moss and cow manure"; "a large intermixture of sand"
  • (n) mix, commixture, admixture, mixture, intermixture, mixing: (the act of mixing together) "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio"
admonish, Verb
  • (v) admonish, reprove: (take to task) "He admonished the child for his bad behavior"
  • (v) caution, admonish, monish: (warn strongly; put on guard)
  • (v) warn, discourage, admonish, monish: (admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior) "I warned him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet"
admonisher, Noun
  • (n) admonisher, monitor, reminder: (someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided)
admonishing, Adjective
  • (s) admonitory, admonishing, reproachful, reproving: (expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective)
admonishment, Noun
  • (n) admonition, admonishment, monition: (a firm rebuke)
admonition, Noun
  • (n) admonition, monition, warning, word_of_advice: (cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)) "a letter of admonition about the dangers of immorality"; "the warning was to beware of surprises"; "his final word of advice was not to play with matches"
  • (n) admonition, admonishment, monition: (a firm rebuke)
admonitory, Adjective
  • (s) admonitory, cautionary, exemplary, monitory, warning: (serving to warn) "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence"
  • (s) admonitory, admonishing, reproachful, reproving: (expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective)
adnate, Adjective
  • (a) adnate: (of unlike parts or organs; growing closely attached) "a calyx adnate to the ovary"
adnexa, Noun
  • (n) adnexa, annexa: (accessory or adjoining anatomical parts or appendages to an organ (especially of the embryo)) "Fallopian tubes and ovaries are adnexa of the uterus"
adnexal, Adjective
  • (a) adnexal, annexal: (of or pertaining to adnexa)
ado, Noun
  • (n) bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stir: (a rapid active commotion)
adobe, Noun
  • (n) adobe: (the clay from which adobe bricks are made)
  • (n) adobe, adobe_brick: (sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates)
adolescence, Noun
  • (n) adolescence: (the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood)
  • (n) adolescence: (in the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood)
adolescent, Adjective
  • (a) adolescent: (relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent) "adolescent problems"
  • (s) adolescent, teen, teenage, teenaged: (being of the age 13 through 19) "teenage mothers"; "the teen years"
  • (s) adolescent, jejune, juvenile, puerile: (displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity) "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes"
  • (s) adolescent: (in the state of development between puberty and maturity) "adolescent boys and girls"
adolescent, Noun
  • (n) adolescent, stripling, teenager, teen: (a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity)
adopt, Verb
  • (v) adopt, follow, espouse: (choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans) "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"
  • (v) adopt, borrow, take_over, take_up: (take up and practice as one's own)
  • (v) adopt, take_in: (take into one's family) "They adopted two children from Nicaragua"
  • (v) assume, adopt, take_on, take_over: (take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities) "When will the new President assume office?"
  • (v) assume, acquire, adopt, take_on, take: (take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect) "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"
  • (v) dramatize, dramatise, adopt: (put into dramatic form) "adopt a book for a screenplay"
  • (v) espouse, embrace, adopt, sweep_up: (take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own) "She embraced Catholicism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith"
adoptable, Adjective
  • (a) adoptable: (suitable or eligible for adoption) "a shortage of adoptable babies"
adopted, Adjective
  • (a) adopted, adoptive: (acquired as your own by free choice) "my adopted state"; "an adoptive country"
adoption, Noun
  • (n) adoption, acceptance, acceptation, espousal: (the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception) "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance"
  • (n) adoption: (a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit))
  • (n) borrowing, adoption: (the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source) "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent"
adoptive, Adjective
  • (a) adopted, adoptive: (acquired as your own by free choice) "my adopted state"; "an adoptive country"
  • (a) adoptive: (of parents and children; related by adoption) "adoptive parents"
adorability, Noun
  • (n) adorability, adorableness: (extreme attractiveness)
adorable, Adjective
  • (s) adorable, endearing, lovely: (lovable especially in a childlike or naive way)
adorableness, Noun
  • (n) adorability, adorableness: (extreme attractiveness)
adoration, Noun
  • (n) adoration, idolization, idolisation: (the act of admiring strongly)
  • (n) adoration, latria: (the worship given to God alone)
  • (n) worship, adoration: (a feeling of profound love and admiration)
adore, Verb
  • (v) adore: (love intensely) "he just adored his wife"
adored, Adjective
  • (s) adored, idolized, idolised, worshipped: (regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)) "adored grandchildren"; "an idolized wife"
adorer, Noun
  • (n) admirer, adorer: (someone who admires a young woman) "she had many admirers"
adoring, Adjective
  • (s) adoring, worshipful: (showing adoration)
  • (s) adoring, doting, fond: (extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent) "adoring grandparents"; "deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain"; "hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother"
adorn, Verb
  • (v) deck, adorn, decorate, grace, embellish, beautify: (be beautiful to look at) "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere"
  • (v) decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify: (make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.) "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"
  • (v) invest, clothe, adorn: (furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors)
adorned, Adjective
  • (a) adorned, decorated: (provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction)
adpressed, Adjective
  • (s) appressed, adpressed: (pressed close to or lying flat against something) "adpressed hairs along the plant's stem"; "igneous rocks...closely appressed by this force"-L.V.Pirsson"
adrenal, Adjective
  • (a) adrenal: (of or pertaining to the adrenal glands or their secretions)
  • (a) adrenal: (near the kidneys)
adrenal, Noun
  • (n) adrenal_gland, adrenal, suprarenal_gland: (either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney)
adrenalectomy, Noun
  • (n) adrenalectomy, suprarenalectomy: (surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands)
adrenaline, Noun
  • (n) epinephrine, epinephrin, adrenaline, Adrenalin: (a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action)
adrenergic, Adjective
  • (a) adrenergic, sympathomimetic: (relating to epinephrine (its release or action))
adrenergic, Noun
  • (n) adrenergic, adrenergic_drug: (drug that has the effects of epinephrine)
adrenocorticotrophic, Adjective
  • (s) adrenocorticotropic, adrenocorticotrophic: (stimulating or acting on the adrenal cortex)
adrenocorticotrophin, Noun
  • (n) adrenocorticotropic_hormone, adrenocorticotrophic_hormone, ACTH, adrenocorticotropin, adrenocorticotrophin, corticotropin, corticotrophin: (a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex)
adrenocorticotropic, Adjective
  • (s) adrenocorticotropic, adrenocorticotrophic: (stimulating or acting on the adrenal cortex)
adrenocorticotropin, Noun
  • (n) adrenocorticotropic_hormone, adrenocorticotrophic_hormone, ACTH, adrenocorticotropin, adrenocorticotrophin, corticotropin, corticotrophin: (a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex)
adrift, Adjective
  • (s) adrift, afloat, aimless, directionless, planless, rudderless, undirected: (aimlessly drifting)
  • (s) adrift: (afloat on the surface of a body of water) "after the storm the boats were adrift"
adroit, Adjective
  • (a) adroit: (quick or skillful or adept in action or thought) "an exceptionally adroit pianist"; "an adroit technician"; "his adroit replies to hecklers won him many followers"; "an adroit negotiator"
adroitness, Noun
  • (n) adeptness, adroitness, deftness, facility, quickness: (skillful performance or ability without difficulty) "his quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was famous for his facility as an archer"
adscript, Adjective
  • (a) adscript: (written or printed immediately following another character and aligned with it)
  • (s) adscript, adscripted: ((used of persons) bound to a tract of land; hence their service is transferable from owner to owner) "an adscript serf"
adscripted, Adjective
  • (s) adscript, adscripted: ((used of persons) bound to a tract of land; hence their service is transferable from owner to owner) "an adscript serf"
adsorbable, Adjective
  • (a) adsorbable, adsorbate: (capable of being adsorbed or accumulated on a surface of a solid)
adsorbate, Adjective
  • (a) adsorbable, adsorbate: (capable of being adsorbed or accumulated on a surface of a solid)
adsorbate, Noun
  • (n) adsorbate: (a material that has been or is capable of being adsorbed)
adsorbent, Adjective
  • (a) adsorbent, adsorptive, surface-assimilative: (having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface)
adsorbent, Noun
  • (n) adsorbent, adsorbent_material: (a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance)
adsorption, Noun
  • (n) adsorption, surface_assimilation: (the accumulation of molecules of a gas to form a thin film on the surface of a solid)
adsorptive, Adjective
  • (a) adsorbent, adsorptive, surface-assimilative: (having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface)
adulation, Noun
  • (n) adulation: (servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise)
adulator, Noun
  • (n) flatterer, adulator: (a person who uses flattery)
adult, Adjective
  • (s) adult, big, full-grown, fully_grown, grown, grownup: ((of animals) fully developed) "an adult animal"; "a grown woman"
  • (s) pornographic, adult: (designed to arouse lust) "pornographic films and magazines"; "adult movies"
adult, Noun
  • (n) adult, grownup: (a fully developed person from maturity onward)
  • (n) adult: (any mature animal)
adulterant, Adjective
  • (a) adulterating, adulterant: (making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials) "the adulterating effect of extraneous materials"
adulterant, Noun
  • (n) adulterant, adulterator: (any substance that lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance) "it is necessary to remove the adulterants before use"
adulterate, Adjective
  • (s) adulterate, adulterated, debased: (mixed with impurities)
adulterate, Verb
  • (v) load, adulterate, stretch, dilute, debase: (corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones) "adulterate liquor"
adulterated, Adjective
  • (s) adulterate, adulterated, debased: (mixed with impurities)
adulterating, Adjective
  • (a) adulterating, adulterant: (making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials) "the adulterating effect of extraneous materials"
adulteration, Noun
  • (n) adulteration, debasement: (being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating)
  • (n) adulteration: (the act of adulterating (especially the illicit substitution of one substance for another))
adulterator, Noun
  • (n) adulterant, adulterator: (any substance that lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance) "it is necessary to remove the adulterants before use"
  • (n) adulterator: (a changer who lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance)
adulterer, Noun
  • (n) adulterer, fornicator: (someone who commits adultery or fornication)
adulteress, Noun
  • (n) adulteress, fornicatress, hussy, jade, loose_woman, slut, strumpet, trollop: (a woman adulterer)
adulterous, Adjective
  • (s) adulterous, extramarital, extracurricular: (characterized by adultery) "an adulterous relationship"; "extramarital affairs"; "the extracurricular activities of a philandering husband"
  • (s) adulterous, cheating, two-timing: (not faithful to a spouse or lover) "adulterous husbands and wives"; "a two-timing boyfriend"
adultery, Noun
  • (n) adultery, criminal_conversation, fornication: (extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations) "adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce"
adulthood, Noun
  • (n) adulthood, maturity: (the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed)
  • (n) adulthood: (the state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained maturity)
adumbrate, Verb
  • (v) intimate, adumbrate, insinuate: (give to understand) "I insinuated that I did not like his wife"
  • (v) sketch, outline, adumbrate: (describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of) "sketch the outline of the book"; "outline his ideas"
adumbration, Noun
  • (n) adumbration: (a sketchy or imperfect or faint representation)
  • (n) prefiguration, foreshadowing, adumbration: (the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand)
adumbrative, Adjective
  • (s) adumbrative, foreshadowing, prefigurative: (indistinctly prophetic)
adust, Adjective
  • (s) adust, baked, parched, scorched, sunbaked: (dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight) "a vast desert all adust"; "land lying baked in the heat"; "parched soil"; "the earth was scorched and bare"; "sunbaked salt flats"
  • (s) adust: (burned brown by the sun) "of an adust complexion"- Sir Walter Scott"
advance, Adjective
  • (s) advance, beforehand: (being ahead of time or need) "gave advance warning"; "was beforehand with her report"
  • (s) advance, advanced, in_advance: (situated ahead or going before) "an advance party"; "at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies"
advance, Noun
  • (n) advance, cash_advance: (an amount paid before it is earned)
  • (n) advance, rise: (increase in price or value) "the news caused a general advance on the stock market"
  • (n) improvement, betterment, advance: (a change for the better; progress in development)
  • (n) overture, advance, approach, feeler: (a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others) "she rejected his advances"
  • (n) progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward_motion, onward_motion: (the act of moving forward (as toward a goal))
  • (n) progress, progression, advance: (a movement forward) "he listened for the progress of the troops"
advance, Verb
  • (v) advance, progress, pass_on, move_on, march_on, go_on: (move forward, also in the metaphorical sense) "Time marches on"
  • (v) advance, throw_out: (bring forward for consideration or acceptance) "advance an argument"
  • (v) advance, bring_forward: (cause to move forward) "Can you move the car seat forward?"
  • (v) advance: (develop further) "We are advancing technology every day"
  • (v) advance: (pay in advance) "Can you advance me some money?"
  • (v) advance, set_ahead: (move forward) "we have to advance clocks and watches when we travel eastward"
  • (v) advance, gain: (rise in rate or price) "The stock market gained 24 points today"
  • (v) boost, advance, supercharge: (increase or raise) "boost the voltage in an electrical circuit"
  • (v) gain, advance, win, pull_ahead, make_headway, get_ahead, gain_ground: (obtain advantages, such as points, etc.) "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"
  • (v) progress, come_on, come_along, advance, get_on, get_along, shape_up: (develop in a positive way) "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"
  • (v) promote, advance, boost, further, encourage: (contribute to the progress or growth of) "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
  • (v) promote, upgrade, advance, kick_upstairs, raise, elevate: (give a promotion to or assign to a higher position) "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work"
advanced, Adjective
  • (s) advance, advanced, in_advance: (situated ahead or going before) "an advance party"; "at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies"
  • (s) advanced: (farther along in physical or mental development) "the child's skeletal age was classified as `advanced'"; "children in the advanced classes in elementary school read far above grade average"
  • (s) advanced: (comparatively late in a course of development) "the illness had reached an advanced stage"; "an advanced state of exhaustion"
  • (s) advanced, forward-looking, innovative, modern: (ahead of the times) "the advanced teaching methods"; "had advanced views on the subject"; "a forward-looking corporation"; "is British industry innovative enough?"
  • (s) advanced: (at a higher level in training or knowledge or skill) "an advanced degree"; "an advanced text in physics"; "special seminars for small groups of advanced students at the University"
  • (s) advanced, sophisticated: (ahead in development; complex or intricate) "advanced technology"; "a sophisticated electronic control system"
  • (s) advanced, ripe: (far along in time) "a man of advanced age"; "advanced in years"; "a ripe old age"; "the ripe age of 90"
  • (s) advanced: ((of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry) "advanced societies"; "an advanced country technologically"
advancement, Noun
  • (n) advancement, progress: (gradual improvement or growth or development) "advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts"
  • (n) progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward_motion, onward_motion: (the act of moving forward (as toward a goal))
  • (n) promotion, furtherance, advancement: (encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something)
advancing, Adjective
  • (s) advancing, forward, forward-moving: (moving forward)
advantage, Noun
  • (n) advantage, vantage: (the quality of having a superior or more favorable position) "the experience gave him the advantage over me"
  • (n) advantage: ((tennis) first point scored after deuce)
  • (n) advantage, reward: (benefit resulting from some event or action) "it turned out to my advantage"; "reaping the rewards of generosity"
advantage, Verb
  • (v) advantage: (give an advantage to) "This system advantages the rich"
advantageous, Adjective
  • (a) advantageous: (giving an advantage) "a contract advantageous to our country"; "socially advantageous to entertain often"
  • (s) advantageous: (appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness)
advantageousness, Noun
  • (n) favorableness, favourableness, advantageousness, positivity, positiveness, profitableness: (the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome)
advection, Noun
  • (n) advection: ((meteorology) the horizontal transfer of heat or other atmospheric properties)
adventitia, Noun
  • (n) tunic, tunica, adventitia: (an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue)
adventure, Noun
  • (n) adventure, escapade, risky_venture, dangerous_undertaking: (a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful))
adventure, Verb
  • (v) gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take_chances, adventure, run_a_risk, take_a_chance: (take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome) "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"
  • (v) venture, hazard, adventure, stake, jeopardize: (put at risk) "I will stake my good reputation for this"
adventurer, Noun
  • (n) adventurer, venturer: (a person who enjoys taking risks)
  • (n) explorer, adventurer: (someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose))
adventuresome, Adjective
  • (a) adventurous, adventuresome: (willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises) "adventurous pioneers"; "the risks and gains of an adventuresome economy"
adventurous, Adjective
  • (a) adventurous, adventuresome: (willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises) "adventurous pioneers"; "the risks and gains of an adventuresome economy"
adventurousness, Noun
  • (n) adventurousness, venturesomeness: (the trait of being adventurous)
adverb, Noun
  • (n) adverb: (the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses)
  • (n) adverb: (a word that modifies something other than a noun)
adversary, Noun
  • (n) adversary, antagonist, opponent, opposer, resister: (someone who offers opposition)
adversative, Adjective
  • (s) adversative, oppositive: (expressing antithesis or opposition) "the adversative conjunction `but' in `poor but happy'"
adverse, Adjective
  • (s) adverse, inauspicious, untoward: (contrary to your interests or welfare) "adverse circumstances"; "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions"
  • (s) adverse, contrary: (in an opposing direction) "adverse currents"; "a contrary wind"
adversity, Noun
  • (n) adversity, hardship, hard_knocks: (a state of misfortune or affliction) "debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity"; "a life of hardship"
  • (n) adversity: (a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event) "a period marked by adversities"
advert, Noun
  • (n) ad, advertisement, advertizement, advertising, advertizing, advert: (a public promotion of some product or service)
advert, Verb
  • (v) allude, touch, advert: (make a more or less disguised reference to) "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it"
  • (v) attend, hang, advert, pay_heed, give_ear: (give heed (to)) "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said"
  • (v) mention, advert, bring_up, cite, name, refer: (make reference to) "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
advertence, Noun
  • (n) advertence, advertency: (the process of being heedful)
advertency, Noun
  • (n) advertence, advertency: (the process of being heedful)
advertent, Adjective
  • (s) advertent, heedful: (giving attention)
advertise, Verb
  • (v) advertise, publicize, advertize, publicise: (call attention to) "Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS"
  • (v) advertise, advertize, promote, push: (make publicity for; try to sell (a product)) "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops"
advertised, Adjective
  • (s) advertised: (called to public attention) "these advertised products"
advertisement, Noun
  • (n) ad, advertisement, advertizement, advertising, advertizing, advert: (a public promotion of some product or service)
advertiser, Noun
  • (n) advertiser, advertizer, adman: (someone whose business is advertising)
advertising, Noun
  • (n) ad, advertisement, advertizement, advertising, advertizing, advert: (a public promotion of some product or service)
  • (n) advertising, publicizing: (the business of drawing public attention to goods and services)
advertize, Verb
  • (v) advertise, publicize, advertize, publicise: (call attention to) "Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS"
  • (v) advertise, advertize, promote, push: (make publicity for; try to sell (a product)) "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops"
advertizement, Noun
  • (n) ad, advertisement, advertizement, advertising, advertizing, advert: (a public promotion of some product or service)
advertizer, Noun
  • (n) advertiser, advertizer, adman: (someone whose business is advertising)
advertizing, Noun
  • (n) ad, advertisement, advertizement, advertising, advertizing, advert: (a public promotion of some product or service)
advertorial, Noun
  • (n) advertorial: (an advertisement that is written and presented in the style of an editorial or journalistic report)
advice, Noun
  • (n) advice: (a proposal for an appropriate course of action)
advisability, Noun
  • (n) advisability: (the quality of being advisable) "they questioned the advisability of our policy"
advisable, Adjective
  • (a) advisable: (worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent or wise) "such action is neither necessary nor advisable"; "extreme caution is advisable"; "it is advisable to telephone first"
advise, Verb
  • (v) advise, notify, give_notice, send_word, apprise, apprize: (inform (somebody) of something) "I advised him that the rent was due"
  • (v) propose, suggest, advise: (make a proposal, declare a plan for something) "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax"
  • (v) rede, advise, counsel: (give advice to) "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"
advised, Adjective
  • (s) advised: (having received information) "be kept advised"
  • (a) well-advised, advised: (having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel) "a well-advised delay in carrying out the plan"
advisement, Noun
  • (n) deliberation, weighing, advisement: (careful consideration) "a little deliberation would have deterred them"
adviser, Noun
  • (n) adviser, advisor, consultant: (an expert who gives advice) "an adviser helped students select their courses"; "the United States sent military advisors to Guatemala"
advisor, Noun
  • (n) adviser, advisor, consultant: (an expert who gives advice) "an adviser helped students select their courses"; "the United States sent military advisors to Guatemala"
advisory, Adjective
  • (s) advisory, consultative, consultatory, consultive: (giving advice) "an advisory memorandum", "his function was purely consultative"
advisory, Noun
  • (n) advisory: (an announcement that usually advises or warns the public of some threat) "a frost advisory"
advocacy, Noun
  • (n) advocacy, protagonism: (active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something)
advocate, Noun
  • (n) advocate, advocator, proponent, exponent: (a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea)
  • (n) advocate, counsel, counselor, counsellor, counselor-at-law, pleader: (a lawyer who pleads cases in court)
advocate, Verb
  • (v) preach, advocate: (speak, plead, or argue in favor of) "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house"
  • (v) recommend, urge, advocate: (push for something) "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"
advocator, Noun
  • (n) advocate, advocator, proponent, exponent: (a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea)
adynamic, Adjective
  • (s) adynamic, asthenic, debilitated, enervated: (lacking strength or vigor)
  • (a) undynamic, adynamic: (characterized by an absence of force or forcefulness)
adz, Noun
  • (n) adz, adze: (an edge tool used to cut and shape wood)
adze, Noun
  • (n) adz, adze: (an edge tool used to cut and shape wood)
aegir, Noun
  • (n) tidal_bore, bore, eagre, aegir, eager: (a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary))
aegis, Noun
  • (n) auspices, protection, aegis: (kindly endorsement and guidance) "the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council"
  • (n) breastplate, aegis, egis: (armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass)
aeolotropic, Adjective
  • (s) aeolotropic, eolotropic: (having properties with different values along different axes)
aeon, Noun
  • (n) eon, aeon: (the longest division of geological time)
  • (n) eon, aeon: (an immeasurably long period of time) "oh, that happened eons ago"
  • (n) eon, aeon: ((Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe)
aeonian, Adjective
  • (s) ageless, aeonian, eonian, eternal, everlasting, perpetual, unending, unceasing: (continuing forever or indefinitely) "the ageless themes of love and revenge"; "eternal truths"; "life everlasting"; "hell's perpetual fires"; "the unending bliss of heaven"
  • (a) eonian, aeonian: (of or relating to a geological eon (longer than an era))
aerate, Verb
  • (v) activate, aerate: (aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter)
  • (v) air_out, air, aerate: (expose to fresh air) "aerate your old sneakers"
  • (v) oxygenate, oxygenize, oxygenise, aerate: (impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen) "oxygenate blood"
aerated, Adjective
  • (s) aerated: ((of a liquid) treated by having air passed or bubbled through it for purification)
  • (s) aerated, charged: (supplied with carbon dioxide)
aeration, Noun
  • (n) aeration: (the process of exposing to air (so as to purify)) "the aeration of the soil"
  • (n) aeration: (the act of charging a liquid with a gas making it effervescent)
aerial, Adjective
  • (a) aerial: (existing or living or growing or operating in the air) "aerial roots of a philodendron"; "aerial particles"; "small aerial creatures such as butterflies"; "aerial warfare"; "aerial photography"; "aerial cable cars"
  • (s) aeriform, aerial, airy, aery, ethereal: (characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air) "figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle"; "aerial fancies"; "an airy apparition"; "physical rather than ethereal forms"
aerial, Noun
  • (n) antenna, aerial, transmitting_aerial: (an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals)
  • (n) forward_pass, aerial: (a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer)
aerie, Noun
  • (n) aerie, aery, eyrie, eyry: (the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle))
  • (n) aerie, aery, eyrie, eyry: (any habitation at a high altitude)
aeriform, Adjective
  • (s) aeriform, airlike: (resembling air or having the form of air)
  • (s) aeriform, aerial, airy, aery, ethereal: (characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air) "figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle"; "aerial fancies"; "an airy apparition"; "physical rather than ethereal forms"
aerify, Verb
  • (v) gasify, vaporize, vaporise, aerify: (turn into gas) "The substance gasified"
aerobatics, Noun
  • (n) acrobatics, aerobatics, stunting, stunt_flying: (the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft)
aerobic, Adjective
  • (a) aerobic, aerophilic, aerophilous: (depending on free oxygen or air) "aerobic fermentation"
  • (a) aerobic: (based on or using the principles of aerobics; enhancing respiratory and circulatory efficiency) "aerobic dance"; "running is very aerobic"
aerobics, Noun
  • (n) aerobics, aerobic_exercise: (exercise that increases the need for oxygen)
aerodrome, Noun
  • (n) airport, airdrome, aerodrome, drome: (an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo)
aerodynamic, Adjective
  • (a) aerodynamic: (of or relating to aerodynamics)
  • (s) streamlined, aerodynamic, flowing, sleek: (designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow) "a streamlined convertible"
aerodynamics, Noun
  • (n) aeromechanics, aerodynamics: (the branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases (especially air) and their effects on bodies in the flow)
aeroembolism, Noun
  • (n) air_embolism, aeroembolism, gas_embolism: (obstruction of the circulatory system caused by an air bubble as, e.g., accidentally during surgery or hypodermic injection or as a complication from scuba diving)
  • (n) decompression_sickness, aeroembolism, air_embolism, gas_embolism, caisson_disease, bends: (pain resulting from rapid change in pressure)
aerofoil, Noun
  • (n) airfoil, aerofoil, control_surface, surface: (a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight)
aerogenerator, Noun
  • (n) windmill, aerogenerator, wind_generator: (generator that extracts usable energy from winds)
aerogram, Noun
  • (n) airmail_letter, air_letter, aerogram, aerogramme: (a letter sent by air mail)
aerogramme, Noun
  • (n) airmail_letter, air_letter, aerogram, aerogramme: (a letter sent by air mail)
aeromechanics, Noun
  • (n) aeromechanics, aerodynamics: (the branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases (especially air) and their effects on bodies in the flow)
aeronaut, Noun
  • (n) aviator, aeronaut, airman, flier, flyer: (someone who operates an aircraft)
aeronautic, Adjective
  • (a) aeronautical, aeronautic: (of or pertaining to aeronautics)
aeronautical, Adjective
  • (a) aeronautical, aeronautic: (of or pertaining to aeronautics)
aeronautics, Noun
  • (n) aeronautics, astronautics: (the theory and practice of navigation through air or space)
aerophilic, Adjective
  • (a) aerobic, aerophilic, aerophilous: (depending on free oxygen or air) "aerobic fermentation"
aerophilous, Adjective
  • (a) aerobic, aerophilic, aerophilous: (depending on free oxygen or air) "aerobic fermentation"
aerophyte, Noun
  • (n) air_plant, epiphyte, aerophyte, epiphytic_plant: (plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it)
aeroplane, Noun
  • (n) airplane, aeroplane, plane: (an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets) "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"
aerosol, Noun
  • (n) aerosol: (a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas)
  • (n) aerosol, aerosol_container, aerosol_can, aerosol_bomb, spray_can: (a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas))
aerosolise, Verb
  • (v) aerosolize, aerosolise: (disperse as an aerosol) "The bacteria suspension was aerosolized"
  • (v) aerosolize, aerosolise: (become dispersed as an aerosol) "the bacteria quickly aerosolised"
aerosolised, Adjective
  • (s) aerosolized, aerosolised: (in the form of ultramicroscopic solid or liquid particles dispersed or suspended in air or gas)
aerosolize, Verb
  • (v) aerosolize, aerosolise: (disperse as an aerosol) "The bacteria suspension was aerosolized"
  • (v) aerosolize, aerosolise: (become dispersed as an aerosol) "the bacteria quickly aerosolised"
aerosolized, Adjective
  • (s) aerosolized, aerosolised: (in the form of ultramicroscopic solid or liquid particles dispersed or suspended in air or gas)
aerospace, Noun
  • (n) aerospace: (the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole)
aery, Adjective
  • (s) aeriform, aerial, airy, aery, ethereal: (characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air) "figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle"; "aerial fancies"; "an airy apparition"; "physical rather than ethereal forms"
aery, Noun
  • (n) aerie, aery, eyrie, eyry: (the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle))
  • (n) aerie, aery, eyrie, eyry: (any habitation at a high altitude)
aesculapian, Adjective
  • (a) aesculapian, medical: (of or belonging to Aesculapius or the healing art)
aesthesia, Noun
  • (n) sensibility, esthesia, aesthesia: (mental responsiveness and awareness)
aesthesis, Noun
  • (n) sensation, esthesis, aesthesis, sense_experience, sense_impression, sense_datum: (an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation) "a sensation of touch"
aesthete, Noun
  • (n) esthete, aesthete: (one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature)
aesthetic, Adjective
  • (a) aesthetic, esthetic: (relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics) "aesthetic values"
  • (a) aesthetic, esthetic, aesthetical, esthetical: (concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste) "the aesthetic faculties"; "an aesthetic person"; "aesthetic feeling"; "the illustrations made the book an aesthetic success"
  • (s) aesthetic, esthetic, artistic: (aesthetically pleasing) "an artistic flower arrangement"
aesthetic, Noun
  • (n) aesthetic, esthetic: ((philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful) "he despised the esthetic of minimalism"
aesthetical, Adjective
  • (a) aesthetic, esthetic, aesthetical, esthetical: (concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste) "the aesthetic faculties"; "an aesthetic person"; "aesthetic feeling"; "the illustrations made the book an aesthetic success"
aesthetician, Noun
  • (n) esthetician, aesthetician: (a worker skilled in giving beauty treatments (manicures and facials etc.))
  • (n) esthetician, aesthetician: (a philosopher who specializes in the nature of beauty)
aestival, Adjective
  • (s) aestival, estival: ((rare) of or occurring in summer) "the sky was a burnished aestival blue"; "estival winds"
aestivate, Verb
  • (v) estivate, aestivate: (sleep during summer) "certain animals estivate"
aestivation, Noun
  • (n) estivation, aestivation: ((zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period)
  • (n) estivation, aestivation: ((botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens)
aetiologic, Adjective
  • (a) etiological, etiologic, aetiological, aetiologic: (of or relating to the philosophical study of causation)
  • (a) etiological, etiologic, aetiological, aetiologic: (relating to the etiology of a disease) "etiological agent"
aetiological, Adjective
  • (a) etiological, etiologic, aetiological, aetiologic: (of or relating to the philosophical study of causation)
  • (a) etiological, etiologic, aetiological, aetiologic: (relating to the etiology of a disease) "etiological agent"
aetiologist, Noun
  • (n) etiologist, aetiologist: (a specialist in the etiology of diseases)
aetiology, Noun
  • (n) etiology, aetiology: (the cause of a disease)
  • (n) etiology, aetiology: (the philosophical study of causation)
afeard, Adjective
  • (s) afeard, afeared: (a pronunciation of afraid)
afeared, Adjective
  • (s) afeard, afeared: (a pronunciation of afraid)
afebrile, Adjective
  • (a) afebrile: (having no fever)
affability, Noun
  • (n) affability, affableness, amiability, amiableness, bonhomie, geniality: (a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to))
affable, Adjective
  • (s) affable, amiable, cordial, genial: (diffusing warmth and friendliness) "an affable smile"; "an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial greeting"; "a genial host"
affableness, Noun
  • (n) affability, affableness, amiability, amiableness, bonhomie, geniality: (a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to))
affair, Noun
  • (n) affair, affaire, intimacy, liaison, involvement, amour: (a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship)
  • (n) affair, occasion, social_occasion, function, social_function: (a vaguely specified social event) "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions"
  • (n) matter, affair, thing: (a vaguely specified concern) "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well"
affaire, Noun
  • (n) affair, affaire, intimacy, liaison, involvement, amour: (a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship)
affect, Noun
  • (n) affect: (the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion)
affect, Verb
  • (v) affect, impact, bear_upon, bear_on, touch_on, touch: (have an effect upon) "Will the new rules affect me?"
  • (v) affect: (act physically on; have an effect upon) "the medicine affects my heart rate"
  • (v) affect, impress, move, strike: (have an emotional or cognitive impact upon) "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"
  • (v) feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble: (make believe with the intent to deceive) "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"
  • (v) involve, affect, regard: (connect closely and often incriminatingly) "This new ruling affects your business"
affectation, Noun
  • (n) affectation, mannerism, pose, affectedness: (a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display)
affected, Adjective
  • (a) affected: (acted upon; influenced)
  • (a) affected, unnatural: (speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression)
  • (a) moved, affected, stirred, touched: (being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion) "too moved to speak"; "very touched by the stranger's kindness"
affectedness, Noun
  • (n) affectation, mannerism, pose, affectedness: (a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display)
  • (n) affectedness: (the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others))
affecting, Adjective
  • (s) affecting, poignant, touching: (arousing affect) "the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene"; "poignant grief cannot endure forever"; "his gratitude was simple and touching"
affection, Noun
  • (n) affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philia: (a positive feeling of liking) "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home"
affectional, Adjective
  • (s) affectional, affective, emotive: (characterized by emotion)
affectionate, Adjective
  • (s) affectionate, fond, lovesome, tender, warm: (having or displaying warmth or affection) "affectionate children"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace"
affectionateness, Noun
  • (n) affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philia: (a positive feeling of liking) "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home"
  • (n) affectionateness, fondness, lovingness, warmth: (a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love)
affective, Adjective
  • (s) affectional, affective, emotive: (characterized by emotion)
afferent, Adjective
  • (a) afferent: (of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS) "afferent nerves"; "afferent impulses"
afferent, Noun
  • (n) sensory_nerve, afferent_nerve, afferent: (a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system)
affiance, Verb
  • (v) betroth, engage, affiance, plight: (give to in marriage)
affidavit, Noun
  • (n) affidavit: (written declaration made under oath; a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath)
affiliate, Noun
  • (n) affiliate: (a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization)
  • (n) affiliate: (a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization) "network affiliates"
affiliate, Verb
  • (v) affiliate: (join in an affiliation) "The two colleges affiliated"; "They affiliated with a national group"
  • (v) consort, associate, affiliate, assort: (keep company with; hang out with) "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues"
affiliated, Adjective
  • (s) affiliated, attached, connected: (being joined in close association) "affiliated clubs"; "all art schools whether independent or attached to universities"
affiliation, Noun
  • (n) affiliation, association, tie, tie-up: (a social or business relationship) "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England"
  • (n) affiliation: (the act of becoming formally connected or joined) "welcomed the affiliation of the research center with the university"
affinal, Adjective
  • (s) affinal, affine: ((anthropology) related by marriage)
affine, Adjective
  • (s) affinal, affine: ((anthropology) related by marriage)
  • (a) affine: ((mathematics) of or pertaining to the geometry of affine transformations)
affine, Noun
  • (n) affine: ((anthropology) kin by marriage)
affinity, Noun
  • (n) affinity: ((immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody)
  • (n) affinity: ((anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship)
  • (n) affinity, phylogenetic_relation: ((biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts) "in anatomical structure prehistoric man shows close affinity with modern humans"
  • (n) affinity, kinship: (a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character) "found a natural affinity with the immigrants"; "felt a deep kinship with the other students"; "anthropology's kinship with the humanities"
  • (n) affinity, chemical_attraction: (the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule) "basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk"
  • (n) affinity: (inherent resemblance between persons or things)
  • (n) affinity: (a natural attraction or feeling of kinship) "an affinity for politics"; "the mysterious affinity between them"; "James's affinity with Sam"
affirm, Verb
  • (v) affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear: (to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true) "Before God I swear I am innocent"
  • (v) affirm: (say yes to)
  • (v) confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm: (establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts) "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"
affirmable, Adjective
  • (s) affirmable, assertable: (capable of being affirmed or asserted) "a quality affirmable of every member of the family"
affirmation, Noun
  • (n) affirmation, assertion, statement: (the act of affirming or asserting or stating something)
  • (n) affirmation: ((religion) a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds))
  • (n) affirmation: (a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand)
  • (n) avowal, avouchment, affirmation: (a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something)
affirmative, Adjective
  • (a) affirmative, affirmatory: (affirming or giving assent) "an affirmative decision"; "affirmative votes"
  • (s) affirmative, optimistic: (expecting the best) "an affirmative outlook"
  • (s) approving, affirmative, approbative, approbatory, plausive: (expressing or manifesting praise or approval) "approbative criticism"; "an affirmative nod"
affirmative, Noun
  • (n) affirmative: (a reply of affirmation) "he answered in the affirmative"
affirmatory, Adjective
  • (a) affirmative, affirmatory: (affirming or giving assent) "an affirmative decision"; "affirmative votes"
affirmer, Noun
  • (n) asserter, declarer, affirmer, asseverator, avower: (someone who claims to speak the truth) "a bold asserter"; "a declarer of his intentions"; "affirmers of traditional doctrine"; "an asseverator of strong convictions"; "an avower of his own great intelligence"
affix, Noun
  • (n) affix: (a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form)
affix, Verb
  • (v) affix, stick_on: (attach to) "affix the seal here"
  • (v) affix: (attach or become attached to a stem word) "grammatical morphemes affix to the stem"
  • (v) append, add_on, supplement, affix: (add to the very end) "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language"
affixal, Adjective
  • (a) affixal, affixial: (of or pertaining to a linguistic affix)
affixation, Noun
  • (n) affixation: (the result of adding an affix to a root word)
  • (n) affixation: (formation of a word by means of an affix)
  • (n) attachment, affixation: (the act of attaching or affixing something)
affixed, Adjective
  • (a) affixed: (firmly attached) "the affixed labels"
affixial, Adjective
  • (a) affixal, affixial: (of or pertaining to a linguistic affix)
afflict, Verb
  • (v) afflict: (cause great unhappiness for; distress) "she was afflicted by the death of her parents"
  • (v) afflict, smite: (cause physical pain or suffering in) "afflict with the plague"
afflicted, Adjective
  • (s) afflicted, stricken: (grievously affected especially by disease)
  • (s) afflicted, impaired: (mentally or physically unfit)
affliction, Noun
  • (n) affliction: (a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity)
  • (n) affliction: (a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health)
  • (n) affliction: (a cause of great suffering and distress)
afflictive, Adjective
  • (s) afflictive, painful, sore: (causing misery or pain or distress) "it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up"
affluence, Noun
  • (n) affluence, richness: (abundant wealth) "they studied forerunners of richness or poverty"; "the richness all around unsettled him for he had expected to find poverty"
affluent, Adjective
  • (s) affluent, flush, loaded, moneyed, wealthy: (having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value) "an affluent banker"; "a speculator flush with cash"; "not merely rich but loaded"; "moneyed aristocrats"; "wealthy corporations"
affluent, Noun
  • (n) affluent: (an affluent person; a person who is financially well off) "the so-called emerging affluents"
  • (n) feeder, tributary, confluent, affluent: (a branch that flows into the main stream)
afford, Verb
  • (v) afford: (be able to spare or give up) "I can't afford to spend two hours with this person"
  • (v) afford: (have the financial means to do something or buy something) "We can't afford to send our children to college"; "Can you afford this car?"
  • (v) afford, open, give: (afford access to) "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"
  • (v) yield, give, afford: (be the cause or source of) "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
affordable, Adjective
  • (s) low-cost, low-priced, affordable: (that you have the financial means for) "low-cost housing"
afforest, Verb
  • (v) afforest, forest: (establish a forest on previously unforested land) "afforest the mountains"
afforestation, Noun
  • (n) afforestation: (the conversion of bare or cultivated land into forest (originally for the purpose of hunting))
affranchise, Verb
  • (v) affranchise, enfranchise: (grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude) "Slaves were enfranchised in the mid-19th century"
affray, Noun
  • (n) affray, altercation, fracas: (noisy quarrel)
  • (n) affray, disturbance, fray, ruffle: (a noisy fight)
affricate, Noun
  • (n) affricate, affricate_consonant, affricative: (a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy'))
affricative, Noun
  • (n) affricate, affricate_consonant, affricative: (a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy'))
affright, Noun
  • (n) panic, terror, affright: (an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety)
affright, Verb
  • (v) frighten, fright, scare, affright: (cause fear in) "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"
affront, Noun
  • (n) insult, affront: (a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect) "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"
affront, Verb
  • (v) diss, insult, affront: (treat, mention, or speak to rudely) "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone"
aficionado, Noun
  • (n) aficionado: (a fan of bull fighting)
  • (n) aficionado: (a serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer)
afire, Adjective
  • (s) ablaze, afire, aflame, aflare, alight, on_fire: (lighted up by or as by fire or flame) "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "houses on fire"
aflame, Adjective
  • (s) ablaze, aflame, aroused: (keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement) "his face all ablaze with excitement"- Bram Stoker"; "he was aflame with desire"
  • (s) ablaze, afire, aflame, aflare, alight, on_fire: (lighted up by or as by fire or flame) "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "houses on fire"
aflare, Adjective
  • (s) ablaze, afire, aflame, aflare, alight, on_fire: (lighted up by or as by fire or flame) "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "houses on fire"
  • (s) aflare, flaring: (streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air) "ran quickly, her flaring coat behind her"; "flags aflare in the breeze"
aflicker, Adjective
  • (s) flickering, aflicker: (shining unsteadily)
afloat, Adjective
  • (s) adrift, afloat, aimless, directionless, planless, rudderless, undirected: (aimlessly drifting)
  • (a) afloat: (borne on the water; floating)
  • (s) afloat, awash, flooded, inundated, overflowing: (covered with water) "the main deck was afloat (or awash)"; "the monsoon left the whole place awash"; "a flooded bathroom"; "inundated farmlands"; "an overflowing tub"
aflutter, Adjective
  • (s) aflutter, nervous: (excited in anticipation)
afoot, Adjective
  • (s) afoot: (traveling by foot) "she was afoot when I saw her this morning"
  • (s) afoot, underway: (currently in progress) "there is mischief afoot"; "plans are afoot"; "preparations for the trial are underway"
aforementioned, Adjective
  • (s) aforesaid, aforementioned, said: (being the one previously mentioned or spoken of) "works of all the aforementioned authors"; "said party has denied the charges"
aforesaid, Adjective
  • (s) aforesaid, aforementioned, said: (being the one previously mentioned or spoken of) "works of all the aforementioned authors"; "said party has denied the charges"
aforethought, Adjective
  • (s) aforethought, planned, plotted: (planned in advance) "with malice aforethought"
afoul, Adjective
  • (s) afoul, foul, fouled: (especially of a ship's lines etc) "with its sails afoul"; "a foul anchor"
afraid, Adjective
  • (a) afraid: (filled with fear or apprehension) "afraid even to turn his head"; "suddenly looked afraid"; "afraid for his life"; "afraid of snakes"; "afraid to ask questions"
  • (s) afraid: (filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement) "I'm afraid I won't be able to come"; "he was afraid he would have to let her go"; "I'm afraid you're wrong"
  • (s) afraid: (feeling worry or concern or insecurity) "She was afraid that I might be embarrassed"; "terribly afraid of offending someone"; "I am afraid we have witnessed only the first phase of the conflict"
  • (s) afraid: (having feelings of aversion or unwillingness) "afraid of hard work"; "afraid to show emotion"
aft, Adjective
  • (a) aft: ((nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail)
after, Adjective
  • (s) after: (located farther aft)
aftereffect, Noun
  • (n) aftereffect: (any result that follows its cause after an interval)
  • (n) aftereffect: (a delayed effect of a drug or therapy) "the drug had unexpected aftereffects"
afterglow, Noun
  • (n) afterglow: (a glow sometimes seen in the sky after sunset)
  • (n) afterglow: (the pleasure of remembering some pleasant event) "he basked in the afterglow of his victory"
afterimage, Noun
  • (n) afterimage, aftersensation: (an image (usually a negative image) that persists after stimulation has ceased)
afterlife, Noun
  • (n) afterlife, hereafter: (life after death)
aftermath, Noun
  • (n) aftermath, wake, backwash: (the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)) "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured"
  • (n) consequence, aftermath: (the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual)
afternoon, Noun
  • (n) afternoon: (the part of the day between noon and evening) "he spent a quiet afternoon in the park"
  • (n) good_afternoon, afternoon: (a conventional expression of greeting or farewell)
afters, Noun
  • (n) dessert, sweet, afters: (a dish served as the last course of a meal)
aftersensation, Noun
  • (n) afterimage, aftersensation: (an image (usually a negative image) that persists after stimulation has ceased)
aftershock, Noun
  • (n) aftershock: (a tremor (or one of a series of tremors) occurring after the main shock of an earthquake)
aftertaste, Noun
  • (n) aftertaste: (an afterimage of a taste)
afterthought, Noun
  • (n) afterthought: (an addition that was not included in the original plan) "the garage was an afterthought"
  • (n) reconsideration, second_thought, afterthought, rethink: (thinking again about a choice previously made) "he had second thoughts about his purchase"
agalactia, Noun
  • (n) agalactia, agalactosis: (a condition in which milk is not secreted in the mother's breasts after her child has been delivered)
agalactosis, Noun
  • (n) agalactia, agalactosis: (a condition in which milk is not secreted in the mother's breasts after her child has been delivered)
agamic, Adjective
  • (s) agamic, agamous, agamogenetic, apomictic, parthenogenetic: ((of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction)
agamogenetic, Adjective
  • (s) agamic, agamous, agamogenetic, apomictic, parthenogenetic: ((of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction)
agamous, Adjective
  • (s) agamic, agamous, agamogenetic, apomictic, parthenogenetic: ((of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction)
agape, Adjective
  • (s) agape, gaping: (with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe) "the gaping audience"; "we stood there agape with wonder"; "with mouth agape"
agape, Noun
  • (n) agape: ((Christian theology) the love of God or Christ for mankind)
  • (n) agape, agape_love: (selfless love of one person for another without sexual implications (especially love that is spiritual in nature))
  • (n) agape, love_feast: (a religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowship)
agar-agar, Noun
  • (n) agar, agar-agar: (a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods)
agar, Noun
  • (n) agar, nutrient_agar: (any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent)
  • (n) agar, agar-agar: (a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods)
agate, Noun
  • (n) agate: (an impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony; used as a gemstone and for making mortars and pestles)
agaze, Adjective
  • (s) agaze, staring: ((used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder) "staring eyes"
age-old, Adjective
  • (s) age-old, antique: (belonging to or lasting from times long ago) "age-old customs"; "the antique fear that days would dwindle away to complete darkness"
age, Noun
  • (n) age: (how long something has existed) "it was replaced because of its age"
  • (n) age, eld: (a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises) "she was now of school age"; "tall for his eld"
  • (n) historic_period, age: (an era of history having some distinctive feature) "we live in a litigious age"
  • (n) long_time, age, years: (a prolonged period of time) "we've known each other for ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years"
  • (n) old_age, years, age, eld, geezerhood: (a late time of life) "old age is not for sissies"; "he's showing his years"; "age hasn't slowed him down at all"; "a beard white with eld"; "on the brink of geezerhood"
age, Verb
  • (v) age: (begin to seem older; get older) "The death of his wife caused him to age fast"
  • (v) age: (make older) "The death of his child aged him tremendously"
  • (v) senesce, age, get_on, mature, maturate: (grow old or older) "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce"
aged, Adjective
  • (s) aged, elderly, older, senior: (advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)) "aged members of the society"; "elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"; "senior citizen"
  • (s) aged: (at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable)) "aged rocks"
  • (s) aged, of_age: (having attained a specific age; (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)) "aged ten"; "ten years of age"
  • (s) aged, ripened: (of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable)) "mature well-aged cheeses"
  • (s) aged, cured: ((used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable))
aged, Noun
  • (n) aged, elderly: (people who are old collectively) "special arrangements were available for the aged"
agedness, Noun
  • (n) agedness, senescence: (the property characteristic of old age)
ageing, Adjective
  • (s) aging, ageing, senescent: (growing old)
ageing, Noun
  • (n) aging, ageing, senescence: (the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age)
  • (n) ripening, aging, ageing: (acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time)
ageism, Noun
  • (n) ageism, agism: (discrimination against middle-aged and elderly people)
ageless, Adjective
  • (s) ageless, aeonian, eonian, eternal, everlasting, perpetual, unending, unceasing: (continuing forever or indefinitely) "the ageless themes of love and revenge"; "eternal truths"; "life everlasting"; "hell's perpetual fires"; "the unending bliss of heaven"
agency, Noun
  • (n) agency, federal_agency, government_agency, bureau, office, authority: (an administrative unit of government) "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
  • (n) agency: (a business that serves other businesses)
  • (n) agency: (the state of being in action or exerting power) "the agency of providence"; "she has free agency"
  • (n) means, agency, way: (how a result is obtained or an end is achieved) "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success"
  • (n) representation, delegacy, agency: (the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent)
agenda, Noun
  • (n) agenda, docket, schedule: (a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to)
  • (n) agenda, agendum, order_of_business: (a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting))
agendum, Noun
  • (n) agenda, agendum, order_of_business: (a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting))
agenesia, Noun
  • (n) agenesis, agenesia: (imperfect development; nondevelopment of a part)
agenesis, Noun
  • (n) agenesis, agenesia: (imperfect development; nondevelopment of a part)
agent, Noun
  • (n) agent: (an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect) "their research uncovered new disease agents"
  • (n) agent: (a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations)
  • (n) agent: (a substance that exerts some force or effect)
  • (n) agent, factor, broker: (a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission)
  • (n) agent, federal_agent: (any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau)
  • (n) agentive_role, agent: (the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause)
ageratum, Noun
  • (n) ageratum: (any plant of the genus Ageratum having opposite leaves and small heads of blue or white flowers)
  • (n) mistflower, mist-flower, ageratum, Conoclinium_coelestinum, Eupatorium_coelestinum: (rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium)
agglomerate, Adjective
  • (s) agglomerate, agglomerated, agglomerative, clustered: (clustered together but not coherent) "an agglomerated flower head"
agglomerate, Noun
  • (n) agglomerate: (volcanic rock consisting of large fragments fused together)
  • (n) pile, heap, mound, agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus: (a collection of objects laid on top of each other)
agglomerate, Verb
  • (v) agglomerate: (form into one cluster)
agglomerated, Adjective
  • (s) agglomerate, agglomerated, agglomerative, clustered: (clustered together but not coherent) "an agglomerated flower head"
agglomeration, Noun
  • (n) agglomeration: (a jumbled collection or mass)
  • (n) agglomeration: (the act of collecting in a mass; the act of agglomerating)
agglomerative, Adjective
  • (s) agglomerate, agglomerated, agglomerative, clustered: (clustered together but not coherent) "an agglomerated flower head"
agglutinate, Adjective
  • (s) agglutinate, agglutinative: (united as if by glue)
agglutinate, Verb
  • (v) agglutinate: (string together (morphemes in an agglutinating language))
  • (v) agglutinate: (clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.)
agglutinative, Adjective
  • (s) agglutinate, agglutinative: (united as if by glue)
  • (s) agglutinative, polysynthetic: (forming derivative or compound words by putting together constituents each of which expresses a single definite meaning)
aggrade, Verb
  • (v) aggrade: (build up to a level by depositing sediment)
aggrandise, Verb
  • (v) embroider, pad, lard, embellish, aggrandize, aggrandise, blow_up, dramatize, dramatise: (add details to)
aggrandisement, Noun
  • (n) aggrandizement, aggrandisement, elevation: (the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something) "the aggrandizement of the king"; "his elevation to cardinal"
aggrandize, Verb
  • (v) embroider, pad, lard, embellish, aggrandize, aggrandise, blow_up, dramatize, dramatise: (add details to)
aggrandizement, Noun
  • (n) aggrandizement, aggrandisement, elevation: (the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something) "the aggrandizement of the king"; "his elevation to cardinal"
aggravate, Verb
  • (v) exacerbate, exasperate, aggravate: (exasperate or irritate)
  • (v) worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate: (make worse) "This drug aggravates the pain"
aggravated, Adjective
  • (s) aggravated: (made more severe or intense especially in law) "aggravated assault"
  • (s) aggravated, provoked: (incited, especially deliberately, to anger) "aggravated by passive resistance"; "the provoked animal attacked the child"
aggravating, Adjective
  • (s) aggravating, exacerbating, exasperating: (making worse)
aggravation, Noun
  • (n) aggravation, exasperation: (an exasperated feeling of annoyance)
  • (n) aggravation, irritation, provocation: (unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment)
  • (n) aggravation, exacerbation: (action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse) "the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care"
aggravator, Noun
  • (n) aggravator, annoyance: (an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating)
aggregate, Adjective
  • (s) aggregate, aggregated, aggregative, mass: (formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole) "aggregate expenses include expenses of all divisions combined for the entire year"; "the aggregated amount of indebtedness"
  • (s) aggregate: (composed of a dense cluster of separate units such as carpels or florets or drupelets) "raspberries are aggregate fruits"
aggregate, Noun
  • (n) aggregate: (material such as sand or gravel used with cement and water to make concrete, mortar, or plaster)
  • (n) aggregate, congeries, conglomeration: (a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together)
  • (n) sum, total, totality, aggregate: (the whole amount)
aggregate, Verb
  • (v) aggregate: (amount in the aggregate to)
  • (v) aggregate, combine: (gather in a mass, sum, or whole)
aggregated, Adjective
  • (s) aggregate, aggregated, aggregative, mass: (formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole) "aggregate expenses include expenses of all divisions combined for the entire year"; "the aggregated amount of indebtedness"
aggregation, Noun
  • (n) collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage: (several things grouped together or considered as a whole)
  • (n) collection, collecting, assembling, aggregation: (the act of gathering something together)
aggregative, Adjective
  • (s) aggregate, aggregated, aggregative, mass: (formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole) "aggregate expenses include expenses of all divisions combined for the entire year"; "the aggregated amount of indebtedness"
aggregator, Noun
  • (n) collector, aggregator: (a person who collects things)
aggress, Verb
  • (v) attack, aggress: (take the initiative and go on the offensive) "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack"
aggression, Noun
  • (n) aggression: (a disposition to behave aggressively)
  • (n) aggression, aggressiveness: (a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack)
  • (n) aggression, hostility: (violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked)
  • (n) aggression: (the act of initiating hostilities)
  • (n) aggression: (deliberately unfriendly behavior)
aggressive, Adjective
  • (a) aggressive: (having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends; positive in his convictions") "an aggressive businessman"; "an aggressive basketball player"; "he was aggressive and imperious"; "aggressive drivers"
  • (s) aggressive, fast-growing, strong-growing: (tending to spread quickly) "an aggressive tumor"
  • (s) aggressive, belligerent: (characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight) "aggressive acts against another country"; "a belligerent tone"
aggressiveness, Noun
  • (n) aggression, aggressiveness: (a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack)
  • (n) aggressiveness: (the quality of being bold and enterprising)
  • (n) aggressiveness, belligerence, pugnacity: (a natural disposition to be hostile)
aggressor, Noun
  • (n) aggressor: (a confident assertive person who acts as instigator)
  • (n) attacker, aggressor, assailant, assaulter: (someone who attacks)
aggrieve, Verb
  • (v) aggrieve: (infringe on the rights of)
  • (v) grieve, aggrieve: (cause to feel sorrow) "his behavior grieves his mother"
aggroup, Verb
  • (v) group, aggroup: (form a group or group together)
aghast, Adjective
  • (s) aghast, appalled, dismayed, shocked: (struck with fear, dread, or consternation)
agile, Adjective
  • (s) agile, nimble, quick, spry: (moving quickly and lightly) "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it"
  • (s) agile, nimble: (mentally quick) "an agile mind"; "nimble wits"
agility, Noun
  • (n) agility, legerity, lightness, lightsomeness, nimbleness: (the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble)
aging, Adjective
  • (s) aging, ageing, senescent: (growing old)
aging, Noun
  • (n) aging, ageing, senescence: (the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age)
  • (n) ripening, aging, ageing: (acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time)
agio, Noun
  • (n) agio, agiotage, premium, exchange_premium: (a fee charged for exchanging currencies)
agiotage, Noun
  • (n) agio, agiotage, premium, exchange_premium: (a fee charged for exchanging currencies)
agism, Noun
  • (n) ageism, agism: (discrimination against middle-aged and elderly people)
agitate, Verb
  • (v) agitate, foment, stir_up: (try to stir up public opinion)
  • (v) agitate, rouse, turn_on, charge, commove, excite, charge_up: (cause to be agitated, excited, or roused) "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"
  • (v) agitate, vex, disturb, commove, shake_up, stir_up, raise_up: (change the arrangement or position of)
  • (v) crusade, fight, press, campaign, push, agitate: (exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for) "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"
  • (v) shake, agitate: (move or cause to move back and forth) "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"
  • (v) stir, shift, budge, agitate: (move very slightly) "He shifted in his seat"
agitated, Adjective
  • (a) agitated: (troubled emotionally and usually deeply) "agitated parents"
  • (a) agitated: (physically disturbed or set in motion) "the agitated mixture foamed and bubbled"
agitating, Adjective
  • (s) agitative, agitating, provoking: (causing or tending to cause anger or resentment) "a provoking delay at the airport"
agitation, Noun
  • (n) agitation: (a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance)
  • (n) agitation, ferment, fermentation, tempestuousness, unrest: (a state of agitation or turbulent change or development) "the political ferment produced new leadership"; "social unrest"
  • (n) agitation: (the feeling of being agitated; not calm)
  • (n) agitation, excitement, turmoil, upheaval, hullabaloo: (disturbance usually in protest)
  • (n) agitation: (the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously))
agitative, Adjective
  • (s) agitative, agitating, provoking: (causing or tending to cause anger or resentment) "a provoking delay at the airport"
agitator, Noun
  • (n) agitator, fomenter: (one who agitates; a political troublemaker)
agleam, Adjective
  • (s) agleam, gleaming, nitid: (bright with a steady but subdued shining) "from the plane we saw the city below agleam with lights"; "the gleaming brass on the altar"; "Nereids beneath the nitid moon"
aglet, Noun
  • (n) aglet, aiglet: (metal or plastic sheath over the end of a shoelace or ribbon)
  • (n) aglet, aiglet, aiguilette: (ornamental tagged cord or braid on the shoulder of a uniform)
aglitter, Adjective
  • (s) aglitter, coruscant, fulgid, glinting, glistering, glittering, glittery, scintillant, scintillating, sparkly: (having brief brilliant points or flashes of light) "bugle beads all aglitter"; "glinting eyes"; "glinting water"; "his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent"; "shop window full of glittering Christmas trees"; "glittery costume jewelry"; "scintillant mica"; "the scintillating stars"; "a dress with sparkly sequins"; "`glistering' is an archaic term"
aglow, Adjective
  • (s) aglow, lambent, lucent, luminous: (softly bright or radiant) "a house aglow with lights"; "glowing embers"; "lambent tongues of flame"; "the lucent moon"; "a sky luminous with stars"
agnail, Noun
  • (n) hangnail, agnail: (a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected)
agnate, Adjective
  • (s) agnate, agnatic, paternal: (related on the father's side) "a paternal aunt"
agnate, Noun
  • (n) agnate, patrikin, patrilineal_kin, patrisib, patrilineal_sib: (one related on the father's side)
agnatic, Adjective
  • (s) agnate, agnatic, paternal: (related on the father's side) "a paternal aunt"
agnation, Noun
  • (n) patrilineage, agnation: (line of descent traced through the paternal side of the family)
agnise, Verb
  • (v) recognize, recognise, realize, realise, agnize, agnise: (be fully aware or cognizant of)
agnize, Verb
  • (v) recognize, recognise, realize, realise, agnize, agnise: (be fully aware or cognizant of)
agnostic, Adjective
  • (a) agnostic: (of or pertaining to an agnostic or agnosticism)
  • (a) agnostic, agnostical: (uncertain of all claims to knowledge)
agnostic, Noun
  • (n) agnostic, doubter: (someone who is doubtful or noncommittal about something)
  • (n) agnostic: (a person who claims that they cannot have true knowledge about the existence of God (but does not deny that God might exist))
agnostical, Adjective
  • (a) agnostic, agnostical: (uncertain of all claims to knowledge)
agnosticism, Noun
  • (n) agnosticism: (a religious orientation of doubt; a denial of ultimate knowledge of the existence of God) "agnosticism holds that you can neither prove nor disprove God's existence"
  • (n) agnosticism, skepticism, scepticism: (the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge)
ago, Adjective
  • (s) ago, agone: (gone by; or in the past) "two years ago"; "`agone' is an archaic word for `ago'"
agone, Adjective
  • (s) ago, agone: (gone by; or in the past) "two years ago"; "`agone' is an archaic word for `ago'"
agonise, Verb
  • (v) agonize, agonise: (cause to agonize)
  • (v) agonize, agonise: (suffer agony or anguish)
agonised, Adjective
  • (s) agonized, agonised: (expressing pain or agony) "agonized screams"
agonising, Adjective
  • (s) agonizing, agonising, excruciating, harrowing, torturing, torturous, torturesome: (extremely painful)
agonist, Noun
  • (n) agonist: (someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon))
  • (n) agonist: (a muscle that contracts while another relaxes) "when bending the elbow the biceps are the agonist"
  • (n) agonist: ((biochemistry) a drug that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction)
  • (n) protagonist, agonist: (the principal character in a work of fiction)
agonistic, Adjective
  • (a) agonistic: (of or relating to the athletic contests held in ancient Greece)
  • (s) agonistic, agonistical, combative: (striving to overcome in argument) "a dialectical and agonistic approach"
  • (s) agonistic, strained: (struggling for effect) "agonistic poses"
agonistical, Adjective
  • (s) agonistic, agonistical, combative: (striving to overcome in argument) "a dialectical and agonistic approach"
agonize, Verb
  • (v) agonize, agonise: (cause to agonize)
  • (v) agonize, agonise: (suffer agony or anguish)
agonized, Adjective
  • (s) agonized, agonised: (expressing pain or agony) "agonized screams"
agonizing, Adjective
  • (s) agonizing, agonising, excruciating, harrowing, torturing, torturous, torturesome: (extremely painful)
agony, Noun
  • (n) agony, torment, torture: (intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain) "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned"
  • (n) agony, suffering, excruciation: (a state of acute pain)
agoraphobia, Noun
  • (n) agoraphobia: (a morbid fear of open spaces (as fear of being caught alone in some public place))
agranulocytosis, Noun
  • (n) agranulocytosis, agranulosis, granulocytopenia: (an acute blood disorder (often caused by radiation or drug therapy) characterized by severe reduction in granulocytes)
agranulosis, Noun
  • (n) agranulocytosis, agranulosis, granulocytopenia: (an acute blood disorder (often caused by radiation or drug therapy) characterized by severe reduction in granulocytes)
agraphia, Noun
  • (n) agraphia, anorthography, logagraphia: (a loss of the ability to write or to express thoughts in writing because of a brain lesion)
agrarian, Adjective
  • (s) agrarian, agricultural, farming: (relating to rural matters) "an agrarian (or agricultural) society"; "farming communities"
agree, Verb
  • (v) agree, hold, concur, concord: (be in accord; be in agreement) "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point"
  • (v) agree: (consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something) "She agreed to all my conditions"; "He agreed to leave her alone"
  • (v) agree: (show grammatical agreement) "Subjects and verbs must always agree in English"
  • (v) agree: (be agreeable or suitable) "White wine doesn't agree with me"
  • (v) agree: (achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose) "No two of my colleagues would agree on whom to elect chairman"
  • (v) harmonize, harmonise, consort, accord, concord, fit_in, agree: (go together) "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded"
  • (v) match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree: (be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics) "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"
agreeability, Noun
  • (n) agreeableness, agreeability: (a temperamental disposition to be agreeable)
agreeable, Adjective
  • (s) accordant, agreeable, conformable, consonant, concordant: (in keeping) "salaries agreeable with current trends"; "plans conformable with your wishes"; "expressed views concordant with his background"
  • (a) agreeable: (conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature) "Is the plan agreeable to you?"; "he's an agreeable fellow"; "My idea of an agreeable person...is a person who agrees with me"- Disraeli"; "an agreeable manner"
  • (s) agreeable: (prepared to agree or consent) "agreeable to the plan"
agreeableness, Noun
  • (n) agreeableness, amenity: (pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions) "a well trained staff saw to the agreeableness of our accommodations"; "he discovered the amenities of reading at an early age"
  • (n) agreeableness, agreeability: (a temperamental disposition to be agreeable)
agreed, Adjective
  • (s) agreed, in_agreement: (united by being of the same opinion) "agreed in their distrust of authority"
agreement, Noun
  • (n) agreement, understanding: (the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises) "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers"
  • (n) agreement, correspondence: (compatibility of observations) "there was no agreement between theory and measurement"; "the results of two tests were in correspondence"
  • (n) agreement, accord: (harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters) "the two parties were in agreement"
  • (n) agreement, arrangement: (the thing arranged or agreed to) "they made arrangements to meet in Chicago"
  • (n) agreement, concord: (the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations)
  • (n) agreement: (the verbal act of agreeing)
agrestic, Adjective
  • (s) agrestic, rustic: (characteristic of the fields or country) "agrestic simplicity"; "rustic stone walls"
  • (s) agrestic: ((of behavior) rustic and uncouth) "the agrestic behavior of a country boy"
agribusiness, Noun
  • (n) agribusiness, agriculture, factory_farm: (a large-scale farming enterprise)
agricultural, Adjective
  • (s) agrarian, agricultural, farming: (relating to rural matters) "an agrarian (or agricultural) society"; "farming communities"
  • (a) agricultural: (relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming) "agricultural engineering"; "modern agricultural (or farming) methods"; "agricultural (or farm) equipment"; "an agricultural college"
agriculturalist, Noun
  • (n) agriculturist, agriculturalist, cultivator, grower, raiser: (someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil)
agriculturist, Noun
  • (n) agriculturist, agriculturalist, cultivator, grower, raiser: (someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil)
agrimonia, Noun
  • (n) agrimonia, agrimony: (a plant of the genus Agrimonia having spikelike clusters of small yellow flowers)
agrimony, Noun
  • (n) agrimonia, agrimony: (a plant of the genus Agrimonia having spikelike clusters of small yellow flowers)
agrobiologic, Adjective
  • (a) agrobiologic, agrobiological: (of or pertaining to agrobiology)
agrobiological, Adjective
  • (a) agrobiologic, agrobiological: (of or pertaining to agrobiology)
agrologic, Adjective
  • (a) agrologic, agrological: (of or related to agrology)
agrological, Adjective
  • (a) agrologic, agrological: (of or related to agrology)
agronomic, Adjective
  • (a) agronomic, agronomical: (of or relating to or promoting agronomy)
agronomical, Adjective
  • (a) agronomic, agronomical: (of or relating to or promoting agronomy)
agronomy, Noun
  • (n) agronomy, scientific_agriculture: (the application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production)
aground, Adjective
  • (a) aground: (stuck in a place where a ship can no longer float) "a ship aground offshore"; "a boat aground on the beach waiting for the tide to lift it"
agua, Noun
  • (n) agua, agua_toad, Bufo_marinus: (largest known toad species; native to Central America; valuable destroyer of insect pests)
aguacate, Noun
  • (n) avocado, alligator_pear, avocado_pear, aguacate: (a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed)
ague, Noun
  • (n) acute_accent, acute, ague: (a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation)
  • (n) ague: (a fit of shivering or shaking)
  • (n) ague, chills_and_fever: (successive stages of chills and fever that is a symptom of malaria)
agueweed, Noun
  • (n) agueweed, ague_weed, five-flowered_gentian, stiff_gentian, Gentianella_quinquefolia, Gentiana_quinquefolia: (gentian of eastern North America having clusters of bristly blue flowers)
  • (n) boneset, agueweed, thoroughwort, Eupatorium_perfoliatum: (perennial herb of southeastern United States having white-rayed flower heads; formerly used as in folk medicine)
ahead, Adjective
  • (s) ahead, in_the_lead, leading: (having the leading position or higher score in a contest) "he is ahead by a pawn"; "the leading team in the pennant race"
ahem, Noun
  • (n) hem, ahem: (the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc.)
ahistorical, Adjective
  • (a) ahistorical: (unconcerned with or unrelated to history or to historical development or to tradition)
ahorse, Adjective
  • (s) ahorse, ahorseback: (traveling on horseback) "a file of men ahorseback passed by"
ahorseback, Adjective
  • (s) ahorse, ahorseback: (traveling on horseback) "a file of men ahorseback passed by"
aid, Noun
  • (n) aid, assistance, help: (a resource) "visual aids in teaching"
  • (n) aid, assist, assistance, help: (the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose) "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading"
  • (n) aid, economic_aid, financial_aid: (money to support a worthy person or cause)
  • (n) care, attention, aid, tending: (the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something) "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention"
aid, Verb
  • (v) help, assist, aid: (give help or assistance; be of service) "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house"
  • (v) help, aid: (improve the condition of) "These pills will help the patient"
aide-de-camp, Noun
  • (n) adjutant, aide, aide-de-camp: (an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer)
aide, Noun
  • (n) adjutant, aide, aide-de-camp: (an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer)
  • (n) aide, auxiliary: (someone who acts as assistant)
aided, Adjective
  • (a) assisted, aided: (having help; often used as a combining form)
aiglet, Noun
  • (n) aglet, aiglet: (metal or plastic sheath over the end of a shoelace or ribbon)
  • (n) aglet, aiglet, aiguilette: (ornamental tagged cord or braid on the shoulder of a uniform)
aigret, Noun
  • (n) aigrette, aigret: (a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume)
aigrette, Noun
  • (n) aigrette, aigret: (a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume)
aiguilette, Noun
  • (n) aglet, aiglet, aiguilette: (ornamental tagged cord or braid on the shoulder of a uniform)
ail, Noun
  • (n) garlic, ail: (aromatic bulb used as seasoning)
ail, Verb
  • (v) ail: (be ill or unwell)
  • (v) trouble, ail, pain: (cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed)
aileron, Noun
  • (n) aileron: (an airfoil that controls lateral motion)
ailing, Adjective
  • (s) ailing, indisposed, peaked, poorly, sickly, unwell, under_the_weather, seedy: (somewhat ill or prone to illness) "my poor ailing grandmother"; "feeling a bit indisposed today"; "you look a little peaked"; "feeling poorly"; "a sickly child"; "is unwell and can't come to work"
ailment, Noun
  • (n) ailment, complaint, ill: (an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining)
aim, Noun
  • (n) aim, object, objective, target: (the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)) "the sole object of her trip was to see her children"
  • (n) aim: (the action of directing something at an object) "he took aim and fired"
  • (n) bearing, heading, aim: (the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies)
  • (n) purpose, intent, intention, aim, design: (an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions) "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs"
aim, Verb
  • (v) aim, take, train, take_aim, direct: (point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards) "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"
  • (v) aim, purpose, purport, propose: (propose or intend) "I aim to arrive at noon"
  • (v) aim: (direct (a remark) toward an intended goal) "She wanted to aim a pun"
  • (v) calculate, aim, direct: (specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public)
  • (v) draw_a_bead_on, aspire, aim, shoot_for: (have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal)
  • (v) drive, get, aim: (move into a desired direction of discourse) "What are you driving at?"
  • (v) target, aim, place, direct, point: (intend (something) to move towards a certain goal) "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"
aimless, Adjective
  • (s) adrift, afloat, aimless, directionless, planless, rudderless, undirected: (aimlessly drifting)
  • (s) aimless, drifting, floating, vagabond, vagrant: (continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another) "a drifting double-dealer"; "the floating population"; "vagrant hippies of the sixties"
aimlessness, Noun
  • (n) purposelessness, aimlessness: (the quality of lacking any definite purpose)
ain, Adjective
  • (s) own, ain: (belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive) "for your own use"; "do your own thing"; "she makes her own clothes"; "`ain' is Scottish"
air-condition, Verb
  • (v) air-condition: (control the humidity and temperature of) "The room was cool because it had been air-conditioned"
  • (v) air-cool, air-condition: (equip with an apparatus for controlling the humidity and temperature) "Our house is not air-conditioned"
air-cool, Verb
  • (v) air-cool, air-condition: (equip with an apparatus for controlling the humidity and temperature) "Our house is not air-conditioned"
air-freight, Verb
  • (v) air-ship, airfreight, air-freight: (transport (cargo) by air)
air-ship, Verb
  • (v) air-ship, airfreight, air-freight: (transport (cargo) by air)
air-sleeve, Noun
  • (n) windsock, wind_sock, sock, air_sock, air-sleeve, wind_sleeve, wind_cone, drogue: (a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind)
air-tight, Adjective
  • (s) airtight, air-tight: (having no weak points) "an airtight defense"; "an airtight argument"
  • (s) airtight, air-tight, gas-tight: (not allowing air or gas to pass in or out)
air-to-air, Adjective
  • (a) air-to-air: (operating between or launched from or involving rockets or aircraft in flight) "air-to-air missiles"; "air-to-air communications"
air-to-ground, Adjective
  • (a) air-to-surface, air-to-ground: (operating from or designed to be fired from aircraft at targets on the ground) "air-to-surface missiles"
air-to-surface, Adjective
  • (a) air-to-surface, air-to-ground: (operating from or designed to be fired from aircraft at targets on the ground) "air-to-surface missiles"
air, Noun
  • (n) air: (a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of) "air pollution"; "a smell of chemicals in the air"; "open a window and let in some air"; "I need some fresh air"
  • (n) air: (the region above the ground) "her hand stopped in mid air"; "he threw the ball into the air"
  • (n) air, aura, atmosphere: (a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing) "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters"; "the place had an aura of romance"
  • (n) air: (once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles))
  • (n) air, airwave: (medium for radio and television broadcasting) "the program was on the air from 9 til midnight"; "the president used the airwaves to take his message to the people"
  • (n) air_travel, aviation, air: (travel via aircraft) "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air"
  • (n) atmosphere, air: (the mass of air surrounding the Earth) "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the air"
  • (n) breeze, zephyr, gentle_wind, air: (a slight wind (usually refreshing)) "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck"
  • (n) tune, melody, air, strain, melodic_line, line, melodic_phrase: (a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence) "she was humming an air from Beethoven"
air, Verb
  • (v) air: (be broadcast) "This show will air Saturdays at 2 P.M."
  • (v) air, send, broadcast, beam, transmit: (broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television) "We cannot air this X-rated song"
  • (v) air: (expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry) "Air linen"
  • (v) air_out, air, aerate: (expose to fresh air) "aerate your old sneakers"
  • (v) publicize, publicise, air, bare: (make public) "She aired her opinions on welfare"
  • (v) vent, ventilate, air_out, air: (expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen) "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms"
airborne, Adjective
  • (s) airborne: (moved or conveyed by or through air)
airbrush, Noun
  • (n) airbrush: (an atomizer to spray paint by means of compressed air)
airbrush, Verb
  • (v) airbrush: (paint with an airbrush) "The old car looks like new now that we airbrushed it"
airbus, Noun
  • (n) airbus: (a subsonic jet airliner operated over short distances)
aircraft, Noun
  • (n) aircraft: (a vehicle that can fly)
aircraftman, Noun
  • (n) aircraftsman, aircraftman: (a noncommissioned officer in the British Royal Air Force)
aircraftsman, Noun
  • (n) aircraftsman, aircraftman: (a noncommissioned officer in the British Royal Air Force)
airdock, Noun
  • (n) airdock, hangar, repair_shed: (a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained)
airdrome, Noun
  • (n) airport, airdrome, aerodrome, drome: (an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo)
aired, Adjective
  • (s) aired, airy: (open to or abounding in fresh air) "airy rooms"
airfare, Noun
  • (n) airfare: (the fare charged for traveling by airplane)
airfield, Noun
  • (n) airfield, landing_field, flying_field, field: (a place where planes take off and land)
airflow, Noun
  • (n) airflow, air_flow, flow_of_air: (the flow of air) "she adjusted the fan so that the airflow was directed right at her"
airfoil, Noun
  • (n) airfoil, aerofoil, control_surface, surface: (a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight)
airframe, Noun
  • (n) airframe: (the framework and covering of an airplane or rocket (excluding the engines))
airfreight, Verb
  • (v) air-ship, airfreight, air-freight: (transport (cargo) by air)
airheaded, Adjective
  • (s) airheaded, dizzy, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy, light-headed, lightheaded, silly: (lacking seriousness; given to frivolity) "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles"
airiness, Noun
  • (n) airiness: (the property of something spacious and abounding in fresh air)
  • (n) airiness, buoyancy: (the property of something weightless and insubstantial)
  • (n) airiness, delicacy: (lightness in movement or manner)
airing, Noun
  • (n) airing: (a short excursion (a walk or ride) in the open air) "he took the dogs for an airing"
  • (n) dissemination, airing, public_exposure, spreading: (the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate)
  • (n) ventilation, airing: (the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air)
airless, Adjective
  • (s) airless, close, stuffy, unaired: (lacking fresh air) "a dusty airless attic"; "the dreadfully close atmosphere"; "hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke"
airlift, Noun
  • (n) airlift, lift: (transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable))
airlift, Verb
  • (v) airlift, lift: (fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means) "Food is airlifted into Bosnia"
airlike, Adjective
  • (s) aeriform, airlike: (resembling air or having the form of air)
airline, Noun
  • (n) airline, air_hose: (a hose that carries air under pressure)
  • (n) airline, airline_business, airway: (a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers)
airliner, Noun
  • (n) airliner: (a commercial airplane that carries passengers)
airlock, Noun
  • (n) airlock, air_lock: (a chamber that provides access to space where air is under pressure)
airmail, Noun
  • (n) airmail: (letters and packages that are transported by aircraft)
  • (n) airmail, airpost: (a system of conveying mail by aircraft)
airmail, Verb
  • (v) airmail: (send or transport by airmail) "Letters to Europe from the U.S. are best airmailed"
airman, Noun
  • (n) aviator, aeronaut, airman, flier, flyer: (someone who operates an aircraft)
airmanship, Noun
  • (n) aviation, airmanship: (the art of operating aircraft)
airplane, Noun
  • (n) airplane, aeroplane, plane: (an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets) "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"
airport, Noun
  • (n) airport, airdrome, aerodrome, drome: (an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo)
airpost, Noun
  • (n) airmail, airpost: (a system of conveying mail by aircraft)
airs, Noun
  • (n) air: (a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of) "air pollution"; "a smell of chemicals in the air"; "open a window and let in some air"; "I need some fresh air"
  • (n) air: (the region above the ground) "her hand stopped in mid air"; "he threw the ball into the air"
  • (n) air, aura, atmosphere: (a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing) "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters"; "the place had an aura of romance"
  • (n) air: (once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles))
  • (n) air, airwave: (medium for radio and television broadcasting) "the program was on the air from 9 til midnight"; "the president used the airwaves to take his message to the people"
  • (n) air_travel, aviation, air: (travel via aircraft) "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air"
  • (n) airs, pose: (affected manners intended to impress others) "don't put on airs with me"
  • (n) atmosphere, air: (the mass of air surrounding the Earth) "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the air"
  • (n) breeze, zephyr, gentle_wind, air: (a slight wind (usually refreshing)) "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck"
  • (n) tune, melody, air, strain, melodic_line, line, melodic_phrase: (a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence) "she was humming an air from Beethoven"
airscrew, Noun
  • (n) airplane_propeller, airscrew, prop: (a propeller that rotates to push against air)
airship, Noun
  • (n) airship, dirigible: (a steerable self-propelled aircraft)
airsick, Adjective
  • (s) airsick, air_sick, carsick, seasick: (experiencing motion sickness)
airspace, Noun
  • (n) airspace, air_space: (the space in the atmosphere immediately above the earth)
  • (n) airspace: (the atmosphere above a nation that is deemed to be under its jurisdiction) "the plane was refused permission to enter Chinese airspace"
airspeed, Noun
  • (n) airspeed: (the speed of an aircraft relative to the air in which it is flying)
airstream, Noun
  • (n) airstream: (a relatively well-defined prevailing wind)
  • (n) slipstream, airstream, race, backwash, wash: (the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller)
airstrip, Noun
  • (n) airstrip, flight_strip, landing_strip, strip: (an airfield without normal airport facilities)
airt, Verb
  • (v) redirect, airt: (channel into a new direction) "redirect your attention to the danger from the fundamentalists"
airtight, Adjective
  • (s) airtight, air-tight: (having no weak points) "an airtight defense"; "an airtight argument"
  • (s) airtight, air-tight, gas-tight: (not allowing air or gas to pass in or out)
airwave, Noun
  • (n) air, airwave: (medium for radio and television broadcasting) "the program was on the air from 9 til midnight"; "the president used the airwaves to take his message to the people"
airway, Noun
  • (n) air_lane, flight_path, airway, skyway: (a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another)
  • (n) air_passage, air_duct, airway: (a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines))
  • (n) airline, airline_business, airway: (a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers)
  • (n) respiratory_tract, airway: (the passages through which air enters and leaves the body)
airwoman, Noun
  • (n) aviatrix, airwoman, aviatress: (a woman aviator)
airworthiness, Noun
  • (n) airworthiness: (fitness to fly) "the plane received a certificate of airworthiness"
airworthy, Adjective
  • (a) airworthy: ((of aircraft) fit to fly)
airy, Adjective
  • (s) aeriform, aerial, airy, aery, ethereal: (characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air) "figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle"; "aerial fancies"; "an airy apparition"; "physical rather than ethereal forms"
  • (s) aired, airy: (open to or abounding in fresh air) "airy rooms"
  • (s) airy, impractical, visionary, Laputan, windy: (not practical or realizable; speculative) "airy theories about socioeconomic improvement"; "visionary schemes for getting rich"
  • (s) airy: (having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air) "airy gauze curtains"
aisle, Noun
  • (n) aisle: (a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods))
  • (n) aisle, gangway: (passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores)
  • (n) aisle: (part of a church divided laterally from the nave proper by rows of pillars or columns)
akaryocyte, Noun
  • (n) akaryocyte, akaryote, acaryote: (a cell without a nucleus (as an erythrocyte))
akaryote, Noun
  • (n) akaryocyte, akaryote, acaryote: (a cell without a nucleus (as an erythrocyte))
akee, Noun
  • (n) ackee, akee: (red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds; flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe)
  • (n) akee, akee_tree, Blighia_sapida: (widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits; introduced in Jamaica by William Bligh)
akin, Adjective
  • (s) akin, kindred: (similar in quality or character) "a feeling akin to terror"; "kindred souls"; "the amateur is closely related to the collector"
  • (s) akin, blood-related, cognate, consanguine, consanguineous, consanguineal, kin: (related by blood)
akinesia, Noun
  • (n) akinesis, akinesia: (motionlessness attributable to a temporary paralysis)
akinesis, Noun
  • (n) akinesis, akinesia: (motionlessness attributable to a temporary paralysis)
akvavit, Noun
  • (n) aquavit, akvavit: (Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caraway seeds)
al-Asifa, Noun
  • (n) al-Fatah, Fatah, al-Asifa: (a Palestinian political and military organization founded by Yasser Arafat in 1958 to work toward the creation of a Palestinian state; during the 1960s and 1970s trained terrorist and insurgent groups) "al-Fatah carried out numerous acts of international terrorism in western Europe and the Middle East in the 1970s"
al-Fatah, Noun
  • (n) al-Fatah, Fatah, al-Asifa: (a Palestinian political and military organization founded by Yasser Arafat in 1958 to work toward the creation of a Palestinian state; during the 1960s and 1970s trained terrorist and insurgent groups) "al-Fatah carried out numerous acts of international terrorism in western Europe and the Middle East in the 1970s"
al-Haytham, Noun
  • (n) Alhazen, Alhacen, al-Haytham, Ibn_al-Haytham, Al-Hasan_ibn_al-Haytham: (an Egyptian polymath (born in Iraq) whose research in geometry and optics was influential into the 17th century; established experiments as the norm of proof in physics (died in 1040))
al-Qa'ida, Noun
  • (n) al-Qaeda, Qaeda, al-Qa'ida, al-Qaida, Base: (a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries)
al-Qaeda, Noun
  • (n) al-Qaeda, Qaeda, al-Qa'ida, al-Qaida, Base: (a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries)
al-Qaida, Noun
  • (n) al-Qaeda, Qaeda, al-Qa'ida, al-Qaida, Base: (a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries)
al-Qur'an, Noun
  • (n) Koran, Quran, al-Qur'an, Book: (the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina)
ala, Noun
  • (n) ala: (a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism) "the alae of the nose"; "the alae of a maple seed"; "the flat petals of a pea blossom are alae"
  • (n) ala: (a wing of an insect)
alabaster, Adjective
  • (a) alabaster, alabastrine: (of or resembling alabaster) "alabaster statue"
alabaster, Noun
  • (n) alabaster: (a compact fine-textured, usually white gypsum used for carving)
  • (n) alabaster, oriental_alabaster, onyx_marble, Mexican_onyx: (a hard compact kind of calcite)
  • (n) alabaster: (a very light white)
alabastrine, Adjective
  • (a) alabaster, alabastrine: (of or resembling alabaster) "alabaster statue"
alacrity, Noun
  • (n) alacrity, briskness, smartness: (liveliness and eagerness) "he accepted with alacrity"; "the smartness of the pace soon exhausted him"
alanine, Noun
  • (n) alanine: (a crystalline amino acid that occurs in many proteins)
alar, Adjective
  • (s) alar, alary, aliform, wing-shaped: (having or resembling wings)
  • (a) axillary, alar: (of or relating to the axil)
alarm, Noun
  • (n) alarm, dismay, consternation: (fear resulting from the awareness of danger)
  • (n) alarm, warning_device, alarm_system: (a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event)
  • (n) alarm, alert, warning_signal, alarum: (an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger)
  • (n) alarm_clock, alarm: (a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time)
alarm, Verb
  • (v) alarm, alert: (warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness) "The empty house alarmed him"; "We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries"
  • (v) dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify: (fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised) "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us"
alarming, Adjective
  • (a) alarming: (frightening because of an awareness of danger)
alarum, Noun
  • (n) alarm, alert, warning_signal, alarum: (an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger)
alary, Adjective
  • (s) alar, alary, aliform, wing-shaped: (having or resembling wings)
alastrim, Noun
  • (n) alastrim, variola_minor, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, milk_pox, white_pox, West_Indian_smallpox, Cuban_itch, Kaffir_pox: (a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus)
alate, Adjective
  • (s) alate, alated: ((of seeds or insects) having winglike extensions) "alate leaves"; "alate seeds of a maple tree"
alated, Adjective
  • (s) alate, alated: ((of seeds or insects) having winglike extensions) "alate leaves"; "alate seeds of a maple tree"
albatross, Noun
  • (n) albatross, millstone: ((figurative) something that hinders or handicaps) "she was an albatross around his neck"
  • (n) albatross, mollymawk: (large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight)
albinal, Adjective
  • (a) albinal, albinotic, albinic, albinistic: (of or pertaining to or affected by albinism)
albinic, Adjective
  • (a) albinal, albinotic, albinic, albinistic: (of or pertaining to or affected by albinism)
albinistic, Adjective
  • (a) albinal, albinotic, albinic, albinistic: (of or pertaining to or affected by albinism)
albinotic, Adjective
  • (a) albinal, albinotic, albinic, albinistic: (of or pertaining to or affected by albinism)
albizia, Noun
  • (n) albizzia, albizia: (any of numerous trees of the genus Albizia)
albizzia, Noun
  • (n) albizzia, albizia: (any of numerous trees of the genus Albizia)
album, Noun
  • (n) album, record_album: (one or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audiotape and compact disc)
  • (n) album: (a book of blank pages with pockets or envelopes; for organizing photographs or stamp collections etc)
albumen, Noun
  • (n) albumin, albumen: (a simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids)
  • (n) egg_white, white, albumen, ovalbumin: (the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water) "she separated the whites from the yolks of several eggs"
albumin, Noun
  • (n) albumin, albumen: (a simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids)
albuminoid, Noun
  • (n) scleroprotein, albuminoid: (a simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues and in the lens of the eye)
albuminuria, Noun
  • (n) albuminuria, proteinuria: (the presence of excessive protein (chiefly albumin but also globulin) in the urine; usually a symptom of kidney disorder)
albuterol, Noun
  • (n) albuterol, Ventolin, Proventil: (a bronchodilator (trade names Ventolin or Proventil) used for asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions; available in oral or inhalant forms; side effects are tachycardia and shakiness)
alcahest, Noun
  • (n) alkahest, alcahest, universal_solvent: (hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists)
alcalescent, Adjective
  • (s) alkalescent, alcalescent: (tending to become alkaline; slightly alkaline)
alcapton, Noun
  • (n) alkapton, alcapton, homogentisic_acid: (an acid formed as an intermediate product of the metabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanine)
alcaptonuria, Noun
  • (n) alkaptonuria, alcaptonuria: (a rare recessive metabolic anomaly marked by ochronosis and the presence of alkapton in the urine)
alchemic, Adjective
  • (a) alchemic, alchemical: (related to or concerned with alchemy)
alchemical, Adjective
  • (a) alchemic, alchemical: (related to or concerned with alchemy)
alchemise, Verb
  • (v) alchemize, alchemise: (alter (elements) by alchemy)
alchemistic, Adjective
  • (a) alchemistic, alchemistical: (of or relating to alchemists)
alchemistical, Adjective
  • (a) alchemistic, alchemistical: (of or relating to alchemists)
alchemize, Verb
  • (v) alchemize, alchemise: (alter (elements) by alchemy)
alchemy, Noun
  • (n) alchemy: (a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times)
  • (n) chemistry, interpersonal_chemistry, alchemy: (the way two individuals relate to each other) "their chemistry was wrong from the beginning -- they hated each other"; "a mysterious alchemy brought them together"
alcohol-dependent, Adjective
  • (s) alcoholic, alcohol-dependent: (addicted to alcohol) "alcoholic expatriates in Paris"- Carl Van Doren"
alcohol, Noun
  • (n) alcohol, alcoholic_drink, alcoholic_beverage, intoxicant, inebriant: (a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent) "alcohol (or drink) ruined him"
  • (n) alcohol: (any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation)
alcoholic, Adjective
  • (a) alcoholic: (characteristic of or containing alcohol) "alcoholic drinks"
  • (s) alcoholic, alcohol-dependent: (addicted to alcohol) "alcoholic expatriates in Paris"- Carl Van Doren"
alcoholic, Noun
  • (n) alcoholic, alky, dipsomaniac, boozer, lush, soaker, souse: (a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually)
alcoholise, Verb
  • (v) alcoholize, alcoholise: (treat or infuse with alcohol) "alcoholize the fruit and let them sit in the refrigerator"
  • (v) alcoholize, alcoholise: (make alcoholic, as by fermenting) "alcoholize prunes"
alcoholism, Noun
  • (n) alcoholism, alcohol_addiction, inebriation, drunkenness: (habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms)
  • (n) dipsomania, alcoholism, potomania: (an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess)
alcoholize, Verb
  • (v) alcoholize: (subject to the influence of alcohol) "After we finished dinner, we were thoroughly alcoholized"
  • (v) alcoholize, alcoholise: (treat or infuse with alcohol) "alcoholize the fruit and let them sit in the refrigerator"
  • (v) alcoholize, alcoholise: (make alcoholic, as by fermenting) "alcoholize prunes"
alcove, Noun
  • (n) alcove, bay: (a small recess opening off a larger room)
aldehyde-alcohol, Noun
  • (n) aldol, aldehyde-alcohol: (an oily colorless liquid obtained by the condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde; contains an alcohol group (-OH) and an aldehyde group (-CHO))
aldehyde, Noun
  • (n) aldehyde: (any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids)
alder, Noun
  • (n) alder: (wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc)
  • (n) alder, alder_tree: (north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant)
alderman, Noun
  • (n) alderman: (a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council)) "aldermen usually represent city wards"
aldermanic, Adjective
  • (a) aldermanic, aldermanly: (of or relating to or like an alderman)
aldermanly, Adjective
  • (a) aldermanic, aldermanly: (of or relating to or like an alderman)
aldol, Noun
  • (n) aldol, aldehyde-alcohol: (an oily colorless liquid obtained by the condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde; contains an alcohol group (-OH) and an aldehyde group (-CHO))
aldosteronism, Noun
  • (n) aldosteronism, hyperaldosteronism: (a condition caused by overproduction of aldosterone)
ale, Noun
  • (n) ale: (a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume)
alecost, Noun
  • (n) costmary, alecost, bible_leaf, mint_geranium, balsam_herb, Tanacetum_balsamita, Chrysanthemum_balsamita: (tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers; used as potherb or salad green and sometimes for potpourri or tea or flavoring; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum)
alehoof, Noun
  • (n) ground_ivy, alehoof, field_balm, gill-over-the-ground, runaway_robin, Glechoma_hederaceae, Nepeta_hederaceae: (trailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers often grown in hanging baskets; naturalized in North America; sometimes placed in genus Nepeta)
alendronate, Noun
  • (n) alendronate, Fosamax: (a tablet (trade name Fosamax) prescribed to prevent or treat osteoporosis in women after menopause)
aleph-nought, Noun
  • (n) aleph-null, aleph-nought, aleph-zero: (the smallest infinite integer)
aleph-null, Noun
  • (n) aleph-null, aleph-nought, aleph-zero: (the smallest infinite integer)
aleph-zero, Noun
  • (n) aleph-null, aleph-nought, aleph-zero: (the smallest infinite integer)
alert, Adjective
  • (a) alert, watchful: (engaged in or accustomed to close observation) "caught by a couple of alert cops"; "alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came"; "constantly alert and vigilant, like a sentinel on duty"
  • (s) alert, brisk, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy: (quick and energetic) "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze"
  • (s) alert, alive, awake: (mentally perceptive and responsive) "an alert mind"; "alert to the problems"; "alive to what is going on"; "awake to the dangers of her situation"; "was now awake to the reality of his predicament"
alert, Noun
  • (n) alarm, alert, warning_signal, alarum: (an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger)
  • (n) alert, qui_vive: (condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action) "bombers were put on alert during the crisis"
  • (n) alert, alerting: (a warning serves to make you more alert to danger)
alert, Verb
  • (v) alarm, alert: (warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness) "The empty house alarmed him"; "We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries"
alerting, Noun
  • (n) alert, alerting: (a warning serves to make you more alert to danger)
  • (n) alertness, alerting: (a state of readiness to respond) "alerting was indicated by the desynchronization of the EEG"
alertness, Noun
  • (n) alertness, alerting: (a state of readiness to respond) "alerting was indicated by the desynchronization of the EEG"
  • (n) alertness, sharp-sightedness, on_the_qui_vive: (lively attentiveness)
  • (n) watchfulness, wakefulness, vigilance, alertness: (the process of paying close and continuous attention) "wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter"; "vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue"
alexia, Noun
  • (n) visual_aphasia, alexia, word_blindness: (inability to perceive written words)
alexic, Adjective
  • (a) alexic, word-blind: (of or relating to or symptomatic of alexia)
alexic, Noun
  • (n) alexic: (a person with alexia)
alfalfa, Noun
  • (n) alfalfa, lucerne, Medicago_sativa: (important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop)
  • (n) alfalfa: (leguminous plant grown for hay or forage)
alfilaria, Noun
  • (n) redstem_storksbill, alfilaria, alfileria, filaree, filaria, clocks, pin_grass, pin_clover, Erodium_cicutarium: (European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage)
alfileria, Noun
  • (n) redstem_storksbill, alfilaria, alfileria, filaree, filaria, clocks, pin_grass, pin_clover, Erodium_cicutarium: (European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage)
alfresco, Adjective
  • (s) alfresco, open-air: (in the open air) "an alfresco lunch"; "an open-air theater"
alga, Noun
  • (n) alga, algae: (primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves)
algae, Noun
  • (n) alga, algae: (primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves)
algal, Adjective
  • (a) algal: (of or relating to alga)
algarobilla, Noun
  • (n) algarroba, algarrobilla, algarobilla: (mesquite pod used in tanning and dyeing)
algarroba, Noun
  • (n) algarroba, algarrobilla, algarobilla: (mesquite pod used in tanning and dyeing)
  • (n) algarroba, Prosopis_juliflora, Prosopis_juliiflora: (mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean Islands from Mexico to Venezuela)
  • (n) carob, carob_bean, algarroba_bean, algarroba, locust_bean, locust_pod: (long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute)
  • (n) carob, carob_tree, carob_bean_tree, algarroba, Ceratonia_siliqua: (evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob)
algarrobilla, Noun
  • (n) algarroba, algarrobilla, algarobilla: (mesquite pod used in tanning and dyeing)
algebra, Noun
  • (n) algebra: (the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations)
algebraic, Adjective
  • (a) algebraic, algebraical: (of or relating to algebra) "algebraic geometry"
algebraical, Adjective
  • (a) algebraic, algebraical: (of or relating to algebra) "algebraic geometry"
algolagnia, Noun
  • (n) algolagnia, algophilia: (sexual pleasure derived from inflicting or experiencing pain)
algology, Noun
  • (n) phycology, algology: (the branch of botany that studies algae)
algometric, Adjective
  • (a) algometric, algometrical: (of or related to algometry)
algometrical, Adjective
  • (a) algometric, algometrical: (of or related to algometry)
algophilia, Noun
  • (n) algolagnia, algophilia: (sexual pleasure derived from inflicting or experiencing pain)
algorithm, Noun
  • (n) algorithm, algorithmic_rule, algorithmic_program: (a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem)
algorithmic, Adjective
  • (a) algorithmic: (of or relating to or having the characteristics of an algorithm)
alias, Noun
  • (n) alias, assumed_name, false_name: (a name that has been assumed temporarily)
alibi, Noun
  • (n) alibi: ((law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question)
  • (n) excuse, alibi, exculpation, self-justification: (a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.) "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"
alibi, Verb
  • (v) alibi: (exonerate by means of an alibi)
alidad, Noun
  • (n) alidade, alidad: (surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments)
  • (n) alidade, alidad: (surveying instrument used with a plane table for drawing lines of sight on a distant object and for measuring angles)
alidade, Noun
  • (n) alidade, alidad: (surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments)
  • (n) alidade, alidad: (surveying instrument used with a plane table for drawing lines of sight on a distant object and for measuring angles)
alien, Adjective
  • (s) alien, foreign: (not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something) "an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism"; "the mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper"; "jealousy is foreign to her nature"
  • (s) alien, exotic: (being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world) "alien customs"; "exotic plants in a greenhouse"; "exotic cuisine"
alien, Noun
  • (n) extraterrestrial_being, extraterrestrial, alien: (a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere)
  • (n) foreigner, alien, noncitizen, outlander: (a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country)
  • (n) stranger, alien, unknown: (anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found)
alien, Verb
  • (v) alien, alienate: (transfer property or ownership) "The will aliened the property to the heirs"
  • (v) estrange, alienate, alien, disaffect: (arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness) "She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious"
alienable, Adjective
  • (a) alienable: (transferable to another owner)
alienage, Noun
  • (n) alienage, alienism: (the quality of being alien)
alienate, Verb
  • (v) alien, alienate: (transfer property or ownership) "The will aliened the property to the heirs"
  • (v) alienate: (make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated) "the boring work alienated his employees"
  • (v) estrange, alienate, alien, disaffect: (arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness) "She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious"
alienated, Adjective
  • (s) alienated, anomic, disoriented: (socially disoriented) "anomic loners musing over their fate"; "we live in an age of rootless alienated people"
  • (s) alienated, estranged: (caused to be unloved)
alienation, Noun
  • (n) alienation, disaffection, estrangement: (the feeling of being alienated from other people)
  • (n) alienation, estrangement: (separation resulting from hostility)
  • (n) alienation: ((law) the voluntary and absolute transfer of title and possession of real property from one person to another) "the power of alienation is an essential ingredient of ownership"
  • (n) alienation: (the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly) "his behavior alienated the other students"
alienee, Noun
  • (n) alienee, grantee: (someone to whom the title of property is transferred)
alienism, Noun
  • (n) alienage, alienism: (the quality of being alien)
  • (n) alienism: (an obsolete term for the study and treatment of mental illness)
aliform, Adjective
  • (s) alar, alary, aliform, wing-shaped: (having or resembling wings)
alight, Adjective
  • (s) ablaze, afire, aflame, aflare, alight, on_fire: (lighted up by or as by fire or flame) "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "houses on fire"
alight, Verb
  • (v) alight, light, perch: (to come to rest, settle) "Misfortune lighted upon him"
  • (v) alight, climb_down: (come down) "the birds alighted"
align, Verb
  • (v) align, aline, line_up, adjust: (place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight) "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table"
  • (v) align: (be or come into adjustment with)
  • (v) align, array: (align oneself with a group or a way of thinking)
  • (v) align, ordinate, coordinate: (bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation) "align the wheels of my car"; "ordinate similar parts"
aligned, Adjective
  • (a) aligned: (brought into agreement or cooperation on the side of a faction, party, or cause)
  • (s) aligned: (in a straight line) "pearly teeth evenly aligned"
aligning, Adjective
  • (s) aligning, positioning: (causing to fall into line or into position)
alignment, Noun
  • (n) alignment: (the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines)
  • (n) alignment: (the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other)
  • (n) alliance, coalition, alignment, alinement: (an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty)
  • (n) conjunction, alignment: ((astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac)
alike, Adjective
  • (a) alike, similar, like: (having the same or similar characteristics) "all politicians are alike"; "they looked utterly alike"; "friends are generally alike in background and taste"
alikeness, Noun
  • (n) likeness, alikeness, similitude: (similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things) "man created God in his own likeness"
aliment, Noun
  • (n) nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals: (a source of materials to nourish the body)
aliment, Verb
  • (v) nutrify, aliment, nourish: (give nourishment to)
alimental, Adjective
  • (s) alimentary, alimental, nourishing, nutrient, nutritious, nutritive: (of or providing nourishment) "good nourishing stew"
alimentary, Adjective
  • (s) alimentary, alimental, nourishing, nutrient, nutritious, nutritive: (of or providing nourishment) "good nourishing stew"
alimentation, Noun
  • (n) feeding, alimentation: (the act of supplying food and nourishment)
  • (n) nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals: (a source of materials to nourish the body)
alimony, Noun
  • (n) alimony, maintenance: (court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated)
aline, Verb
  • (v) align, aline, line_up, adjust: (place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight) "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table"
alinement, Noun
  • (n) alliance, coalition, alignment, alinement: (an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty)
aliquant, Noun
  • (n) aliquant, aliquant_part: (an integer that is not an exact divisor of some quantity) "5 is an aliquant part of 12"
aliquot, Adjective
  • (s) aliquot: (signifying an exact divisor or factor of a quantity)
aliquot, Noun
  • (n) aliquot, aliquot_part: (an integer that is an exact divisor of some quantity) "4 is an aliquot part of 12"
alive, Adjective
  • (s) active, alive: (in operation) "keep hope alive"; "the tradition was still alive"; "an active tradition"
  • (s) alert, alive, awake: (mentally perceptive and responsive) "an alert mind"; "alert to the problems"; "alive to what is going on"; "awake to the dangers of her situation"; "was now awake to the reality of his predicament"
  • (a) alive, live: (possessing life) "the happiest person alive"; "the nerve is alive"; "doctors are working hard to keep him alive"; "burned alive"; "a live canary"
  • (s) alive: ((often followed by `with') full of life and spirit) "she was wonderfully alive for her age"; "a face alive with mischief"
  • (s) alive: ((followed by `to' or `of') aware of) "is alive to the moods of others"
  • (s) alive, live: (capable of erupting) "a live volcano"; "the volcano is very much alive"
  • (a) animated, alive: (having life or vigor or spirit) "an animated and expressive face"; "animated conversation"; "became very animated when he heard the good news"
aliveness, Noun
  • (n) animateness, aliveness, liveness: (the property of being animated; having animal life as distinguished from plant life)
  • (n) animation, life, living, aliveness: (the condition of living or the state of being alive) "while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes"
alizarin, Noun
  • (n) alizarin, alizarine: (an orange-red crystalline compound used in making red pigments and in dyeing)
alizarine, Noun
  • (n) alizarin, alizarine: (an orange-red crystalline compound used in making red pigments and in dyeing)
alkahest, Noun
  • (n) alkahest, alcahest, universal_solvent: (hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists)
alkalescent, Adjective
  • (s) alkalescent, alcalescent: (tending to become alkaline; slightly alkaline)
alkali, Noun
  • (n) alkali: (a mixture of soluble salts found in arid soils and some bodies of water; detrimental to agriculture)
  • (n) base, alkali: (any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water) "bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia"
alkalic, Adjective
  • (a) alkaline, alkalic: (relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7) "alkaline soils derived from chalk or limestone"
alkalify, Verb
  • (v) alkalize, alkalise, alkalify, basify: (turn basic and less acidic) "the solution alkalized"
alkaline-loving, Adjective
  • (a) alkaline-loving: (thriving in a relatively alkaline environment; (especially of plants requiring a pH above 7))
alkaline, Adjective
  • (a) alkaline, alkalic: (relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7) "alkaline soils derived from chalk or limestone"
alkalinise, Verb
  • (v) alkalinize, alkalinise: (become alkaline)
  • (v) alkalinize, alkalinise: (make (a substance) alkaline) "The oxide is alkalized"
alkalinity, Noun
  • (n) alkalinity: (pH values above 7)
alkalinize, Verb
  • (v) alkalinize, alkalinise: (become alkaline)
  • (v) alkalinize, alkalinise: (make (a substance) alkaline) "The oxide is alkalized"
alkalinuria, Noun
  • (n) alkalinuria, alkaluria: (a condition in which the urine (which is normally slightly acidic) is alkaline)
alkalise, Verb
  • (v) alkalize, alkalise, alkalify, basify: (turn basic and less acidic) "the solution alkalized"
alkaliser, Noun
  • (n) antacid, gastric_antacid, alkalizer, alkaliser, antiacid: (an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach))
alkalize, Verb
  • (v) alkalize, alkalise, alkalify, basify: (turn basic and less acidic) "the solution alkalized"
alkalizer, Noun
  • (n) antacid, gastric_antacid, alkalizer, alkaliser, antiacid: (an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach))
alkaluria, Noun
  • (n) alkalinuria, alkaluria: (a condition in which the urine (which is normally slightly acidic) is alkaline)
alkane, Noun
  • (n) methane_series, alkane_series, alkane, paraffin_series, paraffin: (a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2))
alkanet, Noun
  • (n) bugloss, alkanet, Anchusa_officinalis: (perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate usually blue flowers)
alkapton, Noun
  • (n) alkapton, alcapton, homogentisic_acid: (an acid formed as an intermediate product of the metabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanine)
alkaptonuria, Noun
  • (n) alkaptonuria, alcaptonuria: (a rare recessive metabolic anomaly marked by ochronosis and the presence of alkapton in the urine)
alkene, Noun
  • (n) alkene, olefine, olefin: (any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon)
alky, Noun
  • (n) alcoholic, alky, dipsomaniac, boozer, lush, soaker, souse: (a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually)
alkyne, Noun
  • (n) acetylene, ethyne, alkyne: (a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis)
all-around, Adjective
  • (s) all-around, all-round, well-rounded: (many-sided) "an all-around athlete"; "a well-rounded curriculum"
all-embracing, Adjective
  • (s) across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide: (broad in scope or content) "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner"; "granted him wide powers"
all-encompassing, Adjective
  • (s) across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide: (broad in scope or content) "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner"; "granted him wide powers"
all-important, Adjective
  • (s) all-important, all_important, crucial, essential, of_the_essence: (of the greatest importance) "the all-important subject of disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool nerves are of the essence"
all-inclusive, Adjective
  • (s) across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide: (broad in scope or content) "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner"; "granted him wide powers"
all-knowing, Adjective
  • (s) all-knowing, omniscient: (infinitely wise)
all-night, Adjective
  • (s) nightlong, all-night, overnight: (lasting, open, or operating through the whole night) "a nightlong vigil"; "an all-night drugstore"; "an overnight trip"
all-or-none, Adjective
  • (s) all-or-none, all-or-nothing: (occurring completely or not occurring at all)
all-or-nothing, Adjective
  • (s) all-or-none, all-or-nothing: (occurring completely or not occurring at all)
all-out, Adjective
  • (s) all-out, full-scale: (using all available resources) "all-out war"; "a full-scale campaign against nuclear power plants"
all-powerful, Adjective
  • (s) almighty, all-powerful, omnipotent: (having unlimited power)
all-purpose, Adjective
  • (s) general-purpose, all-purpose: (not limited in use or function)
all-round, Adjective
  • (s) all-around, all-round, well-rounded: (many-sided) "an all-around athlete"; "a well-rounded curriculum"
all, Adjective
  • (a) all: (quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class) "we sat up all night"; "ate all the food"; "all men are mortal"; "all parties are welcome"
  • (s) all: (completely given to or absorbed by) "became all attention"
allantoid, Adjective
  • (s) allantoid, sausage-shaped: (shaped like a sausage)
allay, Verb
  • (v) quench, slake, allay, assuage: (satisfy (thirst)) "The cold water quenched his thirst"
  • (v) still, allay, relieve, ease: (lessen the intensity of or calm) "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears"
allayer, Noun
  • (n) reliever, allayer, comforter: (a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies) "a reliever of anxiety"; "an allayer of fears"
allegation, Noun
  • (n) allegation: ((law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law)) "an allegation of malpractice"
  • (n) allegation, allegement: (statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove)
allege, Verb
  • (v) allege, aver, say: (report or maintain) "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"
alleged, Adjective
  • (s) alleged: (declared but not proved) "alleged abuses of housing benefits"- Wall Street Journal"
  • (s) alleged, so-called, supposed: (doubtful or suspect) "these so-called experts are no help"
allegement, Noun
  • (n) allegation, allegement: (statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove)
allegiance, Noun
  • (n) allegiance, fealty: (the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign))
  • (n) commitment, allegiance, loyalty, dedication: (the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action) "his long commitment to public service"; "they felt no loyalty to a losing team"
allegoric, Adjective
  • (s) allegorical, allegoric: (used in or characteristic of or containing allegory) "allegorical stories"; "an allegorical painting of Victory leading an army"
allegorical, Adjective
  • (s) allegorical, allegoric: (used in or characteristic of or containing allegory) "allegorical stories"; "an allegorical painting of Victory leading an army"
allegorise, Verb
  • (v) allegorize, allegorise: (interpret as an allegory)
  • (v) allegorize, allegorise: (make into an allegory) "The story was allegorized over time"
allegoriser, Noun
  • (n) allegorizer, allegoriser: (someone who communicates in allegories)
allegorize, Verb
  • (v) allegorize, allegorise: (interpret as an allegory)
  • (v) allegorize, allegorise: (make into an allegory) "The story was allegorized over time"
allegorizer, Noun
  • (n) allegorizer, allegoriser: (someone who communicates in allegories)
allegory, Noun
  • (n) allegory: (an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor)
  • (n) emblem, allegory: (a visible symbol representing an abstract idea)
  • (n) fable, parable, allegory, apologue: (a short moral story (often with animal characters))
allegro, Adjective
  • (s) allegro: ((of tempo) fast)
allegro, Noun
  • (n) allegro: (a brisk and lively tempo)
  • (n) allegro: (a musical composition or musical passage to be performed quickly in a brisk lively manner)
allele, Noun
  • (n) allele, allelomorph: ((genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character) "some alleles are dominant over others"
allelic, Adjective
  • (a) allelic, allelomorphic: (of or relating to alleles)
allelomorph, Noun
  • (n) allele, allelomorph: ((genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character) "some alleles are dominant over others"
allelomorphic, Adjective
  • (a) allelic, allelomorphic: (of or relating to alleles)
allergen, Noun
  • (n) allergen: (any substance that can cause an allergy)
allergenic, Adjective
  • (a) allergenic: (relating to or having the effect of an allergen)
allergic, Adjective
  • (a) allergic: (characterized by or caused by allergy) "an allergic reaction"
  • (s) allergic, hypersensitive, hypersensitized, hypersensitised, sensitized, sensitised, supersensitive, supersensitized, supersensitised: (having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)) "allergic children"; "hypersensitive to pollen"
allergy, Noun
  • (n) allergy, allergic_reaction: (hypersensitivity reaction to a particular allergen; symptoms can vary greatly in intensity)
alleviant, Noun
  • (n) palliative, alleviant, alleviator: (remedy that alleviates pain without curing)
alleviate, Verb
  • (v) facilitate, ease, alleviate: (make easier) "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge"
  • (v) relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage: (provide physical relief, as from pain) "This pill will relieve your headaches"
alleviated, Adjective
  • (s) alleviated, eased, relieved: ((of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear)
alleviation, Noun
  • (n) easing, easement, alleviation, relief: (the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)) "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain"
  • (n) relief, alleviation, assuagement: (the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced) "as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief"
alleviative, Adjective
  • (s) alleviative, alleviatory, lenitive, mitigative, mitigatory, palliative: (moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear)
alleviator, Noun
  • (n) alleviator: (a therapist who makes suffering more endurable)
  • (n) palliative, alleviant, alleviator: (remedy that alleviates pain without curing)
alleviatory, Adjective
  • (s) alleviative, alleviatory, lenitive, mitigative, mitigatory, palliative: (moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear)
alley, Noun
  • (n) alley, alleyway, back_street: (a narrow street with walls on both sides)
  • (n) bowling_alley, alley, skittle_alley: (a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins)
alleyway, Noun
  • (n) alley, alleyway, back_street: (a narrow street with walls on both sides)
allgood, Noun
  • (n) good-king-henry, allgood, fat_hen, wild_spinach, Chenopodium_bonus-henricus: (European plant naturalized in North America; often collected from the wild as a potherb)
alliance, Noun
  • (n) alliance, confederation: (the state of being allied or confederated)
  • (n) alliance, bond: (a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest) "the shifting alliances within a large family"; "their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them"
  • (n) alliance, coalition, alignment, alinement: (an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty)
  • (n) alliance: (a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim)
  • (n) confederation, alliance: (the act of forming an alliance or confederation)
allice, Noun
  • (n) allice_shad, allis_shad, allice, allis, Alosa_alosa: (European shad)
alligator, Noun
  • (n) alligator: (leather made from alligator's hide)
  • (n) alligator, gator: (either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts)
alligator, Verb
  • (v) alligator: (crack and acquire the appearance of alligator hide, as from weathering or improper application; of paint and varnishes)
alligatored, Adjective
  • (s) alligatored, cracked: (of paint or varnish; having the appearance of alligator hide)
allis, Noun
  • (n) allice_shad, allis_shad, allice, allis, Alosa_alosa: (European shad)
allmouth, Noun
  • (n) goosefish, angler, anglerfish, angler_fish, monkfish, lotte, allmouth, Lophius_Americanus: (fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey)
alloantibody, Noun
  • (n) isoantibody, alloantibody: (an antibody that occurs naturally against foreign tissues from a person of the same species)
allocable, Adjective
  • (s) allocable, allocatable, apportionable: (capable of being distributed)
allocatable, Adjective
  • (s) allocable, allocatable, apportionable: (capable of being distributed)
allocate, Verb
  • (v) allocate, apportion: (distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose) "I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis"; "I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip"
allocation, Noun
  • (n) allocation, storage_allocation: ((computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions)
  • (n) allotment, allocation: (a share set aside for a specific purpose)
  • (n) allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation: (the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan) "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state"
allocator, Noun
  • (n) allocator, distributor: (a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion)
allochthonous, Adjective
  • (a) allochthonous: (of rocks, deposits, etc.; found in a place other than where they and their constituents were formed)
allogamy, Noun
  • (n) allogamy: (cross-fertilization in plants)
allogeneic, Adjective
  • (a) allogeneic: (denoting or relating to cells or tissues from individuals belonging to the same species but genetically dissimilar (and hence immunologically incompatible))
allograft, Noun
  • (n) homograft, allograft: (tissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same species but different genetic makeup; recipient's immune system must be suppressed to prevent rejection of the graft)
allopathic, Adjective
  • (a) allopathic: (of or relating to the practice of allopathy) "allopathic remedies"
allopathy, Noun
  • (n) allopathy: (the usual method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself)
allopatric, Adjective
  • (a) allopatric: ((of biological species or speciation) occurring in areas isolated geographically from one another)
allopatry, Noun
  • (n) allopatry: (the occurrence of related organisms in separate geographical areas with no overlap)
allopurinol, Noun
  • (n) allopurinol, Zyloprim: (a drug (trade name Zyloprim) used to treat gout and other conditions in which there is an excessive buildup of uric acid)
allosaur, Noun
  • (n) allosaur, allosaurus: (late Jurassic carnivorous dinosaur; similar to but somewhat smaller than tyrannosaurus)
allosaurus, Noun
  • (n) allosaur, allosaurus: (late Jurassic carnivorous dinosaur; similar to but somewhat smaller than tyrannosaurus)
allot, Verb
  • (v) accord, allot, grant: (allow to have) "grant a privilege"
  • (v) assign, allot, portion: (give out) "We were assigned new uniforms"
  • (v) distribute, administer, mete_out, deal, parcel_out, lot, dispense, shell_out, deal_out, dish_out, allot, dole_out: (administer or bestow, as in small portions) "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks"
allotment, Noun
  • (n) allotment, allocation: (a share set aside for a specific purpose)
  • (n) allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation: (the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan) "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state"
allotropic, Adjective
  • (a) allotropic, allotropical: (of or related to or exhibiting allotropism) "carbon and sulfur and phosphorus are allotropic elements"
allotropical, Adjective
  • (a) allotropic, allotropical: (of or related to or exhibiting allotropism) "carbon and sulfur and phosphorus are allotropic elements"
allotropism, Noun
  • (n) allotropy, allotropism: (the phenomenon of an element existing in two or more physical forms)
allotropy, Noun
  • (n) allotropy, allotropism: (the phenomenon of an element existing in two or more physical forms)
allow, Verb
  • (v) admit, allow: (afford possibility) "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations"
  • (v) allow, grant: (let have) "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison"
  • (v) allow, appropriate, earmark, set_aside, reserve: (give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause) "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"
  • (v) allow, take_into_account: (allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something) "I allow for this possibility"; "The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash"
  • (v) allow: (grant as a discount or in exchange) "The camera store owner allowed me $50 on my old camera"
  • (v) allow, permit, tolerate: (allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting) "We don't allow dogs here"; "Children are not permitted beyond this point"; "We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital"
  • (v) give_up, allow: (allow the other (baseball) team to score) "give up a run"
  • (v) leave, allow_for, allow, provide: (make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain) "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway"
  • (v) let, allow, permit: (make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen) "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off"
  • (v) permit, allow, let, countenance: (consent to, give permission) "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"
allowable, Adjective
  • (s) allowable: (deductible according to the tax laws)
  • (s) allowable: (deserving to be allowed or considered)
  • (a) permissible, allowable: (that may be permitted especially as according to rule) "permissible behavior in school"; "a permissible tax deduction"
allowance, Noun
  • (n) allowance: (an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)) "travel allowance"; "my weekly allowance of two eggs"; "a child's allowance should not be too generous"
  • (n) allowance: (a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses)
  • (n) allowance, adjustment: (an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances) "an allowance for profit"
  • (n) allowance, leeway, margin, tolerance: (a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits)
  • (n) allowance: (the act of allowing) "He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room"
  • (n) valuation_reserve, valuation_account, allowance, allowance_account: (a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets)
allowance, Verb
  • (v) allowance: (put on a fixed allowance, as of food)
alloy, Noun
  • (n) admixture, alloy: (the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something)
  • (n) alloy, metal: (a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten) "brass is an alloy of zinc and copper"
alloy, Verb
  • (v) alloy: (make an alloy of)
  • (v) debase, alloy: (lower in value by increasing the base-metal content)
allude, Verb
  • (v) allude, touch, advert: (make a more or less disguised reference to) "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it"
allure, Noun
  • (n) allure, allurement, temptingness: (the power to entice or attract through personal charm)
allure, Verb
  • (v) tempt, allure: (dispose or incline or entice to) "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"
allurement, Noun
  • (n) allure, allurement, temptingness: (the power to entice or attract through personal charm)
  • (n) allurement: (attractiveness) "its allurement was its remoteness"
  • (n) solicitation, allurement: (the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money))
alluring, Adjective
  • (s) alluring, beguiling, enticing, tempting: (highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire) "an alluring prospect"; "her alluring smile"; "the voice was low and beguiling"; "difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement"; "a tempting invitation"
alluviation, Noun
  • (n) deposit, sedimentation, alluviation: (the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating)
alluvion, Noun
  • (n) alluvial_sediment, alluvial_deposit, alluvium, alluvion: (clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down)
  • (n) alluvion: (gradual formation of new land, by recession of the sea or deposit of sediment)
  • (n) flood, inundation, deluge, alluvion: (the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land) "plains fertilized by annual inundations"
alluvium, Noun
  • (n) alluvial_sediment, alluvial_deposit, alluvium, alluvion: (clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down)
ally, Noun
  • (n) ally: (a friendly nation)
  • (n) ally, friend: (an associate who provides cooperation or assistance) "he's a good ally in fight"
ally, Verb
  • (v) ally: (become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage) "He allied himself with the Communists"
almanac, Noun
  • (n) almanac, farmer's_calendar: (an annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year)
  • (n) almanac: (an annual publication containing tabular information in a particular field or fields arranged according to the calendar of a given year)
almandine, Noun
  • (n) almandine: (a purple variety of the ruby spinel)
  • (n) almandite, almandine: (a deep red garnet consisting of iron aluminum silicate)
almandite, Noun
  • (n) almandite, almandine: (a deep red garnet consisting of iron aluminum silicate)
almighty, Adjective
  • (s) almighty, all-powerful, omnipotent: (having unlimited power)
almond-shaped, Adjective
  • (s) almond-shaped, amygdaliform, amygdaloid, amygdaloidal: (shaped like an almond)
almond, Noun
  • (n) almond, sweet_almond, Prunus_dulcis, Prunus_amygdalus, Amygdalus_communis: (small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern Australia and California)
  • (n) almond: (oval-shaped edible seed of the almond tree)
alms-giving, Noun
  • (n) alms-giving, almsgiving: (making voluntary contributions to aid the poor)
almsgiving, Noun
  • (n) alms-giving, almsgiving: (making voluntary contributions to aid the poor)
aloe, Noun
  • (n) aloe: (succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa)
aloha, Noun
  • (n) aloha, ciao: (an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is Hawaiian and ciao is Italian))
alone, Adjective
  • (s) alone: (isolated from others) "could be alone in a crowded room"; "was alone with her thoughts"; "I want to be alone"
  • (s) alone, lone, lonely, solitary: (lacking companions or companionship) "he was alone when we met him"; "she is alone much of the time"; "the lone skier on the mountain"; "a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel"; "a lonely soul"; "a solitary traveler"
  • (s) alone, only: (exclusive of anyone or anything else) "she alone believed him"; "cannot live by bread alone"; "I'll have this car and this car only"
  • (s) alone, unique, unequaled, unequalled, unparalleled: (radically distinctive and without equal) "he is alone in the field of microbiology"; "this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem"; "Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint"; "craftsmen whose skill is unequaled"; "unparalleled athletic ability"; "a breakdown of law unparalleled in our history"
aloneness, Noun
  • (n) aloneness, loneliness, lonesomeness, solitariness: (a disposition toward being alone)
aloof, Adjective
  • (s) aloof, distant, upstage: (remote in manner) "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers"
aloofness, Noun
  • (n) aloofness, remoteness, standoffishness, withdrawnness: (a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner)
  • (n) distance, aloofness: (indifference by personal withdrawal) "emotional distance"
alopecia, Noun
  • (n) alopecia: (loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers; in humans it can result from heredity or hormonal imbalance or certain diseases or drugs and treatments (chemotherapy for cancer))
alp, Noun
  • (n) alp: (any high mountain)
alpaca, Noun
  • (n) alpaca: (wool of the alpaca)
  • (n) alpaca: (a thin glossy fabric made of the wool of the Lama pacos, or made of a rayon or cotton imitation of that wool)
  • (n) alpaca, Lama_pacos: (domesticated llama with long silky fleece; believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco)
alpestrine, Adjective
  • (s) alpestrine, subalpine: (growing at high altitudes)
alpha-lipoprotein, Noun
  • (n) high-density_lipoprotein, HDL, alpha-lipoprotein: (a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood; composed of a high proportion of protein and relatively little cholesterol; high levels are thought to be associated with decreased risk of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis)
alpha, Adjective
  • (s) alpha: (first in order of importance) "the alpha male in the group of chimpanzees"; "the alpha star in a constellation is the brightest or main star"
  • (s) alpha: (early testing stage of a software or hardware product) "alpha version"
alpha, Noun
  • (n) alpha: (the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet)
  • (n) alpha: (the beginning of a series or sequence) "the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end"--Revelations"
alphabet, Noun
  • (n) alphabet: (a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language)
  • (n) rudiment, first_rudiment, first_principle, alphabet, ABC, ABC's, ABCs: (the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)) "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry"
alphabetic, Adjective
  • (a) alphabetic, alphabetical: (relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet) "alphabetical writing system"
  • (a) alphabetic, alphabetical: (arranged in order according to the alphabet) "an alphabetic arrangement"; "dictionaries list words in alphabetical order"
alphabetical, Adjective
  • (a) alphabetic, alphabetical: (relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet) "alphabetical writing system"
  • (a) alphabetic, alphabetical: (arranged in order according to the alphabet) "an alphabetic arrangement"; "dictionaries list words in alphabetical order"
alphabetisation, Noun
  • (n) alphabetization, alphabetisation: (the act of putting in alphabetical order)
alphabetise, Verb
  • (v) alphabetize, alphabetise: (arrange in alphabetical order) "Alphabetize the list"
alphabetised, Adjective
  • (s) alphabetized, alphabetised: (having been put in alphabetical order) "the cards are all alphabetized, as you requested"
alphabetiser, Noun
  • (n) alphabetizer, alphabetiser: (a literate person who can arrange items in alphabetical order)
alphabetization, Noun
  • (n) alphabetization, alphabetisation: (the act of putting in alphabetical order)
alphabetize, Verb
  • (v) alphabetize, alphabetise: (arrange in alphabetical order) "Alphabetize the list"
  • (v) alphabetize: (provide with an alphabet) "Cyril and Method alphabetized the Slavic languages"
alphabetized, Adjective
  • (s) alphabetized, alphabetised: (having been put in alphabetical order) "the cards are all alphabetized, as you requested"
alphabetizer, Noun
  • (n) alphabetizer, alphabetiser: (a literate person who can arrange items in alphabetical order)
alphameric, Adjective
  • (a) alphanumeric, alphanumerical, alphameric, alphamerical: (of or pertaining to alphanumeric characters)
alphamerical, Adjective
  • (a) alphanumeric, alphanumerical, alphameric, alphamerical: (of or pertaining to alphanumeric characters)
alphanumeric, Adjective
  • (a) alphanumeric, alphanumerical, alphameric, alphamerical: (of or pertaining to alphanumeric characters)
alphanumerical, Adjective
  • (a) alphanumeric, alphanumerical, alphameric, alphamerical: (of or pertaining to alphanumeric characters)
alprazolam, Noun
  • (n) alprazolam, Xanax: (an antianxiety agent (trade name Xanax) of the benzodiazepine class)
also-ran, Noun
  • (n) loser, also-ran: (a contestant who loses the contest)
alstroemeria, Noun
  • (n) alstroemeria: (any of various South American plants of the genus Alstroemeria valued for their handsome umbels of beautiful flowers)
altar, Noun
  • (n) altar, communion_table, Lord's_table: (the table in Christian churches where communion is given)
  • (n) altar: (a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made)
altarpiece, Noun
  • (n) altarpiece, reredos: (a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table)
alter, Verb
  • (v) alter: (make an alteration to) "This dress needs to be altered"
  • (v) alter, neuter, spay, castrate: (remove the ovaries of) "Is your cat spayed?"
  • (v) change, alter, modify: (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation) "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
  • (v) change, alter, vary: (become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence) "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"
  • (v) interpolate, alter, falsify: (insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby)
alterability, Noun
  • (n) alterability: (the quality of being alterable)
alterable, Adjective
  • (a) alterable: (capable of being changed or altered in some characteristic) "alterable clothing"; "alterable conditions of employment"
  • (s) alterable: ((of the punishment ordered by a court) capable of being changed to one less severe)
alteration, Noun
  • (n) alteration, modification, adjustment: (the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment))
  • (n) change, alteration, modification: (an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another) "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago"
  • (n) revision, alteration: (the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)) "it would require a drastic revision of his opinion"
alterative, Adjective
  • (s) curative, healing, alterative, remedial, sanative, therapeutic: (tending to cure or restore to health) "curative powers of herbal remedies"; "her gentle healing hand"; "remedial surgery"; "a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air"; "a therapeutic agent"; "therapeutic diets"
altercate, Verb
  • (v) quarrel, dispute, scrap, argufy, altercate: (have a disagreement over something) "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something"
altercation, Noun
  • (n) affray, altercation, fracas: (noisy quarrel)
altered, Adjective
  • (s) adapted, altered: (changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose) "seeds precisely adapted to the area"; "instructions altered to suit the children's different ages"
  • (a) altered: (changed in form or character without becoming something else) "the altered policy promised success"; "following an altered course we soon found ourselves back in civilization"; "he looked...with clouded eyes and with an altered manner of breathing"- Charles Dickens"
  • (s) altered, neutered: (having testicles or ovaries removed)
altering, Noun
  • (n) neutering, fixing, altering: (the sterilization of an animal) "they took him to the vet for neutering"
alternate, Adjective
  • (a) alternate: (of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired) "stems with alternate leaves"
  • (s) alternate: (every second one of a series) "the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays"; "jam every other day"- the White Queen"
  • (s) alternate, alternative, substitute: (serving or used in place of another) "an alternative plan"
  • (s) alternate, alternating: (occurring by turns; first one and then the other) "alternating feelings of love and hate"
alternate, Noun
  • (n) surrogate, alternate, replacement: (someone who takes the place of another person)
alternate, Verb
  • (v) alternate, jump: (go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions)
  • (v) alternate: (exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions)
  • (v) alternate, take_turns: (do something in turns) "We take turns on the night shift"
  • (v) interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flop: (reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action))
  • (v) understudy, alternate: (be an understudy or alternate for a role)
alternating, Adjective
  • (s) alternate, alternating: (occurring by turns; first one and then the other) "alternating feelings of love and hate"
  • (a) alternating: ((of a current) reversing direction) "alternating current"
alternation, Noun
  • (n) alternation: (successive change from one thing or state to another and back again) "a trill is a rapid alternation between the two notes"
alternative, Adjective
  • (s) alternate, alternative, substitute: (serving or used in place of another) "an alternative plan"
  • (s) alternative: (necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities) "alternative possibilities were neutrality or war"
  • (s) alternative: (pertaining to unconventional choices) "an alternative life style"
alternative, Noun
  • (n) option, alternative, choice: (one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen) "what option did I have?"; "there no other alternative"; "my only choice is to refuse"
alternator, Noun
  • (n) alternator: (an old term for an electric generator that produces alternating current (especially in automobiles))
althaea, Noun
  • (n) althea, althaea, hollyhock: (any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea)
althea, Noun
  • (n) althea, althaea, hollyhock: (any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea)
altimeter, Noun
  • (n) altimeter: (an instrument that measures the height above ground; used in navigation)
altitude, Noun
  • (n) altitude, height: (elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface) "the altitude gave her a headache"
  • (n) altitude: (the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to the opposite vertex (or side if parallel))
  • (n) elevation, EL, altitude, ALT: (angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object))
alto, Adjective
  • (s) alto, contralto: (of or being the lowest female voice)
  • (s) alto: ((of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group) "alto clarinet or recorder"
  • (s) countertenor, alto: (of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor)
alto, Noun
  • (n) alto: (a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef)
  • (n) alto: ((of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments)
  • (n) alto: (the pitch range of the lowest female voice)
  • (n) contralto, alto: (the lowest female singing voice)
  • (n) countertenor, alto: (the highest adult male singing voice)
altogether, Noun
  • (n) raw, altogether, birthday_suit: (informal terms for nakedness) "in the raw"; "in the altogether"; "in his birthday suit"
altricial, Adjective
  • (a) altricial: ((of hatchlings) naked and blind and dependent on parents for food)
altruism, Noun
  • (n) altruism, selflessness: (the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others)
altruist, Noun
  • (n) philanthropist, altruist: (someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being)
altruistic, Adjective
  • (a) altruistic, selfless: (showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others)
alula, Noun
  • (n) alula, calypter: (scalelike structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly)
  • (n) bastard_wing, alula, spurious_wing: (tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing)
alum, Noun
  • (n) alum, ammonia_alum, ammonium_alum: (a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the ammonium double sulfate of aluminum)
  • (n) alum, potassium_alum, potash_alum: (a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum)
  • (n) alum: (a double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as an astringent (among other things))
  • (n) alumnus, alumna, alum, graduate, grad: (a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university))
alumbloom, Noun
  • (n) alumroot, alumbloom: (any of several herbs of the genus Heuchera)
alumina, Noun
  • (n) alumina, aluminum_oxide, aluminium_oxide: (any of various forms of aluminum oxide occurring naturally as corundum)
aluminise, Verb
  • (v) aluminize, aluminise: (cover with aluminum)
aluminium, Noun
  • (n) aluminum, aluminium, Al, atomic_number_13: (a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite)
aluminize, Verb
  • (v) aluminize, aluminise: (cover with aluminum)
aluminum, Noun
  • (n) aluminum, aluminium, Al, atomic_number_13: (a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite)
alumna, Noun
  • (n) alumnus, alumna, alum, graduate, grad: (a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university))
alumnus, Noun
  • (n) alumnus, alumna, alum, graduate, grad: (a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university))
alumroot, Noun
  • (n) alumroot, alumbloom: (any of several herbs of the genus Heuchera)
alveolar, Adjective
  • (a) alveolar: (pertaining to the tiny air sacs of the lungs)
  • (a) alveolar: (pertaining to the sockets of the teeth or that part of the upper jaw) "alveolar processes"
alveolar, Noun
  • (n) alveolar_consonant, dental_consonant, alveolar, dental: (a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge)
alveolate, Adjective
  • (s) alveolate, faveolate, cavitied, honeycombed, pitted: (pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb))
alveolus, Noun
  • (n) alveolus, air_sac, air_cell: (a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways)
  • (n) tooth_socket, alveolus: (a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth)
amadavat, Noun
  • (n) avadavat, amadavat: (red Asian weaverbirds often kept as cage birds)
amah, Noun
  • (n) maid, maidservant, housemaid, amah: (a female domestic)
  • (n) wet_nurse, wet-nurse, wetnurse, amah: (a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else)
amalgam, Noun
  • (n) amalgam, dental_amalgam: (an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams)
  • (n) amalgam: (a combination or blend of diverse things) "his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas"
amalgamate, Adjective
  • (s) amalgamate, amalgamated, coalesced, consolidated, fused: (joined together into a whole) "United Industries"; "the amalgamated colleges constituted a university"; "a consolidated school"
amalgamate, Verb
  • (v) mix, mingle, commix, unify, amalgamate: (to bring or combine together or with something else) "resourcefully he mingled music and dance"
amalgamated, Adjective
  • (s) amalgamate, amalgamated, coalesced, consolidated, fused: (joined together into a whole) "United Industries"; "the amalgamated colleges constituted a university"; "a consolidated school"
amalgamation, Noun
  • (n) amalgamation, merger, uniting: (the combination of two or more commercial companies)
amanuensis, Noun
  • (n) stenographer, amanuensis, shorthand_typist: (someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation))
amaranthine, Adjective
  • (a) amaranthine: (of or related to the amaranth plant)
  • (s) amaranthine, unfading: (of an imaginary flower that never fades)
amaryllis, Noun
  • (n) amaryllis: (bulbous plant having showy white to reddish flowers)
amass, Verb
  • (v) accumulate, cumulate, conglomerate, pile_up, gather, amass: (collect or gather) "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up"
  • (v) roll_up, collect, accumulate, pile_up, amass, compile, hoard: (get or gather together) "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"
amateur, Adjective
  • (s) amateur, recreational, unpaid: (engaged in as a pastime) "an amateur painter"; "gained valuable experience in amateur theatricals"; "recreational golfers"; "reading matter that is both recreational and mentally stimulating"; "unpaid extras in the documentary"
  • (s) amateurish, amateur, inexpert, unskilled: (lacking professional skill or expertise) "a very amateurish job"; "inexpert but conscientious efforts"; "an unskilled painting"
amateur, Noun
  • (n) amateur: (someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime)
  • (n) amateur: (an athlete who does not play for pay)
amateurish, Adjective
  • (s) amateurish, amateur, inexpert, unskilled: (lacking professional skill or expertise) "a very amateurish job"; "inexpert but conscientious efforts"; "an unskilled painting"
amative, Adjective
  • (s) amative, amorous: (inclined toward or displaying love) "feeling amorous"
amativeness, Noun
  • (n) amorousness, eroticism, erotism, sexiness, amativeness: (the arousal of feelings of sexual desire)
amatory, Adjective
  • (s) amatory, amorous, romantic: (expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance) "her amatory affairs"; "amorous glances"; "a romantic adventure"; "a romantic moonlight ride"
amaze, Verb
  • (v) amaze, astonish, astound: (affect with wonder) "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!"
  • (v) perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound: (be a mystery or bewildering to) "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"
amazed, Adjective
  • (s) amazed, astonied, astonished, astounded, stunned: (filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock) "an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation"; "I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral"; "astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing"; "stood in stunned silence"; "stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses"
amazement, Noun
  • (n) astonishment, amazement: (the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising) "he looked at me in astonishment"
amazing, Adjective
  • (s) amazing, astonishing: (surprising greatly) "she does an amazing amount of work"; "the dog was capable of astonishing tricks"
  • (s) amazing, awe-inspiring, awesome, awful, awing: (inspiring awe or admiration or wonder) "New York is an amazing city"; "the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight"; "the awesome complexity of the universe"; "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"- Melville"; "Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent"
ambage, Noun
  • (n) circumlocution, periphrasis, ambage: (a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things)
ambagious, Adjective
  • (s) circumlocutious, circumlocutory, periphrastic, ambagious: (roundabout and unnecessarily wordy; (`ambagious' is archaic)) "had a preference for circumlocutious (or circumlocutory) rather than forthright expression"; "A periphrastic study in a worn-out poetical fashion,/ Leaving one still with the intolerable wrestle/ With words and meanings."-T.S.Eliot"
ambassador, Noun
  • (n) ambassador, embassador: (a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another)
  • (n) ambassador: (an informal representative) "an ambassador of good will"
amber, Adjective
  • (s) amber, brownish-yellow, yellow-brown: (of a medium to dark brownish yellow color)
amber, Noun
  • (n) amber, gold: (a deep yellow color) "an amber light illuminated the room"; "he admired the gold of her hair"
  • (n) amber: (a hard yellowish to brownish translucent fossil resin; used for jewelry)
amberfish, Noun
  • (n) amberjack, amberfish: (any of several amber to coppery fork-tailed warm-water carangid fishes)
amberjack, Noun
  • (n) amberjack, amberfish: (any of several amber to coppery fork-tailed warm-water carangid fishes)
ambiance, Noun
  • (n) ambiance, ambience: (the atmosphere of an environment)
  • (n) atmosphere, ambiance, ambience: (a particular environment or surrounding influence) "there was an atmosphere of excitement"
ambidexterity, Noun
  • (n) ambidexterity, ambidextrousness: (the property of being equally skillful with each hand)
ambidextrous, Adjective
  • (a) ambidextrous, two-handed: (equally skillful with each hand) "an ambidextrous surgeon"
  • (s) ambidextrous, deceitful, double-dealing, duplicitous, Janus-faced, two-faced, double-faced, double-tongued: (marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another) "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill"; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray"
ambidextrousness, Noun
  • (n) ambidexterity, ambidextrousness: (the property of being equally skillful with each hand)
ambience, Noun
  • (n) ambiance, ambience: (the atmosphere of an environment)
  • (n) atmosphere, ambiance, ambience: (a particular environment or surrounding influence) "there was an atmosphere of excitement"
ambient, Adjective
  • (s) ambient: (completely enveloping) "the ambient air"; "ambient sound"; "the ambient temperature"
ambiguity, Noun
  • (n) ambiguity: (an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context)
  • (n) ambiguity, equivocalness: (unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning)
ambiguous, Adjective
  • (a) ambiguous: (having more than one possible meaning) "ambiguous words"; "frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy"
  • (s) ambiguous: (having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns) "an ambiguous situation with no frame of reference"; "ambiguous inkblots"
  • (a) equivocal, ambiguous: (open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead) "an equivocal statement"; "the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates"; "the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness"; "popularity is an equivocal crown"; "an equivocal response to an embarrassing question"
ambit, Noun
  • (n) scope, range, reach, orbit, compass, ambit: (an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet") "a piano has a greater range than the human voice"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power"
ambition, Noun
  • (n) ambition, aspiration, dream: (a cherished desire) "his ambition is to own his own business"
  • (n) ambition, ambitiousness: (a strong drive for success)
ambition, Verb
  • (v) ambition: (have as one's ambition)
ambitionless, Adjective
  • (a) unambitious, ambitionless: (having little desire for success or achievement)
ambitious, Adjective
  • (a) ambitious: (having a strong desire for success or achievement)
  • (s) ambitious, challenging: (requiring full use of your abilities or resources) "ambitious schedule"; "performed the most challenging task without a mistake"
ambitiousness, Noun
  • (n) ambition, ambitiousness: (a strong drive for success)
ambivalence, Noun
  • (n) ambivalence, ambivalency: (mixed feelings or emotions)
ambivalency, Noun
  • (n) ambivalence, ambivalency: (mixed feelings or emotions)
ambivalent, Adjective
  • (s) ambivalent: (uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow) "was ambivalent about having children"
ambiversion, Noun
  • (n) ambiversion: ((psychology) a balanced disposition intermediate between extroversion and introversion)
ambiversive, Adjective
  • (a) ambiversive: (intermediate between introversive and extroversive)
amble, Noun
  • (n) amble, promenade, saunter, stroll, perambulation: (a leisurely walk (usually in some public place))
amble, Verb
  • (v) amble, mosey: (walk leisurely)
ambler, Noun
  • (n) saunterer, stroller, ambler: (someone who walks at a leisurely pace)
amblyopia, Noun
  • (n) amblyopia: (visual impairment without apparent organic pathology)
ambo, Noun
  • (n) dais, podium, pulpit, rostrum, ambo, stump, soapbox: (a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it)
amboyna, Noun
  • (n) amboyna, Andaman_redwood: (mottled curly-grained wood of Pterocarpus indicus)
  • (n) padauk, padouk, amboyna, Pterocarpus_indicus: (tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain)
ambrosia, Noun
  • (n) ambrosia: (fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut)
  • (n) ambrosia, nectar: ((classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal)
  • (n) beebread, ambrosia: (a mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae)
  • (n) ragweed, ambrosia, bitterweed: (any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma)
ambrosial, Adjective
  • (s) ambrosial, ambrosian, nectarous: (extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant) "a nectarous drink"; "ambrosial food"
  • (s) ambrosial, ambrosian: (worthy of the gods)
ambulance, Noun
  • (n) ambulance: (a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals)
ambulant, Adjective
  • (s) ambulant, ambulatory: (able to walk about) "the patient is ambulatory"
ambulatory, Adjective
  • (s) ambulant, ambulatory: (able to walk about) "the patient is ambulatory"
  • (a) ambulatory: (relating to or adapted for walking) "an ambulatory corridor"
ambulatory, Noun
  • (n) ambulatory: (a covered walkway (as in a cloister)) "it has an ambulatory and seven chapels"
ambuscade, Noun
  • (n) ambush, ambuscade, lying_in_wait, trap: (the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise)
ambuscade, Verb
  • (v) ambush, scupper, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie_in_wait: (wait in hiding to attack)
ambush, Noun
  • (n) ambush, ambuscade, lying_in_wait, trap: (the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise)
ambush, Verb
  • (v) ambush, scupper, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie_in_wait: (wait in hiding to attack)
  • (v) still-hunt, ambush: (hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing)
ameba, Noun
  • (n) ameba, amoeba: (naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion)
ameban, Adjective
  • (a) amoebic, amebic, amoeban, ameban, amoebous, amebous: (pertaining to or resembling amoebae) "amoebic dysentery"
amebiasis, Noun
  • (n) amebiasis, amoebiasis, amebiosis, amoebiosis: (infection by a disease-causing ameba)
amebic, Adjective
  • (a) amoebic, amebic, amoeban, ameban, amoebous, amebous: (pertaining to or resembling amoebae) "amoebic dysentery"
amebiosis, Noun
  • (n) amebiasis, amoebiasis, amebiosis, amoebiosis: (infection by a disease-causing ameba)
ameboid, Adjective
  • (a) ameboid, amoeboid: (like an amoeba (especially in having a variable irregular shape))
amebous, Adjective
  • (a) amoebic, amebic, amoeban, ameban, amoebous, amebous: (pertaining to or resembling amoebae) "amoebic dysentery"
ameer, Noun
  • (n) emir, amir, emeer, ameer: (an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia))
amelia, Noun
  • (n) amelia: (congenital absence of an arm or leg)
ameliorate, Verb
  • (v) better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate: (to make better) "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
  • (v) better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate: (get better) "The weather improved toward evening"
ameliorating, Adjective
  • (s) ameliorating, ameliorative, amelioratory, meliorative: (tending to ameliorate)
amelioration, Noun
  • (n) amelioration, melioration, betterment: (the act of relieving ills and changing for the better)
ameliorative, Adjective
  • (s) ameliorating, ameliorative, amelioratory, meliorative: (tending to ameliorate)
amelioratory, Adjective
  • (s) ameliorating, ameliorative, amelioratory, meliorative: (tending to ameliorate)
amenability, Noun
  • (n) amenability, amenableness, cooperativeness: (the trait of being cooperative)
amenable, Adjective
  • (s) amenable, conformable: (disposed or willing to comply) "someone amenable to persuasion"
  • (s) amenable, tractable: (readily reacting to suggestions and influences) "a responsive student"
  • (s) amenable: (open to being acted upon in a certain way) "an amenable hospitalization should not result in untimely death"; "the tumor was not amenable to surgical treatment"
  • (s) amenable: (liable to answer to a higher authority) "the president is amenable to the constitutional court"
amenableness, Noun
  • (n) amenability, amenableness, cooperativeness: (the trait of being cooperative)
amend, Verb
  • (v) amend: (make amendments to) "amend the document"
  • (v) better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate: (to make better) "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
  • (v) rectify, remediate, remedy, repair, amend: (set straight or right) "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight"
amendable, Adjective
  • (s) amendable, correctable: (capable of being corrected by additions) "an amendable flaw"
amended, Adjective
  • (a) amended: (of legislation)
  • (s) amended: (modified for the better) "his amended ways"
amendment, Noun
  • (n) amendment: (the act of amending or correcting)
  • (n) amendment: (a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.))
amends, Noun
  • (n) damages, amends, indemnity, indemnification, restitution, redress: (a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury)
  • (n) reparation, amends: (something done or paid in expiation of a wrong) "how can I make amends"
amenia, Noun
  • (n) amenorrhea, amenorrhoea, amenia: (absence or suppression of normal menstrual flow)
amenity, Noun
  • (n) agreeableness, amenity: (pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions) "a well trained staff saw to the agreeableness of our accommodations"; "he discovered the amenities of reading at an early age"
amenorrhea, Noun
  • (n) amenorrhea, amenorrhoea, amenia: (absence or suppression of normal menstrual flow)
amenorrheal, Adjective
  • (a) amenorrheic, amenorrhoeic, amenorrheal, amenorrhoeal: (related to the suppression of normal menstrual flow for any reason other than pregnancy)
amenorrheic, Adjective
  • (a) amenorrheic, amenorrhoeic, amenorrheal, amenorrhoeal: (related to the suppression of normal menstrual flow for any reason other than pregnancy)
amenorrhoea, Noun
  • (n) amenorrhea, amenorrhoea, amenia: (absence or suppression of normal menstrual flow)
amenorrhoeal, Adjective
  • (a) amenorrheic, amenorrhoeic, amenorrheal, amenorrhoeal: (related to the suppression of normal menstrual flow for any reason other than pregnancy)
amenorrhoeic, Adjective
  • (a) amenorrheic, amenorrhoeic, amenorrheal, amenorrhoeal: (related to the suppression of normal menstrual flow for any reason other than pregnancy)
ament, Noun
  • (n) catkin, ament: (a cylindrical spikelike inflorescence)
amentaceous, Adjective
  • (s) amentiferous, amentaceous: ((of plants) bearing or characterized by aments or catkins)
amentia, Noun
  • (n) idiocy, amentia: (extreme mental retardation)
amentiferous, Adjective
  • (s) amentiferous, amentaceous: ((of plants) bearing or characterized by aments or catkins)
amercement, Noun
  • (n) fine, mulct, amercement: (money extracted as a penalty)
ametabolic, Adjective
  • (a) ametabolic, ametabolous: (undergoing slight or no metamorphosis)
  • (s) ametabolic: (undergoing no (or only slight) metamorphosis)
ametabolous, Adjective
  • (a) ametabolic, ametabolous: (undergoing slight or no metamorphosis)
amethopterin, Noun
  • (n) methotrexate, methotrexate_sodium, amethopterin: (toxic antimetabolite that limits cellular reproduction by acting as an antagonist to folic acid; used to treat certain cancers and psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis)
amethyst, Adjective
  • (s) amethyst: (of a moderate purple color)
amethyst, Noun
  • (n) amethyst: (a transparent purple variety of quartz; used as a gemstone)
ametropic, Adjective
  • (a) ametropic: (of or relating to an abnormal condition of the eye in which visual images are not in focus on the retina)
amiability, Noun
  • (n) affability, affableness, amiability, amiableness, bonhomie, geniality: (a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to))
  • (n) good_humor, good_humour, good_temper, amiability: (a cheerful and agreeable mood)
amiable, Adjective
  • (s) affable, amiable, cordial, genial: (diffusing warmth and friendliness) "an affable smile"; "an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial greeting"; "a genial host"
  • (s) amiable, good-humored, good-humoured: (disposed to please) "an amiable villain with a cocky sidelong grin"- Hal Hinson"
amiableness, Noun
  • (n) affability, affableness, amiability, amiableness, bonhomie, geniality: (a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to))
amicability, Noun
  • (n) amicability, amicableness: (a disinclination to quarrel)
  • (n) amicability, amicableness: (having a disposition characterized by warmth and friendliness)
amicable, Adjective
  • (a) amicable: (characterized by friendship and good will)
amicableness, Noun
  • (n) amicability, amicableness: (a disinclination to quarrel)
  • (n) amicability, amicableness: (having a disposition characterized by warmth and friendliness)
amidopyrine, Noun
  • (n) aminopyrine, amidopyrine: (a white crystalline substance used as an analgesic and antipyretic)
amine, Noun
  • (n) amine, aminoalkane: (a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals)
aminic, Adjective
  • (a) amino, aminic: (pertaining to or containing any of a group of organic compounds of nitrogen derived from ammonia)
amino, Adjective
  • (a) amino, aminic: (pertaining to or containing any of a group of organic compounds of nitrogen derived from ammonia)
amino, Noun
  • (n) amino, amino_group: (the radical -NH2)
aminoalkane, Noun
  • (n) amine, aminoalkane: (a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals)
aminobenzine, Noun
  • (n) aniline, aniline_oil, aminobenzine, phenylamine: (oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines)
aminopherase, Noun
  • (n) transaminase, aminotransferase, aminopherase: (a class of transferases that catalyze transamination (that transfer an amino group from an amino acid to another compound))
aminopyrine, Noun
  • (n) aminopyrine, amidopyrine: (a white crystalline substance used as an analgesic and antipyretic)
aminotransferase, Noun
  • (n) transaminase, aminotransferase, aminopherase: (a class of transferases that catalyze transamination (that transfer an amino group from an amino acid to another compound))
amiodarone, Noun
  • (n) amiodarone, Cordarone: (an antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Cordarone) that has potentially fatal side effects and is used to control serious heart rhythm problems only when safer agents have been ineffective)
amir, Noun
  • (n) emir, amir, emeer, ameer: (an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia))
amiss, Adjective
  • (s) amiss, awry, haywire, wrong: (not functioning properly) "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine"
amitriptyline, Noun
  • (n) amitriptyline, amitriptyline_hydrochloride, Elavil: (a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Elavil) with serious side effects; interacts with many other medications)
amity, Noun
  • (n) amity, cordiality: (a cordial disposition)
  • (n) amity: (a state of friendship and cordiality)
ammo, Noun
  • (n) ammunition, ammo: (projectiles to be fired from a gun)
ammonia, Noun
  • (n) ammonia: (a pungent gas compounded of nitrogen and hydrogen (NH3))
  • (n) ammonia_water, ammonia, ammonium_hydroxide: (a water solution of ammonia)
ammoniac, Adjective
  • (a) ammoniac, ammoniacal: (pertaining to or containing or similar to ammonia)
ammoniac, Noun
  • (n) ammoniac, gum_ammoniac: (the aromatic gum of the ammoniac plant)
ammoniacal, Adjective
  • (a) ammoniac, ammoniacal: (pertaining to or containing or similar to ammonia)
ammonite, Noun
  • (n) ammonite, ammonoid: (one of the coiled chambered fossil shells of extinct mollusks)
ammonoid, Noun
  • (n) ammonite, ammonoid: (one of the coiled chambered fossil shells of extinct mollusks)
ammunition, Noun
  • (n) ammunition, ammo: (projectiles to be fired from a gun)
  • (n) ammunition: (any nuclear or chemical or biological material that can be used as a weapon of mass destruction)
  • (n) ammunition: (information that can be used to attack or defend a claim or argument or viewpoint) "his admission provided ammunition for his critics"
amnesia, Noun
  • (n) amnesia, memory_loss, blackout: (partial or total loss of memory) "he has a total blackout for events of the evening"
amnesiac, Adjective
  • (s) amnesic, amnesiac: (suffering from a partial loss of memory)
amnesiac, Noun
  • (n) amnesic, amnesiac: (a person suffering from amnesia)
amnesic, Adjective
  • (s) amnesic, amnesiac: (suffering from a partial loss of memory)
  • (a) amnestic, amnesic: (of or relating to or caused by amnesia)
amnesic, Noun
  • (n) amnesic, amnesiac: (a person suffering from amnesia)
amnestic, Adjective
  • (a) amnestic, amnesic: (of or relating to or caused by amnesia)
amnesty, Noun
  • (n) amnesty: (a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment)
  • (n) amnesty, pardon, free_pardon: (the formal act of liberating someone)
  • (n) pardon, amnesty: (a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense)
amnesty, Verb
  • (v) amnesty: (grant a pardon to (a group of people))
amnic, Adjective
  • (a) amniotic, amnionic, amnic: (of or related to the amnion or characterized by developing an amnion) "amniotic membrane"
amnio, Noun
  • (n) amniocentesis, amnio: ((pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities)
amniocentesis, Noun
  • (n) amniocentesis, amnio: ((pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities)
amnion, Noun
  • (n) amnion, amniotic_sac, amnios: (thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals))
amnionic, Adjective
  • (a) amniotic, amnionic, amnic: (of or related to the amnion or characterized by developing an amnion) "amniotic membrane"
amnios, Noun
  • (n) amniocentesis, amnio: ((pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities)
  • (n) amnion, amniotic_sac, amnios: (thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals))
amniotic, Adjective
  • (a) amniotic, amnionic, amnic: (of or related to the amnion or characterized by developing an amnion) "amniotic membrane"
amoeba, Noun
  • (n) ameba, amoeba: (naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion)
amoeban, Adjective
  • (a) amoebic, amebic, amoeban, ameban, amoebous, amebous: (pertaining to or resembling amoebae) "amoebic dysentery"
amoebiasis, Noun
  • (n) amebiasis, amoebiasis, amebiosis, amoebiosis: (infection by a disease-causing ameba)
amoebic, Adjective
  • (a) amoebic, amebic, amoeban, ameban, amoebous, amebous: (pertaining to or resembling amoebae) "amoebic dysentery"
amoebiosis, Noun
  • (n) amebiasis, amoebiasis, amebiosis, amoebiosis: (infection by a disease-causing ameba)
amoeboid, Adjective
  • (a) ameboid, amoeboid: (like an amoeba (especially in having a variable irregular shape))
amoebous, Adjective
  • (a) amoebic, amebic, amoeban, ameban, amoebous, amebous: (pertaining to or resembling amoebae) "amoebic dysentery"
amok, Adjective
  • (s) amuck, amok, berserk, demoniac, demoniacal, possessed: (frenzied as if possessed by a demon) "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows"
amorous, Adjective
  • (s) amative, amorous: (inclined toward or displaying love) "feeling amorous"
  • (s) amatory, amorous, romantic: (expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance) "her amatory affairs"; "amorous glances"; "a romantic adventure"; "a romantic moonlight ride"
amorousness, Noun
  • (n) amorousness, enamoredness: (a feeling of love or fondness)
  • (n) amorousness, eroticism, erotism, sexiness, amativeness: (the arousal of feelings of sexual desire)
amorphous, Adjective
  • (s) amorphous, formless, shapeless: (having no definite form or distinct shape) "amorphous clouds of insects"; "an aggregate of formless particles"; "a shapeless mass of protoplasm"
  • (s) amorphous, unstructured: (lacking the system or structure characteristic of living bodies)
  • (s) amorphous, uncrystallized, uncrystallised: (without real or apparent crystalline form) "an amorphous mineral"; "amorphous structure"
amortisation, Noun
  • (n) amortization, amortisation: (the reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of years)
  • (n) amortization, amortisation: (payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers)
amortise, Verb
  • (v) amortize, amortise: (liquidate gradually)
amortization, Noun
  • (n) amortization, amortisation: (the reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of years)
  • (n) amortization, amortisation: (payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers)
amortize, Verb
  • (v) amortize, amortise: (liquidate gradually)
amount, Noun
  • (n) amount: (the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion) "an adequate amount of food for four people"
  • (n) measure, quantity, amount: (how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify)
  • (n) sum, sum_of_money, amount, amount_of_money: (a quantity of money) "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient"
  • (n) sum, amount, total: (a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers)
amount, Verb
  • (v) amount: (be tantamount or equivalent to) "Her action amounted to a rebellion"
  • (v) come, add_up, amount: (develop into) "This idea will never amount to anything"; "nothing came of his grandiose plans"
  • (v) total, number, add_up, come, amount: (add up in number or quantity) "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000"
amour, Noun
  • (n) affair, affaire, intimacy, liaison, involvement, amour: (a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship)
amoxicillin, Noun
  • (n) amoxicillin, Amoxil, Larotid, Polymox, Trimox, Augmentin: (an antibiotic; a semisynthetic oral penicillin (trade names Amoxil and Larotid and Polymox and Trimox and Augmentin) used to treat bacterial infections)
ampere-second, Noun
  • (n) coulomb, C, ampere-second: (a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second)
ampere, Noun
  • (n) ampere, international_ampere: (a former unit of electric current (slightly smaller than the SI ampere))
  • (n) ampere, amp, A: (the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites) "a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps"
ampersand, Noun
  • (n) ampersand: (a punctuation mark (&) used to represent conjunction (and))
amphetamine, Noun
  • (n) amphetamine, pep_pill, upper, speed: (a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression)
amphibian, Adjective
  • (a) amphibious, amphibian: (relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia)
amphibian, Noun
  • (n) amphibian, amphibious_vehicle: (a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water)
  • (n) amphibian, amphibious_aircraft: (an airplane designed to take off and land on water)
  • (n) amphibian: (cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form)
amphibiotic, Adjective
  • (s) amphibiotic, semiaquatic: (having an aquatic early or larval form and a terrestrial adult form)
amphibious, Adjective
  • (a) amphibious, amphibian: (relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia)
  • (a) amphibious: (operating or living on land and in water) "amphibious vehicles"; "amphibious operations"; "amphibious troops"; "frogs are amphibious animals"
amphibology, Noun
  • (n) amphibology, amphiboly: (an ambiguous grammatical construction; e.g., `they are flying planes' can mean either that someone is flying planes or that something is flying planes)
amphiboly, Noun
  • (n) amphibology, amphiboly: (an ambiguous grammatical construction; e.g., `they are flying planes' can mean either that someone is flying planes or that something is flying planes)
amphioxus, Noun
  • (n) lancelet, amphioxus: (small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates)
amphiprostylar, Adjective
  • (s) amphiprostylar, amphiprostyle, amphistylar, porticoed: (marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure)
amphiprostyle, Adjective
  • (s) amphiprostylar, amphiprostyle, amphistylar, porticoed: (marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure)
amphiprotic, Adjective
  • (a) amphoteric, amphiprotic: (having characteristics of both an acid and a base and capable of reacting as either)
amphistylar, Adjective
  • (s) amphiprostylar, amphiprostyle, amphistylar, porticoed: (marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure)
  • (s) amphistylar: (having columns either at both ends or at both sides)
amphitheater, Noun
  • (n) amphitheater, amphitheatre: (a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater))
  • (n) amphitheater, amphitheatre, coliseum: (an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held)
amphitheatre, Noun
  • (n) amphitheater, amphitheatre: (a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater))
  • (n) amphitheater, amphitheatre, coliseum: (an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held)
amphitheatric, Adjective
  • (a) amphitheatric, amphitheatrical: (of or related to an amphitheater)
amphitheatrical, Adjective
  • (a) amphitheatric, amphitheatrical: (of or related to an amphitheater)
amphitropous, Adjective
  • (a) amphitropous: ((of a plant ovule) partly inverted; turned back 90 degrees on its stalk)
amphoteric, Adjective
  • (a) amphoteric, amphiprotic: (having characteristics of both an acid and a base and capable of reacting as either)
amphotericin, Noun
  • (n) amphotericin: (an antibiotic and antifungal agent)
ampicillin, Noun
  • (n) ampicillin, Principen, Polycillin, SK-Ampicillin: (semisynthetic penicillin (trade names Principen and Polycillin and SK-Ampicillin))
ample, Adjective
  • (a) ample: (more than enough in size or scope or capacity) "had ample food for the party"; "an ample supply"
  • (s) ample, copious, plenteous, plentiful, rich: (affording an abundant supply) "had ample food for the party"; "copious provisions"; "food is plentiful"; "a plenteous grape harvest"; "a rich supply"
  • (s) ample, sizable, sizeable: (fairly large) "a sizable fortune"; "an ample waistline"; "of ample proportions"
amplification, Noun
  • (n) amplification, elaboration: (addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail) "a few remarks added in amplification and defense"; "an elaboration of the sketch followed"
  • (n) amplification, gain: (the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input)
  • (n) amplification: ((electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current)
amplifier, Noun
  • (n) amplifier: (electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it)
amplify, Verb
  • (v) amplify: (increase the volume of) "amplify sound"
  • (v) inflate, blow_up, expand, amplify: (exaggerate or make bigger) "The charges were inflated"
  • (v) magnify, amplify: (increase in size, volume or significance) "Her terror was magnified in her mind"
  • (v) overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, magnify, amplify: (to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth) "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
amplitude, Noun
  • (n) amplitude: ((physics) the maximum displacement of a periodic wave)
  • (n) amplitude, bountifulness, bounty: (the property of copious abundance)
  • (n) amplitude: (greatness of magnitude)
ampoule, Noun
  • (n) phial, vial, ampule, ampul, ampoule: (a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle))
ampul, Noun
  • (n) phial, vial, ampule, ampul, ampoule: (a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle))
ampule, Noun
  • (n) phial, vial, ampule, ampul, ampoule: (a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle))
ampullar, Adjective
  • (a) ampullar, ampullary: (of or related to an ampulla)
ampullary, Adjective
  • (a) ampullar, ampullary: (of or related to an ampulla)
amputate, Verb
  • (v) amputate, cut_off: (remove surgically) "amputate limbs"
amputation, Noun
  • (n) amputation: (a condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs)
  • (n) amputation: (a surgical removal of all or part of a limb)
amputee, Noun
  • (n) amputee: (someone who has had a limb removed by amputation)
amrinone, Noun
  • (n) amrinone, Inocor: (a drug (trade name Inocor) used intravenously in heart failure; increases strength of contraction of myocardium)
amuck, Adjective
  • (s) amuck, amok, berserk, demoniac, demoniacal, possessed: (frenzied as if possessed by a demon) "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows"
amulet, Noun
  • (n) amulet, talisman: (a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease)
amuse, Verb
  • (v) amuse, divert, disport: (occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion) "The play amused the ladies"
  • (v) amuse: (make (somebody) laugh) "The clown amused the children"
amused, Adjective
  • (s) amused, diverted, entertained: (pleasantly occupied) "We are not amused" -Queen Victoria"
amusement, Noun
  • (n) amusement: (a feeling of delight at being entertained)
  • (n) entertainment, amusement: (an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention)
amusing, Adjective
  • (s) amusing, amusive, diverting: (providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining) "an amusing speaker"; "a diverting story"
  • (s) amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risible: (arousing or provoking laughter) "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics"
amusive, Adjective
  • (s) amusing, amusive, diverting: (providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining) "an amusing speaker"; "a diverting story"
amygdaliform, Adjective
  • (s) almond-shaped, amygdaliform, amygdaloid, amygdaloidal: (shaped like an almond)
amygdaloid, Adjective
  • (s) almond-shaped, amygdaliform, amygdaloid, amygdaloidal: (shaped like an almond)
amygdaloid, Noun
  • (n) amygdaloid: (volcanic rock in which rounded cavities formed by expanding gas have subsequently become filled with mineral deposits)
amygdaloidal, Adjective
  • (s) almond-shaped, amygdaliform, amygdaloid, amygdaloidal: (shaped like an almond)
amylaceous, Adjective
  • (s) starchlike, amylaceous, amyloid, amyloidal, farinaceous: (resembling starch)
amyloid, Adjective
  • (s) starchlike, amylaceous, amyloid, amyloidal, farinaceous: (resembling starch)
amyloid, Noun
  • (n) amyloid: (a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch)
  • (n) amyloid: ((pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue)
amyloidal, Adjective
  • (s) starchlike, amylaceous, amyloid, amyloidal, farinaceous: (resembling starch)
amylum, Noun
  • (n) starch, amylum: (a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles)
amyotonia, Noun
  • (n) atonicity, atony, atonia, amyotonia: (lack of normal muscular tension or tonus)
amyotrophia, Noun
  • (n) amyotrophia, amyotrophy: (progressive wasting of muscle tissues)
amyotrophy, Noun
  • (n) amyotrophia, amyotrophy: (progressive wasting of muscle tissues)
anabatic, Adjective
  • (a) anabatic: (of an air current or wind; rising especially up a slope) "an anabatic wind"
anabolic, Adjective
  • (a) anabolic: (of or related to the synthetic phase of metabolism)
  • (a) anabolic: (characterized by or promoting constructive metabolism) "some athletes take anabolic steroids to increase muscle size temporarily"
anabolism, Noun
  • (n) anabolism, constructive_metabolism: (the synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances (e.g., living tissue) from simpler ones together with the storage of energy)
anachronic, Adjective
  • (s) anachronic, anachronous, anachronistic: (chronologically misplaced) "English public schools are anachronistic"
anachronism, Noun
  • (n) anachronism, mistiming, misdating: (something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred)
  • (n) anachronism: (an artifact that belongs to another time)
  • (n) anachronism: (a person who seems to be displaced in time; who belongs to another age)
anachronistic, Adjective
  • (s) anachronic, anachronous, anachronistic: (chronologically misplaced) "English public schools are anachronistic"
anachronous, Adjective
  • (s) anachronic, anachronous, anachronistic: (chronologically misplaced) "English public schools are anachronistic"
anaclinal, Adjective
  • (a) anaclinal: (of valleys and rivers; progressing in a direction opposite to the dip in surrounding rock strata)
anacoluthia, Noun
  • (n) anacoluthia, anacoluthon: (an abrupt change within a sentence from one syntactic structure to another)
anacoluthon, Noun
  • (n) anacoluthia, anacoluthon: (an abrupt change within a sentence from one syntactic structure to another)
anadiplosis, Noun
  • (n) anadiplosis, reduplication: (repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next)
anadromous, Adjective
  • (a) anadromous: (migrating from the sea to fresh water to spawn)
anaemia, Noun
  • (n) anemia, anaemia: (a deficiency of red blood cells)
  • (n) anemia, anaemia: (a lack of vitality)
anaemic, Adjective
  • (a) anemic, anaemic: (relating to anemia or suffering from anemia)
  • (s) anemic, anaemic: (lacking vigor or energy) "an anemic attempt to hit the baseball"
anaerobic, Adjective
  • (a) anaerobic, anaerobiotic: (living or active in the absence of free oxygen) "anaerobic bacteria"
  • (a) anaerobic: (not aerobic) "isometric exercises are anaerobic"
anaerobiotic, Adjective
  • (a) anaerobic, anaerobiotic: (living or active in the absence of free oxygen) "anaerobic bacteria"
anaesthesia, Noun
  • (n) anesthesia, anaesthesia: (loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness)
anaesthetic, Adjective
  • (a) anaesthetic, anesthetic: (relating to or producing insensibility)
  • (s) anesthetic, anaesthetic: (characterized by insensibility) "the young girls are in a state of possession--blind and deaf and anesthetic"; "an anesthetic state"
anaesthetic, Noun
  • (n) anesthetic, anaesthetic, anesthetic_agent, anaesthetic_agent: (a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations)
anaesthetise, Verb
  • (v) anesthetize, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anaesthetise, put_under, put_out: (administer an anesthetic drug to) "The patient must be anesthetized before the operation"; "anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth"
anaesthetist, Noun
  • (n) anesthesiologist, anesthetist, anaesthetist: (a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated)
anaesthetize, Verb
  • (v) anesthetize, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anaesthetise, put_under, put_out: (administer an anesthetic drug to) "The patient must be anesthetized before the operation"; "anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth"
anaglyphic, Adjective
  • (a) anaglyphic, anaglyphical, anaglyptic, anaglyptical: (related to anaglyphs or anaglyphy)
anaglyphical, Adjective
  • (a) anaglyphic, anaglyphical, anaglyptic, anaglyptical: (related to anaglyphs or anaglyphy)
anaglyptic, Adjective
  • (a) anaglyphic, anaglyphical, anaglyptic, anaglyptical: (related to anaglyphs or anaglyphy)
anaglyptical, Adjective
  • (a) anaglyphic, anaglyphical, anaglyptic, anaglyptical: (related to anaglyphs or anaglyphy)
anagogic, Adjective
  • (a) anagogic, anagogical: (based on or exemplifying anagoge)
anagogical, Adjective
  • (a) anagogic, anagogical: (based on or exemplifying anagoge)
anagram, Noun
  • (n) anagram: (a word or phrase spelled by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase)
anagram, Verb
  • (v) anagram, anagrammatize, anagrammatise: (read letters out of order to discover a hidden meaning)
anagrammatic, Adjective
  • (a) anagrammatic, anagrammatical: (related to anagrams or containing or making an anagram)
anagrammatical, Adjective
  • (a) anagrammatic, anagrammatical: (related to anagrams or containing or making an anagram)
anagrammatise, Verb
  • (v) anagram, anagrammatize, anagrammatise: (read letters out of order to discover a hidden meaning)
anagrammatize, Verb
  • (v) anagram, anagrammatize, anagrammatise: (read letters out of order to discover a hidden meaning)
anal, Adjective
  • (a) anal: (of or related to the anus) "anal thermometer"
  • (a) anal, anal_retentive: (a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated on the anal region; fixation at this stage is said to result in orderliness, meanness, stubbornness, compulsiveness, etc.)
analecta, Noun
  • (n) analects, analecta: (a collection of excerpts from a literary work)
analects, Noun
  • (n) analects, analecta: (a collection of excerpts from a literary work)
analgesia, Noun
  • (n) analgesia: (absence of the sense of pain without loss of consciousness)
analgesic, Adjective
  • (s) analgesic, analgetic, anodyne: (capable of relieving pain) "the anodyne properties of certain drugs"; "an analgesic effect"
analgesic, Noun
  • (n) analgesic, anodyne, painkiller, pain_pill: (a medicine used to relieve pain)
analgetic, Adjective
  • (s) analgesic, analgetic, anodyne: (capable of relieving pain) "the anodyne properties of certain drugs"; "an analgesic effect"
analog, Adjective
  • (a) analogue, analog, linear: (of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input) "analogue device"; "linear amplifier"
analog, Noun
  • (n) analogue, analog, parallel: (something having the property of being analogous to something else)
analogise, Verb
  • (v) analogize, analogise: (make an analogy)
analogize, Verb
  • (v) analogize, analogise: (make an analogy)
analogous, Adjective
  • (a) analogous: (corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin) "the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird are analogous"
  • (s) analogous, correspondent: (similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar) "brains and computers are often considered analogous"; "salmon roe is marketed as analogous to caviar"
analogue, Adjective
  • (a) analogue, analog, linear: (of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input) "analogue device"; "linear amplifier"
analogue, Noun
  • (n) analogue, analog, parallel: (something having the property of being analogous to something else)
analogy, Noun
  • (n) analogy: (an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others)
  • (n) analogy: (drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect) "the operation of a computer presents and interesting analogy to the working of the brain"; "the models show by analogy how matter is built up"
  • (n) doctrine_of_analogy, analogy: (the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate)
analphabet, Noun
  • (n) analphabet, analphabetic: (an illiterate person who does not know the alphabet)
analphabetic, Adjective
  • (a) analphabetic: (relating to or expressed by a writing system that is not alphabetic)
  • (a) analphabetic: (not alphabetic) "an analphabetic arrangement of letters"; "Jesperson's system of phonetic transcription is analphabetic"
  • (s) analphabetic, unlettered: (having little acquaintance with writing) "special tutorials to assist the unlettered sector of society"
analphabetic, Noun
  • (n) analphabet, analphabetic: (an illiterate person who does not know the alphabet)
analphabetism, Noun
  • (n) illiteracy, analphabetism: (an inability to read)
analyse, Verb
  • (v) analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas: (consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning) "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"
  • (v) analyze, analyse, break_down, dissect, take_apart: (make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features) "analyze a specimen"; "analyze a sentence"; "analyze a chemical compound"
  • (v) analyze, analyse: (break down into components or essential features) "analyze today's financial market"
  • (v) analyze, analyse, psychoanalyze, psychoanalyse: (subject to psychoanalytic treatment) "I was analyzed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist"
analyser, Noun
  • (n) analyzer, analyser: (an instrument that performs analyses)
analysis, Noun
  • (n) analysis: (an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole)
  • (n) analysis, analytic_thinking: (the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations)
  • (n) analysis: (a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed)
  • (n) analysis: (the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., `the father of the bride' instead of `the bride's father')
  • (n) analysis: (a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation)
  • (n) psychoanalysis, analysis, depth_psychology: (a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud) "his physician recommended psychoanalysis"
analyst, Noun
  • (n) analyst: (someone who is skilled at analyzing data)
  • (n) analyst: (an expert who studies financial data (on credit or securities or sales or financial patterns etc.) and recommends appropriate business actions)
  • (n) analyst, psychoanalyst: (a licensed practitioner of psychoanalysis)
analytic, Adjective
  • (a) analytic: (using or subjected to a methodology using algebra and calculus) "analytic statics"
  • (a) analytic, analytical: (using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles)) "an analytic experiment"; "an analytic approach"; "a keenly analytic man"; "analytical reasoning"; "an analytical mind"
  • (a) analytic, uninflected: (expressing a grammatical category by using two or more words rather than inflection)
  • (a) analytic, analytical: (of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience) "`all spinsters are unmarried' is an analytic proposition"
analytical, Adjective
  • (a) analytic, analytical: (using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles)) "an analytic experiment"; "an analytic approach"; "a keenly analytic man"; "analytical reasoning"; "an analytical mind"
  • (a) analytic, analytical: (of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience) "`all spinsters are unmarried' is an analytic proposition"
analyzable, Adjective
  • (s) analyzable, decomposable: (capable of being partitioned)
analyze, Verb
  • (v) analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas: (consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning) "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"
  • (v) analyze, analyse, break_down, dissect, take_apart: (make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features) "analyze a specimen"; "analyze a sentence"; "analyze a chemical compound"
  • (v) analyze, analyse: (break down into components or essential features) "analyze today's financial market"
  • (v) analyze, analyse, psychoanalyze, psychoanalyse: (subject to psychoanalytic treatment) "I was analyzed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist"
analyzed, Adjective
  • (a) analyzed: (examined carefully and methodically; broken down for consideration of constituent parts) "the analyzed data indicated surprising trends"; "a carefully analyzed poem can be like a dead butterfly pinned to a board"
analyzer, Noun
  • (n) analyzer, analyser: (an instrument that performs analyses)
anamnesis, Noun
  • (n) medical_history, medical_record, anamnesis: (the case history of a medical patient as recalled by the patient)
  • (n) remembrance, recollection, anamnesis: (the ability to recall past occurrences)
anamorphic, Adjective
  • (a) anamorphic: (pertaining to gradual evolution from one type of organism to another)
  • (a) anamorphic: (pertaining to a kind of distorting optical system) "an anamorphic lense"
anamorphism, Noun
  • (n) anamorphism: (metamorphism that occurs deep under the earth's surface; changes simple minerals into complex minerals)
  • (n) anamorphosis, anamorphism: (the evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes)
  • (n) anamorphosis, anamorphism: (a distorted projection or perspective; especially an image distorted in such a way that it becomes visible only when viewed in a special manner)
anamorphosis, Noun
  • (n) anamorphosis, anamorphism: (the evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes)
  • (n) anamorphosis, anamorphism: (a distorted projection or perspective; especially an image distorted in such a way that it becomes visible only when viewed in a special manner)
anapaest, Noun
  • (n) anapest, anapaest: (a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables)
anapaestic, Adjective
  • (a) anapestic, anapaestic: ((of a metric foot) characterized by two short syllables followed by a long one)
anapest, Noun
  • (n) anapest, anapaest: (a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables)
anapestic, Adjective
  • (a) anapestic, anapaestic: ((of a metric foot) characterized by two short syllables followed by a long one)
anaphase, Noun
  • (n) anaphase: (the stage of meiosis or mitosis when chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle)
anaphora, Noun
  • (n) anaphora: (using a pronoun or similar word instead of repeating a word used earlier)
  • (n) epanaphora, anaphora: (repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses)
anaphrodisia, Noun
  • (n) anaphrodisia: (decline or absence of sexual desire)
anaphrodisiac, Adjective
  • (a) anaphrodisiac: (tending to diminish sexual desire)
anaphylactic, Adjective
  • (a) anaphylactic: (related to the hypersensitivity known as anaphylaxis) "anaphylactic shock"
anaphylaxis, Noun
  • (n) anaphylaxis: (hypersensitivity reaction to the ingestion or injection of a substance (a protein or drug) resulting from prior contact with a substance)
anapsid, Noun
  • (n) anapsid, anapsid_reptile: (primitive reptile having no opening in the temporal region of the skull; all extinct except turtles)
anarchic, Adjective
  • (s) anarchic, anarchical, lawless: (without law or control) "the system is economically inefficient and politically anarchic"
anarchical, Adjective
  • (s) anarchic, anarchical, lawless: (without law or control) "the system is economically inefficient and politically anarchic"
anarchist, Noun
  • (n) anarchist, nihilist, syndicalist: (an advocate of anarchism)
anarchy, Noun
  • (n) anarchy, lawlessness: (a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government))
anastalsis, Noun
  • (n) anastalsis: (muscular action of the alimentary tract in a direction opposite to peristalsis)
anastigmatic, Adjective
  • (a) anastigmatic, stigmatic: (pertaining to a lens or lens system free of astigmatism (able to form point images))
  • (a) anastigmatic, stigmatic: (not astigmatic)
anastomose, Verb
  • (v) anastomose, inosculate: (come together or open into each other) "the blood vessels anastomose"
  • (v) anastomose, inosculate: (cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis) "anastomose blood vessels"
anastomosis, Noun
  • (n) anastomosis, inosculation: (a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous)
anastrophe, Noun
  • (n) anastrophe, inversion: (the reversal of the normal order of words)
anathema, Noun
  • (n) anathema, bete_noire: (a detested person) "he is an anathema to me"
  • (n) anathema: (a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication)
anathematisation, Noun
  • (n) anathematization, anathematisation: (the formal act of pronouncing (someone or something) accursed)
anathematise, Verb
  • (v) accurse, execrate, anathemize, comminate, anathemise, anathematize, anathematise: (curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment)
anathematization, Noun
  • (n) anathematization, anathematisation: (the formal act of pronouncing (someone or something) accursed)
anathematize, Verb
  • (v) accurse, execrate, anathemize, comminate, anathemise, anathematize, anathematise: (curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment)
anathemise, Verb
  • (v) accurse, execrate, anathemize, comminate, anathemise, anathematize, anathematise: (curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment)
  • (v) curse, beshrew, damn, bedamn, anathemize, anathemise, imprecate, maledict: (wish harm upon; invoke evil upon) "The bad witch cursed the child"
anathemize, Verb
  • (v) accurse, execrate, anathemize, comminate, anathemise, anathematize, anathematise: (curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment)
  • (v) curse, beshrew, damn, bedamn, anathemize, anathemise, imprecate, maledict: (wish harm upon; invoke evil upon) "The bad witch cursed the child"
anatomic, Adjective
  • (a) anatomic, anatomical: (of or relating to the structure of the body) "anatomical features"
  • (a) anatomic, anatomical: (of or relating to the branch of morphology that studies the structure of organisms) "anatomical research"
anatomical, Adjective
  • (a) anatomic, anatomical: (of or relating to the structure of the body) "anatomical features"
  • (a) anatomic, anatomical: (of or relating to the branch of morphology that studies the structure of organisms) "anatomical research"
anatomical, Noun
  • (n) anatomical_reference, anatomical: (an expression that relates to anatomy)
anatomise, Verb
  • (v) anatomize, anatomise: (dissect in order to analyze) "anatomize the bodies of the victims of this strange disease"
anatomize, Verb
  • (v) anatomize, anatomise: (dissect in order to analyze) "anatomize the bodies of the victims of this strange disease"
  • (v) anatomize: (analyze down to the smallest detail) "This writer anatomized the depth of human behavior"
anatomy, Noun
  • (n) anatomy, general_anatomy: (the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)
  • (n) anatomy: (a detailed analysis) "he studied the anatomy of crimes"
  • (n) human_body, physical_body, material_body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh: (alternative names for the body of a human being) "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"
anatoxin, Noun
  • (n) anatoxin, toxoid: (a bacterial toxin that has been weakened until it is no longer toxic but is strong enough to induce the formation of antibodies and immunity to the specific disease caused by the toxin) "diphtheria toxoid"
anatropous, Adjective
  • (a) anatropous, inverted: ((of a plant ovule) completely inverted; turned back 180 degrees on its stalk)
ancestor, Noun
  • (n) ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root: (someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent))
ancestral, Adjective
  • (a) ancestral: (of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor)
  • (s) ancestral, hereditary, patrimonial, transmissible: (inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent) "ancestral home"; "ancestral lore"; "hereditary monarchy"; "patrimonial estate"; "transmissible tradition"
ancestry, Noun
  • (n) ancestry, lineage, derivation, filiation: (inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline)
  • (n) lineage, line, line_of_descent, descent, bloodline, blood_line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock: (the descendants of one individual) "his entire lineage has been warriors"
anchor, Noun
  • (n) anchor, ground_tackle: (a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving)
  • (n) anchor, mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin, lynchpin: (a central cohesive source of support and stability) "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"
  • (n) anchor, anchorman, anchorperson: (a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute)
anchor, Verb
  • (v) anchor, ground: (fix firmly and stably) "anchor the lamppost in concrete"
  • (v) anchor, cast_anchor, drop_anchor: (secure a vessel with an anchor) "We anchored at Baltimore"
anchorite, Noun
  • (n) anchorite, hermit: (one retired from society for religious reasons)
anchoritic, Adjective
  • (s) anchoritic, eremitic, eremitical, hermitic, hermitical: (characterized by ascetic solitude) "the eremitic element in the life of a religious colony"; "his hermitic existence"
anchorman, Noun
  • (n) anchor, anchorman, anchorperson: (a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute)
anchorperson, Noun
  • (n) anchor, anchorman, anchorperson: (a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute)
anchylosis, Noun
  • (n) ankylosis, anchylosis: (abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint)
ancient, Adjective
  • (s) ancient: (belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire) "ancient history"; "ancient civilizations such as those of the Etruscans and Sumerians"; "ancient Greece"
  • (s) ancient: (very old) "an ancient mariner"
ancient, Noun
  • (n) ancient, antediluvian: (a very old person)
  • (n) ancient: (a person who lived in ancient times)
ancientness, Noun
  • (n) ancientness, antiquity: (extreme oldness)
ancillary, Adjective
  • (s) accessory, adjunct, ancillary, adjuvant, appurtenant, auxiliary: (furnishing added support) "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other"
ancylose, Verb
  • (v) ankylose, ancylose: (produce ankylosis by surgery)
  • (v) ankylose, ancylose: (undergo ankylosis) "joints ankylose"
andelmin, Noun
  • (n) angelim, andelmin: (any of several tropical American trees of the genus Andira)
andiron, Noun
  • (n) andiron, firedog, dog, dog-iron: (metal supports for logs in a fireplace) "the andirons were too hot to touch"
andrena, Noun
  • (n) andrena, andrenid, mining_bee: (a bee that is a member of the genus Andrena)
andrenid, Noun
  • (n) andrena, andrenid, mining_bee: (a bee that is a member of the genus Andrena)
androgen, Noun
  • (n) androgen, androgenic_hormone: (male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics)
androgenesis, Noun
  • (n) androgenesis, androgeny: (male parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only paternal chromosomes due to the failure of the egg nucleus to participate in fertilization)
androgenetic, Adjective
  • (a) androgenetic, androgenous: (of or related to androgenesis)
androgenic, Adjective
  • (a) androgenic: (of or related to the male hormone androgen)
androgenous, Adjective
  • (a) androgenetic, androgenous: (of or related to androgenesis)
androgeny, Noun
  • (n) androgenesis, androgeny: (male parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only paternal chromosomes due to the failure of the egg nucleus to participate in fertilization)
androgyne, Noun
  • (n) hermaphrodite, intersex, gynandromorph, androgyne, epicene, epicene_person: (one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made)
androgynous, Adjective
  • (a) androgynous: (relating to or exhibiting both female and male sex organs but with a predominantly female appearance)
  • (a) androgynous: (having both male and female characteristics)
androgyny, Noun
  • (n) androgyny, hermaphroditism, bisexuality: (showing characteristics of both sexes)
android, Noun
  • (n) android, humanoid, mechanical_man: (an automaton that resembles a human being)
ane, Adjective
  • (s) one, 1, i, ane: (used of a single unit or thing; not two or more) "`ane' is Scottish"
anecdotal, Adjective
  • (a) anecdotal: (having the character of an anecdote) "anecdotal evidence"
  • (s) anecdotic, anecdotal, anecdotical: (characterized by or given to telling anecdotes) "anecdotal conversation"; "an anecdotal history of jazz"; "he was at his anecdotic best"
anecdote, Noun
  • (n) anecdote: (short account of an incident (especially a biographical one))
anecdotic, Adjective
  • (s) anecdotic, anecdotal, anecdotical: (characterized by or given to telling anecdotes) "anecdotal conversation"; "an anecdotal history of jazz"; "he was at his anecdotic best"
anecdotical, Adjective
  • (s) anecdotic, anecdotal, anecdotical: (characterized by or given to telling anecdotes) "anecdotal conversation"; "an anecdotal history of jazz"; "he was at his anecdotic best"
anecdotist, Noun
  • (n) anecdotist, raconteur: (a person skilled in telling anecdotes)
anele, Verb
  • (v) anoint, inunct, oil, anele, embrocate: (administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing)
anemic, Adjective
  • (a) anemic, anaemic: (relating to anemia or suffering from anemia)
  • (s) anemic, anaemic: (lacking vigor or energy) "an anemic attempt to hit the baseball"
anemometric, Adjective
  • (a) anemometric, anemometrical: (pertaining to the measurement of wind speed and direction)
anemometrical, Adjective
  • (a) anemometric, anemometrical: (pertaining to the measurement of wind speed and direction)
anemone, Noun
  • (n) anemone, windflower: (any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves)
  • (n) sea_anemone, anemone: (marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton)
anemophilous, Adjective
  • (a) anemophilous: (of flowering plants (especially grasses etc) that are pollinated by the wind)
anencephalia, Noun
  • (n) anencephaly, anencephalia: (a defect in brain development resulting in small or missing brain hemispheres)
anencephalic, Adjective
  • (a) anencephalic, anencephalous: (characterized by partial or total absence of a brain)
anencephalous, Adjective
  • (a) anencephalic, anencephalous: (characterized by partial or total absence of a brain)
anencephaly, Noun
  • (n) anencephaly, anencephalia: (a defect in brain development resulting in small or missing brain hemispheres)
anergy, Noun
  • (n) anergy: (reduction or lack of an immune response to a specific antigen)
  • (n) anergy: (inactivity and lack of energy)
anesthesia, Noun
  • (n) anesthesia, anaesthesia: (loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness)
anesthesiologist, Noun
  • (n) anesthesiologist, anesthetist, anaesthetist: (a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated)
anesthetic, Adjective
  • (a) anaesthetic, anesthetic: (relating to or producing insensibility)
  • (s) anesthetic, anaesthetic: (characterized by insensibility) "the young girls are in a state of possession--blind and deaf and anesthetic"; "an anesthetic state"
anesthetic, Noun
  • (n) anesthetic, anaesthetic, anesthetic_agent, anaesthetic_agent: (a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations)
anesthetise, Verb
  • (v) anesthetize, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anaesthetise, put_under, put_out: (administer an anesthetic drug to) "The patient must be anesthetized before the operation"; "anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth"
anesthetist, Noun
  • (n) anesthesiologist, anesthetist, anaesthetist: (a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated)
anesthetize, Verb
  • (v) anesthetize, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anaesthetise, put_under, put_out: (administer an anesthetic drug to) "The patient must be anesthetized before the operation"; "anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth"
anestric, Adjective
  • (a) anestrous, anestric, anoestrous: (of or relating to anestrus)
anestrous, Adjective
  • (a) anestrous, anestric, anoestrous: (of or relating to anestrus)
  • (a) anestrous: ((of lower mammals) not in a state of estrus; not in heat) "an anestrous bitch"
anestrum, Noun
  • (n) anestrus, anestrum, anoestrus, anoestrum: (applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus)
anestrus, Noun
  • (n) anestrus, anestrum, anoestrus, anoestrum: (applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus)
aneurin, Noun
  • (n) vitamin_B1, thiamine, thiamin, aneurin, antiberiberi_factor: (a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth)
aneurism, Noun
  • (n) aneurysm, aneurism: (a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall)
aneurismal, Adjective
  • (a) aneurysmal, aneurismal, aneurysmatic, aneurismatic: (relating to or affected by an aneurysm)
aneurismatic, Adjective
  • (a) aneurysmal, aneurismal, aneurysmatic, aneurismatic: (relating to or affected by an aneurysm)
aneurysm, Noun
  • (n) aneurysm, aneurism: (a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall)
aneurysmal, Adjective
  • (a) aneurysmal, aneurismal, aneurysmatic, aneurismatic: (relating to or affected by an aneurysm)
aneurysmatic, Adjective
  • (a) aneurysmal, aneurismal, aneurysmatic, aneurismatic: (relating to or affected by an aneurysm)
angelfish, Noun
  • (n) angel_shark, angelfish, Squatina_squatina, monkfish: (sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do)
  • (n) angelfish: (a butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthus)
  • (n) spadefish, angelfish, Chaetodipterus_faber: (deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters)
angelic, Adjective
  • (a) angelic, angelical: (of or relating to angels) "angelic messenger"
  • (s) angelic, angelical, beatific, saintlike, saintly, sainted: (marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint) "angelic beneficence"; "a beatific smile"; "a saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my sainted mother"
  • (s) angelic, angelical, cherubic, seraphic, sweet: (having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub) "an angelic smile"; "a cherubic face"; "looking so seraphic when he slept"; "a sweet disposition"
angelica, Noun
  • (n) angelica, angelique: (any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels)
  • (n) angelica: (candied stalks of the angelica plant)
  • (n) angelica: (aromatic stems or leaves or roots of Angelica Archangelica)
angelical, Adjective
  • (a) angelic, angelical: (of or relating to angels) "angelic messenger"
  • (s) angelic, angelical, beatific, saintlike, saintly, sainted: (marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint) "angelic beneficence"; "a beatific smile"; "a saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my sainted mother"
  • (s) angelic, angelical, cherubic, seraphic, sweet: (having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub) "an angelic smile"; "a cherubic face"; "looking so seraphic when he slept"; "a sweet disposition"
angelim, Noun
  • (n) angelim, andelmin: (any of several tropical American trees of the genus Andira)
angelique, Noun
  • (n) angelica, angelique: (any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels)
anger, Noun
  • (n) anger, choler, ire: (a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance)
  • (n) anger, angriness: (the state of being angry)
  • (n) wrath, anger, ire, ira: (belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins))
anger, Verb
  • (v) anger: (make angry) "The news angered him"
  • (v) anger, see_red: (become angry) "He angers easily"
angered, Adjective
  • (s) angered, enraged, furious, infuriated, maddened: (marked by extreme anger) "the enraged bull attached"; "furious about the accident"; "a furious scowl"; "infuriated onlookers charged the police who were beating the boy"; "could not control the maddened crowd"
angina, Noun
  • (n) angina: (any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain)
  • (n) angina_pectoris, angina: (a heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heart)
anginal, Adjective
  • (a) anginal, anginose, anginous: (of or related to the pain of angina pectoris)
anginose, Adjective
  • (a) anginal, anginose, anginous: (of or related to the pain of angina pectoris)
anginous, Adjective
  • (a) anginal, anginose, anginous: (of or related to the pain of angina pectoris)
angiocarpic, Adjective
  • (a) angiocarpic, angiocarpous: (having or being fruit enclosed in a shell or husk)
angiocarpous, Adjective
  • (a) angiocarpic, angiocarpous: (having or being fruit enclosed in a shell or husk)
angioedema, Noun
  • (n) angioedema, atrophedema, giant_hives, periodic_edema, Quincke's_edema: (recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema; onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to food or drugs)
angiogenesis, Noun
  • (n) angiogenesis: (the formation of new blood vessels)
angiography, Noun
  • (n) angiography: (roentgenographic examination of blood vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium; produces an angiogram)
angiopathy, Noun
  • (n) angiopathy: (any disease of the blood vessels or lymph ducts)
angioplasty, Noun
  • (n) angioplasty: (an operation to repair a damaged blood vessel or unblock a coronary artery)
angiosarcoma, Noun
  • (n) angiosarcoma: (a rare malignant neoplasm arising from vascular tissue; usually occurs in the breast and skin and is believed to originate from the endothelial cells of blood vessels)
angiotensin, Noun
  • (n) angiotensin, angiotonin, Hypertensin: (any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels)
angiotonin, Noun
  • (n) angiotensin, angiotonin, Hypertensin: (any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels)
angle, Verb
  • (v) angle: (move or proceed at an angle) "he angled his way into the room"
  • (v) angle: (fish with a hook)
  • (v) fish, angle: (seek indirectly) "fish for compliments"
  • (v) lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle: (to incline or bend from a vertical position) "She leaned over the banister"
  • (v) slant, angle, weight: (present with a bias) "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders"
angled, Adjective
  • (s) angled: (forming or set at an angle) "angled parking"
angler, Noun
  • (n) angler: (a scheming person; someone who schemes to gain an advantage)
  • (n) angler, troller: (a fisherman who uses a hook and line)
  • (n) goosefish, angler, anglerfish, angler_fish, monkfish, lotte, allmouth, Lophius_Americanus: (fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey)
anglerfish, Noun
  • (n) goosefish, angler, anglerfish, angler_fish, monkfish, lotte, allmouth, Lophius_Americanus: (fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey)
angleworm, Noun
  • (n) earthworm, angleworm, fishworm, fishing_worm, wiggler, nightwalker, nightcrawler, crawler, dew_worm, red_worm: (terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers)
anglicise, Verb
  • (v) anglicise, anglicize: (make English in appearance) "She anglicised her name after moving from Paris to London"
anglicize, Verb
  • (v) anglicise, anglicize: (make English in appearance) "She anglicised her name after moving from Paris to London"
angling, Noun
  • (n) angling: (fishing with a hook and line (and usually a pole))
anglophil, Noun
  • (n) anglophile, anglophil: (an admirer of England and things English)
anglophile, Noun
  • (n) anglophile, anglophil: (an admirer of England and things English)
angrier, Adjective
  • (a) angry: (feeling or showing anger) "angry at the weather"; "angry customers"; "an angry silence"; "sending angry letters to the papers"
  • (s) angry, furious, raging, tempestuous, wild: ((of the elements) as if showing violent anger) "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea"
  • (s) angry: (severely inflamed and painful) "an angry sore"
angriness, Noun
  • (n) anger, angriness: (the state of being angry)
angry, Adjective
  • (a) angry: (feeling or showing anger) "angry at the weather"; "angry customers"; "an angry silence"; "sending angry letters to the papers"
  • (s) angry, furious, raging, tempestuous, wild: ((of the elements) as if showing violent anger) "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea"
  • (s) angry: (severely inflamed and painful) "an angry sore"
angst, Noun
  • (n) angst: (an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety; usually reserved for philosophical anxiety about the world or about personal freedom)
angstrom, Noun
  • (n) angstrom, angstrom_unit, A: (a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation)
anguish, Noun
  • (n) anguish, torment, torture: (extreme mental distress)
  • (n) anguish: (extreme distress of body or mind)
anguish, Verb
  • (v) anguish: (suffer great pains or distress)
  • (v) pain, anguish, hurt: (cause emotional anguish or make miserable) "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school"
anguished, Adjective
  • (s) anguished, tormented, tortured: (experiencing intense pain especially mental pain) "an anguished conscience"; "a small tormented schoolboy"; "a tortured witness to another's humiliation"
angular, Adjective
  • (a) angular: (measured by an angle or by the rate of change of an angle) "angular momentum"
  • (a) angular, angulate: (having angles or an angular shape)
angularity, Noun
  • (n) angular_shape, angularity: (a shape having one or more sharp angles)
  • (n) angularity: (the property possessed by a shape that has angles)
angulate, Adjective
  • (a) angular, angulate: (having angles or an angular shape)
angulate, Verb
  • (v) angulate: (make or become angular)
anhidrosis, Noun
  • (n) anhidrosis, anhydrosis: (failure of the sweat glands)
anhinga, Noun
  • (n) snakebird, anhinga, darter: (fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill)
anhydrosis, Noun
  • (n) anhidrosis, anhydrosis: (failure of the sweat glands)
anhydrous, Adjective
  • (a) anhydrous: (without water; especially without water of crystallization)
ani, Noun
  • (n) ani: (black tropical American cuckoo)
anil, Noun
  • (n) anil, indigo, indigotin: (a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically)
  • (n) anil, Indigofera_suffruticosa, Indigofera_anil: (shrub of West Indies and South America that is a source of indigo dye)
aniline, Noun
  • (n) aniline, aniline_oil, aminobenzine, phenylamine: (oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines)
animadversion, Noun
  • (n) censure, animadversion: (harsh criticism or disapproval)
animadvert, Verb
  • (v) animadvert: (express blame or censure or make a harshly critical remark)
  • (v) opine, speak_up, speak_out, animadvert, sound_off: (express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation) "John spoke up at the meeting"
animal-worship, Noun
  • (n) zoolatry, animal-worship: (the worship of animals)
animal, Adjective
  • (s) animal, carnal, fleshly, sensual: (marked by the appetites and passions of the body) "animal instincts"; "carnal knowledge"; "fleshly desire"; "a sensual delight in eating"; "music is the only sensual pleasure without vice"
animal, Noun
  • (n) animal, animate_being, beast, brute, creature, fauna: (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)
animalcule, Noun
  • (n) animalcule, animalculum: (microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium)
animalculum, Noun
  • (n) animalcule, animalculum: (microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium)
animalisation, Noun
  • (n) brutalization, brutalisation, animalization, animalisation: (an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities)
animalise, Verb
  • (v) animalize, animalise: (represent in the form of an animal)
  • (v) brutalize, brutalise, animalize, animalise: (make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman) "Life in the camps had brutalized him"
  • (v) brutalize, brutalise, animalize, animalise: (become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling)
animalism, Noun
  • (n) animalism: (the doctrine that human beings are purely animal in nature and lacking a spiritual nature)
  • (n) animalism, physicality: (preoccupation with satisfaction of physical drives and appetites)
animality, Noun
  • (n) animality, animal_nature: (the physical (or animal) side of a person as opposed to the spirit or intellect)
animalization, Noun
  • (n) animalization: (a depiction in the form of an animal)
  • (n) brutalization, brutalisation, animalization, animalisation: (an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities)
animalize, Verb
  • (v) animalize, animalise: (represent in the form of an animal)
  • (v) brutalize, brutalise, animalize, animalise: (make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman) "Life in the camps had brutalized him"
  • (v) brutalize, brutalise, animalize, animalise: (become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling)
animate, Adjective
  • (a) animate: (belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings) "the word `dog' is animate"
  • (a) animate: (endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life) "we are animate beings"
  • (a) sentient, animate: (endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness) "the living knew themselves just sentient puppets on God's stage"- T.E.Lawrence"
animate, Verb
  • (v) animate, recreate, reanimate, revive, renovate, repair, quicken, vivify, revivify: (give new life or energy to) "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health"
  • (v) animize, animise, animate: (give lifelike qualities to) "animated cartoons"
  • (v) enliven, liven, liven_up, invigorate, animate: (make lively) "let's liven up this room a bit"
  • (v) inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt: (heighten or intensify) "These paintings exalt the imagination"
animated, Adjective
  • (a) animated, alive: (having life or vigor or spirit) "an animated and expressive face"; "animated conversation"; "became very animated when he heard the good news"
  • (s) animated: (made to appear to move as living creatures do) "an animated cartoon"; "animated puppets"
animateness, Noun
  • (n) animateness, aliveness, liveness: (the property of being animated; having animal life as distinguished from plant life)
animating, Adjective
  • (s) animating, enlivening: (giving spirit and vivacity)
animation, Noun
  • (n) animation, life, living, aliveness: (the condition of living or the state of being alive) "while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes"
  • (n) animation, vitality: (the property of being able to survive and grow) "the vitality of a seed"
  • (n) animation, spiritedness, invigoration, brio, vivification: (quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous)
  • (n) animation: (the making of animated cartoons)
  • (n) liveliness, animation: (general activity and motion)
  • (n) vivification, invigoration, animation: (the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something)
animator, Noun
  • (n) animator: (the technician who produces animated cartoons)
  • (n) energizer, energiser, vitalizer, vitaliser, animator: (someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people)
anime, Noun
  • (n) anime, gum_anime: (any of various resins or oleoresins)
  • (n) Zanzibar_copal, anime: (a hard copal derived from an African tree)
animise, Verb
  • (v) animize, animise, animate: (give lifelike qualities to) "animated cartoons"
animist, Adjective
  • (a) animist, animistic: (of or pertaining to the doctrine of animism)
animist, Noun
  • (n) animist: (one who accepts the doctrine of animism)
animistic, Adjective
  • (a) animist, animistic: (of or pertaining to the doctrine of animism)
animize, Verb
  • (v) animize, animise, animate: (give lifelike qualities to) "animated cartoons"
animosity, Noun
  • (n) animosity, animus, bad_blood: (a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility)
animus, Noun
  • (n) animosity, animus, bad_blood: (a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility)
anionic, Adjective
  • (a) anionic: (of or relating to anions)
anionic, Noun
  • (n) anionic_detergent, anionic, non-ionic_detergent: (a class of synthetic detergents in which the molecules do not ionize in aqueous solutions)
anise, Noun
  • (n) anise, anise_plant, Pimpinella_anisum: (native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery)
  • (n) anise, aniseed, anise_seed: (liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors)
aniseed, Noun
  • (n) anise, aniseed, anise_seed: (liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors)
anisogamic, Adjective
  • (a) anisogamic, anisogamous: (relating to a type of sexual reproduction in which the gametes are dissimilar in some respect (as size or shape))
anisogamous, Adjective
  • (a) anisogamic, anisogamous: (relating to a type of sexual reproduction in which the gametes are dissimilar in some respect (as size or shape))
anisometric, Adjective
  • (s) anisometric, unsymmetrical: (having unsymmetrical parts or unequal dimensions or measurements)
anisotropic, Adjective
  • (a) anisotropic: (not invariant with respect to direction) "anisotropic crystals"
anisotropy, Noun
  • (n) anisotropy: (the property of being anisotropic; having a different value when measured in different directions)
ankle-deep, Adjective
  • (s) ankle-deep, knee-deep: (coming only to the ankle or knee)
ankle, Noun
  • (n) ankle, ankle_joint, mortise_joint, articulatio_talocruralis: (a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus)
anklebone, Noun
  • (n) anklebone, astragal, astragalus, talus: (the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint)
anklet, Noun
  • (n) anklet: (a shoe for a child or woman that has a strap around the ankle)
  • (n) anklet, anklets, bobbysock, bobbysocks: (a sock that reaches just above the ankle)
  • (n) anklet, ankle_bracelet: (an ornament worn around the ankle)
anklets, Noun
  • (n) anklet: (a shoe for a child or woman that has a strap around the ankle)
  • (n) anklet, anklets, bobbysock, bobbysocks: (a sock that reaches just above the ankle)
  • (n) anklet, ankle_bracelet: (an ornament worn around the ankle)
ankylosaur, Noun
  • (n) ankylosaur, ankylosaurus: (having the back covered with thick bony plates; thought to have walked with a sprawling gait resembling a lizard's)
ankylosaurus, Noun
  • (n) ankylosaur, ankylosaurus: (having the back covered with thick bony plates; thought to have walked with a sprawling gait resembling a lizard's)
ankylose, Verb
  • (v) ankylose, ancylose: (produce ankylosis by surgery)
  • (v) ankylose, ancylose: (undergo ankylosis) "joints ankylose"
ankylosis, Noun
  • (n) ankylosis, anchylosis: (abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint)
anlage, Noun
  • (n) primordium, anlage: (an organ in its earliest stage of development; the foundation for subsequent development)
anna, Noun
  • (n) anna: (a former copper coin of Pakistan and India)
anneal, Verb
  • (v) anneal, temper, normalize: (bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling) "temper glass"
annealing, Noun
  • (n) annealing, tempering: (hardening something by heat treatment)
annelid, Adjective
  • (a) annelid, annelidan: (relating to or belonging to or characteristic of any worms of the phylum Annelida)
annelid, Noun
  • (n) annelid, annelid_worm, segmented_worm: (worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally)
annelidan, Adjective
  • (a) annelid, annelidan: (relating to or belonging to or characteristic of any worms of the phylum Annelida)
annex, Noun
  • (n) annex, annexe, extension, wing: (an addition that extends a main building)
annex, Verb
  • (v) annex: (take (territory) as if by conquest) "Hitler annexed Lithuania"
  • (v) annex: (attach to)
annexa, Noun
  • (n) adnexa, annexa: (accessory or adjoining anatomical parts or appendages to an organ (especially of the embryo)) "Fallopian tubes and ovaries are adnexa of the uterus"
annexal, Adjective
  • (a) adnexal, annexal: (of or pertaining to adnexa)
annexation, Noun
  • (n) annexation, appropriation: (incorporation by joining or uniting)
  • (n) annexation: (the formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation) "the French annexation of Madagascar as a colony in 1896"; "a protectorate has frequently been a first step to annexation"
annexe, Noun
  • (n) annex, annexe, extension, wing: (an addition that extends a main building)
annihilate, Verb
  • (v) eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, wipe_out, decimate, carry_off: (kill in large numbers) "the plague wiped out an entire population"
annihilated, Adjective
  • (s) annihilated, exterminated, wiped_out: (destroyed completely)
annihilating, Adjective
  • (s) annihilating, devastating, withering: (making light of) "afire with annihilating invective"; "a devastating portrait of human folly"; "to compliments inflated I've a withering reply"- W.S.Gilbert"
  • (s) annihilative, annihilating, devastating, withering: (wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction) "possessing annihilative power"; "a devastating hurricane"; "the guns opened a withering fire"
annihilation, Noun
  • (n) annihilation, obliteration: (destruction by annihilating something)
  • (n) annihilation, disintegration: (total destruction) "bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll"
annihilative, Adjective
  • (s) annihilative, annihilating, devastating, withering: (wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction) "possessing annihilative power"; "a devastating hurricane"; "the guns opened a withering fire"
annihilator, Noun
  • (n) annihilator: (a total destroyer)
anniversary, Noun
  • (n) anniversary, day_of_remembrance: (the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it))
annon, Noun
  • (n) sweetsop, annon, sugar_apple: (sweet pulpy tropical fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds)
annotate, Verb
  • (v) annotate, footnote: (add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments) "The scholar annotated the early edition of a famous novel"
  • (v) gloss, comment, annotate: (provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases) "He annotated on what his teacher had written"
annotating, Noun
  • (n) annotation, annotating: (the act of adding notes)
annotation, Noun
  • (n) annotation, annotating: (the act of adding notes)
  • (n) note, annotation, notation: (a comment or instruction (usually added)) "his notes were appended at the end of the article"; "he added a short notation to the address on the envelope"
announce, Verb
  • (v) announce, denote: (make known; make an announcement) "She denoted her feelings clearly"
  • (v) announce, declare: (announce publicly or officially) "The President declared war"
  • (v) announce: (give the names of) "He announced the winners of the spelling bee"
  • (v) announce, annunciate, harbinger, foretell, herald: (foreshadow or presage)
announced, Adjective
  • (s) announced, proclaimed: (declared publicly; made widely known) "their announced intentions"; "the newspaper's proclaimed adherence to the government's policy"
announcement, Noun
  • (n) announcement, proclamation, annunciation, declaration: (a formal public statement) "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence"
  • (n) announcement, promulgation: (a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen) "the announcement appeared in the local newspaper"; "the promulgation was written in English"
announcer, Noun
  • (n) announcer: (someone who proclaims a message publicly)
  • (n) announcer: (reads news, commercials on radio or television)
annoy, Verb
  • (v) annoy, rag, get_to, bother, get_at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil: (cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations) "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
annoyance, Noun
  • (n) aggravator, annoyance: (an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating)
  • (n) annoyance, chafe, vexation: (anger produced by some annoying irritation)
  • (n) annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, infliction, pain_in_the_neck, pain_in_the_ass: (something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness) "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction"
  • (n) annoyance, annoying, irritation, vexation: (the act of troubling or annoying someone)
  • (n) irritation, annoyance, vexation, botheration: (the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed)
annoyed, Adjective
  • (s) annoyed, irritated, miffed, nettled, peeved, pissed, pissed_off, riled, roiled, steamed, stung: (aroused to impatience or anger) "made an irritated gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing"; "peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the delay"
  • (s) annoyed, harassed, harried, pestered, vexed: (troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances) "harassed working mothers"; "a harried expression"; "her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions"; "the vexed parents of an unruly teenager"
annoyer, Noun
  • (n) tease, teaser, annoyer, vexer: (someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity))
annoying, Adjective
  • (s) annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing: (causing irritation or annoyance) "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"
annoying, Noun
  • (n) annoyance, annoying, irritation, vexation: (the act of troubling or annoying someone)
annual, Adjective
  • (a) annual, one-year: (completing its life cycle within a year) "a border of annual flowering plants"
  • (s) annual, yearly: (occurring or payable every year) "an annual trip to Paris"; "yearly medical examinations"; "annual (or yearly) income"
annual, Noun
  • (n) annual: ((botany) a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year)
  • (n) annual, yearly, yearbook: (a reference book that is published regularly once every year)
annuity, Noun
  • (n) annuity, rente: (income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments) "his retirement fund was set up to be paid as an annuity"
annul, Verb
  • (v) invalidate, annul, quash, void, avoid, nullify: (declare invalid) "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"
  • (v) revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate: (cancel officially) "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
annular, Adjective
  • (s) annular, annulate, annulated, circinate, ringed, ring-shaped, doughnut-shaped: (shaped like a ring)
annulate, Adjective
  • (s) annular, annulate, annulated, circinate, ringed, ring-shaped, doughnut-shaped: (shaped like a ring)
annulated, Adjective
  • (s) annular, annulate, annulated, circinate, ringed, ring-shaped, doughnut-shaped: (shaped like a ring)
annulet, Noun
  • (n) annulet, roundel: ((heraldry) a charge in the shape of a circle) "a hollow roundel"
  • (n) annulet, bandelet, bandelette, bandlet, square_and_rabbet: (molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column)
  • (n) annulet: (a small ring)
annulment, Noun
  • (n) abrogation, repeal, annulment: (the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation)
  • (n) annulment, invalidation: ((law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc))
  • (n) revocation, annulment: (the state of being cancelled or annulled)
annulus, Noun
  • (n) annulus, skirt: ((Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar)
  • (n) ring, halo, annulus, doughnut, anchor_ring: (a toroidal shape) "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke"
annum, Noun
  • (n) annum: ((Latin) year) "per annum"
annunciate, Verb
  • (v) announce, annunciate, harbinger, foretell, herald: (foreshadow or presage)
anodal, Adjective
  • (a) anodic, anodal: (of or at or relating to an anode)
anode, Noun
  • (n) anode: (a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device)
  • (n) anode: (the negatively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current)
anodic, Adjective
  • (a) anodic, anodal: (of or at or relating to an anode)
anodise, Verb
  • (v) anodize, anodise: (coat a metal with an oxide coat)
anodize, Verb
  • (v) anodize, anodise: (coat a metal with an oxide coat)
anodyne, Adjective
  • (s) analgesic, analgetic, anodyne: (capable of relieving pain) "the anodyne properties of certain drugs"; "an analgesic effect"
anodyne, Noun
  • (n) analgesic, anodyne, painkiller, pain_pill: (a medicine used to relieve pain)
anoestrous, Adjective
  • (a) anestrous, anestric, anoestrous: (of or relating to anestrus)
anoestrum, Noun
  • (n) anestrus, anestrum, anoestrus, anoestrum: (applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus)
anoestrus, Noun
  • (n) anestrus, anestrum, anoestrus, anoestrum: (applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus)
anoint, Verb
  • (v) anoint: (choose by or as if by divine intervention) "She was anointed the head of the Christian fundamentalist group"
  • (v) anoint, inunct, oil, anele, embrocate: (administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing)
anointing, Noun
  • (n) anointing, anointment: (the act of applying oil or an oily liquid)
anointment, Noun
  • (n) anointing, anointment: (the act of applying oil or an oily liquid)
anomalous, Adjective
  • (s) anomalous: (deviating from the general or common order or type) "advanced forms of life may be anomalous in the universe"
anomalousness, Noun
  • (n) anomaly, anomalousness: (deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule)
anomaly, Noun
  • (n) anomaly, anomalousness: (deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule)
  • (n) anomaly, unusual_person: (a person who is unusual)
  • (n) anomaly: ((astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun))
anomic, Adjective
  • (s) alienated, anomic, disoriented: (socially disoriented) "anomic loners musing over their fate"; "we live in an age of rootless alienated people"
anomie, Noun
  • (n) anomie, anomy: (personal state of isolation and anxiety resulting from a lack of social control and regulation)
  • (n) anomie, anomy: (lack of moral standards in a society)
anomy, Noun
  • (n) anomie, anomy: (personal state of isolation and anxiety resulting from a lack of social control and regulation)
  • (n) anomie, anomy: (lack of moral standards in a society)
anon., Adjective
  • (a) anonymous, : (having no known name or identity or known source) "anonymous authors"; "anonymous donors"; "an anonymous gift"
anonym, Noun
  • (n) pseudonym, anonym, nom_de_guerre: (a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role)
anonymity, Noun
  • (n) anonymity, namelessness: (the state of being anonymous)
anonymous, Adjective
  • (a) anonymous, : (having no known name or identity or known source) "anonymous authors"; "anonymous donors"; "an anonymous gift"
  • (s) anonymous: (not known or lacking marked individuality) "brown anonymous houses"; "anonymous bureaucrats in the Civil Service"
anorak, Noun
  • (n) parka, windbreaker, windcheater, anorak: (a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term))
anorchia, Noun
  • (n) anorchism, anorchidism, anorchia: (absence of one of both testes)
anorchidism, Noun
  • (n) anorchism, anorchidism, anorchia: (absence of one of both testes)
anorchism, Noun
  • (n) anorchism, anorchidism, anorchia: (absence of one of both testes)
anorectal, Adjective
  • (a) anorectal: (pertaining to the anus and rectum considered together)
anorectic, Adjective
  • (s) anorectic, anorexigenic: (causing loss of appetite) "an anorectic (or anorexigenic) drug"
  • (s) anorexic, anorectic: (suffering from anorexia nervosa; pathologically thin)
anorectic, Noun
  • (n) anorexic, anorectic: (a person suffering from anorexia nervosa)
anorexia, Noun
  • (n) anorexia: (a prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite)
anorexic, Adjective
  • (s) anorexic, anorectic: (suffering from anorexia nervosa; pathologically thin)
anorexic, Noun
  • (n) anorexic, anorectic: (a person suffering from anorexia nervosa)
anorexigenic, Adjective
  • (s) anorectic, anorexigenic: (causing loss of appetite) "an anorectic (or anorexigenic) drug"
anorthic, Adjective
  • (a) triclinic, anorthic: (having three unequal crystal axes intersecting at oblique angles) "triclinic system"
anorthography, Noun
  • (n) agraphia, anorthography, logagraphia: (a loss of the ability to write or to express thoughts in writing because of a brain lesion)
anosmatic, Adjective
  • (a) anosmic, anosmatic: (relating to an impairment or loss of the sense of smell)
anosmia, Noun
  • (n) anosmia: (absence of the sense of smell (as by damage to olfactory nasal tissue or the olfactory nerve or by obstruction of the nasal passages))
anosmic, Adjective
  • (a) anosmic, anosmatic: (relating to an impairment or loss of the sense of smell)
  • (s) anosmic: (having impaired sense of smell)
another, Adjective
  • (s) another, some_other: (any of various alternatives; some other) "put it off to another (or some other) day"
anovulant, Noun
  • (n) pill, birth_control_pill, contraceptive_pill, oral_contraceptive_pill, oral_contraceptive, anovulatory_drug, anovulant: (a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception)
anovulation, Noun
  • (n) anovulation: (the absence of ovulation due to immaturity or post-maturity or pregnancy or oral contraceptive pills or dysfunction of the ovary)
anoxia, Noun
  • (n) anoxia: (severe hypoxia; absence of oxygen in inspired gases or in arterial blood or in the tissues)
anoxic, Adjective
  • (a) anoxic: (relating to or marked by a severe deficiency of oxygen in tissues or organs)
anserine, Adjective
  • (a) anserine: (of or resembling a goose)
  • (s) anserine, dopy, dopey, foolish, goosey, goosy, gooselike, jerky: (having or revealing stupidity) "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books"
answer, Noun
  • (n) answer, reply, response: (a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation) "I waited several days for his answer"; "he wrote replies to several of his critics"
  • (n) answer: (the speech act of replying to a question)
  • (n) answer: (the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims)
  • (n) answer: (a nonverbal reaction) "his answer to any problem was to get drunk"; "their answer was to sue me"
  • (n) solution, answer, result, resolution, solvent: (a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem) "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places"
answer, Verb
  • (v) answer, reply, respond: (react verbally) "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation"
  • (v) answer: (respond to a signal) "answer the door"; "answer the telephone"
  • (v) answer: (give the correct answer or solution to) "answer a question"; "answer the riddle"
  • (v) answer, resolve: (understand the meaning of) "The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered"
  • (v) answer: (give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument)) "The defendant answered to all the charges of the prosecution"
  • (v) answer: (be liable or accountable) "She must answer for her actions"
  • (v) answer: (match or correspond) "The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave"
  • (v) answer: (be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of) "This may answer her needs"
  • (v) answer: (react to a stimulus or command) "The steering of my new car answers to the slightest touch"
  • (v) suffice, do, answer, serve: (be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity) "A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve"
answerability, Noun
  • (n) accountability, answerability, answerableness: (responsibility to someone or for some activity)
answerableness, Noun
  • (n) accountability, answerability, answerableness: (responsibility to someone or for some activity)
answerer, Noun
  • (n) respondent, responder, answerer: (someone who responds)
answering, Adjective
  • (s) answering, respondent: (replying) "an answering glance"; "an answering smile"
ant, Noun
  • (n) ant, emmet, pismire: (social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers)
antacid, Adjective
  • (s) antacid: (acting to neutralize acid (especially in the stomach))
antacid, Noun
  • (n) antacid, gastric_antacid, alkalizer, alkaliser, antiacid: (an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach))
antagonise, Verb
  • (v) antagonize, antagonise: (provoke the hostility of) "Don't antagonize your boss"
  • (v) antagonize, antagonise, counteract: (act in opposition to)
antagonism, Noun
  • (n) antagonism: (the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors) "the inherent antagonism of capitalism and socialism"
  • (n) antagonism: (an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility)
  • (n) antagonism: ((biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure)
  • (n) hostility, enmity, antagonism: (a state of deep-seated ill-will)
antagonist, Noun
  • (n) adversary, antagonist, opponent, opposer, resister: (someone who offers opposition)
  • (n) antagonist: (a muscle that relaxes while another contracts) "when bending the elbow the triceps are the antagonist"
  • (n) antagonist: (a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug)
antagonistic, Adjective
  • (a) antagonistic: (arousing animosity or hostility) "his antagonistic brusqueness"; "Europe was antagonistic to the Unites States"
  • (a) antagonistic, incompatible: (used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effect)
  • (s) antagonistic, counter: (indicating opposition or resistance)
  • (s) antagonistic, antipathetic, antipathetical: (characterized by antagonism or antipathy) "slaves antagonistic to their masters"; "antipathetic factions within the party"
  • (s) antagonistic: (incapable of harmonious association)
antagonize, Verb
  • (v) antagonize, antagonise: (provoke the hostility of) "Don't antagonize your boss"
  • (v) antagonize, antagonise, counteract: (act in opposition to)
antapex, Noun
  • (n) antapex: (the point opposite in direction from the solar apex; the point the solar system is moving away from)
anteater, Noun
  • (n) aardvark, ant_bear, anteater, Orycteropus_afer: (nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata)
  • (n) anteater, New_World_anteater: (any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites)
  • (n) echidna, spiny_anteater, anteater: (a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea)
  • (n) echidna, spiny_anteater, anteater: (a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia)
  • (n) numbat, banded_anteater, anteater, Myrmecobius_fasciatus: (small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct)
  • (n) pangolin, scaly_anteater, anteater: (toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites)
antebellum, Adjective
  • (s) antebellum: (belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War)
antecede, Verb
  • (v) predate, precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate: (be earlier in time; go back further) "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
antecedence, Noun
  • (n) priority, antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precedence, precedency: (preceding in time)
antecedency, Noun
  • (n) priority, antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precedence, precedency: (preceding in time)
antecedent, Adjective
  • (a) antecedent: (preceding in time or order)
antecedent, Noun
  • (n) ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root: (someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent))
  • (n) antecedent: (a preceding occurrence or cause or event)
  • (n) antecedent, forerunner: (anything that precedes something similar in time) "phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience"
  • (n) antecedent: (the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun)
antechamber, Noun
  • (n) anteroom, antechamber, entrance_hall, hall, foyer, lobby, vestibule: (a large entrance or reception room or area)
antedate, Verb
  • (v) predate, precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate: (be earlier in time; go back further) "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
  • (v) predate, antedate, foredate: (establish something as being earlier relative to something else)
antediluvial, Adjective
  • (a) antediluvian, antediluvial: (of or relating to the period before the biblical flood) "antediluvian man"
antediluvian, Adjective
  • (a) antediluvian, antediluvial: (of or relating to the period before the biblical flood) "antediluvian man"
  • (s) antediluvian, antiquated, archaic: (so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period) "a ramshackle antediluvian tenement"; "antediluvian ideas"; "archaic laws"
antediluvian, Noun
  • (n) ancient, antediluvian: (a very old person)
  • (n) antediluvian, antediluvian_patriarch: (any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge)
antelope, Noun
  • (n) antelope: (graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks)
antemeridian, Adjective
  • (a) antemeridian: (before noon)
antemortem, Adjective
  • (a) antemortem: (preceding death) "antemortem confession"
antenatal, Adjective
  • (a) prenatal, antenatal, antepartum: (occurring or existing before birth) "the prenatal period"; "antenatal care"
antenna, Noun
  • (n) antenna, aerial, transmitting_aerial: (an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals)
  • (n) antenna, feeler: (sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ) "he had a special antenna for public relations"
  • (n) antenna, feeler: (one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste)
antennal, Adjective
  • (a) antennal, antennary: (of or relating to antennae) "antennal senses of insects"
antennary, Adjective
  • (a) antennal, antennary: (of or relating to antennae) "antennal senses of insects"
antenuptial, Adjective
  • (a) prenuptial, premarital, antenuptial: (relating to events before a marriage) "prenuptial agreement"
antepartum, Adjective
  • (a) prenatal, antenatal, antepartum: (occurring or existing before birth) "the prenatal period"; "antenatal care"
antepenult, Noun
  • (n) antepenult, antepenultima, antepenultimate: (the 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the end)
antepenultima, Noun
  • (n) antepenult, antepenultima, antepenultimate: (the 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the end)
antepenultimate, Adjective
  • (s) antepenultimate: (third from last)
antepenultimate, Noun
  • (n) antepenult, antepenultima, antepenultimate: (the 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the end)
anterior, Adjective
  • (a) anterior: (of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body)
  • (s) anterior, prior: (earlier in time)
anterior, Noun
  • (n) front_tooth, anterior: (a tooth situated at the front of the mouth) "his malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors"
anteriority, Noun
  • (n) anteriority: (the quality of being in front or (in lower animals) toward the head)
  • (n) priority, antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precedence, precedency: (preceding in time)
anterograde, Adjective
  • (a) anterograde: (of amnesia; affecting time immediately following trauma)
anteroom, Noun
  • (n) anteroom, antechamber, entrance_hall, hall, foyer, lobby, vestibule: (a large entrance or reception room or area)
anthelminthic, Adjective
  • (s) anthelmintic, anthelminthic, helminthic, parasiticidal: (capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms)
anthelminthic, Noun
  • (n) vermifuge, anthelmintic, anthelminthic, helminthic: (a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms)
anthelmintic, Adjective
  • (s) anthelmintic, anthelminthic, helminthic, parasiticidal: (capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms)
anthelmintic, Noun
  • (n) vermifuge, anthelmintic, anthelminthic, helminthic: (a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms)
anthem, Noun
  • (n) anthem: (a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school))
  • (n) hymn, anthem: (a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation))
antheral, Adjective
  • (s) antheral, staminate: (capable of fertilizing female organs)
antherozoid, Noun
  • (n) antherozoid, spermatozoid: (a motile male gamete of a plant such as an alga or fern or gymnosperm)
anthesis, Noun
  • (n) blossoming, flowering, florescence, inflorescence, anthesis, efflorescence: (the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms)
anthill, Noun
  • (n) anthill, formicary: (a mound of earth made by ants as they dig their nest)
anthologise, Verb
  • (v) anthologize, anthologise: (compile an anthology)
anthologize, Verb
  • (v) anthologize, anthologise: (compile an anthology)
anthology, Noun
  • (n) anthology: (a collection of selected literary passages)
anthophagous, Adjective
  • (s) anthophagous, anthophilous: (feeding on flowers) "some insects are anthophagous"
anthophilous, Adjective
  • (s) anthophagous, anthophilous: (feeding on flowers) "some insects are anthophagous"
anthozoan, Noun
  • (n) anthozoan, actinozoan: (sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed)
anthrax, Noun
  • (n) anthrax, splenic_fever: (a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep); it can be transmitted to people)
  • (n) anthrax: (a disease of humans that is not communicable; caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia)
anthropic, Adjective
  • (a) anthropic, anthropical: (relating to mankind or the period of mankind's existence)
anthropical, Adjective
  • (a) anthropic, anthropical: (relating to mankind or the period of mankind's existence)
anthropocentricity, Noun
  • (n) anthropocentrism, anthropocentricity: (an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values)
anthropocentrism, Noun
  • (n) anthropocentrism, anthropocentricity: (an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values)
anthropogenesis, Noun
  • (n) anthropogenesis, anthropogeny: (the evolution or genesis of the human race)
anthropogenetic, Adjective
  • (a) anthropogenetic, anthropogenic: (of or relating to the study of the origins and development of human beings)
anthropogenic, Adjective
  • (a) anthropogenetic, anthropogenic: (of or relating to the study of the origins and development of human beings)
anthropogeny, Noun
  • (n) anthropogenesis, anthropogeny: (the evolution or genesis of the human race)
anthropoid, Adjective
  • (s) anthropoid, anthropoidal, apelike: (resembling apes)
  • (s) anthropoid, manlike: (resembling human beings)
anthropoid, Noun
  • (n) anthropoid, ape: (person who resembles a nonhuman primate)
  • (n) anthropoid: (any member of the suborder Anthropoidea including monkeys and apes and hominids)
anthropoidal, Adjective
  • (s) anthropoid, anthropoidal, apelike: (resembling apes)
anthropological, Adjective
  • (a) anthropological: (of or concerned with the science of anthropology) "anthropological studies"
anthropologist, Noun
  • (n) anthropologist: (a social scientist who specializes in anthropology)
anthropology, Noun
  • (n) anthropology: (the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings)
anthropometric, Adjective
  • (a) anthropometric, anthropometrical: (of or relating to anthropometry)
anthropometrical, Adjective
  • (a) anthropometric, anthropometrical: (of or relating to anthropometry)
anthropomorphic, Adjective
  • (s) anthropomorphic, anthropomorphous, humanlike: (suggesting human characteristics for animals or inanimate things)
anthropomorphise, Verb
  • (v) anthropomorphize, anthropomorphise: (ascribe human features to something)
anthropomorphism, Noun
  • (n) anthropomorphism, theanthropism: (the representation of objects (especially a god) as having human form or traits)
anthropomorphize, Verb
  • (v) anthropomorphize, anthropomorphise: (ascribe human features to something)
anthropomorphous, Adjective
  • (s) anthropomorphic, anthropomorphous, humanlike: (suggesting human characteristics for animals or inanimate things)
anthropophagite, Noun
  • (n) cannibal, man-eater, anthropophagus, anthropophagite: (a person who eats human flesh)
anthropophagus, Noun
  • (n) cannibal, man-eater, anthropophagus, anthropophagite: (a person who eats human flesh)
anthurium, Noun
  • (n) anthurium, tailflower, tail-flower: (any of various tropical American plants cultivated for their showy foliage and flowers)
anti-American, Adjective
  • (a) anti-American: (opposed to the United States and its policies)
anti-American, Noun
  • (n) anti-American: (a person who is opposed to the United States and its policies)
anti-Semite, Adjective
  • (s) racist, antiblack, anti-Semite: (discriminatory especially on the basis of race or religion)
anti-Semite, Noun
  • (n) anti-Semite, Jew-baiter: (someone who hates and would persecute Jews)
anti-Semitism, Noun
  • (n) anti-Semitism, antisemitism: (the intense dislike for and prejudice against Jewish people)
anti-intellectual, Adjective
  • (s) anti-intellectual, philistine: (smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values)
anti-intellectual, Noun
  • (n) philistine, anti-intellectual, lowbrow: (a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits)
anti-semitic, Adjective
  • (a) anti-semitic, antisemitic: (relating to or characterized by anti-Semitism; hating Jews)
anti, Adjective
  • (a) anti: (not in favor of (an action or proposal etc.))
anti, Noun
  • (n) anti: (a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.)) "the antis smelled victory after a long battle"
antiacid, Noun
  • (n) antacid, gastric_antacid, alkalizer, alkaliser, antiacid: (an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach))
antiaircraft, Adjective
  • (s) antiaircraft: (designed for defense from a surface position against air attack)
antiaircraft, Noun
  • (n) antiaircraft, antiaircraft_gun, flak, flack, pom-pom, ack-ack, ack-ack_gun: (artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes)
antibacterial, Adjective
  • (a) antibacterial: (destroying bacteria or inhibiting their growth)
antibacterial, Noun
  • (n) antibacterial, antibacterial_drug, bactericide: (any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth)
antibiotic, Adjective
  • (a) antibiotic: (of or relating to antibiotic drugs)
antibiotic, Noun
  • (n) antibiotic, antibiotic_drug: (a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections) "when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs"
antiblack, Adjective
  • (s) racist, antiblack, anti-Semite: (discriminatory especially on the basis of race or religion)
antibody, Noun
  • (n) antibody: (any of a large variety of proteins normally present in the body or produced in response to an antigen which it neutralizes, thus producing an immune response)
antic, Adjective
  • (s) antic, fantastic, fantastical, grotesque: (ludicrously odd) "Hamlet's assumed antic disposition"; "fantastic Halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection in the mirror"
antic, Noun
  • (n) antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on: (a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement)
antic, Verb
  • (v) clown, clown_around, antic: (act as or like a clown)
anticancer, Adjective
  • (a) anticancer, antineoplastic, antitumor, antitumour: (used in the treatment of cancer) "anticancer drug"; "an antineoplastic effect"
anticatalyst, Noun
  • (n) anticatalyst: ((chemistry) a substance that retards a chemical reaction or diminishes the activity of a catalyst)
anticholinergic, Adjective
  • (a) anticholinergic: (inhibiting or blocking the action of acetylcholine at a receptor site) "anticholinergic drugs"
anticholinergic, Noun
  • (n) anticholinergic, anticholinergic_drug: (a substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholine)
anticipant, Adjective
  • (s) anticipant, anticipative, expectant: (marked by eager anticipation) "an expectant hush"
anticipant, Noun
  • (n) anticipator, anticipant: (one who anticipates)
anticipate, Verb
  • (v) anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter: (act in advance of; deal with ahead of time)
  • (v) anticipate, previse, foreknow, foresee: (realize beforehand)
  • (v) anticipate, look_for, look_to: (be excited or anxious about)
  • (v) anticipate: (be a forerunner of or occur earlier than) "This composition anticipates Impressionism"
  • (v) expect, anticipate: (regard something as probable or likely) "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"
  • (v) predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise: (make a prediction about; tell in advance) "Call the outcome of an election"
anticipated, Adjective
  • (s) anticipated, awaited, hoped-for: (expected hopefully)
anticipation, Noun
  • (n) anticipation, expectancy: (an expectation)
  • (n) anticipation, expectancy: (something expected (as on the basis of a norm)) "each of them had their own anticipations"; "an indicator of expectancy in development"
  • (n) anticipation, expectation: (anticipating with confidence of fulfillment)
  • (n) prediction, anticipation, prevision: (the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future))
anticipative, Adjective
  • (s) anticipant, anticipative, expectant: (marked by eager anticipation) "an expectant hush"
anticipator, Noun
  • (n) anticipator, anticipant: (one who anticipates)
anticipatory, Adjective
  • (s) anticipatory, prevenient: (in anticipation)
anticlimactic, Adjective
  • (a) anticlimactic, anticlimactical: (of or relating to a sudden change from an impressive to a ludicrous style)
  • (a) anticlimactic: (coming after the climax especially of a dramatic or narrative plot) "everything after the discovery of the murderer was anticlimactic"
anticlimactical, Adjective
  • (a) anticlimactic, anticlimactical: (of or relating to a sudden change from an impressive to a ludicrous style)
anticlimax, Noun
  • (n) anticlimax: (a disappointing decline after a previous rise) "the anticlimax of a brilliant career"
  • (n) anticlimax, bathos: (a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one)
anticlinal, Adjective
  • (a) anticlinal: (sloping downward away from a common crest)
anticlockwise, Adjective
  • (a) counterclockwise, anticlockwise, contraclockwise: (in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock)
anticoagulant, Noun
  • (n) anticoagulant, anticoagulant_medication, decoagulant: (medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood)
anticonvulsant, Noun
  • (n) anticonvulsant, anticonvulsant_drug, antiepileptic, antiepileptic_drug: (a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy))
anticyclone, Noun
  • (n) anticyclone: ((meteorology) winds spiraling outward from a high pressure center; circling clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern)
antidepressant, Noun
  • (n) antidepressant, antidepressant_drug: (any of a class of drugs used to treat depression; often have undesirable side effects)
antidiabetic, Noun
  • (n) antidiabetic, antidiabetic_drug: (a drug used to treat diabetes mellitus)
antidote, Noun
  • (n) antidote, counterpoison: (a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison)
antielectron, Noun
  • (n) positron, antielectron: (an elementary particle with positive charge; interaction of a positron and an electron results in annihilation)
antiepileptic, Noun
  • (n) anticonvulsant, anticonvulsant_drug, antiepileptic, antiepileptic_drug: (a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy))
antiestablishmentarianism, Noun
  • (n) antiestablishmentarianism, antiestablishmentism: (the doctrine of opposition to the social and political establishment)
antiestablishmentism, Noun
  • (n) antiestablishmentarianism, antiestablishmentism: (the doctrine of opposition to the social and political establishment)
antifeminism, Noun
  • (n) male_chauvinism, chauvinism, antifeminism: (activity indicative of belief in the superiority of men over women)
antifertility, Adjective
  • (s) contraceptive, prophylactic, antifertility: (capable of preventing conception or impregnation) "contraceptive devices and medications"
antifreeze, Noun
  • (n) antifreeze: (a liquid added to the water in a cooling system to lower its freezing point)
antifungal, Adjective
  • (a) fungicidal, antifungal: (capable of destroying fungi)
antifungal, Noun
  • (n) antifungal, antifungal_agent, fungicide, antimycotic, antimycotic_agent: (any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi)
antigen, Noun
  • (n) antigen: (any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates an immune response in the body (especially the production of antibodies))
antigenic, Adjective
  • (a) antigenic: (of or relating to antigens)
antihistamine, Noun
  • (n) antihistamine: (a medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds; works by counteracting the effects of histamine on a receptor site)
antihypertensive, Noun
  • (n) antihypertensive, antihypertensive_drug: (a drug that reduces high blood pressure)
antiknock, Adjective
  • (s) antiknock, antiknocking: (suppressing or eliminating engine knock in combustion engines) "antiknock properties"; "antiknock rating"
antiknock, Noun
  • (n) antiknock: (any of various compounds that are added to gasoline to reduce engine knocking)
antiknocking, Adjective
  • (s) antiknock, antiknocking: (suppressing or eliminating engine knock in combustion engines) "antiknock properties"; "antiknock rating"
antilog, Noun
  • (n) antilogarithm, antilog: (the number of which a given number is the logarithm)
antilogarithm, Noun
  • (n) antilogarithm, antilog: (the number of which a given number is the logarithm)
antimagnetic, Adjective
  • (a) antimagnetic: (impervious to the effects of a magnetic field; resistant to magnetization) "an antimagnetic watch"
antimicrobial, Adjective
  • (s) antimicrobial, antimicrobic: (capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of disease-causing microorganisms)
antimicrobial, Noun
  • (n) disinfectant, germicide, antimicrobic, antimicrobial: (an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease)
antimicrobic, Adjective
  • (s) antimicrobial, antimicrobic: (capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of disease-causing microorganisms)
antimicrobic, Noun
  • (n) disinfectant, germicide, antimicrobic, antimicrobial: (an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease)
antimonic, Adjective
  • (a) antimonic, antimonious: (relating to or derived from antimony) "antimonious oxide"
antimonious, Adjective
  • (a) antimonic, antimonious: (relating to or derived from antimony) "antimonious oxide"
antimonopoly, Adjective
  • (s) antimonopoly, antitrust: (of laws and regulations; designed to protect trade and commerce from unfair business practices)
antimony, Noun
  • (n) antimony, Sb, atomic_number_51: (a metallic element having four allotropic forms; used in a wide variety of alloys; found in stibnite)
antimycotic, Noun
  • (n) antifungal, antifungal_agent, fungicide, antimycotic, antimycotic_agent: (any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi)
antineoplastic, Adjective
  • (a) anticancer, antineoplastic, antitumor, antitumour: (used in the treatment of cancer) "anticancer drug"; "an antineoplastic effect"
antineoplastic, Noun
  • (n) antineoplastic, antineoplastic_drug, cancer_drug: (any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells; used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells; all have unpleasant side effects that may include nausea and vomiting and hair loss and suppression of bone marrow function)
antinode, Noun
  • (n) antinode: ((physics) the point of maximum displacement in a periodic system)
antioxidant, Noun
  • (n) antioxidant: (substance that inhibits oxidation or inhibits reactions promoted by oxygen or peroxides)
antipathetic, Adjective
  • (s) antagonistic, antipathetic, antipathetical: (characterized by antagonism or antipathy) "slaves antagonistic to their masters"; "antipathetic factions within the party"
  • (s) antipathetic, antipathetical, averse, indisposed, loath, loth: ((usually followed by `to') strongly opposed) "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request"
antipathetical, Adjective
  • (s) antagonistic, antipathetic, antipathetical: (characterized by antagonism or antipathy) "slaves antagonistic to their masters"; "antipathetic factions within the party"
  • (s) antipathetic, antipathetical, averse, indisposed, loath, loth: ((usually followed by `to') strongly opposed) "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request"
antipathy, Noun
  • (n) antipathy, aversion, distaste: (a feeling of intense dislike)
  • (n) antipathy: (the object of a feeling of intense aversion; something to be avoided) "cats were his greatest antipathy"
antiphon, Noun
  • (n) antiphon, antiphony: (a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response)
antiphonal, Adjective
  • (a) antiphonary, antiphonal: (relating to or resembling an antiphon or antiphony)
  • (a) responsive, antiphonal: (containing or using responses; alternating) "responsive reading"; "antiphonal laughter"
antiphonal, Noun
  • (n) antiphonary, antiphonal: (bound collection of antiphons)
antiphonary, Adjective
  • (a) antiphonary, antiphonal: (relating to or resembling an antiphon or antiphony)
antiphonary, Noun
  • (n) antiphonary, antiphonal: (bound collection of antiphons)
antiphony, Noun
  • (n) antiphon, antiphony: (a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response)
  • (n) antiphony: (alternate (responsive) singing by a choir in two parts)
antipodal, Adjective
  • (a) antipodal, antipodean: (relating to the antipodes or situated at opposite sides of the earth) "antipodean latitudes"; "antipodal regions of the earth"; "antipodal points on a sphere"
antipodal, Noun
  • (n) antipodal, antipodal_opposition, diametrical_opposition: (the relation of opposition along a diameter)
antipodean, Adjective
  • (a) antipodal, antipodean: (relating to the antipodes or situated at opposite sides of the earth) "antipodean latitudes"; "antipodal regions of the earth"; "antipodal points on a sphere"
antiproton, Noun
  • (n) antiproton: (an unstable negatively charged proton; the antiparticle of a proton)
antipsychotic, Noun
  • (n) major_tranquilizer, major_tranquillizer, major_tranquilliser, antipsychotic_drug, antipsychotic_agent, antipsychotic, neuroleptic_drug, neuroleptic_agent, neuroleptic: (tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired)
antipyretic, Adjective
  • (a) antipyretic: (preventing or alleviating fever)
antipyretic, Noun
  • (n) antipyretic, febrifuge: (any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever)
antiquarian, Adjective
  • (a) antiquarian: (of or relating to persons who study or deal in antiques or antiquities)
  • (a) antiquarian: (of or relating to antiques or antiquities)
antiquarian, Noun
  • (n) antiquary, antiquarian, archaist: (an expert or collector of antiquities)
antiquary, Noun
  • (n) antiquary, antiquarian, archaist: (an expert or collector of antiquities)
antiquate, Verb
  • (v) antiquate: (make obsolete or old-fashioned)
  • (v) antique, antiquate: (give an antique appearance to) "antique furniture"
antiquated, Adjective
  • (s) antediluvian, antiquated, archaic: (so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period) "a ramshackle antediluvian tenement"; "antediluvian ideas"; "archaic laws"
antique, Adjective
  • (s) age-old, antique: (belonging to or lasting from times long ago) "age-old customs"; "the antique fear that days would dwindle away to complete darkness"
  • (s) antique: (made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age) "the beautiful antique French furniture"
  • (s) antique, demode, ex, old-fashioned, old-hat, outmoded, passe, passee: (out of fashion) "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas"
antique, Noun
  • (n) antique: (any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity)
  • (n) old-timer, oldtimer, gaffer, old_geezer, antique: (an elderly man)
antique, Verb
  • (v) antique: (shop for antiques) "We went antiquing on Saturday"
  • (v) antique, antiquate: (give an antique appearance to) "antique furniture"
antiquity, Noun
  • (n) ancientness, antiquity: (extreme oldness)
  • (n) antiquity: (the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe)
  • (n) antiquity: (an artifact surviving from the past)
antisatellite, Adjective
  • (a) antisatellite, ASAT: (of or relating to a system to destroy satellites in orbit) "antisatellite weapons"
antisemitic, Adjective
  • (a) anti-semitic, antisemitic: (relating to or characterized by anti-Semitism; hating Jews)
antisemitism, Noun
  • (n) anti-Semitism, antisemitism: (the intense dislike for and prejudice against Jewish people)
antisepsis, Noun
  • (n) antisepsis, asepsis: (the process of inhibiting the growth and multiplication of microorganisms)
  • (n) asepsis, antisepsis, sterility, sterileness: ((of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms)
antiseptic, Adjective
  • (a) antiseptic: (thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms) "doctors in antiseptic green coats"; "the antiseptic effect of alcohol"; "it is said that marjoram has antiseptic qualities"
  • (s) antiseptic: (clean and honest) "antiseptic financial practices"
  • (s) antiseptic: (freeing from error or corruption) "the antiseptic effect of sturdy criticism"
  • (s) antiseptic: (devoid of objectionable language) "lyrics as antiseptic as Sunday School"
antiseptic, Noun
  • (n) antiseptic: (a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues)
antiserum, Noun
  • (n) antiserum: (blood serum containing antibodies against specific antigens; provides immunity to a disease)
antisocial, Adjective
  • (s) antisocial: (shunning contact with others; just shy") "standoffish and antisocial"; "he's not antisocial"
  • (s) antisocial, asocial: (hostile to or disruptive of normal standards of social behavior) "criminal behavior or conduct that violates the rights of other individuals is antisocial"; "crimes...and other asocial behavior"; "an antisocial deed"
antispasmodic, Noun
  • (n) antispasmodic, spasmolytic, antispasmodic_agent: (a drug used to relieve or prevent spasms (especially of the smooth muscles))
antithesis, Noun
  • (n) antithesis: (exact opposite) "his theory is the antithesis of mine"
  • (n) antithesis: (the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance)
antithetic, Adjective
  • (s) antithetic, antithetical: (sharply contrasted in character or purpose) "practices entirely antithetical to her professed beliefs"; "hope is antithetic to despair"
antithetical, Adjective
  • (s) antithetic, antithetical: (sharply contrasted in character or purpose) "practices entirely antithetical to her professed beliefs"; "hope is antithetic to despair"
antitrust, Adjective
  • (s) antimonopoly, antitrust: (of laws and regulations; designed to protect trade and commerce from unfair business practices)
antitumor, Adjective
  • (a) anticancer, antineoplastic, antitumor, antitumour: (used in the treatment of cancer) "anticancer drug"; "an antineoplastic effect"
antitumour, Adjective
  • (a) anticancer, antineoplastic, antitumor, antitumour: (used in the treatment of cancer) "anticancer drug"; "an antineoplastic effect"
antitype, Noun
  • (n) antitype: (a person or thing represented or foreshadowed by a type or symbol; especially a figure in the Old Testament having a counterpart in the New Testament)
  • (n) antitype: (an opposite or contrasting type)
antitypic, Adjective
  • (a) antitypic, antitypical: (of or relating to an antitype)
antitypical, Adjective
  • (a) antitypic, antitypical: (of or relating to an antitype)
antivenene, Noun
  • (n) antivenin, antivenene: (an antitoxin that counteracts the effects of venom from the bite of a snake or insect or other animal)
antivenin, Noun
  • (n) antivenin, antivenene: (an antitoxin that counteracts the effects of venom from the bite of a snake or insect or other animal)
antiviral, Adjective
  • (a) antiviral: (inhibiting or stopping the growth and reproduction of viruses)
antiviral, Noun
  • (n) antiviral, antiviral_agent, antiviral_drug: (any drug that destroys viruses)
antlion, Noun
  • (n) ant_lion, antlion, antlion_fly: (winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants)
  • (n) doodlebug, ant_lion, antlion: (the larva of any of several insects)
antonym, Noun
  • (n) antonym, opposite_word, opposite: (a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other) "to him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed'"
antonymous, Adjective
  • (a) antonymous: (of words: having opposite meanings)
antrorse, Adjective
  • (a) antrorse: (bent or curved forward or upward) "a plant having antrorse hairs on the stem"
antsy, Adjective
  • (s) antsy, fidgety, fretful, itchy: (nervous and unable to relax) "a constant fretful stamping of hooves"; "a restless child"
anuran, Adjective
  • (a) anuran, batrachian, salientian: (relating to frogs and toads)
anuran, Noun
  • (n) frog, toad, toad_frog, anuran, batrachian, salientian: (any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species)
anuresis, Noun
  • (n) anuresis, anuria: (inability to urinate)
anuretic, Adjective
  • (a) anuretic, anuric: (of or relating to an inability to urinate)
anuria, Noun
  • (n) anuresis, anuria: (inability to urinate)
anuric, Adjective
  • (a) anuretic, anuric: (of or relating to an inability to urinate)
anurous, Adjective
  • (s) anurous, tailless: (not having a tail) "anurous toads and frogs"
anus, Noun
  • (n) anus: (the excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal)
anvil, Noun
  • (n) anvil: (a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering)
  • (n) incus, anvil: (the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes)
anxiety, Noun
  • (n) anxiety, anxiousness: ((psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic)
  • (n) anxiety: (a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune)
anxious, Adjective
  • (s) anxious, dying: (eagerly desirous) "anxious to see the new show at the museum"; "dying to hear who won"
  • (s) anxious, nervous, queasy, uneasy, unquiet: (causing or fraught with or showing anxiety) "spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious glances behind her"; "those nervous moments before takeoff"; "an unquiet mind"
anxiousness, Noun
  • (n) anxiety, anxiousness: ((psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic)
  • (n) anxiousness, disquiet: (a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments)
any, Adjective
  • (s) any, whatever, whatsoever: (one or some or every or all without specification) "give me any peaches you don't want"; "not any milk is left"; "any child would know that"; "pick any card"; "any day now"; "cars can be rented at almost any airport"; "at twilight or any other time"; "beyond any doubt"; "need any help we can get"; "give me whatever peaches you don't want"; "no milk whatsoever is left"
aorta, Noun
  • (n) aorta: (the large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries)
aortal, Adjective
  • (a) aortal, aortic: (of or relating to the aorta)
aortic, Adjective
  • (a) aortal, aortic: (of or relating to the aorta)
aoudad, Noun
  • (n) aoudad, arui, audad, Barbary_sheep, maned_sheep, Ammotragus_lervia: (wild sheep of northern Africa)
apanage, Noun
  • (n) appanage, apanage: (any customary and rightful perquisite appropriate to your station in life) "for thousands of years the chair was an appanage of state and dignity rather than an article of ordinary use"
  • (n) appanage, apanage: (a grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) of resources to maintain a dependent member of a ruling family) "bishoprics were received as appanages for the younger sons of great families"
apart, Adjective
  • (s) apart, isolated, obscure: (remote and separate physically or socially) "existed over the centuries as a world apart"; "preserved because they inhabited a place apart"- W.H.Hudson"; "tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization"; "an obscure village"
  • (s) apart: (having characteristics not shared by others) "scientists felt they were a group apart"- Vannever Bush"
apartheid, Noun
  • (n) apartheid: (a social policy or racial segregation involving political and economic and legal discrimination against people who are not Whites; the former official policy in South Africa)
apartment, Noun
  • (n) apartment, flat: (a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house)
apathetic, Adjective
  • (s) apathetic: (showing little or no emotion or animation) "a woman who became active rather than apathetic as she grew older"
  • (s) apathetic, indifferent: (marked by a lack of interest; it is simply indifferent") "an apathetic audience"; "the universe is neither hostile nor friendly"
apathy, Noun
  • (n) apathy: (an absence of emotion or enthusiasm)
  • (n) apathy, indifference, numbness, spiritlessness: (the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally)
apatosaur, Noun
  • (n) apatosaur, apatosaurus, brontosaur, brontosaurus, thunder_lizard, Apatosaurus_excelsus: (huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late Jurassic)
apatosaurus, Noun
  • (n) apatosaur, apatosaurus, brontosaur, brontosaurus, thunder_lizard, Apatosaurus_excelsus: (huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late Jurassic)
ape, Noun
  • (n) anthropoid, ape: (person who resembles a nonhuman primate)
  • (n) ape: (any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all)
  • (n) copycat, imitator, emulator, ape, aper: (someone who copies the words or behavior of another)
ape, Verb
  • (v) ape: (imitate uncritically and in every aspect) "Her little brother apes her behavior"
  • (v) caricature, ape: (represent in or produce a caricature of) "The drawing caricatured the President"
apelike, Adjective
  • (s) anthropoid, anthropoidal, apelike: (resembling apes)
  • (s) apish, apelike: (being or given to servile imitation)
aper, Noun
  • (n) copycat, imitator, emulator, ape, aper: (someone who copies the words or behavior of another)
aperient, Adjective
  • (s) aperient: (mildly laxative)
aperient, Noun
  • (n) purgative, cathartic, physic, aperient: (a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels)
aperiodic, Adjective
  • (a) aperiodic, nonperiodic: (not recurring at regular intervals)
aperitif, Noun
  • (n) aperitif: (alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer)
aperture, Noun
  • (n) aperture: (a device that controls amount of light admitted)
  • (n) aperture: (a natural opening in something)
  • (n) aperture: (an man-made opening; usually small)
apery, Noun
  • (n) apery, mimicry: (the act of mimicking; imitative behavior)
apetalous, Adjective
  • (a) apetalous, petalless: ((of flowers) having no petals)
apex, Noun
  • (n) apex, solar_apex, apex_of_the_sun's_way: (the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars)
  • (n) vertex, peak, apex, acme: (the highest point (of something)) "at the peak of the pyramid"
aphaeresis, Noun
  • (n) aphaeresis, apheresis: ((linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until')
aphaeretic, Adjective
  • (a) aphaeretic, apheretic: (relating to or formed by or consisting of aphaeresis)
aphasia, Noun
  • (n) aphasia: (inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion)
aphelion, Noun
  • (n) aphelion: (apoapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet that is at the greatest distance from the sun)
apheresis, Noun
  • (n) aphaeresis, apheresis: ((linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until')
  • (n) apheresis, pheresis: (a procedure in which blood is drawn and separated into its components by dialysis; some are retained and the rest are returned to the donor by transfusion)
apheretic, Adjective
  • (a) aphaeretic, apheretic: (relating to or formed by or consisting of aphaeresis)
aphid, Noun
  • (n) aphid: (any of various small plant-sucking insects)
aphonia, Noun
  • (n) aphonia, voicelessness: (a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice)
aphonic, Adjective
  • (s) aphonic, voiceless: (being without sound through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech)
aphorise, Verb
  • (v) aphorize, aphorise: (speak or write in aphorisms)
aphorism, Noun
  • (n) aphorism, apothegm, apophthegm: (a short pithy instructive saying)
aphoristic, Adjective
  • (s) aphoristic, apothegmatic, epigrammatic: (terse and witty and like a maxim) "much given to apothegmatic instruction"
  • (a) axiomatic, aphoristic: (containing aphorisms or maxims) "axiomatic wisdom"
aphorize, Verb
  • (v) aphorize, aphorise: (speak or write in aphorisms)
aphrodisia, Noun
  • (n) aphrodisia: (a desire for heterosexual intimacy)
aphrodisiac, Adjective
  • (a) aphrodisiac, aphrodisiacal, sexy: (exciting sexual desire)
aphrodisiac, Noun
  • (n) aphrodisiac: (a drug or other agent that stimulates sexual desire)
aphrodisiacal, Adjective
  • (a) aphrodisiac, aphrodisiacal, sexy: (exciting sexual desire)
apiarist, Noun
  • (n) beekeeper, apiarist, apiculturist: (a farmer who keeps bees for their honey)
apiary, Noun
  • (n) apiary, bee_house: (a shed containing a number of beehives)
apiculture, Noun
  • (n) beekeeping, apiculture: (the cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey)
apiculturist, Noun
  • (n) beekeeper, apiarist, apiculturist: (a farmer who keeps bees for their honey)
apish, Adjective
  • (s) apish, apelike: (being or given to servile imitation)
aplacental, Adjective
  • (a) aplacental: (having no placenta) "monotremes and marsupials are aplacental mammals"
aplacophoran, Noun
  • (n) solenogaster, aplacophoran: (deep-water wormlike mollusks lacking calcareous plates on the body but having fine slimy spicules on the covering mantle)
aplasia, Noun
  • (n) aplasia: (failure of some tissue or organ to develop)
aplomb, Noun
  • (n) aplomb, assuredness, cool, poise, sang-froid: (great coolness and composure under strain) "keep your cool"
apnea, Noun
  • (n) apnea: (transient cessation of respiration)
apneic, Adjective
  • (a) apneic, apnoeic: (of or relating to apnea)
apnoeic, Adjective
  • (a) apneic, apnoeic: (of or relating to apnea)
apoapsis, Noun
  • (n) apoapsis, point_of_apoapsis: ((astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited)
apocalyptic, Adjective
  • (a) apocalyptic: (of or relating to an apocalypse)
  • (s) apocalyptic, apocalyptical, revelatory: (prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom)
apocalyptical, Adjective
  • (s) apocalyptic, apocalyptical, revelatory: (prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom)
apocarpous, Adjective
  • (a) apocarpous: ((of ovaries of flowering plants) consisting of carpels that are free from one another as in buttercups or roses)
apocrine, Adjective
  • (a) apocrine: ((of exocrine glands) producing a secretion in which part of the secreting cell is released with the secretion) "mother's milk is one apocrine secretion"
apodal, Adjective
  • (s) apodal, apodous: ((of snakes and eels) naturally footless) "eels are apodal"
apodeictic, Adjective
  • (s) apodictic, apodeictic: (of a proposition; necessarily true or logically certain)
apodictic, Adjective
  • (s) apodictic, apodeictic: (of a proposition; necessarily true or logically certain)
apodous, Adjective
  • (s) apodal, apodous: ((of snakes and eels) naturally footless) "eels are apodal"
apogametic, Adjective
  • (a) apogamic, apogametic, apogamous: (of or relating to the development of an embryo in the absence of fertilization)
apogamic, Adjective
  • (a) apogamic, apogametic, apogamous: (of or relating to the development of an embryo in the absence of fertilization)
apogamous, Adjective
  • (a) apogamic, apogametic, apogamous: (of or relating to the development of an embryo in the absence of fertilization)
apogee, Noun
  • (n) apogee, culmination: (a final climactic stage) "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development"
  • (n) apogee: (apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth)
apojove, Noun
  • (n) apojove: (apoapsis in orbit around Jupiter)
apolitical, Adjective
  • (s) apolitical, unpolitical: (politically neutral)
apologetic, Adjective
  • (a) apologetic, excusatory: (offering or expressing apology) "an apologetic note"; "an apologetic manner"
apologia, Noun
  • (n) apology, apologia: (a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly)
apologise, Verb
  • (v) apologize, apologise: (acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing) "I apologized for being late"; "He apologized for the many typoes"
  • (v) apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise: (defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning) "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"
apologist, Noun
  • (n) apologist, vindicator, justifier: (a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution) "an apologist for capital punishment"
apologize, Verb
  • (v) apologize, apologise: (acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing) "I apologized for being late"; "He apologized for the many typoes"
  • (v) apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise: (defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning) "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"
apologue, Noun
  • (n) fable, parable, allegory, apologue: (a short moral story (often with animal characters))
apology, Noun
  • (n) apology: (an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone) "he wrote a letter of apology to the hostess"
  • (n) apology, apologia: (a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly)
  • (n) apology, excuse: (a poor example) "it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an automobile"
apolune, Noun
  • (n) aposelene, apolune: (apoapsis in orbit around the moon)
apomictic, Adjective
  • (s) agamic, agamous, agamogenetic, apomictic, parthenogenetic: ((of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction)
  • (a) apomictic, apomictical: (of or relating to a plant that reproduces by apomixis)
apomictical, Adjective
  • (a) apomictic, apomictical: (of or relating to a plant that reproduces by apomixis)
apophatism, Noun
  • (n) apophatism: (the religious belief that God cannot be known but is completely `other' and must be described in negative terms (in terms of what God is not))
apophthegm, Noun
  • (n) aphorism, apothegm, apophthegm: (a short pithy instructive saying)
apoplectic, Adjective
  • (a) apoplectic: (pertaining to or characteristic of apoplexy) "apoplectic seizure"
apoplectiform, Adjective
  • (a) apoplectiform, apoplectoid: (resembling apoplexy)
apoplectoid, Adjective
  • (a) apoplectiform, apoplectoid: (resembling apoplexy)
apoplexy, Noun
  • (n) stroke, apoplexy, cerebrovascular_accident, CVA: (a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain)
apoptosis, Noun
  • (n) apoptosis, programmed_cell_death, caspase-mediated_cell_death: (a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metazoans to control cell number and eliminate cells that threaten the animal's survival)
aposelene, Noun
  • (n) aposelene, apolune: (apoapsis in orbit around the moon)
apostasy, Noun
  • (n) apostasy, renunciation, defection: (the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes))
  • (n) apostasy, tergiversation: (the act of abandoning a party for cause)
apostate, Adjective
  • (s) apostate: (not faithful to religion or party or cause)
apostate, Noun
  • (n) deserter, apostate, renegade, turncoat, recreant, ratter: (a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.)
apostatise, Verb
  • (v) apostatize, apostatise, tergiversate: (abandon one's beliefs or allegiances)
apostatize, Verb
  • (v) apostatize, apostatise, tergiversate: (abandon one's beliefs or allegiances)
apostolic, Adjective
  • (a) apostolic, apostolical: (of or relating to or deriving from the Apostles or their teachings)
  • (a) papal, apostolic, apostolical, pontifical: (proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles) "papal dispensation"
apostolical, Adjective
  • (a) apostolic, apostolical: (of or relating to or deriving from the Apostles or their teachings)
  • (a) papal, apostolic, apostolical, pontifical: (proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles) "papal dispensation"
apostrophise, Verb
  • (v) apostrophize, apostrophise: (use an apostrophe)
apostrophize, Verb
  • (v) apostrophize, apostrophise: (use an apostrophe)
apothecary, Noun
  • (n) pharmacist, druggist, chemist, apothecary, pill_pusher, pill_roller: (a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs)
apothegm, Noun
  • (n) aphorism, apothegm, apophthegm: (a short pithy instructive saying)
apothegmatic, Adjective
  • (s) aphoristic, apothegmatic, epigrammatic: (terse and witty and like a maxim) "much given to apothegmatic instruction"
  • (a) apothegmatic, apothegmatical: (given to or characterized by terse apothegms)
apothegmatical, Adjective
  • (a) apothegmatic, apothegmatical: (given to or characterized by terse apothegms)
apotheose, Verb
  • (v) apotheosize, apotheosise, apotheose: (deify or glorify)
apotheosis, Noun
  • (n) deification, exaltation, apotheosis: (the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god))
  • (n) ideal, paragon, nonpareil, saint, apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuch: (model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal)
apotheosise, Verb
  • (v) apotheosize, apotheosise, apotheose: (deify or glorify)
apotheosize, Verb
  • (v) apotheosize, apotheosise, apotheose: (deify or glorify)
appal, Verb
  • (v) dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify: (fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised) "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us"
  • (v) shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage: (strike with disgust or revulsion) "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
appall, Verb
  • (v) dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify: (fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised) "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us"
  • (v) shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage: (strike with disgust or revulsion) "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
appalled, Adjective
  • (s) aghast, appalled, dismayed, shocked: (struck with fear, dread, or consternation)
appalling, Adjective
  • (s) appalling, dismaying: (causing consternation) "appalling conditions"
appalling, Noun
  • (n) appalling: (an experience that appalls) "is it better to view the appalling or merely hear of it?"
appanage, Noun
  • (n) appanage, apanage: (any customary and rightful perquisite appropriate to your station in life) "for thousands of years the chair was an appanage of state and dignity rather than an article of ordinary use"
  • (n) appanage, apanage: (a grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) of resources to maintain a dependent member of a ruling family) "bishoprics were received as appanages for the younger sons of great families"
apparatus, Noun
  • (n) apparatus, setup: (equipment designed to serve a specific function)
  • (n) apparatus: ((anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function) "the breathing apparatus"
apparel, Noun
  • (n) apparel, wearing_apparel, dress, clothes: (clothing in general) "she was refined in her choice of apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store"; "fastidious about his dress"
apparel, Verb
  • (v) dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit_out, apparel: (provide with clothes or put clothes on) "Parents must feed and dress their child"
appareled, Adjective
  • (s) appareled, attired, dressed, garbed, garmented, habilimented, robed: (dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination) "the elegantly attired gentleman"; "neatly dressed workers"; "monks garbed in hooded robes"; "went about oddly garmented"; "professors robed in crimson"; "tuxedo-attired gentlemen"; "crimson-robed Harvard professors"
apparency, Noun
  • (n) apparentness, apparency: (the property of being apparent)
apparent, Adjective
  • (s) apparent, evident, manifest, patent, plain, unmistakable: (clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment) "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view"
  • (s) apparent, ostensible, seeming: (appearing as such but not necessarily so) "for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent"; "the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies"; "the ostensible truth of their theories"; "his seeming honesty"
apparentness, Noun
  • (n) apparentness, apparency: (the property of being apparent)
apparition, Noun
  • (n) apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, specter, spectre: (a ghostly appearing figure) "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us"
  • (n) apparition: (the appearance of a ghostlike figure) "I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter"
  • (n) apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, shadow: (something existing in perception only) "a ghostly apparition at midnight"
  • (n) apparition: (an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly) "natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stranger"
apparitional, Adjective
  • (s) apparitional, ghostlike, ghostly, phantasmal, spectral, spiritual: (resembling or characteristic of a phantom) "a ghostly face at the window"; "a phantasmal presence in the room"; "spectral emanations"; "spiritual tappings at a seance"
appeal, Noun
  • (n) appeal, appealingness, charm: (attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates) "his smile was part of his appeal to her"
  • (n) appeal: ((law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial) "their appeal was denied in the superior court"
  • (n) entreaty, prayer, appeal: (earnest or urgent request) "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm"
  • (n) solicitation, appeal, collection, ingathering: (request for a sum of money) "an appeal to raise money for starving children"
appeal, Verb
  • (v) appeal: (take a court case to a higher court for review) "He was found guilty but appealed immediately"
  • (v) appeal, invoke: (request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection) "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble"
  • (v) appeal: (challenge (a decision)) "She appealed the verdict"
  • (v) attract, appeal: (be attractive to) "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people"
  • (v) invoke, appeal: (cite as an authority; resort to) "He invoked the law that would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She invoked an ancient law"
appealable, Adjective
  • (a) appealable: (capable of being appealed especially to a higher tribunal) "decisions...appealable to the head of the agency"- New Republic"
appealing, Adjective
  • (a) appealing: (able to attract interest or draw favorable attention) "He added an appealing and memorable figure to popular American mythology"- Vincent Starrett"; "an appealing sense of humor"; "the idea of having enough money to retire at fifty is very appealing"
  • (a) sympathetic, appealing, likeable, likable: ((of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings) "the sympathetic characters in the play"
appealingness, Noun
  • (n) appeal, appealingness, charm: (attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates) "his smile was part of his appeal to her"
appear, Verb
  • (v) appear: (come into sight or view) "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"
  • (v) appear, come_out: (be issued or published) "Did your latest book appear yet?"; "The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet"
  • (v) appear, seem: (seem to be true, probable, or apparent) "It seems that he is very gifted"; "It appears that the weather in California is very bad"
  • (v) appear, come_along: (come into being or existence, or appear on the scene) "Then the computer came along and changed our lives"; "Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago"
  • (v) appear: (appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.) "Gielgud appears briefly in this movie"; "She appeared in `Hamlet' on the London stage"
  • (v) appear: (present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority) "He had to appear in court last month"; "She appeared on several charges of theft"
  • (v) look, appear, seem: (give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect) "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time"
appearance, Noun
  • (n) appearance, visual_aspect: (outward or visible aspect of a person or thing)
  • (n) appearance: (the event of coming into sight)
  • (n) appearance, appearing, coming_into_court: (formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action)
  • (n) appearance: (a mental representation) "I tried to describe his appearance to the police"
  • (n) appearance: (the act of appearing in public view) "the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period"; "it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America"
  • (n) appearance, show: (pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression) "they try to keep up appearances"; "that ceremony is just for show"
appearing, Noun
  • (n) appearance, appearing, coming_into_court: (formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action)
appeasable, Adjective
  • (s) appeasable, conciliable: (capable of being pacified)
appease, Verb
  • (v) pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle: (cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of) "She managed to mollify the angry customer"
  • (v) propitiate, appease: (make peace with)
  • (v) quell, stay, appease: (overcome or allay) "quell my hunger"
appeasement, Noun
  • (n) appeasement, calming: (the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of))
appeasing, Adjective
  • (s) appeasing, placating, placative, placatory: (intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions) "the appeasing concessions to the Nazis at Munich"; "placating (or placative) gestures"; "an astonishingly placatory speech"
appellant, Adjective
  • (a) appellate, appellant: (of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals)) "appellate court"
appellant, Noun
  • (n) appellant, plaintiff_in_error: (the party who appeals a decision of a lower court)
appellate, Adjective
  • (a) appellate, appellant: (of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals)) "appellate court"
appellation, Noun
  • (n) appellation, denomination, designation, appellative: (identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others)
appellative, Adjective
  • (a) appellative: (pertaining to or dealing with or used as a common noun)
  • (s) appellative, naming: (inclined to or serving for the giving of names) "the appellative faculty of children"; "the appellative function of some primitive rites"
appellative, Noun
  • (n) appellation, denomination, designation, appellative: (identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others)
append, Verb
  • (v) add, append, supply: (state or say further) "`It doesn't matter,' he supplied"
  • (v) append, add_on, supplement, affix: (add to the very end) "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language"
  • (v) append, tag_on, tack_on, tack, hang_on: (fix to; attach) "append a charm to the necklace"
appendage, Noun
  • (n) appendage: (a part that is joined to something larger)
  • (n) extremity, appendage, member: (an external body part that projects from the body) "it is important to keep the extremities warm"
  • (n) process, outgrowth, appendage: (a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant) "a bony process"
appendaged, Adjective
  • (a) appendaged: (having an appendage)
appendectomy, Noun
  • (n) appendectomy, appendicectomy: (surgical removal of the vermiform appendix)
appendicectomy, Noun
  • (n) appendectomy, appendicectomy: (surgical removal of the vermiform appendix)
appendicitis, Noun
  • (n) appendicitis: (inflammation of the vermiform appendix)
appendix, Noun
  • (n) appendix: (supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book)
  • (n) appendix, vermiform_appendix, vermiform_process, cecal_appendage: (a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch)
appertain, Verb
  • (v) pertain, appertain: (be a part or attribute of)
appetence, Noun
  • (n) appetite, appetency, appetence: (a feeling of craving something) "an appetite for life"; "the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible"- Granville Hicks"
appetency, Noun
  • (n) appetite, appetency, appetence: (a feeling of craving something) "an appetite for life"; "the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible"- Granville Hicks"
appetiser, Noun
  • (n) appetizer, appetiser, starter: (food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course))
appetising, Adjective
  • (a) appetizing, appetising: (appealing to or stimulating the appetite especially in appearance or aroma)
appetisingness, Noun
  • (n) appetizingness, appetisingness: (the property of stimulating the appetite)
appetite, Noun
  • (n) appetite, appetency, appetence: (a feeling of craving something) "an appetite for life"; "the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible"- Granville Hicks"
appetizer, Noun
  • (n) appetizer, appetiser, starter: (food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course))
appetizing, Adjective
  • (a) appetizing, appetising: (appealing to or stimulating the appetite especially in appearance or aroma)
appetizingness, Noun
  • (n) appetizingness, appetisingness: (the property of stimulating the appetite)
applaud, Verb
  • (v) applaud, clap, spat, acclaim: (clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval)
  • (v) applaud: (express approval of) "I applaud your efforts"
applaudable, Adjective
  • (s) applaudable, commendable, laudable, praiseworthy: (worthy of high praise) "applaudable efforts to save the environment"; "a commendable sense of purpose"; "laudable motives of improving housing conditions"; "a significant and praiseworthy increase in computer intelligence"
applauder, Noun
  • (n) clapper, applauder: (someone who applauds)
applause, Noun
  • (n) applause, hand_clapping, clapping: (a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together)
apple, Noun
  • (n) apple: (fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh)
  • (n) apple, orchard_apple_tree, Malus_pumila: (native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits)
applesauce, Noun
  • (n) applesauce, apple_sauce: (puree of stewed apples usually sweetened and spiced)
  • (n) folderol, rubbish, tripe, trumpery, trash, wish-wash, applesauce, codswallop: (nonsensical talk or writing)
applet, Noun
  • (n) applet: (a Java application; an application program that uses the client's web browser to provide a user interface)
appliance, Noun
  • (n) appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget: (a device or control that is very useful for a particular job)
  • (n) appliance: (durable goods for home or office use)
applicability, Noun
  • (n) applicability, pertinence, pertinency: (relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand)
applicable, Adjective
  • (s) applicable: (capable of being applied; having relevance) "gave applicable examples to support her argument"
applicant, Noun
  • (n) applicant, applier: (a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission)
application, Noun
  • (n) application, practical_application: (the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose) "he advocated the application of statistics to the problem"; "a novel application of electronics to medical diagnosis"
  • (n) application: (a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school) "December 31 is the deadline for applications"
  • (n) application, coating, covering: (the work of applying something; ) "the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine"; "a complete bleach requires several applications"; "the surface was ready for a coating of paint"
  • (n) application, application_program, applications_programme: (a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task) "he has tried several different word processing applications"
  • (n) application, diligence: (a diligent effort) "it is a job requiring serious application"
  • (n) application: (the action of putting something into operation) "the application of maximum thrust"; "massage has far-reaching medical applications"; "the application of indexes to tables of data"
  • (n) lotion, application: (liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin) "a lotion for dry skin"
applicative, Adjective
  • (s) applicative, applicatory: (readily applicable or practical)
applicator, Noun
  • (n) applicator, applier: (a device for applying a substance)
applicatory, Adjective
  • (s) applicative, applicatory: (readily applicable or practical)
applied, Adjective
  • (a) applied: (concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles) "applied physics"; "applied psychology"; "technical problems in medicine, engineering, economics and other applied disciplines"- Sidney Hook"
applier, Noun
  • (n) applicant, applier: (a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission)
  • (n) applicator, applier: (a device for applying a substance)
applique, Noun
  • (n) applique: (a decorative design made of one material sewn over another)
applique, Verb
  • (v) applique: (sew on as a decoration)
apply, Verb
  • (v) apply, hold, go_for: (be pertinent or relevant or applicable) "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone"
  • (v) apply: (ask (for something)) "He applied for a leave of absence"; "She applied for college"; "apply for a job"
  • (v) apply: (refer (a word or name) to a person or thing) "He applied this racial slur to me!"
  • (v) apply: (apply oneself to) "Please apply yourself to your homework"
  • (v) enforce, implement, apply: (ensure observance of laws and rules; ) "Apply the rules to everyone"
  • (v) give, apply: (give or convey physically) "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose"
  • (v) lend_oneself, apply: (be applicable to; as to an analysis) "This theory lends itself well to our new data"
  • (v) practice, apply, use: (avail oneself to) "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance"
  • (v) put_on, apply: (apply to a surface) "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!"
  • (v) use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ: (put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose) "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"
appoggiatura, Noun
  • (n) grace_note, appoggiatura, acciaccatura: (an embellishing note usually written in smaller size)
appoint, Verb
  • (v) appoint, name, nominate, constitute: (create and charge with a task or function) "nominate a committee"
  • (v) appoint, charge: (assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to) "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance"
  • (v) appoint: (furnish) "a beautifully appointed house"
appointed, Adjective
  • (s) appointed: (selected for a job) "the one appointed for guard duty"
  • (s) appointed, decreed, ordained, prescribed: (fixed or established especially by order or command) "at the time appointed (or the appointed time")"
  • (s) appointed: (provided with furnishing and accessories (especially of a tasteful kind)) "a house that is beautifully appointed"
  • (a) appointive, appointed: (subject to appointment)
appointee, Noun
  • (n) appointee: (an official who is appointed)
  • (n) appointee, appointment: (a person who is appointed to a job or position)
appointive, Adjective
  • (a) appointive: (relating to the act of appointing) "appointive powers"
  • (a) appointive, appointed: (subject to appointment)
appointment, Noun
  • (n) appointee, appointment: (a person who is appointed to a job or position)
  • (n) appointment, assignment, designation, naming: (the act of putting a person into a non-elective position) "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"
  • (n) appointment, fitting: ((usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel))
  • (n) appointment: (the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed) "he applied for an appointment in the treasury"
  • (n) appointment: ((law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment) "she allocated part of the trust to her church by appointment"
  • (n) date, appointment, engagement: (a meeting arranged in advance) "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"
apportion, Verb
  • (v) allocate, apportion: (distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose) "I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis"; "I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip"
  • (v) share, divvy_up, portion_out, apportion, deal: (give out as one's portion or share)
apportionable, Adjective
  • (s) allocable, allocatable, apportionable: (capable of being distributed)
apportioning, Noun
  • (n) allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation: (the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan) "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state"
apportionment, Noun
  • (n) allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation: (the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan) "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state"
apposable, Adjective
  • (a) opposable, apposable: (capable of being placed opposite to something) "the thumb is opposable to the forefinger"
apposite, Adjective
  • (s) apposite, apt, pertinent: (being of striking appropriateness and pertinence) "the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"; "an apt reply"
appositeness, Noun
  • (n) aptness, appositeness: (appropriateness for the occasion) "the phrase had considerable aptness"
apposition, Noun
  • (n) apposition: (a grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows) "`Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer' is an example of apposition"
  • (n) apposition: ((biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material)
  • (n) juxtaposition, apposition, collocation: (the act of positioning close together (or side by side)) "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors"
appositional, Adjective
  • (a) appositional, appositive: (relating to or being in apposition) "an appositive noun"
appositive, Adjective
  • (a) appositional, appositive: (relating to or being in apposition) "an appositive noun"
appraisal, Noun
  • (n) appraisal, assessment: (the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth)
  • (n) appraisal, estimate, estimation: (a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation))
  • (n) appraisal: (an expert estimation of the quality, quantity, and other characteristics of someone or something)
appraise, Verb
  • (v) measure, evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise, value: (evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of) "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk"
  • (v) survey, appraise: (consider in a comprehensive way) "He appraised the situation carefully before acting"
appraiser, Noun
  • (n) appraiser, valuator: (one who estimates officially the worth or value or quality of things)
  • (n) appraiser, authenticator: (one who determines authenticity (as of works of art) or who guarantees validity)
appraising, Adjective
  • (s) appraising, evaluative: (exercising or involving careful evaluations) "looked him over with an appraising eye"; "the literary judge uses many evaluative terms"
appreciable, Adjective
  • (s) appreciable: (enough to be estimated or measured) "appreciable amounts of noxious wastes are dumped into the harbor"
appreciate, Verb
  • (v) appreciate: (recognize with gratitude; be grateful for)
  • (v) appreciate, take_account: (be fully aware of; realize fully) "Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter?"
  • (v) appreciate, apprize, apprise, revalue: (gain in value) "The yen appreciated again!"
  • (v) appreciate, apprize, apprise: (increase the value of) "The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark"
  • (v) prize, value, treasure, appreciate: (hold dear) "I prize these old photographs"
appreciated, Adjective
  • (s) appreciated, apprehended, comprehended: (fully understood or grasped) "dangers not yet appreciated"; "these apprehended truths"; "a thing comprehended is a thing known as fully as it can be known"
appreciation, Noun
  • (n) admiration, appreciation: (a favorable judgment) "a small token in admiration of your works"
  • (n) appreciation, grasp, hold: (understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something) "he has a good grasp of accounting practices"
  • (n) appreciation: (an expression of gratitude) "he expressed his appreciation in a short note"
  • (n) appreciation: (an increase in price or value) "an appreciation of 30% in the value of real estate"
  • (n) taste, appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness: (delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)) "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste"
appreciative, Adjective
  • (s) appreciative: (feeling or expressive of gratitude) "was appreciative of his efforts"; "an appreciative word"
  • (s) appreciative: (having or showing appreciation or a favorable critical judgment or opinion) "appreciative of a beautiful landscape"; "an appreciative laugh from the audience"
appreciativeness, Noun
  • (n) gratefulness, thankfulness, appreciativeness: (warm friendly feelings of gratitude)
appreciator, Noun
  • (n) appreciator: (a person who is fully aware of something and understands it) "he is not an appreciator of our dilemma"
apprehend, Verb
  • (v) apprehend, quail_at: (anticipate with dread or anxiety)
  • (v) collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick_up, nab, cop: (take into custody) "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
  • (v) grok, get_the_picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend: (get the meaning of something) "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
apprehended, Adjective
  • (s) appreciated, apprehended, comprehended: (fully understood or grasped) "dangers not yet appreciated"; "these apprehended truths"; "a thing comprehended is a thing known as fully as it can be known"
apprehender, Noun
  • (n) apprehender: (a person who seizes or arrests (especially a person who seizes or arrests in the name of justice))
  • (n) knower, apprehender: (a person who knows or apprehends)
apprehensible, Adjective
  • (s) apprehensible, intelligible, graspable, perceivable, understandable: (capable of being apprehended or understood)
apprehension, Noun
  • (n) apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread: (fearful expectation or anticipation) "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension"
  • (n) apprehension, misgiving: (painful expectation)
  • (n) apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking_into_custody: (the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)) "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
  • (n) understanding, apprehension, discernment, savvy: (the cognitive condition of someone who understands) "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
apprehensive, Adjective
  • (s) apprehensive, discerning: (quick to understand) "a kind and apprehensive friend"- Nathaniel Hawthorne"
  • (s) apprehensive, worried: (mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc) "apprehensive about her job"; "not used to a city and worried about small things"; "felt apprehensive about the consequences"
  • (s) apprehensive: (in fear or dread of possible evil or harm) "apprehensive for one's life"; "apprehensive of danger"
apprehensiveness, Noun
  • (n) apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread: (fearful expectation or anticipation) "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension"
apprentice, Noun
  • (n) apprentice, learner, prentice: (works for an expert to learn a trade)
apprentice, Verb
  • (v) apprentice: (be or work as an apprentice) "She apprenticed with the great master"
apprenticed, Adjective
  • (s) apprenticed, articled, bound, indentured: (bound by contract)
apprenticeship, Noun
  • (n) apprenticeship: (the position of apprentice)
appressed, Adjective
  • (s) appressed, adpressed: (pressed close to or lying flat against something) "adpressed hairs along the plant's stem"; "igneous rocks...closely appressed by this force"-L.V.Pirsson"
apprisal, Noun
  • (n) telling, apprisal, notification: (informing by words)
apprise, Verb
  • (v) advise, notify, give_notice, send_word, apprise, apprize: (inform (somebody) of something) "I advised him that the rent was due"
  • (v) appreciate, apprize, apprise, revalue: (gain in value) "The yen appreciated again!"
  • (v) appreciate, apprize, apprise: (increase the value of) "The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark"
  • (v) instruct, apprise, apprize: (make aware of) "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?"
apprize, Verb
  • (v) advise, notify, give_notice, send_word, apprise, apprize: (inform (somebody) of something) "I advised him that the rent was due"
  • (v) appreciate, apprize, apprise, revalue: (gain in value) "The yen appreciated again!"
  • (v) appreciate, apprize, apprise: (increase the value of) "The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark"
  • (v) instruct, apprise, apprize: (make aware of) "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?"
appro, Noun
  • (n) appro: (an informal British abbreviation of approval) "he accepted it on appro"
approach, Noun
  • (n) access, approach: (a way of entering or leaving) "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge"
  • (n) approach, attack, plan_of_attack: (ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation) "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"; "an attack on inflation"; "his plan of attack was misguided"
  • (n) approach, approaching, coming: (the act of drawing spatially closer to something) "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"
  • (n) approach, approaching: (the event of one object coming closer to another)
  • (n) approach, approaching, coming: (the temporal property of becoming nearer in time) "the approach of winter"
  • (n) approach: (a close approximation) "the nearest approach to genius"
  • (n) approach, approach_shot: (a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green) "he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green"
  • (n) approach_path, approach, glide_path, glide_slope: (the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing)
  • (n) overture, advance, approach, feeler: (a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others) "she rejected his advances"
approach, Verb
  • (v) approach, near, come_on, go_up, draw_near, draw_close, come_near: (move towards) "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
  • (v) approach, come_near: (come near in time) "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age"
  • (v) approach: (make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion) "I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters"
  • (v) border_on, approach: (come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character) "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches that of Horowitz"
  • (v) set_about, go_about, approach: (begin to deal with) "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"
approachability, Noun
  • (n) approachability, accessibility: (the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with)
approachable, Adjective
  • (s) accessible, approachable: (capable of being read with comprehension) "readily accessible to the nonprofessional reader"; "the tales seem more approachable than his more difficult novels"
  • (a) approachable: (easy to meet or converse or do business with) "a friendly approachable person"
  • (s) approachable, reachable: (easily approached) "a site approachable from a branch of the Niger"
approaching, Adjective
  • (s) approaching, coming, forthcoming, upcoming: (of the relatively near future) "the approaching election"; "this coming Thursday"; "the forthcoming holidays"; "the upcoming spring fashions"
approaching, Noun
  • (n) approach, approaching, coming: (the act of drawing spatially closer to something) "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"
  • (n) approach, approaching: (the event of one object coming closer to another)
  • (n) approach, approaching, coming: (the temporal property of becoming nearer in time) "the approach of winter"
approbate, Verb
  • (v) approbate: (approve or sanction officially)
  • (v) approbate: (accept (documents) as valid)
approbation, Noun
  • (n) approbation: (official approval)
  • (n) approbation: (official recognition or approval)
approbative, Adjective
  • (s) approving, affirmative, approbative, approbatory, plausive: (expressing or manifesting praise or approval) "approbative criticism"; "an affirmative nod"
approbatory, Adjective
  • (s) approving, affirmative, approbative, approbatory, plausive: (expressing or manifesting praise or approval) "approbative criticism"; "an affirmative nod"
appropriate, Adjective
  • (a) appropriate: (suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc) "a book not appropriate for children"; "a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity"; "it seems that an apology is appropriate"
appropriate, Verb
  • (v) allow, appropriate, earmark, set_aside, reserve: (give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause) "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"
  • (v) appropriate, capture, seize, conquer: (take possession of by force, as after an invasion) "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle"
appropriateness, Noun
  • (n) appropriateness, rightness: (appropriate conduct; doing the right thing)
  • (n) appropriateness: (the quality of being specially suitable)
appropriation, Noun
  • (n) annexation, appropriation: (incorporation by joining or uniting)
  • (n) appropriation: (money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose)
  • (n) appropriation: (a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner) "the necessary funds were obtained by the government's appropriation of the company's operating unit"; "a person's appropriation of property belonging to another is dishonest"
approval, Noun
  • (n) approval: (a feeling of liking something or someone good) "although she fussed at them, she secretly viewed all her children with approval"
  • (n) approval, favorable_reception, favourable_reception: (acceptance as satisfactory) "he bought it on approval"
  • (n) approval, commendation: (a message expressing a favorable opinion) "words of approval seldom passed his lips"
  • (n) blessing, approval, approving: (the formal act of approving) "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person"
approve, Verb
  • (v) approve, , okay, sanction: (give sanction to) "I approve of his educational policies"
  • (v) approve: (judge to be right or commendable; think well of)
approved, Adjective
  • (s) approved, sanctioned: (established by authority; given authoritative approval) "a list of approved candidates"
approving, Adjective
  • (s) approving, affirmative, approbative, approbatory, plausive: (expressing or manifesting praise or approval) "approbative criticism"; "an affirmative nod"
approving, Noun
  • (n) blessing, approval, approving: (the formal act of approving) "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person"
approximate, Adjective
  • (s) approximate, approximative, rough: (not quite exact or correct) "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate"
  • (s) approximate, near: (very close in resemblance) "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness"
  • (s) approximate, close_together: (located close together) "with heads close together"; "approximate leaves grow together but are not united"
approximate, Verb
  • (v) approximate, come_close: (be close or similar) "Her results approximate my own"
  • (v) estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge: (judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)) "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"
approximation, Noun
  • (n) approximation: (the quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity))
  • (n) approximation: (an imprecise or incomplete account) "newspapers gave only an approximation of the actual events"
  • (n) approximation, bringing_close_together: (the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue)
  • (n) estimate, estimation, approximation, idea: (an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth) "an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long it would take"
approximative, Adjective
  • (s) approximate, approximative, rough: (not quite exact or correct) "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate"
appurtenance, Noun
  • (n) accessory, appurtenance, supplement, add-on: (a supplementary component that improves capability)
  • (n) gear, paraphernalia, appurtenance: (equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.)
appurtenant, Adjective
  • (s) accessory, adjunct, ancillary, adjuvant, appurtenant, auxiliary: (furnishing added support) "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other"
apractic, Adjective
  • (s) apractic, apraxic: (having uncoordinated muscular movements, symptomatic of a CNS disorder)
apraxic, Adjective
  • (s) apractic, apraxic: (having uncoordinated muscular movements, symptomatic of a CNS disorder)
apricot, Noun
  • (n) apricot, apricot_tree: (Asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and edible fruit resembling the peach)
  • (n) apricot: (downy yellow to rosy-colored fruit resembling a small peach)
  • (n) yellowish_pink, apricot, peach, salmon_pink: (a shade of pink tinged with yellow)
apron, Noun
  • (n) apron: (a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing)
  • (n) apron: ((golf) the part of the fairway leading onto the green)
  • (n) apron: (a paved surface where aircraft stand while not being used)
  • (n) proscenium, apron, forestage: (the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain))
apropos, Adjective
  • (a) apropos: (of an appropriate or pertinent nature)
apse, Noun
  • (n) apse, apsis: (a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar)
apsis, Noun
  • (n) apse, apsis: (a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar)
apt, Adjective
  • (s) apposite, apt, pertinent: (being of striking appropriateness and pertinence) "the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"; "an apt reply"
  • (s) apt, disposed, given, minded, tending: ((usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward) "he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"; "I am not minded to answer any questions"
  • (s) apt, liable: (at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant) "he is apt to lose"; "she is liable to forget"
  • (s) apt, clever: (mentally quick and resourceful) "an apt pupil"; "you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold"-Bram Stoker"
apteral, Adjective
  • (a) apteral: (having columns at one or both ends but not along the sides)
  • (s) apterous, apteral: ((of insects) without wings)
apterous, Adjective
  • (s) apterous, apteral: ((of insects) without wings)
apteryx, Noun
  • (n) kiwi, apteryx: (nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes)
aptitude, Noun
  • (n) aptitude: (inherent ability)
aptness, Noun
  • (n) aptness, propensity: (a disposition to behave in a certain way) "the aptness of iron to rust"; "the propensity of disease to spread"
  • (n) aptness, appositeness: (appropriateness for the occasion) "the phrase had considerable aptness"
aqua, Noun
  • (n) greenish_blue, aqua, aquamarine, turquoise, cobalt_blue, peacock_blue: (a shade of blue tinged with green)
aquacultural, Adjective
  • (a) aquicultural, aquacultural, hydroponic: (of or relating to aquiculture) "aquacultural methods"; "hydroponic lettuce"
aquaculture, Noun
  • (n) aquaculture: (rearing aquatic animals or cultivating aquatic plants for food)
aqualung, Noun
  • (n) aqualung, Aqua-Lung, scuba: (a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus)
aquamarine, Noun
  • (n) aquamarine: (a transparent variety of beryl that is blue green in color)
  • (n) greenish_blue, aqua, aquamarine, turquoise, cobalt_blue, peacock_blue: (a shade of blue tinged with green)
aquanaut, Noun
  • (n) aquanaut, oceanaut: (a skilled worker who can live in underwater installations and participate in scientific research)
  • (n) skin-diver, aquanaut: (an underwater swimmer equipped with a face mask and foot fins and either a snorkel or an air cylinder)
aquaphobic, Adjective
  • (s) hydrophobic, aquaphobic: (abnormally afraid of water)
aquarium, Noun
  • (n) aquarium, fish_tank, marine_museum: (a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals)
aquatic, Adjective
  • (a) aquatic: (relating to or consisting of or being in water) "an aquatic environment"
  • (a) aquatic: (operating or living or growing in water) "boats are aquatic vehicles"; "water lilies are aquatic plants"; "fish are aquatic animals"
aquatic, Noun
  • (n) aquatic: (a plant that lives in or on water)
aquavit, Noun
  • (n) aquavit, akvavit: (Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caraway seeds)
aqueous, Adjective
  • (a) aqueous: (similar to or containing or dissolved in water) "aqueous solutions"
  • (a) aqueous, sedimentary: (produced by the action of water)
aquicultural, Adjective
  • (a) aquicultural, aquacultural, hydroponic: (of or relating to aquiculture) "aquacultural methods"; "hydroponic lettuce"
aquiculture, Noun
  • (n) hydroponics, aquiculture, tank_farming: (a technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients)
aquifer, Noun
  • (n) aquifer: (underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc)
aquilege, Noun
  • (n) columbine, aquilegia, aquilege: (a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains)
aquilegia, Noun
  • (n) columbine, aquilegia, aquilege: (a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains)
aquiline, Adjective
  • (s) aquiline, hooked: (curved down like an eagle's beak)
arable, Adjective
  • (s) arable, cultivable, cultivatable, tillable: ((of farmland) capable of being farmed productively)
araceous, Adjective
  • (a) aroid, araceous: (relating to a plant of the family Araceae)
arachnid, Noun
  • (n) arachnid, arachnoid: (air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs)
arachnidian, Adjective
  • (a) arachnoid, arachnidian, spidery, spiderlike, spiderly: (relating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnida)
arachnoid, Adjective
  • (a) arachnoid, arachnidian, spidery, spiderlike, spiderly: (relating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnida)
arachnoid, Noun
  • (n) arachnid, arachnoid: (air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs)
  • (n) arachnoid, arachnoid_membrane: (the middle of the 3 meninges)
arak, Noun
  • (n) arrack, arak: (any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses)
araneidal, Adjective
  • (a) araneidal, araneidan: (relating to or resembling a spider)
araneidan, Adjective
  • (a) araneidal, araneidan: (relating to or resembling a spider)
araroba, Noun
  • (n) araroba, Goa_powder, chrysarobin: (a bitter yellow powder used to treat skin diseases)
arb, Noun
  • (n) arbitrageur, arbitrager, arb: (someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential))
arbalest, Noun
  • (n) catapult, arbalest, arbalist, ballista, bricole, mangonel, onager, trebuchet, trebucket: (an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles)
arbalist, Noun
  • (n) catapult, arbalest, arbalist, ballista, bricole, mangonel, onager, trebuchet, trebucket: (an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles)
arbiter, Noun
  • (n) arbiter, supreme_authority: (someone with the power to settle matters at will) "she was the final arbiter on all matters of fashion"
  • (n) arbiter, arbitrator, umpire: (someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue) "the critic was considered to be an arbiter of modern literature"; "the arbitrator's authority derived from the consent of the disputants"; "an umpire was appointed to settle the tax case"
arbitrable, Adjective
  • (a) arbitrable: (appropriate for or subject to settlement by arbitration) "an arbitrable wage and health benefits policy"; "an arbitrable dispute"
arbitrage, Noun
  • (n) arbitrage: (a kind of hedged investment meant to capture slight differences in price; when there is a difference in the price of something on two different markets the arbitrageur simultaneously buys at the lower price and sells at the higher price)
arbitrage, Verb
  • (v) arbitrage: (practice arbitrage, as in the stock market)
arbitrager, Noun
  • (n) arbitrageur, arbitrager, arb: (someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential))
arbitrageur, Noun
  • (n) arbitrageur, arbitrager, arb: (someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential))
arbitral, Adjective
  • (a) arbitral, arbitrational: (relating to or resulting from arbitration) "the arbitral adjustment of the controversy"; "an arbitrational settlement"
arbitrament, Noun
  • (n) arbitration, arbitrament, arbitrement: (the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment) "they submitted their disagreement to arbitration"
arbitrariness, Noun
  • (n) flightiness, arbitrariness, whimsicality, whimsy, whimsey, capriciousness: (the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment) "I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory"
arbitrary, Adjective
  • (a) arbitrary: (based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice) "an arbitrary decision"; "the arbitrary rule of a dictator"; "an arbitrary penalty"; "of arbitrary size and shape"; "an arbitrary choice"; "arbitrary division of the group into halves"
arbitrate, Verb
  • (v) intercede, mediate, intermediate, liaise, arbitrate: (act between parties with a view to reconciling differences) "He interceded in the family dispute"; "He mediated a settlement"
arbitration, Noun
  • (n) arbitration: ((law) the hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management))
  • (n) arbitration, arbitrament, arbitrement: (the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment) "they submitted their disagreement to arbitration"
arbitrational, Adjective
  • (a) arbitral, arbitrational: (relating to or resulting from arbitration) "the arbitral adjustment of the controversy"; "an arbitrational settlement"
arbitrator, Noun
  • (n) arbiter, arbitrator, umpire: (someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue) "the critic was considered to be an arbiter of modern literature"; "the arbitrator's authority derived from the consent of the disputants"; "an umpire was appointed to settle the tax case"
arbitrement, Noun
  • (n) arbitration, arbitrament, arbitrement: (the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment) "they submitted their disagreement to arbitration"
arbor, Noun
  • (n) arbor: (tree (as opposed to shrub))
  • (n) arbor, arbour, bower, pergola: (a framework that supports climbing plants) "the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park"
  • (n) spindle, mandrel, mandril, arbor: (any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts)
arboraceous, Adjective
  • (s) arboraceous, arboreous, woodsy, woody: (abounding in trees) "an arboreous landscape"; "violets in woodsy shady spots"; "a woody area near the highway"
arborary, Adjective
  • (a) arborical, arboreal, arborary, arborous: (of or relating to or formed by trees) "an arborous roof"
arboreal, Adjective
  • (a) arboreal, arboreous, tree-living: (inhabiting or frequenting trees) "arboreal apes"
  • (s) arboreal, arboreous, arborescent, arboresque, arboriform, dendriform, dendroid, dendroidal, treelike, tree-shaped: (resembling a tree in form and branching structure) "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda"; "dendriform sponges"
  • (a) arborical, arboreal, arborary, arborous: (of or relating to or formed by trees) "an arborous roof"
arboreous, Adjective
  • (s) arboraceous, arboreous, woodsy, woody: (abounding in trees) "an arboreous landscape"; "violets in woodsy shady spots"; "a woody area near the highway"
  • (a) arboreal, arboreous, tree-living: (inhabiting or frequenting trees) "arboreal apes"
  • (s) arboreal, arboreous, arborescent, arboresque, arboriform, dendriform, dendroid, dendroidal, treelike, tree-shaped: (resembling a tree in form and branching structure) "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda"; "dendriform sponges"
arborescent, Adjective
  • (s) arboreal, arboreous, arborescent, arboresque, arboriform, dendriform, dendroid, dendroidal, treelike, tree-shaped: (resembling a tree in form and branching structure) "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda"; "dendriform sponges"
arboresque, Adjective
  • (s) arboreal, arboreous, arborescent, arboresque, arboriform, dendriform, dendroid, dendroidal, treelike, tree-shaped: (resembling a tree in form and branching structure) "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda"; "dendriform sponges"
arboretum, Noun
  • (n) arboretum, botanical_garden: (a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition)
arborical, Adjective
  • (a) arborical, arboreal, arborary, arborous: (of or relating to or formed by trees) "an arborous roof"
arboriculture, Noun
  • (n) arboriculture, tree_farming: (the cultivation of tree for the production of timber)
arboriculturist, Noun
  • (n) forester, tree_farmer, arboriculturist: (someone trained in forestry)
arboriform, Adjective
  • (s) arboreal, arboreous, arborescent, arboresque, arboriform, dendriform, dendroid, dendroidal, treelike, tree-shaped: (resembling a tree in form and branching structure) "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda"; "dendriform sponges"
arborise, Verb
  • (v) arborize, arborise: (branch out like trees) "nerve fibers arborize"
arborize, Verb
  • (v) arborize, arborise: (branch out like trees) "nerve fibers arborize"
arborolatry, Noun
  • (n) arborolatry, tree-worship: (the worship of trees)
arborous, Adjective
  • (a) arborical, arboreal, arborary, arborous: (of or relating to or formed by trees) "an arborous roof"
arborvirus, Noun
  • (n) arbovirus, arborvirus: (a large heterogeneous group of RNA viruses divisible into groups on the basis of the virions; they have been recovered from arthropods, bats, and rodents; most are borne by arthropods; they are linked by the epidemiologic concept of transmission between vertebrate hosts by arthropod vectors (mosquitoes, ticks, sandflies, midges, etc.) that feed on blood; they can cause mild fevers, hepatitis, hemorrhagic fever, and encephalitis)
arbour, Noun
  • (n) arbor, arbour, bower, pergola: (a framework that supports climbing plants) "the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park"
arbovirus, Noun
  • (n) arbovirus, arborvirus: (a large heterogeneous group of RNA viruses divisible into groups on the basis of the virions; they have been recovered from arthropods, bats, and rodents; most are borne by arthropods; they are linked by the epidemiologic concept of transmission between vertebrate hosts by arthropod vectors (mosquitoes, ticks, sandflies, midges, etc.) that feed on blood; they can cause mild fevers, hepatitis, hemorrhagic fever, and encephalitis)
arc, Noun
  • (n) arc: (a continuous portion of a circle)
  • (n) bow, arc: (something curved in shape)
  • (n) discharge, spark, arc, electric_arc, electric_discharge: (electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field)
arc, Verb
  • (v) arch, curve, arc: (form an arch or curve) "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely"
arcade, Noun
  • (n) arcade: (a covered passageway with shops and stalls on either side)
  • (n) arcade, colonnade: (a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns)
arcadian, Adjective
  • (s) arcadian, bucolic, pastoral: ((used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic) "a country life of arcadian contentment"; "a pleasant bucolic scene"; "charming in its pastoral setting"; "rustic tranquility"
arcane, Adjective
  • (s) arcane: (requiring secret or mysterious knowledge) "the arcane science of dowsing"
arcanum, Noun
  • (n) secret, arcanum: (information known only to a special group) "the secret of Cajun cooking"
arccos, Noun
  • (n) arc_cosine, arccosine, arccos, inverse_cosine: (the inverse function of the cosine; the angle that has a cosine equal to a given number)
arccosine, Noun
  • (n) arc_cosine, arccosine, arccos, inverse_cosine: (the inverse function of the cosine; the angle that has a cosine equal to a given number)
arcdegree, Noun
  • (n) degree, arcdegree: (a measure for arcs and angles) "there are 360 degrees in a circle"
arced, Adjective
  • (s) arced, arched, arching, arciform, arcuate, bowed: (forming or resembling an arch) "an arched ceiling"
arch, Adjective
  • (s) arch, condescending, patronizing, patronising: ((used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension)
  • (s) arch: (expert in skulduggery) "an arch criminal"
  • (s) arch, impish, implike, mischievous, pixilated, prankish, puckish, wicked: (naughtily or annoyingly playful) "teasing and worrying with impish laughter"; "a wicked prank"
arch, Noun
  • (n) arch: (a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening)
  • (n) arch: (a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially the inner sides of the feet))
  • (n) arch, archway: (a passageway under a curved masonry construction) "they built a triumphal arch to memorialize their victory"
  • (n) arch: ((architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it)
arch, Verb
  • (v) arch, curve, arc: (form an arch or curve) "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely"
archaean, Adjective
  • (s) archean, archaean: (of or relating to the earliest known rocks formed during the Precambrian Eon)
archaebacteria, Noun
  • (n) archaebacteria, archaebacterium, archaeobacteria, archeobacteria: (considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae)
archaebacterium, Noun
  • (n) archaebacteria, archaebacterium, archaeobacteria, archeobacteria: (considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae)
archaeobacteria, Noun
  • (n) archaebacteria, archaebacterium, archaeobacteria, archeobacteria: (considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae)
archaeologic, Adjective
  • (a) archaeological, archeological, archaeologic, archeologic: (related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology) "an archaeological dig"; "a dramatic archaeological discovery"
archaeological, Adjective
  • (a) archaeological, archeological, archaeologic, archeologic: (related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology) "an archaeological dig"; "a dramatic archaeological discovery"
archaeologist, Noun
  • (n) archeologist, archaeologist: (an anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture)
archaeology, Noun
  • (n) archeology, archaeology: (the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures)
archaeopteryx, Noun
  • (n) archaeopteryx, archeopteryx, Archaeopteryx_lithographica: (extinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birds)
archaeozoic, Adjective
  • (s) archeozoic, archaeozoic: (of or belonging to earlier of two divisions of the Precambrian era) "archeozoic life forms"
archaic, Adjective
  • (s) antediluvian, antiquated, archaic: (so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period) "a ramshackle antediluvian tenement"; "antediluvian ideas"; "archaic laws"
  • (s) archaic, primitive: (little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type) "archaic forms of life"; "primitive mammals"; "the okapi is a short-necked primitive cousin of the giraffe"
archaicism, Noun
  • (n) archaism, archaicism: (the use of an archaic expression)
archaise, Verb
  • (v) archaize, archaise: (give an archaic appearance of character to) "archaized craftwork"
archaism, Noun
  • (n) archaism, archaicism: (the use of an archaic expression)
archaist, Noun
  • (n) antiquary, antiquarian, archaist: (an expert or collector of antiquities)
  • (n) archaist: (a person who archaizes)
archaize, Verb
  • (v) archaize, archaise: (give an archaic appearance of character to) "archaized craftwork"
archangelic, Adjective
  • (a) archangelic, archangelical: (of or relating to or resembling archangels)
archangelical, Adjective
  • (a) archangelic, archangelical: (of or relating to or resembling archangels)
archbishop, Noun
  • (n) archbishop: (a bishop of highest rank)
archbishopric, Noun
  • (n) archbishopric: (the territorial jurisdiction of an archbishop)
archdiocese, Noun
  • (n) archdiocese: (the diocese of an archbishop)
archean, Adjective
  • (s) archean, archaean: (of or relating to the earliest known rocks formed during the Precambrian Eon)
arched, Adjective
  • (s) arced, arched, arching, arciform, arcuate, bowed: (forming or resembling an arch) "an arched ceiling"
  • (a) arched: (constructed with or in the form of an arch or arches) "an arched passageway"
archegonial, Adjective
  • (a) archegonial, archegoniate: (of or relating to an archegonium)
archegoniate, Adjective
  • (a) archegonial, archegoniate: (of or relating to an archegonium)
archeobacteria, Noun
  • (n) archaebacteria, archaebacterium, archaeobacteria, archeobacteria: (considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae)
archeologic, Adjective
  • (a) archaeological, archeological, archaeologic, archeologic: (related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology) "an archaeological dig"; "a dramatic archaeological discovery"
archeological, Adjective
  • (a) archaeological, archeological, archaeologic, archeologic: (related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology) "an archaeological dig"; "a dramatic archaeological discovery"
archeologist, Noun
  • (n) archeologist, archaeologist: (an anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture)
archeology, Noun
  • (n) archeology, archaeology: (the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures)
archeopteryx, Noun
  • (n) archaeopteryx, archeopteryx, Archaeopteryx_lithographica: (extinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birds)
archeozoic, Adjective
  • (s) archeozoic, archaeozoic: (of or belonging to earlier of two divisions of the Precambrian era) "archeozoic life forms"
archepiscopal, Adjective
  • (a) archiepiscopal, archepiscopal: (of or associated with an archbishop) "an archiepiscopal see"
archery, Noun
  • (n) archery: (the sport of shooting arrows with a bow)
archespore, Noun
  • (n) archespore, archesporium: (primitive cell or group of cells from which a mother cell develops)
archesporium, Noun
  • (n) archespore, archesporium: (primitive cell or group of cells from which a mother cell develops)
archetypal, Adjective
  • (s) archetypal, archetypical, prototypal, prototypic, prototypical: (representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned) "archetypal patterns"; "she was the prototypal student activist"
archetype, Noun
  • (n) original, archetype, pilot: (something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies) "this painting is a copy of the original"
archetypical, Adjective
  • (s) archetypal, archetypical, prototypal, prototypic, prototypical: (representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned) "archetypal patterns"; "she was the prototypal student activist"
archiepiscopal, Adjective
  • (a) archiepiscopal, archepiscopal: (of or associated with an archbishop) "an archiepiscopal see"
archil, Noun
  • (n) archil, orchil: (any of various lecanoras that yield the dye archil)
  • (n) orchil, archil, cudbear: (a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens)
archimandrite, Noun
  • (n) abbot, archimandrite: (the superior of an abbey of monks)
arching, Adjective
  • (s) arced, arched, arching, arciform, arcuate, bowed: (forming or resembling an arch) "an arched ceiling"
archipallium, Noun
  • (n) archipallium, paleocortex: (the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum)
archipelagic, Adjective
  • (a) archipelagic: (relating to or part of an archipelago) "an archipelagic war"
architect, Noun
  • (n) architect, designer: (someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings))
architectonic, Adjective
  • (a) tectonic, architectonic: (of or pertaining to construction or architecture)
architectonics, Noun
  • (n) architectonics, tectonics: (the science of architecture)
architectural, Adjective
  • (a) architectural: (of or pertaining to the art and science of architecture) "architectural history"; "architectural design"
architecture, Noun
  • (n) architecture: (an architectural product or work)
  • (n) architecture: (the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings) "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use"
  • (n) architecture: (the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect)
  • (n) computer_architecture, architecture: ((computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software) "the architecture of a computer's system software"
archival, Adjective
  • (a) archival: (of or relating to or contained in or serving as an archive)
archive, Noun
  • (n) archive: (a depository containing historical records and documents)
archive, Verb
  • (v) archive, file_away: (put into an archive)
archivist, Noun
  • (n) archivist: (a person in charge of collecting and cataloguing archives)
archness, Noun
  • (n) impertinence, perkiness, pertness, sauciness, archness: (inappropriate playfulness)
archosaur, Noun
  • (n) archosaur, archosaurian, archosaurian_reptile: (extinct reptiles including: dinosaurs; plesiosaurs; pterosaurs; ichthyosaurs; thecodonts)
archosaurian, Adjective
  • (a) archosaurian: (of or relating to reptiles of the subclass Archosauria)
archosaurian, Noun
  • (n) archosaur, archosaurian, archosaurian_reptile: (extinct reptiles including: dinosaurs; plesiosaurs; pterosaurs; ichthyosaurs; thecodonts)
archpriest, Noun
  • (n) archpriest, hierarch, high_priest, prelate, primate: (a senior clergyman and dignitary)
archway, Noun
  • (n) arch, archway: (a passageway under a curved masonry construction) "they built a triumphal arch to memorialize their victory"
arciform, Adjective
  • (s) arced, arched, arching, arciform, arcuate, bowed: (forming or resembling an arch) "an arched ceiling"
arcminute, Noun
  • (n) minute, arcminute, minute_of_arc: (a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree)
arcsec, Noun
  • (n) arc_secant, arcsecant, arcsec, inverse_secant: (the inverse function of the secant; the angle that has a secant equal to a given number)
arcsecant, Noun
  • (n) arc_secant, arcsecant, arcsec, inverse_secant: (the inverse function of the secant; the angle that has a secant equal to a given number)
arcsecond, Noun
  • (n) second, arcsecond: (a 60th part of a minute of arc) "the treasure is 2 minutes and 45 seconds south of here"
arcsin, Noun
  • (n) arc_sine, arcsine, arcsin, inverse_sine: (the inverse function of the sine; the angle that has a sine equal to a given number)
arcsine, Noun
  • (n) arc_sine, arcsine, arcsin, inverse_sine: (the inverse function of the sine; the angle that has a sine equal to a given number)
arctan, Noun
  • (n) arc_tangent, arctangent, arctan, inverse_tangent: (the inverse function of the tangent; the angle that has a tangent equal to a given number)
arctangent, Noun
  • (n) arc_tangent, arctangent, arctan, inverse_tangent: (the inverse function of the tangent; the angle that has a tangent equal to a given number)
arcuate, Adjective
  • (s) arced, arched, arching, arciform, arcuate, bowed: (forming or resembling an arch) "an arched ceiling"
ardent, Adjective
  • (s) ardent, fervent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid, torrid: (characterized by intense emotion) "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair"
  • (s) ardent, warm: (characterized by strong enthusiasm) "ardent revolutionaries"; "warm support"
  • (s) ardent: (glowing or shining like fire) "from rank to rank she darts her ardent eyes"- Alexander Pope"; "frightened by his ardent burning eyes"
ardor, Noun
  • (n) ardor, ardour, elan, zeal: (a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)) "they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor"; "he felt a kind of religious zeal"
  • (n) ardor, ardour: (intense feeling of love)
  • (n) ardor, ardour, fervor, fervour, fervency, fire, fervidness: (feelings of great warmth and intensity) "he spoke with great ardor"
ardour, Noun
  • (n) ardor, ardour, elan, zeal: (a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)) "they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor"; "he felt a kind of religious zeal"
  • (n) ardor, ardour: (intense feeling of love)
  • (n) ardor, ardour, fervor, fervour, fervency, fire, fervidness: (feelings of great warmth and intensity) "he spoke with great ardor"
arduous, Adjective
  • (s) arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, operose, punishing, toilsome: (characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort) "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace"
  • (s) arduous, straining, strenuous: (taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance) "his final, straining burst of speed"; "a strenuous task"; "your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here"- F.D.Roosevelt"
  • (s) arduous: (difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill) "the arduous work of preparing a dictionary"
arduousness, Noun
  • (n) arduousness, strenuousness: (extreme effortfulness)
are, Noun
  • (n) are, ar: (a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters)
area, Noun
  • (n) area, country: (a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)) "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country"
  • (n) area: (a subject of study) "it was his area of specialization"; "areas of interest include..."
  • (n) area, region: (a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve) "in the abdominal region"
  • (n) area: (a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function) "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"
  • (n) area, expanse, surface_area: (the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary) "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"
  • (n) sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena: (a particular environment or walk of life) "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"
areal, Adjective
  • (a) areal: (of or relating to or involving an area)
arena, Noun
  • (n) arena: (the central area of an ancient Roman amphitheater where contests and spectacles were held; especially an area that was strewn with sand)
  • (n) arena, scene_of_action: (a playing field where sports events take place)
  • (n) sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena: (a particular environment or walk of life) "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"
  • (n) stadium, bowl, arena, sports_stadium: (a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments)
arenaceous, Adjective
  • (a) arenaceous, sandy, sandlike: (resembling or containing or abounding in sand; or growing in sandy areas) "arenaceous limestone"; "arenaceous grasses"
areolar, Adjective
  • (a) areolar, areolate: (relating to or like or divided into areolae) "areolar tissue"
areolate, Adjective
  • (a) areolar, areolate: (relating to or like or divided into areolae) "areolar tissue"
arere, Noun
  • (n) obeche, obechi, arere, samba, Triplochiton_scleroxcylon: (large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood)
argal, Noun
  • (n) argali, argal, Ovis_ammon: (wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia)
argali, Noun
  • (n) argali, argal, Ovis_ammon: (wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia)
argent, Adjective
  • (s) argent, silver, silvery, silverish: (of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver) "silvery hair"
argent, Noun
  • (n) argent: (a metal tincture used in heraldry to give a silvery appearance)
argentine, Noun
  • (n) argentine: (any of various small silver-scaled salmon-like marine fishes)
argillaceous, Adjective
  • (a) argillaceous, clayey: (resembling or containing clay) "argillaceous rocks"
arginine, Noun
  • (n) arginine: (a bitter tasting amino acid found in proteins and necessary for nutrition; its absence from the diet leads to a reduced production of spermatozoa)
argle-bargle, Noun
  • (n) argy-bargy, argle-bargle: (a verbal dispute; a wrangling argument)
argon, Noun
  • (n) argon, Ar, atomic_number_18: (a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere)
argot, Noun
  • (n) slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular: (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)) "they don't speak our lingo"
arguable, Adjective
  • (s) arguable: (capable of being supported by argument)
  • (s) arguable, debatable, disputable, moot: (open to argument or debate) "that is a moot question"
argue, Verb
  • (v) argue, reason: (present reasons and arguments)
  • (v) argue, contend, debate, fence: (have an argument about something)
  • (v) argue, indicate: (give evidence of) "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work"
arguer, Noun
  • (n) debater, arguer: (someone who engages in debate)
argufy, Verb
  • (v) quarrel, dispute, scrap, argufy, altercate: (have a disagreement over something) "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something"
arguing, Noun
  • (n) controversy, contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing: (a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement) "they were involved in a violent argument"
argument, Noun
  • (n) argument, statement: (a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true) "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true"
  • (n) argument, argumentation, debate: (a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal) "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on"
  • (n) argument, literary_argument: (a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie) "the editor added the argument to the poem"
  • (n) argument, parameter: ((computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program)
  • (n) argument: (a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable)
  • (n) argumentation, logical_argument, argument, line_of_reasoning, line: (a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning) "I can't follow your line of reasoning"
  • (n) controversy, contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing: (a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement) "they were involved in a violent argument"
argumentation, Noun
  • (n) argument, argumentation, debate: (a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal) "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on"
  • (n) argumentation, logical_argument, argument, line_of_reasoning, line: (a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning) "I can't follow your line of reasoning"
argumentative, Adjective
  • (a) argumentative: (given to or characterized by argument) "an argumentative discourse"; "argumentative to the point of being cantankerous"; "an intelligent but argumentative child"
argus-eyed, Adjective
  • (s) argus-eyed, hawk-eyed, keen-sighted, lynx-eyed, quick-sighted, sharp-eyed, sharp-sighted: (having very keen vision) "quick-sighted as a cat"
  • (s) argus-eyed, open-eyed, vigilant, wakeful: (carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger) "a policy of open-eyed awareness"; "the vigilant eye of the town watch"; "there was a watchful dignity in the room"; "a watchful parent with a toddler in tow"
argy-bargy, Noun
  • (n) argy-bargy, argle-bargle: (a verbal dispute; a wrangling argument)
argyle, Noun
  • (n) argyle, argyll: (a design consisting of a pattern of varicolored diamonds on a solid background (originally for knitted articles); patterned after the tartan of a clan in western Scotland)
  • (n) argyle, argyll: (a sock knitted or woven with an argyle design (usually used in the plural))
  • (n) argyll, argyle: (a covered gravy holder of silver or other metal containing a detachable central vessel for hot water to keep the gravy warm)
argyll, Noun
  • (n) argyle, argyll: (a design consisting of a pattern of varicolored diamonds on a solid background (originally for knitted articles); patterned after the tartan of a clan in western Scotland)
  • (n) argyle, argyll: (a sock knitted or woven with an argyle design (usually used in the plural))
  • (n) argyll, argyle: (a covered gravy holder of silver or other metal containing a detachable central vessel for hot water to keep the gravy warm)
arid, Adjective
  • (s) arid, waterless: (lacking sufficient water or rainfall) "an arid climate"; "a waterless well"; "miles of waterless country to cross"
  • (s) arid, desiccate, desiccated: (lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless) "a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata"; "a desiccate romance"; "a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery"-C.J.Rolo"
aridity, Noun
  • (n) aridity, aridness, thirstiness: (a deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall))
  • (n) fruitlessness, aridity, barrenness: (the quality of yielding nothing of value)
aridness, Noun
  • (n) aridity, aridness, thirstiness: (a deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall))
ariled, Adjective
  • (s) ariled, arillate: ((of some seeds) having a fleshy and usually brightly colored cover)
arillate, Adjective
  • (s) ariled, arillate: ((of some seeds) having a fleshy and usually brightly colored cover)
ariose, Adjective
  • (s) ariose, songlike: (having a melody (as distinguished from recitative))
arise, Verb
  • (v) arise, come_up, bob_up: (originate or come into being) "a question arose"
  • (v) arise, rise, uprise, get_up, stand_up: (rise to one's feet) "The audience got up and applauded"
  • (v) arise, come_up: (result or issue) "A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion"
  • (v) get_up, turn_out, arise, uprise, rise: (get up and out of bed) "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night"
  • (v) originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring_up, grow: (come into existence; take on form or shape) "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose"
  • (v) rebel, arise, rise, rise_up: (take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance)
  • (v) rise, lift, arise, move_up, go_up, come_up, uprise: (move upward) "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"
arishth, Noun
  • (n) neem, neem_tree, nim_tree, margosa, arishth, Azadirachta_indica, Melia_Azadirachta: (large semi-evergreen tree of the East Indies; trunk exudes a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia)
arista, Noun
  • (n) arista: (bristlelike process near the tip of the antenna of certain flies)
aristocracy, Noun
  • (n) gentry, aristocracy: (the most powerful members of a society)
  • (n) nobility, aristocracy: (a privileged class holding hereditary titles)
aristocrat, Noun
  • (n) aristocrat, blue_blood, patrician: (a member of the aristocracy)
aristocratic, Adjective
  • (s) aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, gentle, patrician: (belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy) "an aristocratic family"; "aristocratic Bostonians"; "aristocratic government"; "a blue family"; "blue blood"; "the blue-blooded aristocracy"; "of gentle blood"; "patrician landholders of the American South"; "aristocratic bearing"; "aristocratic features"; "patrician tastes"
aristocratical, Adjective
  • (s) aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, gentle, patrician: (belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy) "an aristocratic family"; "aristocratic Bostonians"; "aristocratic government"; "a blue family"; "blue blood"; "the blue-blooded aristocracy"; "of gentle blood"; "patrician landholders of the American South"; "aristocratic bearing"; "aristocratic features"; "patrician tastes"
arithmetic, Adjective
  • (a) arithmetical, arithmetic: (relating to or involving arithmetic) "arithmetical computations"
arithmetic, Noun
  • (n) arithmetic: (the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations)
arithmetical, Adjective
  • (a) arithmetical, arithmetic: (relating to or involving arithmetic) "arithmetical computations"
arity, Noun
  • (n) arity: (the number of arguments that a function can take)
arm, Noun
  • (n) arm: (a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb)
  • (n) arm, branch, limb: (any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm) "the arm of the record player"; "an arm of the sea"; "a branch of the sewer"
  • (n) arm: (the part of an armchair or sofa that supports the elbow and forearm of a seated person)
  • (n) branch, subdivision, arm: (a division of some larger or more complex organization) "a branch of Congress"; "botany is a branch of biology"; "the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages"
  • (n) sleeve, arm: (the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm)
  • (n) weapon, arm, weapon_system: (any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting) "he was licensed to carry a weapon"
arm, Verb
  • (v) arm, build_up, fortify, gird: (prepare oneself for a military confrontation) "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqi border"
  • (v) arm: (supply with arms) "The U.S. armed the freedom fighters in Afghanistan"
armada, Noun
  • (n) armada: (a large fleet)
armament, Noun
  • (n) armament: (weaponry used by military or naval force)
  • (n) arming, armament, equipping: (the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war)
armband, Noun
  • (n) armband: (worn around arm as identification or to indicate mourning)
  • (n) armband: (a band worn around the upper arm)
armchair, Noun
  • (n) armchair: (chair with a support on each side for arms)
armed, Adjective
  • (a) armed: ((used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms) "armed robbery"
  • (a) armed: (having arms or arms as specified; used especially in combination) "the many-armed goddess Shiva"
  • (a) armed: ((used of plants and animals) furnished with bristles and thorns)
armguard, Noun
  • (n) bracer, armguard: (a protective covering for the wrist or arm that is used in archery and fencing and other sports)
armiger, Noun
  • (n) armiger, armor-bearer: (a squire carrying the armor of a knight)
  • (n) armiger: (a nobleman entitled to bear heraldic arms)
arming, Noun
  • (n) arming, armament, equipping: (the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war)
armistice, Noun
  • (n) armistice, cease-fire, truce: (a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms)
armless, Adjective
  • (a) armless: (having no arms) "the armless Venus de Milo"
armoire, Noun
  • (n) armoire: (a large wardrobe or cabinet; originally used for storing weapons)
armor-bearer, Noun
  • (n) armiger, armor-bearer: (a squire carrying the armor of a knight)
armor-clad, Adjective
  • (s) armor-clad, armour-clad, armor-plated, armour-plated, steel-plated: (covered with heavy steel) "armor-plated vehicles"
armor-plated, Adjective
  • (s) armor-clad, armour-clad, armor-plated, armour-plated, steel-plated: (covered with heavy steel) "armor-plated vehicles"
armor, Noun
  • (n) armor, armour: (protective covering made of metal and used in combat)
  • (n) armor, armour: (a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles)
  • (n) armor, armour: (tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant)
armor, Verb
  • (v) armor, armour: (equip with armor)
armored, Adjective
  • (a) armored, armoured: (protected by armor (used of persons or things military))
  • (a) armored, armoured: (used of animals; provided with protective covering)
  • (s) armored, panoplied: (equipped with the complete arms and armor of a warrior)
armorer, Noun
  • (n) armorer, armourer: (a worker skilled in making armor or arms) "a sword made by a famous English armorer"
  • (n) armorer, armourer, artificer: (an enlisted man responsible for the upkeep of small arms and machine guns etc.)
  • (n) armorer, armourer: (a manufacturer of firearms)
armory, Noun
  • (n) armory, armoury, inventory: (a collection of resources) "he dipped into his intellectual armory to find an answer"
  • (n) armory, armoury, arsenal: (a place where arms are manufactured)
  • (n) arsenal, armory, armoury: (all the weapons and equipment that a country has)
  • (n) arsenal, armory, armoury: (a military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms)
armour-clad, Adjective
  • (s) armor-clad, armour-clad, armor-plated, armour-plated, steel-plated: (covered with heavy steel) "armor-plated vehicles"
armour-plated, Adjective
  • (s) armor-clad, armour-clad, armor-plated, armour-plated, steel-plated: (covered with heavy steel) "armor-plated vehicles"
armour, Noun
  • (n) armor, armour: (protective covering made of metal and used in combat)
  • (n) armor, armour: (a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles)
  • (n) armor, armour: (tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant)
armour, Verb
  • (v) armor, armour: (equip with armor)
armoured, Adjective
  • (a) armored, armoured: (protected by armor (used of persons or things military))
  • (a) armored, armoured: (used of animals; provided with protective covering)
armourer, Noun
  • (n) armorer, armourer: (a worker skilled in making armor or arms) "a sword made by a famous English armorer"
  • (n) armorer, armourer, artificer: (an enlisted man responsible for the upkeep of small arms and machine guns etc.)
  • (n) armorer, armourer: (a manufacturer of firearms)
armoury, Noun
  • (n) armory, armoury, inventory: (a collection of resources) "he dipped into his intellectual armory to find an answer"
  • (n) armory, armoury, arsenal: (a place where arms are manufactured)
  • (n) arsenal, armory, armoury: (all the weapons and equipment that a country has)
  • (n) arsenal, armory, armoury: (a military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms)
armpit, Noun
  • (n) armpit, axilla, axillary_cavity, axillary_fossa: (the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder) "they were up to their armpits in water"
arms-runner, Noun
  • (n) gunrunner, arms-runner: (a smuggler of guns)
arms, Noun
  • (n) arm: (a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb)
  • (n) arm, branch, limb: (any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm) "the arm of the record player"; "an arm of the sea"; "a branch of the sewer"
  • (n) arm: (the part of an armchair or sofa that supports the elbow and forearm of a seated person)
  • (n) branch, subdivision, arm: (a division of some larger or more complex organization) "a branch of Congress"; "botany is a branch of biology"; "the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages"
  • (n) coat_of_arms, arms, blazon, blazonry: (the official symbols of a family, state, etc.)
  • (n) sleeve, arm: (the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm)
  • (n) weapon, arm, weapon_system: (any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting) "he was licensed to carry a weapon"
  • (n) weaponry, arms, implements_of_war, weapons_system, munition: (weapons considered collectively)
aroid, Adjective
  • (a) aroid, araceous: (relating to a plant of the family Araceae)
aroid, Noun
  • (n) arum, aroid: (any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe)
aroma, Noun
  • (n) aroma, fragrance, perfume, scent: (a distinctive odor that is pleasant)
  • (n) olfactory_property, smell, aroma, odor, odour, scent: (any property detected by the olfactory system)
aromatherapy, Noun
  • (n) aromatherapy: (the therapeutic use of aromatic plant extracts and essential oils in baths or massage)
aromatic, Adjective
  • (a) aromatic: ((chemistry) of or relating to or containing one or more benzene rings) "an aromatic organic compound"
  • (s) aromatic, redolent: (having a strong pleasant odor) "the pine woods were more redolent"- Jean Stafford"
aromatise, Verb
  • (v) perfume, aromatize, aromatise: (fill or impregnate with an odor) "orange blossoms perfumed the air in the garden"
aromatize, Verb
  • (v) perfume, aromatize, aromatise: (fill or impregnate with an odor) "orange blossoms perfumed the air in the garden"
around-the-clock, Adjective
  • (s) around-the-clock, day-and-night, nonstop, round-the-clock: (at all times) "around-the-clock nursing care"
arousal, Noun
  • (n) arousal, rousing: (the act of arousing) "the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions"
  • (n) arousal: (a state of heightened physiological activity)
  • (n) arousal: (awakening from sleep)
  • (n) foreplay, arousal, stimulation: (mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse)
arouse, Verb
  • (v) arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke: (call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)) "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
  • (v) arouse, stir: (to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir")
  • (v) arouse, sex, excite, turn_on, wind_up: (stimulate sexually) "This movie usually arouses the male audience"
  • (v) awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake_up, arouse: (cause to become awake or conscious) "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
  • (v) raise, conjure, conjure_up, invoke, evoke, stir, call_down, arouse, bring_up, put_forward, call_forth: (summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic) "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
  • (v) stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk_up: (cause to be alert and energetic) "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
  • (v) wake_up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come_alive, waken: (stop sleeping) "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
aroused, Adjective
  • (s) ablaze, aflame, aroused: (keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement) "his face all ablaze with excitement"- Bram Stoker"; "he was aflame with desire"
  • (s) aroused: (aroused to action) "the aroused opposition"
  • (s) aroused, wound_up: (brought to a state of great tension) "all wound up for a fight"
  • (s) aroused, horny, randy, ruttish, steamy, turned_on: (feeling great sexual desire) "feeling horny"
  • (s) aroused, emotional, excited, worked_up: ((of persons) excessively affected by emotion) "he would become emotional over nothing at all"; "she was worked up about all the noise"
  • (s) stimulated, stirred, stirred_up, aroused: (emotionally aroused)
arouser, Noun
  • (n) waker, rouser, arouser: (someone who rouses others from sleep)
arpeggio, Noun
  • (n) arpeggio: (a chord whose notes are played in rapid succession rather than simultaneously)
arquebus, Noun
  • (n) arquebus, harquebus, hackbut, hagbut: (an obsolete firearm with a long barrel)
arrack, Noun
  • (n) arrack, arak: (any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses)
arrange, Verb
  • (v) arrange, set_up: (put into a proper or systematic order) "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"
  • (v) arrange, fix_up: (make arrangements for) "Can you arrange a meeting with the President?"
  • (v) arrange, set: (adapt for performance in a different way) "set this poem to music"
  • (v) arrange, set_up, put, order: (arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events) "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times"
  • (v) dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure: (arrange attractively) "dress my hair for the wedding"
  • (v) format, arrange: (set (printed matter) into a specific format) "Format this letter so it can be printed out"
  • (v) stage, arrange: (plan, organize, and carry out (an event)) "the neighboring tribe staged an invasion"
arranged, Adjective
  • (a) arranged, ordered: (disposed or placed in a particular kind of order) "the carefully arranged chessmen"; "haphazardly arranged interlobular septa"; "comfortable chairs arranged around the fireplace"
  • (s) arranged: (planned in advance) "an arranged marriage"
  • (s) arranged, staged: (deliberately arranged for effect) "one of those artfully staged photographs"
arrangement, Noun
  • (n) agreement, arrangement: (the thing arranged or agreed to) "they made arrangements to meet in Chicago"
  • (n) arrangement: (an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging) "a flower arrangement"
  • (n) arrangement, organization, organisation, system: (an organized structure for arranging or classifying) "he changed the arrangement of the topics"; "the facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original"; "he tried to understand their system of classification"
  • (n) arrangement, arranging, transcription: (the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music)
  • (n) musical_arrangement, arrangement: (a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments)
  • (n) placement, arrangement: (the spatial property of the way in which something is placed) "the arrangement of the furniture"; "the placement of the chairs"
arranger, Noun
  • (n) arranger, adapter, transcriber: (a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance)
  • (n) organizer, organiser, arranger: (a person who brings order and organization to an enterprise) "she was the organizer of the meeting"
arranging, Noun
  • (n) arrangement, arranging, transcription: (the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music)
arrant, Adjective
  • (s) arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, stark, staring, thoroughgoing, utter, unadulterated: (without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers) "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"
arras, Noun
  • (n) tapestry, arras: (a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs)
array, Noun
  • (n) array: (an orderly arrangement) "an array of troops in battle order"
  • (n) array: (an impressive display) "it was a bewildering array of books"; "his tools were in an orderly array on the basement wall"
  • (n) array, raiment, regalia: (especially fine or decorative clothing)
  • (n) array: (an arrangement of aerials spaced to give desired directional characteristics)
array, Verb
  • (v) align, array: (align oneself with a group or a way of thinking)
  • (v) range, array, lay_out, set_out: (lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line) "lay out the clothes"; "lay out the arguments"
arrayed, Adjective
  • (s) arrayed, panoplied: (in ceremonial attire and paraphernalia) "professors arrayed in robes"
arrears, Noun
  • (n) arrears: (the state of being behind in payments) "an account in arrears"
  • (n) arrears: (an unpaid overdue debt)
arrest, Noun
  • (n) apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking_into_custody: (the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)) "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
  • (n) arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage: (the state of inactivity following an interruption) "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"
arrest, Verb
  • (v) catch, arrest, get: (attract and fix) "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter"
  • (v) check, turn_back, arrest, stop, contain, hold_back: (hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of) "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"
  • (v) collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick_up, nab, cop: (take into custody) "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
  • (v) halt, hold, arrest: (cause to stop) "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"
arrester, Noun
  • (n) arrester, arrester_hook: (a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier)
arresting, Adjective
  • (s) arresting, sensational, stunning: (commanding attention) "an arresting drawing of people turning into animals"; "a sensational concert--one never to be forgotten"; "a stunning performance"
arrhythmia, Noun
  • (n) cardiac_arrhythmia, arrhythmia: (an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart)
arrhythmic, Adjective
  • (s) arrhythmic, jerking, jerky: (lacking a steady rhythm) "an arrhythmic heartbeat"
  • (s) arrhythmic, arrhythmical: (without regard for rhythm)
arrhythmical, Adjective
  • (s) arrhythmic, arrhythmical: (without regard for rhythm)
arrival, Noun
  • (n) arrival, reaching: (accomplishment of an objective)
  • (n) arrival: (the act of arriving at a certain place) "they awaited her arrival"
  • (n) arrival, arriver, comer: (someone who arrives (or has arrived))
arrive, Verb
  • (v) arrive, get, come: (reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress) "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"
  • (v) arrive, make_it, get_in, go_far: (succeed in a big way; get to the top) "After he published his book, he had arrived"; "I don't know whether I can make it in science!"; "You will go far, my boy!"
arrivederci, Noun
  • (n) adieu, adios, arrivederci, auf_wiedersehen, au_revoir, bye, bye-bye, cheerio, good-by, goodby, good-bye, goodbye, good_day, sayonara, so_long: (a farewell remark) "they said their good-byes"
arriver, Noun
  • (n) arrival, arriver, comer: (someone who arrives (or has arrived))
arriviste, Noun
  • (n) upstart, parvenu, nouveau-riche, arriviste: (a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class)
arrogance, Noun
  • (n) arrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, high-handedness, lordliness: (overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors)
arrogant, Adjective
  • (s) arrogant, chesty, self-important: (having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride) "an arrogant official"; "arrogant claims"; "chesty as a peacock"
arrogate, Verb
  • (v) arrogate, assign: (make undue claims to having)
  • (v) assume, usurp, seize, take_over, arrogate: (seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession) "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"
  • (v) claim, lay_claim, arrogate: (demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to) "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident"
arrogation, Noun
  • (n) confiscation, arrogation: (seizure by the government)
arrow-shaped, Adjective
  • (s) sagittate, sagittiform, arrow-shaped: ((of a leaf shape) like an arrow head without flaring base lobes)
arrow, Noun
  • (n) arrow, pointer: (a mark to indicate a direction or relation)
  • (n) arrow: (a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow)
arrowhead, Noun
  • (n) arrowhead: (the pointed head or striking tip of an arrow)
arrowroot, Noun
  • (n) achira, indian_shot, arrowroot, Canna_indica, Canna_edulis: (canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained)
  • (n) arrowroot: (a nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant)
  • (n) arrowroot, American_arrowroot, obedience_plant, Maranta_arundinaceae: (white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch)
arrowworm, Noun
  • (n) arrowworm, chaetognath: (any worm of the Chaetognatha; transparent marine worm with horizontal lateral and caudal fins and a row of movable curved spines at each side of the mouth)
arroyo, Noun
  • (n) arroyo: (a stream or brook)
arse, Noun
  • (n) arse, arsehole, asshole, bunghole: (vulgar slang for anus)
  • (n) buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind_end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear_end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail_end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass: (the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on) "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
arsehole, Noun
  • (n) arse, arsehole, asshole, bunghole: (vulgar slang for anus)
arsenal, Noun
  • (n) armory, armoury, arsenal: (a place where arms are manufactured)
  • (n) arsenal, armory, armoury: (all the weapons and equipment that a country has)
  • (n) arsenal, armory, armoury: (a military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms)
arsenic, Noun
  • (n) arsenic, arsenic_trioxide, arsenous_anhydride, arsenous_oxide, white_arsenic, ratsbane: (a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide (rat poison) and weed killer)
  • (n) arsenic, As, atomic_number_33: (a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar)
arsenical, Adjective
  • (a) arsenical: (relating to or containing arsenic) "arsenic vapor"
arsenical, Noun
  • (n) arsenical: (a pesticide or drug containing arsenic)
arsenide, Noun
  • (n) arsenide: (a compound of arsenic with a more positive element)
arsenopyrite, Noun
  • (n) arsenopyrite, mispickel: (a silver-white or grey ore of arsenic)
arson, Noun
  • (n) arson, incendiarism, fire-raising: (malicious burning to destroy property) "the British term for arson is fire-raising"
arsonist, Noun
  • (n) arsonist, incendiary, firebug: (a criminal who illegally sets fire to property)
art, Noun
  • (n) art, fine_art: (the products of human creativity; works of art collectively) "an art exhibition"; "a fine collection of art"
  • (n) art, artistic_creation, artistic_production: (the creation of beautiful or significant things) "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"
  • (n) art, artistry, prowess: (a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation) "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art"
  • (n) artwork, art, graphics, nontextual_matter: (photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication) "the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book"
artefact, Noun
  • (n) artifact, artefact: (a man-made object taken as a whole)
artefactual, Adjective
  • (a) artifactual, artefactual: (of or relating to artifacts)
arteria, Noun
  • (n) artery, arteria, arterial_blood_vessel: (a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body)
arterial, Adjective
  • (a) arterial: (of or involving or contained in the arteries) "arterial disease"; "the arterial system"; "arterial blood"
arterialise, Verb
  • (v) arterialize, arterialise: (change venous blood into arterial blood)
arterialize, Verb
  • (v) arterialize, arterialise: (change venous blood into arterial blood)
arteriectasia, Noun
  • (n) arteriectasis, arteriectasia: (an abnormal distension of an artery)
arteriectasis, Noun
  • (n) arteriectasis, arteriectasia: (an abnormal distension of an artery)
arteriola, Noun
  • (n) arteriole, arteriola, capillary_artery: (one of the small thin-walled arteries that end in capillaries)
arteriole, Noun
  • (n) arteriole, arteriola, capillary_artery: (one of the small thin-walled arteries that end in capillaries)
arteriosclerosis, Noun
  • (n) arteriosclerosis, arterial_sclerosis, hardening_of_the_arteries, induration_of_the_arteries, coronary-artery_disease: (sclerosis of the arterial walls)
arteritis, Noun
  • (n) arteritis: (inflammation of an artery)
artery, Noun
  • (n) artery, arteria, arterial_blood_vessel: (a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body)
  • (n) artery: (a major thoroughfare that bears important traffic)
artesian, Adjective
  • (a) artesian: ((of water) rising to the surface under internal hydrostatic pressure) "an artesian well"; "artesian pressure"
artful, Adjective
  • (a) artful: (marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft) "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors"
  • (a) disingenuous, artful: (not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness) "an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time"- David Cannadine"; "a disingenuous excuse"
artfulness, Noun
  • (n) artfulness: (the quality of being adroit in taking unfair advantage)
arthritic, Adjective
  • (s) arthritic, creaky, rheumatic, rheumatoid, rheumy: (of or pertaining to arthritis) "my creaky old joints"; "rheumy with age and grief"
arthritic, Noun
  • (n) arthritic: (a person afflicted with arthritis) "the hands of an elderly arthritic"
arthritis, Noun
  • (n) arthritis: (inflammation of a joint or joints)
arthropod, Noun
  • (n) arthropod: (invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin)
arthropodal, Adjective
  • (a) arthropodal, arthropodan, arthropodous: (of or relating to invertebrates of the phylum Arthropoda)
arthropodan, Adjective
  • (a) arthropodal, arthropodan, arthropodous: (of or relating to invertebrates of the phylum Arthropoda)
arthropodous, Adjective
  • (a) arthropodal, arthropodan, arthropodous: (of or relating to invertebrates of the phylum Arthropoda)
arthroscopy, Noun
  • (n) arthroscopy: (a minimally invasive operation to repair a damaged joint; the surgeon examines the joint with an arthroscope while making repairs through a small incision)
arthrosporic, Adjective
  • (a) arthrosporic, arthrosporous: (of or relating to arthrospores)
arthrosporous, Adjective
  • (a) arthrosporic, arthrosporous: (of or relating to arthrospores)
article, Noun
  • (n) article: (nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication)
  • (n) article: (one of a class of artifacts) "an article of clothing"
  • (n) article, clause: (a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will))
  • (n) article: ((grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase)
article, Verb
  • (v) article: (bind by a contract; especially for a training period)
articled, Adjective
  • (s) apprenticed, articled, bound, indentured: (bound by contract)
articular, Adjective
  • (a) articular, articulary: (relating to or affecting the joints of the body) "the articular surfaces of bones"; "articular disease"
articulary, Adjective
  • (a) articular, articulary: (relating to or affecting the joints of the body) "the articular surfaces of bones"; "articular disease"
articulate, Adjective
  • (a) articulate: (expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language) "articulate speech"; "an articulate orator"; "articulate beings"
  • (a) articulated, articulate: (consisting of segments held together by joints)
articulate, Verb
  • (v) articulate: (unite by forming a joint or joints) "the ankle bone articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle bones"
  • (v) articulate, enunciate, vocalize, vocalise: (express or state clearly)
  • (v) give_voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulate: (put into words or an expression) "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"
  • (v) joint, articulate: (provide with a joint) "the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood"
  • (v) pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound_out, enunciate, say: (speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way) "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"
articulated, Adjective
  • (a) articulated, articulate: (consisting of segments held together by joints)
articulateness, Noun
  • (n) fluency, volubility, articulateness: (the quality of being facile in speech and writing)
articulatio, Noun
  • (n) joint, articulation, articulatio: ((anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion))
articulation, Noun
  • (n) articulation: (the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech)
  • (n) articulation, join, joint, juncture, junction: (the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made)
  • (n) articulation, voice: (expressing in coherent verbal form) "the articulation of my feelings"; "I gave voice to my feelings"
  • (n) articulation: (the act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible)
  • (n) joint, articulation, articulatio: ((anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion))
articulative, Adjective
  • (a) articulatory, articulative: (of or relating to articulation) "articulatory features"; "articulatory phonetics"
articulatory, Adjective
  • (a) articulatory, articulative: (of or relating to articulation) "articulatory features"; "articulatory phonetics"
artiest, Adjective
  • (s) arty: (showily imitative of art or artists)
artifact, Noun
  • (n) artifact, artefact: (a man-made object taken as a whole)
artifactual, Adjective
  • (a) artifactual, artefactual: (of or relating to artifacts)
artifice, Noun
  • (n) ruse, artifice: (a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture))
artificer, Noun
  • (n) armorer, armourer, artificer: (an enlisted man responsible for the upkeep of small arms and machine guns etc.)
  • (n) craftsman, artisan, journeyman, artificer: (a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft)
  • (n) inventor, discoverer, artificer: (someone who is the first to think of or make something)
artificial, Adjective
  • (a) artificial, unreal: (contrived by art rather than nature) "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners"
  • (s) artificial, contrived, hokey, stilted: (artificially formal) "that artificial humility that her husband hated"; "contrived coyness"; "a stilted letter of acknowledgment"; "when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation"
  • (s) artificial: (not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes)
artificiality, Noun
  • (n) artificiality: (the quality of being produced by people and not occurring naturally)
artillery, Noun
  • (n) artillery, heavy_weapon, gun, ordnance: (large but transportable armament)
  • (n) artillery, artillery_unit: (an army unit that uses big guns)
  • (n) weapon, artillery: (a means of persuading or arguing) "he used all his conversational weapons"
artilleryman, Noun
  • (n) artilleryman, cannoneer, gunner, machine_gunner: (a serviceman in the artillery)
artiodactyl, Adjective
  • (a) artiodactyl, artiodactylous, even-toed: (of or relating to or belonging to mammals of the order Artiodactyla)
artiodactyl, Noun
  • (n) even-toed_ungulate, artiodactyl, artiodactyl_mammal: (placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot)
artiodactylous, Adjective
  • (a) artiodactyl, artiodactylous, even-toed: (of or relating to or belonging to mammals of the order Artiodactyla)
artisan, Noun
  • (n) craftsman, artisan, journeyman, artificer: (a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft)
artist, Noun
  • (n) artist, creative_person: (a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination)
artistic, Adjective
  • (s) aesthetic, esthetic, artistic: (aesthetically pleasing) "an artistic flower arrangement"
  • (a) artistic: (relating to or characteristic of art or artists) "his artistic background"
  • (s) artistic: (satisfying aesthetic standards and sensibilities) "artistic workmanship"
artistry, Noun
  • (n) art, artistry, prowess: (a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation) "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art"
artless, Adjective
  • (a) artless: (simple and natural; without cunning or deceit) "an artless manner"; "artless elegance"
  • (s) artless: (showing lack of art) "an artless translation"
  • (s) artless, uncultivated, uncultured: ((of persons) lacking art or knowledge)
  • (a) ingenuous, artless: (characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious) "an ingenuous admission of responsibility"
artlessness, Noun
  • (n) artlessness, innocence, ingenuousness, naturalness: (the quality of innocent naivete)
  • (n) artlessness: (ingenuousness by virtue of being free from artful deceit)
artsy-craftsy, Adjective
  • (s) artsy-craftsy, arty-crafty: (pretentiously artistic; cloyingly charming)
artwork, Noun
  • (n) artwork, art, graphics, nontextual_matter: (photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication) "the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book"
arty-crafty, Adjective
  • (s) artsy-craftsy, arty-crafty: (pretentiously artistic; cloyingly charming)
arty, Adjective
  • (s) arty: (showily imitative of art or artists)
arugula, Noun
  • (n) rocket, roquette, garden_rocket, rocket_salad, arugula, Eruca_sativa, Eruca_vesicaria_sativa: (erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender)
arui, Noun
  • (n) aoudad, arui, audad, Barbary_sheep, maned_sheep, Ammotragus_lervia: (wild sheep of northern Africa)
arum, Noun
  • (n) arum: (starch resembling sago that is obtained from cuckoopint root)
  • (n) arum, aroid: (any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe)
arytaenoid, Noun
  • (n) arytenoid, arytaenoid, arytenoid_cartilage: (either of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attached)
arytenoid, Noun
  • (n) arytenoid, arytaenoid, arytenoid_cartilage: (either of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attached)
asafetida, Noun
  • (n) asafetida, asafoetida: (the brownish gum resin of various plants; has strong taste and odor; formerly used as an antispasmodic)
asafoetida, Noun
  • (n) asafetida, asafoetida: (the brownish gum resin of various plants; has strong taste and odor; formerly used as an antispasmodic)
asbestos, Noun
  • (n) asbestos: (a fibrous amphibole; used for making fireproof articles; inhaling fibers can cause asbestosis or lung cancer)
asbestosis, Noun
  • (n) asbestosis: (lung disease caused by inhaling asbestos particles)
ascend, Verb
  • (v) ascend, go_up: (travel up, "We ascended the mountain") "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope"
  • (v) ascend: (go back in order of genealogical succession) "Inheritance may not ascend linearly"
  • (v) ascend: (become king or queen) "She ascended to the throne after the King's death"
  • (v) ascend, climb_up: (appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils) "the vine climbed up the side of the house"
  • (v) ascend: (go along towards (a river's) source) "The boat ascended the Delaware"
  • (v) ascend: (slope upwards) "The path ascended to the top of the hill"
  • (v) ascend, move_up, rise: (move to a better position in life or to a better job) "She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great"
  • (v) rise, come_up, uprise, ascend: (come up, of celestial bodies) "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"
ascendable, Adjective
  • (s) ascendable, ascendible, climbable: (capable of being ascended)
ascendance, Noun
  • (n) dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control: (the state that exists when one person or group has power over another) "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her"
ascendancy, Noun
  • (n) dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control: (the state that exists when one person or group has power over another) "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her"
ascendant, Adjective
  • (s) ascendant, ascendent, ascensive: (tending or directed upward) "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin"
  • (s) ascendant, ascendent, dominating: (most powerful or important or influential) "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe"
ascendant, Noun
  • (n) ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root: (someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent))
  • (n) ascendant, ascendent: (position or state of being dominant or in control) "that idea was in the ascendant"
ascendence, Noun
  • (n) dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control: (the state that exists when one person or group has power over another) "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her"
ascendency, Noun
  • (n) dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control: (the state that exists when one person or group has power over another) "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her"
ascendent, Adjective
  • (s) ascendant, ascendent, ascensive: (tending or directed upward) "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin"
  • (s) ascendant, ascendent, dominating: (most powerful or important or influential) "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe"
ascendent, Noun
  • (n) ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root: (someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent))
  • (n) ascendant, ascendent: (position or state of being dominant or in control) "that idea was in the ascendant"
ascendible, Adjective
  • (s) ascendable, ascendible, climbable: (capable of being ascended)
ascending, Adjective
  • (a) ascending: (moving or going or growing upward) "the ascending plane"; "the ascending staircase"; "the ascending stems of chickweed"
ascending, Noun
  • (n) rise, ascent, ascension, ascending: (the act of changing location in an upward direction)
ascensive, Adjective
  • (s) ascendant, ascendent, ascensive: (tending or directed upward) "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin"
ascent, Noun
  • (n) ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade: (an upward slope or grade (as in a road)) "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
  • (n) rise, ascent, ascension, ascending: (the act of changing location in an upward direction)
  • (n) rise, rising, ascent, ascension: (a movement upward) "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
ascertain, Verb
  • (v) ascertain: (learn or discover with certainty)
  • (v) determine, find, find_out, ascertain: (establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study) "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"
  • (v) determine, check, find_out, see, ascertain, watch, learn: (find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort) "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"
  • (v) see, check, insure, see_to_it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure: (be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something) "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"
ascertainable, Adjective
  • (s) ascertainable, discoverable: (capable of being ascertained or found out) "ascertainable facts"
ascertained, Adjective
  • (s) ascertained, discovered, observed: (discovered or determined by scientific observation) "variation in the ascertained flux depends on a number of factors"; "the discovered behavior norms"; "discovered differences in achievement"; "no explanation for the observed phenomena"
ascesis, Noun
  • (n) asceticism, ascesis: (rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint)
ascetic, Adjective
  • (a) ascetic, ascetical: (pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline) "ascetic practices"
  • (s) ascetic, ascetical, austere, spartan: (practicing great self-denial) "Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James"; "a desert nomad's austere life"; "a spartan diet"; "a spartan existence"
ascetic, Noun
  • (n) abstainer, ascetic: (someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline)
ascetical, Adjective
  • (a) ascetic, ascetical: (pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline) "ascetic practices"
  • (s) ascetic, ascetical, austere, spartan: (practicing great self-denial) "Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James"; "a desert nomad's austere life"; "a spartan diet"; "a spartan existence"
asceticism, Noun
  • (n) asceticism: (the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state)
  • (n) asceticism, ascesis: (rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint)
  • (n) austerity, asceticism, nonindulgence: (the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures))
ascites, Noun
  • (n) ascites: (accumulation of serous fluid in peritoneal cavity)
ascomycete, Noun
  • (n) ascomycete, ascomycetous_fungus: (any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus)
ascosporic, Adjective
  • (a) ascosporic, ascosporous: (of or relating to ascospores)
ascosporous, Adjective
  • (a) ascosporic, ascosporous: (of or relating to ascospores)
ascribable, Adjective
  • (s) ascribable, due, imputable, referable: (capable of being assigned or credited to) "punctuation errors ascribable to careless proofreading"; "the cancellation of the concert was due to the rain"; "the oversight was not imputable to him"
ascribe, Verb
  • (v) impute, ascribe, assign, attribute: (attribute or credit to) "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"
ascription, Noun
  • (n) attribution, ascription: (assigning some quality or character to a person or thing) "the attribution of language to birds"; "the ascription to me of honors I had not earned"
  • (n) attribution, ascription: (assigning to a cause or source) "the attribution of lighting to an expression of God's wrath"; "he questioned the attribution of the painting to Picasso"
asdic, Noun
  • (n) sonar, echo_sounder, asdic: (a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return) "sonar is an acronym for sound navigation ranging"; "asdic is an acronym for antisubmarine detection investigation committee"
asepsis, Noun
  • (n) antisepsis, asepsis: (the process of inhibiting the growth and multiplication of microorganisms)
  • (n) asepsis, antisepsis, sterility, sterileness: ((of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms)
aseptic, Adjective
  • (s) aseptic, sterile: (free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms) "a sterile operating area"; "aseptic surgical instruments"; "aseptic surgical techniques"
asexual, Adjective
  • (a) asexual, nonsexual: (not having or involving sex) "an asexual spore"; "asexual reproduction"
asexuality, Noun
  • (n) asexuality, sexlessness: (having no evident sex or sex organs)
ash-bin, Noun
  • (n) ashcan, trash_can, garbage_can, wastebin, ash_bin, ash-bin, ashbin, dustbin, trash_barrel, trash_bin: (a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected)
ash-blonde, Adjective
  • (s) ash-blonde, platinum-blonde, towheaded: (of hair color; whitish)
ash-gray, Adjective
  • (s) ash-grey, ash-gray, ashy: (of a light grey)
ash-grey, Adjective
  • (s) ash-grey, ash-gray, ashy: (of a light grey)
ash, Noun
  • (n) ash: (the residue that remains when something is burned)
  • (n) ash, ash_tree: (any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus)
  • (n) ash: (strong elastic wood of any of various ash trees; used for furniture and tool handles and sporting goods such as baseball bats)
ash, Verb
  • (v) ash: (convert into ashes)
ashamed, Adjective
  • (a) ashamed: (feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse) "are you ashamed for having lied?"; "felt ashamed of my torn coat"
ashbin, Noun
  • (n) ashcan, trash_can, garbage_can, wastebin, ash_bin, ash-bin, ashbin, dustbin, trash_barrel, trash_bin: (a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected)
ashcan, Noun
  • (n) ashcan, trash_can, garbage_can, wastebin, ash_bin, ash-bin, ashbin, dustbin, trash_barrel, trash_bin: (a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected)
ashen, Adjective
  • (s) ashen, blanched, bloodless, livid, white: (anemic looking from illness or emotion) "a face turned ashen"; "the invalid's blanched cheeks"; "tried to speak with bloodless lips"; "a face livid with shock"; "lips...livid with the hue of death"- Mary W. Shelley"; "lips white with terror"; "a face white with rage"
  • (s) ashen: (made of wood of the ash tree)
ashram, Noun
  • (n) ashram: (a place of religious retreat modeled after the Indian ashram)
  • (n) ashram: ((India) a place of religious retreat for Hindus)
ashy, Adjective
  • (s) ash-grey, ash-gray, ashy: (of a light grey)
aside, Noun
  • (n) aside: (a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage)
  • (n) digression, aside, excursus, divagation, parenthesis: (a message that departs from the main subject)
asinine, Adjective
  • (s) asinine, fatuous, inane, mindless, vacuous: (devoid of intelligence)
ask, Verb
  • (v) ask, inquire, enquire: (inquire about) "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times"
  • (v) ask: (make a request or demand for something to somebody) "She asked him for a loan"
  • (v) ask: (direct or put; seek an answer to) "ask a question"
  • (v) ask, require, expect: (consider obligatory; request and expect) "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"
  • (v) ask: (address a question to and expect an answer from) "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother"
  • (v) ask: (require or ask for as a price or condition) "He is asking $200 for the table"; "The kidnappers are asking a million dollars in return for the release of their hostage"
  • (v) necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call_for, demand: (require as useful, just, or proper) "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
askance, Adjective
  • (s) askance, askant, asquint, squint, squint-eyed, squinty, sidelong: ((used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy) "her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen"; "sidelong glances"
askant, Adjective
  • (s) askance, askant, asquint, squint, squint-eyed, squinty, sidelong: ((used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy) "her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen"; "sidelong glances"
asker, Noun
  • (n) inquirer, enquirer, questioner, querier, asker: (someone who asks a question)
askew, Adjective
  • (s) askew, awry, cockeyed, lopsided, wonky, skew-whiff: (turned or twisted toward one side) "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton"; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff"
asking, Noun
  • (n) request, asking: (the verbal act of requesting)
aslant, Adjective
  • (s) aslant, aslope, diagonal, slanted, slanting, sloped, sloping: (having an oblique or slanted direction)
asleep, Adjective
  • (a) asleep: (in a state of sleep) "were all asleep when the phone rang"; "fell asleep at the wheel"
  • (s) asleep, benumbed, numb: (lacking sensation) "my foot is asleep"; "numb with cold"
  • (s) asleep, at_peace, at_rest, deceased, departed, gone: (dead) "he is deceased"; "our dear departed friend"
aslope, Adjective
  • (s) aslant, aslope, diagonal, slanted, slanting, sloped, sloping: (having an oblique or slanted direction)
asocial, Adjective
  • (s) antisocial, asocial: (hostile to or disruptive of normal standards of social behavior) "criminal behavior or conduct that violates the rights of other individuals is antisocial"; "crimes...and other asocial behavior"; "an antisocial deed"
  • (s) asocial: (given to avoiding association with others) "bears are asocial secretive animals"; "are you asocial or do you just enjoy living in the Antarctic?"
asp, Noun
  • (n) asp, asp_viper, Vipera_aspis: (of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder)
  • (n) asp, Egyptian_cobra, Naja_haje: (cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death)
asparaginase, Noun
  • (n) asparaginase, Elspar: (antineoplastic drug (trade name Elspar) sometimes used to treat lymphoblastic leukemia)
asparagine, Noun
  • (n) asparagine: (a crystalline amino acid found in proteins and in many plants (e.g., asparagus))
aspartame, Noun
  • (n) aspartame: (an artificial sweetener made from aspartic acid; used as a calorie-free sweetener)
aspect, Noun
  • (n) aspect, facet: (a distinct feature or element in a problem) "he studied every facet of the question"
  • (n) aspect: (a characteristic to be considered)
  • (n) aspect: (the beginning or duration or completion or repetition of the action of a verb)
  • (n) expression, look, aspect, facial_expression, face: (the feelings expressed on a person's face) "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"
  • (n) view, aspect, prospect, scene, vista, panorama: (the visual percept of a region) "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views"
aspen, Noun
  • (n) aspen: (any of several trees of the genus Populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest wind)
asper, Noun
  • (n) asper: (20 aspers equal 1 kurus in Turkey)
aspergill, Noun
  • (n) aspergill, aspersorium: (a short-handled device with a globe containing a sponge; used for sprinkling holy water)
asperity, Noun
  • (n) asperity, grimness, hardship, rigor, rigour, severity, severeness, rigorousness, rigourousness: (something hard to endure) "the asperity of northern winters"
  • (n) asperity, sharpness: (harshness of manner)
asperse, Verb
  • (v) defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch: (charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone) "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
aspersion, Noun
  • (n) aspersion, slur: (a disparaging remark) "in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion"; "it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility"
  • (n) aspersion, calumny, slander, defamation, denigration: (an abusive attack on a person's character or good name)
  • (n) aspersion, sprinkling: (the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare))
aspersorium, Noun
  • (n) aspergill, aspersorium: (a short-handled device with a globe containing a sponge; used for sprinkling holy water)
  • (n) aspersorium: (the basin or other vessel that holds holy water in Roman Catholic Churches)
asphalt, Noun
  • (n) asphalt: (mixed asphalt and crushed gravel or sand; used especially for paving but also for roofing)
  • (n) asphalt, mineral_pitch: (a dark bituminous substance found in natural beds and as residue from petroleum distillation; consists mainly of hydrocarbons)
asphalt, Verb
  • (v) asphalt: (cover with tar or asphalt) "asphalt the driveway"
aspheric, Adjective
  • (s) aspheric, aspherical: (varying slightly from a perfectly spherical shape)
aspherical, Adjective
  • (s) aspheric, aspherical: (varying slightly from a perfectly spherical shape)
asphyxia, Noun
  • (n) asphyxia: (a condition in which insufficient or no oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged on a ventilatory basis; caused by choking or drowning or electric shock or poison gas)
asphyxiate, Verb
  • (v) smother, asphyxiate, suffocate: (deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing) "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"
  • (v) suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate, choke: (impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of) "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
  • (v) suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate: (be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen) "The child suffocated under the pillow"
asphyxiation, Noun
  • (n) suffocation, asphyxiation: (killing by depriving of oxygen)
  • (n) suffocation, asphyxiation: (the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped)) "asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture"
asphyxiator, Noun
  • (n) fire_extinguisher, extinguisher, asphyxiator: (a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires)
aspirant, Adjective
  • (s) aspirant, aspiring, wishful: (desiring or striving for recognition or advancement)
aspirant, Noun
  • (n) aspirant, aspirer, hopeful, wannabe, wannabee: (an ambitious and aspiring young person) "a lofty aspirant"; "two executive hopefuls joined the firm"; "the audience was full of Madonna wannabes"
aspiration, Noun
  • (n) ambition, aspiration, dream: (a cherished desire) "his ambition is to own his own business"
  • (n) aspiration: (a will to succeed)
  • (n) aspiration: (a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath)
  • (n) inhalation, inspiration, aspiration, intake, breathing_in: (the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing)
aspire, Verb
  • (v) draw_a_bead_on, aspire, aim, shoot_for: (have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal)
aspirer, Noun
  • (n) aspirant, aspirer, hopeful, wannabe, wannabee: (an ambitious and aspiring young person) "a lofty aspirant"; "two executive hopefuls joined the firm"; "the audience was full of Madonna wannabes"
aspirin, Noun
  • (n) aspirin, acetylsalicylic_acid, Bayer, Empirin, _Joseph: (the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets)
aspiring, Adjective
  • (s) aspirant, aspiring, wishful: (desiring or striving for recognition or advancement)
asquint, Adjective
  • (s) askance, askant, asquint, squint, squint-eyed, squinty, sidelong: ((used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy) "her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen"; "sidelong glances"
ass-kisser, Noun
  • (n) sycophant, toady, crawler, lackey, ass-kisser: (a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage)
ass, Noun
  • (n) American_Samoa, Eastern_Samoa, AS: (a United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa)
  • (n) arsenic, As, atomic_number_33: (a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar)
  • (n) ass: (a pompous fool)
  • (n) ass: (hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse)
  • (n) buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind_end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear_end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail_end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass: (the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on) "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
  • (n) fuck, fucking, screw, screwing, ass, nooky, nookie, piece_of_ass, piece_of_tail, roll_in_the_hay, shag, shtup: (slang for sexual intercourse)
assagai, Noun
  • (n) assegai, assagai: (the slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa)
assail, Verb
  • (v) assail, assault, set_on, attack: (attack someone physically or emotionally) "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
  • (v) attack, assail: (launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with) "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"
  • (v) attack, round, assail, lash_out, snipe, assault: (attack in speech or writing) "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
assailable, Adjective
  • (s) assailable, undefendable, undefended, open: (not defended or capable of being defended) "an open city"; "open to attack"
assailant, Noun
  • (n) attacker, aggressor, assailant, assaulter: (someone who attacks)
assassin, Noun
  • (n) assassin, assassinator, bravo: (a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed) "his assassins were hunted down like animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors"
  • (n) assassin: (a member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th century) who terrorized and killed Christian Crusaders)
assassinate, Verb
  • (v) assassinate: (murder; especially of socially prominent persons) "Anwar Sadat was assassinated because many people did not like his peace politics with Israel"
  • (v) assassinate: (destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation) "He assassinated his enemy's character"
assassination, Noun
  • (n) assassination: (murder of a public figure by surprise attack)
  • (n) character_assassination, assassination, blackwash: (an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation)
assassinator, Noun
  • (n) assassin, assassinator, bravo: (a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed) "his assassins were hunted down like animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors"
assault, Verb
  • (v) assail, assault, set_on, attack: (attack someone physically or emotionally) "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
  • (v) attack, round, assail, lash_out, snipe, assault: (attack in speech or writing) "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
  • (v) rape, ravish, violate, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage: (force (someone) to have sex against their will) "The woman was raped on her way home at night"
assaulter, Noun
  • (n) attacker, aggressor, assailant, assaulter: (someone who attacks)
assaultive, Adjective
  • (s) assaultive, attacking: (disposed to attack)
assay-mark, Noun
  • (n) authentication, hallmark, assay-mark: (a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity)
assay, Noun
  • (n) assay, check: (an appraisal of the state of affairs) "they made an assay of the contents"; "a check on its dependability under stress"
  • (n) assay: (a substance that is undergoing an analysis of its components)
  • (n) assay: (a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance)
  • (n) assay: (a quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test for the presence or concentration of infectious agents or antibodies etc.)
assay, Verb
  • (v) assay: (analyze (chemical substances))
  • (v) try, seek, attempt, essay, assay: (make an effort or attempt) "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"
assegai, Noun
  • (n) assegai, assagai: (the slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa)
assemblage, Noun
  • (n) assembly, assemblage, gathering: (the social act of assembling) "they demanded the right of assembly"
  • (n) collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage: (several things grouped together or considered as a whole)
  • (n) gathering, assemblage: (a group of persons together in one place)
  • (n) hookup, assemblage: (a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose)
assemble, Verb
  • (v) assemble, piece, put_together, set_up, tack, tack_together: (create by putting components or members together) "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee"
  • (v) assemble, gather, get_together: (get people together) "assemble your colleagues"; "get together all those who are interested in the project"; "gather the close family members"
  • (v) meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather: (collect in one place) "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"
assembler, Noun
  • (n) assembler, assembly_program: (a program to convert assembly language into machine language)
assembling, Noun
  • (n) collection, collecting, assembling, aggregation: (the act of gathering something together)
assembly, Noun
  • (n) assembly: (a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit)
  • (n) assembly: (a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose)
  • (n) assembly: (a unit consisting of components that have been fitted together)
  • (n) assembly, assemblage, gathering: (the social act of assembling) "they demanded the right of assembly"
  • (n) fabrication, assembly: (the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery))
  • (n) forum, assembly, meeting_place: (a public facility to meet for open discussion)
assent, Noun
  • (n) assent, acquiescence: (agreement with a statement or proposal to do something) "he gave his assent eagerly"; "a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly"
assent, Verb
  • (v) assent, accede, acquiesce: (to agree or express agreement) "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"
assenting, Noun
  • (n) accession, assenting: (agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly)) "accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent"; "assenting to the Congressional determination"
assert, Verb
  • (v) affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear: (to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true) "Before God I swear I am innocent"
  • (v) assert, asseverate, maintain: (state categorically)
  • (v) assert, put_forward: (insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized) "Women should assert themselves more!"
  • (v) insist, assert: (assert to be true) "The letter asserts a free society"
assertable, Adjective
  • (s) affirmable, assertable: (capable of being affirmed or asserted) "a quality affirmable of every member of the family"
asserter, Noun
  • (n) asserter, declarer, affirmer, asseverator, avower: (someone who claims to speak the truth) "a bold asserter"; "a declarer of his intentions"; "affirmers of traditional doctrine"; "an asseverator of strong convictions"; "an avower of his own great intelligence"
asserting, Adjective
  • (a) declarative, declaratory, asserting: (relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration)
assertion, Noun
  • (n) affirmation, assertion, statement: (the act of affirming or asserting or stating something)
  • (n) assertion, averment, asseveration: (a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary))
assertive, Adjective
  • (a) assertive, self-asserting, self-assertive: (aggressively self-assured) "an energetic assertive boy who was always ready to argue"; "pointing directly at a listener is an assertive act"
assertiveness, Noun
  • (n) assertiveness, self-assertiveness: (aggressive self-assurance; given to making bold assertions)
assess, Verb
  • (v) assess: (charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax or a fine)
  • (v) assess: (estimate the value of (property) for taxation) "Our house hasn't been assessed in years"
  • (v) measure, evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise, value: (evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of) "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk"
  • (v) tax, assess: (set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine))
assessment, Noun
  • (n) appraisal, assessment: (the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth)
  • (n) assessment: (an amount determined as payable) "the assessment for repairs outraged the club's membership"
  • (n) assessment: (the market value set on assets)
  • (n) judgment, judgement, assessment: (the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event) "they criticized my judgment of the contestants"
assessor, Noun
  • (n) tax_assessor, assessor: (an official who evaluates property for the purpose of taxing it)
asset, Noun
  • (n) asset, plus: (a useful or valuable quality)
asseverate, Verb
  • (v) assert, asseverate, maintain: (state categorically)
asseveration, Noun
  • (n) assertion, averment, asseveration: (a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary))
asseverator, Noun
  • (n) asserter, declarer, affirmer, asseverator, avower: (someone who claims to speak the truth) "a bold asserter"; "a declarer of his intentions"; "affirmers of traditional doctrine"; "an asseverator of strong convictions"; "an avower of his own great intelligence"
asshole, Noun
  • (n) arse, arsehole, asshole, bunghole: (vulgar slang for anus)
  • (n) asshole, bastard, cocksucker, dickhead, shit, mother_fucker, motherfucker, prick, whoreson, son_of_a_bitch, SOB: (insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous)
assibilation, Noun
  • (n) assibilation: (the development of a consonant phoneme into a sibilant)
  • (n) sibilation, assibilation: (pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound)
assiduity, Noun
  • (n) assiduity, assiduousness, concentration: (great and constant diligence and attention)
assiduous, Adjective
  • (s) assiduous, sedulous: (marked by care and persistent effort) "her assiduous attempts to learn French"; "assiduous research"; "sedulous pursuit of legal and moral principles"
assiduousness, Noun
  • (n) assiduity, assiduousness, concentration: (great and constant diligence and attention)
assign, Verb
  • (v) arrogate, assign: (make undue claims to having)
  • (v) assign, allot, portion: (give out) "We were assigned new uniforms"
  • (v) assign, specify, set_apart: (select something or someone for a specific purpose) "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise"
  • (v) assign: (transfer one's right to)
  • (v) assign, attribute: (decide as to where something belongs in a scheme) "The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class"
  • (v) delegate, designate, depute, assign: (give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person))
  • (v) impute, ascribe, assign, attribute: (attribute or credit to) "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"
  • (v) put, assign: (attribute or give) "She put too much emphasis on her the last statement"; "He put all his efforts into this job"; "The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story"
assignable, Adjective
  • (s) assignable, conveyable, negotiable, transferable, transferrable: (legally transferable to the ownership of another) "negotiable bonds"
assignation, Noun
  • (n) allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation: (the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan) "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state"
  • (n) assignation, tryst: (a secret rendezvous (especially between lovers))
assigned, Adjective
  • (a) assigned: (appointed to a post or duty) "assigned personnel"; "assigned duties"
assignee, Noun
  • (n) assignee: ((law) the party to whom something is assigned (e.g., someone to whom a right or property is legally transferred))
assigning, Noun
  • (n) assignment, assigning: (the act of distributing something to designated places or persons) "the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum"
assignment, Noun
  • (n) appointment, assignment, designation, naming: (the act of putting a person into a non-elective position) "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"
  • (n) assignment, duty_assignment: (a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)) "hazardous duty"
  • (n) assignment: (the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another)
  • (n) assignment, assigning: (the act of distributing something to designated places or persons) "the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum"
  • (n) assignment: (an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor))
  • (n) grant, assignment: ((law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance)
assignor, Noun
  • (n) assignor: ((law) the party who makes an assignment)
assimilate, Verb
  • (v) absorb, assimilate, ingest, take_in: (take up mentally) "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"
  • (v) assimilate: (become similar to one's environment) "Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly"
  • (v) assimilate: (make similar) "This country assimilates immigrants very quickly"
  • (v) assimilate, imbibe: (take (gas, light or heat) into a solution)
  • (v) assimilate: (become similar in sound) "The nasal assimilates to the following consonant"
assimilating, Adjective
  • (s) assimilating, assimilative, assimilatory: (capable of taking (gas, light, or liquids) into a solution) "an assimilative substance"
assimilation, Noun
  • (n) acculturation, assimilation: (the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure)
  • (n) assimilation: (the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family)
  • (n) assimilation, absorption: (the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another)
  • (n) assimilation, absorption: (the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion)
  • (n) assimilation: (a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound)
  • (n) assimilation: (in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance)
assimilative, Adjective
  • (s) assimilating, assimilative, assimilatory: (capable of taking (gas, light, or liquids) into a solution) "an assimilative substance"
  • (s) assimilative: (capable of mentally absorbing) "assimilative processes", "assimilative capacity of the human mind"
assimilator, Noun
  • (n) learner, scholar, assimilator: (someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs)
assimilatory, Adjective
  • (s) assimilating, assimilative, assimilatory: (capable of taking (gas, light, or liquids) into a solution) "an assimilative substance"
assist, Noun
  • (n) aid, assist, assistance, help: (the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose) "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading"
  • (n) assist: ((sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play)
assist, Verb
  • (v) assist: (act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function)
  • (v) help, assist, aid: (give help or assistance; be of service) "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house"
  • (v) serve, attend_to, wait_on, attend, assist: (work for or be a servant to) "May I serve you?"; "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on our table, please?"; "Is a salesperson assisting you?"; "The minister served the King for many years"
assistance, Noun
  • (n) aid, assistance, help: (a resource) "visual aids in teaching"
  • (n) aid, assist, assistance, help: (the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose) "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading"
assistant, Adjective
  • (s) adjunct, assistant: (of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another)
assistant, Noun
  • (n) assistant, helper, help, supporter: (a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose) "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"
assisted, Adjective
  • (a) assisted, aided: (having help; often used as a combining form)
assistive, Adjective
  • (s) assistive: (giving assistance)
associability, Noun
  • (n) associability, associableness: (the capability of being easily associated or joined or connected in thought)
associableness, Noun
  • (n) associability, associableness: (the capability of being easily associated or joined or connected in thought)
associate, Adjective
  • (s) associate: (having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status) "an associate member"; "an associate professor"
associate, Noun
  • (n) associate: (a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor) "he had to consult his associate before continuing"
  • (n) associate: (a person with subordinate membership in a society, institution, or commercial enterprise) "associates in the law firm bill at a lower rate than do partners"
  • (n) associate: (any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another) "first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate"
  • (n) associate_degree, associate: (a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies)
  • (n) companion, comrade, fellow, familiar, associate: (a friend who is frequently in the company of another) "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms"
associate, Verb
  • (v) associate, tie_in, relate, link, colligate, link_up, connect: (make a logical or causal connection) "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all"
  • (v) consociate, associate: (bring or come into association or action) "The churches consociated to fight their dissolution"
  • (v) consort, associate, affiliate, assort: (keep company with; hang out with) "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues"
association, Noun
  • (n) affiliation, association, tie, tie-up: (a social or business relationship) "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England"
  • (n) association: (a formal organization of people or groups of people) "he joined the Modern Language Association"
  • (n) association: (the act of consorting with or joining with others) "you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association"
  • (n) association: (the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination) "his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break"
  • (n) association, connection, connexion: (the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination) "conditioning is a form of learning by association"
  • (n) association: (a relation resulting from interaction or dependence) "flints were found in association with the prehistoric remains of the bear"; "the host is not always injured by association with a parasite"
  • (n) association: ((chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding)
  • (n) association: ((ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species)
associative, Adjective
  • (a) associative, associatory: (characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination) "associative learning"
associatory, Adjective
  • (a) associative, associatory: (characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination) "associative learning"
assoil, Verb
  • (v) acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate: (pronounce not guilty of criminal charges) "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
assort, Verb
  • (v) classify, class, sort, assort, sort_out, separate: (arrange or order by classes or categories) "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
  • (v) consort, associate, affiliate, assort: (keep company with; hang out with) "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues"
assorted, Adjective
  • (s) assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, sundry: (consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds) "an arrangement of assorted spring flowers"; "assorted sizes"; "miscellaneous accessories"; "a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music"; "a motley crew"; "sundry sciences commonly known as social"- I.A.Richards"
  • (s) assorted, various: (of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity) "assorted sizes"; "his disguises are many and various"; "various experiments have failed to disprove the theory"; "cited various reasons for his behavior"
assortment, Noun
  • (n) assortment, mixture, mixed_bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley: (a collection containing a variety of sorts of things) "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions"
  • (n) categorization, categorisation, classification, compartmentalization, compartmentalisation, assortment: (the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type)
assuage, Verb
  • (v) pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle: (cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of) "She managed to mollify the angry customer"
  • (v) quench, slake, allay, assuage: (satisfy (thirst)) "The cold water quenched his thirst"
  • (v) relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage: (provide physical relief, as from pain) "This pill will relieve your headaches"
assuagement, Noun
  • (n) relief, alleviation, assuagement: (the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced) "as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief"
assuasive, Adjective
  • (s) assuasive, soothing: (freeing from fear and anxiety)
assume, Verb
  • (v) assume, presume, take_for_granted: (take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof) "I assume his train was late"
  • (v) assume, adopt, take_on, take_over: (take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities) "When will the new President assume office?"
  • (v) assume, acquire, adopt, take_on, take: (take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect) "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"
  • (v) assume, take, strike, take_up: (occupy or take on) "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose"
  • (v) assume, usurp, seize, take_over, arrogate: (seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession) "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"
  • (v) assume: (take up someone's soul into heaven) "This is the day when May was assumed into heaven"
  • (v) bear, take_over, accept, assume: (take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person) "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility"
  • (v) simulate, assume, sham, feign: (make a pretence of) "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"
  • (v) wear, put_on, get_into, don, assume: (put clothing on one's body) "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans"
assumed, Adjective
  • (s) assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put_on, sham: (adopted in order to deceive) "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty"
assuming, Adjective
  • (s) assumptive, assuming, presumptuous: (excessively forward) "an assumptive person"; "on a subject like this it would be too assuming for me to decide"; "the duchess would not put up with presumptuous servants"
assumptive, Adjective
  • (s) assumptive, assuming, presumptuous: (excessively forward) "an assumptive person"; "on a subject like this it would be too assuming for me to decide"; "the duchess would not put up with presumptuous servants"
  • (s) assumptive: (accepted as real or true without proof) "the assumed reason for his absence"; "assumptive beliefs"
assurance, Noun
  • (n) assurance, self-assurance, confidence, self-confidence, authority, sureness: (freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities) "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority"
  • (n) assurance, pledge: (a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something) "an assurance of help when needed"; "signed a pledge never to reveal the secret"
  • (n) assurance: (a statement intended to inspire confidence) "the President's assurances were not respected"
  • (n) assurance: (a British term for some kinds of insurance)
assure, Verb
  • (v) assure, tell: (inform positively and with certainty and confidence) "I tell you that man is a crook!"
  • (v) assure: (assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence) "I assured him that traveling to Cambodia was safe"
  • (v) guarantee, ensure, insure, assure, secure: (make certain of) "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!"
  • (v) promise, assure: (make a promise or commitment)
  • (v) reassure, assure: (cause to feel sure; give reassurance to) "The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe"
  • (v) see, check, insure, see_to_it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure: (be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something) "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"
assuredness, Noun
  • (n) aplomb, assuredness, cool, poise, sang-froid: (great coolness and composure under strain) "keep your cool"
aster, Noun
  • (n) aster: (any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers)
  • (n) aster: (star-shaped structure formed in the cytoplasm of a cell having fibers like rays that surround the centrosome during mitosis)
asterisk, Noun
  • (n) asterisk, star: (a star-shaped character * used in printing)
asterisk, Verb
  • (v) star, asterisk: (mark with an asterisk) "Linguists star unacceptable sentences"
asterisked, Adjective
  • (s) asterisked, starred: (marked with an asterisk) "the starred items"
asteroid, Adjective
  • (s) asteroid, star-shaped: (shaped like a star)
asteroid, Noun
  • (n) asteroid: (any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter))
asthenia, Noun
  • (n) asthenia, astheny: (an abnormal loss of strength)
asthenic, Adjective
  • (s) adynamic, asthenic, debilitated, enervated: (lacking strength or vigor)
  • (s) asthenic: (having a slender physique)
asthenopia, Noun
  • (n) eyestrain, asthenopia: (a tiredness of the eyes caused by prolonged close work by a person with an uncorrected vision problem)
astheny, Noun
  • (n) asthenia, astheny: (an abnormal loss of strength)
asthma, Noun
  • (n) asthma, asthma_attack, bronchial_asthma: (respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin)
asthmatic, Adjective
  • (s) asthmatic, wheezing, wheezy: (relating to breathing with a whistling sound)
asthmatic, Noun
  • (n) asthmatic: (a person suffering from asthma) "she is a chronic asthmatic"; "the painful gasps of a dying asthmatic"
astigmatic, Adjective
  • (a) astigmatic: (of or relating to a defect in the eye or in a lens caused by a deviation from spherical curvature which prevents light rays from meeting at a common focus and so results in distorted images)
astigmatism, Noun
  • (n) astigmatism, astigmia: ((ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from irregular conformation of the cornea; common in nearsighted people)
  • (n) astigmatism, astigmia: ((optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point)
astigmia, Noun
  • (n) astigmatism, astigmia: ((ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from irregular conformation of the cornea; common in nearsighted people)
  • (n) astigmatism, astigmia: ((optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point)
astir, Adjective
  • (s) about, astir: (on the move) "up and about"; "the whole town was astir over the incident"
  • (s) astir, up: (out of bed) "are they astir yet?"; "up by seven each morning"
astomatous, Adjective
  • (a) astomatous, mouthless: (having no mouth or mouthlike opening)
astonied, Adjective
  • (s) amazed, astonied, astonished, astounded, stunned: (filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock) "an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation"; "I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral"; "astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing"; "stood in stunned silence"; "stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses"
astonish, Verb
  • (v) amaze, astonish, astound: (affect with wonder) "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!"
astonished, Adjective
  • (s) amazed, astonied, astonished, astounded, stunned: (filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock) "an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation"; "I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral"; "astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing"; "stood in stunned silence"; "stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses"
astonishing, Adjective
  • (s) amazing, astonishing: (surprising greatly) "she does an amazing amount of work"; "the dog was capable of astonishing tricks"
  • (s) astonishing, astounding, staggering, stupefying: (so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm) "such an enormous response was astonishing"; "an astounding achievement"; "the amount of money required was staggering"; "suffered a staggering defeat"; "the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying"
astonishment, Noun
  • (n) astonishment, amazement: (the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising) "he looked at me in astonishment"
astound, Verb
  • (v) amaze, astonish, astound: (affect with wonder) "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!"
astounded, Adjective
  • (s) amazed, astonied, astonished, astounded, stunned: (filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock) "an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation"; "I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral"; "astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing"; "stood in stunned silence"; "stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses"
astounding, Adjective
  • (s) astonishing, astounding, staggering, stupefying: (so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm) "such an enormous response was astonishing"; "an astounding achievement"; "the amount of money required was staggering"; "suffered a staggering defeat"; "the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying"
  • (s) astounding, dumbfounding, dumfounding: (bewildering or striking dumb with wonder)
astragal, Noun
  • (n) anklebone, astragal, astragalus, talus: (the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint)
  • (n) beading, bead, beadwork, astragal: (a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture)
astral, Adjective
  • (a) stellar, astral: (being or relating to or resembling or emanating from stars) "an astral body"; "stellar light"
astrantia, Noun
  • (n) astrantia, masterwort: (any plant of the genus Astrantia)
astringence, Noun
  • (n) astringency, astringence: (a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker)
astringency, Noun
  • (n) astringency, astringence: (a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker)
  • (n) astringency, stypsis: (the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids)
astringent, Adjective
  • (s) acerb, acerbic, astringent: (sour or bitter in taste)
  • (a) astringent: (tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue) "astringent cosmetic lotions"
astringent, Noun
  • (n) astringent, astringent_drug, styptic: (a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals)
astrobiology, Noun
  • (n) exobiology, space_biology, astrobiology: (the branch of biology concerned with the effects of outer space on living organisms and the search for extraterrestrial life)
astroglia, Noun
  • (n) astroglia, macroglia: (tissue consisting of large stellate neuroglial cells)
astrologer, Noun
  • (n) astrologer, astrologist: (someone who predicts the future by the positions of the planets and sun and Moon)
astrological, Adjective
  • (a) astrological: (relating to or concerned with astrology) "astrological chart"
astrologist, Noun
  • (n) astrologer, astrologist: (someone who predicts the future by the positions of the planets and sun and Moon)
astrology, Noun
  • (n) astrology, star_divination: (a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon)
astronaut, Noun
  • (n) astronaut, spaceman, cosmonaut: (a person trained to travel in a spacecraft) "the Russians called their astronauts cosmonauts"
astronautic, Adjective
  • (a) astronautic, astronautical: (of or belonging to astronauts or the science of astronautics)
astronautical, Adjective
  • (a) astronautic, astronautical: (of or belonging to astronauts or the science of astronautics)
astronautics, Noun
  • (n) aeronautics, astronautics: (the theory and practice of navigation through air or space)
astronomer, Noun
  • (n) astronomer, uranologist, stargazer: (a physicist who studies astronomy)
astronomic, Adjective
  • (a) astronomic, astronomical: (relating or belonging to the science of astronomy) "astronomic telescope"
  • (s) astronomic, astronomical, galactic: (inconceivably large)
astronomical, Adjective
  • (a) astronomic, astronomical: (relating or belonging to the science of astronomy) "astronomic telescope"
  • (s) astronomic, astronomical, galactic: (inconceivably large)
astronomy, Noun
  • (n) astronomy, uranology: (the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole)
astrophysics, Noun
  • (n) astrophysics: (the branch of astronomy concerned with the physical and chemical properties of celestial bodies)
astute, Adjective
  • (s) astute, sharp, shrewd: (marked by practical hardheaded intelligence) "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow"
astuteness, Noun
  • (n) astuteness, profundity, profoundness, depth, deepness: (the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas)
  • (n) shrewdness, astuteness, perspicacity, perspicaciousness: (intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings))
asylum, Noun
  • (n) mental_hospital, psychiatric_hospital, mental_institution, institution, mental_home, insane_asylum, asylum: (a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person)
  • (n) refuge, sanctuary, asylum: (a shelter from danger or hardship)
asymmetric, Adjective
  • (a) asymmetrical, asymmetric: (characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components)
asymmetrical, Adjective
  • (a) asymmetrical, asymmetric: (characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components)
  • (s) asymmetrical, crooked: (irregular in shape or outline) "asymmetrical features"; "a dress with a crooked hemline"
asymmetry, Noun
  • (n) asymmetry, dissymmetry, imbalance: ((mathematics) a lack of symmetry)
asymptomatic, Adjective
  • (s) asymptomatic, symptomless: (having no symptoms of illness or disease)
asynchronism, Noun
  • (n) asynchronism, asynchrony, desynchronization, desynchronisation, desynchronizing: (the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times) "the stimulus produced a desynchronizing of the brain waves"
asynchronous, Adjective
  • (a) asynchronous: ((digital communication) pertaining to a transmission technique that does not require a common clock between the communicating devices; timing signals are derived from special characters in the data stream itself)
  • (a) asynchronous: (not synchronous; not occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase)
asynchrony, Noun
  • (n) asynchronism, asynchrony, desynchronization, desynchronisation, desynchronizing: (the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times) "the stimulus produced a desynchronizing of the brain waves"
asynclitism, Noun
  • (n) asynclitism, obliquity: (the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle)
asyndetic, Adjective
  • (a) asyndetic: (lacking conjunctions)
asynergia, Noun
  • (n) asynergy, asynergia: (absence of coordination of organs or body parts that usually work together harmoniously)
asynergy, Noun
  • (n) asynergy, asynergia: (absence of coordination of organs or body parts that usually work together harmoniously)
at-bat, Noun
  • (n) bat, at-bat: ((baseball) a turn trying to get a hit) "he was at bat when it happened"; "he got four hits in four at-bats"
atactic, Adjective
  • (a) ataxic, atactic: (lacking motor coordination; marked or caused by ataxia)
atar, Noun
  • (n) attar, atar, athar, ottar: (essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers)
ataractic, Adjective
  • (s) ataractic, ataraxic, sedative, tranquilizing, tranquillizing, tranquilising, tranquillising: (tending to soothe or tranquilize) "valium has a tranquilizing effect"; "took a hot drink with sedative properties before going to bed"
ataractic, Noun
  • (n) tranquilizer, tranquillizer, tranquilliser, antianxiety_agent, ataractic_drug, ataractic_agent, ataractic: (a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity)
ataraxic, Adjective
  • (s) ataractic, ataraxic, sedative, tranquilizing, tranquillizing, tranquilising, tranquillising: (tending to soothe or tranquilize) "valium has a tranquilizing effect"; "took a hot drink with sedative properties before going to bed"
ataraxis, Noun
  • (n) peace, peacefulness, peace_of_mind, repose, serenity, heartsease, ataraxis: (the absence of mental stress or anxiety)
atavism, Noun
  • (n) atavism, reversion, throwback: (a reappearance of an earlier characteristic)
atavist, Noun
  • (n) atavist, throwback: (an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism)
atavistic, Adjective
  • (s) atavistic, throwback: (characteristic of an atavist)
ataxia, Noun
  • (n) ataxia, ataxy, dyssynergia, motor_ataxia: (inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait)
ataxic, Adjective
  • (a) ataxic, atactic: (lacking motor coordination; marked or caused by ataxia)
ataxy, Noun
  • (n) ataxia, ataxy, dyssynergia, motor_ataxia: (inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait)
ateleiosis, Noun
  • (n) ateleiosis, ateliosis: (a form of infantilism characterized by physical underdevelopment but normal intelligence)
ateliosis, Noun
  • (n) ateleiosis, ateliosis: (a form of infantilism characterized by physical underdevelopment but normal intelligence)
atenolol, Noun
  • (n) atenolol, Tenormin: (an oral beta blocker (trade name Tenormin) used in treating hypertension and angina; has adverse side effects (depression and exacerbation of congestive heart failure etc.))
athar, Noun
  • (n) attar, atar, athar, ottar: (essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers)
atheism, Noun
  • (n) atheism, godlessness: (the doctrine or belief that there is no God)
  • (n) atheism: (a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods)
atheist, Adjective
  • (a) atheist, atheistic, atheistical: (related to or characterized by or given to atheism) "atheist leanings"
atheist, Noun
  • (n) atheist: (someone who denies the existence of god)
atheistic, Adjective
  • (a) atheist, atheistic, atheistical: (related to or characterized by or given to atheism) "atheist leanings"
  • (s) atheistic, atheistical, unbelieving: (rejecting any belief in gods)
atheistical, Adjective
  • (a) atheist, atheistic, atheistical: (related to or characterized by or given to atheism) "atheist leanings"
  • (s) atheistic, atheistical, unbelieving: (rejecting any belief in gods)
athenaeum, Noun
  • (n) athenaeum, atheneum: (a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning)
  • (n) athenaeum, atheneum: (a place where reading materials are available)
atheneum, Noun
  • (n) athenaeum, atheneum: (a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning)
  • (n) athenaeum, atheneum: (a place where reading materials are available)
atherodyde, Noun
  • (n) ramjet, ramjet_engine, atherodyde, athodyd, flying_drainpipe: (a simple type of jet engine; must be launched at high speed)
atheromatic, Adjective
  • (a) atheromatous, atheromatic: (of or relating to or resembling atheroma) "atheromatous degeneration of the arteries"
atheromatous, Adjective
  • (a) atheromatous, atheromatic: (of or relating to or resembling atheroma) "atheromatous degeneration of the arteries"
atherosclerosis, Noun
  • (n) atherosclerosis, coronary_artery_disease: (a stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls, thus narrowing the arteries)
atherosclerotic, Adjective
  • (a) atherosclerotic: (of or relating to atherosclerosis)
athirst, Adjective
  • (s) athirst, hungry, thirsty: ((usually followed by `for') extremely desirous) "athirst for knowledge"; "hungry for recognition"; "thirsty for informaton"
athlete, Noun
  • (n) athlete, jock: (a person trained to compete in sports)
athletic, Adjective
  • (s) acrobatic, athletic, gymnastic: (vigorously active) "an acrobatic dance"; "an athletic child"; "athletic playing"; "gymnastic exercises"
  • (a) athletic: (relating to or befitting athletics or athletes) "athletic facilities"
  • (s) athletic: (having a sturdy and well proportioned body) "an athletic build"
athleticism, Noun
  • (n) athleticism, strenuosity: (intense energy) "his music is characterized by a happy athleticism"
athletics, Noun
  • (n) athletic_contest, athletic_competition, athletics: (a contest between athletes)
  • (n) athletics: (participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity)
  • (n) sport, athletics: (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)
athodyd, Noun
  • (n) ramjet, ramjet_engine, atherodyde, athodyd, flying_drainpipe: (a simple type of jet engine; must be launched at high speed)
atilt, Adjective
  • (s) atilt, canted, leaning, tilted, tipped: (departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal) "the leaning tower of Pisa"; "the headstones were tilted"
atmometer, Noun
  • (n) atmometer, evaporometer: (an instrument that measures rate of evaporation of water)
atmosphere, Noun
  • (n) air, aura, atmosphere: (a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing) "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters"; "the place had an aura of romance"
  • (n) atmosphere, ambiance, ambience: (a particular environment or surrounding influence) "there was an atmosphere of excitement"
  • (n) atmosphere, air: (the mass of air surrounding the Earth) "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the air"
  • (n) atmosphere, atmospheric_state: (the weather or climate at some place) "the atmosphere was thick with fog"
  • (n) atmosphere: (the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body)
  • (n) standard_atmosphere, atmosphere, atm, standard_pressure: (a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade)
atmospheric, Adjective
  • (a) atmospheric, atmospherical: (relating to or located in the atmosphere) "atmospheric tests"
atmospherical, Adjective
  • (a) atmospheric, atmospherical: (relating to or located in the atmosphere) "atmospheric tests"
atmospherics, Noun
  • (n) static, atmospherics, atmospheric_static: (a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference)
atoll, Noun
  • (n) atoll: (an island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon)
atom-bomb, Verb
  • (v) atom-bomb, nuke: (bomb with atomic weapons)
atom, Noun
  • (n) atom: ((physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element)
  • (n) atom, molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote, speck: ((nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything)
atomic, Adjective
  • (a) atomic: (of or relating to or comprising atoms) "atomic structure"; "atomic hydrogen"
  • (s) atomic: (immeasurably small)
  • (a) nuclear, atomic: ((weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy) "nuclear war"; "nuclear weapons"; "atomic bombs"
atomisation, Noun
  • (n) atomization, atomisation, fragmentation: (separating something into fine particles)
  • (n) atomization, atomisation: (annihilation by reducing something to atoms)
atomise, Verb
  • (v) atomize, atomise: (spray very finely) "atomize perfume"
  • (v) atomize, atomise: (break up into small particles) "the fine powder had been atomized by air"
  • (v) nuke, atomize, atomise, zap: (strike at with firepower or bombs) "zap the enemy"
atomiser, Noun
  • (n) atomizer, atomiser, spray, sprayer, nebulizer, nebuliser: (a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist)
atomism, Noun
  • (n) atomism: ((psychology) a theory that reduces all mental phenomena to simple elements (sensations and feelings) that form complex ideas by association)
  • (n) atomism, atomic_theory, atomist_theory, atomistic_theory: ((chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles) "the ancient Greek philosophers Democritus and Epicurus held atomic theories of the universe"
atomistic, Adjective
  • (a) atomistic, atomistical: (divided into separate and often disparate elements)
atomistical, Adjective
  • (a) atomistic, atomistical: (divided into separate and often disparate elements)
atomization, Noun
  • (n) atomization, atomisation, fragmentation: (separating something into fine particles)
  • (n) atomization, atomisation: (annihilation by reducing something to atoms)
atomize, Verb
  • (v) atomize, atomise: (spray very finely) "atomize perfume"
  • (v) atomize, atomise: (break up into small particles) "the fine powder had been atomized by air"
  • (v) nuke, atomize, atomise, zap: (strike at with firepower or bombs) "zap the enemy"
atomizer, Noun
  • (n) atomizer, atomiser, spray, sprayer, nebulizer, nebuliser: (a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist)
atonal, Adjective
  • (a) atonal, unkeyed: (characterized by avoidance of traditional western tonality)
atonalism, Noun
  • (n) atonality, atonalism: (the absence of a key; alternative to the diatonic system)
atonality, Noun
  • (n) atonality, atonalism: (the absence of a key; alternative to the diatonic system)
atone, Verb
  • (v) expiate, aby, abye, atone: (make amends for) "expiate one's sins"
  • (v) repent, atone: (turn away from sin or do penitence)
atonement, Noun
  • (n) atonement, expiation, satisfaction: (compensation for a wrong) "we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store"
  • (n) expiation, atonement, propitiation: (the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity))
atonia, Noun
  • (n) atonicity, atony, atonia, amyotonia: (lack of normal muscular tension or tonus)
atonic, Adjective
  • (a) atonic: (characterized by a lack of tonus)
  • (a) atonic, unaccented: (used of syllables) "an atonic syllable carries no stress"
atonicity, Noun
  • (n) atonicity, atony, atonia, amyotonia: (lack of normal muscular tension or tonus)
atony, Noun
  • (n) atonicity, atony, atonia, amyotonia: (lack of normal muscular tension or tonus)
atopognosia, Noun
  • (n) atopognosia, atopognosis: (absence or loss of topognosia; inability to locate correctly a point of touch)
atopognosis, Noun
  • (n) atopognosia, atopognosis: (absence or loss of topognosia; inability to locate correctly a point of touch)
atopy, Noun
  • (n) immediate_allergy, atopy, atopic_allergy, type_I_allergic_reaction: (an allergic reaction that becomes apparent in a sensitized person only minutes after contact)
atorvastatin, Noun
  • (n) atorvastatin, Lipitor: (an oral drug (trade name Lipitor) that is effective in lowering triglycerides; potent in reducing LDL cholesterol because higher doses can be given)
atoxic, Adjective
  • (a) nontoxic, atoxic: (not producing or resulting from poison)
atrabilious, Adjective
  • (s) atrabilious, bilious, dyspeptic, liverish: (irritable as if suffering from indigestion)
atrial, Adjective
  • (a) atrial: (of or relating to a cavity or chamber in the body (especially one of the upper chambers of the heart))
atrioventricular, Adjective
  • (a) atrioventricular, auriculoventricular: (relating to or affecting the atria and ventricles of the heart) "atrioventricular disease"
atrip, Adjective
  • (s) aweigh, atrip: ((of an anchor) just clear of the bottom)
atrium, Noun
  • (n) atrium: (any chamber that is connected to other chambers or passageways (especially one of the two upper chambers of the heart))
  • (n) atrium: (the central area in a building; open to the sky)
atrocious, Adjective
  • (s) atrocious, flagitious, grievous, monstrous: (shockingly brutal or cruel) "murder is an atrocious crime"; "a grievous offense against morality"; "a grievous crime"; "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit"
  • (s) atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable: (exceptionally bad or displeasing) "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"
  • (s) atrocious, frightful, horrifying, horrible, ugly: (provoking horror) "an atrocious automobile accident"; "a frightful crime of decapitation"; "an alarming, even horrifying, picture"; "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill"; "an ugly wound"
atrociousness, Noun
  • (n) atrocity, atrociousness, barbarity, barbarousness, heinousness: (the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane)
atrocity, Noun
  • (n) atrocity, atrociousness, barbarity, barbarousness, heinousness: (the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane)
  • (n) atrocity, inhumanity: (an act of atrocious cruelty)
atrophedema, Noun
  • (n) angioedema, atrophedema, giant_hives, periodic_edema, Quincke's_edema: (recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema; onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to food or drugs)
atrophied, Adjective
  • (a) atrophied, wasted, diminished: ((of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use) "partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm"
atrophy, Noun
  • (n) atrophy, wasting, wasting_away: (a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse)
  • (n) atrophy, withering: (any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use))
atrophy, Verb
  • (v) atrophy: (undergo atrophy) "Muscles that are not used will atrophy"
attach, Verb
  • (v) attach: (cause to be attached)
  • (v) attach: (be attached; be in contact with)
  • (v) attach: (become attached) "The spider's thread attached to the window sill"
  • (v) bind, tie, attach, bond: (create social or emotional ties) "The grandparents want to bond with the child"
  • (v) impound, attach, sequester, confiscate, seize: (take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority) "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"
attachable, Adjective
  • (a) attachable: (capable of being fastened or added to something else) "a handle attachable by two bolts"
attached, Adjective
  • (s) affiliated, attached, connected: (being joined in close association) "affiliated clubs"; "all art schools whether independent or attached to universities"
  • (a) attached: (used of buildings joined by common sidewalls) "a block of attached houses"
  • (a) attached, committed: (associated in an exclusive sexual relationship)
  • (s) attached: (fond and affectionate) "she was very attached to her father"
attachment, Noun
  • (n) attachment, fond_regard: (a feeling of affection for a person or an institution)
  • (n) attachment: (a supplementary part or accessory)
  • (n) attachment: (a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding)
  • (n) attachment, bond: (a connection that fastens things together)
  • (n) attachment, adherence, adhesion: (faithful support for a cause or political party or religion) "attachment to a formal agenda"; "adherence to a fat-free diet"; "the adhesion of Seville was decisive"
  • (n) attachment, affixation: (the act of attaching or affixing something)
  • (n) fastening, attachment: (the act of fastening things together)
attack, Noun
  • (n) approach, attack, plan_of_attack: (ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation) "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"; "an attack on inflation"; "his plan of attack was misguided"
  • (n) attack, onslaught, onset, onrush: ((military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)) "the attack began at dawn"
  • (n) attack: (an offensive move in a sport or game) "they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning"
  • (n) attack, attempt: (the act of attacking) "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life"
  • (n) attack, tone-beginning: (a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase)
  • (n) attack: (a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition) "an attack of diarrhea"
  • (n) attack: (the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent)) "the film was sensitive to attack by acids"; "open to attack by the elements"
  • (n) attack: (strong criticism) "he published an unexpected attack on my work"
  • (n) fire, attack, flak, flack, blast: (intense adverse criticism) "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"
attack, Verb
  • (v) assail, assault, set_on, attack: (attack someone physically or emotionally) "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
  • (v) attack, assail: (launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with) "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"
  • (v) attack, round, assail, lash_out, snipe, assault: (attack in speech or writing) "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
  • (v) attack, aggress: (take the initiative and go on the offensive) "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack"
  • (v) attack: (set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task) "I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed"
  • (v) attack: (begin to injure) "The cancer cells are attacking his liver"; "Rust is attacking the metal"
attacker, Noun
  • (n) attacker, aggressor, assailant, assaulter: (someone who attacks)
attacking, Adjective
  • (s) assaultive, attacking: (disposed to attack)
attain, Verb
  • (v) achieve, accomplish, attain, reach: (to gain with effort) "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"
  • (v) fall_upon, strike, come_upon, light_upon, chance_upon, come_across, chance_on, happen_upon, attain, discover: (find unexpectedly) "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"
  • (v) reach, make, attain, hit, arrive_at, gain: (reach a destination, either real or abstract) "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"
  • (v) reach, hit, attain: (reach a point in time, or a certain state or level) "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour"
attainability, Noun
  • (n) achievability, attainability, attainableness: (the state of being achievable)
attainable, Adjective
  • (s) attainable, come-at-able: (capable of being attained or accomplished) "choose an attainable goal"; "art is not something that is come-at-able by dint of study"
attainableness, Noun
  • (n) achievability, attainability, attainableness: (the state of being achievable)
attainder, Noun
  • (n) attainder, civil_death: (cancellation of civil rights)
attainment, Noun
  • (n) attainment: (the act of achieving an aim) "the attainment of independence"
  • (n) attainment: (arrival at a new stage) "his attainment of puberty was delayed by malnutrition"
  • (n) skill, accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainment: (an ability that has been acquired by training)
attaint, Verb
  • (v) attaint: (condemn by attainder) "the man was attainted"
  • (v) dishonor, disgrace, dishonour, attaint, shame: (bring shame or dishonor upon) "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime"
attar, Noun
  • (n) attar, atar, athar, ottar: (essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers)
attempt, Noun
  • (n) attack, attempt: (the act of attacking) "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life"
  • (n) attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try: (earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something) "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"
attempt, Verb
  • (v) try, seek, attempt, essay, assay: (make an effort or attempt) "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"
  • (v) undertake, set_about, attempt: (enter upon an activity or enterprise)
attempted, Adjective
  • (s) attempted: (tried unsuccessfully) "attempted murder"
attempter, Noun
  • (n) trier, attempter, essayer: (one who tries)
attend, Verb
  • (v) attend, go_to: (be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.) "She attends class regularly"; "I rarely attend services at my church"; "did you go to the meeting?"
  • (v) attend, take_care, look, see: (take charge of or deal with) "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business"
  • (v) attend: (to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result) "Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation"
  • (v) attend, hang, advert, pay_heed, give_ear: (give heed (to)) "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said"
  • (v) serve, attend_to, wait_on, attend, assist: (work for or be a servant to) "May I serve you?"; "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on our table, please?"; "Is a salesperson assisting you?"; "The minister served the King for many years"
attendance, Noun
  • (n) attendance, attending: (the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.))
  • (n) attendance: (the frequency with which a person is present) "a student's attendance is an important factor in her grade"
  • (n) attendance: (the number of people that are present) "attendance was up by 50 per cent"
attendant, Adjective
  • (s) attendant: (being present (at meeting or event etc.) "attendant members of the congreation")
  • (s) attendant, consequent, accompanying, concomitant, incidental, ensuant, resultant, sequent: (following or accompanying as a consequence) "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management"; "attendant circumstances"; "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"; "the ensuant response to his appeal"; "the resultant savings were considerable"
attendant, Noun
  • (n) accompaniment, concomitant, attendant, co-occurrence: (an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another)
  • (n) attendant, attender, tender: (someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another)
  • (n) attendant, attender, attendee, meeter: (a person who is present and participates in a meeting) "he was a regular attender at department meetings"; "the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees"
attended, Adjective
  • (a) accompanied, attended: (playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment)
  • (s) attended, tended_to: (having a caretaker or other watcher)
attendee, Noun
  • (n) attendant, attender, attendee, meeter: (a person who is present and participates in a meeting) "he was a regular attender at department meetings"; "the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees"
attender, Noun
  • (n) attendant, attender, tender: (someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another)
  • (n) attendant, attender, attendee, meeter: (a person who is present and participates in a meeting) "he was a regular attender at department meetings"; "the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees"
  • (n) hearer, listener, auditor, attender: (someone who listens attentively)
attending, Noun
  • (n) attendance, attending: (the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.))
  • (n) attention, attending: (the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others)
attention-getting, Adjective
  • (s) attention-getting, eye-catching: (seizing the attention) "eye-catching posters"
  • (s) attention-getting, catchy: (likely to attract attention) "a catchy title for a movie"
attention, Noun
  • (n) attention, attending: (the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others)
  • (n) attention: (a general interest that leads people to want to know more) "She was the center of attention"
  • (n) attention: (a courteous act indicating affection) "she tried to win his heart with her many attentions"
  • (n) attention: (the faculty or power of mental concentration) "keeping track of all the details requires your complete attention"
  • (n) attention: (a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review) "the troops stood at attention"
  • (n) care, attention, aid, tending: (the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something) "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention"
attentive, Adjective
  • (a) attentive: ((often followed by `to') giving care or attention) "attentive to details"; "the nurse was attentive to her patient"; "an attentive suitor"
  • (a) heedful, attentive, thoughtful, paying_attention: (taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention) "heedful of the warnings"; "so heedful a writer"; "heedful of what they were doing"
attentiveness, Noun
  • (n) attentiveness, heed, regard, paying_attention: (paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)) "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to the consequences"
  • (n) attentiveness: (the trait of being considerate and thoughtful of others)
  • (n) attentiveness: (the trait of being observant and paying attention)
attenuate, Adjective
  • (s) attenuate, attenuated, faded, weakened: (reduced in strength) "the faded tones of an old recording"
attenuate, Verb
  • (v) attenuate: (become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude)
  • (v) rarefy, attenuate: (weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance))
attenuated, Adjective
  • (s) attenuate, attenuated, faded, weakened: (reduced in strength) "the faded tones of an old recording"
  • (s) attenuated: (of an electrical signal; reduced in amplitude with little or no distortion)
attenuation, Noun
  • (n) attenuation, fading: (weakening in force or intensity) "attenuation in the volume of the sound"
  • (n) attenuation: (the property of something that has been weakened or reduced in thickness or density)
attest, Verb
  • (v) attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence: (provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes) "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness"
  • (v) attest: (authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity) "I attest this signature"
  • (v) attest: (establish or verify the usage of) "This word is not attested until 1993"
  • (v) testify, attest, take_the_stand, bear_witness: (give testimony in a court of law)
attestant, Noun
  • (n) attester, attestant: (someone who affirms or vouches for the correctness or truth or genuineness of something)
  • (n) witness, attestant, attestor, attestator: ((law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature)
attestator, Noun
  • (n) witness, attestant, attestor, attestator: ((law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature)
attested, Adjective
  • (s) attested, authenticated, documented: (established as genuine)
attester, Noun
  • (n) attester, attestant: (someone who affirms or vouches for the correctness or truth or genuineness of something)
attestor, Noun
  • (n) witness, attestant, attestor, attestator: ((law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature)
attire, Noun
  • (n) attire, garb, dress: (clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion) "formal attire"; "battle dress"
attire, Verb
  • (v) overdress, dress_up, fig_out, fig_up, deck_up, gussy_up, fancy_up, trick_up, deck_out, trick_out, prink, attire, get_up, rig_out, tog_up, tog_out: (put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive) "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party"
attired, Adjective
  • (s) appareled, attired, dressed, garbed, garmented, habilimented, robed: (dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination) "the elegantly attired gentleman"; "neatly dressed workers"; "monks garbed in hooded robes"; "went about oddly garmented"; "professors robed in crimson"; "tuxedo-attired gentlemen"; "crimson-robed Harvard professors"
attitude, Noun
  • (n) attitude, mental_attitude: (a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways) "he had the attitude that work was fun"
  • (n) attitude: (a theatrical pose created for effect) "the actor struck just the right attitude"
  • (n) attitude: (position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion))
  • (n) position, posture, attitude: (the arrangement of the body and its limbs) "he assumed an attitude of surrender"
attitudinal, Adjective
  • (a) attitudinal: (of or relating to attitudes)
attitudinise, Verb
  • (v) attitudinize, attitudinise: (assume certain affected attitudes)
attitudinize, Verb
  • (v) attitudinize, attitudinise: (assume certain affected attitudes)
attorney, Noun
  • (n) lawyer, attorney: (a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice)
attract, Verb
  • (v) attract, pull, pull_in, draw, draw_in: (direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes) "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"
  • (v) attract, appeal: (be attractive to) "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people"
  • (v) attract: (exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away) "the gravitational pull of a planet attracts other bodies"
attracter, Noun
  • (n) attraction, attractor, attracter, attractive_feature, magnet: (a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts) "flowers are an attractor for bees"
  • (n) attractor, attracter: ((physics) a point in the ideal multidimensional phase space that is used to describe a system toward which the system tends to evolve regardless of the starting conditions of the system)
  • (n) drawing_card, draw, attraction, attractor, attracter: (an entertainer who attracts large audiences) "he was the biggest drawing card they had"
attraction, Noun
  • (n) attraction, attractive_force: (the force by which one object attracts another)
  • (n) attraction: (an entertainment that is offered to the public)
  • (n) attraction, attractiveness: (the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts) "her personality held a strange attraction for him"
  • (n) attraction, attractor, attracter, attractive_feature, magnet: (a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts) "flowers are an attractor for bees"
  • (n) drawing_card, draw, attraction, attractor, attracter: (an entertainer who attracts large audiences) "he was the biggest drawing card they had"
attractive, Adjective
  • (a) attractive: (pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm) "a remarkably attractive young man"; "an attractive personality"; "attractive clothes"; "a book with attractive illustrations"
  • (a) attractive: (having the properties of a magnet; the ability to draw or pull; ) "an attractive force"
  • (s) attractive: (having power to arouse interest) "an attractive opportunity"; "the job is attractive because of the pay"
attractiveness, Noun
  • (n) attraction, attractiveness: (the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts) "her personality held a strange attraction for him"
  • (n) attractiveness: (sexual allure)
attractor, Noun
  • (n) attraction, attractor, attracter, attractive_feature, magnet: (a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts) "flowers are an attractor for bees"
  • (n) attractor, attracter: ((physics) a point in the ideal multidimensional phase space that is used to describe a system toward which the system tends to evolve regardless of the starting conditions of the system)
  • (n) drawing_card, draw, attraction, attractor, attracter: (an entertainer who attracts large audiences) "he was the biggest drawing card they had"
attributable, Adjective
  • (a) attributable: (capable of being attributed) "the collapse of the movement was attributable to a lack of morale"; "an idea attributable to a Russian"
attribute, Noun
  • (n) attribute: (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity)
  • (n) property, attribute, dimension: (a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished) "self-confidence is not an endearing property"
attribute, Verb
  • (v) assign, attribute: (decide as to where something belongs in a scheme) "The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class"
  • (v) impute, ascribe, assign, attribute: (attribute or credit to) "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"
attribution, Noun
  • (n) attribution, ascription: (assigning some quality or character to a person or thing) "the attribution of language to birds"; "the ascription to me of honors I had not earned"
  • (n) attribution, ascription: (assigning to a cause or source) "the attribution of lighting to an expression of God's wrath"; "he questioned the attribution of the painting to Picasso"
attributive, Adjective
  • (a) attributive, prenominal: (of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify) "`red' is an attributive adjective in `a red apple'"
attrition, Noun
  • (n) abrasion, attrition, corrasion, detrition: (erosion by friction)
  • (n) attrition, contrition, contriteness: (sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation)
  • (n) attrition: (a wearing down to weaken or destroy) "a war of attrition"
  • (n) attrition: (the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction)
  • (n) grinding, abrasion, attrition, detrition: (the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice)
atypical, Adjective
  • (a) atypical, untypical: (not representative of a group, class, or type) "a group that is atypical of the target audience"; "a class of atypical mosses"; "atypical behavior is not the accepted type of response that we expect from children"
  • (s) atypical, irregular: (deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal) "these days large families are atypical"; "atypical clinical findings"; "atypical pneumonia"; "highly irregular behavior"
atypicality, Noun
  • (n) atypicality, untypicality: (any state that is not typical)
auberge, Noun
  • (n) hostel, hostelry, inn, lodge, auberge: (a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers)
aubergine, Noun
  • (n) eggplant, aubergine, mad_apple: (egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow)
  • (n) eggplant, aubergine, brinjal, eggplant_bush, garden_egg, mad_apple, Solanum_melongena: (hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable)
auburn, Adjective
  • (s) auburn: ((of hair) colored a moderate reddish-brown) "auburn hair"
auction, Noun
  • (n) auction, auction_bridge: (a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge)
  • (n) auction, auction_sale, vendue: (the public sale of something to the highest bidder)
auction, Verb
  • (v) auction, auction_off, auctioneer: (sell at an auction)
auctioneer, Noun
  • (n) auctioneer: (an agent who conducts an auction)
auctioneer, Verb
  • (v) auction, auction_off, auctioneer: (sell at an auction)
auctorial, Adjective
  • (a) authorial, auctorial: (of or by or typical of an author) "authorial comments"; "auctorial flights of imagination"
audacious, Adjective
  • (s) audacious, brave, dauntless, fearless, hardy, intrepid, unfearing: (invulnerable to fear or intimidation) "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers"
  • (s) audacious, barefaced, bodacious, bald-faced, brassy, brazen, brazen-faced, insolent: (unrestrained by convention or propriety) "an audacious trick to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times"; "bald-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell"
  • (s) audacious, daring, venturesome, venturous: (disposed to venture or take risks) "audacious visions of the total conquest of space"; "an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas"; "the most daring of contemporary fiction writers"; "a venturesome investor"; "a venturous spirit"
audaciousness, Noun
  • (n) audacity, audaciousness, temerity: (fearless daring)
  • (n) audacity, audaciousness: (aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery) "he had the audacity to question my decision"
audacity, Noun
  • (n) audacity, audaciousness, temerity: (fearless daring)
  • (n) audacity, audaciousness: (aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery) "he had the audacity to question my decision"
audad, Noun
  • (n) aoudad, arui, audad, Barbary_sheep, maned_sheep, Ammotragus_lervia: (wild sheep of northern Africa)
audibility, Noun
  • (n) audibility, audibleness: (quality or fact or degree of being audible or perceptible by the ear)
audible, Adjective
  • (a) audible, hearable: (heard or perceptible by the ear) "he spoke in an audible whisper"
audible, Noun
  • (n) audible: (a football play is changed orally after both teams have assumed their positions at the line of scrimmage)
audibleness, Noun
  • (n) audibility, audibleness: (quality or fact or degree of being audible or perceptible by the ear)
audience, Noun
  • (n) audience: (a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance) "the audience applauded"; "someone in the audience began to cough"
  • (n) audience: (the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment) "every artist needs an audience"; "the broadcast reached an audience of millions"
  • (n) consultation, audience, interview: (a conference (usually with someone important)) "he had a consultation with the judge"; "he requested an audience with the king"
  • (n) hearing, audience: (an opportunity to state your case and be heard) "they condemned him without a hearing"; "he saw that he had lost his audience"
audile, Adjective
  • (a) auditory, audile, auditive: (of or relating to the process of hearing) "auditory processing"; "an audile person"
audile, Noun
  • (n) audile: (one whose mental imagery is auditory rather than visual or motor)
audio, Noun
  • (n) audio, sound: (the audible part of a transmitted signal) "they always raise the audio for commercials"
  • (n) audio, audio_frequency: (an audible acoustic wave frequency)
  • (n) audio: (the sound elements of television)
  • (n) sound_recording, audio_recording, audio: (a recording of acoustic signals)
audiology, Noun
  • (n) audiology, audiometry: (the measurement of hearing)
audiometer, Noun
  • (n) audiometer, sonometer: (an instrument used to measure the sensitivity of hearing)
audiometry, Noun
  • (n) audiology, audiometry: (the measurement of hearing)
  • (n) audiometry: (measuring sensitivity of hearing)
audiovisual, Adjective
  • (a) audiovisual: (involving both hearing and seeing (usually relating to teaching aids)) "the school's audiovisual department"
audiovisual, Noun
  • (n) audiovisual, audiovisual_aid: (materials using sight or sound to present information) "language tapes and videocassettes and other audiovisuals"
audit, Noun
  • (n) audit: (a methodical examination or review of a condition or situation) "he made an audit of all the plants on his property"; "an energy efficiency audit"; "an email log audit"
  • (n) audited_account, audit: (an inspection of the accounting procedures and records by a trained accountant or CPA)
audit, Verb
  • (v) audit, scrutinize, scrutinise, inspect: (examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification) "audit accounts and tax returns"
  • (v) audit: (attend academic courses without getting credit)
audition, Noun
  • (n) audition, tryout: (a test of the suitability of a performer)
  • (n) hearing, audition, auditory_sense, sense_of_hearing, auditory_modality: (the ability to hear; the auditory faculty) "his hearing was impaired"
audition, Verb
  • (v) audition, try_out: (perform in order to get a role) "She auditioned for a role on Broadway"
auditive, Adjective
  • (a) auditory, audile, auditive: (of or relating to the process of hearing) "auditory processing"; "an audile person"
auditor, Noun
  • (n) auditor: (a student who attends a course but does not take it for credit)
  • (n) auditor: (a qualified accountant who inspects the accounting records and practices of a business or other organization)
  • (n) hearer, listener, auditor, attender: (someone who listens attentively)
auditory, Adjective
  • (a) auditory, audile, auditive: (of or relating to the process of hearing) "auditory processing"; "an audile person"
auger, Noun
  • (n) auger, gimlet, screw_auger, wimble: (hand tool for boring holes)
  • (n) plumber's_snake, auger: (a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes)
aught, Noun
  • (n) nothing, nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher, goose_egg, naught, zero, zilch, zip, zippo: (a quantity of no importance) "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it"
augment, Verb
  • (v) augment: (enlarge or increase) "The recent speech of the president augmented tensions in the Near East"
  • (v) augment: (grow or intensify) "The pressure augmented"
augmentation, Noun
  • (n) augmentation: (the amount by which something increases)
  • (n) augmentation: (the statement of a theme in notes of greater duration (usually twice the length of the original))
  • (n) augmentation: (the act of augmenting)
augmentative, Adjective
  • (s) augmentative: (increasing or having the power to increase especially in size or amount or degree) "`up' is an augmentative word in `hurry up'"
  • (s) augmentative, enhancive: (intensifying by augmentation and enhancement)
augmented, Adjective
  • (s) augmented: (added to or made greater in amount or number or strength) "his augmented renown"; "a greatly augmented collection of books"
augur, Noun
  • (n) augur, auspex: ((ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy)
augur, Verb
  • (v) augur: (predict from an omen)
  • (v) bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict: (indicate by signs) "These signs bode bad news"
augury, Noun
  • (n) augury, sign, foretoken, preindication: (an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come) "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God"
august, Adjective
  • (s) august, grand, lordly: (of or befitting a lord) "heir to a lordly fortune"; "of august lineage"
  • (s) august, revered, venerable: (profoundly honored) "revered holy men"
auld, Adjective
  • (s) auld: (a Scottish word) "auld lang syne"
aunt, Noun
  • (n) aunt, auntie, aunty: (the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle)
auntie, Noun
  • (n) aunt, auntie, aunty: (the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle)
aunty, Noun
  • (n) aunt, auntie, aunty: (the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle)
aura, Noun
  • (n) air, aura, atmosphere: (a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing) "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters"; "the place had an aura of romance"
  • (n) aura: (a sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure)
  • (n) aura, aureole, halo, nimbus, glory, gloriole: (an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint)
aural, Adjective
  • (a) aural: (of or pertaining to hearing or the ear) "an animal with a very sensitive aural apparatus"
  • (a) aural: (relating to or characterized by an aura) "various aural effects that precede a migraine headache"
aureate, Adjective
  • (s) aureate, florid, flamboyant: (elaborately or excessively ornamented) "flamboyant handwriting"; "the senator's florid speech"
  • (s) aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, golden: (having the deep slightly brownish color of gold) "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet"
aureole, Noun
  • (n) aura, aureole, halo, nimbus, glory, gloriole: (an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint)
  • (n) aureole, corona: (the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse)
auric, Adjective
  • (a) aurous, auric: (of or relating to or containing or derived from gold)
auricle, Noun
  • (n) auricle, atrial_auricle, auricula_atrii: (a small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior part of each atrium of the heart)
  • (n) auricle, pinna, ear: (the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear)
auricular, Adjective
  • (a) auricular: (relating to or perceived by or shaped like the organ of hearing; I must hear what I read"- George Santayana) "my apprehension of words is auricular"; "an auricular confession"; "an auricular appendage"
  • (a) auricular: (pertaining to an auricle of the heart) "auricular fibrillation"
  • (a) otic, auricular: (of or relating to near the ear)
auriculate, Adjective
  • (s) auriculate, auriculated: (having auricles)
auriculated, Adjective
  • (s) auriculate, auriculated: (having auricles)
auriculoventricular, Adjective
  • (a) atrioventricular, auriculoventricular: (relating to or affecting the atria and ventricles of the heart) "atrioventricular disease"
auriferous, Adjective
  • (s) auriferous, gold-bearing: (containing gold) "auriferous quartz veins"
auriform, Adjective
  • (s) auriform, ear-shaped, ear-like: (having a shape resembling an ear)
auriscope, Noun
  • (n) otoscope, auriscope, auroscope: (medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light; used for examining the external ear (the auditory meatus and especially the tympanic membrane))
aurochs, Noun
  • (n) aurochs, urus, Bos_primigenius: (large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle)
  • (n) wisent, aurochs, Bison_bonasus: (European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison)
auroral, Adjective
  • (a) auroral: (of or relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras) "a prominent green line in the spectrum of the auroras is called the `auroral line'"
  • (a) auroral, aurorean: (characteristic of the dawn) "a dim auroral glow"
aurorean, Adjective
  • (a) auroral, aurorean: (characteristic of the dawn) "a dim auroral glow"
auroscope, Noun
  • (n) otoscope, auriscope, auroscope: (medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light; used for examining the external ear (the auditory meatus and especially the tympanic membrane))
aurous, Adjective
  • (a) aurous, auric: (of or relating to or containing or derived from gold)
auspex, Noun
  • (n) augur, auspex: ((ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy)
auspicate, Verb
  • (v) auspicate: (commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck) "They auspicated the trip with a bottle of champagne"
  • (v) bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict: (indicate by signs) "These signs bode bad news"
auspices, Noun
  • (n) augur, auspex: ((ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy)
  • (n) auspice: (a favorable omen)
  • (n) auspices, protection, aegis: (kindly endorsement and guidance) "the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council"
auspicious, Adjective
  • (a) auspicious: (auguring favorable circumstances and good luck) "an auspicious beginning for the campaign"
auspiciousness, Noun
  • (n) auspiciousness, propitiousness: (the favorable quality of strongly indicating a successful result)
austere, Adjective
  • (s) ascetic, ascetical, austere, spartan: (practicing great self-denial) "Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James"; "a desert nomad's austere life"; "a spartan diet"; "a spartan existence"
  • (s) austere, severe, stark, stern: (severely simple) "a stark interior"
  • (s) austere, stern: (of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect) "an austere expression"; "a stern face"
austereness, Noun
  • (n) austereness, severity, severeness: (extreme plainness)
austerity, Noun
  • (n) austerity, asceticism, nonindulgence: (the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures))
autacoid, Noun
  • (n) autacoid, autocoid: (any physiologically active internal secretion especially one of uncertain classification)
autarchic, Adjective
  • (a) autarchic, autarchical, autarkical: (of or relating to or characterized by autarchy)
autarchical, Adjective
  • (a) autarchic, autarchical, autarkical: (of or relating to or characterized by autarchy)
autarchy, Noun
  • (n) autarky, autarchy: (economic independence as a national policy)
  • (n) autocracy, autarchy: (a political system governed by a single individual)
autarkic, Adjective
  • (s) autarkic, autarkical: (of countries; not relying on imports)
autarkical, Adjective
  • (a) autarchic, autarchical, autarkical: (of or relating to or characterized by autarchy)
  • (s) autarkic, autarkical: (of countries; not relying on imports)
autarky, Noun
  • (n) autarky, autarchy: (economic independence as a national policy)
authentic, Adjective
  • (s) authentic, reliable: (conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief) "an authentic account by an eyewitness"; "reliable information"
  • (s) authentic, bona_fide, unquestionable, veritable: (not counterfeit or copied) "an authentic signature"; "a bona fide manuscript"; "an unquestionable antique"; "photographs taken in a veritable bull ring"
authenticate, Verb
  • (v) authenticate: (establish the authenticity of something)
authenticated, Adjective
  • (s) attested, authenticated, documented: (established as genuine)
authentication, Noun
  • (n) authentication, hallmark, assay-mark: (a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity)
  • (n) authentication, certification: (validating the authenticity of something or someone)
authenticator, Noun
  • (n) appraiser, authenticator: (one who determines authenticity (as of works of art) or who guarantees validity)
authenticity, Noun
  • (n) authenticity, genuineness, legitimacy: (undisputed credibility)
author, Noun
  • (n) generator, source, author: (someone who originates or causes or initiates something) "he was the generator of several complaints"
  • (n) writer, author: (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
author, Verb
  • (v) author: (be the author of) "She authored this play"
authorial, Adjective
  • (a) authorial, auctorial: (of or by or typical of an author) "authorial comments"; "auctorial flights of imagination"
authorisation, Noun
  • (n) authority, authorization, authorisation, potency, dominance, say-so: (the power or right to give orders or make decisions) "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the state"
  • (n) authority, authorization, authorisation, sanction: (official permission or approval) "authority for the program was renewed several times"
  • (n) authorization, authorisation, empowerment: (the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant)
  • (n) mandate, authorization, authorisation: (a document giving an official instruction or command)
authorise, Verb
  • (v) authorize, authorise, pass, clear: (grant authorization or clearance for) "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"
  • (v) empower, authorise, authorize: (give or delegate power or authority to) "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers"
authorised, Adjective
  • (s) authoritative, authorized, authorised: (sanctioned by established authority) "an authoritative communique"; "the authorized biography"
  • (a) authorized, authorised: (endowed with authority)
authoriser, Noun
  • (n) authorizer, authoriser: (an authority who authorizes (people or actions)) "the agents report back to their authorizers"
authoritarian, Adjective
  • (s) authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannic, tyrannical: (characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty) "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a tyrannical government"
  • (s) authoritarian, dictatorial, overbearing: (expecting unquestioning obedience) "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter"
authoritarian, Noun
  • (n) authoritarian, dictator: (a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner) "my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime"
authoritarianism, Noun
  • (n) dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy, one-man_rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny: (a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.))
authoritative, Adjective
  • (s) authoritative, important: (having authority or ascendancy or influence) "an important official"; "the captain's authoritative manner"
  • (s) authoritative, classical, classic, definitive: (of recognized authority or excellence) "the definitive work on Greece"; "classical methods of navigation"
  • (s) authoritative, authorized, authorised: (sanctioned by established authority) "an authoritative communique"; "the authorized biography"
authorities, Noun
  • (n) agency, federal_agency, government_agency, bureau, office, authority: (an administrative unit of government) "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
  • (n) assurance, self-assurance, confidence, self-confidence, authority, sureness: (freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities) "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority"
  • (n) authority, authorization, authorisation, potency, dominance, say-so: (the power or right to give orders or make decisions) "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the state"
  • (n) authority: ((usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others) "the authorities have issued a curfew"
  • (n) authority: (an expert whose views are taken as definitive) "he is an authority on corporate law"
  • (n) authority, authorization, authorisation, sanction: (official permission or approval) "authority for the program was renewed several times"
  • (n) authority: (an authoritative written work) "this book is the final authority on the life of Milton"
  • (n) government, authorities, regime: (the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit) "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"
authority, Noun
  • (n) agency, federal_agency, government_agency, bureau, office, authority: (an administrative unit of government) "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
  • (n) assurance, self-assurance, confidence, self-confidence, authority, sureness: (freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities) "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority"
  • (n) authority, authorization, authorisation, potency, dominance, say-so: (the power or right to give orders or make decisions) "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the state"
  • (n) authority: ((usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others) "the authorities have issued a curfew"
  • (n) authority: (an expert whose views are taken as definitive) "he is an authority on corporate law"
  • (n) authority, authorization, authorisation, sanction: (official permission or approval) "authority for the program was renewed several times"
  • (n) authority: (an authoritative written work) "this book is the final authority on the life of Milton"
authorization, Noun
  • (n) authority, authorization, authorisation, potency, dominance, say-so: (the power or right to give orders or make decisions) "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the state"
  • (n) authority, authorization, authorisation, sanction: (official permission or approval) "authority for the program was renewed several times"
  • (n) authorization, authorisation, empowerment: (the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant)
  • (n) mandate, authorization, authorisation: (a document giving an official instruction or command)
authorize, Verb
  • (v) authorize, authorise, pass, clear: (grant authorization or clearance for) "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"
  • (v) empower, authorise, authorize: (give or delegate power or authority to) "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers"
authorized, Adjective
  • (s) authoritative, authorized, authorised: (sanctioned by established authority) "an authoritative communique"; "the authorized biography"
  • (a) authorized, authorised: (endowed with authority)
authorizer, Noun
  • (n) authorizer, authoriser: (an authority who authorizes (people or actions)) "the agents report back to their authorizers"
authorship, Noun
  • (n) authorship, paternity: (the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing) "the authorship of the theory is disputed"
  • (n) writing, authorship, composition, penning: (the act of creating written works) "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"
autism, Noun
  • (n) autism: ((psychiatry) an abnormal absorption with the self; marked by communication disorders and short attention span and inability to treat others as people)
auto-changer, Noun
  • (n) record_changer, auto-changer, changer: (an automatic mechanical device on a record player that causes new records to be played without manual intervention)
auto-mechanic, Noun
  • (n) automobile_mechanic, auto-mechanic, car-mechanic, mechanic, grease_monkey: (someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles)
auto-suggestion, Noun
  • (n) autosuggestion, auto-suggestion, self-suggestion: (a system for self-improvement developed by Emile Coue which was popular in the 1920s and 1930s)
auto, Noun
  • (n) car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar: (a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine) "he needs a car to get to work"
autobiographic, Adjective
  • (a) autobiographical, autobiographic: (of or relating to or characteristic of an autobiographer) "he seldom suppressed his autobiographical tendencies"
  • (a) autobiographical, autobiographic: (relating to or in the style of an autobiography) "they compiled an autobiographical history of the movement"
autobiographical, Adjective
  • (a) autobiographical, autobiographic: (of or relating to or characteristic of an autobiographer) "he seldom suppressed his autobiographical tendencies"
  • (a) autobiographical, autobiographic: (relating to or in the style of an autobiography) "they compiled an autobiographical history of the movement"
autobiography, Noun
  • (n) autobiography: (a biography of yourself)
autobus, Noun
  • (n) bus, autobus, coach, charabanc, double-decker, jitney, motorbus, motorcoach, omnibus, passenger_vehicle: (a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport) "he always rode the bus to work"
autocatalytic, Adjective
  • (a) autocatalytic: (relating to or proceeding by autocatalysis)
autochthonal, Adjective
  • (s) autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous, endemic, indigenous: (originating where it is found) "the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo"; "autochthonous rocks and people and folktales"; "endemic folkways"; "the Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan"
autochthonic, Adjective
  • (s) autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous, endemic, indigenous: (originating where it is found) "the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo"; "autochthonous rocks and people and folktales"; "endemic folkways"; "the Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan"
autochthonous, Adjective
  • (s) autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous, endemic, indigenous: (originating where it is found) "the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo"; "autochthonous rocks and people and folktales"; "endemic folkways"; "the Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan"
  • (a) autochthonous: (of rocks, deposits, etc.; found where they and their constituents were formed)
autochthony, Noun
  • (n) indigenousness, autochthony, endemism: (nativeness by virtue of originating or occurring naturally (as in a particular place))
autoclave, Noun
  • (n) autoclave, sterilizer, steriliser: (a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments)
autoclave, Verb
  • (v) autoclave: (subject to the action of an autoclave)
autocoid, Noun
  • (n) autacoid, autocoid: (any physiologically active internal secretion especially one of uncertain classification)
autocracy, Noun
  • (n) autocracy, autarchy: (a political system governed by a single individual)
  • (n) autocracy: (a political theory favoring unlimited authority by a single individual)
autocrat, Noun
  • (n) tyrant, autocrat, despot: (a cruel and oppressive dictator)
autocratic, Adjective
  • (s) authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannic, tyrannical: (characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty) "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a tyrannical government"
  • (s) autocratic, bossy, dominating, high-and-mighty, magisterial, peremptory: (offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power) "an autocratic person"; "autocratic behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way"; "a swaggering peremptory manner"
autocue, Noun
  • (n) prompter, autocue: (a device that displays words for people to read)
autoecious, Adjective
  • (a) autoecious, homoecious: (of parasites especially rust fungi; completing the entire life cycle on a single host) "autoecious rust fungi"
autoeroticism, Noun
  • (n) autoeroticism, autoerotism: (using you own body as a sexual object)
autoerotism, Noun
  • (n) autoeroticism, autoerotism: (using you own body as a sexual object)
autofocus, Noun
  • (n) autofocus: (an optical device for focussing a camera or other instrument automatically)
autogamic, Adjective
  • (a) autogamous, autogamic: (characterized by or fit for autogamy)
autogamous, Adjective
  • (a) autogamous, autogamic: (characterized by or fit for autogamy)
autogamy, Noun
  • (n) autogamy: (self-fertilization in plants)
autogenesis, Noun
  • (n) abiogenesis, autogenesis, autogeny, spontaneous_generation: (a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter)
autogenic, Adjective
  • (a) autogenous, autogenic: (originating within the body)
autogenous, Adjective
  • (a) autogenous, autogenic: (originating within the body)
autogeny, Noun
  • (n) abiogenesis, autogenesis, autogeny, spontaneous_generation: (a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter)
autogiro, Noun
  • (n) autogiro, autogyro, gyroplane: (an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller)
autograft, Noun
  • (n) autograft, autoplasty: (tissue that is taken from one site and grafted to another site on the same person) "skin from his thigh replaced the burned skin on his arms"
autograph, Noun
  • (n) autograph: (something written by one's own hand)
  • (n) autograph, John_Hancock: (a person's own signature)
autograph, Verb
  • (v) autograph, inscribe: (mark with one's signature) "The author autographed his book"
autographed, Adjective
  • (s) autographed: (bearing an autograph) "an autographed copy of his latest book"
autogyro, Noun
  • (n) autogiro, autogyro, gyroplane: (an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller)
autoimmune, Adjective
  • (a) autoimmune: (of or relating to the immune response of the body against substance normally present in the body)
autoimmunity, Noun
  • (n) autoimmunity: (production of antibodies against the tissues of your own body; produces autoimmune disease or hypersensitivity reactions)
autolatry, Noun
  • (n) idiolatry, autolatry, self-worship: (the worship of yourself)
autoloader, Noun
  • (n) autoloader, self-loader: (a firearm that reloads itself)
autoloading, Adjective
  • (s) autoloading, self-loading, semiautomatic: ((of firearms) capable of automatic loading and firing continuously) "an autoloading rifle"
autologous, Adjective
  • (a) autologous: (derived from organisms of the selfsame individual) "autologous blood donation"
autolysis, Noun
  • (n) autolysis, self-digestion: (lysis of plant or animal tissue by an internal process)
automaker, Noun
  • (n) car_manufacturer, car_maker, carmaker, auto_manufacturer, auto_maker, automaker: (a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles)
automate, Verb
  • (v) automatize, automatise, automate: (make automatic or control or operate automatically) "automatize the production"; "automate the movement of the robot"
automated, Adjective
  • (s) automated, machine-controlled, machine-driven: (operated by automation) "an automated stoker"
automatic, Adjective
  • (a) automatic: (operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control) "automatic transmission"; "a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts"
  • (s) automatic, automatonlike, machinelike, robotlike, robotic: (resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine) "an automatic `thank you'"; "machinelike efficiency"
  • (s) automatic, reflex, reflexive: (without volition or conscious control) "the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light"; "a reflex knee jerk"; "sneezing is reflexive"
automatic, Noun
  • (n) automatic_pistol, automatic: (a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released)
  • (n) automatic_rifle, automatic, machine_rifle: (light machine gun)
automation, Noun
  • (n) automation, mechanization, mechanisation: (the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware) "automation replaces human workers by machines"
  • (n) automation: (the condition of being automatically operated or controlled) "automation increases productivity"
  • (n) automation: (equipment used to achieve automatic control or operation) "this factory floor is a showcase for automation and robotic equipment"
automatise, Verb
  • (v) automatize, automatise: (turn into an automaton)
  • (v) automatize, automatise, automate: (make automatic or control or operate automatically) "automatize the production"; "automate the movement of the robot"
automatize, Verb
  • (v) automatize, automatise: (turn into an automaton)
  • (v) automatize, automatise, automate: (make automatic or control or operate automatically) "automatize the production"; "automate the movement of the robot"
automaton, Noun
  • (n) automaton, zombi, zombie: (someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way) "only an automaton wouldn't have noticed"
  • (n) automaton, robot, golem: (a mechanism that can move automatically)
automatonlike, Adjective
  • (s) automatic, automatonlike, machinelike, robotlike, robotic: (resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine) "an automatic `thank you'"; "machinelike efficiency"
automobile, Noun
  • (n) car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar: (a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine) "he needs a car to get to work"
automobile, Verb
  • (v) automobile: (travel in an automobile)
automobilist, Noun
  • (n) motorist, automobilist: (someone who drives (or travels in) an automobile)
automotive, Adjective
  • (a) automotive: (of or relating to motor vehicles) "automotive supplies"
  • (s) automotive, self-propelled, self-propelling: (containing within itself the means of propulsion or movement) "a self-propelled vehicle"
autonomic, Adjective
  • (s) autonomic: (relating to or controlled by the autonomic nervous system) "autonomic reflexes"
autonomous, Adjective
  • (s) autonomous, independent, self-governing, sovereign: ((of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces) "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state"
  • (s) autonomous: (existing as an independent entity) "the partitioning of India created two separate and autonomous jute economies"
  • (s) autonomous, self-directed, self-reliant: ((of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment)
autonomy, Noun
  • (n) autonomy, liberty: (immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence)
  • (n) autonomy, self-direction, self-reliance, self-sufficiency: (personal independence)
autophyte, Noun
  • (n) autophyte, autophytic_plant, autotroph, autotrophic_organism: (plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances)
autophytic, Adjective
  • (a) autotrophic, autophytic: (of or relating to organisms (as green plants) that can make complex organic nutritive compounds from simple inorganic sources by photosynthesis)
autopilot, Noun
  • (n) automatic_pilot, autopilot: (a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness) "she went about her chores on automatic pilot"; "too much of the writing seems to have been done on automatic pilot"; "she talked and he dozed and my mind went on autopilot"
  • (n) autopilot, automatic_pilot, robot_pilot: (a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course)
autoplasty, Noun
  • (n) autograft, autoplasty: (tissue that is taken from one site and grafted to another site on the same person) "skin from his thigh replaced the burned skin on his arms"
  • (n) autoplasty: (surgical repair by using tissue from another part of the patient's own body)
autopsy, Noun
  • (n) autopsy, necropsy, postmortem, post-mortem, PM, postmortem_examination, post-mortem_examination: (an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease)
autopsy, Verb
  • (v) autopsy: (perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem)
autoradiography, Noun
  • (n) autoradiography: (producing a radiograph by means of the radiation emitted from the specimen being photographed)
autosomal, Adjective
  • (a) autosomal: (of or relating to an autosome) "autosomal gene"
autosuggestion, Noun
  • (n) autosuggestion, auto-suggestion, self-suggestion: (a system for self-improvement developed by Emile Coue which was popular in the 1920s and 1930s)
autotomise, Verb
  • (v) autotomize, autotomise: (cause a body part to undergo autotomy)
autotomize, Verb
  • (v) autotomize, autotomise: (cause a body part to undergo autotomy)
autotroph, Noun
  • (n) autophyte, autophytic_plant, autotroph, autotrophic_organism: (plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances)
autotrophic, Adjective
  • (a) autotrophic, autophytic: (of or relating to organisms (as green plants) that can make complex organic nutritive compounds from simple inorganic sources by photosynthesis)
autotype, Noun
  • (n) autotype, autotypy: (process for producing permanent prints in a carbon pigment)
  • (n) facsimile, autotype: (an exact copy or reproduction)
autotypy, Noun
  • (n) autotype, autotypy: (process for producing permanent prints in a carbon pigment)
autumn-blooming, Adjective
  • (s) autumn-flowering, autumn-blooming, fall-flowering, fall-blooming, late-flowering, late-blooming: (of plants that bloom during the autumn)
autumn-flowering, Adjective
  • (s) autumn-flowering, autumn-blooming, fall-flowering, fall-blooming, late-flowering, late-blooming: (of plants that bloom during the autumn)
autumn, Noun
  • (n) fall, autumn: (the season when the leaves fall from the trees) "in the fall of 1973"
autumnal, Adjective
  • (a) autumnal: (of or characteristic of or occurring in autumn) "the autumnal equinox"; "autumnal fruits"
  • (s) autumnal: (characteristic of late maturity verging on decline) "a serene autumnal mood"
auxiliary, Adjective
  • (s) accessory, adjunct, ancillary, adjuvant, appurtenant, auxiliary: (furnishing added support) "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other"
  • (s) auxiliary, subsidiary, supplemental, supplementary: (functioning in a supporting capacity) "the main library and its auxiliary branches"
auxiliary, Noun
  • (n) aide, auxiliary: (someone who acts as assistant)
avadavat, Noun
  • (n) avadavat, amadavat: (red Asian weaverbirds often kept as cage birds)
avail, Noun
  • (n) avail, help, service: (a means of serving) "of no avail"; "there's no help for it"
avail, Verb
  • (v) avail: (use to one's advantage) "He availed himself of the available resources"
  • (v) avail: (be of use to, be useful to) "It will avail them to dispose of their booty"
  • (v) avail, help: (take or use) "She helped herself to some of the office supplies"
availability, Noun
  • (n) handiness, accessibility, availability, availableness: (the quality of being at hand when needed)
available, Adjective
  • (a) available: (obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service) "kept a fire extinguisher available"; "much information is available through computers"; "available in many colors"; "the list of available candidates is unusually long"
  • (s) available, uncommitted: (not busy; not otherwise committed) "he was not available for comment"; "he was available and willing to accompany her"
  • (s) available, usable, useable: (convenient for use or disposal) "the house is available after July 1"; "2000 square feet of usable office space"
availableness, Noun
  • (n) handiness, accessibility, availability, availableness: (the quality of being at hand when needed)
avalanche, Noun
  • (n) avalanche: (a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain)
  • (n) avalanche: (a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things) "the program brought an avalanche of mail"
avalanche, Verb
  • (v) avalanche, roll_down: (gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow)
avant-garde, Adjective
  • (s) avant-garde, daring: (radically new or original) "an avant-garde theater piece"
avant-garde, Noun
  • (n) avant-garde, vanguard, van, new_wave: (any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts))
avarice, Noun
  • (n) avarice, greed, covetousness, rapacity, avaritia: (reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins))
  • (n) avarice, avariciousness, covetousness, cupidity: (extreme greed for material wealth)
avaricious, Adjective
  • (s) avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile: (immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth) "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"; "a grasping old miser"; "grasping commercialism"; "greedy for money and power"; "grew richer and greedier"; "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees"
avariciousness, Noun
  • (n) avarice, avariciousness, covetousness, cupidity: (extreme greed for material wealth)
avaritia, Noun
  • (n) avarice, greed, covetousness, rapacity, avaritia: (reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins))
avascular, Adjective
  • (a) avascular: (without blood vessels)
avatar, Noun
  • (n) avatar: (the manifestation of a Hindu deity (especially Vishnu) in human or superhuman or animal form) "the Buddha is considered an avatar of the god Vishnu"
  • (n) embodiment, incarnation, avatar: (a new personification of a familiar idea) "the embodiment of hope"; "the incarnation of evil"; "the very avatar of cunning"
avellan, Adjective
  • (a) avellan, avellane: (pertaining to filberts or hazelnuts)
avellane, Adjective
  • (a) avellan, avellane: (pertaining to filberts or hazelnuts)
avenge, Verb
  • (v) revenge, avenge, retaliate: (take revenge for a perceived wrong) "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother"
avenged, Adjective
  • (a) avenged: (for which vengeance has been taken) "an avenged injury"
avenger, Noun
  • (n) avenger, retaliator: (someone who takes vengeance)
aventail, Noun
  • (n) camail, aventail, ventail: (a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck)
aventurine, Noun
  • (n) sunstone, aventurine: (a translucent quartz spangled with bits of mica or other minerals)
avenue, Noun
  • (n) avenue: (a line of approach) "they explored every avenue they could think of"; "it promises to open new avenues to understanding"
  • (n) avenue, boulevard: (a wide street or thoroughfare)
aver, Verb
  • (v) affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear: (to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true) "Before God I swear I am innocent"
  • (v) allege, aver, say: (report or maintain) "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"
average, Adjective
  • (s) average, mean: (approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value) "the average income in New England is below that of the nation"; "of average height for his age"; "the mean annual rainfall"
  • (s) average, ordinary: (lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered) "average people"; "the ordinary (or common) man in the street"
  • (s) average, fair, mediocre, middling: (lacking exceptional quality or ability) "a novel of average merit"; "only a fair performance of the sonata"; "in fair health"; "the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average"; "the performance was middling at best"
  • (s) average, intermediate, medium: (around the middle of a scale of evaluation) "an orange of average size"; "intermediate capacity"; "medium bombers"
  • (s) median, average: (relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values)) "the median value of 17, 20, and 36 is 20"; "the median income for the year was $15,000"
  • (s) modal, average: (relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution) "the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30"
average, Noun
  • (n) average, norm: (a statistic describing the location of a distribution) "it set the norm for American homes"
  • (n) average: ((sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities)
  • (n) average: (an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual) "he is about average in height"; "the snowfall this month is below average"
average, Verb
  • (v) average, average_out: (amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain) "The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40"
  • (v) average: (achieve or reach on average) "He averaged a C"
  • (v) average, average_out: (compute the average of)
averageness, Noun
  • (n) averageness: (the state of being that is average; indicates normality but with connotations of mediocrity)
  • (n) averageness, mediocrity: (ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding)
averment, Noun
  • (n) assertion, averment, asseveration: (a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary))
averse, Adjective
  • (s) antipathetic, antipathetical, averse, indisposed, loath, loth: ((usually followed by `to') strongly opposed) "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request"
aversion, Noun
  • (n) antipathy, aversion, distaste: (a feeling of intense dislike)
  • (n) aversion, averting: (the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away) "averting her gaze meant that she was angry"
avert, Verb
  • (v) avert, turn_away: (turn away or aside) "They averted their eyes when the King entered"
  • (v) debar, forefend, forfend, obviate, deflect, avert, head_off, stave_off, fend_off, avoid, ward_off: (prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening) "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
avertable, Adjective
  • (a) evitable, avoidable, avertible, avertable: (capable of being avoided or warded off)
avertible, Adjective
  • (a) evitable, avoidable, avertible, avertable: (capable of being avoided or warded off)
averting, Noun
  • (n) aversion, averting: (the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away) "averting her gaze meant that she was angry"
  • (n) averting: (the act of preventing something from occurring) "averting danger was his responsibility"
avian, Adjective
  • (a) avian: (pertaining to or characteristic of birds)
avianise, Verb
  • (v) avianize, avianise: (to modify microorganisms by repeated culture in the developing chick embryo)
avianize, Verb
  • (v) avianize, avianise: (to modify microorganisms by repeated culture in the developing chick embryo)
aviary, Noun
  • (n) aviary, bird_sanctuary, volary: (a building where birds are kept)
aviate, Verb
  • (v) fly, aviate, pilot: (operate an airplane) "The pilot flew to Cuba"
aviation, Noun
  • (n) air_travel, aviation, air: (travel via aircraft) "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air"
  • (n) aviation, air_power: (the aggregation of a country's military aircraft)
  • (n) aviation: (the operation of aircraft to provide transportation)
  • (n) aviation, airmanship: (the art of operating aircraft)
aviator, Noun
  • (n) aviator, aeronaut, airman, flier, flyer: (someone who operates an aircraft)
aviatress, Noun
  • (n) aviatrix, airwoman, aviatress: (a woman aviator)
aviatrix, Noun
  • (n) aviatrix, airwoman, aviatress: (a woman aviator)
avid, Adjective
  • (s) avid, devouring, esurient, greedy: ((often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous) "avid for adventure"; "an avid ambition to succeed"; "fierce devouring affection"; "the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity"; "greedy for fame"
  • (s) avid, zealous: (marked by active interest and enthusiasm) "an avid sports fan"
avidity, Noun
  • (n) eagerness, avidity, avidness, keenness: (a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something)
avidness, Noun
  • (n) eagerness, avidity, avidness, keenness: (a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something)
avifaunal, Adjective
  • (a) avifaunal, avifaunistic: (of or relating to birds of a particular region or period)
avifaunistic, Adjective
  • (a) avifaunal, avifaunistic: (of or relating to birds of a particular region or period)
avirulent, Adjective
  • (a) avirulent: (not virulent; unable to produce disease)
avitaminosis, Noun
  • (n) avitaminosis, hypovitaminosis: (any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins)
avocado, Adjective
  • (s) avocado: (of the dull yellowish green of the meat of an avocado)
avocado, Noun
  • (n) avocado, alligator_pear, avocado_pear, aguacate: (a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed)
  • (n) avocado, avocado_tree, Persea_Americana: (tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits)
avocation, Noun
  • (n) avocation, by-line, hobby, pursuit, sideline, spare-time_activity: (an auxiliary activity)
avoid, Verb
  • (v) avoid: (stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something) "Her former friends now avoid her"
  • (v) avoid: (refrain from doing something) "She refrains from calling her therapist too often"; "He should avoid publishing his wife's memories"
  • (v) debar, forefend, forfend, obviate, deflect, avert, head_off, stave_off, fend_off, avoid, ward_off: (prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening) "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
  • (v) invalidate, annul, quash, void, avoid, nullify: (declare invalid) "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"
  • (v) keep_off, avoid: (refrain from certain foods or beverages) "I keep off drugs"; "During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day"
avoidable, Adjective
  • (a) evitable, avoidable, avertible, avertable: (capable of being avoided or warded off)
avoidance, Noun
  • (n) avoidance, turning_away, shunning, dodging: (deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening)
avoirdupois, Noun
  • (n) avoirdupois, avoirdupois_weight: (a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains))
  • (n) fatness, fat, blubber, avoirdupois: (excess bodily weight) "she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others"
avouch, Verb
  • (v) avow, avouch: (admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about)
avouchment, Noun
  • (n) avowal, avouchment, affirmation: (a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something)
avow, Verb
  • (v) affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear: (to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true) "Before God I swear I am innocent"
  • (v) avow, avouch: (admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about)
avowal, Noun
  • (n) avowal, avouchment, affirmation: (a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something)
avowed, Adjective
  • (s) avowed, professed: (openly declared as such) "an avowed enemy"; "her professed love of everything about that country"; "McKinley was assassinated by a professed anarchist"
avower, Noun
  • (n) asserter, declarer, affirmer, asseverator, avower: (someone who claims to speak the truth) "a bold asserter"; "a declarer of his intentions"; "affirmers of traditional doctrine"; "an asseverator of strong convictions"; "an avower of his own great intelligence"
  • (n) avower: (someone who admits or acknowledges openly and boldly)
await, Verb
  • (v) expect, look, await, wait: (look forward to the probable occurrence of) "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"
awaited, Adjective
  • (s) anticipated, awaited, hoped-for: (expected hopefully)
awake, Adjective
  • (s) alert, alive, awake: (mentally perceptive and responsive) "an alert mind"; "alert to the problems"; "alive to what is going on"; "awake to the dangers of her situation"; "was now awake to the reality of his predicament"
  • (a) awake: (not in a state of sleep; completely conscious) "lay awake thinking about his new job"; "still not fully awake"
awake, Verb
  • (v) wake_up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come_alive, waken: (stop sleeping) "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
awaken, Verb
  • (v) awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake_up, arouse: (cause to become awake or conscious) "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
  • (v) awaken: (make aware) "They were awakened to the sad facts"
  • (v) wake_up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come_alive, waken: (stop sleeping) "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
awakened, Adjective
  • (a) awakened: (aroused or activated) "an awakened interest in ballet"
  • (s) awakened: ((somewhat formal) having been waked up) "the awakened baby began to cry"
awakening, Noun
  • (n) awakening, wakening, waking_up: (the act of waking) "it was an early awakening"; "it was the waking up he hated most"
award, Noun
  • (n) award, awarding: (a grant made by a law court) "he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court"
  • (n) award, accolade, honor, honour, laurels: (a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction) "an award for bravery"
  • (n) prize, award: (something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery) "the prize was a free trip to Europe"
award, Verb
  • (v) award, present: (give, especially as an honor or reward) "bestow honors and prizes at graduation"
  • (v) award, grant: (give as judged due or on the basis of merit) "the referee awarded a free kick to the team"; "the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff"; "Funds are granted to qualified researchers"
awarding, Noun
  • (n) award, awarding: (a grant made by a law court) "he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court"
aware, Adjective
  • (a) aware, cognizant, cognisant: ((sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception) "was aware of his opponent's hostility"; "became aware of her surroundings"; "aware that he had exceeded the speed limit"
  • (a) mindful, aware: (bearing in mind; attentive to) "ever mindful of her health"; "mindful of his responsibilities"; "mindful of these criticisms, I shall attempt to justify my action"
awareness, Noun
  • (n) awareness, consciousness, cognizance, cognisance, knowingness: (having knowledge of) "he had no awareness of his mistakes"; "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"; "their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive"
  • (n) awareness, sentience: (state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness) "the crash intruded on his awareness"
awash, Adjective
  • (s) afloat, awash, flooded, inundated, overflowing: (covered with water) "the main deck was afloat (or awash)"; "the monsoon left the whole place awash"; "a flooded bathroom"; "inundated farmlands"; "an overflowing tub"
away, Adjective
  • (a) away: (used of an opponent's ground) "an away game"
  • (s) away: (not present; having left) "he's away right now"; "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"
  • (s) away, outside: ((of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter) "the pitch was away (or wide)"; "an outside pitch"
awe-inspiring, Adjective
  • (s) amazing, awe-inspiring, awesome, awful, awing: (inspiring awe or admiration or wonder) "New York is an amazing city"; "the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight"; "the awesome complexity of the universe"; "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"- Melville"; "Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent"
awe, Noun
  • (n) awe: (an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration) "he stared over the edge with a feeling of awe"
  • (n) fear, reverence, awe, veneration: (a feeling of profound respect for someone or something) "the fear of God"; "the Chinese reverence for the dead"; "the French treat food with gentle reverence"; "his respect for the law bordered on veneration"
awe, Verb
  • (v) awe: (inspire awe in) "The famous professor awed the undergraduates"
aweary, Adjective
  • (s) aweary, weary: (physically and mentally fatigued) "`aweary' is archaic"
awed, Adjective
  • (a) awed, awestruck, awestricken: (having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread) "stood in awed silence before the shrine"; "in grim despair and awestruck wonder"
  • (s) awed, awful: (inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence) "awed by the silence"; "awful worshippers with bowed heads"
aweigh, Adjective
  • (s) aweigh: ((used of an anchor) hanging clear of the bottom) "anchors aweigh"
  • (s) aweigh, atrip: ((of an anchor) just clear of the bottom)
aweless, Adjective
  • (s) aweless, awless: (devoid of any feeling of awe or reverence)
  • (s) aweless, awless, disrespectful: (neither feeling nor showing respect)
awesome, Adjective
  • (s) amazing, awe-inspiring, awesome, awful, awing: (inspiring awe or admiration or wonder) "New York is an amazing city"; "the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight"; "the awesome complexity of the universe"; "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"- Melville"; "Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent"
awestricken, Adjective
  • (a) awed, awestruck, awestricken: (having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread) "stood in awed silence before the shrine"; "in grim despair and awestruck wonder"
awestruck, Adjective
  • (a) awed, awestruck, awestricken: (having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread) "stood in awed silence before the shrine"; "in grim despair and awestruck wonder"
awful, Adjective
  • (s) amazing, awe-inspiring, awesome, awful, awing: (inspiring awe or admiration or wonder) "New York is an amazing city"; "the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight"; "the awesome complexity of the universe"; "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"- Melville"; "Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent"
  • (s) atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable: (exceptionally bad or displeasing) "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"
  • (s) awed, awful: (inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence) "awed by the silence"; "awful worshippers with bowed heads"
  • (s) awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible: (causing fear or dread or terror) "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"
  • (s) frightful, terrible, awful, tremendous: (extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact) "in a frightful hurry"; "spent a frightful amount of money"
  • (a) nasty, awful: (offensive or even (of persons) malicious) "in a nasty mood"; "a nasty accident"; "a nasty shock"; "a nasty smell"; "a nasty trick to pull"; "Will he say nasty things at my funeral?"- Ezra Pound"
awfulness, Noun
  • (n) awfulness, dreadfulness, horridness, terribleness: (a quality of extreme unpleasantness)
awing, Adjective
  • (s) amazing, awe-inspiring, awesome, awful, awing: (inspiring awe or admiration or wonder) "New York is an amazing city"; "the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight"; "the awesome complexity of the universe"; "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"- Melville"; "Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent"
awkward, Adjective
  • (a) awkward: (lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance) "an awkward dancer"; "an awkward gesture"; "too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes"; "his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot"
  • (s) awkward: (causing inconvenience) "they arrived at an awkward time"
  • (s) awkward, bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly: (difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape) "an awkward bundle to carry"; "a load of bunglesome paraphernalia"; "clumsy wooden shoes"; "the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl"
  • (s) awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen: (not elegant or graceful in expression) "an awkward prose style"; "a clumsy apology"; "his cumbersome writing style"; "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?"
  • (s) awkward, embarrassing, sticky, unenviable: (hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment) "awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion"; "an awkward pause followed his remark"; "a sticky question"; "in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign"
  • (s) awkward, ill_at_ease, uneasy: (socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner) "awkward and reserved at parties"; "ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know"; "was always uneasy with strangers"
awkwardness, Noun
  • (n) awkwardness, clumsiness, ineptness, ineptitude, maladroitness, slowness: (unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training)
  • (n) awkwardness, nuisance_value: (the quality of an embarrassing situation) "he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal"
  • (n) awkwardness, clumsiness: (the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant)
  • (n) awkwardness, clumsiness, gracelessness, stiffness: (the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment))
  • (n) awkwardness, cumbersomeness, unwieldiness: (trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape) "the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano"
awless, Adjective
  • (s) aweless, awless: (devoid of any feeling of awe or reverence)
  • (s) aweless, awless, disrespectful: (neither feeling nor showing respect)
awn, Noun
  • (n) awn: (slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses)
awned, Adjective
  • (a) awned, awny: (having awns i.e. bristlelike or hairlike appendages on the flowering parts of some cereals and grasses) "awned wheatgrass"
awning, Noun
  • (n) awning, sunshade, sunblind: (a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun)
awnless, Adjective
  • (a) awnless: (lacking or having only very short awns) "awnless bromegrass"
awny, Adjective
  • (a) awned, awny: (having awns i.e. bristlelike or hairlike appendages on the flowering parts of some cereals and grasses) "awned wheatgrass"
awol, Adjective
  • (s) truant, awol: (absent without permission) "truant schoolboys"; "the soldier was AWOL for almost a week"
awry, Adjective
  • (s) amiss, awry, haywire, wrong: (not functioning properly) "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine"
  • (s) askew, awry, cockeyed, lopsided, wonky, skew-whiff: (turned or twisted toward one side) "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton"; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff"
ax, Noun
  • (n) ax, axe: (an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle)
ax, Verb
  • (v) ax, axe: (terminate) "The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it"
  • (v) axe, ax: (chop or split with an ax) "axe wood"
axe, Noun
  • (n) ax, axe: (an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle)
axe, Verb
  • (v) ax, axe: (terminate) "The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it"
  • (v) axe, ax: (chop or split with an ax) "axe wood"
axerophthol, Noun
  • (n) vitamin_A, antiophthalmic_factor, axerophthol, A: (any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes)
axial, Adjective
  • (a) axial: (of or relating to or resembling an axis of rotation)
  • (s) axial: (situated on or along or in the direction of an axis)
  • (a) axile, axial: (relating to or attached to the axis) "axial angle"
axile, Adjective
  • (a) axile, axial: (relating to or attached to the axis) "axial angle"
axilla, Noun
  • (n) armpit, axilla, axillary_cavity, axillary_fossa: (the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder) "they were up to their armpits in water"
axillary, Adjective
  • (a) axillary, alar: (of or relating to the axil)
  • (a) axillary: (of or relating to the armpit) "axillary gland"
axiom, Noun
  • (n) axiom: ((logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident)
  • (n) maxim, axiom: (a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits)
axiomatic, Adjective
  • (a) axiomatic, aphoristic: (containing aphorisms or maxims) "axiomatic wisdom"
  • (a) axiomatic, axiomatical, postulational: (of or relating to or derived from axioms) "axiomatic physics"; "the postulational method was applied to geometry"- S.S.Stevens"
  • (s) axiomatic, self-evident, taken_for_granted: (evident without proof or argument) "an axiomatic truth"; "we hold these truths to be self-evident"
axiomatical, Adjective
  • (a) axiomatic, axiomatical, postulational: (of or relating to or derived from axioms) "axiomatic physics"; "the postulational method was applied to geometry"- S.S.Stevens"
axle, Noun
  • (n) axle: (a shaft on which a wheel rotates)
axolotl, Noun
  • (n) axolotl, mud_puppy, Ambystoma_mexicanum: (larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually lives without metamorphosing)
axon, Noun
  • (n) axon, axone: (long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron)
axone, Noun
  • (n) axon, axone: (long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron)
azalea, Noun
  • (n) azalea: (any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors)
azathioprine, Noun
  • (n) azathioprine, Imuran: (an immunosuppressive drug (trade name Imuran) used to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ)
azedarach, Noun
  • (n) chinaberry, chinaberry_tree, China_tree, Persian_lilac, pride-of-India, azederach, azedarach, Melia_azederach, Melia_azedarach: (tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree)
azederach, Noun
  • (n) chinaberry, chinaberry_tree, China_tree, Persian_lilac, pride-of-India, azederach, azedarach, Melia_azederach, Melia_azedarach: (tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree)
azithromycin, Noun
  • (n) azithromycin, Zithromax: (a systemic antibacterial medicine (trade name Zithromax) that is prescribed to treat bacterial infections in many different parts of the body)
azonal, Adjective
  • (a) azonal: (not divided into zones) "azonal heating"
azotaemia, Noun
  • (n) uremia, uraemia, azotemia, azotaemia: (accumulation in the blood of nitrogenous waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine)
azotemia, Noun
  • (n) uremia, uraemia, azotemia, azotaemia: (accumulation in the blood of nitrogenous waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine)
azotemic, Adjective
  • (a) azotemic, uremic, uraemic: (of or involving excess nitrogenous waste products in the urine (usually due to kidney insufficiency))
azotic, Adjective
  • (a) azotic, nitric, nitrous: (of or containing nitrogen) "nitric acid"
aztreonam, Noun
  • (n) aztreonam, Azactam: (an antibiotic (trade name Azactam) used against severe infections; has minimal side effects)
azure, Adjective
  • (s) azure, cerulean, sky-blue, bright_blue: (of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky) "October's bright blue weather"
azure, Noun
  • (n) azure, cerulean, sapphire, lazuline, sky-blue: (a light shade of blue)
azure, Verb
  • (v) azure: (color azure) "Morning azured the village"
azygos, Adjective
  • (s) azygous, azygos: (occurring singly; not one of a pair) "the azygous muscle of the uvula"
azygous, Adjective
  • (s) azygous, azygos: (occurring singly; not one of a pair) "the azygous muscle of the uvula"