N: 1. (slang) a neighborhood
N: 1. the site of the royal residence and the de facto capital in the western part of the Netherlands; seat of the International Court of Justice
A: 1. in between; "two houses with a tree between"
A: 1. in the space between decks, on a ship
N: 1. a .22 caliber firearm (pistol or rifle)
A: 1. of or relating to the bore of a gun (or its ammunition) that measures twenty-two hundredths of an inch in diameter; "a .22 caliber pistol"
A: 1. of or relating to the bore of a gun (or its ammunition) that measures twenty-two hundredths of an inch in diameter; "a .22 caliber pistol"
A: 1. of or relating to the bore of a gun (or its ammunition) that measures thirty-eight hundredths of an inch in diameter; "a .38 caliber shell"
A: 1. of or relating to the bore of a gun (or its ammunition) that measures thirty-eight hundredths of an inch in diameter; "a .38 caliber shell"
A: 1. of or relating to the bore of a gun (or its ammunition) that measures forty-five hundredths of an inch in diameter
A: 1. of or relating to the bore of a gun (or its ammunition) that measures forty-five hundredths of an inch in diameter
N: 1. a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
A: 1. indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration; "a zero score"
N: 1. 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"
A: 1. used of a single unit or thing; not two or more; "`ane' is Scottish"
N: 1. a colorless insoluble solid alcohol used to make detergents and pharmaceuticals
N: 1. a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only one hit
N: 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
A: 1. being one more than nine
N: 1. ten 10s
A: 1. being ten more than ninety
N: 1. the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
A: 1. denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units
N: 1. the cardinal number that is the product of ten and one thousand
N: 1. the cardinal number that is the fifth power of ten
N: 1. the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
N: 1. the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
N: 1. the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States is frequently seen 2. the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; "in England they call a trillion a billion"
A: 1. the ordinal number of one thousand in counting order
A: 1. the ordinal number of one hundred in counting order
A: 1. being one more than one hundred
A: 1. the ordinal number of one hundred one in counting order
A: 1. being five more than one hundred
A: 1. the ordinal number of one hundred five in counting order
A: 1. coming next after the ninth and just before the eleventh in position
N: 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one
A: 1. being one more than ten
N: 1. (formerly in England) an examination taken by 11 and 12 year old students to select suitable candidates for grammar school
A: 1. being ten more than one hundred
A: 1. the ordinal number of one hundred ten in counting order
A: 1. being five more than one hundred ten
A: 1. the ordinal number of one hundred fifteen in counting order
N: 1. the feast of Saint Martin; a quarter day in Scotland
A: 1. coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in position
N: 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
A: 1. denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units
N: 1. a type of serial music introduced by Arnold Schoenberg; uses a tone row formed by the twelve semitones of the chromatic scale (and inverted or backward versions of the row)
N: 1. a type of serial music introduced by Arnold Schoenberg; uses a tone row formed by the twelve semitones of the chromatic scale (and inverted or backward versions of the row)
N: 1. the cardinal number that is the product of ten and twelve
A: 1. being ten more than one hundred ten
A: 1. the ordinal number of one hundred twenty in counting order
A: 1. being five more that one hundred twenty
A: 1. the ordinal number of one hundred twenty-five in counting order
A: 1. coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position
N: 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
A: 1. being one more than twelve
A: 1. being ten more than one hundred twenty
A: 1. the ordinal number of one hundred thirty in counting order
A: 1. being five more than one hundred thirty
A: 1. the ordinal number of one hundred thirty-five in counting order
A: 1. coming next after the twelfth in position
N: 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
A: 1. being one more than thirteen
A: 1. being ten more than one hundred thirty
A: 1. the ordinal number of one hundred forty in counting order
N: 1. twelve dozen
A: 1. being five more than one hundred forty
A: 1. the ordinal number of one hundred forty-five in counting order
N: 1. a legal holiday in France celebrating the storming of the Paris bastille in 1789
A: 1. coming next after the thirteenth in position
N: 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
A: 1. being one more than fourteen
A: 1. being ten more than one hundred forty
A: 1. the ordinal number of one hundred fifty in counting order
N: 1. the decade from 1530 to 1539
A: 1. being five more than one hundred fifty
A: 1. the ordinal number of one hundred fifty-five in counting order
N: 1. the date of Allied victory over Japan, World War II
N: 1. a terrorist organization formed in 1979 by a faction of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine but disbanded in the 1980s when key members left to join a faction of al-Fatah
N: 1. a quarter of an hour
A: 1. coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position
N: 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one
A: 1. being one more than fifteen
A: 1. being ten more than one hundred fifty
A: 1. the ordinal number of one hundred sixty in counting order
A: 1. being five more than one hundred sixty
A: 1. the ordinal number of one hundred sixty-five in counting order
N: 1. a self-report personality inventory developed by Raymond B. Cattell to measure the 16 personality dimensions that emerged from his factor analysis of a wide range of traits
A: 1. coming next after the fifteenth in position
N: 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of sixteen and one
A: 1. being one more than sixteen
A: 1. being ten more than one hundred sixty
A: 1. the ordinal number of one hundred seventy in counting order
N: 1. a cardinal number equal to one dozen gross
A: 1. being five more than one hundred seventy
N: 1. the decade from 1750 to 1759
A: 1. the ordinal number of one hundred seventy-five in counting order
N: 1. the decade from 1760 to 1769
N: 1. the decade from 1770 to 1779
N: 1. the decade from 1780 to 1789
N: 1. the decade from 1790 to 1799
N: 1. a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization in Greece that is violently opposed to imperialism and capitalism and NATO and the United States; an active terrorist group during the 1980s
A: 1. coming next after the sixteenth in position
N: 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of seventeen and one
A: 1. being one more than seventeen
A: 1. being ten more than one hundred seventy
A: 1. the ordinal number of one hundred eighty in counting order
N: 1. the decade from 1820 to 1829
N: 1. the decade from 1830 to 1839
N: 1. the decade from 1840 to 1849
N: 1. the decade from 1850 to 1859
N: 1. the decade from 1860 to 1869
N: 1. the decade from 1870 to 1879
N: 1. the decade from 1880 to 1889
N: 1. the decade from 1890 to 1899
A: 1. coming next after the seventeenth in position
N: 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
A: 1. being one more than eighteen
A: 1. being ten more than one hundred eighty
N: 1. the decade from 1900 to 1909
A: 1. the ordinal number of one hundred eighty-five in counting order
N: 1. the decade from 1920 to 1929
N: 1. the decade from 1930 to 1939
N: 1. the decade from 1940 to 1949
N: 1. the decade from 1950 to 1959
N: 1. the decade from 1960 to 1969
N: 1. the decade from 1970 to 1979
N: 1. the decade from 1980 to 1989
N: 1. the decade from 1990 to 1999
A: 1. coming next after the eighteenth in position
N: 1. the first of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC
N: 1. an Apocryphal book consisting of a compilation from Chronicles and Ezra and Nehemiah
N: 1. the first of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel
N: 1. an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus
N: 1. the first of two books in the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David
A: 1. indicating the beginning unit in a series
N: 1. mail that includes letters and postcards and packages sealed against inspection
N: 1. British newspaper publisher and politician (born in Canada); confidant of Winston Churchill (1879-1964)
N: 1. English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)
N: 1. mail that includes letters and postcards and packages sealed against inspection
N: 1. British statesman and leader of the Labour party who instituted the welfare state in England (1883-1967)
N: 1. English statesman; member of the Conservative Party (1867-1947)
N: 1. English statesman; member of the Conservative Party (1848-1930)
N: 1. English general during World War II; won victories over Rommel in North Africa and led British ground forces in the invasion of Normandy (1887-1976)
N: 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
A: 1. being one more than one; "he received two messages"
N: 1. a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 2 hits
N: 1. a white crystalline substance with a bitter aftertaste; used as a fungicide or in making aspirin or dyes or perfumes
N: 1. an unsaturated acid (C4H6O2) used to make resins and plastics
N: 1. the base of the natural system of logarithms
N: 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
A: 1. denoting a quantity consisting of 20 items or units
A: 1. being ten more than one hundred ninety
A: 1. the ordinal number of two hundred in counting order
A: 1. coming next after the nineteenth in position
N: 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one
A: 1. being one more than twenty
A: 1. coming next after the twentieth in position
N: 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-one and one
A: 1. being two more than twenty
A: 1. coming next after the twenty-first in position
N: 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-two and one
A: 1. being three more than twenty
A: 1. coming next after the twenty-second in position
N: 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-three and one
A: 1. being four more than twenty
N: 1. uptime is 24 hours a day 7 days a week
A: 1. coming next after the twenty-third in position
N: 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-four and one
A: 1. being five more than twenty
A: 1. coming next after the twenty-fourth in position
N: 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-five and one
A: 1. being six more than twenty
A: 1. coming next after the twenty-fifth in position
N: 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one
A: 1. being seven more than twenty
A: 1. coming next after the twenty-sixth in position
N: 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-seven and one
A: 1. being eight more than twenty
A: 1. coming next after the twenty-seventh in position
N: 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-eight and one
A: 1. being nine more than twenty
A: 1. coming next after the twenty-eighth in position
N: 1. the second of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC
N: 1. an Apocryphal book of angelic revelations
N: 1. the second of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel
N: 1. an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus
N: 1. the second of two books of the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David
A: 1. coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude
A: 1. coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude
N: 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
A: 1. being one more than two
N: 1. having a three-dimensional form or appearance; "aren't dreams always in 3-D?" 2. a movie with images having three dimensional form or appearance
N: 1. a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 3 hits
A: 1. of a chemical compound having a ring with three members
N: 1. the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle
N: 1. the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
A: 1. being ten more than twenty
A: 1. being one hundred more than two hundred
A: 1. the ordinal number of three hundred in counting order
N: 1. a half of an hour
A: 1. coming next after the twenty-ninth in position
A: 1. being one more than thirty
A: 1. coming next after the thirtieth in position
A: 1. being two more than thirty
A: 1. the ordinal number of thirty-two in counting order
A: 1. being three more than thirty
A: 1. the ordinal number of thirty-three in counting order
A: 1. being four more than thirty
A: 1. the ordinal number of thirty-four in counting order
A: 1. being five more than thirty
A: 1. the ordinal number of thirty-five in counting order
A: 1. being six more than thirty
N: 1. a year that is not a leap year
N: 1. in the Gregorian calendar: any year divisible by 4 except centenary years not divisible by 400
A: 1. the ordinal number of thirty-six in counting order
A: 1. being severn more than thirty
A: 1. the ordinal number of thirty-seven in counting order
A: 1. being eight more than thirty
A: 1. the ordinal number of thirty-eight in counting order
A: 1. being nine more than thirty
A: 1. the ordinal number of thirty-nine in counting order
N: 1. having a three-dimensional form or appearance; "aren't dreams always in 3-D?" 2. a movie with images having three dimensional form or appearance
N: 1. radar that will report altitude as well as azimuth and distance of a target
A: 1. coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position
N: 1. a militant Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization formed in 1975 to force Turkey to acknowledge killing more than a million Armenians and forcibly removing them from border areas in 1915; wants Turkey to pay reparations and cede territory to Armenia; "ASALA bombing at Orly Airport in Paris in 1983 killed 8 and wounded 55 people"
N: 1. a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor that is very effective in combination with zidovudine in treating AIDS and HIV
N: 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
A: 1. being one more than three
N: 1. a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 4 hits
A: 1. of a chemical compound having a ring with four members
N: 1. the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four
A: 1. being ten more than thirty
A: 1. being one hundred more than three hundred
A: 1. the ordinal number of four hundred in counting order
N: 1. a retirement savings plan that is funded by employee contributions and (often) matching contributions from the employer; contributions are made from your salary before taxes and the funds grow tax-free until they are withdrawn at which point they can be converted into and IRA; funds can be transfered if you change employers and you can (to some extent) manage the investments yourself
N: 1. a retirement savings plan that is funded by employee contributions and (often) matching contributions from the employer; contributions are made from your salary before taxes and the funds grow tax-free until they are withdrawn at which point they can be converted into and IRA; funds can be transfered if you change employers and you can (to some extent) manage the investments yourself
A: 1. the ordinal number of forty in counting order
A: 1. being one more than forty
A: 1. the ordinal number of forty-one in counting order
A: 1. being two more than forty
A: 1. the ordinal number of forty-two in counting order
A: 1. being three more than forty
A: 1. the ordinal number of forty-three in counting order
A: 1. being four more than forty
N: 1. a unit of length equal to a quarter of 1 mile
A: 1. the ordinal number of forty-four in counting order
A: 1. being five more than forty
A: 1. the ordinal number of forty-five in counting order
A: 1. being six more than forty
A: 1. the ordinal number of forty-six in counting order
A: 1. being seven more than forty
A: 1. the ordinal number of forty-seven in counting order
A: 1. being eight more than forty
A: 1. the ordinal number of forty-eight in counting order
A: 1. being nine more than forty
A: 1. the ordinal number of forty-nine in counting order
A: 1. coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude; "the quaternary period of geologic time extends from the end of the tertiary period to the present"
N: 1. the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves
N: 1. a transmission that provides power directly to all four wheels of a motor vehicle 2. a motor vehicle with a four-wheel drive transmission system
N: 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
A: 1. being one more than four
N: 1. a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 5 hits
N: 1. a liver enzyme that is responsible for producing cholesterol
N: 1. a neurotransmitter involved in e.g. sleep and depression and memory
A: 1. of a chemical compound having a ring with five members
N: 1. the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
A: 1. being ten more than forty
N: 1. the cardinal number that is the product of one hundred and five
A: 1. denoting a quantity consisting of 500 items or units
A: 1. the ordinal number of five hundred in counting order
A: 1. the ordinal number of fifty in counting order
A: 1. being one more than fifty
A: 1. being two more than fifty
A: 1. being three more than fifty
A: 1. being four more than fifty
A: 1. being five more than fifty
A: 1. the ordinal number of fifty-five in counting order
A: 1. being six more than fifty
A: 1. being seven more than fifty
A: 1. being eight more than fifty
A: 1. being nine more than fifty
A: 1. coming next after the fourth and just before the sixth in position
N: 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
A: 1. denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units
A: 1. of a chemical compound having a ring with six members; "having three carbon and three nitrogen atoms in a six-membered ring"
N: 1. the cardinal number that is the product of ten and six
A: 1. being ten more than fifty
N: 1. a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day; "the job will take more than an hour"
A: 1. the ordinal number of sixty in counting order
A: 1. being one more than sixty
A: 1. being two more than sixty
A: 1. being three more than sixty
A: 1. being four more than sixty
A: 1. being five more than sixty
A: 1. the ordinal number of sixty-five in counting order
A: 1. being six more than sixty
A: 1. being seven more than sixty
A: 1. being eight more than sixty
A: 1. being nine more than sixty
N: 1. day of the allied landing in France, World War II
A: 1. coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
N: 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
A: 1. being one more than six
A: 1. of a chemical compound having a ring with seven members
N: 1. the cardinal number that is the product of ten and seven
A: 1. being ten more than sixty
A: 1. the ordinal number of seventy in counting order
A: 1. being one more than seventy
A: 1. being two more than seventy
A: 1. being three more than seventy
A: 1. being four more than seventy
A: 1. being five more than seventy
A: 1. the ordinal number of seventy-five in counting order
A: 1. being six more than seventy
A: 1. being seven more than seventy
A: 1. being eight more than seventy
A: 1. being nine more than seventy
A: 1. coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
N: 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
A: 1. being one more than seven
A: 1. of a chemical compound having a ring with eight members
N: 1. the cardinal number that is the product of ten and eight
A: 1. being ten more than seventy
A: 1. the ordinal number of eighty in counting order
A: 1. being one more than eighty
A: 1. being two more than eighty
A: 1. being three more than eighty
A: 1. being four more than eighty
A: 1. being five more than eighty
A: 1. the ordinal number of eighty-five in counting order
A: 1. being six more than eighty
A: 1. being seven more than eighty
A: 1. being eight more than eighty
N: 1. a unit of length equal to half of 1 mile
A: 1. being nine more than eighty
N: 1. the date of Allied victory in Europe, World War II
A: 1. coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position
N: 1. the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves
N: 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
A: 1. denoting a quantity consisting of one more than eight and one less than ten
N: 1. the day in 2001 when Arab suicide bombers hijacked United States airliners and used them as bombs
A: 1. of a chemical compound having a ring with nine members
N: 1. the day in 2001 when Arab suicide bombers hijacked United States airliners and used them as bombs
N: 1. the cardinal number that is the product of ten and nine
A: 1. being ten more than eighty
A: 1. the ordinal number of ninety in counting order
A: 1. being one more than ninety
A: 1. being two more than ninety
A: 1. being three more than ninety
A: 1. being four more than ninety
A: 1. being five more than ninety
A: 1. the ordinal number of ninety-five in counting order
A: 1. being six more than ninety
A: 1. being seven more than ninety
A: 1. being eight more than ninety
A: 1. being nine more than ninety
A: 1. coming next after the eighth and just before the tenth in position
N: 1. (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA 2. a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation 3. the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps" 4. one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose) 5. any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes 6. the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen 7. the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet
N: 1. the Israeli military intelligence which produces comprehensive national intelligence briefings for the prime minister and the cabinet
N: 1. a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239)
N: 1. the top layer of a soil profile; usually contains humus
N: 1. a list of names of specially favored people; "the boss gave me his A-list of people we should try to recruit"
A: 1. in perfect condition or order
A: 1. in perfect condition or order
A: 1. 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"
N: 1. a group of elite soldiers or a leadership group of advisors or workers in an organization
N: 1. United States physicist (born in Germany) who collaborated with Morley in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1852-1931)
N: 1. English writer of stories for children (1882-1956)
N: 1. English author who created Sherlock Holmes (1859-1930)
N: 1. United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881)
N: 1. English poet (1859-1936)
N: 1. United States electrical engineer noted for his work on the theory of alternating currents; independently of Oliver Heaviside he discovered the existence of an atmospheric layer that reflects radio waves back to earth (1861-1939)
N: 1. English writer (1865-1948)
N: 1. United States linguist whose theory of generative grammar redefined the field of linguistics (born 1928)
N: 1. a small perch of India whose gills are modified to allow it to breathe air; has spiny pectoral fins that enable it to travel on land
A: 1. in the Christian era; used before dates after the supposed year Christ was born; "in AD 200"
N: 1. Irish writer whose pen name was A.E. (1867-1935)
A: 1. as known or named at another time or place; "Mr. Smith, alias Mr. Lafayette"
A: 1. before noon
A: 1. before noon; "let's meet at 11 A.M."
N: 1. battery used to heat the filaments of a vacuum tube
A: 1. denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain 2. denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States
A: 1. to a small degree; somewhat; "it's a bit warm"; "felt a little better"; "a trifle smaller"
A: 1. being excessive or unreasonable; "the clothes she wears are a bit much"; "in retrospect the elaborate preparations seemed de trop"; "this is entirely too much!"
N: 1. singing without instrumental accompaniment
N: 1. singing without instrumental accompaniment
A: 1. more than one but indefinitely small in number; "a few roses"; "a couple of roses"
A: 1. more than one but indefinitely small in number; "a few roses"; "a couple of roses"
A: 1. for a still stronger, more certain reason; "if you are wrong then, a foritori, so am I"
A: 1. to a very great degree or extent; "we enjoyed ourselves very much"; "she was very much interested"; "this would help a great deal"
A: 1. to a very great degree or extent; "we enjoyed ourselves very much"; "she was very much interested"; "this would help a great deal" 2. frequently or in great quantities; "I don't drink much"; "I don''t travel much"
N: 1. the top layer of a soil profile; usually contains humus
A: 1. being ten more than ninety
A: 1. being one more than one hundred
A: 1. (in Roman numerals, C written with a macron over it) denoting a quantity consisting of 100,000 items or units
A: 1. by a factor of one hundred; "they money increased a hundredfold"
N: 1. German ecclesiastic (1380-1471)
N: 1. a menu having individual dishes listed with separate prices
A: 1. (of a restaurant meal) having unlimited choices with a separate price for each item
A: 1. by ordering items listed individually on a menu; "we ate a la carte"
A: 1. with ice cream on top or on the side; "we served the apple pie a la mode"
A: 1. in the current fashion or style
N: 1. the advanced level of a subject taken in school (usually two years after O level)
A: 1. to a small degree; somewhat; "it's a bit warm"; "felt a little better"; "a trifle smaller"
A: 1. to a very great degree or extent; "we enjoyed ourselves very much"; "she was very much interested"; "this would help a great deal"
A: 1. (in Roman numerals, M written with a macron over it) denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000,000 items or units
A: 1. by a factor of a million; "it increased a millionfold"
N: 1. the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him"
A: 1. involving reasoning from facts or particulars to general principals or from effects to causes; "a posteriori demonstration" 2. requiring evidence for validation or support
A: 1. derived from observed facts
A: 1. based on hypothesis or theory rather than experiment 2. involving deductive reasoning from a general principle to a necessary effect; not supported by fact; "an a priori judgment"
A: 1. derived by logic, without observed facts
A: 1. denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units
A: 1. to a small degree; somewhat; "it's a bit warm"; "felt a little better"; "a trifle smaller"
A: 1. one quintillion in Great Britain 2. one million million in the United States
A: 1. very large indeterminate number; "a zillion people were there"
N: 1. an international organization that provides a support group for persons trying to overcome alcoholism 2. a dry form of lava resembling clinkers 3. an associate degree in arts
N: 1. an aneurysm of the abdominal aorta associated with old age and hypertension
N: 1. a city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders; formerly it was Charlemagne's northern capital
N: 1. an archipelago of some 6,000 islands in the Gulf of Bothnia under Finnish control
N: 1. a city and port in northern Jutland
N: 1. a small Hawaiian tree with hard dark wood
N: 1. a town in central Belgium
N: 1. Finnish architect and designer of furniture (1898-1976)
N: 1. a river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine
N: 1. nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata
N: 1. striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects
N: 1. a river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine
N: 1. a river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine
N: 1. port city of Denmark in eastern Jutland
N: 1. United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934) 2. (Old Testament) elder brother of Moses and first high priest of the Israelites; created the Golden Calf
N: 1. tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
N: 1. United States politician who served as Vice President under Jefferson; he mortally wounded his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel and fled south (1756-1836)
N: 1. United States composer who developed a distinctly American music (1900-1990)
N: 1. an association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens
N: 1. an associate degree in applied science
N: 1. the blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens 2. the muscles of the abdomen 3. a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences 4. the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August)
A: 1. at the beginning; "at first he didn't notice anything strange"
N: 1. a fabric woven from goat and camel hair 2. a loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth; worn by Arabs
N: 1. a fabric woven from goat and camel hair
N: 1. an identification number consisting of a two-part code assigned to banks and savings associations; the first part shows the location and the second identifies the bank itself
N: 1. a kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines 2. Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc
A: 1. having the wind against the forward side of the sails; "the ship came up into the wind with all yards aback" 2. by surprise; "taken aback by the caustic remarks"
A: 1. (of radiate animals) located on the surface or end opposite to that on which the mouth is situated
N: 1. a calculator that performs arithmetic functions by manually sliding counters on rods or in grooves 2. a tablet placed horizontally on top of the capital of a column as an aid in supporting the architrave
N: 1. a port city in southwestern Iran
A: 1. at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane; "stow the luggage aft"; "ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft"; "the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about"
N: 1. any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior
N: 1. a unit of current equal to 10 amperes
N: 1. a unit of current equal to 10 amperes
N: 1. a feeling of extreme emotional intensity; "the wildness of his anger" 2. the trait of lacking restraint or control; freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon"
V: 1. stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas, claims, etc.; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some calims in these negociations" 2. forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot" 3. 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" 4. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children" 5. leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight"
A: 1. free from constraint; "an abandoned sadness born of grief"- Liam O'Flaherty 2. left desolate or empty; "an abandoned child"; "their deserted wives and children"; "an abandoned shack"; "deserted villages" 3. no longer inhabited; "weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse"
N: 1. a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown
N: 1. someone for whom hope has been abandoned
N: 1. a ship abandoned on the high seas
N: 1. withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility; "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless" 2. the act of giving something up 3. the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away
N: 1. dislocation of a joint
V: 1. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
N: 1. a low or downcast state; "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken 2. depriving one of self-esteem
V: 1. cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
A: 1. 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"
N: 1. feeling embarrassed due to modesty
N: 1. inability to walk
N: 1. abasia due to trembling of the legs
A: 1. of or relating to abasia (inability to walk)
A: 1. capable of being abated
N: 1. a nuisance that can remedied (suppressed or extinguished or rendered harmless); "the continued existence of an abatable nuisance is not authorized under the law"
V: 1. become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours" 2. make less active or intense
N: 1. an interruption in the intensity or amount of something 2. the act of abating; "laws enforcing noise abatement"
N: 1. (law) the removal or termination or destruction of something that has been found to be a nuisance
A: 1. of or relating to abasia (inability to walk)
A: 1. decreasing in amount or intensity
N: 1. line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live trees with branches (sharpened or with barbed wire entwined) toward the enemy
N: 1. line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live trees with branches (sharpened or with barbed wire entwined) toward the enemy
N: 1. a building where animals are butchered
A: 1. 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"
A: 1. in an abaxial manner
N: 1. (Arabic) a loose black robe from head to toe; traditionally worn by Muslim women
N: 1. an urban hit squad and guerrila group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s
N: 1. the jurisdiction or office of an abbot
A: 1. of or having to do with or belonging to an abbey or abbot, or abbess
N: 1. a French abbot
N: 1. a condenser having 2 or 3 lenses with wide aperture for use in microscopes
N: 1. the superior of a group of nuns
N: 1. a convent ruled by an abbess 2. a church associated with a monastery or convent 3. a monastery ruled by an abbot
N: 1. the superior of an abbey of monks
N: 1. United States educator and president of Harvard University (1856-1943)
V: 1. shorten; "Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY''" 2. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
A: 1. cut short in duration; "the abbreviated speech"; "a curtailed visit"; "her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking"; "an unsatisfactory truncated conversation" 2. (of clothing) very short; "an abbreviated swimsuit"; "a brief bikini"
N: 1. a shortened form of a word or phrase 2. shortening something by omitting parts of it
N: 1. one who shortens or abridges or condenses a written work
N: 1. the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry"
N: 1. the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry"
N: 1. a unit of electrical charge equal to 10 coulombs
N: 1. the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry"
N: 1. an Old Testament book telling Obadiah's prophecies; the shortest book in the Christian Bible 2. a Hebrew minor prophet
A: 1. capable of being discarded or renounced or relinquished; "abdicable responsibilites"
V: 1. give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations; "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee"
N: 1. the act of abdicating 2. a formal resignation and renunciation of powers
N: 1. one who formally relinquishes and office or responsibility
N: 1. the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis 2. the cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm
N: 1. the muscles of the abdomen
A: 1. of or relating to or near the abdomen; "abdominal muscles"
N: 1. a serious form of actinomycosis that affects the abdomen
N: 1. a branch of the descending aorta
N: 1. an aneurysm of the abdominal aorta associated with old age and hypertension
N: 1. breathing in which most of the respiratory effort is done by the abdominal muscles; "abdominal breathing is practiced by singers"
N: 1. the cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm
N: 1. the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
N: 1. a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso
N: 1. the muscles of the abdomen
N: 1. a large plexus of sympathetic nerves in the abdomen behind the stomach
N: 1. ectopic pregnancy in the abdominal cavity
N: 1. a wall of the abdomen
N: 1. centesis of the belly to remove fluid for diagnosis
N: 1. cosmetic surgery of the abdomen to remove wrinkles and tighten the skin over the stomach
A: 1. having a large belly
N: 1. the bodily property of a protruding belly
A: 1. of or relating to the abdomen and the urinary bladder
V: 1. advance evidence for
N: 1. a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
N: 1. the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball outward
N: 1. a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
N: 1. a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
A: 1. especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part
N: 1. a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
V: 1. take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; "The industrialist's son was kidnapped" 2. pull away from the body; "this muscle abducts"
A: 1. (of persons) seized and detained unlawfully, often for ransom; "the father restored the kidnapped (or abducted) child to the mother"
A: 1. especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part
N: 1. (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body 2. 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: 1. a muscle that draws a part away from the median line 2. someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
N: 1. a muscle that draws a part away from the median line
A: 1. at right angles to the length of a ship or airplane
N: 1. a novice learning the rudiments of some subject 2. a 16th century sect of Anabaptists centered in Germany who had an absolute disdain for human knowledge
A: 1. alphabetically arranged (as for beginning readers)
N: 1. a poem having lines beginning with letters of the alphabet in regular order
A: 1. in bed
N: 1. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829) 2. (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Abel was killed by Cain
N: 1. Dutch navigator who was the first European to discover Tasmania and New Zealand (1603-1659)
N: 1. Dutch navigator who was the first European to discover Tasmania and New Zealand (1603-1659)
N: 1. French philosopher and theologian; lover of Heloise (1079-1142)
N: 1. a poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States; has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces
N: 1. any of various deciduous or evergreen ornamental shrubs of the genus Abelia having opposite simple leaves and cymes of small white or pink or purplish flowers; Asia and Mexico
N: 1. a group that satisfies the commutative law
N: 1. genus of tropical coarse herbs having large lobed leaves and often yellow flowers
N: 1. tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus
N: 1. bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus
N: 1. bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus
N: 1. a mining town in southern Wales
N: 1. a town in northeastern South Dakota 2. a city in northeastern Scotland on the North Sea 3. a town in western Washington 4. a town in northeastern Maryland
N: 1. black hornless breed from Scotland
A: 1. of or relating to Aberdeen
N: 1. a state or condition markedly different from the norm
N: 1. a state or condition markedly different from the norm
N: 1. one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group
A: 1. markedly different from an accepted norm; "aberrent behavior"; "deviant ideas"
V: 1. diverge from the expected; "The President aberrated from being a perfect gentleman" 2. diverge or deviate from the straight path; produce aberration; "The surfaces of the concave lens may be proportioned so as to aberrate exactly equal to the convex lens"
N: 1. a disorder in one's mental state 2. an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image 3. a state or condition markedly different from the norm
V: 1. assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
N: 1. a rare inherited disorder of fat metabolism; characterized by severe deficiency of beta-lipoproteins and abnormal red blood cells (acanthocytes) and abnormally low cholesterol levels
N: 1. the verbal act of urging on
N: 1. one who helps or encourages or incites another
N: 1. one who helps or encourages or incites another
N: 1. temporary cessation or suspension
A: 1. temporarily inactive
N: 1. a capacitance unit equal to one billion farads
N: 1. a unit of inductance equal to one billionth of a henry
V: 1. find repugnant; "I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats"
N: 1. hate coupled with disgust
A: 1. 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"
N: 1. a signer of a 1679 address to Charles II in which those who petitioned for the reconvening of Parliament were condemned and abhorred
N: 1. the act of dwelling in a place 2. acting according to certain accepted standards 3. the act of abiding (enduring without yielding)
V: 1. dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young" 2. 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"
V: 1. act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules" 2. show respect towards; "honor your parents!"
A: 1. unceasing; "an abiding belief"; "imperishable truths"
N: 1. city recognized by the United States as the capital of the Ivory Coast; largest city of the Ivory Coast
N: 1. (psychology) an urge to withdraw or avoid a situation or an object
A: 1. characterized by avoidance or withdrawal
N: 1. true firs
N: 1. tall timber tree of central and southern Europe having a regular crown and gray bark
N: 1. medium to tall fir of western North America having a conic crown and branches in tiers; leaves smell of orange when crushed
N: 1. medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees
N: 1. a pyramidal fir of southwestern California having spiny pointed leaves and cone scales with long spines
N: 1. medium to tall fir of central to western United States having a narrow erect crown and soft wood
N: 1. small fast-growing but short-lived fir of southern Alleghenies similar to balsam fir but with very short leaves
N: 1. lofty fir of the Pacific coast of northwestern America having long curving branches and deep green leaves
N: 1. medium-tall timber tree of the Rocky Mountains having a narrowly conic to columnar crown
N: 1. medium to tall fir of central to western United States having a narrow erect crown and soft wood
N: 1. a pyramidal fir of southwestern California having spiny pointed leaves and cone scales with long spines
N: 1. a promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar; one of the Pillars of Hercules
N: 1. a city in central Texas 2. a town in central Kansas west of Topeka; home of Dwight D. Eisenhower
N: 1. possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination" 2. the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
N: 1. a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter
A: 1. originating by abiogenesis
N: 1. a believer in abiogenesis
N: 1. a loss of vitality and a degeneration of cells and tissues not due to any apparent injury
A: 1. most unfortunate or miserable; "the most abject slaves joined in the revolt"; "abject poverty" 2. showing utter resignation or hopelessness; "abject surrender" 3. 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" 4. showing humiliation or submissiveness; "an abject apology"
N: 1. a low or downcast state; "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken
A: 1. in a hopeless resigned manner; "she shrugged her shoulders abjectly"
N: 1. a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
V: 1. formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"
N: 1. a member of the Circassian people living east of the Black Sea
N: 1. a Circassian language spoken by the Abkhaz people
N: 1. an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea; a strong independence movement has resulted in much instability 2. a member of the Circassian people living east of the Black Sea
N: 1. an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea; a strong independence movement has resulted in much instability
N: 1. a Circassian language spoken by the Abkhaz people
V: 1. gradually deprive (infants) of mother's milk; "she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered milk"
N: 1. the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal 2. the cessation of lactation
V: 1. wear away through erosion or vaporization 2. remove an organ or bodily structure
A: 1. removed or taken away by cutting or erosion or melting or evaporation; "my ablated appendix" 2. made smaller or less by melting or erosion or vaporization; "the rocket's ablated head shield"
N: 1. surgical removal of a body part or tissue 2. the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers
N: 1. the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb
A: 1. tending to ablate; i.e. to be removed or vaporized at very high temperature; "ablative material on a rocket cone" 2. relating to the ablative case
N: 1. a constituent in Latin grammar; a noun and its modifier can function as a sentence modifier
N: 1. the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb
N: 1. a vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing sang sung song)
A: 1. keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement; "his face all ablaze with excitement"- Bram Stoker; "he was aflame with desire" 2. resembling flame in brilliance or color; "maple trees ablaze in autumn"; "flaming autumn leaves"
A: 1. 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"; "blazing logs in the fireplace"; "a burning cigarette"; "a flaming crackling fire"; "houses on fire" 2. lighted with red light as if with flames; "streets ablaze with lighted Christmas trees"; "the inflamed clouds at sunset"; "reddened faces around the campfire"
A: 1. 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" 2. (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" 3. having a strong healthy body; "an able seaman"; "every able-bodied young man served in the army" 4. 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"
A: 1. having a strong healthy body; "an able seaman"; "every able-bodied young man served in the army"
N: 1. a seaman in the merchant navy; trained in special skills
N: 1. discrimination in favor of the able-bodied
N: 1. discrimination in favor of the able-bodied
N: 1. a seaman in the merchant navy; trained in special skills
N: 1. discrimination in favor of the able-bodied
N: 1. a congenital absence of eyelids (partial or complete)
N: 1. discrimination in favor of the able-bodied
A: 1. bursting into flower; "flowering spring trees"
N: 1. a bachelor's degree in library science
N: 1. the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels
A: 1. cleansing the body by washing; especially ritual washing of e.g. hands; "ablutionary rituals"
A: 1. in a competent capable manner; "they worked competently"
N: 1. a defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles; "the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks placed limits on the deployment of ABMs"
N: 1. the Algonquian language spoken by the Abnaki and Penobscot peoples 2. a member of the Algonquian people of Maine and southern Quebec
V: 1. surrender; "The King abnegated his power to the ministers" 2. deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and spirits" 3. deny or renounce; "They abnegated their gods"
N: 1. renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others 2. the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief; "abnegation of the Holy Trinity"
N: 1. one who gives up or relinquishes or renounces something
N: 1. a surveying instrument consisting of a spirit level and a sighting tube; used to measure the angle of inclination of a line from the observer to the target
A: 1. departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development; "they were heartbroken when they learned their child was abnormal"; "an abnormal personality" 2. 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" 3. much greater than the normal; "abnormal profits"; "abnormal ambition"
N: 1. an abnormal condition
N: 1. the branch of psychology concerned with abnormal behavior
N: 1. an abnormal condition
N: 1. marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal 2. behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality 3. an abnormal condition 4. retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence
A: 1. in an abnormal manner; "they were behaving abnormally"; "his blood pressure was abnormally low"
N: 1. a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived
N: 1. blood type antibodies
N: 1. a classification system for the antigens of human blood; used in blood transfusion therapy; four groups are A and B and AB and O
N: 1. a classification system for the antigens of human blood; used in blood transfusion therapy; four groups are A and B and AB and O
N: 1. a classification system for the antigens of human blood; used in blood transfusion therapy; four groups are A and B and AB and O
A: 1. part of a group; "Bill's been aboard for three years now" 2. on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle 3. on first or second or third base; "Their second homer with Bob Allison aboard" 4. side by side; "anchored close aboard another ship"
N: 1. the condition in which the upper teeth do not touch the lower teeth when biting
N: 1. housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless" 2. any address at which you dwell more than temporarily; "a person can have several residences"
N: 1. a unit of resistance equal to a billionth of an ohm
V: 1. do away with; "Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia"
A: 1. capable of being abolished
N: 1. the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery); "the abolition of capital punishment"
N: 1. the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery); "the abolition of capital punishment"
A: 1. relating to or favoring abolition, especially abolition of slavery
N: 1. the doctrine that calls for the abolition of slavery
N: 1. a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
A: 1. relating to the abomasum (the fourth compartment of the stomach of ruminants)
N: 1. the fourth compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the one where digestion takes place
A: 1. unequivocally detestable; "abominable treatment of prisoners"; "detestable vices"; "execrable crimes"; "consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke 2. 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"
N: 1. large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the Himalayas
A: 1. in a terrible manner; "she sings terribly" 2. in an offensive and hateful manner; "I don't know anyone who could have behaved so abominably"
V: 1. find repugnant; "I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats"
N: 1. hate coupled with disgust 2. a person who is loathsome or disgusting 3. an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorence; "his treatment of the children is an abomination"
N: 1. one who hates or loathes
N: 1. little known Kamarupan languages
A: 1. away from the mouth or oral region
A: 1. opposite to or away from the mouth; "the aboral surface of a starfish"
N: 1. a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived
A: 1. being or composed of people inhabiting a region from the beginning; "native Americans"; "the aboriginal peoples of Australia" 2. 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"
N: 1. the Austronesian languages spoken by Australian aborigines
N: 1. the earliest known inhabitants of a region 2. a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived
A: 1. in the process of being born or beginning; "our own revolutionary war almost died aborning through lack of popular support"- William Randolph Hearst
V: 1. terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion 2. terminate before completion; "abort the mission"; "abort the process running on my computer"
N: 1. a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion 2. the act of destroying a fetus
N: 1. a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion
A: 1. causing abortion
N: 1. failure of a plan 2. termination of pregnancy
N: 1. a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion
N: 1. an abortion-inducing drug (trade name Mifepristone) developed in France; when taken during the first five weeks of pregnancy it blocks the action of progesterone so that the uterus sloughs off the embryo
N: 1. a person (who should be a doctor) who terminates pregnancies
A: 1. failing to accomplish an intended result; "an abortive revolt"; "a stillborn plot to assassinate the President"
A: 1. in an unfruitful manner
N: 1. a human fetus whose weight is less than 0.5 kilogram when removed or expelled from the mother's body
N: 1. a loss of will power
A: 1. suffering from abulia; showing abnormal inability to act or make decisions
V: 1. be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities 2. be in a state of movement or action; "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers"
V: 1. exist in large quantity
A: 1. existing in abundance; "abounding confidence"; "whiskey galore"
A: 1. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I''ve had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party" 2. to or among many different places or in no particular direction; "wandering about with no place to go"; "people were rushing about"; "news gets around (or about)"; "traveled around in Asia"; "he needs advice from someone who's been around"; "she sleeps around" 3. in rotation or succession; "turn about is fair play" 4. all around or on all sides; "dirty clothes lying around (or about)"; "let's look about for help"; "There were trees growing all around"; "she looked around her" 5. '((of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly'' and `most'' is sometimes used informally for `almost''; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we''re almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most ever400073817' 6. in or to a reversed position or direction; "about face"; "brought the ship about"; "suddenly she turned around" 7. in the area or vicinity; "a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight"
A: 1. on the move; "up and about"; "the whole town was astir over the incident"
N: 1. act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation 2. a reversal in attitude or principle or point of view; "an about-face on foreign policy"
V: 1. turn, usually 180 degrees 2. change one's mind and assume the opposite viewpoint
N: 1. act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation
A: 1. appearing earlier in the same text; "flaws in the above interpretation"
A: 1. at an earlier place; "see above" 2. in or to a place that is higher
A: 1. mentioned or named earlier in the same text
A: 1. mentioned or named earlier in the same text
A: 1. taking everything together; "she was first and last a scientist" 2. above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you must be independent"
A: 1. without concealment or deception; honest; "their business was open and aboveboard"; "straightforward in all his business affairs"
A: 1. in an honest manner; "in he can't get it honestly, he is willing to steal it"; "was known for dealing aboveboard in everything"
A: 1. on or above the surface of the ground; "aboveground nuclear testing"; "surface instruments for detecting oil deposits"; "surface transportation"
N: 1. gibberish and nonsense
N: 1. the condition of having no arms
N: 1. a substance that abrades or wears down 2. a tool or machine used for wearing down or smoothing or polishing
V: 1. strike against an object; "She stubbed her one's toe in the dark and now it''s broken" 2. rub hard or scrub; "scour the counter tops" 3. wear away
A: 1. having the skin scraped off; "skinned knees and scraped elbows"
N: 1. a tool or machine used for wearing down or smoothing or polishing
N: 1. a primitive stone artifact (usually made of sandstone) used as an abrader
N: 1. 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"
N: 1. the place where the just enjoy the peace of heaven after death
N: 1. 16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
N: 1. Irish writer of the horror novel about Dracula (1847-1912)
N: 1. European fishes
N: 1. European freshwater fish having a flattened body and silvery scales; of little value as food
A: 1. having no gills
A: 1. having no gills
A: 1. having no gills
V: 1. wear away
N: 1. erosion by friction 2. the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice 3. an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
N: 1. a substance that abrades or wears down
A: 1. causing abrasion 2. sharply disagreeable; rigorous; "the harsh facts of court delays"; "an abrasive character"
N: 1. a substance that abrades or wears down
N: 1. the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions 2. the quality of being sharply disagreeable
V: 1. discharge bad feelings or tension through verbalization
N: 1. (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions
A: 1. alongside each other, facing on the same direction
A: 1. being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge; "kept abreast of the latest developments"; "constant revision keeps the book au courant"; "always au fait on the latest events"; "up on the news"
V: 1. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
A: 1. (used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting; "an abridged version"
N: 1. a shortened version of a written work
N: 1. one who shortens or abridges or condenses a written work
N: 1. a shortened version of a written work
A: 1. of a cask or barrel; "the cask was set abroach"
A: 1. in a foreign country; "markets abroad"; "overseas markets"
A: 1. to or in a foreign country; "they had never travelled abroad" 2. in a place across an ocean 3. far away from home or one's usual surroundings; "looking afield for new lands to conquer"- R.A.Hall
N: 1. abrocomes
N: 1. ratlike rodent with soft fur and large ears of the Andes
V: 1. revoke formally
N: 1. the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
N: 1. an authority or official empowered to abolish or annul or repeal
N: 1. genus of western North American herbs having showy flowers
N: 1. plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers; grows in sandy arid regions
N: 1. taller than Abronia elliptica and having night-blooming flowers
N: 1. plant having hemispherical heads of yellow trumpet-shaped flowers; found in coastal dunes from California to British Columbia
N: 1. plant having hemispherical heads of wine-red flowers; found in coastal dunes from California to Mexico
N: 1. prostrate herb having heads of deep pink to white flowers; found in coastal dunes from British Columbia to Baja California
N: 1. soft-haired sticky plant with heads of bright pink trumpet-shaped flowers; found in sandy desert soil; after ample rains may carpet miles of desert with pink from the southwestern United States to northern Mexico
A: 1. marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions; "abrupt prose" 2. extremely steep; "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop" 3. exceedingly sudden and unexpected; "came to an abrupt stop"; "an abrupt change in the weather" 4. surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner; "an abrupt reply"
N: 1. a disorder of pregnancy in which the placenta prematurely separates from the wall of the uterus
N: 1. an instance of breaking off suddenly
A: 1. quickly and without warning; "he stopped suddenly"
A: 1. of a leaf shape; pinnate with a pair of leaflets at the apex
N: 1. pinnate with a pair of leaflets at the apex
N: 1. the property possessed by a slope that is very steep 2. an abrupt discourteous manner 3. the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
N: 1. a mountainous region of central Italy on the Adriatic
N: 1. a mountainous region of central Italy on the Adriatic
N: 1. any of a class of plastics based on acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymers
N: 1. symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue
A: 1. infected and filled with pus; "an abscessed tooth"
N: 1. an abscess of a common kind in the tissue around a tooth
V: 1. remove or separate by abscission 2. shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue
N: 1. the value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis
N: 1. shedding of flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of scar tissue in a plant 2. the act of cutting something off
V: 1. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
N: 1. a fugitive who runs away and hides to avoid arrest or prosecution
N: 1. the act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest)
N: 1. a descent down a nearly vertical surface by using a doubled rope that is coiled around the body and attached to some higher point
V: 1. lower oneself with a double 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"
N: 1. 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
N: 1. epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (a possible other abnormalities) 2. the time interval during which something or somebody is away; "he visited during my absence" 3. the state of being absent; "he was surprised by the absence of any explanation" 4. failure to be present
N: 1. unauthorized military absence
V: 1. go away or leave; "He absented himself"
A: 1. lost in thought; showing preoccupation; "an absent stare"; "an absentminded professer"; "the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence" 2. not in a specified place physically or mentally
N: 1. one that is absent or not in residence
N: 1. (election) a ballot that is cast in absentia (usually mailed in prior to election day)
N: 1. the percentage of workers who do not report to work
N: 1. habitual absence from work
A: 1. in an absent-minded or preoccupied manner; "he read the letter absently"
A: 1. lost in thought; showing preoccupation; "an absent stare"; "an absentminded professer"; "the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence"
A: 1. in an absent-minded or preoccupied manner; "he read the letter absently"
N: 1. preoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored
N: 1. strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise
N: 1. strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise 2. aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe
N: 1. a dark bitter oil obtained obtained from wormwood leaves; flavors absinthe liqueurs
N: 1. something that is conceived to be absolute; something that does not depends on anything else and is beyond human control; "no mortal being can influence the absolute"
A: 1. expressing finality with no implication of possible change; "an absolute (or unequivocal) quarantee to respect the nation's authority"; "inability to make a conclusive (or unequivocal) refusal" 2. not limited by law; "an absolute monarch" 3. without conditions or limitations; "a total ban" 4. perfect or complete or pure; "absolute loyalty"; "absolute silence"; "absolute truth"; "absolute alcohol" 5. 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" 6. not capable of being violated or infringed; "infrangible human rights"
N: 1. pure ethyl alcohol (containing no more than 1% water)
N: 1. the maximum altitude at which an airplane can maintain horizontal flight
N: 1. the number of observations in a given statistical category
N: 1. (astronomy) the magnitude that a star would have if it were viewed from a distance of 10 parsecs (32.62 light years) from the earth
N: 1. (elections) more than half of the votes
N: 1. the ability to identify the pitch of a tone
N: 1. a temperature scale that defines absolute zero as 0 degrees; water freezes at 273.16 degrees and boils at 373.16 degrees
N: 1. physical space independent of what occupies it
N: 1. temperature measured on the absolute scale
N: 1. the lowest level of stimulation that a person can detect
N: 1. a numerical value regardless of its sign
N: 1. a measure of the resistance to flow of a fluid under an applied force
N: 1. (cryogenics) the lowest temperature theoretically attainable (at which the kinetic energy of atoms and molecules is minimal); 0 Kelvin or -273.15 Centigrade or -459.67 Fahrenheit
A: 1. completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers; "an absolutely magnificent painting"; "a perfectly idiotic idea"; "you're perfectly right"; "utterly miserable"; "you can be dead sure of my innocence"; "was dead tired"; "dead right" 2. totally and definitely; without question; "we are absolutely opposed to the idea"; "he forced himself to lie absolutely still"; "iron is absolutely necessary"
N: 1. the quality of being absolute; "the absoluteness of the Pope's decree could not be challenged"
N: 1. the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance 2. the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance
N: 1. a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) 2. dominance through threat of punishment and violence 3. the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government 4. the doctrine of an absolute being
N: 1. one who advocates absolutism
A: 1. pertaining to the principle of totalitarianism
A: 1. pertaining to the principle of totalitarianism
V: 1. grant remission of a sin to; "The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Mary's" 2. let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility"
A: 1. freed from any question of guilt; "is absolved from all blame"; "was now clear of the charge of cowardice"; "his official honor is vindicated"
N: 1. someone who grants absolution
A: 1. providing absolution
V: 1. take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe" 2. cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax" 3. assimilate or take in; "The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society" 4. suck or take up or in; "A black star absorbs all matter" 5. become imbued; "The liquids, light, and gases absorb" 6. engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies" 7. take up, as of debts or payments; "absorb the costs for something" 8. engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely" 9. take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
A: 1. capable of being absorbed or taken in through the pores of a surface
N: 1. a material that has been or is capable of being absorbed
A: 1. retained without reflection; "the absorbed light intensity" 2. taken in through the pores of a surface; "the absorbed water expanded the sponge" 3. wholly absorbed as in thought; "deep in thought"; "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "the book had her totally engrossed"; "enwrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought"
A: 1. inducing or promoting absorption
N: 1. the property of being absorbent
N: 1. a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance
A: 1. having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up (liquids); "as absorbent as a sponge"
N: 1. cotton made absorbent by removal of the natural wax
N: 1. a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance
N: 1. (physics) material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs radiation
A: 1. capable of arousing and holding the attention; "a fascinating story"
N: 1. a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction of incident radiant energy absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an absorber; "absorptance equals 1 minus transmittance"
N: 1. the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another 2. the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion 3. (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" 4. (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid 5. complete attention; intense mental effort 6. the mental state of being preoccupied by something
N: 1. a dark band in the spectrum of white light that has been transmitted through a substance that exhibits absorption at selective wavelengths
N: 1. a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction of incident radiant energy absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an absorber; "absorptance equals 1 minus transmittance"
N: 1. (physics) the property of a body that determines the fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed or absorbable by the body
N: 1. an indicator used in reactions that involve precipitation
N: 1. the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation that has passed through a medium that absorbed radiation of certain wavelengths
N: 1. a unit for measuring absorption
A: 1. having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up (liquids); "as absorbent as a sponge"
N: 1. (physics) the property of a body that determines the fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed or absorbable by the body
V: 1. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
V: 1. refrain from voting 2. choose no to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"
N: 1. practices self denial as spiritual discipline 2. a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages
A: 1. sparing in consumption of especially food and drink; "the pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to one naturally abstemious"- John Galsworthy 2. marked by temperance in indulgence; "abstemious meals"; "a light eater"; "a light smoker"; "ate a light supper"
A: 1. in a sparing manner; without overindulgence; "he ate and drank abstemiously"; "indulged temperately in cocktails"
N: 1. moderation in eating and drinking 2. restricted to bare necessities
N: 1. the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
A: 1. self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink; "not totally abstinent but abstemious"
N: 1. act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite 2. the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
N: 1. a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages
A: 1. self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink; "not totally abstinent but abstemious"
N: 1. a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person" 2. a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
V: 1. give an abstract (of) 2. consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically 3. consider apart from a particular case or instance; "Let's abstract away from this particular example" 4. make off with belongings of others
A: 1. based on specialized theory; "a theoretical analysis" 2. not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature; "a large abstract painting" 3. existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment; "abstract words like `truth' and `justice''" 4. dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention; "abstract reasoning"; "abstract science"
N: 1. an abstract genre of art; artistic content depends on internal form rather than pictorial representation
N: 1. a painter of abstract pictures
N: 1. a New York school of painting characterized by freely created abstractions; the first important school of American painting to develop independently of European styles
N: 1. thinking that is coherent and logical
A: 1. taken out of or separated from; "possibility is...achievability, abstracted from achievement"- A.N.Whitehead 2. lost in thought; showing preoccupation; "an absent stare"; "an absentminded professer"; "the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence"
A: 1. in an absent-minded or preoccupied manner; "he read the letter absently"
N: 1. preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else
N: 1. one who makes abstracts or summarizes information
N: 1. preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else 2. an abstract painting 3. a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person" 4. the act of withdrawing or removing something 5. a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples 6. the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
N: 1. a representation having no reference to concrete objects or specific examples 2. an abstract genre of art; artistic content depends on internal form rather than pictorial representation
N: 1. a painter of abstract pictures
A: 1. not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature; "a large abstract painting"
A: 1. of an abstracting nature or having the power of abstracting; "abstractive analysis"
A: 1. in abstract terms
N: 1. the quality of being considered apart from a specific instance or object
N: 1. one who makes abstracts or summarizes information
A: 1. 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"
A: 1. in a manner difficult to understand; "the professor's abstrusely reasoned theories were wasted on his students"
N: 1. the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand 2. wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound; "the anthropologist was impressed by the reconditeness of the native proverbs"
N: 1. wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound; "the anthropologist was impressed by the reconditeness of the native proverbs"
A: 1. 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 2. completely devoid of wisdom or good sense; "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"
N: 1. a ludicrous folly; "the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior" 2. a message whose content is at variance with reason
A: 1. in an absurd manner or to an absurd degree; "an absurdly rich young woman"
N: 1. a message whose content is at variance with reason
N: 1. Arabian philosopher and physician; his interpretation of Aristotle influenced St. Thomas Aquinas; writings on medicine were important for almost 500 years (980-1037)
N: 1. a sheikhdom of eastern Arabia and capital of the United Arab Emirates
N: 1. 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"
N: 1. a small gang of terrorist thugs claiming to seek a separate Islamic state for the Muslim minority in the Philippines; uses bombing and assassination and extortion and kidnapping; "In 2001 Abu Sayyaf kidnapped twenty people and beheaded one of the American captives"
N: 1. damsel fishes
N: 1. large blue-gray black-striped damselfish; nearly worldwide
N: 1. capital of Nigeria in the center of the country
N: 1. a bay on the Mediterranean Sea in northern Egypt
N: 1. a bay on the Mediterranean Sea in northern Egypt
N: 1. Arabian philosopher born in Spain; wrote detailed commentaries on Aristotle that were admired by the Schoolmen (1126-1198)
N: 1. a loss of will power
A: 1. suffering from abulia; showing abnormal inability to act or make decisions
N: 1. (physics) the ratio of the number of atoms of a specific isotope of an element to the total number of isotopes present 2. the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply; "an age of abundance" 3. (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
A: 1. present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water"
A: 1. in an abundant manner; "they were abundantly supplied with food"; "he thanked her profusely"
N: 1. 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" 2. cruel or inhumane treatment 3. improper or excessive use
V: 1. treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead" 2. 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" 3. use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher"
A: 1. used improperly or excessively especially drugs; "an abused substance" 2. abused with language 3. physically abused; "an abused wife"
N: 1. someone who abuses
A: 1. characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment; "abusive punishment"; "argued...that foster homes are abusive" 2. expressing offensive reproach
A: 1. in an abusive manner; "he behaved abusively toward his children"
V: 1. lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland"
N: 1. herbs or shrubs or small trees: flowering maple; parlor maple; indian mallow
N: 1. tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States
N: 1. a masonry support that touches and directly receives thrust or pressure of an arch or bridge 2. point of contact between two objects or parts
N: 1. an arch supported by an abutment
N: 1. the owner of contiguous property
A: 1. having a common boundary or edge; touching; "abutting lots"; "adjoining rooms"; "Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the side of Germany conterminous with France"; "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho"; "neighboring cities"
A: 1. noisy like the sound of a bee; "the room was abuzz over the latest scandal"
N: 1. a unit of potential equal to one-hundred-millionth of a volt
N: 1. a power unit equal to the power dissipated when 1 abampere flows across a potential difference of 1 abvolt (one ten-thousandth of a milliwatt)
V: 1. make amends for; "expiate one's sins"
N: 1. German art historian (1866-1929)
N: 1. German art historian (1866-1929)
N: 1. an ancient Greek colony on the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles; scene of the legend of Hero and Leander
V: 1. make amends for; "expiate one's sins"
N: 1. a promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar; one of the Pillars of Hercules
N: 1. a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)
A: 1. so deep as to be unmeasurable; "the abyssal depths of the ocean" 2. very great; limitless; "abysmal misery"; "abysmal stupidity"
A: 1. in a terrible manner; "she sings terribly"
N: 1. a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)
A: 1. so deep as to be unmeasurable; "the abyssal depths of the ocean" 2. relating to ocean depths from 2000 to 5000 meters
N: 1. the deep sea (2000 meters or more) where there is no light
N: 1. Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia
N: 1. a small slender short-haired breed of African origin having brownish fur with a reddish undercoat
N: 1. large evergreen arborescent herb having huge paddle-shaped leaves and bearing inedible fruit that resemble bananas but edible young flower shoots; sometimes placed in genus Musa
N: 1. a small slender short-haired breed of African origin having brownish fur with a reddish undercoat
N: 1. a radioactive element of the actinide series; found in uranium ores 2. an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally; "In the US most household current is AC at 60 cycles per second"
N: 1. any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia
N: 1. Australian tree that yields tanning materials
N: 1. scrubby Australian acacia having extremely foul-smelling blossoms
N: 1. East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu
N: 1. evergreen Australasian tree having white or silvery bark and young leaves and yellow flowers
N: 1. tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery
N: 1. tall Australian acacia yielding highly valued black timber
N: 1. shrubby Australian tree having clusters of fragrant golden yellow flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental
N: 1. African tree supposed to mark healthful regions
N: 1. the academic world
N: 1. the academic world
N: 1. an educator who works at a college or university
A: 1. associated with academia or an academy; "the academic curriculum"; "academic gowns" 2. hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result; "an academic discussion"; "an academic question" 3. marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
N: 1. an administrator in a college or university
N: 1. a costume worn on formal occasions by the faculty or students of a university or college
N: 1. an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study; "he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude"
N: 1. a division of a school that is responsible for a given subject
N: 1. the freedom of teachers and students to express their ideas in school without religious or political or institutional restrictions
N: 1. a gown worn by academics or judges
N: 1. (education) a program of education in liberal arts and sciences (usually in preparation for higher education)
N: 1. a professional relation between instructors and those they instruct
N: 1. a requirement for admission to or completion of an academic program
N: 1. a gown worn by academics or judges
N: 1. the time during which a school holds classes; "they had to shorten the school term"
N: 1. the time during which a school holds classes; "they had to shorten the school term"
N: 1. the period of time each year when the school is open and people are studying
A: 1. in regard to academic matters; "academically, this is a good school"
N: 1. someone elected to honorary membership in an academy 2. an educator who works at a college or university 3. a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
N: 1. the position of member of an honorary academy
N: 1. orthodoxy of a scholastic variety
N: 1. orthodoxy of a scholastic variety
N: 1. a secondary school (usually private) 2. an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature 3. a learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge 4. a school for special training
N: 1. an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
N: 1. an academy that gives annual awards for achievements in motion picture production and performance
N: 1. an academy that gives annual awards for outstanding achievements in television
N: 1. the French-speaking part of the Canadian Maritime Provinces
N: 1. a national park in Maine showing marine erosion and glaciation; includes seashore and also the highest point on the Atlantic coast
N: 1. an early French settler in the Maritimes
N: 1. a genus of herbs and shrubs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae
N: 1. weedy herb of eastern North America
N: 1. widely distributed herbs and shrubs and trees; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales
N: 1. the craniometric point at the anterior extremity of the intermaxillary suture
N: 1. a genus of Xenicidae
N: 1. small green-and-bronze bird
N: 1. alternative names for the family comprising the New Zealand wrens
N: 1. phylum or class of elongated wormlike parasites that live in the intestines of vertebrates: spiny-headed worms
N: 1. any of various worms living parasitically in intestines of vertebrates having a retractile proboscis covered with many hooked spines
N: 1. mostly trailing cacti having nocturnal white flowers; tropical America and Caribbean region
N: 1. cactus of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having edible juicy fruit
N: 1. cactus of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having edible juicy fruit
N: 1. wahoos
N: 1. large fast-moving predacious food and game fish; found worldwide
N: 1. an abnormal red blood cell that has thorny projections of protoplasm
N: 1. the presence of acanthocytes in the blood stream (as in abetalipoproteinemia)
A: 1. shaped like a spine or thorn
N: 1. a breakdown of a cell layer in the epidermis (as in pemphigus)
N: 1. a neoplasm originating in the epidermis
N: 1. Australian elapid snakes
N: 1. venomous Australian snake resembling an adder
N: 1. a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
N: 1. teleost fishes having fins with sharp bony rays
N: 1. a genus of Bruchidae
N: 1. larvae live in and feed on growing or stored beans
N: 1. an abnormal but benign thickening of the prickle-cell layer of the skin (as in psoriasis)
N: 1. a skin disease characterized by dark wart-like patches in the body folds; can be benign or malignant
A: 1. of or relating to or having acanthosis
A: 1. shaped like a spine or thorn
N: 1. surgeonfishes
N: 1. type genus of the Acanthuridae: doctorfishes
N: 1. surgeon fish of the West Indies
N: 1. any plant of the genus Acanthus having large spiny leaves and spikes or white or purplish flowers; native to Mediterranean region but widely cultivated
N: 1. widely distributed herbs and shrubs and trees; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales
N: 1. widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers
N: 1. a state in which the level of carbon dioxide in the blood is lower than normal; can result from deep or rapid breathing
A: 1. relating to or demonstrating acapnia
A: 1. relating to or demonstrating acapnia
A: 1. relating to or demonstrating acapnia
N: 1. a port and fashionable resort city on the Pacific coast of southern Mexico; known for beaches and water sports (including cliff diving)
N: 1. a port and fashionable resort city on the Pacific coast of southern Mexico; known for beaches and water sports (including cliff diving)
N: 1. a particularly potent variety of marijuana
N: 1. a chemical agent used to kill mites
N: 1. congenital absence of the heart (as in the development of some monsters)
N: 1. infestation with itch mites
N: 1. a chemical agent used to kill mites
N: 1. very small free-living arachnid that is parasitic on animals or plants; related to ticks
N: 1. mites
N: 1. infestation with itch mites
N: 1. mites and ticks
N: 1. mite or tick
N: 1. infestation with itch mites
N: 1. an alcohol-soluble resin from Australian trees; used in varnishes and in manufacturing paper
N: 1. a morbid fear of small insects and mites and worms
A: 1. having no carpels
A: 1. having no carpels
A: 1. producing no fruit
N: 1. a mite of the genus Acarus
N: 1. a cell without a nucleus (as an erythrocyte)
A: 1. (verse) metrically complete; especially having the full number of syllables in the final metrical foot
N: 1. a disorder in which a lesion to the central nervous system leaves you unable to formulate a statement or to express yourself in an organized manner
N: 1. an inability to retain bodily secretions
N: 1. (psychoanalysis) a lack of cathexis; a condition in which significant objects or memories arouse no emotion in an individual
A: 1. lacking a tail or taillike appendage
A: 1. lacking a tail or taillike appendage
A: 1. having no apparent stem above ground
N: 1. a command that is the primary provider of air combat weapon systems to the United States Air Force; operates fighter and bomber and reconnaissance and and battle-management and rescue aircraft
N: 1. an alcohol-soluble resin from Australian trees; used in varnishes and in manufacturing paper
V: 1. take on duties or office; "accede to the throne" 2. submit or yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure" 3. to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"
N: 1. a gradually increasing tempo of music; "my ear will not accept such violent accelerandos"
A: 1. gradually increasing in tempo
A: 1. with increasing speed; "here you must play accelerando"
V: 1. cause to move faster; "He accelerated the car" 2. move faster; "The car accelerated"
A: 1. caused to go more rapidly 2. speeded up, as of an academic course; "in an accelerated program in school"
A: 1. increasing in speed; becoming progressively faster; "the accelerating inflation was cause for great concern"
N: 1. the act of accelerating; increasing the speed 2. (physics) a rate of change of velocity 3. an increase in speed; "modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change"
N: 1. a unit for measuring acceleration
A: 1. tending to increase velocity
N: 1. a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles 2. (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected 3. a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas" 4. a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
N: 1. a coagulation factor
N: 1. a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas"
A: 1. tending to increase velocity
N: 1. an instrument for measuring the acceleration of aircraft or rockets
N: 1. the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable" 2. 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" 3. a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation 4. special importance or significance; "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of gray with distinctive red accents" 5. distinctive manner of oral expression; "he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear speech pattern"
V: 1. put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word" 2. to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"
N: 1. a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
A: 1. used of syllables; "a tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word" 2. used of syllables or musical beats
N: 1. the act of giving special importance or significance to something
N: 1. small sparrow-like songbird of mountainous regions of Eurasia
A: 1. (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" 2. of or pertaining to accent or stress
N: 1. the system of accentuation used in a particular language
V: 1. put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word" 2. to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"
N: 1. the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance 2. the act of giving special importance or significance to something
V: 1. be designed to hold or take; "This surface will not take the dye" 2. make use of or accept for some purpose; "take a risk"; "take an opportunity" 3. react favorably to; consider right and proper; "People did not accept atonal music at that time"; "We accept the idea of universal health care" 4. be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal; "The cow accepted the bull" 5. take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I''ll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility" 6. 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 idiosyncracies" 7. of a deliberative body: receive (a report) officially, as from a committee 8. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution" 9. 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" 10. 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" 11. consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument"
N: 1. satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards
A: 1. worthy of acceptance or satisfactory; "acceptable levels of radiation"; "performances varied from acceptable to excellent" 2. judged to be in conformity with approved usage; "acceptable English usage" 3. adequate for the purpose; "the water was acceptable for drinking" 4. meeting requirements; "the step makes a satisfactory seat"
N: 1. satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards
A: 1. in an acceptable (but not outstanding) manner; "she plays tennis tolerably"
N: 1. banking: a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank 2. 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" 3. the state of being acceptable and accepted; "torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club" 4. a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations; "all people should practice toleration and live together in peace" 5. the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance" 6. (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract) 7. the act of taking something that is offered; "her acceptance of the gift encouraged him"; "he anticipated their acceptance of his offer"
N: 1. a statistical procedure for accepting or rejecting a batch of merchandise or documents; involves determining the maximum number of defects discovered in a sample before the entire batch is rejected
A: 1. accepting willingly; "acceptive of every new idea"; "an acceptant type of mind"
N: 1. the accepted meaning of a word 2. the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance" 3. acceptance as true or valid
A: 1. widely accepted as true or worthy; "the accepted wisdom about old age"; "a received moral idea"; "Received political wisdom says not; surveys show otherwise"- Economist 2. generally agreed upon; not subject to dispute; "the accepted interpretation of the poem"; "an accepted theory" 3. judged to be in conformity with approved usage; "acceptable English usage" 4. generally accepted or used; "accepted methods of harmony and melody"; "three accepted types of pump" 5. widely or permanently accepted; "an accepted precedent" 6. generally approved or compelling recognition; "several accepted techniques for treating the condition"; "his recognized superiority in this kind of work"
A: 1. tolerating without protest; "always more accepting of coaching suggestion than her teammates"; "the atmosphere was judged to be more supporting and accepting"
A: 1. accepting willingly; "acceptive of every new idea"; "an acceptant type of mind" 2. inclined to accept rather than reject; "she was seldom acceptive of my suggestions"
N: 1. (chemistry) in the formation of a coordinate bond it is the compound to which electrons are donated 2. the person (or institution) who accepts a check or draft and becomes responsible for paying the party named in the draft when it matures
N: 1. short-chain RNA molecules present in the cell (in at least 20 varieties, each variety capable of combining with a specific amino acid) that attach the correct amino acid to the protein chain that is being synthesized at the ribosome of the cell (according to directions coded in the mRNA)
N: 1. (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information 2. the right to enter 3. a way of entering or leaving; "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge" 4. the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership) 5. the act of approaching or entering; "he gained access to the building"
V: 1. 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" 2. obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer
N: 1. a short road giving access to an expressway; "in England they call an access road a slip road"
N: 1. (computer science) the interval between the time data is requested by the system and the time the data is provided by the drive; "access time is the sum of seek time and rotational latency and command processing overhead"
N: 1. someone who helps another person commit a crime
N: 1. the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with 2. the quality of being at hand when needed
A: 1. easy to get along with or talk to; friendly; "an accessible and genial man" 2. capable of being read with comprehension; "readily accessible to the nonprofessional reader"; "the tales seem more approachable than his more difficult novels" 3. easily obtained; "most students now have computers accessible"; "accessible money" 4. capable of being reached; "a town accessible by rail"
N: 1. (civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement 2. a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group); "the art collectin grew through accession" 3. something added to what you already have; "the librarian shelved the new accessions"; "he was a new addition to the staff" 4. agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly); "accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent"; "assenting to the Congressional determination" 5. the right to enter 6. the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne); "Elizabeth's accession in 1558"
V: 1. make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library
A: 1. of or constituting an accession
A: 1. something added that is nonessential but helpful; "accessorial services included sorting and packing"
N: 1. someone who helps another person commit a crime 2. clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing 3. a supplementary component that improves capability
A: 1. relating to something that is added but is not essential; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxilliary to each other"
N: 1. a person who gives assistance or comfort to someone known to be a felon or known to be sought in connection with the commission of a felony
N: 1. a person who procures or advises or commands the commission of a felony but who is not present at its perpetration
N: 1. a vein that passes along the radial edge of the forearm and joins the cephalic vein near the elbow
N: 1. a person who witnesses a crime but does not try to prevent it
N: 1. fruit containing much fleshy tissue besides that of the ripened ovary; as apple or strawberry
N: 1. a vein formed by the union of the 4th to 7th posterior intercostal veins; empties into the azygos vein
N: 1. a vein formed by the union of the 4th to 7th posterior intercostal veins; empties into the azygos vein
N: 1. arises from two sets of roots (cranial and spinal) that unite to form the accessory nerve trunk
N: 1. a vein that accompanies the vertebral vein but passes through the foramen of the transverse process of the 7th cervical vertebra and empties into the brachiocephalic vein
N: 1. a town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean
N: 1. an embellishing note usually written in smaller size
N: 1. the part of grammar that deals with the inflections of words
N: 1. anything that happens by chance without an apparent cause 2. a mishap; especially one causing injury or death
A: 1. having more than the average number of accidents
N: 1. the branch of medicine that deals with the surgical repair of injuries and wounds arising from accidents
N: 1. a musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature
A: 1. occurring or appearing or singled out by chance; "their accidental meeting led to a renewal of their friendship"; "seek help from casual passers-by"; "a casual meeting"; "a chance occurrence" 2. without intention (especially resulting from heedless action); "with an inadvertent gesture she swept the vase off the table"; "accidental poisoning"; "an accidental shooting" 3. associated by chance and not an integral part; "poetry is something to which words are the accidental, not by any means the essential form"- Frederick W. Robertson; "they had to decide whether his misconduct was adventitious or the result of a flaw in his character"
N: 1. an accident that results in physical damage or hurt
A: 1. without advance planning; "they met accidentally" 2. in an incidental manner; "these magnificent achievements were only incidentally influenced by Oriental models" 3. without intention; in an unintentional manner; "she hit him unintentionally"
N: 1. type genus of the family Accipitridae
N: 1. bluish-gray North American hawk having a darting flight
N: 1. large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry
N: 1. small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa
N: 1. hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles
N: 1. in some classifications an alternative name for the Falconiformes
A: 1. of or relating to or belonging to the genus Accipiter (or to typical hawks)
N: 1. enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved"
V: 1. clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval 2. praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein"
N: 1. enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved"
V: 1. get used to a certain climate; "They never acclimatized in Egypt"
N: 1. adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment)
N: 1. adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment)
V: 1. get used to a certain climate; "They never acclimatized in Egypt"
N: 1. adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment)
V: 1. get used to a certain climate; "They never acclimatized in Egypt"
A: 1. sloping upward
N: 1. an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
N: 1. a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery"
V: 1. be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs" 2. provide with something desired or needed; "Can you accommodate me with a rental car?" 3. provide a service or favor for someone; "We had to oblige him" 4. make compatible with; "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories" 5. provide housing for; "We are lodging three foreign students this semester" 6. 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" 7. make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"
A: 1. obliging; willing to do favors; "made a special effort to be accommodating" 2. helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation; "the warden was always accommodating in allowing visitors in"; "made a special effort to be accommodating"
A: 1. in accommodation; "obligingly, he lowered his voice"
N: 1. in the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality 2. the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need 3. making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances 4. a settlement of differences; "they reached an accommodation with Japan" 5. living quarters provided for public convenience; "overnight accommodations are available" 6. (physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the lens of the eye
N: 1. a person who endorses a promissory note without compensation or benefit but simply as a favor to the borrower
N: 1. (nautical) a portable ladder hung over the side of a vessel to give access to small boats alongside
N: 1. reflex changes in the eyes that enable an object to be focused on the retina
A: 1. of or relating to the accommodation of the lens of the eye; "accommodational strain"
A: 1. willing to adjust to differences in order to obtain agreement 2. helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation; "the warden was always accommodating in allowing visitors in"; "made a special effort to be accommodating" 3. tending to reconcile or accommodate; bringing into harmony
N: 1. someone who performs a service or does a favor
A: 1. having accompaniment or companions or escort; "there were lone gentlemen and gentlemen accompanied by their wives"
N: 1. an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another 2. the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them 3. a subordinate musical part; provides background for more important parts
N: 1. a person who provides musical accompaniment (usually on a piano)
V: 1. be associated with; "French fries come with the hamburger" 2. be a companion to somebody 3. go or travel along with; "The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere" 4. perform an accompaniment to; "The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano"
A: 1. following as a consequence; "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with related problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management"
N: 1. a vein accompanying another structure; a vein may accompany an artery in such a way that the arterial pulses aid venous return
N: 1. a person who provides musical accompaniment (usually on a piano)
N: 1. a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)
V: 1. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks" 2. put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"
A: 1. capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do
A: 1. settled securely and unconditionally; "that smoking causes health problems is an accomplished fact" 2. 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" 3. highly skilled; "an accomplished pianist"; "a complete musician"
N: 1. an irreversible accomplishment
N: 1. an ability that has been acquired by training 2. the action of accomplishing something
N: 1. sympathetic compatibility 2. a written agreement between two states or sovereigns 3. harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters; "the two parties were in agreement" 4. concurrence of opinion; "we are in accord with your proposal"
V: 1. go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded" 2. allow to have; "grant a privilege"
N: 1. the settlement of a debt by paying less than the amount demanded in exchange for extinguishing the debt
N: 1. the act of granting rights; "the accordance to Canada of rights of access" 2. concurrence of opinion; "we are in accord with your proposal"
N: 1. the act of granting rights; "the accordance to Canada of rights of access"
A: 1. in keeping; "salaries agreeable with current trends"; "plans conformable with your wishes"; "expressed views concordant with his background" 2. being in agreement or harmony; often followed by `with'; "a place perfectly accordant with man''s nature"-Thomas Hardy
A: 1. (followed by `to') as reported or stated by; "according to historians" 2. (followed by `to') in agreement with or accordant with; "according to instructions"
A: 1. (sentence connectors) because of the reason given; "consequently, he didn't do it"; "continued to have severe headaches and accordingly returned to the doctor" 2. in accordance with; "she acted accordingly"
N: 1. a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; the reeds are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
A: 1. arranged in parallel folds; "plicate leaves"
N: 1. an interior door that opens by folding back in sections (rather than by swinging on hinges)
N: 1. a musician who plays the accordion
V: 1. speak to someone 2. approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"
N: 1. the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child
N: 1. a physician specializing in obstetrics
N: 1. a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies
N: 1. the quality of taking advantage; "she turned her writing skills to good account" 2. 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" 3. 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" 4. a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance; "they send me an accounting every month" 5. the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple" 6. 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" 7. 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" 8. 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" 9. 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" 10. importance or value; "a person of considerable account"; "he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance"
V: 1. 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" 2. to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental" 3. keep an account of 4. furnish a justifying analysis or explanation; "I can't account for the missing money"
N: 1. a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they got a subpoena to examine our books"
N: 1. someone in charge of a client's account for an advertising agency or brokerage or other service business
V: 1. give reasons for; "Can you account for all these absences?" 2. be the reason or explanation for; "The recession accounts for the slow retail business"
N: 1. a liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit
N: 1. someone in charge of a client's account for an advertising agency or brokerage or other service business
N: 1. a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance; "they send me an accounting every month"
N: 1. responsibility to someone or for some activity
A: 1. 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"
N: 1. the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business
N: 1. someone who maintains and audits business accounts
N: 1. the position of accountant
N: 1. a system that provides quantitative information about finances 2. a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts 3. a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance; "they send me an accounting every month" 4. the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business 5. a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes; "he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions"
N: 1. all the data (ledgers and journals and spreadsheets) that support a financial statement; can be hard copy or machine readable
N: 1. a written record of a commercial transaction
N: 1. a firm of accountants who provide accounting and auditing services for a fee
N: 1. a principle that governs current accounting practice and that is used as a reference to determine the appropriate treatment of complex transactions
N: 1. a principle that governs current accounting practice and that is used as a reference to determine the appropriate treatment of complex transactions
N: 1. a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts
N: 1. a debtor's accounts of money he owes; normally arise from the purchase of products or services
N: 1. a creditor's accounts of money owed to him; normally arise from the sale of products or services
V: 1. provide with military equipment
A: 1. provided with necessary articles of equipment for a specialized purpose (especially military); "troops accoutered for battle"; "properly accoutered for the trip"
N: 1. clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing
V: 1. provide with military equipment
A: 1. provided with necessary articles of equipment for a specialized purpose (especially military); "troops accoutered for battle"; "properly accoutered for the trip"
N: 1. clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing
N: 1. the capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water port
V: 1. provide or send (envoys or embassadors) with official credentials 2. grant credentials to; "The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution"; "recognize an academic degree" 3. give credit for; "She was not properly credited in the program"
N: 1. 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"
A: 1. given official approval to act; "an accredited college"; "commissioned broker"; "licensed pharmacist"; "authorized representative"
V: 1. grow or become attached by accretion; "The story accreted emotion" 2. grow together (of plants and organs); "After many years the rose bushes grew together"
N: 1. (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) 2. something contributing to growth or increase; "he scraped away the accretions of paint"; "the central city surrounded by recent accretions" 3. (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases 4. (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or water-borne sediment 5. an increase by natural growth or addition 6. (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles
A: 1. marked or produced by accretion
A: 1. growing by accretion
N: 1. an alcohol-soluble resin from Australian trees; used in varnishes and in manufacturing paper
N: 1. an alcohol-soluble resin from Australian trees; used in varnishes and in manufacturing paper
N: 1. an alcohol-soluble resin from Australian trees; used in varnishes and in manufacturing paper
N: 1. the act of accumulating
N: 1. a method of accounting in which each item is entered as it is earned or incurred regardless of when actual payments are received or made
V: 1. grow by addition; "The interest accrues" 2. come into the possession of; "The house accrued to the oldest son"
A: 1. periodically accumulated over time; "accrued interest"; "accrued leave"
N: 1. the act of accumulating
V: 1. assimilate culturally
N: 1. the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure 2. all the knowledge and values shared by a society 3. the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"
A: 1. of or relating to acculturation
A: 1. of or relating to acculturation
A: 1. lying down; in a position of comfort or rest
V: 1. collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up" 2. 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"
A: 1. brought together into a group or crowd; "the accumulated letters in my office" 2. periodically accumulated over time; "accrued interest"; "accrued leave"
N: 1. (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation 2. an increase by natural growth or addition 3. several things grouped together or considered as a whole 4. the act of accumulating
A: 1. marked by acquiring or amassing; "we live in an accumulative society" 2. increasing by successive addition; "the benefits are cumulative"; "the eventual accumulative effect of these substances"
N: 1. (computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the accumulator 2. a voltaic battery that stores electric charge 3. a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)
N: 1. (computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the accumulator
N: 1. (mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much greater accuracy" 2. the quality of nearness to the truth or the true value; "he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass"; "the lawyer questioned the truth of my account"
A: 1. 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" 2. (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct; "a precise image"; "a precise measurement"
A: 1. with few mistakes; "he works very accurately" 2. strictly correctly; "repeated the order accurately"
A: 1. under a curse
A: 1. under a curse
N: 1. a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt
N: 1. an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence; "the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving" 2. a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt
N: 1. the category of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb
A: 1. containing or expressing accusation; "an accusitive forefinger"; "black accusatory looks"; "accusive shoes and telltale trousers"- O.Henry; "his accusing glare" 2. serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes; "objective case"; "accusative endings"
N: 1. the category of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb
A: 1. 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
A: 1. containing or expressing accusation; "an accusitive forefinger"; "black accusatory looks"; "accusive shoes and telltale trousers"- O.Henry; "his accusing glare"
V: 1. blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged me director with indifference" 2. bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "He charged the man with spousal abuse"
N: 1. a defendant in a criminal proceeding
N: 1. someone who imputes guilt or blame
A: 1. containing or expressing accusation; "an accusitive forefinger"; "black accusatory looks"; "accusive shoes and telltale trousers"- O.Henry; "his accusing glare"
A: 1. in an accusing manner; "he looked at her accusingly"
A: 1. containing or expressing accusation; "an accusitive forefinger"; "black accusatory looks"; "accusive shoes and telltale trousers"- O.Henry; "his accusing glare"
V: 1. make psychologically or physically used (to something); "She became habituated to the background music"
A: 1. (often followed by `to') in the habit of or adapted to; "accustomed to doing her own work"; "I''ve grown accustomed to her face" 2. commonly used or practiced; usual; "his accustomed thoroughness"; "took his customary morning walk"; "his habitual comment"; "with her wonted candor"
N: 1. 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" 2. a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an are extending from Norway to Turkey 3. a serve that the receiver is unable to reach 4. one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face 5. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
V: 1. score an ace against; "He aced his opponents" 2. serve an ace against (someone) 3. play (a hole) in one stroke 4. succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course"
A: 1. 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"
N: 1. antihypertensive drug that blocks the formation of angiotensin in the kidney, leading to relaxation of the arteries; promotes the excretion of salt and water by inhibiting the activity of the angiotensin converting enzyme; also administered after uncomplicated heart attacks
N: 1. the ace in the club suit
N: 1. the ace in the diamond suit
N: 1. the ace in the heart suit
N: 1. the ace of spades; sometimes taken as a portent of death
N: 1. an oral beta blocker (trade name Sectral) used in treating hypertension
N: 1. apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)
A: 1. not made up of or divided into cells
N: 1. a slime mold of the class Myxomycetes
A: 1. lacking a centromere; "an acentric chromosome fragment" 2. not centered or having no center
N: 1. a chromosome lacking a centromere
N: 1. absence of the head (as in the development of some monsters)
N: 1. absence of the head (as in the development of some monsters)
A: 1. lacking a head or a clearly defined head; "acephalous worms"
N: 1. absence of the head (as in the development of some monsters)
N: 1. type genus of the Aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit
N: 1. small shrubby Japanese plant with leaves having 5 to 7 acuminate lobes; yellow in autumn
N: 1. shrubby Eurasian maple often used as a hedge
N: 1. small maple of northwestern North America having prostrate stems that root freely and form dense thickets
N: 1. small maple of northwestern North America
N: 1. leaves deeply incised and bright red in autumn; Japan
N: 1. maple of western North America having large 5-lobed leaves orange in autumn
N: 1. common shade tree of eastern and central United States
N: 1. maple of the Pacific coast of the United States; fruits are white when mature
N: 1. ornamental shrub or small tree of Japan and Korea with deeply incised leaves; cultivated in many varieties
N: 1. maple of eastern North America with striped bard and large 2-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumn
N: 1. a large Eurasian maple tree naturalized in North America; 5-lobed leaves yellow in autumn; cultivated in many varieties
N: 1. Eurasian maple tree with pale gray bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn
N: 1. maple of eastern and central America; 5-lobed leaves scarlet and yellow in autumn
N: 1. a common North American maple tree; 5-lobed leaves are light green above and silvery white beneath; source of hard close-grained but brittle light-brown wood
N: 1. maple of eastern and central North America having 3- to 5-lobed leaves and hard close-grained wood much used for cabinet work especially the curly-grained form; sap is chief source of maple syrup and maple sugar; many subspecies
N: 1. small shrubby maple of eastern North America; scarlet in autumn
N: 1. a family of trees and shrubs of order Sapindales including the maples
A: 1. narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves
N: 1. as of a conifer
A: 1. 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" 2. sour or bitter in taste
V: 1. cause to be bitter or resentful; "These injustices embittered her even more" 2. make sour or bitter
A: 1. 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" 2. sour or bitter in taste
N: 1. a sharp bitterness 2. a sharp sour taste 3. a sharp and bitter manner
N: 1. tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries 2. acid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American shrub very rich in vitamin C
A: 1. narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves
A: 1. pertaining to a growth of fungi that forms a heaped-up mass; "acervate fungous sporophores"
N: 1. small asexual fruiting body resembling a cushion or blister consisting of a mat of hyphae that is produced on a host by some fungi
A: 1. of the cup-shaped socket that receives the head of the thigh bone
N: 1. the cup-shaped hollow in the hipbone into which the head of the femur fits to form a ball-and-socket joint
N: 1. any organic compound formed by adding alcohol molecules to aldehyde molecules
N: 1. a colorless volatile water-soluble liquid aldehyde used chiefly in manufacture of acetic acid and perfumes and drugs
N: 1. unsaturated aldol
N: 1. a colorless solid amide of acetic acid used as a solvent and in the synthesis of organic compounds
N: 1. an analgesic for mild pain; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril and Tylenol and Panadol and Phenaphen and Tempra and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets)
N: 1. a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic
N: 1. a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic
N: 1. a fabric made from cellulose acetate fibers 2. a salt or ester of acetic acid
N: 1. a disk coated with cellulose acetate
N: 1. a fabric made from cellulose acetate fibers
A: 1. relating to or containing acetic acid
N: 1. a colorless pungent liquid widely used in manufacturing plastics and pharmaceuticals
N: 1. a compound that is needed in order to refine opium into heroin
V: 1. turn acidic; "the solution acetified" 2. make sour or more sour
N: 1. unstable acid found in abnormal amounts in the blood and urine n some cases of impaired metabolism (as diabetes mellitus or starvation)
N: 1. the simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics
N: 1. a ketone that is an intermediate product of the breakdown of fats in the body; any of three compounds (acetoacetic acid, acetone, and/or beta-hydroxybutyric acid) found in excess in blood and urine of persons with metabolic disorders
N: 1. an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus
A: 1. of or relating to acetone
N: 1. excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvation
N: 1. a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic
A: 1. tasting like vinegar
A: 1. tasting like vinegar
N: 1. a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic
N: 1. sour-tasting liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alcohol in wine or cider and used as a condiment or food preservative 2. a dilute solution of acetic acid that is used as a solvent (e.g. for a drug)
N: 1. the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-)
N: 1. colorless liquid acyl chloride (CH3COCl) that has a pungent odor
N: 1. the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-)
N: 1. the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-)
V: 1. receive substitution of an acetyl group; "the compounds acetylated" 2. introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound)
N: 1. the process of introducing an acetyl group into a compound; "the acetylation of cyclooxygenase-2 by aspirin"
N: 1. a neurotransmitter that is a derivative of choline; released at the ends of nerve fibers in the somatic and parasympathetic nervous systems
N: 1. a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis
A: 1. of or related to acetylene
A: 1. of or related to acetic acid
V: 1. receive substitution of an acetyl group; "the compounds acetylated" 2. introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound)
V: 1. receive substitution of an acetyl group; "the compounds acetylated" 2. introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound)
N: 1. the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer and Empirin) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets
N: 1. a member of one of the four divisions of the prehistoric Greeks
N: 1. a member of one of the four divisions of the prehistoric Greeks
N: 1. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
V: 1. have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover" 2. be the source of pain 3. feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?"
N: 1. small dry indehiscent fruit with the seed distinct from the fruit wall
A: 1. pertaining to dry one-seeded indehiscent fruit
N: 1. (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon
A: 1. 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
N: 1. death's-head moth
N: 1. European hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skull
A: 1. 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
N: 1. United States statesman who promoted the Marshall Plan and helped establish NATO (1893-1971)
N: 1. an industrial process for making graphite by heating a mixture of coke and clay
N: 1. common house and field crickets
N: 1. common American black cricket; attacks crops and also enters dwellings
N: 1. lives in human dwellings; naturalized in parts of America
N: 1. the state of being achievable
A: 1. capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do
V: 1. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"
N: 1. the action of accomplishing something
N: 1. 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"
N: 1. pope who signed a treaty with Mussolini recognizing the Vatican City as an independent state (1857-1939)
N: 1. any of several plants of the genus Achillea native to Europe and having small white flowers in flat-topped flower heads
N: 1. ubiquitous strong-scented mat-forming Eurasian herb of wasteland, hedgerow or pasture having narrow serrate leaves and small usually white florets; widely naturalized in North America
N: 1. Eurasian herb having loose heads of button-shaped white flowers and long gray-green leaves that cause sneezing when powdered
N: 1. 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''
N: 1. a seemingly small but actual mortal weakness
N: 1. a large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf
N: 1. any plant of the genus Achimenes having showy bell-shaped flowers that resemble gloxinias
N: 1. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
A: 1. causing a dull and steady pain; "my aching head"; "her old achy joints"
N: 1. canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained
A: 1. not having a floral envelope or perianth
N: 1. an abnormal deficiency or absence of free hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice; often associated with severe anemias and cancer of the stomach
A: 1. lacking hydrochloric acid
N: 1. Indonesian statesman who obtained the independence of Indonesia from the Netherlands in 1949 and served as president until ousted by Suharto in a coup d'etat (1901-1970)
N: 1. a genus of Labridae
N: 1. found around the Great Barrier Reef
N: 1. a condition in which little or no bile is secreted or the flow of bile into the digestive tract is obstructed
N: 1. a member of the North American Indian people of the Pit river valley in northern California 2. the Shastan language spoken by the Achomawi people
N: 1. a stony meteor lacking chondrules
A: 1. of or related to an achondrite 2. not having a granular structure
N: 1. an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism
A: 1. of or relating to achondroplasia
N: 1. an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism
N: 1. tropical trees having papery leaves and large fruit
N: 1. large tropical American evergreen yielding chicle gum and edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Achras
N: 1. unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)
A: 1. being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light; "as white as fresh snow"; "a bride's white dress" 2. having no hue 3. being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light; "black leather jackets"; "as black as coal"; "rich black soil"
N: 1. a color lacking hue; white or gray or black
N: 1. a color lacking hue; white or gray or black
N: 1. a compound lens system that forms an image free from chromatic aberration
N: 1. vision using the rods
N: 1. the part of a cell nucleus that is relatively uncolored by stains or dyes
A: 1. (of substance of a cell nucleus) not readily colored by stains
V: 1. remove color from; "achromatize the lenses"
N: 1. the visual property of being without color
V: 1. remove color from; "achromatize the lenses"
A: 1. having little or inadequate color
N: 1. an absence of normal pigmentation especially in the skin (as in albinism) or in red blood cells
A: 1. having no color
A: 1. having no color
N: 1. an antibiotic (trade name Achromycin) derived from microorganisms of the genus Streptomyces and used broadly to treat infections
A: 1. causing a dull and steady pain; "my aching head"; "her old achy joints"
N: 1. absence of gastric juices (partial or complete)
N: 1. absence of gastric juices (partial or complete)
N: 1. a needle-like part or structure of a plant or animal or crystal; as a spine or bristle or crystal
A: 1. narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves
A: 1. related to plants or animals or crystals having aciculae or needle-like parts
N: 1. 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 2. street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
A: 1. 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" 2. containing acid; "an acid taste"
N: 1. (physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body; "with a normal acid-base balance in the body the blood is slightly alkaline"
N: 1. (physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body; "with a normal acid-base balance in the body the blood is slightly alkaline"
N: 1. an indicator that changes color on going from acidic to basic solutions
A: 1. not easily decolorized by acid solutions; pertains to micro-organisms (especially the tubercle bacillus that causes tuberculosis)
A: 1. yielding an acid in aqueous solution
A: 1. thriving in a relatively acidic environment (especially of plants requiring a pH well below 7)
V: 1. wash with acid so as to achieve a bleached look; "acid-wash blue jeans"
N: 1. organic compounds that react with water to form an acid
N: 1. dye in which the chromophore is part of a negative ion
N: 1. organic compounds containing the group -COX where X is a halogen atom
N: 1. someone who takes LSD
N: 1. a hydrogen atom in an acid that forms a positive ion when the acid dissociates
N: 1. rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water
N: 1. rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water
N: 1. a musical style that emerged in the mid-1960s; rock music inspired by or related to drug-induced experience
N: 1. a rigorous or crucial appraisal
N: 1. (chemistry) the amount of free acid present in fat as measured by the milligrams of potassium hydroxide needed to neutralize it; "as the glycerides in fat slowly decompose the acid value increases"
N: 1. a blood disorder characterized by an increased concentration of hydrogen ions in the blood (which falls below 7 on the pH scale)
A: 1. tasting sour like acid 2. being or containing an acid; of a solution having an excess of hydrogen atoms (having a pH of less than 7)
N: 1. a hydrogen atom in an acid that forms a positive ion when the acid dissociates
N: 1. the process of becoming acid or being converted into an acid
V: 1. turn acidic; "the solution acetified" 2. make sour or more sour
A: 1. involving or related to acidimetry
N: 1. volumetric analysis using standard solutions of acids to measure the amount of a base present
N: 1. the property of being acidic 2. pH values below 7 3. the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth
N: 1. an organism that thrives in a relatively acid environment
N: 1. an organism that thrives in a relatively acid environment
A: 1. especially of some bacteria; growing well in an acid medium
A: 1. especially of some bacteria; growing well in an acid medium
N: 1. milk fermented by bacteria; used to treat gastrointestinal disorders
N: 1. abnormally high acidity (excess hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues
A: 1. having or being characterized by acidosis
V: 1. make sour or more sour
A: 1. made slightly acid
A: 1. tasting sour like acid
A: 1. tasting sour like acid
N: 1. the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth
A: 1. especially of some bacteria; growing well in an acid medium
A: 1. pertaining to one of the small sacs (as in a compound gland) 2. pertaining to the individual parts making up an aggregate fruit like a blackberry
A: 1. pertaining to one of the small sacs (as in a compound gland)
N: 1. cheetahs
N: 1. long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game
N: 1. plants closely allied to the genera Satureja and Calamintha
N: 1. fragrant European mint having clusters of small violet-and-white flowers; naturalized especially in eastern North America
A: 1. pertaining to one of the small sacs (as in a compound gland)
A: 1. pertaining to one of the small sacs (as in a compound gland)
N: 1. one of the small drupes making up an aggregate or multiple fruit like a blackberry 2. one of the small sacs or saclike dilations in a compound gland
N: 1. type genus of the Acipenseridae: sturgeons
N: 1. valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas
N: 1. food and game fish of marine and fresh waters of northwestern coast of North America
N: 1. sturgeons
N: 1. artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes
N: 1. artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes
N: 1. red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds; flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe
V: 1. report the receipt of; "The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper" 2. declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten" 3. accept as legally binding and valid; "acknowledge the deed" 4. 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" 5. 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" 6. express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for; "We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us"
A: 1. capable of being acknowledged
A: 1. generally accepted 2. recognized or made known or admitted; "the acknowledged leader of the community"; "a woman of acknowledged accomplishments"; "his acknowledged error"
N: 1. 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" 2. 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: 1. 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" 2. 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" 3. 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: 1. a major strategic headquarters of NATO located in the United States; is under the authority of the North Atlantic Council
N: 1. an imaginary line paralleling the equator where a magnetic needle has no dip
N: 1. the highest level or degree attainable; "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" 2. the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid"
N: 1. an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones
N: 1. a skin disease of adults (more often women) in which blood vessels of the face enlarge resulting in a flushed appearance
N: 1. the most common form of acne; usually affects people from puberty to young adulthood
A: 1. (of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin
A: 1. resembling acne
N: 1. a subclass of Sporozoa
N: 1. small genus of trees and shrubs containing strongly toxic cardiac glycosides; Arabia to Africa
N: 1. medium-sized shrubby tree of South Africa having thick leathery evergreen leaves and white or pink flowers and globose usually two-seeded purplish black fruits
N: 1. evergreen shrub or tree of South Africa
N: 1. medium-sized shrubby tree of South Africa having thick leathery evergreen leaves and white or pink flowers and globose usually two-seeded purplish black fruits
N: 1. evergreen shrub or tree of South Africa
N: 1. small genus of trees and shrubs containing strongly toxic cardiac glycosides; Arabia to Africa
A: 1. of persons; feeling cold; "Poor Tom's acold"- Shakespeare
N: 1. someone who assists a priest or minister in a liturgical service; a cleric ordained in the highest of the minor orders in the Roman Catholic Church but not in the Anglican Church or the Eastern Orthodox Churches
N: 1. the highest mountain in the western hemisphere; located in the Andes in western Argentina (22,834 feet high)
N: 1. any of various usually poisonous plants of the genus Aconitum having tuberous roots and palmately lobed leaves and blue or white flowers
N: 1. genus of poisonous plants of temperate regions of northern hemisphere with a vaulted and enlarged petal
N: 1. poisonous Eurasian perennial herb with broad rounded leaves and yellow flowers and fibrous rootstock
N: 1. a poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded blue-purple flowers; the dried leaves and roots yield aconite
N: 1. used in some classifications for the genus Acorus which is usually assigned to Araceae
N: 1. absence of the pupil in an eye
N: 1. islands in the Atlantic Ocean belonging to Portugal; "the Azores are strategically located on transatlantic air and shipping routes"
N: 1. fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base
N: 1. barnacle that attaches to rocks especially in intertidal zones
N: 1. cup-shaped structure of hardened bracts at the base of an acorn
N: 1. squash plant bearing small acorn-shaped fruits having yellow flesh and dark green or yellow rind with longitudinal ridges 2. small dark green or yellow ribbed squash with yellow to orange flesh
N: 1. a small vacuum tube; used at high frequencies
N: 1. sweet flags; sometimes placed in subfamily Acoraceae
N: 1. perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots
N: 1. illusory auditory perception of strange nonverbal sounds
N: 1. a remedy for hearing loss or deafness
A: 1. of or relating to the science of acoustics; "acoustic properties of a hall"
N: 1. an impairment in understanding spoken language that is not attributable to hearing loss
N: 1. a buoy that can be heard (at night)
N: 1. a delay line based on the time of propagation of sound waves
N: 1. a device for amplifying or transmitting sound
N: 1. an antique record player; the sound of the vibrating needle is amplified acoustically
N: 1. sound is not amplified by electrical means
N: 1. opposition to the flow of sound through a surface; acoustic resistance is the real component of acoustic impedance and acoustic reactance is the imaginary component
N: 1. either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to the tympanic membrane
N: 1. a modem that converts electrical signals to telephone tones and back again
N: 1. a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea
N: 1. a physical phenomenon associated with the production or transmission of sound
N: 1. the physical intensity of sound
N: 1. the acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality; "our ukuleles have been designed to have superior sound and projection"; "a prime ingredient of public speaking is projection of the voice"
N: 1. (acoustics) the pressure exerted on a surface normal to the direction of propagation of a sound wave
N: 1. opposition to the flow of sound through a surface; acoustic resistance is the real component of acoustic impedance and acoustic reactance is the imaginary component
N: 1. opposition to the flow of sound through a surface; acoustic resistance is the real component of acoustic impedance and acoustic reactance is the imaginary component
N: 1. the distribution of energy as a function of frequency for a particular sound source
N: 1. a storage device consisting of acoustic delay lines
N: 1. (acoustics) a wave that transmits sound
A: 1. of or relating to the science of acoustics; "acoustic properties of a hall"
A: 1. with respect to acoustics; "acoustically ill-equipped studios"
N: 1. a physicist who specializes in acoustics
N: 1. a morbid fear of sounds including your own voice
N: 1. the study of the physical properties of sound
V: 1. cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community" 2. make familiar or acquainted; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings" 3. inform; "Please acquaint your colleagues of your plans to move"
N: 1. a relationship less intimate than friendship 2. personal knowledge or information about someone or something 3. a person with whom you are acquainted; "I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances"; "we are friends of the family"
N: 1. a relationship less intimate than friendship
A: 1. having fair knowledge of; "they were acquainted"; "fully acquainted with the facts"
A: 1. having fair knowledge of; "they were acquainted"; "fully acquainted with the facts"
V: 1. to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"
N: 1. agreement with a statement or proposal to do something; "he gave his assent eagerly"; "a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly" 2. acceptance without protest
A: 1. willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest; "too acquiescent to challenge authority"; "a gentle and biddable soul"; "children compliant with the parental will"
A: 1. capable of being acquired
V: 1. 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" 2. 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" 3. locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar 4. win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance" 5. 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" 6. acquire or gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate" 7. 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"
A: 1. gotten through environmental forces; "acquired characteristics (such as a suntan or a broken nose) cannot be passed on"
N: 1. hemochromatosis resulting from repeated transfusions or from excessive intake of foods containing iron
N: 1. a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles
N: 1. immunity to a particular disease that is not innate but has been acquired during life; immunity can be acquired by the development of antibodies after an attack of an infectious disease or by a pregnant mother passing antibodies through the placenta to a fetus or by vaccination
N: 1. an acquired response that is under the control of (conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulus
N: 1. a preference that is only acquired after considerable experience; "martinis are an acquired taste"
N: 1. an ability that has been acquired by training
N: 1. a credit card processing bank; merchants receive credit for credit card receipts less a processing fee 2. a person who acquires something (usually permanently) 3. a bank gaining financial control over another financial institution through a payment in cash or an exchange of stock 4. the financial institution that dispenses cash in automated teller machines and collects a fee from the bank that issued the credit card
N: 1. the act of acquiring something; "I envied his talent for acquiring"; "he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving"
N: 1. something acquired; "a recent acquisition by the museum" 2. the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child's acquisition of language" 3. an ability that has been acquired by training 4. the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another"
N: 1. contract governing the merger of two or more companies
A: 1. eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas; "an acquisitive mind"; "an aquisitive society in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied"
N: 1. strong desire to acquire and possess
V: 1. behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" 2. pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
N: 1. a judgment of not guilty
N: 1. a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation
A: 1. declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless; "he stands acquitted on all charges"; "the jury found him not guilty by reason of insanity"
N: 1. a town in Italy in southwestern Sicily near the coast; the site of six Greek temples
N: 1. cellular slime molds; in some classifications placed in Kingdom Protoctista
N: 1. a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries 2. a territory of western Brazil bordering on Bolivia and Peru 3. a town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean
N: 1. the volume of water that would cover 1 acre to a depth of 1 foot; 43,560 cubic feet or 1233.5 cubic meters
N: 1. one twelfth of an acre-foot
N: 1. an area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming); "he wanted some acreage to build on"
N: 1. extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"
A: 1. 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" 2. strong and sharp; "the acrid smell of burning rubber"
N: 1. grasshopper with short antennae
N: 1. short-horned grasshoppers; true locusts
N: 1. the quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone 2. extreme bitterness; "the acridity of alkali" 3. having an acrid smell
N: 1. the quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone 2. extreme bitterness; "the acridity of alkali"
N: 1. mynas
N: 1. dark brown crested bird of southeastern Asia
N: 1. acrylic resin used to make a strong soft crease-resistant fabric (trade name Acrilan)
A: 1. marked by strong resentment or cynicism; "an acrimonious dispute"; "bitter about the divorce"
N: 1. a sharp and bitter manner
N: 1. cricket frogs
N: 1. of eastern and central United States
N: 1. cricket frog of eastern United States
A: 1. without a crisis (as of some diseases)
N: 1. loss of sensation in the extremities
N: 1. loss of sensation in the extremities
N: 1. an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination
N: 1. a genus of Phalangeridae
A: 1. vigorously active; "an acrobatic dance"; "an athletic child"; "athletic playing"; "gymnastic exercises"
N: 1. a stunt performed by an acrobat
N: 1. a stunt performed by an acrobat
N: 1. the gymnastic moves of an acrobat 2. the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft
N: 1. a moss in which the main axis is terminated by the archegonium (and hence the capsule)
A: 1. (of mosses) having the archegonia at the top of the stem
N: 1. a moss in which the main axis is terminated by the archegonium (and hence the capsule)
N: 1. small genus of trees of Indonesia and Malaysia
N: 1. East Indian timber tree with hard durable wood used especially for tea boxes
A: 1. having a subterminal centromere; "an acrocentric chromosome"
N: 1. a chromosome with the centromere near one end so that one chromosomal arm is short and one is long
N: 1. a genus of Sylviidae
N: 1. small European warbler that breeds among reeds and wedges and winters in Africa
N: 1. a congenital abnormality of the skull; the top of the skull assumes a cone shape
N: 1. genus of herbs and shrubs of Australia and South Africa: everlasting flower; most species usually placed in genus Helipterum
N: 1. flower of southwestern Australia having bright pink daisylike papery flowers; grown for drying
N: 1. Central and South American feather palms
N: 1. tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts
N: 1. tropical American palm having edible nuts and yielding a useful fiber
N: 1. cyanosis of the extremities; can occur when a spasm of the blood vessels is caused by exposure to cold or by strong emotion
N: 1. an animal having teeth consolidated with the summit of the alveolar ridge without sockets
N: 1. any flowerless plant such as a fern (pteridophyte) or moss (bryophyte) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem
A: 1. pertaining to flowerless plants (ferns or mosses) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem
A: 1. pertaining to flowerless plants (ferns or mosses) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem
N: 1. a pungent colorless unsaturated liquid aldehyde made from propene
N: 1. 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)
A: 1. having abnormal size with overgrown extremities resulting from abnormal pituitary secretion; "a protruding acromegalic jaw"; "a pituitary dwarf"
N: 1. 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)
N: 1. the outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade
N: 1. abnormally small extremities (underdeveloped fingers and toes)
N: 1. abnormally small extremities (underdeveloped fingers and toes)
N: 1. the outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade
N: 1. abnormal protrusion of the navel; sometimes the start of umbilical hernia
N: 1. myotonia of the extremities only; causes spastic deformity of the hand or foot
N: 1. a word formed from the initial letters of a multi-word name
A: 1. characterized by the use of acronyms
A: 1. characterized by the use of acronyms
A: 1. of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in succession from base to apex
N: 1. a morbid fear of great heights
A: 1. suffering from acrophobia; abnormally afraid of high places
N: 1. naming a letter of the alphabet by using a word whose initial sound is the sound represented by that letter
N: 1. the citadel in ancient Greek towns
N: 1. coelenterate genus of order Madreporaria, including staghorn corals
A: 1. facing or on the side toward the apex
N: 1. a process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the egg
A: 1. placed crosswise; "spoken with a straight face but crossed fingers"; "crossed forks"; "seated with arms across"
A: 1. transversely; "the marble slabs were cut across" 2. in such a manner as to be understood and accepted; "she cannot get her ideas across" 3. to the opposite side; "the football field was 300 feet across"
A: 1. 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"
A: 1. including all; "we got a pay raise across the board"
A: 1. extending throughout an entire nation; "nationally advertised"; "it was broadcast nationwide"
A: 1. extending throughout an entire nation; "nationally advertised"; "it was broadcast nationwide"
N: 1. verse in which certain letters such as the first in each line form a word or message 2. a puzzle where you fill a square grid with words reading the same down as across
N: 1. in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae
N: 1. stout tropical swamp fern (especially tropical America) having large fronds with golden yellow sporangia covering the undersides
N: 1. 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"
N: 1. a salt or ester of propenoic acid
N: 1. a glassy thermoplastic; can be cast and molded or used in coatings and adhesives
N: 1. polymerized from acrylonitrile 2. used especially by artists 3. a synthetic fabric 4. a glassy thermoplastic; can be cast and molded or used in coatings and adhesives
N: 1. an unsaturated liquid carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of acrylic resins
N: 1. polymerized from acrylonitrile
N: 1. used especially by artists
N: 1. a glassy thermoplastic; can be cast and molded or used in coatings and adhesives
N: 1. a colorless liquid unsaturated nitrile made from propene
N: 1. a manifestation of insincerity; "he put on quite an act for her benefit" 2. a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet 3. a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body 4. 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" 5. something that people do or cause to happen
V: 1. 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" 2. 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" 3. behave unnaturally or affectedly; "She's just acting" 4. discharge one's duties; "She acts as the chair"; "In what capacity are you acting?" 5. be suitable for theatrical performance; "This scene acts well" 6. be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure 7. 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" 8. pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind; "He acted the idiot"; "She plays deaf when the news are bad" 9. 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" 10. perform on a stage or theater; "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol''"
V: 1. function as or act like; "This heap of stones will act as a barrier" 2. pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind; "He acted the idiot"; "She plays deaf when the news are bad"
V: 1. act in an uncontrolled manner
N: 1. a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events; "he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God"
N: 1. the calculated use of violence (or threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimindation or coercion or instilling fear
V: 1. regulate one's behavior in accordance with certain information, ideas, or advice; "The Founding Fathers acted on certain moral principles" 2. carry further or advance; "Can you act on this matter soon?"
V: 1. act out; represent or perform as if in a play; "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day" 2. represent an incident, state, or emotion by action, especially on stage; "She could act neurotic anxiety"
V: 1. act in an uncontrolled manner
V: 1. act like the master of; "He is lording it over the students"
V: 1. make itself felt as a recurring pain; "My arthritis is acting up again" 2. misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way; "The children acted up when they were not bored"
V: 1. have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"
A: 1. capable of being acted; suitable for the stage; "an actable scene"
N: 1. baneberry
N: 1. North American herb with white poisonous berries
N: 1. North American perennial herb with alternately compound leaves and racemes of small white flowers followed by bright red oval poisonous berries
N: 1. a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
N: 1. luna moths
N: 1. large pale-green American moth with long-tailed hind wings and a yellow crescent-shaped mark on each fore wing
N: 1. trade name for a drug containing an antihistamine and a decongestant; used to treat upper respiratory conditions and minor allergies
N: 1. one of the proteins into which actomyosin can be split; can exist in either a globular or a fibrous form
A: 1. (of radiate organisms) located on the surface or end on which the mouth is situated
N: 1. sea anemones
N: 1. the performance of a part or role in a drama
A: 1. serving temporarily especially as a substitute; "the acting president"
N: 1. (psychiatry) the display of previously inhibited emotions (often in actions rather than words); considered to be healthy and therapeutic 2. a (usually irritating) impulsive and uncontrollable outburst by a problem child or a neurotic adult
N: 1. any sea anemone or related animal 2. a genus of sea anemone common in rock pools
N: 1. any sea anemone or related animal
N: 1. sea anemones
N: 1. any sea anemone or related animal
A: 1. relating to or exhibiting actinism
N: 1. dermatitis caused exposure to sunlight
N: 1. an overgrowth of skin layers resulting from extended exposure to the sun
N: 1. electromagnetic radiation that can produce photochemical reactions
N: 1. electromagnetic radiation that can produce photochemical reactions
N: 1. any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103
N: 1. a series of 15 radioactive elements with increasing atomic numbers from actinium to lawrencium 2. (chemistry) a series from actinium to lawrencium of 15 radioactive elements with increasing atomic numbers
N: 1. small Asiatic woody vine bearing many-seeded fruit
N: 1. high-climbing Asiatic vine having long finely serrate leaves and racemes of white flowers followed by greenish-yellow edible fruit
N: 1. climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat
N: 1. climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat
N: 1. ornamental vine of eastern Asia having yellow edible fruit and leaves with silver-white markings
N: 1. tropical trees or shrubs or woody vines
N: 1. terrestrial ferns of tropical Asia and Africa
N: 1. the property of radiation that enables it to produce photochemical effects
N: 1. a radioactive element of the actinide series; found in uranium ores
N: 1. any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103
A: 1. having a radial form; "starfish are actinoid--that is, they are radially symmetrical"
N: 1. a green mineral of the amphibole group; calcium magnesium iron silicate
N: 1. used in some classification systems for plants now included in genus Verbesina
N: 1. perennial herb with showy yellow flowers; the eastern United States
N: 1. an instrument for measuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (usually by the photochemical effect)
A: 1. of or related to actinometry
A: 1. of or related to actinometry
N: 1. measuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (especially of the sun's rays)
A: 1. capable of division into symmetrical halves by any longitudinal plane passing through the axis
A: 1. capable of division into symmetrical halves by any longitudinal plane passing through the axis
N: 1. soil-inhabiting saprophytes and disease-producing plant and animal parasites
N: 1. filamentous anaerobic bacteria
A: 1. of or belonging to the Actinomycetes
N: 1. filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria
N: 1. any bacteria (some of which are pathogenic for humans and animals) belonging to the order Actinomycetales
A: 1. of or belonging to the Actinomycetes
N: 1. any of various red antibiotics isolated from soil bacteria
N: 1. disease of cattle that can be transmitted to humans; results from infection with actinomycetes; characterized by hard swellings that exude pus through long sinuses
A: 1. of or related to actinomycosis infection
N: 1. parasites of worms
N: 1. parasites of worms
N: 1. any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103
N: 1. protozoa having stiff rodlike radiating pseudopods
N: 1. heliozoans; radiolarians
N: 1. (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to radiation from a radioactive substance
N: 1. no alternation of generations the medusoid phase being entirely suppressed: sea anemones; corals
N: 1. sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed
N: 1. the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action" 2. 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" 3. a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity" 4. something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions" 5. 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" 6. a military engagement; "he saw action in Korea" 7. 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 8. the trait of being active and energetic and forceful; "a man of action" 9. the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism; "the piano had a very stiff action" 10. the series of events that form a plot; "his novels always have a lot of action"
V: 1. put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation" 2. institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against; "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination"
N: 1. 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: 1. the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism; "the piano had a very stiff action"
N: 1. the case officer designated to perform an act during a clandestine operation (especially in a hostile area)
N: 1. a New York school of painting characterized by freely created abstractions; the first important school of American painting to develop independently of European styles
N: 1. prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft gray-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled
N: 1. the local voltage change across the cell wall as a nerve impulse is transmitted
N: 1. (television) showing again some action (especially sports action) that has been recorded on video tape
N: 1. the efficiency with which electromagnetic radiation produces a photochemical reaction plotted as a function of the wavelength of the radiation
A: 1. affording grounds for legal action; "slander is an actionable offense"
N: 1. a genus of Scolopacidae
N: 1. a variety of sandpiper
N: 1. common North American sandpiper
N: 1. an ancient town on a promontory in western Greece 2. the naval battle in which Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian's fleet under Agrippa in 31 BC
N: 1. a thrombolytic agent (trade name Activase) that causes fibrinolysis at the site of a blood clot; used in treating acute myocardial infarction
V: 1. aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter 2. make active or more active; "activate an old file" 3. put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits" 4. make more adsorptive; "activate a metal" 5. make (substances) radioactive
A: 1. rendered active; e.g. rendered radioactive or luminescent or photosensitive or conductive 2. of e.g. a molecule; made reactive or more reactive 3. set up and placed on active assignment; "a newly activated unit" 4. (of sewage) treated with aeration and bacteria to aid decomposition
N: 1. powdered or granular carbon used for purifying by adsorption; given orally (as a slurry) it is an antidote for some kinds of poisons
N: 1. powdered or granular carbon used for purifying by adsorption; given orally (as a slurry) it is an antidote for some kinds of poisons
N: 1. the activity of causing to have energy and be active
A: 1. causing motion or action or change
N: 1. (mineral extraction) a surface-active chemical used in flotation process to increase the attraction to a specific mineral
N: 1. making active and effective (as a bomb) 2. the activity of causing to have energy and be active 3. stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical
N: 1. the energy that an atomic system must acquire before a process (such as an emission or reaction) can occur; "catalysts are said to reduce the energy of activation during the transition phase of a reaction"
N: 1. (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
N: 1. a person devoted to the active life 2. chemical agent capable of activity 3. 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"
A: 1. characterized by energetic bodily activity; "tennis is an active sport"; "a very physical dance performance" 2. engaged in or ready for military or naval operations; "on active duty"; "the platoon is combat-ready"; "review the fighting forces" 3. expressing action rather than a state of being; used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running'' in `running water'') 4. tending to become more severe or wider in scope; "active tuberculosis" 5. expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: "Hemingway favors active constructions" 6. being in physical motion; "active fish in the aquarium" 7. characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action" 8. engaged in full-time work; "active duty"; "though past retirement age he is still active in his profession" 9. exerting influence or producing an effect; "an active ingredient" 10. taking part in an activity; "an active member of the club"; "he was politically active"; "the participating organizations" 11. 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" 12. (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt; "active volcanos" 13. producing activity or change 14. of the sun; characterized by a high level activity in sunspots and flares and radio emissions 15. full of activity or engaged in continuous activity; "an active seaport"; "an active bond market"; "an active account" 16. in operation; "keep hope alive"; "the tradition was still alive"; "an active tradition"
N: 1. chemical agent capable of activity
N: 1. air defense by the use aircraft or missiles or artillery or electronic countermeasures
N: 1. an application that is currently running and in the foreground
N: 1. childbirth during which the mother is encouraged to be an active participant
N: 1. a citizen who takes an active role in the community (as in crime prevention and neighborhood watch)
N: 1. a form of acquired immunity in which the body produces its own antibodies against disease-causing antigens
N: 1. a type of LCD screen used for some portable computers; there is a separate circuit for each pixel
N: 1. a placebo used in experimental tests of a drug that has noticeable side effects; "an active placebo mimics the side effects of the experimental drug"
N: 1. the part of an enzyme or antibody where the chemical reaction occurs
N: 1. transport of a substance (as a protein or drug) across a cell membrane against the concentration gradient; requires an expenditure of energy
N: 1. a trust in which the trustee must perform certain duties
N: 1. 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"
A: 1. in an active manner; "he participated actively in the war"
N: 1. the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically; "the level of activity declines with age" 2. the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action"
N: 1. attire worn for sport or for casual wear
N: 1. a policy of taking direct and militant action to achieve a political or social goal
N: 1. a militant reformer
A: 1. advocating or engaged in activism
A: 1. advocating or engaged in activism
N: 1. an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity" 2. the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically; "the level of activity declines with age" 3. (chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction; "catalytic activity" 4. the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action" 5. a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity" 6. any specific activity; "they avoided all recreational activity"
N: 1. a protein complex in muscle fibers; composed of myosin and actin; shortens when stimulated and causes muscle contractions
N: 1. a theatrical performer 2. 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"
N: 1. a business agent for an actor
N: 1. a wardrobe assistant for an actor
N: 1. words making up the dialogue of a play; "the actor forgot his speech"
N: 1. a female actor
N: 1. a New Testament book describing the development of the early Church from Christ's ascension to Paul''s sojourn at Rome
N: 1. a New Testament book describing the development of the early Church from Christ's ascension to Paul''s sojourn at Rome
A: 1. being or existing at the present moment; "the ship's actual position is 22 miles due south of Key West" 2. of the nature of fact; having actual existence; "rocks and trees...the actual world"; "actual heroism"; "the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced" 3. existing in fact whether with lawful authority or not; "de facto segregation is as real as segration imposed by law"; "a de facto state of war" 4. presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible; "the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different"; "actual and imagined conditions" 5. taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated; "we saw the actual wedding on television"; "filmed the actual beating" 6. 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"
N: 1. (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated
N: 1. the physical ouster of a tenant from the leased premises; the tenant is relieved of any further duty to pay rent
N: 1. (law) immediate and direct physical control over property
N: 1. a sin committed of your own free will (as contrasted with original sin)
N: 1. making real or giving the appearance of reality
V: 1. make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; "our ideas must be substantiated into actions" 2. represent or describe realistically
A: 1. changed from potential to actual; "saw his worst fears actualized"
N: 1. the state of actually existing objectively; "a hope that progressed from possibility to actuality"
N: 1. making real or giving the appearance of reality
V: 1. make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; "our ideas must be substantiated into actions" 2. represent or describe realistically
A: 1. changed from potential to actual; "saw his worst fears actualized"
A: 1. in actual fact; "to be nominally but not actually independent"; "no one actually saw the shark"; "large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt" 2. at the present moment; "the transmission screen shows the picture that is actually on the air" 3. as a sentence modifier to add slight emphasis; "actually, we all help clear up after a meal"; "actually, I haven't seen the film"; "I''m not all that surprised actually"; "she hasn''t proved to be too satisfactory, actually" 4. used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly; "you may actually be doing the right thing by walking out"; "she actually spoke Latin"; "they thought they made the rules but in reality they were only puppets"; "people who seem stand-offish are in reality often simply nervous"
A: 1. of or relating to the work of an actuary
N: 1. a table of statistical data
N: 1. someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums)
V: 1. put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits" 2. give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"
A: 1. moved to action; "a man actuated by unworthy desired"
A: 1. causing motion or action or change
N: 1. the act of propelling
N: 1. a mechanism that puts something into automatic action
N: 1. activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing"
A: 1. ending in a sharp point
N: 1. a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind" 2. sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart)
N: 1. nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Acular and Toradol) that is administered only intramuscularly
N: 1. small spiny outgrowth on the wings of certain insects
A: 1. having or resembling a stinger or barb; "aculeate insects such as bees and wasps"
A: 1. having or resembling a stinger or barb; "aculeate insects such as bees and wasps"
N: 1. a sharp-pointed process especially a sting of a hymenopterous insect 2. a stiff sharp-pointed plant process
N: 1. a tapering point 2. shrewdness shown by keen insight
V: 1. make sharp or acute; taper; make (something) come to a point
A: 1. of a leaf shape; narrowing to a slender point
N: 1. narrowing to a slender point
N: 1. treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body
N: 1. treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin
N: 1. a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
A: 1. extremely sharp or intense; "acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning" 2. of critical importance and consequence; "an acute (or critical) lack of research funds" 3. of an angle; less than 90 degrees 4. 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" 5. ending in a sharp point 6. having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course; "acute appendicitis"; "the acute phase of the illness"; "acute patients"
N: 1. a triangle whose interior angles are all acute
N: 1. a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
N: 1. an angle less than 90 degrees but more than 0 degrees
N: 1. an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord
N: 1. any disorder (as sudden confusion or disorientation) in an otherwise normal person that is due to reversible (temporary) impairment of brain tissues (as by head injuries or drugs or infection)
N: 1. gastritis caused by ingesting an irritant (as too much aspirin)
N: 1. glaucoma in which the iris blocks the outflow of aqueous humor
N: 1. glossitis resulting from injury or infection and characterized by swelling and pain
N: 1. encephalitis that resembles apoplexy due to blood extravasation
N: 1. common form of acute encephalitis caused by herpes simplex 1; usually affects the temporal and frontal lobes
N: 1. renal failure associated with burns or other trauma or with acute infection or obstruction of the urinary tract
N: 1. rapidly progressing leukemia
N: 1. acute leukemia characterized by proliferation of immature lymphoblast-like cells in bone marrow, lymph nodes, spleen, and blood; most common in children
N: 1. acute leukemia characterized by proliferation of immature lymphoblast-like cells in bone marrow, lymph nodes, spleen, and blood; most common in children
N: 1. acute leukemia characterized by proliferation of granular leukocytes; most common in adolescents and young adults
N: 1. acute leukemia characterized by proliferation of granular leukocytes; most common in adolescents and young adults
N: 1. any disorder (as sudden confusion or disorientation) in an otherwise normal person that is due to reversible (temporary) impairment of brain tissues (as by head injuries or drugs or infection)
N: 1. pyelonephritis resulting from the spread of a bladder infection
N: 1. renal failure associated with burns or other trauma or with acute infection or obstruction of the urinary tract
N: 1. schizophrenia of abrupt onset and relatively short duration (a few weeks or months)
N: 1. a triangle whose interior angles are all acute
A: 1. having a rapid onset; "an acutely debilitating virus" 2. in an acute manner; "she pitied her sister acutely"; "acutely aware"
N: 1. the quality of having a sharp edge or point 2. a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind"
A: 1. chemistry; not cyclic; having an open chain structure 2. botany; not cyclic; especially having parts arranged in spirals rather than whorls
N: 1. an oral antiviral drug (trade name Zovirax) used to treat genital herpes; does not cure the disease but relieves the symptoms
N: 1. any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group; "an example of the acyl group is the acetyl group"
N: 1. organic compounds that react with water to form an acid
N: 1. any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group; "an example of the acyl group is the acetyl group"
N: 1. organic compounds containing the group -COX where X is a halogen atom
N: 1. the process of introducing an acyl group into a compound
N: 1. 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"
N: 1. a public promotion of some product or service
A: 1. in the Christian era; used before dates after the supposed year Christ was born; "in AD 200"
N: 1. remark made spontaneously without prior preparation; "his ad-libs got him in trouble with the politicians"
V: 1. perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at the wedding"
A: 1. said or done without having been planned or written in advance; "he made a few ad-lib remarks" 2. 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"
N: 1. an agency that designs advertisement to call public attention to its clients
N: 1. an organized program of advertisements
N: 1. an organized program of advertisements
A: 1. for or concerned with one specific purpose; "a coordinated policy instead of ad hoc decisions" 2. often improvised or impromptu; "an ad hoc committee meeting"
A: 1. for one specific case; "they were appointed ad hoc"
A: 1. appealing to personal considerations (rather than to fact or reason); "ad hominem arguments"
A: 1. to infinity; without or seemingly without limit; "talked on and on ad infinitum"
A: 1. for an intervening time; temporarily; "elected to serve ad interim"
A: 1. without advance preparation; "he spoke ad lib"
A: 1. without advance preparation; "he spoke ad lib"
A: 1. to a sickening extent; "he played the song ad nauseam"
A: 1. in proportion to the estimated value of the goods taxed; "the goods were taxed ad valorem"
A: 1. in proportion to the estimated value of the goods taxed; "the goods were taxed ad valorem"
N: 1. a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production
N: 1. 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"
N: 1. SCID resulting from mutation of a gene that codes for adenosine deaminase
N: 1. congenital absence of fingers and/or toes
N: 1. congenital absence of fingers and/or toes
A: 1. without fingers and/or toes
N: 1. congenital absence of fingers and/or toes
N: 1. Babylonian god of storms and wind
N: 1. a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
N: 1. (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully); "they played the adagio too quickly" 2. a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers
A: 1. (of tempo) leisurely
A: 1. slowly; "here you must play adagio"
N: 1. a port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya 2. genus of ladybugs
N: 1. red ladybug with a black spot on each wing
N: 1. Scottish architect who designed many public buildings in England and Scotland (1728-1792) 2. street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine 3. (Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
N: 1. tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand 2. the largest cartilage of the larynx
N: 1. yucca with long stiff leaves having filamentlike appendages
N: 1. yucca with long stiff leaves having filamentlike appendages
N: 1. a mountain peak in south central Sri Lanka (7,360 feet high)
N: 1. North American orchid bearing a single leaf and yellowish-brown flowers
N: 1. Scottish economist who advocated private enterprise and free trade (1723-1790)
N: 1. resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible
N: 1. very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
A: 1. not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course; unsusceptible to persuasion; "he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind"; "Cynthia was inexorable; she would have none of him"- W.Churchill; "an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendancy"
A: 1. consisting of or having the hardness of adamant 2. not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course; unsusceptible to persuasion; "he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind"; "Cynthia was inexorable; she would have none of him"- W.Churchill; "an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendancy" 3. having the hardness of a diamond
A: 1. inflexibly; unshakably; "adamantly opposed to the marriage"
N: 1. a mountain peak in southwestern Washington in the Cascade Range (12,307 feet high) 2. 2nd President of the United States (1735-1826) 3. American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803) 4. 6th President of the United States; son of John Adams (1767-1848)
N: 1. recurrent sudden attacks of unconsciousness caused by impaired conduction of the impulse that regulates the heartbeat
N: 1. a city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River
N: 1. baobab; cream-of-tartar tree
N: 1. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread
N: 1. Australian tree having an agreeably acid fruit that resembles a gourd
N: 1. a Babylonian demigod or first man (sometimes identified with Adam)
N: 1. extinct small mostly diurnal lower primates that fed on leaves and fruit; abundant in North America and Europe 30 to 50 million years ago; their descendents probably include the lemurs; some authorities consider them ancestral to anthropoids but others consider them only cousins
N: 1. extinct small mostly diurnal lower primates that fed on leaves and fruit; abundant in North America and Europe 30 to 50 million years ago; their descendents probably include the lemurs; some authorities consider them ancestral to anthropoids but others consider them only cousins
N: 1. a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Adapin and Sinequan) with numerous side effects (dry mouth and sedation and gastrointestinal disturbances)
V: 1. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation" 2. make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"
N: 1. the ability to change or be changed to fit changed circumstances
A: 1. 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"
N: 1. (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light) 2. a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form; "the play is an adaptation of a short novel" 3. the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
A: 1. of or relating to adaptation
A: 1. having a capacity for adaptation; "the adaptive coloring of a chameleon"
A: 1. 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"
N: 1. 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 2. a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance
A: 1. having a capacity for adaptation; "the adaptive coloring of a chameleon"
N: 1. the development of many different forms from an originally homogeneous group of organisms as they fill different ecological niches
N: 1. 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: 1. the sixth month of the civil year; the twelfth month of the ecclesiastic year in the Jewish calendar (in February and March)
N: 1. included seven times in every 19 years
A: 1. nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or organism; "the upper side of a leaf is known as the adaxial surface"
A: 1. in an adaxial manner
N: 1. a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
V: 1. make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, zise 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" 2. state or say further; "`It doesn't matter,'' he supplied" 3. 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" 4. determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town" 5. make an addition by combining numbers; "Add 27 and 49, please!" 6. constitute an addition; "This paper will add to her reputation"
N: 1. a supplementary component that improves capability 2. a component that is added to something to improve it; "the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"; "the addition of cinammon improved the flavor"
V: 1. make an addition; "Let's add on to this" 2. add to the very end; "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language"
V: 1. have an increased effect; "This adds to my worries"
V: 1. determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town" 2. make an addition by combining numbers; "Add 27 and 49, please!"
V: 1. add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000" 2. be reasonable or logical or comprehensible 3. determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town" 4. develop into; "This idea will never amount to anything"; "nothing came of his grandiose plans"
A: 1. capable of being added or added to
N: 1. large antelope with lightly spiraled horns of desert regions of northern Africa
N: 1. large antelope with lightly spiraled horns of desert regions of northern Africa
A: 1. combined or joined to increase in size or quantity or scope; "takes on added significance"; "an added attraction"
N: 1. a number that is added to another number (the augend)
N: 1. textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end
N: 1. small terrestrial viper common in northern Eurasia 2. a person who adds numbers 3. a machine that adds numbers
N: 1. mat-forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout North America and Europe and Africa and east Asia
N: 1. ferns with fertile spikes shaped like a snake's tongue
N: 1. ferns with fertile spikes shaped like a snake's tongue
A: 1. capable of being added or added to
N: 1. someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms 2. someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction; "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a news junkie"
V: 1. to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
A: 1. compulsively or physiologically dependent on something habit-forming; "she is addicted to chocolate"; "addicted to cocain"
N: 1. an abnormally strong craving 2. being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) 3. (Roman law) a formal award by a court sentence of a thing or person to another (as of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master; "under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery"
A: 1. causing or characterized by addiction; "addictive drugs"; "addictive behavior"
N: 1. a calculator that performs simple arithmetic functions
N: 1. the capital of Ethiopia and the country's largest city; located in central Ethiopia
N: 1. a glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and prostration with brownish skin
N: 1. a glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and prostration with brownish skin
N: 1. 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" 2. something added to what you already have; "the librarian shelved the new accessions"; "he was a new addition to the staff" 3. a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area 4. 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" 5. a component that is added to something to improve it; "the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"; "the addition of cinammon improved the flavor" 6. 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"
N: 1. a chemical reaction in which one molecule is added to another
A: 1. more; "would you like anything else?"; "I have nothing else to say" 2. further or added; "called for additional troops"; "need extra help"; "an extra pair of shoes"; "I have no other shoes"; "there are other possibilities" 3. existing or coming by way of addition; "an additional problem"; "further information"; "there will be further delays"; "took more time" 4. one more or an added; "another chance"; "another cup of coffee"; "an additional piece of pie" 5. added to complete or make up a deficiency; "produced supplementary volumes"; "additional reading"
A: 1. by way of addition; furthermore; "he serves additionally as the CEO"
N: 1. an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Esther
N: 1. something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine
A: 1. designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree 2. characterized or produced by addition; "an additive process"
N: 1. (mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose sum is zero; the additive inverse of -5 is +5
V: 1. become rotten; "addled eggs" 2. mix up or confuse; "He muddled the issues"
N: 1. a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought
A: 1. stupid and confused; used especially of persons; "blathering like the addlepated nincompoop that you are"; "a confused puddingheaded, muddleheaded fellow"- Isaac Sterne
A: 1. (of eggs) no longer edible; "an addled egg" 2. confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas"
N: 1. a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought
A: 1. stupid and confused; used especially of persons; "blathering like the addlepated nincompoop that you are"; "a confused puddingheaded, muddleheaded fellow"- Isaac Sterne
N: 1. (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored 2. the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball 3. the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets" 4. a sign in front of a house or business carrying the conventional form by which its location is described 5. the manner of speaking to another individual; "he failed in his manner of address to the captain" 6. social skill 7. the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with 8. written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location
V: 1. put an address on (an envelope, for example) 2. direct a question at someone 3. speak to; "He addressed the crowd outside the window" 4. speak to someone 5. give a speech to; "The chairman addressed the board of trustees" 6. adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation fo hitting 7. access or locate by address 8. deal with 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" 9. greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name; "He always addresses me with `Sir'"; "Call me Mister"; "She calls him by first name" 10. address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question
A: 1. capable of being addressed; "addressable memory"
A: 1. of mail; marked with a destination; "I throw away all mail addressed to `resident'"
N: 1. one to whom something is addressed
N: 1. a printer that automatically prints addresses on letters for mailing
N: 1. a printer that automatically prints addresses on letters for mailing
V: 1. advance evidence for
A: 1. especially of muscles; bringing together or drawing toward the midline of the body or toward an adjacent part
N: 1. a discussant who offers an example or a reason or a proof
N: 1. citing as evidence or proof
N: 1. a compound formed by an addition reaction
V: 1. draw a limb towards the body; "adduct the thigh muscle"
A: 1. especially of muscles; bringing together or drawing toward the midline of the body or toward an adjacent part
N: 1. (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body
A: 1. especially of muscles; bringing together or drawing toward the midline of the body or toward an adjacent part
N: 1. a muscle that draws a part toward the median line
N: 1. a muscle that draws a part toward the median line
N: 1. a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice
N: 1. the state capital of South Australia
N: 1. type genus of the Adelgidae: plant lice
N: 1. a variety of adelgid
N: 1. a variety of adelgid
N: 1. any of various insects that feed and form galls on conifers
N: 1. plant lice
N: 1. medium-sized penguins occurring in large colonies on the Adelie coast of Antarctica
N: 1. medium-sized penguins occurring in large colonies on the Adelie coast of Antarctica
N: 1. English author whose work used such techniques as stream of consciousness and the interior monologue; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1882-1941)
N: 1. an important port of Yemen; located on the Gulf of Aden; its strategic location have made it a major trading center of southern Arabia since ancient times
N: 1. Yemen-based terrorist group that supports al-Qaeda's goals; seeks to overthrow the Yemeni government and eliminate United States interests; responsible for bombings and kidnappings and killling Western tourists in Yemen
N: 1. small genus of trees of tropical Asia and Pacific areas
N: 1. East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers; cultivated as an ornamental
N: 1. German statesman; chancellor of West Germany (1876-1967)
N: 1. (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA
N: 1. inflammation of a gland or lymph node
N: 1. 1 species: succulent shrub or tree of tropical Africa and Arabia
N: 1. South African shrub having a swollen succulent stem and bearing showy pink and white flowers after the leaves fall; popular as an ornamental in tropics
N: 1. South African shrub having a swollen succulent stem and bearing showy pink and white flowers after the leaves fall; popular as an ornamental in tropics
N: 1. malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium
A: 1. of or pertaining to adenocarcinoma
N: 1. the anterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature
N: 1. 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"
A: 1. relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue
A: 1. sounding as if the nose were pinched; "a whining nasal voice" 2. of or pertaining to the adenoids
N: 1. surgical removal of the adenoids; commonly performed along with tonsillectomy
N: 1. a benign epithelial tumor of glandular origin
N: 1. a polyp that consists of benign neoplastic tissue derived from glandular epithelium; "adenomatous polyps are visible protrusions that can develop on the mucosal surface of the colon or rectum"
N: 1. gland enlargement
N: 1. malignant renal tumor of young children characterized by hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a palpable mass
N: 1. the presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; causes premenstrual pain and dysmenorrhea
N: 1. a glandular disease or enlargement of glandular tissue (especially of the lymph glands)
N: 1. (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
N: 1. 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"
N: 1. an ester of adenosine that is converted to ATP for energy storage
N: 1. a nucleotide found in muscle cells and important in metabolism; reversibly convertible to ADP and ATP
N: 1. a nucleotide derived from adenosine that occurs in muscle tissue; the major source of energy for cellular reactions
N: 1. a disorder of the glands of the body
N: 1. African antelopes: puku
N: 1. an African antelope closely related to the waterbuck
N: 1. any of a group of viruses including those that in humans cause upper respiratory infections or infectious pinkeye
N: 1. a nucleotide found in muscle cells and important in metabolism; reversibly convertible to ADP and ATP
N: 1. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
A: 1. 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"
N: 1. skillful performance or ability without difficulty; "his quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was famous for his facility as an archer"
N: 1. the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence" 2. the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule"
A: 1. about average; acceptable; "more than adequate as a secretary" 2. (sometimes followed by `to') meeting the requirements especially of a task; "she had adequate training"; "her training was adequate"; "she was adequate to the job" 3. enough to meet a purpose; "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough"
A: 1. having the requisite qualities for; "equal to the task"; "the work isn't up to the standard I require"
A: 1. in an adequate manner 2. in an adequate manner or to an adequate degree; "he was adequately prepared"
N: 1. the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule"
N: 1. a waxy mineral that is a mixture of hydrocarbons and occurs in association with petroleum; some varieties are used in making ceresin and candles
N: 1. a B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids and starch
N: 1. 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
N: 1. a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
V: 1. follow through or carry out a plan without deviation; "They adhered to their plan" 2. be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war" 3. be compatible or in accordance with; "You must adhere to the rules" 4. be a devoted follower or supporter; "The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism"; "She sticks to her principles" 5. stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?" 6. 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"
N: 1. faithful support for a religion or cause or political party 2. the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
N: 1. someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
A: 1. sticking fast
N: 1. a fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures 2. faithful support for a religion or cause or political party 3. abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen 4. the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
N: 1. a contract that heavily restricts one party while leaving the other free (as some standard form printed contracts); implies inequality in bargaining power
N: 1. a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
A: 1. tending to adhere
N: 1. bandage consisting of a medical dressing of plain absorbent gauze held in place by a plastic or fabric tape coated with adhesive
N: 1. the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)
N: 1. a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
N: 1. adhesive tape used in dressing wounds
N: 1. tape coated with adhesive
N: 1. the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
N: 1. the principal sacred text of Sikhism contains hymns and poetry as well as the teachings of the first five gurus
A: 1. occurring without loss or gain of heat; "adiabatic expansion"
N: 1. (thermodynamics) any process that occurs without gain or loss of heat
N: 1. used in some classification systems for some genera of the family Polypodiaceae (or Pteridaceae)
N: 1. cosmopolitan genus of ferns: maidenhair ferns; in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae
N: 1. delicate endemic Bermudian fern with creeping rootstock
N: 1. delicate maidenhair fern with slender shining black leaf stalks; cosmopolitan
N: 1. hardy palmately branched North American fern with divergent recurved branches borne on lustrous dark reddish stipes
N: 1. tropical American fern with broad pinnae; widely cultivated
N: 1. named for a country house in Barbados where it was discovered
N: 1. (psychology) an urge to accept or approach a situation or an object
A: 1. characterized by acceptance or approach
N: 1. a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes"
N: 1. a river in northern Italy that flows southeast into the Adriatic Sea; "Verona is on the Adige"
N: 1. a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes"
N: 1. a carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of nylon
A: 1. composed of animal fat; "adipose tissue constitutes the fat of meat"
N: 1. cells composed of fat
N: 1. a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; adipose tissue also cushions and insulates vital organs; "fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold"
N: 1. a tumor consisting of fatty tissue
N: 1. having the property of containing fat; "he recommended exercise to reduce my adiposity"
N: 1. the property of excessive fatness
N: 1. having the property of containing fat; "he recommended exercise to reduce my adiposity"
N: 1. a mountain range in northeastern New York State; a popular resort area
N: 1. a mountain range in northeastern New York State; a popular resort area
N: 1. a nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine
N: 1. a Hindu goddess who releases from sin or disease; mother of the Adityas
N: 1. one of 7 to 12 sons of Aditi; gods of celestial light
N: 1. the attribute of being so near as to be touching
A: 1. having a common boundary or edge; touching; "abutting lots"; "adjoining rooms"; "Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the side of Germany conterminous with France"; "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho"; "neighboring cities" 2. 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" 3. near or close to but not necessarily touching; "lands adjacent to the mountains"; "New York and adjacent cities"
A: 1. of or relating to or functioning as an adjective; "adjectival syntax"; "an adjective clause"
A: 1. as an adjective; in an adjectival manner
N: 1. a word that expresses an attribute of something 2. the word class that qualifies nouns
A: 1. of or relating to or functioning as an adjective; "adjectival syntax"; "an adjective clause" 2. applying to methods of enforcement and rules of procedure; "adjective law"
A: 1. as an adjective; "nouns are frequently used adjectively"
V: 1. 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" 2. lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" 3. attach or add; "I adjoin a copy of your my lawyer's letter"
A: 1. having a common boundary or edge; touching; "abutting lots"; "adjoining rooms"; "Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the side of Germany conterminous with France"; "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho"; "neighboring cities"
N: 1. a hotel room that shares a wall with an adjoining room but is not connected by a door
V: 1. break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library" 2. close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned"
N: 1. the act of postponing to another time or place 2. the termination of a meeting
V: 1. declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent"
V: 1. 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" 2. 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"
N: 1. the final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented
A: 1. concerned with adjudicating
N: 1. a person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes
A: 1. concerned with adjudicating
N: 1. a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another 2. a construction that is part of a sentence but not essential to its meaning and can be omitted without making the sentence ungrammatical 3. something added to another thing but not an essential part of it
A: 1. of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another 2. relating to something that is added but is not essential; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxilliary to each other"
N: 1. an act of joining or adjoining things
A: 1. joining; forming an adjunct
N: 1. a solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something
A: 1. earnestly or solemnly entreating; "in adjuratory terms" 2. containing a solemn charge or command
V: 1. command solemnly 2. ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"
V: 1. 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" 2. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation" 3. make correspondent or conformable; "Adjust your eyes to the darkness" 4. decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim 5. alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"
A: 1. capable of being regulated; "adjustable interest rates" 2. capable of being changed so as to match or fit; "adjustable seat belts"
N: 1. can be changed to different settings
N: 1. can be changed to different settings
A: 1. (especially of garments) having the fit or style adjusted; "for my wedding I had my mother's wedding dress altered to fit me" 2. 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" 3. adjusted to demands of daily living; showing emotional stability 4. having achieved a comfortable relationship with your environment
N: 1. one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement
N: 1. an accounting entry made at the end of an accounting period to allocate items between accounting periods
A: 1. conducive to adjustment
N: 1. the act of adjusting something to match a standard 2. an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; "an allowance for profit" 3. making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances 4. the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) 5. the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
N: 1. one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement
N: 1. an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer 2. large Indian stork with a military gait
N: 1. large Indian stork with a military gait
N: 1. a general's adjutant; chief administrative officer
N: 1. large Indian stork with a military gait
N: 1. an additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment
A: 1. relating to something that is added but is not essential; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxilliary to each other" 2. enhancing the action of a medical treatment; "the adjuvant action of certain bacteria"
N: 1. United States politician and diplomat (1900-1968)
N: 1. United States politician and diplomat (1900-1968)
N: 1. 1 species: climbing fumitory
N: 1. vine with feathery leaves and white or pinkish flowers; sometimes placed in genus Fumaria
N: 1. someone whose business is advertising
N: 1. the segment of the public that is easily influenced by mass media (chiefly British)
V: 1. determine the quantity of someone's share
V: 1. administer ritually; of church sacraments 2. work in an administrative capacity; supervise; "administer a program" 3. 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" 4. give or apply (medications)
A: 1. capable of being administered or managed
V: 1. work in an administrative capacity; supervise; "administer a program"
N: 1. a method of tending to (especially business) matters 2. 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" 3. the tenure of a president; "things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration" 4. the act of administering medication
A: 1. of or relating to or responsible for administration
N: 1. a unit with administrative responsibilities
N: 1. data processing in accounting or business management
N: 1. a district defined for administrative purposes
N: 1. a district defined for administrative purposes
N: 1. a hearing that takes place outside the judicial process before hearing examiners who have been granted judicial authority specifically for the purpose of conducting such hearings
N: 1. the body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government
N: 1. an official of a bureaucracy
N: 1. a unit with administrative responsibilities
A: 1. by or for an administrator; "this decision was made administratively"
N: 1. someone who administers a business 2. someone who manages a government agency or department 3. the party appointed by a probate court to distribute the estate of someone who dies without a will or without naming an executor
N: 1. the tiresome but essential details that must be taken care of and tasks that must be performed in running an organization; "he sets policy and leaves all the administrivia to his assistant"
N: 1. admirable excellence
A: 1. deserving of the highest esteem or admiration; "an estimable young professor"; "trains ran with admirable precision"; "his taste was impeccable, his health admirable" 2. inspiring admiration or approval; "among her many admirable qualities are generosity and graciousness"
N: 1. admirable excellence
A: 1. in an admirable manner; "the children's responses were admirably normal"
N: 1. the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral 2. any of several brightly colored butterflies
N: 1. explorer and United States naval officer; led expeditions to explore Antarctica (1888-1957)
N: 1. a United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War
N: 1. English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
N: 1. United States admiral of the Pacific fleet during World War II who used aircraft carriers to destroy the Japanese navy (1885-1966)
N: 1. the department in charge of the navy (as in Great Britain) 2. the office of admiral
N: 1. alpha-beta brass containing tin; resistant to sea water; Admiralty Metal is a trademark
N: 1. an Alaskan island in the Alexander Archipelago near Juneau
N: 1. a group of islands in the Bismarck Archipelago
N: 1. the traditional body of rules and practices relating to commerce and navigation or to business transacted at sea or to general maritime affairs
N: 1. alpha-beta brass containing tin; resistant to sea water; Admiralty Metal is a trademark
N: 1. a British unit of length equivalent to 1,853.18 meters (6,082 feet)
N: 1. mountains in Antarctica north of Victoria Land
N: 1. the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising 2. a favorable judgment; "a small token in admiration of your works" 3. a feeling of delighted approval and liking
V: 1. feel admiration for 2. look at with admiration
A: 1. regarded with admiration
N: 1. a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library" 2. a person who admires; someone who esteems or respects or approves 3. someone who admires a young woman; "she had many admirers"
A: 1. showing or feeling admiration; "an admiring crowd"; "gave me one of her rare admiring looks"
A: 1. with admiration; "he looked at his wife admiringly"
N: 1. acceptability by virtue of being admissible
A: 1. deserving to be admitted; "admissible evidence"
N: 1. the fee charged for admission 2. an acknowledgment of the truth of something 3. the act of admitting someone to enter; "the surgery was performed on his second admission to the clinic"
N: 1. the fee charged for admission
N: 1. in some states of the United States: a legal holiday commemorating the day the state was admitted to the Union
N: 1. the fee charged for admission
N: 1. the fee charged for admission
A: 1. characterized by or allowing admission; "an Elizabethan tragedy admissive of comic scenes"
V: 1. allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club" 2. declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten" 3. afford possibility; "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations" 4. serve as a means of entrance; "This ticket will admit one adult to the show" 5. give access or entrance to; "The French doors admit onto the yard" 6. 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" 7. 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" 8. 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"
A: 1. deserving to be allowed to enter
N: 1. the right to enter 2. the act of admitting someone to enter; "the surgery was performed on his second admission to the clinic"
A: 1. as acknowledged; "true, she is the smartest in her class"
A: 1. deserving to be allowed to enter
A: 1. leaving room for
V: 1. mix or blend; "Hyaline casts were admixed with neutrophils"
N: 1. the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something 2. the act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio" 3. 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"
V: 1. 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" 2. warn strongly; put on guard 3. take to task; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior"
A: 1. punished especially by reproof or reprimand
N: 1. someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided
A: 1. expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
N: 1. a firm rebuke
N: 1. a firm rebuke 2. cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger)
A: 1. serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence" 2. expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
A: 1. of unlike parts or organs; growing closely attached; "a calyx adnate to the ovary"
N: 1. an accessory or adjoining anatomical parts or appendages (especially of the embryo); "fallopian tubes and ovaries are adnexa of the uturus"
A: 1. of or pertaining to adnexa
N: 1. an adjective used as a noun; "`meek' in `blessed are the meek'' is an adnoun"
N: 1. a rapid bustling commotion
N: 1. the clay from which adobe bricks are made 2. sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates
N: 1. sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates
N: 1. a house built of sod or adobe laid in horizontal courses
N: 1. California herb with pinkish purple flowers
N: 1. a dish of marinated vegetables and meat or fish; served with rice
V: 1. become adolescent; pass through adolescence; "The children are beginning to adolesce around the age of 12"
N: 1. the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood 2. in the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood
N: 1. a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
A: 1. displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes" 2. relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent; "adolescent problems" 3. being of the age 13 through 19; "teenage mothers"; "the teen years" 4. in the state of development between puberty and maturity; "adolescent boys and girls"
N: 1. Austrian who became the Nazi official who administered the concentration camps where millions of Jews were murdered during World War II (1906-1962)
N: 1. German Nazi dictator during World War II (1889-1945)
N: 1. Austrian architect (1870-1933)
N: 1. German chemist who studied steroids and cholesterol and discovered histamine (1876-1959)
N: 1. United States newspaper publisher (1858-1935)
N: 1. a Belgian maker of musical instruments who invented the saxophone (1814-1894)
N: 1. a verse line with a dactyl followed by a spondee or trochee; used in laments by Adonis
N: 1. a verse line with a dactyl followed by a spondee or trochee; used in laments by Adonis
N: 1. (Greek mythology) a handsome youth loved by Aphrodite, the goddess of love 2. any handsome young man 3. annual or perennial herbs
N: 1. Eurasian herb cultivated for its dark-centered deep red flowers
V: 1. take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When will the new President assume office?" 2. choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals" 3. take up and practice as one's own 4. take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholocism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith" 5. take into one's family; "They adopted two children from Nicaragua" 6. put into dramatic form; "adopt a book for a screenplay" 7. 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"
A: 1. suitable or eligible for adoption; "a shortage of adoptable babies"
A: 1. having been taken into a specific relationship; "an adopted child" 2. acquired as your own by free choice; "my adopted state"; "an adoptive country"
N: 1. someone (such as a child) who has been adopted
N: 1. a person who adopts a child of other parents as his or her own child
N: 1. the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance" 2. 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) 3. the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source; "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent"
A: 1. of parents and children; related by adoption; "adoptive parents" 2. acquired as your own by free choice; "my adopted state"; "an adoptive country"
N: 1. a person who adopts a child of other parents as his or her own child
N: 1. extreme attractiveness
A: 1. lovable especially in a childlike or naive way
N: 1. extreme attractiveness
A: 1. in an adorable manner; "the toddler behaved adorably"
N: 1. worship given to God alone 2. a feeling of profound love and admiration 3. the act of admiring strongly
V: 1. love intensely; "he just adored his wife"
A: 1. regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god); "adored grandchildren"; "an idolized wife"
N: 1. someone who admires a young woman; "she had many admirers"
A: 1. showing adoration 2. extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent; "adoring grandparents"; "deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain"; "hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother"
A: 1. with adoration; "he looked at his wife adoringly"
V: 1. be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere" 2. make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day" 3. furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors
A: 1. provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
A: 1. clothed or adorned with finery
N: 1. a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness 2. the action of decorating yourself with something colorful and interesting
N: 1. data processing by a computer 2. an ester of adenosine that is converted to ATP for energy storage
N: 1. a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage
A: 1. 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
N: 1. a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage
N: 1. either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney
A: 1. near the kidneys 2. of or pertaining to the adrenal glands or their secretions
N: 1. the cortex of the adrenal gland; secretes corticosterone and sex hormones
N: 1. a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response; "adrenal cortical steroids are used to treat many different conditions"
N: 1. either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney
N: 1. the medulla of the adrenal gland; secretes epinephrine
N: 1. surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands
N: 1. a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action
N: 1. a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action
N: 1. the increase in activity of the adrenal glands just before puberty
N: 1. drug that has the effects of epinephrine
A: 1. relating to epinephrine (its release or action)
N: 1. drug that has the effects of epinephrine
A: 1. of or derived from the cortex of the adrenal glands
A: 1. stimulating or acting on the adrenal cortex
N: 1. a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
N: 1. a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
A: 1. stimulating or acting on the adrenal cortex
N: 1. a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
N: 1. a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
N: 1. a steroid having androgenic activity; obtained from the cortex of the adrenal gland
N: 1. English physiologist who conducted research into the function of neurons; 1st Baron of Cambridge (1889-1997) 2. 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)
N: 1. a city in northwestern Turkey; a Thracian town that was rebuilt and renamed by the Roman emperor Hadrian
N: 1. a city in northwestern Turkey; a Thracian town that was rebuilt and renamed by the Roman emperor Hadrian
N: 1. an arm of the Mediterranean between Slovenia and Croatia and Montenegro and Albania on the east and Italy on the west
N: 1. an arm of the Mediterranean between Slovenia and Croatia and Montenegro and Albania on the east and Italy on the west
A: 1. off course; "there was a search for beauty that had somehow gone adrift"
A: 1. aimlessly drifting 2. afloat on the surface of a body of water; "after the storm the boats were adrift"
A: 1. skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends; "cool prudence and sensitive selfishness along with quick perception of what is possible--these distinguish an adroit politician"; "came up with a clever story"; "an ingenious press agent"; "an ingenious scheme" 2. 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"
A: 1. in an adroit manner; "he handled the situation adroitly"
N: 1. skillful performance or ability without difficulty; "his quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was famous for his facility as an archer"
A: 1. added or derived from something outside; not inherent; "an adscititious habit rather than an inherent taste" 2. added to supplement; "adscititious remarks"
A: 1. (used of persons) bound to a tract of land; hence their service is transferable from owner to owner; "an adscript serf" 2. written or printed immediately following another character and aligned with it
A: 1. (used of persons) bound to a tract of land; hence their service is transferable from owner to owner; "an adscript serf"
V: 1. accumulate (liquids or gases) on the surface
A: 1. capable of being adsorbed or accumulated on a surface of a solid
N: 1. a material that has been or is capable of being adsorbed
A: 1. capable of being adsorbed or accumulated on a surface of a solid
A: 1. accumulated on a surface of a solid; "a film of adsorbed gas on the charcoal"
N: 1. a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance
A: 1. having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface
N: 1. a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance
A: 1. relating to or undergoing adsorption; "the adsorbing surface"
N: 1. the accumulation of molecules of a gas to form a thin film on the surface of a solid
A: 1. having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface
N: 1. bushy annual widely grown in China and Japan for the flour made from its seeds
V: 1. flatter in an obsequious manner
N: 1. servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise
N: 1. a person who uses flattery
A: 1. obsequiously complimentary; "they listened with flattering interest"
N: 1. a fully developed person from maturity onward 2. any mature animal
A: 1. (of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown woman"
N: 1. mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin
N: 1. mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin
N: 1. the body of an adult human being
N: 1. a course (via lectures or correspondence) for adults who are not otherwise engaged in formal study
N: 1. an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
N: 1. the body of an adult woman
N: 1. the average IQ of the adults in a given population
N: 1. an adult male person (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"
N: 1. the body of an adult man
N: 1. 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.
N: 1. any of the 32 teeth that replace the deciduous teeth of early childhood and (with luck) can last until old age
N: 1. any substance that adulterates (lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance); "it is necessary to remove the adulterants before use"
A: 1. making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials; "the adulterating effect of extraneous materials"
V: 1. corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"
A: 1. mixed with impurities
A: 1. mixed with impurities
A: 1. making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials; "the adulterating effect of extraneous materials"
N: 1. the act of adulterating (especially the illicit substitution of one substance for another) 2. being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adultering
N: 1. any substance that adulterates (lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance); "it is necessary to remove the adulterants before use" 2. a changer who lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance
N: 1. someone who commits adultery or fornication
N: 1. a woman adulterer
A: 1. conceived in adultery
A: 1. not faithful to a spouse or lover; "adulterous husbands and wives"; "a two-timing boyfriend" 2. characterized by adultery; "an adulterous relationship"; "extramarital affairs"; "the extracurricular activities of a philandering husband"
A: 1. in an adulterous manner; "he behaved adulterously"
N: 1. extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations; "adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce"
N: 1. the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed 2. the state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained maturity
V: 1. describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of; "sketch the outline of the book"; "outline his ideas" 2. give to understand; "I insinuated that I did not like his wife"
N: 1. the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand 2. a sketchy or imperfect or faint representation
A: 1. indistinctly prophetic
A: 1. burned brown by the sun; "of an adust complexion"- Sir Walter Scott 2. 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"
N: 1. a movement forward; "he listened for the progress of the troops" 2. an amount paid before it is earned 3. a change for the better; progress in development 4. increase in price or value; "the news caused a general advance on the stock market" 5. a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances" 6. the act of moving forward toward a goal
V: 1. rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today" 2. contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" 3. increase or raise; "boost the voltage in an electrical circuit" 4. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up" 5. pay in advance; "Can you advance me some money?" 6. cause to move forward; "Can you move the car seat forward?" 7. bring forward for consideration or acceptance; "advance an argument" 8. move forward; "we have to advance clocks and watches when we travel eastward" 9. develop further; "We are advancing technology every day" 10. 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" 11. 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" 12. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"
A: 1. situated ahead or going before; "an advance party"; "at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies" 2. being ahead of time or need; "gave advance warning"; "was beforehand with her report"
N: 1. a percentage of death benefits paid directly to policy holders having a short life expectancy (usually 6 months)
A: 1. ahead in development; complex or intricate; "advanced technology"; "a sophisticated electronic control system" 2. far along in time; "a man of advanced age"; "advanced in years"; "a ripe old age"; "the ripe age of 90" 3. ahead of the times; "the advanced teaching methods"; "had advanced views on the subject"; "a forward-looking corporation"; "is British industry innovative enough?" 4. 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" 5. 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" 6. (of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry; "advanced societies"; "an advanced country technologically"
A: 1. situated ahead or going before; "an advance party"; "at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies" 2. comparatively late in a course of development; "the illness had reached an advanced stage"; "an advanced state of exhaustion"
N: 1. an agency of the Intelligence Community that conducts advanced research and development related to information technology
N: 1. encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something 2. the act of moving forward toward a goal 3. gradual improvement or growth or development; "advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts"
N: 1. someone who advances
A: 1. moving forward 2. moving ahead or toward the front; "advancing armies"
N: 1. the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me" 2. benefit resulting from some event or action; "it turned out to my advantage"; "reaping the rewards of generosity" 3. first point scored after deuce
V: 1. give an advantage to; "This system advantages the rich"
A: 1. blessed with advantages; "she is more advantaged than her cousin"; "born into the favored classes"
A: 1. appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness 2. giving an advantage; "a contract advantageous to our country"; "socially advantageous to entertain often"
A: 1. in a manner affording benefit or advantage; "she married well"; "The children were settled advantageously in Seattle"
N: 1. the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome
V: 1. convey by horizontal mass movement of a fluid; "energy advected from the environment"
N: 1. (meteorology) the horizontal transfer of heat or other atmospheric properties
A: 1. of or relating to advection
N: 1. (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment 2. arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous); "the advent of the computer" 3. the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas
N: 1. the first of the four Sundays during Advent
N: 1. any Christian religion that believes the second coming of Christ is imminent
N: 1. a member of Christian denomination that expects the imminent advent of Christ
N: 1. an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue
A: 1. of or pertaining to the adventitia
A: 1. associated by chance and not an integral part; "poetry is something to which words are the accidental, not by any means the essential form"- Frederick W. Robertson; "they had to decide whether his misconduct was adventitious or the result of a flaw in his character"
N: 1. root growing in an unusual location e.g. from a stem
A: 1. not native and not fully established; locally or temporarily naturalized; "an adventive weed"
N: 1. a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
V: 1. put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this" 2. take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"
N: 1. a story of an adventure
N: 1. a person who enjoys taking risks 2. someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
A: 1. willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises; "adventurous pioneers"; "the risks and gains of an adventuresome economy"
N: 1. a woman adventurer
N: 1. recklessness in politics or foreign affairs
A: 1. of or pertaining to adventurism
A: 1. willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises; "adventurous pioneers"; "the risks and gains of an adventuresome economy"
N: 1. the trait of being adventurous
N: 1. a word that modifies something other than a noun 2. the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses
N: 1. a word or group of words function as an adverb
A: 1. of or relating to or functioning as an adverb; "adverbial syntax"
A: 1. as an adverb; "the prepositional phrase here is used adverbially"
N: 1. someone who offers opposition
A: 1. expressing antithesis or opposition; "the adversative conjunction `but' in `poor but happy''"
N: 1. the conjunctive relation of units that expresses the opposition of their meanings
A: 1. contrary to your interests or welfare; "adverse circumstances"; "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions" 2. in an opposing direction; "adverse currents"; "a contrary wind"
N: 1. an opinion concerning financial statements (usually based on an audit by a CPA) that the statements as a whole do not present results fairly or are not in conformity with the generally accepted accounting practices of the United States
N: 1. a witness whose relationship to the opposing party is such that his or her testimony may be prejudiced against the opposing party; "a hostile witness can be asked leading questions and cross-examined"
A: 1. in an adverse manner; "she was adversely affected by the new regulations"
N: 1. a state of misfortune or affliction; "debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity"; "a life of hardship" 2. a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event; "a period marked by adversities"
N: 1. a public promotion of some product or service
V: 1. make a more or less disguised reference to; "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it" 2. give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said" 3. make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
N: 1. the process of being heedful
N: 1. the process of being heedful
A: 1. giving attention
A: 1. in a careful deliberate manner
V: 1. 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" 2. call attention to; "Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS"
A: 1. called to public attention; "these advertised products"
N: 1. a public promotion of some product or service
N: 1. someone whose business is advertising
N: 1. a public promotion of some product or service 2. the business of drawing public attention to goods and services
N: 1. an agency that designs advertisement to call public attention to its clients
N: 1. an organized program of advertisements
N: 1. the division of a business that is responsible for advertising
N: 1. the division of a business that is responsible for advertising
V: 1. 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" 2. call attention to; "Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS"
N: 1. a public promotion of some product or service
N: 1. someone whose business is advertising
N: 1. a public promotion of some product or service
N: 1. an advertisement that is written and presented in the style of an editorial or journalistic report
N: 1. a proposal for an appropriate course of action
N: 1. a legal expression in the United States Constitution that allows the Senate to constrain the President's powers of appointment and treaty-making
N: 1. a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicine (trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an analgesic and antipyretic
N: 1. the quality of being advisable; "they questioned the advisability of our policy"
A: 1. 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"
V: 1. make a proposal, declare a plan for something 2. give information or notice to; "I advised him that the rent was due" 3. give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"
A: 1. having received information; "be kept advised" 2. having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel; "a well-advised delay in carrying out the plan"
A: 1. with intention; in an intentional manner; "he used that word intentionally"; "I did this by choice"
N: 1. someone who receives advice
N: 1. careful consideration; "a little deliberation would have deterred them"
N: 1. an expert who gives advice; "an adviser helped students select their courses"; "the United States sent military advisors to Guatemala"
N: 1. an expert who gives advice; "an adviser helped students select their courses"; "the United States sent military advisors to Guatemala"
A: 1. giving advice; "an advisory memorandum", "his function was purely consultative"
N: 1. a board appointed to advise the chief administrator
N: 1. a consulting service in which a CPA develops findings and conclusions and recommendations that are presented to the client for consideration and decision making
N: 1. active support; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something
N: 1. a lawyer who pleads cases in court 2. a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
V: 1. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house" 2. push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"
N: 1. a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
N: 1. the right in English law of presenting a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice
N: 1. lack of strength or vigor (especially from illness)
A: 1. lacking strength or vigor 2. characterized by an absence of force or forcefulness
N: 1. an edge tool used to cut and shape wood
N: 1. an edge tool used to cut and shape wood
N: 1. an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea
N: 1. an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea
N: 1. bushy annual widely grown in China and Japan for the flour made from its seeds
N: 1. a former executive agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States
A: 1. of or belonging to an aecium
N: 1. spore of a rust fungus formed in an aecium
N: 1. fruiting body of some rust fungi bearing chains of aeciospores
N: 1. yellow-fever mosquitos
N: 1. mosquito that transmits yellow fever and dengue
N: 1. striped native of Japan thriving in United States southeast and midwest and spreading to the Caribbean; potential carrier of serious diseases
N: 1. a group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean
N: 1. a group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean 2. islands west of Sicily (now known as the Egadi Islands) where the Romans won a naval victory over the Carthaginians that ended the first of the Punic Wars in 241 BC
N: 1. a group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean
N: 1. islands west of Sicily (now known as the Egadi Islands) where the Romans won a naval victory over the Carthaginians that ended the first of the Punic Wars in 241 BC
N: 1. 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
A: 1. of or relating to or characteristic of the prehistoric Aegean civilization 2. of or relating to or bordering the Aegean Sea; "Aegean islands"
N: 1. the prehistoric civilization on the islands in the Aegean sea and the surrounding countries; "by 800 BC the entire Aegean had adopted this style of pottery"
N: 1. the prehistoric civilization on the islands in the Aegean sea and the surrounding countries; "by 800 BC the entire Aegean had adopted this style of pottery"
N: 1. the prehistoric civilization on the islands in the Aegean sea and the surrounding countries; "by 800 BC the entire Aegean had adopted this style of pottery"
N: 1. an island in the Aegean Sea
N: 1. 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
N: 1. a genus of herbs of the family Verbenaceae
N: 1. an Australian tree resembling the black mangrove of the West Indies and Florida
N: 1. goat grass
N: 1. European grass naturalized as a weed in North America; sharp-pointed seeds cause injury when eaten by livestock
N: 1. an island in the Aegean Sea in the Saronic Gulf 2. small medusa
N: 1. a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
N: 1. kindly endorsement and guidance; "the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council" 2. armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass
N: 1. (Greek mythology) seducer of Clytemnestra and murderer of Agamemnon who usurped the throne of Mycenae until Agamemnon's son Orestes returned home and killed him
N: 1. 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 2. 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)
N: 1. 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 2. 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)
N: 1. in some classifications considered the family comprising the Old World vultures which are more often included in the family Accipitridae
N: 1. a genus of Accipitridae
N: 1. of southern Eurasia and northern Africa
N: 1. extinct primate of about 38 million years ago; fossils found in Egypt
N: 1. king of Wessex; defeated the Danes and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
N: 1. Roman grammarian whose textbook on Latin grammar was used throughout the Middle Ages (fourth century)
N: 1. a mythical Greek warrior who was a leader on the Trojan side of the Trojan War; hero of the Aeneid
N: 1. pope remembered for his unsuccessful attempt to lead a crusade against the Turks (1405-1464)
N: 1. an epic in Latin by Virgil; tells the adventures of Aeneas after the Trojan War; provides an illustrious historical background for the Roman Empire
N: 1. Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women
N: 1. ancient name for the coastal region of northwestern Asia Minor (including Lesbos)
N: 1. a member of one of the four divisions of the prehistoric Greeks
A: 1. relating to or caused by wind 2. of or pertaining to Aeolus, the Greek god of the winds
N: 1. a harp having strings tuned in unison; they sound when wind passes over them
N: 1. a harp having strings tuned in unison; they sound when wind passes over them
N: 1. the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Thessaly and Boeotia and Aeolis
N: 1. ancient name for the coastal region of northwestern Asia Minor (including Lesbos)
A: 1. having properties with different values along different axes
N: 1. god of the winds in ancient mythology
N: 1. (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe 2. the longest division of geological time 3. an immeasurably long period of time
A: 1. of or relating to a geological eon (longer than an era) 2. lasting for an indefinitely long period of time
N: 1. a genus of plants of the family Crassulaceae
N: 1. perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels
N: 1. African antelopes: impalas
N: 1. African antelope with ridged curved horns; moves with enormous leaps
N: 1. coextensive with the order Aepyorniformes
N: 1. huge extinct flightless birds: elephant birds
N: 1. huge (to 9 ft.) extinct flightless bird of Madagascar
V: 1. aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter 2. expose to fresh air; "aerate your old sneakers" 3. impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen; "oxygenate blood"
A: 1. (of a liquid) treated by having air passed or bubbled through it for purification 2. used of tissues or especially blood; supplied with oxygen by respiration 3. supplied with carbon dioxide
N: 1. the process of exposing to air (so as to purify) 2. the act of charging a liquid with a gas making it effervescent
N: 1. an apparatus for exposing something to the air (as sewage)
N: 1. an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals 2. a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer
A: 1. in or belonging to the air or operating (for or by means of aircraft or elevated cables) in the air; "aerial particles"; "small aerial creatures such as butterflies"; "aerial warfare"; "aerial photography"; "aerial cable cars" 2. 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" 3. growing in air; "aerial roots of a philodendron"
N: 1. mechanically extendible ladder; used on a fire truck
N: 1. a fire engine carrying ladders
N: 1. a torpedo designed to be launched from an airplane
N: 1. a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
N: 1. an acrobat who performs in the air (as on a rope or trapeze)
A: 1. in an aerial manner; by means of aircraft; "the survey was carried out aerially"
N: 1. any orchid of the genus Aerides
N: 1. any habitation at a high altitude 2. the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)
A: 1. conveying air; as the bronchial tubes
A: 1. 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" 2. resembling air or having the form of air
V: 1. turn into gas; "The substance gasified"
N: 1. aerobic bacteria widely distributed in nature
N: 1. a species of Gram-negative aerobic bacteria that produce gas and acid from sugars and are sometimes involved in the souring of milk
N: 1. the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft
N: 1. an organism especially a bacterium that requires air or free oxygen for life
A: 1. based on or using the principles of aerobics; enhancing respiratory and circulatory efficiency; "aerobic dance"; "running is very aerobic" 2. depending on free oxygen or air; "aerobic fermentation"
N: 1. exercise that increases the need for oxygen
N: 1. exercise that increases the need for oxygen
N: 1. life sustained in the presence of air or oxygen
A: 1. living or active only in the presence of oxygen; "aerobiotic bacteria"
N: 1. pain in the teeth that results from a change in air pressure (as in flying of mountain climbing)
N: 1. an airfield equipped with control tower and hangers as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
A: 1. of or relating to aerodynamics
N: 1. forces acting on airfoils in motion relative to the air (or other gaseous fluids)
N: 1. the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity
N: 1. the branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases (especially air) and their effects on bodies in the flow
N: 1. pain resulting from rapid change in pressure 2. 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: 1. a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
N: 1. generator that extracts usable energy from winds
N: 1. a letter sent by air mail
N: 1. a letter sent by air mail
N: 1. a stony meteorite consisting of silicate minerals
A: 1. of or pertaining to certain stony meteorites
A: 1. of or pertaining to aerology
N: 1. meteorology of the total extent of the atmosphere; especially the upper layers
A: 1. of or pertaining to aerodynamics
N: 1. the branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases (especially air) and their effects on bodies in the flow
A: 1. of or relating to aviation medicine
N: 1. the study and treatment of disorders associated with flight (especially with space flight)
N: 1. someone who operates an aircraft
A: 1. of or pertaining to aeronautics
A: 1. of or pertaining to aeronautics
N: 1. an engineer concerned with the design and construction of aircraft
N: 1. the branch of engineering science concerned with the design and construction of aircraft 2. the activity of designing and constructing aircraft
N: 1. the theory and practice of navigation through air or space
N: 1. swallowing air (usually followed by belching and discomfort and flatulence)
A: 1. of or relating to airmail stamps
N: 1. the collection and study of airmail stamps
N: 1. a lover of aviation
A: 1. depending on free oxygen or air; "aerobic fermentation"
A: 1. depending on free oxygen or air; "aerobic fermentation"
N: 1. plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it
N: 1. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"
N: 1. a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas 2. a dispenser that forces a liquid out as a fine spray when a button is pressed
N: 1. a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive; "a thermobaric bomb can create overpressures equal to an atomic bomb" 2. a dispenser that forces a liquid out as a fine spray when a button is pressed
N: 1. a dispenser that forces a liquid out as a fine spray when a button is pressed
N: 1. a dispenser that forces a liquid out as a fine spray when a button is pressed
V: 1. disperse as an aerosol; "The bacteria suspension was aerosolized" 2. become dispersed as an aerosol; "the bacteria quickly aerosolised"
A: 1. in the form of ultramicroscopic solid or liquid particles dispersed or suspended in air or gas
V: 1. disperse as an aerosol; "The bacteria suspension was aerosolized" 2. become dispersed as an aerosol; "the bacteria quickly aerosolised"
A: 1. in the form of ultramicroscopic solid or liquid particles dispersed or suspended in air or gas
N: 1. the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole
N: 1. an engineer of aircraft and space vehicles
N: 1. the study and treatment of disorders associated with flight (especially with space flight)
N: 1. a trademark for a loosely woven cotton fabric that is used to make shirts and underwear
N: 1. any habitation at a high altitude 2. the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)
A: 1. 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"
A: 1. of or relating to or in the manner of Aeschylus
N: 1. Greek tragedian; the father of Greek tragic drama (525-456 BC)
N: 1. a plant of the genus Aeschynanthus having somewhat red or orange flowers and seeds having distinctive hairs at base and apex
N: 1. epiphyte or creeping on rocks; Malaysian plant having somewhat fleshy leaves and bright red flowers
A: 1. of or belonging to Aesculapius or the healing art
N: 1. the god of medicine and healing
N: 1. deciduous trees or some shrubs of North America; southeastern Europe; eastern Asia
N: 1. tree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds
N: 1. (Norse mythology) the chief race of gods living at Asgard
N: 1. Greek author of fables (circa 620-560 BC)
N: 1. a collection of fables believed to have been written by the Greek storyteller Aesop
N: 1. one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature
N: 1. (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful; "he despised the esthetic of minimalism"
A: 1. relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics; "aesthetic values" 2. aesthetically pleasing; "an artistic flower arrangement" 3. 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"
A: 1. 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"
A: 1. in a tasteful way; "this building is aesthetically very pleasing"
N: 1. a philosopher who specializes in the nature of beauty 2. a worker skilled in giving beauty treatments (manicures and facials etc.)
N: 1. (art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art); "traditional aesthetics assumed the existence of universal and timeless criteria of artistic value"
A: 1. (rare) of or occurring in summer; "the sky was a burnished aestival blue"; "estival winds"
V: 1. sleep during summer; "certain animals estivate"
N: 1. (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens 2. (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period
N: 1. a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves 2. personification of the sky or upper air breathed by the Olympians; son of Erebus and Night or of Chaos and Darkness
N: 1. Old World genus of the family Cruciferae
N: 1. fool's parsley
N: 1. European weed naturalized in America that resembles parsley but causes nausea and poisoning when eaten
A: 1. relating to the etiology of a disease; "etiological agent" 2. of or relating to the philosophical study of etiology
A: 1. relating to the etiology of a disease; "etiological agent" 2. of or relating to the philosophical study of etiology
N: 1. a specialist in the etiology of diseases
N: 1. the cause of a disease 2. the philosophical study of causation
N: 1. a genus of Myliobatidae
N: 1. ray with back covered with white or yellow spots; widely distributed in warm seas
A: 1. (old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far; "we traveled afar"; "we could see the ship afar off"; "the Magi came from afar"
N: 1. a country in northeastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; formerly under French control but became independent in 1997
A: 1. a pronunciation of afraid
A: 1. a pronunciation of afraid
A: 1. having no fever
N: 1. a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)
A: 1. diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile"; "an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial greeting"; "a genial host"
N: 1. a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)
A: 1. in an affable manner; "`Come and visit me,' he said amiably"
N: 1. a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well" 2. 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" 3. a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
N: 1. a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
N: 1. a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor
N: 1. matters of personal concern; "get his affairs in order" 2. transactions of professional or public interest; "news of current affairs"; "great affairs of state"
N: 1. the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
V: 1. make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache" 2. act physically on; have an effect upon 3. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" 4. have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?" 5. connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business"
N: 1. a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
A: 1. speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression 2. acted upon; influenced
A: 1. emotionally affected; "very touched by the stranger's kindness"
N: 1. the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
A: 1. in an affected manner
N: 1. a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display 2. the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others)
A: 1. arousing affect; "the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene"; "poignant grief cannot endure forever"; "his gratitude was simple and touching"
A: 1. in a poignant or touching manner; "she spoke poignantly"
N: 1. a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"
A: 1. characterized by emotion
A: 1. having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "caring parents"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace"
A: 1. with affection; "she loved him dearly"; "he treats her affectionately"
N: 1. a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart" 2. a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love
A: 1. archaic
A: 1. characterized by emotion
N: 1. any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predominant
N: 1. European breed of small dog resembling a terrier with dark wiry hair and a tufted muzzle
A: 1. of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS; "afferent nerves"; "afferent impulses"
N: 1. a neuron conducting impulses inwards to the brain or spinal cord
V: 1. give to in marriage
A: 1. pledged to be married; "the engaged couple"
N: 1. a person who makes an affidavit
N: 1. written declaration made under oath; a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath
N: 1. a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization; "network affiliates" 2. a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization
V: 1. join in an affiliation; "They affiliated themselves with the organization" 2. keep company with; hang out with; "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues" 3. join in an affiliation; "The two colleges affiliated"
A: 1. being joined in close association; "affiliated clubs"; "all art schools whether independent or attached to universities"
N: 1. 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" 2. the act of becoming formally connected or joined; "welcomed the affiliation of the research center with the university"
A: 1. related by marriage
N: 1. (anthropology) kin by marriage
A: 1. related by marriage
N: 1. the geometery of affine transformations
N: 1. (mathematics) a transformation that is a combination of single transformations such as translation or rotation or reflection on an axis
A: 1. closely related; "syllable to blessed syllable affined"- Wallace Stevens
N: 1. kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship 2. the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule; "basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk" 3. (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody 4. inherent resemblance between persons or things 5. (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" 6. a natural attraction or feeling of kinship; "an affinity for politics"; "the mysterious affinity between them"; "James's affinity with Sam" 7. 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"
V: 1. say yes to 2. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent" 3. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"
A: 1. capable of being affirmed or asserted; "a quality affirmable of every member of the family"
N: 1. a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand 2. a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something 3. (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) 4. the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
N: 1. a reply of affirmation; "he answered in the affirmative"
A: 1. affirming or giving assent; "an affirmative decision"; "affirmative votes"; "an affirmative nod"; "an affirmatory gesture" 2. supporting a policy or attitude etc; "an affirmative argument" 3. expecting the best; "an affirmative outlook"
N: 1. a policy designed to redress past discrimination against women and minority groups through measures to improve their economic and educational opportunities; "affirmative action has been extremely controversial and was challenged in 1978 in the Bakke decision"
N: 1. any defensive pleading that affirms facts rather than merely denying the facts alleged by the plaintiff
N: 1. the agreeable quality of one who assents
A: 1. affirming or giving assent; "an affirmative decision"; "affirmative votes"; "an affirmative nod"; "an affirmatory gesture"
N: 1. thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978
N: 1. 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: 1. a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form
V: 1. attach or become attached to a stem word; "grammatical morphemes afix to the stem" 2. attach to; "affix the seal here" 3. add to the very end; "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language"
A: 1. of or pertaining to a linguistic affix
N: 1. the result of adding an affix to a root word 2. formation of a word by means of an affix 3. the act of attaching or affixing something
A: 1. firmly attached; "the affixed labels"
A: 1. of or pertaining to a linguistic affix
N: 1. a strong creative impulse; divine inspiration; "divine afflatus"
V: 1. cause great unhappiness for; distress; "she was afflicted by the death of her parents" 2. cause bodily suffering to 3. cause pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague"; "That debasement of the verbal currency that afflicts terms used in advertisement"
A: 1. grievously affected especially by disease 2. mentally or physically unfit
N: 1. a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity 2. a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health 3. a cause of great suffering and distress
A: 1. causing misery or pain or distress; "it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up"
N: 1. abundant wealth
N: 1. an affluent person; a person who is financially well off; "the so-called emerging affluents" 2. a branch that flows into the main stream
A: 1. 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"
V: 1. afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace" 2. 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?" 3. be able to spare or give up; "I can't afford to spend two hours with this person" 4. be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
A: 1. that you have the financial means for; "low-cost housing"
V: 1. establish a forest on previously unforested land; "afforest the mountains"
N: 1. the conversion of bare or cultivated land into forest (originally for the purpose of hunting)
V: 1. grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude; "Slaves were enfranchised in the mid-19th century"
N: 1. a noisy fight 2. noisy quarrel
N: 1. a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair'' and `j'' in `joy'')
N: 1. a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair'' and `j'' in `joy'')
N: 1. the conversion of a simple stop consonant into an affricate
N: 1. a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair'' and `j'' in `joy'')
V: 1. cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"
N: 1. a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of an affront; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"
V: 1. treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone"
A: 1. treated with insolent and rude language especially openly and intentionally
N: 1. the act of baptizing someone by pouring water on their head
N: 1. tall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat; native to the Near East 2. a coat made of sheepskin 3. an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan 4. a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan 5. a blanket knitted or crocheted in strips or squares; sometimes used as a shawl
A: 1. of or relating to or characteristic of Afghanistan or its people
N: 1. tall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat; native to the Near East
N: 1. monetary unit in the Islamic State of Afghanistan
N: 1. an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan 2. the basic unit of money in Afghanistan
A: 1. of or relating to or characteristic of Afghanistan or its people
N: 1. 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"
N: 1. a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan
A: 1. of or relating to or characteristic of Afghanistan or its people
N: 1. the absence of fibrinogen in the plasma leading to prolonged bleeding
N: 1. a fan of bull fighting 2. a serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer
A: 1. in or into a field (especially a field of battle); "the armies were afield, challenging the enemy's advance"; "unlawful to carry hunting rifles afield until the season opens" 2. off the subject; beyond the point at issue; "such digressions can lead us too far afield" 3. far away from home or one's usual surroundings; "looking afield for new lands to conquer"- R.A.Hall
A: 1. 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"; "blazing logs in the fireplace"; "a burning cigarette"; "a flaming crackling fire"; "houses on fire"
N: 1. n agency focused on ensuring that the United States military attains information superiority; operates worldwide ground sites and an array of airborne reconnaissance and surveillance platforms
N: 1. a federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955
N: 1. the largest federation of North American labor unions; formed in 1955
A: 1. keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement; "his face all ablaze with excitement"- Bram Stoker; "he was aflame with desire"
A: 1. 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"; "blazing logs in the fireplace"; "a burning cigarette"; "a flaming crackling fire"; "houses on fire"
A: 1. streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air; "ran quickly, her flaring coat behind her"; "flying banners"; "flags waving in the breeze"
A: 1. 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"; "blazing logs in the fireplace"; "a burning cigarette"; "a flaming crackling fire"; "houses on fire"
N: 1. a potent carcinogen from the fungus Aspergillus; can be produced and stored for use as a bioweapon
N: 1. a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trademarks Aleve and Anaprox and Aflaxen)
A: 1. shining unsteadily
A: 1. aimlessly drifting 2. borne on the water; floating 3. 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"
A: 1. excited in anticipation
A: 1. on foot; walking; "they went to the village afoot"; "quail are hunted either afoot or on horseback"
A: 1. traveling by foot; "she was afoot when I saw her this morning" 2. currently in progress; "there is mischief afoot"; "plans are afoot"; "preparations for the trial are underway"
A: 1. being the one previously mentioned or spoken of; "works of all the aforementioned authors"; "said party has denied the charges"
A: 1. being the one previously mentioned or spoken of; "works of all the aforementioned authors"; "said party has denied the charges"
A: 1. planned in advance; "with malice aforethought"
A: 1. especially of a ship's lines etc; "with its sails afoul"; "a foul anchor"
N: 1. an abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly)
A: 1. 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" 2. having feelings of aversion or unwillingness; "afraid of hard work"; "affaid to show emotion" 3. 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"
A: 1. 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"
N: 1. an African genus of plants of the family Zingiberaceae
N: 1. West African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds
N: 1. a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa
N: 1. a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa
A: 1. again but in a new or different way; "start afresh"; "wanted to write the story anew"; "starting life anew in a fresh place"
N: 1. the second largest continent; located south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
N: 1. a native or inhabitant of Africa
A: 1. of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples; "African languages"
N: 1. an American whose ancestors were born in Africa
A: 1. pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry; "Afro-American culture"; "many black people preferred to be called African-American or Afro-American"
N: 1. music created by African-American musicians; early forms were songs that had a melodic line and a strong rhythmic beat with repeated choruses
N: 1. bowstring hemp of South Africa
N: 1. a chameleon found in Africa
N: 1. a tongueless frog native to Africa; established in the United States as result of release of laboratory and aquarium animals
N: 1. small widely distributed arboreal snake of southern Africa banded in black and orange
N: 1. countries occupying the African continent
N: 1. a dangerous crocodile widely distributed in Africa
N: 1. shrub of southwestern Mediterranean region having yellow daisylike flowers 2. African or Asiatic herbs with daisylike flowers 3. any of several plants of the genus Arctotis having daisylike flowers
N: 1. African elephant having enormous flapping ears and ivory tusks
N: 1. commonly domesticated gray parrot with red-and-black tail and white face; native to equatorial Africa
N: 1. common savannah monkey with greenish-gray back and yellow tail
N: 1. bowstring hemp of South Africa 2. large shrub of South Africa having many conspicuously hairy branches with large hairy leaves and clusters of conspicuous white flowers
N: 1. woolly-stemmed biennial arborescent shrub of tropical Africa and southern Asia having silvery-white prickly branches, clusters of blue or white flowers, and bright red berries resembling holly berries
N: 1. a powerful doglike mammal of southern and eastern Africa that hunts in large packs; now rare in settled area
N: 1. African plant with bright green evergreen leaves and umbels of many usually deep violet-blue flowers
N: 1. perennial South African grass having densely clumped flimsy stems; introduced into United States especially for erosion control
N: 1. African tree having hard heavy odorless wood
N: 1. a stout branching annual with large yellow to orange flower heads; Mexico and Central America
N: 1. East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient
N: 1. destroys crocodile eggs
N: 1. countries occupying the African continent
N: 1. oil palm of Africa
N: 1. small shrubby African tree with hard wood used as a dyewood yielding a red dye
N: 1. African tree having rather lightweight cedar-scented wood varying in color from pink to reddish brown
N: 1. the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant; "in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults"
N: 1. African plant with bright green evergreen leaves and umbels of many usually deep violet-blue flowers
N: 1. tropical African plant cultivated as a houseplant for its violet or white or pink flowers
N: 1. tropical African timber tree with wood that resembles mahogany
N: 1. a wild ass of Africa
N: 1. South African tree or shrub having a rounded crown
N: 1. tall large-horned humped cattle of South Africa; used for meat or draft
N: 1. a strain of bees that originated in Brazil in the 1950s as a cross between an aggressive African bee and a honeybee; retains most of the traits of the African bee; now spread as far north as Texas
N: 1. a strain of bees that originated in Brazil in the 1950s as a cross between an aggressive African bee and a honeybee; retains most of the traits of the African bee; now spread as far north as Texas
N: 1. an official language of the Republic of South Africa; closely related to Dutch and Flemish
A: 1. belonging or relating to white people of South Africa whose ancestors were Dutch or to their language; "an Afrikaans couple"; "Afrikaner support"
N: 1. a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans
N: 1. a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans
A: 1. belonging or relating to white people of South Africa whose ancestors were Dutch or to their language; "an Afrikaans couple"; "Afrikaner support"
N: 1. a United States Air Force defense laboratory responsible for discovering and developing and integrating fighting technologies for aerospace forces
N: 1. a rounded thickly curled hairdo
N: 1. an American whose ancestors were born in Africa
A: 1. pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry; "Afro-American culture"; "many black people preferred to be called African-American or Afro-American"
A: 1. of or relating to the nations of Africa and Asia or their peoples; "Afro-Asian population"
N: 1. a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa
N: 1. a wig that gives the appearance of an afro hairdo
N: 1. a rounded thickly curled hairdo
N: 1. a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa
N: 1. a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa
N: 1. dioecious evergreen trees or shrubs; equatorial to southern and southeastern Africa: yellowwood; similar to trees or genus Podocarpus
N: 1. medium-sized tree of South Africa
N: 1. both sexes are brightly colored
N: 1. both sexes are brightly colored
N: 1. a command of the United States Air Force that is responsible for defending the United States through its space and intercontinental ballistic missile operations
A: 1. at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane; "stow the luggage aft"; "ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft"; "the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about"
A: 1. (nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail
A: 1. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he''ll be back here later"; "it didn''t happen until afterward"; "two hours after that" 2. behind or in the rear; "and Jill came tumbling after"
A: 1. located farther aft
A: 1. after closing time especially a legally established closing time; "after-hours socializing"; "an after-hours club"
A: 1. outside regular school hours; "a special after-school class"
N: 1. a fragrant lotion for a man's face after shaving
N: 1. a fragrant lotion for a man's face after shaving
A: 1. to some extent; not very well; "he speaks French after a fashion"
A: 1. in spite of expectations; "came to the party after all"; "it didn't rain after all" 2. emphasizes something to be considered; "after all, she is your boss, so invite her"; "he is, after all, our president"
A: 1. not during regular hours; "he oftern worked after hours"
N: 1. the rear part of a ship
N: 1. the placenta and fetal membranes that are expelled from the uterus after the baby is born
N: 1. a device injects fuel into a hot exhaust for extra thrust
N: 1. care and treatment of a convalescent patient
N: 1. a toxic mixture of gases (including carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide and nitrogen) after an explosion of firedamp in a mine
N: 1. a deck abaft of midships
N: 1. any result that follows its cause after an interval 2. a delayed effect of a drug or therapy; "the drug had unexpected aftereffects"
N: 1. the pleasure of remembering some pleasant event; "he basked in the afterglow of his victory" 2. a glow sometimes seen in the sky after sunset
N: 1. an image (usually a negative image) that persists after stimulation has ceased
N: 1. life after death
N: 1. the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual; "that result is of no consequence" 2. 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"
A: 1. located closest to the stern or tail
N: 1. the part of the day between noon and evening; "he spent a quiet afternoon in the park" 2. a conventional expression of greeting or farewell
N: 1. a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes; "an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea"
N: 1. pains felt by a woman after her baby is born; associated with contractions of the uterus
N: 1. a brief dramatic piece (usually comic) presented after a play
N: 1. a dish served as the last course of a meal
N: 1. an image (usually a negative image) that persists after stimulation has ceased
N: 1. a supplementary feather (usually small) on the underside of the base of the shaft of some feathers in some birds
A: 1. having an aftershaft (a small feather at the base of some feathers)
N: 1. a tremor (or one of a series of tremors) occurring after the main shock of an earthquake
N: 1. an afterimage of a taste
N: 1. an addition that was not included in the original plan; "the garage was an afterthought" 2. thinking again about a choice previously made; "he had second thoughts about his purchase"
A: 1. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he''ll be back here later"; "it didn''t happen until afterward"; "two hours after that"
A: 1. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he''ll be back here later"; "it didn''t happen until afterward"; "two hours after that"
N: 1. the place where you are after you die
N: 1. 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
N: 1. title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey)
A: 1. anew; "she tried again"; "they rehearsed the scene again"
A: 1. repeatedly; "the unknown word turned up over and over again in the text"
A: 1. as fast as possible; before a deadline; "it was a race against the clock"
A: 1. in the direction opposite to the direction the wind is blowing; "they flew upwind"
A: 1. as fast as possible; before a deadline; "it was a race against the clock"
N: 1. a cord (usually of goat's hair) that Arabs (especially Bedouins) wind around their heads to hold down the kaffiyeh
N: 1. a condition in which milk is not secreted in the mother's breasts after her child has been delivered
N: 1. a condition in which milk is not secreted in the mother's breasts after her child has been delivered
N: 1. semi-parasitic herb with purple or white or pink flowers; grows in the United States and West Indies
N: 1. small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World
N: 1. (Greek mythology) the king who lead the Greeks against Troy in the Trojan War
A: 1. (of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction
N: 1. a lizard of the family Agamidae
N: 1. a lizard of the family Agamidae
N: 1. an Old World reptile family of Sauria
N: 1. a rare immunological disorder characterized by the virtual absence of gamma globulin in the blood and consequent susceptibility to infection
N: 1. reproduction without the fusion of gametes
A: 1. (of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction
A: 1. (of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction
N: 1. any of various plants of the genus Agapanthus having umbels of showy blue to purple flowers
N: 1. African plant with bright green evergreen leaves and umbels of many usually deep violet-blue flowers
N: 1. (Greek) love (especially love that is spiritual and selfless in nature) 2. a religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowship
A: 1. with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe; "the gaping audience"; "we stood there agape with wonder"; "with mouth agape"
N: 1. a genus of Psittacidae
N: 1. a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods 2. any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent
N: 1. a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods
N: 1. fungus used in the preparation of punk for fuses 2. a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside
N: 1. large family including many familiar mushrooms
N: 1. typical gilled mushrooms belonging to the subdivision Basidiomycota
N: 1. type genus of Agaricaceae; gill fungi having brown spores and including several edible species
N: 1. coarse edible mushroom with a hollow stem and abroad white cap
N: 1. common edible mushroom found naturally in moist open soil; the cultivated mushroom of commerce
N: 1. United States naturalist (born in Switzerland) who studied fossil fish; recognized geological evidence that ice ages had occurred in North America (1807-1873)
N: 1. giant hyssop; Mexican hyssop
N: 1. much-branched North American herb with an odor like fennel
N: 1. erect perennial of Mexico having rose to crimson flowers
N: 1. erect perennial with stout stems and yellow-green flowers; southern Canada and southeastern United States
N: 1. an impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony; used as a gemstone and for making mortars and pestles
N: 1. space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
N: 1. pottery that is veined and mottled to resemble agate
N: 1. prolific English writer of detective stories (1890-1976)
N: 1. kauri pine
N: 1. native to the Moluccas and Philippines; a source of dammar resin
N: 1. tall timber tree of New Zealand having white straight-grained wood
N: 1. native to the Moluccas and Philippines; a source of dammar resin
N: 1. New Zealand tree with glossy leaves and scaly reddish-brown bark
N: 1. Australian timber tree resembling the kauri but having wood much lighter in weight and softer
N: 1. chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae
N: 1. tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber
N: 1. widely cultivated American monocarpic plant with greenish-white flowers on a tall stalk; blooms only after ten to twenty years and then dies
N: 1. Mexican plant used especially for making pulque the source of the colorless Mexican liquor mescal
N: 1. Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine
N: 1. chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae
N: 1. Mexican or West Indian plant with large fleshy leaves yielding a stiff fiber used in e.g. rope
N: 1. Mexican plant used especially for making tequila
A: 1. (used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder; "staring eyes"
N: 1. a genus with one species that is a rapidly growing climbing vine with tuberous roots; grown in hot climates
N: 1. Asiatic epithet for Rhea or Cybele
N: 1. a time in life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises; "she was now of school age"; "tall for his eld" 2. 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" 3. a prolonged period of time; "we've known each other for ages"; "I haven''t been there for years and years" 4. an era of history having some distinctive feature; "we live in a litigious age" 5. how long something has existed; "it was replaced because of its age"
V: 1. grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce" 2. begin to seem older; get older; "The death of his wife caused him to age fast" 3. make older; "The death of his child aged him tremendously"
A: 1. belonging to or lasting from times long ago; "age-old customs"; "the antique fear that days would dwindle away to complete darkness"
N: 1. a group people having approximately the same age
N: 1. people in the same age range
N: 1. a group people having approximately the same age
N: 1. regulation establishing the maximum age for doing something or holding some position
N: 1. the average age at which particular performances are expected to appear
N: 1. the minimum age for marrying without parental consent or the minimum age for consensual sexual relations; intercourse at an earlier age can result in a charge of assault or statutory rape; the age differs in different states of the Union
N: 1. from 405 million to 345 million years ago; dominance of fishes and appearance of amphibians and ammonites
N: 1. approximately the last 63 million years
N: 1. last 2 million years
N: 1. a movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions
N: 1. from 230 million to 63 million years ago
N: 1. people who are old; "special arrangements were available for the aged"
A: 1. (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable) 2. of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable); "mature well-aged cheeses" 3. 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" 4. at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable); "aged rocks"
A: 1. having attained a specific age; (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable); "aged ten"; "ten years of age"
N: 1. the property characteristic of old age
N: 1. United States novelist (1909-1955)
N: 1. acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time 2. the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age
A: 1. growing old
N: 1. discrimination against middle-aged and elderly people
N: 1. red-winged blackbirds
N: 1. North American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wings
A: 1. continuing forever or indefinitely; "the ageless themes of love and revenge"; "eternal truths"; "life everlasting"; "hell's perpetual fires"; "the unending bliss of heaven"
N: 1. the quality of being timeless and eternal
A: 1. lasting through all time; "agelong struggle for freedom"
N: 1. the state of being in action or exerting power; "the agency of providence"; "she has free agency" 2. a business that serves other businesses 3. 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" 4. the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent 5. an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
N: 1. a security issued by United States government agencies or the Farm Credit System
N: 1. a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting) 2. a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
N: 1. one of the items to be considered
N: 1. a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting)
N: 1. a yellow pungent volatile oil (trade name Agene) formerly used for bleaching and aging flour
N: 1. imperfect development; nondevelopment of a part
N: 1. imperfect development; nondevelopment of a part
V: 1. age or bleach flour with Agene (nitrogen trichloride)
V: 1. age or bleach flour with Agene (nitrogen trichloride)
N: 1. a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission 2. an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect; "their research uncovered new disease agents" 3. the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the hapening denoted by the verb in the clause 4. a substance that exerts some force or effect 5. a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations 6. any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau
N: 1. an operative serving as a penetration into an intelligence target
N: 1. a bank named by a multi-bank lending syndicate to protect their interests 2. a bank that acts as an agent for a foreign bank
N: 1. a herbicide used in the Vietnam War to defoliate forest areas
N: 1. a secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts
A: 1. of or relating to an agent or agency
N: 1. the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the hapening denoted by the verb in the clause
N: 1. youthful appearance in an old person
N: 1. annual to perennial herbs or shrubs of eastern United States and Central and South America
N: 1. American herb having flat-topped clusters of small white flower heads; reputedly a cause of trembles and milk sickness; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium
N: 1. rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium 2. any plant of the genus Ageratum having opposite leaves and small heads of blue or white flowers
N: 1. small tender herb grown for its fluffy brushlike blue to lavender blooms
N: 1. a Hebrew minor prophet 2. an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Haggai which are concerned mainly with rebuilding the temples after the Babylonian Captivity
V: 1. form into one cluster
A: 1. clustered together but not coherent; "an agglomerated flower head"
A: 1. clustered together but not coherent; "an agglomerated flower head"
N: 1. a jumbled collection or mass 2. the act of collecting in a mass; the act of agglomerating
A: 1. clustered together but not coherent; "an agglomerated flower head"
N: 1. a device that causes material to gather into rounded balls; "a sonic agglomerator"
V: 1. string together (morphemes in an agglutinating language) 2. clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.
A: 1. united as if by glue
N: 1. the coalescing of small particles that are suspended in solution; these larger masses are then (usually) precipitated
N: 1. the building of words from component morphemes that retain their form and meaning in the process of combining 2. the coalescing of small particles that are suspended in solution; these larger masses are then (usually) precipitated 3. a clumping of bacteria or red cells when held together by antibodies (agglutinins)
N: 1. a blood test used to identify unknown antigens; blood with the unknown antigen is mixed with a known antibody and whether or not agglutination occurs helps to identify the antigen; used in tissue matching and blood grouping and diagnosis of infections
A: 1. forming derivative or compound words by putting together constituents each of which expresses a single definite meaning 2. united as if by glue
N: 1. an antibody that causes agglutination of a specific antigen
N: 1. any substance that acts as an antigen to cause agglutinin production
V: 1. build up to a level by depositing sediment
V: 1. add details to
N: 1. the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something; "the aggrandizement of the king"; "his elevation to cardinal"
V: 1. add details to
N: 1. the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something; "the aggrandizement of the king"; "his elevation to cardinal"
V: 1. exasperate or irritate 2. make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"
A: 1. made more severe or intense especially in law; "aggravated assault" 2. incited, especially deliberately, to anger; "aggravated by passive resistance"; "the provoked animal attacked the child"
N: 1. a reckless attack with intent to injure seriously (as with a deadly weapon)
A: 1. making worse
A: 1. in an aggravating fashion; "his hair was caught aggravatingly in the branches of the tree"
N: 1. an exasperated feeling of annoyance 2. unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment 3. action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse; "the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care"
N: 1. an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating
N: 1. a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together 2. the whole amount
V: 1. gather in a mass, sum, or whole 2. amount in the aggregate to
A: 1. gathered or tending to gather into a mass or whole; "aggregate expenses include expenses of all divisions combined for the entire year"; "the aggregated amount of indebtedness" 2. formed of separate units in a cluster; "raspberries are aggregate fruits"
N: 1. fruit consisting of many individual small fruits or drupes derived from separate ovaries within a common receptacle: e.g. blackberry; raspberry; pineapple
A: 1. gathered or tending to gather into a mass or whole; "aggregate expenses include expenses of all divisions combined for the entire year"; "the aggregated amount of indebtedness"
N: 1. the act of gathering something together 2. several things grouped together or considered as a whole
A: 1. gathered or tending to gather into a mass or whole; "aggregate expenses include expenses of all divisions combined for the entire year"; "the aggregated amount of indebtedness"
N: 1. a person who collects things
V: 1. take the initiative and go on the offensive; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack"
N: 1. a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack 2. violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked 3. a disposition to behave aggressively 4. the act of initiating hostilities 5. deliberately unfriendly behavior
A: 1. tending to spread quickly; "an aggressive tumor" 2. characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight; "aggressive acts against another country"; "a belligerent tone" 3. having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends; "an aggressive businessman"; "an aggressive basketball player"; "he was aggressive and imperious; positive in his convictions"; "aggressive drivers" 4. marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative; "an aggressive young exective"; "a pushful insurance agent"; "a pushing youth intent on getting on in the world"
A: 1. in an aggressive manner; "she was being sharply questioned"
N: 1. a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack 2. the quality of being bold and enterprising 3. a disposition to fight
N: 1. a confident assertive person who acts as instigator 2. someone who attacks
V: 1. break the heart of; cause to feel sorrow 2. infringe on the rights of
N: 1. (informal British usage) aggravation or aggression; "I skipped it because it was too much aggro"
V: 1. form a group or group together
N: 1. title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey)
N: 1. the ninth month of the Hindu calendar
A: 1. struck with fear, dread, or consternation
A: 1. mentally quick; "an agile mind"; "nimble wits" 2. 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"
A: 1. in a nimble or agile manner; with quickness and lightness and ease; "nimbly scaling an iron gate"- Charles Dickens; "leaped agilely from roof to roof"
N: 1. the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble
N: 1. a battle in northern France in which English longbowmen under Henry V decisively defeated a much larger French army in 1415
N: 1. acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time 2. the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age
A: 1. growing old
N: 1. a fee charged for exchanging currencies
N: 1. a fee charged for exchanging currencies
N: 1. discrimination against middle-aged and elderly people
V: 1. move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat" 2. 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" 3. move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking" 4. cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks" 5. try to stir up public opinion 6. change the arrangement or position of
A: 1. thrown from side to side; "a tossing ship" 2. troubled emotionally and usually deeply; "agitated parents" 3. physically disturbed or set in motion; "the agitated mixture foamed and bubbled"
N: 1. a state of clinical depression in which the person exhibits irritability and restlessness
A: 1. causing or tending to cause anger or resentment; "a provoking delay at the airport"
N: 1. a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance 2. disturbance usually in protest 3. the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously) 4. a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; "the political ferment produced a new leadership"; "social unrest" 5. the feeling of being agitated; not calm
A: 1. causing or tending to cause anger or resentment; "a provoking delay at the airport"
N: 1. one who agitates; a political troublemaker
N: 1. political propaganda (especially Communist propaganda) communicated via art and literature and cinema
N: 1. copperheads
N: 1. common coppery brown pit viper of upland eastern United States
N: 1. venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United States
N: 1. (Greek mythology) one of the three Graces
N: 1. epiphytic ferns of tropical Asia
N: 1. epiphytic fern with large fronds; Taiwan and Philippines
N: 1. climbing herbs of southeastern Asia having thick fleshy oblong leaves and naked unisexual flowers: Chinese evergreen
N: 1. erect or partially climbing herb having large green or variegated leaves
A: 1. 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"
N: 1. metal or plastic sheath over the end of a shoelace or ribbon 2. ornamental tagged cord or braid on the shoulder of a uniform
A: 1. 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"
A: 1. softly bright or radiant; "a house aglow with lights"; "glowing embers"; "lambent tongues of flame"; "the lucent moon"; "a sky luminous with stars"
N: 1. a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected
N: 1. one related on the father's side
A: 1. related on the father's side; "a paternal aunt"
N: 1. superclass of eel-shaped chordates lacking jaws and pelvic fins: lampreys; hagfishes; some extinct forms
N: 1. eel-shaped vertebrate without jaws or paired appendages including the cyclostomes and some extinct forms
A: 1. related on the father's side; "a paternal aunt"
N: 1. line of descent traced through the paternal side of the family
N: 1. United States dancer and choreographer who introduced formal dance to a wide audience (born in 1905)
N: 1. United States dancer and choreographer who introduced formal dance to a wide audience (born in 1905)
N: 1. Indian nun and missionary (born in Albania) dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997)
N: 1. (Sanskrit) god of fire in ancient and traditional India; one of the three chief deities of the Vedas
V: 1. be fully aware or cognizant of
V: 1. be fully aware or cognizant of
N: 1. inability to recognize objects by use of the senses
N: 1. a person who doubts truth of religion
A: 1. uncertain of all claims to knowledge
A: 1. uncertain of all claims to knowledge
N: 1. the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge 2. 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: 1. a liturgical prayer beginning with these Latin words 2. figure of a lamb; emblematic of Christ
A: 1. gone by; or in the past; "two years ago"; "`agone' is an archaic word for `ago''"
A: 1. in the past; "long ago"; "sixty years ago my grandfather came to the U.S."
A: 1. highly excited
N: 1. a festivity in ancient Greece at which competitors contended for prizes
A: 1. lacking gonads
A: 1. pertaining to or associated with agony (especially death agonies)
A: 1. gone by; or in the past; "two years ago"; "`agone' is an archaic word for `ago''"
N: 1. an imaginary line connecting points on the Earth's surface where the magnetic declination is zero
N: 1. poachers
V: 1. suffer agony or anguish 2. cause to agonize
A: 1. expressing pain or agony; "agonized screams"
A: 1. extremely painful
N: 1. a muscle that contracts while another relaxes; "when bending the elbow the biceps are the agonist" 2. (biochemistry) a drug that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction 3. someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon) 4. the principal character in a work of fiction
A: 1. of or relating to the athletic contests held in ancient Greece 2. struggling for effect; "agonistic poses" 3. striving to overcome in argument; "a dialectical and agonistic approach"
A: 1. striving to overcome in argument; "a dialectical and agonistic approach"
V: 1. suffer agony or anguish 2. cause to agonize
A: 1. expressing pain or agony; "agonized screams"
A: 1. extremely painful
A: 1. in a very painful manner; "the progress was agonizingly slow"
N: 1. type genus of the Agonidae
N: 1. northern Atlantic sea poacher
N: 1. intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain; "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned" 2. a state of acute pain
N: 1. a newspaper columnist who answers questions and offers advice on personal problems to people who write in
N: 1. a newspaper column devoted to personal problems
N: 1. the marketplace in ancient Greece 2. a place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece 3. 100 agorot equal 1 shekel
N: 1. a morbid fear of open spaces (as fear of being caught alone in some public place)
A: 1. suffering from agoraphobia; abnormally afraid of open or public places
N: 1. agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central America and South America and the West Indies; valued as food
N: 1. a city in northern India; former capital of the Mogul empire; site of the Taj Mahal
A: 1. relating to the blood disorder of agranulocytosis
N: 1. an acute blood disorder (often caused by radiation or drug therapy) characterized by severe reduction in granulocytes
N: 1. an acute blood disorder (often caused by radiation or drug therapy) characterized by severe reduction in granulocytes
N: 1. sayings of Jesus not recorded in the canonical Gospels
N: 1. a loss of the ability to write or to express thoughts in writing because of a brain lesion
A: 1. relating to or having agraphia
A: 1. relating to rural matters; "an agrarian (or agricultural) society"; "farming communities"
V: 1. show grammatical agreement; "Subjects and verbs must always agree in English" 2. achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose; "No two of my colleagues would agree on whom to elect chairman" 3. 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" 4. go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded" 5. be agreeable or suitable; "White wine doesn't agree with me" 6. 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" 7. consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something; "She agreed to all my conditions"; "He agreed to leave her alone"
N: 1. a temperamental disposition to be agreeable
A: 1. in keeping; "salaries agreeable with current trends"; "plans conformable with your wishes"; "expressed views concordant with his background" 2. suitable to your needs or similar to your nature; "a congenial atmosphere to work in"; "two congenial spirits united...by mutual confidence and reciprocal virtues"- T.L.Peacock 3. 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" 4. prepared to agree or consent; "agreeable to the plan"
N: 1. 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" 2. a temperamental disposition to be agreeable
A: 1. in an enjoyable manner; "we spent a pleasantly lazy afternoon"
A: 1. united by being of the same opinion; "agreed in their distrust of authority"
A: 1. constituted or contracted by stipulation or agreement; "stipulatory obligations"
N: 1. the thing arranged or agreed to; "they made arrangements to meet in Chicago" 2. the verbal act of agreeing 3. harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters; "the two parties were in agreement" 4. the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations 5. 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" 6. compatibility of observations; "there was no agreement between theory and measurement"; "the results of two tests were in correspondence"
A: 1. characteristic of the fields or country; "agrestic simplicity"; "rustic stone walls" 2. (of behavior) rustic and uncouth; "the agrestic behavior of a country boy"
N: 1. a large-scale farming enterprise
N: 1. Roman general who was governor of Britain and extended Roman rule north to the Firth of Forth (37-93)
A: 1. relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming; "agricultural engineering"; "modern agricultural (or farming) methods"; "agricultural (or farm) equipment"; "an agricultural college" 2. relating to rural matters; "an agrarian (or agricultural) society"; "farming communities"
N: 1. an advisor employed by the government to assist people in rural areas with methods of farming and home economics
N: 1. a person who tills the soil for a living
N: 1. a person who tills the soil for a living
N: 1. 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 2. the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock 3. the class of people engaged in growing food 4. a large-scale farming enterprise
N: 1. 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: 1. the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Agriculture; "the first Secretary of Agriculture was Norman J. Colman, who was appointed by Cleveland" 2. the position of the head of the Department of Agriculture; "the post of Secretary of Agriculture was established in 1889"
N: 1. someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil
N: 1. a town in Italy in southwestern Sicily near the coast; the site of six Greek temples
N: 1. a plant of the genus Agrimony having spikelike clusters of small yellow flowers
N: 1. erect perennial Old World herb of dry grassy habitats
N: 1. fragrant European perennial herb found at woodland margins on moist soils
N: 1. a plant of the genus Agrimony having spikelike clusters of small yellow flowers
N: 1. a genus of birds of the family Meleagrididae including the ocellated turkey
N: 1. wild turkey of Central America and northern South America
N: 1. Roman general who commanded the fleet that defeated the forces of Antony and Cleopatra at Actium (63-12 BC)
N: 1. wife who poisoned Claudius after her son Nero was declared heir and who was then put to death by Nero 2. granddaughter of Augustus and mother of Caligula and Agrippina the Younger (14 BC - AD 33)
N: 1. granddaughter of Augustus and mother of Caligula and Agrippina the Younger (14 BC - AD 33)
N: 1. wife who poisoned Claudius after her son Nero was declared heir and who was then put to death by Nero
N: 1. small motile bacterial rods that can reduce nitrates and cause galls on plant stems
N: 1. the bacteria that produce crown gall disease in plants
A: 1. of or pertaining to agrobiology
A: 1. of or pertaining to agrobiology
N: 1. the study of plant nutrition and growth especially as a way to increase crop yield
A: 1. of or related to agrology
A: 1. of or related to agrology
N: 1. science of soils in relation to crops
N: 1. an intense desire to be alone or out in the open
A: 1. of or relating to or promoting agronomy
A: 1. of or relating to or promoting agronomy
N: 1. an expert in soil management and field-crop production
N: 1. the application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production
N: 1. perennial grasses of temperate and cool regions: wheatgrass; dog grass
N: 1. Eurasian grass grown in United States great plains area for forage and erosion control
N: 1. Asiatic grass introduced into United States rangelands for pasture and fodder
N: 1. North American grass cultivated in western United States as excellent forage crop
N: 1. European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed
N: 1. valuable forage grass of western United States
N: 1. a wheatgrass with straight terminal awns on the flowering glumes
N: 1. North American grass cultivated in western United States as excellent forage crop
N: 1. a caryophylloid dicot genus including corn cockles
N: 1. European annual having large trumpet-shaped reddish-purple flowers and poisonous seed; a common weed in grainfields and beside roadways; naturalized in America
N: 1. annual or perennial grasses cosmopolitan in northern hemisphere: bent grass (so named from `bent' meaning an area of unfenced grassland)
N: 1. slender European grass of shady places; grown also in northeastern America and temperate Asia
N: 1. common grass with slender stems and narrow leaves
N: 1. Spanish grass with light feathery panicles grown for dried bouquets
N: 1. common pasture or lawn grass spread by long runners
A: 1. with the bottom lodged on the ground; "he ran the ship aground"
A: 1. on a shore or reef; "a ship aground offshore"; "a boat aground on the beach waiting for the tide to lift it"
N: 1. a vigil before certain feasts (as e.g. Easter)
A: 1. of or pertaining to agrypnia
N: 1. largest known toad species; native to Central America; valuable destroyer of insect pests
N: 1. largest known toad species; native to Central America; valuable destroyer of insect pests
N: 1. a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed
N: 1. a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation 2. successive stages of chills and fever that is a symptom of malaria 3. a fit of shivering
N: 1. colicroot having a scurfy or granuliferous perianth and white flowers; southeastern United States
N: 1. colicroot having a scurfy or granuliferous perianth and white flowers; southeastern United States
N: 1. gentian of eastern North America having clusters of bristly blue flowers
N: 1. perennial herb of southeastern United States having white-rayed flower heads; formerly used as in folk medicine 2. gentian of eastern North America having clusters of bristly blue flowers
A: 1. affected by ague
N: 1. German bacteriologist who developed a diagnostic test for syphilis (1866-1925)
N: 1. according to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC)
A: 1. toward the future; forward in time; "I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring"; "I look forward to seeing you" 2. to a more advanced or advantageous position; "a young man sure to get ahead"; "pushing talented students ahead" 3. at or in the front; "I see the lights of a town ahead"; "the road ahead is foggy"; "staring straight ahead"; "we couldn't see over the heads of the people in front"; "with the cross of Jesus marching on before" 4. in a forward direction; "go ahead"; "the train moved ahead slowly"; "the boat lurched ahead"; "moved onward into the forest"; "they went slowly forward in the mud" 5. leading or ahead in a competition; "the horse was three lengths ahead going into the home stretch"; "ahead by two pawns"; "our candidate is in the lead in the polls"; "way out front in the race"; "the advertising campaign put them out front in sales" 6. to a different or a more advanced time (meaning advanced either toward the present or toward the future); "moved the appointment ahead from Tuesday to Monday"; "pushed the deadline ahead from Tuesday to Wednesday" 7. ahead of time; in anticipation; "when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount"; "We like to plan ahead"; "should have made reservations beforehand"
A: 1. having the leading position or higher score in a contest; "he is ahead by a pawn"; "the leading team in the pennant race"
A: 1. in an advantageous position; "she's ahead of the game"
A: 1. before the usual time or the time expected; "she graduated early"; "the house was completed ahead of time"
N: 1. a Buddhist and Hindu and especially Jainist doctrine holding that all forms of life are sacred and urging the avoidance of violence
A: 1. unconcerned with or unrelated to history or to historical development or to tradition
N: 1. Afghan leader of forces opposed to the Taliban; won fame by successfully resisting the Soviets in the 1980s; was assassinated by men posing as journalists (1953-2001)
N: 1. British writer of novels who was born in India; one of his novels is regarded as blasphemous by Muslims and a fatwa was issued condemning him to death (born in 1947)
N: 1. Saudi Arabian minister of petroleum who was a central figure in the creation of OPEC (born in 1930)
A: 1. on the back of a horse; "he rode horseback to town"; "managed to escape ahorse"; "policeman patrolled the streets ahorseback"
A: 1. traveling on horseback; "a file of men ahorseback passed by"
A: 1. on the back of a horse; "he rode horseback to town"; "managed to escape ahorse"; "policeman patrolled the streets ahorseback"
A: 1. traveling on horseback; "a file of men ahorseback passed by"
N: 1. a United States defense laboratory to conduct reserch in high-performance computing for defense technology applications; a partnership of government and university and industry
N: 1. the spirit of evil in Zoroastrianism; arch rival of Ormazd
N: 1. Mexico's most famous tree; a giant specimen of Montezuma cypress more than 2,000 years old with a girth of 165 feet at Santa Maria del Tule; "some say the Tule tree is the world''s largest single biomass"
N: 1. (Zoroastrianism) title for benevolent deities
N: 1. chief deity of Zoroastrianism; source of light and embodiment of good
N: 1. an archipelago of some 6,000 islands in the Gulf of Bothnia under Finnish control
N: 1. an agency of the United States Army responsible for providing timely and relevant and accurate and synchronized intelligence to tactical and operational and strategic level commanders 2. the introduction of semen into the oviduct or uterus by some means other than sexual intercourse 3. the branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively; "workers in AI hope to imitate or duplicate intelligence in computers and robots" 4. a sloth that has three long claws on each forefoot
N: 1. a fundamentalist Islamic group in Somalia who initially did fundraising for al-Qaeda; responsible for ambushing United States Army Rangers and for terrorist bombings in Ethiopia; believed to have branches in several countries
N: 1. a resource; "visual aids in teaching"; "economic assistance to depressed areas" 2. the work of caring for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needed constant attention" 3. a gift of money to support a worthy person or cause 4. 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"
V: 1. 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" 2. improve the condition of; "These pills will help the patient"
N: 1. (military) a first aid station located near a combat area for giving aid to the wounded
N: 1. someone who acts as assistant 2. an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
N: 1. an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
N: 1. a memorandum summarizing the items of an agreement (used especially in diplomatic communications)
A: 1. having help; often used as a combining form
N: 1. (Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone
N: 1. (Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone
N: 1. a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles
N: 1. an island in the Aegean Sea in the Saronic Gulf
N: 1. metal or plastic sheath over the end of a shoelace or ribbon 2. ornamental tagged cord or braid on the shoulder of a uniform
N: 1. a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume
N: 1. a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume
N: 1. ornamental tagged cord or braid on the shoulder of a uniform
N: 1. United States writer (1889-1973)
N: 1. a Japanese martial art employing principles similar to judo
N: 1. aromatic bulb used as seasoning
V: 1. be unwell, ill, or ill disposed 2. cause bodily suffering to
N: 1. any of several deciduous Asian trees of the genus Ailanthus
N: 1. deciduous rapidly growing tree of China with foliage like sumac and sweetish fetid flowers; widely planted in United States as a street tree because of its resistance to pollution
N: 1. large green silkworm of the cynthia moth
N: 1. an airfoil that controls lateral motion
N: 1. United States choreographer noted for his use of African elements (born in 1931)
A: 1. 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"
N: 1. an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
N: 1. a morbid fear of cats
N: 1. only the giant panda: in some classifications considered a genus of the separate family Ailuropodidae
N: 1. large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet; in some classifications considered a member of the bear family or of a separate family Ailuropodidae
N: 1. in some classifications considered the family comprising the giant pandas
N: 1. lesser pandas
N: 1. reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas
N: 1. 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" 2. the action of directing something at an object; "he took aim and fired" 3. the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies 4. the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children"
V: 1. 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" 2. have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal 3. specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public 4. move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?" 5. aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment; "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" 6. propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon" 7. direct (a remark) toward an intended goal; "She wanted to aim a pun"
N: 1. United States evangelist (born in Canada) noted for her extravagant religious services (1890-1944)
A: 1. aimlessly drifting 2. continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another; "a drifting double-dealer"; "the floating population"; "vagrant hippies of the sixties"
A: 1. in an aimless manner; "he wandered around aimlessly"
N: 1. the quality of lacking any definite purpose
A: 1. 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"
N: 1. garlic mayonnaise
N: 1. garlic mayonnaise
N: 1. the mass of air surrounding the Earth; "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the air" 2. travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air" 3. once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) 4. 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" 5. 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" 6. a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck" 7. the region above the ground; "her hand stopped in mid air"; "he threw the ball into the air" 8. 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" 9. a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven"
V: 1. expose to fresh air; "aerate your old sneakers" 2. expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen; "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms" 3. broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song" 4. be broadcast; "This show will air Saturdays at 2 P.M." 5. make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare" 6. expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry; "Air linen"
A: 1. relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air; "air war"; "air safety"; "air travel"
A: 1. deriving oxygen from the air; "he studied respiration in marine air-breathing vertebrates"; "large air-breathing ichthyosaurs had hydrofoils"
V: 1. equip with an apparatus for controlling the humidity and temperature; "Our house is not air-conditioned" 2. control the humidity and temperature of; "The room was cool because it had been air-conditioned"
A: 1. cooled by air conditioning
A: 1. cooled by a flow of air; "an air-cooled engine"
A: 1. made dry by contact with unheated air
V: 1. drop from the air; unload from a plane or helicopter
A: 1. not giving off moisture on exposure to the air
A: 1. full of air
N: 1. a duct that admits air to be mixed with fuel
N: 1. a chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities; used during air raids
V: 1. alter by exposure to air with conversion at least in part to a carbonate; "air-slake lime"
A: 1. having no weak points; "an airtight defense"; "an airtight argument" 2. not allowing air or gas to pass in or out
A: 1. operating between or launched from or involving rockets or aircraft in flight; "air-to-air missiles"; "air-to-air communications"
N: 1. a missile designed to be launched from one airplane at another
A: 1. operating from or designed to be fired from aircraft at targets on the ground; "air-to-surface missiles"
N: 1. a missile designed to be launched from an airplane at a target on the ground
A: 1. operating from or designed to be fired from aircraft at targets on the ground; "air-to-surface missiles"
N: 1. a missile designed to be launched from an airplane at a target on the ground
N: 1. the warning signal that begins an period of preparation for an enemy air attack 2. the time period during which military and civilian agencies are prepared for an enemy air attack 3. the condition in which combat aircraft are airborne and ready for an operation; "aircraft in the Mideast are on air alert"
N: 1. a military attache who is a commissioned or warrant officer in an air force
N: 1. an attack by armed planes on a surface target
N: 1. a safety restraint in an automobile; the bag inflates on collision and prevents the driver or passenger from being thrown forward
N: 1. a base for military aircraft
N: 1. an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
N: 1. a bubble of air
N: 1. absent-minded dreaming while awake
N: 1. a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways
N: 1. a filter that removes dust from the air that passes through it
N: 1. a command that is the primary provider of air combat weapon systems to the United States Air Force; operates fighter and bomber and reconnaissance and and battle-management and rescue aircraft
N: 1. a compressor that takes in air at atmospheric pressure and delivers it at a higher pressure
N: 1. a system that keeps air cool and dry
N: 1. a system that keeps air cool and dry
N: 1. formerly the airborne division of the United States Army
N: 1. the use of military aircraft to provide protection against attack by enemy aircraft during ground or naval operations
N: 1. the crew of an aircraft
N: 1. air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere"
N: 1. the trapped air that supports a hovercraft a short distance above the water or ground 2. a cushion usually made of rubber or plastic that can be inflated 3. a mechanical device using confined air to absorb the shock of motion
N: 1. defensive measures designed to destroy attacking enemy aircraft or missiles or to nullify their effectiveness
N: 1. a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings
N: 1. a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines)
N: 1. pain resulting from rapid change in pressure 2. 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: 1. a filter that removes dust from the air that passes through it
N: 1. the flow of air; "she adjusted the fan so that the airflow was directed right at her"
N: 1. the airborne branch of a country's armed forces
N: 1. an academy for training air force officers
N: 1. n agency focused on ensuring that the United States military attains information superiority; operates worldwide ground sites and an array of airborne reconnaissance and surveillance platforms
N: 1. n agency focused on ensuring that the United States military attains information superiority; operates worldwide ground sites and an array of airborne reconnaissance and surveillance platforms
N: 1. an officer in the airforce
N: 1. a United States Air Force defense laboratory responsible for discovering and developing and integrating fighting technologies for aerospace forces
N: 1. a command of the United States Air Force that is responsible for defending the United States through its space and intercontinental ballistic missile operations
N: 1. a gas made of carbon monoxide and hydrogen and nitrogen; made by passing air over hot coke
N: 1. a unit of the United States Air Force larger than a squadron and smaller than a wing
N: 1. a gun that propels a projectile by compressed air
N: 1. a hammer driven by compressed air
N: 1. a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly 2. a hole that allows the passage of air
N: 1. a pneumatic horn 2. air intake of a carburetor
N: 1. a hose that carries air under pressure
N: 1. a woman steward on an airplane
N: 1. an inflatable life jacket
N: 1. a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another
N: 1. a letter sent by air mail
N: 1. a chamber that provides access to space where air is under pressure
N: 1. mail that is sent by air transport
N: 1. a person trained by the government in hijacking and terrorist tactics who (for security reasons) is a passenger aboard an airline flight
N: 1. a large body of air with uniform characteristics horizontally
N: 1. a mattress that can be stored flat and inflated for use
N: 1. a United States Air Force decoration for meritorious achievement while participating in an aerial flight
N: 1. a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters
N: 1. a civilian reserve component of the United States Air Force that provides prompt mobilization during war and assistance during national emergencies
V: 1. expose to fresh air; "aerate your old sneakers" 2. expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen; "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms"
N: 1. a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines)
N: 1. plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it
N: 1. a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly
N: 1. pollution of the atmosphere; "air pollution reduced the visibility"
N: 1. yam of tropical Africa and Asia cultivated for it large tubers
N: 1. the aggregation of a country's military aircraft
N: 1. the pressure exerted by the atmosphere
N: 1. a pump that moves air in or out of something
N: 1. an attack by armed planes on a surface target
N: 1. reconnaissance either by visual observation from the air or through the use of airborne sensors
N: 1. a gun that propels a projectile by compressed air
N: 1. any of the membranous air-filled extensions of the lungs of birds 2. a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways 3. any of the thin-walled extensions of the tracheae of insects
N: 1. a shipboard radar that searches for aircraft
N: 1. a shaft for ventilation
A: 1. experiencing motion sickness
N: 1. motion sickness experienced while traveling by air (especially during turbulence)
N: 1. truncated cloth cone used to indicate wind direction
N: 1. truncated cloth cone used to indicate wind direction 2. a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind
N: 1. the space in the atmosphere immediately above the earth
N: 1. a mechanical device using confined air to absorb the shock of motion
N: 1. a base for military aircraft
N: 1. a terminal that serves air travelers or air freight
N: 1. thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the pressure of a gas kept at constant volume
N: 1. traffic created by the movement of aircraft
N: 1. transportation by air
N: 1. transportation by air
N: 1. a transportation system for moving passengers or goods by air
N: 1. travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air"
N: 1. someone who travels by airplane
N: 1. someone who travels by airplane
N: 1. a military unit that is part of the airforce
N: 1. a sound wave that is transmitted via air
N: 1. a shaft for ventilation
A: 1. moved or conveyed by or through air
N: 1. a patrol provided by aircraft
N: 1. a transmission mechanism in the which the infectious agent is spread as an aerosol and usually enters a person through the respiratory tract
N: 1. a small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft 2. a vehicular brake that operates by compressed air; especially for heavy vehicles
N: 1. an atomizer to spray paint by means of compressed air
V: 1. paint with an airbrush; "The old car looks like new now that we airbrushed it"
N: 1. an explosion in the atmosphere
N: 1. a subsonic jet airliner operated over short distances
N: 1. a vehicle that can fly
N: 1. a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for take-offs and landings
N: 1. the engine that powers and aircraft
N: 1. landing an aircraft
N: 1. a noncommissioned officer in the British Royal Air Force
N: 1. a noncommissioned officer in the British Royal Air Force
N: 1. the crew of an aircraft
N: 1. a member of an aircrew
N: 1. a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained
N: 1. an airfield equipped with control tower and hangers as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
N: 1. delivery of supplies or equipment or personnel by droppng them by parachute from an aircraft; "until then, front line troops will be supplied by airdrop"
N: 1. a river in northern England that flows southeast through West Yorkshire
N: 1. a river in northern England that flows southeast through West Yorkshire
A: 1. open to or abounding in fresh air; "airy rooms"
N: 1. breed of large wiry-coated terrier bred in Yorkshire
N: 1. breed of large wiry-coated terrier bred in Yorkshire
N: 1. the fare charged for traveling by airplane
N: 1. a place where planes take off and land
N: 1. the flow of air; "she adjusted the fan so that the airflow was directed right at her"
N: 1. a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
N: 1. the airborne branch of a country's armed forces
N: 1. the framework and covering of an airplane or rocket (excluding the engines)
N: 1. a gun that propels a projectile by compressed air
N: 1. a bridgehead seized by airborne troops 2. a flighty scatterbrained simpleton; "she's a total airhead"; "every airhead on a big salary rushed out to buy one"
A: 1. lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles"
A: 1. in a flippant manner; "he answered the reporters' questions flippantly"; "this cannot be airily explained to your children"
N: 1. the property of something spacious and abounding in fresh air 2. lightness in movement or manner 3. the property of something weightless and insubstantial
N: 1. the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air 2. the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate 3. a short excursion (a walk or ride) in the open air; "he took the dogs for an airing"
N: 1. a warm cupboard where you put newly washed clothes until they are completely dry
A: 1. lacking fresh air; "a dusty airless attic"; "the dreadfully close atmosphere"; "hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke"
N: 1. transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
V: 1. fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means; "Food is airlifted into Bosnia"
A: 1. resembling air or having the form of air
N: 1. a hose that carries air under pressure 2. a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers
N: 1. a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers
N: 1. a commercial airplane that carries passengers
N: 1. a chamber that provides access to space where air is under pressure
N: 1. a system of conveying mail by aircraft 2. letters and packages that are transported by aircraft
V: 1. send or transport by airmail; "Letters to Europe from the U.S. are best airmailed"
N: 1. a letter sent by air mail
N: 1. a mailer for airmail
N: 1. someone who operates an aircraft
N: 1. the art of operating aircraft
N: 1. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"
N: 1. landing an aircraft
N: 1. a maneuver executed by an aircraft (as for evasive purposes)
N: 1. the craft of building and repairing airplanes
N: 1. someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
N: 1. a propeller that rotates to push against air
N: 1. a ticket good for a trip on an airplane
N: 1. an airfield equipped with control tower and hangers as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
N: 1. a terminal that serves air travelers or air freight
N: 1. a system of conveying mail by aircraft
N: 1. affected manners intended to impress others; "don't put on airs with me"
N: 1. a propeller that rotates to push against air
N: 1. a steerable self-propelled airship
A: 1. experiencing motion sickness
N: 1. motion sickness experienced while traveling by air (especially during turbulence)
N: 1. the atmosphere above a nation that is deemed to be under its jurisdiction; "the plane was refused permission to enter Chinese airspace" 2. the space in the atmosphere immediately above the earth
N: 1. the speed of an aircraft relative to the air in which it is flying
N: 1. the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller 2. a relatively well-defined prevailing wind
N: 1. an airfield without normal airport facilities
V: 1. channel into a new direction; "redirect your attention to the danger from the fundamentalists"
A: 1. having no weak points; "an airtight defense"; "an airtight argument" 2. not allowing air or gas to pass in or out
N: 1. 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: 1. a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines) 2. a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another 3. a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers
N: 1. a woman aviator
N: 1. fitness to fly; "the plane received a certificate of airworthiness"
A: 1. of aircraft; fit to fly
A: 1. not practical or realizable; speculative; "airy theories about socioeconomic improvement"; "visionary schemes for getting rich" 2. 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" 3. having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air; "airy gauze curtains" 4. open to or abounding in fresh air; "airy rooms"
N: 1. a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods) 2. part of a church divided laterally from the nave proper by rows of pillars or columns 3. passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores
N: 1. a cut of beef including the H-shaped rump bone
N: 1. wood duck and mandarin duck
N: 1. a city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders; formerly it was Charlemagne's northern capital
N: 1. showy crested Asiatic duck; often domesticated
N: 1. showy North American duck that nests in hollow trees
N: 1. succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig marigolds
N: 1. a genus of Platalea
N: 1. tropical rose-colored New World spoonbill
A: 1. slightly open; "the door was ajar"
N: 1. a mythical Greek hero; a warrior who fought against Troy in the Iliad
N: 1. bugle
N: 1. low-growing annual with yellow flowers dotted red; faintly aromatic of pine resin; Europe, British Isles and North Africa
N: 1. upright rhizomatous perennial with bright blue flowers; southern Europe
N: 1. European evergreen carpeting perennial
N: 1. low rhizomatous European carpeting plant having spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in parts of United States
N: 1. a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union; "Alaska is the largest state in the United States"
N: 1. Jordan's port; located in southwestern Jordan on the Gulf of Aqaba
N: 1. a Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast
N: 1. a cell without a nucleus (as an erythrocyte)
N: 1. a cell without a nucleus (as an erythrocyte)
N: 1. red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds; flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe 2. widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits; introduced in Jamaica by William Bligh
N: 1. widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits; introduced in Jamaica by William Bligh
N: 1. a city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders; formerly it was Charlemagne's northern capital
N: 1. bubble shells
N: 1. a Loloish language
N: 1. a religious movement by Arab Shiite Muslims in 17th century Iraq that is opposed to the Usuli; "Akhbari Shiism has never promoted political control"
N: 1. early ruler of Egypt who rejected the old gods and replaced them with sun worship (died in 1358 BC)
N: 1. early ruler of Egypt who rejected the old gods and replaced them with sun worship (died in 1358 BC)
A: 1. with hands on hips and elbows extending outward; "she stood there akimbo"
A: 1. (used of arms and legs) bent outward with the joint away from the body; "a tailor sitting with legs akimbo"; "stood with arms akimbo"
A: 1. similar or related in quality or character; "a feeling akin to terror"; "kindred souls"; "the amateur is closely related to the collector" 2. related by blood
N: 1. motionlessness attributable to a temporary paralysis
N: 1. motionlessness attributable to a temporary paralysis
N: 1. epilepsy characterized by akinesia
N: 1. Japanese filmmaker noted for blending Japanese folklore with Western styles of acting (1910-1998)
N: 1. a town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean
N: 1. an ancient branch of the Semitic languages
N: 1. a town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean
N: 1. remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998
N: 1. a city in northeastern Ohio; the heart of the United States rubber industry
N: 1. a militant offshoot of al-Fatah that is the newest and strongest and best equipped faction active in the West Bank; responsible for many deadly attacks in Israel in 2002
N: 1. a Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria
N: 1. Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caraway seeds
N: 1. a member of a North American Indian people living in Baja California 2. the Yuman language spoken by the Akwa'ala people
N: 1. a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite 2. a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
N: 1. a militant offshoot of al-Fatah that is the newest and strongest and best equipped faction active in the West Bank; responsible for many deadly attacks in Israel in 2002
N: 1. 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"
N: 1. 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"
N: 1. a terrorist organization of militant Islamists organized into tiny cells of extreme fundamentalists; emerged during the 1970s mainly in Egyptian jails; "al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya uses force to push Egyptian society toward Islamic rule"
N: 1. an Ismaili caliph of Egypt who declared himself an incarnation of God and founded the Druze religious sect (985-1021)
N: 1. 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)
N: 1. 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)
N: 1. an important port in Yemen on the Red Sea
N: 1. a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq; modern government is involved in state-sponsored terrorism
N: 1. a fundamentalist Islamic group in Somalia who initially did fundraising for al-Qaeda; responsible for ambushing United States Army Rangers and for terrorist bombings in Ethiopia; believed to have branches in several countries
N: 1. a Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with al-Qaeda; seeks to radicalize the Libyan government; attempted to assassinate Qaddafi
N: 1. an Islamic extremist group active since the late 1970s; seeks to overthrow the Egyptian government and replace it with an Islamic state; works in small underground cells; "the original Jihad was responsible for the assassination of Anwar Sadat in 1981"
N: 1. a radical insurgent Islamist group consisting of disaffected middle-class professionals in Malaysia who want to overthrow the government by violent means and set up an Islamic state
N: 1. a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence from France in 1956
N: 1. a hard-line extremist Islamic group in Great Britain who support bin Laden and other terrorist groups
N: 1. a port in southern Yemen on the Gulf of Aden east of Aden
N: 1. an intensely anti-western terrorist network that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist group; has cells in more than 50 countries
N: 1. an intensely anti-western terrorist network that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist group; has cells in more than 50 countries
N: 1. an intensely anti-western terrorist network that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist group; has cells in more than 50 countries
N: 1. the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina
N: 1. a terrorist group organized in 1996 after the Taliban took over Afghanistan and part of Osama bin Laden's international system; provides financial support for the Taliban and al-Qaeda and Jaish-i-Mohammed and assists Muslim militants around the world; established a network of madrasas and mosques in Afghanistan
N: 1. an Islamic terrorist cell that originated in Jordan but operates in Germany; goal is to attack Europe and Russia with chemical weapons
N: 1. a terrorist group formed in India in 1992; is believed to be responsible for bombings in southern India in 1998
N: 1. in World War II (1942); a decisive Allied victory by British troops under Montgomery over German troops under Rommel
N: 1. United States gangster who terrorized Chicago during Prohibition until arrested for tax evasion (1899-1947)
A: 1. of pasta cooked so as to be firm when eaten
N: 1. an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan
N: 1. vice president of the United States under Bill Clinton (born in 1948)
N: 1. a fundamentalist Islamic group in Somalia who initially did fundraising for al-Qaeda; responsible for ambushing United States Army Rangers and for terrorist bombings in Ethiopia; believed to have branches in several countries
N: 1. United States singer (born in Russia) who appeared in the first full-length talking film (1886-1950)
N: 1. a city in western Saudi Arabia; site of the tomb of Muhammad; the second most holy city of Islam
N: 1. a Palestinian terrorist organization formed in 2002 and linked to Fatah movement of Yasser Arafat
N: 1. the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa; a major port just south of the Nile delta; formerly the home of the Pharaohs
N: 1. a terrorist organization formed in Pakistan in 2002 as a coalition of extremist Islamic militant groups including Lashkar-e-Taiba and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and Jaish-e-Muhammad and elements of al-Qaeda
N: 1. an Islamic terrorist cell that originated in Jordan but operates in Germany; goal is to attack Europe and Russia with chemical weapons
N: 1. a wing of an insect 2. 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: 1. a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in Alabama; a member of the Creek Confederacy 2. a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War 3. 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 4. the Muskhogean language of the Alabama people
N: 1. southeastern United States to northern Mexico and Jamaica
N: 1. 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: 1. a resident of Alabama
N: 1. a resident of Alabama
N: 1. a compact fine-textured usually white gypsum used for carving 2. a hard compact kind of calcite 3. a very light white
A: 1. of or resembling alabaster; "alabaster statue"
A: 1. quick and eager; "an alacritous response to the invitation"
N: 1. liveliness and eagerness; "he accepted with alacrity"
N: 1. in the Arabian Nights a boy who acquires a magic lamp from which he can summon a genie
N: 1. (Arabian Nights) a magical lamp from which Aladdin summoned a genie
N: 1. paralysis of the vocal cords resulting in an inability to speak
N: 1. the mission in San Antonio where in 1836 Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico
N: 1. English writer of stories for children (1882-1956)
N: 1. astronaut who made the first United States' suborbital rocket-powered flight in 1961 (1923-1998)
N: 1. English physiologist who, with Andrew Huxley, discovered the role of potassium and sodium atoms in the transmission of the nerve impulse (born in 1914)
N: 1. United States lyricist who collaborated on musicals with Frederick Loewe (1918-1986)
N: 1. English mathematician who conceived of the Turing machine and broke German codes during World War II (1912-1954)
N: 1. South African writer (1903-1988)
N: 1. United States poet killed in World War I (1888-1916)
N: 1. astronaut who made the first United States' suborbital rocket-powered flight in 1961 (1923-1998)
N: 1. South African writer (1903-1988)
N: 1. English mathematician who conceived of the Turing machine and broke German codes during World War II (1912-1954)
N: 1. an archipelago of some 6,000 islands in the Gulf of Bothnia under Finnish control
N: 1. a crystalline amino acid that occurs in many proteins
N: 1. a growth-regulating chemical sprayed on fruit trees; entire crop can be harvested at one time
A: 1. having or resembling wings 2. of or relating to the axil
N: 1. king of the Visigoths who captured Rome in 410 (370-410)
N: 1. an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger 2. a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event 3. a clock that wakes sleeper at preset time 4. fear resulting from the awareness of danger
V: 1. 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" 2. 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"
N: 1. the sound of an alarm (usually a bell)
N: 1. a clock that wakes sleeper at preset time
N: 1. a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
A: 1. experiencing a sudden sense of danger
A: 1. causing alarm or fear
A: 1. in an alarming manner; "It grew alarmingly fast"
N: 1. needless warnings
N: 1. a person who alarms others needlessly
N: 1. an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
A: 1. having or resembling wings
A: 1. by bad luck; "unfortunately it rained all day"; "alas, I cannot stay"
N: 1. a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union; "Alaska is the largest state in the United States"
N: 1. tall evergreen of the Pacific coast of North America often cultivated for ornament
N: 1. closely related to Atlantic cod
N: 1. meat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat 2. large edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along the coasts of Alaska and Japan
N: 1. of Pacific coast from Alaska southward to California
N: 1. meat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat 2. large edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along the coasts of Alaska and Japan
N: 1. a member or descendant of any of the aboriginal peoples of Alaska
N: 1. a peninsula in southwestern Alaska (a continuation of the Aleutian Islands) 2. a peninsula of southwestern Alaska
N: 1. a mountain range in south central Alaska; contains Mount McKinley
N: 1. similar to coastal rein orchid but with smaller flowers; Alaska to Baja California and east to the Dakotas and Colorado
N: 1. standard time in the 9th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 135th meridian west; used in Hawaii and most of Alaska
N: 1. a resident of Alaska
A: 1. relating to or characteristic of the state or people of Alaska
N: 1. brown bear of coastal Alaska and British Columbia
N: 1. meat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat 2. large edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along the coasts of Alaska and Japan
N: 1. breed of sled dog developed in Alaska
N: 1. a member or descendant of any of the aboriginal peoples of Alaska
N: 1. an oil pipeline that runs 800 miles from wells at Prudhoe Bay to the port of Valdez
N: 1. a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus
A: 1. having winglike extensions; "alate leaves"; "alate seeds of a maple tree"
A: 1. having winglike extensions; "alate leaves"; "alate seeds of a maple tree"
N: 1. type genus of the Alaudidae: skylarks
N: 1. brown-speckled European lark noted for singing while hovering at a great height
N: 1. larks
N: 1. a white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves; worn by priests
N: 1. large pelagic tuna the source of most canned tuna; reaches 93 pounds and has long pectoral fins; found worldwide in tropical and temperate waters 2. relatively small tuna with choice white flesh; major source of canned tuna
N: 1. Austrian composer in Schoenberg's twelve-tone music system (1885-1935)
N: 1. a republic in southeastern Europe on the Adriatic coast of the Balkan Peninsula
N: 1. the Indo-European language spoken by the people of Albania 2. a native or inhabitant of Albania
A: 1. of or relating to Albania or its people or language or culture
N: 1. the capital and largest city of Albania in the center of the country
N: 1. monetary unit in Albania
N: 1. a town in southwest Georgia; processing center for peanuts and pecans 2. state capital of New York; located in eastern New York State on the west bank of the Hudson river
N: 1. a genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceae
N: 1. a rare fungus having a large (up to 14 inches wide) yellow fruiting body with multiple individual caps and a broad central stalk and a fragrant odor
N: 1. a fungus with a whitish often circular cap and a white pore surface and small pores and a white central stalk; found under conifers; edible but not popular
N: 1. (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps; "she was an albatross around his neck" 2. large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight
N: 1. the ratio of reflected to incident light
N: 1. United States dramatist (1928-)
N: 1. United States politician and lawyer; vice president of the United States (1877-1956)
N: 1. United States politician and lawyer; vice president of the United States (1877-1956)
N: 1. United States painter born in Germany; works characterized by simple geometrical patterns in various colors (1888-1976)
N: 1. an inherited disorder characterized by an increase in bone density; in severe forms the bone marrow cavity may be obliterated
N: 1. prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
N: 1. United States physicist (born in Germany) who collaborated with Morley in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1852-1931)
N: 1. United States microbiologist (born in Poland) who developed the Sabin vaccine that is taken orally against poliomyelitis (born 1906)
N: 1. French writer who portrayed the human condition as isolated in an absurd world (1913-1960)
N: 1. King of England from 1901 to 1910; son of Victoria and Prince Albert; famous for his elegant sporting ways (1841-1910)
N: 1. physicist born in Germany who formulated the special theory of relativity and the general theory of relativity; Einstein also proposed that light consists of discrete quantized bundles of energy (later called photons) (1879-1955)
N: 1. prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
N: 1. vice president of the United States under Bill Clinton (born in 1948)
N: 1. United States physicist (born in Germany) who collaborated with Morley in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1852-1931)
N: 1. United States microbiologist (born in Poland) who developed the Sabin vaccine that is taken orally against poliomyelitis (born 1906)
N: 1. French philosopher and physician and organist who spent most of his life as a medical missionary in Gabon (1875-1965)
N: 1. German Nazi architect who worked for Hitler (1905-1981)
N: 1. United States biochemist (born in Hungary) who was the first to isolate vitamin C (1893-1986)
N: 1. United States biochemist (born in Hungary) who was the first to isolate vitamin C (1893-1986)
N: 1. one of the three prairie provinces in western Canada; rich in oil and natural gas and minerals
N: 1. Italian architect and painter; pioneering theoretician of Renaissance architecture (1404-1472)
N: 1. Swiss sculptor and painter known for his bronze sculptures of elongated figures (1901-1966)
A: 1. becoming or shading into white
N: 1. a Christian religious sect in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries; believers in Albigensianism
A: 1. of or relating to Albigenses or Albigensianism
N: 1. 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
A: 1. of or pertaining to or affected by albinism
A: 1. of or pertaining to or affected by albinism
N: 1. the congenital absence of pigmentation in the eyes and skin and hair
A: 1. of or pertaining to or affected by albinism
N: 1. a person with congenital albinism: white hair and milky skin; eyes are usually pink
N: 1. the first Pope to assume a double name; he reigned for only 34 days (1912-1978)
A: 1. of or pertaining to or affected by albinism
N: 1. archaic name for England or Great Britain; used poetically
N: 1. a widely distributed rock-forming feldspar
A: 1. of or related to albite feldspar
N: 1. any of numerous trees of the genus Albizia
N: 1. attractive domed or flat-topped Asiatic tree having bipinnate leaves and flowers with long silky stamens
N: 1. large spreading Old World tree having large leaves and globose clusters of greenish-yellow flowers and long seed pods that clatter in the wind
N: 1. large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and sweet-pulp seed pods eaten by cattle
N: 1. any of numerous trees of the genus Albizia
N: 1. attractive domed or flat-topped Asiatic tree having bipinnate leaves and flowers with long silky stamens
N: 1. large spreading Old World tree having large leaves and globose clusters of greenish-yellow flowers and long seed pods that clatter in the wind
N: 1. a city and port in northern Jutland
N: 1. a leading German painter and engraver of the Renaissance (1471-1528)
N: 1. Austrian general who fought for the Hapsburgs during the Thirty Years' War (1583-1634)
N: 1. fibrous dysplasia of bone affecting multiple bones
N: 1. any of various plants of the genus Albuca having large clusters of pale yellow flowers; South Africa
N: 1. fungi that produce white sori resembling blisters on certain flowering plants
N: 1. whitish tunic
N: 1. type genus of the Albuginaceae; fungi causing white rusts
N: 1. type and sole genus of the family Albulidae
N: 1. slender silvery marine fish found in tropical mud flats and mangrove lagoons
N: 1. bonefish
N: 1. a book of blank pages with pockets or envelopes; for organizing photographs or stamp collections etc 2. one or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audio tape and compact disc
N: 1. a simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids 2. the white of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water
N: 1. a simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids
N: 1. a simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues and in the lens of the eye
A: 1. relating to or containing or resembling albumin
N: 1. the presence of excessive protein (chiefly albumin but also globulin) in the urine; usually a symptom of kidney disorder
A: 1. of or related to the state of albuminuria
N: 1. the largest city in New Mexico; located in central New Mexico on the Rio Grande river
N: 1. 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
N: 1. type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill
N: 1. black-and-white northern Atlantic auk having a compressed sharp-edged bill
N: 1. Greek lyric poet of Lesbos; reputed inventor of Alcaic verse (611-580 BC)
N: 1. hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists
N: 1. verse in the meter used in Greek and Latin poetry consisting of strophes of 4 tetrametric lines; reputedly invented by Alcaeus
N: 1. verse in the meter used in Greek and Latin poetry consisting of strophes of 4 tetrametric lines; reputedly invented by Alcaeus
A: 1. tending to become alkaline; slightly alkaline
N: 1. an acid formed as an intermediate product of the metabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanine
N: 1. a rare recessive metabolic anomaly marked by ochronosis and the presence of alkapton in the urine
N: 1. any of various Spanish fortresses or palaces built by the Moors
N: 1. genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers: hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with Althea
N: 1. plant with terminal racemes of showy white to pink or purple flowers; the English cottage garden hollyhock
N: 1. kingfishers
N: 1. type genus of the Alcedinidae
N: 1. small kingfisher with greenish-blue and orange plumage
N: 1. African antelopes: hartebeests
N: 1. elk or moose
N: 1. large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called elk in Europe and moose in North America
A: 1. related to or concerned with alchemy
A: 1. related to or concerned with alchemy
V: 1. alter (elements) by alchemy
N: 1. one who was versed in the practice of alchemy and who sought an elixir of life and a panacea and an alkahest and the philosopher's stone
A: 1. of or relating to alchemists
A: 1. of or relating to alchemists
V: 1. alter (elements) by alchemy
N: 1. a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times 2. 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"
N: 1. ancient Athenian statesman and general in the Peloponnesian War (circa 450-404 BC)
N: 1. web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas: auks; puffins; guillemots; murres; etc.
N: 1. (classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality
N: 1. any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation 2. a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him"
A: 1. addicted to alcohol; "alcoholic expatriates in Paris"- Carl Van Doren
N: 1. thermometer consisting of a glass capillary tube marked with degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit and containing alcohol which rises or falls as it expands or contracts with changes in temperature
N: 1. excessive use of alcohol and alcoholic drinks
N: 1. 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: 1. dementia observed during the last stages of severe chronic alcoholism; involves loss of memory for recent events although long term memory is intact
N: 1. the chemical group -OH
N: 1. the chemical group -OH
N: 1. thermometer consisting of a glass capillary tube marked with degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit and containing alcohol which rises or falls as it expands or contracts with changes in temperature
N: 1. a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
A: 1. used of beverages containing alcohol; "alcoholic drinks" 2. addicted to alcohol; "alcoholic expatriates in Paris"- Carl Van Doren
N: 1. excessive use of alcohol and alcoholic drinks
N: 1. a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him"
N: 1. dementia observed during the last stages of severe chronic alcoholism; involves loss of memory for recent events although long term memory is intact
N: 1. an international organization that provides a support group for persons trying to overcome alcoholism
V: 1. treat or infuse with alcohol; "alcoholize the fruit and let them sit in the refrigerator" 2. make alcoholic, as by fermenting; "alcoholize prunes"
N: 1. 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 2. an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess
N: 1. excessive use of alcohol and alcoholic drinks
V: 1. subject to the influence of alcohol; "After we finished dinner, we were thoroughyl alcoholized" 2. treat or infuse with alcohol; "alcoholize the fruit and let them sit in the refrigerator" 3. make alcoholic, as by fermenting; "alcoholize prunes"
N: 1. United States novelist noted for children's books (1832-1888)
N: 1. a small recess opening off a larger room
N: 1. comprising the soft corals
N: 1. corals and sea anemones having eight branches
N: 1. (Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher
N: 1. a synthetic corticosteroid (trade name Aldactone) used to treat hypertension
N: 1. the brightest star in Taurus
N: 1. any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids
N: 1. an oily colorless liquid obtained by the condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde; contains an alcohol group (-OH) and an aldehyde group (-CHO)
N: 1. the chemical group -CHO
N: 1. the chemical group -CHO
A: 1. of or related to or containing aldehydes
N: 1. north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the rot-resistant wood 2. wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc
N: 1. shrub or small tree of northwestern North America having fragrant creamy white flowers and small waxy purple-red fruits
N: 1. a disease of alders caused by the woolly alder aphid (a plant louse)
N: 1. small tree common in Europe
N: 1. small tree common in Europe
N: 1. dark-colored insect having predaceous aquatic larvae
N: 1. north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the rot-resistant wood
N: 1. dark-colored insect having predaceous aquatic larvae
N: 1. shrub or small tree of northwestern North America having fragrant creamy white flowers and small waxy purple-red fruits
N: 1. a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council); "aldermen usually represent city wards"
A: 1. of or relating to or like an alderman
A: 1. of or relating to or like an alderman
N: 1. a monosaccharide sugar having six carbon atoms and an aldehyde group
N: 1. an oily colorless liquid obtained by the condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde; contains an alcohol group (-OH) and an aldehyde group (-CHO)
N: 1. a reaction of aldehydes resulting in an aldol
N: 1. antihypertensive drug (trade name Aldomet) used in the treatment of high blood pressure
N: 1. a monosaccharide sugar that contains the aldehyde group or is hemiacetal
N: 1. a corticosteroid hormone that is secreted by the cortex of the adrenal gland; regulates salt (sodium and potassium) and water balance
N: 1. a condition caused by over-production of aldosterone
N: 1. English writer; grandson of Thomas Huxley who is remembered mainly for his depiction of a scientifically controlled utopia (1894-1963)
N: 1. English writer; grandson of Thomas Huxley who is remembered mainly for his depiction of a scientifically controlled utopia (1894-1963)
N: 1. one species: waterwheel plant
N: 1. floating aquatic carnivorous perennial of central and southern Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia having whorls of 6 to 9 leaves ending in hinged lobes for capturing e.g. water fleas
N: 1. 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
N: 1. someone whose favorite drink is beer or ale
A: 1. dependent on chance; "the aleatory element in life"
N: 1. a contract whose performance by one party depends on the occurrence of an uncertain contingent event (but if it is contingent on the outcome of a wager it is not enforceable)
N: 1. English stage and screen actor noted for versatility (1914-2000)
N: 1. 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
N: 1. a genus of Carangidae
N: 1. fish having greatly elongated front rays on dorsal and anal fins
N: 1. one of the three Furies
N: 1. lichens having dark brown erect or pendulous much-branched cylindrical thallus
N: 1. a genus of Perdicidae
N: 1. of mountainous areas of southern Europe
N: 1. common western European partridge with red legs
N: 1. brush turkeys
N: 1. black megapode of wooded regions of Australia and New Guinea
A: 1. on or toward the lee; "put the helm alee"
N: 1. 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
N: 1. a tavern where ale is sold
N: 1. Russian poet (1880-1921)
N: 1. Russian composer (1833-1887)
N: 1. Russian revolutionary who was head of state after Nicholas II abdicated but was overthrown by the Bolsheviks (1881-1970)
N: 1. Soviet writer and political dissident whose novels exposed the brutality of Soviet labor camps (born in 1918)
N: 1. Russian physicist whose research into ways of moving electrons around atoms led to the development of masers and lasers for producing high-intensity radiation (1916-2002)
N: 1. Russian composer of orchestral and piano music (1872-1915)
N: 1. the czar of Russia whose plans to liberalize the government of Russia were unrealized because of the wars with Napoleon (1777-1825)
N: 1. Russian composer (1833-1887)
N: 1. Russian physicist whose research into ways of moving electrons around atoms led to the development of masers and lasers for producing high-intensity radiation (1916-2002)
N: 1. Russian composer of orchestral and piano music (1872-1915)
N: 1. Russian poet (1799-1837)
N: 1. Russian writer of plays and novels and short stories; noted for his depiction of social outcasts
N: 1. Russian writer of plays and novels and short stories; noted for his depiction of social outcasts
N: 1. an obsolete kind of container used for distillation; two retorts connected by a tube
N: 1. a tablet (trade name Fosamax) prescribed to prevent or treat osteoporosis in women after menopause
N: 1. a city in northwestern Syria
N: 1. the 1st letter of the Hebrew alphabet
N: 1. the smallest infinite integer
N: 1. the smallest infinite integer
N: 1. the smallest infinite integer
N: 1. slender scaleless predaceous tropical deep-sea fishes
N: 1. tall perennial grass that spreads by creeping rhizomes and is grown for fodder; naturalized in southern United States where it is a serious pest on cultivated land
N: 1. a city in northwestern Syria
N: 1. leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions
N: 1. a warning serves to make you more alert to danger 2. an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger 3. condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action; "bombers were put on alert during the crisis"
V: 1. 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"
A: 1. (usually followed by `to') showing acute awareness; mentally perceptive; "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" 2. not unconscious; especially having become conscious; "the patient is now awake and alert" 3. very attentive or observant; "an alert and responsive baby is a joy"; "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" 4. mentally responsive; "an alert mind"
N: 1. a warning serves to make you more alert to danger 2. a state of readiness to respond; "alerting was indicated by the desynchronization of the EEG"
A: 1. in an alert manner; "she got through the day alertly, despite being on drugs"
N: 1. a state of readiness to respond; "alerting was indicated by the desynchronization of the EEG" 2. lively attentiveness 3. the process of paying close and continuous attention
N: 1. Italian painter of mythological and religious paintings (1444-1510)
N: 1. Italian novelist and poet (1785-1873)
N: 1. the modal logic of necessity and possibility and contingency
N: 1. small genus of bitter-rooted herbs of eastern North America and Asia; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae
N: 1. colicroot with yellow-bracted racemose flowers; smaller than Aletris farinosa; southeastern United States
N: 1. colicroot having a scurfy or granuliferous perianth and white flowers; southeastern United States
N: 1. Dutch physician who opened the first birth control clinic in the world in Amsterdam (1854-1929)
N: 1. a discomycete with bright orange cup-shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting bodies and pale orange exteriors
N: 1. candlenut
N: 1. Chinese tree bearing seeds that yield tung oil
N: 1. large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles
N: 1. granular protein in outermost layer of endosperm of many seeds or cereal grains
A: 1. of or related to aleurone
N: 1. the language spoken by the Aleut people 2. a member of the people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands and western Alaska
N: 1. a member of the people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands and western Alaska
N: 1. an archipelago in the North Pacific extending southwestern from Alaska
N: 1. an archipelago in the North Pacific extending southwestern from Alaska
N: 1. a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trademarks Aleve and Anaprox and Aflaxen)
N: 1. flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams 2. shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus
N: 1. an urban hit squad and guerrila group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s
N: 1. United States writer and Afro-American who wrote a fictionalized account of tracing his family roots back to Africa (1921-1992)
N: 1. European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb 2. king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC)
N: 1. Russian poet (1880-1921)
N: 1. a group of islands off southeastern Alaska
N: 1. United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922)
N: 1. United States sculptor who first created mobiles and stabiles (1898-1976)
N: 1. English bacteriologist who discovered penicillin (1881-1955)
N: 1. United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922)
N: 1. United States statesman and leader of the Federalists; as the first Secretary of the Treasury he establish a federal bank; was mortally wounded in a duel with Aaron Burr (1755-1804)
N: 1. the czar of Russia whose plans to liberalize the government of Russia were unrealized because of the wars with Napoleon (1777-1825)
N: 1. the son of Nicholas I who, as czar of Russia, introduced reforms that included limited emancipation of the serfs (1818-1881)
N: 1. son of Alexander II who was czar of Russia (1845-1894)
N: 1. Soviet writer and political dissident whose novels exposed the brutality of Soviet labor camps (born in 1918)
N: 1. a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905)
N: 1. English poet and satirist (1688-1744)
N: 1. Russian poet (1799-1837)
N: 1. Sottish sailor who was put ashore on a deserted island off the coast of Chile for five years (providing the basis for Daniel Defoe's novel about Robinson Crusoe) (1676-1721)
N: 1. Sottish sailor who was put ashore on a deserted island off the coast of Chile for five years (providing the basis for Daniel Defoe's novel about Robinson Crusoe) (1676-1721)
N: 1. king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC)
N: 1. the son of Nicholas I who, as czar of Russia, introduced reforms that included limited emancipation of the serfs (1818-1881)
N: 1. Pope and father of Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia (1431-1503)
N: 1. Scottish ornithologist in the United States (1766-1813)
N: 1. United States drama critic and journalist (1887-1943)
N: 1. European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
N: 1. French writer remembered for his swashbuckling historical tales (1802-1870)
N: 1. French bacteriologist born in Switzerland; was a student of Pasteur; discovered the plague bacillus (1863-1943)
N: 1. French engineer who constructed the Eiffel Tower (1832-1923)
N: 1. French bacteriologist born in Switzerland; was a student of Pasteur; discovered the plague bacillus (1863-1943)
N: 1. 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 2. a town in Louisiana on the Red River
N: 1. erect shrub having racemes of tawny yellow flowers; the dried leaves are used medicinally as a cathartic; sometimes placed in genus Cassia
A: 1. of or relating to Alexander the Great or his empire
N: 1. East Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers; coastal areas southern India to Malaysia
N: 1. erect shrub having racemes of tawny yellow flowers; the dried leaves are used medicinally as a cathartic; sometimes placed in genus Cassia
N: 1. a line of verse that has six iambic feet
N: 1. a green variety of chrysoberyl used as a gemstone
N: 1. inability to perceive written words
N: 1. a person with alexia
A: 1. of or relating to or symptomatic of alexia
N: 1. French surgeon and biologist who developed a way to suture and graft blood vessels (1873-1944)
N: 1. French political writer noted for his analysis of American institutions (1805-1859)
N: 1. French political writer noted for his analysis of American institutions (1805-1859)
N: 1. type genus of the Aleyrodidae
N: 1. whiteflies
N: 1. important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop 2. leguminous plant grown for hay or forage
N: 1. sprouted alfalfa seeds
N: 1. 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
N: 1. 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
N: 1. Italian pope whose nepotism put the Borgia family in power in Italy (1378-1458)
N: 1. king of Wessex; defeated the Danes and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
N: 1. United States journalist (born in England in 1908)
N: 1. Swedish chemist remembered for his invention of dynamite and for the bequest that created the Nobel prizes (1833-1896)
N: 1. French psychologist remembered for his studies of the intellectual development of children (1857-1911)
N: 1. United States zoologist best known for his interview studies of sexual behavior (1894-1956)
N: 1. British newspaper publisher (1865-1922)
N: 1. United States writer of humorous stylized stories about Broadway and the New York underground (1884-1946)
N: 1. French poet and writer (1810-1857)
N: 1. French army officer of Jewish descent whose false imprisonment for treason in 1894 raised issues of anti-semitism that dominated French politics until his release in 1906 (1859-1935)
N: 1. English poet (1859-1936)
N: 1. English writer (1865-1948)
N: 1. United States photographer (born in Germany) whose unposed documentary photographs created photojournalism (born in 1898)
N: 1. United States semanticist (born in Poland) (1879-1950)
N: 1. risque English comedian (1925-1992)
N: 1. English film director noted for his skill in creating suspense (1899-1980)
N: 1. English film director noted for his skill in creating suspense (1899-1980)
N: 1. French physicist (1902-1984)
N: 1. United States semanticist (born in Poland) (1879-1950)
N: 1. United States anthropologist noted for his studies of culture (1876-1960)
N: 1. German arms manufacturer and son of Friedrich Krupp; his firm provided ordinance for German armies from the 1840s through World War II (1812-1887)
N: 1. Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)
N: 1. German geophysicist who proposed the theory of continental drift (1880-1930)
N: 1. United States anthropologist noted for his studies of culture (1876-1960)
N: 1. United States actor who performed with his wife Lynn Fontanne in many stage productions (1893-1977)
N: 1. Swedish chemist remembered for his invention of dynamite and for the bequest that created the Nobel prizes (1833-1896)
N: 1. English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with Bertrand Russell (1861-1947)
N: 1. English poet (1880-1958)
N: 1. English naturalist who formulated a concept of evolution that resembled Charles Darwin's (1823-1913)
N: 1. United States photographer (1864-1946)
N: 1. Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)
N: 1. United States naval officer and historian (1840-1914)
N: 1. king of Wessex; defeated the Danes and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
A: 1. in the open air; "an alfresco lunch"; "an open-air theater"
A: 1. outside a building; "in summer we play outside"
N: 1. primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves
N: 1. primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves
A: 1. of or relating to alga
N: 1. mesquite pod used in tanning and dying
N: 1. evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob 2. long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute 3. mesquite pod used in tanning and dying 4. mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean islands from Mexico to Venezuela
N: 1. long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute
N: 1. mesquite pod used in tanning and dying
N: 1. the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations
A: 1. of or relating to algebra; "algebraic geometry"
N: 1. an algorithmic language having statements that resemble algebraic expressions
N: 1. root of an algebraic equation with rational coefficients
A: 1. of or relating to algebra; "algebraic geometry"
A: 1. in an algebraic manner; "algebraically determined"
N: 1. a mathematician whose specialty is algebra
N: 1. United States author of inspirational adventure stories for boys; virtue and hard work overcome poverty (1832-1899)
N: 1. 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
N: 1. a native or inhabitant of Algeria
A: 1. of or relating to or characteristic of Algeria or its inhabitants; "Algerian towns"
N: 1. an ancient port on the Mediterranean; the capital and largest city of Algeria
N: 1. 100 centimes equal 1 dinar
N: 1. the basic unit of money in Algeria
N: 1. monetary unit in Algeria
N: 1. 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
N: 1. an extinct genus of Hominoidea
N: 1. tiny (150 to 300 grams) extinct primate of 46 to 50 million years ago; fossils found in Algeria; considered by some authorities the leading candidate for the first anthropoid
N: 1. English poet (1837-1909)
A: 1. chilly; "a person who is algid is marked by prostration and has cold clammy skin and low blood pressure"
N: 1. an ancient port on the Mediterranean; the capital and largest city of Algeria
N: 1. a gum used especially as a thickener or emulsifier
N: 1. a gum used especially as a thickener or emulsifier
A: 1. of or resembling algae
N: 1. second brightest star in Perseus; first known eclipsing binary 2. ALGOrithmic Language; a programming language used to express computer programs as algorithms
N: 1. sexual pleasure derived from inflicting or experiencing pain
A: 1. of or relating to algolagnia
N: 1. device for measuring pain caused by pressure
A: 1. of or related to algometry
A: 1. of or related to algometry
N: 1. measuring sensitivity to pain or pressure
N: 1. a member of a North American Indian people in the Ottawa river valley of Ontario and Quebec 2. the Algonquian language spoken by the Algonkian people
A: 1. of or relating to an Algonquian tribe or its people or language
N: 1. a member of a North American Indian people in the Ottawa river valley of Ontario and Quebec 2. the Algonquian language spoken by the Algonkian people
N: 1. family of North American Indian languages spoken from Labrador to South Carolina and west to the Great Plains 2. 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
A: 1. of or relating to an Algonquian tribe or its people or language
N: 1. family of North American Indian languages spoken from Labrador to South Carolina and west to the Great Plains
N: 1. family of North American Indian languages spoken from Labrador to South Carolina and west to the Great Plains 2. 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
A: 1. of or relating to an Algonquian tribe or its people or language
N: 1. a morbid fear of pain
A: 1. suffering from algophobia; abnormally afraid of pain
N: 1. computation with Arabic figures 2. the Arabic (or decimal) system of numeration
N: 1. a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem
N: 1. error resulting from the choice of the wrong algorithm or method for achieving the intended result
A: 1. of or relating to or having the characteristics of an algorithm
N: 1. an artificial language designed to express algorithms
N: 1. a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem
N: 1. a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem
N: 1. United States writer (1909-1981)
N: 1. a palace and fortress built in Granada by the Muslims in the Middle Ages
N: 1. 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)
N: 1. United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942) 2. 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 assination Islam was divided into Shiite and Sunnite sects
N: 1. the fictional woodcutter who discovered that `open sesame' opened a cave in the Arabian Nights'' Entertainments
N: 1. a name that has been assumed temporarily
A: 1. as known or named at another time or place; "Mr. Smith, alias Mr. Lafayette"
N: 1. 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" 2. (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
V: 1. exonerate by means of an alibi
N: 1. United States writer remembered as the secretary and companion of Gertrude Stein (1877-1967)
N: 1. United States toxicologist known for her work on industrial poisons (1869-1970)
N: 1. United States writer (born in 1944)
N: 1. United States feminist (1885-1977)
N: 1. United States writer (born in 1944)
N: 1. Cuban dancer and choreographer (born in 1921)
N: 1. an aliphatic compound that contains a ring of atoms
N: 1. surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments 2. surveying instrument used with a plane table for drawing lines of sight on a distant object and for measuring angles
N: 1. surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments 2. surveying instrument used with a plane table for drawing lines of sight on a distant object and for measuring angles
N: 1. anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found 2. a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country 3. a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere
V: 1. arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness 2. transfer property or ownership; "The will aliened the property to the heirs"
A: 1. being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world; "alien customs"; "exotic plants in a greenhouse"; "exotic cuisine" 2. 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"
N: 1. a fugitive remaining in the United States after an immigration judge has ordered them deported; "the government has categorized more than 320,000 foreigners as alien absconders"
A: 1. transferable to another owner
N: 1. the quality of being alien
V: 1. arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness 2. transfer property or ownership; "The will aliened the property to the heirs"
A: 1. caused to be unloved 2. socially disoriented; "anomic loners musing over their fate"; "we live in an age of rootless alienated people"
A: 1. causing hostility or loss of friendliness; "her sudden alienating aloofness"
N: 1. separation resulting from hostility 2. the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly; "his behavior alienated the other students" 3. the feeling of being alienated from other people 4. (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: 1. a tort based on willful and malicious interference with the marriage relation by a third party without justification or excuse
N: 1. an unpleasant person who causes friendly people to become indifferent or unfriendly or hostile
N: 1. the quality of being alien
N: 1. a psychiatrist and specialist in the legal aspects of mental illness
A: 1. having or resembling wings
V: 1. to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him" 2. come down; "the birds alighted"
A: 1. 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"; "blazing logs in the fireplace"; "a burning cigarette"; "a flaming crackling fire"; "houses on fire"
V: 1. bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation; "align the wheels of my car"; "ordinate similar parts" 2. 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" 3. align with; be or come into adjustment 4. align oneself with a group or a way of thinking
A: 1. in a straight line; "pearly teeth evenly aligned" 2. brought into agreement or cooperation on the side of a faction, party, or cause
A: 1. causing to fall into line or into position
N: 1. the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other 2. the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines 3. an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty 4. (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac
A: 1. equally; "parents and teachers alike demanded reforms" 2. in a like manner; "they walk alike"
A: 1. having the same or similar characteristics; "all politicians are alike"; "they looked utterly alike"; "friends are generaly alike in background and taste"
N: 1. similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things; "man created God in his own likeness"
N: 1. a source of materials to nourish the body
V: 1. give nourishment to
A: 1. of or providing nourishment; "good nourishing stew"
A: 1. of or providing nourishment; "good nourishing stew"
N: 1. tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination
N: 1. shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg
N: 1. tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination
N: 1. any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the alimentary tract; obtained by specialized lavage techniques and used mainly to diagnose cancer in those parts
N: 1. a source of materials to nourish the body 2. the act of supplying food and nourishment
A: 1. related to the supply of aliment
N: 1. court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
V: 1. 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"
N: 1. an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
A: 1. having carbon atoms linked in open chains
N: 1. organic compound that is an alkane or alkene or alkyne or their derivative
N: 1. an integer that is not an exact divisor of some quantity; "5 is an aliquant part of 12"
N: 1. an integer that is not an exact divisor of some quantity; "5 is an aliquant part of 12"
N: 1. an integer that is an exact divisor of some quantity; "4 is an aliquot part of 12"
A: 1. signifying an exact divisor or factor of a quantity
N: 1. an integer that is an exact divisor of some quantity; "4 is an aliquot part of 12"
N: 1. a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to reinstitute Hutu control; "in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists"
N: 1. small genus of aquatic or semiaquatic plants
N: 1. marsh plant having clusters of small white or pinkish flowers and broad pointed or rounded leaves
N: 1. an order of aquatic monocotyledonous herbaceous plants
N: 1. perennial or annual aquatic or marsh plants
N: 1. one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones; comprises about 500 species in 14 families of aquatic and semi-aquatic herbs
N: 1. United States journalist (born in England in 1908)
N: 1. a person who can read but is disinclined to derive information from literary sources
N: 1. a person who can read but is disinclined to derive information from literary sources
A: 1. having life or vigor or spirit; "an animated and expressive face"; "animated conversation"; "became very animated when he heard the good news"
A: 1. (followed by `to' or `of'') aware of; "is alive to the moods of others" 2. possessing life; "the happiest person alive"; "the nerve is alive"; "doctors are working hard to keep him alive"; "burned alive" 3. capable of erupting; "a live volcano"; "the volcano is very much alive" 4. (usually followed by `to') showing acute awareness; mentally perceptive; "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" 5. in operation; "keep hope alive"; "the tradition was still alive"; "an active tradition" 6. (often followed by `with') full of life and spirit; "she was wonderfully alive for her age"; "a face alive with mischief"
N: 1. 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" 2. having animal life as distinguished from plant life; "full of life"
N: 1. (Judaism) the honor of being called up to the reading desk in the synagogue to read from the Torah; "he was called on for an aliyah" 2. (Judaism) immigration of Jews to Israel; "students making aliyah"
N: 1. an orange-red crystalline compound used in making red pigments and in dyeing
N: 1. any of various acid dyes; used for dying wool scarlet red
N: 1. any of various acid dyes; used for dying wool scarlet red
N: 1. any of various acid dyes; used for dying wool scarlet red
N: 1. any of various yellow dyes; not related chemically to alizarin but applied in the same manner
N: 1. an orange-red crystalline compound used in making red pigments and in dyeing
N: 1. a bright orange-red color produced in cotton cloth with alizarine dye
N: 1. a commercial antacid; tablets dissolve in water to give an effervescent solution
N: 1. hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists
A: 1. of or pertaining to the alkahest that alchemists assumed to exist
N: 1. an antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer
N: 1. a blood disorder characterized by a lower concentration of hydrogen ions in the blood (which rises above 7.45 on the pH scale)
A: 1. tending to become alkaline; slightly alkaline
N: 1. 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" 2. a mixture of soluble salts found in arid soils and some bodies of water; detrimental to agriculture
N: 1. a common solitary bee important for pollinating alfalfa in the western United States
N: 1. plant of western North America having grasslike leaves and greenish-white flowers
N: 1. any of the monovalent metals of group I of the periodic table (lithium or sodium or potassium or rubidium or cesium or francium); "the hydroxides of the alkali metals are strongly alkaline"
N: 1. poisoning resulting from the ingestion of an alkali compound (as lye or ammonia)
A: 1. relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7; "alkaline soils derived from chalk or limestone"
V: 1. turn basic and less acidic; "the solution alkalized"
N: 1. volumetric analysis using standard solutions of alkali to measure the amount of acid present
A: 1. relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7; "alkaline soils derived from chalk or limestone"
N: 1. any of the bivalent metals of group II of the periodic table (calcium or strontium or barium or magnesium or beryllium)
A: 1. thriving in a relatively alkaline environment; (especially of plants requiring a pH above 7)
N: 1. any of the bivalent metals of group II of the periodic table (calcium or strontium or barium or magnesium or beryllium)
N: 1. any of the monovalent metals of group I of the periodic table (lithium or sodium or potassium or rubidium or cesium or francium); "the hydroxides of the alkali metals are strongly alkaline"
V: 1. become alkaline 2. make (a substance) alkaline; "The oxyde is alkalized"
N: 1. pH values above 7
V: 1. become alkaline 2. make (a substance) alkaline; "The oxyde is alkalized"
N: 1. a condition in which the urine (which is normally slightly acidic) is alkaline
V: 1. turn basic and less acidic; "the solution alkalized"
N: 1. an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach)
V: 1. turn basic and less acidic; "the solution alkalized"
N: 1. an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach)
N: 1. natural nitrogen-containing bases found in plants
A: 1. pertaining to or consisting of alkaloids
N: 1. abnormally high alkalinity (low hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues
A: 1. marked by alkalosis (or a tendency toward alkalosis)
N: 1. a condition in which the urine (which is normally slightly acidic) is alkaline
N: 1. a non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbon with the general formula CnH(2n+2)
N: 1. a non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbon with the general formula CnH(2n+2)
N: 1. perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate usually blue flowers
N: 1. an acid formed as an intermediate product of the metabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanine
N: 1. a rare recessive metabolic anomaly marked by ochronosis and the presence of alkapton in the urine
N: 1. any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon
N: 1. antineoplastic drug (trade name Alkeran) used to treat multiple myeloma and some other malignancies
N: 1. a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
N: 1. a durable synthetic resin widely used in adhesives and paints
N: 1. a durable synthetic resin widely used in adhesives and paints
N: 1. any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons
N: 1. any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons
N: 1. organic compound in which halogen atoms have been substituted for hydrogen atoms in an alkane
N: 1. any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons
N: 1. organic compound that has an alkyl group bound to a benzene ring
N: 1. sulfonate of alkyl benzene
A: 1. of or related to an alkyl
N: 1. a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis
A: 1. completely given to or absorbed by; "became all attention"
A: 1. to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly''); "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea"
A: 1. 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"
A: 1. many-sided; "an all-around athlete"; "a well-rounded curriculum"
N: 1. hard candy on a stick
A: 1. (of animals) both plant-eating and flesh-eating
A: 1. 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"
A: 1. 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"
A: 1. extreme; used as an intensifier; "why is he in such an all-fired hurry?"
A: 1. extremely; "you are bloody right"; "Why are you so all-fired aggressive?"
A: 1. of the greatest importance; "the all-important subject of disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool nerves are of the essence"
A: 1. 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"
A: 1. infinitely wise
A: 1. used of a radio receiver that is adaptable to all voltages; "an all-mains set"
N: 1. (neurophysiology) a nerve impulse resulting from a weak stimulus is just as strong as a nerve impulse resulting from a strong stimulus
A: 1. using all available resources; "all-out war"; "a full-scale campaign against nuclear power plants"
A: 1. having unlimited power
A: 1. not limited in use or function
A: 1. many-sided; "an all-around athlete"; "a well-rounded curriculum"
N: 1. a versatile person who is expert at many things; "she's the best all-rounder they''ve seen in years"
N: 1. a bicycle with a sturdy frame and fat tires; originally designed for riding in mountainous country
A: 1. unsurpassed in some respect up to the present; "prices at an all-time high"; "morale at an all-time low"; "among the all-time great lefthanders"
A: 1. never having lost
A: 1. usable or operative or practiced in all kinds of weather; "a good all-weather road"; "all-weather flying"
A: 1. all the time or over a period of time; "She had known all along"; "the hope had been there all along"
N: 1. a versatile person who is expert at many things; "she's the best all-rounder they''ve seen in years"
A: 1. all at the same time; "Let's say `Yes!'' all at once" 2. without warning; "all at once, he started shouting"
A: 1. '((of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly'' and `most'' is sometimes used informally for `almost''; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we''re almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most ever400073817'
N: 1. a signal (usually a siren) that danger is over 2. permission to proceed because obstacles have been removed
A: 1. during the entire day; "light pours daylong into the parlor"
N: 1. April 1; celebrated by playing of practical jokes
N: 1. card games in which points are won for taking the high or low or jack or game
N: 1. an unimaginably large amount; "British say `it rained like billyo' where Americans say `it rained like all get out''"
A: 1. of the greatest importance; "the all-important subject of disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool nerves are of the essence"
A: 1. very tired; "was all in at the end of the day"; "so beat I could flop down and go to sleep anywhere"; "bushed after all that exercise"; "I'm dead after that long trip"
A: 1. with everything considered (and neglecting details); "altogether, I'm sorry it happened"; "all in all, it''s not so bad"
A: 1. without warning; "all at once, he started shouting" 2. happening unexpectedly; "suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side"
A: 1. having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview"
A: 1. to or in any or all places; "You find fast food stores everywhere"; "people everywhere are becoming aware of the problem"; "he carried a gun everywhere he went"; "looked all over for a suitable gift"; (`everyplace' is used informally for `everywhere'') 2. over the entire area; "the wallpaper was covered all over with flowers"; "felt tired all over"
A: 1. being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; "an all-right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's fine"; "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine"; "another minute I''d have been fine" 2. being in good health; "he's feeling all right again"; "I''m fine, how are you?"
A: 1. sentence-initial expression of agreement 2. used to reinforces an assertion; "it's expensive all right" 3. in a satisfactory or adequate manner; "she'll do okay on her own"; "held up all right under pressure"; (`alright'' is a nonstandard variant of `all right'')
N: 1. a Christian feast day honoring all the saints; first observed in 835
N: 1. a day of supplication for all the souls in purgatory
A: 1. despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession); "although I'm a little afraid, however I''d like to try it"; "while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed"; "he was a stern yet fair master"; "granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go"
A: 1. without respite; "he plays chess day in and day out"
A: 1. to the goal; "she climbed the mountain all the way" 2. not stopping short of sexual intercourse; "she went all the way with him" 3. completely; "read the book clear to the end"; "slept clear through the night"; "there were open fields clear to the horizon"
A: 1. all at the same time; "Let's say `Yes!'' all at once" 2. used of a group whose members acted or were acted upon collectively and when `all' and `together'' can be separated by other words; "they were herded all together"; "they were all herded together"; "the books lay all together in a heap"; "the books all lay together..."
A: 1. with everything included or counted; "altogether he earns close to a million dollars"
A: 1. to a high degree; "she is all too ready to accept the job"
N: 1. a musical time signature indicating two or four half notes to a measure
N: 1. United States actress (born in Russia) (1879-1945)
N: 1. Muslim name for the one and only God
N: 1. a plant of the genus Allamanda having large showy funnel-shaped flowers in terminal cymes
N: 1. vigorous evergreen climbing plant of South America having glossy leathery foliage and golden yellow flowers
A: 1. relating to or characterized by an allantois
A: 1. shaped like a sausage
N: 1. vascular fetal membrane that develops from the hindgut in embryonic higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals)
A: 1. gradually decreasing in tempo and broadening in manner
V: 1. lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears" 2. satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst"
N: 1. a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies; "a reliever of anxiety"; "an allayer of fears"
N: 1. (law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law); "an allegation of malpractice" 2. statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove
V: 1. 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"
A: 1. capable of being alleged or asserted to be true
A: 1. declared but not proved; "alleged abuses of housing benefits"- Wall Street Journal
A: 1. doubtful or suspect; "these so-called experts are no help"
A: 1. according to what has been alleged; "he was on trial for allegedly murdering his wife"
N: 1. statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove
N: 1. wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh
N: 1. the western part of the Appalachian Mountains; extending from northern Pennsylvania to southwestern Virginia
N: 1. a river that rises in Pennsylvania and flows north into New York and then back south through Pennsylvania again to join the Monongahela River at Pittsburgh which is the beginning of the Ohio River
N: 1. shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts
N: 1. low semi-evergreen perennial herb having small spikes of white or pinkish flowers; native to southern United States but grown elsewhere
N: 1. the western part of the Appalachian Mountains; extending from northern Pennsylvania to southwestern Virginia
N: 1. wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh
N: 1. a river that rises in Pennsylvania and flows north into New York and then back south through Pennsylvania again to join the Monongahela River at Pittsburgh which is the beginning of the Ohio River
N: 1. low semi-evergreen perennial herb having small spikes of white or pinkish flowers; native to southern United States but grown elsewhere
N: 1. vine with feathery leaves and white or pinkish flowers; sometimes placed in genus Fumaria
N: 1. 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" 2. the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)
A: 1. steadfast in devotion (especially to your lawful monarch or government); "it is impossible to be allegiant to two opposing forces"
A: 1. used in or characteristic of or containing allegory; "allegorical stories"; "an allegorical painting of Victory leading an army"
A: 1. used in or characteristic of or containing allegory; "allegorical stories"; "an allegorical painting of Victory leading an army"
A: 1. in an allegorical manner; "the play ended allegorically"
V: 1. make into an allegory; "The story was allegorized over time" 2. interpret as an allegory
N: 1. someone who communicates in allegories
V: 1. make into an allegory; "The story was allegorized over time" 2. interpret as an allegory
N: 1. someone who communicates in allegories
N: 1. a visible symbol representing an abstract idea 2. an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor 3. a short moral story (often with animal characters)
N: 1. a quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro
A: 1. (of tempo) faster than allegro
A: 1. in a moderately quick tempo; "play this more allegretto"
N: 1. a musical composition or passage performed quickly in a brisk lively manner 2. a brisk and lively tempo
A: 1. (of tempo) fast
A: 1. in a quick and lively tempo; "play this section allegro"
N: 1. lively with spirit
N: 1. one of two alternate forms of a gene that can have the same locus on homologous chromosomes and are responsible for alternative traits; "some alleles are dominant over others"
A: 1. of or relating to alleles
N: 1. one of two alternate forms of a gene that can have the same locus on homologous chromosomes and are responsible for alternative traits; "some alleles are dominant over others"
A: 1. of or relating to alleles
N: 1. egg-thickened veloute
N: 1. egg-thickened veloute
N: 1. United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964) 2. United States filmmaker and comic actor (1935-) 3. a soldier of the American Revolution whose troops helped capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British (1738-1789)
N: 1. United States poet of the beat generation (1926-1997)
N: 1. a screw with a hexagonal hole in the head
N: 1. United States filmmaker and comic actor (1935-)
N: 1. United States poet and critic (1899-1979)
N: 1. a wrench for Allen screws
N: 1. a city in eastern Pennsylvania; an industrial and commercial center
N: 1. any substance that can cause an allergy
A: 1. relating to or having the effect of an allergen
A: 1. characterized by or caused by allergy; "an allergic reaction" 2. having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); "allergic children"; "hypersensitive to pollen"
N: 1. eczema caused by an allergic reaction
N: 1. hypersensitivity reaction to a particular allergen; symptoms can vary greatly in intensity
N: 1. rhinitis caused by an allergic reaction
N: 1. a physician skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of allergies
N: 1. the branch of medical science that studies the causes and treatment of allergies
N: 1. hypersensitivity reaction to a particular allergen; symptoms can vary greatly in intensity
N: 1. a diet designed to avoid the foods that you are allergic to
N: 1. remedy that alleviates pain without curing
V: 1. make easier; "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge" 2. provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"
A: 1. (of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
N: 1. the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain" 2. the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced; "as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief"
A: 1. moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
N: 1. a therapist who makes suffering more endurable 2. remedy that alleviates pain without curing
A: 1. moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
N: 1. a narrow street with walls on both sides 2. a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins
N: 1. homeless cat
N: 1. a narrow street with walls on both sides
N: 1. European plant naturalized in North America; often collected from the wild as a potherb
N: 1. a Christian feast day honoring all the saints; first observed in 835
N: 1. the evening before All Saints' Day; often devoted to pranks played by young people
N: 1. the season of All Saints' Day
N: 1. one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes especially genus Allium
A: 1. of or pertaining to the botanical genus Allium; "onions, leeks, garlic, chives are alliceaous plants" 2. smelling of onions or garlic
N: 1. bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor
N: 1. the state of being allied or confederated 2. 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" 3. a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim 4. the act of forming an alliance or confederation 5. an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
N: 1. a genus of herbs of the family Cruciferae; have broad leaves and whit flowers and long siliques
N: 1. European herb that smells like garlic
N: 1. European shad
N: 1. European shad
A: 1. related by common characteristics or ancestry; "allied species"; "allied studies" 2. united in a confederacy or league 3. joined by treaty or agreement
N: 1. a major strategic headquarters of NATO located in the United States; is under the authority of the North Atlantic Council
N: 1. a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an are extending from Norway to Turkey
N: 1. an alliance of nations joining together to fight a common enemy 2. in World War I the alliance of Great Britain and France and Russia and all the other nations that became allied with them in opposing the Central Powers 3. the alliance of nations that fought the Axis in World War II and which (with subsequent additions) signed the charter of the United Nations in 1945
N: 1. leather made from alligator's hide 2. either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with with shorter broader snouts
V: 1. of paint, varnish, or the like: to crack and acquire the appearance of alligator hide, as from weathering or improper application
N: 1. a clip with a spring that closes the metal jaws
N: 1. prolific South American aquatic weed having grasslike leaves and short spikes of white flowers; clogs waterways with dense floating masses
N: 1. slim short-limbed lizard having a distinctive fold on each side that permits expansion; of western North America
N: 1. large alligator of the southeastern United States
N: 1. a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed
N: 1. small alligator of the Yangtze valley of China having unwebbed digits
N: 1. large species having three ridges on its back; found in southeastern United States
N: 1. large species having three ridges on its back; found in southeastern United States
N: 1. prolific South American aquatic weed having grasslike leaves and short spikes of white flowers; clogs waterways with dense floating masses
N: 1. a wrench with a v-shaped jaw and serrations on one side (resembles the open jaws of an alligator)
A: 1. of paint or varnish; having the appearance of alligator hide
N: 1. small very elongate sea poachers
N: 1. alligators; caimans
N: 1. small genus of chiefly American herbs
N: 1. trailing plant having crowded clusters of 3 brilliant deep pink flowers resembling a single flower blooming near the ground; found in dry gravelly or sandy soil; southwestern United States and Mexico
N: 1. a family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales
N: 1. European shad
N: 1. European shad
V: 1. use alliteration as a form of poetry
N: 1. use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse; "around the rock the ragged rascal ran"
A: 1. having the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable; "alliterative verse"
A: 1. in an alliterative manner; "the early Norse poets wrote alliteratively"
N: 1. a speaker or writer who makes use of alliteration
N: 1. large genus of perennial and biennial pungent bulbous plants: garlic; leek; onion; chive; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae as the type genus
N: 1. a common North American wild onion with a strong onion odor and an umbel of pink flowers atop a leafless stalk; British Columbia to California and Arizona and east to Wyoming and Colorado
N: 1. coarse Old World perennial having a large bulb and tall stalk of greenish purple-tinged flowers; widely naturalized
N: 1. type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoning
N: 1. North American bulbous plant
N: 1. Eurasian bulbous plant
N: 1. bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb
N: 1. type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoning
N: 1. type of perennial onion grown chiefly as a curiosity or for early salad onions; having bulbils that replace the flowers
N: 1. widely distributed North American wild onion with white to rose flowers
N: 1. Asiatic onion with slender bulbs; used as early green onions
N: 1. onion with white to deep red tunic; California
N: 1. European onion with white flowers
N: 1. leek producing bulbils instead of flowers; Russia and Iran
N: 1. plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum
N: 1. bulbous herb of southern Europe widely naturalized; bulb breaks up into separate strong-flavored cloves
N: 1. perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning
N: 1. European leek cultivated and used like leeks
N: 1. Old World leek with a spherical bulb
N: 1. North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers
N: 1. European leek naturalized in Great Britain; leaves triangular in section
N: 1. a plant of eastern Asia; larger than Allium schoenoprasum
N: 1. pungent Old World weedy plant
N: 1. pungent Old World wild onion
N: 1. fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
N: 1. an antibody that occurs naturally against foreign tissues from a person of the same species
A: 1. possible to distribute
A: 1. possible to distribute
V: 1. 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"
N: 1. (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions 2. a share set aside for a specific purpose 3. 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: 1. a group of sectors on a magnetic disk that can be reserved for the use of a particular file
N: 1. a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion
A: 1. (of taxa) occurring in different geologic times
A: 1. of rocks, deposits, etc.; found in a place other than where they and their constituents were formed
N: 1. (rhetoric) a formal or authoritative address that advises or exhorts
A: 1. relating to cross-fertilization in plants
N: 1. cross-fertilization in plants
N: 1. 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
N: 1. a variant form of a grapheme as `m' or `M'' 2. a signature made by one person for another
A: 1. of or relating to an allograph
N: 1. (chemistry) variability in chemical composition without variation in crystalline form
A: 1. pertaining to allomerism
A: 1. relating to or marked by allometry
N: 1. study of the relative growth of a part of an organism in relation to the growth of the whole
N: 1. any of several different crystalline forms of the same chemical compound; "calcium carbonate occurs in the allomorphs calcite and aragonite" 2. a variant phonological representation of a morpheme; "the final sounds of `bets' and `beds'' and `horses'' and `oxen'' are allomorphs of the English plural morpheme"
A: 1. pertaining to allomorphs
A: 1. of or relating to the practice of allopathy; "allopathic remedies"
N: 1. the usual method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself
A: 1. (of biological species or speciation) occurring in areas isolated geographically from one another
N: 1. the occurrence of organisms in separate non-overlapping geographical areas
N: 1. (linguistics) any of various acoustically different forms of the same phoneme
A: 1. pertaining to allophones
N: 1. a drug (trade name Zyloprim) used to treat gout and other conditions in which there is an excessive buildup of uric acid
N: 1. late Jurassic carnivorous dinosaur; similar to but somewhat smaller than tyrannosaurus
N: 1. late Jurassic carnivorous dinosaur; similar to but somewhat smaller than tyrannosaurus
V: 1. give out or allot; "We were assigned new uniforms" 2. 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" 3. allow to have; "grant a privilege"
N: 1. a share set aside for a specific purpose 2. 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: 1. a structurally different form of an element; "graphite and diamond are allotropes of carbon"
A: 1. of or related to or exhibiting allotropism; "carbon and sulfur and phosphorus are allotropic elements"
A: 1. of or related to or exhibiting allotropism; "carbon and sulfur and phosphorus are allotropic elements"
N: 1. the phenomenon of an element existing in two or more physical forms
N: 1. the phenomenon of an element existing in two or more physical forms
A: 1. given as a task; "her allotted chores"
A: 1. covering the entire surface; "an allover pattern"; "got an allover tan"
V: 1. afford possibility; "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations" 2. 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" 3. 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" 4. 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" 5. grant as a discount or in exchange; "The camera store owner allowed me $50 on my old camera" 6. give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research" 7. allow the other (baseball) team to score; "give up a run" 8. 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" 9. let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison" 10. 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: 1. 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: 1. allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club"
A: 1. deserving to be allowed or considered 2. deductible according to the tax laws 3. possible to allow; "a degree of freedom allowable among friends"
A: 1. in a permissible manner
N: 1. 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" 2. a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses 3. an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; "an allowance for profit" 4. a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits 5. a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets 6. the act of allowing; "He objected to the allowance of smoking in the diningroom"
V: 1. put on a fixed allowance, as of food
N: 1. a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets
A: 1. leaving room for
N: 1. the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something 2. 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"
V: 1. lower in value by increasing the base-metal content 2. make an alloy of
N: 1. cast iron containing alloying elements (usually nickel or chromium or copper or molybdenum) to increase the strength or facilitate heat treatment
N: 1. cast iron containing alloying elements (usually nickel or chromium or copper or molybdenum) to increase the strength or facilitate heat treatment
N: 1. steel who characteristics are determined by the addition of other elements in addition to carbon
A: 1. (used of metals) debased by mixture with an inferior element 2. (used of metals) blended to obtain a desired property
N: 1. aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries 2. deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States 3. ground dried berrylike fruit of a West Indian allspice tree; suggesting combined flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg and cloves
N: 1. tropical American tree having small white flowers and aromatic berries 2. aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries
V: 1. make a more or less disguised reference to; "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it"
N: 1. the power to entice or attract through personal charm
V: 1. dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"
N: 1. attractiveness; "its allure was its remoteness" 2. the power to entice or attract through personal charm 3. the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money)
A: 1. 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"
N: 1. passing reference or indirect mention
A: 1. characterized by indirect references; "allusive speech is characterized by allusions"
N: 1. a quality characterized by indirect reference
A: 1. of or relating to alluvium
N: 1. a fan-shaped deposit where a fast flowing stream flattens out
N: 1. clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down
N: 1. a fan-shaped deposit where a fast flowing stream flattens out
N: 1. clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down
N: 1. a fine-grained fertile soil deposited by water flowing over flood plains or in river beds
N: 1. the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating
N: 1. gradual formation of new land, by recession of the sea or deposit of sediment 2. the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations" 3. clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down
N: 1. clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down
N: 1. an associate who provides assistance; "he's a good ally in fight"; "they were friends of the workers" 2. a friendly nation
V: 1. become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage; "He allied himself with the Communists"
V: 1. untie formally; of interest groups or countries
N: 1. the univalent unsaturated organic radical C3H5; derived from propylene
N: 1. an unsaturated primary alcohol present in wood spirit; use to make resins and plasticizers and pharmaceuticals
N: 1. the univalent unsaturated organic radical C3H5; derived from propylene
N: 1. the univalent unsaturated organic radical C3H5; derived from propylene
N: 1. a resin derived from allyl alcohol that hardens when cured; used as an adhesive
A: 1. of or pertaining to the allyl radical
N: 1. the largest city in Kazakhstan and the capital until 1998
N: 1. your alma mater is a school you graduated from
N: 1. an annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year 2. an annual publication containing tabular information in a particular field or fields arranged according to the calendar of a given year
N: 1. a purple variety of the ruby spinel 2. a deep red garnet consisting of iron aluminum silicate
N: 1. a deep red garnet consisting of iron aluminum silicate
N: 1. the largest city in Kazakhstan and the capital until 1998
N: 1. terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
A: 1. having unlimited power
N: 1. 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 2. oval-shaped edible seed of the almond tree
A: 1. having almond-shaped eyes
N: 1. willow of the western United States with leaves like those of peach or almond trees
A: 1. shaped like an almond
N: 1. very rich cookie containing ground almonds; usually crescent-shaped
N: 1. very rich cookie containing ground almonds; usually crescent-shaped
N: 1. flavoring made from almonds macerated in alcohol
N: 1. moth whose larvae feed on and mat together with webbing various stored foods
N: 1. pale yellow fatty oil expressed from sweet or bitter almonds
N: 1. any of several small bushy trees having pink or white blossoms and usually bearing nuts
N: 1. Old World willow with light green leaves cultivated for use in basketry
N: 1. an official in a British hospital who looks after the social and material needs of the patients
N: 1. a member of a Muslim dynasty of Berber warriors that flourished from 1049 to 1145 and that established political dominance over northwestern Africa and Spain
A: 1. '((of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly'' and `most'' is sometimes used informally for `almost''; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we''re almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most ever400073817'
N: 1. voluntary contributions to aid the poor
N: 1. voluntary contributions to aid the poor
N: 1. box for collecting alms, especially one in a church
N: 1. a tray for collecting the offering from a congregation
N: 1. a tray for collecting the offering from a congregation
N: 1. a person who gives alms
N: 1. voluntary contributions to aid the poor
N: 1. trade name for an alloy used to make high-energy permanent magnets; contains aluminum and iron and nickel plus cobalt or copper or titanium
N: 1. alders
N: 1. North American shrub with light green leaves and winged nuts
N: 1. medium-sized tree with brown-black bark and woody fruiting catkins; leaves are hairy beneath
N: 1. native to Europe but introduced in America
N: 1. shrub or small tree of southeastern United States having soft light brown wood
N: 1. tree of western United States
N: 1. large tree of Pacific coast of North America having hard red wood much used for furniture
N: 1. common shrub of Canada and northeastern United States having shoots scattered with rust-colored down
N: 1. common shrub of the eastern United States with smooth bark
N: 1. shrub of mountainous areas of Europe
N: 1. North American shrub with light green leaves and winged nuts
N: 1. medium-sized tree with brown-black bark and woody fruiting catkins; leaves are hairy beneath
N: 1. any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries
N: 1. large evergreen with extremely large erect or spreading leaves; cultivated widely in tropics for its edible rhizome and shoots; used in wet warm regions as a stately ornamental
N: 1. succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa
N: 1. one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
N: 1. much-branched South African plant with reddish prickly succulent leaves
N: 1. very short-stemmed plant with thick leaves with soothing mucilaginous juice; leaves develop spiny margins with maturity; native to Mediterranean region; grown widely in tropics and as houseplants
N: 1. one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
N: 1. a purgative made from the leaves of aloe
A: 1. at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship; "climbed aloft to unfurl the sail" 2. in the higher atmosphere above the earth; "weather conditions aloft are fine" 3. at or to great height; high up in or into the air; "eagles were soaring aloft"; "dust is whirled aloft" 4. upward; "the good news sent her spirits aloft"
N: 1. an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is Hawaiian and ciao is Italian)
N: 1. a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands
N: 1. German printer who invented lithography (1771-1834)
A: 1. without any others being included or involved; "was entirely to blame"; "a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children"; "he works for Mr. Smith exclusively"; "did it solely for money"; "the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone"; "a privilege granted only to him" 2. without anybody else; "the child stayed home alone"; "he flew solo"
A: 1. 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" 2. isolated from others; "could be alone in a crowded room"; "was alone with her thoughts"; "I want to be alone" 3. 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" 4. exclusive of anyone or anything else; "she alone believed him"; "cannot live by bread alone"; "I'll have this car and this car only"
N: 1. a disposition toward being alone
A: 1. in line with a length or direction (often followed by `by' or `beside''); "pass the word along"; "ran along beside me"; "cottages along by the river" 2. with a forward motion; "we drove along admiring the view"; "the horse trotted along at a steady pace"; "the circus traveled on to the next city"; "move along"; "march on" 3. to a more advanced state; "the work is moving along"; "well along in their research"; "hurrying their education along"; "getting along in years" 4. in accompaniment or as a companion; "his little sister came along to the movies"; "I brought my camera along"; "working along with his father" 5. in addition (usually followed by `with'); "we sent them food and some clothing went along in the package"; "along with the package came a bill"; "consider the advantages along with the disadvantages"
A: 1. side by side; "anchored close aboard another ship"
N: 1. Cuban dancer and choreographer (born in 1921)
A: 1. remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers"
A: 1. in an aloof manner; "the local gentry and professional classes had held aloof for the school had accepted their sons readily enough"
N: 1. indifference by personal withdrawal; "emotional distance" 2. a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner
N: 1. 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)
N: 1. patchy baldness
A: 1. pertaining to loss of hair or wool or feathers
N: 1. annual or perennial grasses including decorative and meadow species as well as notorious agricultural weeds
N: 1. stout erect perennial grass of northern parts of Old World having silky flowering spikes; widely cultivated for pasture and hay; naturalized in North America
N: 1. arctic foxes
N: 1. thickly-furred fox of Arctic regions; brownish in summer and white in winter
N: 1. thresher sharks
N: 1. type genus of the family Alopiidae; in some classifications considered a genus of the family Lamnidae
N: 1. large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed
N: 1. shad
N: 1. European shad
N: 1. shad that spawns in streams of the Mississippi drainage; very similar to Alosa sapidissima
N: 1. shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus
N: 1. shad of Atlantic coast of North America; naturalized to Pacific coast
N: 1. a town in central Belgium
N: 1. howler monkeys
A: 1. with relatively high volume; "the band played loudly"; "she spoke loudly and angrily"; "he spoke loud enough for those at the back of the room to hear him"; "cried aloud for help" 2. using the voice; not silently; "please read the passage aloud"; "he laughed out loud"
N: 1. German printer who invented lithography (1771-1834)
N: 1. any high mountain
N: 1. wool of the alpaca 2. domesticated llama with long silky fleece; believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco 3. a thin glossy fabric made of the wool of the alpaca, or a rayon or cotton imitation
N: 1. a town in northern Michigan on an arm of Lake Huron
N: 1. a stout staff with a metal point; used by mountain climbers
A: 1. growing at high altitudes
N: 1. the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet 2. the beginning of a series or sequence; "the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end"--Revelations
A: 1. early testing stage of a software or hardware product; "alpha version" 2. 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"
N: 1. any of various drugs that block alpha-adrenergic receptors; used in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia; relaxes the muscles of the prostate and bladder
N: 1. any of various drugs that block alpha-adrenergic receptors; used in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia; relaxes the muscles of the prostate and bladder
N: 1. receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the specificity of certain agents that affect only some sympathetic activities (such as vasoconstriction and relaxation of intestinal muscles and contraction of smooth muscles)
N: 1. receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the specificity of certain agents that affect only some sympathetic activities (such as vasoconstriction and relaxation of intestinal muscles and contraction of smooth muscles)
N: 1. a brass that has more zinc and is stronger than alpha brass; used in making castings and hot-worked products
N: 1. any of various drugs that block alpha-adrenergic receptors; used in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia; relaxes the muscles of the prostate and bladder
N: 1. a form of interferon that is produced endogenously and commercially for its pharmacological effects (including regulation of the immune system and antiviral and antineoplastic effects)
N: 1. a polyunsaturated fatty acid with 18 carbon atoms; the only omega-3 fatty acid found in vegetable products; it is most abundant in canola oil; a fatty acid essential for nutrition
N: 1. 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
N: 1. an isomer of naphthol used in dyes
N: 1. biochemical indicator of the presence of carbohydrates in a solution; if carbohydrates are present a violet ring is formed by reaction with alpha-naphthol in the presence of sulfuric acid
N: 1. a potent form of vitamin E obtained from germ oils or by synthesis
N: 1. the first and last; signifies God's eternity 2. the basic meaning of something; the crucial part
N: 1. any of various drugs that block alpha-adrenergic receptors; used in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia; relaxes the muscles of the prostate and bladder
N: 1. a brass-zinc alloy; used mainly for cold working
N: 1. a copper-tin alloy that can be worked
N: 1. brightest star in Centaurus; second nearest star to the sun
N: 1. the brightest star in the Southern Cross
N: 1. radioactive decay of an atomic nucleaus that is accompanied by the emission of an alpha particle
N: 1. an abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly)
N: 1. an abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly)
N: 1. a multiple star with 6 components; second brightest in Gemini; close to Pollux
N: 1. a globulin in blood plasma or serum that is alkaline and has great electrophoretic mobility
N: 1. a magnetic allotrope of iron; stable below 906 degrees centigrade
N: 1. antihypertensive drug (trade name Aldomet) used in the treatment of high blood pressure
N: 1. the second brightest star in Orion
N: 1. a positively charged particle that is the nucleus of the helium atom; emitted from natural or radioactive isotopes
N: 1. the negative prefix a- or un-
N: 1. the radiation of alpha particles during radioactive decay
N: 1. the radiation of alpha particles during radioactive decay
N: 1. receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the specificity of certain agents that affect only some sympathetic activities (such as vasoconstriction and relaxation of intestinal muscles and contraction of smooth muscles)
N: 1. the normal brainwave in the electroencephalogram of a person who is awake but relaxed; occurs with a frequency of 8-12 hertz
N: 1. a first release of a software product that is usually tested only by the developers
N: 1. (computer science) a first test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by the developer
N: 1. the normal brainwave in the electroencephalogram of a person who is awake but relaxed; occurs with a frequency of 8-12 hertz
N: 1. the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry" 2. a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
N: 1. a confusing assortment; "Roosevelt created an alphabet soup of federal agencies" 2. soup that contains small noodles in the shape of letters of the alphabet
A: 1. relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet; "alphabetical writing system" 2. arranged in order according to the alphabet; "an alphabetic arrangement"; "dictionaries list words in alphabetical order"
N: 1. the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"
N: 1. a writing system based on alphabetic characters
N: 1. a writing system based on alphabetic characters
A: 1. relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet; "alphabetical writing system" 2. arranged in order according to the alphabet; "an alphabetic arrangement"; "dictionaries list words in alphabetical order"
A: 1. in alphabetical order; "the list was arranged alphabetically"
N: 1. the act of putting in alphabetical order
V: 1. arrange in alphabetical order; "Alphabetize the list"
A: 1. having been put in alphabetical order; "the cards are all alphabetized, as you requested"
N: 1. a literate person who can arrange items in alphabetical order
N: 1. the act of putting in alphabetical order
V: 1. provide with an alphabet; "Cyril and Method alphabetized the Slavic languages" 2. arrange in alphabetical order; "Alphabetize the list"
A: 1. having been put in alphabetical order; "the cards are all alphabetized, as you requested"
N: 1. a literate person who can arrange items in alphabetical order
A: 1. of or pertaining to alphanumeric characters
A: 1. of or pertaining to alphanumeric characters
A: 1. of or pertaining to alphanumeric characters
N: 1. a display that gives the information in the form of characters (numbers or letters)
A: 1. of or pertaining to alphanumeric characters
N: 1. a character set that includes letters and digits and punctuation marks
N: 1. an arbovirus of the family Togaviridae that can cause a variety of encephalitides in horses
N: 1. French criminologist (1853-1914)
N: 1. United States gangster who terrorized Chicago during Prohibition until arrested for tax evasion (1899-1947)
A: 1. relating to or characteristic of alps; "alpine sports" 2. relating to the Alps and their inhabitants; "Alpine countries, Switzerland, Italy, France, and Germany" 3. living or growing above the timber line; "alpine flowers"
N: 1. silky-foliaged herb of the Rocky Mountains with bluish-white flowers
N: 1. tall timber tree with hard heavy pinkish or light brown wood
N: 1. creeping mat-forming evergreen shrub of high mountain regions of northern hemisphere grown for its rose-pink flowers
N: 1. deciduous creeping shrub bright red in autumn having black or blue-black berries; alpine and circumpolar
N: 1. small pale plant with dense spikes of pale bluish-violet flowers; of high cold meadows from Wyoming and Utah to New Mexico
N: 1. small shrubby celery pine of New Zealand
N: 1. European mountain clover with fragrant usually pink flowers
N: 1. a variety of clubmoss
N: 1. rhizomatous herb with purple-red flowers suitable for groundcover; sometimes placed in genus Tussilago
N: 1. an Alpine variety of enchanter's nightshade
N: 1. medium-tall timber tree of the Rocky Mountains having a narrowly conic to columnar crown
N: 1. a glacier that moves down from a high valley
N: 1. low tufted plant having hairy stems each topped by a flower head with short narrow yellow rays; northwestern United States
N: 1. an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum
N: 1. goldenrod similar to narrow goldenrod but having bristly hairs on edges of leaf stalks; mountainous regions of western America
N: 1. low tufted plant having hairy stems each topped by a flower head with short narrow yellow rays; northwestern United States
N: 1. a lady fern with deeply cut leaf segments; found in the Rocky Mountains
N: 1. a surface lift where riders hold a bar and are pulled up the hill on their skis
N: 1. perennial of mountainous areas of Eurasia and North America
N: 1. widespread in Arctic and on mountains in Europe
N: 1. ovoviviparous amphibian of the Alps
N: 1. a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and erythema and nervous or mental disorders; may be caused by malnutrition or alcoholism or other nutritional impairments
N: 1. whitish hairy plant with featherlike leaves and a few stout stems each bearing an especially handsome solitary large yellow flower head; mountainous regions north central United States
N: 1. low wide-spreading coniferous shrub of New Zealand mountains
N: 1. a glacier that moves down from a high valley
N: 1. slender fern of northern North America with shining chestnut-colored stipes and bipinnate fronds with usually distinct marginal sori
N: 1. perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes
N: 1. southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots
N: 1. Chinese perennial with pyramidal racemes of rose-veined white flowers and pungent aromatic roots used medicinally and as flavoring
N: 1. Chinese perennial with pyramidal racemes of rose-veined white flowers and pungent aromatic roots used medicinally and as flavoring
N: 1. an ornamental ginger native to Pacific islands
N: 1. cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with shell-pink shading and crinkled yellow lip with variegated magenta stripes
N: 1. cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with shell-pink shading and crinkled yellow lip with variegated magenta stripes
N: 1. mountain climbing (not restricted to the Alps)
N: 1. a mountain climber who specializes in difficult climbs
N: 1. an antianxiety agent (trade name Xanax) of the benzodiazepine class
N: 1. a large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction
A: 1. prior to a specified or implied time; "she has already graduated"
A: 1. nonstandard usage
A: 1. sentence-initial expression of agreement 2. used to reinforces an assertion; "it's expensive all right" 3. in a satisfactory or adequate manner; "she'll do okay on her own"; "held up all right under pressure"; (`alright'' is a nonstandard variant of `all right'')
N: 1. 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
N: 1. a region of northeastern France famous for its wines
N: 1. a region of northeastern France famous for its wines
N: 1. breed of large shepherd dogs used in police work and as a guide for the blind 2. a native or inhabitant of Alsace
A: 1. of or relating to or characteristic of Alsace or its inhabitants
A: 1. in addition; "he has a Mercedes, too"
N: 1. a contestant who loses the contest
A: 1. as known or named at another time or place; "Mr. Smith, alias Mr. Lafayette"
N: 1. tropical American herbs sometimes included in genus Episcia
N: 1. low-growing creeping perennial of Central America having deeply fringed white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Episcia
N: 1. geometrid moths
N: 1. North American moth with gray-winged males and wingless females; larvae are fall cankerworms
N: 1. genus of evergreen trees or shrubs with white funnel-shaped flowers and milky sap; tropical Africa to southeastern Asia and Polynesia
N: 1. evergreen tree of eastern Asia and Philippines having large leathery leaves and small green-white flowers in compact cymes; bark formerly used medicinally
N: 1. any of various South American plants of the genus Alstroemeria valued for their handsome umbels of beautiful flowers
N: 1. an Andean herb having umbels of showy pinkish-purple lilylike flowers
N: 1. one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; sometimes included in subfamily Amaryllidaceae
N: 1. angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
N: 1. a group of related languages spoken in Asia and southeastern Europe 2. any member of the peoples speaking a language in the Altaic language group
A: 1. of or pertaining to or written in Altaic
N: 1. a group of related languages spoken in Asia and southeastern Europe
N: 1. double star 15.7 light years from Earth; the brightest star in the Aquila constellation
N: 1. a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made 2. the table in Christian churches where communion is given
N: 1. a boy serving as an acolyte
N: 1. used in a communion service
N: 1. a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table
N: 1. an instrument that measures the altitude and azimuth of celestial bodies; used in navigation
V: 1. insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby 2. make or 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" 3. make an alteration to; "This dress needs to be altered" 4. 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" 5. remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"
N: 1. a very close and trusted friend who seems almost a part of yourself
N: 1. the quality of being alterable
A: 1. of a sentence; capable of being changed to one less severe 2. capable of being changed or altered in some characteristic; "alterable clothing"; "alterable conditions of employment"
N: 1. the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification); "it would require a drastic revision of his opinion" 2. 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" 3. the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
A: 1. 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"
V: 1. have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These tewo fellows are always scrapping over something"
N: 1. noisy quarrel
A: 1. having testicles or ovaries removed 2. 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" 3. 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 couded eyes and with an altered manner of breathing"- Charles Dickens
N: 1. the sterilization of an animal; "they took him to the vet for neutering"
N: 1. genus of low herbs of tropical America and Australia; includes genus Telanthera
N: 1. prolific South American aquatic weed having grasslike leaves and short spikes of white flowers; clogs waterways with dense floating masses
N: 1. someone who takes the place of another person
V: 1. be an understudy or alternate for a role 2. go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions 3. do something in turns; "We take turns on the night shift" 4. exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions 5. reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
A: 1. 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" 2. allowing a choice; "an alternative plan"
A: 1. occurring by turns; first one and then the other; "alternating feelings of love and hate" 2. every second one of a series; "the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays"; "jam every other day"- the White Queen
A: 1. in an alternating sequence or position; "They were deglycerolized by alternately centrifuging and mixing"; "he planted fir and pine trees alternately"
A: 1. of a current that reverses direction at regular intervals; "alternating current"
A: 1. occurring by turns; first one and then the other; "alternating feelings of love and hate"
N: 1. an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally; "In the US most household current is AC at 60 cycles per second"
N: 1. being regularly exchangeable 2. successive change from one thing or state to another and back again
N: 1. the alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal
N: 1. 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"
A: 1. necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities; "`either' and `or'' in `either this or that''" 2. pertaining to unconventional choices; "an alternative life style" 3. allowing a choice; "an alternative plan"
N: 1. a method of childbirth that avoids intrusive high-tech medicine in favor of more natural and homely settings
N: 1. a method of childbirth that avoids intrusive high-tech medicine in favor of more natural and homely settings
N: 1. energy derived from sources that do not use up natural resources or harm the environment
N: 1. the practice of medicine without the use of drugs; may involve herbal medicines or self-awareness or biofeedback or acupuncture
N: 1. a pleading that alleges facts so separate that it is difficult to determine which facts the person intends to rely on
A: 1. in place of, or as an alternative to; "Felix became a herpetologist instead"; "alternatively we could buy a used car"
N: 1. an old term for an electric generator that produces alternating current (especially in automobiles)
N: 1. any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea
N: 1. any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea
N: 1. United States tennis player who was the first Black woman player to win all the major world singles titles (born in 1927)
N: 1. European perennial plant naturalized in United States having triangular ovate leaves and lilac-pink flowers
N: 1. plant with terminal racemes of showy white to pink or purple flowers; the English cottage garden hollyhock
A: 1. despite the fact that; "even though she knew the answer, she did not respond"
N: 1. an instrument that measures the height above ground; used in navigation
A: 1. very high
N: 1. angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object) 2. the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to opposite vertex (or side if parallel) 3. elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface; "the altitude gave her a headache"
N: 1. effects (as nosebleed or nausea) of oxygen deficiency in the blood and tissues at high altitudes
A: 1. pertaining to altitude
A: 1. indefinitely high; lofty
N: 1. the pitch range of the lowest female voice 2. the highest adult male singing voice 3. a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef 4. the lowest female singing voice
A: 1. (of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group; "alto clarinet or recorder" 2. of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor 3. of or being the lowest female voice
N: 1. a clef that puts middle C on the third line of a staff
N: 1. a sculptural relief in which forms extend out from the background to at least half their depth
N: 1. a sculptural relief in which forms extend out from the background to at least half their depth
N: 1. a musician who plays the alto saxophone
N: 1. a cumulus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles
N: 1. a cumulus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles
N: 1. informal terms for nakedness; "in the raw"; "in the altogether"; "in his birthday suit"
A: 1. with everything included or counted; "altogether he earns close to a million dollars" 2. with everything considered (and neglecting details); "altogether, I'm sorry it happened"; "all in all, it''s not so bad" 3. to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly''); "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea"
N: 1. a musician who plays the alto saxophone
N: 1. United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
N: 1. a town in central Pennsylvania
N: 1. a stratus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles
N: 1. a stratus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles
A: 1. (of hatchlings) naked and blind and dependent on parents for food
N: 1. the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
N: 1. someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being
A: 1. showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
A: 1. in an altruistic manner; "he acted selflessly when he helped the old lady in distress"
N: 1. tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing 2. scale-like structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly
A: 1. pertaining to alulae
N: 1. a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum 2. a double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as an astringent (among other things) 3. a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the ammonium double sulfate of aluminum 4. a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
N: 1. any of several herbs of the genus Heuchera
N: 1. any of various forms of aluminum oxide occurring naturally as corundum
N: 1. a compound of alumina and a metallic oxide
A: 1. containing aluminum or alum
V: 1. cover with aluminum
N: 1. a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
N: 1. a copper-aluminum alloy with high tensile strength and resistance to corrosion
N: 1. a chloride used as a wood preservative or catalyst
N: 1. foil made of aluminum
N: 1. white crystalline compound that occurs naturally as the mineral gibbsite
N: 1. any of various forms of aluminum oxide occurring naturally as corundum
V: 1. cover with aluminum
A: 1. pertaining to or containing aluminum 2. containing aluminum or alum
N: 1. a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
N: 1. a copper-aluminum alloy with high tensile strength and resistance to corrosion
N: 1. manufacturers of aluminum considered as a group
N: 1. a chloride used as a wood preservative or catalyst
N: 1. foil made of aluminum
N: 1. white crystalline compound that occurs naturally as the mineral gibbsite
N: 1. manufacturers of aluminum considered as a group
N: 1. any of various forms of aluminum oxide occurring naturally as corundum
N: 1. a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
N: 1. a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
N: 1. any of several herbs of the genus Heuchera
N: 1. a substance made of fused alumina
N: 1. 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
N: 1. Finnish architect and designer of furniture (1898-1976)
N: 1. a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge
A: 1. pertaining to the tiny air sacs of the lungs 2. pertaining to the alveolar ridge; "alveolar consonant"
N: 1. the part of the upper or lower jawbones in which the teeth are set
N: 1. a branch of the maxillary artery that supplies the alveolar process
N: 1. lung tissue densely packed with alveoli
N: 1. a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge
N: 1. abnormal enlargement of the air sacs in the lungs
N: 1. craniometric point that is the most anterior point in the midline on the alveolar process of the maxilla
N: 1. a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth
N: 1. wasting of the bony socket
N: 1. form of rhabdomyosarcoma occuring mainly in adolescents and young adults
N: 1. form of rhabdomyosarcoma occuring mainly in adolescents and young adults
N: 1. a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth
A: 1. pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb)
N: 1. inflammation in the socket of a tooth; sometimes occurs after a tooth is extracted and a blood clot fails to form 2. inflammation of the alveoli in the lungs caused by inhaling dust; with repeated exposure the condition may become chronic
N: 1. a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth 2. a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways
N: 1. United States choreographer noted for his use of African elements (born in 1931)
A: 1. of or relating to the intestines
A: 1. at any time or in any event; "you can always resign if you don't like it"; "you could always take a day off" 2. forever; throughout all time; "we will always be friends"; "I shall treasure it always"; "I will always love you" 3. seemingly without interruption; often and repeatedly; "always looking for faults"; "it is always raining"; "he is forever cracking jokes"; "they are forever arguing" 4. at all times; all the time and on every occasion; "I will always be there to help you"; "always arrives on time"; "there is always some pollution in the air"; "ever hoping to strike it rich"; "ever busy"
N: 1. any garden plant of the genus Alyssum having clusters of small yellow or white flowers 2. a genus of the family Cruciferae
N: 1. midwife toads
N: 1. similar in habit to Alytes obstetricians
N: 1. European toad whose male carries the fertilized eggs wrapped around its hind legs until they hatch
N: 1. 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
N: 1. 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
N: 1. 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
N: 1. a radioactive transuranic metallic element; discovered by bombarding uranium with helium atoms 2. a master's degree in arts and sciences 3. modulation of the amplitude of the (radio) carrier wave
N: 1. medium to tall fir of western North America having a conic crown and branches in tiers; leaves smell of orange when crushed
N: 1. red Asian weaverbirds often kept as cage birds
N: 1. the farmer god; ancient god of agriculture
N: 1. a female domestic 2. a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else
A: 1. at full speed; with great haste; "the children ran down the hill amain" 2. with all your strength; "he pulled the ropes amain"
N: 1. 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 2. a combination or blend of diverse things; "his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas"
V: 1. to bring or combine together or with something else; "resourcefully he mingled music and dance"
A: 1. joined together into a whole; "United Industries"; "the amalgamated colleges constituted a university"; "a consolidated school"
A: 1. caused to combine or unite 2. joined together into a whole; "United Industries"; "the amalgamated colleges constituted a university"; "a consolidated school"
N: 1. the combination of two or more commercial companies
A: 1. characterized by or tending toward amalgamation
N: 1. a businessman who arranges an amalgamation of two or more commerical companies
N: 1. French writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence (1804-1876)
N: 1. genus of widely distributed agarics that have white spores and are poisonous with few exceptions
N: 1. widely distributed edible mushroom resembling the fly agaric
N: 1. agaric often confused with the death cup
N: 1. poisonous (but rarely fatal) woodland fungus having a scarlet cap with white warts and white gills
N: 1. extremely poisonous usually white fungus with a prominent cup-shaped base; differs from edible Agaricus only in its white gills
N: 1. yellowish edible agaric that usually turns red when touched
N: 1. fungus similar to Amanita phalloides
N: 1. someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation)
N: 1. seed of amaranth plants used as a native cereal in Central and South America 2. any of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers; often cultivated for food
N: 1. cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs
N: 1. cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs
A: 1. of or related to the amaranth plant 2. of an imaginary flower that never fades
N: 1. large widely distributed genus of chiefly coarse annual herbs
N: 1. bushy plant of western United States
N: 1. young leaves widely used as leaf vegetables; seeds used as cereal
N: 1. tall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and long spikes of usually red flowers above leaves deeply flushed with purple; seeds often used as cereal
N: 1. bushy plant of western United States
N: 1. tall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and long spikes of usually red flowers above leaves deeply flushed with purple; seeds often used as cereal
N: 1. tall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and long spikes of usually red flowers above leaves deeply flushed with purple; seeds often used as cereal
N: 1. leaves sometimes used as potherbs; seeds used as cereal; southern United States to Central America; India and China
N: 1. erect annual of tropical central Asia and Africa having a pair of divergent spines at most leaf nodes
N: 1. any of several cultivated sour cherry trees bearing pale red fruit with colorless juice 2. pale red sour cherry with colorless or nearly colorless juice
N: 1. a city in the northern panhandle of Texas
N: 1. snowdrop; narcissus; daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae
N: 1. bulbous plant having showy white to reddish flowers
N: 1. amaryllis of South Africa often cultivated for its fragrant white or rose flowers
N: 1. snowdrop; narcissus; daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae
V: 1. collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up" 2. 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"
A: 1. brought together into a group or crowd; "the accumulated letters in my office"
N: 1. absence of the mammary glands (either through surgery or developmental defect)
N: 1. central deity of Shinto; goddess personifying the sun and ancestress of the rulers of Japan
N: 1. central deity of Shinto; goddess personifying the sun and ancestress of the rulers of Japan
N: 1. someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime 2. does not play for pay
A: 1. lacking professional skill or expertise; "a very amateurish job"; "inexpert but conscientious efforts"; "an unskilled painting" 2. 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"
A: 1. lacking professional skill or expertise; "a very amateurish job"; "inexpert but conscientious efforts"; "an unskilled painting"
A: 1. in an amateurish manner; "he performed the piece amateurishly"
N: 1. something that demonstrates a lack of professional competency
N: 1. the conviction that people should participate in sports as a hobby (for the fun of it) rather than for money
N: 1. a violin made by a member of the Amati family 2. Italian violin maker in Cremona; taught the craft to Guarneri and Stradivari (1596-1684)
A: 1. inclined toward or displaying love; "feeling amorous"
N: 1. the arousal of feelings of sexual desire
A: 1. expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance; "her amatory affairs"; "amorous glances"; "a romantic adventure"; "a romantic moonlight ride"
N: 1. very large closely branched South African shrub having forked bright green spines and shiny leaves
N: 1. epiphytic or terrestrial ferns of America and Africa and Polynesia
N: 1. partial or total loss of sight without pathology of the eye; caused by disease of optic nerve or retina or brain
A: 1. pertaining to blindness caused by amaurosis
V: 1. 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" 2. affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!"
A: 1. 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"
N: 1. the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising; "he looked at me in astonishment"
A: 1. surprising greatly; "she does an amazing amount of work"; "the dog was capable of astonishing tricks" 2. 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"
A: 1. in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise; "amazingly, he finished medical school in three years"
N: 1. mainly green tropical American parrots 2. a major South American river; flows into the South Atlantic; the world's 2nd longest river (4000 miles) 3. (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) 4. a large strong and aggressive woman
N: 1. small reddish slave-making ant species
N: 1. a major South American river; flows into the South Atlantic; the world's 2nd longest river (4000 miles)
N: 1. a genus of Psittacidae
N: 1. a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things
N: 1. (archaic) roundabout or mysterious ways of action
A: 1. roundabout and unnecessarily wordy; "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; (`ambagious' is archaic)
N: 1. an informal representative; "an ambassador of good will" 2. a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another
A: 1. of or relating to or characteristic of ambassadors
N: 1. the post of ambassador
N: 1. a woman ambassador
N: 1. a hard yellowish to brownish translucent fossil resin; used for jewelry 2. a deep yellow color; "an amber light illuminated the room"; "he admired the gold of her hair"
A: 1. a medium to dark brownish yellow color
N: 1. plant having basal grasslike leaves and a narrow open cluster of starlike yellowish-orange flowers atop a leafless stalk; southwestern United States; only species of Anthericum growing in North America
N: 1. eastern North American dogtooth having solitary yellow flowers marked with brown or purple and spotted interiors
N: 1. herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia cultivated for their flowers
N: 1. Asian plant widely grown for its sweetly fragrant pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Centaurea
N: 1. any of several amber to coppery fork-tailed warm-water carangid fishes
N: 1. waxy substance secreted by the sperm whale and found floating at sea or washed ashore; used in perfume
N: 1. any of several amber to coppery fork-tailed warm-water carangid fishes
N: 1. the atmosphere of an environment 2. a particular environment or surrounding influence; "there was an atmosphere of excitement"
N: 1. the property of being equally skillful with each hand
A: 1. equally skillful with each hand; "an ambidextrous surgeon" 2. 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
N: 1. the property of being equally skillful with each hand
N: 1. the atmosphere of an environment 2. a particular environment or surrounding influence; "there was an atmosphere of excitement"
A: 1. completely enveloping; "the ambient air"; "ambient sound"; "the ambient temperature"
N: 1. an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context 2. unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning
A: 1. having more than one possible meaning; "ambiguous words"; "frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy" 2. having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns; "an ambiguous situation with no frame of reference"; "ambiguous inkblots" 3. 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"
A: 1. in an ambiguous manner; "this letter is worded ambiguously"
N: 1. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "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"
N: 1. a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business" 2. a strong drive for success
V: 1. have as one's ambition
A: 1. having little desire for success or achievement
A: 1. requiring full use of your abilities or resources; "ambitious schedule"; "performed the most challenging task without a mistake" 2. having a strong desire for success or achievement
A: 1. in an ambitious and energetic manner; "she pursued her goals ambitiously"
N: 1. a strong drive for success
N: 1. mixed feelings or emotions
N: 1. mixed feelings or emotions
A: 1. characterized by a mixture of opposite feelings or attitudes; "she felt ambivalent about his proposal"; "an ambivalent position on rent control" 2. uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow; "was ambivalent about having children"
N: 1. (psychology) a balanced disposition intermediate between extroversion and introversion
A: 1. intermediate between introversive and extroversive
N: 1. a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
V: 1. walk leisurely
N: 1. someone who walks at a leisurely pace
N: 1. a genus of Centrarchidae
N: 1. game and food fish of upper Mississippi and Great Lakes
N: 1. a white or gray mineral consisting of lithium aluminum phosphate; a source of lithium
N: 1. visual impairment without apparent organic pathology
A: 1. pertaining to a kind of visual impairment without apparent organic pathology
N: 1. marine iguanas
N: 1. shore-dwelling seaweed-eating lizard of the Galapagos Islands
N: 1. a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
N: 1. native to the Moluccas and Philippines; a source of dammar resin
N: 1. mottled curly-grained wood of Pterocarpus indicus 2. tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain
N: 1. native to the Moluccas and Philippines; a source of dammar resin
N: 1. pope who signed a treaty with Mussolini recognizing the Vatican City as an independent state (1857-1939)
N: 1. (Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan; the first Church Father born and raised in the Christian faith; composer of hymns; imposed orthodoxy on the early Christian church and built up its secular power; a saint and Doctor of the Church (340?-397)
N: 1. United States writer of caustic wit (1842-1914)
N: 1. United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881)
N: 1. United States writer of caustic wit (1842-1914)
N: 1. a mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae 2. any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma 3. (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal 4. fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
N: 1. annual weed with finely divided foliage and spikes of green flowers; common in North America; introduced elsewhere accidentally
N: 1. coarse perennial ragweed with creeping roots of dry barren lands of southwestern United States and Mexico
N: 1. a coarse annual with some leaves deeply and palmately 3-cleft or 5-cleft
N: 1. in some classifications considered a separate family comprising a subgroup of the Compositae including the ragweeds
A: 1. worthy of the gods 2. extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant; "a nectarous drink"; "ambrosial food"
A: 1. worthy of the gods 2. of or by or relating to Saint Ambrose; "Ambrosian chants" 3. extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant; "a nectarous drink"; "ambrosial food"
A: 1. pertaining to the ambulacra of radial echinoderms
N: 1. one of the five areas on the undersurface of an echinoderm on which the tube feet are located
N: 1. a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals
N: 1. a lawyer who incites accident victims to sue
A: 1. able to walk about; "the patient is ambulatory"
V: 1. walk about; not be bedridden or incapable of walking
N: 1. walking about; "the hospital encouraged early ambulation"
A: 1. able to walk about; "the patient is ambulatory"
N: 1. the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
V: 1. wait in hiding to attack
N: 1. the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
V: 1. wait in hiding to attack 2. hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing
N: 1. an attacker who waits in a concealed position to launch a surprise attack
N: 1. type genus of the Ambystomatidae
N: 1. glossy black North American salamander with yellow spots
N: 1. larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually lives without metamorphosing
N: 1. brownish-black burrowing salamander of southeastern United States
N: 1. widely distributed brown or black North American salamander with vertical yellowish blotches
N: 1. New World salamanders
N: 1. small to moderate-sized terrestrial or semiaquatic New World salamander
N: 1. small to moderate-sized terrestrial or semiaquatic New World salamander
N: 1. naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion
A: 1. pertaining to or resembling amoebae; "amoebic dysentry"
N: 1. infection by a disease-causing ameba
A: 1. pertaining to or resembling amoebae; "amoebic dysentry"
N: 1. inflammation of the intestines caused by Endamoeba histolytica; usually acquired by ingesting food or water contaminated with feces; characterized by severe diarrhea
N: 1. infection by a disease-causing ameba
A: 1. like an amoeba (especially in having a variable irregular shape)
A: 1. pertaining to or resembling amoebae; "amoebic dysentry"
N: 1. Italian physicist noted for his work on gases; proposed what has come to be called Avogadro's law (1776-1856)
N: 1. Italian painter and sculptor (1884-1920)
N: 1. an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia)
N: 1. North American catfishes
N: 1. type genus of the Ameiuridae: bullhead catfishes
N: 1. catfish common in eastern United States
N: 1. North American deciduous trees or shrubs
N: 1. shrub or small tree of northwestern North America having fragrant creamy white flowers and small waxy purple-red fruits
N: 1. open-growing shrub of eastern North America having pure white flowers and small waxy almost black fruits
N: 1. congenital absence of an arm or leg
N: 1. first woman aviator to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic (1928); while attempting to fly around the world she disappeared over the Pacific (1898-1937)
V: 1. to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" 2. get better; "The weather improved toward evening"
A: 1. tending to ameliorate
N: 1. the act of relieving ills and changing for the better
A: 1. tending to ameliorate
A: 1. tending to ameliorate
N: 1. a cell from which tooth enamel develops
N: 1. the developmental process of forming tooth enamel
N: 1. a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes
N: 1. Egyptian sun god; supreme god of the universe in whom Amen and Ra were combined; principal deity during Theban supremacy
N: 1. a cadence (frequently ending church music) in which the chord of the subdominant precedes the chord of the tonic
N: 1. area reserved for persons leading the responsive amens
N: 1. the trait of being cooperative
A: 1. disposed or willing to comply; "someone amenable to persuasion"; "the spirit indeed is willing but the flesh is weak"- Matthew 26:41 2. liable to answer to a higher authority; " the president is amenable to the constitutional court" 3. readily reacting to suggestions and influences; "a responsive student"
N: 1. the trait of being cooperative
V: 1. set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight" 2. make amendments to; "amend the document" 3. to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
A: 1. capable of being corrected by additions; "an amendable flaw"
A: 1. effecting amendment; "added amendatory phrases to the text"
A: 1. modified for the better; "his amended ways" 2. of legislation
N: 1. a tax return that corrects the information in an earlier return
N: 1. the act of amending or correcting 2. a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.)
N: 1. a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury 2. something done or paid in expiation of a wrong; "how can I make amends"
N: 1. early ruler of Egypt who rejected the old gods and replaced them with sun worship (died in 1358 BC)
N: 1. absence or suppression of normal menstrual flow
N: 1. things that make you comfortable and at ease; "all the comforts of home"
N: 1. 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: 1. absence or suppression of normal menstrual flow
A: 1. related to the suppression of normal menstrual flow for any reason other than pregnancy
A: 1. related to the suppression of normal menstrual flow for any reason other than pregnancy
N: 1. absence or suppression of normal menstrual flow
A: 1. related to the suppression of normal menstrual flow for any reason other than pregnancy
A: 1. related to the suppression of normal menstrual flow for any reason other than pregnancy
N: 1. a cylindrical spikelike inflorescence
A: 1. (of plants) bearing or characterized by aments or catkins
N: 1. extreme mental retardation
N: 1. used in some classification systems for plants that bear catkins
A: 1. (of plants) bearing or characterized by aments or catkins
V: 1. punish by a fine imposed arbitrarily by the discretion of the court 2. punish with an arbitrary penalty
N: 1. money extracted as a penalty
A: 1. of a crime or misdemeanor; punishable by a fine set by a judge
N: 1. 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 2. North and South America
N: 1. a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country 2. the English language as used in the United States 3. a native or inhabitant of the United States
A: 1. of or relating to or characteristic of the continents and islands of the Americas; "the American hemisphere"; "American flora and fauna" 2. of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture; "American citizens"; "American English"; "the American dream"
N: 1. any of the languages spoken by Amerindians
N: 1. widely cultivated American monocarpic plant with greenish-white flowers on a tall stalk; blooms only after ten to twenty years and then dies
N: 1. large alligator of the southeastern United States
N: 1. tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber
N: 1. small deciduous clump-forming tree or shrub of eastern United States
N: 1. fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns
N: 1. small evergreen of eastern North America having tiny scalelike leaves on flattened branchlets
N: 1. white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch
N: 1. slender aspen native to North America
N: 1. a variety of badger native to America
N: 1. an association of Northern Baptists
N: 1. deciduous shrub of eastern North America whose leaves turn scarlet in autumn and having racemes of yellow flowers followed by ellipsoid glossy red berries
N: 1. large American shade tree with large dark green leaves and rounded crown
N: 1. North American forest tree with light green leaves and edible nuts
N: 1. large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
N: 1. a kind of bittern
N: 1. twining shrub of North America having three-valved yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
N: 1. brown to black North American bear; smaller and less ferocious than the brown bear
N: 1. primarily a bark feeder on aerial parts and roots of apple and other trees
N: 1. of the eastern United States: New Jersey to South Carolina
N: 1. plant of western North America and northeastern Asia having prostrate stems with dense racemes of pale violet to lilac flowers
N: 1. large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
N: 1. bugbane of the eastern United States having erect racemes of white flowers
N: 1. the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles l'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
N: 1. pink-flowered marsh plant of the eastern United States 2. pink-flowered marsh plant of the eastern United States
N: 1. small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color
N: 1. processed cheddar-style cheese
N: 1. large tree found from Maine to Alabama
N: 1. civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865
N: 1. large reddish brown free-flying cockroach originally from southern United States but now widely distributed
N: 1. any of various tall perennial herbs constituting the genus Frasera; widely distributed in warm dry upland areas of California, Oregon, and Washington
N: 1. North American coot
N: 1. common copper butterfly of central and eastern North America
N: 1. medium-sized tree of the eastern United States having pink blossoms and small yellow fruit
N: 1. trailing red-fruited plant
N: 1. deciduous North American shrub or small tree having three-lobed leaves and red berries
N: 1. common large crayfishes of eastern North America
N: 1. common American brown creeper with down-curved bill
N: 1. of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida
N: 1. common crow of North America
N: 1. of eastern North America 2. North American dewberry
N: 1. common tick that can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia
N: 1. violet of eastern North America having pale violet to white flowers
N: 1. common North American shrub with reddish purple twigs and white flowers
N: 1. the widespread aspiration of Americans to live better than their parents did
N: 1. small shrub of colder parts of North America and Greenland
N: 1. large North American eagle having a white head and dark wings and body
N: 1. the common American egret; a variety of the Old World white egret Casmerodius albus
N: 1. common elder of central and eastern North America bearing purple-black berries; fruit used in wines and jellies
N: 1. large North American deer with large much-branched antlers
N: 1. large ornamental tree with graceful gradually spreading branches common in eastern North America
N: 1. the English language as used in the United States
N: 1. a part of Niagara Falls in western New York (north of Buffalo)
N: 1. a featherfoil of the eastern United States with submerged spongy inflated flower stalks and white flowers
N: 1. a major political party in the United States in the early 19th century; founded by Alexander Hamilton; favored a strong centralized government
N: 1. a federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955
N: 1. the largest federation of North American labor unions; formed in 1955
N: 1. stout perennial herb of the eastern United States with whitish flowers; leaves traditionally used by Catawba indians to treat burns
N: 1. the national flage of the United States of America
N: 1. flagfish with a dark-blue back and whitish sides with red stripes; found in swamps and streams of Florida
N: 1. erect deciduous North American shrub with red-tinged yellow-white flowers
N: 1. New World flying squirrels
N: 1. a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays
N: 1. a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays
N: 1. an American breed of foxhounds used for hunting both in packs and individually
N: 1. American plant with roundish heart-shaped or kidney-shaped leaves; usually rooted in muddy bottoms of ponds and ditches
N: 1. American purple gallinule
N: 1. any of various tall perennial herbs constituting the genus Frasera; widely distributed in warm dry upland areas of California, Oregon, and Washington
N: 1. subshrub with serrate leaves and cream to pink or purple flowers in spikelike racemes; North America
N: 1. North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
N: 1. medium-sized birch of eastern North America having white or pale gray bark and valueless wood; occurs often as a second-growth forest tree
N: 1. small green or yellow-green toad with small black bars and stripes
N: 1. large deciduous shade tree of southern United States with small deep purple berries
N: 1. any of several small grayish New World mice inhabiting e.g. grain fields
N: 1. nut-bearing shrub of eastern North America
N: 1. North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally
N: 1. an evergreen tree
N: 1. native American plant sometimes confused with the European hop
N: 1. tree or large shrub with gray bark and blue-green leaves that turn red-orange in autumn
N: 1. any of the languages spoken by Amerindians 2. a member of the race of people living in North America when Europeans arrived
N: 1. US: the 4th Friday in September
N: 1. common North American vine with compound leaves and bluish-black berrylike fruit
N: 1. small North American falcon
N: 1. a former political party in the United States; formed in 1936 in New York when labor and liberals bolted the Democratic Party
N: 1. brightly spotted crab of sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast of the United States
N: 1. the English language as used in the United States
N: 1. medium-sized larch of Canada and northern United States including Alaska having a broad conic crown and rust-brown scaly bark
N: 1. a North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose-colored flowers
N: 1. the largest organization of United States war veterans
N: 1. a form of leishmaniasis endemic in Mexico and Central American and South America; sores are limited to the skin and mucosa
N: 1. North American plant similar to true licorice and having a root with similar properties
N: 1. large American shade tree with large dark green leaves and rounded crown
N: 1. North American plant similar to true licorice and having a root with similar properties
N: 1. lobster of Atlantic coast of America 2. flesh of cold-water lobsters having large tender claws; caught from Maine to the Carolinas
N: 1. water lily of eastern North America having pale yellow blossoms and edible globular nutlike seeds
N: 1. magpie of Rocky mountain regions
N: 1. hardy palmately branched North American fern with divergent recurved branches borne on lustrous dark reddish stipes
N: 1. valued for its fur
N: 1. North American mastodon; in some classifications considered a mammoth rather than a mastodon
N: 1. North American mastodon; in some classifications considered a mammoth rather than a mastodon
N: 1. common North American diving duck considered a variety of the European goosander
N: 1. usually rich dark brown
N: 1. small herb with scalelike leaves on reddish-brown stems and berrylike fruits; parasitic on spruce and larch trees 2. the traditional mistletoe of Christmas in America: grows on deciduous trees and can severely weaken the host plant
N: 1. a variety of mountain ash
N: 1. palm of Central and South America
N: 1. small tree of southern United States having panicles of dull white flowers followed by dark purple fruits
N: 1. a free-reed instrument in which air is drawn in through reeds by suction bellows
N: 1. American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow
N: 1. an agaric with a pallid cap and a stalk that is enlarged near the base
N: 1. rock-inhabiting fern of northern North America growing in massive tufts and having fronds resembling parsley
N: 1. a former political party in the United States; active in the 1850s to keep power out of the hands of immigrants and Roman Catholics
N: 1. short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or lilac flowers; North America and Siberia
N: 1. erect hairy branching American herb having purple-blue flowers; yields an essential oil used as an insect repellent and sometimes in folk medicine
N: 1. medium-sized tree of dry woodlands in the southern and eastern United States bearing yellow or orange very astringent fruit that is edible when fully ripe
N: 1. American breed of muscular terriers with a short close-lying stiff coat
N: 1. large American food fish
N: 1. a hotel plan that includes three meals daily
N: 1. very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico
N: 1. short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or lilac flowers; North America and Siberia
N: 1. slender aspen native to North America
N: 1. red raspberry of North America
N: 1. tropical American annual herb having an inflated pod in which the ripe seeds rattle
N: 1. common North American shrub or small tree
N: 1. wild plum trees of eastern and central North America having red-orange fruit with yellow flesh
N: 1. of northern United States and Canada
N: 1. flycatching warbler of eastern North America the male having bright orange on sides and wings and tail
N: 1. a revised version of the King James Version
N: 1. the revolution of the American colonies against Great Britain; 1775-1783
N: 1. a nationalist leader in the American Revolution and in the creation of the United States
N: 1. the revolution of the American colonies against Great Britain; 1775-1783
N: 1. large American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomen
N: 1. rock-inhabiting fern of northern North America growing in massive tufts and having fronds resembling parsley
N: 1. valued for its fur
N: 1. a high-stepping horse originating in Kentucky
N: 1. a United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa
N: 1. grayish-black shrew mole of the United States and Canada
N: 1. the sign language used in the United States
N: 1. common smelt of eastern North America and Alaska
N: 1. shrubby tree of southern United States having large plumes of feathery flowers resembling puffs of smoke
N: 1. found along the Atlantic coast of the Americas
N: 1. deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries
N: 1. unarmed woody rhizomatous perennial plant distinguished from wild sarsaparilla by more aromatic roots and panicled umbels; southeastern North America to Mexico
N: 1. American breed of muscular terriers with a short close-lying stiff coat
N: 1. (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
N: 1. a revised version of the King James Version
N: 1. perennial star grass of North America
N: 1. one of the 50 states of the United States
N: 1. a stock exchange in New York
N: 1. large tree found from Maine to Alabama
N: 1. a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap
N: 1. very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico
N: 1. common toad of America
N: 1. small slow-growing deciduous shrubby tree of dry sandy barrens of southeastern United States having leaves with bristle-tipped lobes resembling turkey's toes
N: 1. similar to the twinflower of northern Europe and Asia
N: 1. more than 130 southeastern Virgin Islands; a dependent territory of the United States
N: 1. chiefly lithophytic or epiphytic fern of North America and east Asia
N: 1. the revolution of the American colonies against Great Britain; 1775-1783
N: 1. a water ouzel of western North America
N: 1. water shrew of North America
N: 1. breed of medium-sized spaniels originating in America having chocolate or liver-colored curly coat
N: 1. of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida 2. mat-forming perennial found in cold springs of the eastern United States
N: 1. small American birch with peeling white bark often worked into e.g. baskets or toy canoes
N: 1. large slow-growing deciduous tree of the eastern United States having stout spreading branches and leaves with usually 7 rounded lobes; yields strong and durable hard wood
N: 1. tall-growing pine of eastern North America; bark is brown with longitudinal fissures when mature; valued as a timber tree
N: 1. American widgeon the male of which has a white crown
N: 1. an eastern United States native resembling the cultivated Japanese wisteria having pale purple-lilac flowers
N: 1. an eastern United States native resembling the cultivated Japanese wisteria having pale purple-lilac flowers
N: 1. small long-billed American woodcock; prized as a game bird
N: 1. rank-smelling tropical American pigweed
N: 1. any artifact (such as books or furniture or art) that is distinctive of America
N: 1. assimilation into American culture
V: 1. become American in character; "After a year in Iowa, he has totally Americanized" 2. make American in character; "The year in the US has completely Americanized him"
N: 1. loyalty to the USA and its institutions 2. a custom that is peculiar to the United States or its citizens 3. an expression that is characteristic of English as spoken by Americans
N: 1. assimilation into American culture
V: 1. become American in character; "After a year in Iowa, he has totally Americanized" 2. make American in character; "The year in the US has completely Americanized him"
N: 1. a radioactive transuranic metallic element; discovered by bombarding uranium with helium atoms
N: 1. Florentine navigator who explored the coast of South America; America was named in his honor (1454-1512)
N: 1. Florentine navigator who explored the coast of South America; America was named in his honor (1454-1512)
N: 1. any of the languages spoken by Amerindians
A: 1. of or pertaining to American Indians or their culture or languages; "Native American religions"; "Indian arrowheads"
N: 1. any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived
N: 1. any of the languages spoken by Amerindians
N: 1. usually included in the Mongoloid race
A: 1. of or pertaining to American Indians or their culture or languages; "Native American religions"; "Indian arrowheads"
A: 1. undergoing slight or no metamorphosis 2. undergoing no (or only slight) metamorphosis
A: 1. undergoing slight or no metamorphosis
N: 1. toxic antimetabolite that limits cellular reproduction by acting as an antagonist to folic acid; used to treat certain cancers and psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis
N: 1. a transparent purple variety of quartz; used as a gemstone
A: 1. of a moderate purple color
A: 1. containing or resembling amethyst
N: 1. with an amethyst color
N: 1. congenital absence of the uterus
N: 1. (ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia
A: 1. of or relating to an abnormal condition of the eye in which visual images are not in focus on the retina
N: 1. a stock exchange in New York
N: 1. a member of the Semitic speaking people of northern Ethiopia
N: 1. the dominant and official language of Ethiopia; a semitic language much influenced by the Cushitic language with which Amhara people have been in close contact
A: 1. related to or characteristic of or written in Amharic; "the Amharic language"
N: 1. type genus of the Amiidae
N: 1. primitive long-bodies carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America
N: 1. a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to) 2. a cheerful and agreeable mood
A: 1. diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile"; "an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial greeting"; "a genial host" 2. disposed to please; "an amiable villain with a cocky sidelong grin"- Hal Hinson
N: 1. a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)
A: 1. in an affable manner; "`Come and visit me,' he said amiably"
N: 1. 1 species: fly poison; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae
N: 1. all parts of plant are highly toxic; bulb pounded and used as a fly poison; sometimes placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae
N: 1. all parts of plant are highly toxic; bulb pounded and used as a fly poison; sometimes placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae
N: 1. a disinclination to quarrel 2. having a disposition characterized by warmth and friendliness
A: 1. characterized by friendship and good will
N: 1. a disinclination to quarrel 2. having a disposition characterized by warmth and friendliness
A: 1. in an amicable manner; "they separated amicably"
N: 1. an adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case; usually someone who wants to influence the outcome of a lawsuit involving matters of wide public interest
N: 1. a brief presented by someone interested in influencing the outcome of a lawsuit but who is not a party to it
N: 1. any organic compound containing the group -CONH2
N: 1. a white crystalline substance used as an analgesic and antipyretic
A: 1. located in the middle part of a ship or aircraft
A: 1. at or near or toward the middle 2. at or near or toward the center of a ship; "in the late 19th century, engines were placed in front, amidships, and at the rear"
A: 1. at or near or toward the center of a ship; "in the late 19th century, engines were placed in front, amidships, and at the rear"
N: 1. a friend or comrade
N: 1. only the bowfins
N: 1. a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals
A: 1. pertaining to or containing any of a group of organic compounds of nitrogen derived from ammonia
N: 1. the radical -NH2
A: 1. pertaining to or containing any of a group of organic compounds of nitrogen derived from ammonia
N: 1. organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group; "proteins are composed of various proportions of about 20 common amino acids"
N: 1. the radical -NH2
N: 1. a plastic (synthetic resin) made from amino compounds; used as an adhesive and as a coating for paper and textiles
N: 1. a plastic (synthetic resin) made from amino compounds; used as an adhesive and as a coating for paper and textiles
N: 1. abnormal presence of amino acids in the urine; usually a symptom of metabolic defects
N: 1. a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals
N: 1. organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group; "proteins are composed of various proportions of about 20 common amino acids"
N: 1. oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines
N: 1. a derivative of benzoic acid
N: 1. a methyl with the hydrogen atom replaced by an amino radical
N: 1. a class of transferases that catalyze transamination (that transfer an amino group from an amino acid to another compound)
N: 1. a bronchodilator (trade names Elixophyllin and Slo-Bid and Theobid) used to treat asthma and bronchitis and emphysema
N: 1. a plastic (synthetic resin) made from amino compounds; used as an adhesive and as a coating for paper and textiles
N: 1. a white crystalline substance used as an analgesic and antipyretic
N: 1. a class of transferases that catalyze transamination (that transfer an amino group from an amino acid to another compound)
N: 1. 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
N: 1. an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia)
N: 1. an American follower of the Mennonite religion
N: 1. an orthodox Anabaptist sect separated from the Mennonites in late 17th century; settled chiefly in south eastern Pennsylvania
A: 1. away from the correct or expected course; "something has gone awry in our plans"; "something went badly amiss in the preparations" 2. in an imperfect or faulty way; "The lobe was imperfectly developed"; "Miss Bennet would not play at all amiss if she practiced more"- Jane Austen 3. in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner; "if you think him guilty you judge amiss"; "he spoke amiss"; "no one took it amiss when she spoke frankly"
A: 1. not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine"
N: 1. the direct method of cell division characterized by simple division of the nucleus without formation of chromosomes
A: 1. pertaining to a simple method of cell division
N: 1. a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Elavil) with serious side effects; interacts with many other medications
N: 1. a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Elavil) with serious side effects; interacts with many other medications
N: 1. a state of friendship and cordiality 2. a cordial disposition
N: 1. a vasodilator (trade name Norvasc) taken in tablet form; prescribed for hypertension and angina pectoris
N: 1. the capital and largest city of Jordan
N: 1. a meter that measures the flow of electrical current in amperes
N: 1. a complex inorganic compound that contains ammonia molecules
A: 1. pertaining to or characteristic of an ammine (an inorganic coordination compound of ammonia and a metallic salt)
N: 1. projectiles to be fired from a gun
N: 1. any plant of the genus Ammobium having yellow flowers and silvery foliage
N: 1. Australian plant widely cultivated for its beautiful silvery-white blooms with bright yellow centers on long winged stems
N: 1. type genus of the Ammodytidae
N: 1. sand lances
N: 1. a pungent gas compounded of nitrogen and hydrogen (NH3) 2. a water solution of ammonia
N: 1. a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the ammonium double sulfate of aluminum
N: 1. an atomic clock based on vibrational frequency of the nitrogen atom in the ammonia molecule
N: 1. a water solution of ammonia
N: 1. the aromatic gum of the ammoniac plant
A: 1. pertaining to or containing or similar to ammonia
A: 1. pertaining to or containing or similar to ammonia
V: 1. treat with ammonia
A: 1. combined or treated with ammonia; "ammoniated mercury"
N: 1. impregnation with ammonia or a compound of ammonia
V: 1. treat with ammonia; cause to undergo ammonification
N: 1. one of the coiled chambered fossil shells of extinct mollusks
A: 1. of or related to an order of fossil cephalopods
N: 1. the ion NH4 derived from ammonia; behaves in many respects like an alkali metal ion
N: 1. a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the ammonium double sulfate of aluminum
N: 1. a salt of carbamic acid that is used as a nitrogen fertilizer
N: 1. a carbonate of ammonium; used in the manufacture of smelling salts and baking powder and ammonium compounds
N: 1. a white salt used in dry cells
N: 1. a water solution of ammonia
N: 1. the ion NH4 derived from ammonia; behaves in many respects like an alkali metal ion
N: 1. used as an explosive and fertilizer and rocket propellant
N: 1. excessive ammonia in the urine
N: 1. one of the coiled chambered fossil shells of extinct mollusks
N: 1. genus of wild sheep
N: 1. wild sheep of northern Africa
N: 1. projectiles to be fired from a gun 2. any nuclear or chemical or biological material that can be used as a weapon of mass destruction 3. information that can be used to attack or defend a claim or argument or viewpoint; "his admission provided ammunition for his critics"
N: 1. a chest to hold ammunition
N: 1. partial or total loss of memory; "he has a total blackout for events of the evening"
N: 1. a person suffering from amnesia
A: 1. suffering from a partial loss of memory
N: 1. a person suffering from amnesia
A: 1. of or relating to or caused by amnesia 2. suffering from a partial loss of memory
N: 1. inability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken names of objects
A: 1. of or relating to or caused by amnesia
N: 1. inability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken names of objects
N: 1. a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense 2. a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment 3. the formal act of liberating someone
V: 1. grant a pardon to (a group of people)
A: 1. of or related to the amnion or characterized by developing an amnion; "amniotic membrane"
N: 1. (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: 1. (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: 1. thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals)
A: 1. of or related to the amnion or characterized by developing an amnion; "amniotic membrane"
N: 1. the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion; "before a woman gives birth her waters break"
N: 1. thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals)
N: 1. higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals) possessing an amnion during development
N: 1. any member of the Amniota
A: 1. of or related to the amnion or characterized by developing an amnion; "amniotic membrane"
N: 1. the fluid-filled cavity that surrounds the developing embryo
N: 1. the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion; "before a woman gives birth her waters break"
N: 1. thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals)
N: 1. a barbiturate with sedative and hypnotic effects; used to relive insomnia and as an anticonvulsant
N: 1. the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic
N: 1. naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion
A: 1. pertaining to or resembling amoebae; "amoebic dysentry"
N: 1. infection by a disease-causing ameba
A: 1. pertaining to or resembling amoebae; "amoebic dysentry"
N: 1. inflammation of the intestines caused by Endamoeba histolytica; usually acquired by ingesting food or water contaminated with feces; characterized by severe diarrhea
N: 1. the animal order including amoebas
N: 1. the animal order including amoebas
N: 1. infection by a disease-causing ameba
A: 1. like an amoeba (especially in having a variable irregular shape)
A: 1. pertaining to or resembling amoebae; "amoebic dysentry"
A: 1. in a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon; "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows"
A: 1. wildly; without self-control; "when the restaurant caught fire the patrons ran amuck, blocking the exit" 2. in a murderous frenzy; "rioters running amuck and throwing sticks and bottles and stones"
N: 1. a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes
N: 1. Egyptian sun god; supreme god of the universe in whom Amen and Ra were combined; principal deity during Theban supremacy
N: 1. pale medium-dry sherry from Spain
N: 1. (Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
N: 1. one of a group of rabbis (active AD 250-500) who discussed the Mishnaic law in the law schools of Palestine and Mesopotamia where they explained and applied earlier teachings and whose discussions are recorded in the Talmud; they emphasized the study of Torah and the importance of personal action and the fulfillment of the commandments
A: 1. without moral standards or principles; "a completely amoral person"
N: 1. the doctrine that moral distinctions are invalid
N: 1. someone who adheres to the doctrine that ordinary moral distinctions are invalid
N: 1. the quality of being amoral
A: 1. without regard for morality; "he acted immorally when his own interests were at stake"
N: 1. one dedicated to love and lovemaking especially one who writes about love
A: 1. of or pertaining to romantic love
A: 1. inclined toward or displaying love; "feeling amorous" 2. expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance; "her amatory affairs"; "amorous glances"; "a romantic adventure"; "a romantic moonlight ride"
A: 1. in an amorous manner; "he looked at her amorously"
N: 1. a feeling of sexual love 2. the arousal of feelings of sexual desire
N: 1. any plant of the genus Amorpha having odd-pinnate leaves and purplish spicate flowers
N: 1. an erect to spreading hairy shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having racemes of red to indigo flowers
N: 1. shrub of sandy woodlands and stream banks of western United States having hoary pinnate flowers and dull-colored racemose flowers; thought to indicate the presence of lead ore
N: 1. dense shrub of moist riverbanks and flood plains of the eastern United States having attractive fragrant foliage and dense racemes of dark purple flowers
N: 1. any plant of the genus Amorphophallus
N: 1. putrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia (especially the Philippines) grown for its edible tuber
N: 1. putrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia (especially the Philippines) grown for its edible tuber
N: 1. foul-smelling somewhat fleshy tropical plant of southeastern Asia cultivated for its edible corms or in the greenhouse for its large leaves and showy dark red spathe surrounding a large spadix
N: 1. malodorous tropical plant having a spathe that resembles the corolla of a morning glory and attains a diameter of several feet
A: 1. lacking the system or structure characteristic of living bodies 2. having no definite form or distinct shape; "amorphous clouds of insects"; "an aggregate of formless particles"; "a shapeless mass of protoplasm" 3. without real or apparent crystalline form; "an amorphous mineral"; "amorphous structure"
N: 1. an ill-defined or arbitrary shape
A: 1. utterly cast down
N: 1. the reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of years 2. payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers
V: 1. liquidate gradually
N: 1. the reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of years 2. payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers
V: 1. liquidate gradually
N: 1. an Old Testament book telling Amos's prophecies 2. a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
N: 1. a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient" 2. a quantity obtained by addition 3. how much there is of something that you can quantify 4. how much of something is available; "an adequate amount of food for four people"
V: 1. add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000" 2. be tantamount or equivalent to; "Her action amounted to a rebellion" 3. develop into; "This idea will never amount to anything"; "nothing came of his grandiose plans"
N: 1. a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient"
N: 1. a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
N: 1. feelings of excessive pride
N: 1. an antibiotic; a semisynthetic oral penicillin (trade names Amoxil and Larotid and Polymox and Trimox and Augmentin) used to treat bacterial infections
N: 1. an antibiotic; a semisynthetic oral penicillin (trade names Amoxil and Larotid and Polymox and Trimox and Augmentin) used to treat bacterial infections
N: 1. any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province
N: 1. the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps" 2. a nucleotide found in muscle cells and important in metabolism; reversibly convertible to ADP and ATP
N: 1. the strength of a electrical current measured in amperes
N: 1. a former unit of electric current (slightly smaller than the SI ampere) 2. the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps"
N: 1. a unit of charge equal to 3600 coulombs
N: 1. a unit of charge equal to 60 coulombs
N: 1. a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second
N: 1. a unit of magnetomotive force equal to the magnetomotive force produced by the passage of 1 ampere through 1 complete turn of a coil; equal to 1.257 gilberts
N: 1. a punctuation mark (&) used to represent conjunction (and)
N: 1. a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
N: 1. a sulfate derivative of amphetamine that is used as a stimulant for the central nervous system
N: 1. a sulfate derivative of amphetamine that is used as a stimulant for the central nervous system
N: 1. frogs; toads; newts; salamanders; caecilians
N: 1. cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form 2. a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water 3. an airplane designed to take off and land on water
A: 1. relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia
N: 1. any family of amphibians
N: 1. any genus of amphibians
A: 1. having an aquatic early or larval form and a terrestrial adult form
A: 1. relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia 2. operating or living on land and in water; "amphibious vehicles"; "amphibious operations"; "amphibious troops"; "frogs are amphibious animals"
N: 1. an airplane designed to take off and land on water
N: 1. an amphibious operation attacking a land base that is carried out by troops that are landed by naval ships
N: 1. an amphibious operation conducted for the purpose of deceiving the enemy and leading him into a course of action unfavorable to him
N: 1. a military action of coordinated land and sea and air forces organized for an invasion; "MacArthur staged a massive amphibious landing behind enemy lines"
N: 1. a military operation by both land and sea forces
N: 1. a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water
N: 1. a mineral or mineral variety belonging to the amphibole group
N: 1. a group of minerals with similar crystal structures containing a silicate chain and combinations of chiefly sodium and calcium and magnesium and iron and aluminum
N: 1. cynipid gall wasps, especially causing oak-apple galls
N: 1. a metamorphic rock composed chiefly of amphibole and plagioclase
N: 1. an ambiguous grammatical construction; e.g., `they are flying planes' can mean either that someone is flying planes or that something is flying planes
N: 1. an ambiguous grammatical construction; e.g., `they are flying planes' can mean either that someone is flying planes or that something is flying planes
N: 1. a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed-unstressed syllables (e.g., `remember')
N: 1. very small genus of twining vines of North America and Asia: hog peanut
N: 1. vine widely distributed in eastern North America producing racemes of purple to maroon flowers and abundant (usually subterranean) edible one-seeded pods resembling peanuts
N: 1. very small genus of twining vines of North America and Asia: hog peanut
N: 1. vine widely distributed in eastern North America producing racemes of purple to maroon flowers and abundant (usually subterranean) edible one-seeded pods resembling peanuts
N: 1. an association of neighboring states or tribes in ancient Greece; established originally to defend a common religious center
N: 1. (genetics) an organism or cell having a diploid set of chromosomes from each parent
N: 1. the condition of being amphidiploid
N: 1. nonsensical writing (usually verse)
N: 1. reproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gamete 2. union of sperm and egg in sexual reproduction
N: 1. a class of Gastropoda
N: 1. lancelets
N: 1. small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates
N: 1. a kind of malacostracan crustacean
N: 1. small flat-bodied semi-terrestrial crustaceans: whale lice; sand-hoppers; skeleton shrimp
N: 1. damsel fishes
N: 1. an anemone fish of the genus Amphiprion
A: 1. marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure
A: 1. marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure
A: 1. having characteristics of both an acid and a base and capable of reacting as either
N: 1. type genus of the Amphisbaenidae 2. (classical mythology) a serpent with a head at each end of its body
N: 1. type genus of the Amphisbaenidae
N: 1. worm lizards
A: 1. having columns either at both ends or at both sides 2. marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure
N: 1. a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater) 2. an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held
N: 1. a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater) 2. an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held
A: 1. of or related to an amphitheater
A: 1. of or related to an amphitheater
A: 1. (of a plant ovule) partly inverted; turned back 90 degrees on its stalk
N: 1. a partly inverted ovule turned back 90 degrees on its stalk
N: 1. aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United States
N: 1. congo snakes
N: 1. an ancient jar with two handles and a narrow neck; used to hold oil or wine
A: 1. the sound heard in auscultation resembling the hollow sound made by blowing across the mouth of a bottle; "amphoric breathing indicates a cavity in the lung"
A: 1. having characteristics of both an acid and a base and capable of reacting as either
N: 1. an antibiotic and antifungal agent
N: 1. semisynthetic penicillin (trade names Principen and Polycillin and SK-Ampicillin)
A: 1. fairly large; "a sizable fortune"; "an ample waistline"; "of ample proportions" 2. affording an abundant supply; "had ample food for the party"; "copious provisions"; "food is plentiful"; "a plenteous grape harvest"; "a rich supply" 3. more than enough in size or scope or capacity; "had ample food for the party"; "an ample supply"
N: 1. the property of impressive largeness in size; "he admired the ampleness of its proportions" 2. the property of being more than sufficient; comfortable sufficiency; "the ampleness of her servings more than satisfied his hunger"
N: 1. a leaf with its base clasping the stem
N: 1. the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input 2. addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail; "a few remarks added in amplification and defense"; "an elaboration of the idea followed" 3. (electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current
N: 1. electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it
V: 1. to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery" 2. increase in size, volume or significance; "Her terror was magnified in her mind" 3. exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated" 4. increase the volume of; "amplify sound"
N: 1. (physics) the maximum displacement of a periodic wave 2. greatness of magnitude 3. the property of copious abundance
N: 1. distortion that occurs when the output signal does not have a linear relation to the input signal
N: 1. the level on a scale of amplitude
N: 1. modulation of the amplitude of the (radio) carrier wave
A: 1. sufficiently; more than adequately; "the evidence amply (or fully) confirms our suspicions"; "they were fully (or amply) fed" 2. to an ample degree or in an ample manner; "these voices were amply represented"; "we benefited richly"
N: 1. a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle)
N: 1. a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle)
N: 1. a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle)
N: 1. a flask that has two handles; used by Romans for wines or oils 2. the dilated portion of a canal or duct especially of the semicircular canals of the ear
A: 1. of or related to an ampulla
A: 1. of or related to an ampulla
V: 1. remove surgically; "amputate limbs"
N: 1. a condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs 2. a surgical removal of all or part of a limb
N: 1. a surgeon who remove part or all of a limb
N: 1. someone who has had a limb removed by amputation
N: 1. a drug (trade name Inocor) used intravenously in heart failure; increases strength of contraction of myocardium
N: 1. rough annual herbs of Europe and the Americas: fiddlenecks
N: 1. annual of the western United States having large coiled flower spikes; a threatened species
N: 1. annual of western United States with coiled spikes of yellow-orange coiled flowers
N: 1. genus of herbs and subshrubs with milky juice and showy bluish flowers; Europe to Asia Minor to Japan and North America
N: 1. subshrubs of southeastern United States forming slow-growing clumps and having blue flowers in short terminal cymes
N: 1. 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
A: 1. in a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon; "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows"
A: 1. wildly; without self-control; "when the restaurant caught fire the patrons ran amuck, blocking the exit" 2. in a murderous frenzy; "rioters running amuck and throwing sticks and bottles and stones"
N: 1. a trinket or piece of jewelry thought to be a protection against evil
N: 1. Norwegian explorer who was the first to traverse the Northwest Passage and in 1911 the first to reach the South Pole (1872-1928)
N: 1. an Asian river between China and Russia; flows into the Sea of Okhotsk
N: 1. eastern Asian shrub cultivated especially for its persistent foliage
N: 1. an Asian river between China and Russia; flows into the Sea of Okhotsk
N: 1. a doctor's degree in musical arts
V: 1. occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies" 2. make (somebody) laugh; "The clown amused the children"
A: 1. pleasantly occupied; "We are not amused" -Queen Victoria
N: 1. a feeling of delight at being entertained 2. a diversion that holds the attention
N: 1. an arcade featuring coin-operated game machines
N: 1. a commercially operated park with stalls and shows for amusement
A: 1. 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" 2. providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining; "an amusing speaker"; "a diverting story"; "a fun thing to do"
A: 1. in an entertaining and amusing manner; "Hollywood has grown too sophisticated to turn out anything really amusingly bad these days"
A: 1. providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining; "an amusing speaker"; "a diverting story"; "a fun thing to do"
N: 1. United States poet (1874-1925)
N: 1. English beauty who was the mistress of Admiral Nelson (1765-1815)
N: 1. an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus; as part of the limbic system it plays an important role in motivation and emotional behavior
N: 1. used in former classifications for plum and peach and almond trees which are now usually classified as members of the genus Prunus
A: 1. shaped like an almond
N: 1. a bitter cyanogenic glucoside extracted from the seeds of apricots and plums and bitter almonds
A: 1. related to or resembling an almond
A: 1. shaped like an almond
N: 1. an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus; as part of the limbic system it plays an important role in motivation and emotional behavior
A: 1. shaped like an almond
N: 1. psychosurgery in which amygdaloid fibers that mediate limbic system activity are severed (in cases of extreme uncontrollable violence)
N: 1. used in former classifications for peach and almond trees which are now included in genus Prunus
N: 1. 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: 1. almond trees having white blossoms and poisonous nuts yielding an oil used for flavoring and for medicinal purposes
N: 1. a mixture of 2 or more isomeric alcohols; used as a solvent and in organic synthesis
N: 1. a vasodilator that is sometimes used to treat angina pectoris
A: 1. resembling starch
N: 1. any of a group of proteins found in saliva and pancreatic juice and parts of plants; help convert starch to sugar
N: 1. a nonnitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch 2. (pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue
A: 1. resembling starch
N: 1. a plaque consisting of tangles of amyloid protein in nervous tissue (a pathological mark of Alzheimer's disease)
N: 1. a plaque consisting of tangles of amyloid protein in nervous tissue (a pathological mark of Alzheimer's disease)
A: 1. resembling starch
N: 1. a disorder characterized by deposit of amyloid in organs or tissues; often secondary to chronic rheumatoid arthritis or tuberculosis or multiple myeloma
N: 1. conversion of starch to sugar
A: 1. of or related to the process of amylolysis
N: 1. 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
N: 1. lack of normal muscular tension or tonus
N: 1. progressive wasting of muscle tissues
N: 1. 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
N: 1. progressive wasting of muscle tissues
N: 1. the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic
N: 1. a condition in which no mucus in produced
N: 1. an associate degree in nursing
N: 1. mother of the ancient Irish gods; sometimes identified with Danu 2. a collection of anecdotes about a person or place
N: 1. small freshwater spiny-finned fishes of Africa and southern Asia
N: 1. belief in: the primacy of the Bible; baptism of believers not infants; complete separation of church and state
N: 1. adherent of Anabaptism
N: 1. a Protestant sect denying infant baptism and baptising only believers
N: 1. the type genus of the family Anabantidae; small fish that resemble perch
N: 1. a small perch of India whose gills are modified to allow it to breathe air; has spiny pectoral fins that enable it to travel on land
A: 1. of an air current or wind; rising especially up a slope; "an anabatic wind"
N: 1. suspended animation in organisms during periods of extreme drought from which they revive when moisture returns
A: 1. of or related to the state of anabiosis
A: 1. of or related to the synthetic phase of metabolism 2. characterized by or promoting constructive metabolism; "some athletes take anabolic steroids to increase muscle size temporarily"
N: 1. any of a group of synthetic steroid hormones used to stimulate muscle and bone growth; more than 100 have been developed and each requires a prescription to be used legally in the United States; sometimes used illicitly by athletes to increase their strength
N: 1. synthesis of more complex substances from simpler ones
N: 1. a genus of Tettigoniidae
N: 1. large dark wingless cricket-like katydid of arid parts of western United States
N: 1. at least partially equivalent to the order Gadiformes in some classifications
N: 1. the cashew family; trees and shrubs and vines having resinous (sometimes poisonous) juice; includes cashew and mango and pistachio and poison ivy and sumac
N: 1. type genus of the Anacardiaceae: cashew
N: 1. tropical American evergreen tree bearing kidney-shaped nuts that are edible only when roasted
A: 1. chronologically misplaced; "English public schools are anachronistic"
N: 1. an artifact that belongs to another time 2. a person who seems to be displaced in time; who belongs to another age 3. something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred
A: 1. chronologically misplaced; "English public schools are anachronistic"
A: 1. in an anachronistic manner; "let's look at this phenomenon anachronistically"
A: 1. chronologically misplaced; "English public schools are anachronistic"
N: 1. an analgesic for mild pain; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril and Tylenol and Panadol and Phenaphen and Tempra and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets)
A: 1. of valleys and rivers; progressing in a direction opposite to the dip in surrounding rock strata
N: 1. (psychoanalysis) relationship marked by strong dependence on others; especially a libidinal attachment to e.g. a parental figure
A: 1. of or related to relationships that are characterized by the strong dependence of one person on another
N: 1. severe and progressive depression in infants who lose their mother and do not get a suitable substitute
N: 1. an abrupt change within a sentence from one syntactic structure to another
A: 1. of or related to syntactic inconsistencies of the sort known as anacoluthons
N: 1. an abrupt change within a sentence from one syntactic structure to another
N: 1. large arboreal boa of tropical South America
N: 1. Spanish pellitory
N: 1. small Mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil once used to relieve toothache
N: 1. a yeast-raised bread made of white flour and cornmeal and molasses
N: 1. 2 species of tropical American shrubs or trees
N: 1. Brazilian shrub having twice-pinnate leaves and small spicate flowers followed by flat or irregularly torulose pods; sometimes placed in genus Piptadenia
N: 1. repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next
A: 1. migrating from the sea to fresh water to spawn
N: 1. a deficiency of red blood cells 2. a lack of vitality
A: 1. lacking vigor or energy; "an anemic attempt to hit the baseball" 2. relating to anemia or suffering from anemia
N: 1. an organism (especially a bacterium) that does not require air or free oxygen to live
A: 1. not aerobic; "isometric exercises are anaerobic" 2. living or active in the absence of free oxygen; "anaerobic bacteria"
N: 1. exercise that builds muscles through tension
A: 1. living or active in the absence of free oxygen; "anaerobic bacteria"
N: 1. loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness
N: 1. a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
A: 1. characterized by insensibility; "the young girls are in a state of possession--blind and deaf and anesthetic"; "an anesthetic state"
N: 1. a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
V: 1. make unconscious by means of anesthetic drugs; "The patient must be anesthetized before the operation"
A: 1. rendered insensible by means of anesthesia
N: 1. a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated
V: 1. make unconscious by means of anesthetic drugs; "The patient must be anesthetized before the operation"
A: 1. rendered insensible by means of anesthesia
N: 1. chiefly Old World herbs
N: 1. herb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at approach of rainy weather
N: 1. small creeping European herb having delicate pink flowers
N: 1. moth whose larvae are flour moths
N: 1. small moth whose larvae damage stored grain and flour
N: 1. anything carved in low relief 2. moving or still pictures in contrasting colors that appear three-dimensional when superimposed
A: 1. related to anaglyphs or anaglyphy
A: 1. related to anaglyphs or anaglyphy
N: 1. the process of producing pictures in contrasting colors that appear three-dimensional when superimposed and viewed through spectacles with one red and one green lens
A: 1. related to anaglyphs or anaglyphy
A: 1. related to anaglyphs or anaglyphy
N: 1. a cleric in the minor orders of the Eatern Orthodox Church who reads the lessons aloud in the liturgy (analogous to the lector in the Roman Catholic Church)
N: 1. a mystical or allegorical interpretation (especially of Scripture) 2. a mystical or allegorical interpretation (especially of Scripture)
A: 1. based on or exemplifying anagoge
A: 1. based on or exemplifying anagoge
N: 1. a word or phrase spelled by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase
V: 1. read letters out of order to discover a hidden meaning
A: 1. related to anagrams or containing or making an anagram
A: 1. related to anagrams or containing or making an anagram
V: 1. read letters out of order to discover a hidden meaning
V: 1. read letters out of order to discover a hidden meaning
N: 1. a game whose object is to form words from a group of randomly chosen letters
N: 1. very small genus of shrubs of southern Europe having backward curving seed pods
N: 1. shrub with trifoliate leaves and yellow flowers followed by backward curving seed pods; leaves foetid when crushed
N: 1. a city in southern California (southeast of Los Angeles); site of Disneyland
A: 1. 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. 2. of or related to the anus; "anal thermometer"
N: 1. anal intercourse committed by a man with a man or woman
N: 1. (psychoanalysis) a personality characterized by meticulous neatness and suspicion and reserve; said to be formed in early childhood by fixation during the anal stage of development (usually as a consequence of toilet training)
N: 1. (psychoanalysis) the second sexual and social stage of a child's development during which bowel control is learned
N: 1. (psychoanalysis) a personality characterized by meticulous neatness and suspicion and reserve; said to be formed in early childhood by fixation during the anal stage of development (usually as a consequence of toilet training)
N: 1. anal intercourse committed by a man with a man or woman
N: 1. the sphincter muscle of the anus
N: 1. (psychoanalysis) the second sexual and social stage of a child's development during which bowel control is learned
N: 1. an abnormally low level of albumin in the blood serum
N: 1. a collection of excerpts from a literary work
N: 1. a collection of excerpts from a literary work
N: 1. a medication used as a stimulant to the central nervous system
A: 1. stimulating the central nervous system; "an analeptic drug stimulates the central nervous system"
N: 1. absence of the sense of pain without loss of consciousness
N: 1. a medicine used to relieve pain
A: 1. capable of relieving pain; "the anodyne properties of certain drugs"; "an analgesic effect"
A: 1. capable of relieving pain; "the anodyne properties of certain drugs"; "an analgesic effect"
N: 1. something having the property of being analogous to something else
A: 1. of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input; "analogue device"; "linear amplifier"
N: 1. device for converting analogue signals into digital signals
N: 1. device for converting analogue signals into digital signals
N: 1. a computer that represents information by variable quantities (e.g., positions or voltages)
N: 1. a watch that represents time by the position of hands on a dial
A: 1. expressing, composed of, or based on an analogy; "the analogical use of a metaphor"
V: 1. make an analogy
N: 1. someone who looks for analogies or who reasons by analogy
V: 1. make an analogy
A: 1. corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin; "the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird are analogous" 2. similar or correspondent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar; "brains and computers are often considered analogous"; "surimi is marketed as analogous to crabmeat"
A: 1. in an analogous manner; "analogously, we have a variable"
N: 1. something having the property of being analogous to something else
A: 1. of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input; "analogue device"; "linear amplifier"
N: 1. a computer that represents information by variable quantities (e.g., positions or voltages)
N: 1. 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" 2. an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others 3. the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; language can point in the right direction but any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate
N: 1. an illiterate person who does not know the alphabet
N: 1. an illiterate person who does not know the alphabet
A: 1. relating to or expressed by a writing system that is not alphabetic 2. having little acquaintance with writing; "special tutorials to assist the unlettered sector of society" 3. not alphabetic; "an analphabetic arrangement of letters"; "Jesperson's system of phonetic transcription is analphabetic"
N: 1. an inability to read
N: 1. a person undergoing psychoanalysis
V: 1. break down into components or essential features; "analyze today's financial market" 2. 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" 3. 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" 4. subject to psychoanalytic treatment; "I was analyzed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist"
N: 1. an instrument that performs analyses
N: 1. 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" 2. a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed 3. an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole 4. the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., `the father of the bride' instead of `the bride''s father'' 5. a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation 6. the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
N: 1. a statistical method for making simultaneous comparisons between two or more means; a statistical method that yields values that can be tested to determine whether a significant relation exists between variables
N: 1. the branch of pure mathematics that deals only with the properties of a figure X that hold for every figure into which X can be transformed with a one-to-one correspondence that is continuous in both directions
N: 1. a licensed practitioner of psychoanalysis 2. someone who is skilled at analyzing data 3. an expert who studies financial data (on credit or securities or sales or financial patterns etc.) and recommends appropriate business actions
A: 1. using or subjected to a methodology using algebra and calculus; "analytic statics" 2. expressing a grammatical category by using two or more words rather than inflection 3. 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" 4. of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience; "`all spinsters are unmarried' is an analytic proposition"
N: 1. the use of algebra to study geometric properties; operates on symbols defined in a coordinate system
N: 1. the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
A: 1. 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" 2. of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience; "`all spinsters are unmarried' is an analytic proposition"
N: 1. a beam balance of great precision used in quantitative chemical analysis
N: 1. the early phase of cubism
N: 1. the use of algebra to study geometric properties; operates on symbols defined in a coordinate system
N: 1. an auditing procedure based on ratios among accounts and tries to identify significant changes
A: 1. by virtue of analysis; "assuming that the distinction is maintained one may ask which is to be analytically prior?"
N: 1. the property of being analytic
A: 1. capable of being partitioned
V: 1. break down into components or essential features; "analyze today's financial market" 2. 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" 3. 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" 4. subject to psychoanalytic treatment; "I was analyzed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist"
A: 1. 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"
N: 1. an instrument that performs analyses
N: 1. the case history of a medical patient 2. the ability to recall past occurrences
A: 1. of or relating to anamnesis
N: 1. renewed rapid production of an antibody on the second (or subsequent) encounter with the same antigen
N: 1. renewed rapid production of an antibody on the second (or subsequent) encounter with the same antigen
A: 1. pertaining to gradual evolution from one type of organism to another 2. pertaining to a kind of distorting optical system; "an anamorphic lense"
N: 1. metamorphism that occurs deep under the earth's surface; changes simple minerals into complex minerals 2. a distorted projection or perspective; especially an image distorted in such a way that it becomes visible only when viewed in a special manner 3. the evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes
N: 1. a distorted projection or perspective; especially an image distorted in such a way that it becomes visible only when viewed in a special manner 2. the evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes
N: 1. 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) 2. large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated
N: 1. a tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated in the tropics
N: 1. a habitual liar (after a New Testament character who was struck dead for lying)
N: 1. a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables
A: 1. (of a metric foot) characterized by two short syllables followed by a long one
N: 1. a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables
A: 1. (of a metric foot) characterized by two short syllables followed by a long one
N: 1. genus of herbs of north temperate regions having hoary leaves: pearly everlasting
N: 1. American everlasting having foliage with soft wooly hairs and corymbose heads with pearly white bracts
N: 1. the stage of meiosis or mitosis when chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle
A: 1. of or related to the stage of mitosis known as anaphase
N: 1. a word (such as a pronoun) used to avoid repetition; the referent of an anaphor is determined by its antecedent
N: 1. using a pronoun or other pro-word instead of repeating a word 2. repetition of a word or phrase as the beginning of successive clauses
A: 1. relating to anaphora; "anaphoric reference"
N: 1. a pronoun that refers to an antecedent
N: 1. the relation between an anaphor and its antecedent
N: 1. decline or absence of sexual desire
A: 1. tending to diminish sexual desire
A: 1. related to the hypersensitivity known as anaphylaxis; "anaphylatic shock"
N: 1. a severe and rapid and sometimes fatal hypersensitivity reaction to a substance (especially a vaccine or penicillin or shellfish or insect venom) to which the organism has become sensitized by previous exposure
N: 1. hypersensitivity reaction to the ingestion or injection of a substance (a protein or drug) resulting from prior contact with a substance
N: 1. loss of structural differentiation within a cell or group of cells often with increased capacity for multiplication, as in a malignant tumor
N: 1. a disease of cattle that is transmitted by cattle ticks; similar to Texas fever
A: 1. of or relating to anaplasia
N: 1. surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue
N: 1. a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trademarks Aleve and Anaprox and Aflaxen)
N: 1. primitive reptile having no opening in the temporal region of the skull; all extinct except turtles
N: 1. primitive reptile having no opening in the temporal region of the skull; all extinct except turtles
N: 1. oldest known reptiles: turtles; extinct Permian forms
N: 1. wife of Siva and a benevolent aspect of Devi: goddess of plenty 2. a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (26,500 feet high)
A: 1. without law or control; "the system is economically inefficient and politically anarchic"
A: 1. without law or control; "the system is economically inefficient and politically anarchic"
A: 1. in a lawless rebellious manner
N: 1. a political theory favoring the abolition of governments
N: 1. an advocate of anarchism
A: 1. of or related to anarchism or tending toward anarchism
N: 1. a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)
N: 1. wolffishes
N: 1. type genus of the Anarhichadidae
N: 1. partial or total loss of articulate speech resulting from lesions of the central nervous system
N: 1. type genus of the Anatidae: freshwater ducks
N: 1. long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers
N: 1. American widgeon the male of which has a white crown
N: 1. freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill
N: 1. common teal of Eurasia and North America
N: 1. American teal
N: 1. freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals
N: 1. wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended; widely distributed
N: 1. small Eurasian teal
N: 1. dusky black duck of northeastern United States and Canada
N: 1. squash bugs
N: 1. large black American bug that sucks sap of vines of the gourd family
N: 1. generalized edema with accumulation of serum in subcutaneous connective tissue
A: 1. characterized by or affected by dropsy
N: 1. a Native American who lived in what is now southern Colorado and Utah and northern Arizona and New Mexico and who built cliff dwellings
N: 1. extinct small freshwater jawless fish usually having a heterocercal tail and an armored head; of the Silurian and Devonian
N: 1. extinct order of jawless vertebrates
N: 1. muscular action of the alimentary tract in a direction opposite to peristalsis
N: 1. one species: rose of Jericho; resurrection plant
N: 1. small gray Asiatic desert plant bearing minute white flowers that rolls up when dry and expands when moist
N: 1. compound lens or lens system designed to be free of astigmatism and able to form approximately point images
A: 1. pertaining to a lens or lens system free of astigmatism (able to form point images) 2. not astigmatic
N: 1. a lens designed to correct astigmatism
V: 1. cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis; "anastomose blood vessels" 2. come together or open into each other; "the blood vessels anastomose"
N: 1. a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous
A: 1. of or relating to or exhibiting anastomosis
N: 1. either of two communicating veins serving the brain
N: 1. openbills
N: 1. the reversal of the normal order of words
N: 1. the archeological reassembly of ruined monuments from fallen or decayed fragments (incorporating new materials when necessary)
N: 1. a detested person; "he is an anathema to me" 2. a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication
N: 1. the formal act of pronouncing (someone or something) accursed
V: 1. curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
N: 1. the formal act of pronouncing (someone or something) accursed
V: 1. curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
V: 1. curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment 2. wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child"
V: 1. curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment 2. wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child"
N: 1. swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks
N: 1. French writer of sophisticated novels and short stories (1844-1924)
N: 1. Russian chess master who was world champion from 1975 until 1985 when he was defeated by Gary Kasparov (born in 1951)
N: 1. Russian chess master who was world champion from 1975 until 1985 when he was defeated by Gary Kasparov (born in 1951)
N: 1. a peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey
N: 1. an extinct branch of the Indo-European family of languages known from inscriptions and important in the reconstruction of Proto-Indo European
N: 1. an extinct branch of the Indo-European family of languages known from inscriptions and important in the reconstruction of Proto-Indo European
A: 1. of or relating to the branch of morphology that studies the structure of organisms; "anatomical research" 2. of or relating to the structure of the body; "anatomical features"
N: 1. an expression that relates to anatomy
A: 1. of or relating to the branch of morphology that studies the structure of organisms; "anatomical research" 2. of or relating to the structure of the body; "anatomical features"
N: 1. an expression that relates to anatomy
N: 1. a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening
N: 1. a particular complex anatomical structure; "he has good bone structure"
A: 1. with respect to anatomy; "anatomically correct"
V: 1. dissect in order to analyze; "anatomize the bodies of the victims of this strange disease"
N: 1. an expert in anatomy
V: 1. dissect in order to analyze; "anatomize the bodies of the victims of this strange disease" 2. analyze down to the smallest detail; "This writer anatomized the depth of human behavior"
N: 1. 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" 2. the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals 3. a detailed analysis; "he studied the anatomy of crimes"
N: 1. one of the largest and most famous duck-billed dinosaurs
N: 1. 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"
A: 1. (of a plant ovule) completely inverted; turned back 180 degrees on its stalk
N: 1. a completely inverted ovule turned back 180 degrees on its stalk
N: 1. a presocratic Athenian philosopher who maintained that everything is composed of very small particles that were arranged by some eternal intelligence (500-428 BC)
N: 1. a presocratic Greek philosopher and student of Thales who believed the universal substance to be infinity rather than something resembling ordinary objects (611-547 BC)
N: 1. a presocratic Greek philosopher and associate of Anaximander who believed that all things are made of air in different degrees of density (6th century BC)
N: 1. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
N: 1. worship of ancestors
A: 1. of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor 2. inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent; "ancestral home"; "ancestral lore"; "hereditary monarchy"; "patrimonial estate"; "transmissible tradition"
N: 1. a woman ancestor
N: 1. the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" 2. inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
N: 1. 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" 2. a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving 3. a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute
V: 1. fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete" 2. secure a vessel with an anchor; "We anchored at Baltimore"
N: 1. the chain that attaches an anchor to a vessel
N: 1. a light in the rigging of a ship that is riding at anchor
N: 1. a toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke"
N: 1. the act of anchoring 2. a city in south central Alaska; "Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska" 3. place for vessels to anchor 4. a fee for anchoring
N: 1. place for vessels to anchor
N: 1. one retired from society for religious reasons
A: 1. characterized by ascetic solitude; "the eremitic element in the life of a religious colony"; "his hermitic existence"
N: 1. a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute
N: 1. a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute
N: 1. small herring-like plankton-feeding fishes often canned whole or as paste; abundant in tropical waters worldwide 2. tiny Mediterranean fishes usually canned or salted; used for hors d'oeuvres or as seasoning in sauces
N: 1. butter blended with mashed anchovies
N: 1. vinaigrette and mashed anchovies
N: 1. paste made primarily of anchovies; used in sauces and spreads
N: 1. West Indian fruit resembling the mango; often pickled 2. West Indian tree bearing edible fruit resembling mango
N: 1. West Indian tree bearing edible fruit resembling mango
N: 1. tomato and cheese pizza with anchovies
N: 1. made of white sauce and mashed anchovies
N: 1. any of various Old World herbs of the genus Anchusa having one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers
N: 1. anchusa of southern Africa having blue flowers with white throats
N: 1. perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate usually blue flowers
N: 1. anchusa of southern Africa having blue to red-purple flowers
N: 1. abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint
N: 1. a political and social system that no longer governs (especially the system that existed in France before the French Revolution)
A: 1. very old; "an ancient mariner" 2. 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"
N: 1. the Greek language prior to the Roman Empire
N: 1. knowledge of some recent fact or event that has become so commonly known that it has lost its original pertinence 2. a history of the ancient world
N: 1. small slow-growing pine of western United States similar to the bristlecone pine; chocolate brown bark in plates and short needles in bunches of 5; crown conic but becoming rough and twisted; oldest plant in the world growing to 5000 years in cold semi-desert mountain tops
A: 1. in ancient times; long ago; "a concern with what may have happened anciently"
N: 1. extreme oldness
N: 1. people who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe)
A: 1. relating to something that is added but is not essential; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxilliary to each other"
N: 1. copperheads
N: 1. a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (20,960 feet high)
N: 1. the muscle that extends the forearm and abducts the ulna in pronation of the wrist
N: 1. freshwater gastropod
V: 1. undergo ankylosis; "joints ankylose" 2. produce ankylosis by surgery
N: 1. hookworms
N: 1. type genus of the family Ancylidae: river limpet
N: 1. minute conical gastropod superficially resembling a limpet but living and feeding on freshwater plants
N: 1. a circuit in a computer that fires only when all of its inputs fire
A: 1. used as an abbreviation of `et alibi' when referring to other occurrences in a text
N: 1. a circuit in a computer that fires only when all of its inputs fire
A: 1. an expression of emphatic agreement
A: 1. used as an abbreviation of `et alii' (masculine plural) or `et aliae'' (feminine plural) or `et alia'' (neutral plural) when referring to a number of people
A: 1. subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors); "then he left"; "go left first, then right"; "first came lightning, then thunder"; "we watched the late movie and then went to bed"; "and so home and to bed"
A: 1. continuing in the same way
A: 1. continuing in the same way
A: 1. subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors); "then he left"; "go left first, then right"; "first came lightning, then thunder"; "we watched the late movie and then went to bed"; "and so home and to bed"
A: 1. and considerably more in addition; "it cost me a week's salary and then some"
N: 1. a region in southern Spain on the Atlantic and the Mediterranean; formerly a center of Moorish civilization
N: 1. a region in southern Spain on the Atlantic and the Mediterranean; formerly a center of Moorish civilization
A: 1. in or relating to Andalusia
N: 1. large Asiatic tree having hard marbled zebrawood
N: 1. mottled curly-grained wood of Pterocarpus indicus
N: 1. part of the Bay of Bengal west of the Malay Peninsula
N: 1. a moderately slow tempo (a walking pace)
A: 1. (of tempo) moderately slow
A: 1. at a moderately slow temp; "this passage must be played andante"
A: 1. (of tempo) moderately fast
A: 1. relating to the Andes and their inhabitants
N: 1. large vulture of the high Andes having black plumage and white neck ruff
N: 1. any of several tropical American trees of the genus Andira
N: 1. Swedish astronomer who devised the centigrade thermometer (1701-1744)
N: 1. a Danish author remembered for his fairy stories (1805-1875)
N: 1. United States dramatist (1888-1959) 2. United States physicist who discovered antimatter in the form of an antielectron that is called the positron (1905-1991) 3. United States physicist who studied the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems (1923-) 4. United States contralto noted for her performance of spirituals (1902-1993) 5. United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
N: 1. a mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast
N: 1. a dark gray volcanic rock
N: 1. a state of southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal
N: 1. small genus of evergreen trees of tropical America and western Africa
N: 1. tree with shaggy unpleasant-smelling toxic bark and yielding strong durable wood; bark and seeds used as a purgative and vermifuge and narcotic
N: 1. metal supports for logs in a fireplace; "the andirons were too hot to touch"
N: 1. a small republic in the eastern Pyrenees between Spain and France
N: 1. a native or inhabitant of Andorra
A: 1. of or relating to or characteristic of Andorra or its people; "the Andorran hills"
N: 1. dark grayish extrusive rock
N: 1. a garnet consisting of calcium iron silicate and having any color ranging from yellow and green to brown and black; used as gemstone
N: 1. French painter and exponent of Fauvism (1880-1954)
N: 1. French author and dramatist who is regarded as the father of modern French literature (1869-1951)
N: 1. French landscape gardener who designed many formal gardens including the parks of Versailles (1613-1700)
N: 1. French politician who proposed the Maginot Line (1877-1932)
N: 1. French novelist (1901-1976)
N: 1. Russian mathematician (1856-1922)
N: 1. French writer best known for his biographies (1885-1967)
N: 1. French author and dramatist who is regarded as the father of modern French literature (1869-1951)
N: 1. United States mathematician (born in France) (1906-1998)
N: 1. founder of a family of Italian violin makers (1626?-1698)
N: 1. Italian painter and engraver noted for his frescoes (1431-1506)
N: 1. highly original and much imitated Italian architect (1508-1580)
N: 1. brown or blackish Alpine mosses having a dehiscent capsule with 4 longitudinal slits
N: 1. comprises a single genus: Andreaea
N: 1. a Flemish surgeon who is considered the father of modern anatomy (1514-1564)
N: 1. Soviet ambassador to the United States and to the United Nations (1909-1989)
N: 1. Russian filmmaker (1932-1986)
N: 1. Soviet physicist and dissident; helped develop the first Russian hydrogen bomb; advocated nuclear disarmament and campaigned for human rights (1921-1989)
N: 1. Soviet ambassador to the United States and to the United Nations (1909-1989)
N: 1. Russian mathematician (1856-1922)
N: 1. Soviet physicist and dissident; helped develop the first Russian hydrogen bomb; advocated nuclear disarmament and campaigned for human rights (1921-1989)
N: 1. Russian filmmaker (1932-1986)
N: 1. Russian poet (born in 1933)
N: 1. a bee that is a member of the genus Andrena
N: 1. a bee that is a member of the genus Andrena
N: 1. a large family of solitary short-tongued bees most of which burrow in the ground
N: 1. Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
N: 1. Spanish guitarist who made classical guitar a concert instrument (1893-1987)
N: 1. (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
N: 1. plant with nearly leafless stalk topped by an umbellike cluster of red or reddish lavender flowers; California to Oregon
N: 1. United States industrialist and philanthropist who endowed education and public libraries and research trusts (1835-1919)
N: 1. United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918)
N: 1. United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918)
N: 1. English physiologist who, with Alan Hodgkin, discovered the role of potassium and sodium ions in the transmission of the nerve impulse (born in 1917)
N: 1. English physiologist who, with Alan Hodgkin, discovered the role of potassium and sodium ions in the transmission of the nerve impulse (born in 1917)
N: 1. 7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the presidency (1767-1845)
N: 1. United States landscape architect who designed the grounds of the White House and the Capitol Building (1815-1852)
N: 1. 17th President of the United States; was elected Vice President and succeeded Lincoln when Lincoln was assassinated; was impeached but acquitted by one vote (1808-1875)
N: 1. English composer of many successful musicals (some in collaboration with Sir Tim Rice) (born in 1948)
N: 1. English poet (1621-1678)
N: 1. United States financier and philanthropist (1855-1937)
N: 1. United States financier and philanthropist (1855-1937)
N: 1. United States financier and philanthropist (1855-1937)
N: 1. United States painter (born in 1917)
N: 1. United States naturalist who contributed to paleontology and geology (1884-1960)
N: 1. cynipid gall wasps, chiefly affecting oaks
N: 1. a male gametoecium
N: 1. male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics
N: 1. male parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only paternal chromosomes due to the failure of the egg nucleus to participate in fertilization
A: 1. of or related to androgenesis
A: 1. of or related to the male hormone androgen
N: 1. male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics
A: 1. relating to or exhibiting both female and male sex organs but with a predominantly female appearance 2. of or related to androgenesis
N: 1. male parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only paternal chromosomes due to the failure of the egg nucleus to participate in fertilization
N: 1. a woman's voice with male qualities
N: 1. one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
A: 1. having both male and female characteristics
N: 1. showing characteristics of both sexes
N: 1. an automaton that resembles a human being
N: 1. a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cassiopeia and Pegasus; contains the Andromeda Galaxy 2. any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers 3. broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers
N: 1. a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Andromeda that is visible to the naked eye
N: 1. wiry evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of wet acidic areas in Arctic and Canada to northeastern United States
N: 1. erect to procumbent evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of sphagnum peat bogs and other wet acidic areas in northern Europe
N: 1. a morbid fear of men
N: 1. tall annual or perennial grasses with spikelike racemes; warm regions
N: 1. tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in the United States
N: 1. tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in the United States
N: 1. handsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning pale bronze in autumn
N: 1. tall tufted grass of southeastern United States
N: 1. an androgenic hormone that is less active than testosterone
N: 1. any plant of the genus Andryala having milky sap and heads of bright yellow flowers
N: 1. Polish filmmaker (born in 1929)
N: 1. (Norse mythology) a dwarf who possessed a treasure that was stolen by Loki
N: 1. United States artist who was a leader of the pop art movement (1930-1987)
A: 1. used of a single unit or thing; not two or more; "`ane' is Scottish"
A: 1. characterized by or given to telling anecdotes; "anecdotal conversation"; "an anectodal history of jazz"; "he was at his anecdotic best" 2. having the character of an anecdote; "anecdotal evidence"
N: 1. short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
A: 1. characterized by or given to telling anecdotes; "anecdotal conversation"; "an anectodal history of jazz"; "he was at his anecdotic best"
A: 1. characterized by or given to telling anecdotes; "anecdotal conversation"; "an anectodal history of jazz"; "he was at his anecdotic best"
N: 1. a person skilled in telling anecdotes
A: 1. not having or producing echoes; sound-absorbent; "an anechoic chamber"
N: 1. a chamber having very little reverberation
N: 1. climbing salamanders
N: 1. yellow-spotted brown salamander of California woodlands
V: 1. administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing
N: 1. a deficiency of red blood cells 2. a lack of vitality 3. genus of terrestrial or lithophytic ferns having pinnatifid fronds; chiefly of tropical America
N: 1. fern of Florida and West Indies and Central America with rhizome densely clad in grown hairs
A: 1. lacking vigor or energy; "an anemic attempt to hit the baseball" 2. relating to anemia or suffering from anemia
N: 1. anoxia resulting from a decreased concentration of hemoglobin
N: 1. hypoxia resulting from a decreased concentration of hemoglobin
A: 1. pertaining to the recording of wind measurements
N: 1. recording anemometrical measurements
N: 1. a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind
A: 1. pertaining to the measurement of wind speed and direction
A: 1. pertaining to the measurement of wind speed and direction
N: 1. measuring wind speed and direction
N: 1. marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton 2. any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves
N: 1. common summer-flowering woodland herb of Labrador to Colorado
N: 1. a common North American anemone with cylindrical fruit clusters resembling thimbles
N: 1. live associated with sea anemones
N: 1. short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or lilac flowers; North America and Siberia
N: 1. European anemone with solitary white flowers common in deciduous woodlands
N: 1. of western North America
N: 1. European perennial having usually violet or white spring flowers
N: 1. common anemone of eastern North America with solitary pink-tinged white flowers
N: 1. thimbleweed of northern North America
N: 1. Eurasian herb with solitary nodding fragrant white flowers
N: 1. silky-foliaged herb of the Rocky Mountains with bluish-white flowers
N: 1. thimbleweed of central and eastern North America
N: 1. 1 species: rue anemone
N: 1. woodland flower native to eastern North America having cup-shaped flowers reminiscent of anemone but more delicate
A: 1. of flowering plants (especially grasses etc) that are pollinated by the wind
N: 1. 1 species: yerba mansa
N: 1. stoloniferous herb of southwestern United States and Mexico having a pungent rootstock and small spicate flowers with white bracts suggesting an anemone
N: 1. a defect in brain development resulting in small or missing brain hemispheres
A: 1. characterized by partial or total absence of a brain
A: 1. characterized by partial or total absence of a brain
N: 1. a defect in brain development resulting in small or missing brain hemispheres
N: 1. reduction or lack of an immune response to a specific antigen 2. inactivity and lack of energy
N: 1. a barometer that measures pressure without using fluids
A: 1. containing no liquid or actuated without the use of liquid; "aneroid barometer"
N: 1. a barometer that measures pressure without using fluids
N: 1. loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness
N: 1. a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated
N: 1. the branch of medical science that studies and applies anesthetics
N: 1. a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
A: 1. characterized by insensibility; "the young girls are in a state of possession--blind and deaf and anesthetic"; "an anesthetic state"
N: 1. a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
V: 1. make unconscious by means of anesthetic drugs; "The patient must be anesthetized before the operation"
A: 1. rendered insensible by means of anesthesia
N: 1. a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated
V: 1. make unconscious by means of anesthetic drugs; "The patient must be anesthetized before the operation"
A: 1. rendered insensible by means of anesthesia
N: 1. a mixture of methyl and ethyl chloride; sprayed on as a local anesthetic
A: 1. of or relating to anestrus
A: 1. (of lower mammals) not in a state of estrus; not in heat; "an anestrous bitch" 2. of or relating to anestrus
N: 1. applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus
N: 1. applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus
N: 1. dill
N: 1. aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning
A: 1. having a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number
N: 1. an abnormality involving a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number (one chromosome set is incomplete)
N: 1. a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth
N: 1. a cardiovascular disease characterized by a sac-like widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall
A: 1. relating to or affected by an aneurysm
A: 1. relating to or affected by an aneurysm
N: 1. a cardiovascular disease characterized by a sac-like widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall
A: 1. relating to or affected by an aneurysm
A: 1. relating to or affected by an aneurysm
A: 1. again but in a new or different way; "start afresh"; "wanted to write the story anew"; "starting life anew in a fresh place"
A: 1. full of twists and turns; "anfractuous cliffs"
N: 1. a civilian reserve component of the United States Air Force that provides prompt mobilization during war and assistance during national emergencies
N: 1. a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa
N: 1. spiritual being attendant upon God 2. the highest waterfall; has more than one leap; flow varies seasonally 3. person of exceptional holiness 4. invests in a theatrical production
N: 1. South American plant cultivated for its very large nocturnally fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers 2. South American plant cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers
N: 1. South American fibrous-rooted begonias having prominent basal leaf lobes suggesting angels' wings and racemes of coral-red flowers
N: 1. a light sponge cake made without egg yolks
N: 1. a drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or `dust') for its effects as a hallucinogen
N: 1. the highest waterfall; has more than one leap; flow varies seasonally
N: 1. a light sponge cake made without egg yolks
N: 1. sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do
N: 1. a butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthus 2. deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters 3. sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do
A: 1. of or relating to angels; "angelic messenger" 2. having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; "an angelic smile"; "a cherubic face"; "looking so seraphic when he slept"; "a sweet disposition" 3. marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint; "angelic benificence"; "a beatific smile"; "a saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my sainted mother"
N: 1. any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels 2. candied stalks of the angelica plant 3. aromatic stems or leaves or roots of Angelica Archangelica
N: 1. a biennial cultivated herb; its stems are candied and eaten and its roots are used medicinally
N: 1. European herb with compound leaves and white flowers; adventive on Cape Breton Island
A: 1. of or relating to angels; "angelic messenger" 2. having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; "an angelic smile"; "a cherubic face"; "looking so seraphic when he slept"; "a sweet disposition" 3. marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint; "angelic benificence"; "a beatific smile"; "a saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my sainted mother"
A: 1. like an angel; "the child was sleeping angelically"
N: 1. any of several tropical American trees of the genus Andira
N: 1. 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: 1. the branch of theology that is concerned with angels
N: 1. a prayer said 3 times a day by Roman Catholics in memory of the Annunciation 2. the sound of a bell rung in Roman Catholic churches to announce the time when the Angelus should be recited
N: 1. the sound of a bell rung in Roman Catholic churches to announce the time when the Angelus should be recited
N: 1. belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins) 2. a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance 3. the state of being angry
V: 1. become angry; "He angers easily" 2. make angry; "The news angered him"
A: 1. 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"
N: 1. a resident of Anjou
N: 1. a resident of Anjou
N: 1. inflammation of a blood vessel or lymph duct
N: 1. any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain 2. a heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heart
N: 1. a heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heart
A: 1. of or related to the pain of angina pectoris
A: 1. of or related to the pain of angina pectoris
A: 1. of or related to the pain of angina pectoris
N: 1. a series of X rays representing the action of the heart and its blood vessels after the injection of a radiopaque substance
N: 1. tree bearing fruit enclosed in a shell or involucre or husk
A: 1. having or being fruit enclosed in a shell or husk
A: 1. having or being fruit enclosed in a shell or husk
N: 1. the formation of new blood vessels
N: 1. a drug that is designed to prevent the growth of blood vessels that nourish tumors
N: 1. an X-ray representation of blood vessels made after the injection of a radiopaque substance; "angiograms are produced by angiography"
N: 1. roentgenographic examination of blood vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium; produces an angiogram
N: 1. a form of hemophilia discovered by Erik von Willebrand; a genetic disorder that is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait; characterized by a deficiency of the coagulation factor and by mucosal bleeding
N: 1. a physician who specializes in angiology
N: 1. the branch of medical science that studies the blood and lymph vessels and their disorders
N: 1. a tumor consisting of a mass of blood or lymphatic vessels
A: 1. of or related to or having a tumor of the kind known as an angioma
N: 1. any disease of the blood vessels or lymph ducts
N: 1. an operation to repair a damaged blood vessel or unblock a coronary artery
N: 1. highly variable species of very large primitive ferns of the Pacific tropical areas with high rainfall
N: 1. highly variable species of very large primitive ferns of the Pacific tropical areas with high rainfall
N: 1. 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
N: 1. a modified microscope used to study capillary vessels
N: 1. plants having seeds in a closed ovary
N: 1. 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)
A: 1. of or related to or characteristic of plants that are angiosperms
N: 1. any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
N: 1. any of various angiospermous trees having yellow wood
N: 1. dilation and enlargement of arterioles
N: 1. any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels
N: 1. proteolytic enzyme that converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II
N: 1. antihypertensive drug that blocks the formation of angiotensin in the kidney, leading to relaxation of the arteries; promotes the excretion of salt and water by inhibiting the activity of the angiotensin converting enzyme; also administered after uncomplicated heart attacks
N: 1. a physiologically inactive form of angiotensin that is the precursor to angiotensin II
N: 1. a potent vasopressor agent formed from angiotensin I
N: 1. any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels
N: 1. a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Saxons and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons 2. the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians 3. a biased way of looking at or presenting something
V: 1. fish with a hook 2. seek indirectly; "fish for compliments" 3. present with a bias; "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders" 4. move or proceed at an angle; "he angled his way into the room" 5. to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister"
N: 1. glaucoma in which the iris blocks the outflow of aqueous humor
V: 1. park at an angle
N: 1. either of two punctuation marks (`<' or `>'') sometimes used to enclose textual material 2. an L-shaped metal bracket
N: 1. an L-shaped metal bracket
N: 1. the acute angle between the direction of the undisturbed relative wind and the chord of an airfoil
N: 1. (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
N: 1. the angle from its axis that a crystal must be rotated before appearing maximally dark when viewed in polarized light
N: 1. the angle that a line makes with a line perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidence
N: 1. (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)
N: 1. the angle between a reflected ray and a line perpendicular to the reflecting surface at the point of incidence
N: 1. the angle between a refracted ray and a line perpendicular to the surface between the two media at the point of refraction
N: 1. the angle included by a photographic lens
A: 1. forming or set at an angle; "angled parking"
N: 1. loofah of Pakistan; widely cultivated throughout tropics
N: 1. a bulldozer with an angled moldboard to push earth to one side
N: 1. a scheming person; someone who schemes to gain an advantage 2. a fisherman who uses a hook and line 3. fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
N: 1. fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
N: 1. fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
N: 1. an island northwest of Wales
N: 1. an island northwest of Wales
N: 1. an island northwest of Wales
N: 1. an island northwest of Wales
N: 1. nymphalid butterfly having angular notches on the outer edges of the forewings
N: 1. terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers
N: 1. the Latin name for England
N: 1. one of the major dialects of Old English
N: 1. a Protestant who is a follower of Anglicanism
A: 1. of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Anglican church; "an Anglican Bishop"
N: 1. a member of the Anglican Church who emphasizes its Catholic character
N: 1. the national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs); has its see in Canterbury and the Sovereign as its temporal head
N: 1. the national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs); has its see in Canterbury and the Sovereign as its temporal head
N: 1. the faith and doctrine and practice of the Anglican Church
V: 1. make English in appearance; "anglicize a French word" 2. make English; "She anglicised her name after moving from Paris to London"
N: 1. a custom that is peculiar to England or its citizens 2. an expression that is limited to English as spoken by Englishmen (especially as contrasted with American English)
V: 1. make English in appearance; "anglicize a French word" 2. make English; "She anglicised her name after moving from Paris to London"
N: 1. fishing with a hook and line (and usually a pole)
N: 1. an American who was born in England or whose ancestors were English
A: 1. supporting the Anglican Church
N: 1. a doctrine and practice within the Church of England emphasizing the Catholic tradition
N: 1. the French (Norman) language used in medieval England
N: 1. a person of English citizenship born or living in India
A: 1. relating to British India or the English in India
A: 1. of English-speaking Jews and their culture; "Anglo-Jewish papers"
N: 1. the French (Norman) language used in medieval England
N: 1. a person of Anglo-Saxon (especially British) descent whose native tongue is English and whose culture is strongly influenced by English culture as in WASP for `White Anglo-Saxon Protestant'; "this Anglo-Saxon view of things" 2. a native or inhabitant of England prior to the Norman conquest 3. English prior to about 1100
A: 1. of or relating to the Anglo-Saxons or their language; "Anglo-Saxon poetry"; "The Anglo-Saxon population of Scotland"
N: 1. (Anglo-Saxon mythology) a deity worshipped by the Anglo-Saxons
N: 1. an excessive enthusiasm for all things English
N: 1. an admirer of England and things English
N: 1. an admirer of England and things English
N: 1. admiration for England and English customs
A: 1. characterized by Anglophilia
N: 1. a person who hates England and everything English
N: 1. dislike (or fear) of England and English customs
A: 1. characterized by Anglophobia
N: 1. a republic in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975 and was the scene of civil war until 1990
N: 1. a native or inhabitant of Angola
A: 1. of or relating to or characteristic of Angola or its people; "the Angolan Civil War"
N: 1. port city on Atlantic coast; the capital and largest city of Angola
N: 1. monetary unit in Angola
N: 1. a member of the Bantu tribes resident in Angola
N: 1. raised for its long silky hair which is the true mohair 2. domestic breed with long white silky hair 3. a long-haired breed similar to the Persian cat
N: 1. a long-haired breed similar to the Persian cat
N: 1. raised for its long silky hair which is the true mohair
N: 1. domestic breed with long white silky hair
N: 1. the bitter bark of a South American tree; used in medicines and liqueurs and bitters
N: 1. the bitter bark of a South American tree; used in medicines and liqueurs and bitters
N: 1. a suspension bridge across the Orinoco River at Cuidad Bolivar
N: 1. small moth whose larvae feed on kernels of stored grains
N: 1. small moth whose larvae feed on kernels of stored grains
N: 1. genus of tropical Old World epiphytic orchids with showy flowers sometimes grotesque
N: 1. any of various spectacular orchids of the genus Angraecum having 2-ranked dark green leathery leaves and usually nocturnally scented white or ivory flowers
A: 1. with anger; "he angrily denied the accusation"
N: 1. the state of being angry
A: 1. severely inflamed and painful; "an angry sore" 2. (of the elements) as if showing violent anger; "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea" 3. feeling or showing anger; "angry at the weather"; "angry customers"; "an angry silence"; "sending angry letters to the papers"
N: 1. a stiff or threatening gait
N: 1. an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety; usually reserved for philosophical anxiety about the world or about personal freedom
N: 1. 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: 1. 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: 1. any of a small family of lizards widely distributed in warm areas; all are harmless and useful as destroyers of e.g. slugs and insects
N: 1. alligator lizards
N: 1. a British colony in the West Indies 2. type genus of the Anguillidae: eels
N: 1. New Zealand eel
N: 1. a native or inhabitant of the island of Anguilla in the West Indies
A: 1. of or relating to or characteristic of Anguilla or its people; "Anguillan sea food specialties"
N: 1. eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to the sea to spawn
N: 1. elongate fishes with pelvic fins and girdle absent or reduced
N: 1. a genus of Cephalobidae
N: 1. minute eelworm that feeds on organisms that cause fermentation in e.g. vinegar
A: 1. of or related to or resembling a snake
N: 1. type genus of the Anguidae: blindworms
N: 1. small burrowing legless European lizard with tiny eyes; popularly believed to be blind
N: 1. extreme distress of body or mind 2. extreme mental distress
V: 1. cause emotional anguish or make miserable; "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school" 2. suffer great pains or distress
A: 1. experiencing intense pain especially mental pain; "an anguished conscience"; "a small tormented schoolboy"; "a tortured witness to another's humiliation"
A: 1. measured by an angle or by the rate of change of an angle; "angular momentum" 2. having angles or an angular shape
N: 1. the terminal branch of the facial artery
N: 1. the angular separation between two objects as perceived by an observer; "he recorded angular distances between the stars"
N: 1. the product of the momentum of a rotating body and its distance from the axis of rotation; "any rotating body has an angular momentum about its center of mass"; "angular momentum makes the world go round"
N: 1. relation by which any position with respect to any other position is established
N: 1. a shape having one or more sharp angles
N: 1. a unit of measurement for angles
N: 1. a short vein formed by the supraorbital vein and the supratrochlear vein and continuing as the facial vein
N: 1. a shape having one or more sharp angles 2. the property possessed by a shape that has angles
V: 1. make or become angular
A: 1. having angles or an angular shape 2. having sharp angles
N: 1. the precise measurement of angles 2. the act of making angulate (having corners)
N: 1. Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women 2. black hornless breed from Scotland
N: 1. English writer of novels and short stories (1913-1991)
N: 1. Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women
N: 1. a kind of lemur
N: 1. an inability to experience pleasure
N: 1. failure of the sweat glands
N: 1. type genus of the Anhimidae; horned screamers
N: 1. screamer having a hornlike process projecting from the forehead
N: 1. screamers
N: 1. fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill
N: 1. blackish New World snakebird of swampy regions
N: 1. snakebirds
N: 1. a compound formed from one or more other compounds in a reaction resulting in removal of water
N: 1. failure of the sweat glands
A: 1. without water; especially without water of crystallization
N: 1. black tropical American cuckoo
N: 1. a Roman who was an early Christian philosopher and statesman who was executed for treason; Boethius had a decisive influence on Medieval logic (circa 480-524)
A: 1. without jaundice; "anicteric hepatitis" 2. not affected by jaundice
N: 1. genus of monocotyledonous plants with curious woolly flowers on sturdy stems above a fan of sword-shaped leaves; includes kangaroo's paw and cat''s paw and Australian sword lily; sometimes placed in family Amaryllidaceae
N: 1. sedgelike spring-flowering herb having clustered flowers covered with woolly hairs; Australia
N: 1. shrub of West Indies and South America that is a source of indigo dye 2. a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically
A: 1. of or like a feeble old woman
N: 1. oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines
N: 1. any of many dyes made from aniline
N: 1. oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines
N: 1. (Jungian psychology) the inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconscious
N: 1. harsh criticism or disapproval
V: 1. express blame or censure or make a harshly critical remark 2. speak one's opinion without fear or hesitation; "John spoke up at the meeting"
N: 1. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
A: 1. of the nature of or characteristic of or derived from an animal or animals; "the animal kingdom"; "animal instincts"; "animal fats"
A: 1. of 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"
N: 1. worship of animals
N: 1. black substance containing char in the form of carbonized bone; used as a black pigment
N: 1. black substance containing char in the form of carbonized bone; used as a black pigment
N: 1. communication between animals (of the same species)
N: 1. a disease that typically does not affect human beings
N: 1. a person who breeds animals
N: 1. any fat obtained from animals; "animal fat is high in saturated fatty acids"
N: 1. fiber derived from animals
N: 1. fiber derived from animals
N: 1. a foot of a vertebrate other than a human being
N: 1. a protein gelatin obtained by boiling e.g. skins and hoofs of cattle and horses
N: 1. a group of animals
N: 1. breeding and caring for farm animals
N: 1. taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals
N: 1. the leg of an animal
N: 1. magnetic personal charm
N: 1. material derived from animals
N: 1. the physical (or animal) side of a person as opposed to the spirit or intellect
N: 1. any oil obtained from animal substances
N: 1. the order of animals
N: 1. pigment occurring in animals
N: 1. a product made from animal material
N: 1. the branch of psychology concerned with the behavior of animals
N: 1. a specialist in the branch of biology dealing with animals
N: 1. the outer covering of an animal
N: 1. one form in which body fuel is stored; stored primarily in the liver and broken down into glucose when needed by the body
N: 1. a craftsman who stuffs and mounts the skins of animals for display
N: 1. the tissue in the bodies of animals
N: 1. a toxin resembling bacterial toxins in its antigenic properties that is found in the fluids of certain animals
N: 1. one who trains or exhibits animals
N: 1. an animal pathogen that is a virus
N: 1. microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium
N: 1. microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium
N: 1. taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals
N: 1. an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities
V: 1. make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman; "Life in the camps had brutalized him" 2. represent in the form of an animal 3. become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling
N: 1. preoccupation with satisfaction of physical drives and appetites 2. the doctrine that human beings are purely animal in nature and lacking a spiritual nature
A: 1. of or pertaining to animalism
N: 1. the physical (or animal) side of a person as opposed to the spirit or intellect
N: 1. a depiction in the form of an animal 2. an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities
V: 1. make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman; "Life in the camps had brutalized him" 2. represent in the form of an animal 3. become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling
A: 1. resembling or having characteristics of an animal; "dull animallike eyes"; "an animallike obstinacy"
V: 1. give life-like qualities to; "animated cartoons" 2. give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health" 3. heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination" 4. make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit"
A: 1. belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings; "the word `dog' is animate" 2. endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life; "we are animate beings" 3. endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness; "the living knew themselves just sentient puppets on God's stage"- T.E.Lawrence
N: 1. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
N: 1. a living (or once living) entity
A: 1. made to appear to move as living creatures do; "an animated cartoon"; "animated puppets" 2. having life or vigor or spirit; "an animated and expressive face"; "animated conversation"; "became very animated when he heard the good news"
N: 1. a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence
N: 1. Mediterranean oat held to be progenitor of modern cultivated oat
A: 1. in an animated manner; "they talked animatedly"
N: 1. having animal life as distinguished from plant life; "full of life"
A: 1. giving spirit and vivacity
N: 1. the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something 2. general activity and motion 3. 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" 4. the property of being able to survive and grow; "the vitality of a seed" 5. quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous 6. the making of animated cartoons
N: 1. the attribution of consciousness and personality to natural phenomena such as thunderstorms and earthquakes and to objects such as plants and stones
A: 1. of or pertaining to animatism
N: 1. the technician who produces animated cartoons 2. someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people
N: 1. the construction of robots to look like animals (developed for Disneyland)
N: 1. a hard copal derived from an African tree 2. any of various resins or oleoresins
V: 1. give life-like qualities to; "animated cartoons"
N: 1. the doctrine that all natural objects and the universe itself have souls; "animism is common among primitive peoples"
N: 1. one who accepts the doctrine of animism
A: 1. of or pertaining to the doctrine of animism
A: 1. of or pertaining to the doctrine of animism
V: 1. give life-like qualities to; "animated cartoons"
N: 1. a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
N: 1. a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
N: 1. a negatively charged ion
N: 1. a class of synthetic detergents in which the molecules do not ionize in aqueous solutions
A: 1. of or relating to anions
N: 1. a compound characterized by an active anion
N: 1. a class of synthetic detergents in which the molecules do not ionize in aqueous solutions
N: 1. liquorice-flavored seeds or oil used in cookies or cakes or pickles 2. native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery
N: 1. drop cookie made without butter and flavored with anise seed
N: 1. much-branched North American herb with an odor like fennel
N: 1. native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery
N: 1. any of several evergreen shrubs and small trees of the genus Illicium
N: 1. liquorice-flavored seeds or oil used in cookies or cakes or pickles
N: 1. visual defect in which the shape and size of an ocular image differ in the two eyes
A: 1. relating to or characteristic of the visual defect aniseikonia
N: 1. liquorice-flavored usually colorless sweet liqueur made from aniseed
N: 1. liquorice-flavored usually colorless sweet liqueur made from aniseed
N: 1. either of a pair of unlike gametes especially those unlike in size
A: 1. relating to either of a pair of dissimilar (anisogamic) gametes combining in sexual reproduction
A: 1. relating to a type of sexual reproduction in which the gametes are dissimilar in some respect (as size or shape)
A: 1. relating to a type of sexual reproduction in which the gametes are dissimilar in some respect (as size or shape)
N: 1. (biology) reproduction by the union or fusion of two differing gametes (especially differing in size)
A: 1. having unsymmetrical parts or unequal dimensions or measurements
N: 1. difference in the refractive power of the two eyes
A: 1. relating to a difference in the refractive power of the two eyes
N: 1. dragonflies
N: 1. a genus of Haemulidae
N: 1. dusky gray food fish found from Louisiana and Florida southward
N: 1. black and gold grunt found from Bermuda to Caribbean to Brazil
A: 1. not invariant with respect to direction; "anisotropic crystals"
A: 1. in an anisotropic manner
N: 1. the property of being anisotropic; having a different value when measured in different directions
N: 1. drug to treat impotence attributable to erectile dysfunction
N: 1. a former province of western France in the Loire valley 2. green-skinned pear with firm flesh
N: 1. the capital of Turkey; located in west-central Turkey; formerly known as Angora and is the home of Angora goats
N: 1. a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
A: 1. coming only to the ankle or knee
N: 1. a brace worn to strengthen the ankle
N: 1. an ornament worn around the ankle
N: 1. a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
N: 1. the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint
N: 1. a shoe for a child or woman that has a strap around the ankle 2. a sock that reaches just above the ankle 3. an ornament worn around the ankle
N: 1. a sock that reaches just above the ankle
N: 1. a congenital anomaly in which the mucous membrane under the tongue is too short limiting the mobility of the tongue
N: 1. having the back covered with thick bony plates; thought to have walked with a sprawling gait resembling a lizard's
N: 1. having the back covered with thick bony plates; thought to have walked with a sprawling gait resembling a lizard's
V: 1. undergo ankylosis; "joints ankylose" 2. produce ankylosis by surgery
N: 1. a chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine; sometimes leads to ankylosis
N: 1. abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint
A: 1. relating to or characteristic of the abnormality ankylosis
N: 1. an organ in its earliest stage of development; the foundation for subsequent development
N: 1. a city in southern Michigan near Detroit; site of the University of Michigan
N: 1. a former copper coin of Pakistan
N: 1. Greek film actress (1925-1994)
N: 1. wife of Franklin Roosevelt and a strong advocate of human rights (1884-1962)
N: 1. United States physician and suffragist (1847-1919)
N: 1. Russian ballerina (1882-1931)
N: 1. a port city of northeastern Algeria near the Tunisian border
N: 1. a historian who writes annals
A: 1. relating to annals; "a book with an annalistic approach"
N: 1. reports of the work of a society or learned body etc 2. a chronological account of events in successive years
N: 1. a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945
N: 1. a native or inhabitant of Vietnam 2. the Mon-Khmer language spoken in Vietnam
N: 1. the Mon-Khmer language spoken in Vietnam
N: 1. state capital of Maryland; site of the United States Naval Academy
N: 1. wife of Siva and a benevolent aspect of Devi: goddess of plenty 2. a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (26,500 feet high)
N: 1. the second wife of Henry VIII and mother of Elizabeth I; was executed on a charge of adultery (1507-1536)
N: 1. poet in colonial America (born in England) (1612-1672)
N: 1. English novelist; youngest of three Bronte sisters (1820-1849)
N: 1. poet in colonial America (born in England) (1612-1672)
N: 1. wife of William Shakespeare (1556-1623)
N: 1. American colonist (born in England) who was banished from Boston for her religious views (1591-1643)
N: 1. United States educator who was the teacher and lifelong companion of Helen Keller (1866-1936)
N: 1. United States painter of colorful and primitive rural scenes (1860-1961)
N: 1. French economist who in 1774 was put in control of finances by Louis XVI; his proposals for reforms that involved abolishing feudal privileges made him unpopular with the aristocracy and in 1776 he was dismissed (1727-1781)
N: 1. United States poet (1928-1974)
N: 1. United States educator who was the teacher and lifelong companion of Helen Keller (1866-1936)
V: 1. toughen (steel or glass) by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass"
A: 1. made less brittle by heating and then cooling; "used annealed paving blocks"
N: 1. hardening something by heat treatment
N: 1. worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally
A: 1. relating to or belonging to or characteristic of any worms of the phylum Annelida
N: 1. worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally
N: 1. segmented worms: earthworms; lugworms; leeches
A: 1. relating to or belonging to or characteristic of any worms of the phylum Annelida
N: 1. an addition that extends a main building
V: 1. take (territory) by conquest; "Hitler annexed Lithuania" 2. attach to 3. take illegally, as of territory; "The Israelis are annexing more and more territory on the West Bank"
N: 1. an accessory or adjoining anatomical parts or appendages (especially of the embryo); "fallopian tubes and ovaries are adnexa of the uturus"
A: 1. of or pertaining to adnexa
N: 1. incorporation by joining or uniting 2. 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"
A: 1. relating to annexation
N: 1. an addition that extends a main building
N: 1. United States sharpshooter who was featured in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show (1860-1926)
N: 1. legless lizards
V: 1. kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population"
A: 1. destroyed completely
A: 1. wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction; "possessing annihilative power"; "a devastating hurricane"; "the guns opened a withering fire" 2. making light of; "afire with annihilating invective"; "a devastating portrait of human folly"; "to compliments inflated I've a withering reply"- W.S.Gilbert
N: 1. total destruction; "bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll" 2. destruction by annihilating something
A: 1. wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction; "possessing annihilative power"; "a devastating hurricane"; "the guns opened a withering fire"
N: 1. a total destroyer
N: 1. the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)
A: 1. in the Christian era; used before dates after the supposed year Christ was born; "in AD 200"
N: 1. type genus of the Annonaceae; tropical American trees or shrubs
N: 1. small tropical American tree bearing round or oblong fruit
N: 1. tropical American tree grown in southern United States having a whitish pink-tinged fruit
N: 1. small evergreen tree of tropical America with edible fruit; used chiefly as grafting stock
N: 1. small tropical American tree bearing large succulent slightly acid fruit
N: 1. small tropical American tree bearing a bristly heart-shaped acid tropical fruit
N: 1. tropical American tree bearing sweet pulpy fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds
N: 1. chiefly tropical trees or shrubs
V: 1. provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases; "He annotated on what his teacher had written" 2. add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments; "The scholar annotated the early edition of a famous novel"
N: 1. the act of adding notes
N: 1. 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" 2. the act of adding notes
N: 1. a commentator who writes notes to a text
V: 1. announce publicly or officially; "The President declared war" 2. make known; make an announcement; "She denoted her feelings clearly" 3. give the names of; "He announced the winners of the spelling bee" 4. foreshadow or presage
A: 1. declared publicly; made widely known; "their announced intentions"; "the newspaper's proclaimed adherence to the government''s policy"
N: 1. a public statement about something that is happening or going to happen; "the announcement appeared in the local newspaper"; "the promulgation was written in English" 2. a formal public statement; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence"
N: 1. someone who proclaims a message publicly 2. reads news, commercials on radio or television
V: 1. 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"
N: 1. an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating 2. the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed 3. the act of troubling or annoying someone 4. 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" 5. anger produced by some annoying irritation
A: 1. 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" 2. 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"
N: 1. someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
N: 1. the act of troubling or annoying someone
A: 1. 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"
A: 1. in an annoying manner or to an annoying degree
N: 1. a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year 2. a reference book that is published regularly once every year
A: 1. completing its life cycle within a year; "a border of annual flowering plants" 2. occurring or payable every year; "an annual trip to Paris"; "yearly medical examinations"; "annual (or yearly) income"
N: 1. small short-lived fern of Central and South America
N: 1. the parallax of a celestial body using two points in the earth's orbit around the sun as the baseline
N: 1. an annual formation of wood in plants as they grow
N: 1. a variety of aster
A: 1. by the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum of money paid or received); "he earned $100,000 per annum"; "we issue six volumes per annum" 2. without missing a year; "they travel to China annually"
N: 1. the third finger (especially of the left hand)
N: 1. the recipient of an annuity
N: 1. income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments; "his retirement fund was set up to be paid as an annuity"
N: 1. an annuity paid in a series of more or less equal payments at the beginning of equally spaced periods; "rent payable in advance constitutes an annuity in advance for the landlord"
V: 1. declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea" 2. annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
A: 1. shaped like a ring
N: 1. only a thin outer disk of the sun can be seen
N: 1. a circular scotoma surrounding the center of the field of vision
A: 1. shaped like a ring
A: 1. shaped like a ring
N: 1. a charge in the shape of a circle; a hollow roundel 2. a small ring 3. molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column
N: 1. the state of being cancelled or annulled 2. (law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc) 3. the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
N: 1. a toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke" 2. (Fungi) remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the lower part of the stem
N: 1. (Latin) year; "per annum"
V: 1. foreshadow or presage
N: 1. a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland 2. (Christianity) the announcement to the Virgin Mary by the angel Gabriel of the incarnation of Christ 3. a formal public statement; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence"
N: 1. 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: 1. lily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad funnel-shaped white flowers
N: 1. an indicator that announces which electrical circuit has been active (as on a telephone switchboard)
A: 1. relating to the act of announcing or being announced
N: 1. (Welsh mythology) the other world; land of fairies
N: 1. (Welsh mythology) the other world; land of fairies
N: 1. 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"
N: 1. small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns
N: 1. small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns
N: 1. small buffalo of Mindoro in the Philippines
N: 1. deathwatch beetles
A: 1. of or at or relating to an anode
N: 1. the negatively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current 2. a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device
A: 1. of or at or relating to an anode
V: 1. coat a metal with an oxide coat
V: 1. coat a metal with an oxide coat
N: 1. thin-shelled freshwater mussels
N: 1. a medicine used to relieve pain
A: 1. capable of relieving pain; "the anodyne properties of certain drugs"; "an analgesic effect"
N: 1. genus of delicate Asiatic orchids
A: 1. of or relating to anestrus
N: 1. applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus
N: 1. applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus
N: 1. a genus of ferns belonging to the family Pteridaceae
N: 1. small short-lived fern of Central and South America
V: 1. administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing
N: 1. one who anoints as a religious ceremony
N: 1. the act of applying oil or an oily liquid
N: 1. a Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation
N: 1. the act of applying oil or an oily liquid
N: 1. small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color
N: 1. New World chameleons
N: 1. small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color
N: 1. genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants; includes several pests of cultivated grasses
N: 1. introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses
N: 1. someone who has a special interest in exceptional cases
N: 1. period between successive perigees; approximately 27.5546 days
N: 1. time of the earth's revolution from perihelion to perihelion again; 365 days and 6 hr and 13 min and 53.1 sec
N: 1. a family of fish including: flashlight fishes
N: 1. fish having a luminous organ beneath eye; of warm waters of the western Pacific and Puerto Rico
N: 1. the smallest moa; slender moa about the size of a large turkey
N: 1. the smallest moa; slender moa about the size of a large turkey
A: 1. deviating from the general or common order or type; "advanced forms of life may be anomalous in the universe"
N: 1. communication by paranormal means
A: 1. in an anomalous manner; "this man behaves anomalously"
N: 1. deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule
N: 1. deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule 2. a person who is unusual 3. (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
N: 1. inability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken names of objects 2. type genus of the family Anomiidae: saddle oysters
N: 1. thin-shelled bivalve having the right valve deeply notched
A: 1. socially disoriented; "anomic loners musing over their fate"; "we live in an age of rootless alienated people"
N: 1. inability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken names of objects
N: 1. personal state of isolation and anxiety resulting from a lack of social control and regulation 2. lack of moral standards in a society
N: 1. saddle oysters
N: 1. personal state of isolation and anxiety resulting from a lack of social control and regulation 2. lack of moral standards in a society
N: 1. sweet pulpy tropical fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds
A: 1. (old-fashioned or informal) in a little while; "see you anon" 2. at another time; "ever and anon"
A: 1. having no known name or identity or known source; "anonymous authors"; "anonymous donors"; "an anonymous gift"
N: 1. a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
N: 1. the state of being anonymous
A: 1. not known or lacking marked individuality; "brown anonymous houses"; "anonymous bureaucrats in the Civil Service" 2. having no known name or identity or known source; "anonymous authors"; "anonymous donors"; "an anonymous gift"
N: 1. a common way to make software available; users are allowed to log in as `guest' without a password and copy whatever has been made available
N: 1. a common way to make software available; users are allowed to log in as `guest' without a password and copy whatever has been made available
A: 1. without giving a name; "she wrote these letters anonymously"
A: 1. relating to the anus and surrounding perineum
N: 1. malaria mosquitoes; distinguished by the adult's head-downward stance and absence of breathing tubes in the larvae
N: 1. any mosquito of the genus Anopheles
A: 1. relating to or characteristic of malaria mosquitoes
N: 1. sightlessness (especially because of a structural defect in or the absence of an eye)
N: 1. a beetle from China that has been found in the United States and is a threat to hardwood trees; lives inside the tree; no natural predators in the United States
N: 1. sucking lice
N: 1. a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term)
N: 1. absence of one of both testes
N: 1. absence of one of both testes
N: 1. absence of one of both testes
A: 1. pertaining to the anus and rectum considered together
N: 1. a person suffering from anorexia nervosa
A: 1. suffering from anorexia nervosa; pathologically thin 2. causing loss of appetite; "an anorectic (or anorexigenic) drug"
N: 1. a prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite
N: 1. (psychiatry) a psychological disorder characterized by somatic delusions that you are too fat despite being emaciated
N: 1. a person suffering from anorexia nervosa
A: 1. suffering from anorexia nervosa; pathologically thin
A: 1. causing loss of appetite; "an anorectic (or anorexigenic) drug"
N: 1. absence of an orgasm in sexual relations
A: 1. having three unequal crystal axes intersecting at oblique angles; "triclinic system"
N: 1. rare plagioclastic feldspar occurring in many igneous rocks
A: 1. characteristic of anorthite
N: 1. a loss of the ability to write or to express thoughts in writing because of a brain lesion
N: 1. distorted vision in which straight lines appear curved
A: 1. relating to an impairment or loss of the sense of smell
N: 1. absence of the sense of smell (as by damage to olfactory nasal tissue or the olfactory nerve or by obstruction of the nasal passages)
A: 1. having impaired sense of smell 2. relating to an impairment or loss of the sense of smell
N: 1. small aquatic crustaceans lacking a carapace: fairy shrimps; brine shrimps
A: 1. one more or an added; "another chance"; "another cup of coffee"; "an additional piece of pie" 2. any of various alternatives; some other; "put it off to another (or some other) day" 3. distinctly separate from the first; "that's another (or different) issue altogether"
N: 1. French dramatist noted for his reinterpretations of Greek myths (1910-1987)
N: 1. a statistical method for making simultaneous comparisons between two or more means; a statistical method that yields values that can be tested to determine whether a significant relation exists between variables
N: 1. a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception
N: 1. the absence of ovulation due to immaturity or post-maturity or pregnancy or oral contraceptive pills or dysfunction of the ovary
N: 1. a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception
N: 1. abnormally low oxygen content in arterial blood
A: 1. relating to or marked by abnormally little oxygen in arterial blood
N: 1. severe hypoxia; absence of oxygen in inspired gases or in arterial blood or in the tissues
A: 1. relating to or marked by a severe deficiency of oxygen in tissues or organs
N: 1. anoxia resulting from defective oxygenation of the blood in the lungs
N: 1. the part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands
N: 1. a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Ansaid) that is administered only orally
N: 1. a radical Islamic group of terrorists in the Iraqi part of Kurdistan who oppose an independent secular nation as advocated by the United States; some members fought with the Taliban and al-Qaeda forces in Afghanistan; said to receive financial support from Saddam Hussein
N: 1. a radical Islamic group of terrorists in the Iraqi part of Kurdistan who oppose an independent secular nation as advocated by the United States; some members fought with the Taliban and al-Qaeda forces in Afghanistan; said to receive financial support from Saddam Hussein
N: 1. an Italian who was a Benedictine monk; was archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109; one of the founders of scholasticism; best known for his proof of the existence of God
N: 1. typical geese
N: 1. common gray wild goose of Europe; ancestor of many domestic breeds
N: 1. very large wild goose of northeast Asia; interbreeds freely with the graylag
N: 1. used in some especially older classifications; coextensive with the family Anatidae
N: 1. chiefly web-footed swimming birds
N: 1. ducks; geese; swans; screamers
N: 1. used in some classifications for the swans
A: 1. having or revealing stupidity; "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books" 2. of or resembling a goose
N: 1. the Babylonian father of the gods; identified with Assyrian Ashur; in Sumerian the name signifies `the totality of the upper world'
N: 1. 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" 2. a nonverbal reaction; "his answer to any problem was to get drunk"; "their answer was to sue me" 3. a statement (either spoken or written) that is made in 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" 4. the speech act of replying to a question 5. the principle 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
V: 1. give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument); "The defendant answered to all the charges of the prosecution" 2. respond to a signal; "answer the door"; "answer the telephone" 3. understand the meaning of; "The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered" 4. be liable or accountable; "She must answer for her actions" 5. reply or respond to; "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation" 6. react to a stimulus or command; "The steering of my new car answers to the slightest touch" 7. 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" 8. be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of; "This may answer her needs" 9. give the correct answer or solution to; "answer a question"; "answer the riddle" 10. match or correspond; "The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave"
V: 1. furnish a justifying analysis or explanation; "I can't account for the missing money"
N: 1. responsibility to someone or for some activity
A: 1. morally or legally responsible to a higher authority; "parents are answerable for their child's acts" 2. possible to answer
N: 1. responsibility to someone or for some activity
N: 1. someone who responds
A: 1. replying; "an answering glance"; "an answering smile"
N: 1. an electronic device that answers the telephone and records messages
N: 1. social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
N: 1. large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and powerful claws; of South America 2. nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata
N: 1. any of various dull-colored South American birds that feeding on ants some following army ant swarms
N: 1. excretes a honeylike substance eaten by ants
N: 1. winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants 2. the larva of an ant lion or of any of several other insects
N: 1. antbirds superficially resembling shrikes
N: 1. a kind of antbird
N: 1. a drug (trade name Antabuse) used in the treatment of alcoholism; causes nausea and vomiting if alcohol is ingested
N: 1. an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach)
A: 1. acting to neutralize acid (especially in the stomach)
V: 1. provoke the hostility of; "Don't antagonize your boss" 2. act in opposition to
N: 1. a state of deep-seated ill-will 2. an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility 3. the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors; "the inherent antagonism of capitalism and socialism" 4. (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure
N: 1. someone who offers opposition 2. a muscle that relaxes while another contracts; "when bending the elbow the triceps are the antagonist" 3. a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug
A: 1. indicating opposition or resistance 2. used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effect 3. characterized by antagonism or antipathy; "slaves antagonistic to their masters"; "antipathetic factions within the party" 4. incapable of harmonious association 5. opposing or neutralizing or mitigating an effect by contrary action 6. arousing animosity or hostility; "his antagonizing brusqueness"; "Europe was antagonistic to the Unites States"
N: 1. (physiology) a muscle that opposes the action of another; "the biceps and triceps are antagonistic muscles"
A: 1. in an antagonistic manner; "he behaves antagonistically toward his colleagues"
V: 1. provoke the hostility of; "Don't antagonize your boss" 2. act in opposition to
N: 1. a town in southern Turkey; ancient commercial center and capital of Syria; an early center of Christianity
N: 1. a town in southern Turkey; ancient commercial center and capital of Syria; an early center of Christianity
N: 1. a port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya
N: 1. the capital and largest city of Madagascar
N: 1. the point opposite in direction from the solar apex; the point the solar system is moving away from
N: 1. the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters
A: 1. at or near the south pole 2. of or relating to Antarctica
N: 1. a line of latitude north of the south pole
N: 1. 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
N: 1. the southern waters surrounding Antarctica
N: 1. a large peninsula of Antarctica that extends some 1200 miles north toward South America; separates the Weddell Sea from the South Pacific
N: 1. the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters
N: 1. 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
N: 1. the brightest star in Scorpius
N: 1. any of various dull-colored South American birds that feeding on ants some following army ant swarms
N: 1. (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
V: 1. place one's stake
A: 1. before noon
A: 1. before noon; "let's meet at 11 A.M."
V: 1. cancel or discharge a debt; "pay up, please!"
N: 1. New Guinea echidnas 2. burrowing spine-covered monotreme of Australia having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites 3. nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata 4. any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites 5. toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites 6. small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct
A: 1. belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War
V: 1. be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
N: 1. preceding in time
N: 1. preceding in time
N: 1. anything that precedes something similar in time; "phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience" 2. a preceding occurrence or cause or event 3. the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun 4. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
A: 1. preceding in time or order
A: 1. at an earlier time or formerly; "she had previously lived in Chicago"; "he was previously president of a bank"; "better than anything previously proposed"; "a previously unquestioned attitude"; "antecedently arranged"
N: 1. a large entrance or reception room or area
A: 1. of or relating to the region of the arm in front of the elbow; "blood was drawn from the antecubital region"
V: 1. establish something as being earlier relative to something else 2. be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
A: 1. of or relating to the period before the Biblical flood; "Antediluvian man"
N: 1. any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Deluge 2. a very old (or old fashioned) person
A: 1. so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period; "a ramshackle antediluvian tenement"; "antediluvian ideas"; "archaic laws" 2. of or relating to the period before the Biblical flood; "Antediluvian man"
N: 1. any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Deluge
N: 1. a genus of echinoderms of the family Antedonidae
N: 1. feather stars
N: 1. carved ornament at the eaves of a tile roof concealing the joints between tiles
N: 1. graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks
N: 1. small ground squirrel of western United States
N: 1. small ground squirrel of western United States
A: 1. before noon
A: 1. preceding death; "antemortem confession"
A: 1. occurring or existing before birth; "the prenatal period"; "antenatal care"
N: 1. one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste 2. sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ; "he had a special antenna for public relations" 3. an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals
A: 1. of or relating to antennae; "antennal senses of insects"
N: 1. small woolly perennial herbs having small whitish discoid flowers surrounded by a ring of club-shaped bristles
N: 1. low-growing perennial herb having leaves with whitish down and clusters of small white flowers
N: 1. North American perennial propagated by means of runners
N: 1. frogfishes; tropical spiny-finned marine fishes having large nearly vertical mouths; related to toadfishes and anglers
A: 1. of or relating to antennae; "antennal senses of insects"
A: 1. relating to events before a marriage; "prenuptial agreement"
A: 1. occurring or existing before birth; "the prenatal period"; "antenatal care"
N: 1. the 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the end
N: 1. the 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the end
A: 1. third from last
N: 1. a tooth situated at the front of the mouth; "his malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors"
A: 1. of or near the head end or toward the front plane of the body 2. earlier in time
N: 1. a major drainage channel from the cephalic part of the body
N: 1. one of two branches of the internal carotid artery; divides into two branches that serve (1) the thalamus and (2) parts of the frontal and parietal cortex
N: 1. accompanies the anterior cerebral artery and empties into the basal vein
N: 1. one of a pair of nerves that originate from lumbar nerves and supply the muscles and skin of the anterior part of the thigh
N: 1. a continuation of the angular vein; unites with the retromandibular vein before emptying into the internal jugular vein
N: 1. corresponds to the bregma when bones have ossified
N: 1. arises below the chin from veins draining the lower face; joins the external jugular vein
N: 1. veins from the labia majora to the external pudendal vein
N: 1. branch of the anterior ethmoidal artery that supplies meninges in the anterior cranial fossa
N: 1. either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose
N: 1. the anterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature
N: 1. the anterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature
N: 1. muscles that rotate the scapula and elevate the rib cage
N: 1. adhesion between the iris and the cornea
N: 1. temporal artery that goes to the anterior part of the cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe
N: 1. a vein that accompanies the ascending cervical artery and opens into the vertebral vein
N: 1. preceding in time 2. the quality of being in front or (in lower animals) toward the head
A: 1. in an anterior direction
A: 1. of amnesia; affecting time immediately following trauma
N: 1. loss of memory for events immediately following a trauma; sometimes in effect for events during and for a long time following the trauma
N: 1. a large entrance or reception room or area
N: 1. a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms
A: 1. capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms
N: 1. a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms
A: 1. capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms
N: 1. a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school) 2. a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
N: 1. dog fennel
N: 1. European white-flowered weed naturalized in North America
N: 1. widespread rank-smelling weed having white-rayed flower heads with yellow discs
N: 1. Eurasian plant apple-scented foliage and white-rayed flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally; in some classification systems placed in genus Anthemis
N: 1. Eurasian perennial herb with hairy divided leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in North America
N: 1. the part of the stamen that contains pollen; usually borne on a stalk
N: 1. large moths whose larvae produce silk of high quality
N: 1. oriental moth that produces brownish silk
N: 1. a Chinese moth that produces a brownish silk
N: 1. very large yellowish-brown American silkworm moth with large eyespots on hind wings; larvae feed on fruit and shade trees
A: 1. capable of fertilizing female organs
N: 1. genus of Old World (mainly African) perennial herbs; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae
N: 1. southern European plant commonly cultivated for its spikes of small starry greenish-white flowers
N: 1. plant having basal grasslike leaves and a narrow open cluster of starlike yellowish-orange flowers atop a leafless stalk; southwestern United States; only species of Anthericum growing in North America
A: 1. relating to or characterized by an antheridium
N: 1. gametophore bearing antheridia as in certain mosses and liverworts
N: 1. the male sex organ of spore-producing plants; produces antherozoids; equivalent to the anther in flowers
N: 1. small genus of North American herbs often included in genus Eriophyllum
N: 1. tiny gray woolly tufted annual with small golden-yellow flower heads; southeastern California to northwestern Arizona and southwestern Utah; sometimes placed in genus Eriophyllum
N: 1. a motile male gamete of a plant such as an alga or fern or gymnosperm
N: 1. the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
N: 1. potter bees
N: 1. a mound of earth made by ants as they dig their nest
N: 1. hornworts: in some classification systems included in the class Hepaticopsida
N: 1. hornworts
N: 1. hornworts
N: 1. hornworts; liverworts having a thalloid gametophyte; in some classification systems included in the class Hepaticopsida
V: 1. compile an anthology
N: 1. an editor who makes selections for an anthology
V: 1. compile an anthology
N: 1. a collection of selected literary passages
N: 1. weevils destructive of cultivated plants
N: 1. grayish weevil that lays its eggs in cotton bolls destroying the cotton
N: 1. 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) 2. United States suffragist (1820-1906)
N: 1. English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993)
N: 1. British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)
N: 1. United States reformer who led moral crusades against art and literature that he considered obscene (1844-1915)
N: 1. Welsh film actor (born in 1937)
N: 1. English writer of novels (1815-1882)
N: 1. Flemish painter of numerous portraits (1599-1641)
N: 1. American general during the American Revolution (1745-1796)
A: 1. feeding on flowers; "some insects are anthophagous"
A: 1. feeding on flowers; "some insects are anthophagous"
N: 1. a dark brown mineral of the amphibole group; magnesium iron silicate
N: 1. 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)
N: 1. no alternation of generations the medusoid phase being entirely suppressed: sea anemones; corals
N: 1. sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed
N: 1. a hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat
N: 1. a hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat
A: 1. relating to or resembling anthracite coal
N: 1. lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust
N: 1. a disease of humans that is not communicable; caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia 2. a species of Bacillus that causes anthrax in humans and in animals (cattle and swine and sheep and sheep and rabbits and mice and guinea pigs); can be used a bioweapon 3. a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep); it can be transmitted to people
N: 1. a form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracis; initial symptoms (chill and cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme cardiovascular collapse
N: 1. a small black and red and white carpet beetle
N: 1. chervil: of Europe, North Africa and Asia
N: 1. aromatic annual Old World herb cultivated for its finely divided and often curly leaves for use especially in soups and salads
N: 1. coarse erect biennial Old World herb introduced as a weed in eastern North America
A: 1. relating to mankind or the period of mankind's existence
A: 1. relating to mankind or the period of mankind's existence
A: 1. human-centered; "our anthropocentric view of the world"
N: 1. an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values
N: 1. an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values
N: 1. the evolution or genesis of the human race
A: 1. of or relating to the study of the origins and development of human beings
A: 1. of or relating to the study of the origins and development of human beings
N: 1. the evolution or genesis of the human race
N: 1. person who resembles a non-human primate 2. any member of the suborder Anthropoidea including monkeys and apes and hominids
A: 1. resembling human beings 2. resembling apes
N: 1. any tailless ape of the families Pongidae and Hylobatidae
A: 1. resembling apes
N: 1. monkeys; apes; hominids
N: 1. worship of human beings
A: 1. of or concerned with the science of anthropology; "anthropological studies"
N: 1. a social scientist who specializes in anthropology
N: 1. the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings
N: 1. the academic department responsible for teaching and research in anthropology
A: 1. of or relating to anthropometry
A: 1. of or relating to anthropometry
N: 1. measurement and study of the human body and its parts and capacities
A: 1. suggesting human characteristics for animals or inanimate things
V: 1. ascribe human features to something
N: 1. the representation of objects (especially a god) as having human form or traits
V: 1. ascribe human features to something
A: 1. suggesting human characteristics for animals or inanimate things
N: 1. a person who eats human flesh
A: 1. of or relating to eaters of human flesh
N: 1. a person who eats human flesh
N: 1. any of various tropical American plants cultivated for their showy foliage and flowers
N: 1. commonly cultivated anthurium having bright scarlet spathe and spadix
N: 1. commonly cultivated anthurium having bright scarlet spathe and spadix
N: 1. pipits
N: 1. a common pipit that is brown above and white below; widely distributed in northern and central Europe and in Asia
N: 1. genus of Mediterranean herbs and shrubs
N: 1. silvery hairy European shrub with evergreen foliage and pale yellow flowers
N: 1. perennial Eurasian herb having heads of red or yellow flowers and common in meadows and pastures; formerly used medicinally for kidney disorders
A: 1. not in favor of (an action or proposal etc.)
A: 1. opposed to the United States and its policies
N: 1. a religious orientation opposed to Catholicism
N: 1. a law forbidding the sale or use of narcotic drugs
N: 1. a tariff imposed to prevent dumping
N: 1. worn by fliers and astronauts to counteract the forces of gravity and acceleration
N: 1. a terrorist group organized in 1970 to overthrow the Japanese government and monarchy and to foment world revolution; is said to have close ties with Palestinian terrorists; "in 1972 the Japanese Red Army was responsible for a massacre at an airport in Israel"
N: 1. a medicine intended to reduce inflammation
N: 1. a medicine intended to reduce inflammation
A: 1. smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values
N: 1. a former political party in the United States; founded in 1825 in opposition to Freemasonry in public affairs
N: 1. a bomb with only 10 to 20 per cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments; most effective against troops and vehicles
N: 1. law intended to eradicate organized crime by establishing strong sanctions and forfeiture provisions
N: 1. someone who hates and would persecute Jews
A: 1. discriminatory especially on the basis of race or religion
A: 1. relating to or characterized by anti-Semitism; hating Jews 2. discriminatory especially on the basis of race or religion
N: 1. the intense dislike for and prejudice against Jewish people
N: 1. a shipboard system to fire rockets at submarines
N: 1. a rigid metal bar between the front suspensions and between the rear suspensions of cars and trucks; serves to stabilize the chassis
N: 1. resistance to or defense against a hostile takeover
N: 1. a class of drugs that block the action of tumor necrosis factor (TNF); used in cases of rheumatoid arthritis because TNF instigates inflammation of the joints
N: 1. rotor consisting of a rotating airfoil on the tail of a single-rotor helicopter; keeps the helicopter from spinning in the direction opposite to the rotation of the main rotor
N: 1. a computer program that checks you computer for viruses and prevents their spread
N: 1. a campaign against entering or continuing a war
N: 1. an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach)
A: 1. relating to blocking or reducing adrenergic effects in the body
N: 1. artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes
A: 1. designed for defense from a surface position against air attack
N: 1. firing at enemy aircraft
N: 1. artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes
N: 1. (computer graphics) a technique that is used to smoothe jagged distortions in curves and diagonal lines so they appear smoother
N: 1. a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity
N: 1. a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability
A: 1. opposing the policy of apartheid in South Africa; "an antiapartheid leader"
N: 1. a drug used to treat an abnormal heart rhythm
N: 1. a drug used to treat an abnormal heart rhythm
N: 1. a drug used to treat an abnormal heart rhythm
A: 1. opposed to authoritarianism
N: 1. any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth
A: 1. destroying bacteria or inhibiting their growth
N: 1. any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth
N: 1. a defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles; "the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks placed limits on the deployment of ABMs"
N: 1. the antiparticle of a baryon; a hadron with a baryon number of -1
N: 1. a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth
N: 1. an association between organisms that is harmful to one of them or between organisms and a metabolic product of another
N: 1. a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that kills microorganisms and cures infections; "when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs"
A: 1. of or relating to antibiotic drugs
N: 1. a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that kills microorganisms and cures infections; "when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs"
A: 1. discriminatory especially on the basis of race or religion
N: 1. 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
N: 1. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
V: 1. act as or like a clown
A: 1. ludicrously odd; "Hamlet's assumed antic disposition"; "fantastic Halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection in the mirror"
A: 1. used in the treatment of cancer; "anticancer drug"; "an antineoplastic effect"
N: 1. (chemistry) a substance that retards a chemical reaction or diminishes the activity of a catalyst
N: 1. a substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholine
A: 1. inhibiting or blocking the action of acetylcholine at a receptor site; "anticholinergic drugs"
N: 1. a substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholine
N: 1. a medicine that inhibits cholinesterase by combining with it and so has a cholinergic effect
N: 1. (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
N: 1. one who anticipates
A: 1. marked by eager anticipation; "an expectant hush"
V: 1. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time 2. be a forerunner of or occur earlier than; "This composition anticipates Impressionism" 3. realize beforehand 4. be excited or anxious about 5. make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election" 6. regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"
A: 1. expected hopefully 2. rightfully expected; "his looked-for advancement";
N: 1. wishing with confidence of fulfillment 2. some early entity whose type or style anticipates a later one; "there were many anticipations of Darwinian theory"; "the hour glass was an anticipation of the clock" 3. pleasurable expectation 4. the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future) 5. something expected (as on the basis of a norm); "each of them had their own anticipations"; "an indicator of expectancy in development"
A: 1. marked by eager anticipation; "an expectant hush"
N: 1. one who anticipates
A: 1. in anticipation
N: 1. a breach of contract committed prior to the time of required performance
A: 1. coming after the climax especially of a dramatic or narrative plot; "everything after the discovery of the murderer was anticlimactic" 2. of or relating to a sudden change from an impressive to a ludicrous style
A: 1. of or relating to a sudden change from an impressive to a ludicrous style
N: 1. a disappointing decline after ad previous rise; "the anticlimax of a brilliant career" 2. a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one
A: 1. sloping downward away from a common crest
A: 1. in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock
A: 1. in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move; "please move counterclockwise in a circle!"
N: 1. medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood
N: 1. medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood
N: 1. the administration of an anticoagulant drug to retard coagulation of the blood
A: 1. of or relating to an anticoagulant
N: 1. a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy)
N: 1. a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy)
N: 1. (meteorology) winds spiraling outward from a high-pressure center; circling clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counter-clockwise in the southern
A: 1. of or relating to or characteristic of the atmosphere around a high pressure center
N: 1. any of a class of drugs used to treat depression; often have undesirable side effects
N: 1. any of a class of drugs used to treat depression; often have undesirable side effects
N: 1. a drug used to treat diabetes mellitus
N: 1. a drug used to treat diabetes mellitus
N: 1. a drug used to control or stop diarrhea
N: 1. a drug used to control or stop diarrhea
N: 1. a drug that limits the formation of urine
N: 1. a drug that limits the formation of urine
N: 1. 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
N: 1. an artificial language related to Ido
N: 1. springboks
N: 1. a South African gazelle noted for springing lightly into the air
N: 1. a South African gazelle noted for springing lightly into the air
A: 1. counteracting the effects of a poison
N: 1. a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison
A: 1. conducting nerve impulses in a direction opposite to normal
N: 1. an elementary particle with positive charge; interaction of a positron and an electron results in annihilation
N: 1. a drug that prevents or alleviates nausea and vomiting
N: 1. a drug that prevents or alleviates nausea and vomiting
N: 1. a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy)
N: 1. a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy)
N: 1. the doctrine of opposition to the social and political establishment
N: 1. the doctrine of opposition to the social and political establishment
N: 1. activity indicative of belief in the superiority of men over women
N: 1. someone who does not believe in the social or economic or political equality of men and women
A: 1. relating to antiferromagnetism
N: 1. magnetic field creates parallel but opposing spins; varies with temperature
A: 1. capable of preventing conception or impregnation; "contraceptive devices and medications"
N: 1. any agent that reduces intestinal gas
A: 1. used of e.g. coatings to protect against accumulation of barnacles etc on underwater surfaces; "antifouling paint"; "antifouling chemicals"
N: 1. a liquid added to the water in a cooling system to lower its freezing point
N: 1. any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi
A: 1. capable of destroying fungi
N: 1. any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi
N: 1. any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates the production of antibodies
A: 1. of or relating to antigens
N: 1. (Greek mythology) the daughter of King Oedipus who disobeyed her father and was condemned to death
N: 1. a genus of fish in the family Caproidae
N: 1. a general of Alexander the Great and king of Macedonia; lost one eye; killed in a battle at Ipsus (382-301 BC)
N: 1. a general of Alexander the Great and king of Macedonia; lost one eye; killed in a battle at Ipsus (382-301 BC)
N: 1. an anagram that means the opposite of the original word or phrase; "`restful' is the antigram of `fluster''"
N: 1. the largest of the islands comprising Antigua and Barbuda
N: 1. a country in the northern Leeward Islands
N: 1. a native or inhabitant of Antigua
A: 1. of or relating to or characteristic of Antigua or its people; "Antiguan islands"
N: 1. a coagulation factor (trade name Hemofil) whose absence is associated with hemophilia A
N: 1. a coagulation factor (trade name Hemofil) whose absence is associated with hemophilia A
N: 1. a coagulation factor (trade name Hemofil) whose absence is associated with hemophilia A
N: 1. a coagulation factor (trade name Hemofil) whose absence is associated with hemophilia A
N: 1. a fat-soluble vitamin that helps in the clotting of blood
N: 1. a protagonist who lacks the characteristics that would make him a hero (or her a heroine)
N: 1. a medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds; works by counteracting the effects of histamine on a receptor site
N: 1. a drug that reduces high blood pressure
N: 1. a drug that reduces high blood pressure
N: 1. any of various compounds that are added to gasoline to reduce engine knocking
A: 1. (of gasoline) containing tetraethyl lead; "antiknock gasoline"
N: 1. the antiparticle of a lepton
N: 1. a group of islands in the West Indies
N: 1. type and sole genus of the Antilocapridae comprising one species
N: 1. fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns
N: 1. comprising only the pronghorns
N: 1. the number of which a given number is the logarithm
N: 1. the number of which a given number is the logarithm
N: 1. blackbucks
N: 1. common Indian antelope with a dark back and spiral horns
N: 1. a piece of ornamented cloth that protects the back of chair from hair oils
A: 1. impervious to the effects of a magnetic field; resistant to magnetization; "an antimagnetic watch"
N: 1. a medicinal drug used to prevent or treat malaria
N: 1. a medicinal drug used to prevent or treat malaria
N: 1. matter consisting of elementary particles that are the antiparticles of those making up normal matter
N: 1. the antiparticle of a meson
N: 1. an antineoplastic drug that inhibits the utilization of a metabolite
N: 1. an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease
A: 1. capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
N: 1. an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease
A: 1. capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
A: 1. of or containing antimony 2. containing antimony; "antimonial lead"
N: 1. a lead alloy that contains about 5% antimony
A: 1. relating to or derived from antimony; "antimonious oxide"
A: 1. relating to or derived from antimony; "antimonious oxide"
A: 1. of laws and regulations; designed to protect trade and commerce from unfair business practices
N: 1. a metallic element having four allotropic forms; used in a wide variety of alloys; found in stibnite
N: 1. a poisonous colorless salt used as a mordant and in medicine
N: 1. the antiparticle of a muon; decays to positron and neutrino and antineutrino
N: 1. a crystalline antibiotic active against various fungi
N: 1. any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi
N: 1. any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi
N: 1. 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
A: 1. used in the treatment of cancer; "anticancer drug"; "an antineoplastic effect"
N: 1. an antibiotic drug used as an antineoplastic in chemotherapy
N: 1. 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
N: 1. the antiparticle of a neutrino
N: 1. the antiparticle of a neutron
N: 1. (physics) the point of maximum displacement in a periodic system
N: 1. substitution of a title for a name
N: 1. a follower of the doctrine of antinomianism
A: 1. relating to or influenced by antinomianism
N: 1. the theological doctrine that by faith and God's grace a Christian is freed from all laws (including the moral standards of the culture)
N: 1. a contradiction between two statements that seem equally reasonable
N: 1. a town in southern Turkey; ancient commercial center and capital of Syria; an early center of Christianity
N: 1. any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes
N: 1. substance that inhibits oxidation or inhibits reactions promoted by oxygen or peroxides
A: 1. (especially of vectors) parallel but oppositely directed; "antiparallel vectors"
N: 1. a particle that has the same mass as another particle but has opposite values for its other properties; interaction of a particle and its antiparticle results in annihilation and the production of radiant energy
N: 1. a course of appetizers in an Italian meal
A: 1. characterized by antagonism or antipathy; "slaves antagonistic to their masters"; "antipathetic factions within the party" 2. (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"
A: 1. characterized by antagonism or antipathy; "slaves antagonistic to their masters"; "antipathetic factions within the party" 2. (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"
N: 1. the object of a feeling of intense aversion; something to be avoided; "cats were his greatest antipathy" 2. a feeling of intense dislike
N: 1. a B vitamin that is used to treat pernicious anemia
A: 1. designed to inflict death or personal injury rather than material destruction
N: 1. a bomb with only 10 to 20 per cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments; most effective against troops and vehicles
N: 1. an astringent substance applied to the skin to reduce perspiration
A: 1. counteracting inflammation
N: 1. a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response
N: 1. bound collection of antiphons
A: 1. containing or using responses or antiphons recited or sung in alternation; "responsive reading"; "antiphonal liturgy" 2. relating to or resembling an antiphon
N: 1. bound collection of antiphons
A: 1. relating to or resembling an antiphon
N: 1. a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response 2. alternate (responsive) singing by a choir in two parts
N: 1. the use of a word in a sense opposite to its normal sense (especially in irony)
N: 1. the relation of opposition along a diameter
A: 1. relating to the antipodes or situated at opposite sides of the earth; "antodpodean latitudes"; "antipodal regions of the earth"; "antipodal points on a sphere"
N: 1. the relation of opposition along a diameter
N: 1. direct opposite; "quiet: an antipode to focused busyness"
A: 1. relating to the antipodes or situated at opposite sides of the earth; "antodpodean latitudes"; "antipodal regions of the earth"; "antipodal points on a sphere"
N: 1. any two places or regions on diametrically opposite sides of the Earth; "the North Pole and the South Pole are antipodes"
A: 1. intended to reduce pollution; "antipollution laws"; "antipollution devices on automobile exhaust systems"
N: 1. an unstable negatively charged proton; the antiparticle of a proton
N: 1. a medicinal drug used to fight diseases (like malaria) that are caused by protozoa
N: 1. a medicinal drug used to fight diseases (like malaria) that are caused by protozoa
N: 1. a substance that relieves or prevents itching
N: 1. tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired
N: 1. tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired
N: 1. tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired
N: 1. medication with antipyretics to treat a fever
N: 1. any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever
A: 1. preventing or alleviating fever
N: 1. an expert or collector of antiquities
A: 1. of or relating to persons who study or deal in antiques or antiquities 2. of or relating to antiques or antiquities
N: 1. the antiparticle of a quark
N: 1. an expert or collector of antiquities
V: 1. give an antique appearance to; "antique furniture" 2. make obsolete or old-fashioned
A: 1. so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period; "a ramshackle antediluvian tenement"; "antediluvian ideas"; "archaic laws"
N: 1. an elderly man 2. any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity
V: 1. give an antique appearance to; "antique furniture" 2. shop for antiques; "We went antiquing on Saturday"
A: 1. out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas" 2. made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age; "the beautiful antique French furniture" 3. belonging to or lasting from times long ago; "age-old customs"; "the antique fear that days would dwindle away to complete darkness"
N: 1. extreme oldness 2. the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe 3. an artifact surviving from the past
N: 1. the process of preventing redeposition
N: 1. a genus of herbs of the family Scrophulariaceae with brightly colored irregular flowers
N: 1. California plant with slender racemes of white flowers
N: 1. southwestern United States plant with yellow flowers on stems that twist and twine through other vegetation
N: 1. perennial native to the Mediterranean but widely cultivated for its purple or pink flowers
A: 1. of or relating to a system to destroy satellites in orbit; "antisatellite weapons"
N: 1. the process of inhibiting the growth and multiplication of microorganisms 2. (of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms
N: 1. a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues
A: 1. 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" 2. freeing from error or corruption; "the antiseptic effect of sturdy criticism" 3. (extended sense) of exceptionally clean language; "lyrics as antiseptic as Sunday School" 4. clean and honest; "antiseptic financial practices" 5. made free from live bacteria or other microorganisms; "sterilized instruments"
V: 1. disinfect with an antiseptic; "The animals were antisepticized by the veterenarian before the operation"
N: 1. blood serum containing antibodies against specific antigens; provides immunity to a disease
A: 1. shunning contact with others; "standoffish and antisocial"; "he's not antisocial; just shy" 2. unwilling or unable to conform to normal standards of social behavior; "criminal behavior or conduct that violates the rights of other individuals is antisocial"; "crimes...and other asocial behavior"
N: 1. a personality disorder characterized by amorality and lack of affect; capable of violent acts without guilt feelings (`psychopathic personality' was once widely used but was superseded by `sociopathic personality'' to indicate the social aspects of the disorder, but now `antisocial personality disorder'' is the preferred term)
N: 1. a drug used to relieve or prevent spasms (especially of the smooth muscles)
N: 1. a drug used to relieve or prevent spasms (especially of the smooth muscles)
N: 1. the section of a choral ode answering a previous strophe in classical Greek drama; the second of two metrically corresponding sections in a poem
A: 1. of or relating to an antistrophe
A: 1. defensive against enemy submarines
N: 1. a drug (or other chemical agent) that is effective against syphilis
A: 1. designed for defense against armored vehicles
N: 1. an antilepton of very great mass
N: 1. exact opposite; "his theory is the antithesis of mine" 2. the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance
A: 1. sharply contrasted in character or purpose; "practices entirely antithetical to her professed beliefs"; "hope is antithetic to despair"
A: 1. sharply contrasted in character or purpose; "practices entirely antithetical to her professed beliefs"; "hope is antithetic to despair"
A: 1. with antithesis; in an antithetical manner
A: 1. having the effect of counteracting excessive thyroid activity; "antithyroid drugs"
A: 1. counteracting a toxin or poison
N: 1. an antibody that can neutralize a specific toxin
N: 1. winds blowing from west to east and lying above the trade winds in the tropics
N: 1. winds blowing from west to east and lying above the trade winds in the tropics
N: 1. wind in the upper atmosphere blowing above but in the opposite direction from the trade winds
A: 1. of laws and regulations; designed to protect trade and commerce from unfair business practices
N: 1. a legal action brought against parties who are charged with limiting free competition in the market place
N: 1. law intended to promote free competition in the market place by outlawing monopolies
N: 1. law intended to promote free competition in the market place by outlawing monopolies
A: 1. used in the treatment of cancer; "anticancer drug"; "an antineoplastic effect"
A: 1. used in the treatment of cancer; "anticancer drug"; "an antineoplastic effect"
N: 1. any medicine used to suppress or relieve coughing
N: 1. 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 2. an opposite or contrasting type
A: 1. of or relating to an antitype
A: 1. of or relating to an antitype
N: 1. an antitoxin that counteracts the effects of venom from the bite of a snake or insect or other animal
N: 1. an antitoxin that counteracts the effects of venom from the bite of a snake or insect or other animal
N: 1. an antihistamine (trade name Antivert) used to treat or prevent motion sickness
N: 1. any drug that destroys viruses
A: 1. inhibiting or stopping the growth and reproduction of viruses
N: 1. any drug that destroys viruses
N: 1. any drug that destroys viruses
N: 1. deciduous horn of a member of the deer family
N: 1. European moth with white antler-like markings on the forewings; the larvae damage pastures and grasslands
A: 1. having antlers
N: 1. a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Vela
N: 1. winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants 2. the larva of an ant lion or of any of several other insects
N: 1. winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants
N: 1. a port city on the Pacific in northern Chile
N: 1. United States rhythm and blues pianist and singer and composer (born in 1928)
N: 1. French physicist who discovered that rays emitted by uranium salts affect photographic plates (1852-1908)
N: 1. French botanist who categorized plants into families and developed a system of plant classification (1748-1836)
N: 1. French chemist known as the father of modern chemistry; discovered oxygen and disproved the theory of phlogiston (1743-1794)
N: 1. French chemist known as the father of modern chemistry; discovered oxygen and disproved the theory of phlogiston (1743-1794)
N: 1. Austrian organist and composer of Romantic music (1824-1896)
N: 1. Russian dramatist whose plays are concerned with the difficulty of communication between people (1860-1904)
N: 1. Russian dramatist whose plays are concerned with the difficulty of communication between people (1860-1904)
N: 1. Russian composer and pianist (1829-1894)
N: 1. Russian composer and pianist (1829-1894)
N: 1. Russian dramatist whose plays are concerned with the difficulty of communication between people (1860-1904)
N: 1. Russian dramatist whose plays are concerned with the difficulty of communication between people (1860-1904)
N: 1. Russian composer and pianist (1829-1894)
N: 1. Dutch pioneer microscopist who was among the first to recognize cells in animals and who gave the first accurate descriptions of microbes and spermatozoa and blood corpuscles (1632-1723)
N: 1. Dutch pioneer microscopist who was among the first to recognize cells in animals and who gave the first accurate descriptions of microbes and spermatozoa and blood corpuscles (1632-1723)
N: 1. Czech composer who combined folk elements with traditional forms (1841-1904)
N: 1. a fortification 37 miles long across the narrowest part of southern Scotland (between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde); built in 140 to mark the frontier of the Roman province of Britain
N: 1. 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)
N: 1. Italian painter noted for his use of chiaroscuro and perspective (1494-1534)
N: 1. Spanish architect who was a leading exponent of art nouveau in Europe (1852-1926)
N: 1. Spanish architect who was a leading exponent of art nouveau in Europe (1852-1926)
N: 1. pope who led the reformation of the Roman Catholic Church; he excommunicated Elizabeth I (1504-1572)
N: 1. Mexican general who tried to crush the Texas revolt and who lost battles to Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor in the Mexican War (1795-1876)
N: 1. Mexican general who tried to crush the Texas revolt and who lost battles to Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor in the Mexican War (1795-1876)
N: 1. Italian baroque composer and violinist (1675-1741)
N: 1. Italian violin maker who developed the modern violin and created violins of unequaled tonal quality (1644?-1737)
N: 1. Italian baroque composer and violinist (1675-1741)
N: 1. 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)
N: 1. Emperor of Rome; adoptive son of Hadrian (86-161)
N: 1. Italian violin maker who developed the modern violin and created violins of unequaled tonal quality (1644?-1737)
N: 1. 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)
N: 1. United States dancer and choreographer (born in England) (1909-1987)
N: 1. two words that express opposing concepts; "to him the opposite of gay was depressed"
A: 1. of words: having opposite meanings
N: 1. the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express opposite meanings
A: 1. bent or curved forward or upward; "a plant having antrorse hairs on the stem"
N: 1. a genus of Vespertilionidae
N: 1. drab yellowish big-eared cave-dwelling bat
N: 1. a natural cavity or hollow in a bone
N: 1. Babylonian consort of Anu
N: 1. a port in northern Belgium on the Scheldt river
N: 1. a port in northern Belgium on the Scheldt river
N: 1. Babylonian god of the sky; one of the supreme triad including Bel and Ea
N: 1. jackal-headed Egyptian god of tombs; conducted dead to judgment
N: 1. a toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke"
N: 1. any of a group of powerful Babylonian earth spirits or genii; servitors of the gods
N: 1. frogs, toads, tree toads
N: 1. any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
A: 1. relating to frogs and toads
N: 1. inability to urinate
A: 1. of or relating to an inability to urinate
N: 1. inability to urinate
A: 1. of or relating to an inability to urinate
A: 1. not having a tail; "anurous toads and frogs"
N: 1. excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal
N: 1. a port in northern Belgium on the Scheldt river
N: 1. the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes 2. a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering
N: 1. Egyptian statesman who (as president of Egypt) negotiated a peace treaty with Menachem Begin (then prime minister of Israel) (1918-1981)
N: 1. Egyptian statesman who (as president of Egypt) negotiated a peace treaty with Menachem Begin (then prime minister of Israel) (1918-1981)
N: 1. a relatively permanent state of anxiety occurring in a variety of mental disorders 2. a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
N: 1. a sudden acute episode of intense anxiety and feelings of panic
N: 1. a cover term for a variety of mental disorders in which severe anxiety is a salient symptom
N: 1. a form of hysteria having features of both conversion disorder and anxiety neurosis
N: 1. characterized by diffuse anxiety and often somatic manifestations of fear
N: 1. an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling of light-headedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months
N: 1. a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability
A: 1. anxiety relieving
N: 1. a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability
A: 1. mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc; worried; "anxious parents"; "anxious about her job"; "not used to a city and anxious about small things"; "felt apprehensive about the consequences" 2. 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"
A: 1. eagerly desirous; "anxious to see the new show at the museum"; "dying to hear who won"
A: 1. with anxiety or apprehension; "we watched anxiously"
N: 1. a relatively permanent state of anxiety occurring in a variety of mental disorders 2. a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments
A: 1. to any degree or extent; "it isn't any better"
A: 1. 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" 2. (in negative statements) either every little or very great but unspecified; "can't stand any noise"; "could not endure chemotherapy for any length of time"
N: 1. a takeover bid where the acquirer offers to buy any and all shares outstanding
A: 1. at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; "Alice doesn't live here anymore"; "the children promised not to quarrel any more"
A: 1. being any unspecified one; used for emphasis; "any old time"; "any old place"
A: 1. in any way whatsoever; "they came anyhow they could"; "get it done anyway you can" 2. used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement; "Anyhow, he is dead now"; "I think they're asleep; anyhow, they''re quiet"; "I don''t know what happened to it; anyway, it''s gone"; "anyway, there is another factor to consider"; "I don''t know how it started; in any case, there was a brief scuffle"; "in any event, the government faced a serious protest"; "but at any rate he got a knighthood for it"
A: 1. at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; "Alice doesn't live here anymore"; "the children promised not to quarrel any more"
A: 1. at or in or to any place; "you can find this food anywhere"; (`anyplace' is used informally for `anywhere'')
N: 1. a thing of any kind; "do you have anything to declare?"
A: 1. in any way whatsoever; "they came anyhow they could"; "get it done anyway you can" 2. used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement; "Anyhow, he is dead now"; "I think they're asleep; anyhow, they''re quiet"; "I don''t know what happened to it; anyway, it''s gone"; "anyway, there is another factor to consider"; "I don''t know how it started; in any case, there was a brief scuffle"; "in any event, the government faced a serious protest"; "but at any rate he got a knighthood for it"
A: 1. at or in or to any place; "you can find this food anywhere"; (`anyplace' is used informally for `anywhere'')
N: 1. a town of central Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea; the Allies established a beachhead at Anzio in World War II
N: 1. the traditional dress of Vietnamese women consisting of a tunic with long sleeves and panels front and back; the tunic is worn over trousers
N: 1. a verb tense in some languages (classical Greek and Sanskrit) expressing action (especially past action) without indicating its completion or continuation
A: 1. of or relating to the aorist tense
N: 1. the large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries
A: 1. of or relating to the aorta
A: 1. of or relating to the aorta
N: 1. an aneurysm of the aorta
N: 1. the part of the aorta that arches and turns downward
N: 1. the orifice from the lower left chamber of the heart to the aorta
N: 1. a plexus of lymph nodes in the lower portion of the abdominal aorta
N: 1. abnormal narrowing of the aortic valve
N: 1. a semilunar valve between the left ventricle and the aorta; prevents blood from flowing from the aorta back into the heart
N: 1. inflammation of the aorta
N: 1. douroucoulis
N: 1. nocturnal monkey of Central America and South America with large eyes and thick fur
N: 1. wild sheep of northern Africa
A: 1. with rapid movements; "he works quickly"
N: 1. 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 2. the language of the Apache people 3. a Parisian gangster
N: 1. a violent fast dance in French vaudeville (an apache is a member of the French underworld)
N: 1. a ritual dance of the Apache
N: 1. the great hall in ancient Persian palaces
N: 1. a river in northwestern Florida formed by the confluence of the Chattahoochee River and the Flint River at the Florida border
N: 1. a river in northwestern Florida formed by the confluence of the Chattahoochee River and the Flint River at the Florida border
N: 1. small shrub of Apalachicola River area in southeastern United States having highly aromatic pinkish flowers; a threatened species
N: 1. 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" 2. 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"
N: 1. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates
A: 1. separated or at a distance in place or position or time; "These towns are many miles apart"; "stood with his legs apart"; "born two years apart" 2. into parts or pieces; "he took his father's watch apart"; "split apart"; "torn asunder" 3. not taken into account or excluded from consideration; "these problems apart, the country is doing well"; "all joking aside, I think you're crazy" 4. one from the other; "people can't tell the twins apart" 5. placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose; "had a feeling of being set apart"; "quality sets it apart"; "a day set aside for relaxing" 6. away from another or others; "they grew apart over the years"; "kept apart from the group out of shyness"; "decided to live apart"
A: 1. having characteristics not shared by others; "scientists felt they were a group apart"- Vannever Bush 2. 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" 3. not living together as man and wife; "decided to live apart"; "maintaining separate households"; "they are separated"
N: 1. a social policy or racial segregation involving political and economic and legal discrimination against non-whites; the former official policy in South Africa
N: 1. a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
N: 1. a building that is divided into apartments
N: 1. a building that is divided into apartments
N: 1. coloring serving to as natural camouflage
A: 1. marked by a lack of interest; "an apathetic audience"; "the universe is neither hostile nor friendly; it is simply indifferent" 2. showing little or no emotion or animation; "a woman who became active rather than apathetic as she grew older"
A: 1. in an apathetic manner; "she behaves apathetically these days"
N: 1. an absence of emotion or enthusiasm 2. the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally
N: 1. a common complex mineral consisting of calcium fluoride phosphate or calcium chloride phosphate; a source of phosphorus
N: 1. huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late Jurassic
N: 1. huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late Jurassic
N: 1. huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late Jurassic
N: 1. large Old World butterflies
N: 1. large European butterfly the male of which has wings shaded with purple
N: 1. (military) an armored vehicle (usually equipped with treads) that is used to transport infantry 2. a drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine)
N: 1. person who resembles a non-human primate 2. someone who copies the words or behavior of another 3. any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
V: 1. represent in or produce a caricature of; "The drawing caricatured the President" 2. imitate uncritically and in every aspect; "Her little brother apes her behavior"
N: 1. hypothetical organism formerly thought to be intermediate between apes and human beings 2. a person assumed to have been raised by apes
N: 1. a city of east central Netherlands; a popular tourist center and site of the summer residence of the Dutch royal family
A: 1. resembling apes 2. being or given to servile imitation
N: 1. a mountain range extending the length of the Italian peninsula
N: 1. someone who copies the words or behavior of another
N: 1. a short synopsis
N: 1. South American cavy; possibly ancestral to the domestic guinea pig
N: 1. a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
A: 1. mildly laxative
A: 1. not recurring at regular intervals
N: 1. taken before a meal as an appetizer
N: 1. an alcoholic drink that is taken as an appetizer before a meal
N: 1. a device that controls amount of light admitted 2. a natural opening in something 3. an man-made opening; usually small
N: 1. the act of mimicking; imitative behavior
A: 1. of flowers; having no petals
N: 1. flower having no petals
N: 1. the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid" 2. the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars
N: 1. the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars
N: 1. an assessment of the physical condition of a newborn infant; involves heart rate and muscle tone and respiratory effort and color and reflex responsiveness
N: 1. (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon'' or `till'' for `until''
A: 1. relating to or formed by or consisting of aphaeresis
N: 1. loss of the ability to swallow
N: 1. absence of the natural lens of the eye (usually resulting from the removal of cataracts)
N: 1. someone afflicted by aphakia; someone lacking the natural lenses of the eyes
A: 1. of or relating to or afflicted with aphakia
N: 1. fine-grained homogeneous rock (such as basalt) containing minerals undetectable by the naked eye
A: 1. of or relating to aphanite
N: 1. inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion
N: 1. someone affected by aphasia or inability to use or understand language
A: 1. related to or affected by aphasia; "aphasic speech" 2. unable to speak because of a brain lesion
N: 1. one of two subgroups of Nematoda used in some classification systems
N: 1. apoapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet that is at the greatest distance from the sun
N: 1. 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 2. (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon'' or `till'' for `until''
A: 1. relating to or formed by or consisting of aphaeresis
N: 1. the gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in `squire' for `esquire''
A: 1. produced by aphesis
N: 1. any of various small plant-sucking insects
N: 1. carnivorous larva of lacewing flies
N: 1. small soft-bodied plant lice
N: 1. plant lice
N: 1. type genus of the Aphididae: injurious to fruit trees and vegetables
N: 1. blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets
N: 1. carnivorous larva of lacewing flies
N: 1. bright green aphid; feeds on and causes curling of apple leaves
N: 1. a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice
A: 1. being voiceless through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech
V: 1. speak or write in aphorisms
N: 1. a short pithy instructive saying
N: 1. someone who formulates aphorisms or who repeats aphorisms
A: 1. containing aphorisms or maxims; "axiomatic wisdom" 2. terse and witty and like a maxim; "much given to apothegmatic instruction"
V: 1. speak or write in aphorisms
A: 1. lacking light; especially not reached by sunlight; "the aphotic depths of the sea where no photosynthesis occurs"
N: 1. a genus of Scolopacidae
N: 1. sandpiper-like shorebird of Pacific coasts of North America and South America
N: 1. a desire for heterosexual intimacy
N: 1. a drug or other agent that stimulates sexual desire
A: 1. exciting sexual desire
A: 1. exciting sexual desire
N: 1. goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Venus
N: 1. a genus of Cercopidae
N: 1. feeds on pines in northern United States
N: 1. a blister on the mucous membranes of the lips or mouth or gastrointestinal tract
N: 1. one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Aphyllanthes
N: 1. 1 species; small fibrous-rooted perennial with rushlike foliage and deep blue flowers; sometimes placed in its own family Aphyllanthaceae
N: 1. includes chiefly saprophytic fungi typically with shelflike bodies; sometimes placed in class Hymenomycetes or included in Agaricales
A: 1. having no leaves
N: 1. the capital of Western Samoa
N: 1. plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill
A: 1. relating to or having the characteristics of bees
A: 1. relating to bees or beekeeping
N: 1. a farmer who keeps bees for their honey
N: 1. a shed containing a number of beehives
A: 1. situated at an apex
N: 1. where one or few ovules develop at the top of a simple or compound ovary
A: 1. of a leaf shape; having a short sharply pointed tip
A: 1. relating to the care and breeding of bees
N: 1. the cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey
N: 1. a farmer who keeps bees for their honey
N: 1. honeybees; carpenter bees; bumblebees
A: 1. to or from every one of two or more (considered individually); "they received $10 each"
N: 1. twining perennial North American plants
N: 1. a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans
N: 1. a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans
N: 1. type genus of the Apidae: honeybees
N: 1. social bee often domesticated for the honey it produces
N: 1. a strain of bees that originated in Brazil in the 1950s as a cross between an aggressive African bee and a honeybee; retains most of the traits of the African bee; now spread as far north as Texas
N: 1. a strain of bees that originated in Brazil in the 1950s as a cross between an aggressive African bee and a honeybee; retains most of the traits of the African bee; now spread as far north as Texas
A: 1. being or given to servile imitation
N: 1. a saddle blanket made of buffalo hide
N: 1. celery
N: 1. herb of Europe and temperate Asia
N: 1. widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked
N: 1. grown for its thickened edible aromatic root
A: 1. feeding on bees
A: 1. having no placenta; "monotremes and marsupials are aplacental mammals"
N: 1. an order of Amphineura
N: 1. deep-water wormlike mollusks lacking calcareous plates on the body but having fine slimy spicules on the covering mantle
A: 1. free from or corrected for spherical aberration; "an aplanatic mirror"
N: 1. failure of some tissue or organ to develop
N: 1. anemia characterized by pancytopenia resulting from failure of the bone marrow; can be caused by neoplasm or by toxic exposure
N: 1. anemia characterized by pancytopenia resulting from failure of the bone marrow; can be caused by neoplasm or by toxic exposure
N: 1. a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae
N: 1. North American orchid bearing a single leaf and yellowish-brown flowers
N: 1. light-colored and fine-grained granitic rock consisting chiefly of quartz and feldspars
A: 1. of or related to aplite
N: 1. type genus of the Aplodontiidae: comprising the mountain beavers
N: 1. bulky nocturnal burrowing rodent of uplands of the Pacific coast of North America; the most primitive living rodent
N: 1. mountain beavers
N: 1. great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool"
N: 1. type genus of the family Aplysiidae
N: 1. naked marine gastropod having a soft body with reduced internal shell and two pairs of ear-like tentacles
N: 1. sea hares
N: 1. transient cessation of respiration
A: 1. of or relating to apnea
A: 1. of or relating to apnea
N: 1. (astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited
N: 1. a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil 2. 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
A: 1. of or relating to an apocalypse 2. prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom
A: 1. prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom
A: 1. (of ovaries of flowering plants) consisting of carpels that are free from one another as in buttercups or roses
A: 1. corrected for both chromatic and spherical aberration; "an apochromatic lens"
N: 1. abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds; "the British get `pud' from `pudding'' by apocope"
A: 1. (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"
N: 1. a large sweat gland that produces both a fluid and an apocrine secretion; in human beings located in hairy regions of the body
N: 1. 14 books of the Old Testament included in the Vulgate (except for II Esdras) but omitted in Jewish and Protestant versions of the Bible; eastern Christian churches (except the Coptic church) accept all these books as canonical; the Russian Orthodox church accepts these texts as divinely inspired but does not grant them the same status
A: 1. of or belonging to the Apocrypha 2. of questionable authenticity
N: 1. chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers; many are sources of drugs
A: 1. of or relating to tropical plants of the family Apocynaceae
N: 1. perennial herbs with small pink or white flowers
N: 1. North American perennial having pinkish flowers in loose cymes; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints
N: 1. Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints
N: 1. North American plant similar to common dogbane
A: 1. (of snakes and eels) naturally footless; "eels are apodal"
A: 1. of a proposition; necessarily true or logically certain
N: 1. ridge-like ingrowth of the exoskeleton of an arthropod that supports internal organs and provides attachment points for muscles
N: 1. Old World field mice
N: 1. nocturnal yellowish-brown mouse inhabiting woods and fields and gardens
A: 1. of a proposition; necessarily true or logically certain
N: 1. swifts; in former classifications included in the order Coraciiformes
N: 1. nonpasserine bird having long wings and weak feet; spends much of its time in flight
N: 1. swifts; hummingbirds
A: 1. (of snakes and eels) naturally footless; "eels are apodal"
N: 1. a protein that combines with a coenzyme to form an active enzyme
A: 1. of or relating to the development of an embryo in the absence of fertilization
A: 1. of or relating to the development of an embryo in the absence of fertilization
A: 1. of or relating to the development of an embryo in the absence of fertilization
N: 1. (botany) development of an embryo without fertilization; especially the development in some ferns of a sporophyte from the gametophyte without fertilization
A: 1. relating to or characteristic of an apogee; "apogean tides occur when the moon is at the apogee of its orbit"
N: 1. a final climactic stage; "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development" 2. apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth
N: 1. type genus of the Apogonidae
N: 1. a cardinalfish found in tropical Atlantic coastal waters
N: 1. bright-colored marine fishes that incubate eggs in the mouth
N: 1. bees
N: 1. apoapsis in orbit around Jupiter
N: 1. large siphonophore of up to 50 ft long
A: 1. politically neutral
N: 1. French poet; precursor of surrealism (1880-1918)
N: 1. Greek god of light; god of prophesy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis
N: 1. an asteroid whose orbit crosses the Earth's orbit
N: 1. a program of space flights undertaken by US to land a man on the moon; "the first lunar landing was achieved by the Apollo program on July 20, 1969"
A: 1. offering or expressing apology; "an apologetic note"; "an apologetic manner"
A: 1. in an apologetic manner; "he spoke apologetically about his past"
N: 1. the branch of theology that is concerned with the defense of Christian doctrines
N: 1. a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly
V: 1. acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing; "I apologized for being late"; "He apologized for the many typoes" 2. defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"
N: 1. a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution; "an apologist for capital punishment"
V: 1. acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing; "I apologized for being late"; "He apologized for the many typoes" 2. defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"
N: 1. a short moral story (often with animal characters)
N: 1. a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly 2. an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone; "he wrote a letter of apology to the hostess" 3. a poor example; "it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an automobile"
N: 1. apoapsis in orbit around the moon
N: 1. a plant that reproduces or is reproduced by apomixis
A: 1. of or relating to a plant that reproduces by apomixis 2. (of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction
A: 1. of or relating to a plant that reproduces by apomixis
N: 1. any of several kinds of reproduction without fertilization
N: 1. a morphine derivative that is not as strong as morphine; used as an emetic and in small doses as a sedative
N: 1. any of the deeper and thicker fascia that attach muscles to bones; resemble flattened tendons
A: 1. of or relating to an aponeurosis; "muscles attached by a flat aponeurotic membrane"
A: 1. addressed to one who is departing; "apopemptic hymns"
N: 1. mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned
A: 1. of or relating to the belief that God can be known to humans only in terms of what He is not (such as `God is unknowable')
N: 1. 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)
N: 1. a short pithy instructive saying
A: 1. of or relating to an apophysis
N: 1. (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or part such as the process of a vertebra 2. (botany) a natural swelling or enlargement: at the base of the stalk or seta in certain mosses or on the cone scale of certain conifers
A: 1. pertaining to or characteristic of apoplexy; "apoplectic seizure"
A: 1. resembling apoplexy
A: 1. resembling apoplexy
N: 1. a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
N: 1. 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
N: 1. small genus of epiphytic cacti of Mexico
N: 1. commonly cultivated tropical American cactus having slender creeping stems and very large showy crimson flowers that bloom for several days
N: 1. apoapsis in orbit around the moon
N: 1. conspicuous coloration or markings of an animal serving to warn off predators; "a skunk's aposematic coloration"
N: 1. breaking off in the middle of a sentence (as by writers of realistic conversations)
A: 1. relating to or characteristic of aposiopesis
N: 1. the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) 2. the act of abandoning a party or cause
N: 1. a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
A: 1. not faithful to religion or party or cause
V: 1. abandon one's beliefs or allegiances
V: 1. abandon one's beliefs or allegiances
N: 1. (New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel 2. any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people 3. an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform; "an apostle of revolution"
N: 1. (Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was martyred in Frisia (680-754)
N: 1. (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an apostle; "Paul's name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity"
N: 1. (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an apostle; "Paul's name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity"
N: 1. the position of apostle
A: 1. proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles; "papal dispensation" 2. of or relating to or deriving from the Apostles or their teachings
N: 1. (Roman Catholic Church) a representative of the Holy See in a country that has no formal diplomatic relations with it
A: 1. proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles; "papal dispensation" 2. of or relating to or deriving from the Apostles or their teachings
N: 1. the mark (') used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word 2. address to an absent or imaginary person
A: 1. of or characteristic of apostrophe; "a passage of apostrophic grandeur"
V: 1. use an apostrophe
V: 1. use an apostrophe
N: 1. a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound
N: 1. an apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces or 373.242 grams
N: 1. any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces
N: 1. any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces
N: 1. a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs
N: 1. a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold
A: 1. of or relating to the apothecium of some lichens and fungi
N: 1. a cuplike ascocarp in many lichens and ascomycetous fungi
N: 1. a short pithy instructive saying
A: 1. terse and witty and like a maxim; "much given to apothegmatic instruction" 2. given to or characterized by terse apothegms
A: 1. given to or characterized by terse apothegms
V: 1. deify or glorify
N: 1. model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal 2. the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)
V: 1. deify or glorify
V: 1. deify or glorify
A: 1. having the power to prevent evil or bad luck
V: 1. strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends" 2. 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"
N: 1. an impoverished coal mining area in the Appalachian Mountains (from Pennsylvania to North Carolina)
A: 1. in or relating to Appalachia
N: 1. a mountain range in the eastern United States extending from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico; a historic barrier to early westward expansion of the United States
N: 1. a mountain range in the eastern United States extending from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico; a historic barrier to early westward expansion of the United States
V: 1. strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends" 2. 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"
A: 1. struck with fear, dread, or consternation
N: 1. an experience that appalls; "is it better to view the appalling or merely hear of it?"
A: 1. causing consternation; "appalling conditions"
A: 1. to an appalling extent; "the prisoners were appallingly thin"
N: 1. a hardy breed of saddle horse developed in western North America and characteristically having a spotted rump
N: 1. 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" 2. 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"
N: 1. equipment designed to serve a specific function 2. (anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function; "the breathing apparatus"
N: 1. the system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine
N: 1. clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store"; "fastidious about his dress"
V: 1. provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child"
N: 1. a chain of clothing stores
N: 1. makers and sellers of fashionable clothing
A: 1. 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"
N: 1. the property of being apparent
A: 1. clearly apparent or obvious to the mind or senses; "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" 2. readily apparent to the eye; "angry for no apparent reason"; "had no visible means of support"
A: 1. 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"
N: 1. the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
N: 1. an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object; "the cinema relies on apparent motion"; "the succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement"
N: 1. an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object; "the cinema relies on apparent motion"; "the succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement"
A: 1. from appearances alone; "irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land"; "the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned"; "had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it"-Thomas Hardy; "on the face of it the problem seems minor" 2. unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly''); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great pain"; "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list"; "it is all patently nonsense"; "she has apparently been living here for some time"; "I thought he owned the property, but apparently not"; "You are plainly wrong"; "he is plain stubborn"
N: 1. the property of being apparent
N: 1. an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly; "natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stanger" 2. a ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us" 3. the appearance of a ghostlike figure; "I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter" 4. something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight"
A: 1. like or being a phantom; "a ghostly face at the window"; "a phantasmal presence in the room"; "spectral emanations"; "spiritual tappings at a seance"
N: 1. earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm" 2. (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" 3. request for a sum of money; "an appeal to raise money for starving children" 4. attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates; "his smile was part of his appeal to her"
V: 1. request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble" 2. challenge (a decision); "She appealed the verdict" 3. take a court case to a higher court for review; "He was found guilty but appealed immediately" 4. 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" 5. be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people"
N: 1. a board of officials that are not judicial but are appointed to hear appeals
A: 1. capable of being appealed especially to a higher tribunal; "decisions...appealable to the head of the agency"- New Republic
A: 1. (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings; "the sympathetic characters in the play" 2. 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" 3. expressing earnest entreaty; "the appealing and frightened look worn by an injured dog"; "she holds out her hand for money, importunate, insistent"; "a pleading note in her voice"
A: 1. in an appealing manner; "the table was set appealingly"
N: 1. attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates; "his smile was part of his appeal to her"
N: 1. a board of officials that are not judicial but are appointed to hear appeals
N: 1. a court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower courts or agencies
V: 1. 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" 2. 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" 3. seem to be true, probable, or apparent; "It seems that he is very gifted"; "It appears that the weather in California is very bad" 4. come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon" 5. 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" 6. present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority; "He had to appear in court last month"; "She appeared on several charges of theft" 7. be issued or published; "Did your latest book appear yet?"; "The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet"
N: 1. formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action 2. 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" 3. a mental representation; "I tried to describe his appearance to the police" 4. outward or visible aspect of a person or thing 5. the event of coming into sight 6. 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"
N: 1. formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
A: 1. can be pacified or satisfied
V: 1. make peace with 2. overcome or allay; "quell my hunger" 3. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"
N: 1. the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demonds of)
N: 1. someone who tries to bring peace by acceding to demands; "An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile--hoping it will eat him last"--Winston Churchill
A: 1. tending or 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"
N: 1. the party who appeals a decision of a lower court
A: 1. of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals); "appellate court"
A: 1. of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals); "appellate court"
N: 1. a court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower courts or agencies
N: 1. identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
N: 1. identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
A: 1. pertaining to or dealing with or used as a common noun 2. inclined to or serving for the giving of names; "the appellative faculty of children"; "the appellative function of some primitive rites"
V: 1. fix to; attach; "append a charm to the necklace" 2. state or say further; "`It doesn't matter,'' he supplied" 3. add to the very end; "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language"
N: 1. an external body part that projects from the body; "it is important to keep the extremities warm" 2. a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process" 3. a part that is joined to something larger
A: 1. having an appendage
A: 1. affixed as an appendage
N: 1. surgical removal of the vermiform appendix
N: 1. surgical removal of the vermiform appendix
N: 1. inflammation of the vermiform appendix
N: 1. a small appendage
A: 1. relating to or consisting of an appendage or appendages; especially the limbs; "the appendicular skeleton"
N: 1. the branch of the ileocolic artery that supplies the vermiform appendix
N: 1. the part of the skeleton that includes the pectoral girdle and the pelvic girdle and the upper and lower limbs
N: 1. a vein that accompanies the appendicular artery and empties into the ileocolic vein
N: 1. free-swimming tadpole-shaped pelagic tunicate resembling larvae of other tunicates
N: 1. supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book 2. a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch
V: 1. perceive in terms of a past experience
N: 1. the process whereby perceived qualities of an object are related to past experience
A: 1. able to relate new percepts to past experience
V: 1. be a part or attribute of
N: 1. a feeling of craving something; "an appetite for life"; "the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible"- Granville Hicks
N: 1. a feeling of craving something; "an appetite for life"; "the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible"- Granville Hicks
A: 1. marked by eager desire; "a big rich appetent Western city"
N: 1. food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)
A: 1. appealing to or stimulating the appetite especially in appearance or aroma
N: 1. the property of stimulating the appetite
N: 1. a feeling of craving something; "an appetite for life"; "the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible"- Granville Hicks
N: 1. a drug that suppresses appetite
A: 1. of or relating to appetite; "appetitive needs"
N: 1. food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)
A: 1. appealing to or stimulating the appetite especially in appearance or aroma
N: 1. the property of stimulating the appetite
N: 1. an ancient Roman road in Italy extending south from Rome to Brindisi; begun in 312 BC
V: 1. clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval 2. express approval of; "I applaud your efforts"
A: 1. 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"
N: 1. someone who applauds
N: 1. a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
N: 1. native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits 2. fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
N: 1. bright green aphid; feeds on and causes curling of apple leaves
N: 1. a disease of apple trees
N: 1. thick dark spicy puree of apples
N: 1. a disease of apple trees
N: 1. apples wrapped in pastry and baked
N: 1. fritter containing sliced apple
N: 1. geranium with round fragrant leaves and small white flowers
N: 1. jelly made from apple juice
N: 1. the juice of apples
N: 1. larvae bore into and feed on apples
N: 1. mint with apple-scented stems of southern and western Europe; naturalized in United States
N: 1. nutlike seed of a South American palm; the hard white shell takes a high polish and is used for e.g. buttons
N: 1. (classical mythology) a golden apple thrown into a banquet of the gods by Eris (goddess of discord--who had not been invited); the apple had `for the fairest' written on it and Hera and Athena and Aphrodite all claimed it; when Paris (prince of Troy) awarded it to Aphrodite it began a chain of events that led to the Trojan War
N: 1. intensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped flowers and prickly fruits 2. coarse South American herb grown for its blue-and-white flowers followed by a bladderlike fruit enclosing a dry berry
N: 1. a grove of apple trees
N: 1. pie (with a top crust) containing sliced apples and sugar
N: 1. someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect
N: 1. rust fungus causing rust spots on apples and pears etc
N: 1. puree of stewed apples usually sweetened and spiced
N: 1. a small open pie filled with sliced apples and sugar 2. a tart filled with sliced apples and sugar
N: 1. any tree of the genus Malus especially those bearing firm rounded edible fruits
N: 1. turnover with an apple filling
N: 1. a handcart from which apples and other fruit are sold in the street 2. the planning that is disrupted when someone `upsets the applecart'
N: 1. distilled from hard cider
N: 1. mint with apple-scented stems of southern and western Europe; naturalized in United States
N: 1. nonsensical talk or writing 2. puree of stewed apples usually sweetened and spiced
N: 1. moist spicy cake containing applesauce
N: 1. a Java application; an application program that uses the client's web browser to provide a user interface
N: 1. English physicist remembered for his studies of the ionosphere (1892-1966) 2. a town in eastern Wisconsin
N: 1. the highest region of the ionosphere (from 90 to 600 miles up) that contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for long-range radio transmission
N: 1. wood of any of various apple trees of the genus Malus
N: 1. a device that is very useful for a particular job 2. durable goods for home or office use
N: 1. relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand
A: 1. capable of being applied; having relevance; "gave applicable examples to support her argument" 2. readily applicable or practical
N: 1. a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission
N: 1. 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"; 2. 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" 3. a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school; "December 31 is the deadline for applications" 4. 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" 5. liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin; "a lotion for dry skin" 6. a diligent effort; "it is a job requiring serious application"
N: 1. a language whose statements resemble terminology of the user
N: 1. a form to use when making an application
N: 1. 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: 1. 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"
A: 1. readily applicable or practical
N: 1. a device for applying a substance
A: 1. readily applicable or practical
A: 1. concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles; opposed to theoretical; "applied physics"; "applied psychology"; "technical problems in medicine, engineering, economics and other applied disciplines"- Sidney Hook 2. put into practice or put to use; "applied physics" 3. that are used; "an isotropic resonance shift...to lower applied fields"
N: 1. the practical application of anatomical knowledge to diagnosis and treatment
N: 1. the branches of mathematics that are involved in the study of the physical or biological or sociological world
N: 1. the branches of mathematics that are involved in the study of the physical or biological or sociological world
N: 1. any of several branches of psychology that seek to apply psychological principles to practical problems of education or industry or marketing etc.
N: 1. the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems; "he had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study"
N: 1. a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
N: 1. a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission 2. a device for applying a substance
N: 1. a decorative design made of one material sewn over another
V: 1. sew on as a decoration
V: 1. give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose" 2. 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" 3. refer (a word or name) to a person or thing; "He applied this racial slur to me!" 4. apply to a surface; "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!" 5. avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance" 6. apply oneself to; "Please apply yourself to your homework" 7. put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't make use of 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" 8. ask (for something); "He applied for a leave of absence"; "She applied for college"; "apply for a job" 9. be applicable to; as to an analysis; "This theory lends itself well to our new data" 10. ensure observance of laws and rules; "Apply the rules to everyone";
N: 1. an embellishing note usually written in smaller size
V: 1. create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee" 2. furnish; "a beautifully appointed house" 3. assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance"
A: 1. fixed or established especially by order or command; "at the time appointed (or the appointed time") 2. selected for a job; "the one appointed for guard duty" 3. subject to appointment 4. provided with furnishing and accessories (especially of a tasteful kind); "a house that is beautifully appointed"
N: 1. an official who is appointed 2. a person who is appointed to a job or position
A: 1. relating to the act of appointing; "appointive powers" 2. subject to appointment
N: 1. a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date" 2. the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee" 3. the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed; "he applied for an appointment in the treasury" 4. a person who is appointed to a job or position 5. (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel) 6. (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: 1. a book containing a calendar and space to keep a record of appointments
N: 1. a book containing a calendar and space to keep a record of appointments
V: 1. give out as one's portion or share 2. 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"
A: 1. possible to distribute
A: 1. given out in portions
N: 1. 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: 1. 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"
A: 1. capable of being placed opposite to something; "the thumb is opposable to the forefinger"
V: 1. place side by side or in close proximity
A: 1. being of striking appropriateness and pertinence; "the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"; "an apt reply"
N: 1. appropriateness; "the phrase had considerable aptness"
N: 1. the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors" 2. a grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows; "`Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer' is an example of apposition" 3. (biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material
A: 1. relating to or being in apposition; "an appositive noun"
A: 1. relating to or being in apposition; "an appositive noun"
A: 1. in an appositive manner; "this adjective is used appositively"
N: 1. the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth 2. a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
V: 1. consider in a comprehensive way; "He appraised the situation carefully before acting" 2. place a value on; judge the worth of something; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"
N: 1. one who determines authenticity (as of works of art) or who guarantees validity 2. one who estimates officially the worth or value or quality of things
A: 1. exercising or involving careful evaluations; "looked him over with an appraising eye"; "the literary judge uses many evaluative terms"
A: 1. enough to be estimated or measured; "appreciable amounts of noxious wastes are dumped into the harbor"
A: 1. to a noticeable degree; "they weather was appreciably colder"
V: 1. recognize with gratitude; be grateful for 2. be fully aware of; realize fully; "Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter?" 3. hold dear; "I prize these old photographs" 4. increase the value of; "The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark" 5. gain in value; "The yen appreciated again!"
A: 1. 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" 2. giving pleasure or satisfaction
N: 1. 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" 2. a favorable judgment; "a small token in admiration of your works" 3. an expression of gratitude; "he expressed his appreciation in a short note" 4. understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; "he has a good grasp of accounting practices" 5. an increase in price or value; "an appreciation of 30% in the value of real estate"
A: 1. having or showing appreciation or a favorable critical judgment or opinion; "appreciative of a beautiful landscape"; "an appreciative laugh from the audience" 2. feeling or expressive of gratitude; "was appreciative of his efforts"; "an appreciative word"
A: 1. with appreciation; in a grateful manner; "he accepted my offer appreciatively"
N: 1. warm friendly feelings of gratitude
N: 1. a person who is fully aware of something and understands it; "he is not an appreciator of our dilemma"
V: 1. anticipate with dread or anxiety 2. get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?" 3. take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
A: 1. 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"
N: 1. a person who knows or apprehends 2. a person who seizes or arrests (especially a person who seizes or arrests in the name of justice)
A: 1. capable of being apprehended or understood
N: 1. the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" 2. the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect" 3. fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension" 4. painful expectation
A: 1. mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc; worried; "anxious parents"; "anxious about her job"; "not used to a city and anxious about small things"; "felt apprehensive about the consequences" 2. quick to understand; "a kind and apprehensive friend"- Nathaniel Hawthorne 3. in fear or dread of possible evil or harm; "apprehensive for one's life"; "apprehensive of danger"
A: 1. with anxiety or apprehension; "we watched anxiously"
N: 1. fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension"
N: 1. works for an expert to learn a trade
V: 1. be or work as an apprentice; "She apprenticed with the great master"
A: 1. in training; "an apprentice carpenter"
A: 1. bound by contract
N: 1. the position of apprentice
A: 1. 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
N: 1. informing by words
V: 1. increase the value of; "The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark" 2. gain in value; "The yen appreciated again!" 3. give information or notice to; "I advised him that the rent was due" 4. make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?"
V: 1. increase the value of; "The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark" 2. gain in value; "The yen appreciated again!" 3. give information or notice to; "I advised him that the rent was due" 4. make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?"
N: 1. an informal British abbreviation of approval; "he accepted it on appro"
N: 1. a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances" 2. the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter" 3. the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing 4. the event of one object coming closer to another 5. the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese" 6. a close approximation; "the nearest approach to genius" 7. 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" 8. a way of entering or leaving; "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge" 9. 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"
V: 1. begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project" 2. come near in time; "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age" 3. move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer" 4. make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion; "I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters" 5. come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character; "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches that of Horowitz"
N: 1. the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
N: 1. the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport; "the traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded"; "they stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted"
N: 1. 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: 1. a trench that provides protected passage between the rear and front lines of a defensive position
N: 1. the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
A: 1. easy to meet or converse or do business with; "a friendly approachable person" 2. capable of being read with comprehension; "readily accessible to the nonprofessional reader"; "the tales seem more approachable than his more difficult novels" 3. easily approached; "a site approachable from a branch of the Niger"
N: 1. the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter" 2. the event of one object coming closer to another 3. the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"
A: 1. of the relatively near future; "the approaching election"; "this coming Thursday"; "the forthcoming holidays"; "the upcoming spring fashions"
V: 1. approve or sanction officially 2. accept (documents) as valid
N: 1. official approval 2. official recognition or approval
A: 1. expressing or manifesting praise or approval; "approbative criticism"
A: 1. expressing or manifesting praise or approval; "approbative criticism"
A: 1. that can be appropriated; "appropriable funds"
V: 1. give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research" 2. 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"
A: 1. 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" 2. suitable and fitting; "the tailored clothes were harmonious with her military bearing" 3. meant or adapted for an occasion or use; "a tractor suitable (or fit) for heavy duty"; "not an appropriate (or fit) time for flippancy" 4. appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness 5. being of striking appropriateness and pertinence; "the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"; "an apt reply"
A: 1. taken without permission or consent especially by public authority; "the condemned land was used for a highway cloverleaf"; "the confiscated liquor was poured down the drain"
A: 1. in an appropriate manner; "he was appropriately dressed"
N: 1. the quality of being specially suitable 2. appropriate conduct; doing the right thing
N: 1. a deliberate act of acquisition 2. incorporation by joining or uniting 3. money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose
N: 1. a legislative act proposing to authorize the expenditure of public funds for a specified purpose
A: 1. of or relating to or given to the act of taking for yourself
N: 1. someone who takes for his or her own use (especially without permission)
N: 1. acceptance as satisfactory; "he bought it on approval" 2. a feeling of liking something or someone good; "although she fussed at them, she secretly viewed all her children with approval" 3. a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips" 4. the formal act of giving approval; "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person"
V: 1. judge to be right or commendable; think well of 2. give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"
A: 1. established by authority; given authoritative approval; "a list of approved candidates" 2. generally or especially officially judged acceptable or satisfactory; "an approved method"; "work on the approved project went ahead on schedule"
N: 1. an authority with power to approve
N: 1. the formal act of giving approval; "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person"
A: 1. expressing or manifesting praise or approval; "approbative criticism"
A: 1. in an approving manner; "she nodded approvingly"
V: 1. be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own" 2. judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"
A: 1. very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness" 2. not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate" 3. located close together; "with heads close together"; "approximate leaves grow together but are not united"
N: 1. near to the scope or range of something; "his answer wasn't even in the right ballpark"
A: 1. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I''ve had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party"
N: 1. an imprecise or incomplete account; "newspapers gave only an approximation of the actual events" 2. the quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity) 3. an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth; "an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long it would take" 4. the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue
A: 1. not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate"
N: 1. a supplementary component that improves capability
N: 1. equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
A: 1. relating to something that is added but is not essential; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxilliary to each other"
N: 1. the month following March and preceding May
A: 1. having uncoordinated muscular movements, symptomatic of a CNS disorder
N: 1. inability to make purposeful movements
A: 1. having uncoordinated muscular movements, symptomatic of a CNS disorder
A: 1. concerned with or designed for activities at a ski lodge after skiing; "apres-ski wear"
N: 1. an antihypertensive drug (trade name Apresoline) that dilates blood vessels; used (often with a diuretic) to treat hypertension and congestive heart failure
N: 1. downy yellow to rosy-colored fruit resembling a small peach 2. Asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and edible fruit resembling the peach 3. a shade of pink tinged with yellow
N: 1. fruit bar containing apricot jam
N: 1. for Chinese dishes: apricot preserves and chutney
N: 1. Asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and edible fruit resembling the peach
N: 1. the month following March and preceding May
N: 1. a day celebrating political and economic unity among American countries
N: 1. the butt of a prank played on April 1st 2. a practical joke or trick played on April Fools' day
N: 1. April 1; celebrated by playing of practical jokes
N: 1. April 1; celebrated by playing of practical jokes
N: 1. (golf) the part of the fairway leading onto the green 2. a paved surface where aircraft stand while not being used 3. the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain) 4. a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing
N: 1. cord used to tie an apron at the waist
N: 1. cord used to tie an apron at the waist
A: 1. of an appropriate or pertinent nature
A: 1. by the way; "apropos, can you lend me some money for the weekend?" 2. at an opportune time; "your letter arrived apropos"
N: 1. a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar
A: 1. of or relating an apse
N: 1. a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar
N: 1. father of the gods and consort of Tiamat
A: 1. mentally quick and resourceful; "an apt pupil"; "you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold"-Bram Stoker 2. being of striking appropriateness and pertinence; "the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"; "an apt reply"
A: 1. at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant; "he is apt to lose"; "she is liable to forget" 2. (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward; "he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"; "I am not minded to answer any questions"
N: 1. large penguins
N: 1. the largest penguin; an Antarctic penguin
N: 1. large penguin on islands bordering the Antarctic Circle
A: 1. (of insects) without wings 2. having columns at one or both ends but not along the sides
A: 1. (of insects) without wings
N: 1. coextensive with the order Apterygiformes
N: 1. a ratite bird order: flightless ground birds having vestigial wings and long bills and small eyes: kiwis
N: 1. nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes
N: 1. inherent ability
A: 1. of or relating to aptitudes
A: 1. in a competent capable manner; "they worked competently"
N: 1. a disposition to behave in a certain way; "the aptness of iron to rust"; "the propensity of disease to spread" 2. appropriateness; "the phrase had considerable aptness"
N: 1. a region in southeastern Italy on the Adriatic
N: 1. type genus 2. a constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Octans
N: 1. common European bird with a shrieking call that nests chiefly about eaves of buildings or on cliffs
N: 1. clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures; associated with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism) or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis
N: 1. Jordan's port; located in southwestern Jordan on the Gulf of Aqaba
N: 1. a shade of blue tinged with green
N: 1. a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
N: 1. acid used especially in the production of fertilizers and explosives and rocket fuels
N: 1. a yellow fuming corrosive mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acid that dissolves metals (including gold)
N: 1. strong distilled liquor or brandy
A: 1. of or relating to aquiculture; "aquacultural methods"; "hydroponic lettuce"
N: 1. rearing aquatic animals or cultivating aquatic plants for food
N: 1. a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
N: 1. a shade of blue tinged with green 2. a transparent variety of beryl that is blue green in color
N: 1. an underwater swimmer equipped with a face mask and foot fins and either a snorkel or an air cylinder 2. a skilled worker who can live in underwater installations and participate in scientific research
N: 1. a morbid fear of drowning
A: 1. abnormally afraid of water
N: 1. a board that is pulled by a speedboat as a person stands on it and skims over the top of the water
V: 1. of cars: to rise up onto a thin film of water between the tires and road so that there is no more contact with the road 2. ride on an aquaplane
N: 1. a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals
N: 1. a zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Capricornus and Pisces 2. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aquarius 3. the eleventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about January 20 to February 18
N: 1. the eleventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about January 20 to February 18
N: 1. a plant that lives in or on water
A: 1. relating to or consisting of or being in water; "an aquatic environment" 2. operating or living or growing in water; "boats are aquatic vehicles"; "water lilies are aquatic plants"; "fish are aquatic animals"
N: 1. wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or salt water
N: 1. ferns that grow in water
N: 1. whales and dolphins; manatees and dugongs; walruses; seals
N: 1. a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth
N: 1. animal living wholly or chiefly in or on water
N: 1. sports that involve bodies of water
N: 1. an etching made by a process that makes it resemble a water color 2. a method of etching that imitates the broad washes of a water color
V: 1. etch in aquatint
N: 1. Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caraway seeds
N: 1. a conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley
N: 1. a canal connecting the third and fourth ventricles
A: 1. similar to or containing or dissolved in water; "aqueous solutions"
N: 1. the limpid fluid within the eyeball between the cornea and the lens
N: 1. the limpid fluid within the eyeball between the cornea and the lens
N: 1. a solution in water
A: 1. of or relating to aquiculture; "aquacultural methods"; "hydroponic lettuce"
N: 1. a technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients
N: 1. underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc
A: 1. of or relating to an aquifer
N: 1. widely distributed shrubs and trees
N: 1. a genus of Accipitridae 2. a constellation in the Milky Way near Cygnus; contains the star Altair 3. the provincial capital of the Abruzzi region in central Italy
N: 1. large eagle of mountainous regions of the northern hemisphere having a golden-brown head and neck
N: 1. the provincial capital of the Abruzzi region in central Italy
N: 1. brownish eagle of Africa and parts of Asia
N: 1. a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains
N: 1. a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains
N: 1. columbine of eastern North America having long-spurred red flowers
N: 1. columbine of the Rocky Mountains having long-spurred blue flowers
N: 1. columbine of the Rocky Mountains having long-spurred blue flowers
N: 1. common European columbine having variously colored (white or blue to purple or red) short-spurred flowers; naturalized in United States
A: 1. curved down like an eagle's beak
N: 1. (Roman Catholic Church) Italian theologian and Doctor of the Church who is remembered for his attempt to reconcile faith and reason in a comprehensive theology; presented philosophical proofs of the existence of God (1225-1274)
N: 1. a region of southwestern France between Bordeaux and the Pyrenees
N: 1. a region of southwestern France between Bordeaux and the Pyrenees
N: 1. a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters 2. a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War 3. a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere
N: 1. a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma 2. macaws
N: 1. a spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia 2. 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: 1. an ethnic minority descended from Berbers and Arabs and living in northern Africa
N: 1. tension between Arabs and Israeli erupted into a brief war in June 1967; Israel emerged as a major power in the Middle East 2. Egypt and Syria attacked Israel in October 1973 (on Yom Kippur); Israel counterattacked and drove the Syrians back and crossed the Suez Canal into Egypt
N: 1. the leader of an Arab village or family
N: 1. an international organization of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to promote cultural and economic and military and political and social cooperation
N: 1. a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
N: 1. 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"
N: 1. position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind and arms outstretched in a conventional pose 2. an ornament that interlaces simulated foliage in an intricate design
N: 1. a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources
N: 1. a spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia 2. 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
A: 1. relating to or associated with Arabia or its people; "Arabian Nights"; "Arabian Sea" 2. of or relating to Arabian horses
N: 1. one-humped camel of the hot deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asia
N: 1. shrubby tree of northeastern tropical Africa widely cultivated in tropical or near tropical regions for its seed which form most of the commercial coffee
N: 1. a desert on the Arabian Peninsula in southwestern Asia
N: 1. East Indian evergreen vine cultivated for its profuse fragrant white flowers
N: 1. a collection of folktales in Arabic dating from the 10th century
N: 1. a collection of folktales in Arabic dating from the 10th century
N: 1. a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources
N: 1. a northwestern arm of the Indian Ocean between India and Arabia
N: 1. the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant; "in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults"
N: 1. the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects
A: 1. relating to or characteristic of Arabs; "Arabic languages"
N: 1. the alphabet of 28 characters derived from Aramaic and used for writing Arabic languages (and borrowed for writing Urdu)
N: 1. the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects
N: 1. one of the symbols 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0
N: 1. a genus of the mustard family having white or yellow or purplish flowers; closely related to genus Arabis
N: 1. a small non-invasive cross-pollinating plant with white flowers; closely related to Arabidopsis thaliana
N: 1. a small invasive self-pollinating weed with small white flowers; much studied by plant geneticists; the first higher plant whose complete genome sequence was described
N: 1. the suitability of land for cultivation
N: 1. annual to perennial woody herbs of temperate North America, Europe and Asia: rockcress
N: 1. North American rock cress having very long curved pods
N: 1. or genus Arabis: erect cress widely distributed throughout Europe
N: 1. European cress having stiff erect stems; sometimes placed in genus Turritis
N: 1. a scholar who specializes in Arab languages and culture
A: 1. (of farmland) capable of being farmed productively
N: 1. anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron
A: 1. relating to a plant of the family Araceae
N: 1. a genus of plants with pods that ripen underground (see peanut)
N: 1. widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and warm regions; showy yellow flowers on stalks that bend over to the soil so that seed pods ripen underground
N: 1. air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs
N: 1. a large class of arthropods including spiders and ticks and scorpions and daddy longlegs; have four pairs of walking legs and no wings
A: 1. relating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnida
N: 1. air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs 2. the middle of the 3 meninges
A: 1. relating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnida
N: 1. the middle of the 3 meninges
N: 1. Palestinian statesman who is chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (born in 1929)
N: 1. a part of the western Pacific Ocean north of Australia and south of New Guinea and the eastern islands of Indonesia
N: 1. French writer who generalized surrealism to literature (1897-1982) 2. a region of northeastern Spain; a former kingdom that united with Castile in 1479 to form Spain (after the marriage of Ferdinand V and Isabella I)
N: 1. a mineral form of crystalline calcium carbonate; dimorphic with calcite
N: 1. a river in central Brazil that flows generally northward (with many falls) to join the Tocantins River
N: 1. a river in central Brazil that flows generally northward (with many falls) to join the Tocantins River
N: 1. a river in central Brazil that flows generally northward (with many falls) to join the Tocantins River
N: 1. a river in central Brazil that flows generally northward (with many falls) to join the Tocantins River
N: 1. any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses
N: 1. a lake east of the Caspian Sea lying between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
N: 1. Araceae; Lemnaceae
N: 1. any of various plants of the genus Aralia; often aromatic plants having compound leaves and small umbellate flowers
N: 1. deciduous clump-forming Asian shrub or small tree; adventive in the eastern United States
N: 1. bristly herb of eastern and central North America having black fruit and medicinal bark
N: 1. common perennial herb having aromatic roots used as a substitute for sarsaparilla; central and eastern North America
N: 1. unarmed woody rhizomatous perennial plant distinguished from wild sarsaparilla by more aromatic roots and panicled umbels; southeastern North America to Mexico
N: 1. small deciduous clump-forming tree or shrub of eastern United States
N: 1. similar to American angelica tree but less prickly; China
N: 1. mostly tropical trees and shrubs and lianas: ginseng; hedera
N: 1. the biblical name for ancient Syria
N: 1. Russian composer (born in Armenia) whose works are romantic and reflect his interest in folk music (1903-1978)
N: 1. Armenian composer who incorporated oriental folk music (1903-1978)
N: 1. Russian composer (born in Armenia) whose works are romantic and reflect his interest in folk music (1903-1978)
N: 1. a member of one of a group of Semitic peoples inhabiting Aram and parts of Mesopotamia from the 11th to the 8th century BC
A: 1. of or relating to Aram or to its inhabitants or their culture or their language
N: 1. a Semitic language originally of the ancient Arameans but still spoken by other people in southwestern Asia 2. an alphabetical (or perhaps syllabic) script used since the 9th century BC to write the Aramaic language; many other scripts were subsequently derived from it
A: 1. of or relating to the ancient Aramaic languages
N: 1. an alphabetical (or perhaps syllabic) script used since the 9th century BC to write the Aramaic language; many other scripts were subsequently derived from it
N: 1. an edilbe seaweed with a mild flavor
N: 1. a member of one of a group of Semitic peoples inhabiting Aram and parts of Mesopotamia from the 11th to the 8th century BC
A: 1. of or relating to Aram or to its inhabitants or their culture or their language
N: 1. genus of large brown long-billed wading birds found in warm swampy regions of the Western Hemisphere: courlan; limpkin
N: 1. wading bird of South America and Central America
N: 1. wading bird of Florida, Cuba and Jamaica having a drooping bill and a distinctive wailing call
N: 1. three small islands belonging to Ireland at the entrance to Galway Bay
N: 1. a genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden spiders and barn spiders
N: 1. a common European garden spider
N: 1. spiders
N: 1. spiders
A: 1. relating to or resembling a spider
A: 1. relating to or resembling a spider
N: 1. a genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden spiders and barn spiders
N: 1. an orange and tan spider with darkly banded legs that spins an orb web daily; "the barn spider was made famous in E. B. White's book `Charlotte''s Web''"
N: 1. a treatise resembling a Brahmana but to be read or expounded by anchorites in the quiet of the forest
N: 1. a member of a tribe of Plains Indians formerly inhabiting eastern Colorado and Wyoming (now living in Oklahoma and Wyoming) 2. the Algonquian language spoken by the Arapaho people
N: 1. a member of a tribe of Plains Indians formerly inhabiting eastern Colorado and Wyoming (now living in Oklahoma and Wyoming) 2. the Algonquian language spoken by the Arapaho people
N: 1. the mountain peak that Noah's ark landed on as the waters of the great flood receded
N: 1. Brazilian tree with handsomely marked wood
N: 1. a bitter yellow powder used to treat skin diseases
N: 1. 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
N: 1. a river that rises in northern Colombia and flows generally eastward to the Orinoco in central Venezuela
N: 1. any of several tall South American or Australian trees with large cones and edible seeds
N: 1. large Chilean evergreen conifer having intertwined branches and bearing edible nuts
N: 1. Australian conifer bearing two-inch seeds tasting like roasted chestnuts; among the aborigines the tree is hereditary property protected by law
N: 1. very tall evergreen of New Caledonia and the New Hebrides similar to norfolk island pine
N: 1. pine of Australia and New Guinea; yields a valuable light even-textured wood
N: 1. evergreen of Australia and Norfolk Island in the South Pacific
N: 1. tall evergreen cone-bearing trees of South America and Australia with broad leathery leaves; in some classifications included in the Pinaceae
N: 1. evergreen of Australia and Norfolk Island in the South Pacific
N: 1. tall evergreen cone-bearing trees of South America and Australia with broad leathery leaves; in some classifications included in the Pinaceae
N: 1. small genus of South American evergreen vines
N: 1. robust twining shrub having racemes of fragrant white or pink flowers with flat spreading terminal petals that trap nocturnal moths and hold them until dawn
N: 1. 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
N: 1. a family of South American Indian languages spoken in northeastern South America 2. a member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in northeastern South America
N: 1. a family of South American Indian languages spoken in northeastern South America 2. a member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in northeastern South America
A: 1. of or relating to the peoples who speak the language of the Arawak
N: 1. Celtic deity who was the lord of Annwfn (the other world or the land of fairies)
N: 1. 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
N: 1. 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)
N: 1. medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
N: 1. medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
N: 1. someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue 2. someone with the power to settle matters at will; "she was the final arbiter on all matters of fashion"
A: 1. appropriate for or subject to settlement by arbitration; "an arbitrable wage and health benefits policy"; "an arbitrable dispute"
N: 1. 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
V: 1. practice arbitrage, as in the stock market
N: 1. 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)
N: 1. 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)
A: 1. relating to or resulting from arbitration; "the arbitral adjustment of the controversy"; "an arbitrational settlement"
N: 1. the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment; "they submitted their disagreement to arbitration"
A: 1. in a random manner; "the houses were randomly scattered"; "bullets were fired into the crowd at random"
N: 1. 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"
A: 1. 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"
V: 1. act between parties with a view to reconciling differences; "He interceded in the family dispute"; "He mediated a settlement"
N: 1. (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) 2. the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment; "they submitted their disagreement to arbitration"
N: 1. a clause in a contract providing for arbitration of disputes arising under the contract
A: 1. relating to or resulting from arbitration; "the arbitral adjustment of the controversy"; "an arbitrational settlement"
A: 1. relating to or having the authority to arbitrate; "an arbitrative board"
N: 1. someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue
N: 1. the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment; "they submitted their disagreement to arbitration"
N: 1. a framework that supports climbing plants; "the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park" 2. any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts 3. tree (as opposed to shrub)
N: 1. a day designated for planting trees
A: 1. abounding in trees; "an arboreous landscape"; "violets in woodsy shady spots"; "a woody area near the highway"
A: 1. of or relating to or formed by trees; "an arborous roof"
A: 1. resembling a tree in form and branching structure; "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda"; "dendriform sponges" 2. of or relating to or formed by trees; "an arborous roof" 3. inhabiting or frequenting trees; "arboreal apes"
N: 1. yellow-spotted brown salamander of California woodlands
A: 1. resembling a tree in form and branching structure; "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda"; "dendriform sponges" 2. abounding in trees; "an arboreous landscape"; "violets in woodsy shady spots"; "a woody area near the highway" 3. inhabiting or frequenting trees; "arboreal apes"
A: 1. resembling a tree in form and branching structure; "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda"; "dendriform sponges"
N: 1. having the shape or characteristics of a tree
A: 1. resembling a tree in form and branching structure; "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda"; "dendriform sponges"
N: 1. a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition
A: 1. of or relating to or formed by trees; "an arborous roof"
N: 1. the cultivation of tree for the production of timber
N: 1. someone trained in forestry
A: 1. resembling a tree in form and branching structure; "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda"; "dendriform sponges"
V: 1. branch out like trees; "nerve fibers arborize"
N: 1. a specialist in treating damaged trees
V: 1. branch out like trees; "nerve fibers arborize"
N: 1. worship of trees
A: 1. of or relating to or formed by trees; "an arborous roof"
N: 1. 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 encephalitides
N: 1. any of several Asian and North American conifers of the genera Thuja and Thujopsis
N: 1. a framework that supports climbing plants; "the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park"
N: 1. 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 encephalitides
N: 1. any of several evergreen shrubs of the genus Arbutus of temperate Europe and America
N: 1. evergreen tree of the Pacific coast of North America having glossy leathery leaves and orange-red edible berries; wood used for furniture and bark for tanning
N: 1. small evergreen European shrubby tree bearing many-seeded scarlet berries that are edible but bland; of Ireland, southern Europe, Asia Minor
N: 1. electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field 2. something curved in shape 3. a continuous portion of a circle
V: 1. form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely"
N: 1. a buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch
N: 1. a lamp that produces light when electric current flows across the gap between two electrodes
N: 1. a lamp that produces light when electric current flows across the gap between two electrodes
N: 1. type genus of the family Arcidae: ark shells and blood clams
N: 1. a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns 2. a covered passageway; often between streets with shops or stalls
N: 1. a department of Greece in the central Peloponnese
N: 1. an inhabitant of Arcadia
A: 1. used of idealized country life; "a country life of arcadian contentment"; "a pleasant bucolic scene"; "charming in its pastoral setting"; "rustic tranquility"
N: 1. the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken by Arcadians
A: 1. requiring secret or mysterious knowledge; "the arcane science of dowsing"
N: 1. information known only to a special group; "the secret of Cajun cooking"
N: 1. a measure for arcs and angles; "there are 360 degrees in a circle"
A: 1. forming or resembling an arch; "an arched ceiling"
N: 1. an amoeba-like protozoan with a chitinous shell resembling an umbrella
N: 1. soil and freshwater protozoa; cosmopolitan in distribution
N: 1. genus of chiefly American plants parasitic on conifers
N: 1. small herb with scalelike leaves on reddish-brown stems and berrylike fruits; parasitic on spruce and larch trees
N: 1. a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially arches of the feet) 2. (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it 3. a passageway under an arch 4. a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
V: 1. form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely"
A: 1. (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
A: 1. (of persons) highest in rank or authority or office; "his arch rival" 2. expert in skulduggery; "an arch criminal"
V: 1. form an arch over; "Big rocks overarch the stream"
N: 1. a support for the arch of the foot
A: 1. used of the earliest known rocks
N: 1. considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae
N: 1. considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae
N: 1. considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae
A: 1. related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology; "an archaeological dig"; "a dramatic archaeological discovery"
A: 1. related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology; "an archaeological dig"; "a dramatic archaeological discovery"
N: 1. an anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture
N: 1. the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures
N: 1. extinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birds
N: 1. extinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birds
N: 1. extinct primitive toothed bird with a long feathered tail and three free clawed digits on each wing
N: 1. primitive reptile-like fossil birds of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous
N: 1. the time from 3,800 million years to 2,500 million years ago; earth's crust formed; unicellular organisms are earliest forms of life
A: 1. formed in the earlier of two divisions of the Precambrian era; "archeozoic life forms"
N: 1. the time from 3,800 million years to 2,500 million years ago; earth's crust formed; unicellular organisms are earliest forms of life
A: 1. so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period; "a ramshackle antediluvian tenement"; "antediluvian ideas"; "archaic laws" 2. 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"
N: 1. the use of an archaic expression
V: 1. give an archaic appearance of character to; "archaized craftwork"
N: 1. the use of an archaic expression
A: 1. imitative of an archaic style or manner; "archaistic writing"
V: 1. give an archaic appearance of character to; "archaized craftwork"
N: 1. a biennial cultivated herb; its stems are candied and eaten and its roots are used medicinally 2. an angel ranked above the highest rank in the celestial hierarchy
A: 1. of or relating to or resembling archangels
A: 1. of or relating to or resembling archangels
N: 1. a bishop of highest rank
N: 1. the territorial jurisdiction of an archbishop
N: 1. (Anglican Church) an ecclesiastical dignitary usually ranking just below a bishop
N: 1. the territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon
A: 1. of or relating to an archdiocese
N: 1. the diocese of an archbishop
A: 1. belonging to or befitting an archduke or his archduchy
N: 1. a wife or widow of an archduke or a princess of the former ruling house of Austria
N: 1. the domain controlled by an archduke or archduchess
N: 1. a sovereign prince of the former ruling house of Austria
N: 1. the time from 3,800 million years to 2,500 million years ago; earth's crust formed; unicellular organisms are earliest forms of life
A: 1. used of the earliest known rocks
N: 1. the time from 3,800 million years to 2,500 million years ago; earth's crust formed; unicellular organisms are earliest forms of life
N: 1. the time from 3,800 million years to 2,500 million years ago; earth's crust formed; unicellular organisms are earliest forms of life
A: 1. constructed with or in the form of an arch or arches; "an arched passageway" 2. forming or resembling an arch; "an arched ceiling"
A: 1. of or relating to an archegonium
A: 1. of or relating to an archegonium
N: 1. a female sex organ occurring in mosses, ferns, and most gymnosperms
N: 1. central cavity of the gastrula; becomes the intestinal or digestive cavity
N: 1. considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae
A: 1. related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology; "an archaeological dig"; "a dramatic archaeological discovery"
A: 1. related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology; "an archaeological dig"; "a dramatic archaeological discovery"
N: 1. a relic that has been excavated from the soil
N: 1. the site of an archeological exploration; "they set up camp next to the dig"
N: 1. an anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture
N: 1. the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures
N: 1. extinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birds
N: 1. the time from 3,800 million years to 2,500 million years ago; earth's crust formed; unicellular organisms are earliest forms of life
A: 1. formed in the earlier of two divisions of the Precambrian era; "archeozoic life forms"
N: 1. the time from 3,800 million years to 2,500 million years ago; earth's crust formed; unicellular organisms are earliest forms of life
A: 1. of or associated with an archbishop; "anarchiepiscopal see"
N: 1. the ninth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about November 22 to December 21 2. a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow 3. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Sagittarius
N: 1. any of several small freshwater fishes that catch insects by squirting water at them and knocking them into the water; found in Indonesia and Australia
N: 1. the sport of shooting arrows with a bow
N: 1. a national park in Utah including mountains and the Colorado River gorge and huge rock formations caused by erosion
N: 1. primitive cell or group of cells from which a mother cell develops
A: 1. of or relating to the cells in a sporangium that give rise to spores
N: 1. primitive cell or group of cells from which a mother cell develops
A: 1. representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned; "archetypal patterns"; "she was the prototypal student activist"
N: 1. an original model on which something is patterned
A: 1. representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned; "archetypal patterns"; "she was the prototypal student activist"
N: 1. small primitive marine worm lacking external segmentation and resembling polychaete larvae
N: 1. a class of Annelida
N: 1. United States poet (1892-1982)
N: 1. British field marshal in North Africa in World War II; he defeated the Italians before being defeated by the Germans (1883-1950)
A: 1. of or relating to an archdeacon or his office
N: 1. office or position of an archdeacon
N: 1. a genus of Elephantidae
N: 1. largest known mammoth; of America
A: 1. of or associated with an archbishop; "anarchiepiscopal see"
N: 1. any of various lecanoras that yield the dye archil 2. a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens
N: 1. a genus of Trochilidae
N: 1. a kind of hummingbird
N: 1. the superior of an abbey of monks
N: 1. Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry (287-212 BC)
N: 1. (hydrostatics) the apparent loss in weight of a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight of the displaced fluid
N: 1. a Russian unit of length (71 cm)
A: 1. forming or resembling an arch; "an arched ceiling"
N: 1. the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum
A: 1. relating to or part of an archipelago; "an archipelagic war"
N: 1. a group of many islands in a large body of water
N: 1. someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings)
A: 1. of or pertaining to construction or architecture
N: 1. the science of architecture
A: 1. of or pertaining to the art and science of architecture; "architectural history"; "architectural design"
N: 1. the branch of engineering that deals with the construction of buildings (as distinguished from architecture as a design art)
N: 1. (architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance
N: 1. scale drawing of a structure; "the plans for City Hall were on file"
N: 1. architecture as a kind of art form
A: 1. with regard to architecture; "this building is ugly, but architecturally interesting"
N: 1. (computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software; "the architecture of a computer''s system software" 2. the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect 3. 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" 4. an architectural product or work
N: 1. largest mollusk known about but never seen (to 60 feet long)
N: 1. the molding around a door or window 2. the lowest part of an entablature; rests immediately on the capitals of the columns
A: 1. of or relating to or contained in or serving as an archive
N: 1. a depository containing historical records and documents
V: 1. put into an archive
N: 1. collection of records especially about an institution 2. a depository containing historical records and documents
N: 1. a person in charge of collecting and cataloguing archives
A: 1. with playful slyness or roguishness
N: 1. inappropriate playfulness
N: 1. a genus of Sparidae
N: 1. large (up to 20 lbs) food fish of the eastern coast of the United States and Mexico
N: 1. sea bream of warm Atlantic waters
N: 1. extinct reptiles including: dinosaurs; plesiosaurs; pterosaurs; ichthyosaurs; thecodonts
N: 1. a large subclass of diapsid reptiles including: crocodiles; alligators; dinosaurs; pterosaurs; plesiosaurs; ichthyosaurs; thecodonts
N: 1. extinct reptiles including: dinosaurs; plesiosaurs; pterosaurs; ichthyosaurs; thecodonts
A: 1. of or relating to reptiles of the subclass Archosauria
N: 1. extinct reptiles including: dinosaurs; plesiosaurs; pterosaurs; ichthyosaurs; thecodonts
N: 1. a senior clergyman and dignitary
N: 1. a passageway under an arch
N: 1. ark shells
A: 1. forming or resembling an arch; "an arched ceiling"
N: 1. a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
N: 1. a 60th part of a minute of arc; "the treasure is 2 minutes and 45 seconds south of here"
N: 1. a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow 2. the regions north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole
A: 1. of or relating to the Arctic; "Arctic circle" 2. at or near the north pole 3. extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather"
N: 1. all the islands that lie north of mainland Canada and the Arctic Circle
N: 1. small trout of northern waters; landlocked populations in Quebec and northern New England
N: 1. a line of latitude near but south of the north pole; it marks the northernmost point at which the sun is visible on the northern winter solstice and the southernmost point at which the midnight sun can be seen on the northern summer solstice
N: 1. thickly-furred fox of Arctic regions; brownish in summer and white in winter
N: 1. large ground squirrel of the North American far north
N: 1. a large Arctic hare of North America; almost completely white in winter
N: 1. an erect grayish branching lichen of Arctic and even some north temperate regions constituting the chief food for reindeer and caribou and sometimes being eaten by humans
N: 1. widespread in Arctic and on mountains in Europe
N: 1. ice covered waters surrounding the North Pole; mostly covered with solid ice or with ice floes and icebergs
N: 1. subarctic perennial poppy of both hemispheres having fragrant white or yellow to orange or peach flowers
N: 1. a variety of jaeger
N: 1. low creeping shrub of arctic Europe and America
N: 1. wolf of arctic North America having white fur and a black-tipped tail
N: 1. the regions north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole
N: 1. binturongs
N: 1. arboreal civet of Asia having a long prehensile tail and shaggy black hair
N: 1. stout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously striped or spotted wings; larvae are hairy caterpillars
N: 1. stout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously striped or spotted wings; larvae are hairy caterpillars
N: 1. tiger moths
N: 1. burdock
N: 1. burdock having heart-shaped leaves found in open woodland, hedgerows and rough grassland of Europe (except extreme N) and Asia Minor; sometimes cultivated for medicinal and culinary use
N: 1. a plant that is ubiquitous in all but very acid soil; found in most of Europe and North Africa
N: 1. a genus of Lorisidae
N: 1. a kind of lemur
N: 1. fur seals
N: 1. of Pacific coast of California and southward
N: 1. a genus of Mustelidae
N: 1. southeast Asian badger with a snout like a pig
N: 1. bearberry; manzanita
N: 1. deciduous creeping shrub bright red in autumn having black or blue-black berries; alpine and circumpolar
N: 1. erect California shrub having leaves with heart-shaped lobes at the base
N: 1. erect treelike shrub forming dense thickets and having drooping panicles of white or pink flowers and red berrylike drupes; California
N: 1. erect openly branched California shrub whose twigs are woolly when young
N: 1. evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves turn red in autumn
N: 1. herbs and subshrubs: African daisy
N: 1. bushy perennial of South Africa with white or violet flowers; in its native region often clothes entire valley sides in a sheet of color
N: 1. bushy perennial of South Africa with white or violet flowers; in its native region often clothes entire valley sides in a sheet of color
N: 1. the 4th brightest star and the brightest star in the constellation Bootes; 36 light-years from Earth
A: 1. forming or resembling an arch; "an arched ceiling"
N: 1. curved artery in the foot
N: 1. curved arteries of the kidney
N: 1. veins that receive blood from interlobular veins of kidney and rectal venules
N: 1. an arc-shaped whitish deposit sometimes seen in the cornea
N: 1. an arc-shaped whitish deposit sometimes seen in the cornea
N: 1. the slender arch formed by the temporal process of the cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic process of the temporal bone
N: 1. an agency of the Intelligence Community that conducts advanced research and development related to information technology
N: 1. type genus of the Ardeidae: large New and Old World herons
N: 1. large American heron having bluish-gray plumage
N: 1. large white heron of Florida and the Florida Keys
N: 1. a unit of dry measure used in Egypt
N: 1. herons; egrets; night herons; bitterns
N: 1. a wooded plateau in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France; the site of intense fighting in World War I and World War II
N: 1. a battle during World War II; in December 1944 von Rundstedt launched a powerful counteroffensive in the forest at Ardennes and caught the Allies by surprise
A: 1. characterized by strong enthusiasm; "ardent revolutionaries"; "warm support" 2. glowing or shining like fire; "from rank to rank she darts her ardent eyes"- Alexander Pope; "frightened by his ardent burning eyes" 3. characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a burning enthusiasm"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair"
N: 1. strong distilled liquor or brandy
A: 1. in an ardent manner; "the spirit of God knew very well that there was a deeper question to be settled before there could be the intervention in power that was so ardently desired"
N: 1. tropical evergreen subshrubs (some climbers) to trees of Asia and Australasia to Americas
N: 1. shrub with coral-red berries; Japan to northern India
N: 1. tropical American shrub or small tree with brown wood and dark berries
N: 1. tropical American shrub or small tree with brown wood and dark berries
N: 1. intense feeling of love 2. feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor" 3. 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: 1. intense feeling of love 2. feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor" 3. 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: 1. 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.
A: 1. difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill; "the arduous work of preparing a dictionary" 2. characterized by toilsome 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" 3. 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
A: 1. in an arduous manner; "they worked arduously"
N: 1. extreme effortfulness
N: 1. a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
N: 1. a subject of study; "it was his area of specialization"; "areas of interest include..." 2. a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region" 3. the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area" 4. 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" 5. 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" 6. a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"
N: 1. an extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a large target
N: 1. a number usually of 3 digits assigned to a telephone area as in the United States and Canada
N: 1. a triangular area of the front of the chest (determined by percussion); corresponds to the part of the heart not covered by the lungs
N: 1. a system of units used to measure areas
A: 1. of or relating to or involving an area
N: 1. a passageway between buildings or giving access to a basement
N: 1. any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts
N: 1. southeastern Asian palm bearing betel nuts (scarlet or orange single-seeded fruit with a fibrous husk)
N: 1. seed of betel palm; chewed with leaves of the betel pepper and lime as a digestive stimulant and narcotic in southeastern Asia
N: 1. 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
N: 1. one of four subclasses or superorder of Monocotyledones; comprises about 6400 species in 5 families of trees and shrubs and terrestrial herbs and a few free-floating aquatics including: Palmae; Araceae; Pandanaceae: and Lemnaceae
N: 1. absence of a reflex; a sign of possible nerve damage
N: 1. a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments 2. the central area of an ancient Roman amphitheater where contests and spectacles were held; especially a sand-strewn area 3. a playing field where sports events take place 4. 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: 1. a theater arranged with seats around at least three sides of the stage
A: 1. resembling or containing sand; or growing in sandy areas; "arenaceous limestone"; "arenaceous grasses"
N: 1. a sedimentary rock composed of sand
N: 1. sandworts 2. turnstones
N: 1. common turnstone of the Pacific coast or North America
N: 1. deep-rooted perennial of southeastern United States
N: 1. boreal or alpine sandwort
N: 1. common arctic turnstone that winters in South America and Australia
N: 1. perennial succulent herb with small solitary axillary or terminal flowers
N: 1. Eurasian annual sprawling plant naturalized throughout North America
N: 1. low perennial tufted plant of southeastern North America
N: 1. a family of arborviruses carried by arthropods
N: 1. animal viruses belonging to the family Arenaviridae
N: 1. United States historian and political philosopher (born in Germany) (1906-1975)
N: 1. a genus of tropical Asian and Malaysian palm trees
N: 1. Malaysian feather palm with base densely clothed with fibers; yields a sweet sap used in wine and trunk pith yields sago
A: 1. growing or living or burrowing in sand; "arenicolous worms"
N: 1. small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite 2. small space in a tissue or part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing
A: 1. relating to or like or divided into areolae; "areolar tissue"
N: 1. fibrous connective tissue with the fibers arranged in a mesh or net
A: 1. relating to or like or divided into areolae; "areolar tissue"
N: 1. a member of the council of the Areopagus
N: 1. a hill to the west of the Athenian acropolis where met the highest governmental council of ancient Athens and later a judicial court 2. the highest governmental assembly in ancient Athens (later a judicial court)
N: 1. a city in southern Peru founded in 1540 on the site of an ancient Inca city
N: 1. 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
N: 1. (Greek mythology) Greek god of war; son of Zeus and Hera; identified with Roman Mars
N: 1. a sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains
N: 1. an artery that supplies the muscles of the neck
N: 1. any of several bog orchids of the genus Arethusa having 1 or 2 showy flowers
N: 1. a bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink blossom with a wide-gaping corolla; Canada
N: 1. wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia
N: 1. wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia
N: 1. tick lacking a dorsal shield and having mouth parts on the under side of the head
N: 1. soft ticks
N: 1. any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods; chiefly of tropical America
N: 1. annual herb with prickly stems and large yellow flowers; southern United States to West Indies and Mexico
N: 1. a metal tincture used in heraldry to give a silvery appearance
A: 1. lustrous gray; covered with or tinged with the color of silver; "silvery hair"
A: 1. relating to compounds in which silver is bivalent
A: 1. containing or yielding silver; "argentiferous ore"
N: 1. type genus of the Argentinidae: argentines 2. a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America
N: 1. any of various small silver-scaled salmon-like marine fishes
A: 1. of or relating to or characteristic of Argentina or its people; "Argentinian tango"
N: 1. hemorrhagic fever with neurological signs; caused by the Junin virus
N: 1. monetary unit in Argentina
N: 1. a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America
N: 1. a native or inhabitant of Argentina
A: 1. of or relating to or characteristic of Argentina or its people; "Argentinian tango"
N: 1. small marine soft-finned fishes with long silvery bodies; related to salmons and trouts
N: 1. huge herbivorous dinosaur of Cretaceous found in Argentina
N: 1. a valuable silver ore consisting of silver sulfide (Ag2S)
A: 1. relating to compounds in which silver is univalent
N: 1. a white clay (especially a white clay used by potters)
A: 1. resembling or containing clay; "argillaceous rocks"
N: 1. a sedimentary rock formed from clay deposits
N: 1. a sedimentary rock differing from shale in being bound by silica and from slate in having no slate cleavages
N: 1. a bitter tasting amino acid found in proteins and necessary for nutrition; its absence from the diet leads to a reduced production of spermatozoa
N: 1. the type genus of Argiopidae; small genus of orb-weaving spiders
N: 1. a widely distributed North American garden spider
N: 1. orb-weaving spiders; cosmopolitan in distribution
A: 1. of or relating to the ancient Greek city of Argos or its people
N: 1. a verbal dispute; a wrangling argument
N: 1. 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
N: 1. a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere
N: 1. cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells 2. someone engaged in a dangerous but potentially rewarding adventure 3. (Greek mythology) one of the heroes who sailed with Jason on the Argo in search of the Golden Fleece
N: 1. type genus of the family Argonautidae: paper nautilus
N: 1. cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells
N: 1. represented solely by the genus Argonauta
N: 1. 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
N: 1. 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
N: 1. any of the chemically inert gaseous elements of the helium group in the periodic table
N: 1. an ancient city in southeastern Greece; dominated the Peloponnese in the 7th century BC
N: 1. one or more large merchant ships
N: 1. a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
A: 1. capable of being supported by argument 2. open to argument or debate; "that is a moot question"
A: 1. as can be shown by argument; "she is arguably the best"
V: 1. present reasons and arguments 2. give evidence of; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work" 3. have an argument about something
N: 1. someone who engages in debate
V: 1. have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These tewo fellows are always scrapping over something"
N: 1. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
N: 1. a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true" 2. a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie; "the editor added the argument to the poem" 3. a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable 4. a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on" 5. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
N: 1. the methodical process of logical reasoning; "I can't follow your line of reasoning" 2. a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on"
A: 1. given to or characterized by argument; "an argumentative discourse"; "argumentative to the point of being cantankerous"; "an intelligent but argumentative child"
A: 1. in a disputatious manner
N: 1. (Greek mythology) a giant with 100 eyes; was guardian of the heifer Io and was slain by Hermes 2. large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant
A: 1. having very keen vision; "quick-sighted as a cat" 2. 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"
N: 1. large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant
N: 1. argus pheasants
N: 1. a verbal dispute; a wrangling argument
N: 1. a sock knitted or woven with an argyle design 2. a covered gravy holder of silver or other metal containing a detachable central vessel for hot water to keep the gravy warm 3. 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: 1. a sock knitted or woven with an argyle design
N: 1. a sock knitted or woven with an argyle design 2. a covered gravy holder of silver or other metal containing a detachable central vessel for hot water to keep the gravy warm 3. 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: 1. a sock knitted or woven with an argyle design
N: 1. fritillaries
N: 1. comprises plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum
N: 1. perennial subshrub of the Canary Islands having usually pale yellow daisylike flowers; often included in genus Chrysanthemum
N: 1. woody climbers of tropical Asia to Australia
N: 1. a rare steel-gray mineral consisting of silver and germanium and sulfur
N: 1. antiseptic consisting of a compound of protein and silver (trade name Argyrol)
N: 1. orange tortrix
N: 1. California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges
N: 1. small genus of Hawaiian spreading and rosette-forming shrubs
N: 1. low-growing plant found only in volcanic craters on Hawaii having rosettes of narrow pointed silver-green leaves and clusters of profuse red-purple flowers on a tall stem
N: 1. a Buddhist who has attained nirvana
N: 1. a Buddhist who has attained nirvana
N: 1. port city of Denmark in eastern Jutland
N: 1. an elaborate song for solo voice 2. an elaborate song for solo voice
N: 1. beautiful daughter of Minos and Pasiphae; she fell in love with Theseus and gave him the thread with which he found his way out of the Minotaur's labyrinth
N: 1. city in Tunisia
N: 1. heretical doctrine taught by Arius that asserted the radical primacy of the Father over the Son
N: 1. an adherent of arianism (the belief that Jesus Christ was not truly God)
N: 1. Celtic goddess famous for her beauty; mother of Dylan
N: 1. Celtic goddess famous for her beauty; mother of Dylan
N: 1. a member of the Caddo people who formerly lived in the Dakotas west of the Missouri river 2. the Caddoan language spoken by the Arikara people
A: 1. lacking sufficient water or rainfall; "an arid climate"; "a waterless well"; "miles of waterless country to cross" 2. 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
N: 1. a permanent absence of rainfall 2. a condition yielding nothing of value
N: 1. a permanent absence of rainfall
N: 1. 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 2. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aries 3. a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Pisces and Taurus
N: 1. 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
N: 1. a short aria
A: 1. in a correct manner; "he guessed right"
N: 1. sea catfishes
N: 1. a member of the Caddo people who formerly lived in the Dakotas west of the Missouri river 2. the Caddoan language spoken by the Arikara people
N: 1. fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed
A: 1. of some seeds; having a fleshy and usually brightly colored cover
A: 1. of some seeds; having a fleshy and usually brightly colored cover
N: 1. a genus of Reduviidae
N: 1. large predatory North American bug that sucks the blood of other insects
N: 1. slow-growing geophytic cacti; northern and eastern Mexico; southern Texas
N: 1. usually unbranched usually spineless cactus covered with warty tubercles and having magenta flowers and white or green fruit; resembles the related mescal; northeastern Mexico and southwestern United States
N: 1. a genus of Stromateidae
A: 1. having a melody (as distinguished from recitative)
N: 1. (music) a short recitative that is melodic but is not an aria
N: 1. tuberous or rhizomatous herbaceous perennials
N: 1. common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries
N: 1. early spring-flowering plant of eastern North America resembling the related jack-in-the-pulpit but having digitate leaves, slender greenish yellow spathe and elongated spadix
N: 1. common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries
N: 1. tuberous or rhizomatous perennial herbs; mainly Mediterranean area
N: 1. tuberous perennial having a cowl-shaped maroon or violet-black spathe; Mediterranean; Canaries; Azores
V: 1. occur; "A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion" 2. move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" 3. 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" 4. rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded" 5. originate or come into being; "aquestion arose" 6. get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night" 7. take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
N: 1. 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
N: 1. bristlelike process near the tip of the antenna of certain flies
N: 1. an ancient Greek grammarian remembered for his commentary on the Iliad and Odyssey (circa 217-145 BC) 2. a bright crater on the moon
N: 1. an ancient Greek astronomer who was one of the first to propose a heliocentric theory of the universe (circa 270 BC)
N: 1. French sculptor of monumental female nudes (1861-1944)
N: 1. a synthetic corticosteroid (trade names Aristocort or Aristopak or Kenalog) used as an anti-inflammatory agent
N: 1. a privileged class holding hereditary titles 2. the most powerful members of a society
N: 1. a member of the aristocracy
A: 1. 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"
A: 1. 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"
A: 1. in an aristocratic manner; "they behaved aristocratically"
N: 1. birthworts; dutchman's pipe
N: 1. creeping plant having curving flowers thought to resemble fetuses; native to Europe; naturalized Great Britain and eastern North America
N: 1. hardy deciduous vine having large leaves and flowers with the calyx tube curved like the bowl of a pipe
N: 1. hardy deciduous vine having large leaves and flowers with the calyx tube curved like the bowl of a pipe
N: 1. birthwort of the eastern United States woodlands
N: 1. family of birthworts (including wild ginger)
N: 1. order of plants distinguished by tubular petaloid perianth and inferior ovary
N: 1. a synthetic corticosteroid (trade names Aristocort or Aristopak or Kenalog) used as an anti-inflammatory agent
N: 1. an ancient Greek dramatist remembered for his comedies (448-380 BC)
N: 1. a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism
A: 1. of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy; "Aristotelean logic"
N: 1. small genus of shrubs or small trees of Australia and New Zealand and western South America
N: 1. graceful deciduous shrub or small tree having attractive foliage and small red berries that turn black at maturity and are used for making wine
N: 1. graceful deciduous shrub or small tree having attractive foliage and small red berries that turn black at maturity and are used for making wine
N: 1. a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism
A: 1. of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy; "Aristotelean logic"
N: 1. the syllogistic logic of Aristotle as developed by Boethius in the Middle Ages
N: 1. (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"
A: 1. of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy; "Aristotelean logic"
N: 1. one of the greatest of the ancient Athenian philosophers; pupil of Plato; teacher of Alexander the Great (384-322 BC)
N: 1. the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations
A: 1. relating to or involving arithmetic; "arithmetical computations"
N: 1. the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values
N: 1. a mathematical operation involving numbers
N: 1. (mathematics) a progression in which a constant is added to each term in order to obtain the next term; "1-4-7-10-13- is the start of an arithmetic progression"
A: 1. relating to or involving arithmetic; "arithmetical computations"
A: 1. with respect to arithmetic; "this problem is arithmetically easy"
N: 1. someone who specializes in arithmetic
N: 1. a Greek who was a Christian theologian active in Alexandria and who was declared a heretic for his doctrines about God (which came to be known as Arianism) (256?-336) 2. type genus of the Ariidae: sea catfishes
N: 1. glossy snake 2. a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon
N: 1. small shrubby ash of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico
N: 1. Arizona timber tree with bluish silvery foliage
N: 1. nocturnal burrowing snake of western United States with shiny tan scales
N: 1. medium-sized tree of Arizona and adjacent regions having deeply lobed leaves and collective fruits in groups of 3 to 5
N: 1. semi-evergreen shrub or small tree of Arizona and New Mexico having acorns with hemispherical cups
N: 1. shrub of southern Arizona and Mexico
N: 1. a resident of Arizona
N: 1. a resident of Arizona
N: 1. (Hindu mythology) the warrior prince in the Bhagavad-Gita to whom Krishna explains the nature of being and of God and how humans can come to know God
N: 1. (Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments 2. a boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the Flood
N: 1. (Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments
N: 1. marine bivalve mollusk having a heavy toothed shell with a deep boat-like inner surface
N: 1. a resident of Arkansas
N: 1. 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 2. a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
N: 1. a kingbird seen in western United States; head and back are pale gray and the breast is yellowish and the tail is black
N: 1. 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
N: 1. a resident of Arkansas
N: 1. a city in northern Texas between Dallas and Fort Worth
N: 1. any projection that is thought to resemble an arm; "the arm of the record player"; "an arm of the sea"; "a branch of the sewer" 2. the part of an armchair or sofa that supports the elbow and forearm of a seated person 3. an administrative division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress" 4. any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon" 5. 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 6. the part of a garment that is attached at armhole and provides a cloth covering for the arm
V: 1. supply with arms; "The U.S. armed the freedom fighters in Afghanistan" 2. prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqui border"
N: 1. a distance sufficient to exclude intimacy
N: 1. persuasion by the use of direct personal pressure; "some gentle arm-twisting produced the desired result"; "no amount of arm-twisting will get me to agree"
N: 1. a band worn around the arm for decoration
N: 1. a bone in the arm
N: 1. exercise designed to strengthen the arm muscles
N: 1. a pad worn by football players and hockey goalkeepers
N: 1. a pad worn by football players and hockey goalkeepers
N: 1. a large fleet
N: 1. pill bugs
N: 1. type genus of the Armadillidiidae
N: 1. burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates
N: 1. any catastrophically destructive battle; "they called the first World War an Armageddon" 2. (New Testament) the scene of the final battle between the kings of the Earth at the end of the world
N: 1. dry brandy distilled in the Armagnac district of France
N: 1. the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war 2. weaponry used by military or naval force
N: 1. the collection of equipment and methods used in the practice of medicine
N: 1. French prelate and statesman; principal minister to Louis XIII (1585-1642)
N: 1. a terrorist organization founded in 1999 to oppose the link between nationalists and the Corsican mafia; "the attacks of Armata Corsica are aimed at symbolic targets of colonialism in Corsica"
N: 1. coil in which voltage is induced by motion through a magnetic field
N: 1. worn around arm as identification or to indicate mourning 2. a band worn around the upper arm
N: 1. chair with a support on each side for arms
A: 1. remote from actual involvement; "armchair warriors in the Pentagon"; "an armchair anthropologist"
N: 1. a person of liberal ideals who takes no action to realize them
A: 1. having arms or arms as specified; used especially in combination; "the many-armed goddess Shiva" 2. (used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms; "armed robbery" 3. used of plants and animals
N: 1. northern Atlantic sea poacher
N: 1. an engagement fought between two military forces
N: 1. the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
N: 1. military censorship of personal communications to or from persons in the armed forces
N: 1. the 3rd Saturday in May
N: 1. a terrorist organization of Islamic extremists whose violant activities began in 1992; aims to overthrow the secular Algerian regime and replace it with an Islamic state; "the GIA has embarked on a terrorist campaign of civilian massacres"
N: 1. robbery at gunpoint
N: 1. a force that is a branch of the armed forces
N: 1. the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
N: 1. 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
N: 1. an ethnic group speaking Armenian and living in Armenia and Azerbaijan 2. the Indo-European language spoken predominantly in Armenia 3. a native or inhabitant of Armenia 4. a writing system having an alphabet of 38 letters in which the Armenian language is written
A: 1. of or pertaining to Armenia or the people or culture of Armenia
N: 1. a writing system having an alphabet of 38 letters in which the Armenian language is written
N: 1. an independent Christian church established in Armenia since 300; was influenced by both Roman and Byzantine traditions; headed by a catholico
N: 1. an independent Christian church established in Armenia since 300; was influenced by both Roman and Byzantine traditions; headed by a catholico
N: 1. the Indo-European language spoken predominantly in Armenia
N: 1. monetary unit in Armenia
N: 1. a militant Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization formed in 1975 to force Turkey to acknowledge killing more than a million Armenians and forcibly removing them from border areas in 1915; wants Turkey to pay reparations and cede territory to Armenia; "ASALA bombing at Orly Airport in Paris in 1983 killed 8 and wounded 55 people"
N: 1. shrubby or herbaceous low-growing evergreen perennials
N: 1. tufted thrift of seacoasts and mountains of north temperate zone; occasionally grown as a ground cover
N: 1. a medieval helmet with a visor and a neck guard
N: 1. the quantity that can be contained in the arms
N: 1. a protective covering for the wrist or arm that is used in archery and fencing and other sports
N: 1. a hole through which you put your arm and where a sleeve can be attached
N: 1. a squire carrying the armor of a knight 2. a nobleman entitled to bear heraldic arms
N: 1. a celestial globe consisting of metal hoops; used by early astronomers to determine the positions of stars 2. (archeology) a bracelet worn around the wrist or arm
N: 1. genus of edible mushrooms having white spores an annulus and blue juice; some are edible; some cause root rot
N: 1. fungus with a brown cap and white gills and a membranous ring halfway up the stalk
N: 1. a large white mushroom that develops brown stains as it ages; gills are white; odor is spicy and aromatic; collected commercially for oriental cooking the Pacific Northwest
N: 1. a large fungus with viscid cap that dries and turns brown with age; gills are off-white
N: 1. a honey-colored diminutive form of genus Armillaria; grows in clusters; edible (when cooked) but most attention has been on how to get rid of it
N: 1. a honey-colored edible mushroom commonly associated with the roots of trees in late summer and fall; do not eat raw
A: 1. of or relating to bracelets
N: 1. a celestial globe consisting of metal hoops; used by early astronomers to determine the positions of stars
N: 1. German hero; leader at the battle of Teutoburger Wald in AD 9 (circa 18 BC - AD 19)
N: 1. the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war
N: 1. adherent of Arminianism
A: 1. of or relating to Arminianism
N: 1. group of Baptist congregations believing the teachings of the Dutch theologian Jacobus Arminius (who opposed the doctrine of strict predestination of the Calvinists)
N: 1. the Protestant denomination adhering to the views of Jacobus Arminius
N: 1. 16th century theology (named after its founder Jacobus Arminius) that opposes the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin and holds that human free will is compatible with God's sovereignity
N: 1. German hero; leader at the battle of Teutoburger Wald in AD 9 (circa 18 BC - AD 19) 2. Dutch Protestant theologian who founded Arminianism which opposed the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin (1559-1609)
N: 1. a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms
N: 1. a legal holiday in the United States; formerly Armistice Day but called Veterans' Day since 1954
A: 1. having no arms; "the armless Venus de Milo"
N: 1. a band worn around the arm for decoration
A: 1. resembling an arm
N: 1. a large wardrobe or cabinet; originally used for storing weapons
N: 1. tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant 2. a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles 3. protective covering made of metal and used in combat
V: 1. equip with armor
N: 1. a squire carrying the armor of a knight
A: 1. covered with heavy steel; "armor-plated vehicles"
A: 1. covered with heavy steel; "armor-plated vehicles"
N: 1. specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire
N: 1. specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire
N: 1. horseradish
N: 1. coarse Eurasian plant cultivated for its thick white pungent root
A: 1. equipped with the complete arms and armor of a warrior 2. used of animals; provided with protective covering 3. protected by armor (used of persons or things military)
N: 1. a military combat vehicle on wheels with light armor (and usually a machine gun) 2. an armor-plated truck with strong doors and locks used to transport money or valuables; "the paintings were delivered to the museum in an air-conditioned armored car"
N: 1. South American catfish having the body covered with bony plates
N: 1. an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
N: 1. dinosaurs having bony armour
N: 1. (military) an armored vehicle (usually equipped with treads) that is used to transport infantry
N: 1. insect having a firm covering of wax especially in the female
N: 1. sea robins having bony scutes on the body and barbels on the chin; found mostly on the continental slope
N: 1. sea robins having bony scutes on the body and barbels on the chin; found mostly on the continental slope
N: 1. a vehicle that is protected by armor plate
N: 1. an enlisted man responsible for the upkeep of small arms and machine guns etc. 2. a manufacturer of firearms
A: 1. of or relating to heraldry or heraldic arms; "armorial bearing"
N: 1. heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
N: 1. a place where arms are manufactured 2. a military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms 3. a collection of resources; "he dipped into his intellectual armory to find an answer" 4. all the weapons and equipment that a country has
N: 1. tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant 2. a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles 3. protective covering made of metal and used in combat
V: 1. equip with armor
A: 1. covered with heavy steel; "armor-plated vehicles"
A: 1. covered with heavy steel; "armor-plated vehicles"
N: 1. specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire
A: 1. used of animals; provided with protective covering 2. protected by armor (used of persons or things military)
N: 1. a military combat vehicle on wheels with light armor (and usually a machine gun) 2. an armor-plated truck with strong doors and locks used to transport money or valuables; "the paintings were delivered to the museum in an air-conditioned armored car"
N: 1. an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
N: 1. (military) an armored vehicle (usually equipped with treads) that is used to transport infantry
N: 1. a vehicle that is protected by armor plate
N: 1. an enlisted man responsible for the upkeep of small arms and machine guns etc. 2. a manufacturer of firearms
N: 1. a place where arms are manufactured 2. a military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms 3. a collection of resources; "he dipped into his intellectual armory to find an answer" 4. all the weapons and equipment that a country has
N: 1. the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder; "they were up to their armpits in water"
N: 1. a support for the arm
N: 1. the official symbols of a family, state, etc. 2. weapons considered collectively
N: 1. a smuggler of guns
N: 1. a limitation on the size and armament of the armed forces of a country
N: 1. a deal to provide military arms
N: 1. an industry that manufacturers weapons of war
N: 1. someone who manufactures arms and munitions
N: 1. a competition between nations to have the most powerful armaments
N: 1. United States astronaut; the first man to set foot on the moon (July 20, 1969) (1930-) 2. United States jazz trumpeter and bandleader (1900-1971)
N: 1. a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state 2. a large number of people united for some specific purpose
N: 1. tropical nomadic ant that preys mainly on other insects
N: 1. a military attache who is a commissioned or warrant officer in an army
N: 1. a large base of operations for an army
N: 1. the child of a career officer of the United States Army
N: 1. noctuid moth larvae that travel in large groups and destroy grains and alfalfa in the Plains states 2. moth whose larvae destroy grains and forage plants
N: 1. a member of the military who is trained in engineering and construction work
N: 1. a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to reinstitute Hutu control; "in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists"
N: 1. a United States defense laboratory to conduct reserch in high-performance computing for defense technology applications; a partnership of government and university and industry
N: 1. temporary military shelter
N: 1. an agency of the United States Army responsible for providing timely and relevant and accurate and synchronized intelligence to tactical and operational and strategic level commanders
N: 1. a civilian reserve component of the United States Army comprised of guardsmen who serve during overseas peacekeeping missions and during local emergencies
N: 1. a terrorist organization founded in 2000; a militant Islamic group active in Kashmir and closely aligned with Al-Rashid Trust; seeks to secure release of imprisoned fellow militants by kidnappings
N: 1. the southern army during the American Civil War
N: 1. the most brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India; "Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian Hindus"
N: 1. the most brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India; "Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian Hindus"
N: 1. an officer in the armed forces; "he's a retired army officer"
N: 1. an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
N: 1. a military unit that is part of an army
N: 1. noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain
N: 1. moth whose destructive larvae travel in multitudes 2. larva of fungus gnat; march in large companies in regular order 3. noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain
N: 1. United States writer (1902-1973)
N: 1. a civilian reserve component of the United States Army comprised of guardsmen who serve during overseas peacekeeping missions and during local emergencies
N: 1. a city in the central Netherlands on the lower Rhine River; site of a battle in 1944 during World War II
N: 1. an ointment used in treating bruises 2. used especially in treating bruises 3. any of various rhizomatous usually perennial plants of the genus Arnica
N: 1. fall-blooming European herb with a yellow flower; naturalized in the United States
N: 1. wildflower with heart-shaped leaves and broad yellow flower heads; of alpine areas west of the Rockies from Alaska to southern California
N: 1. herb of pasture and open woodland throughout most of Europe and western Asia having orange-yellow daisylike flower heads that when dried are used as a stimulant and to treat bruises and swellings
N: 1. a river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea
N: 1. a river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea
N: 1. English poet and literary critic (1822-1888) 2. United States general and traitor in the American Revolution; in 1780 his plan to surrender West Point to the British was foiled (1741-1801)
N: 1. deformity in which part of the brain protrudes through the skull
N: 1. United States golfer (born in 1929)
N: 1. United States psychologist noted for his work in child development (1880-1961)
N: 1. English historian who studied the rise and fall of civilizations looking for cyclical patterns (1889-1975)
N: 1. United States psychologist noted for his work in child development (1880-1961)
N: 1. United States golfer (born in 1929)
N: 1. United States composer and musical theorist (born in Austria) who developed atonal composition (1874-1951)
N: 1. United States composer and musical theorist (born in Austria) who developed atonal composition (1874-1951)
N: 1. English historian who studied the rise and fall of civilizations looking for cyclical patterns (1889-1975)
N: 1. lamb succory
N: 1. small European herb with small yellow flowers
N: 1. small resinous tree or shrub of Brazil
N: 1. any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe
A: 1. relating to a plant of the family Araceae
N: 1. large 5-needled European pine; yields cembra nuts and a resinous exudate
N: 1. a distinctive odor that is pleasant 2. any property detected by the olfactory system
A: 1. (chemistry) of or relating to or containing one or more benzene rings; "an aromatic organic compound" 2. having a strong distinctive fragrance; "the pine woods were more redolent"- Jean Stafford
N: 1. a variety of aster
N: 1. a hydrocarbon containing one or more benzene rings that are characteristic of the benzene series of compounds
N: 1. a hydrocarbon that contains one or more benzene rings that are characteristic of the benzene series of organic compounds
V: 1. fill or impregnate with an odor; "orange blossoms prerfumed the air in the garden"
V: 1. fill or impregnate with an odor; "orange blossoms prerfumed the air in the garden"
N: 1. French writer who was the embodiment of 18th century Enlightenment (1694-1778)
A: 1. in a circle or circular motion; "The wheels are spinning around" 2. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I''ve had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party" 3. to or among many different places or in no particular direction; "wandering about with no place to go"; "people were rushing about"; "news gets around (or about)"; "traveled around in Asia"; "he needs advice from someone who's been around"; "she sleeps around" 4. all around or on all sides; "dirty clothes lying around (or about)"; "let's look about for help"; "There were trees growing all around"; "she looked around her" 5. to a particular destination either specified or understood; "she came around to see me"; "I invited them around for supper" 6. in circumference; "the trunk is ten feet around"; "the pond is two miles around" 7. by a circular or circuitous route; "He came all the way around the base"; "the road goes around the pond" 8. from beginning to end; throughout; "It rains all year round on Skye"; "frigid weather the year around" 9. in or to a reversed position or direction; "about face"; "brought the ship about"; "suddenly she turned around" 10. in the area or vicinity; "a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight"
A: 1. at all times; "around-the-clock nursing care"
A: 1. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"
A: 1. without stopping; "she worked around the clock"
N: 1. awakening from sleep 2. mutual sexual stimulation prior to sexual intercourse 3. a state of heightened physiological activity 4. the act of arousing; "the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions"
V: 1. to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir" 2. stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience" 3. cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM." 4. stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock" 5. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" 6. evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" 7. cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
A: 1. feeling great sexual desire; "feeling horny" 2. keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement; "his face all ablaze with excitement"- Bram Stoker; "he was aflame with desire" 3. emotionally aroused 4. brought to a state of great tension; "all wound up for a fight" 5. aroused to action; "the aroused opposition" 6. of persons; excessively affected by emotion; "he would become emotional over nothing at all"; "she was worked up about all the noise"
N: 1. someone who rouses others from sleep
N: 1. Alsatian artist and poet who was cofounder of Dadaism in Zurich; noted for abstract organic sculptures (1887-1966)
N: 1. a chord whose notes are played in rapid succession rather than simultaneously
N: 1. a former French unit of area; equal approximately to an acre
N: 1. an obsolete firearm with a long barrel
N: 1. any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses
V: 1. call before a court to answer an indictment 2. accuse of a wrong or an inadequacy
N: 1. a legal document calling someone to court to answer an indictment
V: 1. arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events, etc.; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times" 2. make arrangements for; "Can you arrange a meeting with the President?" 3. plan, organize, and carry out (an event) 4. adapt for performance in a different way; "set this poem to music" 5. arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding" 6. put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order" 7. set (printed matter) into a specific format; "Format this letter so it can be printed out"
A: 1. disposed or placed in a particular kind of order; "the carefully arranged chessmen"; "haphazardly arranged interlobular septa"; "comfortable chairs arranged around the fireplace" 2. planned in advance; "an arranged marriage" 3. deliberately arranged for effect; "one of those artfully staged photographs"
N: 1. a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments 2. the thing arranged or agreed to; "they made arrangements to meet in Chicago" 3. an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging; "a flower arrangement" 4. the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music 5. 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" 6. the spatial property of the way in which something is placed; "the arrangement of the furniture"; "the placement of the chairs"
N: 1. a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance 2. a person who brings order and organization to an enterprise
N: 1. the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music
A: 1. 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"
N: 1. a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs
N: 1. especially fine or decorative clothing 2. an arrangement of aerials spaced to give desired directional characteristics 3. an impressive display; "it was a bewildering array of books"; "his tools were in an orderly array on the basement wall" 4. an orderly arrangement; "an array of troops in battle order"
V: 1. lay out in a line 2. align oneself with a group or a way of thinking
A: 1. in ceremonial attire and paraphernalia; "professors arrayed in robes"
N: 1. an unpaid overdue debt 2. the state of being behind in payments; "an account in arrears"
N: 1. the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" 2. 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"
V: 1. attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter" 2. cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses" 3. take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" 4. 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 Sout East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"
N: 1. a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend an offender and bring that person to court
A: 1. having development checked or reversed; "arrested tuberculosis"
N: 1. an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
N: 1. a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier
N: 1. a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier
A: 1. commanding attention; "an arresting drawing of people turning into animals"; "a sensational concert--one never to be forgotten"; "a stunning performance"
N: 1. oat grass
N: 1. coarse perennial Eurasian grass resembling oat; found on roadside verges and rough grassland and in hay meadows; introduced in North America for forage
N: 1. Swedish chemist and chemist noted for his theory of chemical dissociation (1859-1927)
N: 1. (chemistry) theory that describes aqueous solutions in terms of acids (which dissociate to give hydrogen ions) and bases (which dissociate to give hydroxyl ions); the product of an acid and a base is a salt and water
N: 1. an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart
A: 1. not having a steady rhythm; "an arrhythmic heartbeat" 2. without regard for rhythm
A: 1. without regard for rhythm
N: 1. an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly
N: 1. accomplishment of an objective 2. the act of arriving at a certain place; "they awaited her arrival" 3. someone who arrives (or has arrived)
N: 1. gate where passengers disembark
N: 1. the time at which a public conveyance is scheduled to arrive at a given destination
V: 1. reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn''t get to Chicago until after midnight" 2. 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!"
V: 1. 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"
N: 1. a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes"
N: 1. someone who arrives (or has arrived)
A: 1. directed or moving inward or toward a center; "the inbound train"; "inward flood of capital"
N: 1. a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class
N: 1. a liquid measure (with different values) used in some Spanish speaking countries 2. a unit of weight used in some Spanish speaking countries
N: 1. overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
A: 1. having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride; "an arrogant official"; "arrogant claims"; "chesty as a peacock"
A: 1. in an arrogant manner; "in the old days she had been harsh and stiff ; afraid of her husband and yet arrogantly proud that she had a husband strong and fierce enough to make her afraid"
V: 1. 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" 2. make undue claims to having 3. 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"
A: 1. taken as your right without justification; "was hearing evidence in an assumed capacity"; "Congress's arrogated powers over domains hitherto belonging to the states"
N: 1. seizure by the government
N: 1. a person who through conceit makes pretentious claims to rights or advantages that he or she is not entitled to or to qualities that he or she does not possess
N: 1. a mark to indicate a direction or relation 2. 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
N: 1. a family of monocotyledonous bog herbs of order Naiadales
A: 1. of a leaf shape; like an arrow head without flaring base lobes
N: 1. an aquatic plant of the genus Peltandra; North America
N: 1. tufted perennial found in shallow water or marshland; sometimes poisons livestock
N: 1. a variety of aster
N: 1. closely related to southern arrow wood; grows in the eastern United States from Maine to Ohio and Georgia 2. deciduous shrub of eastern North America having blue-black berries and tough pliant wood formerly used to make arrows
N: 1. the pointed head or striking tip of an arrow
N: 1. perennial with sharply toothed triangular leaves on leafy stems bearing a cluster of yellow flower heads; moist places in mountains of western North America
N: 1. canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained 2. white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch 3. a nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant
N: 1. tropical perennial herbs with usually starchy rhizomes
N: 1. a maker of arrows
N: 1. 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
N: 1. a stream or brook
N: 1. shrubby willow of the western United States
N: 1. rice and chicken cooked together Spanish style; highly seasoned especially with saffron
N: 1. excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal 2. 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?"
V: 1. be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day"
V: 1. indulge in horseplay; "Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!"; "The bored children were fooling about" 2. be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day"
N: 1. excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal
N: 1. a place where arms are manufactured 2. a military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms 3. all the weapons and equipment that a country has
N: 1. a salt or ester of arsenic acid
N: 1. a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide and weed killer 2. 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: 1. an acid formed from arsenic pentoxide
N: 1. the univalent group derived from arsine
N: 1. a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide and weed killer
A: 1. relating to or containing arsenic; "arsenic vapor"
N: 1. a compound of arsenic with a more positive element
A: 1. relating to compounds in which arsenic is trivalent
N: 1. a silver-white or gray ore of arsenic
N: 1. a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide and weed killer
N: 1. a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide and weed killer
N: 1. a poisonous colorless flammable gas used in organic synthesis and to dope transistors and as a poison gas in warfare
N: 1. malicious burning to destroy property; "the British term for arson is fire-raising"
N: 1. a criminal who illegally sets fire to property
N: 1. 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" 2. the products of human creativity; works of art collectively; "an art exhibition"; "a fine collection of art" 3. photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication; "the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book" 4. a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art"
N: 1. a class in which you learn to draw or paint
N: 1. a collection of art works
N: 1. a critic of paintings
N: 1. a dealer in works of art requiring esthetic evaluation
N: 1. a style of design that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s; marked by stylized forms and geometric designs adapted to mass production
N: 1. the academic department responsible for teaching art and art appreciation
N: 1. the director in charge of the artistic features of a theatrical production (costumes and scenery and lighting)
N: 1. a editor who is responsible for illustrations and layouts in printed matter
N: 1. an exhibition of art objects (paintings or statues)
N: 1. (architecture) a form of artistic expression (such as writing or painting or architecture)
N: 1. a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited
N: 1. a historian of art
N: 1. the academic discipline that studies the development of painting and sculpture
N: 1. a group of artists who agree on general principles
N: 1. a French school of art and architecture popular in the 1890s; characterized by stylized natural forms and sinuous outlines of such objects as leaves and vines and flowers
N: 1. a work of art of some artistic value; "this store sells only objets d'art"; "it is not known who created this piece"
N: 1. a high-quality paper (usually having a filler of china clay)
N: 1. a style of rock music that emerged in the 1970s; associated with attempts to combine rock with jazz and other forms; intended for listening and not dancing
N: 1. a school specializing in art
N: 1. someone studying to be an artist
N: 1. United States jazz pianist who was almost completely blind; his innovations influenced many other jazz musicians (1910-1956)
N: 1. someone who teaches art
N: 1. wood swallows
N: 1. type genus of the Artamidae
N: 1. king of Persia who subdued numerous revolutions and made peace with Sparta (?-359 BC) 2. king of Persia who sanctioned the practice of Judaism in Jerusalem (?-424 BC)
N: 1. king of Persia who sanctioned the practice of Judaism in Jerusalem (?-424 BC)
N: 1. king of Persia who subdued numerous revolutions and made peace with Sparta (?-359 BC)
N: 1. a man-made object taken as a whole
A: 1. of or relating to artifacts
N: 1. fairy shrimp; brine shrimp
N: 1. common to saline lakes
N: 1. (Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana
N: 1. European wormwood; minor source of absinthe
N: 1. half-shrubby perennial valuable as sheep forage in the United States
N: 1. any of various composite shrubs or herbs of the genus Artemisia having aromatic green or grayish foliage
N: 1. shrubby European wormwood naturalized in North America; sometimes used in brewing beer
N: 1. aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe
N: 1. wormwood of southeastern Europe to Iran
N: 1. low ashy-gray California shrub
N: 1. European wormwood similar to common wormwood in its properties
N: 1. low much-branched perennial of western United States having silvery leaves; an important browse and shelter plant
N: 1. aromatic perennial of southeastern Russia
N: 1. silver-haired shrub of central and southern United States and Mexico; a troublesome weed on rangelands
N: 1. silky-leaved aromatic perennial of dry northern parts of the northern hemisphere; has tawny florets
N: 1. perennial cottony-white herb of southwestern United States
N: 1. perennial cottony-white herb of southwestern United States
N: 1. plants of western and northern European coasts
N: 1. herb with grayish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plant
N: 1. aromatic shrub of arid regions of western North America having hoary leaves
N: 1. European tufted aromatic perennial herb having hairy red or purple stems and dark green leaves downy white below and red-brown florets
N: 1. United States writer of humorous tales of an itinerant showman (1834-1867)
N: 1. a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
N: 1. a branch of the maxillary artery that supplies the alveolar process
N: 1. the alveolar artery that goes through the mandibular canal to supply the lower teeth
N: 1. the alveolar artery that supplies the upper teeth
N: 1. the terminal branch of the facial artery
N: 1. the branch of the ileocolic artery that supplies the vermiform appendix
N: 1. curved artery in the foot
N: 1. the branch of the ileocolic artery that supplies the ascending colon
N: 1. artery that supplies blood to the ear
N: 1. the part of the main artery of the arm that lies in the armpit and is continuous with the subclavian artery above and the brachial artery below
N: 1. an unpaired artery; supplies the pons and cerebellum and the back part of the cerebrum and the inner ear
N: 1. the main artery of the upper arm; a continuation of the axillary artery; bifurcates into the radial and ulnar arteries at the elbow
N: 1. a branch of the maxillary artery that supplies blood to the buccinator muscle and the cheek
N: 1. a branch of the internal pudendal artery of males that supplies the bulb of the penis
N: 1. a branch of the internal pudendal artery in females that supplies the bulb of the vestibule
N: 1. either of two major arteries of the neck and head; branches from the aorta
N: 1. an artery that originates from the abdominal aorta just below the diaphragm and branches into the left gastric artery and the common hepatic artery and the splenic artery
N: 1. a branch of the ophthalmic artery; enters the eyeball with the optic nerve
N: 1. an artery that supplies the cerebellum
N: 1. any of the arteries supplying blood to the cerebral cortex
N: 1. an artery that supplies the choroid plexus
N: 1. one of several arteries supplying the choroid coat of the eye
N: 1. an artery that supplies the hip joint and thigh muscles
N: 1. an artery that supplies the shoulder joint and shoulder muscles
N: 1. an artery that supplies the lower abdominal walls and skin and the sartorius muscle
N: 1. an artery that serves the muscles of the shoulder and scapular area
N: 1. arteries that supply blood to the colon
N: 1. any of three arteries in the brain that make up the circle of Willis
N: 1. the artery that branches from the aorta to supply blood to the heart
N: 1. a branch of the hepatic artery; supplies the gall bladder and the surface of the liver
N: 1. arteries in the hand and foot that supply the fingers and toes
N: 1. one of three arteries supplying the anterior walls of the abdomen
N: 1. a branch of the ophthalmic artery supplying structures in and around the nasal capsule
N: 1. an artery that originates in the external carotid and gives off branches that supply the neck and face
N: 1. the chief artery of the thigh; a continuation of the external iliac artery
N: 1. arteries that supplies the walls of the stomach
N: 1. several small arteries branching off of the splenic artery and going to the greater curvature of the stomach
N: 1. a branch of the celiac artery that supplies the lesser curvature of the stomach and the abdominal part of the esophagus
N: 1. branches of the internal iliac artery that supply the hip joint and gluteal region
N: 1. arteries that supply the liver
N: 1. an artery that originates from the superior mesenteric artery and supplies the terminal part of the ileum and the cecum and the vermiform appendix and the ascending colon
N: 1. branch of the superior mesenteric artery that supplies the ileum
N: 1. one of the large arteries supplying blood to the pelvis and legs
N: 1. an artery that originates in the internal iliac artery and supplies the pelvic muscles and bones
N: 1. originates from the maxillary artery and supplies structures below the orbit (from lower eyelid to upper lip)
N: 1. several arteries and supplying the intercostal spaces of the rib cage
N: 1. a branch of the facial artery that supplies the lips of the mouth
N: 1. a branch of the facial artery that supplies the lower lip
N: 1. a branch of the facial artery that supplies the upper lip
N: 1. an artery that originates from the ophthalmic artery and supplies the lacrimal gland and rectal eye muscles and the upper eyelid and the forehead
N: 1. either of two arteries that supply blood to the larynx
N: 1. an artery that originates from the celiac trunk and supplies blood to the spleen
N: 1. an artery originating from the external carotid artery and supplying the under side of the tongue
N: 1. one of four or five pairs of arteries that originate in the abdominal aorta and supply the lumbar vertebrae and the back muscles and abdominal wall
N: 1. either of two arteries branching from the external carotid artery and supplying structure of the face
N: 1. any of three arteries supplying the meninges of the brain and neighboring structures
N: 1. one of two branches of the aorta that pass between the two layers of the mesentery to the intestines
N: 1. dorsal and palmar arteries of the hand
N: 1. dorsal and plantar arteries to the metatarsal region of the foot
N: 1. an artery that supplies the abdomen and intercostal muscles
N: 1. an artery that supplies the medullary cavity of the long bone
N: 1. a branch of the internal carotid artery that supplies the eye and neighboring structures
N: 1. the artery that branches from the aorta and supplies blood to the ovaries
N: 1. one of several arteries supplying the face
N: 1. a branch of the splenic artery that supplies the pancreas
N: 1. a branch of the internal pudendal artery that supplies superficial structures of the perineum
N: 1. continuation of the femoral artery that branches to supply the legs and feet
N: 1. arteries supplying the external genital organs of humans
N: 1. one of two arteries (branches of the pulmonary trunk) that carry venous blood from the heart to the lungs
N: 1. branch of the brachial artery beginning below the elbow and extending down the forearm around the wrist and into the palm
N: 1. one of the arteries supplying the rectal area
N: 1. an artery originating from the abdominal aorta and supplying the kidneys and adrenal glands and ureters
N: 1. either of two arteries that supply blood to the neck and arms
N: 1. temporal artery that goes to the anterior part of the cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe
N: 1. temporal artery that goes to the middle part of the cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe
N: 1. temporal artery that supplies the posterior part of the cortex of the temporal lobe
N: 1. a branch of the aorta supplying the testicles
N: 1. large artery that branches from the brachial artery to supply the muscles of the forearm and wrist and hand
N: 1. a branch of the internal iliac artery that supplies the uterus and the upper part of the vagina
N: 1. a branch of the internal iliac that provides blood for the vagina and the base of the bladder and the rectum
N: 1. the first branch of the subclavian artery; divided into four parts
A: 1. of or involving or contained in the arteries; "arterial disease"; "the arterial system"; "arterial blood"
N: 1. blood found in arteries; "except for the pulmonary artery the arterial blood is rich in oxygen"
N: 1. measurement of the pH level and the oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations in arterial blood; important in diagnosis of many respiratory diseases
N: 1. a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
N: 1. a fatty deoposit inside an arterial wall; characteristic of atherosclerosis
N: 1. the pressure of the circulating blood on the arteries; "arterial pressure is the product of cardiac output and vascular resistance"
N: 1. a major or main route
N: 1. sclerosis of the arterial walls
V: 1. change venous blood into arterial blood
V: 1. change venous blood into arterial blood
N: 1. an abnormal distension of an artery
N: 1. an abnormal distension of an artery
N: 1. an X ray of an artery filled with a contrast medium
N: 1. roentgenographic examination of arteries
N: 1. one of the small thin-walled arteries that end in capillaries
A: 1. of or relating to or involving arterioles
N: 1. one of the small thin-walled arteries that end in capillaries
N: 1. sclerosis of the arterioles
N: 1. sclerosis of the arterial walls
N: 1. a stage of arteriosclerosis involving closure of blood vessels
A: 1. affected by arteriosclerosis
A: 1. connecting an artery to a vein; "an arteriovenous fistula"
N: 1. inflammation of an artery
N: 1. a major thoroughfare that bears important traffic 2. a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
N: 1. a branch of the basilar artery that supplies the labyrinth
N: 1. a branch of the internal pudendal artery of males that supplies the bulb of the penis
N: 1. a branch of the internal pudendal artery in females that supplies the bulb of the vestibule
A: 1. (of water) rising to the surface under internal hydrostatic pressure; "an artesian well"; "artesian pressure"
N: 1. a well drilled through impermeable strata into strata that receive water from a higher altitude so there is pressure to force the water to flow upward
A: 1. marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors" 2. 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"
A: 1. in an artful manner; "he craftily arranged to be there when the decision was announced"; "had ever circumstances conspired so cunningly?" 2. in a disingenuous manner; "disingenuously, he asked leading questions abut his opponent's work" 3. in an artful manner; "her foot pointed artfully toward tapering toes"
N: 1. the quality of being adroit in taking unfair advantage
N: 1. pain in a joint or joints
A: 1. of or relating to arthralgia
A: 1. of or pertaining to arthritis; "my creaky old joints"; "rheumy with age and grief"
N: 1. inflammation of a joint or joints
N: 1. removal of fluid from a joint by centesis
N: 1. an X ray of a joint after the injection of a contrast medium
N: 1. roentgenographic examination of a joint after injection of radiopaque contrast medium; produces an arthrogram
N: 1. any of the segments in the body of a jointed animal like an arthropod
A: 1. of or relating to one of the body segments of jointed animals
N: 1. surgical reconstruction or replacement of a malformed or degenerated joint
N: 1. invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin
N: 1. any of the arthropods
N: 1. a genus of arthropods
N: 1. jointed-foot invertebrates: arachnids; crustaceans; insects; millipedes; centipedes
A: 1. of or relating to invertebrates of the phylum Arthropoda
A: 1. of or relating to invertebrates of the phylum Arthropoda
A: 1. of or relating to invertebrates of the phylum Arthropoda
N: 1. tropical and subtropical Old World epiphytic or lithophytic ferns
N: 1. a type of endoscope that is inserted into a joint for visual examination
N: 1. a minimally invasive operation to repair a damaged joint; the surgeon examines the joint with an arthroscope while making repairs through a small incision
N: 1. a body that resembles a spore but is not an endospore; produced by some bacteria 2. one of a string of thick walled vegetative resting cells formed by some algae and fungi
A: 1. of or relating to arthrospores
A: 1. of or relating to arthrospores
N: 1. 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 2. elected Vice President and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
N: 1. United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993)
N: 1. United States physicist noted for research on x-rays and gamma rays and nuclear energy; his observation that X-rays behave like miniature bowling balls in their interactions with electrons provided evidence for the quantal nature of light (1892-1962)
N: 1. English author who created Sherlock Holmes (1859-1930)
N: 1. United States electrical engineer noted for his work on the theory of alternating currents; independently of Oliver Heaviside he discovered the existence of an atmospheric layer that reflects radio waves back to earth (1861-1939)
N: 1. British archaeologist who excavated the palace of Knossos in Crete to find what he called Minoan civilization (1851-1941)
N: 1. popular United States conductor (1894-1979)
N: 1. United States lawyer involved in several famous court trials (1881-1954)
N: 1. United States physicist noted for research on x-rays and gamma rays and nuclear energy; his observation that X-rays behave like miniature bowling balls in their interactions with electrons provided evidence for the quantal nature of light (1892-1962)
N: 1. English geologist and supporter of the theory of continental drift (1890-1965)
N: 1. Swiss composer (born in France) who was the founding member of a group in Paris that included Erik Satie and Darius Milhaud and Francis Poulenc and Jean Cocteau (1892-1955)
N: 1. United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band (born in 1910)
N: 1. English statesman; member of the Conservative Party (1848-1930)
N: 1. English actor of Shakespearean roles who was also noted for appearances in films (1904-2000)
N: 1. British writer (born in Hungary) who wrote a novel exposing the Stalinist purges during the 1930s (1905-1983)
N: 1. United States economist who proposed the Laffer curve (born in 1940)
N: 1. United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1893-1964)
N: 1. United States historian (1888-1965)
N: 1. United States historian and advisor to President Kennedy (born in 1917)
N: 1. United States playwright (born 1915)
N: 1. United States dancer who formed the first Black classical ballet company (born in 1934)
N: 1. British statesman who as Prime Minister pursued a policy of appeasement toward fascist Germany (1869-1940)
N: 1. French poet whose work influenced the surrealists (1854-1891)
N: 1. United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993)
N: 1. United States pianist (born in Poland) known for his interpretations of the music of Chopin (1886-1982)
N: 1. United States historian and advisor to President Kennedy (born in 1917) 2. United States historian (1888-1965)
N: 1. United States historian and advisor to President Kennedy (born in 1917)
N: 1. German pessimist philosopher (1788-1860)
N: 1. English composer of operettas who collaborated with the librettist William Gilbert (1842-1900)
N: 1. United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965)
N: 1. English composer of operettas who collaborated with the librettist William Gilbert (1842-1900)
N: 1. English poet (1865-1945)
N: 1. United States abolitionist (1786-1865)
N: 1. United States jazz pianist who was almost completely blind; his innovations influenced many other jazz musicians (1910-1956)
N: 1. British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)
A: 1. of or relating to King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
N: 1. the legend of King Arthur and his court at Camelot
N: 1. a thistle-like flower head with edible fleshy leaves and heart 2. Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head
N: 1. the tender fleshy center of the immature artichoke flower
N: 1. Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head
N: 1. a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will) 2. (grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase 3. nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication 4. one of a class of artifacts; "an article of clothing"
V: 1. bind by a contract; especially for a training period
N: 1. a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
N: 1. an article that is offered for sale
N: 1. an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence 2. (Christianity) any of the sections into which a creed or other statement of doctrine is divided
N: 1. furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy; "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room"
A: 1. bound by contract
N: 1. a contract between crew and captain of a ship
N: 1. a written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states; it provided a legal symbol of their union by gave the central government no coercive power over the states or their citizens
N: 1. a document filed with a state by the founders of a corporation
A: 1. relating to or affecting the joints of the body; "the articular surfaces of bones"; "articular disease"
N: 1. a muscle that inserts directly onto the capsule of a joint
A: 1. relating to or affecting the joints of the body; "the articular surfaces of bones"; "articular disease"
V: 1. express or state clearly 2. put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees" 3. 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?" 4. provide with a joint; "the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood"
A: 1. consisting of segments held together by joints 2. expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language; "articulate speech"; "an articulate orator"; "articulate beings"
A: 1. consisting of segments held together by joints 2. pronounced distinctly and clearly; "her words were well articulated"
N: 1. a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together
A: 1. with eloquence; "he expressed his ideas eloquently" 2. in an articulate manner; "he argued articulately for his plan"
N: 1. the quality of being facile in speech and writing
N: 1. (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if the articulation allows motion)
N: 1. the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum
N: 1. hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
N: 1. hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
N: 1. a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula
N: 1. a freely moving joint in which the articulations allow only gliding motions
N: 1. a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
N: 1. a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone
N: 1. a joint so articulated as to move freely
N: 1. a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
N: 1. the joint between the head of the lower jawbone and the temporal bone
N: 1. a freely moving joint in which movement is limited to rotation; "the articulation of the radius and ulna in the arm is a pivot joint"
N: 1. the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech 2. the act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible 3. the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made 4. (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if the articulation allows motion) 5. expressing in coherent verbal form; "the articulation of my feelings"; "I gave voice to my feelings"
A: 1. of or relating to articulation; "articulatory features"; "articulatory phonetics"
N: 1. someone who pronounces words 2. a movable speech organ
A: 1. of or relating to articulation; "articulatory features"; "articulatory phonetics"
N: 1. the system of joints in the body
N: 1. United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band (born in 1910)
N: 1. a man-made object taken as a whole
A: 1. of or relating to artifacts
N: 1. a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
N: 1. an enlisted man responsible for the upkeep of small arms and machine guns etc. 2. a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft 3. someone who is the first to think of or make something
A: 1. contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners" 2. 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" 3. not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes
N: 1. an additive to food intended to improve its flavor or appearance or shelf-life
N: 1. a liquid that can carry large amounts of oxygen and can serve as a temporary substitute for blood
N: 1. a handmade imitation of a blossom
N: 1. a pump that replaces the natural heart
N: 1. a navigational instrument based on a gyroscope; provides an artificial horizon for the pilot
N: 1. the introduction of semen into the oviduct or uterus by some means other than sexual intercourse
N: 1. the branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively; "workers in AI hope to imitate or duplicate intelligence in computers and robots"
N: 1. a metal or plastic part that is surgically implanted to replace a natural joint (possibly elbow or wrist but usually hip or knee)
N: 1. a machine that uses dialysis to remove impurities and waste products from the bloodstream before returning the blood to the patient's body
N: 1. lake used to store water for community use
N: 1. a language that is deliberately created for a specific purpose
N: 1. an implanted electronic device that takes over the function of the natural cardiac pacemaker
N: 1. an emergency procedure whereby breathing is maintained artificially
N: 1. man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon
N: 1. a synthetic covering with two layers used experimentally to treat burn victims
N: 1. the quality of being produced by people and not occurring naturally
A: 1. not according to nature; not by natural means; "artificially induced conditions"
N: 1. a means of persuading or arguing; "he used all his conversational weapons" 2. an army unit that uses big guns 3. large but transportable armament
N: 1. fire delivered by artillery
N: 1. tropical American stingless nettle that discharges its pollen explosively
N: 1. a shell fired by artillery
N: 1. an army unit that uses big guns
N: 1. a serviceman in the artillery
N: 1. placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot
A: 1. of or relating to or belonging to mammals of the order Artiodactyla
N: 1. placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot
N: 1. an order of hooved mammals of the subclass Eutheria (including pigs and peccaries and hippopotami and members of the suborder Ruminantia) having an even number of functional toes
A: 1. of or relating to or belonging to mammals of the order Artiodactyla
N: 1. a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
N: 1. lien permitting an artisan to retain possession of a piece of work until has been paid for
N: 1. a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
N: 1. a factory loft that has been converted into an artist's workroom and living area
N: 1. a person who poses for a painter or sculptor
N: 1. a studio especially for an artist or designer
N: 1. a public performer (a dancer or singer)
A: 1. aesthetically pleasing; "an artistic flower arrangement" 2. satisfying aesthetic standards and sensibilities; "artistic workmanship" 3. relating to or characteristic of art or artists; "his artistic background"
N: 1. 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: 1. a group of artists who agree on general principles
N: 1. 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: 1. the style of a particular artist or school or movement; "an imaginative orchestral idiom"
A: 1. in an artistic manner; "it was artistically decorated"
N: 1. a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art"
N: 1. a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences
N: 1. a master's degree in arts and sciences
A: 1. (of persons) lacking art or knowledge 2. characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious; "an ingenuous admission of responsibility" 3. simple and natural; without cunning or deceit; "an artless manner"; "artless elegance" 4. showing lack of art; "an artless translation"
A: 1. in an ingenuous manner; "she answered the judge's questions artlessly" 2. in a crude and unskilled manner; "an inexpertly constructed lean-to"
N: 1. ingenuousness by virtue of being free from artful deceit 2. the quality of innocent naivete
N: 1. evergreen Asiatic trees now grown through the tropics: breadfruit; jackfruit
N: 1. native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a texture like bread
N: 1. native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a texture like bread
N: 1. East Indian tree cultivated for its immense edible fruit and seeds
N: 1. Philippine tree similar to the breadfruit tree bearing edible fruit
N: 1. a former province of northern France near the English Channel (between Picardy and Flanders)
N: 1. studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills); "the college of arts and sciences"
N: 1. the arts of decorative design and handicraft; "they sponsored arts and crafts in order to encourage craftsmanship in an age of mass production"
N: 1. an honorary arts degree
A: 1. pretentiously artistic; cloyingly charming
N: 1. United States pianist (born in Poland) known for his interpretations of the music of Chopin (1886-1982)
N: 1. United States composer (born in Austria) and pianist noted for his interpretations of the works of Mozart and Beethoven and Schubert (1882-1951)
N: 1. Italian conductor of many orchestras worldwide (1867-1957)
N: 1. photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication; "the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book"
A: 1. showily imitative of art or artists
A: 1. pretentiously artistic; cloyingly charming
N: 1. a popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles
N: 1. erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender
N: 1. wild sheep of northern Africa
N: 1. an artificial language intended for international use as an auxiliary language
N: 1. any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe 2. starch resembling sago that is obtained from cuckoopint root
N: 1. anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron
N: 1. South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix
N: 1. common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch called arum
N: 1. ornamental plant of Middle East cultivated for its dark purple spathe
A: 1. of or relating to or resembling reed-like plants of the genus Arundinaria
N: 1. North American bamboo
N: 1. tall grass of southern United States growing in thickets
N: 1. small cane of watery or moist areas in southern United States
N: 1. any of several coarse tall perennial grasses of most warm areas: reeds
N: 1. used by Maoris for thatching
N: 1. large rhizomatous perennial grasses found by riversides and in ditches having jointed stems and large gray-white feathery panicles
N: 1. tall grass of New Zealand grown for plumelike flower heads
N: 1. mother and earth goddess in Gilgamish epic; identified with Sumerian Ki and Ninkhursag
N: 1. in some classifications considered synonymous with Microtus
N: 1. common large Eurasian vole
N: 1. (according to Nazi doctrine) a Caucasian person of Nordic descent (and not a Jew) 2. a member of the prehistoric people who spoke Proto-Indo European
A: 1. of or relating to the former Indo-European people; "Indo-European migrations"
N: 1. either of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attached
N: 1. either of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attached
N: 1. either of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attached
N: 1. a United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa 2. 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
A: 1. to the same degree (often followed by `as'); "they were equally beautiful"; "birds were singing and the child sang as sweetly"; "sang as sweetly as a nightingale"; "he is every bit as mean as she is"
A: 1. in a set manner without serious attention; "they answered my letter pro forma"; "he kissed her cheek perfunctorily"
A: 1. all together; "the students turned out en masse"
A: 1. in reality or actuality; "in fact, it was a wonder anyone survived"; "painters who are in fact anything but unsophisticated"; "as a matter of fact, he is several inches taller than his father"
A: 1. considered altogether; "the country at large"; "I enjoyed the play as a whole though I thought the acting could have been better"
A: 1. in place of, or as an alternative to; "Felix became a herpetologist instead"; "alternatively we could buy a used car"
A: 1. as was to be expected; "she won as expected"
A: 1. to a feasible extent; "she helped him as much as possible"
A: 1. what is listed next; "her complaints went as follows"
A: 1. in a magical manner; "it disappeared magically"
A: 1. in the actual state of affairs and often contrary to expectations; "he might have been killed; as it is he was severely injured"
A: 1. as if it were really so; "she lives here, as it were"
A: 1. by good fortune; "fortunately the weather was good"
A: 1. to a feasible extent; "she helped him as much as possible"
A: 1. according to need (physicians use PRN in writing prescriptions); "add water as needed"
A: 1. according to need (physicians use PRN in writing prescriptions); "add water as needed"
A: 1. with respect to its inherent nature; "this statement is interesting per se"
A: 1. by the shortest and most direct route; "it's 10 miles as the crow flies"
A: 1. in the usual manner; "as usual, she arrived late"
A: 1. in the usual manner; "as usual, she arrived late"
A: 1. in a manner of speaking; "the feeling is, as we say, quite dead"
A: 1. in addition; "he has a Mercedes, too"
A: 1. used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time; "So far he hasn't called"; "the sun isn''t up yet"
N: 1. gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation
N: 1. United States botanist who specialized in North American flora and who was an early supporter of Darwin's theories of evolution (1810-1888)
N: 1. United States singer (born in Russia) who appeared in the first full-length talking film (1886-1950)
N: 1. the fourth month of the Hindu calendar
N: 1. the brownish gum resin of various plants; has strong taste and odor; formerly used as an antispasmodic
N: 1. the brownish gum resin of various plants; has strong taste and odor; formerly used as an antispasmodic
N: 1. a city on western Hokkaido that is the center of a fertile agricultural area
N: 1. a militant Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization formed in 1975 to force Turkey to acknowledge killing more than a million Armenians and forcibly removing them from border areas in 1915; wants Turkey to pay reparations and cede territory to Armenia; "ASALA bombing at Orly Airport in Paris in 1983 killed 8 and wounded 55 people"
N: 1. a volcano in central Honshu near Nagano; one of the largest volcanoes in Japan (8,340 feet)
N: 1. the Magadhan language spoken by the Assamese people; closely related to Bengali
N: 1. (Hinduism) a posture or manner of sitting (as in the practice of Yoga)
N: 1. Indian religious leader and founder of the Yogacara school of Buddhism in India (4th century)
A: 1. as soon as possible
N: 1. United States astronomer who discovered Phobos and Deimos (the two satellites of Mars) (1829-1907)
N: 1. thick creeping evergreen herb of western Europe
N: 1. the fourth month of the Hindu calendar
N: 1. wild ginger
N: 1. deciduous low-growing perennial of Canada and eastern and central United States
N: 1. thick creeping evergreen herb of western Europe
N: 1. wild ginger having persistent heart-shaped pungent leaves; West Virginia to Alabama
N: 1. evergreen low-growing perennial having mottled green and silvery-gray heart-shaped pungent leaves; Virginia to South Carolina
A: 1. of or relating to a system to destroy satellites in orbit; "antisatellite weapons"
N: 1. an extremist Palestinian Sunni group active in Lebanon in the early 1990s that advocates Salafism; responsible for murders and bombings; seeks to overthrow the Lebanese government and control Palestinian refugee camps; funded by al-Qaeda
N: 1. a fibrous amphibole; used for making fireproof articles; inhaling fibers can cause asbestosis or lung cancer
N: 1. the removal of asbestos from a public building
N: 1. lung disease caused by inhaling asbestos particles
N: 1. family of one species of frog: tailed frog
N: 1. type genus of the Ascaphidae; in some classifications included in the family Leiopelmatidae
N: 1. western North American frog with a tail-like copulatory organ
N: 1. infestation of the human intestine with Ascaris roundworms
N: 1. large roundworms parasitic in intestines of vertebrates
N: 1. roundworm having a preanal sucker
N: 1. intestinal parasite of domestic fowl
N: 1. type genus of the family Ascaridae: roundworms with a three-lipped mouth
N: 1. intestinal parasite of humans and pigs
V: 1. become king or queen; "She ascended to the throne after the King's death" 2. go along towards (a river's) source; "The boat ascended the Delaware" 3. travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope" 4. go back in order of genealogical succession; "Inheritance may not ascend linearly" 5. come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends" 6. slope upwards; "The path ascended to the top of the hill"
A: 1. possible to ascend
N: 1. 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"
N: 1. 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"
N: 1. position or state of being dominant or in control; "that idea was in the ascendant" 2. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
A: 1. most powerful or important or influential; "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe" 2. tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin
N: 1. 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"
N: 1. 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"
N: 1. position or state of being dominant or in control; "that idea was in the ascendant" 2. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
A: 1. most powerful or important or influential; "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe" 2. tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin
N: 1. (printing) the part of tall lowercase letters that extends above the other lowercase letters 2. a lowercase letter that has a part extending above other lowercase letters 3. someone who ascends
A: 1. possible to ascend
N: 1. the act of changing location in an upward direction
A: 1. moving or going or growing upward; "the ascending plane"; "the ascending staircase"; "the ascending stems of chickweed"
N: 1. the ascending part of the aorta as it emerges from the left ventricle
N: 1. the branch of the ileocolic artery that supplies the ascending colon
N: 1. the part of the large intestine that ascends from the cecum to the transverse colon
N: 1. the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going north
N: 1. (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon 2. a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon" 3. the act of changing location in an upward direction 4. (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter 5. (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection
N: 1. (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
N: 1. (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection
N: 1. (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
A: 1. tending to rise
A: 1. tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin
N: 1. an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise" 2. a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon" 3. the act of changing location in an upward direction
V: 1. 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" 2. learn or discover with certainty 3. 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" 4. 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"
A: 1. capable of being ascertained or found out; "ascertainable facts"
A: 1. 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"
N: 1. rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint
N: 1. practices self denial as spiritual discipline
A: 1. 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" 2. pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline; "ascetic practices"
A: 1. 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" 2. pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline; "ascetic practices"
A: 1. in an ascetic manner; "she lived ascetically in a small house all by herself"
N: 1. the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state 2. the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures) 3. rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint
N: 1. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957)
N: 1. unsegmented worms: roundworms; threadworms; eelworms
N: 1. sometimes classified as an order: sea squirts
N: 1. minute sedentary marine invertebrate having a saclike body with siphons through which water enters and leaves
N: 1. free-swimming larva of ascidians; they have a tail like a tadpole that contains the notochord
N: 1. (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
N: 1. any member of the standard code for representing characters by binary numbers
N: 1. (computer science) 128 characters that make up the ASCII coding scheme; "the ASCII character set is the most universal character coding set"
N: 1. ASCII characters to indicate carriage return or tab or backspace; typed by depressing a key and the control key at the same time
N: 1. a text file that contains only ASCII characters without special formatting
N: 1. accumulation of serous fluid in peritoneal cavity
A: 1. of or relating to or resulting from an abnormal accumulation of protein and electrolyte rich fluid in the peritoneal cavity
N: 1. milkweed of central North America; a threatened species
N: 1. any plant of the family Asclepiadaceae
N: 1. widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice
A: 1. of or relating to plants of the milkweed family
N: 1. genus of chiefly North American perennial herbs: silkweed; milkweed
N: 1. tall herb with leafless waxy-white stems and whitish starlike flowers; southwestern United States
N: 1. tropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods suggesting a swallow with outspread wings; a weed throughout the tropics
N: 1. milkweed of the eastern United States with leaves resembling those of pokeweed
N: 1. densely branching perennial of the eastern United States with white to crimson or purple flowers
N: 1. milkweed of central North America; a threatened species
N: 1. perennial of eastern North America having pink-purple flowers
N: 1. milkweed of southern North America having large starry purple-pink flowers
N: 1. milkweed of southwestern United States and Mexico; poisonous to livestock
N: 1. erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers
N: 1. milkweed of the eastern United States with narrow leaves in whorls and greenish-white flowers
N: 1. mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus
A: 1. of or relating to ascocarps
N: 1. a lichen in which the fungus component is an ascomycete
N: 1. an ascocarp having the spore-bearing layer of cells (the hymenium) on a broad disklike receptacle
N: 1. any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus
N: 1. large class of higher fungi coextensive with division Ascomycota: sac fungi
A: 1. related to or characteristic of fungi of the class Ascomycetes
N: 1. any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus
N: 1. 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
N: 1. 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
N: 1. brown algae distinguished by compressed or inflated branchlets along the axis
N: 1. similar to and found with black rockweed
N: 1. a vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits) and vegetables; prevents scurvy
N: 1. sexually produced fungal spore formed within an ascus
A: 1. of or relating to ascospores
A: 1. of or relating to ascospores
N: 1. a cravat with wide square ends; secured with an ornamental pin
A: 1. (usually followed by `to') able to be 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"; "decide to which of these motives such extraordinary scenes are referable"- Charles Dickens
V: 1. attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"
N: 1. 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" 2. 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: 1. saclike structure in which ascospores are formed through sexual reproduction of ascomycetes
N: 1. 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 anti-submarine detection investigation committee
A: 1. in the direction of the sea; "the sailor looked seaward"
N: 1. 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
N: 1. the process of inhibiting the growth and multiplication of microorganisms 2. (of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms
A: 1. free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms; "a sterile operating area"; "aseptic surgical instruments"; "aseptic surgical techniques"
A: 1. not havning or involving sex; "an asexual spore"; "asexual reproduction"
N: 1. reproduction without the fusion of gametes
N: 1. having no evident sex or sex organs
A: 1. in an asexual manner; "plants that reproduce asexually"
N: 1. (Norse mythology) the heavenly dwelling of the Norse gods (the Aesir) and slain war heroes
N: 1. any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus 2. strong elastic wood of any of various ash trees; used for furniture and tool handles and sporting goods such as baseball bats 3. the residue that remains when something is burned
V: 1. convert into ashes
N: 1. a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected
A: 1. of hair color; whitish
A: 1. pale gray; ash-colored
A: 1. pale gray; ash-colored
N: 1. winged seed of the ash tree
N: 1. common shade tree of eastern and central United States
N: 1. a receptacle fitted beneath the grate in which ashes collect and are removed
N: 1. a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected
N: 1. corn bread wrapped in cabbage leaves and baked in hot ashes (Southern)
N: 1. early 20th-century United States painting; portrays realistic and sordid scenes of city life
N: 1. a light shade of gray
N: 1. a light shade of gray
N: 1. any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus
N: 1. the 7th Wednesday before Easter; the first day of Lent; the day following Mardi Gras (`fat Tuesday'); a day of fasting and repentance
A: 1. used of persons; feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse; "are you ashamed for having lied?"; "felt ashamed of my torn coat"
A: 1. with a feeling of shame
N: 1. a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected
N: 1. corn bread wrapped in cabbage leaves and baked in hot ashes (Southern)
N: 1. a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected
N: 1. a group of United States painters founded in 1907 and noted for their realistic depictions of sordid aspects of city life 2. early 20th-century United States painting; portrays realistic and sordid scenes of city life
N: 1. United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993)
A: 1. ash-colored or 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" 2. made of wood of the ash tree
N: 1. a town in western North Carolina in the Blue Ridge Mountains west of Charlotte
N: 1. chief god of the Assyrians; god of military prowess and empire; identified with Babylonian Anshar
N: 1. a Jew of eastern European or German descent
N: 1. the capital and largest city of Turkmenistan
N: 1. a rectangular block of hewn stone used for building purposes
N: 1. United States anthropologist (born in England) who popularized anthropology (1905-)
A: 1. towards the shore from the water; "we invited them ashore"
N: 1. British choreographer (1906-1988)
N: 1. an ancient Semitic fertility goddess; identified with Phoenician Astarte and Babylonian Ishtar
N: 1. a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes
N: 1. chief god of the Assyrians; god of military prowess and empire; identified with Babylonian Anshar 2. an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq
N: 1. king of Assyria who built a magnificent palace and library at Nineveh (668-627 BC)
A: 1. pale gray; ash-colored
N: 1. the nations of the Asian continent collectively 2. 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: 1. a peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey
N: 1. a native or inhabitant of Asia
A: 1. denoting or characteristic of the biogeographic region including southern Asia and the Malay Archipelago as far as the Philippines and Borneo and Java; "Oriental politeness"; "for people of South and East Asian ancestry the term `Asian' is preferred to `Oriental''"; "Asian ancestry" 2. of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture; "Asian countries"
N: 1. a black grouse of western Asia
N: 1. of India
N: 1. countries occupying the Asian continent
N: 1. estuarine crocodile of eastern Asia and Pacific islands
N: 1. horseshoe crab of the coast of eastern Asia
N: 1. influenza caused by the Asian virus that was first isolated in 1957
N: 1. a beetle from China that has been found in the United States and is a threat to hardwood trees; lives inside the tree; no natural predators in the United States
N: 1. countries occupying the Asian continent
N: 1. the Russia that is part of Asia
N: 1. an animistic religion of northern Asia having the belief that the mediation between the visible and the spirit worlds is effected by shamans
N: 1. striped native of Japan thriving in United States southeast and midwest and spreading to the Caribbean; potential carrier of serious diseases
N: 1. genus of Asiatic wild oxen
N: 1. a native or inhabitant of Asia
A: 1. of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture; "Asian countries"
N: 1. introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses
N: 1. black bear of central and eastern Asia
N: 1. Asiatic buffalo often domesticated for use as a draft animal
N: 1. an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food
N: 1. dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution
N: 1. influenza caused by the Asian virus that was first isolated in 1957
N: 1. nocturnal rodent of Asia having furry folds of skin between forelegs and hind legs enabling it to move by gliding leaps
N: 1. shrew mole of eastern Asia
N: 1. deciduous shrub of eastern Asia bearing decorative bright blue fruit
N: 1. a message that departs from the main subject 2. a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage
A: 1. not taken into account or excluded from consideration; "these problems apart, the country is doing well"; "all joking aside, I think you're crazy" 2. in a different direction; "turn aside"; "turn away one's face"; "glanced away" 3. placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose; "had a feeling of being set apart"; "quality sets it apart"; "a day set aside for relaxing" 4. on or to one side; "step aside"; "stood aside to let him pass"; "threw the book aside"; "put her sewing aside when he entered" 5. in reserve; not for immediate use; "started setting aside money to buy a car"; "put something by for her old age"; "has a nestegg tucked away for a rainy day" 6. out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts); "brush the objections aside"; "pushed all doubts away"
N: 1. robber flies
N: 1. pawpaw
N: 1. small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit
N: 1. United States writer (born in Russia) noted for his science fiction (1920-1992)
N: 1. the seventh month of the Hindu calendar
A: 1. complacently or inanely foolish
N: 1. a genus of European owls
N: 1. slender European owl of coniferous forests with long ear tufts
V: 1. direct or put; seek an answer to; "ask a question" 2. address a question to and expect an answer from; "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother" 3. 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 postulates a patient's consent" 4. make a request or demand for something to somebody; "She asked him for a loan" 5. require or ask for as a price or condition; "He is asking $200 for the table"; "The kidnapers are asking a million dollars in return for the release of their hostage" 6. inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times" 7. 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: 1. increase the likelihood of; "ask for trouble"; "invite criticism"
V: 1. persist with actions or an attitude despite the probability that it will cause trouble; "He is asking for trouble with his behavior"
V: 1. persist with actions or an attitude despite the probability that it will cause trouble; "He is asking for trouble with his behavior"
V: 1. ask to enter; "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee"
V: 1. make a date; "Has he asked you out yet?"
V: 1. invite someone to one's house; "Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?"
V: 1. invite someone to one's house; "Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?"
A: 1. (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"
A: 1. with suspicion or disapproval; "he looked askance at the offer" 2. with a side or oblique glance; "did not quite turn all the way back but looked askance at me with her dark eyes"
A: 1. (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"
N: 1. someone who asks a question
A: 1. 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"
A: 1. turned or twisted to one side; "rugs lying askew"; "with his necktie twisted awry"
N: 1. the verbal act of requesting
A: 1. relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation
N: 1. the price at which something is offered for sale
N: 1. the sign language used in the United States
A: 1. having an oblique or slanted direction
A: 1. at an oblique angle; "the sun shone aslant into his face" 2. over or across in a slanting direction
A: 1. in the sleep of death 2. into a sleeping state; "he fell asleep"
A: 1. lacking sensation; "my foot is asleep"; "numb with cold" 2. in a state of sleep; "were all asleep when the phone rang"; "fell asleep at the wheel" 3. dead; "he is deceased"; "our dear departed friend"
A: 1. having an oblique or slanted direction
N: 1. the capital of Eritrea
N: 1. the capital of Eritrea
A: 1. given to avoiding association with others; "bears are asocial secretive animals"; "are you asocial or do you just enjoy living in the Antarctic?" 2. unwilling or unable to conform to normal standards of social behavior; "criminal behavior or conduct that violates the rights of other individuals is antisocial"; "crimes...and other asocial behavior"
N: 1. of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder 2. cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death
N: 1. of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder
N: 1. city in central Iran; former capital of Persia
N: 1. genus of South African heathlike shrubs
N: 1. South African shrub having flat acuminate leaves and yellow flowers; leaves are aromatic when dried and used to make an herbal tea
N: 1. South African shrub having flat acuminate leaves and yellow flowers; leaves are aromatic when dried and used to make an herbal tea
N: 1. one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae: includes genera Asparagus and sometimes Ruscus
N: 1. antineoplastic drug (trade name Elspar) sometimes used to treat lymphoblastic leukemia
N: 1. a crystalline amino acid found in proteins and in many plants (e.g., asparagus)
N: 1. plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable 2. edible young shoots of the asparagus plant
N: 1. fragile twining plant of South Africa with bright green flattened stems and glossy foliage popular as a floral decoration
N: 1. South American bean having very long succulent pods
N: 1. a bed in which asparagus is growing
N: 1. a fernlike plant native to South Africa
N: 1. plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable
N: 1. sprawling European annual having a 4-winged edible pod
N: 1. a fernlike plant native to South Africa
N: 1. a fernlike plant native to South Africa
N: 1. an artificial sweetener made from aspartic acid; used as a calorie-free sweetener
N: 1. a crystalline amino acid found in proteins and occurring naturally in sugar beets and sugar cane
N: 1. the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views" 2. a distinct feature or element in a problem; "he studied every facet of the question" 3. a characteristic to be considered 4. the expression on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face" 5. the beginning or duration or completion or repetition of the action of a verb
N: 1. the ratio of the width to the height of a tv picture
A: 1. of or belonging to an aspect (as an aspect of the verb); "the aspectual system of Greek"
N: 1. any of several trees of the genus Populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest wind
N: 1. a poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States; has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces
N: 1. 20 aspers equal 1 kuru
N: 1. a short-handled device with a globe containing a sponge; used for sprinkling holy water
N: 1. family of fungi including some common molds
N: 1. order of fungi having a closed ascocarp (cleistothecium) with the asci scattered rather than gathered in a hymenium
N: 1. severe respiratory disease of birds that takes the form of an acute rapidly fatal pneumonia in young chickens and turkeys 2. disease especially in agricultural workers caused by inhalation of Aspergillus spores causing lumps in skin and ears and respiratory organs 3. an opportunistic infection by a fungus of the genus Aspergillus; characterized by inflammation and lesions of the ear and other organs
N: 1. genus of common molds causing food spoilage and some pathogenic to plants and animals
N: 1. a mold causing aspergillosis in birds and man
N: 1. harshness of manner 2. something hard to endure; "the asperity of northern winters"
V: 1. 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"
N: 1. an abusive attack on a person's character or good name 2. 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" 3. the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)
N: 1. woodruff
N: 1. Old World fragrant stoloniferous perennial having small white flowers and narrow leaves used as flavoring and in sachets; widely cultivated as a ground cover; in some classifications placed in genus Asperula
N: 1. creeping European perennial having red or pinkish-white flowers and red roots sometimes used as a substitute for madder in dyeing
N: 1. a dark bituminous substance found in natural beds and as residue from petroleum distillation; consists mainly of hydrocarbons 2. mixed asphalt and crushed gravel or sand; used especially for paving but also for roofing
V: 1. cover with tar or asphalt; "asphalt the driveway"
A: 1. containing asphalt; "asphaltic residues"
A: 1. varying slightly from a perfectly spherical shape
A: 1. varying slightly from a perfectly spherical shape
N: 1. any of various chiefly Mediterranean plants of the genera Asphodeline and Asphodelus having linear leaves and racemes of white or pink or yellow flowers
N: 1. one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae
N: 1. genus of rhizomatous perennial or biennial herbs with numerous sometimes fragrant flowers in long cylindrical racemes; Mediterranean region to Caucasus; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae
N: 1. asphodel with leafy stem and fragrant yellow flowers
N: 1. small genus of tall striking annuals or perennials with grasslike foliage and flowers in dense racemes or panicles; Mediterranean to Himalayas; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae
N: 1. 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
V: 1. 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" 2. impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children" 3. be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"
A: 1. in a state of asphyxia
A: 1. tending to deprive of oxygen; "asphyxiating gasses"
N: 1. the condition of being derprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped) 2. killing by depriving of oxygen
N: 1. a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires
N: 1. savory jelly based on fish or meat stock used as a mold for meats or vegetables
N: 1. African coral snakes
N: 1. small widely distributed arboreal snake of southern Africa banded in black and orange
N: 1. a genus of Diaspididae
N: 1. small east Asian insect naturalized in the United States that damages fruit trees
N: 1. evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant
N: 1. evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant
N: 1. alligatorfishes
N: 1. small very elongate sea poachers
N: 1. a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal
N: 1. an ambitious and aspiring young person; "a lofty aspirant"; "two executive hopefuls joined the firm"; "the audience was full of Madonna wannabes"
A: 1. seeking advancement or recognition 2. desiring or striving for recognition or advancement
N: 1. a consonant pronounced with aspiration
V: 1. pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds 2. remove as if by suction; "draw in air" 3. suck in air
N: 1. a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business" 2. the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing 3. a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath 4. a will to succeed
N: 1. inflammation of the lungs caused by inhaling or choking on vomitus; may occur during unconsciousness (anesthesia or drunkenness or seizure or cardiac arrest)
N: 1. a pump that draws air or another gas through a liquid
V: 1. have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
N: 1. an ambitious and aspiring young person; "a lofty aspirant"; "two executive hopefuls joined the firm"; "the audience was full of Madonna wannabes"
N: 1. the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer and Empirin) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets
N: 1. a powdered form of aspirin
A: 1. desiring or striving for recognition or advancement
A: 1. seeking advancement or recognition
N: 1. horned vipers
N: 1. one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems; includes genera Asplenium; Pleurosorus; Schaffneria
N: 1. in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae
N: 1. spleenwort of Europe and Africa and Asia having pinnate fronds and yielding an astringent
N: 1. a spleenwort of western Europe
N: 1. a spleenwort of eastern to southern United States
N: 1. small European fern with chaffy leathery fronds
N: 1. a spleenwort of eastern North America
N: 1. tropical Old World or Australian epiphytic fern frequently forming tufts in tree crotches
N: 1. a fern of the genus Schaffneria
N: 1. a spleenwort of eastern and southern United States
N: 1. common North American fern with polished black stripes
N: 1. ferns having lanceolate fronds that root at the tip
N: 1. small delicate spleenwort found on a steep slope (as a wall or cliff) of Eurasia and North America
N: 1. Eurasian fern with simple lanceolate fronds
N: 1. small rock-inhabiting fern of northern temperate zone and Hawaii with pinnate fronds
N: 1. small often many-crowned fern with slim green fronds; widely distributed in cool parts of northern hemisphere
A: 1. (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"
N: 1. United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913)
N: 1. a pompous fool 2. 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?" 3. slang terms for sexual intercourse 4. hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse
N: 1. someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect
N: 1. the slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa
V: 1. attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker" 2. attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly" 3. 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"
N: 1. vulnerability to forceful attack
A: 1. not defended or capable of being defended; "an open city"; "open to attack"
N: 1. someone who attacks
N: 1. state in northeastern India
N: 1. leishmaniasis of the viscera
N: 1. large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber
N: 1. native or inhabitant of the state of Assam in northeastern India 2. the Magadhan language spoken by the Assamese people; closely related to Bengali
A: 1. of or relating to or characteristic of Assam or its people or culture
N: 1. a member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th century) who terroriszed and killed Christian Crusaders 2. a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a treacherous surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; "his assassins were hunted down like animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors"
N: 1. a true bug: long-legged predacious bug living mostly on other insects; a few suck blood of mammals
V: 1. murder; especially of socially prominent persons; "Anwar Sadat was assassinated because many people did not like his peace politics with Israel" 2. destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation; "He assassinated his enemy''s character"
A: 1. murdered by surprise attack for political reasons; "the 20th century has een too many assassinated leaders"
N: 1. an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation 2. murder of a public figure by surprise attack
N: 1. a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a treacherous surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; "his assassins were hunted down like animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors"
N: 1. thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946 2. close fighting during the culmination of a military attack 3. the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will 4. a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
V: 1. attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker" 2. attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly" 3. force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night"
N: 1. an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact
N: 1. an armored vehicle with the chassis of a tank (but no turret) and a large gun; used as an antitank weapon and to support infantry 2. any of the automatic rifles or semiautomatic rifles with large magazines designed for military use
N: 1. any of the automatic rifles or semiautomatic rifles with large magazines designed for military use
A: 1. sexually abused
N: 1. someone who attacks
A: 1. disposed to attack
N: 1. a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance 2. an appraisal of the state of affairs; "they made an assay of the contents"; "a check on its dependability under stress" 3. a substance that is undergoing an analysis of its components 4. 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.
V: 1. 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" 2. analyze (chemical substances)
N: 1. a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity
N: 1. an analyst who assays (performs chemical tests on) metals
N: 1. the slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa
N: 1. the social act of assembling; "they demanded the right of assembly" 2. a group of persons together in one place 3. a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose 4. several things grouped together or considered as a whole
V: 1. collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room" 2. make by putting pieces together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses" 3. get people together; "assemble your colleagues"; "get together all those who are interested in the project"; "gather the close family members"
A: 1. formed by fitting or joining components together 2. brought together into a group or crowd; "the accumulated letters in my office"
N: 1. a program to convert assembly language into machine language
N: 1. a charismatic Protestant denomination in the United States
N: 1. the act of gathering something together
N: 1. a public facility to meet for open discussion 2. a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit 3. the social act of assembling; "they demanded the right of assembly" 4. the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery) 5. a group of persons gathered together for a common purpose
N: 1. a hall where many people can congregate
N: 1. a low-level programing language; close approximation to machine language
N: 1. mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
N: 1. a factory where manufactured parts are assembled into a finished product
N: 1. a program to convert assembly language into machine language
N: 1. someone who is a member of a legislative assembly
N: 1. a woman assemblyman
N: 1. agreement with a statement or proposal to do something; "he gave his assent eagerly"; "a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly"
V: 1. to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"
A: 1. expressing agreement or consent; "an assenting nod"
N: 1. agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly); "accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent"; "assenting to the Congressional determination"
V: 1. insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; "Women should assert themselves more!" 2. assert to be true; "The letter asserts a free society" 3. state categorically 4. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"
V: 1. put oneself forward in an assertive and insistent manner
A: 1. capable of being affirmed or asserted; "a quality affirmable of every member of the family"
A: 1. confidently declared to be so; "the asserted value of the painting"
N: 1. 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"
A: 1. relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration
N: 1. the act of affirming or asserting or stating something 2. a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
A: 1. inclined to bold and confident assertion; aggressively self-assured; "an energetic assertive boy who was always ready to argue"; "pointing directly at a listener is an assertive act" 2. confidently aggressive; "too assertive as a salesman"; "his self-assertive and unflagging energy"
A: 1. in an assertive manner; "`I will take care of my own life,' she said assertively"
N: 1. aggressive self-assurance; given to making bold assertions
N: 1. a method of psychotherapy that reinforces you for stating negative and positive feelings directly
V: 1. estimate the value of (property) for taxation; "Our house hasn't been assessed in years" 2. charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax or a fine 3. set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine) 4. place a value on; judge the worth of something; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"
A: 1. capable of being considered carefully; "the assessable qualities of art" 2. capable of being assessed especially for the purpose of taxation
N: 1. the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants" 2. an amount determined as payable; "the assessment for repairs outraged the club's membership" 3. the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth 4. the market value set on assets
N: 1. an official who evaluates property for the purpose of taxing it
N: 1. a useful or valuable quality
N: 1. anything of material value or usefulness
V: 1. state categorically
N: 1. a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
N: 1. 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: 1. excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal 2. insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
V: 1. change into a sibilant; "In the syllable /si/, the /s/ sibilates in Japanese" 2. insert a sibilant sound before or after (another sound)
N: 1. the development of a consonant phoneme into a sibilant 2. pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound
N: 1. great and constant diligence and attention
A: 1. marked by care and persistent effort; "her assiduous attempts to learn French"; "assiduous research"; "sedulous pursuit of legal and moral principles"
A: 1. with care and persistence; "she worked assiduously on the senior thesis"
N: 1. great and constant diligence and attention
V: 1. make undue claims to having 2. give out or allot; "We were assigned new uniforms" 3. give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) 4. decide as to where something belongs in a scheme; "The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class" 5. transfer one's right to 6. select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise" 7. 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" 8. attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"
A: 1. legally transferable to the ownership of another; "negotiable bonds"
N: 1. a secret rendezvous (especially between lovers) 2. 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"
A: 1. appointed to a post or duty; "assigned personnel"; "assigned duties"
N: 1. (law) the party to whom something is assigned (e.g., someone to whom a right or property is legally transferred)
N: 1. the act of distributing something to designated places or persons; "the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum"
N: 1. a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces); "hazardous duty" 2. the act of distributing something to designated places or persons; "the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum" 3. an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor) 4. the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another 5. the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee" 6. (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
N: 1. (law) the party who makes an assignment
A: 1. able to be absorbed and incorporated into body tissues
V: 1. become similar to one's environment; "Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly" 2. take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe" 3. become similar in sound; "The nasal assimialates to the following consonant" 4. take (gas, light or heat) into a solution 5. make similar; "This country assimilates immigrants very quickly"
A: 1. tending to or characterized by or causing assimilation (being absorbed into or incorporated); "an assimilative pattern"; "an assimilative process"
N: 1. the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure 2. the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family 3. the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another 4. the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion 5. a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound 6. in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance
A: 1. tending to or characterized by or causing assimilation (being absorbed into or incorporated); "an assimilative pattern"; "an assimilative process"
N: 1. someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs
A: 1. tending to or characterized by or causing assimilation (being absorbed into or incorporated); "an assimilative pattern"; "an assimilative process"
N: 1. (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play 2. 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"
V: 1. 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" 2. act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function 3. 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"
N: 1. a resource; "visual aids in teaching"; "economic assistance to depressed areas" 2. 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: 1. 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"
A: 1. of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another
N: 1. a member of a work gang who supervises the other workers
N: 1. a teacher or lower rank than an associate professor
A: 1. having help; often used as a combining form
N: 1. suicide of a terminally ill person that involves an assistant who serves to make dying as painless and dignified as possible
A: 1. giving assistance
N: 1. the regulation of weights and measures of articles offered for sale 2. an ancient writ issued by a court of assize to the sheriff for the recovery of property
N: 1. the county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by crown courts)
N: 1. the capability of being easily associated or joined or connected in thought
A: 1. capable of being associated; "words associable with politics"
N: 1. the capability of being easily associated or joined or connected in thought
N: 1. any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another; "first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate" 2. a person who joins with others in some activity; "he had to consult his associate before continuing" 3. a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies 4. a person who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms"
V: 1. bring or come into association or action; "The churches consociated to fight their dissolution" 2. keep company with; hang out with; "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues" 3. 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"
A: 1. having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status; "an associate member"; "an associate professor"
N: 1. a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies
N: 1. an associate degree in applied science
N: 1. an associate degree in arts
N: 1. an associate degree in nursing
N: 1. a teacher lower in rank than a full professor but higher than an assistant professor
A: 1. related to or accompanying; "Christmas and associated festivities" 2. joined in some kind of relationship (as a colleague or ally or companion etc.); "a cabal of associated lawyers"
N: 1. a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty
N: 1. the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination; "his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break" 2. the act of consorting with or joining with others; "you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association" 3. (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding 4. a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association" 5. (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 6. the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by association" 7. 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" 8. 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: 1. cortical areas that are neither motor or sensory but are thought to be involved in higher processing of information
N: 1. cortical areas that are neither motor or sensory but are thought to be involved in higher processing of information
N: 1. a football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal
N: 1. an association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens
N: 1. a Turkish terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims with ties to al-Qaeda that operates in Germany; seeks the violent overthrow of the Turkish government and the establishment of an Islamic nation modeled on Iran
N: 1. a Protestant political organization in Northern Ireland
N: 1. 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
N: 1. (psychology) a theory that association is the basic principle of mental activity
A: 1. of or relating to associations or associationism
N: 1. (psychology) a theory that association is the basic principle of mental activity
A: 1. relating to or resulting from association; "associative recall" 2. characterized by or causing or resulting from association; "associative learning"
N: 1. aphasia in which the lesion is assumed to be in the association tracts connecting the various language centers in the brain; patient's have difficulty repeating a sentence just heard
A: 1. characterized by or causing or resulting from association; "associative learning"
V: 1. pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
N: 1. the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words
A: 1. having the same vowel sound occurring with different consonants in successive words or stressed syllables 2. having the same sound (especially the same vowel sound) occurring in successive stressed syllables; "note the assonant words and syllables in `tilting at windmills'"
V: 1. correspond in vowel sounds; rhyme in assonance; "The accented vowels assonated in this poem"
V: 1. keep company with; hang out with; "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues" 2. arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
N: 1. mating of individuals having more traits in common than likely in random mating
A: 1. consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds (even to the point of incongruity); "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 2. 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"
N: 1. 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" 2. the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
N: 1. an ancient city on the Nile in Egypt; site of the Aswan High Dam
V: 1. provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches" 2. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" 3. satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst"
N: 1. the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced; "as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief"
N: 1. an ancient city on the Nile in Egypt; site of the Aswan High Dam
A: 1. freeing from fear and anxiety
V: 1. 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" 2. 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" 3. 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" 4. take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I''ll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility" 5. 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" 6. make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep" 7. take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When will the new President assume office?" 8. Christianity, obsolete; take up someone's soul into heaven; "This is the day when May was assumed into heaven" 9. take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof; "I assume his train was late"
A: 1. taken as your right without justification; "was hearing evidence in an assumed capacity"; "Congress's arrogated powers over domains hitherto belonging to the states" 2. accepted as real or true without proof; "an assumed increase in population"; "the assumed reason for his absence"; "assumptive beliefs"; "his loyalty was taken for granted" 3. 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"
N: 1. a name that has been assumed temporarily
A: 1. 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"
N: 1. 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 2. audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness" 3. (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended 4. 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" 5. the act of assuming or taking for granted; "your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted" 6. a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions" 7. 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: 1. 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
A: 1. 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" 2. accepted as real or true without proof; "an assumed increase in population"; "the assumed reason for his absence"; "assumptive beliefs"; "his loyalty was taken for granted"
N: 1. an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq
N: 1. a British term for some kinds of insurance 2. a statement intended to inspire confidence; "the President's assurances were not respected" 3. 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" 4. 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: 1. king of Assyria who built a magnificent palace and library at Nineveh (668-627 BC)
V: 1. inform positively and with certainty and confidence; "I tell you that man is a crook!" 2. make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!" 3. assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence; "I assured him that traveling to Cambodia was safe" 4. make a promise or commitment 5. cause to feel sure; give reassurance to; "The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe" 6. 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"
A: 1. characterized by certainty or security; "a tiny but assured income"; "we can never have completely assured lives" 2. marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence; "she paints with an assured hand"
A: 1. without a doubt; "the grammar schools were assuredly not intended for the gentry alone"
N: 1. great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool"
A: 1. growing or extending upward; "an assurgent stem or leaf" 2. rising from the sea; "a seahorse assurgent"
A: 1. giving confidence
N: 1. an ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia which is in present-day Iraq
N: 1. an inhabitant of ancient Assyria 2. an extinct language of the Assyrians regarded as a dialect of Akkadian
N: 1. archeology of the ancient Assyrians
N: 1. crayfish
N: 1. crayfish
N: 1. type genus of the family Astacidae; Old World crayfish
N: 1. United States dancer and cinema actor noted for his original and graceful tap dancing (1899-1987)
N: 1. remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998
N: 1. a fertility goddess; counterpart of Ashtoreth and Ishtar
N: 1. inability to stand due to muscular incoordination
A: 1. not static or stable
N: 1. an arrangement of coils used in sensitive electrical instruments; the coils are arranged to give zero resultant external magnetic field when a current passes through them and to have zero electromotive force induced in them by an external magnetic field
N: 1. has a moving magnet and astatic coils arranged to cancel the effect of the Earth's magnetic field
N: 1. a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium
N: 1. any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers 2. star-shaped structure formed in the cytoplasm of a cell having fibers like rays that surround the centrosome during mitosis
N: 1. North American perennial with apparently whorled leaves and showy white purple-tinged flowers
N: 1. common North American perennial with heathlike foliage and small white flower heads
N: 1. perennial wood aster of eastern North America
N: 1. rhizomatous perennial wood aster of eastern North America with white flowers
N: 1. stiff perennial of the eastern United States having small linear leaves and numerous tiny white flower heads
N: 1. common much-branched North American perennial with heathlike foliage and small starry white flowers
N: 1. perennial of western North America having white flowers
N: 1. plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia
N: 1. wiry tufted perennial of the eastern United States with stiff erect rough stems, linear leaves and large violet flowers
N: 1. early-flowering perennial of southern and southeastern Europe with flower heads resembling those of goldenrod
N: 1. tufted perennial wood aster of North America; naturalized in Europe
N: 1. common perennial of eastern North America having showy purplish flowers; a parent of the Michaelmas daisy
N: 1. North American perennial herb having small autumn-blooming purple or pink or white flowers; widely naturalized in Europe
N: 1. tufted rigid North American perennial with loose clusters of white flowers
N: 1. perennial of southeastern United States having usually blue flowers
N: 1. a common European salt-marsh aster
N: 1. violet-flowered perennial aster of central United States having solitary heads
N: 1. plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia
N: 1. a loss of the ability to recognize objects by handling them
A: 1. (of some crystals especially gemstones) exhibiting asterism
N: 1. family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
N: 1. genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
N: 1. a group of mostly sympetalous herbs and some trees and shrubs mostly with 2 fused carpels; contains 43 families including Campanulales; Solanaceae; Scrophulariaceae; Labiatae; Verbenaceae; Rubiaceae; Compositae; sometimes classified as a superorder
N: 1. the craniometric point at the junction of the lamboid suture and the occipitomastoid suture and the parietomastoid suture
N: 1. a star-shaped character * used in printing
V: 1. mark with an asterisk; "Linguists star unacceptable sentences"
A: 1. marked with an asterisk; "the starred items"
N: 1. (astronomy) a cluster of stars (or a small constellation) 2. (mineralogy) a six-rayed star-shaped figure seen in some crystal structures under reflected or transmitted light
A: 1. relating to asterisms or constellations
A: 1. (of a ship or an airplane) behind; "we dropped her astern on the end of a seven-inch manilla, and she laid comfortably on the ebb tide" 2. at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane; "stow the luggage aft"; "ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft"; "the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about" 3. stern foremost or backward; "the steamer went astern at half speed"
A: 1. not connected to the sternum or breastbone; "asternal ribs"
N: 1. any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
A: 1. shaped like a star
N: 1. the region of interplanetary space between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids are found
A: 1. of or relating to or resembling an asteroid
N: 1. sea stars
N: 1. (Greek mythology) one of the 7 Pleiades 2. one of the stars in the star cluster Pleiades
N: 1. an abnormal loss of strength
A: 1. lacking strength or vigor 2. having a slender physique
N: 1. slender, weak, and lightweight
N: 1. a tiredness of the eyes caused by prolonged close work by a person with an uncorrected vision problem
N: 1. the lower layer of the crust
N: 1. an abnormal loss of strength
N: 1. respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin
N: 1. respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin
A: 1. relating to breathing with a whistling sound
A: 1. 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
N: 1. (ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from irregular conformation of the cornea 2. (optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point
N: 1. (ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from irregular conformation of the cornea 2. (optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point
N: 1. any plant of the genus Astilbe having compound leaves and showy panicles of tiny colorful flowers
N: 1. North American astilbe with panicles of creamy white flowers
N: 1. mat-forming evergreen Asiatic plant with finely cut leaves and small pink to burgundy flowers; grown as ground cover
N: 1. a Japanese shrub that resembles members of the genus Spiraea; widely cultivated in many varieties for its dense panicles of flowers in many colors; often forced by florists for Easter blooming
A: 1. out of bed; "are they astir yet?"; "up by seven each morning" 2. on the move; "up and about"; "the whole town was astir over the incident"
A: 1. lacking a stoma or stomata
A: 1. having no mouth or mouthlike opening
A: 1. 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"
V: 1. affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!"
A: 1. 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"
A: 1. surprising greatly; "she does an amazing amount of work"; "the dog was capable of astonishing tricks" 2. 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"
A: 1. in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise; "amazingly, he finished medical school in three years"
N: 1. the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising; "he looked at me in astonishment"
N: 1. United States capitalist (born in Germany) who made a fortune in fur trading (1763-1848) 2. British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964)
V: 1. affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!"
A: 1. 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"
A: 1. 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" 2. bewildering or striking dumb with wonder
A: 1. with one leg on each side; "she sat astride the chair"
N: 1. a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture 2. the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint
A: 1. of or relating to the anklebone
N: 1. large genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions; largest genus in the family Leguminosae 2. the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint
N: 1. perennial of mountainous areas of Eurasia and North America
N: 1. perennial of southern and western Europe having dense racemes of purple or violet flowers
N: 1. European perennial
N: 1. a city in southwestern Russia on the delta of the Volga River 2. the fur of young lambs
A: 1. being or relating to or resembling or emanating from stars; "an astral body"; "stellar light"
N: 1. any plant of the genus Astrantia
N: 1. European herb with aromatic roots and leaves in a basal tuft and showy compound umbels of white to rosy flowers
N: 1. a morbid fear of thunder and lightning
A: 1. away from the right path or direction; "he was led astray" 2. far from the intended target; "the arrow went wide of the mark"; "a bullet went astray and killed a bystander"
N: 1. a genus of fungi belonging to the family Geastraceae
N: 1. a common species of earthstar widely distributed in sandy soil; the gleba is a pale tan
N: 1. the largest earthstar; the fruiting body can measure 15 cm across when the rays are expanded
A: 1. with the legs stretched far apart 2. with one leg on each side; "she sat astride the chair"
V: 1. become constricted or compressed; "The cold substance astringes" 2. constrict or bind or draw together; "Lemon juice astringes the tissue in the mouth"
N: 1. a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker
N: 1. a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker 2. the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids
N: 1. a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
A: 1. tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue; "astringent cosmetic lotions" 2. sour or bitter in taste
N: 1. a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
N: 1. the branch of biology concerned with the effects of outer space on living organisms and the search for extraterrestrial life
N: 1. comparatively large neuroglial cell
A: 1. of or relating to or containing large star-shaped cells in the neuroglia
N: 1. a transparent dome on top of an airplane where the navigator can make celestial observations
N: 1. the branch of astronomy that studies the motion of natural and artificial bodies in space
V: 1. navigate in space 2. guide in interplanetary travel
N: 1. the navigator of a spacecraft
N: 1. tissue consisting of large stellate neuroglial cells
N: 1. an early form of sextant
N: 1. worship of planets or stars
N: 1. someone who predicts the future by the positions of the planets and sun and moon
A: 1. relating to or concerned with astrology; "astrological chart"
N: 1. someone who predicts the future by the positions of the planets and sun and moon
N: 1. a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon
N: 1. evergreen shrubs of Australia and Tasmania
N: 1. small prostrate or ascending shrub having scarlet flowers and succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes place in genus Styphelia
N: 1. the branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the position and motion of celestial bodies
N: 1. a person trained to travel in a spacecraft; "the Russians called their astronauts cosmonauts"
A: 1. of or belonging to astronauts or the science of astronautics
A: 1. of or belonging to astronauts or the science of astronautics
N: 1. the theory and practice of navigation through air or space
N: 1. navigating according to the positions of the stars
N: 1. a genus of dicotyledonous plants of the family Anacardiaceae
N: 1. tall tropical American timber tree especially abundant in eastern Brazil; yields hard strong durable zebrawood with straight grain and dark strips on a pinkish to yellowish ground; widely used for veneer and furniture and heavy construction
N: 1. a physicist who studies astronomy
A: 1. inconceivably large 2. relating or belonging to the science of astronomy; "astronomic telescope"
A: 1. inconceivably large 2. relating or belonging to the science of astronomy; "astronomic telescope"
N: 1. any telescope designed to collect and record electromagnetic radiation from cosmic sources
N: 1. 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: 1. the time for the earth to make one revolution around the sun, measured between two vernal equinoxes
A: 1. enormously; "the bill was astronomically high"
N: 1. the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
N: 1. a satellite equipped with a telescope to observe infra-red radiation
N: 1. a linear unit used for astronomical distances
A: 1. of or concerned with astrophysics; "astrophysical sciences"
N: 1. an astronomer who studies the physical properties of celestial bodies
N: 1. the branch of astronomy concerned with the physical and chemical properties of celestial bodies
N: 1. includes many of the basket stars
N: 1. a variety of basket star
N: 1. a genus of fish of the family Apogonidae
N: 1. found in West Indies; lives in mantle cavity of a living conch
A: 1. 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"
A: 1. in a shrewd manner; "he invested his fortune astutely"
N: 1. the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas 2. intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
A: 1. lacking columns or pillars
N: 1. the capital and chief port of Paraguay
A: 1. into parts or pieces; "he took his father's watch apart"; "split apart"; "torn asunder"
A: 1. widely separated especially in space; "as wide asunder as pole from pole"
N: 1. an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq
N: 1. earlier a god; later a demon; counterpart of Zoroastrian Ahura
N: 1. king of Assyria who built a magnificent palace and library at Nineveh (668-627 BC)
N: 1. the seventh month of the Hindu calendar
N: 1. (literally `possessing horses' in Sanskrit) in Hinduism the twin chariot warriors conveying Surya
N: 1. an ancient city on the Nile in Egypt; site of the Aswan High Dam
N: 1. one of the world's largest dams on the Nile River in southern Egypt
N: 1. one of the world's largest dams on the Nile River in southern Egypt
N: 1. a shelter from danger or hardship 2. a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
A: 1. characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components
A: 1. characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components 2. irregular in shape or outline; "asymmetrical features"; "a dress with an crooked hemline"
A: 1. in an asymmetrical manner; "they were asymmetrically arranged"
N: 1. (mathematics) a lack of symmetry
A: 1. having no symptoms of illness or disease
N: 1. a straight line that is the limiting value of a curve; can be considered as tangent at infinity; "the asymptote of the curve"
A: 1. relating to or of the nature of an asymptote; "an asymptotic function"
A: 1. toward an asymptote; "it grew asymptotically"
N: 1. the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times; "the stimulus produced a desynchronizing of the brain waves"
A: 1. (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 2. not synchronous; not occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase
N: 1. operations that occur without a regular or predictable time relation to other events
N: 1. 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: 1. the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times; "the stimulus produced a desynchronizing of the brain waves"
N: 1. the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle
A: 1. lacking conjunctions
N: 1. absence of coordination of organs or body parts that usually work together harmoniously
A: 1. of or relating to the state of asynergy; lacking synergy
N: 1. absence of coordination of organs or body parts that usually work together harmoniously
N: 1. absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent absence of the heart beat leading to oxygen lack and eventually to death
N: 1. a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium 2. 100 at equal 1 kip
N: 1. (baseball) a turn batting; "he was at bat when it happened"; "he got 4 hits in 4 at-bats"
A: 1. representing the whole of a state or body rather than one specific division or part of it; "ambassador-at-large"
A: 1. below cost; "sold the car at a loss"
A: 1. filled with bewilderment; "at a loss to understand those remarks"; "puzzled that she left without saying goodbye"
A: 1. for a relatively small amount of money; "we bought the house for a song"
A: 1. in or to a place that is lower
A: 1. of high value (usually because of scarcity) or above par value; "they were forced to buy it back at a premium"
A: 1. simultaneously; "he took three cookies at a time"
A: 1. in the slightest degree or in any respect; "Are you at all interested? No, not at all"; "was not in the least unfriendly"
A: 1. regardless of the cost involved; "he wanted to save her life at all cost"
A: 1. used in legal language
A: 1. regardless of the cost involved; "he wanted to save her life at all cost"
A: 1. regardless of the cost involved; "he wanted to save her life at all cost"
A: 1. if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways'' is colloquial); "at least he survived"; "they felt--at any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary"; "the influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is far-reaching" 2. used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement; "Anyhow, he is dead now"; "I think they're asleep; anyhow, they''re quiet"; "I don''t know what happened to it; anyway, it''s gone"; "anyway, there is another factor to consider"; "I don''t know how it started; in any case, there was a brief scuffle"; "in any event, the government faced a serious protest"; "but at any rate he got a knighthood for it"
A: 1. at some distance; "keep someone at arm's length"
A: 1. forced to turn and face attackers; "a stag at bay"; "she had me cornered between the porch and her car"; "like a trapped animal"
A: 1. under the best of conditions; "at best we'll lose only the money"
A: 1. in reality; "she is very kind at heart"
A: 1. very close; "without my reading glasses I can hardly see things close up"; "even firing at close range he missed"
A: 1. without strain or anxiety; "gave the impression of being quite relaxed"; "a relaxed and informal discussion" 2. free from worry or anxiety; "knowing that I had done my best, my mind was easy"; "an easy good-natured manner"; "by the time the child faced the actual problem of reading she was familiar and at ease with all the elements words"
A: 1. in a relaxed position, of soldiers; "the soldiers were standing at ease"
A: 1. socially at ease; "was at ease with strangers"
A: 1. deserving blame; "admitted to being at fault"
A: 1. at the beginning; "at first he didn't notice anything strange"
A: 1. as a first impression; "at first blush the offer seemed attractive"
A: 1. immediately; "it was love at first sight"
A: 1. immediately; "it was love at first sight"
A: 1. without delay; "she tackled the job lickety-split"
A: 1. close in space; within reach; "the town is close at hand" 2. close in time; about to occur; "retribution is at hand"; "some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand"; "in imminent danger"; "his impending retirement"
A: 1. in reality; "she is very kind at heart"
N: 1. a reception held in your own home
A: 1. on the home team's field; "they played at home last night"
A: 1. now in consideration or under discussion; "regarding the matter in hand"
A: 1. in a general fashion; "he talked at large about his plans"
A: 1. considered altogether; "the country at large"; "I enjoyed the play as a whole though I thought the acting could have been better"
A: 1. having escaped, especially from confinement; "a convict still at large"; "searching for two escaped prisoners"; "dogs loose on the streets"; "criminals on the loose in the neighborhood"
A: 1. as the end result of a succession or process; "ultimately he had to give in"; "at long last the winter was over"
A: 1. if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways'' is colloquial); "at least he survived"; "they felt--at any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary"; "the influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is far-reaching" 2. not less than; "at least two hours studying the manual"; "a tumor at least as big as an orange"
A: 1. in an unhurried way or at one's convenience; "read the manual at your leisure"; "he traveled leisurely"
A: 1. idle; between jobs; (euphemism for `unemployed')
A: 1. after a long period of time or an especially long delay; "at length they arrived" 2. in a lengthy or prolix manner; "the argument went on lengthily"; "she talked at length about the problem"
A: 1. having escaped, especially from confinement; "a convict still at large"; "searching for two escaped prisoners"; "dogs loose on the streets"; "criminals on the loose in the neighborhood" 2. not under constraint of any kind; "sailors at liberty while their ship is in port"; "you are at liberty to go"
A: 1. in a dispute or confrontation; "Sam and his parents were at loggerheads over the question of car privileges"
A: 1. as the end result of a succession or process; "ultimately he had to give in"; "at long last the winter was over"
A: 1. not more than; "spend at most $20 on the lunch"
A: 1. on bad terms; "they were usually at odds over politics"; "conflicting opinions" 2. in disagreement; "the figures are at odds with our findings"; "contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness"- John Morley
A: 1. without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!" 2. simultaneously; "he took three cookies at a time"
A: 1. at a previous time; "once he loved her"; "her erstwhile writing" 2. simultaneously; "he took three cookies at a time"
A: 1. dead; "he is deceased"; "our dear departed friend"
A: 1. at the present moment; "goods now on sale"; "the now-aging dictator"; "they are now abroad"; "he is busy at present writing a new novel"; "it could happen any time now"
A: 1. in a random manner; "the houses were randomly scattered"; "bullets were fired into the crowd at random"
A: 1. in a relaxed position, of soldiers; "the soldiers were standing at ease"
A: 1. in a state of repose or especially sleep
A: 1. dead; "he is deceased"; "our dear departed friend"
A: 1. perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school"
A: 1. traveling by boat or ship
A: 1. in or at that place; "they have lived there for years"; "it's not there"; "that man [who is] there"
A: 1. under the best of conditions; "at best we'll lose only the money"
A: 1. not less than; "at least two hours studying the manual"; "a tumor at least as big as an orange"
A: 1. not more than; "spend at most $20 on the lunch"
A: 1. ready for immediate use; "soldiers with guns at the ready"; "students with pens and notebooks at the ready"
A: 1. at the same instant; "they spoke simultaneously" 2. overlapping in duration; "concurrently with the conference an exhibition of things associated with Rutherford was held"; "going to school and holding a job at the same time"
A: 1. at the beginning; "at first he didn't notice anything strange"
A: 1. under the worst of conditions; "at worst we'll go to jail"
A: 1. now and then or here and there; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees"; "they visit New York on occasion"; "now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us"; "as we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his attention"
A: 1. not in accord; "desires at variance with his duty"; "widely discrepant statements"
A: 1. as one chooses or pleases; "he can roam the neighborhood at will"
A: 1. on the job; "had been at work for over an hour before her boss arrived" 2. having influence or producing an effect; "many emotional determinants at work"; "an operant conscience"
A: 1. under the worst of conditions; "at worst we'll go to jail"
N: 1. a drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria
N: 1. a desert in northern Chile rich in nitrate and copper deposits
N: 1. a depression the floor of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile
A: 1. lacking motor coordination; marked or caused by ataxia
N: 1. abasia due to ataxia of the legs
N: 1. a language spoken by the Atakapa people of the Gulf coast of Louisiana and Texas 2. a member of an Indian people formerly living along the Gulf coast of Louisiana and Texas
N: 1. a language spoken by the Atakapa people of the Gulf coast of Louisiana and Texas
N: 1. essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers
N: 1. a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity
A: 1. tending to soothe or tranquilize; "valium has a tranquilizing effect"; "took a hot drink with sedative properties before going to bed"
N: 1. a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity
N: 1. a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity
N: 1. a drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sickness
N: 1. peace of mind
A: 1. tending to soothe or tranquilize; "valium has a tranquilizing effect"; "took a hot drink with sedative properties before going to bed"
N: 1. the absence of mental stress or anxiety
N: 1. Turkish statesman who abolished the caliphate and founded Turkey as a modern secular state (1881-1938)
N: 1. a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
N: 1. an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism
A: 1. characteristic of an atavist
N: 1. inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait
A: 1. lacking motor coordination; marked or caused by ataxia
N: 1. abasia due to ataxia of the legs
N: 1. aphasia in which expression by speech or writing is severely impaired
N: 1. inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait
N: 1. a language spoken by a Malaysian people on Formosa
N: 1. goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
N: 1. collapse of an expanded lung (especially in infants); also failure of pulmonary alveoli to expand at birth
N: 1. a form of infantilism characterized by physical underdevelopment but normal intelligence
A: 1. of or relating to ateleiosis
N: 1. spider monkeys
N: 1. arboreal monkey of tropical America with long slender legs and long prehensile tail
N: 1. a studio especially for an artist or designer
N: 1. a form of infantilism characterized by physical underdevelopment but normal intelligence
N: 1. 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.)
N: 1. a branch of the hepatic artery that supplies the pyloric portion of the stomach on the lesser curvature
N: 1. the law enforcement and tax collection agency of the Treasury Department that enforces federal laws concerning alcohol and tobacco products and firearms and explosives and arson
N: 1. 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 2. a group of Amerindian languages (the name coined by an American anthropologist, Edward Sapir)
N: 1. 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 2. a group of Amerindian languages (the name coined by an American anthropologist, Edward Sapir)
N: 1. a Christian profession of faith
N: 1. the theological doctrine taught by Athanasius that Christ the Son is of the same substance as God the Father
N: 1. (Roman Catholic Church) Greek patriarch of Alexandria who championed Christian orthodoxy against Arianism; a Church father, saint, and Doctor of the Church (293-373)
N: 1. (Roman Catholic Church) Greek patriarch of Alexandria who championed Christian orthodoxy against Arianism; a Church father, saint, and Doctor of the Church (293-373)
N: 1. a self-feeding furnace that maintains a uniform temperature; used by alchemists
N: 1. 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 2. a group of Amerindian languages (the name coined by an American anthropologist, Edward Sapir)
N: 1. 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 2. a group of Amerindian languages (the name coined by an American anthropologist, Edward Sapir)
N: 1. a group of Amerindian languages (the name coined by an American anthropologist, Edward Sapir)
N: 1. essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers
N: 1. a collection of mantras and formulas
N: 1. the doctrine or belief that there is no God 2. a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods
N: 1. someone who denies the existence of god
A: 1. related to or characterized by or given to atheism; "atheist leanings"
A: 1. rejecting any belief in gods 2. related to or characterized by or given to atheism; "atheist leanings"
A: 1. rejecting any belief in gods 2. related to or characterized by or given to atheism; "atheist leanings"
N: 1. the first Saxon ruler who extended his kingdom to include nearly all of England (895-939)
N: 1. (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva
N: 1. a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning 2. a place where reading materials are available
N: 1. a genus of Strigidae 2. (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva
N: 1. small European owl
N: 1. a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning 2. a place where reading materials are available
N: 1. a resident of Athens
A: 1. of or relating to or characteristic of Athens or its inhabitants
N: 1. 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" 2. a university town in northeast Georgia 3. a town in southeast Ohio
N: 1. small spiny-finned fishes of both salt and fresh water
N: 1. a genus of Atherinidae
N: 1. large silversides of Pacific coast of North America
N: 1. a simple type of jet engine; must be launched at high speed
N: 1. the formation of atheromas on the walls of the arteries as in atherosclerosis
N: 1. a fatty deposit in the intima (inner lining) of an artery; can obstruct blood flow
A: 1. of or relating to or resembling atheroma; "atheromatous degeneration of the arteries"
A: 1. of or relating to or resembling atheroma; "atheromatous degeneration of the arteries"
N: 1. a stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls
A: 1. of or relating to atherosclerosis
N: 1. a genus of Hystricidae
N: 1. a continuous succession of slow writing involuntary movements of the hands and feet and other body parts
N: 1. 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: 1. small motile sulphur bacteria
A: 1. (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous; "athirst for knowledge"; "hungry for recognition"; "thirsty for informaton"
N: 1. a person trained to compete in sports
N: 1. fungal infection of the feet
N: 1. enlarged heart commonly found among athletes trained for endurance
A: 1. relating to or befitting athletics or athletes; "athletic facilities" 2. having a sturdy and well proportioned body; "an athletic build" 3. vigorously active; "an acrobatic dance"; "an athletic child"; "athletic playing"; "gymnastic exercises"
N: 1. a contest between athletes
N: 1. a contest between athletes
N: 1. a facility for athletic events
N: 1. a piece of land prepared for playing a game; "the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field"
N: 1. a game involving athletic activity
N: 1. a sock worn for athletic events
N: 1. a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise
N: 1. the course of practice and exercise and diet undertaken by an athlete
N: 1. muscular and big-boned
N: 1. attire worn for sport or for casual wear
N: 1. intense energy; "his music is characterized by a happy athleticism"
N: 1. an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition 2. a contest between athletes 3. participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity
N: 1. a simple type of jet engine; must be launched at high speed
N: 1. South African playwright whose plays feature the racial tensions in South Africa during apartheid (born in 1932)
N: 1. an autonomous area in northeastern Greece that is the site of several Greek Orthodox monasteries founded in the tenth century
N: 1. a genus of gymnosperm
N: 1. evergreen of Tasmanian mountains having sharp-pointed leaves the curve inward
A: 1. at an oblique angle; "the sun shone aslant into his face" 2. at right angles to the center line of a ship
N: 1. alternative names for one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems
N: 1. temperate and tropical lady ferns; in some classifications placed in family Polypodiaceae or in the genus Asplenium
N: 1. a lady fern with deeply cut leaf segments; found in the Rocky Mountains
N: 1. most widely grown fern of the genus Athyrium for its delicate foliage
N: 1. North American fern with narrow fronds on yellowish leafstalks
N: 1. fern with elongate silvery outgrowths enclosing the developing spores
A: 1. departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal; "the leaning tower of Pisa"; "the headstones were tilted"
N: 1. tranquilizer (trade name Ativan) used to treat anxiety and tension and insomnia
N: 1. 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 2. Federal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying Atlanta and burned the city; 1864
N: 1. the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
A: 1. relating to or bordering the Atlantic Ocean; "Atlantic currents"
N: 1. medium-sized tuna-like food fish of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters; less valued than tuna
N: 1. the most common dolphin of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; often kept captive and trained to perform
N: 1. a city on the Atlantic shore in southeastern New Jersey; a resort and gambling center
N: 1. a coast of the Atlantic Ocean
N: 1. one of the world's most important commercial fishes
N: 1. silvery-bodied with dark markings and tiny barbels
N: 1. largest United States flatfish
N: 1. important food fish; found in enormous shoals in the northern Atlantic
N: 1. largest manta (to 22 feet across wings); found worldwide but common in Gulf of Mexico and along southern coasts of United States; primarily oceanic
N: 1. any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies
N: 1. the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
N: 1. common puffin of the northern Atlantic
N: 1. gray sea turtle of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America
N: 1. a kind of sailfish
N: 1. fatty pink flesh of fish from northern coastal Atlantic; usually marketed fresh 2. found in northern coastal Atlantic waters or tributaries; adults do not die after spawning
N: 1. sea bream of warm Atlantic waters
N: 1. destructive dogfish of the Atlantic coastal waters of America and Europe; widely used in anatomy classes
N: 1. standard time in the 4th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 60th meridian; used in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and Bermuda and the Canadian Maritime Provinces
N: 1. standard time in the 4th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 60th meridian; used in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and Bermuda and the Canadian Maritime Provinces
N: 1. tripletail found from Cape Cod to northern South America
N: 1. a walrus of northern Atlantic and Arctic waters
N: 1. slow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United States; resembles American arborvitae
N: 1. (Greek mythology) group of 3 to 7 nymphs who guarded the golden apples that Gaea gave as a wedding gift to Hera
N: 1. according to legend, an island in the Atlantic Ocean that Plato said was swallowed by an earthquake
N: 1. the 1st cervical vertebra 2. (Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders 3. a collection of maps in book form 4. a figure of a man used as a supporting column
N: 1. tall Algerian evergreen of Atlas mountains with blue-green leaves; widely planted as an ornamental
N: 1. giant saturniid moth widespread in Asia; sometimes cultured for silk
N: 1. a mountain range in northern Africa between the Mediterranean and the Sahara Desert; extends from southwestern Morocco to northern Tunisia
N: 1. the 1st cervical vertebra
N: 1. 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" 2. an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used 3. a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
N: 1. an instrument that measures rate of evaporation of water
N: 1. a particular environment or surrounding influence; "there was an atmosphere of excitement" 2. the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body 3. the mass of air surrounding the Earth; "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the air" 4. 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" 5. the weather or climate at some place; "the atmosphere was thick with fog" 6. a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
A: 1. relating to or located in the atmosphere; "atmospheric tests"
N: 1. the meteorological conditions: temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation; "they were hoping for good weather"; "every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception"
N: 1. electrical discharges in the atmosphere
N: 1. a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere
N: 1. the pressure exerted by the atmosphere
N: 1. the weather or climate at some place; "the atmosphere was thick with fog"
N: 1. a crackling or hissing noise cause by electrical interference
A: 1. relating to or located in the atmosphere; "atmospheric tests"
N: 1. a crackling or hissing noise cause by electrical interference
N: 1. eaten as mush or as a thin gruel
N: 1. an island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon
N: 1. (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element 2. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
V: 1. bomb with atomic weapons
N: 1. a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239)
N: 1. a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles
A: 1. (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy; "nuclear war"; "nuclear weapons"; "atomic bombs" 2. immeasurably small 3. of or relating to or comprising atoms; "atomic structure"; "atomic hydrogen"
N: 1. a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239)
N: 1. a timepiece that derives its time scale from the vibration of atoms or molecules
N: 1. an oral dose of radioactive substance used in treatment and diagnosis of cancer
N: 1. the energy released by a nuclear reaction
N: 1. a former executive agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States
N: 1. the explosion of an atomic bomb
N: 1. (chemistry) the mass (in atomic mass units) of an isotope of an element
N: 1. unit of mass for expressing masses of atoms or molecules
N: 1. the order of an element in Mendeleyev's table of the elements; equal to the number of protons in the nucleus or electrons in the neutral state of an atom of an element
N: 1. a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
N: 1. a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
N: 1. a radioactive transuranic metallic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons
N: 1. a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles (Md is the current symbol for mendelevium but Mv was formerly the symbol)
N: 1. a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known
N: 1. a radioactive transuranic element synthesized from californium
N: 1. a radioactive transuranic element which has been synthesized
N: 1. a transuranic element that has not been found in nature
N: 1. a transuranic element
N: 1. a transuranic element that has not been found in nature
N: 1. a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt)
N: 1. a light silver-white ductile bivalent metallic element; in pure form it burns with brilliant white flame; occurs naturally only in combination (as in magnesite and dolomite and carnallite and spinel and olivine)
N: 1. a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
N: 1. a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
N: 1. a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
N: 1. an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions)
N: 1. a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant; occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water)
N: 1. a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere
N: 1. a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite
N: 1. a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in Texas and Kansas)
N: 1. a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals
N: 1. a white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral thortveitite
N: 1. a light strong gray lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong light-weight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
N: 1. a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite
N: 1. a hard brittle blue-white multivalent metallic element; resistant to corrosion and tarnishing
N: 1. a hard brittle gray polyvalent metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic; used in making steel; occurs in many minerals
N: 1. a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
N: 1. a hard ferromagnetic silver-white bivalent or trivalent metallic element; a trace element in plant and animal nutrition
N: 1. a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite
N: 1. a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
N: 1. a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
N: 1. a bluish-white lustrous metallic element; brittle at ordinary temperatures but malleable when heated; used in a wide variety of alloys and in galvanizing iron; it occurs as zinc sulphide in zinc blende
N: 1. a rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element; brittle at low temperatures but liquid above room temperature; occurs in trace amounts in bauxite and zinc ores
N: 1. a brittle gray crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite
N: 1. 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: 1. a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium; occurs in several allotropic forms; a stable gray metallike allotrope conducts electricity better in the light than in the dark and is used in photocells; occurs in sulfide ores (as pyrite)
N: 1. a nonmetallic largely pentavalent heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water
N: 1. a colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; occurs in trace amounts in air
N: 1. a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group; burns in air and reacts violently in water; occurs in carnallite and lepidolite and pollucite
N: 1. a soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group; turns yellow in air; occurs in celestite and strontianite
N: 1. a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
N: 1. a light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element
N: 1. a lustrous gray strong metallic element resembling titanium; it is used in nuclear reactors as a neutron absorber; it occurs in baddeleyite but is obtained chiefly from zircon
N: 1. a soft gray ductile metallic element used in alloys; occurs in niobite; formerly called columbium
N: 1. a polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties; used to strengthen and harden steel
N: 1. a crystalline metallic element not found in nature; occurs as one of the fission products of uranium
N: 1. a rare polyvalent metallic element of the platinum group; it is found associated with platinum
N: 1. a white hard metallic element that is one of the platinum group and is found in platinum ores; used in alloys with platinum
N: 1. a silver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum; occurs in some copper and nickel ores; does not tarnish at ordinary temperatures and is used (alloyed with gold) in jewelry
N: 1. 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
N: 1. a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores
N: 1. a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite
N: 1. a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder
N: 1. a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
N: 1. a metallic element having four allotropic forms; used in a wide variety of alloys; found in stibnite
N: 1. a brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur; it is used in alloys and as a semiconductor; occurs mainly as tellurides in ores of copper and nickel and silver and gold
N: 1. a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks)
N: 1. a colorless odorless inert gaseous element occurring in the earth's atmosphere in trace amounts
N: 1. a soft silver-white ductile metallic element (liquid at normal temperatures); the most electropositive and alkaline metal
N: 1. a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite
N: 1. a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
N: 1. a ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group
N: 1. a soft yellowish-white trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; can be recovered from bastnasite or monazite by an ion-exchange process
N: 1. an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds
N: 1. a yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in association with cerium and lanthanum and praseodymium
N: 1. a soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group having no stable isotope; was discovered in radioactive form as a fission product of uranium
N: 1. a gray lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group; is used in special alloys; occurs in monazite and bastnasite
N: 1. a bivalent and trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group
N: 1. a ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group
N: 1. a metallic element of the rare earth group; used in lasers; occurs in apatite and monazite and xenotime and ytterbite
N: 1. a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; forms compounds that are highly magnetic
N: 1. a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
N: 1. a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
N: 1. a soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group; isotope 170 emits X-rays and is used in small portable X-ray machines; it occurs in monazite and apatite and xenotime
N: 1. a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
N: 1. a soft silvery metallic element; a rare earth of the lanthanide series; it occurs in gadolinite and monazite and xenotime
N: 1. a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; usually occurs in association with yttrium
N: 1. a gray tetravalent metallic element that resembles zirconium chemically and is found in zirconium minerals; used in filaments for its ready emission of electrons
N: 1. a hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite
N: 1. a heavy gray-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
N: 1. a rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys; is obtained as a by-product in refining molybdenum
N: 1. a hard brittle blue-gray or blue-black metallic element that is one of the platinum metals; the heaviest metal known
N: 1. a heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group; used in alloys; occurs in natural alloys with platinum or osmium
N: 1. a heavy precious metallic element; gray-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits
N: 1. 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
N: 1. a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
N: 1. a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
N: 1. a soft gray malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air; it is highly toxic and is used in rodent and insect poisons; occurs in zinc blende and some iron ores
N: 1. a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull gray; "the children were playing with lead soldiers"
N: 1. a heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically); usually recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals
N: 1. a radioactive metallic element that is similar to tellurium and bismuth; occurs in uranium ores but can be produced by bombarding bismuth with neutrons in a nuclear reactor
N: 1. a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium
N: 1. a radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium; the heaviest of the inert gasses; occurs naturally (especially in areas over granite) and is considered a hazard to health
N: 1. a radioactive element of the alkali-metal group discovered as a disintegration product of actinium
N: 1. an intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores
N: 1. a radioactive element of the actinide series; found in uranium ores
N: 1. a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens; usually a yellow irritating toxic flammable gas; a powerful oxidizing agent; recovered from fluorite or cryolite or fluorapatite
N: 1. a soft silvery-white tetravalent radioactive metallic element; isotope 232 is used as a power source in nuclear reactors; occurs in thorite and in monazite sands
N: 1. a short-lived radioactive metallic element formed from uranium and disintegrating into actinium and then into lead
N: 1. a heavy toxic silvery-white radioactive metallic element; occurs in many isotopes; used for nuclear fuels and nuclear weapons
N: 1. a radioactive transuranic metallic element; found in trace amounts in uranium ores; a by-product of the production of plutonium
N: 1. a solid silvery gray radioactive transuranic element whose atoms can be split when bombarded with neutrons; found in minute quantities in uranium ores but is usually synthesized in nuclear reactors; 13 isotopes are known with the most important being plutonium 239
N: 1. a radioactive transuranic metallic element; discovered by bombarding uranium with helium atoms
N: 1. a radioactive transuranic metallic element; produced by bombarding plutonium with helium nuclei
N: 1. a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding americium with helium
N: 1. a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles
N: 1. a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons
N: 1. the branch of physics that studies the internal structure of atomic nuclei
N: 1. a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
N: 1. nuclear energy regarded as a source of electricity for the power grid (for civilian use)
N: 1. a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
N: 1. (physics) a spectrum of radiation caused by electron transitions within an atom; the series of spectrum lines is characteristic of the element
N: 1. (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" 2. a theory of the structure of the atom
N: 1. the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb
N: 1. (chemistry) the ratio of the atomic mass of an element to half the atomic mass of carbon-12
N: 1. annihilation by reducing something to atoms 2. separating something into fine particles
V: 1. spray very finely; "atomize perfume" 2. break up into small particles; "the fine powder had been atomized by air" 3. strike at with firepower or bombs; "zap the enemy"
N: 1. a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine spray
N: 1. (psychology) a theory that reduces all mental phenomena to simple elements (sensations and feelings) that form complex ideas by association 2. (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"
N: 1. (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"
A: 1. divided into separate and often disparate elements
N: 1. (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"
A: 1. divided into separate and often disparate elements
N: 1. annihilation by reducing something to atoms 2. separating something into fine particles
V: 1. spray very finely; "atomize perfume" 2. break up into small particles; "the fine powder had been atomized by air" 3. strike at with firepower or bombs; "zap the enemy"
N: 1. a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine spray
A: 1. immeasurably small
A: 1. characterized by avoidance of traditional Western tonality
N: 1. the absence of a key; alternative to the diatonic system
A: 1. of or relating to atonalism
N: 1. the absence of a key; alternative to the diatonic system
A: 1. without tonality; "he composes atonally"
V: 1. turn away from sin or do penitence 2. make amends for; "expiate one's sins"
N: 1. compensation for a wrong; "we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store" 2. the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)
N: 1. lack of normal muscular tension or tonus
A: 1. used of syllables; "an atonic syllable carries no stress" 2. characterized by a lack of tonus
N: 1. lack of normal muscular tension or tonus
N: 1. lack of normal muscular tension or tonus
A: 1. on, to, or at the top
N: 1. an allergic reaction that becomes apparent in a sensitized person only minutes after contact
N: 1. a severe form of dermatitis characterized by atopy
N: 1. a severe form of dermatitis characterized by atopy
N: 1. absence or loss of topognosia; inability to locate correctly a point of touch
N: 1. absence or loss of topognosia; inability to locate correctly a point of touch
N: 1. an allergic reaction that becomes apparent in a sensitized person only minutes after contact
N: 1. an oral drug (trade name Lipitor) that is effective in lowering triglycerides; potent in reducing LDL cholesterol because higher doses can be given
A: 1. not producing or resulting from poison
N: 1. a nucleotide derived from adenosine that occurs in muscle tissue; the major source of energy for cellular reactions
A: 1. irritable as if suffering from indigestion
N: 1. a synthetic compound derived from triazine that is widely used as an agricultural herbicide; "atrazine is thought to cause cancer and is banned in some European countries"
N: 1. an abnormal condition in which a normal opening or tube in the body (as the urethra) is closed or absent
A: 1. of or relating to a cavity or chamber in the body (especially one of the upper chambers of the heart)
N: 1. the branch of the coronary artery that supplies the muscles of the atria
N: 1. a small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior part of each atrium of the heart
N: 1. fibrillation of the muscles of the atria of the heart
N: 1. an abnormal opening between the left and right atria of the heart
N: 1. type genus of the Atrichornithidae
N: 1. scrubbirds
A: 1. relating to or affecting the atria and ventricles of the heart; "atrioventricular disease"
N: 1. recurrent sudden attacks of unconsciousness caused by impaired conduction of the impulse that regulates the heartbeat
N: 1. a bundle of modified heart muscle that transmits the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles causing them to contract
N: 1. the normal cardiac rhythm when the heart is controlled by the atrioventricular node
N: 1. a node of specialized heart muscle located in the septal wall of the right atrium; receives impulses from the sinoatrial node and transmits them to atrioventricular bundle
N: 1. a bundle of modified heart muscle that transmits the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles causing them to contract
N: 1. either of two heart valves through which blood flows from the atria to the ventricles; prevents return of blood to the atrium
A: 1. of an anchor; just clear of the bottom
N: 1. orach; saltbush
N: 1. Asiatic plant resembling spinach often used as a potherb; naturalized in Europe and North America
N: 1. handsome low saltbush of arid southwestern United States and Mexico having blue-green prickly-edged leaves often used for Christmas decoration
N: 1. spiny shrub with silvery-scurfy foliage of alkaline plains of southwestern United States and Mexico
N: 1. Eurasian aromatic oak-leaved goosefoot with many yellow-green flowers; naturalized North America
N: 1. the central area in a building; open to the sky 2. any chamber that is connected to other chambers or passageways (especially one of the two upper chambers of the heart)
N: 1. the upper chamber of each half of the heart
N: 1. the right upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the venae cavae and coronary sinus
N: 1. the upper chamber of each half of the heart
N: 1. the left upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the pulmonary veins
A: 1. 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" 2. 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" 3. 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"
A: 1. to an extravagant or immoderate degree; "atrociously expensive" 2. in a terrible manner; "she sings terribly"
N: 1. the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane
N: 1. the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane 2. an act of atrocious cruelty
N: 1. a drug (trade name Atromid-S) that reduces lipids in the blood serum; used to treat some cardiovascular diseases
N: 1. belladonna
N: 1. perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine
A: 1. relating to or characterized by atrophy; "atrophic arthritis"
N: 1. a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack on the synovium by the immune system, which releases cytokines that stimulate an inflammatory reaction that can lead to the destruction of all components of the joint
A: 1. (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"
N: 1. a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse 2. any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
V: 1. undergo atrophy; "Muscles that are not used will atrophy"
N: 1. booklice
N: 1. a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil; also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or organophosphate insecticides
N: 1. the Fate who cuts the thread of life; identified with Roman Morta
N: 1. an inhaled bronchodilator (trade name Atrovent)
N: 1. a member of the North American Indian people of the Pit river valley in northern California 2. the Shastan language spoken by the Atsugewi people
N: 1. a language spoken by the Atakapa people of the Gulf coast of Louisiana and Texas
N: 1. a language spoken by the Atakapa people of the Gulf coast of Louisiana and Texas 2. a member of an Indian people formerly living along the Gulf coast of Louisiana and Texas
V: 1. become attached; "The spider's thread attached to the window sill" 2. create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child" 3. be attached; be in contact with 4. 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" 5. cause to be attached
V: 1. be associated with; "French fries come with the hamburger" 2. be part of; "This problem inheres in the design"
A: 1. capable of being fastened or added to something else; "a handle attachable by two bolts"
N: 1. a specialist assigned to the staff of a diplomatic mission 2. a shallow and rectangular briefcase
N: 1. a shallow and rectangular briefcase
A: 1. associated in an exclusive sexual relationship 2. being joined in close association; "affiliated clubs"; "all art schools whether independent or attached to universities" 3. used of buildings joined by common sidewalls; "a block of attached houses" 4. permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about; "an attached oyster"; "sessile marine animals and plants" 5. fastened together; "a picnic table with attached benches"
N: 1. a supplementary part or accessory 2. faithful support for a religion or cause or political party 3. the act of fastening things together 4. a connection that fastens things together 5. a feeling of affection for a person or an institution 6. the act of attaching or affixing something 7. a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding
N: 1. (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn" 2. strong criticism; "he published an unexpected attack on my work" 3. the act of attacking; "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life" 4. a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase 5. an offensive move in a sport or game; "they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning" 6. intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak" 7. a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition; "an attack of diarrhea" 8. 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" 9. 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"
V: 1. 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" 2. begin to injure; "The cancer cells are attacking his liver"; "Rust is attacking the metal" 3. take the initiative and go on the offensive; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack" 4. attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker" 5. attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly" 6. set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task; "I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed"
N: 1. a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air
N: 1. a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for take-offs and landings
N: 1. a watchdog trained to attack on command
N: 1. a military submarine designed and armed to attack enemy shipping
N: 1. someone who attacks
A: 1. disposed to attack
V: 1. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks" 2. 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" 3. 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" 4. find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"
N: 1. the state of being achievable
A: 1. capable of being attained or accomplished; "choose an attainable goal"; "art is not something that is come-at-able by dint of study"
N: 1. the state of being achievable
N: 1. cancellation of civil rights
A: 1. achieved or reached; "the actual attained achievement test score"
N: 1. arrival at a new stage; "his attainment of puberty was delayed by malnutrition" 2. the act of achieving an aim; "the attainment of independence" 3. an ability that has been acquired by training
V: 1. bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime" 2. condemn by attainder; "the man was attainted"
N: 1. unarmed feather palms of central and northern South America
N: 1. Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes
N: 1. essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers
N: 1. a volatile fragrant oil obtained from fresh roses by steam distillation
V: 1. modify the temperature of; "attemper the air"
N: 1. the act of attacking; "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life" 2. 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"
V: 1. 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" 2. enter upon an activity or enterprise
A: 1. capable of being attempted
A: 1. tried unsuccessfully; "attempted murder"
N: 1. one who tries
V: 1. take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business" 2. 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" 3. to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result; "Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation" 4. 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?" 5. 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: 1. 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" 2. get down to; pay attention to; take seriously; "Attend to your duties, please"
N: 1. the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
N: 1. a call of students' names in a classroom
N: 1. someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another 2. a person who participates in a meeting; "he was a regular attender at department meetings"; "the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees"
A: 1. following as a consequence; "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with related problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management"
A: 1. having a caretaker or other watcher 2. having accompaniment or companions or escort; "there were lone gentlemen and gentlemen accompanied by their wives"
N: 1. a person who participates in a meeting; "he was a regular attender at department meetings"; "the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees"
N: 1. someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another 2. someone who listens attentively 3. a person who participates in a meeting; "he was a regular attender at department meetings"; "the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees"
N: 1. the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.) 2. the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
A: 1. being present at meeting or event 2. serving attendance on someone; "a ministering angel"; "the angels ministrant sang"; "the attending physician"
N: 1. the faculty or power of mental concentration; "keeping track of all the details requires your complete attention" 2. the work of caring for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needed constant attention" 3. a general interest that leads people to want to know more; "She was the center of attention" 4. a courteous act indicating affection; "she tried to win his heart with her many attentions" 5. the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others 6. 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"
A: 1. seizing the attention; "eye-catching posters" 2. likely to attract attention; "a catchy title for a movie"
N: 1. a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
N: 1. a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
N: 1. the length of time you can concentrate on some idea or activity
A: 1. of or relating to attention
A: 1. (often followed by `to') giving care or attention; "attentive to details"; "the nurse was attentive to her patient"; "an attentive suitor" 2. taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention; "heedful of the warnings"; "so heedful a writer"; "heedful of what they were doing"
A: 1. in an attentive manner; "he listened attentively"
N: 1. paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to the consequences" 2. the trait of being observant and paying attention 3. the trait of being considerate and thoughtful of others
V: 1. weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance) 2. become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
A: 1. reduced in strength; "the faded tones of an old recording"
A: 1. of an electrical signal; reduced in amplitude with little or no distortion 2. reduced in strength; "the faded tones of an old recording"
N: 1. weakening in force or intensity; "attenuation in the volume of the sound" 2. the property of something that has been weakened or reduced in thickness or density
N: 1. an electrical device for attenuating the strength of an electrical signal
V: 1. give testimony in a court of law 2. authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity; "I attest this signature" 3. 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" 4. establish or verify the usage of; "This word is not attested until 1993"
N: 1. (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature 2. someone who affirms or vouches for the correctness or truth or genuineness of something
N: 1. noun.group:law,;c the action of bearing witness 2. the evidence by which something is attested
N: 1. a consulting service in which a CPA expresses a conclusion about the reliability of a written statement that is the responsibility of someone else
N: 1. a consulting service in which a CPA expresses a conclusion about the reliability of a written statement that is the responsibility of someone else
N: 1. (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature
A: 1. established as genuine
N: 1. someone who affirms or vouches for the correctness or truth or genuineness of something
N: 1. (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature
N: 1. informal terms for a human head 2. floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage 3. the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens 4. (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof
A: 1. of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times; "Attic Greek"
N: 1. a fan that blows heated air out of the attic of a building
N: 1. the territory of Athens in ancient Greece
N: 1. atlas moth
N: 1. giant saturniid moth widespread in Asia; sometimes cultured for silk
N: 1. king of the Huns; the most successful barbarian invader of the Roman Empire (406-453)
N: 1. clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress"
V: 1. 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"
A: 1. 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"
N: 1. position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion) 2. a theatrical pose created for effect; "the actor struck just the right attitude" 3. position or arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender" 4. 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"
V: 1. assume certain affected attitudes
V: 1. assume certain affected attitudes
N: 1. British statesman and leader of the Labour party who instituted the welfare state in England (1883-1967)
V: 1. acknowledge a new land owner as one's landlord; "he was attorned by the tenants"
N: 1. a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
N: 1. the right of a lawyer to refuse to divulge confidential information from his client
N: 1. the responsibility of a lawyer to act in the best interests of the client
N: 1. the chief law officer of a country or state 2. the person who holds the position of secretary of the Justice Department; "Edmund Randolph was the first Attorney General, appointed by President Washington" 3. the position of the head of the Justice Department and the chief law enforcement officer of the United States; "the post of Attorney General was created in 1789"
N: 1. the position of the head of the Justice Department and the chief law enforcement officer of the United States; "the post of Attorney General was created in 1789"
N: 1. the position of attorney
N: 1. one quintillionth of a second; one thousandth of a femtosecond
V: 1. 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" 2. be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people" 3. 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"
A: 1. capable of being magnetized or attracted by a magnet; "the magnetic chips of steel produced by a cutting tool are attractable by a magnet"
N: 1. a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts; "flowers are an attractor for bees" 2. an entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had" 3. (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: 1. a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts; "flowers are an attractor for bees" 2. the force by which one object attracts another 3. the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; "her personality held a strange attraction for him" 4. an entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had" 5. an entertainment that is offered to the public
A: 1. 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" 2. having power to arouse interest; "an attractive opportunity"; "the job is attractive because of the pay"
A: 1. having the properties of a magnet; the ability to draw or pull; "an attractive force"; "the knife hung on a magnetic board"
N: 1. a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts; "flowers are an attractor for bees"
N: 1. the force by which one object attracts another
N: 1. anything on your premises that might attract children into danger or harm; "their swimming pool is an attractive nuisance; they should fence it in"
A: 1. in a beautiful manner; "her face was beautifully made up"
N: 1. the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; "her personality held a strange attraction for him" 2. a beauty that appeals to the senses
N: 1. a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts; "flowers are an attractor for bees" 2. an entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had" 3. (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
A: 1. capable of being attributed; "the collapse of the movement was attributable to a lack of morale"; "an idea attributable to a Russian"
N: 1. a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; "self-confidence is not an endearing property" 2. an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
V: 1. decide as to where something belongs in a scheme; "The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class" 2. attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"
N: 1. 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" 2. 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"
A: 1. of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify; "`red' is an attributive adjective in `a red apple''"
A: 1. a word in the genitive case used as an attributive adjective; "an example of the attributive genitive is `John's'' in `John''s mother''"
A: 1. in an attributive manner; "the genitive noun is used attributively"
A: 1. worn by rubbing or friction
N: 1. sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation 2. the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction 3. erosion by friction 4. the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice 5. a wearing down to weaken or destroy; "a war of attrition"
N: 1. the rate of shrinkage in size or number
A: 1. relating to or caused by attrition
V: 1. adjust or accustom to; bring into harmony with
A: 1. brought to correct pitch; "his tuned violin"; "the attuned instruments" 2. so adjusted as to be appropriate or brought into harmony; "an industry not attuned to the demands of the market"; "a remark keyed to the situation"; "charges finely tuned to the amount a student can afford"
A: 1. deviating from or not conforming to type; "atypical behavior..not the accepted type of response that we expect from children"- G.E.Gardner 2. deviating from what is usual or common or to be expected; often somewhat odd or strange; "these days large families are atypical"; "highly irregular behavior" 3. not conforming to type; "showed atypical agility"
N: 1. an acute respiratory disease marked by high fever and coughing; caused by mycoplasma; primarily affecting children and young adults
N: 1. any state that is not typical
A: 1. in a manner that is not typical; "she was atypically quiet"
N: 1. 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) 2. 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
A: 1. being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge; "kept abreast of the latest developments"; "constant revision keeps the book au courant"; "always au fait on the latest events"; "up on the news"
A: 1. being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge; "kept abreast of the latest developments"; "constant revision keeps the book au courant"; "always au fait on the latest events"; "up on the news"
A: 1. at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature; "He is basically dishonest"; "the argument was essentially a technical one"; "for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person"
A: 1. cooked while covered with browned breadcrumbs (and sometimes cheese)
A: 1. served in its natural juices or gravy; "roast beef au jus"
A: 1. completely unclothed; "bare bodies"; "naked from the waist up"; "a nude model"
N: 1. a young foreigner who lives with a family in return for doing light housework
N: 1. a foreign girl serving as an au pair
N: 1. a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes"
N: 1. egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow 2. hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable
A: 1. (of hair) colored a moderate brown; "auburn hair"
N: 1. 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"
N: 1. United States writer (born in 1917)
N: 1. the largest city and principal port of New Zealand
N: 1. the public sale of something to the highest bidder 2. a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge
V: 1. sell at an auction
N: 1. a platform from which an auctioneer sells; "they put their paintings on the block"
N: 1. a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge
N: 1. a firm that conducts auctions
V: 1. sell at an auction
N: 1. an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump
N: 1. the public sale of something to the highest bidder
N: 1. an agent who conducts an auction
V: 1. sell at an auction
A: 1. of or by or typical of an author; "authorial comments"; "auctorial flights of imagination"
N: 1. hardy evergreen dioecious shrubs and small trees from Japan
A: 1. 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; "bold-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell 2. invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers" 3. 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"
A: 1. in an audacious manner; "an idea so daring and yet so audaciously tempting that a shiver of excitement quivered through him"
N: 1. aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery; "he had the audacity to question my decision" 2. fearless daring
N: 1. aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery; "he had the audacity to question my decision" 2. fearless daring
N: 1. wild sheep of northern Africa
N: 1. United States poet (born in England) (1907-1973)
A: 1. in the manner of W. H. Auden
N: 1. quality or fact or degree of being audible or perceptible by the ear
A: 1. heard or perceptible by the ear; "he spoke in an audible whisper"
N: 1. quality or fact or degree of being audible or perceptible by the ear
A: 1. in an audible manner; "he spoke audibly"
N: 1. an opportunity to state your case and be heard; "they condemned him without a hearing"; "he saw that he had lost his audience" 2. a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance; "the audience applauded"; "someone in the audience began to cough" 3. a conference (usually with someone important); "he had a consultation with the judge"; "he requested an audience with the king" 4. 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: 1. one whose mental imagery is auditory rather than visual or motor
A: 1. of or relating to the process of hearing; "auditory processing"; "an audile person"
N: 1. the audible part of a transmitted signal; "they always raise the audio for commercials" 2. an audible acoustic wave frequency 3. the sound elements of television
A: 1. refers to a method of teaching language that focuses on listening and speaking
N: 1. an amplifier that increases the amplitude of reproduced sound
N: 1. compact discs used to reproduce sound (voice and music)
N: 1. compact discs used to reproduce sound (voice and music)
N: 1. an audible acoustic wave frequency
N: 1. system of language acquisition focusing intensively on listening and speaking
N: 1. a recording of just the sound
N: 1. a system of electronic equipment for recording or reproducing sound
N: 1. a cassette for audio tape
N: 1. a graphical representation of a person's auditory sensitivity to sound
N: 1. the measurement of hearing
N: 1. an instrument used to measure the sensitivity of hearing
A: 1. of or relating to audiometry
N: 1. measuring sensitivity of hearing 2. the measurement of hearing
N: 1. magnetic tape for use in recording sound 2. a tape recording of sound
N: 1. materials using sight or sound to present information; "language tapes and videocassettes and other audiovisuals"
A: 1. involving both hearing and seeing (usually relating to teaching aids); "the school's audiovisual department"
N: 1. materials using sight or sound to present information; "language tapes and videocassettes and other audiovisuals"
N: 1. an inspection of the accounting procedures and records by a trained accountant or CPA 2. 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"
V: 1. attend academic courses without getting credit 2. of accounts and tax returns; with the intent to verify
N: 1. a listing of audit procedures to be performed in completing an audit
N: 1. a listing of audit procedures to be performed in completing an audit
N: 1. an inspection of the accounting procedures and records by a trained accountant or CPA
N: 1. a test of the suitability of a performer 2. the ability to hear; the auditory faculty; "his hearing was impaired"
V: 1. perform in order to get a role; "She auditioned for a role on Broadway"
A: 1. of or relating to the process of hearing; "auditory processing"; "an audile person"
N: 1. someone who listens attentively 2. a student who attends a course but does not take it for credit 3. a qualified accountant who inspects the accounting records and practices of a business or other organization
N: 1. the area of a theater or concert hall where the audience sits
A: 1. of or relating to the process of hearing; "auditory processing"; "an audile person"
N: 1. inability to recognize or understand the meaning of spoken words
N: 1. an impairment in understanding spoken language that is not attributable to hearing loss
N: 1. all of the components of the organ of hearing including the outer and middle and inner ears
N: 1. the cortical area that receives auditory information from the medial geniculate body
N: 1. either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to the tympanic membrane
N: 1. the part of the brain (in a fold of the cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe on both sides of the brain) that receives impulses from the ear by way of the auditory nerve
N: 1. communication that relies on hearing
N: 1. the cortical area that receives auditory information from the medial geniculate body
N: 1. illusory auditory perception of strange nonverbal sounds
N: 1. abnormal acuteness of hearing due to increased irritability of the sensory neural mechanism; characterized by intolerance for ordinary sound levels
N: 1. a mental image that is similar to an auditory perception
N: 1. either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to the tympanic membrane
N: 1. the ability to hear; the auditory faculty; "his hearing was impaired"
N: 1. a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea
N: 1. ossicles of the middle ear that transmit acoustic vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear
N: 1. the perception of sound as a meaningful phenomenon
N: 1. the subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained to hear the faint sounds"
N: 1. the ability to hear; the auditory faculty; "his hearing was impaired"
N: 1. the sensory system for hearing
N: 1. either of the paired tubes connecting the middle ears to the nasopharynx; equalizes air pressure on the two sides of the eardrum
N: 1. United States ornithologist and artist (born in Haiti) noted for his paintings of birds of America (1785-1851)
N: 1. widespread from southern United States to Central America; rusty black with black-and-white breast and tail
N: 1. common warbler of western North America
N: 1. common warbler of western North America
N: 1. a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes"
N: 1. the month following July and preceding September
A: 1. extremely dirty and corrupt; "every government ought to attend to cleaning its own Augean stables"
N: 1. (Greek mythology) the extremely dirty stables that were finally cleaned by Hercules who diverted two rivers through them
N: 1. the mythical Greek king who did not clean his stables for thirty years
N: 1. a number to which another number (the addend) is added
N: 1. a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes 2. hand tool for boring holes
N: 1. 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"
N: 1. dark-green to black glassy mineral of the pyroxene group containing large amounts of aluminum and iron and magnesium
A: 1. of or relating to or containing the mineral augite
V: 1. grow or intensify; "The pressure augmented" 2. enlarge or increase; "The recent speech of the PLO chairman augmented tensions in the Near East"
N: 1. the amount by which something increases 2. the statement of a theme in notes of greater duration (usually twice the length of the original) 3. the act of augmenting
A: 1. intensifying by augmentation and enhancement 2. increasing or having the power to increase especially in size or amount or degree; "`up' is an augmentative word in `hurry up''"
A: 1. added to or made greater in amount or number or strength; "his augmented renown"; "a greatly augmented collection of books"
N: 1. an antibiotic; a semisynthetic oral penicillin (trade names Amoxil and Larotid and Polymox and Trimox and Augmentin) used to treat bacterial infections
N: 1. a document drawn up in 1555 to defend the catholicity of Lutheran doctrine and to justify innovations in Lutheran practice; is still in effect today
N: 1. (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy
V: 1. indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" 2. predict from an omen
N: 1. an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God"
N: 1. the month following July and preceding September
A: 1. profoundly honored; "revered holy men" 2. of or befitting a lord; "heir to a lordly fortune"; "of august lineage"
N: 1. commemorates Saint Peter's miraculous deliverance from prison; a quarter day in Scotland; a harvest festival in England
N: 1. 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: 1. (Christianity) a church festival held in commemoration of the Transfiguration of Jesus
N: 1. German mathematician responsible for the Mobius strip (1790-1868)
N: 1. German mathematician responsible for the Mobius strip (1790-1868)
N: 1. German biologist who was one of the founders of modern genetics; his theory of genetic transmission ruled out the possibility of transmitting acquired characteristics (1834-1914)
N: 1. wild plum trees of eastern and central North America having red-orange fruit with yellow flesh
N: 1. Swedish dramatist and novelist (1849-1912)
N: 1. German chemist (1818-1892)
N: 1. a city in eastern Georgia north-northwest of Savannah; noted for golf tournaments 2. the capital of the state of Maine
A: 1. relating to or characteristic of the times of the Roman emperor Augustus; "the Augustan Age"
N: 1. French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism; he also established sociology as a systematic field of study
N: 1. French sculptor noted for his renderings of the human form (1840-1917)
N: 1. French playwright (1791-1861)
N: 1. French physicist who invented polarized light and invented the Fresnel lens (1788-1827)
N: 1. (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)
N: 1. (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)
N: 1. a Roman Catholic friar or monk belonging to one of the Augustianian mostaic orders
N: 1. an Augustinian monastic order
N: 1. a monastic order of friars established in 1256 by the Pope
N: 1. any of several monastic orders observing a rule derived from the writings of St. Augustine
N: 1. 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)
N: 1. English architect who played a prominent role in the 19th century revival of Gothic architecture (1812-1852)
N: 1. black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas
N: 1. any of several small auks of the northern Pacific coasts
N: 1. a genus of Ramphastidae
A: 1. a Scottish word; "auld lang syne"
N: 1. past times remembered with nostalgia
N: 1. trumpetfishes
N: 1. type genus of the Aulostomidae
N: 1. tropical Atlantic fish with a long snout; swims snout down
N: 1. 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"
N: 1. 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"
N: 1. the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
N: 1. the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
N: 1. the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
N: 1. an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint 2. 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" 3. 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
A: 1. relating to or characterized by an aura; "various aural effects that precede a migraine headache" 2. of or pertaining to hearing or the ear; "an animal with a very sensitive aural apparatus"
A: 1. with regard to sound or the ear; "the new musical was visually and aurally appealing"
N: 1. 100 aurar equal 1 krona
A: 1. having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet" 2. elaborately or excessively ornamented; "flamboyant handwriting"; "the senator's florid speech"
N: 1. 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)
N: 1. small genus of North American herbs often root-parasitic and bearing golden-yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia
N: 1. multi-stemmed North American annual having solitary axillary dark golden-yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia
N: 1. sparsely branched North American perennial with terminal racemes of bright yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia
N: 1. the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse 2. an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
N: 1. a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trade name Aureomycin) used to treat certain bacterial and rickettsial diseases
A: 1. of or relating to or containing or derived from gold
N: 1. the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear 2. a small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior part of each atrium of the heart
N: 1. yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated 2. a pouch projecting from the top front of each atrium of the heart
N: 1. a small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior part of each atrium of the heart
A: 1. relating to or perceived by or shaped like the organ of hearing; "my apprehension of words is auricular; I must hear what I read"- George Santayana; "an auricular confession"; "an auricular appendage" 2. of or relating to near the ear 3. pertaining to an auricle of the heart; "auricular fibrillation"
N: 1. a pouch projecting from the top front of each atrium of the heart
N: 1. a pouch projecting from the top front of each atrium of the heart
N: 1. artery that supplies blood to the ear
N: 1. the craniometric point at the center of the opening of the external acoustic meatus
N: 1. one of two veins serving the ear region
N: 1. the craniometric point at the center of the opening of the external acoustic meatus
N: 1. type genus of the Auriculariaceae
N: 1. widely distributed edible fungus shaped like a human ear and growing on decaying wood
N: 1. fungi having gelatinous sporophores
N: 1. coextensive with the family Auriculariaceae; sometimes included in the order Tremellales
A: 1. having auricles
A: 1. having auricles
A: 1. relating to or affecting the atria and ventricles of the heart; "atrioventricular disease"
A: 1. containing gold; "auriferous quartz veins"
A: 1. having a shape resembling an ear
V: 1. turn golden 2. transform into gold
N: 1. a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Great Bear and Orion at edge of Milky Way
N: 1. a genus of Paridae
N: 1. very small yellow-headed titmouse of western North America
N: 1. large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle 2. European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison
N: 1. the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning" 2. an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force 3. (Roman mythology) goddess of the dawn; counterpart of Greek Eos
N: 1. the aurora of the southern hemisphere
N: 1. the aurora of the northern hemisphere
A: 1. of or relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras; "a prominent green line in the spectrum of the auroras is called the `auroral line'" 2. characteristic of the dawn; "a dim auroral glow"
A: 1. characteristic of the dawn; "a dim auroral glow"
A: 1. of or relating to or containing or derived from gold
N: 1. a Nazi concentration camp for Jews in southwestern Poland during World War II
V: 1. examine by auscultation
N: 1. listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope)
A: 1. of or relating to auscultation
N: 1. (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy
V: 1. indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" 2. commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck; "They auspicated the trip with a bottle of champagne"
N: 1. a favorable omen
N: 1. kindly endorsement and guidance; "the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council"
A: 1. tending to favor or bring good luck; "miracles are auspicious accidents"; "encouraging omens"; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision" 2. attended by favorable circumstances; "an auspicious beginning for the campaign"
A: 1. in an auspicious manner; "he started his new job auspiciously on his birthday"
N: 1. the favorable quality of strongly indicating a successful result
N: 1. a native or inhabitant of Australia
N: 1. English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of middle-class families (1775-1817)
N: 1. a solid solution of ferric carbide or carbon in iron; cools to form pearlite or martensite
A: 1. composed of austenite; "austenitic alloy steel"
N: 1. a steel with a relatively large component (10-14%) of manganese; highly resistant to wear and shock
N: 1. steel that has enough nickel and chromium or manganese to retain austenite at atmospheric temperatures
A: 1. severely simple; "a stark interior" 2. 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" 3. of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; "an austere expression"; "a stern face"
A: 1. in an austere fashion; "the church was austerely simple"
N: 1. extreme plainness
N: 1. the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
N: 1. a town in Czech Republic; site of the Battle of Austerlitz in 1805 2. a decisive battle during the Napoleonic campaigns (1805); the French under Napoleon defeated the Russian armies of Czar Alexander I and the Austrian armies of Emperor Francis II
N: 1. state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas
N: 1. one of the Roman Catholic hermits of Saint Augustine
N: 1. an Augustinian monastic order
N: 1. the basic unit of money in Argentina; equal to 100 centavos
A: 1. relating to or coming from the south; "austral winds" 2. of the south or coming from the south; "sailed the austral seas"
N: 1. a chain of small islands in French Polynesia
N: 1. Australia, New Zealand, and neighboring islands in the South Pacific
A: 1. relating to or found in Australasia
N: 1. 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 2. the smallest continent; between the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean
N: 1. a native or inhabitant of Australia 2. the Austronesian languages spoken by Australian aborigines
A: 1. of or relating to or characteristic of Australia or its inhabitants; "Australian deserts"; "Australian aborigines"
N: 1. a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived
N: 1. a range of mountains in Australia that forms the southern end of the Great Dividing Range
N: 1. large semiaquatic snake of Australia; black above with red belly
N: 1. the capital of Australia; located in southeastern Australia
N: 1. Australian tree having pinnate leaves and orange-yellow flowers followed by large woody pods containing 3 or 4 seeds that resemble chestnuts; yields dark strong wood
N: 1. widely distributed in warm countries
N: 1. small venomous but harmless snake marked with black-and-white on red
N: 1. a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
N: 1. general name given to all desert areas in Australia
N: 1. the basic unit of money in Australia and Nauru
N: 1. stout Australian shrub with narrow leaves crowded at ends of branches and terminal clusters of white or pink flowers 2. any of several Australian evergreen perennials having short thick woody stems crowned by a tuft of grasslike foliage and yielding acaroid resins
N: 1. a hare's-foot fern of the genus Davallia
N: 1. any heathlike plant of the family Epacridaceae; most are of the Australian region
N: 1. shrubby tree with silky foliage and spikes of cylindrical yellow nectarous flowers
N: 1. black-and-white oscine birds that resemble magpies
N: 1. any of several tall Australian trees of the genus Laportea
N: 1. any of several tall Australian trees of the genus Laportea
N: 1. South African evergreen partly woody vine grown for its clusters of rosy purple flowers followed by edible pods like snap beans; also grown as green manure; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos
N: 1. common Australian tree widely grown as an ornamental in tropical regions; yields heavy hard red wood
N: 1. carnivorous perennial herb having a red-brown-marked green pitcher and hinged lid both with red edges; western Australia
N: 1. tall Australian reedlike grass sometimes used for hay
N: 1. a variety of sea lion found in Australia
N: 1. one of the states constituting Australia
N: 1. long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia
N: 1. evergreen of Australia yielding a dark yellow wood
N: 1. sedgelike spring-flowering herb having clustered flowers covered with woolly hairs; Australia
N: 1. small grayish wire-haired breed of terrier from Australia similar to the cairn
N: 1. small Australian dove
N: 1. any of several extinct humanlike small-brained bipedal primates of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago
A: 1. of or belonging to the hominid genus Australopithecus
N: 1. extinct genus of African hominid
N: 1. fossils found in Ethiopia; from 3.5 to 4 million years ago
N: 1. gracile hominid of southern Africa; from about 3 million years ago
N: 1. large-toothed hominid of eastern Africa; from 1 to 2 million years ago
N: 1. large-toothed hominid of southern Africa; from 1.5 to 2 million years ago; formerly Paranthropus
N: 1. 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
N: 1. a geographical area in central and eastern Europe; broken into separate countries at the end of World War I
N: 1. a native or inhabitant of Austria
A: 1. of or relating to Austria or its people or culture; "Austrian music"
N: 1. the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss
N: 1. monetary unit in Austria
N: 1. formerly the basic unit of money in Austria
N: 1. variety of pea plant native to the Mediterranean region and North Africa and widely grown especially for forage
N: 1. a family of languages spoken in southn and southeastern Asia
N: 1. one species; formerly included in genus Libocedrus
N: 1. small well-shaped South American evergreen having coppery bark and pretty foliage
N: 1. islands of central and South Pacific (Indonesia and Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia)
N: 1. the family of languages spoken in Australia and Formosa and Malaysia and Polynesia 2. a native or inhabitant of Austronesia
A: 1. of or relating to or characteristic of Austronesia or its people or culture
N: 1. the family of languages spoken in Australia and Formosa and Malaysia and Polynesia
N: 1. a gymnosperm genus having one species: New Caledonian yew
N: 1. large yew native to New Caledonia; cultivated in eastern Australia and New Zealand and Hawaii
N: 1. any physiologically active internal secretion especially one of uncertain classification
A: 1. of or relating to an autacoid
A: 1. of or relating to or characterized by autarchy
A: 1. of or relating to or characterized by autarchy
N: 1. economic independence as a national policy 2. a political system governed by a single individual
A: 1. of countries; not relying on imports
A: 1. of or relating to or characterized by autarchy 2. of countries; not relying on imports
N: 1. economic independence as a national policy
N: 1. a filmmaker who has a personal style and keeps creative control over his or her works
A: 1. not counterfeit or copied; "an authentic signature"; "a bona fide manuscript"; "an unquestionable antique"; "photographs taken in a veritable bull ring" 2. conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief; "an authentic account by an eyewitness"; "reliable information"
A: 1. genuinely; with authority; "it is authentically British"
V: 1. establish the authenticity of something
A: 1. established as genuine
N: 1. validating the authenticity of something or someone 2. a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity
N: 1. one who determines authenticity (as of works of art) or who guarantees validity
N: 1. undisputed credibility
N: 1. writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) 2. someone who originates or causes or initiates something; "he was the generator of several complaints"
V: 1. be the author of; "She authored this play"
N: 1. the name that appears on the by-line to identify the author of a work
N: 1. a woman author
A: 1. of or by or typical of an author; "authorial comments"; "auctorial flights of imagination"
N: 1. software that can be used to develop interactive computer programs without the technically demanding task of computer programming
N: 1. official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times" 2. the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant 3. a document giving an official instruction or command 4. the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"
V: 1. give or delegate power or authority to; "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers" 2. grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"
A: 1. endowed with authority 2. sanctioned by established authority; "an authoritative communique"; "the authorized biography"
N: 1. an authority who authorizes (people or actions); "the agents report back to their authorizers"
N: 1. a person behaves in an tyrannical manner; "my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime"
A: 1. 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" 2. likened to a dictator in severity 3. expecting unquestioning obedience; "he was imperious and dictatorial"; "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter"
N: 1. a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
A: 1. having authority or ascendancy or influence; "an important official"; "the captain's authoritative manner" 2. sanctioned by established authority; "an authoritative communique"; "the authorized biography" 3. of recognized authority or excellence; "the definitive work on Greece"; "classical methods of navigation"
A: 1. in an authoritative manner; "she spoke authoritatively"
N: 1. the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"
N: 1. official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times" 2. an expert whose views are taken as definitive; "he is an authority on corporate law" 3. (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others; "the authorities have issued a curfew" 4. an authoritative written work; "this book is the final authority on the life of Milton" 5. 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" 6. an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority" 7. the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"
N: 1. someone who is regarded as an authority by someone else
N: 1. official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times" 2. the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant 3. a document giving an official instruction or command 4. the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"
V: 1. give or delegate power or authority to; "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers" 2. grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"
A: 1. endowed with authority 2. sanctioned by established authority; "an authoritative communique"; "the authorized biography"
N: 1. the maximum number of shares authorized under the terms of a corporation's articles of incorporation
N: 1. the maximum number of shares authorized under the terms of a corporation's articles of incorporation
N: 1. an English translation of the Bible published in 1611
N: 1. an authority who authorizes (people or actions); "the agents report back to their authorizers"
N: 1. the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing; "the authorship of the theory is disputed" 2. the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"
N: 1. (psychiatry) an abnormal absorption with the self; marked by communication disorders and short attention span and inability to treat others as people
A: 1. characteristic of or suffering from autism
N: 1. 4-wheeled motor vehicle; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work"
N: 1. an automatic mechanical device on a record player that causes new records to be played without manual intervention
N: 1. the burning to death of heretics (as during the Spanish Inquisition)
N: 1. someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles
N: 1. an accessory for an automobile
N: 1. a company that makes and sells automobiles
N: 1. a factory where automobiles are manufactured
N: 1. social control achieved as a manifestation of self-will or consent
N: 1. a personal loan to purchase an automobile
N: 1. a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles
N: 1. a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles
N: 1. the craft of building and repairing automobiles
N: 1. a component of an automobile; "his business is auto parts"
N: 1. a race between (usually high-performance) automobiles
N: 1. the sport of racing automobiles
N: 1. a tire consisting of a rubber ring around the rim of an automobile wheel
N: 1. an antibody acting against tissues of the organism that produces it
N: 1. an expressway in a German-speaking country
N: 1. someone who writes their own biography
A: 1. of or relating to or characteristic of an autobiographer; "he seldom suppressed his autobiographical tendencies" 2. relating to or in the style of an autobiography; "they compiled an autobiographical history of the movement"
A: 1. of or relating to or characteristic of an autobiographer; "he seldom suppressed his autobiographical tendencies" 2. relating to or in the style of an autobiography; "they compiled an autobiographical history of the movement"
N: 1. a biography of yourself
N: 1. a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work"
N: 1. catalysis in which the catalyst is one of the products of the reaction
A: 1. relating to or proceeding by autocatalysis
A: 1. 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: 1. 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: 1. of rocks, deposits, etc.; found where they and their constituents were formed 2. 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"
N: 1. nativeness by virtue or originating or occurring naturally (as in a particular place)
N: 1. a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments
V: 1. subject to the action of an autoclave
N: 1. any physiologically active internal secretion especially one of uncertain classification
N: 1. a political theory favoring unlimited authority by a single individual 2. a political system governed by a single individual
N: 1. a cruel and oppressive dictator
A: 1. relating to or of the nature of or having characteristics of an autocracy; "an autocratic government"; "autocratic political rule" 2. of the nature of or relating to an autocrat; "an autocratic ruler" 3. 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" 4. 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"
A: 1. relating to or of the nature of or having characteristics of an autocracy; "an autocratic government"; "autocratic political rule" 2. of the nature of or relating to an autocrat; "an autocratic ruler"
A: 1. in an overbearingly domineering manner; as a dictator; "this manager acts dictatorially toward his colleagues" 2. in an autocratic manner; "the Czars ruled Russia autocratically"
N: 1. a device that displays words for people to read
N: 1. 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"
N: 1. a person who is self-taught
A: 1. relating to or having the characteristics of an autodidact
A: 1. of parasites especially rust fungi; completing the entire life cycle on a single host; "autoecious rust fungi"
A: 1. sexually self-satisfying as by masturbation
N: 1. using you own body as a sexual object
N: 1. using you own body as a sexual object
N: 1. self-induced fluorescence
N: 1. an optical device for focussing a camer or other instrument automatically
A: 1. characterized by or fit for autogamy
A: 1. characterized by or fit for autogamy
N: 1. self-fertilization in plants
N: 1. a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter
A: 1. of or relating to autogenesis
A: 1. originating within the body
N: 1. training patients in self-induced relaxation
N: 1. training patients in self-induced relaxation
N: 1. training patients in self-induced relaxation
A: 1. originating within the body
N: 1. a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter
N: 1. an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller
N: 1. 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: 1. a person's own signature 2. something written by one's own hand
V: 1. mark with one's signature; "The author autographed his book"
N: 1. an album for autographs
A: 1. bearing an autograph; "an autographed copy of his latest book"
A: 1. written in the author's own handwriting
N: 1. an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller
A: 1. having male and female reproductive organs in separate clusters on the same plant
A: 1. of or relating to the immune response of the body against substance normally present in the body
N: 1. severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis; diet and insulin injections are required to control the disease
N: 1. any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues
N: 1. any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues
N: 1. production of antibodies against the tissues of your own body; produces autoimmune disease or hypersensitivity reactions
N: 1. a hypodermic syringe to use in injecting yourself with a liquid; "United States troops now carry atropine and autoinjectors in their first-aid kits to use in case of organophosphate nerve agent poisoning"
N: 1. worship of yourself
N: 1. a firearm that reloads itself
A: 1. (of firearms) capable of automatic loading and firing continuously; "an autoloading rifle"
A: 1. derived from organisms of the selfsame individual; "autologous blood donation"
N: 1. lysis (self-digestion) of tissues when they are detached from the organism
A: 1. of or relating to self-digestion
N: 1. a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles
N: 1. a vending machine from which you can get food 2. a cafeteria where food is served from machines
V: 1. make automatic or control or operate automatically; "automatize the production"; "automate the movement of the robot"
A: 1. operated by automation; "an automated stoker"
N: 1. an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used
N: 1. an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used
N: 1. light machine gun 2. a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released
A: 1. without volition or conscious control; "the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light"; "a reflex knee jerk"; "sneezing is reflexive" 2. operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control; "automatic transmission"; "a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts" 3. like the unthinking functioning of a machine; "an automatic `thank you'"; "machinelike efficiency"
N: 1. a choke that automatically controls the flow of air to the carburetor
N: 1. data processing by a computer
N: 1. a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage
N: 1. a transmission that automatically changes the gears according to the speed of the car
N: 1. biometric identification by scanning a person's face and matching it against a library of known faces; "they used face recognition to spot known terrorists"
N: 1. a firearm that reloads itself and keeps firing until the trigger is released
N: 1. a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course 2. 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: 1. a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released
N: 1. light machine gun
N: 1. an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used
N: 1. an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used
N: 1. a transmission that automatically changes the gears according to the speed of the car
N: 1. a home appliance for washing clothes and linens automatically
A: 1. in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism; "this door opens mechanically" 2. in a reflex manner; "he answered automatically"
N: 1. equipment used to achieve automatic control or operation; "this factory floor is a showcase for automation and robotic equipment" 2. the condition of being automatically operated or controlled; "automation increases productivity" 3. the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware; "automation replaces human workers by machines"
V: 1. make automatic or control or operate automatically; "automatize the production"; "automate the movement of the robot" 2. turn into an automaton
N: 1. any reaction that occurs automatically without conscious thought or reflection (especially the undirected behavior seen in psychomotor epilepsy)
V: 1. make automatic or control or operate automatically; "automatize the production"; "automate the movement of the robot" 2. turn into an automaton
N: 1. someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way; "only an automaton wouldn't have noticed" 2. a mechanism that can move automatically
A: 1. like the unthinking functioning of a machine; "an automatic `thank you'"; "machinelike efficiency"
N: 1. io moth
N: 1. large yellow American moth having a large eyelike spot on each hind wing; the larvae have stinging spines
N: 1. 4-wheeled motor vehicle; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work"
V: 1. travel in an automobile
N: 1. a lead-acid storage battery in a motor vehicle; usually a 12-volt battery of six cells; the heart of the car's electrical system
N: 1. someone who drives racing cars at high speeds
N: 1. the engine that propels an automobile
N: 1. a factory where automobiles are manufactured
N: 1. a device on an automobile for making a warning noise
N: 1. the manufacturers of automobiles considered collectively
N: 1. insurance against loss due to theft or traffic accidents
N: 1. a personal loan to purchase an automobile
N: 1. someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles
N: 1. a race between (usually high-performance) automobiles
N: 1. a tire consisting of a rubber ring around the rim of an automobile wheel
N: 1. cars coming and going
N: 1. compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools; "he put his golf bag in the trunk"
N: 1. someone who drives (or travels in) an automobile
A: 1. of or relating to motor vehicles; "automotive supplies" 2. containing within itself the means of propulsion or movement; "a self-propelled vehicle"
N: 1. an engineer concerned with the design and construction of automobiles
N: 1. the activity of designing and constructing automobiles
N: 1. the activity of designing and constructing automobiles
N: 1. a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails
N: 1. a morbid fear of being dirty
A: 1. relating to or controlled by the autonomic nervous system; "autonomic reflexes"
N: 1. any of the ganglia of the autonomic system whose unmyelinated fibers innervate the internal organs
N: 1. the part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands
N: 1. a plexus of sympathetic and parasympathetic nerve fibers
A: 1. existing as an independent entity; "the partitioning of India created two separate and autonomous jute economies" 2. of political bodies; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state" 3. of persons; free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment
N: 1. immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence 2. personal independence
N: 1. plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances
A: 1. of or relating to organisms (as green plants) that can make complex organic nutritive compounds from simple inorganic sources by photosynthesis
N: 1. plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances
N: 1. a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course 2. 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"
A: 1. of or relating to or involved in autoplasty
N: 1. 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" 2. surgical repair by using tissue from another part of the patient's own body
N: 1. an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
V: 1. perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem
N: 1. a radiogram produced by radiation emitted by the specimen being photographed
A: 1. of or relating to or produced by autoradiography
N: 1. producing a radiograph by means of the radiation emitted from the specimen being photographed
N: 1. (physiology) processes that maintain a generally constant physiological state in a cell or organism
A: 1. of a word or phrase meaningful in isolation, independent of context
N: 1. (especially of domestic fowl) breeding to reveal differential sex characteristics at hatching
A: 1. of or relating to an autosome; "autosomal gene"
N: 1. a disease caused by a dominant mutant gene on an autosome
N: 1. a disease caused by a dominant mutant gene on an autosome
N: 1. a disease caused by the presence of two recessive mutant genes on an autosome
N: 1. a disease caused by the presence of two recessive mutant genes on an autosome
N: 1. any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome; appear in pairs in body cells but as single chromosomes in spermatozoa
N: 1. an expressway in an Italian-speaking country
N: 1. hypnosis induced by yourself
A: 1. of or relating to or believing in autotelism
N: 1. belief that a work of art is an end in itself or its own justification
A: 1. of or relating to autotomy
V: 1. cause a body part to undergo autotomy
V: 1. cause a body part to undergo autotomy
N: 1. spontaneous removal or casting off of a body part (as the tail of a lizard or claw or a lobster) especially when the organism is injured or under attack
N: 1. plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances
A: 1. of or relating to organisms (as green plants) that can make complex organic nutritive compounds from simple inorganic sources by photosynthesis
N: 1. plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances
N: 1. an exact copy or reproduction 2. process for producing permanent prints in a carbon pigment
A: 1. of or relating to autotypy
N: 1. process for producing permanent prints in a carbon pigment
N: 1. the season when the leaves fall from the trees; "in the fall of 1973"
N: 1. bulbous autumn-flowering herb with white, purple or lavender-and-white flowers; native to western and central Europe
N: 1. a coarse vine widely cultivated for its non-keeping large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes
N: 1. North American perennial with bright yellow late summer flowers flowers
A: 1. characteristic of late maturity verging on decline; "a serene autumnal mood" 2. of or characteristic of or occurring in autumn; "the autumnal equinox"; "autumnal fruits"
N: 1. September 22 2. (astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Virgo
N: 1. a region in central France
N: 1. growth from increase in cell size without cell division
A: 1. of or relating to growth by auxesis
N: 1. someone who acts as assistant
A: 1. functioning in a subsidiary or supporting capacity; "the main library and its auxiliary branches" 2. relating to something that is added but is not essential; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxilliary to each other"
N: 1. an airfield that functions in a subsidiary capacity
N: 1. (nautical) an extra boiler (as a ship's boiler that is used while the ship is in port)
N: 1. a terrorist cell responsible for logistics; usually large and less compartmentalized that other terrorist cells
N: 1. (nautical) a small engine (as one used on board ships to operate a windlass)
N: 1. electronic equipment not in direct communication (or under the control of) the central processing unit
N: 1. a operation performed by off-line equipment not under the control of the central processing unit
N: 1. a supplementary pump available if needed
N: 1. a submarine for research purposes
N: 1. a data storage device that is not the main memory of a computer
N: 1. a plant hormone that promotes root formation and bud growth
A: 1. relating to or containing auxins
N: 1. the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August)
N: 1. red Asian weaverbirds often kept as cage birds
N: 1. a genus of Indriidae
N: 1. nocturnal indris with thick gray-brown fur and a long tail
N: 1. a means of serving; "of no avail"; "there's no help for it"
V: 1. use to one's advantage; "He availed himself of the available resources" 2. take or use; "She helped herself to some of the office supplies" 3. be of use to, be useful to; "It will avail them to dispose of their booty"
N: 1. the quality of being at hand when needed
A: 1. convenient for use or disposal; "the house is available after July 1"; "2000 square feet of usable office space" 2. 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" 3. not busy; not otherwise committed; "he was not available for comment"; "he was available and willing to accompany her"
N: 1. the quality of being at hand when needed
N: 1. a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain 2. a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things; "the program brought an avalanche of mail"
V: 1. of snow masses in the mountains
N: 1. perennial herb having large white orange-marked flowers; found near snow line in northwestern United States
N: 1. a male Bodhisattva; widely associated with various gods and people
N: 1. a male Bodhisattva; widely associated with various gods and people
N: 1. any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
A: 1. radically new or original; "an avant-garde theater piece"
N: 1. evergreen Indian shrub with vivid yellow flowers whose bark is used in tanning; sometimes placed in genus Cassia
N: 1. reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) 2. extreme greed for material wealth
A: 1. 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"
A: 1. in a greedy manner
N: 1. extreme greed for material wealth
N: 1. reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
A: 1. without blood vessels
N: 1. 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" 2. a new personification of a familiar idea; "the embodiment of hope"; "the incarnation of evil"; "the very avatar of cunning"
N: 1. a salutation to the Virgin Mary now used in prayers to Her
A: 1. pertaining to filberts or hazelnuts
A: 1. pertaining to filberts or hazelnuts
N: 1. oats
N: 1. oat of southern Europe and southwestern Asia
N: 1. common in meadows and pastures
N: 1. widely cultivated in temperate regions for its edible grains
N: 1. Mediterranean oat held to be progenitor of modern cultivated oat
V: 1. take revenge for a perceived wrong; "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother"
A: 1. for which vengeance has been taken; "an avenged injury"
N: 1. someone who takes vengeance
N: 1. any of various perennials of the genus Geum having usually pinnate basal leaves and variously colored flowers
N: 1. a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck
N: 1. a translucent quartz spangled with bits of mica or other minerals
N: 1. a line of approach; "they explored every avenue they could think of"; "it promises to open new avenues to understanding" 2. a wide street or thoroughfare
V: 1. 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" 2. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"
N: 1. a statistic describing the location of a distribution; "it set the norm for American homes"
V: 1. amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain; "The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40" 2. compute the average of 3. achieve or reach on average; "He averaged a C"
A: 1. of no 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" 2. 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" 3. relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in an even-numbered set); "the median value of 17, 20, and 36 is 20"; "the median income for the year was $15,000" 4. relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution; "the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30" 5. lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered; "average people"; "the ordinary (or common) man in the street" 6. around the middle of a scale of evaluation of physical measures; "an orange of average size"; "intermediate capacity"; "a plane with intermediate range"; "medium bombers"
N: 1. total cost for all units bought (or produced) divided by the number of units
V: 1. compute the average of 2. amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain; "The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40"
N: 1. the state of being that is average; indicates normality but with connotations of mediocrity 2. ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding
N: 1. United States financier who negotiated a treaty with the Soviet Union banning tests of nuclear weapons (1891-1986)
N: 1. a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
N: 1. trees native to East Indies having pinnate leaves: carambolas
N: 1. East Indian evergreen tree bearing very acid fruit
N: 1. East Indian tree bearing deeply ridged yellow-brown fruit
N: 1. Arabian philosopher born in Spain; wrote detailed commentaries on Aristotle that were admired by the Schoolmen (1126-1198)
A: 1. (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"
N: 1. a feeling of intense dislike 2. the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away; "averting her gaze meant that she was angry"
N: 1. any technique of behavior modification that uses unpleasant stimuli in a controlled fashion to alter behavior in a therapeutic way; primarily used for alcoholism or drug abuse (but with little success)
A: 1. tending to repel or dissuade; "aversive conditioning"
N: 1. conditioning to avoid an aversive stimulus
N: 1. any negative stimulus to which an organism will learn to make a response that avoids it
V: 1. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike" 2. turn away or aside; "They averted their eyes when the King entered"
A: 1. capable of being avoided or warded off
A: 1. capable of being avoided or warded off
N: 1. the act of preventing something from occurring; "averting danger was his responsibility" 2. the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away; "averting her gaze meant that she was angry"
N: 1. birds
N: 1. a collection of Zoroastrian texts gathered during the 4th or 6th centuries
N: 1. an ancient Iranian language 2. the script in which the ancient Persian language of the Avesta is written
A: 1. of or pertaining to the Avesta (sacred text of Zoroastrianism)
A: 1. pertaining to or characteristic of birds
V: 1. to modify microorganisms by repeated culture in the developing chick embryo
V: 1. to modify microorganisms by repeated culture in the developing chick embryo
N: 1. a building where birds are kept
V: 1. fly a plane
N: 1. the operation of aircraft to provide transportation 2. the aggregation of a country's military aircraft 3. the art of operating aircraft 4. travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air"
N: 1. the study and treatment of disorders associated with flight (especially with space flight)
N: 1. someone who operates an aircraft
N: 1. a woman aviator
N: 1. a woman aviator
N: 1. Arabian philosopher and physician; his interpretation of Aristotle influenced St. Thomas Aquinas; writings on medicine were important for almost 500 years (980-1037)
N: 1. small genus of tropical shrubs or trees
N: 1. a mangrove of the West Indies and the southern Florida coast; occurs in dense thickets and has numerous short roots that bend up from the ground
N: 1. a small to medium-sized tree growing in brackish water especially along the shores of the southwestern Pacific
N: 1. used in some classifications: coextensive with the genus Avicennia
A: 1. (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" 2. marked by active interest and enthusiasm; "an avid sports fan"; "a great walker"; "an eager beaver"
N: 1. a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
A: 1. in an avid manner; "whatever the flavor or color of your local paper, do remember that these are read avidly for local information"
N: 1. a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
N: 1. the birds of a particular region or period
A: 1. of or relating to birds of a particular region or period
A: 1. of or relating to birds of a particular region or period
A: 1. of or relating to avionics
N: 1. science and technology of electronic systems and devices for aeronautics and astronautics; "avionics has become even more important with the development of the space program"
A: 1. not virulent; unable to produce disease
N: 1. any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins
A: 1. of or relating to or characteristic of avitaminosis
N: 1. 100 avos equal 1 pataca
N: 1. tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits 2. a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed
A: 1. of the dull yellowish green of the meat of an avocado
N: 1. a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed
N: 1. tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits
N: 1. an auxiliary activity
A: 1. of or involved in an avocation
N: 1. long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill
N: 1. Italian physicist noted for his work on gases; proposed what has come to be called Avogadro's law (1776-1856)
N: 1. the principle that equal volumes of all gases (given the same temperature and pressure) contain equal numbers of molecules
N: 1. the principle that equal volumes of all gases (given the same temperature and pressure) contain equal numbers of molecules
N: 1. the number of molecules in a mole of a substance (approximately 602,250,000,000,000,000,000,000)
N: 1. the number of molecules in a mole of a substance (approximately 602,250,000,000,000,000,000,000)
V: 1. stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her" 2. declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea" 3. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike" 4. refrain from doing something; "She refrains from calling her therapist too often"; "He should avoid publishing his wife's memoires" 5. refrain from certain foods or beverages; "I keep off drugs"; "During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day"
A: 1. capable of being avoided or warded off
N: 1. deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening
N: 1. excess bodily weight; "she found fatness disgusting in herself as well as in others" 2. a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)
N: 1. any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights
N: 1. a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)
N: 1. a river in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing through Bristol to empty into the estuary of the Severn 2. a river in central England that flows through Stratford-on-Avon and empties into the Severn 3. a county in southwestern England
V: 1. admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about
N: 1. a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
V: 1. admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about 2. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"
N: 1. a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
A: 1. openly declared as such; "an avowed enemy"; "her professed love of everything about that country"; "McKinley was assassinated by a professed anarchist"
A: 1. as acknowledged; "true, she is the smartest in her class" 2. by open declaration; "their policy has been avowedly Marxist"; "Susan Smith was professedly guilty of the murders"
N: 1. someone who admits or acknowledges openly and boldly 2. 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"
V: 1. separate by avulsion
N: 1. a forcible tearing or surgical separation of one body part from another 2. an abrupt change in the course of a stream that forms the boundary between two parcels of land resulting in the loss of part of the land of one landowner and a consequent increase in the land of another
A: 1. like an uncle in kindness or indulgence; "showed avuncular concern" 2. being or relating to an uncle
V: 1. 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"
A: 1. expected hopefully
V: 1. stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
A: 1. (usually followed by `to') showing acute awareness; mentally perceptive; "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" 2. not in a state of sleep; completely conscious; "lay awake thinking about his new job"; "still not fully awake" 3. not unconscious; especially having become conscious; "the patient is now awake and alert"
V: 1. make aware; "They were awakened to the sad facts" 2. cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM." 3. stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
A: 1. aroused or activated; "an awakened interest in ballet" 2. (somewhat formal) having been waked up; "the awakened baby began to cry"
N: 1. the act of waking; "it was an early awakening"; "it was the waking up he hated most"
N: 1. a grant made by a law court; "he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court" 2. something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery; "the prize was a free trip to Europe" 3. a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery"
V: 1. give on the basis of merit; "Funds are granted to qualified researchers" 2. give, especially as a reward; "bestow honors and prizes at graduation" 3. bestow an honor upon
A: 1. having received awards; "this award-winning bridge spans a distance of five miles"
N: 1. a grant made by a law court; "he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court"
A: 1. aware or knowing; "a witting tool of the Communists" 2. 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"
A: 1. (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing realization or perception; "was aware of his opponent''s hostility"; "became aware of her surroundings"; "aware that he had exceeded the speed limit" 2. (usually followed by `of') having knowledge or understanding; "our youth are cognizant of the law"; "I am well aware of his limitations" 3. alert and fully informed; "politically aware"; "a knowing collector of rare books"; "the most...technically aware of the novelists under thirty"- W.S.Graham; "surprisingly knowledgeable about what was going on"
N: 1. 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" 2. state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness; "the crash intruded on his awareness"
A: 1. 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"
A: 1. used of an opponent's ground; "an away game" 2. (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter; "the pitch was away (or wide)"; "an outside pitch"
A: 1. freely or at will; "fire away!" 2. in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping); "put the toys away"; "her jewels are locked away in a safe"; "filed the letter away" 3. indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily; "he worked away at the project for more than a year"; "the child kept hammering away as if his life depended on it" 4. out of existence; "the music faded away"; "tried to explain away the affair of the letter"- H.E.Scudder; "idled the hours away"; "her fingernails were worn away" 5. in a different direction; "turn aside"; "turn away one's face"; "glanced away" 6. from one's possession; "he gave out money to the poor"; "gave away the tickets" 7. at a distance in space or time; "the boat was 5 miles off (or away)"; "the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)"; "away back in the 18th century" 8. in reserve; not for immediate use; "started setting aside money to buy a car"; "put something by for her old age"; "has a nestegg tucked away for a rainy day" 9. out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts); "brush the objections aside"; "pushed all doubts away" 10. so as to be removed or gotten rid of; "cleared the mess away"; "the rotted wood had to be cut away" 11. from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete); "ran away from the lion"; "wanted to get away from there"; "sent the children away to boarding school"; "the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal"; "went off to school"; "they drove off"; "go forth and preach"
A: 1. not present; having left; "he's away right now"; "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"; "everyone is gone now"; "the departed guests" 2. distant in either space or time; "the town is a mile away"; "a country far away"; "the game is a week away"
N: 1. a game played away from home
N: 1. the state of being elsewhere than in particular place
N: 1. an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration; "he stared over the edge with a feeling of awe" 2. a profound emotion inspired by a deity; "the fear of God"
V: 1. inspire awe in; "The famous professor awed the undergraduates"
A: 1. 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"
A: 1. physically and mentally fatigued; "`aweary' is archaic"
A: 1. 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" 2. inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence; "awed by the silence"; "awful worshippers with bowed heads"
A: 1. of an anchor; just clear of the bottom 2. (used of an anchor) hanging clear of the bottom; "anchors aweigh"
A: 1. neither feeling nor showing respect 2. devoid of any feeling of awe or reverence
A: 1. 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"
A: 1. 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"
A: 1. 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"
A: 1. 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" 2. 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 3. 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" 4. 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" 5. inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence; "awed by the silence"; "awful worshippers with bowed heads"
A: 1. used as intensifiers; "terribly interesting"; "I'm awful sorry"
A: 1. in a terrible manner; "she sings terribly" 2. of a dreadful kind; "there was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning" 3. used as intensifiers; "terribly interesting"; "I'm awful sorry"
N: 1. a quality of extreme unpleasantness
A: 1. traveling by wheeled vehicle such as bicycle or automobile e.g.; "the riding public welcomed the new buses"
A: 1. for a short time; "sit down and stay awhile"; "they settled awhile in Virginia before moving West"; "the baby was quiet for a while"
A: 1. 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"
A: 1. 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" 2. 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" 3. not at ease socially; 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" 4. 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" 5. causing inconvenience; "they arrived at an awkward time" 6. 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?"
A: 1. in an awkward manner; "he bent awkwardly"
N: 1. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training 2. the quality of an embarrassing situation; "he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal" 3. trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape; "the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano" 4. the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant 5. the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
N: 1. a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes
A: 1. neither feeling nor showing respect 2. devoid of any feeling of awe or reverence
N: 1. small aquatic plant having tufted awl-shaped leaves in a basal rosette and minute white flowers; circumboreal
N: 1. slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses
A: 1. having awns i.e. bristle- or hair-like appendages on the flowering parts of some cereals and grasses; "awned wheatgrass"
N: 1. a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun
N: 1. a deck at the top of a passenger ship
A: 1. covered with an awning; "with awninged windows on the west side"
A: 1. lacking or having only very short awns; "awnless bromegrass"
N: 1. drought-resistant perennial with awns lacking or very short and long creeping rhizomes; Europe and temperate Asia
A: 1. having awns i.e. bristle- or hair-like appendages on the flowering parts of some cereals and grasses; "awned wheatgrass"
N: 1. one who is away or absent without leave
A: 1. absent without permission; "truant schoolboys"; "the soldier was AWOL for almost a week" 2. having deserted your post or station without leave
A: 1. turned or twisted to one side; "rugs lying askew"; "with his necktie twisted awry" 2. away from the correct or expected course; "something has gone awry in our plans"; "something went badly amiss in the preparations"
A: 1. not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine" 2. 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"
N: 1. an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
V: 1. chop or split with an ax; "axe wood" 2. terminate; "The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it"
N: 1. the handle of an ax
N: 1. the cutting head of an ax
N: 1. an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
V: 1. chop or split with an ax; "axe wood" 2. terminate; "The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it"
N: 1. the handle of an ax
N: 1. the cutting head of an ax
A: 1. (of experimental animals) raised under sterile conditions; "axenic conditions"; "germfree animals" 2. used of cultures of microorganisms; not contaminated by or completely free of the presence of other organisms; "an axenic culture"
N: 1. any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes
A: 1. situated on or along or in the direction of an axis 2. of or relating to or resembling an axis of rotation 3. relating to or attached to the axis; "axial angle"
N: 1. rotary motion of an object around its own axis; "wheels in axial rotation"
N: 1. a skeletal muscle of the trunk or head
N: 1. rotary motion of an object around its own axis; "wheels in axial rotation"
N: 1. the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs
A: 1. with respect to an axis; "the jet was directed axially toward the cathode"
N: 1. the upper angle between an axis and an offshoot such as a branch or leafstalk
A: 1. relating to or attached to the axis; "axial angle"
N: 1. ovules are borne at or around the center of a compound ovary on an axis formed from joined septa
N: 1. the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder; "they were up to their armpits in water"
A: 1. of or relating to the armpit; "axillary gland" 2. of or relating to the axil
N: 1. the part of the main artery of the arm that lies in the armpit and is continuous with the subclavian artery above and the brachial artery below
N: 1. the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder; "they were up to their armpits in water"
N: 1. the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder; "they were up to their armpits in water"
N: 1. any of the lymph glands of the armpit; fights infections in the neck and chest and arm regions
N: 1. a continuation of the basilic vein and brachial vein that becomes the subclavian vein
A: 1. of or relating to the study of values
N: 1. the study of values and value judgments
N: 1. (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident 2. a saying that widely accepted on its own merits
A: 1. evident without proof or argument; "an axiomatic truth"; "we hold these truths to be self-evident" 2. containing aphorisms or maxims; "axiomatic wisdom" 3. of or relating to or derived from axioms; "axiomatic physics"; "the postulational method was applied to geometry"- S.S.Stevens
A: 1. of or relating to or derived from axioms; "axiomatic physics"; "the postulational method was applied to geometry"- S.S.Stevens
A: 1. on the basis of axioms; "this is axiomatically given"
N: 1. a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions 2. the center around which something rotates 3. 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" 4. the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged 5. the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head 6. a group of countries in special alliance
N: 1. the center around which something rotates
N: 1. the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head
N: 1. a shaft on which a wheel rotates
N: 1. an iron bar that serves as an axletree
N: 1. a thick heavy grease used to lubricate axles
N: 1. a dead axle on a carriage or wagon that has terminal spindles on which the wheel revolve
N: 1. outer membrane covering an axon
N: 1. larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually lives without metamorphosing
N: 1. long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron
A: 1. of or relating to or resembling an axon
N: 1. long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron
N: 1. European herb resembling vetch; naturalized in the eastern United States; having umbels of pink-and-white flowers and sharp-angled pods
N: 1. an Indian nursemaid who looks after children
N: 1. low spreading tropical American shrub with long slender leaves used to make a mildly stimulating drink resembling tea; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium
N: 1. low spreading tropical American shrub with long slender leaves used to make a mildly stimulating drink resembling tea; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium
N: 1. a high-ranking Shiite religious leader who is regarded as an authority on religious law and its interpretation and who has political power as well
N: 1. Iranian religious leader of the Shiites; when Shah Pahlavi's regime fell Khomeini established a new constitution giving himself supreme powers (1900-1989)
N: 1. Iranian religious leader of the Shiites; when Shah Pahlavi's regime fell Khomeini established a new constitution giving himself supreme powers (1900-1989)
N: 1. nocturnal lemur with long bony fingers and rodent-like incisor teeth closely related to the lemurs
N: 1. the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
N: 1. United States writer (born in Russia) noted for her polemical novels and political conservativism (1905-1982)
N: 1. a port in southwestern Scotland
N: 1. hardy breed from Ayr, Scotland
N: 1. canvasback; redhead; pochard; etc.
N: 1. common scaup of North America; males have purplish heads
N: 1. North American diving duck with a gray-and-black body and reddish-brown head
N: 1. heavy-bodied Old World diving duck having a gray-and-black body and reddish head
N: 1. large scaup of North America having a greenish iridescence on the head of the male
N: 1. North American wild duck valued for sport and food
N: 1. (Sanskrit) an ancient medical treatise summarizing the Hindu art of healing and prolonging life; sometimes regarded as a 5th Veda
N: 1. the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian 2. a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon
N: 1. city in northwestern Jordan
N: 1. an antibiotic (trade name Azactam) used against severe infections; has minimal side effects
N: 1. genus of large important East Indian trees: neem trees
N: 1. 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
N: 1. insecticide
N: 1. any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors
N: 1. group of evergreen or deciduous shrubs formerly considered a separate genus; now included in the genus Rhododendron
N: 1. an immunosuppressive drug (trade name Imuran) used to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ
N: 1. tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree
N: 1. tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree
N: 1. a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet
N: 1. a native or inhabitant of Azerbaijan 2. the Turkic language spoken by the Azerbaijani people
A: 1. of or pertaining to Azerbaijan or the people or culture of Azerbaijan
N: 1. monetary unit in Azerbaijan
N: 1. a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet
N: 1. a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet
N: 1. a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet
N: 1. an ethnic group living in Azerbaijan
N: 1. a chemical compound containing the azido group combined with an element or radical
A: 1. relating to or containing the azido group N3
N: 1. the univalent group N3- derived from hydrazoic acid
N: 1. the univalent group N3- derived from hydrazoic acid
N: 1. the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian
A: 1. of or relating to or in azimuth
A: 1. relating to or containing the azo radical
N: 1. any dye containing one or more azo groups
N: 1. the bivalent group -N=N- united to two hydrocarbon groups
N: 1. the bivalent group -N=N- united to two hydrocarbon groups
A: 1. before the appearance of life; "azoic rocks contain not organic remains"
N: 1. a colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling
N: 1. a genus of fern sometimes placed in its own family Azollaceae
N: 1. small free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United States to tropical America; naturalized in western and southern Europe
N: 1. used in some classifications for the genus Azolla
A: 1. not divided into zones; "azonal heating"
A: 1. not restricted to any particular zone or region
N: 1. islands in the Atlantic Ocean belonging to Portugal; "the Azores are strategically located on transatlantic air and shipping routes"
N: 1. accumulation in the blood of nitrogen-bearing waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine
N: 1. an obsolete name for nitrogen
N: 1. accumulation in the blood of nitrogen-bearing waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine
A: 1. of or involving excess nitrogenous waste products in the urine (usually due to kidney insufficiency)
A: 1. of or containing nitrogen; "nitric acid"
N: 1. excess of urea in the urine
N: 1. an antiviral drug (trade name Retrovir) used in the treatment of AIDS; adverse side effects include liver damage and suppression of the bone marrow
N: 1. a member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes in 1519
N: 1. Mexican bulbous herb cultivated for its handsome bright red solitary flower
N: 1. a stout branching annual with large yellow to orange flower heads; Mexico and Central America
N: 1. the Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Aztec people
N: 1. an antibiotic (trade name Azactam) used against severe infections; has minimal side effects
N: 1. a light shade of blue
V: 1. color azure; "Morning azured the village"
A: 1. of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky; "October's bright blue weather"
N: 1. a variety of aster
A: 1. occurring singly; not one of a pair; "the azygous muscle of the uvula"
N: 1. one of a system of veins that drain the thoracic and abdominal walls; arises as a continuation of the right ascending lumbar vein and terminates in the superior vena cava
A: 1. occurring singly; not one of a pair; "the azygous muscle of the uvula"
N: 1. one of a system of veins that drain the thoracic and abdominal walls; arises as a continuation of the right ascending lumbar vein and terminates in the superior vena cava
N: 1. absence of an enzyme
N: 1. a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels 2. (physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounter 3. originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins 4. the blood group whose red cells carry the B antigen 5. the 2nd letter of the Roman alphabet 6. a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder 7. aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
N: 1. United States military aircraft; B- stands for bomber
N: 1. originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins
N: 1. the ordinary clarinet with a middle range
N: 1. a woman employed by a bar to act as a companion to men customers
N: 1. immediately below the A-horizon; contains deposits of organic matter leached from surface soils
N: 1. exceedingly short-lived meson
N: 1. United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925)
N: 1. United States psychologist and a leading proponent of behaviorism (1904-1990)
A: 1. before the Christian era; used following dates before the supposed year Christ was born; "in 200 BC"
N: 1. malodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe
N: 1. a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour
N: 1. a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure; equivalent to 251.997 calories
N: 1. battery for supplying a constant positive voltage to the plate of a vacuum tube
N: 1. a lymphocyte derived from bone marrow that provides humoral immunity; it recognizes free antigen molecules in solution and matures into plasma cells that secrete immunoglobulin (antibodies) that inactivate the antigens
N: 1. originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins
N: 1. immediately below the A-horizon; contains deposits of organic matter leached from surface soils
N: 1. a lymphocyte derived from bone marrow that provides humoral immunity; it recognizes free antigen molecules in solution and matures into plasma cells that secrete immunoglobulin (antibodies) that inactivate the antigens
N: 1. originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins
N: 1. a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite 2. a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences
N: 1. the cry made by sheep
V: 1. cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating"
N: 1. child's word for a sheep or lamb
N: 1. a radical left-wing revolutionary terrorist group active in Germany from 1968 until 1977
N: 1. any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples; the Hebrews considered Baal a false god
N: 1. the chief Babylonian god; his consort was Sarpanitu
N: 1. South African term for `boss'
N: 1. a small cake leavened with yeast
N: 1. a baba soaked in rum
N: 1. fatty oil from kernels of babassu nuts similar to coconut oil
N: 1. an imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children
N: 1. tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory
N: 1. hard-shelled nut of the babassu palm
N: 1. fatty oil from kernels of babassu nuts similar to coconut oil
N: 1. tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory
N: 1. an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; an anti-friction lining for bearings
V: 1. line with a Babbitt metal
N: 1. an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; an anti-friction lining for bearings
N: 1. lining a surface or bearing with babbitt metal
N: 1. gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
V: 1. flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks" 2. utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way; "The old man is only babbling--don't pay attention" 3. to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby" 4. divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"
V: 1. divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"
N: 1. any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae 2. an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
N: 1. gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
A: 1. continuous low murmuring sound; as especially of water; "a babbling brook" 2. talking idly or incoherently; "blithering (or blathering) idiot"; "jabbering children"; "gabbling housewives"; "a babbling hospital inmate"
N: 1. a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk; "isn't she too young to have a baby?"
N: 1. outstanding United States athlete (1914-1956)
N: 1. United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
N: 1. outstanding United States athlete (1914-1956)
N: 1. a confusion of voices and other sounds 2. (Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another
A: 1. like a baby especially in dependence; "babelike innocence and dependence"
N: 1. piroplasms and cattle pathogens
N: 1. tall plant with small lance-shaped leaves and numerous tiny white or pink flowers
N: 1. European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America
N: 1. extension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front; normal in infants under the age of two years but a sign of brain or spinal cord injury in older persons
N: 1. extension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front; normal in infants under the age of two years but a sign of brain or spinal cord injury in older persons
N: 1. extension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front; normal in infants under the age of two years but a sign of brain or spinal cord injury in older persons
N: 1. Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth
N: 1. Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth
N: 1. Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth
N: 1. a coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds
N: 1. used as a Hindi courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr'
N: 1. large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles
A: 1. resembling a baboon
N: 1. used as a Hindi courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr'
N: 1. a woman's headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chine; worn by Russian peasant women
N: 1. a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk; "isn't she too young to have a baby?" 2. a project of personal concern to someone; "this project is his baby" 3. an immature childish person; "he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived"; "stop being a baby!" 4. a very young mammal; "baby rabbits" 5. the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young); "the baby of the family"; "the baby of the Supreme Court" 6. sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women
V: 1. treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
N: 1. a small bed for babies; enclosed by sides to prevent the baby from falling
N: 1. tall plant with small lance-shaped leaves and numerous tiny white or pink flowers
N: 1. device used for an infant to suck or bite on
N: 1. a child's room for a baby
N: 1. prostrate or creeping Corsican herb with mosslike small round short-stemmed leaves
N: 1. the larger than expected generation in United States born shortly after World War II
A: 1. having a youthful-looking face
A: 1. like a baby; "he cradled it, baby-wise, in his arms"
V: 1. work or act as a baby-sitter; "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do"
N: 1. a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home
N: 1. an enclosing framework on casters or wheels; helps babies learn to walk
A: 1. like a baby; "he cradled it, baby-wise, in his arms"
N: 1. a small bed for babies; enclosed by sides to prevent the baby from falling
N: 1. young bird not yet fledged
N: 1. delicate California annual having blue flowers marked with dark spots
N: 1. the larger than expected generation in United States born shortly after World War II
N: 1. a member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s; "they expanded the schools for a generation of baby boomers"
N: 1. a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around
N: 1. a person born in the generation following the baby boom when the birth rate fell dramatically
N: 1. a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around
N: 1. son and successor of Francois Duvalier as president of Haiti; he was overthrown by a mass uprising in 1986 (born in 1951)
N: 1. a specialist in the care of babies
N: 1. someone who runs an establishment that houses and cares for babies for a fee
N: 1. a small grand piano
N: 1. a small grand piano
N: 1. a woman who looks after babies in her own home while their parents are working
N: 1. an ointment for babies
N: 1. powder used to prevent a baby's diaper from chafing
N: 1. vigorously growing rose having clusters of numerous small flowers; used for hedges and as grafting stock
N: 1. a shoe designed to be worn by infants
N: 1. the work of a baby sitter; caring for children when their parents are not home
N: 1. the developing speech of a young child 2. an adult's imitation of the speech of a young child
N: 1. prostrate or creeping Corsican herb with mosslike small round short-stemmed leaves
N: 1. one of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of 20 in children)
N: 1. the earliest state of immaturity 2. the early stage of growth or development
A: 1. characteristic of a baby; "babyish tears and petulance"
N: 1. the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capitol of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia
N: 1. an ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia; Babylonia conquered Israel in the 6th century BC and exiled the Jews to Babylon (where the Daniel became a counselor to the king)
N: 1. an inhabitant of ancient Babylon 2. the ideographic and syllabic writing system in which the ancient Babylonian language was written
A: 1. of or relating to the city of Babylon or its people or culture; "Babylonian religion"
N: 1. the deportation of the Jews to Babylonia by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC
N: 1. willow with long drooping branches and slender leaves native to China; widely cultivated as an ornamental
N: 1. a woman who looks after babies in her own home while their parents are working
N: 1. a genus of Suidae
N: 1. Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth
N: 1. a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home
N: 1. the work of a baby sitter; caring for children when their parents are not home
N: 1. the developing speech of a young child 2. an adult's imitation of the speech of a young child
N: 1. an indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp: e.g. grape; tomato; cranberry
N: 1. an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies 2. a farewell sermon to a graduating class at their commencement ceremonies
N: 1. a card game played in casinos in which two or more punters gamble against the banker; the player wins who holds 2 or 3 cars that total closest to nine
A: 1. producing or bearing berries 2. resembling a berry
N: 1. a drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus 2. a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity 3. someone who engages in drinking bouts
A: 1. used of riotously drunken merrymaking; "a night of bacchanalian revelry"; "carousing bands of drunken soldiers"; "orgiastic festivity"
N: 1. an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus) 2. a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
A: 1. used of riotously drunken merrymaking; "a night of bacchanalian revelry"; "carousing bands of drunken soldiers"; "orgiastic festivity"
N: 1. a drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus 2. (classical mythology) a priest or votary of Bacchus 3. someone who engages in drinking bouts
N: 1. (classical mythology) a priestess or votary of Bacchus
A: 1. of or relating to or resembling a bacchanalian reveler
N: 1. shrubs of western hemisphere often having honey-scented flowers followed by silky thistlelike heads of tiny fruits; often used for erosion control
N: 1. a shrub of salt marshes of eastern and south central North America and West Indies; fruit is surrounded with white plumelike hairy tufts
N: 1. widely spreading evergreen shrub of southwestern United States with flower heads in a leafy panicle
N: 1. California shrub with slender leafy shoots that are important browse for mule deer
A: 1. used of riotously drunken merrymaking; "a night of bacchanalian revelry"; "carousing bands of drunken soldiers"; "orgiastic festivity"
N: 1. (classical mythology) god of wine; equivalent of Dionysus
A: 1. producing or bearing berries
A: 1. formed like a bacillus
A: 1. feeding on berries
N: 1. leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
N: 1. German baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of Western music (1685-1750) 2. the music of Bach; "he played Bach on the organ"
V: 1. lead a bachelor's existence
N: 1. a man who has never been married 2. a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon
V: 1. lead a bachelor's existence
N: 1. tropical American herb having rose to red or purple flowers that can be dried without losing color 2. an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers
N: 1. an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies
N: 1. a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon
N: 1. an unmarried girl who lives alone
N: 1. a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences
N: 1. a bachelor's degree in library science
N: 1. a bachelor's degree in nursing
N: 1. a bachelor's degree in religion
N: 1. a three-year law degree
N: 1. a bachelor's degree in literature
N: 1. (a British degree) a bachelor's degree in medicine
N: 1. a bachelor's degree in music
N: 1. a bachelor's degree in naval science
N: 1. a bachelor's degree in science
N: 1. a bachelor's degree in architecture
N: 1. a bachelor's degree in engineering
N: 1. a bachelor's degree in theology
N: 1. stag party held for a bachelor (usually on the night before he is married)
N: 1. the time of a man's life prior to marriage 2. the state of being an unmarried man
N: 1. typically rod-shaped usually gram-positive bacteria that produce endospores
A: 1. relating to or produced by or containing bacilli
N: 1. marine and freshwater eukaryotic algae: diatoms
A: 1. relating to or produced by or containing bacilli 2. formed like a bacillus
N: 1. an acute infection of the intestine by Shigella bacteria; characterized by diarrhea and fever and abdominal pains
N: 1. a serious bacterial disease of young chickens
N: 1. a serious bacterial disease of young chickens
N: 1. aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
A: 1. formed like a bacillus
N: 1. aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
N: 1. a species of Bacillus that causes anthrax in humans and in animals (cattle and swine and sheep and sheep and rabbits and mice and guinea pigs); can be used a bioweapon
N: 1. a species of Bacillus found in soil and decomposing organic matter; some strains produce antibiotics
N: 1. a species of Bacillus found in soil and decomposing organic matter; some strains produce antibiotics
N: 1. a polypeptide antibiotic of known chemical structure effective against several types of Gram-positive organisms; usually applied locally
N: 1. the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer; "he stood at the back of the stage"; "it was hidden in the rear of the store" 2. the part of a garment that covers your back; "they pinned a `kick me' sign on his back" 3. a support that you can lean against while sitting; "the back of the dental chair was adjustable" 4. the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage 5. the front and back covering of a book; "the book had a leather binding" 6. the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; "his back was nicely tanned" 7. (football) a person who plays in the backfield 8. the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back" 9. the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"
V: 1. cause to travel backward; "back the car into the parking spot" 2. be in back of; "My garage backs their yard" 3. shift to a counterclockwise direction; "the wind backed" 4. travel backward; "back into the driveway"; "The car backed up and hit the tree" 5. give support or one's approval to; "I''ll second that motion"; "I can''t back this plan"; "endorse a new project" 6. strengthen by providing with a back or backing 7. support financial backing for; "back this enterprise" 8. establish as valid or genuine; "Can you back up your claims?" 9. place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse" 10. be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"
A: 1. in repayment or retaliation; "we paid back everything we had borrowed"; "he hit me and I hit him back"; "I was kept in after school for talking back to the teacher" 2. in answer; "he wrote back three days later"; "had little to say in reply to the questions" 3. at or to or toward the back or rear; "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car" 4. in or to or toward an original condition; "he went back to sleep" 5. in or to or toward a past time; "set the clocks back an hour"; "never look back"; "lovers of the past looking fondly backward" 6. in or to or toward a former location; "she went back to her parents' house"
A: 1. located at or near the back of an animal; "back (or hind) legs"; "the hinder part of a carcass" 2. of an earlier date; "back issues of the magazine" 3. related to or located at the back; "the back yard"; "the back entrance"
N: 1. backfire from a recoilless weapon
A: 1. via a back channel; "thefailure of back-channel negotiations"
N: 1. a word invented (usually unwittingly by subtracting an affix) on the assumption that a familiar word derives from it
A: 1. (of a lathe) equipped with gearing for reducing the speed of the spindle from that of the driving pulley; "a back-geared lathe"
N: 1. someone who is no longer popular
A: 1. one after the other; "back-to-back home runs"
A: 1. moving from one place to another and back again; "he traveled back and forth between Los Angeles and New York"
V: 1. make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"
N: 1. a brace worn to support the back
N: 1. street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
N: 1. reduced priority; "dozens of cases were put on the back burner"
N: 1. an alternative to the regular channels of communication that is used when agreements must be made secretly (especially in diplomacy or government); "they negotiated via a back channel"
N: 1. a feat in which an acrobat arches the back from a prone position and bends the knees until the toes touch the head
N: 1. a remote and undeveloped area
N: 1. an entrance at the rear of a building 2. a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position); "he got his job through the back door"
V: 1. move backwards from a certain position; "The bully had to back down" 2. remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved"
N: 1. the side of an object that is opposite its front; "his room was toward the rear of the hotel"
N: 1. an entrance at the rear of a building
N: 1. exercise designed to strengthen the back muscles
N: 1. a football official
N: 1. written matter following the main text of a book
N: 1. a very remote and inaccessible place; "you'd have to go to the back of beyond to find one of those"
V: 1. move backwards from a certain position; "The bully had to back down" 2. remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved"
V: 1. move out of a space backwards; "He backed out of the driveway" 2. make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"
N: 1. a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
N: 1. a porch for the back door
N: 1. a room located in the rear of an establishment; usually accessible only to privileged groups
N: 1. a narrow street with walls on both sides
N: 1. an impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don't give me any of your sass"
N: 1. a tooth situated at the back of the mouth
V: 1. give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up" 2. make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security cop; "You'd better back up these files!" 3. become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up" 4. move backwards from a certain position; "The bully had to back down" 5. establish as valid or genuine; "Can you back up your claims?"
N: 1. an ache localized in the back
N: 1. a broad band that passes over the back of a horse and supports the shafts of a vehicle
N: 1. a loud steady beat
N: 1. any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons
N: 1. a member of the House of Commons who is not a party leader
N: 1. an acrobatic feat in which the trunk is bent backward from a standing position until the hands touch the floor
V: 1. say mean things
N: 1. one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel
N: 1. backfire from a recoilless weapon
N: 1. a raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play basketball; "he banked the shot off the backboard" 2. a board used to support the back of someone or something
N: 1. 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" 2. the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back" 3. fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it" 4. the part of a network that connects other networks together; "the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic"
A: 1. characterized by toilsome 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"
N: 1. light teasing repartee
N: 1. scenery hung at back of stage
V: 1. mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents
V: 1. make effective from an earlier date; "The increase in tax was backdated to January"
N: 1. a retraction of a previously held position
N: 1. scenery hung at back of stage
A: 1. used of film that is coated on the side opposite the emulsion with a substance to absorb light 2. having backing; "a claim backed up by strong evidence" 3. having a back or backing, usually of a specified type
A: 1. having backing; "a claim backed up by strong evidence"
N: 1. invests in a theatrical production
N: 1. the offensive football players who line up behind the linemen
N: 1. a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine 2. a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
V: 1. have an unexpected and undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble" 2. emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire; "My old car backfires all the time" 3. set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire
N: 1. a flow that returns toward its source
N: 1. a flow that returns toward its source
N: 1. a board game for two players; pieces move according to throws of the dice
N: 1. the board on which backgammon is played
N: 1. a person's social heritage: previous experience or training; "he is a lawyer with a sports background" 2. the state of the environment in which a situation exists; "you can't do that in a university setting" 3. the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; "he posed her against a background of rolling hills" 4. scenery hung at back of stage 5. relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation; "when the rain came he could hear the sound of thunder in the background" 6. information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem; "the embassy filled him in on the background of the incident" 7. extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured; "they got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals" 8. (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear
V: 1. understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry"
N: 1. information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem; "the embassy filled him in on the background of the incident"
N: 1. the amplitude level of the undesired background noise
N: 1. extraneous noise contaminating sound measurements that cannot be separated from the desired signal
N: 1. the execution of low priority programs while higher priority programs are not using the processing system
N: 1. radiation coming from sources other than those being observed
N: 1. extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured; "they got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals"
N: 1. a press conference or interview in which a government official explains to reporters the background of an action or policy; "the secretary gave us a backgrounder on public health issues"
N: 1. the execution of low priority programs while higher priority programs are not using the processing system
N: 1. a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke
V: 1. hit a tennis ball backhand
A: 1. (of handwriting) having the letters slanting from left down to right
A: 1. (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke
N: 1. a hard straight return made on the backhand side
N: 1. a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke
N: 1. a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke
A: 1. (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke 2. roundabout or ambiguous; "attacks from tht source amounted to a backhanded compliment to his integrity"; "a backhanded and dishonest way of reaching his goal"
N: 1. an excavator whose shovel bucket is attached to a hinged boom and is drawn backward to move earth
N: 1. the act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives" 2. financial resources provided to make some project possible; "the foundation provided support for the experiment" 3. something forming a back that is added for strengthening
N: 1. a movement back from an impact 2. an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence; "there was a backlash of intolerance"
V: 1. have an unexpected and undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"
A: 1. lacking a back; "a stool is a backless and armless seat"
N: 1. large log at the back of a hearth fire 2. an accumulation of jobs not done or materials not processed that are yet to be dealt with (especially unfilled customer orders for products or services) 3. something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
V: 1. accumulate and create a backlog
A: 1. located farthest to the rear
N: 1. a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
V: 1. hike with a backpack; "Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies"
N: 1. a hiker who wears a backpack
N: 1. carrying something in a pack on the back; "the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts"
N: 1. a tent that can be carried in a backpack
V: 1. step backwards, in boxing 2. pedal backwards on a bicycle 3. modify one' opinion, make it less strong
N: 1. plate armor protecting the back; worn as part of a cuirass
N: 1. a support that you can lean against while sitting; "the back of the dental chair was adjustable"
N: 1. the meeting place of a group of leaders who make their decisions via private negotiations
N: 1. an expert adviser involved in making important decisions but usually lacking official status
N: 1. a handsaw stiffened by metal along upper edge
V: 1. scatter (radiation) by the atoms of the medium through which it passes
N: 1. someone who is willing to trade favors or services for mutual advantage 2. a long-handled scratcher for scratching your back
N: 1. a seat at the rear (especially the backseat of an automobile) 2. a secondary or inferior position or status; "tennis has had to take a backseat while his work is so demanding"
N: 1. a meddler who insists on giving unwanted advice
N: 1. a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
N: 1. the side of an object that is opposite its front; "his room was toward the rear of the hotel" 2. 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?"
V: 1. display excessive cordiality (towards); "he is always backslapping his colleagues at staff meetings"
N: 1. someone who demonstrates enthusiastic or excessive cordiality
V: 1. drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
N: 1. someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior
N: 1. a failure to maintain a higher state
V: 1. hit the backspace key on a computer or typewriter keyboard; "To erase, you must backspace"
N: 1. a control character that indicates moving a space to the left
N: 1. the typewriter key used for back spacing
N: 1. the typewriter key used for back spacing
N: 1. spin (usually of a moving ball) that retards or reverses the forward motion
N: 1. a stage area out of sight of the audience
A: 1. concealed from the public
A: 1. in or to a backstage area of a theater; "costumes were changed backstage" 2. out of view of the public; behind the scenes; "Working backstage to gain political support for his proposal"; "many private deals were made backstage at the convention"
A: 1. secret and sly or sordid; "backstairs gossip"; "his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard; "backstairs intimacies"; "furtive behavior"
N: 1. a second staircase at the rear of a building
A: 1. secret and sly or sordid; "backstairs gossip"; "his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard; "backstairs intimacies"; "furtive behavior"
N: 1. a stay that supports the back of something
N: 1. overlapping stitch made by starting next stitch at middle of preceding one
V: 1. do backstitches
N: 1. (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate)
V: 1. act as a backstop
N: 1. a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back
V: 1. swim on one's back
N: 1. someone who swims the backstroke
A: 1. used of hair
N: 1. predaceous aquatic insect that swims on its back and may inflict painful bites
N: 1. a stick used instead of a sword for fencing 2. a sword with only one cutting edge
N: 1. an impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don't give me any of your sass"
V: 1. retrace one's course; "The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back"
N: 1. the act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives" 2. (computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device; "he made a backup in case the original was accidentally damaged or erased" 3. an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage; "a traffic backup on the main street"; "he discovered a backup in the toilet" 4. someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins" 5. a subordinate musical part; provides background for more important parts
N: 1. (computer science) a computer file dedicated to storing and updating computer backups
N: 1. someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins"
A: 1. retarded in intellectual development 2. directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward view" 3. (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature; "a backward lover"
A: 1. in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal; "it's easy to get the `i'' and the `e'' backward in words like `seize'' and `siege''"; "the child put her jersey on backward" 2. at or to or toward the back or rear; "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car" 3. in or to or toward a past time; "set the clocks back an hour"; "never look back"; "lovers of the past looking fondly backward"
A: 1. moving from one place to another and back again; "he traveled back and forth between Los Angeles and New York"
N: 1. lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
A: 1. in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal; "it's easy to get the `i'' and the `e'' backward in words like `seize'' and `siege''"; "the child put her jersey on backward" 2. at or to or toward the back or rear; "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car"
N: 1. the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller 2. 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" 3. the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward; "the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe"
N: 1. a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam; "the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos" 2. any backward region that is isolated from the world and resists progress
N: 1. a remote and undeveloped area
A: 1. inaccessible and sparsely populated
N: 1. a man who lives on the frontier
N: 1. the grounds in back of a house
N: 1. English scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the importance of experimentation; first showed that air is required for combustion and first used lenses to correct vision (1220-1292) 2. back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried 3. English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)
N: 1. sandwich filled with slices of bacon and tomato with lettuce
N: 1. European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America 2. eggs (fried or scrambled) served with bacon
N: 1. the rind of bacon
N: 1. a slice of bacon
N: 1. transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood
A: 1. of or relating to or having bacteremia
N: 1. (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered plants
N: 1. layer of sand or gravel used to expose sewage effluent to air and the action of microorganisms
N: 1. a family of bacteria
N: 1. a genus of bacteria
N: 1. an order of bacteria
N: 1. a species of bacteria
N: 1. any chemical agent that destroys bacteria
N: 1. transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood
A: 1. relating to or caused by bacteria; "bacterial infection"
N: 1. a film of mucus and bacteria deposited on the teeth that encourages the development of dental caries
N: 1. any endotoxin or exotoxin formed in or elaborated by bacterial cells
A: 1. by bacteria; "spreads bacterially"
A: 1. preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms
N: 1. any chemical agent that destroys bacteria 2. any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth
N: 1. transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood
N: 1. a substance in photosensitive bacteria that is related to but different from chlorophyll of higher plants
A: 1. resembling bacteria
A: 1. resembling bacteria
A: 1. of or relating to bacteriology
A: 1. of or relating to bacteriology
N: 1. the use of harmful bacteria as a weapon
N: 1. a biologist who studies bacteria
N: 1. the branch of medical science that studies bacteria in relation to disease
N: 1. dissolution or destruction of bacteria
A: 1. of or relating to or causing bacteriolysis
N: 1. a virus that is parasitic in bacteria; it uses the bacterium's machinery and energy to produce more phage until the bacterium is destroyed and phage is released to invade surrounding bacteria
A: 1. of or relating to bacteriophages
A: 1. of or relating to bacteriophages
N: 1. inhibition of the growth of bacteria
N: 1. a chemical or biological material that inhibits bacterial growth
A: 1. of or relating to or causing bacteriostasis
V: 1. subject to the action of bacteria
N: 1. (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered plants
V: 1. subject to the action of bacteria
N: 1. a rodlike bacterium (especially any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants)
A: 1. resembling bacteria
N: 1. family of bacteria living usually in the alimentary canal or on mucous surfaces of warm-blooded animals; sometimes associated with acute infective processes
A: 1. resembling bacteria
N: 1. type genus of Bacteroidaceae; genus of gram-negative rodlike anaerobic bacteria producing no endospores and no pigment and living in the gut of man and animals
N: 1. two-humped camel of the cold deserts of central Asia
A: 1. formed like a bacillus
N: 1. that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good"
A: 1. below average in quality or performance; "a bad chess player"; "a bad recital" 2. not financially safe or secure; "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises" 3. not working properly; "a bad telephone connection"; "a defective appliance" 4. physically unsound or diseased; "has a bad back"; "a bad heart"; "bad teeth"; "an unsound limb"; "unsound teeth" 5. having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice" 6. very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm" 7. nonstandard; "so-called bad grammar" 8. not capable of being collected; "a bad (or uncollectible) debt" 9. characterized by wickedness or immorality; "led a very bad life" 10. keenly sorry or regretful; "felt bad about letting the team down"; "was sorry that she had treated him so badly"; "felt bad about breaking the vase" 11. reproduced fraudulently; "like a bad penny..."; "a forged twenty dollar bill" 12. capable of harming; "bad habits"; "bad air"; "smoking is bad for you" 13. (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition; "bad meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food" 14. feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad''); "my throat feels bad"; "she felt bad all over"; "he was feeling tough after a restless night"
A: 1. with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly''); "the injury hurt badly"; "the buildings were badly shaken"; "it hurts bad"; "we need water bad" 2. very much; strongly; "I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it"; "the cables had sagged badly"; "they were badly in need of help"; "he wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it"
A: 1. perversely irritable
N: 1. (computer science) a block (usually one sector) that cannot reliably hold data
N: 1. a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
N: 1. a check that is dishonored on presentation because of insufficient funds; "issuing a bad check is a form of larceny"
N: 1. a check that is dishonored on presentation because of insufficient funds; "issuing a bad check is a form of larceny"
N: 1. poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition
N: 1. a debt that is unlikely to be repaid
N: 1. (old-fashioned slang) a bad person
N: 1. a fairy that tends to cause harm
N: 1. any person who is not on your side
N: 1. someone who deliberately stirs up trouble
N: 1. an eroded and barren region in southwestern South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska
N: 1. an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate; "if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn''t have any luck at all" 2. an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes 3. unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
N: 1. impoliteness resulting from ignorance
N: 1. a person who does harm to others
N: 1. a persisting angry mood
N: 1. weather unsuitable for outdoor activities
N: 1. a member of an agricultural people of southern India 2. the dialect of Kannada that is spoken by the Badaga people
N: 1. a mineral consisting of zirconium oxide
N: 1. the principle bad character in a film or work of fiction
N: 1. a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
N: 1. any feature that is regarded as a sign of status (a particular power or quality or rank); "wearing a tie was regarded as a badge of respectability" 2. an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.); "they checked everyone's badge before letting them in"
V: 1. put a badge on; "The workers here must be badged"
N: 1. sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
V: 1. persuade through constant efforts 2. annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"
N: 1. small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for following game into burrows
N: 1. large naked-muzzled skunk with white back and tail; of southwestern North America and Mexico
N: 1. a midwestern state in north central United States
N: 1. someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections
N: 1. the act of harassing someone
N: 1. frivolous banter
N: 1. deeply eroded barren land 2. an eroded and barren region in southwestern South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska
N: 1. a national park in South Dakota having multicolored peaks and spires resulting from erosion; fossil sites
A: 1. evilly or wickedly; "treated his parents badly"; "to steal is to act badly" 2. unfavorably or with disapproval; "tried not to speak ill of the dead"; "thought badly of him for his lack of concern" 3. with unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display; "they took their defeat badly"; "took her father's death badly"; "conducted himself very badly at the time of the earthquake" 4. (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well; "he was ill prepared"; "it ill befits a man to betray old friends"; "the car runs badly"; "he performed badly on the exam"; "the team played poorly"; "ill-fitting clothes"; "an ill-conceived plan" 5. without skill or in a displeasing manner; "she writes badly"; "I think he paints very badly" 6. very much; strongly; "I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it"; "the cables had sagged badly"; "they were badly in need of help"; "he wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it" 7. with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly''); "the injury hurt badly"; "the buildings were badly shaken"; "it hurts bad"; "we need water bad" 8. in a disobedient or naughty way; "he behaved badly in school"; "he mischievously looked for a chance to embarrass his sister"; "behaved naughtily when they had guests and was sent to his room" 9. in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage; "the venture turned out badly for the investors"; "angry that the case was settled disadvantageously for them" 10. to a severe or serious degree; "fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated"; "badly injured"; "a severely impaired heart"; "is gravely ill"; "was seriously ill"
N: 1. a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net
N: 1. the court on which badminton is played
N: 1. equipment for playing the game of badminton
N: 1. a light long-handled racket used by badminton players
N: 1. a light long-handled racket used by badminton players
V: 1. speak unfavorably about; "She badmouthes her husband everywhere"
N: 1. an attribute of mischievous children 2. used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather 3. that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good"
N: 1. (Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735)
N: 1. German publisher of a series of travel guidebooks (1801-1859) 2. any of a series of travel guidebooks published by the German firm founded by Karl Baedeker
N: 1. a body of water between Greenland and northeastern Canada; connected with the Arctic Ocean to the north and with the Atlantic Ocean (via the Labrador Sea) to the south; icebound in winter
N: 1. the 5th largest island and the largest island of Arctic Canada; lies between Greenland and Hudson Bay
N: 1. a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy
V: 1. check the emission of (sound) 2. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" 3. 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"
N: 1. a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy
N: 1. people who are frustrated and perplexed; "the children's faces clearly expressed the frustration of the baffled"
A: 1. perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school"
N: 1. confusion resulting from failure to understand
A: 1. making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve; "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home"
N: 1. the quantity of game taken in a particular period (usually by one person); "his bag included two deer" 2. an ugly or ill-tempered woman; "he was romancing the old bag for her money" 3. a flexible container with a single opening; "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag" 4. place that runner must touch before scoring; "he scrambled to get back to the bag" 5. a bag used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women); "she reached into her bag and found a comb" 6. a portable rectangular traveling bag for carrying clothes; "he carried his small bag onto the plane with him" 7. an activity that you like or at which you are superior; "chemistry is not my cup of tea"; "his bag now is learning to play golf"; "marriage was scarcely his dish" 8. mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats) 9. the quantity that a bag will hold; "he ate a large bag of popcorn"
V: 1. bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge 2. take unlawfully 3. capture or kill, as in hunting; "bag a few pheasants" 4. put into a bag; "The supermarket clerk bagged the groceries" 5. hang loosely, like an empty bag
N: 1. a homeless woman who carries all her possessions with her in shopping bags
N: 1. a supply of ways of accomplishing something; "every good mechanic has a large bag of tricks"
N: 1. alveolitis caused by inhaling bagasse (sugarcane dust)
N: 1. the dry dusty pulp that remains after juice is extracted from sugar cane or similar plants
N: 1. alveolitis caused by inhaling bagasse (sugarcane dust)
N: 1. something of little value or significance 2. a table game in which short cues are used to knock balls into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs; penalties are incurred if the pegs are knocked over 3. a light piece of music for piano
N: 1. capital and largest city of Iraq; located on the Tigris River; "Baghdad is one of the great cities of the Muslim world"
N: 1. (Yiddish) glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll with hard crust
N: 1. the quantity that a bag will hold; "he ate a large bag of popcorn"
N: 1. a case used to carry belongings when traveling 2. a worthless or immoral woman
N: 1. a railway car where passengers' bags are carried
N: 1. an attendant who takes care of baggage
N: 1. a machine for putting objects or substances into bags 2. a workman employed to pack things into containers
N: 1. coarse fabric used for bags or sacks
A: 1. not fitting closely; hanging loosely; "baggy trousers"; "a loose-fitting blouse is comfortable in hot weather"
N: 1. capital and largest city of Iraq; located on the Tigris River; "Baghdad is one of the great cities of the Muslim world"
N: 1. a salesman who travels to call on customers 2. a racketeer assigned to collect or distribute payoff money
N: 1. a building where prostitutes are available 2. a building containing public baths
N: 1. a wind instrument; the player blows air into a bag and squeezes it out through pipes
N: 1. someone who plays the bagpipe
N: 1. narrow French stick loaf
N: 1. narrow French stick loaf
N: 1. a teacher of or believer in Bahaism
A: 1. of or relating to Bahaism
N: 1. a religion founded in Iran in 1863; emphasizes the spiritual unity of all humankind; incorporates Christian and Islamic tenets; many adherents live in the United States; "Bahaism has no public rituals or sacraments and praying is done in private"
N: 1. trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India
N: 1. island country in the Atlantic east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resort
N: 1. island country in the Atlantic east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resort
N: 1. a native or inhabitant of the Bahamas
A: 1. of or relating to or characteristic of the Bahama Islands or their inhabitants; "Bahamian population"
N: 1. the basic unit of money in the Bahamas
N: 1. the dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia
N: 1. the dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia
N: 1. the Malay language spoken in Malaysia
N: 1. the Malay language spoken in Malaysia
N: 1. the Malay language spoken in Malaysia
N: 1. Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes
N: 1. perennial tropical American grass used as pasture grass in arid areas of Gulf states
N: 1. Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes
N: 1. an island in the Persian Gulf 2. an island country in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia; oil revenues funded progressive programs until reserves were exhausted in 1970s
N: 1. the basic unit of money in Bahrain; equal to 1,000 fils
N: 1. an island in the Persian Gulf
N: 1. a native or inhabitant of Bahrain
A: 1. of or relating to or characteristic of Bahrain or its people or language; "Bahraini beaches"
N: 1. monetary unit in Bahrain
N: 1. an island in the Persian Gulf 2. an island country in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia; oil revenues funded progressive programs until reserves were exhausted in 1970s
N: 1. an island in the Persian Gulf
N: 1. a native or inhabitant of Bahrain
N: 1. the basic unit of money in Thailand
N: 1. the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan
N: 1. the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan
N: 1. (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set bail at $10,000"; "a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman" 2. the legal system that allows an accused person to be temporarily released from custody (usually on condition that a sum of money guarantees their appearance at trial); "he is out on bail"
V: 1. secure the release of (someone) by providing security 2. deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period 3. release after a security has been paid 4. remove (water) from a vessel with a container 5. empty (a vessel) by bailing
N: 1. (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set bail at $10,000"; "a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman"
V: 1. remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side 2. free on bail
A: 1. eligible for bail; "a bailable defendant" 2. admitting of bail; "a bailable offense"
N: 1. the agent to whom property involved in a bailment is delivered
N: 1. United States singer (1918-1990) 2. the outer defensive wall that surrounds the outer courtyard of a castle 3. English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742) 4. the outer courtyard of a castle
N: 1. a temporary bridge designed for rapid construction
N: 1. an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.
N: 1. the office of bailiff
N: 1. the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction 2. a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings"
N: 1. the delivery of personal property in trust by the bailor to the bailee
N: 1. the person who delivers personal property (goods or money) in trust to the bailee in a bailment
N: 1. a large pan that is filled with hot water; smaller pans can be set in a bain-maire to keep food warm or to cook food slowly
N: 1. pygmy mice
N: 1. very small dark grayish brown mouse resembling a house mouse; of Texas and Mexico
N: 1. epithet of Siva; "the terrible"
N: 1. drumfish
N: 1. small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
N: 1. national capital of Kiribati
N: 1. a child: son or daughter
N: 1. 1,000 baiza equal 1 riyal-omani
N: 1. the second month of the Hindu calendar
N: 1. something used to lure victims into danger 2. anything that serves as an enticement
V: 1. attack with dogs or set dogs upon 2. harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" 3. lure, entice, or entrap with bait
N: 1. a deceptive way of selling that involves advertising a product at a very low price in order to attract customers who are then persuaded to switch to a more expensive product
N: 1. the single-handed rod casting of a relatively heavy (artificial) bait
N: 1. harassment especially of a tethered animal
N: 1. 1,000 baiza equal 1 riyal-omani
N: 1. a bright green fabric napped to resemble felt; used to cover gaming tables
N: 1. a mountainous peninsula on northwest Mexico
V: 1. cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven; "bake the potatoes" 2. heat by a natural force; "The sun broils the valley in the summer" 3. prepare with dry heat in an oven; "bake a cake"
N: 1. creeping raspberry of north temperate regions with yellow or orange berries
A: 1. (of bread and pastries) cooked by dry heat (as in an oven); "baked goods" 2. hardened by subjecting to intense heat; "baked bricks"; "burned bricks" 3. 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"
N: 1. creeping raspberry of north temperate regions with yellow or orange berries
N: 1. cake covered with ice cream and meringue browned quickly in an oven
N: 1. egg cooked individually in cream or butter in a small ramekin
N: 1. foods (like breads and cakes and pastries) that are cooked in an oven
N: 1. potato that has been cooked by baking it in an oven
N: 1. a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold
N: 1. a thermosetting plastic used as electric insulators and for making plastic ware and telephone receivers etc.
N: 1. someone who bakes commercially 2. someone who bakes bread or cake
N: 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
N: 1. allergic eczema caused by flour or other ingredients handled by bakers
N: 1. used as a leaven in baking and brewing
N: 1. a city in south central California at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley
N: 1. a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold
N: 1. a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold
N: 1. cooking by dry heat in an oven 2. making bread or cake or pastry etc.
A: 1. as hot as if in an oven
N: 1. leavened with baking powder
N: 1. pure unsweetened chocolate used in baking and icings and sauces and candy
A: 1. as hot as if in an oven
N: 1. any of various powdered mixtures used in baking as a substitute for yeast
N: 1. a white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid
N: 1. a ruling by the Supreme Court on affirmative action; the Court ruled in 1978 that medical schools are entitled to consider race as a factor in their admission policy
N: 1. rich Middle Eastern cake made of thin layers of flaky pastry filled with nuts and honey
N: 1. a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
N: 1. a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
N: 1. a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
N: 1. a port city on the Caspian Sea that is the capital of Azerbaijan and an important center for oil production
N: 1. Russian anarchist; ally and later opponent of Karl Marx (1814-1876)
N: 1. a cap that is close-fitting and woolen and covers all of the head but the face
N: 1. a cap that is close-fitting and woolen and covers all of the head but the face
N: 1. type genus of the Balaenidae: Greenland whales
N: 1. large-mouthed arctic whale
N: 1. type genus of the Balaenicipitidae: shoebills
N: 1. large stork-like bird of the valley of the White Nile with a broad bill suggesting a wooden shoe
N: 1. shoebills
N: 1. right whales
N: 1. type genus of the Balaenopteridae
N: 1. small finback of coastal waters of Atlantic and Pacific
N: 1. similar to but smaller than the finback whale
N: 1. largest mammal ever known; bluish-gray migratory whalebone whale mostly of southern hemisphere
N: 1. large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific
N: 1. rorquals; blue whales
N: 1. a word for chaos or fiasco borrowed from modern Hebrew (where it is a loan word from Russian); "it was utter and complete balagan!"
N: 1. a stringed instrument that has triangular body and three strings
N: 1. the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22 2. a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity 3. equality of distribution 4. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun in in Libra 5. an equivalent counterbalancing weight 6. equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account 7. a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat 8. harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design); "in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"- John Ruskin 9. a state of equilibrium 10. something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance" 11. the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account 12. (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact correspondence of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
V: 1. compute credits and debits of an account 2. hold or carry in equilibrium 3. bring into balance or equilibrium; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights" 4. be in equilibrium; "He was balancing on one foot"
N: 1. an economic problem caused by payments for imports being greater than receipts for exports
N: 1. a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts
N: 1. a system of recording all of a country's economic transactions with the rest of the world over a period of one year; "a favorable balance of payments exists when more payments are coming in than going out"
N: 1. a system of recording all of a country's economic transactions with the rest of the world over a period of one year; "a favorable balance of payments exists when more payments are coming in than going out"
N: 1. an equilibrium of power between nations
N: 1. the difference in value over a period of time of a country's imports and exports of merchandise; "a nation''s balance of trade is favorable when its exports exceed its imports"
N: 1. a record of the financial situation of an institution on a particular date by listing its assets and the claims against those assets
N: 1. a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat
A: 1. total debits and credits are equal; "the books looked balanced" 2. being in a state of proper balance or equilibrium; "the carefully balanced seesaw"; "a properly balanced symphony orchestra"; "a balanced assessment of intellectual and cultural history"; "a balanced blend of whiskeys"; "the educated man shows a balanced development of all his powers"
N: 1. a budget is balanced when current expenditures are equal to receipts
N: 1. a diet that contains adequate amounts of all the necessary nutrients required for healthy growth and activity
N: 1. an acrobat who balances himself in difficult positions 2. either of the club-like rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight
N: 1. United States dancer and choreographer (born in Russia) noted for his abstract and formal works (1904-1983)
N: 1. getting two things to correspond; "the reconciliation of his checkbook and the bank statement"
N: 1. stalkless barnacles
N: 1. inflammation of the head of the penis
N: 1. inflammation of both the head of the penis and the foreskin
N: 1. type genus of the family Balanidae
N: 1. barnacle that attaches to rocks especially in intertidal zones
N: 1. elder brother of Krishna; an incarnation of Vishnu
N: 1. a pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel
N: 1. a pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel
N: 1. a hard-wooded tropical tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber 2. when dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls
N: 1. a hard-wooded tropical tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber
N: 1. a large shallow lake in western Hungary
N: 1. Spanish explorer who discovered the Pacific Ocean (1475-1519) 2. the basic unit of money in Panama; equal to 100 centesimos
N: 1. a cotton knit fabric used for underwear
A: 1. having balconies or a balcony; "the balconied houses of New Orleans"
N: 1. an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium 2. a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet
V: 1. grow bald; lose hair on one's head; "He is balding already"
A: 1. with no effort to conceal; "a barefaced lie" 2. without the natural or usual covering; "a bald spot on the lawn"; "bare hills" 3. lacking hair on all or most of the scalp; "a bald pate"; "a bald-headed gentleman"
N: 1. North American hornet
A: 1. lacking hair on all or most of the scalp; "a bald pate"; "a bald-headed gentleman"
A: 1. lacking hair on all or most of the scalp; "a bald pate"; "a bald-headed gentleman"
N: 1. common cypress of southeastern United States having trunk expanded at base; found in coastal swamps and flooding river bottoms 2. smaller than and often included in the closely related Taxodium distichum
N: 1. large North American eagle having a white head and dark wings and body
N: 1. ornamented canopy supported by columns or suspended from a roof or projected from a wall (as over an altar)
N: 1. (Norse mythology) god of light and peace and noted for his beauty and sweet nature; son of Odin and Frigg and husband of Nanna; killed by Hoth
N: 1. trivial nonsense
N: 1. a person whose head is bald
A: 1. getting bald
A: 1. in a bald manner; "this book is, to put it baldly, an uneven work."
N: 1. the condition of having no hair on the top of the head
N: 1. American widgeon the male of which has a white crown 2. a person whose head is bald
N: 1. (Norse mythology) god of light and peace and noted for his beauty and sweet nature; son of Odin and Frigg and husband of Nanna; killed by Hoth
N: 1. a wide (ornamented) belt worn over the right shoulder to support a sword or bugle by the left hip
N: 1. a wide (ornamented) belt worn over the right shoulder to support a sword or bugle by the left hip
N: 1. United States author who was an outspoken citic of racism (1924-1987) 2. English statesman; member of the Conservative Party (1867-1947) 3. an American eating apple with red or yellow and red skin
N: 1. a person whose head is bald
N: 1. a large bundle bound for storage or transport 2. a city in northwestern Switzerland
V: 1. make into a bale; "bale hay"
V: 1. remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side
N: 1. an archipelago in the western Mediterranean off the eastern coast of Spain
N: 1. a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets
N: 1. whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water
N: 1. a large outdoor fire
A: 1. deadly or sinister; "the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look" 2. threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior"; "ugly black clouds"; "the situation became ugly"
A: 1. in a baleful manner; "she looked at him balefully"
N: 1. the quality or nature of being harmful or evil
N: 1. Spanish fashion designer known for his stark elegant designs (1895-1972)
N: 1. English statesman; member of the Conservative Party (1848-1930)
N: 1. an island in Indonesia east of Java; striking volcanic scenery; culture is known for elaborate dances and rituals and for handicrafts
N: 1. shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores; yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; often cultivated for ornament
N: 1. the Indonesian language of the people of Bali
N: 1. wire used to make bales
N: 1. type genus of the Balistidae
N: 1. tropical Atlantic fish
N: 1. triggerfishes
N: 1. one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof 2. the area on a billiard table behind the balkline; "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk" 3. something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress 4. an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base
V: 1. refuse to comply
N: 1. an inhabitant of the Balkan Peninsula
A: 1. of or denoting or relating to the Balkan countries or their inhabitants or the Balkan peninsula or the Balkan Mountains
N: 1. a country on the Balkan Peninsula
N: 1. the major mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula
N: 1. the major mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula
N: 1. a country on the Balkan Peninsula
N: 1. a large peninsula in southeastern Europe containing the Balkan Mountain Range
N: 1. a country on the Balkan Peninsula
N: 1. two wars (1912-1913) that were fought over the last of the European territories of the Ottoman Empire and that left the area around Constantinople (now Istanbul) as the only Ottoman territory in Europe
V: 1. divide a territory into small, hostile states
V: 1. divide a territory into small, hostile states
N: 1. the major mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula 2. a large peninsula in southeastern Europe containing the Balkan Mountain Range 3. the Balkan countries collectively
N: 1. a person who refuses to comply
N: 1. likely to stop abruptly and unexpectedly
A: 1. stopping short and refusing to go on; "a balking"; "a balky mule"; "a balky customer"
N: 1. line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game
A: 1. stopping short and refusing to go on; "a balking"; "a balky mule"; "a balky customer"
N: 1. United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989) 2. a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of 9 players; teams take turns at bat trying to score run; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empy lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" 3. a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass; ball of the human foot or ball at the base of the thumb; "he stood on the balls of his feet" 4. one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away" 5. an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire" 6. a pitch that is not in the strike zone; "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him" 7. a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder" 8. a spherical object used as a plaything; "he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub" 9. round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket" 10. a solid ball shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball" 11. a lavish formal dance 12. the people assembled at a lavish formal dance; "the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded"
V: 1. form into a ball by winding or rolling; "ball wool"
N: 1. a joint that can rotate within a socket 2. a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone
N: 1. a demanding woman who destroys men's confidence 2. a job or situation that is demanding and arduous and punishing; "Vietnam was a ball-breaker"
N: 1. a demanding woman who destroys men's confidence 2. a job or situation that is demanding and arduous and punishing; "Vietnam was a ball-breaker"
A: 1. used of a player skilled in stealing the ball or robbing a batter of a hit; "a ball-hawking center fielder"
N: 1. a hammer with one round and one flat end; used in working metal
A: 1. having the shape of a sphere or ball; "a spherical object"; "nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular houses like mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey
N: 1. heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain
N: 1. bearings containing small metal balls
N: 1. a boy who retrieves balls for tennis players
N: 1. (football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play
N: 1. a general purpose cartridge having a primer and a ball and a full charge of powder
N: 1. a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together; "each club played six home games with teams in its own division"
N: 1. floating ball that controls level in a water tank
N: 1. feathery fern of tropical Asia and Malaysia
N: 1. the baseball playing field
N: 1. a field game played with a ball (especially baseball)
N: 1. the most formal gown; worn to a ball
N: 1. a team athlete who is skilled at stealing or catching the ball
N: 1. a skillful maneuver in catching balls or in stealing the ball from the opposing team
N: 1. coarse prickly weed having pale yellow flowers and yellow berrylike fruit; common throughout southern and eastern United States
N: 1. coarse prickly weed having pale yellow flowers and yellow berrylike fruit; common throughout southern and eastern United States
N: 1. a highly energetic and indefatigable person 2. someone whose career progresses rapidly
V: 1. surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted"
V: 1. make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
N: 1. any valve that checks flow by the seating of a ball
N: 1. a narrative song with a recurrent refrain 2. a narrative poem of popular origin
N: 1. a composer of words or music for popular songs
N: 1. a poem consisting of 3 stanzas and an envoy
N: 1. a singer of popular ballads
N: 1. an attribute that tends to give stability in character and morals; something that steadies the mind or feelings 2. an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps 3. any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship 4. a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations) 5. coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads
V: 1. make steady with a ballast
N: 1. a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations)
N: 1. floating ball that controls level in a water tank
N: 1. a suit or dress for formal occasions
N: 1. a woman who directs and teaches and rehearses dancers for a ballet company
N: 1. a female ballet dancer
N: 1. a theatrical representation of a story performed to music by ballet dancers 2. music written for a ballet
N: 1. a company that produces ballets
N: 1. a dancer who is a member of a ballet company
N: 1. a man who directs and teaches and rehearses dancers for a ballet company
N: 1. classical position of the body and especially the feet in ballet
N: 1. very short skirt worn by ballerinas
A: 1. characteristic of or resembling or suitable for ballet
N: 1. a ballet enthusiast
N: 1. extraordinary enthusiasm for ballets
N: 1. a particular situation that is radically different from the the preceding situation; "HDTV looks the same but it's really a whole new ballgame" 2. a field game played with a ball (especially baseball)
N: 1. medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
A: 1. relating to or characteristic of the motion of objects moving under their own momentum and the force of gravity; "ballistic missile"
N: 1. a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun
N: 1. identification of the gun that fired a bullet from an analysis of the unique marks that every gun makes on the bullet it fires and on the shell ejected from it
N: 1. a moving-coil galvanometer that measures electric charge
N: 1. identification of the gun that fired a bullet from an analysis of the unique marks that every gun makes on the bullet it fires and on the shell ejected from it
N: 1. a missile that is guided in the first part of its flight but falls freely as it approaches target
N: 1. an agency in the Department of Defense that is responsible for making ballistic missile defense a reality
N: 1. a physical pendulum consisting of a large mass suspended from a rod; its displacement is used to measure the velocity of a projectile
N: 1. the trajectory of an object in free flight
N: 1. the trajectory of an object in free flight 2. the science of flight dynamics
N: 1. an explosive (trade name Ballistite) that burns with relatively little smoke; contains pyrocellulose and is used as a propellant
N: 1. a graphical recording made by a ballistocardiograph
N: 1. a medical instrument that measures the mechanical force of cardiac contractions and the amount of blood passing through the heart during a specified period by measuring the recoil of the body as blood is pumped from the ventricles
N: 1. one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away"
N: 1. small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck 2. large tough non-rigid bag filled with gas or heated air
V: 1. ride in a hot-air balloon; "He tried to balloon around the earth but storms forced him to land in China" 2. become inflated; "The sails ballooned"
N: 1. a bomb carried by a balloon; "In World War II the Japanese launched balloon bombs against North America"
N: 1. fragrant puffed-up white to reddish-pink flowers in long narrow clusters on erect stems; Arizona to New Mexico and Utah
N: 1. any light loose sail
N: 1. a seat that has a bell shape (on some 18th century chairs)
N: 1. woody perennial climbing plant with large ornamental seed pods that resemble balloons; tropical India and Africa and America
N: 1. similar to but smaller than porcupinefish
N: 1. flying in a balloon
N: 1. someone who flies a balloon
N: 1. a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting 2. a choice that is made by voting; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"
V: 1. vote by ballot; "The voters were balloting in this state"
N: 1. a box where voters deposit their ballots
N: 1. perennial herbs or subshrubs of especially Mediterranean area: black horehound
N: 1. ill-smelling European herb with rugose leaves and whorls of dark purple flowers
N: 1. a choice that is made by voting; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"
N: 1. a palpatory technique for feeling a floating object in the body (especially for determining the position of a fetus by feeling the rebound of the fetus after a quick digital tap on the wall of the uterus)
N: 1. near to the scope or range of something; "his answer wasn't even in the right ballpark" 2. a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games); "take me out to the ballpark"
N: 1. a pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper
N: 1. an athlete who plays baseball
N: 1. a pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper
N: 1. a pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper
N: 1. large room used mainly for dancing
N: 1. any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom
N: 1. any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom
N: 1. a genre of popular music composed for ballroom dancing
N: 1. something badly botched or muddled
N: 1. something badly botched or muddled
A: 1. (used of persons) informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot"
N: 1. blatant or sensational promotion
V: 1. advertize noisily or blatantly
N: 1. someone who uses exaggerated or lurid material in order to gain public attention
V: 1. be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"
N: 1. semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation 2. any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing
N: 1. medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees 2. a fragrant oleoresin 3. small evergreen tree of Africa and Asia; leaves have a strong aromatic odor when bruised
A: 1. in a mildly insane manner; "the old lady is beginning to behave quite dottily"
N: 1. a sturdy laced walking shoe 2. a brimless dark blue Scottish cap with a flat top and a plume on one side
N: 1. a castle in northeastern Scotland that is a private residenc of the British sovereign
A: 1. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" 2. mild and pleasant; "balmy days and nights"; "the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth"
N: 1. an Iranian language spoken in Pakistan and Iran and Afghanistan and Russia and the Persian gulf
N: 1. pretentious or silly talk or writing
N: 1. strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats 2. forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts
N: 1. a light raft made of balsa
N: 1. strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats
N: 1. any seed plant yielding balsam 2. any of various fragrant oleoresins used in medicines and perfumes 3. a fragrant ointment containing a balsam resin
N: 1. a tropical Old World flowering vine with red or orange warty fruit
N: 1. an oleoresin used in varnishes and ointments
N: 1. distinguished from the family Geraniaceae by the irregular flowers
N: 1. medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees
N: 1. 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
N: 1. dark brown syrupy balsam from the Peruvian balsam tree used especially in dressing wounds and treating certain skin diseases
N: 1. aromatic yellowish brown balsam from the tolu balsam tree used especially in cough syrups
N: 1. tropical Old World vine with yellow-orange fruit
N: 1. poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-shaped leaves
N: 1. small shrubby tree of eastern North America having leaves exuding an odor of balsam when crushed
N: 1. a variety of adelgid
A: 1. of or relating to or containing balsam; "a balsamic fragrance"
N: 1. distinguished from the family Geraniaceae by the irregular flowers
N: 1. genus of coarse western American herbs with large roots containing an aromatic balsam
N: 1. a plant of the genus Balsamorhiza having white-downy leaves in a basal rosette and yellow flowers and long balsam-scented taproots
A: 1. of or relating to or containing balsam; "a balsamic fragrance"
N: 1. (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus
N: 1. (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus
N: 1. a branch of the Indo-European family of languages related to the Slavonic languages; Baltic languages have preserved many archaic features that are believed to have existed in Proto-Indo European 2. a sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navy
A: 1. of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Baltic States or their peoples or languages 2. of or near or on the Baltic Sea; "The Baltic republics"
N: 1. a group of Finnic languages including Finnish and Estonian
N: 1. a branch of the Indo-European family of languages related to the Slavonic languages; Baltic languages have preserved many archaic features that are believed to have existed in Proto-Indo European
N: 1. European countries bordering the Baltic Sea
N: 1. a sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navy
N: 1. European countries bordering the Baltic Sea
N: 1. the largest city in Maryland; a major seaport and industrial center
N: 1. eastern subspecies of northern oriole
N: 1. eastern subspecies of northern oriole
N: 1. a family of Indo-European languages including the Slavic and Baltic languages
N: 1. a family of Indo-European languages including the Slavic and Baltic languages
N: 1. a family of Indo-European languages including the Slavic and Baltic languages
N: 1. an Iranian language spoken in Pakistan and Iran and Afghanistan and Russia and the Persian gulf
N: 1. one of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing
N: 1. a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
N: 1. a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
N: 1. French novelist; he portrays the complexity of 19th century French society (1799-1850)
A: 1. of or relating to Honore de Balzac or his writings
N: 1. the capital of Mali; located in the south on the Niger
N: 1. a young child
N: 1. the hard woody stems of bamboo plants; used in construction and crafts and fishing poles 2. woody tropical grass having hollow woody stems; mature canes used for construction and furniture
N: 1. an ideological barrier around communist China especially in the 1950s and 1960s
N: 1. fast-growing sturdy Japanese fern; cultivated for their attractive broad dark-green pinnate fronds
N: 1. a palm of the genus Raffia 2. small graceful palm with reedlike stems and leaf bases clothed with loose coarse fibers
N: 1. edible young shoots of bamboo
V: 1. conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well"
N: 1. tall tender clumping bamboos
N: 1. extremely vigorous bamboo having thin-walled culms striped green and yellow; so widely cultivated that native area is uncertain
N: 1. bamboos
N: 1. 100 bani equal 1 leu 2. a decree that prohibits something 3. a bachelor's degree in nursing 4. 100 bani equal 1 leu 5. an official prohibition or edict against something
V: 1. ban from a place of residence, as for punishment 2. expel from a community or group 3. forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper) 4. prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure; "Smoking is banned in this building"
A: 1. obvious and dull; "trivial conversation"; "commonplace prose" 2. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"
N: 1. a trite or obvious remark
N: 1. elongated crescent-shaped yellow fruit with soft sweet flesh 2. any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits
N: 1. a ship designed to transport bananas
N: 1. moist bread containing banana pulp
N: 1. treelike tropical Asian herbs
N: 1. a liquid ester derived from amyl alcohol; has the odor of bananas
N: 1. cultivated for fruit
N: 1. the skin of a banana (especially when it is stripped off and discarded); "he slipped on a banana skin and almost fell"
N: 1. any of several honeycreepers
N: 1. a small country (especially in Central America) that is politically unstable and whose economy is dominated by foreign companies and depends on one export (such as bananas)
N: 1. the skin of a banana (especially when it is stripped off and discarded); "he slipped on a banana skin and almost fell"
N: 1. a banana split lengthwise and topped with scoops of ice cream and sauces and nuts and whipped cream
N: 1. any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits
A: 1. (formal) ordinary and not refined; "he felt contempt for all banausic occupations"
N: 1. (law) the seat for judges in a courtroom
N: 1. jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger; "she had rings on every finger"; "he noted that she wore a wedding band" 2. an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot" 3. a restraint put around something to hold it together 4. a strip or stripe of a contrasting color or material 5. instrumentalists not including string players 6. a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration) 7. a stripe of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands" 8. a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing 9. something elongated that is worn around the body or one of the limbs 10. a range of frequencies between two limits
V: 1. bind or tie together, as with a band 2. attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify; "ring birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns"
N: 1. wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon
N: 1. wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon
N: 1. trade name for an adhesive bandage to cover small cuts or blisters 2. hurried repair
N: 1. an extremist Palestinian Sunni group active in Lebanon in the early 1990s that advocates Salafism; responsible for murders and bombings; seeks to overthrow the Lebanese government and control Palestinian refugee camps; funded by al-Qaeda
V: 1. attach oneself to a group
V: 1. form a group or unite; "The groups banded together"
N: 1. a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
V: 1. dress by covering or binding; "The nurse bandaged a sprained ankle"; "bandage an incision" 2. wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
A: 1. covered or wrapped with a bandage; "the bandaged wound on the back of his head"; "an injury bound in fresh gauze"
N: 1. the act of applying a bandage
N: 1. large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief
N: 1. large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief
N: 1. a light cylindrical box for holding light articles of attire (especially hats)
N: 1. an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
A: 1. characterized by a band of especially white around the body; "banded cattle" 2. marked with bands or strips of contrasting color or texture; "a banded rock" 3. identified with a band especially around a leg; "kept watch for the return of their banded birds"
N: 1. sluggish krait banded with black and yellow
N: 1. small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct
N: 1. any of several geckos with dard bands across the body and differing from typical geckos in having movable eyelids; of United States southwest and gulf coast to Florida
N: 1. sluggish krait banded with black and yellow
N: 1. an East Indian civet
N: 1. North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band
N: 1. widely distributed in rugged ground of eastern United States
N: 1. fish having the habit of following ships; found in North American and South American coastal waters
N: 1. a sand snake of southwestern United States; lives in fine to coarse sand or loamy soil in which it `swims'; banding resembles that of coral snakes
N: 1. web-footed Australian stilt with reddish-brown pectoral markings
N: 1. in some classifications placed in the genus Nerodia; western United States snake that seldom ventures far from water
N: 1. molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column
N: 1. molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column
N: 1. a decorated dart that is implanted in the neck or shoulders of the bull during a bull fight
N: 1. the bullfighter who implants decorated darts (banderillas) into the neck or shoulders of the bull during a bull fight
N: 1. any of various agile rat-like terrestrial marsupials of Australia and adjacent islands; insectivorous and herbivorous
N: 1. burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon
N: 1. a strip or stripe of a contrasting color or material
N: 1. an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
N: 1. the practice of plundering in gangs
N: 1. the leader of a dance band
N: 1. molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column
N: 1. the conductor of a band
N: 1. a broad cartridge belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers
N: 1. a broad cartridge belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers
N: 1. a toothed metal band driven by two wheels
N: 1. a player in a band (especially a military band)
N: 1. a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air
N: 1. wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon
N: 1. a city in Indonesia; located on western Java (southeast of Jakarta); a resort known for its climate
N: 1. a large ornate wagon for carrying a musical band; "the gaudy bandwagon led the circus parade" 2. a popular trend that attracts growing support; "when they saw how things were going everybody jumped on the bandwagon"
N: 1. the phenomenon of a popular trend attracting even greater popularity; "in periods of high merger activity there is a bandwagon effect with more and more firms seeking to engage in takeover activity"; "polls are accused of creating a bandwagon effect to benefit their candidate"
N: 1. a data transmission rate; the maximum amount of information (bits/second) that can be transmitted along a channel
V: 1. toss or strike a ball back and forth 2. exchange blows 3. discuss lightly; "We bandied around these difficult questions"
A: 1. have legs that curve outward at the knees
A: 1. have legs that curve outward at the knees
V: 1. discuss casually; "bandy about an idea"
N: 1. outward curvature of the legs
N: 1. something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life"
N: 1. a plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries 2. a poisonous berry of a plant of the genus Actaea
A: 1. deadly or sinister; "the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look" 2. exceedingly harmful
A: 1. in a noxiously baneful way; "this banefully poisoned climate"
N: 1. a popular vacation spot in the Canadian Rockies
N: 1. a sudden very loud noise 2. a fringe of banged hair (cut short squarely across the forehead) 3. a conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang" 4. the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks" 5. a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head"
V: 1. have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" 2. close violently; "He slammed the door shut" 3. to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound; "One of them banged the sash of the window nearest my bed" 4. leap, jerk, bang; "Bullets spanged into the trees" 5. strike violently; "slam the ball" 6. move noisily; "The window banged shut"; "The old man banged around the house"
A: 1. directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her"
N: 1. an infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings
A: 1. very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"
V: 1. play loudly; "They banged out `The star-spangled banner'"
V: 1. make pregnant; "He impregnated his wife again" 2. damage or destroy as if by violence; "The teenager banged up the car of his mother"
N: 1. an industrial city in south central India (west of Chennai)
N: 1. a metal pipe filled with explosive, used to detonate land mines or to clear a path through barbed wire
N: 1. (British informal) pork sausage 2. firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing
N: 1. a family of protoctista
N: 1. the act of subjecting to strong attack 2. a continuing very loud noise
A: 1. (used informally) very large; "a thumping loss"
N: 1. the capital and largest city and chief port of Thailand; a leading city in southeastern Asia; noted for Buddhist architecture
N: 1. a Muslim republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south; formerly part of India and then part of Pakistan; it achieved independence in 1971
N: 1. a Muslim republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south; formerly part of India and then part of Pakistan; it achieved independence in 1971
N: 1. a native or inhabitant of Bangladesh
A: 1. of or relating to or characteristic of Bangladesh or its people or language; "Bangladeshi dialects"
N: 1. monetary unit in Bangladesh
N: 1. cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing 2. jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration
N: 1. a town in southeastern Northern Ireland 2. a town in east central Maine on the Penobscot River 3. a university town in northwestern Wales on the Menai Strait
N: 1. a horse bred for racing
N: 1. the capital and largest city of the Central African Republic
N: 1. East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks 2. a loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India
N: 1. East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks
V: 1. ban from a place of residence, as for punishment 2. expel from a community or group 3. expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country" 4. drive away; "banish bad thoughts"; "banish gloom"
N: 1. rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone 2. the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent); "the association should get rid of its elderly members--not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry"
N: 1. a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
N: 1. a stringed instrument of the guitar family that has long neck and circular body
N: 1. a port city and capital of Gambia
N: 1. a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities; "he cashed a check at the bank"; "that bank holds the mortgage on my home" 2. a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies) 3. a long ridge or pile; "a huge bank of earth" 4. a building in which commercial banking is transacted; "the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon" 5. sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water); "they pulled the canoe up on the bank"; "he sat on the bank of the river and watched the currents" 6. an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers; "he operated a bank of switches" 7. the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games; "he tried to break the bank at Monte Carlo" 8. a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force 9. a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning); "the plane went into a steep bank" 10. a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home; "the coin bank was empty"
V: 1. do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank; "Where do you bank in this town?" 2. be in the banking business 3. cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning; "bank a fire" 4. have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes" 5. enclose with a bank; "bank roads" 6. act as the banker in a game or in gambling 7. tip laterally; "the pilot had to bank the aircraft" 8. put into a bank account; "She deposites her paycheck every month"
N: 1. the responsibility of a bank to act in the best interests of the depositors
N: 1. a fund that a customer has entrusted to a bank and from which they can make withdrawals; "he moved his bank account to a new bank"
N: 1. a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"
N: 1. a building in which commercial banking is transacted; "the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon"
N: 1. a credit card issued by a bank
N: 1. a charter authorizing the operation of a bank
N: 1. a written order directing a bank to pay money; "he paid all his bills by check"
N: 1. an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money
N: 1. act of closing down a bank because of a fiscal emergency or failure
N: 1. a commissioner appointed to supervise banks; a state superintendent of banks
N: 1. money deposited in a bank
N: 1. interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan
N: 1. a draft drawn by a bank against funds deposited in another bank
N: 1. an examination of the affairs and records of a bank by a state or federal bank examiner
N: 1. an official appointed to audit the accounts of banks in a given jurisdiction
N: 1. the inability of a bank to meet its credit obligations
N: 1. gravel as found in natural deposits
N: 1. a security guard at a bank
N: 1. a holding company owning or controlling one or more banks
N: 1. any of several weekdays when banks are closed; a legal holiday in Britain
N: 1. an identification number consisting of a two-part code assigned to banks and savings associations; the first part shows the location and the second identifies the bank itself
N: 1. the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
N: 1. a loan made by a bank; to be repaid with interest on or before a fixed date
N: 1. manager of a branch office of a bank
N: 1. swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks
N: 1. a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"
N: 1. the central bank of England and Wales
N: 1. the central bank of Japan
N: 1. the discount rate fixed by a central bank
N: 1. a robber of banks
N: 1. the concerted action of depositors who try to withdraw their money from a bank because the think it will fail
N: 1. a basketball shot that bounces off of the backboard
N: 1. a periodic statement prepared by a bank for each client; "I wish my bank statement arrived earlier in the month"
N: 1. swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks
N: 1. a strongroom or compartment (often made of steel) for safekeeping of valuables
N: 1. the withdrawal of money from your account at a bank
A: 1. guaranteed to bring a profit; "without bankable stars the film script aroused no interest" 2. acceptable to or at a bank; "bankable funds"
N: 1. a record of deposits and withdrawals and interest held by depositors at certain banks
N: 1. the person in charge of the bank in a gambling game 2. someone who owns or is an executive in a bank
N: 1. banking: a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank
N: 1. a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"
N: 1. a letter of credit issued by a bank or express company that is payable on presentation to any correspondent of the issuer
N: 1. a draft drawn by a bank against funds deposited in another bank
N: 1. uninhibited United States actress (1903-1968)
N: 1. giant shipworms
N: 1. giant shipworm of the Pacific coast of North America
N: 1. transacting business with a bank; depositing or withdrawing funds or requesting a loan etc. 2. engaging in the business of banking; maintaining savings and checking accounts and issuing loans and credit etc.
N: 1. a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities; "he cashed a check at the bank"; "that bank holds the mortgage on my home"
N: 1. a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities; "he cashed a check at the bank"; "that bank holds the mortgage on my home"
N: 1. any gambling game in which bets are laid against the gambling house or the dealer
N: 1. banks collectively
N: 1. banks collectively
N: 1. a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"
N: 1. a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.); "he shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag"
V: 1. provide with sufficient funds; finance; "Who will bankroll the restoration of the former East German economy?"
N: 1. someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts
V: 1. reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him"
A: 1. financially ruined; "a bankrupt company"; "the company went belly-up"
N: 1. a legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared in bankruptcy 2. inability to discharge all your debts as they come due; "the company had to declare bankruptcy"; "fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks" 3. a state of complete lack of some abstract property; "spiritual bankruptcy"; "moral bankruptcy"; "intellectual bankruptcy"
N: 1. English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
N: 1. any shrub or tree of the genus Banksia having alternate leathery leaves apetalous yellow flowers often in showy heads and conelike fruit with winged seeds
N: 1. shrubby tree with silky foliage and spikes of cylindrical yellow nectarous flowers
N: 1. Chinese evergreen climbing rose with yellow or white single flowers
A: 1. forbidden by law
N: 1. a newspaper headline that runs across the full page 2. long strip of cloth for decoration or advertising
A: 1. unusually good; outstanding; "a banner year for the company"
N: 1. a knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command
A: 1. like a banner; "She waved her scarf at him bannerlike"
N: 1. an official prohibition or edict against something
N: 1. an order that bans something
N: 1. a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling 2. English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929)
N: 1. a flat bread made of oat or barley flour; common in New England and Scotland
N: 1. a battle in which the Scots under Robert the Bruce defeated the English and assured the independence of Scotland
N: 1. a public announcement of a proposed marriage
N: 1. a ceremonial dinner party for many people 2. a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed; "a banquet for the graduating seniors"; "the Thanksgiving feast"; "they put out quite a spread"
V: 1. partake in a feast or banquet 2. provide a feast or banquet for
N: 1. a song (sometimes improvised) sung by guests at a banquet
N: 1. eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment)
N: 1. an upholstered bench
N: 1. (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death
N: 1. any of various small breeds
A: 1. very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"
N: 1. weighs 115-126 pounds 2. an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 119 pounds
N: 1. wild ox of the Malay Archipelago
N: 1. light teasing repartee
V: 1. be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around"
A: 1. cleverly amusing in tone; "a bantering tone"; "facetious remarks"; "tongue-in-cheek advice"
A: 1. in a bantering fashion; "he spoke to her banteringly"
N: 1. a disease characterized by congestion and enlargement of the spleen; accompanied by anemia or cirrhosis
N: 1. a disease characterized by congestion and enlargement of the spleen; accompanied by anemia or cirrhosis
N: 1. Canadian physiologist who discovered insulin with C. H. Best and who used it to treat diabetes(1891-1941) 2. wild ox of the Malay Archipelago
A: 1. relating to or designating languages that possess characteristics of Bantu; "Bantoid languages"
N: 1. a family of languages widely spoken in the southern half of the African continent
N: 1. a member of any of a large number of linguistically related peoples of Central and South Africa 2. a family of languages widely spoken in the southern half of the African continent
A: 1. of or relating to the African people who speak one of the Bantoid languages or to their culture; "the Bantu population of Sierra Leone"
A: 1. of or relating to people who speak Bantu; "the Bantu-speaking people of Africa" 2. able to communicate in Bantu
N: 1. East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks 2. a loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India
N: 1. East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks
N: 1. a Japanese cheer of enthusiasm or triumph
N: 1. a mass attack of troops without concern for casualties; originated by Japanese who accompanied it with yells of `banzai'
N: 1. a mass attack of troops without concern for casualties; originated by Japanese who accompanied it with yells of `banzai'
N: 1. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread
N: 1. a small loaf or roll of soft bread
N: 1. small genus of shrubs and lianas and trees of Africa and Madagascar
N: 1. small shrubby African tree with hard wood used as a dyewood yielding a red dye
V: 1. administer baptism to; "The parents had the child baptized"
A: 1. having undergone the Christian ritual of baptism
N: 1. genus of North American plants with showy pealike flowers and an inflated pod
N: 1. wild indigo of the eastern United States having racemes of blue flowers
N: 1. erect or spreading herb having racemes of creamy white flowers; the eastern United States
N: 1. much-branched erect herb with bright yellow flowers; distributed from Massachusetts to Florida
N: 1. a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth; "most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism"
A: 1. of or relating to baptism; "baptismal font"
N: 1. bowl for baptismal water
N: 1. the first name given to Christians at birth or christening
N: 1. follower of Baptistic doctrines
A: 1. of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Baptist church; "Baptist baptismal practices"; "a Baptist minister"
N: 1. any of various evangelical Protestant churches that believe in the baptism of voluntary believers
N: 1. group of Baptist congregations
N: 1. bowl for baptismal water
A: 1. of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Baptist church; "Baptist baptismal practices"; "a Baptist minister"
N: 1. any of various doctrines closely related to Anabaptism
N: 1. bowl for baptismal water
N: 1. any of various evangelical Protestant churches that believe in the baptism of voluntary believers
V: 1. administer baptism to; "The parents had the child baptized"
A: 1. having undergone the Christian ritual of baptism
N: 1. a counter where you can obtain food or drink; "he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar" 2. a heating element in an electric fire; "an electric fire with three bars" 3. a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises 4. the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction; "he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey" 5. a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore; "the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river" 6. (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter; "unfortunately some writers have used bar for one dyne per square centimeter" 7. (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried; "spectators were not allowed past the bar" 8. musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats; "the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song" 9. an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal; "it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar" 10. the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza" 11. a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax); "a bar of chocolate" 12. a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar" 13. a portable .30 caliber magazine-fed automatic rifle operated by gas pressure; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War 14. a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon; "there were bars in the windows to prevent escape"
V: 1. expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country" 2. render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" 3. secure with, or as if with, bars; "He barred the door" 4. prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club"
N: 1. evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant
N: 1. the absolute unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimeter
N: 1. a table game in which short cues are used to knock balls into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs; penalties are incurred if the pegs are knocked over
N: 1. a bit for horses that is a solid bar of metal
N: 1. a chart with bars whose lengths are proportional to quantities
N: 1. code consisting of a series of vertical bars of variable width that are scanned by a laser; printed on consumer product packages to identify the item for a computer that provides the price and registers inventory information
N: 1. an examination conducted at regular intervals to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given jurisdiction; "applicants may qualify to take the New York bar examination by graduating from an approved law school"; "he passed the bar exam on his third try"
N: 1. an examination conducted at regular intervals to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given jurisdiction; "applicants may qualify to take the New York bar examination by graduating from an approved law school"; "he passed the bar exam on his third try"
N: 1. a drinker who frequents bars
N: 1. a woman employed by a bar to act as a companion to men customers
N: 1. a chart with bars whose lengths are proportional to quantities
V: 1. go from one pub to the next and get progressively more drunk; "he pub-crawled around Birmingham"
N: 1. a vertical line before the accented beat marking the boundary between musical bars
N: 1. a magnet in the form of a bar with magnetic poles at each end
N: 1. a catcher's mask with bars
N: 1. (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility; "a bar mitzvah is an important social event"
V: 1. confirm in the bar mitzvah ceremony, of boys in the Jewish faith
N: 1. an impact printer that uses a bar to carry the type slugs
N: 1. the status of being born to parents who were not married 2. a mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left
N: 1. soap in the form of a bar
N: 1. United States writer of poems and plays about racial conflict (born in 1934)
N: 1. terrestrial Siberian squirrel
N: 1. Austrian physician who developed a rotational method for testing the middle ear (1876-1936)
N: 1. the pointed part of barbed wire 2. a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove 3. an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets" 4. one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather
V: 1. provide with barbs; "barbed wire" 2. provide with barbs; "barbed wire"
N: 1. a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle)
N: 1. a native or inhabitant of Barbados
A: 1. of or relating to or characteristic of Barbados or its inhabitants; "a Barabdos vacation"
N: 1. easternmost of the West Indies about 300 miles north of Venezuela 2. a parliamentary democracy on the island of Barbados; former British colony; a popular resort area
N: 1. West Indian woody scrambler with spiny stems and numerous fragrant white flowers in panicles followed by small yellow to orange fruits
N: 1. tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries 2. acid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American shrub very rich in vitamin C
N: 1. the basic unit of money in Barbados
N: 1. West Indian woody scrambler with spiny stems and numerous fragrant white flowers in panicles followed by small yellow to orange fruits 2. small yellow to orange fruit of the Barbados gooseberry cactus used in desserts and preserves and jellies
N: 1. named for a country house in Barbados where it was discovered
N: 1. East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers; cultivated as an ornamental
N: 1. British sculptor (1902-1975)
N: 1. United States historian (1912-1989)
N: 1. English economist and conservationist (1914-1981)
N: 1. United States historian (1912-1989)
N: 1. biennial or perennial herbs of north temperate regions: winter cress
N: 1. of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida
N: 1. of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida
N: 1. noxious cress with yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sisymbrium
N: 1. a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement 2. a member of an uncivilized people
A: 1. without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes"
A: 1. without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes" 2. unrestrained and crudely rich; "barbaric use of color or ornament"
N: 1. an act that makes people primitive and uncivilized
V: 1. make crude or savage in behavior or speech; "his years in prison have barbarized the young man" 2. become crude or savage or barbaric in behavior or language
N: 1. a brutal barbarous savage act
N: 1. the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane 2. a brutal barbarous savage act
N: 1. an act that makes people primitive and uncivilized
V: 1. make crude or savage in behavior or speech; "his years in prison have barbarized the young man" 2. become crude or savage or barbaric in behavior or language
N: 1. Barbary pirate (died in 1546) 2. Holy Roman Emperor from 1152 to 1190; conceded supremacy to the pope; drowned leading the Third Crusade (1123-1190)
A: 1. primitive in customs and culture 2. (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks"
A: 1. in a barbarous manner; "they were barbarously murdered"
N: 1. the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane
N: 1. a region of northern Africa on the Mediterranean coast between Egypt and Gibraltar; was used as a base for pirates from the 16th to 19th centuries
N: 1. tailless macaque of rocky cliffs and forests of northwestern Africa and Gibraltar
N: 1. the Mediterranean coast of northern Africa that was famous for its Moorish pirates 2. a part of a city that is notorious for gambling dens and brothels and saloons and riotous night life (especially the waterfront of San Francisco after the gold rush of 1849); "we'll tolerate no Barbary Coast in this city!"
N: 1. a pirate along the Barbary coast
N: 1. wild sheep of northern Africa
N: 1. West Indian shrub or small tree having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood
A: 1. having hair on the cheeks and chin
N: 1. meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce 2. a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors 3. a cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire; especially a whole animal carcass roasted on a spit
V: 1. cook outdoors on a barbecue grill; "let's barbecue that meat"; "We cooked out in the forest"
N: 1. a pit where wood or charcoal is burned to make a bed of hot coals suitable for barbecuing meat
N: 1. spicy sweet and sour sauce usually based on catsup or chili sauce
A: 1. cooked over an outdoor grill
N: 1. baked or roasted with a spicy sauce
N: 1. chicken wings cooked in barbecue sauce
N: 1. roasting a large piece of meat on a revolving spit out of doors over an open fire
A: 1. capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire" 2. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers"
N: 1. strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage
N: 1. slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish
N: 1. a bar to which heavy discs are attached at each end; used in weightlifting
A: 1. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers"
N: 1. meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce 2. a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors 3. a cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire; especially a whole animal carcass roasted on a spit
N: 1. United States composer (1910-1981) 2. a hairdresser who cuts hair and shaves beards as a trade
V: 1. perform the services of a barber: cut the hair and/or beard of
N: 1. fungal infection of the face and neck
N: 1. striped pole outside a barbershop
N: 1. a large fixed adjustable chair in which barbers seat their customers
N: 1. any of numerous plants of the genus Berberis having prickly stems and yellow flowers followed by small red berries
N: 1. shrubs or herbs
N: 1. a shop where men can get their hair cut
N: 1. an unaccompanied quartet of (usually male) voices singing sentimental songs in four-part harmony
N: 1. widely cultivated South African perennial having flower heads with orange to flame-colored rays
N: 1. small brightly colored stout-billed tropical bird having short weak wings
N: 1. (formerly) a mound of earth inside a fort from which heavy gun can be fired over the parapet
N: 1. a gun carriage elevated so that the gun can be fired over the parapet
N: 1. a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle)
N: 1. a barbiturate used as a hypnotic
N: 1. a barbiturate used as a hypnotic
N: 1. organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal
N: 1. a white crystalline acid derived from pyrimidine; used in preparing barbiturate drugs
N: 1. United States singer and actress (born in 1942)
N: 1. United States singer and actress (born in 1942)
N: 1. found along western Atlantic coast
N: 1. an island in Antigua and Barbuda
N: 1. a boating song sung by Venetian gondoliers
N: 1. a boating song sung by Venetian gondoliers
N: 1. a city in northeastern Spain on the Mediterranean; 2nd largest Spanish city and the largest port and commercial center; has been a center for radical political beliefs
N: 1. an ornamental caparison for a horse 2. a lyric poet
V: 1. put a caparison on; "caparison the horses for the festive occasion"
N: 1. United States physicist who won the Nobel Prize for physics twice (1908-1991)
A: 1. being a bard or relating to a bard's poetry; "bardic poetry"
N: 1. idolization of William Shakespeare
V: 1. lay bare; "denude a forest" 2. lay bare; "bare your breasts"; "bare your feelings" 3. make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare"
A: 1. lacking a surface finish such as paint; "bare wood"; "unfinished furniture" 2. showing ground without the usual covering of grass; "a carefully swept bare yard around the house" 3. denuded of leaves; "the bare branches of winter" 4. not having a protective covering; "unsheathed cables"; "a bare blade" 5. having extraneous everything removed including contents; "the bare walls"; "the cupboard was bare" 6. without the natural or usual covering; "a bald spot on the lawn"; "bare hills" 7. providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape" 8. completely unclothed; "bare bodies"; "naked from the waist up"; "a nude model"
A: 1. apart from anything else; without additions or modifications; "only the bare facts"; "shocked by the mere idea"; "the simple passage of time was enough"; "the simple truth" 2. lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet" 3. just barely adequate or within a lower limit; "a bare majority"; "a marginal victory"
A: 1. (used informally) completely unclothed
A: 1. (used informally) completely unclothed
A: 1. having the breasts uncovered or featuring such nudity; "topless waitresses"; "a topless cabaret"
A: 1. characterized by disorderly action and disregard for rules; "a rough-and-tumble fight"; "rough-and-tumble politics"; "undisguised bare-knuckle capitalism"
A: 1. characterized by disorderly action and disregard for rules; "a rough-and-tumble fight"; "rough-and-tumble politics"; "undisguised bare-knuckle capitalism"
N: 1. bone stripped of flesh
N: 1. (plural) the most basic facts or elements; "he told us only the bare bones of the story"
A: 1. riding without a saddle; "a bareback rider"
A: 1. without a saddle; "she prefers to ride her horse bareback"
A: 1. riding without a saddle; "a bareback rider"
A: 1. without a saddle; "she prefers to ride her horse bareback"
N: 1. a vessel (such as a yacht) that can be chartered without a captain or crew or provisions
N: 1. boating by chartering a bareboat and providing your own crew and provisions; "we saved money by bareboating"
A: 1. having the head uncovered; "caught bareheaded by the downpour"; "with bared head"
A: 1. 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; "bold-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell 2. with no effort to conceal; "a barefaced lie"
A: 1. without shame; "he unashamedly abandoned the project when he realized he would not gain from it"
A: 1. without shoes; "the barefoot boy"; "shoeless Joe Jackson"
A: 1. without shoes on; "he chased her barefoot across the meadow"
A: 1. without shoes; "the barefoot boy"; "shoeless Joe Jackson"
A: 1. without shoes on; "he chased her barefoot across the meadow"
A: 1. with bare hands; "fought barehanded"
A: 1. having the head uncovered; "caught bareheaded by the downpour"; "with bared head"
A: 1. having the legs uncovered by clothing; "barelegged children on the beach"
A: 1. in a sparse or scanty way; "a barely furnished room" 2. by a small margin; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats
N: 1. an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation 2. the state of being unclothed and exposed (especially of a part of the body)
N: 1. the part of the Arctic Ocean north of Norway and Russia
V: 1. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"
N: 1. an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each; "he made a bargain with the devil"; "he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals" 2. an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price"
V: 1. come to terms; arrive at an agreement 2. negotiate the terms of an exchange; "We bargained for a beautiful rug in the bazaar"
A: 1. costing less than standard price; "buying bargain-priced clothes for the children"; "cut-rate goods"
V: 1. persuade the seller to accept a lower price; "She beat the merchant down $100"
N: 1. a shopper who hunts for bargains
N: 1. a price below the standard price
N: 1. negotiator of the terms of a transaction; "he is a hard bargainer" 2. someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
N: 1. the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement
N: 1. leverage in the form of an inducement or a concession useful in successful negotiations
N: 1. a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
V: 1. push one's way; "she barged into the meeting room" 2. transport by barge on a body of water
V: 1. enter uninvited; informal; "let's crash the party!" 2. break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation"
N: 1. a long pole used to propel or guide a barge; "I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole"
N: 1. someone who operates a barge
N: 1. needlepoint stitch that produces zigzag lines
N: 1. someone who operates a barge
N: 1. capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast
A: 1. of or relating to or containing barium
N: 1. Algerian plant formerly burned to obtain calcium carbonate 2. bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
N: 1. the removal of covering
N: 1. Kamarupan languages spoken in the state of Assam in northeastern India
N: 1. a white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium
N: 1. the second lowest brass wind instrument 2. a male singer 3. the second lowest adult male singing voice
A: 1. lower in range than tenor and higher than bass; "a baritone voice"; "baritone oboe"
N: 1. the second lowest brass wind instrument
N: 1. the second lowest adult male singing voice
N: 1. a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite
N: 1. a white toxic powder obtained by heating barium oxide in air
N: 1. contrast medium is injected into the rectum and x-rays are taken to search for lesions
N: 1. white poisonous crystals; made by dissolving barium oxide in water
N: 1. an oxide of barium; a whitish toxic powder
N: 1. an oxide of barium; a whitish toxic powder
N: 1. a white toxic powder obtained by heating barium oxide in air
N: 1. an oxide of barium; a whitish toxic powder
N: 1. a white insoluble radiopaque powder used as a pigment
N: 1. a white insoluble radiopaque powder used as a pigment 2. a white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium
N: 1. tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants 2. a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts 3. a noise resembling the bark of a dog 4. the sound made by a dog
V: 1. cover with bark 2. tan (a skin) with bark tannins 3. speak in an unfriendly tone; "She barked into the dictaphone" 4. remove the bark of a tree 5. make barking sounds; "The dogs barked at the stranger"
N: 1. any of several insects living on the bark of plants
N: 1. small beetle that bores tunnels in the bark and wood of trees; related to weevils
N: 1. any of several insects living on the bark of plants
N: 1. an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar
N: 1. an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar
N: 1. informal terms for dogs 2. someone who stands in front of a show (as at a carnival) and gives a loud colorful sales talk to potential customers
N: 1. small Asian deer with small antlers and a cry like a bark
N: 1. of southwest United States and Mexico; call is like a dog's bark
N: 1. United States politician and lawyer; vice president of the United States (1877-1956)
A: 1. resembling the rough bark of a tree; "the rattlesnake's barky scales"
N: 1. cultivated since prehistoric times; grown for forage and grain 2. a grain of barley
N: 1. a brittle transparent candy made by melting and cooling cane sugar
N: 1. a brittle transparent candy made by melting and cooling cane sugar
N: 1. European annual grass often found as a weed in waste ground especially along roadsides and hedgerows
N: 1. used to feed infants
N: 1. a grain of barley 2. a grain of barley
N: 1. a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey
N: 1. a female bartender
N: 1. an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar
N: 1. a rich currant cake or bun
A: 1. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" 2. marked by spirited enjoyment
N: 1. an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals 2. (physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounter
N: 1. a dance party featuring country dancing
N: 1. the large sliding door of a barn
N: 1. a coarse annual panic grass; a cosmopolitan weed; occasionally used for hay or grazing
N: 1. a coarse annual panic grass; a cosmopolitan weed; occasionally used for hay or grazing
N: 1. mottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures; important in rodent control
N: 1. an orange and tan spider with darkly banded legs that spins an orb web daily; "the barn spider was made famous in E. B. White's book `Charlotte''s Web''"
N: 1. common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc.
N: 1. European weed having a winged stem and hairy leaves; adventive in the eastern United States
N: 1. marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces 2. European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north
N: 1. European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north
A: 1. covered with barnacles; "the barnacled hull of a wrecked ship"
N: 1. someone who burns down a barn 2. a impressively successful event; "the rock concert was a real barnburner"
N: 1. an opaque adjustable flap on a lamp fixture; used in photography to cut off light from particular areas
N: 1. one of the largest skates (to 5 feet); an active skate easy to hook
N: 1. United States race driver who was the first to drive faster than a mile a minute (1878-1946)
N: 1. the quantity that a barn will hold
V: 1. tour the country making political speeches, giving lectures, or presenting plays; "The presidential candidates are busy barnstorming this month" 2. appear at county fairs and carnevals as a stunt flier and parachute jumper
N: 1. an actor who travels around the country presenting plays 2. a pilot who travels around the country giving exhibits of stunt flying and parachuting
N: 1. United States showman who popularized the circus (1810-1891)
N: 1. a yard adjoining a barn
N: 1. a coarse annual panic grass; a cosmopolitan weed; occasionally used for hay or grazing
N: 1. a recording barometer; automatically records on paper the variations in atmospheric pressure
A: 1. relating to or registered by a barograph
N: 1. an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
A: 1. relating to atmospheric pressure or indicated by a barometer; "barometric pressure"
N: 1. atmospheric pressure as indicated by a barometer
A: 1. relating to atmospheric pressure or indicated by a barometer; "barometric pressure"
N: 1. a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank 2. a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron" 3. a British peer of the lowest rank
N: 1. English physiologist who conducted research into the function of neurons; 1st Baron of Cambridge (1889-1997)
N: 1. German naturalist who explored Central and South America and provided a comprehensive description of the physical universe (1769-1859)
N: 1. British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in 1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774)
N: 1. British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in 1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774)
N: 1. French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers (1689-1755)
N: 1. German naturalist who explored Central and South America and provided a comprehensive description of the physical universe (1769-1859)
N: 1. American Revolutionary leader (born in Prussia) who trained the troops under George Washington (1730-1794)
N: 1. French naturalist known as the father of comparative anatomy (1769-1832)
N: 1. German physiologist and physicist (1821-1894)
N: 1. British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970)
N: 1. French mathematician who developed Fourier analysis and studied the conduction of heat (1768-1830)
N: 1. German conductor and composer of Romantic operas (1786-1826)
N: 1. German philologist noted for his studies of the relation between language and culture (1767-1835)
N: 1. English surgeon who was the first to use antiseptics (1827-1912)
N: 1. English composer of many successful musicals (some in collaboration with Sir Tim Rice) (born in 1948)
N: 1. German raconteur who told preposterous stories about his adventures as a soldier and hunter; his name is now associated with any telling of exaggerated stories or winning lies (1720-1797)
N: 1. English actor best know for his Shakespearean roles (1907-1989)
N: 1. German neurologist noted for his studies of sexual deviance (1840-1902)
N: 1. English writer of novels about moral dilemmas in academe (1905-1980)
N: 1. English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)
N: 1. German philologist noted for his studies of the relation between language and culture (1767-1835)
N: 1. the peers of a kingdom considered as a group
N: 1. terrestrial Siberian squirrel
N: 1. a noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron
N: 1. French writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence (1804-1876)
N: 1. British writer (born in Hungary) (1865-1947)
N: 1. English economist and conservationist (1914-1981)
N: 1. Danish writer who lived in Kenya for 19 years and is remembered for her writings about Africa (1885-1962)
N: 1. British stateswoman; first woman to serve as Prime Minister (born in 1925)
N: 1. a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight; "since he was a baronet he had to be addressed as Sir Henry Jones, Bart."
N: 1. the rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baroness 2. the title of a baron
V: 1. confer baronetcy upon; "He was baronetized for his loyalty to the country"
V: 1. confer baronetcy upon; "He was baronetized for his loyalty to the country"
N: 1. a knife resembling a cleaver; used in the Philippines
A: 1. impressive in appearance; "a baronial mansion"; "an imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns"
N: 1. French romantic writer (1766-1817)
N: 1. the rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baroness 2. the estate of a baron 3. the domain of a baron
N: 1. elaborate an extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century
A: 1. having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation; "the building...frantically baroque"-William Dean Howells
N: 1. elaborate an extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century
N: 1. a sensory receptor that responds to pressure
N: 1. 5-story-tall dinosaur
N: 1. 5-story-tall dinosaur
N: 1. a horse-drawn carriage having four wheels; has an outside seat for the driver and facing inside seats for two couples and a folding top
N: 1. a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts
N: 1. a building used to house military personnel
V: 1. laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker" 2. urge on or encourage especially by shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers" 3. lodge in barracks
N: 1. shouting to interrupt a speech with which you disagree
N: 1. any voracious marine fish of the genus Sphyraena having an elongated cylindrical body and large mouth with projecting lower jaw and long strong teeth
N: 1. the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing" 2. the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
V: 1. attack with a barrage; "The speaker was barraged by an angry audience"
N: 1. an elongated tethered balloon or blimp with cables or net suspended from it to deter enemy planes that are flying low
N: 1. the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing"
V: 1. jam an entire frequency sprectrum; "During the Cold War, the Soviets routinely barrage jammed to interfere with transmissions from the West"
N: 1. electronic jamming over a wide range of frequencies simultaneously
N: 1. large edible Australian lungfish having paddle-shaped fins
N: 1. large edible Australian lungfish having paddle-shaped fins
N: 1. a port city of northern Colombia near the Caribbean on the Magdalena River
A: 1. preventing entry or exit or a course of action; "a barricaded street"; "barred doors"; "the blockaded harbor" 2. firmly fastened or secured against opening; "windows and doors were all fast"; "a locked closet"; "left the house properly secured"
N: 1. large owl of eastern North America having its breast and abdomen streaked with brown
N: 1. small but gamy pickerel of Atlantic coastal states
N: 1. any of various units of capacity; "a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons" 2. a cylindrical container that holds liquids 3. a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends 4. a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired 5. the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold
V: 1. put in barrels
N: 1. any cactus of the genus Echinocactus; strongly ribbed and very spiny; southwestern United States to Brazil 2. a cactus of the genus Ferocactus: unbranched barrel-shaped cactus having deep ribs with numerous spines and usually large funnel-shaped flowers followed by dry fruits
N: 1. a knot used for tying fishing leaders together; the ends of the two leaders are wrapped around each other two or three times
N: 1. a craftsman who makes or repairs wooden barrels or tubs
N: 1. a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs
N: 1. a roll in which the plane follows a spiral course
N: 1. the simplest form of vault; a single continuous arch
A: 1. (of an arrow) tapered toward both ends 2. put in or stored in a barrel; "barreled beer"
N: 1. blackish fish of New England waters
N: 1. the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold
N: 1. a cheap drinking and dancing establishment
A: 1. (of an arrow) tapered toward both ends 2. put in or stored in a barrel; "barreled beer"
N: 1. the amount that many barrels might hold
N: 1. an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation; "the barrens of central Africa"; "the trackless wastes of the desert"
A: 1. not bearing offspring; "a barren woman"; "learned early in his marriage that he was sterile" 2. incapable of sustaining life; "the dead and barren Moon" 3. providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape"
N: 1. of tundra of northern Canada; in some classifications included in the species Rangifer tarandus
A: 1. completely wanting or lacking; "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "a novel devoid of wit and inventiveness"; "a life empty of happiness"; "innocent of literary merit"; "void of understanding"
N: 1. the state (usually of a woman) of having no children or being unable to have children 2. a condition yielding nothing of value
N: 1. slow-growing creeping plant with semi-evergreen leaves on erect wiry stems; used as ground cover
N: 1. a pin for holding women's hair in place
N: 1. a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations)
N: 1. a barrier (usually thrown up hastily so as to impede the advance of an enemy); "they enemy stormed the barricade" 2. a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
V: 1. render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" 2. prevent access to by barricading; "The street where the President lives is always barricaded" 3. block off with barricades
A: 1. preventing entry or exit or a course of action; "a barricaded street"; "barred doors"; "the blockaded harbor"
V: 1. block off with barricades
N: 1. Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan (1860-1937)
N: 1. a structure or object that impedes free movement 2. anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access 3. any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective; "intolerance is a barrier to understanding"
N: 1. a long narrow sandy island (wider than a reef) running parallel to the shore
N: 1. a long coral reef near and parallel to the shore
N: 1. a junction unit for connecting 2 cables without the need for plugs
N: 1. the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
N: 1. a Spanish-speaking quarter in a town or city (especially in the United States) 2. an urban area in a Spanish-speaking country
N: 1. a British lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law
N: 1. a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar"
N: 1. (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs 2. a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels 3. the quantity that a barrow will hold
N: 1. North American goldeneye diving duck
N: 1. a hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow
N: 1. a hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow
N: 1. the quantity that a barrow will hold
N: 1. United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1882-1942) 2. United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1878-1954) 3. United States actress; daughter of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1879-1959) 4. United States actress; daughter of John Drew and wife of Maurice Barrymore; mother of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1854-1893) 5. United States actor; husband of Georgiana Emma Barrymore and father of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1847-1905)
N: 1. gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden bars supported on uprights
N: 1. a town in southeastern California
N: 1. a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight; "since he was a baronet he had to be addressed as Sir Henry Jones, Bart."
N: 1. an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar
N: 1. an equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by barter"
V: 1. exchange goods without involving money
V: 1. trade in in a bartering transaction
N: 1. a trader who exchanges goods and not money
N: 1. United States novelist (born in 1930) 2. Swiss Protestant theologian (1886-1968)
N: 1. United States author of sometimes surrealistic stories (1931-1989)
N: 1. German historian noted for his critical approach to sources and for his history of Rome (1776-1831)
N: 1. French sculptor best known for creating the Statue of Liberty now in New York harbor
N: 1. Danish physician who discovered Bartholin's gland (1585-1629)
N: 1. either of the two posterior vestibular glands that secrete a lubricating mucus; homologous to Cowper's gland in the male
N: 1. Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500)
N: 1. Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500)
N: 1. a Welsh pirate credited with having taken more than 400 ships (1682-1722)
N: 1. a living fossil or so-called `green dinosaur'; genus or subfamily of primitive nut-bearing trees thought to have died out 50 million years ago; a single specimen found in 1994 on Mount Bartle Frere in eastern Australia; not yet officially named
N: 1. a town in northeastern Oklahoma
N: 1. juicy yellow pear 2. United States publisher and editor who compiled a book of familiar quotations (1820-1905) 3. United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946)
N: 1. juicy yellow pear
N: 1. Hungarian composer and pianist who collected Hungarian folk music; in 1940 he moved to the United States (1881-1945)
N: 1. Spanish painter (1617-1682)
N: 1. pope who alienated the French cardinals (1318-1389)
N: 1. United States anarchist (born in Italy) who with Nicola Sacco was convicted of murder and in spite of world-wide protest was executed (1888-1927)
N: 1. Italian anatomist who was one of the fathers of modern anatomy; noted for descriptions of the ear and the heart (1520-1574)
N: 1. annual grown especially for its fragrant golden nocturnal flowers
N: 1. open-growing shrub of eastern North America having pure white flowers and small waxy almost black fruits
N: 1. a genus of Scolopacidae
N: 1. large plover-like sandpiper of North American fields and uplands
N: 1. large plover-like sandpiper of North American fields and uplands
N: 1. economic advisor to United States Presidents (1870-1965) 2. a disciple of and secretary for the prophet Jeremiah 3. an Apocryphal book ascribed to Baruch
N: 1. Dutch philosopher who espoused a pantheistic system (1632-1677)
N: 1. terrestrial Siberian squirrel
N: 1. (astronomy) the common center of mass around which two or more bodies revolve
N: 1. the absolute unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimeter
N: 1. any of the elementary particles having a mass equal to or greater than that of a proton and that participate in strong interactions; a hadron with a baryon number of +1
N: 1. a number equal to the difference between the number of baryons and the number of antibaryons in any subatomic structure; it is conserved in all types of particle interactions
N: 1. Russian dancer and choreographer who migrated to the United States (born in 1948)
N: 1. any of several compounds of barium
N: 1. a white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium
A: 1. of or relating to or containing baryta
N: 1. a male singer
N: 1. a woman having literary or intellectual interests
N: 1. (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility
N: 1. a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut
A: 1. of primary importance; "basic truths" 2. serving as or forming a base; "the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats" 3. especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem; "basal placentation"; "radical leaves"
N: 1. body temperature in the morning before rising or moving about or eating anything
N: 1. natural family planning in which the fertile period of the woman's menstrual cycle is inferred by noting the rise in basal body temperature that typically occurs with ovulation
N: 1. natural family planning in which the fertile period of the woman's menstrual cycle is inferred by noting the rise in basal body temperature that typically occurs with ovulation
N: 1. any of several masses of subcortical gray matter at the base of each cerebral hemisphere that seem to be involved in the regulation of voluntary movement
N: 1. the rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state
N: 1. the amount of energy required to maintain the body of an individual in a resting state
N: 1. where one or few ovules develop at the base of a simple or compound ovary
N: 1. a large vein passing along the medial surface of the temporal lobe and emptying into the great cerebral vein
N: 1. the commonest type of solidified lava; a dense dark gray fine-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene
A: 1. of or relating to or containing basalt; "basaltic magma is fluid"
N: 1. a structure in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (as in a bascule bridge)
N: 1. the bottom or lowest part; "the base of the mountain" 2. a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit; "a tub should sit on its own base" 3. place that runner must touch before scoring; "he scrambled to get back to the bag" 4. (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment; "the base of the skull" 5. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem" 6. lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower" 7. (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place; "10 is the radix of the decimal system" 8. installation from which a military force initiates operations; "the attack wiped out our forward bases" 9. 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" 10. the most important or necessary part of something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice" 11. (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector 12. the principal ingredient of a mixture; "glycerinated gelatin is used as a base for many ointments"; "he told the painter that he wanted a yellow base with just a hint of green"; "everything she cooked seemed to have rice as the base" 13. the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed; "the base of the triangle" 14. the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end 15. an intensely anti-western terrorist network that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist group; has cells in more than 50 countries 16. a lower limit; "the government established a wage floor" 17. the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area; "the industrial base of Japan" 18. a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp" 19. the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
V: 1. use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation" 2. assign to a station 3. use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
A: 1. having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality; "that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"- Edmund Burke; "taking a mean advantage"; "chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"- Shakespeare; "something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics" 2. not adhering to ethical or moral principles; "base and unpatriotic motives"; "a base, degrading way of life"; "cheating is dishonorable"; "they considered colonialism immoral"; "unethical practices in handling public funds" 3. of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth" 4. illegitimate 5. debased; not genuine; "an attempt to eliminate the base coinage" 6. serving as or forming a base; "the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats" 7. (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal; "base coins of aluminum"; "a base metal"
A: 1. yielding a base in aqueous solution
N: 1. (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely
N: 1. installation from which a military force initiates operations; "the attack wiped out our forward bases"
N: 1. (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls"
N: 1. one of the pairs of chemical bases joined by hydrogen bonds that connect the complementary strands of a DNA molecule or of an RNA molecule that has two strands; the base pairs are adenine with thymine and guanine with cytosine in DNA and adenine with uracil and guanine with cytosine in RNA
N: 1. the interest rate set by the Bank of England for lending to other banks
N: 1. a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base)
N: 1. a ball used in playing baseball 2. a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of 9 players; teams take turns at bat trying to score run; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empy lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
N: 1. an implement used in baseball by the batter
N: 1. a cap with a bill
N: 1. a trading card with a picture of a baseball player and information about his playing record
N: 1. a meeting at which baseball players receive special evaluation and instruction; "a summer baseball clinic for promising young players"
N: 1. a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together; "each club played six home games with teams in its own division"
N: 1. a coach of baseball players
N: 1. the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate
N: 1. equipment used in playing baseball
N: 1. the baseball playing field
N: 1. a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of 9 players; teams take turns at bat trying to score run; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empy lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
N: 1. gloves worn by fielders in baseball
N: 1. a league of baseball teams
N: 1. a coach of baseball players
N: 1. gloves worn by fielders in baseball
N: 1. (baseball) a play executed by a baseball team
N: 1. an athlete who plays baseball
N: 1. the score of a baseball game
N: 1. the season when baseball is played
N: 1. in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball"
N: 1. a team that plays baseball
N: 1. a molding covering the joint formed by a wall and the floor
A: 1. of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth" 2. illegitimate
A: 1. having a base; "firmly based ice" 2. being derived from (usually followed by `on' or `upon''); "a film based on a best-selling novel" 3. having a basis; often used as combining terms; "a soundly based argument"; "well-founded suspicions"
A: 1. having a base of operations; "a company based in Atlanta"
A: 1. being founded on; "criticisms based on ignorance"
N: 1. a city in northwestern Switzerland
A: 1. without a basis in reason or fact; "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy"
N: 1. the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court; when serving the server must not step over this line 2. an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared; "the established a baseline for the budget" 3. the lines a baseball player must follow while running the bases
A: 1. in a despicable, ignoble manner; "this new leader meanly threatens the deepest values of our society"
N: 1. the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage 2. the ground floor facade or interior in Renaissance architecture
N: 1. unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values
N: 1. small smooth-haired breed of African origin having a tightly curled tail and the inability to bark
N: 1. an uproarious party 2. a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head"
V: 1. hit hard
A: 1. self-consciously timid; "I never laughed, being bashful; lowering my head, I looked at the wall"- Ezra Pound 2. disposed to avoid notice; "they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it"; (`blate'' is a Scottish term for bashful)
A: 1. in a shy or timid or bashful manner; "he smiled shyly"
N: 1. feeling embarrassed due to modesty
N: 1. the second largest city in Iraq; an oil port in southern Iraq
N: 1. (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant 2. a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use
A: 1. of primary importance; "basic truths" 2. reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality; "a basic story line"; "a canonical syllable pattern" 3. of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base 4. pertaining to or constituting a base or basis; "a basic fact"; "the basic ingredients"; "basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities" 5. serving as a base or starting point; "a basic course in Russian"; "basic training for raw recruits"; "a set of basic tools"; "an introductory art course"
N: 1. an assumption that is basic to an argument
N: 1. cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge
N: 1. dye in which the chromophore are part of a positive ion
N: 1. a simplified form of English proposed for use as an auxiliary language for international communication; devised by C. K. Ogden and I. A. Richards
N: 1. pig iron containing a high percentage of phosphorus; used in making steel by a process that removes the phosphorus
N: 1. a shipboard missile system
N: 1. principles from which other truths can be derived; "first you must learn the fundamentals"; "let's get down to basics"
N: 1. slag produced in making steel; low in silica but having large amounts of calcium phosphate; useful as fertilizer
N: 1. the initial period of training for new military personnel; involves intense physical activity and behavioral discipline
A: 1. at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature; "He is basically dishonest"; "the argument was essentially a technical one"; "for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person"
N: 1. principles from which other truths can be derived; "first you must learn the fundamentals"; "let's get down to basics" 2. a statement of fundamental facts or principles
A: 1. relating to or characterized by basidia
N: 1. the fruiting body of a basidiomycete which bears its spores on special cells
N: 1. a lichen in which the fungus component is a basidiomycete
N: 1. any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota
N: 1. large class of higher fungi coextensive with subdivision Basidiomycota
A: 1. pertaining to or characteristic of fungi of the class Basidiomycetes
N: 1. any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota
N: 1. comprises fungi bearing the spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) and Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) and Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics and bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom Fungi
N: 1. comprises fungi bearing the spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) and Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) and Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics and bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom Fungi
N: 1. a sexually produced fungal spore borne on a basidium
A: 1. of or relating to or characterized by spores produced by basidia
N: 1. a small club-shaped structure typically bearing four basidiospores at the ends of minute projections; unique to basidiomycetes
A: 1. attached by its base (as certain anthers to their filaments or stalks)
V: 1. turn basic and less acidic; "the solution alkalized"
N: 1. any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum 2. (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379) 3. leaves or the common basil; used fresh or dried
N: 1. perennial herb of North America (New York to Illinois and mountains of Alaska) having aromatic leaves and clusters of yellowish-pink balls 2. fragrant European mint having clusters of small violet-and-white flowers; naturalized especially in eastern North America
N: 1. perennial herb of the eastern United States having inconspicuous greenish flowers and narrow leaves that are very aromatic when bruised
N: 1. (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379)
N: 1. (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379)
N: 1. fragrant European mint having clusters of small violet-and-white flowers; naturalized especially in eastern North America
A: 1. of or relating to or located at the base; "the basilar membrane of the cochlea"
N: 1. an unpaired artery; supplies the pons and cerebellum and the back part of the cerebrum and the inner ear
N: 1. a membrane in the cochlea that supports the Organ of Corti
A: 1. of or relating to or located at the base; "the basilar membrane of the cochlea"
N: 1. a ruler of the eastern Roman Empire
N: 1. a vein that drains the back of the hand and forearm and empties into the axillary vein
N: 1. a Roman building used for public administration 2. an early Christian church designed like a Roman basilica; or a Roman Catholic church or cathedral accorded certain privileges; "the church was raised to the rank of basilica"
A: 1. of or relating to or resembling a basilica
N: 1. a region of southern Italy (forming the instep of the Italian `boot')
N: 1. a reptile genus of Iguanidae
N: 1. (classical mythology) a serpent (or lizard or dragon) able to kill with its breath or glance 2. ancient brass cannon 3. small crested arboreal lizard able to run on its hind legs; of tropical America
N: 1. the quantity that a basin will hold; "a basinful of water" 2. the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; "flood control in the Missouri basin" 3. a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it; "the basin of the Great Salt Lake" 4. a bathroom or lavatory sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you wash your hands and face; "he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face" 5. a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids; "she mixed the dough in a large basin"
A: 1. of or relating to a basin; "basinal deposits"
A: 1. enclosed in a basin
N: 1. a medieval steel helmet
N: 1. the quantity that a basin will hold; "a basinful of water"
A: 1. of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in succession from apex to base
N: 1. the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture" 2. the most important or necessary part of something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice" 3. a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"
A: 1. facing or on the side toward the base
N: 1. one of a number of veins draining the spongy substance of the vertebrae and emptying into the anterior internal vertebral venous plexus
V: 1. derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory" 2. be exposed; "The seals were basking in the sun"
N: 1. horizontal hoop with a net through which players try to throw the basketball 2. a container that is usually woven and has handles 3. a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop 4. the quantity contained in a basket
N: 1. a round arch whose inner curve is drawn with circles having three centers
N: 1. vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown heavy wood; leaves turn gold in autumn
N: 1. tropical American fern cultivated for its finely divided grayish-green foliage; West Indies and southern Mexico to Peru and Brazil 2. giant epiphytic or lithophytic fern; Asia to Polynesia and Australia
N: 1. any starfish-like animal of the genera Euryale or Astrophyton or Gorgonocephalus having slender complexly branched interlacing arms radiating from a central disc
N: 1. annual of southwestern United States cultivated for its purple-rayed flower heads and its bracts that resemble small baskets
N: 1. a hilt with a basket-shaped guard for the hand
N: 1. early Amerindians related to the Pueblo; known for skill in making baskets
N: 1. medium to large deciduous tree of the eastern United States; its durable wood is used as timber or split and woven into baskets or chair seats
N: 1. a form of rummy using two decks and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to meld groups of seven of the same rank
N: 1. spikemoss forming dense mats; eastern North America
N: 1. any starfish-like animal of the genera Euryale or Astrophyton or Gorgonocephalus having slender complexly branched interlacing arms radiating from a central disc
N: 1. a cloth woven of two or more threads interlaced to suggest the weave of a basket
N: 1. Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin
N: 1. a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the basketball through an elevated horizontal hoop 2. an inflated ball used in playing basketball
N: 1. a raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play basketball; "he banked the shot off the backboard"
N: 1. a meeting at which basketball players receive special evaluation and instruction
N: 1. a coach of basketball players
N: 1. the court on which basketball is played
N: 1. sports equipment used in playing basketball
N: 1. a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the basketball through an elevated horizontal hoop
N: 1. horizontal hoop with a net through which players try to throw the basketball
N: 1. a league of basketball teams
N: 1. a play executed by a basketball team
N: 1. an athlete who plays basketball
N: 1. the score in a basketball game
N: 1. the season when basketball is played
N: 1. throwing the basketball toward the hoop; "his shot hit the rim and bounced out"
N: 1. a team that plays basketball
N: 1. an athlete who plays basketball
N: 1. the quantity contained in a basket
N: 1. someone skilled in weaving baskets
N: 1. the craft of basket making
N: 1. someone skilled in weaving baskets
N: 1. large harmless plankton-eating northern shark; often swims slowly or floats at the sea surface
N: 1. a city in northwestern Switzerland
N: 1. a leukocyte with basophilic granules easily stained by basic stains
N: 1. a leukocyte with basophilic granules easily stained by basic stains
N: 1. the tendency of cells to stain with basic dyes; "cytoplasmic basophilia"
A: 1. staining readily with basic dyes
N: 1. a member of a subgroup of people who inhabit Lesotho
N: 1. the language of the Basque people; of no known relation to any other language 2. a member of a people of unknown origin living in the western Pyrenees in France and Spain
N: 1. a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalis of the traditional Basque party; want to create on independent homeland in Spain's western Pyrenees; "in 1968 ETA launched a campaign of political assassinations of government officials"
N: 1. a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalis of the traditional Basque party; want to create on independent homeland in Spain's western Pyrenees; "in 1968 ETA launched a campaign of political assassinations of government officials"
N: 1. the second largest city in Iraq; an oil port in southern Iraq
N: 1. the lowest part in polyphonic music 2. the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae 3. the lowest part of the musical range 4. any of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh (especially of the genus Micropterus) 5. the lowest adult male singing voice 6. an adult male singer with the lowest voice 7. the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments 8. nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes
A: 1. having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range; "a deep voice"; "a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice"; "a bass clarinet"
N: 1. a large clarinet whose range is an octave below the B-flat clarinet
N: 1. a clef that puts the F below middle C on the fourth line of a staff
N: 1. a large drum with two heads; makes a sound of indefinite but very low pitch
N: 1. largest and lowest member of the violin family
N: 1. the lowest six-stringed guitar
N: 1. the lowest brass wind instrument
N: 1. the lowest part in polyphonic music
N: 1. viol that is the bass member of the viol family with approximately the range of the cello 2. largest and lowest member of the violin family
N: 1. the lowest adult male singing voice
N: 1. in some classifications considered a separate family
N: 1. cacomistles
N: 1. raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings
N: 1. raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings
N: 1. a division of Normandy
N: 1. smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears
V: 1. appear at the surface; "A seam of coal bassets"
N: 1. a tenor clarinet; pitched in the key of F below the B-flat clarinet
N: 1. smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears
N: 1. a oboe pitched an octave below the ordinary oboe
N: 1. the capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis on the island of Saint Christopher
N: 1. summer cypress
N: 1. densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn
N: 1. coarse leaf fiber from palmyra palms used in making brushes and brooms
N: 1. a perambulator that resembles a bassinet 2. a basket (usually hooded) used as a baby's bed
N: 1. a musician who play the bass viol
N: 1. an adult male singer with the lowest voice 2. the lowest adult male singing voice
N: 1. a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played
N: 1. a very deep bass voice
N: 1. a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut
N: 1. a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut
N: 1. a double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family
N: 1. a musician who plays the bassoon
N: 1. soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork 2. any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber
N: 1. strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants 2. (botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists primarily of sieve tubes 3. cat- or lion-headed Egyptian goddess; represents life-giving power of the sun
N: 1. strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants
N: 1. the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents 2. insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous 3. derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin; "the architecture was a kind of bastard suggesting Gothic but not true Gothic"
A: 1. born out of wedlock; "the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring"- E.A.Freeman 2. fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
N: 1. tropical American annual weed with small radiate heads of white flowers; adventive in southern United States
N: 1. an erect to spreading hairy shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having racemes of red to indigo flowers 2. East Indian shrub 3. dense shrub of moist riverbanks and flood plains of the eastern United States having attractive fragrant foliage and dense racemes of dark purple flowers
N: 1. small evergreen tree of the southern United States and West Indies a source of lignum vitae wood
N: 1. aromatic plant of the eastern United States
N: 1. weedy plant having short dry chafflike leaves
N: 1. gray sea turtle of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America
N: 1. a first page of some books displaying only the title of the book
N: 1. woody creeping parasite of western North America having numerous thick powdery-looking leaves and panicles of small dull-white flowers
N: 1. gray sea turtle of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America
N: 1. tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing
N: 1. medium-sized tree of South Africa
N: 1. an act that debases or corrupts
V: 1. change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms 2. declare a child to be illegitimate
A: 1. deriving from more than one source or style
N: 1. declaring or rendering bastard; "the annulment of their marriage resulted in the bastardization of their children" 2. an act that debases or corrupts
V: 1. change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms 2. declare a child to be illegitimate
A: 1. deriving from more than one source or style
A: 1. born out of wedlock; "the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring"- E.A.Freeman
N: 1. the status of being born to parents who were not married
N: 1. a lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined)
N: 1. loose temporary stitches
V: 1. sew together loosely, with large stitches; "baste a hem" 2. cover with liquid before cooking; "baste a roast" 3. strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her"
N: 1. a tube with a rubber bulb used to take up and release melted fat or gravy in order to moisten roasting meat 2. a cook who bastes roasting meat with melted fat or gravy 3. a sewer who fastens a garment with long loose stitches
N: 1. a jail (literally, a French jail)
N: 1. a legal holiday in France celebrating the storming of the Paris bastille in 1789
N: 1. a cudgel used to give someone a beating on the soles of the feet
V: 1. beat somebody on the soles of the feet
N: 1. loose temporary stitches 2. moistening a roast as it is cooking
N: 1. a group that defends a principle; "a bastion against corruption"; "the last bastion of communism" 2. a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle 3. projecting part of a rampart or other fortification
A: 1. secured with bastions or fortifications
N: 1. a yellow-to-brown mineral that is a source of rare earth elements
N: 1. a yellow-to-brown mineral that is a source of rare earth elements
N: 1. the dialect of Sotho spoken by the Basotho; an official language of Lesotho
N: 1. a landlocked constitutional monarchy in southern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966
N: 1. a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash 2. a bat used in playing cricket 3. (baseball) a turn batting; "he was at bat when it happened"; "he got 4 hits in 4 at-bats" 4. a club used for hitting a ball in various games 5. nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
V: 1. wink briefly; "bat one's eyelids" 2. beat thoroughly in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!" 3. have a turn at bat; "Jones bats first, followed by Martinez" 4. strike with, or as if with a baseball bat; "bat the ball" 5. use a bat; "Who's batting?"
N: 1. (baseball) a boy who takes care of bats and other baseball equipment
N: 1. (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility
V: 1. confirm in the bat mitzvah ceremony, of girls in the Jewish faith
N: 1. a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad
N: 1. the peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese forces besieged American forces in World War II; United States forces surrendered in 1942 and recaptured the area in 1945
N: 1. a collection of things or persons to be handled together 2. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" 3. all the loaves of bread baked at the same time
V: 1. batch together; assemble or process as a batch
N: 1. the serial execution of computer programs
V: 1. soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments; "bate hides and skins" 2. moderate or restrain; lessen the force of; "He bated his breath when talking about this affair"; "capable of bating his enthusiasm" 3. flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons
N: 1. a temporary bridge built over a series of pontoons
A: 1. held back; "we watched the daring feats of the acrobats with bated breath" 2. diminished or moderated; "our bated enthusiasm"; "his bated hopes"
N: 1. bottom-dweller of warm western Atlantic coastal waters having a flattened scaleless body that crawls about on fleshy pectoral and pelvic fins
V: 1. catch birds by temporarily blinding them
N: 1. an ancient Hebrew liquid measure equal to about 10 gallons 2. a town in southwestern England on the River Avon; famous for its hot springs and Roman remains 3. a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body 4. a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it); "she soaked the etching in an acid bath" 5. a room (as in a residence) containing a bath or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet 6. you soak your body in a bathtub; "he has a good bath every morning"
V: 1. clean one's body by immersion into water; "The child should bathe every day"
N: 1. Old World star of Bethlehem having edible young shoots
N: 1. a wheelchair usually pushed by an attendant, as at a spa
N: 1. linens for use in the bathroom
N: 1. a heavy towel or mat to stand on while drying yourself after a bath
N: 1. (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility
N: 1. a scented oil added to your bath water
N: 1. a fine powder for spreading on the body (as after bathing)
N: 1. a preparation that softens or scents a bath
N: 1. soap used as a toiletry
N: 1. a large towel; to dry yourself after a bath
N: 1. water used for a bath
N: 1. the act of swimming; "the Englishman said he had a good bathe"
V: 1. cleanse the entire body; "bathe daily" 2. suffuse with or as if with light; "The room was bathed in sunlight" 3. clean one's body by immersion into water; "The child should bathe every day"
N: 1. a person who takes a bath 2. a person who travels through the water by swimming; "he is not a good swimmer"
A: 1. effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressons of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry"
N: 1. a building containing dressing rooms for bathers 2. a building containing public baths
N: 1. immersing the body in water or sunshine 2. the act of washing yourself (or another person)
N: 1. a tight-fitting cap that keeps hair dry while swimming
N: 1. tight fitting garment worn for swimming
N: 1. a building containing dressing rooms for bathers
N: 1. tight fitting garment worn for swimming
N: 1. swimsuit worn by men while swimming
N: 1. a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
N: 1. large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth
N: 1. large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth
A: 1. of or relating to a batholith
A: 1. of or relating to a batholith
N: 1. insincere pathos 2. triteness or triviality of style 3. a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one
N: 1. a loose-fitting robe of towelling; worn after a bath or swim
N: 1. a room equipped with toilet facilities 2. a room (as in a residence) containing a bath or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet
N: 1. a preparation for cleaning bathrooms
N: 1. any fixture in a bathroom
N: 1. a soft thin absorbent paper for use in toilets
N: 1. a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
N: 1. homemade gin especially that made illegally
A: 1. relating to ocean depths between 200 and 2000 meters (corresponds to the continental slope)
N: 1. the steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone
N: 1. the steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone
N: 1. mole rats; sand rats
N: 1. mole rats
A: 1. of or relating to measurements of the depths of oceans or lakes
A: 1. of or relating to measurements of the depths of oceans or lakes
N: 1. measuring the depths of the oceans
N: 1. navigable deep diving vessel for underwater exploration
N: 1. navigable deep diving vessel for underwater exploration
N: 1. navigable deep diving vessel for underwater exploration
N: 1. spherical deep diving apparatus (lowered by a cable) for underwater exploration
N: 1. family coextensive with genus Batis: saltworts
N: 1. a dyed fabric; a removable wax is used where the dye is not wanted
V: 1. dye with wax; "Indonesian fabrics are often batiked"
N: 1. small genus of plants constituting the family Batidaceae: low straggling dioecious shrubs
N: 1. low-growing strong-smelling coastal shrub of warm parts of the New World having unisexual flowers in conelike spikes and thick succulent leaves
N: 1. a thin plain-weave cotton or linen fabric; used for shirts or dresses
N: 1. an orderly assigned to serve a British military officer
N: 1. a town in north central Algeria
N: 1. fish with dorsoventrally flattened bodies; includes: rays; skates; guitarfishes; sawfishes
N: 1. small shrubby tree of Madagascar cultivated in tropical regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits resembling small plums
N: 1. an implement passed from runner to runner in a relay race 2. a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to direct an orchestra
N: 1. capital of Louisiana
N: 1. a cantilever bridge across the Mississippi at Baton Rouge
N: 1. someone who twirls a baton
N: 1. frogs, toads, tree toads
N: 1. any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
A: 1. relating to frogs and toads
N: 1. toadfishes; related to anglers and batfishes
N: 1. a silly altercation
N: 1. slender salamanders
A: 1. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"
N: 1. (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting
N: 1. a member of a Bantu people living chiefly in Botswana and western South Africa
N: 1. an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies 2. a large indefinite number; "a battalion of ants"; "a multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions"
N: 1. stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber 2. a strip fixed to something to hold it firm
V: 1. furnish with battens; "batten ships" 2. secure with battens; "batten down a ship's hatches"
V: 1. furnish with battens; "batten ships"
N: 1. (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting 2. a flour mixture thin enough to pour or drop from a spoon
V: 1. strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her" 2. strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent" 3. make a dent or impression in; "dinge a soft hat"
N: 1. an area on a baseball diamond (on either side of home plate) marked by lines within which the batter must stand when at bat
N: 1. soft bread made of cornmeal and sometimes rice or hominy; must be served with a spoon (chiefly Southern)
N: 1. a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle
A: 1. beaten repeatedly with heavy blows; "a battered child"; "the battered woman syndrome" 2. damaged by blows or hard usage; "a battered old car"; "the beaten-up old Ford" 3. damaged especially by hard usage; "his battered old hat"
N: 1. the act of subjecting to strong attack
N: 1. a ram used to break down doors of fortified buildings
N: 1. a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores 2. the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing" 3. a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher 4. a collection of related things intended for use together; "took a battery of achievement tests" 5. a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series 6. group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place 7. an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact
N: 1. street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
A: 1. powered by one or more electric batteries; "a battery-powered radio"
N: 1. dilute sulfuric acid used in storage batteries
N: 1. a device for charging or recharging batteries
N: 1. stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber 2. (baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base
N: 1. (baseball) the percentage of times a batter gets a hit; number of base hits divided by the number of times at bat 2. (an extension of the baseball term) the proportion of times some effort succeeds; "the salesman's batting average was 7 out of 12"
N: 1. a movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls during batting practice
N: 1. (baseball) someone who teaches batters how to bat better
N: 1. a glove worn by batters in baseball to give a firmer grip on the bat
N: 1. a helmet worn by the batter in baseball
N: 1. (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat; "the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate"
N: 1. an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition" 2. an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs" 3. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"
V: 1. battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Nothern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget"
N: 1. a sharp-tongued domineering wife 2. a broadax used as a weapon
N: 1. a sharp-tongued domineering wife 2. a broadax used as a weapon
A: 1. scarred by battle
N: 1. a state in the western United States
N: 1. a cruiser of maximum speed and firepower
N: 1. a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle 2. a slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy'"
N: 1. loss of military equipment in battle
N: 1. a military uniform designed for field service
N: 1. a mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare
N: 1. a flag that leads troops into battle
N: 1. a fleet of warships prepared for battle
N: 1. an army unit usually consisting of five companies
N: 1. the line along which warring troops meet
N: 1. Federal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying Atlanta and burned the city; 1864
N: 1. a decisive battle during the Napoleonic campaigns (1805); the French under Napoleon defeated the Russian armies of Czar Alexander I and the Austrian armies of Emperor Francis II
N: 1. a battle in the War of the Grand Alliance in Ireland in 1690; William III defeated the deposed James II and so ended the Catholicism that had been reintroduced in England by the Stuarts
N: 1. the prolonged bombardment of British cities by the German Luftwaffe during World War II and the aerial combat that accompanied it
N: 1. a battle in 937 when Athelstan defeated the Scots
N: 1. either of two battles during the American Civil War (1861 and 1862); Confederate forces defeated the Federal army in both battles
N: 1. the first important battle of the American War of Independence (1775); the British defeated the colonial forces
N: 1. battle of World War I (1917); Italians were defeated by the Austrian and German forces
N: 1. in the American Civil War (1863) the Union armies of Hooker, Thomas, and Sherman under the command of Ulysses S. Grant won a decisive victory over the Confederate Army under Braxton Bragg
N: 1. a Confederate victory in the American Civil War (1863); Confederate forces under Braxton Bragg defeated Union forces
N: 1. battle in the American Revolution; Americans under Daniel Morgan defeated the British
N: 1. the first decisive battle of the Hundred Years' War; in 1346 the English under Edward III defeated the French under Philip of Valois
N: 1. battle in 401 BC when the Artaxerxes II defeated his younger brother who tried to usurp the throne
N: 1. the battle that ended the second Macedonian War (197 BC); the Romans defeated Philip V who lost his control of Greece
N: 1. in World War II (1942); a decisive Allied victory by British troops under Montgomery over German troops under Rommel
N: 1. a battle in 1513; the English defeated the invading Scots and James IV was killed
N: 1. a battle in 1745 in which the French army under Marshal Saxe defeated the English army and their allies under the duke of Cumberland
N: 1. an important battle in the American Civil War (1862); the Union's army under A. E. Burnside was defeated by the Confederate army under Robert E. Lee
N: 1. a battle of the American Civil War (1863); the defeat of Robert E. Lee's invading Confederate army was a major victory for the Union
N: 1. the battle in which Alexander won his first major victory against the Persians (334 BC)
N: 1. a battle in World War II in the Pacific (1942-1943); the island was occupied by the Japanese and later recaptured by American forces
N: 1. the decisive battle in which William the Conqueror (duke of Normandy) defeated the Saxons under Harold II (1066) and thus left England open for the Norman Conquest
N: 1. a battle during the Napoleonic Wars (1800); the French defeated the Austrians
N: 1. a battle between the successors of Alexander the Great (301 BC); Lysimachus and Seleucus defeated Antigonus and Demetrius
N: 1. a battle (333 BC) in which Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III
N: 1. a battle (1590) in which the Huguenots under Henry IV defeated the Catholics under the duke of Mayenne
N: 1. the battle in 1806 in which Napoleon decisively defeated the Prussians
N: 1. an indecisive naval battle in World War I (1916); fought between the British and German fleets off the northwestern coast of Denmark
N: 1. a battle in 680 in which the grandson of Mohammed and his followers were killed; "the Battle of Kerbala is the basis for the Ta'ziyehs that are performed annually"
N: 1. a battle in 217 BC in which Hannibal ambushed a Roman army led by Flaminius
N: 1. (1568) Catholic forces supporting Mary Queen of Scots were routed by Protestants
N: 1. Turkish sea power was destroyed in 1571 by a league of Christian nations organized by the Pope
N: 1. Thebes defeated Sparta in 371 BC; the battle ended Sparta's military supremacy in Greece
N: 1. a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was killed along with all his command
N: 1. the principal battle of the Balkan Wars (1912); Bulgarian forces defeated the Turks
N: 1. a battle in the Thirty Years' War (1632); Swedes under Gustavus Adolphus defeated the Imperialists under Wallenstein; Gustavus was killed
N: 1. a battle in 1859 in which the French and Sardinian forces under Napoleon III defeated the Austrians under Francis Joseph I
N: 1. a battle in which the Danes defeated the Saxons in 991; celebrated in an old English poem
N: 1. a battle in 490 BC in which the Athenians and their allies defeated the Persians
N: 1. a battle in 1644 in which the Parliamentarians under the earl of Manchester defeated the Royalists under Prince Rupert
N: 1. naval battle of World War II (June 1942); land and carrier-based American planes decisively defeated a Japanese fleet on its way to invade the Midway Islands
N: 1. a battle in the Seven Years' War (1759) in which the English forces and their allies defeated the French
N: 1. a pitched battle in New Jersey during the American Revolution (1778) that ended with the withdrawal of British forces
N: 1. a pitched battle in New Jersey during the American Revolution (1778) that ended with the withdrawal of British forces
N: 1. a battle in 1645 that settled the outcome of the first English Civil War as the Parliamentarians won a major victory over the Royalists
N: 1. a decisive naval battle in the War of Greek Independence (1827); the Turkish and Egyptian fleet was defeated by an allied fleet of British and French and Russian warships
N: 1. a battle (1898) in which an English and Egyptian army under Kitchener defeated the Sudanese
N: 1. battle in which the ruler of Afghanistan defeated the Mahrattas in 1761
N: 1. Caesar defeated Pompey in 48 BC
N: 1. Octavian and Mark Antony defeated Brutus and Cassius in 42 BC
N: 1. the second great battle of the American Civil War (1862); the battle ended with the withdrawal of Confederate troops but it was not a Union victory
N: 1. the victory in 1757 by the British under Clive over Siraj-ud-daula that established British supremacy over Bengal
N: 1. a defeat of the Persian army by the Greeks in 479 BC
N: 1. the battle in 1356 in which the English under the Black Prince defeated the French
N: 1. a major victory by the Romans over the Macedonians in 168 BC; resulted in the downfall of the ancient Macedonian kingdom
N: 1. a battle between the French and an alliance of Spaniards and Swiss and Venetians in 1512
N: 1. a battle in the Thirty Years' War (1643); the French defeated the Spanish invaders
N: 1. a battle in the Seven Years' War (1757); Prussian forces under Frederick the Great defeated the armies of France and Austria
N: 1. a battle during the American Revolution (1777); the British under Burgoyne were defeated
N: 1. the Swiss Confederation escaped Hapsburg domination by their victory in 1386
N: 1. the second great battle of the American Civil War (1862); the battle ended with the withdrawal of Confederate troops but it was not a Union victory
N: 1. a battle in World War I (May 1918); the Germans tried to attack before the American numbers were too great to defeat; the tactical success of the Germans proved to be a strategic failure
N: 1. an indecisive battle in 1859 between the French and Sardinians under Napoleon III and the Austrians under Francis Joseph I
N: 1. a battle between the armies of Grant and Lee during the Wilderness Campaign
N: 1. a battle in the Meuse-Argonne operation in World War I (1918); the battle in which American troops launched their first offensive in France
N: 1. a battle in World War I (1914); decisive German victory over the Russians
N: 1. a battle in France in 687 among the descendants of Clovis
N: 1. a battle in 9 AD in which the Germans under Arminius annihilated three Roman legions
N: 1. the final battle of the War of the Roses in 1471 in which Edward IV defeated the Lancastrians
N: 1. a battle in World War I (May 1918); the Germans tried to attack before the American numbers were too great to defeat; the tactical success of the Germans proved to be a strategic failure
N: 1. a battle during World War II; in December 1944 von Rundstedt launched a powerful counteroffensive in the forest at Ardennes and caught the Allies by surprise
N: 1. World War II naval battle; Allied land-based bombers destroyed a Japanese convoy in the Bismarck Sea in March 1943
N: 1. a battle during World War II; in December 1944 von Rundstedt launched a powerful counteroffensive in the forest at Ardennes and caught the Allies by surprise
N: 1. a battle in World War I (May 1918); the Germans tried to attack before the American numbers were too great to defeat; the tactical success of the Germans proved to be a strategic failure
N: 1. a Japanese defeat in World War II (May 1942); the first naval battle fought entirely by planes based on aircraft carriers
N: 1. a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was killed along with all his command
N: 1. a World War I battle in northwestern France where the Allies defeated the Germans in 1918
N: 1. a naval battle in World War II (1944); a decisive naval victory for the United States fleet over the Japanese who were trying to block supplies from reaching American troops on Leyte
N: 1. battle of World War II (1944) 2. battle in World War I (1916)
N: 1. in the English Channel a small fleet of British ships successfully defeated the large armada sent from Spain by Philip II to invade England
N: 1. a famous battle in 480 BC; a Greek army under Leonidas was annihilated by the Persians who were trying to conquer Greece
N: 1. a naval battle in 1805 off the southwest coast of Spain; the French and Spanish fleets were defeated by the English under Nelson (who was mortally wounded)
N: 1. a battle in central Italy where Hannibal defeated the Romans under Flaminius in 217 BC
N: 1. the French defeated the Austrian and Prussian troops in 1792 (with a famous cannonade from the French artillery)
N: 1. a battle in World War I (1916); in some of the bloodiest fighting in World War I the German offensive was stopped
N: 1. a battle in the Napoleonic campaigns (1809); Napoleon defeated the Austrians
N: 1. in December 1941 the island was captured by the Japanese after a gallant last-ditch stand by a few hundred United States marines
N: 1. in December 1941 the island was captured by the Japanese after a gallant last-ditch stand by a few hundred United States marines
N: 1. the battle on 18 June 1815 in which Napoleon met his final defeat; Prussian and British forces under Blucher and the Duke of Wellington routed the French forces under Napoleon
N: 1. a contest in which intelligence rather than violence is used
N: 1. battle in World War I (1917); an Allied offensive which eventually failed because tanks bogged down in the waterlogged soil of Flanders; Germans introduced mustard gas which interfered with the Allied artillery 2. battle in World War I (1914); heavy but indecisive fighting as the Allies and the Germans both tried to break through the lines of the others 3. battle in World War I (1915); Germans wanted to try chlorine (a toxic yellow gas) as a weapon and succeeded in taking considerable territory from the Allied salient
N: 1. the battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War
N: 1. plan for conducting a battle
N: 1. a noisy riotous fight
N: 1. an arrangement of sights that makes possible the rapid aiming of a firearm at short ranges
N: 1. an ancient racket game 2. a light long-handled racket used by badminton players
N: 1. an ancient racket game
N: 1. a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought; "they made a tour of Civil War battlefields"
N: 1. the line along which opposing armies face each other
A: 1. having or showing a ready disposition to fight; "bellicose young officers"; "a combative impulse"; "a contentious nature"
N: 1. a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought; "they made a tour of Civil War battlefields"
N: 1. a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns
A: 1. protected with battlements or parapets with indentations or embrasures for shooting through 2. (of a building) having turrets and battlements in the style of a castle
N: 1. someone who fights (or is fighting)
N: 1. large and heavily armoured warship
N: 1. an arrangement of sights that makes possible the rapid aiming of a firearm at short ranges
N: 1. large and heavily armoured warship
N: 1. indiscriminate slaughter 2. a hunt in which beaters force the game to flee in the direction of the hunter
A: 1. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"
N: 1. one of a pair of swinging doors (as at the entrance to a western saloon)
A: 1. formed or shaped like a bat's wing; "a dress with batwing sleeves"
N: 1. a mock scepter carried by a court jester 2. cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
N: 1. (computer science) a data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems
N: 1. (computer science) a data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems
N: 1. a French poet noted for macabre imagery and evocative language (1821-1867)
N: 1. a German style of architecture begun by Walter Gropius in 1918
N: 1. mountain ebony, orchid tree
N: 1. shrub or small tree of Dutch Guiana having clusters of pink purple-streaked flowers
N: 1. small East Indian tree having orchidlike flowers and hard dark wood
N: 1. one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof 2. the area on a billiard table behind the balkline; "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk" 3. something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
V: 1. refuse to comply
N: 1. line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game
N: 1. a person who refuses to comply
N: 1. United States writer of children's books (1856-1919)
N: 1. a clay-like mineral; the chief ore of aluminum; composed of aluminum oxides and aluminum hydroxides; used as an abrasive and catalyst
A: 1. resembling or containing bauxite
N: 1. a state in southwestern Germany famous for its beer; site of an automobile factory
A: 1. of or relating to or characteristic of Bavaria or its people; "Bavarian beer"
N: 1. blue cheese of Bavaria
N: 1. a rich custard set with gelatin
N: 1. an old Scottish coin of little value
N: 1. a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
A: 1. in a bawdy manner
N: 1. the trait of behaving in an obscene manner
N: 1. lewd or obscene talk or writing; "it was smoking-room bawdry"; "they published a collection of Elizabethan bawdy"
N: 1. lewd or obscene talk or writing; "it was smoking-room bawdry"; "they published a collection of Elizabethan bawdy"
A: 1. humorously vulgar; "bawdy songs"; "off-color jokes"; "ribald language"
N: 1. a building where prostitutes are available
V: 1. make a raucous noise 2. shout loudly and without restraint 3. cry loudly; "Don't bawl in public!"
V: 1. censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
N: 1. a loud weeper; "their new baby is a real bawler" 2. someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice
N: 1. loud cries made while weeping
N: 1. a severe scolding
N: 1. the sound of a hound on the scent 2. a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color 3. a compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose; "he opened the bomb bay" 4. a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital; "they put him in the sick bay" 5. a small recess opening off a larger room 6. small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors 7. an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
V: 1. bark with prolonged noises, of dogs 2. utter in deep prolonged tones
A: 1. (used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color
N: 1. shrub or small tree of southern Florida to Central and South America
N: 1. West Indian tree; source of bay rum
N: 1. any of various grasses of the genus Eragrostis; useful especially for forage and prevention of erosion
N: 1. small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors
N: 1. dried leaf of the bay laurel
N: 1. small lynx of North America
N: 1. evergreen aromatic shrubby tree of southeastern United States having small hard berries thickly coated with white wax used for candles
N: 1. an arm of the Indian Ocean east of India
N: 1. an arm of the Atlantic Ocean in western Europe; bordered by the west coast of France and the north coast of Spain
N: 1. a bay of the Gulf of Mexico; formed by the Yucatan Peninsula
N: 1. a bay of the North Atlantic between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia; noted for rapid tides as great as 70 feet
N: 1. an arm of the Tyrrhenian Sea at Naples
N: 1. an inlet of the Kara Sea in western Siberia
N: 1. an aromatic liquid originally obtained by distilling the leaves of the bayberry tree with rum
N: 1. muscle of small choice shallow-water scallops 2. a small scallop inhabiting shallow waters and mud flats of the Atlantic coast of North America
N: 1. a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
N: 1. a resident of Massachusetts
N: 1. small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors
N: 1. European willow tree with shining leathery leaves; widely naturalized in the eastern United States
N: 1. slang terms for a paunch 2. a window that sticks out from the outside wall of a house
N: 1. (antiquity) wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory
N: 1. common Indian weaverbird
N: 1. French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524)
N: 1. an oath of allegiance to an emir
N: 1. deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with gray-green wax-coated berries 2. West Indian tree; source of bay rum
N: 1. a fragrant green wax obtained from the wax myrtle and used in making candles
N: 1. a fragrant green wax obtained from the wax myrtle and used in making candles
N: 1. an oral drug (trade name Baycol) to reduce blood cholesterol levels
N: 1. the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer and Empirin) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets
N: 1. English mathematician for whom Bayes' theorem is named (1702-1761)
N: 1. (statistics) the difficulty of applying Bayes' theorem is that the probabilities of the different causes are seldom known, in which case it may be postulated that they are all equal (sometimes known as postulating the equidistribution of ignorance)
N: 1. (statistics) a theorem describing how the conditional probability of a set of possible causes for a given observed event can be computed from knowledge of the probability of each cause and the conditional probability of the outcome of each cause
A: 1. of or relating to statistical methods based on Bayes' theorem
N: 1. a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon
V: 1. stab or kill someone with a bayonet
N: 1. a city in northeastern New Jersey
N: 1. a steel arch bridge connecting New Jersey and Staten Island at Bayonne, New Jersey
N: 1. a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana)
N: 1. a small town near Jerusalem on the west bank of the Jordan River; early home of David and regarded as the place where Jesus was born
N: 1. a street of small shops (especially in Orient) 2. a sale of miscellany; often for charity; "the church bazaar" 3. a shop where a variety of goods are sold
N: 1. a street of small shops (especially in Orient) 2. a shop where a variety of goods are sold
N: 1. a portable rocket launcher used by infantrymen as an anti-tank weapon
N: 1. a small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun
N: 1. an air gun in which BBs are propelled by compressed air
N: 1. a small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun
N: 1. any of various units of capacity; "a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons"
N: 1. a computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest
A: 1. before the Christian era; used following dates before the supposed year Christ was born; "in 200 BC"
N: 1. a bachelor's degree in religion
N: 1. aromatic gum resin; similar to myrrh
N: 1. a light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element
V: 1. work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher" 2. represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet" 3. form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army" 4. have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war" 5. spend or use time; "I may be an hour" 6. be priced at; "These shoes cost $100" 7. happen, occur, take place; "I lost my wallet; this was during the visit to my parents' house"; "There were two hundred people at his funeral"; "There was a lot of noise in the kitchen" 8. to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form; "let her be" 9. occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?" 10. have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?" 11. be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!" 12. have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" 13. be identical to; be someone or something; "The president of the company is John Smith"; "This is my house"
N: 1. the essential factor; the all-important element; the supreme aim; "profit is the be-all and end-all of business"
V: 1. be in a state of action; "she is always moving"
V: 1. be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"
V: 1. have the will and intention to carry out some action; "He plans to be in graduate school next year"; "The rebels had planned turmoil and confusion"
N: 1. the essential factor; the all-important element; the supreme aim; "profit is the be-all and end-all of business"
V: 1. interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"
V: 1. try very hard to do something
V: 1. come into existence through birth; "She was born on a farm"
V: 1. be the result of
V: 1. be sated, have enough to eat; "I'm full--don''t give me any more beans, please"
V: 1. have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence"
V: 1. have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"
V: 1. appear in a show, on T.V., radio, etc.; "The news won't be on tonight"
V: 1. feel extreme happiness or elation
V: 1. be well-informed
V: 1. refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children shut up when their father approached"
V: 1. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"
V: 1. be healthy; feel good; "She has not been well lately"
V: 1. be well-informed
N: 1. an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
V: 1. land on a beach; "the ship beached near the port"
N: 1. slightly succulent perennial with basal leaves and hairy sticky stems each bearing a solitary flower head with narrow pink or lavender rays; coastal bluffs Oregon to southern California
N: 1. large and light ball; for play at the seaside
N: 1. a recreational vehicle with large tires used on beaches or sand dunes
N: 1. a folding chair for use outdoors; a wooden frame supports a length of canvas
N: 1. the erosion of beaches
N: 1. small amphipod crustaceans that hop like fleas; common on ocean beaches
N: 1. vigorous showy goldenrod common along eastern and Gulf coasts of North America
N: 1. tough grasses with strong roots that can grow on exposed sandy shores
N: 1. small heathlike plant covered with white down growing on beaches in northeastern North America
N: 1. a house built on or near a beach
N: 1. Prostrate perennial of coastal sand dunes Florida to Texas
N: 1. plant having hemispherical heads of wine-red flowers; found in coastal dunes from California to Mexico
N: 1. wild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand binder
N: 1. small dark purple fruit used especially in jams and pies 2. seacoast shrub of northeastern North America having showy white blossoms and edible purple fruit
N: 1. seacoast shrub of northeastern North America having showy white blossoms and edible purple fruit
N: 1. prostrate herb having heads of deep pink to white flowers; found in coastal dunes from British Columbia to Baja California
N: 1. wild strawberry of western United States and South America; source of many varieties of cultivated strawberries
N: 1. very large towel to dry yourself after swimming
N: 1. a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat
N: 1. a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat
N: 1. herb with grayish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plant
N: 1. a vagrant living on a beach
A: 1. on a beach
N: 1. a strip of land running along a beach
N: 1. an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments; "the town became a beachhead in the campaign to ban smoking outdoors"; "they are presently attempting to gain a foothold in the Russian market" 2. a bridgehead on the enemy's shoreline seized by an amphibious operation; "the Germans were desperately trying to contain the Anzio beachhead"
A: 1. (of a shore or shoreline) having an extensive gently sloping area covered with sand or gravel or shingle down to the water line
N: 1. clothing to be worn at a beach
A: 1. (of a shore or shoreline) having an extensive gently sloping area covered with sand or gravel or shingle down to the water line
N: 1. a radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for navigational purposes 2. a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance 3. a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships
V: 1. guide with a beacon 2. shine like a beacon
N: 1. a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance
N: 1. a fashionable section of Boston; site of the Massachusetts capital building
N: 1. a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships
N: 1. a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture 2. a shape that is small and round; "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead" 3. a small ball with a hole through the middle
V: 1. string together like beads 2. decorate by sewing beads onto; "bead the wedding gown" 3. form into beads, as of water or sweat, for example
N: 1. beading formed with a narrow groove separating it from the surface it decorates
N: 1. beautiful spreading fern of eastern North America and eastern Asia naturalized in western Europe; pinnately divided fronds show a slight tendency to fold when touched; pinnules enclose groups of sori in beadlike lobes
N: 1. small tree of West Indies and northeastern Venezuela having large oblong slender-pointed leaflets and panicles of purple flowers; seeds are black or scarlet with black spots
A: 1. covered with beads or jewels or sequins 2. covered with beads of liquid; "a face beaded with sweat"
N: 1. lizard with black and yellowish beadlike scales; of western Mexico
N: 1. a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture 2. ornamentation with beads
N: 1. a plane with a concave blade for making moulding with beadwork
N: 1. United States biologist who discovered how hereditary characteristics are transmitted by genes (1903-1989) 2. a minor parish official who serves as an usher and preserves order at services
A: 1. small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button; "bright beady eyes"; "black buttony eyes"
N: 1. beads threaded on a string
N: 1. a person who is paid to pray for the soul of another
N: 1. a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture 2. ornamentation with beads
A: 1. covered with beads or jewels or sequins 2. small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button; "bright beady eyes"; "black buttony eyes"
A: 1. having eyes that gleam with malice
N: 1. a small short-legged smooth-coated breed of hound
N: 1. hunting rabbits with beagles
N: 1. informal terms for the nose 2. horny projecting mouth of a bird 3. beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)
V: 1. hit lightly with a picking motion
A: 1. having or resembling a beak
N: 1. hazel of western United States with conspicuous beaklike involucres on the nuts
N: 1. aromatic annual Old World herb cultivated for its finely divided and often curly leaves for use especially in soups and salads
N: 1. fish of sandy areas of western Pacific and Indian oceans having an angular snout for burrowing into sand
N: 1. any of several whales inhabiting all oceans and having beaklike jaws with vestigial teeth in the upper jaw
N: 1. a flatbottomed jar made of glass or plastic; used for chemistry 2. a cup (usually without a handle)
A: 1. not having a beak or bill
A: 1. resembling the beak of a bird; "a grizzled man with a beaklike nose"
N: 1. a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides pilots in darkness or bad weather 2. long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction 3. a column of light (as from a beacon) 4. a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation 5. (nautical) breadth amidships 6. a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts
V: 1. smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression 2. broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song" 3. experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion; "She was beaming with joy"; "Her face radiated with happiness" 4. emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces" 5. express with a beaming face or smile; "he beamed his approval" 6. especially of the complexion: show a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna"
N: 1. (nautical) at the ends of the transverse deck beams of a vessel; "on her beam-ends" means heeled over on the side so that the deck is almost vertical
N: 1. a balance consisting of a lever with two equal arms and a pan suspended from each arm
N: 1. a column of light (as from a beacon)
N: 1. a portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length
A: 1. pleased and proud; "beaming parents" 2. radiating or as if radiating light; "the beaming sun"; "the effulgent daffodils"; "a radiant sunrise"; "a refulgent sunset" 3. cheerful and bright; "a beaming smile"; "a glad May morning"
A: 1. smiling with happiness or optimism; "Come to my arms, my beamish boy!"- Lewis Carroll; "a room of smiling faces"; "a round red twinkly Santa Claus"
A: 1. radiating or as if radiating light; "the beaming sun"; "the effulgent daffodils"; "a radiant sunrise"; "a refulgent sunset" 2. broad in the beam; "a beamy cargo ship"
N: 1. informal terms for a human head 2. any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods 3. any of various seeds or fruits suggestive of beans 4. any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae
V: 1. hit on the head, esp. with a pitched baseball
N: 1. small trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm arid and saline regions; often resinous; some poisonous: genera Zygophyllum; Tribulus; Guaiacum: Larrea
N: 1. blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets
N: 1. introduced into the United States from Mexico; feeds on the foliage of the bean plant
N: 1. a blight of bean plants
N: 1. perennial shrub of the eastern Mediterranean region and southwestern Asia having flowers whose buds are used as capers
N: 1. an accountant or bureaucrat who who is believed to place undue emphasis on the control of expenditures
N: 1. cheeselike food made of curdled soybean milk
N: 1. a dip made of cooked beans
N: 1. any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods
N: 1. any of various sprouted beans: especially mung beans or lentils or edible soybeans
N: 1. a flat tortilla topped with refried beans
N: 1. state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
N: 1. any of several trees having seedpods as fruits
N: 1. shrub with trifoliate leaves and yellow flowers followed by backward curving seed pods; leaves foetid when crushed
N: 1. larvae live in and feed on growing or stored beans
N: 1. a small cloth bag filled with dried beans; thrown in games
N: 1. a baseball deliberately thrown at the batter's head
N: 1. a baseball deliberately thrown at the batter's head
N: 1. an annual dinner party given by an employer for the employees
N: 1. a small skullcap; formerly worn by schoolboys and college freshmen
N: 1. a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards
N: 1. stem of a bean plant
N: 1. state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
N: 1. a small skullcap; formerly worn by schoolboys and college freshmen
N: 1. massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws 2. an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price
V: 1. have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade" 2. contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water" 3. take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I''ll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility" 4. bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?" 5. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders" 6. give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!" 7. behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" 8. have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar" 9. have; "bear a resemblance"; "bear a signature" 10. 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" 11. be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child" 12. bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers" 13. support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"
N: 1. epiphytic fern with large fronds; Taiwan and Philippines
N: 1. widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers
N: 1. widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers
N: 1. yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated
N: 1. digitate-leaved hellebore with an offensive odor and irritant qualities when taken internally
N: 1. evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves turn red in autumn
V: 1. remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state; "Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands"; "The car carried us off to the meeting"; "I'll take you away on a holiday"; "I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry"
N: 1. reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas
N: 1. almond-flavored yeast-raised pastry shaped in an irregular semicircle resembling a bear's claw 2. an incised design resembling a bear's claw used in Native American pottery 3. claw of a bear; often used in jewelry
N: 1. a young bear
V: 1. exert a force with a heavy weight; "The snow bore down on the roof" 2. pay special attention to; "The lectures bore down on the political background" 3. contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery 4. exert full strength; "The pitcher bore down" 5. to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle; "he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork" 6. exert a force or cause a strain upon; "This tax bears down on the lower middle class"
V: 1. sail towards another vessel, of a ship 2. exert a force with a heavy weight; "The snow bore down on the roof"
V: 1. sail towards another vessel, of a ship
N: 1. yucca of southern United States having a clump of basal grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme of small whitish flowers 2. stemless plant with tufts of grasslike leaves and erect panicle of minute creamy white flowers; southwestern United States and Mexico 3. plant of western North America having woody rhizomes and tufts of stiff grasslike basal leaves and spikes of creamy white flowers 4. yucca of west central United States having a clump of basal grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme of small whitish flowers
N: 1. a wrestling hold with arms locked tightly around the opponent 2. a takeover bid so attractive that the directors of the target company must approve it or risk shareholder protest
V: 1. keep in mind
N: 1. a market characterized by falling prices for securities
N: 1. shrubby oak of southeastern United States usually forming dense thickets
V: 1. remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state; "Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands"; "The car carried us off to the meeting"; "I'll take you away on a holiday"; "I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry"
V: 1. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions" 2. have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" 3. press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate" 4. have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"
V: 1. support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence"
N: 1. almond-flavored yeast-raised pastry shaped in an irregular semicircle resembling a bear's claw
V: 1. endure cheerfully; "She bore up under the enormous strain"
V: 1. have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"
V: 1. give testimony in a court of law 2. provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"
A: 1. capable of being borne though unpleasant; "sufferable punishment"
N: 1. chiefly evergreen subshrubs of northern to arctic areas 2. deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United States 3. shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States; yields cascara sagrada
N: 1. dwarf prostrate mat-forming shrub of arctic and alpine regions of North America and Greenland having deep green elliptic leaves that taper toward the base
N: 1. arboreal civet of Asia having a long prehensile tail and shaggy black hair
N: 1. a person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal his homosexuality) 2. a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses 3. the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face 4. tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface 5. hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals
V: 1. go along the rim, like a beard around the chin; "Houses bearded the top of the heights"
N: 1. greenish gray pendulous lichen growing on trees
N: 1. greenish gray pendulous lichen growing on trees
N: 1. slender animal with tentacles and a tubelike outer covering; lives on the deep ocean bottom
A: 1. having hair on the cheeks and chin 2. having a growth of hair-like awns; "bearded wheatgrass"
N: 1. weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
N: 1. any of numerous wild or cultivated irises with hairlike structures on the falls (the drooping sepals)
N: 1. medium-sized grayish to yellow seal with bristles each side of muzzle; of Arctic Ocean
N: 1. the largest Eurasian bird of prey; having black feathers hanging around the bill
N: 1. a wheatgrass with straight terminal awns on the flowering glumes
A: 1. having no beard 2. lacking hair on the face; "a smooth-faced boy of 14 years"
N: 1. any of numerous wild or cultivated irises having no hairs on the drooping sepals (the falls)
A: 1. with full strength; "his beardown performance in the exhibition game"
N: 1. one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral 2. someone whose employment involves carrying something; "the bonds were transmitted by carrier" 3. a messenger who bears or presents; "a bearer of good tidings" 4. the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds it; "the bond was marked `payable to bearer'"
N: 1. a bond issued with detachable coupons that must be presented to the issuer for interest payments
N: 1. a small gang of terrorist thugs claiming to seek a separate Islamic state for the Muslim minority in the Philippines; uses bombing and assassination and extortion and kidnapping; "In 2001 Abu Sayyaf kidnapped twenty people and beheaded one of the American captives"
N: 1. relevant relation or interconnection; "those issues have no bearing on our situation" 2. characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good posture" 3. the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies 4. heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield 5. dignified manner or conduct 6. a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily
A: 1. producing or yielding; "an interest-bearing note"; "fruit-bearing trees"
A: 1. (of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain
N: 1. a brass bushing or a lining for a bearing
N: 1. criminal offense of making false statements under oath
N: 1. an alloy (often of lead or tin base) used for bearings
N: 1. a rein designed to keep the horse's head in the desired position
N: 1. any wall supporting a floor or the roof of a building
A: 1. expecting prices to fall
N: 1. hollandaise-like sauce made with white wine and tarragon and shallots instead of lemon juice
N: 1. tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions 2. the pelt of a bear (sometimes used as a rug)
N: 1. shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States; yields cascara sagrada
N: 1. a cruelly rapacious person 2. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
N: 1. an animal such as a donkey or ox or elephant used for transporting loads or doing other heavy work
N: 1. the quality of being deliberately mean 2. unpleasant nastiness; used especially of nasty weather
A: 1. very unpleasant; "hellish weather"; "stop that god-awful racket" 2. resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility; "beastly desires"; "a bestial nature"; "brute force"; "a dull and brutish man"; "bestial treatment of prisoners"
A: 1. in a beastly manner; "she behaved beastly toward her mother-in-law"
N: 1. the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music; "the piece has a fast rhythm"; "the conductor set the beat" 2. a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations 3. (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse 4. a regular route for a sentry or policeman; "in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name" 5. the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing 6. a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior 7. the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; "he could feel the beat of her heart" 8. a stroke or blow; "the signal was two beats on the steam pipe" 9. a regular rate of repetition; "the cox raised the beat" 10. the sound of stroke or blow; "he heard the beat of a drum"
V: 1. shape by beating; "beat swords into ploughshares" 2. stir vigorously; "beat the egg whites"; "beat the cream" 3. make a sound like a clock or a timer; "the clocks were ticking"; "the grandfather clock beat midnight" 4. hit repeatedly; "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe" 5. avoid paying; "beat the subway fare" 6. be superior; "Reading beats watching television"; "This sure beats work!" 7. make a rhythmic sound; "Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night" 8. give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students" 9. wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam" 10. move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky" 11. glare or strike with great intensity; "The sun was beating down on us" 12. beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors" 13. move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast" 14. move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement" 15. indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks; "Beat the rhythm" 16. sail with much tacking or with difficulty; "The boat beat in the strong wind" 17. 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" 18. move with a flapping motion; "The bird's wings were flapping" 19. produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly; "beat the drum" 20. strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting 21. come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" 22. strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music; "beat one''s breast"; "beat one''s foot rhythmically" 23. make by pounding or trampling; "beat a path through the forest"
A: 1. very tired; "was all in at the end of the day"; "so beat I could flop down and go to sleep anywhere"; "bushed after all that exercise"; "I'm dead after that long trip"
A: 1. damaged by blows or hard usage; "a battered old car"; "the beaten-up old Ford"
V: 1. depart hastily
V: 1. search anxiously
V: 1. be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
V: 1. cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"
V: 1. shine hard; "The sun beat down on the hikers" 2. dislodge from a position; "She beat the dealer down to a much better price" 3. persuade the seller to accept a lower price; "She beat the merchant down $100"
N: 1. a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
V: 1. teach by drills and repetition
V: 1. come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" 2. beat out a rhythm
V: 1. gather; "drum up support" 2. give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"
A: 1. susceptible to being defeated
A: 1. beaten repeatedly with heavy blows; "a battered child"; "the battered woman syndrome" 2. formed or made thin by hammering; "beaten gold"
A: 1. much trodden and worn smooth or bare; "did not stray from the beaten path"
A: 1. damaged by blows or hard usage; "a battered old car"; "the beaten-up old Ford"
N: 1. a worker who rouses wild game from under cover for a hunter 2. an implement for beating
A: 1. marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint; "angelic benificence"; "a beatific smile"; "a saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my sainted mother" 2. experiencing or bestowing celestial joy; "beatific peace"
N: 1. the action of rendering supremely blessed and extremely happy 2. (Roman Catholic Church) an act of the Pope who declares that a deceased person lived a holy life and is worthy of public veneration; a first step toward canonization 3. a state of supreme happiness
A: 1. Roman Catholic; proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy of veneration
V: 1. make blessedly happy 2. declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; "On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican" 3. fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink (exhilarate is obsolete in this usage); "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"
N: 1. the act of overcoming or outdoing 2. the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
A: 1. expanding and contracting rhythmically as to the beating of the heart; "felt the pulsating artery"; "oh my beating heart"
N: 1. a musical instrument that sounds by means of a reed
N: 1. one of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount; in Latin each saying begins with `beatus' (blessed); "her favorite Beatitude is `Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth''" 2. a state of supreme happiness
N: 1. a rock group from Liverpool who between 1962 and 1970 produced a variety of hit songs and albums (most of it written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon)
N: 1. a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
N: 1. a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
N: 1. the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
N: 1. British actress (born in Canada) (1898-1989)
N: 1. English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943)
N: 1. a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
N: 1. the pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds
N: 1. a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance 2. a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman; "if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn''t have asked"
N: 1. English dandy who was a fashion leader during the Regency (1778-1840)
N: 1. a gracious (but usually meaningless) gesture
N: 1. an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept
N: 1. the fashionable elite
N: 1. an international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane) 2. a scale from 0 to 12 for the force of the wind
N: 1. part of the Arctic Ocean northeast of Alaska
N: 1. a blue and yellow damselfish of Bermuda and Florida and the West Indies
N: 1. dry fruity light red wine drunk within a few months after it is made; from the Beaujolais district in southeastern France
N: 1. United States surgeon remembered for his studies of digestion (1785-1853) 2. a city of southeastern Texas near Houston 3. English dramatist who collaborated with John Fletcher (1584-1616)
N: 1. small genus of evergreen woody vines in the East Indies and Asia
N: 1. evergreen woody twiner with large glossy leaves and showy corymbs of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers
N: 1. an outstanding example of its kind; "his roses were beauties"; "when I make a mistake it's a beaut"
A: 1. poetic
N: 1. the quality of being good looking and attractive
N: 1. someone who works in a beauty parlor
N: 1. the act of making something more beautiful
A: 1. aesthetically pleasing 2. (of weather) highly enjoyable; "what a beautiful day" 3. delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration; "a beautiful child"; "beautiful country"; "a beautiful painting"; "a beautiful theory"; "a beautiful party"
A: 1. in a beautiful manner; "her face was beautifully made up"
V: 1. be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere" 2. make more beautiful 3. make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"
N: 1. an outstanding example of its kind; "his roses were beauties"; "when I make a mistake it's a beaut" 2. the qualities that give pleasure to the senses 3. a very attractive or seductive looking woman
N: 1. Chinese deciduous shrub with yellow-throated pinkish flowers and bristly fruit; often cultivated as an ornamental
N: 1. someone who gives you advice about your personal appearance
N: 1. a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work
N: 1. a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work
N: 1. a quark with a charge of -1/3 and a mass about 10,000 times that of an electron
N: 1. a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work
N: 1. a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work
N: 1. sleep before midnight
N: 1. a spot that is worn on a lady's face for adornment
N: 1. enhancement of someone's personal beauty
N: 1. French feminist and existentialist and novelist (1908-1986)
N: 1. the study and creation of visual works of art
N: 1. large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad flat tail; construct complex dams and underwater lodges 2. a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with beaver or silk 3. a hat made of beaver fur or similar material 4. a full beard 5. the soft brown fur of the beaver 6. a movable piece of armor on a medieval helmet used to protect the lower face
V: 1. work hard on something
V: 1. work hard on something
N: 1. a light wallboard made of compressed wood pulp
N: 1. amphibious rat of Australia and New Guinea
N: 1. a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
N: 1. British newspaper publisher and politician (born in Canada); confidant of Winston Churchill (1879-1964)
N: 1. an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940)
V: 1. dance the bebop
V: 1. make steady; "steady yourself"
A: 1. rendered motionless for lack of wind
N: 1. milk thickened with a butter and flour roux
N: 1. milk thickened with a butter and flour roux
V: 1. happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" (Santayana) 2. become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?"
V: 1. attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts" 2. control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft
N: 1. derived from the Iowa crab and cultivated for its large double pink blossoms
N: 1. a member of a Bantu people living chiefly in Botswana and western South Africa
N: 1. a beckoning gesture
N: 1. a form of muscular dystrophy that set in in adolescence or adulthood and progresses slowly but will affect all voluntary muscles; characterized by generalized weakness and muscle wasting that affects limb and trunk muscles first; similar to Duchenne's muscular dystrophy but less severe; inheritance is X-linked recessive (carried by females but affecting only males)
N: 1. (nautical) a short line with an eye at one end and a knot at the other; used to secure loose items on a ship 2. (Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II concerning Henry's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170)
N: 1. a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye)
N: 1. a playwright and novelist (born in Ireland) who lived in France; wrote plays for the Theater of the Absurd (1906-1989)
N: 1. a city in southern West Virginia
N: 1. a mercury thermometer that measures small differences or changes in temperature
V: 1. appear inviting; "The shop window decorations beckoned" 2. summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture 3. signal with the hands or nod; "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably"
V: 1. make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"
V: 1. enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!" 2. undergo a change or development; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor" 3. enhance the appearance of; "Mourning becomes Electra"; "This behavior doesn't suit you!" 4. come into existence; "What becomes has duration"
V: 1. lose sparkle or bouquet; "wine and beer can pall"
A: 1. according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior" 2. displaying or setting off to best advantage; "a becoming new shade of rose"; "a becoming portrait"
A: 1. in a becoming manner; "she was becomingly dressed"
N: 1. the quality of being becoming
N: 1. French physicist who discovered that rays emitted by uranium salts affect photographic plates (1852-1908)
N: 1. a plot of ground in which plants are growing; "the gardener planted a bed of roses" 2. the flat surface of a printing press on which the type form is laid in the last stage of producing a newspaper or magazine or book etc. 3. (geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock); "they found a bed of standstone" 4. single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance; "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach" 5. a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep; "he sat on the edge of the bed"; "the room had only a bed and chair" 6. a depression forming the ground under a body of water; "he searched for treasure on the ocean bed" 7. a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit; "he worked in the coal beds" 8. a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track; "the track bed had washed away"
V: 1. have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" 2. put to bed; "The children were bedded at ten o'clock" 3. furnish with a bed; "The inn keeper could bed all the new arrivals" 4. go to bed in order to sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He turns out at the crack of dawn" 5. place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil
N: 1. an overnight boardinghouse with breakfast
N: 1. an area on which a drove of cattle or sheep can sleep for a night
V: 1. sleep around; "His wife bed hops"
N: 1. enuresis during sleep; especially common in children (who usually outgrow it)
N: 1. an overnight boardinghouse with breakfast
N: 1. bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood
N: 1. a check that everyone is in bed by the time they should be
N: 1. coverings that are used on a bed
N: 1. decorative cover for a bed
N: 1. decorative cover for a bed
V: 1. go to bed; "We bedded down at midnight"
N: 1. an area on which a drove of cattle or sheep can sleep for a night
N: 1. a lightweight jacket worn over bedclothes (as when sitting in bed)
N: 1. linen or cotton articles for a bed (as sheets and pillowcases)
N: 1. a bed in which flowers are growing
N: 1. a flower bed in which roses are growing
N: 1. a soft pillow for use on a bed
N: 1. confinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some sick or injured persons)
N: 1. bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs
N: 1. someone suffering from enuresis; someone who urinates while asleep in bed
N: 1. (Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735)
V: 1. wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child"
V: 1. spread or daub (a surface)
A: 1. ornamented in a vulgar or showy fashion
V: 1. overcome as with astonishment or disbelief; "The news stunned her"
V: 1. to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light; "She was dazzled by the bright headlights"
N: 1. bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood
N: 1. a room used primarily for sleeping
N: 1. coverings that are used on a bed
N: 1. decorative cover for a bed
A: 1. deposited or arranged in horizontal layers; "stratified rock" 2. having a bed or beds as specified
N: 1. an ornamental plant suitable for planting in a flowerbed
N: 1. material used to provide a bed for animals 2. coverings that are used on a bed
N: 1. an upright geranium having scalloped leaves with a broad color zone inside the margin and white or pink or red flowers
N: 1. material used to provide a bed for animals
N: 1. an ornamental plant suitable for planting in a flowerbed
N: 1. (Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735)
V: 1. decorate; "deck the halls with holly"
A: 1. clothed or adorned with finery
N: 1. a person who is paid to pray for the soul of another
V: 1. treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" 2. be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
N: 1. the act of harassing someone
V: 1. cover with drops of dew or as with dew
A: 1. wet with dew
A: 1. confined to bed (by illness)
N: 1. a temporary associate; "politics makes strange bedfellows" 2. a person with whom you share a bed
N: 1. a heavy corded fabric similar to corduroy; used for clothing
N: 1. the framework of a bed
N: 1. an area on which a drove of cattle or sheep can sleep for a night
V: 1. sleep around; "His wife bed hops"
V: 1. decorate; "deck the halls with holly"
V: 1. make obscure or unclear; "The distinction was obscured" 2. make difficult to perceive by sight; "The foliage of the huge tree obscures the view of the lake"
A: 1. made dim or indistinct; "a sun bedimmed by clouds"
V: 1. dress up garishly and tastelessly 2. decorate tastelessly
N: 1. a state of extreme confusion and disorder 2. pejorative terms for an insane asylum
N: 1. an archaic term for a lunatic
A: 1. without a bed; "the cell was bedless"
N: 1. a light terrier groomed to resemble a lamb
N: 1. an island in New York Bay southwest of Manhattan where the Statue of Liberty stands; "Congress officially changed the name from Bedloe's Island to Liberty Island in 1956"
N: 1. a member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs
N: 1. a shallow vessel used by a bedridden patient for defecation and urination
N: 1. any of 4 vertical supports at the corners of a bedstead
V: 1. make wet and dirty, as from rain
A: 1. in deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack" 2. limp and soiled as if dragged in the mud; "the beggar's bedraggled clothes"; "scarecrows in battered hats or draggled skirts"
N: 1. confinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some sick or injured persons)
N: 1. Czech composer (1824-1884)
A: 1. confined to bed (by illness)
A: 1. confined to bed (by illness)
N: 1. principles from which other truths can be derived; "first you must learn the fundamentals"; "let's get down to basics" 2. solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil
N: 1. bedding rolled up for carrying
N: 1. a room used primarily for sleeping
N: 1. a community where many commuters live
N: 1. furniture intended for use in a bedroom
N: 1. a suite of furniture for the bedroom
N: 1. a suite of furniture for the bedroom
N: 1. space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person); "the doctor stood at her bedside"
N: 1. manner or conduct of a physician in the presence of a patient
N: 1. a furnished sitting room with sleeping accommodations (and some plumbing)
N: 1. a furnished sitting room with sleeping accommodations (and some plumbing)
N: 1. a furnished sitting room with sleeping accommodations (and some plumbing)
N: 1. a chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it (as in bedridden patients)
N: 1. decorative cover for a bed
N: 1. (usually plural) one of the springs holding up the mattress of a bed
N: 1. the framework of a bed
N: 1. any of several plants of the genus Galium
N: 1. the time you go to bed
N: 1. a member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs
N: 1. someone suffering from enuresis; someone who urinates while asleep in bed
N: 1. any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species 2. a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions
N: 1. perennial herb of North America 2. perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads 3. bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe and North America
N: 1. European beetle; infests beehives
N: 1. colorful chiefly tropical Old World bird having a strong graceful flight; feeds on especially bees
N: 1. hairy nectar-eating fly that resembles a bee; larvae are parasitic on larvae of bees and related insects
N: 1. a shed containing a number of beehives
N: 1. swift predatory fly having a strong body like a bee with the proboscis hardened for sucking juices of other insects captured on the wing
N: 1. moth whose larvae live in and feed on bee honeycombs
N: 1. European orchid whose flowers resemble bumble bees in shape and color
N: 1. a sting inflicted by a bee
N: 1. perennial herb of North America 2. perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads 3. bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe and North America
N: 1. a mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae
N: 1. wood of any of various beech trees; used for flooring and containers and plywood and tool handles 2. any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth gray bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions
N: 1. chiefly monoecious trees and shrubs: beeches; chestnuts; oaks; genera Castanea; Castanopsis; Chrysolepis; Fagus; Lithocarpus; Nothofagus; Quercus
N: 1. any fern of the genus Phegopteris having deeply cut triangular fronds
N: 1. Eurasian marten having a brown coat with pale breast and throat
N: 1. any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth gray bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions
A: 1. consisting of or made of wood of the beech tree
N: 1. United States clergyman who was a leader for the abolition of slavery (1813-1887)
N: 1. small sweet triangular nut of any of various beech trees
N: 1. wood of any of various beech trees; used for flooring and containers and plywood and tool handles
N: 1. meat from an adult domestic bovine 2. informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here" 3. cattle that are reared for their meat
V: 1. complain; "What was he hollering about?"
N: 1. beef and mushrooms and onions stewed in red wine and seasonings
N: 1. a stock made with beef
N: 1. a burrito with a beef filling
N: 1. cattle that are reared for their meat
N: 1. cubes of beef cooked in hot oil and then dipped in various tasty sauces
N: 1. meat is browned before stewing
N: 1. strips of dried beef
N: 1. meat from a loin of beef
N: 1. a man who raises (or tends) cattle
N: 1. a cut of beef from the neck of the animal
N: 1. a patty of ground cooked beef
N: 1. South American plant having green to purple or red branches with green to purple ornamental foliage and spikes of insignificant woolly flowers with dry membranous bracts
N: 1. cut of beef suitable for roasting
N: 1. a stew made with beef
N: 1. a stock made with beef
N: 1. sauteed strips of beef and mushrooms in sour cream sauce served with noodles
N: 1. tallow obtained from a bovine animal
N: 1. an extract of beef (given to people who are ill)
N: 1. beef loin muscle
N: 1. the tongue of a cow eaten as meat
V: 1. make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strenghten the relations between the two countries"
N: 1. rare-roasted beef tenderloin coated with mushroom paste in puff pastry
N: 1. hardy breed of cattle resulting from crossing domestic cattle with the American buffalo; yields leaner beef than conventional breeds
N: 1. a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun
N: 1. a photograph of a muscular man in minimal attire
N: 1. officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch
A: 1. made greater or stronger; "beefed-up sales efforts"
N: 1. a slice of beef usually cooked by broiling
N: 1. rhizomatous begonia with roundish fleshy leaves reddish colored beneath
N: 1. a popular edible fungus with a cap the color of liver or raw meat; abundant in southeastern United States
N: 1. any of numerous usually rhizomatous hybrid begonias derived from an East Indian plant having rough-textured leaves patterned in silver and bronze and purple and red-brown with inconspicuous flowers
N: 1. a poisonous gyromitra; the surface of the fertile body is smooth at first and becomes progressively undulating and wrinkled (but never truly pitted); color varies from dull yellow to brown
N: 1. South American plant having green to purple or red branches with green to purple ornamental foliage and spikes of insignificant woolly flowers with dry membranous bracts 2. plant grown for its ornamental red or purple foliage
N: 1. any of several large tomatoes with thick flesh
N: 1. a hard-wooded tropical tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber 2. any of several heavy hard reddish chiefly tropical woods of the families Casuarinaceae and Proteaceae; some used for cabinetwork 3. tree yielding hard heavy reddish wood 4. any of several Australian trees of the genus Casuarina yielding heavy hard red wood used in cabinetwork 5. tree or tall shrub with shiny leaves and umbels of fragrant creamy-white flowers; yields hard heavy reddish wood
A: 1. muscular and heavily built; "a beefy wrestler"; "had a tall burly frame"; "clothing sizes for husky boys"; "a strapping boy of eighteen"; "`buirdly' is a Scottish term"
N: 1. any workplace where people are very busy 2. a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree 3. a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees 4. a hairdo resembling a beehive
N: 1. a state in the western United States; settled in 1847 by Mormons led by Brigham Young
N: 1. a farmer who keeps bees for their honey
N: 1. the cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey
N: 1. the most direct route; "he made a beeline for the bathroom"
N: 1. (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
N: 1. a short high tone produced as a signal or warning
V: 1. make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared" 2. call, summon, or alert with a beeper
N: 1. an electronic device that generates a series of beeps when the person carrying it is being paged
N: 1. a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
N: 1. a barrel that holds beer
N: 1. a bottle that holds beer
N: 1. a can that holds beer
N: 1. someone whose favorite drink is beer or ale
N: 1. tavern with an outdoor area (usually resembling a garden) where beer and other alcoholic drinks are served
N: 1. a relatively large glass for serving beer
N: 1. a hall or barroom featuring beer and (usually) entertainment
N: 1. a barrel that holds beer
N: 1. someone who brews beer or ale from malt and hops and water
N: 1. a drip mat placed under a glass of beer
N: 1. a mug intended for serving beer
N: 1. English writer and caricaturist (1872-1956)
A: 1. smelling of beer
N: 1. a yellow to brown wax secreted by honeybees to build honeycombs
V: 1. cover with beeswax; "Chris beeswaxed the kitchen table"
N: 1. biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop 2. round red root vegetable
N: 1. moth larva that eats foliage of beets and vegetables
N: 1. a disease of beet plants
N: 1. young leaves of the beetroot
N: 1. sugar made from sugar beets 2. sugar from sugar beets used as sweetening agent
N: 1. the music of Beethoven; "he enjoyed Beethoven most of all" 2. German composer of instrumental music (especially symphonic and chamber music); continued to compose after he lost his hearing (1770-1827)
A: 1. of or relating to Ludwig van Beethoven or his music
N: 1. insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings 2. a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing
V: 1. beat with a beetle 2. be suspended over or hang over; "This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town" 3. fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle; "He beetled up the staircase"; "They beetled off home"
A: 1. jutting or overhanging; "beetle brows"
A: 1. sullen or unfriendly in appearance
V: 1. leave suddenly and as if in a hurry; "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out"
N: 1. tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall
A: 1. jutting or overhanging; "beetle brows"
N: 1. beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for human consumption 2. round red root vegetable
V: 1. happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" (Santayana) 2. become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?"
V: 1. accord or comport with; "This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!"
A: 1. appropriate to; "behavior befitting a father"
A: 1. in an appropriate manner; "he was appropriately dressed"
V: 1. make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"
A: 1. stupefied by alcoholic drink; "the wino's poor befuddled mind"; "a mind befogged with drink"
V: 1. make a fool or dupe of 2. fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"
N: 1. derision of someone or something as foolish or absurd or inconsistent
A: 1. earlier in time; previously; "I had known her before"; "as I said before"; "he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier"; "her parents had died four years earlier"; "I mentioned that problem earlier" 2. at or in the front; "I see the lights of a town ahead"; "the road ahead is foggy"; "staring straight ahead"; "we couldn't see over the heads of the people in front"; "with the cross of Jesus marching on before"
A: 1. before the Christian era; used following dates before the supposed year Christ was born; "in 200 BC"
A: 1. in the near future; "the doctor will soon be here"; "the book will appear shortly"; "she will arrive presently"; "we should have news before long"
A: 1. ahead of time; in anticipation; "when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount"; "We like to plan ahead"; "should have made reservations beforehand"
A: 1. being ahead of time or need; "gave advance warning"; "was beforehand with her report"
V: 1. spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
A: 1. made dirty or foul; "a building befouled with soot"; "breathing air fouled and darkened with factory soot"
N: 1. the state of being polluted
V: 1. become friends with; "John and Eric soon became friends"; "Have you made friends yet in your new environment?"
V: 1. be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher" 2. make stupid with alcohol
A: 1. stupefied by alcoholic drink; "the wino's poor befuddled mind"; "a mind befogged with drink" 2. perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school" 3. confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas"
N: 1. confusion resulting from failure to understand
V: 1. make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities" 2. call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!" 3. ask to obtain free; "beg money and food"
V: 1. ask for permission to be released from an engagement
V: 1. make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"
N: 1. a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father); "his father was born in Atlanta"
N: 1. a pauper who lives by begging
V: 1. be beyond the resources of; "This beggars description!" 2. reduce to beggary
N: 1. any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow flowers and prickly fruits that cling to fur and clothing
N: 1. any of various tropical and subtropical plants having trifoliate leaves and rough sticky pod sections or loments 2. Eurasian and North American plants having small prickly nutlets that stick to clothing
N: 1. a card game for two players in which the object is to win all of the other player's cards
N: 1. a policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others; used especially of national policy; "the United States has pursued a beggar-my-neighbor policy"
N: 1. a policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others; used especially of national policy; "the United States has pursued a beggar-my-neighbor policy"
N: 1. a card game for two players in which the object is to win all of the other player's cards
N: 1. a policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others; used especially of national policy; "the United States has pursued a beggar-my-neighbor policy"
N: 1. a policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others; used especially of national policy; "the United States has pursued a beggar-my-neighbor policy"
N: 1. any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow flowers and prickly fruits that cling to fur and clothing 2. the seed of bur marigolds
N: 1. any of various tropical and subtropical plants having trifoliate leaves and rough sticky pod sections or loments 2. Eurasian and North American plants having small prickly nutlets that stick to clothing
A: 1. used of sums of money; so small in amount as to deserve contempt 2. marked by poverty befitting a beggar; "a beggarly existence in the slums"; "a mean hut"
N: 1. a man who is a beggar
N: 1. West Indian forage plant cultivated in southern United States as forage and to improve soil
N: 1. a woman who is a beggar
N: 1. a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person) 2. a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless"
N: 1. a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)
V: 1. decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
N: 1. Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
V: 1. have a beginning, of a temporal event; "WWII began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland"; "The company's Asia tour begins next month" 2. begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object; "begin a cigar"; "She started the soup while it was still hot"; "We started physics in 10th grade" 3. achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative; "This economic measure doesn't even begin to deal with the problem of inflation"; "You cannot even begin to understand the problem we had to deal with during the war" 4. have a beginning characterized in some specified way; "The novel begins with a murder"; "My property begins with the three maple trees"; "Her day begins with a work-out"; "The semester begins with a convocation ceremony" 5. begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language; "She began Russian at an early age"; "We started French in fourth grade" 6. have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000" 7. be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series; "The number 'one'' begins the sequence"; "A terrible murder begins the novel"; "The convocation ceremoney officially begins the semester" 8. begin to speak or say; "Now listen, friends," he began 9. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now" 10. set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life"
N: 1. a person who founds or establishes some institution; "George Washington is the father of his country" 2. someone new to a field or activity
N: 1. the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her" 2. the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root" 3. the first part or section of something; "`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story" 4. the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations" 5. the event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war"
A: 1. serving to begin; "the beginning canto of the poem"; "the first verse"
N: 1. use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse; "around the rock the ragged rascal ran"
V: 1. encircle or bind; "Trees girded the green fields"
N: 1. any of numerous plants of the genus Begonia grown for their attractive glossy asymmetrical leaves and colorful flowers in usually terminal cymes or racemes
N: 1. hybrid winter-blooming begonia grown for its many large pink flowers
N: 1. South American fibrous-rooted begonias having prominent basal leaf lobes suggesting angels' wings and racemes of coral-red flowers
N: 1. tuberous or semi-tuberous South African begonia having shallowly lobed ovate leaves and small white flowers
N: 1. rhizomatous begonia with roundish fleshy leaves reddish colored beneath
N: 1. monoecious succulent herbs or shrubs of tropical and warm regions especially America
N: 1. rhizomatous begonia with roundish fleshy leaves reddish colored beneath
N: 1. rhizomatous begonia having leaves with pointed lobes suggestive of stars and pink flowers
N: 1. any of numerous usually rhizomatous hybrid begonias derived from an East Indian plant having rough-textured leaves patterned in silver and bronze and purple and red-brown with inconspicuous flowers
N: 1. hybrid fibrous-rooted begonia having broad-ovate green to bronze- or black-red leaves and small clusters of white or pink or red flowers; widely used as a bedding plant
N: 1. semi-tuberous begonia having peltate leaves and rose-pink flowers; Yemen
N: 1. any of numerous hybrid begonias having tuberous roots and variously colored flowers
N: 1. monoecious succulent herbs or shrubs of tropical and warm regions especially America
A: 1. (of offspring) generated by procreation; "naturally begotten child"
V: 1. make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"
A: 1. thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot; "a miner's begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen"
V: 1. wish ill or allow unwillingly 2. be envious of; set one's heart on
V: 1. attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts" 2. influence by slyness
A: 1. filled with wonder and delight
N: 1. an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations 2. magnetic personal charm
N: 1. a person who charms others (usually by personal attractiveness) 2. someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
A: 1. 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" 2. misleading by means of pleasant or alluring methods; "taken in by beguiling tales of overnight fortunes"
N: 1. a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba 2. (Roman Catholic Church) a member of a lay sisterhood (one of several founded in the Netherlands in the 12th and 13th centuries); though not taking religious vows the sisters followed an austere life 3. music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance
N: 1. a Muslim woman of high rank in India or Pakistan
N: 1. for someone's benefit (usually expressed as `in behalf'' rather than `on behalf'' and usually with a possessive); "in your behalf"; "campaigning in his own behalf"; "spoke a good word in his friend''s behalf" 2. as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as "on behalf of" rather than "in behalf of"); "the guardian signed the contract on behalf of the minor child"; "this letter is written on behalf of my client";
V: 1. behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" 2. 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" 3. behave well or properly; "The children must learn to behave"
N: 1. (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people 2. manner of acting or conducting yourself 3. (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation 4. the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances; "the behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments"
N: 1. psychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behavior
N: 1. psychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behavior
A: 1. of or relating to behavior; "behavioral sciences"
N: 1. an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior
N: 1. a psychologist who subscribes to behaviorism
A: 1. of or relating to behaviorism; "behavioristic psychology"
A: 1. of or relating to behaviorism; "behavioristic psychology"
N: 1. an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior
N: 1. (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people 2. manner of acting or conducting yourself 3. (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation 4. the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances; "the behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments"
A: 1. of or relating to behavior; "behavioral sciences"
N: 1. an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior
N: 1. a psychologist who subscribes to behaviorism
A: 1. of or relating to behaviorism; "behavioristic psychology"
A: 1. of or relating to behaviorism; "behavioristic psychology"
N: 1. an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior
V: 1. cut the head of; "the French King was beheaded during the Revolution"
A: 1. having had the head cut off; "the beheaded prisoners"
N: 1. execution by cutting off the victim's head 2. killing by cutting off the head
N: 1. someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful 2. a person of exceptional importance and reputation
N: 1. an authoritative command or request
N: 1. 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?"
A: 1. in debt; "he fell behind with his mortgage payments"; "a month behind in the rent"; "a company that has been run behindhand for years"; "in arrears with their utility bills" 2. in or to or toward the rear; "he followed behind"; "seen from behind, the house is more imposing than it is from the front"; "the final runners were far behind" 3. in or into an inferior position; "fell behind in his studies"; "their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers" 4. of timepieces; "the clock is almost an hour slow"; "my watch is running behind" 5. remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from; "when he died he left much unfinished work behind"; "left a large family behind"; "the children left their books behind"; "he took off with a squeal of tires and left the other cars far behind"
A: 1. having the lower score or lagging position in a contest; "behind by two points"; "the 8th inning found the home team trailing"
A: 1. designed and carried out secretly or confidentially; "a sub-rosa report"; "has their under-the-table backing"
A: 1. behind schedule; "was behindhand with the rent"
A: 1. in debt; "he fell behind with his mortgage payments"; "a month behind in the rent"; "a company that has been run behindhand for years"; "in arrears with their utility bills"
N: 1. German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy; influenced George Fox (1575-1624)
N: 1. the mystical theological doctrine of Jakob Boehme that influenced the Quakers
V: 1. see with attention; "behold Christ!"
A: 1. under a moral obligation to someone
N: 1. a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
N: 1. perception by means of the eyes
V: 1. be appropriate or necessary; "IT behooves us to reflect on this matter"
V: 1. be appropriate or necessary; "IT behooves us to reflect on this matter"
N: 1. German architect known for his simple utilitarian factory buildings (1868-1940)
N: 1. Danish explorer who explored the northern Pacific Ocean for the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741)
N: 1. a very light brown
A: 1. of a light grayish-brown color
N: 1. (Yiddish) glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll with hard crust
N: 1. capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city
N: 1. the dialect of Chinese spoken in Beijing and adopted as the official language for all of China
N: 1. a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently 2. the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries"
N: 1. the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries"
N: 1. a port city in eastern Mozambique on the Mozambique Channel
N: 1. capital and largest city of Lebanon; located in western Lebanon on the Mediterranean
V: 1. adorn or decorate with precious stones; "jeweled dresses"
A: 1. covered with beads or jewels or sequins
A: 1. covered with beads or jewels or sequins
N: 1. a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels 2. Babylonian god of the earth; one of the supreme triad including Anu and Ea; earlier identified with En-lil
N: 1. the chief Babylonian god; his consort was Sarpanitu
N: 1. an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel
N: 1. a style of operatic singing
N: 1. a witty or clever person with a fine mind
N: 1. Hungarian composer and pianist who collected Hungarian folk music; in 1940 he moved to the United States (1881-1945)
N: 1. United States film actor (born in Hungary) noted for portraying monsters (1884-1956)
N: 1. United States film actor (born in Hungary) noted for portraying monsters (1884-1956)
V: 1. beat soundly 2. attack verbally with harsh criticism; "She was belabored by her fellow students" 3. to work at or to absurd length; "belabor the obvious"
V: 1. beat soundly 2. attack verbally with harsh criticism; "She was belabored by her fellow students" 3. to work at or to absurd length; "belabor the obvious"
N: 1. a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae
N: 1. garden plant whose capsule discloses when ripe a mass of seeds resembling a blackberry
N: 1. a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet
N: 1. the Slavic language spoken in Belarus
A: 1. of or pertaining to Belarus or to the people or culture of Belarus
N: 1. monetary unit in Belarus
A: 1. after the expected or usual time; delayed; "a belated birthday card"; "I'm late for the plane"; "the train is late"; "tardy children are sent to the principal"; "always tardy in making dental appointments"
A: 1. later than usual or than expected; "the train arrived late"; "we awoke late"; "the children came late to school"; "notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline"; "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday"
N: 1. a chain of more than 200 islands about 400 miles long in the western central Pacific Ocean
N: 1. something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured
V: 1. fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat 2. turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him
N: 1. a wood or metal bar to which a rope can be secured (as on a ship or in mountain climbing)
N: 1. a reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth
V: 1. become active and spew forth lava and rocks; "Vesuvius erupts once in a while" 2. expel gas from the stomach; "In China it is polite to burp at the table"
N: 1. a reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth 2. the forceful expulsion of something from inside; "the belching of smoke from factory chimneys"
N: 1. an ugly evil-looking old woman 2. a woman of advanced age
N: 1. an ugly evil-looking old woman 2. a woman of advanced age
V: 1. surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna" 2. annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"
N: 1. the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
N: 1. port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port and commercial center for the Amazon River basin
N: 1. a conical calcareous fossil tapering to a point at one end and with a conical cavity at the other end containing (when unbroken) a small chambered phragmocone from the shell of any of numerous extinct cephalopods of the family Belemnitidae
A: 1. of or relating to belemnites
N: 1. family of extinct Mesozoic cephalopods
N: 1. order of extinct dibranchiate cephalopods related to the surviving spirulas
N: 1. capital and largest city of Northern Ireland; the center of Protestantism in Northern Ireland
N: 1. a room (often at the top of a tower) where bells are hung 2. a bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building
N: 1. a native or inhabitant of Belgium
A: 1. of or relating to or characteristic of Belgium or the Belgian people; "the Belgian Queen"
N: 1. beef stewed in beer seasoned with garlic and served with boiled potatoes
N: 1. the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
N: 1. a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960
N: 1. young broad-leaved endive plant deprived of light to form a narrow whitish head
N: 1. formerly the basic unit of money in Belgium
N: 1. breed of various very small compact wiry-coated dogs of Belgian origin having a short bearded muzzle
N: 1. red breed of domestic rabbits; hybrid between Old World rabbit and hare
N: 1. hardy working dog developed in Belgium for herding sheep
N: 1. hardy working dog developed in Belgium for herding sheep
N: 1. thick sweet waffle often eaten with ice cream or fruit sauce
N: 1. a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
N: 1. a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
N: 1. capital and largest city of Yugoslavia
V: 1. be in contradiction with 2. represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions"
N: 1. any cognitive content held as true 2. a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying"
N: 1. the quality of being believable or trustworthy
A: 1. capable of being believed; "completely credible testimony"; "credible information"
A: 1. easy to believe on the basis of available evidence; "he talked plausibly before the committee"; "he will probably win the election" 2. in a believable manner; "he acted believably sincere"
V: 1. follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer; "When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too" 2. credit with veracity; "You cannot believe this man"; "Should we believe a publication like the National Inquirer?" 3. judge or regard; look upon; judge; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior" 4. accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits" 5. be confident about something; "I believe that he will come back from the war"
V: 1. have a firm conviction as to the goodness of something; "John believes in oat bran"
N: 1. a supporter who accepts something as true 2. a person who has religious faith
N: 1. the cognitive process that leads to convictions; "seeing is believing"
A: 1. in a credulous manner; "the children followed the teacher credulously"
A: 1. with considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war"
N: 1. Byzantine general under Justinian I; he recovered former Roman territories in northern Africa and fought against the Persians
V: 1. lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues" 2. belittle; "Don't belittle his influence" 3. express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts"
A: 1. made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth); "her comments made me feel small"
N: 1. the act of belittling 2. a belittling comment
A: 1. tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark"
N: 1. a country on the northeastern coast of Central America on the Caribbean; formerly under British control
N: 1. the basic unit of money in Belize
N: 1. (nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o''clock, either a.m. or p.m. 2. a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck 3. a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905) 4. the flared opening of a tubular device 5. United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922) 6. English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961) 7. the shape of a bell 8. the sound of a bell being struck; "saved by the bell"; "she heard the distant toll of church bells" 9. a percussion instrument consisting of vertical metal tubes of different lengths that are struck with a hammer 10. a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
V: 1. attach a bell to; "bell cows"
A: 1. (of trousers) having legs that flare at the bottom; "bell-bottomed trousers"
A: 1. (of trousers) having legs that flare at the bottom; "bell-bottomed trousers"
N: 1. trousers with legs that flare; worn by sailors; absurdly wide hems were fashionable in the 1960s
A: 1. having a shape resembling a bell
N: 1. a symmetrical curve representing the normal distribution
N: 1. the edible yellow fruit of the Jamaica honeysuckle
N: 1. a round arch resting on corbels
N: 1. a logbook in which all orders concerning the main engines of a ship are recorded
N: 1. a buoy with a bell on it
N: 1. the supervisor of bellboys in a hotel
N: 1. a small shelter for bells; has a gable or shed roof
N: 1. a small shelter for bells; has a gable or shed roof
N: 1. a floor under the bells of an open belfry
N: 1. a person who casts metal bells
N: 1. a foundry where bells are cast
N: 1. an extension of a gable that serves as a bell cote
N: 1. a bell-shaped glass cover used to protect and display delicate objects or to cover scientific apparatus or to contain gases
N: 1. common low European shrub with purple-red flowers 2. dwarf European shrub with rose-colored flowers
N: 1. a bell-shaped glass cover used to protect and display delicate objects or to cover scientific apparatus or to contain gases
N: 1. bluish black fruit-eating bird with a bell-like call
N: 1. bronze with 3 or 4 parts copper to 1 part tin; used in making bells
N: 1. a morel whose fertile portion resembles a bell and is attached to the stipe only at the top
N: 1. large bell-shaped sweet pepper in green or red or yellow or orange or black varieties 2. plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers
N: 1. a button that is pushed to ring a bell
N: 1. someone who plays musical handbells 2. something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal; "the new advertising campaign was a bell ringer"; "scored a bull's eye"; "hit the mark"; "the president''s speech was a home run" 3. a person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation)
N: 1. the sound of someone playing a set of bells 2. playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower 3. persuasion of voters in a political campaign
N: 1. a seat that has a bell shape (on some 18th century chairs)
N: 1. the shape of a bell
N: 1. a bell-shaped tent
V: 1. take a risk; perform a daring act; "Who is going to bell the cat?"
N: 1. western North American frog with a tail-like copulatory organ
N: 1. a tower that supports or shelters a bell
N: 1. fast-growing herbaceous evergreen tree of South America having a broad trunk with high water content and dark green oval leaves
N: 1. perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine 2. an alkaloidal extract or tincture of the poisonous belladonna herb that is used medicinally
N: 1. amaryllis of South Africa often cultivated for its fragrant white or rose flowers
N: 1. a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century) 2. Italian cardinal and theologian (1542-1621)
N: 1. Italian cardinal and theologian (1542-1621)
N: 1. any of several tropical American birds of the genus Procnias having a bell-like call
N: 1. trousers with legs that flare; worn by sailors; absurdly wide hems were fashionable in the 1960s
N: 1. someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels
N: 1. a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals; "she was the belle of the ball"
N: 1. pantropical climber having white fragrant nocturnal flowers
N: 1. of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida
N: 1. United States operatic soprano (born in 1929)
N: 1. a World War I battle in northwestern France where the Allies defeated the Germans in 1918
N: 1. (Greek mythology) a mythical hero of Corinth who performed miracles on the winged horse Pegasus (especially killing the monster Chimera)
N: 1. creative writing valued for esthetic content
N: 1. creative writing valued for esthetic content
A: 1. written and regarded for aesthetic value rather than content
N: 1. any of various plants of the genus Campanula having blue or white bell-shaped flowers
N: 1. family of plants of the order Campanulales; in some classifications includes Lobeliaceae
N: 1. someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels
A: 1. having or showing a ready disposition to fight; "bellicose young officers"; "a combative impulse"; "a contentious nature"
A: 1. having a belly; often used in combination 2. curving outward
N: 1. hostile or warlike attitude or nature 2. a disposition to fight
N: 1. hostile or warlike attitude or nature 2. acts of overt warfare; "the outbreak of hostilities"
N: 1. someone who fights (or is fighting)
A: 1. characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight; "aggressive acts against another country"; "a belligerent tone" 2. engaged in war; "belligerent (or warring) nations"; "a fighting war"
A: 1. in a belligerent hostile manner; "he pushed her against the wall belligerently"
N: 1. a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple
N: 1. a town in northeastern Washington on a bay near the Canadian border
N: 1. Italian composer of operas (1801-1835)
N: 1. daisy
N: 1. low-growing Eurasian plant with yellow central disc flowers and pinkish-white outer ray flowers
N: 1. someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels
N: 1. English author (born in France) remembered especially for his verse for childre (1870-1953)
N: 1. United States novelist (born in Canada in 1915) 2. a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway"
V: 1. make a loud noise, as of animal; "The bull bellowed" 2. shout loudly and without restraint
N: 1. someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice
N: 1. a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway"
N: 1. a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
N: 1. small bottom-dwelling fish of warm seas having a compressed body and a long snout with a toothless mouth
N: 1. a handle or cord that is pulled to ring a doorbell or a servant's bell etc.
N: 1. aromatic annual with a tall stems of small whitish flowers enclosed in a greatly enlarged saucer- or bell-shaped calyx
N: 1. sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell 2. someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity
N: 1. any of various plants of the genus Uvularia having yellowish drooping bell-shaped flowers
N: 1. the hollow inside of something; "in the belly of the ship" 2. a part that bulges deeply; "the belly of a sail" 3. the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis 4. the underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish 5. a protruding abdomen
V: 1. swell out or bulge out
V: 1. dive so that one hits the water with one's belly
V: 1. land on the underside without the landing gear
A: 1. financially ruined; "a bankrupt company"; "the company went belly-up"
N: 1. a Middle Eastern dance in which the dancer makes sensuous movements of the hips and abdomen
V: 1. perform a belly dance
N: 1. a woman who performs a solo Oriental dance using exaggerated abdominal movements
N: 1. a Middle Eastern dance in which the dancer makes sensuous movements of the hips and abdomen
N: 1. a dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the water
N: 1. a dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the water
N: 1. a burst of deep loud hearty laughter 2. a joke that seems extremely funny
V: 1. swell out or bulge out
N: 1. a dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the water
N: 1. a dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the water
N: 1. an ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region
V: 1. complain; "What was he hollering about?"
N: 1. a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
N: 1. a strap around the belly of a draft animal holding the shafts of a wagon 2. a cloth band that is worn around the waist (as on infants until the navel has healed)
N: 1. scar where the umbilical cord was attached
N: 1. an undesirable overabundance; "a bellyful of your complaints"
A: 1. curving outward
V: 1. laugh a deep, hearty laugh
A: 1. lacking a prominent belly
N: 1. a racetrack for thoroughbred racing in Elmont on Long Island; site of the Belmont Stakes
N: 1. a racetrack for thoroughbred racing in Elmont on Long Island; site of the Belmont Stakes
N: 1. an annual race for three-year-old horses; held on Long Island at Elmont, New York
N: 1. city in southeastern Brazil north of Rio de Janeiro; the first of Brazil's planned communities
V: 1. originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country" 2. be in the right place or situation; "Where do these books belong?"; "Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government"; "Where do these books go?" 3. be suitable or acceptable; "This student somehow doesn't belong" 4. be classified with; "The whales belong among the mammals" 5. be owned by; be in the possession of; "This book belongs to me"
V: 1. be a part or adjunct; "the uniform looks like it belonged to a museum collection"
N: 1. happiness felt in a secure relationship; "with his classmates he felt a sense of belonging"
N: 1. something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property";
N: 1. ferocious fishes of warm regions resembling but unrelated to the freshwater gars
N: 1. a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet
N: 1. a native or inhabitant of Byelorussia
N: 1. water bugs
N: 1. a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
A: 1. dearly loved
A: 1. (in writing) see below; "vide infra" 2. in or to a place that is lower 3. further down; "see under for further discussion" 4. on a floor below; "the tenants live downstairs" 5. at a later place; "see below"
A: 1. disregarding the rules (from the notion of an illegal low blow in boxing); "her accusations were below the belt"
A: 1. in an unfair manner; "they dealt with him unfairly"; "their accusations hit below the belt"
A: 1. underneath the ground; "most of his friends are now belowground" 2. under the level of the ground; "belowground storage areas"; "underground caverns"
N: 1. a Nazi concentration camp for Jews created in northwestern Germany during World War II
N: 1. (Old Testament) Babylonian general and son of Nebuchadnezzar II; according to the Old Testament he was warned of his doom by divine handwriting on the wall that was interpreted by Daniel (6th century BC)
N: 1. a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing) 2. the act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack" 3. endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys 4. a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist) 5. an elongated region where a specific condition is found; "a belt of high pressure" 6. a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head"
V: 1. fasten with a belt; "belt your trousers" 2. sing loudly and forcefully 3. deliver a blow to; "He belted his opponent"
V: 1. step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"
N: 1. a small pouch (usually with a zipper) that attaches to a belt and is worn around the waist
N: 1. the buckle used to fasten a belt
V: 1. drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work"
N: 1. a maker of belts
V: 1. sing loudly and forcefully
V: 1. refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children shut up when their father approached"
A: 1. having or provided with a belt; "a belted dress"
N: 1. grayish-blue North American kingfisher with a chestnut band on its chest
N: 1. found in warm shallow waters of western Atlantic
N: 1. the material of which belts are made
A: 1. lacking a belt; "unbelted jackets are in this season"
A: 1. resembling a belt around something
N: 1. valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas 2. small northern whale that is white when adult
N: 1. roe of beluga sturgeon usually from Russia; highly valued
N: 1. a gazebo sited to command a fine view 2. densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn
N: 1. area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing
N: 1. a town in northern Minnesota
V: 1. make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"
N: 1. sweet-potato whitefly
N: 1. a strain accidentally imported into Florida from the Middle East then spread to California where it is a very serious pest feeding on almost all vegetable crops and poinsettias
V: 1. regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits"
V: 1. treat with contempt; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles"
V: 1. cause to be confused emotionally
A: 1. deeply absorbed in thought; "as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class"; "lost in thought"; "a preoccupied frown" 2. perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school"
N: 1. confusion resulting from failure to understand
N: 1. a mountain or tall hill; "they were climbing the ben"
N: 1. Israeli statesman (born in Poland) and active Zionist who organized resistance against the British after World War II; prime minister of Israel (1886-1973)
N: 1. United States writer of stories and plays (1894-1946)
N: 1. United States golfer who won many major golf tournaments (born in 1912)
N: 1. English dramatist and poet who was the first real poet laureate of England (1572-1637)
N: 1. United States artist whose work reflected social and political themes (1898-1969)
N: 1. an Apocryphal book mainly of maxims (resembling Proverbs in that respect)
N: 1. antihistamine (trade name Benadryl) used to treat allergic reactions involving the nasal passages (hay fever) and also to treat motion sickness
N: 1. the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively 2. a long seat for more than one person 3. persons who administer justice 4. a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic 5. the reserve players on a team; "our team has a strong bench" 6. a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
V: 1. take out of a game; of players 2. exhibit on a bench; "bench the poodles at the dog show"
N: 1. a clamp used to hold work in place on a workbench
N: 1. lathe mounted on a workbench
N: 1. a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point
N: 1. a small punch press mounted on a workbench 2. a weightlifting exercise in which you lie on your back on a bench and press weights upward
N: 1. a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place
N: 1. (sports) a substitute who seldom plays
N: 1. a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend an offender and bring that person to court
N: 1. United States humorist (1889-1945)
N: 1. a standard by which something can be measured or judged; "his painting sets the benchmark of quality" 2. a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point
N: 1. curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) 2. a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path" 3. diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left 4. a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range 5. an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow" 6. movement that causes the formation of a curve
V: 1. bend a joint; "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees" 2. change direction; "The road bends" 3. cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar" 4. bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl''s purse" 5. form a curve; "The stick does not bend" 6. turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest
N: 1. diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left
V: 1. try very hard to please someone; "She falls over backwards when she sees her mother-in-law"
N: 1. a mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left
N: 1. the property of being easily bent without breaking
A: 1. capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking; "a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree"
V: 1. reproduce by the Benday method
N: 1. a photoengraving technique for adding shading or texture or tone to a printed image
A: 1. used of the back and knees; stooped; "on bended knee"; "with bent (or bended) back"
N: 1. a tool for bending; "he used pliers as a bender" 2. revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party 3. a baseball thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter
N: 1. the property of being bent or deflected 2. movement that causes the formation of a curve 3. the act of bending something
A: 1. not remaining rigid or straight; "tried to support his weight on a bending cane"
N: 1. the levorotatory form of dopa (trade names Bendopa and Brocadopa and Larodopa); as a drug it is used to treat Parkinson's disease
N: 1. pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
N: 1. pantropical tree of usually seacoasts sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its rounded heart-shaped leaves and showy yellow and purple flowers; yields valuable pink to dark red close-grained wood and oil from its seeds
A: 1. in or to a place that is lower
N: 1. a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor)
N: 1. a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor) 2. Italian monk who founded the Benedictine order about 540 (480-547) 3. United States anthropologist (1887-1948)
N: 1. United States general and traitor in the American Revolution; in 1780 his plan to surrender West Point to the British was foiled (1741-1801)
N: 1. Dutch philosopher who espoused a pantheistic system (1632-1677)
N: 1. a French liqueur originally made by Benedictine monks 2. a monk or nun belonging to the order founded by Saint Benedict
A: 1. of or relating to Saint Benedict or his works 2. of or relating to the Benedictines
N: 1. a Roman Catholic monastic order founded in the 6th century; noted for liturgical worship and for scholarly activities
N: 1. a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection 2. the act of praying for divine protection
A: 1. expressing benediction
A: 1. expressing benediction
V: 1. help as a benefactor; "The father benefacted his daughter in more ways than she was aware of"
N: 1. an act intending or showing kindness and good will 2. a contribution of money or assistance
N: 1. the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
N: 1. a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)
N: 1. a woman benefactor
A: 1. exerting a favorable or beneficent influence; "a benefic star"; "a benefic force"
N: 1. an endowed church office giving income to its holder
V: 1. endow with a benefice
A: 1. having a benefice; "a beneficed clergyman"
N: 1. doing good; feeling beneficent 2. the quality of being kind or helpful or generous
A: 1. generous in assistance to the poor; "a benevolent contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic contributions" 2. doing or producing good 3. doing or producing good; "the most beneficent regime in history"
A: 1. tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health; "beneficial effects of a balanced diet"; "a good night's sleep"; "the salutary influence of pure air" 2. promoting or enhancing well-being; "an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries"; "the beneficial effects of a temperate climate"; "the experience was good for her"
A: 1. in a beneficial manner; "this medicine will act beneficially on you"
N: 1. the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause 2. the recipient of funds or other benefits
A: 1. having or arising from a benefice; "a beneficiary baron"
V: 1. process (ores or other raw materials), as by reduction
N: 1. crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques
N: 1. a performance to raise money for a charitable cause 2. financial assistance in time of need 3. something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the common good"
V: 1. derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience" 2. be beneficial for; "This will do you good"
N: 1. concept album compiling a performer's work or work supporting some worthy cause
N: 1. a concert given for the benefit of some charitable cause
N: 1. sanction by a religious rite; "they are living together without benefit of clergy"
N: 1. a customs union comprising BElgium and NEtherlands and LUXembourg
N: 1. United States writer; brother of Stephen Vincent Benet (1886-1950) 2. United States poet; brother of William Rose Benet (1898-1943)
N: 1. an inclination to do kind or charitable acts 2. disposition to do good 3. an act intending or showing kindness and good will
A: 1. generous in assistance to the poor; "a benevolent contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic contributions" 2. intending or showing kindness; "a benevolent society" 3. generous in providing aid to others 4. having or showing or arising from a desire to promote the welfare or happiness of others; "his benevolent smile"; "a benevolent nature" 5. doing or producing good
A: 1. in a benevolent manner; "she looked on benevolently"
V: 1. subject to a reduction process; "benficiate ores"
N: 1. a law used by auditors to identify fictitious populations of numbers; applies to any population of numbers derived from other numbers; "Binford's law holds that 30% of the time the first non-zero digit of a derived number will be 1 and it will be 9 only 4.6% of the time"
N: 1. a region whose eastern part is now Bangladesh and whose western part is included in India
N: 1. annual semi-woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing
N: 1. dried juice of the dhak tree; used as an astringent
N: 1. a steady bright blue light; formerly used as a signal but now a firework
N: 1. shrubby Chinese rose; ancestor of many cultivated garden roses
N: 1. southern short-haired tiger
N: 1. an ethnic group speaking Bengali and living in Bangladesh and eastern India 2. (Hinduism) a member of a people living in Bangladesh and West Bengal (mainly Hindus) 3. a Magadhan language spoken by the Bengali people; the official language of Bangladesh and Bengal
A: 1. of or relating to or characteristic of Bengal or its people; "Bengali hills"
N: 1. annual semi-woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing
N: 1. port in northern Libya on the Gulf of Sidra; formerly a joint capital of Libya with Tripoli
V: 1. envelop with social, intellectual, or moral darkness; "The benighted peoples of this area" 2. overtake with darkness or night 3. make difficult to perceive by sight; "The foliage of the huge tree obscures the view of the lake"
A: 1. overtaken by night or darkness; "benighted (or nighted) travelers hurrying toward home" 2. lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture; "this benighted country"; "benighted ages of barbarism and superstition"; "the dark ages"; "a dark age in the history of education"
A: 1. pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence; "a benign smile"; "the benign sky"; "the benign influence of pure air" 2. of disposition or manner; "the benign ruler of millions"; "benign intentions" 3. not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive (especially of a tumor)
N: 1. enlarged prostate; appears to be part of the natural aging process
N: 1. a tumor that is not cancerous
N: 1. a tumor that is not cancerous
N: 1. the quality of being kind and gentle
A: 1. characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects; "our benignant king" 2. pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence; "a benign smile"; "the benign sky"; "the benign influence of pure air"
A: 1. in a benign manner; "this drug is benignly soporific"
N: 1. the quality of being kind and gentle 2. a kind act
A: 1. in a benign manner; "this drug is benignly soporific"
N: 1. a country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control
N: 1. the basic unit of money in Benin
N: 1. a native or inhabitant of Benin
A: 1. of or relating to or characteristic of Benin or its people; "Benin bronzes"
N: 1. a spoken blessing
N: 1. Italian fascist dictator (1883-1945)
N: 1. gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation 2. (Old Testament) the youngest and best-loved son of Jacob and Rachel and one of the twelve forebears of the tribes of Israel
N: 1. major English composer of the 20th century; noted for his operas (1913-1976)
N: 1. deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries
N: 1. United States clarinetist who in 1934 formed a big band (including Black as well as White musicians) and introduced a kind of jazz known as swing (1909-1986)
N: 1. British statesman who as Prime Minister bought controlling interest in the Suez Canal and made Queen Victoria the empress of India (1804-1881)
N: 1. printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790)
N: 1. a suspension bridge across the Delaware River
N: 1. United States writer (1870-1902)
N: 1. publisher of the first newspaper printed in America (1673-1713)
N: 1. 23rd President of the United States (1833-1901)
N: 1. United States architect (born in England) whose works include the chambers of the United States Congress and the Supreme Court; considered the first professional architect in the United States (1764-1820)
N: 1. English dramatist and poet who was the first real poet laureate of England (1572-1637)
N: 1. English classical scholar noted for his translations of Plato and Aristotle (1817-1893)
N: 1. United States comedian known for his timeing and delivery and self-effacing humor (1894-1974)
N: 1. United States mathematician and astronomer remembered for his studies of Uranus and Saturn and Neptune (1809-1880)
N: 1. United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)
N: 1. physician and Revolutionary American leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813)
N: 1. United States artist whose work reflected social and political themes (1898-1969)
N: 1. United States pediatrician whose many books on child care influenced the upbringing of children around the world (1903-1998)
N: 1. English physicist (born in America) who studied heat and friction; experiments convinced him that heat is caused by moving particles (1753-1814)
N: 1. English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820)
N: 1. East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
N: 1. North American white-flowered avens 2. avens of Virginia having pale or greenish yellow flowers
N: 1. United States aviator who (with Richard E. Byrd) piloted the first flight over the North Pole (1890-1928)
N: 1. a family of fossil gymnospermous plants of the Carboniferous
N: 1. fossil gymnospermous plants of the Carboniferous
N: 1. type of the Bennettitales
N: 1. East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
N: 1. a form of amphetamine
N: 1. a town in northwestern Vermont
N: 1. small oval seeds of the sesame plant
N: 1. United States comedian known for his timeing and delivery and self-effacing humor (1894-1974) 2. East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
N: 1. United States clarinetist who in 1934 formed a big band (including Black as well as White musicians) and introduced a kind of jazz known as swing (1909-1986)
N: 1. risque English comedian (1925-1992)
N: 1. French mathematician (born in Poland) noted for inventing fractals (born in 1924)
N: 1. a special way of doing something; "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn't get the hang of it" 2. a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way; "the set of his mind was obvious" 3. grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens
A: 1. altered from an originally straight condition; "a bent wire" 2. fixed in your purpose; "bent on going to the theater"; "dead set against intervening"; "out to win every event" 3. used of the back and knees; stooped; "on bended knee"; "with bent (or bended) back" 4. of metal e.g.; "bent nails"; "a car with a crumpled front end"; "dented fenders" 5. used especially of the head or upper back; "a bent head and sloping shoulders"
N: 1. grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens
N: 1. grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens
N: 1. a hang performed with the elbows bent
A: 1. fixed in your purpose; "bent on going to the theater"; "dead set against intervening"; "out to win every event"
A: 1. of or relating to or happening on the bottom under a body of water
N: 1. English philosopher and jurist; founder of utilitarianism (1748-1831)
A: 1. of or relating to or happening on the bottom under a body of water
N: 1. a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones
A: 1. of or relating to or happening on the bottom under a body of water
N: 1. a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones
N: 1. a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones 2. organisms (plants and animals) that live at or near the bottom of a sea
N: 1. United States legislator who opposed the use of paper currency (1782-1858) 2. United States artist whose paintings portrayed life in the Midwest and South (1889-1975)
N: 1. an absorbent aluminum silicate clay formed from volcanic ash
A: 1. of or relating to or containing bentonite
N: 1. wood that is steamed until it becomes pliable and then is shaped for use in making furniture; "bentwood chairs"
V: 1. make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"
A: 1. lacking sensation; "my foot is asleep"; "numb with cold" 2. having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure; "the mind of the audience is becoming dulled"; "the benumbed intellectual faculties can no longer respond"
N: 1. Italian sculptor (1500-1571)
N: 1. widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers; sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed in quantity
N: 1. a form of amphetamine
N: 1. a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly inflammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds
N: 1. a closed chain of 6 carbon atoms with hydrogen atoms attached
N: 1. a closed chain of 6 carbon atoms with hydrogen atoms attached
N: 1. a closed chain of 6 carbon atoms with hydrogen atoms attached
A: 1. similar to benzene in structure or linkage
N: 1. a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly inflammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds
N: 1. any salt or ester of benzoic acid
N: 1. a white crystalline salt used as a food preservative and antiseptic
N: 1. a white crystalline ester used as a local anesthetic
N: 1. any of several similar lipophilic amines used as tranquilizers or sedatives or hypnotics or muscle relaxants; chronic use can lead to dependency
N: 1. a colorless oily compound extracted from coal tar and used in manufacturing synthetic resins
A: 1. containing or derived from benzoic acid or benzoin
N: 1. a white crystalline solid occurring in many resins
N: 1. gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation 2. used in some classifications for the American spicebush and certain other plants often included in the genus Lindera
N: 1. deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries
N: 1. a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly inflammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds
N: 1. any of a class of aromatic yellow compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes or acceptors or vitamins; used in making dyes
N: 1. the univalent radical derived from benzoic acid
N: 1. a white crystalline peroxide used in bleaching (flour or oils or fats) and as a catalyst for free radical reactions
N: 1. the univalent radical derived from benzoic acid
N: 1. the univalent radical derived from toluene
N: 1. the univalent radical derived from toluene
N: 1. the univalent radical derived from toluene
A: 1. relating to benzyl
N: 1. the penicillin that constitutes the principal component of many commercial antibiotics
N: 1. capital and largest city of Yugoslavia
N: 1. the legendary hero of an anonymous Old English epic poem composed in the early 8th century; he slays a monster and becomes king but dies fighting a dragon
V: 1. dye with a color
A: 1. smeared thickly; often useed in combination; "cheeks beplastered with cosmetics"; "paint-besmeared savage bodies"; "mud-daubed walls"
V: 1. leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"
N: 1. (law) a gift of personal property by will
V: 1. censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
N: 1. a severe rebuke; "he deserved the berating that the coach gave him"
N: 1. a cluster of related dialects that were once the major language of northern Africa west of Egypt; now spoken mostly in Morocco 2. an ethnic minority descended from Berbers and Arabs and living in northern Africa 3. a member of a Caucasoid Muslim people of northern Africa
N: 1. shrubs or herbs
N: 1. large genus of shrubs of temperate zones of New and Old Worlds
N: 1. deciduous shrub of eastern North America whose leaves turn scarlet in autumn and having racemes of yellow flowers followed by ellipsoid glossy red berries
N: 1. compact deciduous shrub having persistent red berries; widespread in cultivation especially for hedges
N: 1. upright deciduous European shrub widely naturalized in United States having clusters of juicy berries
N: 1. a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep
N: 1. butter creamed with white wine and shallots and parsley
N: 1. butter creamed with white wine and shallots and parsley
V: 1. deprive through death
A: 1. sorrowful through loss or deprivation; "bereft of hope"
N: 1. state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
A: 1. sorrowful through loss or deprivation; "bereft of hope" 2. unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love
A: 1. having had something taken away; "bereft of their dignity"
N: 1. a cap with no brim or bill; made of soft cloth
N: 1. Austrian composer in Schoenberg's twelve-tone music system (1885-1935) 2. a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier
N: 1. common in north Atlantic coastal waters of the United States
N: 1. small tree with pear-shaped fruit whose oil is used in perfumery; Italy
N: 1. perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads 2. mint with leaves having perfume like that of the bergamot orange
N: 1. small tree with pear-shaped fruit whose oil is used in perfumery; Italy
N: 1. a port city in southwestern Norway
N: 1. any plant of the genus Bergenia; valued as an evergreen ground cover and for the spring blossoms
N: 1. Swedish film director who used heavy symbolism and explored the psychology of the characters (born 1918) 2. Swedish film actress (1915-1982)
N: 1. French philosopher who proposed elan vital as the cause of evolution and development (1859-1941)
N: 1. Soviet chief of secret police under Joseph Stalin; was executed by his associates in the power struggle following Stalin's death (1899-1953)
N: 1. avitaminosis caused by lack of thiamine (vitamin B1)
N: 1. Danish explorer who explored the northern Pacific Ocean for the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741)
N: 1. part of the North Pacific between Alaska and Siberia; connected to the Arctic Ocean by the Bering Strait
N: 1. standard time in the 11th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 165th meridian west; used in the Midway Islands
N: 1. a strait connecting the Bering Sea to the Arctic Ocean
N: 1. standard time in the 11th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 165th meridian west; used in the Midway Islands
N: 1. the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life
N: 1. the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life
N: 1. a stupid person who is easy to take advantage of
N: 1. Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753) 2. a city in California on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay; site of the University of California at Berkeley
N: 1. a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding americium with helium
N: 1. a county in southern England
N: 1. a low mountain range in western Massachusetts; a resort area
N: 1. a low mountain range in western Massachusetts; a resort area
N: 1. Dutch architect and town planner (1856-1934)
N: 1. United States songwriter (born in Russia) who wrote more than 1500 songs and several musical comedies (1888-1989) 2. capital of Germany located in eastern Germany 3. a limousine with a glass partition between the front and back seats
N: 1. airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin
N: 1. a raised doughnut filled with jelly or jam
N: 1. an inhabitant of Berlin
N: 1. French composer of Romantic works (1803-1869)
N: 1. a narrow ledge or shelf typically at the top or bottom of a slope 2. narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road
N: 1. a group of islands in the Atlantic off the Carolina coast; British colony; a popular resort
N: 1. South African bulbous wood sorrel with showy yellow flowers
N: 1. ornamental densely pyramidal juniper of Bermuda; fairly large for a juniper
N: 1. food and game fish around Bermuda and Florida; often follow ships
N: 1. the basic unit of money in Bermuda
N: 1. trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India
N: 1. tall lily have large white trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom in the spring
N: 1. delicate endemic Bermudian fern with creeping rootstock
N: 1. delicate endemic Bermudian fern with creeping rootstock
N: 1. mild flat onion grown in warm areas
N: 1. a hotel plan that provides a full breakfast daily
N: 1. a rig of triangular sails for a yacht
N: 1. (usually in the plural) short pants that end at the knee
N: 1. an area in the western Atlantic Ocean where many ships and planes are supposed to have been mysteriously lost
N: 1. a native or inhabitant of Bermuda
A: 1. of or relating to or characteristic of Bermuda or its inhabitants; "Bermudan beaches"
N: 1. a rig of triangular sails for a yacht
N: 1. a group of islands in the Atlantic off the Carolina coast; British colony; a popular resort
N: 1. a native or inhabitant of Bermuda
N: 1. a rig of triangular sails for a yacht
N: 1. the capital of Switzerland; located in western Switzerland
N: 1. United States race driver who was the first to drive faster than a mile a minute (1878-1946)
N: 1. English philosopher credited with reviving the field of moral philosophy (1929-2003)
N: 1. French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
N: 1. economic advisor to United States Presidents (1870-1965)
N: 1. French racing cyclist who won the Tour de France five times (born in 1954)
N: 1. English general during World War II; won victories over Rommel in North Africa and led British ground forces in the invasion of Normandy (1887-1976)
N: 1. United States writer (1914-1986)
N: 1. economic advisor to United States Presidents (1870-1965)
N: 1. Italian filmmaker (born in 1940)
N: 1. German dramatist whose works concern people torn between reason and emotion (1777-1811)
N: 1. the capital of Switzerland; located in western Switzerland
N: 1. large powerful long-haired black-coated Swiss dog with deep tan or russet markings on legs and white blaze and feet and chest marking; formerly used for draft
N: 1. pioneer of non-Euclidean geometry (1826-1866)
N: 1. French actress (1844-1923)
N: 1. Italian sculptor and architect of the Baroque period in Italy; designed many churches and chapels and tombs and fountains (1598-1680)
N: 1. Swiss physicist who contributed to hydrodynamics and mathematical physics (1700-1782) 2. Swiss mathematician (1667-1748) 3. Swiss mathematician (1654-1705)
N: 1. (statistics) law stating that a large number of items taken at random from a population will (on the average) have the population statistics
N: 1. a theoretical distribution of the number of successes in a finite set of independent trials with a constant probability of success
N: 1. United States conductor and composer (1918-1990)
N: 1. delicately iridescent thimble-shaped ctenophores
N: 1. United States baseball player (born 1925)
A: 1. producing or bearing berries
N: 1. a small fruit having any of various structures, e.g., simple (grape or blueberry) or aggregate (blackberry or raspberry) 2. any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves 3. United States rock singer (born in 1931)
V: 1. pick or gather berries; "We went berrying in the summer"
N: 1. North American fern often bearing bulbils on the leaflets
A: 1. resembling a berry
N: 1. one of the ancient Norse warriors legendary for working themselves into a frenzy before a battle and fighting with reckless savagery and insane fury
A: 1. in a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon; "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows"
N: 1. one of the ancient Norse warriors legendary for working themselves into a frenzy before a battle and fighting with reckless savagery and insane fury
N: 1. hoary alyssum
N: 1. tall European annual with downy gray-green foliage and dense heads of small white flowers followed by hairy pods; naturalized in North America; sometimes a troublesome weed
N: 1. a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" 2. a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers 3. a place where a craft can be made fast
V: 1. come into or dock at a wharf; "the big ship wharfed in the evening" 2. secure in or as if in a berth or dock; "tie up the boat" 3. provide with a berth
N: 1. brazil nut
N: 1. tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts
N: 1. French criminologist (1853-1914)
N: 1. a system or procedure for identifying persons
N: 1. German dramatist and poet who developed a style of epic theater (1898-1956)
N: 1. Italian filmmaker (born in 1940)
N: 1. English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with Whitehead (1872-1970)
N: 1. English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with Whitehead (1872-1970)
N: 1. an order of spiny-finned fish in the superorder Acanthopterygii
N: 1. the chief source of beryllium; colored transparent varieties are valued as gems
N: 1. a light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element
N: 1. a copper-base alloy containing beryllium
N: 1. Swedish chemist who discovered three new elements and determined the atomic weights of many others (1779-1848)
V: 1. ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"
A: 1. begging
A: 1. in a beseeching manner; "`You must help me,' she said imploringly"
V: 1. accord or comport with; "This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!"
V: 1. decorate or cover lavishly with gems 2. assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by leopards" 3. annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"
V: 1. wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child"
A: 1. making an additional point; anyway; "I don't want to go to a restaurant; besides, we can''t afford it"; "she couldn''t shelter behind him all the time and in any case he wasn''t always with her" 2. in addition; "he has a Mercedes, too"
V: 1. cause to feel distressed or worried; "She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged" 2. harass, as with questions or requests; "The press photographers besieged the movie star" 3. surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"
A: 1. surrounded by hostile forces; "the besieged town"
N: 1. an enemy who lays siege to your position 2. an energetic petitioner
N: 1. the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
V: 1. spread or daub (a surface)
A: 1. smeared thickly; often useed in combination; "cheeks beplastered with cosmetics"; "paint-besmeared savage bodies"; "mud-daubed walls"
V: 1. smear so as to make dirty or stained 2. 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"
A: 1. especially of reputation; "the senator's seriously damaged reputation"; "a flyblown reputation"; "a tarnished reputation"; "inherited a spotted name"
N: 1. a broom made of twigs tied together on a long handle
V: 1. make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation
A: 1. very drunk
V: 1. dot or sprinkle with sparkling or glittering objects 2. decorate with spangles; "the star-spangled banner"
A: 1. covered with beads or jewels or sequins
V: 1. spot, splash, or soil; "The baby spattered the bib with food"
A: 1. spattered or spotted with dirt or filth; often used in combination; "dingy bespattered walls"; "a grease-spattered floor"; "a besplashed coach"; "mud-splashed trouser legs"
V: 1. express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" 2. be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"
V: 1. mark with small spots; "speckle the wall with tiny yellow spots"
A: 1. wearing, or having the face adorned with, eyeglasses or an eyeglass; "a bespectacled grandmother"; "the monocled gentleman"
A: 1. spattered or spotted with dirt or filth; often used in combination; "dingy bespattered walls"; "a grease-spattered floor"; "a besplashed coach"; "mud-splashed trouser legs"
A: 1. of clothing
A: 1. of clothing 2. pledged to be married; "the engaged couple"
V: 1. mark with, or as if with, spots
A: 1. sprinkled over; "glistening grass besprent with raindrops"
V: 1. scatter with liquid; wet lightly; "Sprinkle the lawn"
N: 1. German mathematician and astronomer who made accurate measurements of stellar distances and who predicted the existence on an 8th planet (1784-1846)
N: 1. British inventor and metallurgist who developed the Bessemer process (1813-1898)
N: 1. a refractory-lined furnace used to convert pig iron into steel by the Bessemer process
N: 1. an industrial process for making steel using a Bessemer converter to blast air through through molten iron and thus burning the excess carbon and impurities; the first successful method of making steel in quantity at low cost
N: 1. small genus of cormous perennials of Mexico; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae
N: 1. half-hardy Mexican herb cultivated for its drooping terminal umbels of showy red-and-white flowers
N: 1. genus of North American spring wildflowers
N: 1. small pale plant with dense spikes of pale bluish-violet flowers; of high cold meadows from Wyoming and Utah to New Mexico
N: 1. United States blues singer (1894-1937)
N: 1. tropical Atlantic fish
N: 1. the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others; "he could beat the best of them" 2. the supreme effort one can make; "they did their best" 3. Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978)
V: 1. get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition"
A: 1. (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities; "the best film of the year"; "the best solution"; "the best time for planting"; "wore his best suit"
A: 1. from a position of superiority or authority; "father knows best"; "I know better." 2. in a most excellent way or manner; "he played best after a couple of martinis" 3. it would be sensible; "you'd best stay at home"
A: 1. (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable; "it would be better to speak to him"; "the White House thought it best not to respond"
A: 1. most familiar or renowned; "Stevenson's best-known work is probably `Treasure Island''"
A: 1. selling in great numbers; "a best-selling novel"
N: 1. an epithet for Jupiter
N: 1. a rule of evidence requiring that to prove the content of a writing or recording or photograph the original is required
N: 1. the one friend who is closest to you
N: 1. the principal groomsman at a wedding
A: 1. especially fortunate; "best of all, we don't have any homework!"
N: 1. a book that has had a large and rapid sale
A: 1. resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility; "beastly desires"; "a bestial nature"; "brute force"; "a dull and brutish man"; "bestial treatment of prisoners"
V: 1. make brutal and depraved; give animal-like qualities to
N: 1. sexual activity between a person and an animal
V: 1. make brutal and depraved; give animal-like qualities to
A: 1. in an inhumane manner; "she treated her husband bestially"
N: 1. a medieval book (usually illustrated) with allegorical and amusing descriptions of real and fabled animals
V: 1. become active; "He finally bestirred himself"
V: 1. start to be active; "Get cracking, please!"
V: 1. present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone" 2. give as a gift 3. 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"
N: 1. the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift 2. a gift that is bestowed or conferred
A: 1. given formally or officially
N: 1. the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift 2. a gift that is bestowed or conferred
V: 1. cover by strewing
V: 1. get on the back of; "mount a horse"
A: 1. having a short growth of beard; "his stubbled chin"
N: 1. the money risked on a gamble 2. the act of gambling; "he did it on a bet"
V: 1. maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be there!" 2. stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse" 3. have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis"
V: 1. place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"
N: 1. beets 2. the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet
A: 1. second in order of importance; "the candidate, considered a beta male, was perceived to be unable to lead his party to victory" 2. preliminary or testing stage of a software or hardware product; "a beta version"; "beta software"
N: 1. any of various drugs used in treating hypertension or arrhythmia; decreases force and rate of heart contractions by blocking beta-adrenergic receptors of the autonomic nervous system
N: 1. any of various drugs used in treating hypertension or arrhythmia; decreases force and rate of heart contractions by blocking beta-adrenergic receptors of the autonomic nervous system
N: 1. receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the specificity of certain agents that affect only some sympathetic activities (such as vasodilation and increased heart beat)
N: 1. receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the specificity of certain agents that affect only some sympathetic activities (such as vasodilation and increased heart beat)
N: 1. an isomer of carotene that is found in dark green and dark yellow fruits and vegetables
N: 1. beta derivative of hydroxybutyric acid that is found in the blood and urine in some cases of impaired metabolism
N: 1. a form of interferon that is produced by fibroblasts and have antiviral effects; used in the treatment of multiple sclerosis
N: 1. enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic
N: 1. a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood; composed of moderate amount of protein and a large amount of cholesterol; high levels are thought to be associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis
N: 1. an isomer of naphthol used in rubber as an antioxidant
N: 1. any of various drugs used in treating hypertension or arrhythmia; decreases force and rate of heart contractions by blocking beta-adrenergic receptors of the autonomic nervous system
N: 1. a cell that produces insulin in the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas
N: 1. the second brightest star in Centaurus
N: 1. the second brightest star in the Southern Cross
N: 1. radioactive decay of an atomic nucleus that is accompanied by the emission of a beta particle
N: 1. an endorphin produced by the pituitary gland that suppresses pain
N: 1. a globulin in blood plasma that carries iron
N: 1. an allotrope of iron that is the same as alpha iron except that it is nonmagnetic; stable between 768 and 906 degrees centigrade
N: 1. the brightest star in Orion
N: 1. a high-speed electron or positron emitted in the decay of a radioactive isotope
N: 1. radiation of beta particles during radioactive decay
N: 1. radiation of beta particles during radioactive decay
N: 1. receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the specificity of certain agents that affect only some sympathetic activities (such as vasodilation and increased heart beat)
N: 1. the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person who is awake and alert; occurs with a frequency between 12 and 30 hertz
N: 1. pre-release software that has received an alpha test but still has more bugs than a regular release; "beta software is usually available only to particular users who will test it"
N: 1. (computer science) a second test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by an outside organization
N: 1. biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop
N: 1. beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks
N: 1. beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for human consumption
N: 1. beet with a large yellowish root; grown chiefly as cattle feed
N: 1. the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person who is awake and alert; occurs with a frequency between 12 and 30 hertz
N: 1. a sweet tasting alkaloid that occurs in sugar beets
V: 1. displace oneself; go from one location to another
N: 1. accelerates a continuous beam of electrons to high speeds by means of the electric field produced by changing magnetic flux
N: 1. a detested person; "he is an anathema to me"
N: 1. Asian pepper plant whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians
N: 1. seed of betel palm; chewed with leaves of the betel pepper and lime as a digestive stimulant and narcotic in southeastern Asia
N: 1. southeastern Asian palm bearing betel nuts (scarlet or orange single-seeded fruit with a fibrous husk)
N: 1. Asian pepper plant whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians
N: 1. the second brightest star in Orion
N: 1. the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
N: 1. United States physicist (born in Germany) noted for research in astrophysics and nuclear physics (born 1906)
N: 1. a house of worship (especially one for sailors)
V: 1. cause oneself to consider something 2. consider or ponder something carefully; "She bethought her of their predicament"
N: 1. a town in eastern Pennsylvania on the Lehigh River northwest of Philadelphia; an important center for steel production 2. a small town near Jerusalem on the west bank of the Jordan River; early home of David and regarded as the place where Jesus was born
N: 1. a small town near Jerusalem on the west bank of the Jordan River; early home of David and regarded as the place where Jesus was born
N: 1. a small town near Jerusalem on the west bank of the Jordan River; early home of David and regarded as the place where Jesus was born
N: 1. United States educator who worked to improve race relations and educational opportunities for Black Americans (1875-1955)
V: 1. become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?"
A: 1. in good time; "he awoke betimes that morning"
N: 1. a stupid mistake
V: 1. indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" 2. be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"
V: 1. cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house" 2. give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam" 3. deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country" 4. reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings" 5. disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake; "His sense of smell failed him this time"; "His strength finally failed him"; "His children failed him in the crisis" 6. be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?"
N: 1. an act of deliberate betrayal 2. the quality of aiding an enemy
N: 1. one who reveals confidential information in return for money 2. a person who says one thing and does another
A: 1. revealing unintentionally; "a betraying blush spread over her face"
V: 1. give to in marriage
N: 1. the act of becoming betrothed or engaged 2. a mutual promise to marry
N: 1. the person to whom you are engaged
A: 1. pledged to be married; "the engaged couple"
N: 1. American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836)
N: 1. American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836)
N: 1. United States film actress (1908-1989)
N: 1. someone who bets 2. one having claim to precedence; a superior; "the common man has been kept in his place by his betters" 3. the superior one of two alternatives; "chose the better of the two"
V: 1. surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record" 2. get better; "The weather improved toward evening" 3. to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
A: 1. (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness; "her health is better now"; "I feel better" 2. (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another; "You''re a better man than I am, Gunga Din"; "a better coat"; "a better type of car"; "a suit with a better fit"; "a better chance of success"; "produced a better mousetrap"; "she''s better in math than in history" 3. more than half; "argued for the better part of an hour"
A: 1. from a position of superiority or authority; "father knows best"; "I know better." 2. comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.; "She had never sung better"; "a deed better left undone"; "better suited to the job"
A: 1. (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable; "it would be better to speak to him"; "the White House thought it best not to respond"
A: 1. more familiar or renowned than the other of two; "the better-known book of the two"
A: 1. pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion; "a fine-looking woman"; "a good-looking man"; "better-looking than her sister"; "very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome"- Thackeray; "our southern women are well-favored"- Lillian Hellman
N: 1. a person's partner in marriage
A: 1. in a more fortunate or prosperous condition; "she would have been better off if she had stuck with teaching"; "is better off than his classmate"
A: 1. changing for the better
N: 1. the act of relieving ills and changing for the better 2. an improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility 3. a change for the better; progress in development
A: 1. preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance; "led a dissipated life"; "a betting man"; "a card-playing son of a bitch"; "a gambling fool"; "sporting gents and their ladies"
N: 1. the ratio by which one better's wager is greater than that of another; "he offered odds of two to one"
N: 1. a licensed bookmaker's shop that is not at the race track
N: 1. short-nosed rat kangaroo
N: 1. jerboa kangaroo
N: 1. someone who bets
N: 1. United States feminist who founded a national organization for women (born in 1921)
N: 1. United States feminist who founded a national organization for women (born in 1921)
N: 1. a genus of trees of the family Betulaceae (such as birches)
N: 1. tree of eastern North America with thin lustrous yellow or gray bark
N: 1. small American birch with peeling white bark often worked into e.g. baskets or toy canoes
N: 1. birch of western United States resembling the paper birch but having brownish bark
N: 1. small shrub of colder parts of North America and Greenland
N: 1. common birch of the eastern United States having spicy brown bark yielding a volatile oil and hard dark wood used for furniture
N: 1. tree of eastern North America with thin lustrous yellow or gray bark
N: 1. Alaskan birch with white to pale brown bark
N: 1. birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern United States having reddish-brown bark
N: 1. small American birch with peeling white bark often worked into e.g. baskets or toy canoes
N: 1. European birch with silvery white peeling bark and markedly drooping branches
N: 1. medium-sized birch of eastern North America having white or pale gray bark and valueless wood; occurs often as a second-growth forest tree
N: 1. European birch with dull white to pale brown bark and somewhat drooping hairy branches
N: 1. monoecious trees and shrubs (including the genera Betula and Alnus and Carpinus and Corylus and Ostrya and Ostryopsis)
A: 1. of or pertaining to or characteristic of trees of the birch family
A: 1. in the interval; "dancing all the dances with little rest between" 2. in between; "two houses with a tree between"
A: 1. in the space between decks, on a ship
N: 1. the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon
A: 1. in the interval; "dancing all the dances with little rest between"
N: 1. clarified butter browned slowly and seasoned with vinegar or lemon juice and capers
N: 1. a cyclotron that accelerates protons up to several billion electron volts
N: 1. two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees 2. a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size
V: 1. cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel; "bevel the surface"
N: 1. gears that mesh at an angle
N: 1. a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size
N: 1. any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?"
N: 1. British economist (born in India) whose report on social insurance provided the basis for most of the social legislation on which the welfare state in the United Kingdom is based (1879-1963)
N: 1. a city in southwestern California surrounded by Los Angeles; home of many Hollywood actors
N: 1. United States operatic soprano (born in 1929)
N: 1. British labor leader and statesman who played an important role in diplomacy after World War II (1884-1951)
N: 1. a flock of quail 2. a group of girls or young women
V: 1. regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits"
V: 1. be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to; "Beware of telephone salesmen"
V: 1. furnish with whiskers; "a whiskered jersey"
A: 1. having hair on the cheeks and chin
N: 1. Eurasian subspecies of tundra swan; smaller than the whooper
V: 1. 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" 2. cause to be confused emotionally
A: 1. perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school"
A: 1. in a bewildered manner
A: 1. causing bafflement; "the play was at the same time a bewildering and an exciting experience"
A: 1. in a bewildering and confusing manner; "her situation was bewilderingly unclear"
N: 1. confusion resulting from failure to understand
V: 1. attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts" 2. attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks" 3. cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
A: 1. under a spell
N: 1. magnetic personal charm
A: 1. capturing interest as if by a spell; "bewitching smile"; "Roosevelt was a captivating speaker"; "enchanting music"; "an enthralling book"; "antique papers of entrancing design"; "a fascinating woman"
A: 1. in a bewitching manner; "she was bewitchingly beautiful"
N: 1. a magical spell
V: 1. reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings"
N: 1. (formerly) a title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt; "he introduced me to Ahmet Bey" 2. the governor of a district or province in the Ottoman Empire
A: 1. in addition; "agreed to provide essentials but nothing beyond" 2. on the farther side from the observer; "a pond with a hayfield beyond" 3. farther along in space or time or degree; "through the valley and beyond"; "to the eighth grade but not beyond"; "will be influential in the 1990s and beyond"
A: 1. with certainty; "it's undoubtedly very beautiful"
A: 1. out of control; "the riots got out of hand"
A: 1. too obvious to be doubted
A: 1. in excess or without limit; "amazed beyond measure"
A: 1. with certainty; "it's undoubtedly very beautiful"
A: 1. in a place across an ocean
N: 1. a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages
N: 1. a sloping edge on a cutting tool
N: 1. a card game played with a 48-card pack (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist
N: 1. wild goat of Iran and adjacent regions
N: 1. a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages
N: 1. the sixth month of the Hindu calendar
N: 1. the sixth month of the Hindu calendar
N: 1. god of wealth and love
N: 1. (Hinduism) the sacred `song of God' composed about 200 BC and incorporated into the Mahabharata (a Sanskrit epic); contains a discussion between Krishna and the Indian hero Arjuna on human nature and the purpose of life
N: 1. (Hinduism) the sacred `song of God' composed about 200 BC and incorporated into the Mahabharata (a Sanskrit epic); contains a discussion between Krishna and the Indian hero Arjuna on human nature and the purpose of life
N: 1. (Hinduism) loving devotion to a deity leading to salvation and Nirvana; open to all persons independent of caste or sex
N: 1. a preparation of the leaves and flowers of the hemp plant; much used in India
N: 1. a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
N: 1. earth goddess; one of the two wives of Vishnu
N: 1. a landlocked principality in the Himalayas northeast of India
N: 1. a native or inhabitant of Bhutan
A: 1. of or pertaining to or characteristic of Bhutan or its people or culture or language; "Bhutanese Buddhists"
N: 1. monetary unit in Bhutan
N: 1. a native or inhabitant of Bhutan
N: 1. a heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically); usually recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals
N: 1. an interior door
N: 1. flat crusty-bottomed onion roll
N: 1. flat crusty-bottomed onion roll
A: 1. occurring or payable twice each year
A: 1. twice a year; "we hold our big sale biannually"
N: 1. a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric 2. a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
V: 1. influence in an unfair way; "you are biasing my choice by telling me yours" 2. cause to be biased
A: 1. slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric; "a bias fold"
A: 1. favoring one person or side over another; "a biased account of the trial"; "a decision that was partial to the defendant" 2. excessively devoted to one faction
A: 1. relating to or having or hearing with two ears; "binaural hearing"
A: 1. relating to the two auditory openings; "the biauricular diameter of the skull"
N: 1. a heart (as of mammals and birds and reptiles) having two auricles
A: 1. having two axes; "biaxial crystals"
A: 1. having two axes; "biaxial crystals"
A: 1. having two axes; "biaxial crystals"
N: 1. top part of an apron; covering the chest 2. a napkin tied under the chin a child while eating
V: 1. drink moderately but regularly; "We tippled the cognac"
N: 1. an attractive outfit; "she wore her best bib-and-tucker"
N: 1. lettuce with relatively crisp leaves
A: 1. having a bib; "a bibbed apron"
N: 1. a book regarded as authoritative in its field 2. the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"
N: 1. worship of the Bible
N: 1. southern United States; where Protestant fundamentalism is dominant
N: 1. 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
A: 1. lacking a bib
A: 1. of or pertaining to or contained in or in accordance with the Bible; "biblical names"; "biblical Hebrew" 2. in keeping with the nature of the Bible or its times or people; "biblical styles in writing"; "a beard of biblical proportions"; "biblical costumes"
N: 1. the form of Aramaic that was spoken in Palestine in the time of the New Testament
N: 1. the form of Latin written between the 3rd and 8th centuries
N: 1. someone trained in compiling bibliographies
A: 1. relating to or dealing with bibliography
A: 1. relating to or dealing with bibliography
N: 1. a list of writings with time and place of publication (such as the writings of a single author or the works referred to in preparing a document etc.)
A: 1. given to Bible-worship
N: 1. worship of the Bible
N: 1. preoccupation with the acquisition and possession of books
A: 1. characteristic of or characterized by or noted for bibliomania
N: 1. someone who loves (and usually collects) books
A: 1. of or relating to bibliophiles
N: 1. a dealer in secondhand books (especially rare or curious books)
A: 1. of or relating to bibliopoles
N: 1. a dealer in secondhand books (especially rare or curious books)
N: 1. a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services
N: 1. a collection of books
A: 1. of or relating to a library or bibliotheca or a librarian
A: 1. of or relating to a library or bibliotheca or a librarian
A: 1. of or relating to bibliotics
N: 1. the scientific study of documents and handwriting etc. especially to determine authorship or authenticity
N: 1. someone who engages in bibliotics
N: 1. wild ox
N: 1. ox of southeast Asia sometimes considered a domesticated breed of the gaur
N: 1. wild ox of mountainous areas of eastern India
A: 1. given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol; "a bibulous fellow"; "a bibulous evening"; "his boozy drinking companions"; "thick boozy singing"; "a drunken binge"; "two drunken gentleman holding each other up"; "sottish behavior"
A: 1. composed of two legislative bodies 2. consisting of two chambers; "the bicameral heart of a fish"
A: 1. divided into two capsules or having a two-part capsule
N: 1. a salt of carbonic acid (containing the anion HCO3) in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced; an acid carbonate
N: 1. a white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid
N: 1. the 200th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
A: 1. of or relating to or completing a period of 200 years; "bicentennial celebration"
N: 1. the 200th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
A: 1. of or relating to or completing a period of 200 years; "bicentennial celebration"
A: 1. having two centers
A: 1. having two heads
N: 1. any skeletal muscle having two origins (but especially the muscle that flexes the forearm)
N: 1. a muscle that flexes and supinates the forearm
N: 1. a muscle that flexes and supinates the forearm
N: 1. a compound containing two chlorine atoms per molecule
N: 1. a white poisonous soluble crystalline sublimate of mercury; used as a pesticide or antiseptic or wood preservative
N: 1. a salt of the hypothetical dichromic acid
A: 1. treated or combined with bichromate
A: 1. having two colors; "a bicolor flower"; "a bicolored postage stamp"
A: 1. having two heads or points of origin as a biceps
N: 1. a quarrel about petty points
V: 1. argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies"
N: 1. a quarrel about petty points
A: 1. having two colors; "a bicolor flower"; "a bicolored postage stamp"
N: 1. Asian shrub having conspicuous racemose rose-purple flowers widely used as an ornamental and in erosion control and as a source of wild-bird feed
A: 1. having two colors; "a bicolor flower"; "a bicolored postage stamp"
A: 1. having two colors; "a bicolor flower"; "a bicolored postage stamp"
A: 1. having two colors; "a bicolor flower"; "a bicolored postage stamp"
A: 1. concave on both sides
A: 1. convex on both sides; lentil-shaped
N: 1. a cocked hat with the brim turned up to form two points
A: 1. having two horns or horn-shaped parts; "a bicornuate uterus"
A: 1. having two horns or horn-shaped parts; "a bicornuate uterus"
N: 1. a cocked hat with the brim turned up to form two points
A: 1. having two horns or horn-shaped parts; "a bicornuate uterus"
A: 1. having two horns or horn-shaped parts; "a bicornuate uterus"
A: 1. having two horns or horn-shaped parts; "a bicornuate uterus"
N: 1. a tooth having two cusps or points; located between the incisors and the molars
A: 1. having two cusps or points (especially a molar tooth); "bicuspid teeth"; "bicuspid leaves"
N: 1. valve with two cusps; situated between the left atrium and the left ventricle
A: 1. having two cusps or points (especially a molar tooth); "bicuspid teeth"; "bicuspid leaves"
N: 1. a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
V: 1. ride a bicycle
N: 1. a bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats
N: 1. a chain that transmits the power from the pedals to the rear wheel of a bicycle
N: 1. a clip worn around a cyclist's ankles that keeps trousers from becoming caught in the bicycle chain
N: 1. a small pump that fills bicycle tires with air
N: 1. a race between people riding bicycles
N: 1. a rack for parking bicycles
N: 1. a seat for the rider of a bicycle
N: 1. bicycles coming and going
N: 1. the wheel of a bicycle
N: 1. a person who rides a bicycle
A: 1. having molecules consisting of two fused rings
N: 1. riding a bicycle
N: 1. a person who rides a bicycle
A: 1. having two cylindrical surfaces usually with parallel axes; "certain lenses are bicylindrical"
N: 1. an attempt to get something; "they made a futile play for power"; "he made a bid to gain attention" 2. a formal proposal to buy at a specified price 3. (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make 4. an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
V: 1. make a serious effort to attain something; "His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population" 2. ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons" 3. invoke upon; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell" 4. make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands; "He called his trump" 5. propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting" 6. ask someone in a friendly way to do something
N: 1. (stock market) the price at which a broker is willing to buy a certain security
N: 1. the capital and chief port of Qatar
A: 1. willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest; "too acquiescent to challenge authority"; "a gentle and biddable soul"; "children compliant with the parental will"
N: 1. someone who makes a bid at cards 2. someone who makes an offer
N: 1. a request to be present; "they came at his bidding" 2. an authoritative direction or instruction to do something 3. (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
N: 1. a series of competing bids
N: 1. adult female chicken 2. young bird especially of domestic fowl
V: 1. dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"
N: 1. bur marigolds
N: 1. common bur marigold of the eastern United States
N: 1. bur marigold of eastern and northern United States and Canada common in wet pastures and meadows
N: 1. North American bur marigold with large flowers
N: 1. North American bur marigold with large flowers
N: 1. of temperate Eurasia
A: 1. having toothlike projections that are themselves toothed
N: 1. a basin for washing genitals and anal area
A: 1. reactive or functioning or allowing movement in two usually opposite directions
A: 1. of or relating to a style of furniture developed in Germany in the 19th century
N: 1. very rich drop friedcake dusted with confectioners' sugar and served with lemon sauce or preserves
N: 1. a plant having a life cycle that normally takes two seasons from germination to death to complete; flowering biennials usually bloom and fruit in the second season
A: 1. occurring every second year; "they met at biennial conventions" 2. having a life cycle lasting two seasons; "a biennial life cycle"; "parsnips and carrots are biennial plants often grown as annuals"
A: 1. every two years; "this festival takes places biennially"
N: 1. a stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial 2. a coffin along with its stand; "we followed the bier to the graveyard"
N: 1. United States writer of caustic wit (1842-1914)
A: 1. having two faces or fronts; "the Roman Janus is bifacial"
A: 1. having two faces or fronts; "the Roman Janus is bifacial"
N: 1. (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose"
V: 1. strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators"
A: 1. divided into two lobes; "a bifid petal"
A: 1. having or using two filaments; "a bifilar suspension of a waving part of an instrument"
A: 1. having two flagella; "a biflagellate zoospore"
A: 1. having two foci; "bifocal eyeglasses"
A: 1. capable of being folded into two parts, as with doors that are hinged together
A: 1. having two leaves
A: 1. having or combining two forms; "a biform crystal"; "the biform body of a mermaid"
V: 1. divide into two branches; "The road bifurcated" 2. split or divide into two
A: 1. resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches; "the biramous appendages of an arthropod"; "long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects"; "a forked river"; "a forked tail"; "forked lightning"; "horseradish grown in poor soil may develop prongy roots"
A: 1. divided into or made up of two parts; "socially bifurcated populations"
N: 1. a bifurcating branch (one or both of them) 2. the act of splitting into two branches 3. the place where something divides into two branches
A: 1. given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather" 2. very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm" 3. above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world" 4. conspicuous in position or importance; "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen" 5. feeling self-importance; "too big for his britches"; "had a swelled head"; "he was swelled with pride" 6. loud and firm; "a big voice"; "big bold piano sounds" 7. significant; "graduation was a big day in his life" 8. (of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown woman" 9. of very great significance; "deciding to drop the atom bomb was a very big decision"; "a momentous event" 10. exhibiting self-importance; "big talk" 11. generous and understanding and tolerant; "a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; "that's very big of you to be so forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies" 12. marked by intense physical force; "a big wind"
A: 1. extremely well; "his performance went over big" 2. on a grand scale; "think big" 3. in a major way; "the play failed big at the box office" 4. in a boastful manner; "he talked big all evening"
A: 1. prodigious; "big spender"; "big eater"; "heavy investor" 2. older brother or sister; "big sister"
A: 1. in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child"
N: 1. (cosmology) the theory that the universe originated 20 billion years ago from the cataclysmic explosion of a small mass of matter at extremely high density and temperature
A: 1. having a prominent belly
A: 1. having a bone structure that is massive in contrast with the surrounding flesh
N: 1. smooth-barked North American hickory with 7 to 9 leaflets bearing a hard-shelled edible nut
A: 1. marked by a large or well-developed chest; "he was big-chested, big-shouldered and heavy-armed"
N: 1. douglas fir of California having cones 4-8 inches long
N: 1. douglas fir of California having cones 4-8 inches long
N: 1. large carnivorous Old World bat with very large ears
N: 1. of Atlantic coastal waters; commonly used for bait
N: 1. maple of western North America having large 5-lobed leaves orange in autumn
A: 1. having broad shoulders; "big-shouldered and heavy-armed"
A: 1. very expensive; "big-ticket items like cars and furs"; "a big-ticket government program"
N: 1. aspen with a narrow crown; eastern North America
N: 1. small tree of southwestern United States having purplish-red fruit sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its large leaves
N: 1. a large dance or jazz band usually featuring improvised solos by lead musicians
N: 1. (cosmology) the cosmic explosion that is hypothesized to have marked the origin of the universe
N: 1. (cosmology) the theory that the universe originated 20 billion years ago from the cataclysmic explosion of a small mass of matter at extremely high density and temperature
N: 1. large bloodsucking bug
N: 1. clock in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament, London
N: 1. a triangular area in southwestern Texas on the Mexican border; formed by a bend in the Rio Grande
N: 1. a large national park in Texas featuring mountains and desert and canyons and wildlife
N: 1. United States labor leader and militant socialist who was one of the founders of the Industrial Workers of the World (1869-1928)
N: 1. United States tennis player who dominated men's tennis in the 1920s (1893-1953)
N: 1. a reliable and deadly 15,000-pound fragmentation bomb that explodes just above ground with a large radius; the largest conventional bomb in existence; used in Afghanistan
N: 1. the large display board at the New York Stock Exchange that reports on stocks traded on the exchange 2. a stock exchange in New York
N: 1. an older brother 2. an authoritarian leader and invader of privacy
N: 1. rather large North American brown bat; widely distributed
N: 1. a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit); "she made a bundle selling real estate"; "they sank megabucks into their new house"
N: 1. commercial enterprises organized and financed on a scale large enough to influence social and political policies; "big business is growing so powerful it is difficult to regulate it effectively"
N: 1. a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron"
N: 1. any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild
N: 1. an important influential person; "he thinks he's a big shot"; "she''s a big deal in local politics"; "the Qaeda commander is a very big fish"
N: 1. anything of great importance or consequence 2. an important influential person; "he thinks he's a big shot"; "she''s a big deal in local politics"; "the Qaeda commander is a very big fish"
N: 1. a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major 2. elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines)
N: 1. an important influential person; "he thinks he's a big shot"; "she''s a big deal in local politics"; "the Qaeda commander is a very big fish"
N: 1. an important influential person; "he thinks he's a big shot"; "she''s a big deal in local politics"; "the Qaeda commander is a very big fish"
N: 1. large animals that are hunted for sport
N: 1. an important influential person; "he thinks he's a big shot"; "she''s a big deal in local politics"; "the Qaeda commander is a very big fish"
N: 1. street names for heroin
N: 1. points to the minutes
N: 1. the most important league in any sport (especially baseball)
N: 1. a member of a major-league baseball team
N: 1. a stout branching annual with large yellow to orange flower heads; Mexico and Central America
N: 1. a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit); "she made a bundle selling real estate"; "they sank megabucks into their new house"
N: 1. aromatic shrub of arid regions of western North America having hoary leaves
N: 1. scientific research that requires massive capital investment but is expected to yield very significant results
N: 1. hickory of the eastern United States resembling the shagbark but having a much larger nut
N: 1. hickory of the eastern United States resembling the shagbark but having a much larger nut
N: 1. hickory of the eastern United States resembling the shagbark but having a much larger nut
N: 1. an important influential person; "he thinks he's a big shot"; "she''s a big deal in local politics"; "the Qaeda commander is a very big fish"
N: 1. a river that rises in northeastern South Dakota and flows southward to join the Missouri River at Sioux City, Iowa
N: 1. an older sister
N: 1. one who spends lavishly and ostentatiously on entertainment; "the last of the big spenders"
N: 1. a display of force or power; "speak softly but carry a big stick"
N: 1. a picturesque coastal region of California south of San Francisco
N: 1. the highest level of an occupation (especially in entertainment)
N: 1. the first largest innermost toe
N: 1. a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance; "he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent"; "they had the big top up in less than an hour"
N: 1. extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living organism
N: 1. an important influential person; "he thinks he's a big shot"; "she''s a big deal in local politics"; "the Qaeda commander is a very big fish"
N: 1. someone who marries one person while already legally married to another
A: 1. of illegal marriage to a second person while legally married to a first
N: 1. having two spouses at the same time 2. the offense of marrying someone while you have a living spouse from whom no valid divorce has occurred
N: 1. any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter fruit; used as grafting stock
A: 1. occurring in pairs; "a bigeminal pulse"
A: 1. resulting from a cross between species of different genera
N: 1. red fishes of American coastal tropical waters having very large eyes and rough scales
N: 1. of Atlantic coastal waters; commonly used for bait
N: 1. large hairy humanoid creature said to live in wilderness areas of the United States and Canada
A: 1. large or big relative to something else
A: 1. greatest in size of those under consideration
N: 1. a child's tight-fitting cap; often ties under the chin
A: 1. somewhat large
N: 1. any of various diseases of animals characterized by edema of the head and neck
A: 1. used colloquially of one who is overly conceited or arrogant; "a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage; "they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety"
A: 1. given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather"
N: 1. the quality of being kind and generous
N: 1. a river that flows from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in southern Montana 2. wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns
N: 1. a river that flows from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in southern Montana
N: 1. wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns
N: 1. a bend or curve (especially in a coastline) 2. the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends) 3. a loop in a rope 4. a broad bay formed by an indentation (a bight) in the shoreline; "the Bight of Benin"; "the Great Australian Bight"
V: 1. fasten with a bight
N: 1. a broad indentation of the Gulf of Guinea in western Africa
A: 1. unwisely talking too much
N: 1. the property of having a relatively great size
N: 1. 1 species: cross vine
N: 1. woody flowering vine of southern United States; stems show a cross in transverse section
N: 1. trees or shrubs or woody vines or herbs having fruit resembling gourds or capsules; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales
A: 1. of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Bignoniaceae
N: 1. any woody plant of the family Bignoniaceae
N: 1. a Polish stew of cabbage and meat
N: 1. a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own
A: 1. blindly and obstinately attached to some creed or opinion and intolerant toward others; "a bigoted person"; "an outrageously bigoted point of view"
N: 1. the intolerance and prejudice of a bigot
N: 1. a word that is written with two letters in an alphabetic writing system
N: 1. aspen with a narrow crown; eastern North America
N: 1. aspen with a narrow crown; eastern North America
N: 1. the most important person in a group or undertaking
N: 1. a state of northeastern India
N: 1. the Indic language spoken in Bihar (and by some people in Pakistan and Bangladesh)
N: 1. a small and delicately worked piece
N: 1. a pinnate leaf having two pairs of leaflets
N: 1. a pinnate leaf having two pairs of leaflets
N: 1. a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals 2. a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame
V: 1. ride a bicycle
N: 1. originally a British youth subculture that evolved out of the teddy boys in the 1960s; wore black leather jackets and jeans and boots; had greased hair and rode motorcycles and listened to rock'n''roll; were largely unskilled manual laborers
N: 1. a woman's abbreviated two-piece bathing suit
N: 1. small and tight-fitting underpants; worn by women
N: 1. a consonant that is articulated using both lips; /p/ or /b/ or /w/
A: 1. of or relating to or being a speech sound that is articulated using both lips; "bilabial fricatives"
A: 1. having two lips; "the corolla of a snapdragon is bilabiate"
A: 1. affecting or undertaken by two parties; "a bilateral agreement between the United States and Japan" 2. having two sides or parts 3. having identical parts on each side of an axis
N: 1. a contract involving mutual promises (each part is both promisor and promisee)
N: 1. line of descent traced through both the maternal and paternal sides of the family
N: 1. the property of being symmetrical about a vertical plane
N: 1. the property of being symmetrical about a vertical plane
N: 1. the property of being symmetrical about a vertical plane
A: 1. in a bilateral manner; "they worked out an agreement bilaterally"
A: 1. having identical parts on each side of an axis
A: 1. capable of division into symmetrical halves by only one longitudinal plane passing through the axis 2. having identical parts on each side of an axis
N: 1. erect blueberry of western United States having solitary flowers and somewhat sour berries 2. erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries 3. blue-black berries similar to American blueberries
N: 1. bandicoot with leathery ears like a rabbit
N: 1. a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats
N: 1. any of the liver-generated steroid acids and stored with bile
N: 1. a duct formed by the hepatic and cystic ducts; opens into the duodenum
N: 1. a salt of bile acid and a base; functions as an emulsifier of lipids and fatty acids
N: 1. a calculus formed in the gall bladder or its ducts
N: 1. water accumulated in the bilge of a ship 2. where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom
V: 1. take in water at the bilge; "the tanker bilged" 2. cause to leak; "the collision bilged the vessel"
N: 1. either of two lengthwise fins attached along the outside of a ship's bilge; reduces rolling
N: 1. a pump to remove bilgewater
N: 1. water accumulated in the bilge of a ship
N: 1. (nautical) a well where seepage drains to be pumped away
N: 1. in a vessel with two hulls, an enclosed area between the frames at each side
N: 1. pretentious or silly talk or writing
A: 1. smelling like bilge water
N: 1. an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma; common in the tropics and Far East; symptoms depend on the part of the body infected
N: 1. an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma; common in the tropics and Far East; symptoms depend on the part of the body infected
A: 1. relating to the bile ducts or the gallbladder 2. relating to or containing bile
N: 1. excretory ducts of the liver; empty into the hepatic ducts
N: 1. East Indian evergreen tree bearing very acid fruit
A: 1. linear with respect to each of two variables or positions
N: 1. a person who speaks two languages fluently
A: 1. using or knowing two languages; "bilingual education"
N: 1. a dictionary giving equivalent words in two languages
A: 1. in a bilingual manner; "she grew up bilingually"
A: 1. suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress 2. relating to or containing bile 3. irritable as if suffering from indigestion
N: 1. gastric distress caused by a disorder of the liver or gall bladder 2. a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees"
N: 1. an orange-yellow pigment in the bile that forms as a product of hemoglobin; excess amounts in the blood produce the yellow appearance observed in jaundice
V: 1. escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation" 2. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" 3. cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money 4. evade payment to; "He bilked his creditors"
N: 1. a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare) 2. a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes" 3. a long-handled saw with a curved blade; "he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree" 4. 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" 5. a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead" 6. a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions" 7. horny projecting mouth of a bird 8. the entertainment offered at a public presentation 9. an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers" 10. a statute in draft before it becomes law; "they held a public hearing on the bill"
V: 1. demand payment; "Will I get charged for this service?"; "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights" 2. advertise especially by posters or placards; "He was billed as the greatest tenor since Caruso" 3. publicize or announce by placards
N: 1. an order that is received without payment; requires billing at a later date
N: 1. 42nd President of the United States (1946-)
N: 1. United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
N: 1. United States rock singer who was one of the first to popularize rock'n''roll music (1925-1981)
N: 1. United States cartoonist noted for his drawings of soldiers in battle (born in 1921)
N: 1. a legislative act finding a person guilty of treason or felony without a trial; "bills of attainder are prohibited by the Constitution of the United States"
N: 1. a list of goods received at a customhouse for export or import
N: 1. a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
N: 1. a list of dishes available at a restaurant; "the menu was in French"
N: 1. communication (written or spoken) that persuades someone to accept something untrue or undesirable; "they tried to sell me a bill of goods about a secondhand car" 2. a consignment of merchandise
N: 1. a certificate saying that a departing ship's company is healthy (to be presented at the next port of arrival)
N: 1. a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense
N: 1. a receipt given by the carrier to the shipper acknowledging receipt of the goods being shipped and specifying the terms of delivery
N: 1. the particular events to be dealt with in a criminal trial; advises the defendant and the court of the facts the defendant will be required to meet
N: 1. a proceeding brought to obtain an explanation or an alteration or a reversal of a decree by the court that rendered it
N: 1. a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)
N: 1. a deed transferring personal property
N: 1. someone who pastes up bills or placards on walls or billboards
N: 1. United States basketball center (born in 1934)
N: 1. someone who pastes up bills or placards on walls or billboards
N: 1. a stagnant pool of water in the bed of a stream that flows intermittently 2. a branch of a river running to a dead end
N: 1. large outdoor signboard
A: 1. having a beak or bill as specified; "a thick-billed bird"; "a long-billed cap"
N: 1. a short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get there" 2. a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" 3. lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home)
V: 1. provide housing for (military personnel)
N: 1. a personal letter to a loved one expressing affection
N: 1. primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth 2. giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw 3. elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters 4. slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters
N: 1. a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money
N: 1. a long-handled saw with a curved blade; "he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree"
A: 1. of or relating to billiards; "a billiard ball"; "a billiard cue"; "a billiard table"
N: 1. ball used in playing billiards
N: 1. a room in which billiards is played
N: 1. a device for keeping the score in a game of billiards
N: 1. a room in which billiards is played
N: 1. a room in which billiards is played
N: 1. someone who plays billiards
N: 1. a room in which billiards is played
N: 1. a room in which billiards is played
N: 1. game equipment consisting of a heavy table on which pool is played
N: 1. any of several games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) balls
N: 1. United States woman tennis player (born in 1943)
N: 1. United States woman tennis player (born in 1943)
N: 1. United States outlaw who was said to have killed 21 men (1859-1881)
N: 1. request for payment of a debt; "they submitted their charges at the end of each month"
N: 1. the largest city in Montana; located in southern Montana on the Yellowstone river
N: 1. foul-mouthed or obscene abuse
N: 1. the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros 2. the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States is frequently seen
A: 1. denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain 2. denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States
N: 1. coarse annual grass cultivated in Japan and southeastern Asia for its edible seeds and for forage; important wildlife food in United States
N: 1. a very rich person whose material wealth is valued at more than a billion dollars
N: 1. a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)
N: 1. one part in a billion 2. position 1,000,000,000 in a countable series of things
A: 1. the ordinal number of one billion in counting order
N: 1. a large sea wave
V: 1. move with great difficulty; "The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed" 2. become inflated; "The sails ballooned" 3. rise up as if in waves; "smoke billowed up nto the sky" 4. rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged forward"
A: 1. moving in surges and billows and rolls; "billowing smoke from burning houses"; "the rolling fog"; "the rolling sea"; "the tumbling water of the rapids"
A: 1. characterized by great swelling waves or surges; "billowy storm clouds"; "the restless billowing sea"; "surging waves"
A: 1. characterized by great swelling waves or surges; "billowy storm clouds"; "the restless billowing sea"; "surging waves"
N: 1. a short stout club used primarily by policemen 2. male goat
N: 1. an unimaginably large amount; "British say `it rained like billyo' where Americans say `it rained like all get out''"
N: 1. any of various plants of the genus Craspedia grown for their downy foliage and globose heads of golden flowers; Australia and New Zealand
N: 1. a short stout club used primarily by policemen
N: 1. male goat
N: 1. United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
N: 1. United States aviator and general who was an early advocate of military air power (1879-1936)
N: 1. United States filmmaker (born in Austria) whose dark humor infused many of the films he made (1906-2002)
N: 1. an unimaginably large amount; "British say `it rained like billyo' where Americans say `it rained like all get out''"
N: 1. an unimaginably large amount; "British say `it rained like billyo' where Americans say `it rained like all get out''"
N: 1. a short stout club used primarily by policemen
A: 1. divided into two lobes 2. having two lobes; "a bilobate leaf"
A: 1. divided into two lobes 2. having two lobes; "a bilobate leaf"
A: 1. divided into two lobes 2. having two lobes; "a bilobate leaf"
N: 1. the ability (said of certain Roman Catholic saints) to exist simultaneously in two locations
A: 1. divided into or containing two cells or chambers; "having a bilocular capsule"
N: 1. a capsule divided into two cells or compartments
A: 1. divided into or containing two cells or chambers; "having a bilocular capsule"
N: 1. a old town in southern Mississippi on the Gulf of Mexico 2. a member of the Siouan people of southeastern Mississippi 3. the Siouan language spoken by the Biloxi people
N: 1. a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap
N: 1. meat that is salted and cut into strips and dried in the sun
A: 1. requiring two hands or designed for two people; "a two-handed sledgehammer"; "a two-handed crosscut saw"; "a machine designed for bimanual operation"
N: 1. a young woman indulged by rich and powerful older men
N: 1. a period of 2 months
A: 1. two months long; lasting two months 2. occurring every two months; "bimonthly visits"
N: 1. material made by bonding together sheets of two different metals
A: 1. formed of two different metals or alloys; especially in sheets bonded together
A: 1. pertaining to a monetary system based on two metals; "in a bimetallistic system both gold and silver can constitute legal tender" 2. formed of two different metals or alloys; especially in sheets bonded together
N: 1. a strip consisting of two metals that bends with a rise in temperature
N: 1. a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by stated amounts of two metals (usually gold and silver) with values set at a predetermined ratio
N: 1. an advocate of bimetallism
A: 1. pertaining to a monetary system based on two metals; "in a bimetallistic system both gold and silver can constitute legal tender"
N: 1. a span of 2000 years
A: 1. of or relating to a bimillennium
N: 1. a span of 2000 years
N: 1. valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation
N: 1. valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation
A: 1. of a distribution; having or occurring with two modes
A: 1. relating to or affecting two molecules
N: 1. a periodical that is published bimonthly
A: 1. occurring twice a month; "a semimonthly publication" 2. occurring every two months; "bimonthly visits"
A: 1. twice a month; "salaries are paid semimonthly" 2. every two months; "the bill was payable bimonthly"
A: 1. consisting of two morphemes; "the bimorphemic word `rays'"
A: 1. having two motors
N: 1. a container; usually has a lid 2. the quantity contained in a bin 3. an identification number consisting of a two-part code assigned to banks and savings associations; the first part shows the location and the second identifies the bank itself
V: 1. store in bins
N: 1. Arab terrorist who established al-Qaeda (born in 1957)
N: 1. a plastic bag used to line a trash or garbage bin
N: 1. a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation
A: 1. of or pertaining to a number system have 2 as its base; "a binary digit" 2. consisting of two (units or components or elements or terms) or based on two; "a binary star is a system in which two stars revolve around each other"; "a binary compound"; "the binary number system has two as its base"
N: 1. an operation that follows the rules of boolean algebra; each operand and the result take one of two values
N: 1. code using a string of 8 binary digits to represent characters
N: 1. chemical compound composed of only two elements
N: 1. either 0 or 1 in binary notation
N: 1. (computer science) a computer file containing machine-readable information that must be read by an application; characters use all 8 bits of each byte
N: 1. any notation that uses 2 characters (usually 0 and 1)
N: 1. a positional system of numeration that uses binary digits and a radix of 2
N: 1. a positional system of numeration that uses binary digits and a radix of 2
N: 1. an operation that follows the rules of boolean algebra; each operand and the result take one of two values
N: 1. a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation
N: 1. a positional system of numeration that uses binary digits and a radix of 2
A: 1. growing in two parts or in pairs; "binate leaves"
A: 1. relating to or having or hearing with two ears; "binaural hearing"
A: 1. in a binaural manner; "the stimulus was presented binaurally"
N: 1. something that hinders as if with bonds
V: 1. secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapes and bring them to the recycling shed" 2. create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child" 3. form a chemical bond with; "The hydrogen binds the oxygen" 4. stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?" 5. cause to be constipated; "These foods tend to constipate you" 6. make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women" 7. provide with a binding; "bind the books in leather" 8. fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair" 9. wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose 10. bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I''ll hold you by your promise"
V: 1. finish the last row
V: 1. order a defendant to be placed in custody pending the outcome of a proceedings against him or her; "The defendant was bound over for trial"
A: 1. capable of being fastened or secured with a rope or bond
N: 1. a machine that cuts grain and binds it in sheaves 2. holds loose papers or magazines 3. something used to tie or bind 4. something used to bind separate particles together or facilitate adhesion to a surface
N: 1. a cardboard used by bookbinders to make covers for books
N: 1. a cardboard used by bookbinders to make covers for books
N: 1. a workshop where books are bound
N: 1. strip sewn over or along an edge for reinforcement or decoration 2. the front and back covering of a book; "the book had a leather binding" 3. the capacity to attract and hold something 4. the act of applying a bandage
A: 1. executed with proper legal authority; "a binding contract" 2. hindering freedom of movement; "tight garments are uncomfortably binding" 3. causing constipation
N: 1. the energy required to separate particles from a molecule or atom or nucleus; equals the mass defect
N: 1. any of several vines of the genera Convolvulus and Calystegia having a twining habit
N: 1. European twining plant whose flowers are used chiefly to flavor malt liquors; cultivated in America
N: 1. French psychologist remembered for his studies of the intellectual development of children (1857-1911)
N: 1. the first intelligence test
N: 1. the quantity contained in a bin
N: 1. dark red or blackish sweet cherry
N: 1. United States singer and film actor (1904-1977)
N: 1. any act of immoderate indulgence; "an orgy of shopping"; "an emotional binge"; "a splurge of spending" 2. an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days"
V: 1. overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream"
N: 1. a disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and self-condemnation
N: 1. a disorder of eating in which the person alternates between strong craving for food and aversion to food; characterized by excessive eating followed by periods of fasting or self-induced vomiting
N: 1. a disorder of eating in which the person alternates between strong craving for food and aversion to food; characterized by excessive eating followed by periods of fasting or self-induced vomiting
N: 1. someone addicted to crack cocaine
N: 1. a city in south central New York near the border with Pennsylvania
N: 1. (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely
N: 1. a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards
N: 1. a nonmagnetic housing for a ship's compass (usually in front of the helm)
N: 1. an optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes
A: 1. relating to both eyes; "binocular vision"
N: 1. a light microscope adapted to the use of both eyes
N: 1. vision involving the use of both eyes
N: 1. an optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes
N: 1. a quantity expressed as a sum or difference of two terms
A: 1. relating to binomials; "binomial expression" 2. consisting of two names or terms; "binomial nomenclature"
N: 1. a theoretical distribution of the number of successes in a finite set of independent trials with a constant probability of success
N: 1. a theorem giving the expansion of a binomial raised to a given power
N: 1. arboreal civet of Asia having a long prehensile tail and shaggy black hair
A: 1. having two nuclei
A: 1. having two nuclei
A: 1. having two nuclei
N: 1. a laboratory for biological research
N: 1. any weapon usable in biological warfare; "they feared use of the smallpox virus as a bioweapon"
N: 1. appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by testing its effect on an organism and comparing the result with some agreed standard
V: 1. subject to a bio-assay
N: 1. the use of bacteria or viruses or toxins to destroy men and animals or food
N: 1. a biochemical catalyst such as an enzyme
A: 1. of or relating to biocatalysts
A: 1. of or relating to biochemistry; involving chemical processes in living organisms
N: 1. a chemical mechanism involved in vital processes occurring in living organisms
A: 1. with respect to biochemistry; "biochemically interesting phenomenon"
N: 1. someone with special training in biochemistry
N: 1. the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occuring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry
N: 1. a microchip that uses tiny strands of DNA to latch onto and quickly recognize thousands of genes at a time; intended for use in a biological environment
A: 1. of or concerned with the relations of climate and living organisms
N: 1. the study of effects of climate on living organisms
N: 1. procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using biological agents
N: 1. procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using biological agents
A: 1. capable of being decomposed by e.g. bacteria; "a biodegradable detergent"
N: 1. pollution that is rendered harmless by natural processes and so causes no permanent harm
N: 1. the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole); "a high level of biodiversity is desirable"
N: 1. electric phenomena in animals or plants
N: 1. the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments
N: 1. the branch of ethics that studies moral values in the biomedical sciences
N: 1. a training program in which a person is given information about physiological processes (heart rate or blood pressure) that is not normally available with the goal of gaining conscious control of them
N: 1. a vitamin that maintains the resistance of cell and capillary walls to permeation
N: 1. the production of living organisms from other living organisms 2. production of a chemical compound by a living organism
A: 1. of or relating to the production of living organisms from other living organisms
A: 1. produced by living organisms or biological processes; "fermentation is a biogenic process" 2. essential for maintaining the fundamental life processes; "sleep and food and water are among the biogenic needs of the organism"
A: 1. producing or produced by living things
N: 1. the production of living organisms from other living organisms
A: 1. of or relating to or involved with biogeography
A: 1. of or relating to or involved with biogeography
N: 1. an area of the Earth determined by distribution of flora and fauna
N: 1. dealing with the geographical distribution of animals and plants
N: 1. someone who writes an account of a person's life
A: 1. of or relating to or being biography; "biographical data"
A: 1. of or relating to or being biography; "biographical data"
N: 1. an account of the series of events making up a person's life
N: 1. hazard to humans or the environment resulting from biological agents or conditions 2. any bacterium or virus or toxin that could be used in biological warfare
N: 1. a loose one-piece garment worn to protect the wearer against dangerous biological or chemical agents
N: 1. an island in the Gulf of Guinea that is part of Equatorial Guinea
A: 1. pertaining to biology or to life and living things
N: 1. the use of bacteria or viruses or toxins to destroy men and animals or food
A: 1. pertaining to biology or to life and living things 2. of parents and children; related by blood; "biological child"
N: 1. any bacterium or virus or toxin that could be used in biological warfare
N: 1. the use of bacteria or viruses or toxins to destroy men and animals or food
N: 1. an innate mechanism in living organisms that controls the periodicity of many physiological functions
N: 1. procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using biological agents
N: 1. procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using biological agents
N: 1. a group of plants or animals
N: 1. a process occurring in living organisms
N: 1. scientific research conducted by biologists
N: 1. the science that studies living organisms
N: 1. terrorism using the weapons of biological warfare
N: 1. the time of various biological processes
N: 1. the use of bacteria or viruses or toxins to destroy men and animals or food
N: 1. defense against biological warfare
N: 1. defense against biological warfare
N: 1. any weapon usable in biological warfare; "they feared use of the smallpox virus as a bioweapon"
A: 1. with respect to biology; "biologically related"
N: 1. use of biological principles in explaining human especially social behavior
N: 1. (biology) a scientist who studies living organisms
A: 1. of or relating to biologism
N: 1. the science that studies living organisms 2. characteristic life processes and phenomena of living organisms; "the biology of viruses" 3. all the plant and animal life of a particular region
N: 1. students taking a course in biology together
N: 1. the academic department responsible for teaching and research in biology
N: 1. a laboratory for biological research
N: 1. a laboratory for biological research
N: 1. luminescence produced by physiological processes (as in the firefly)
A: 1. (of living organisms) emitting light; "fireflies are bioluminescent"
N: 1. the total mass of living matter in a given unit area 2. plant materials and animal waste used as fuel
N: 1. a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate
A: 1. relating to the activities and applications of science to clinical medicine; "biomedical research laboratory"
N: 1. nuclear transplantation of a patient's own cells to make an oocyte from which immune-compatible cells (especially stem cells) can be derived for transplant
N: 1. the application of the principles of the natural sciences to medicine
N: 1. the branch of medical science that applies biological and physiological principles to clinical practice 2. the branch of medical science that studies the ability of organisms to withstand environmental stress (as in space travel)
N: 1. the automatic identification of living individuals by using their physiological and behavioral characteristics; "negative identification can only be accomplished through biometric identification"; "if a pin or password is lost or forgotten it can be changed and reissued but a biometric identification cannot"
N: 1. the automatic identification of living individuals by using their physiological and behavioral characteristics; "negative identification can only be accomplished through biometric identification"; "if a pin or password is lost or forgotten it can be changed and reissued but a biometric identification cannot"
N: 1. a branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis
N: 1. a branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis
A: 1. of or relating to bionics 2. having particular physiological functions augmented or replaced by electronic or electromechanical components
N: 1. a human being whose body has been taken over in whole or in part by electromechanical devices; "a cyborg is a cybernetic organism"
N: 1. a human being whose body has been taken over in whole or in part by electromechanical devices; "a cyborg is a cybernetic organism"
N: 1. application of biological principals to the study and design of engineering systems (especially electronic systems)
A: 1. of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"
A: 1. of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"
N: 1. the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment
N: 1. a discrete unit of living matter
N: 1. a physicist who applies the methods of physics to biology
N: 1. physics as applied to biological problems
N: 1. biological theft; illegal collection of indigenous plants by corporations who patent them for their own use
N: 1. examination of tissues or liquids from the living body to determine the existence or cause of a disease
N: 1. the branch of biotechnology that uses biological process to overcome environmental problems 2. the act of treating waste or pollutants by the use of microorganisms (as bacteria) that can break down the undesirable substances
N: 1. safety from exposure to infectious agents
N: 1. the level of safety from exposure to infectious agents; depends on work practices and safety equipment and facilities
N: 1. exposure only to infectious agents that do not ordinarily cause human disease
N: 1. exposure to infectious agents that can cause disease in humans but whose potential for transmission is limited
N: 1. exosure to infectious agents that can be transmitted by the respiratory route and which can cause serious infection
N: 1. exposure to exotic infectious agents that pose a high risk of life-threatening disease and can be transmitted as an aerosol and for which there is no vaccine or therapy
N: 1. any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms
N: 1. a South African movie theater 2. a kind of early movie projector
N: 1. the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms exist
N: 1. production of a chemical compound by a living organism
A: 1. of or relating to biosynthesis
A: 1. of or relating to biosystematics
N: 1. use of data (e.g. cytogenetic or biochemical) to assess taxonomic relations especially within an evolutionary framework
N: 1. use of data (e.g. cytogenetic or biochemical) to assess taxonomic relations especially within an evolutionary framework
N: 1. all the plant and animal life of a particular region
N: 1. the branch of molecular biology that studies the use of microorganisms to perform specific industrial processes; "biotechnology produced genetically altered bacteria that solved the problem" 2. the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments
N: 1. terrorism using the weapons of biological warfare
A: 1. of or relating to living organisms
N: 1. (ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other
N: 1. a B vitamin that aids in body growth
N: 1. dark brown to black mica found in igneous and metamorphic rock
A: 1. relating to or involving biotite
N: 1. organisms sharing a specified genotype or the genotype (or peculiarities) so shared
A: 1. of or relating to a biotype
A: 1. (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova; "fraternal twins are biovular"
N: 1. any weapon usable in biological warfare; "they feared use of the smallpox virus as a bioweapon"
A: 1. producing two offspring at a time
A: 1. supported by both sides; "a two-way treaty"
A: 1. divided into two portions almost to the base 2. involving two parties or elements; "a bipartite document"; "a two-way treaty"
A: 1. supported by both sides; "a two-way treaty"
N: 1. an animal with two feet
A: 1. having two feet
A: 1. having two feet
N: 1. the bodily attribute of being bipedal; having two feet; "bipedalism made the human form of birth possible"
A: 1. of a leaf shape; having doubly pinnate leaflets (as ferns)
N: 1. having pinnate leaflets; as ferns
A: 1. pinnatifid with the segments also pinnatifid
N: 1. old fashioned airplane; has two wings one above the other
N: 1. having both pectoral and pelvic fins enlarged
A: 1. of, pertaining to, or occurring in both polar regions; "the bipolar distribution of certain species" 2. having two poles 3. of or relating to manic depressive illness
N: 1. a mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and depression
N: 1. an optical device for obtaining interference fringes
N: 1. an algebraic equation of the fourth degree
N: 1. a polynomial of the fourth degree 2. an algebraic equation of the fourth degree 3. an equation of the fourth degree
A: 1. of or relating to the fourth power
N: 1. an equation of the fourth degree
N: 1. a polynomial of the fourth degree
A: 1. consisting of or combining two races; "a biracial committee"
A: 1. showing both bilateral and radial symmetry; "some sea anemones are biradial"
A: 1. in a biradial manner; "biradially symmetrical"
A: 1. resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches; "the biramous appendages of an arthropod"; "long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects"; "a forked river"; "a forked tail"; "forked lightning"; "horseradish grown in poor soil may develop prongy roots"
N: 1. hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood 2. any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark 3. bundle of birch twigs used to hit people as punishment
V: 1. whip with a birch twig
A: 1. consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree
N: 1. a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree
N: 1. carbonated drink containing an extract from bark of birch trees
N: 1. monoecious trees and shrubs (including the genera Betula and Alnus and Carpinus and Corylus and Ostrya and Ostryopsis)
N: 1. small black sawfly native to Europe but established in eastern United States; larvae mine the leaves of birches causing serious defoliation
N: 1. a liquid ester with a strong odor of wintergreen; applied externally for minor muscle and joint pain
N: 1. bundle of birch twigs used to hit people as punishment
N: 1. any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark
N: 1. a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree
N: 1. a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree
A: 1. consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree
N: 1. informal terms for a (young) woman 2. warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings 3. a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt 4. the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food 5. badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
V: 1. watch and study birds in their natural habitat
A: 1. as from an altitude or distance; "a bird's-eye survey"; "a panoramic view"
N: 1. shrub with narrow-elliptic glossy evergreen leaves and yellow flowers with leathery petaloid sepals
N: 1. maple wood having a wavy grain with eyelike markings
N: 1. cliff brake of California and Baja California having purple-brown leafstalks
N: 1. common violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansies
N: 1. any of various fungi of the family Nidulariaceae having a cup-shaped body containing several egg-shaped structure enclosing the spores
N: 1. Old World plant with axillary racemes of blue-and-white flowers
N: 1. a situation or topic as if viewed from an altitude or distance
N: 1. the foot of a bird
N: 1. European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America
N: 1. Old World herb related to fenugreek 2. European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America
N: 1. nest where birds lay their eggs and hatch their young
N: 1. tropical Old World or Australian epiphytic fern frequently forming tufts in tree crotches
N: 1. any of numerous carnivorous dinosaurs of the Triassic to Cretaceous with short forelimbs that walked or ran on strong hind legs
V: 1. gather birdnests; "They went birdnesting in the early morning"
N: 1. common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy-purple flowers with winged sepals
N: 1. an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
N: 1. any of several small-fruited cherry trees frequented or fed on by birds
N: 1. any of several small-fruited cherry trees frequented or fed on by birds
N: 1. a gun dog trained to locate or retrieve birds
N: 1. a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
N: 1. a person have a strong interest in birds
N: 1. seeds for birds
N: 1. a genus of birds
N: 1. wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds
N: 1. any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
N: 1. very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird
N: 1. nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
N: 1. nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
N: 1. ornamental plant of tropical South Africa and South America having stalks of orange and purplish-blue flowers resembling a bird 2. any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed birds of the New Guinea area 3. a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
N: 1. any bird that migrates seasonally 2. someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
N: 1. any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals
N: 1. United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955)
N: 1. plant bearing very small and very hot oblong red fruits; includes wild forms native to tropical America; thought to be ancestral to the sweet pepper and many hot peppers
N: 1. a building where birds are kept
N: 1. small lead shot for shotgun shells
N: 1. common perennial climber of temperate regions of Eurasia and North America having dense elongate clusters of flowers
N: 1. a zoologist who studies birds 2. a person who identifies and studies birds in their natural habitats
N: 1. an ornamental basin (usually in a garden) for birds to bathe in
N: 1. a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought
N: 1. a cage in which a bird is kept
N: 1. a catcher's mask with a strong wire face
N: 1. a device for imitating a birdcall 2. the characteristic sound produced by a bird; "a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age"
N: 1. a person who identifies and studies birds in their natural habitats
N: 1. a shelter for birds
N: 1. (golf) a score of one stroke under par on a hole 2. badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
V: 1. to shoot in one stroke under par
A: 1. resembling a bird
N: 1. a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds
V: 1. spread birdlime on branches to catch birds
V: 1. gather birdnests; "They went birdnesting in the early morning"
N: 1. hunting for birds' nests to get the eggs
N: 1. seeds for birds
N: 1. Canary Islands grass; seeds used as feed for caged birds
N: 1. the characteristic sound produced by a bird; "a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age"
V: 1. watch and study birds in their natural habitat
N: 1. splitting a ray into two parallel rays polarized perpendicularly
A: 1. relating to or characterized by double refraction
N: 1. a stiff cap with ridges across the crown; worn by Roman Catholic clergy
A: 1. consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree
V: 1. cause a floating log to rotate by treading 2. cause to spin; "spin a coin"
V: 1. cause a floating log to rotate by treading
N: 1. rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport)
N: 1. the largest city in Alabama; located in northeastern Alabama 2. a city in central England; 2nd largest English city and an important industrial and transportation center
N: 1. a pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper
N: 1. the basic unit of money in Ethiopia; equal to 100 cents 2. sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird's wings"; "the whir of the propellers"
V: 1. make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred"
N: 1. the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents 2. the process of giving birth 3. the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child" 4. the time when something begins (especially life); "they divorced after the birth of the child"; "his election signaled the birth of a new age"
V: 1. give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!"
N: 1. a social reformer who advocates birth control and family planning
N: 1. a social reformer who advocates birth control and family planning
N: 1. a passage in the uterus and vagina through which a fetus passes during vaginal birth
N: 1. a copy of the official document giving details of a person's birth
N: 1. limiting the number of children born
N: 1. an agent or device intended to prevent conception
N: 1. a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception
N: 1. a defect that is present at birth
N: 1. a regularly recurrent spasm of pain that is characteristic of childbirth
N: 1. limiting the number of children born
N: 1. the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
N: 1. emotional injury inflicted on an infant by events incident to birth that is alleged to appear in symbolic form in patients with mental illness 2. physical injury to an infant during the birth process
N: 1. an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it) 2. the date on which a person was born
N: 1. decorated cake served at a birthday party
N: 1. a card expressing a birthday greeting
N: 1. a present given in celebration of a person's birthday
N: 1. a party held on the anniversary of someone's birth
N: 1. a present given in celebration of a person's birthday
N: 1. informal terms for nakedness; "in the raw"; "in the altogether"; "in his birthday suit"
N: 1. the process of giving birth
N: 1. a blemish on the skin formed before birth
N: 1. the place where someone was born 2. where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence; "the birthplace of civilization"
N: 1. the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
N: 1. an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture) 2. personal characteristics that are inherited at birth 3. a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth; "free public education is the birthright of every American child"
N: 1. trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in fold medicine especially to ease childbirth
N: 1. creeping plant having curving flowers thought to resemble fetuses; native to Europe; naturalized Great Britain and eastern North America
N: 1. family of birthworts (including wild ginger)
N: 1. a member of the most numerous indigenous people of the Philippines
N: 1. group of islands in the central Philippines
N: 1. a narrow bay formed by an inlet from the Atlantic Ocean in southeastern Florida
N: 1. a national park in Florida having underwater coral reefs and marine life
N: 1. any of various small flat sweet cakes (`biscuit' is the British term) 2. small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
N: 1. plant of southeastern Europe having yellow flowers like those of mustard and pods with open valves resembling bucklers
N: 1. genus of Eurasian herbs and small shrubs: buckler mustard
N: 1. a dry cold north wind in southeastern France
V: 1. cut in half or cut in two; "bisect a line"
N: 1. dividing into two equal parts
A: 1. of or relating to bisection
N: 1. a correlation coefficient in which one variable is many-valued and the other is dichotomous
N: 1. a correlation coefficient in which one variable is many-valued and the other is dichotomous
A: 1. having sawlike notches with the notches themselves similarly notched
N: 1. a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes
A: 1. having an ambiguous sexual identity 2. sexually attracted to both sexes
N: 1. a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes
N: 1. showing characteristics of both sexes 2. sexual activity with both men and women
N: 1. the capital of Kyrgyzstan (known as Frunze 1926-1991)
N: 1. a clergyman having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve apostles of Christ 2. port wine mulled with oranges and cloves 3. (chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color
N: 1. any of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop's miter
N: 1. slow-growing creeping plant with semi-evergreen leaves on erect wiry stems; used as ground cover
N: 1. 2- or 3-needled pinon mostly of northwestern California coast
N: 1. a throne that is the official chair of a bishop
N: 1. Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753)
N: 1. the head of the Roman Catholic Church
N: 1. 2- or 3-needled pinon mostly of northwestern California coast
N: 1. a Christian believed to be of Cappadocian descent who became bishop of the Visigoths in 341 and translated the Bible from Greek into Gothic; traditionally held to have invented the Gothic alphabet (311-382)
N: 1. a Christian believed to be of Cappadocian descent who became bishop of the Visigoths in 341 and translated the Bible from Greek into Gothic; traditionally held to have invented the Gothic alphabet (311-382)
N: 1. a Christian believed to be of Cappadocian descent who became bishop of the Visigoths in 341 and translated the Bible from Greek into Gothic; traditionally held to have invented the Gothic alphabet (311-382)
N: 1. the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
N: 1. the office of bishop
N: 1. the capital of Kyrgyzstan (known as Frunze 1926-1991)
N: 1. German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united (1815-1898) 2. capital of the state of North Dakota; located in south central North Dakota overlooking the Missouri river
N: 1. a group of islands in the southwestern Pacific northeast of New Guinea; part of Papua New Guinea
N: 1. World War II naval battle; Allied land-based bombers destroyed a Japanese convoy in the Bismarck Sea in March 1943 2. an arm of the South Pacific southwest of the Bismarck Archipelago
A: 1. of or relating to Prince Otto von Bismarck or his accomplishments
N: 1. a raised doughnut filled with jelly or jam
N: 1. a heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically); usually recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals
A: 1. of or relating to bismuth
A: 1. containing bismuth (especially in the pentavalent state)
N: 1. any of several large shaggy-maned humped bovids having large heads and short horns
N: 1. large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
N: 1. European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison
A: 1. relating to or characteristic of bison
N: 1. a thick cream soup made from shellfish
N: 1. the capital of Guinea-Bissau
N: 1. the name of the day that is added during a leap year
N: 1. in the Gregorian calendar: any year divisible by 4 except centenary years not divisible by 400
N: 1. a water-soluble brownish-yellow pigment made by boiling wood soot
A: 1. colored with or as if with bister
N: 1. a water-soluble brownish-yellow pigment made by boiling wood soot
A: 1. colored with or as if with bister
N: 1. a small informal restaurant; serves wine
A: 1. of or relating to or resembling a bistro
A: 1. used of hooves
N: 1. an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit" 2. an instance of some kind; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck" 3. piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding; "the horse was not accustomed to a bit" 4. a small quantity; "a spot of tea"; "a bit of paper" 5. a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread" 6. the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press; "he looked around for the right size bit" 7. a small fragment; "overheard snatches of their conversation" 8. a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye" 9. 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" 10. a unit of measurement of information (from Binary + digIT); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states; "there are 8 bits in a byte"
A: 1. one thing at a time
A: 1. a little bit at a time; "the research structure has developed piecemeal" 2. in a gradual manner; "the snake moved gradually toward its victim"
N: 1. a field containing only binary characters
N: 1. a small role
N: 1. an acid tartrate; a hydrogen tartrate
N: 1. a woman who is thoroughly disliked; "she said her son thought Hilary was a bitch" 2. an unpleasant difficulty; "this problem is a real bitch" 3. informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here" 4. female of any member of the dog family
V: 1. say mean things
N: 1. aggressive remarks and behavior like that of a spiteful malicious woman
N: 1. malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
A: 1. marked by or arising from malice; "a catty remark"
N: 1. a strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices" 2. a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread" 3. a light informal meal 4. a portion removed from the whole; "the government's weekly bite from my paycheck" 5. a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin 6. the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws 7. wit having a sharp and caustic quality; "he commented with typical pungency"; "the bite of satire" 8. (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait; "after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite" 9. a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
V: 1. to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her" 2. deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday" 3. cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face" 4. penetrate or cut, as with a knife; "The fork bit into the surface"
V: 1. bite off with a quick bite; "The dog snapped off a piece of cloth from the intruder's pants"
V: 1. utter; "She bit out a curse"
N: 1. a removable dental appliance that is worn in the palate for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
N: 1. a removable dental appliance that is worn in the palate for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
N: 1. someone who bites
N: 1. a dental X-ray film that can be held in place by the teeth during radiography
N: 1. an ancient country in northwestern Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; was absorbed into the Roman Empire by the end of the 1st century BC
A: 1. causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind" 2. capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"
N: 1. wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds
N: 1. minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects
A: 1. extremely and sharply; "it was bitterly cold"; "bitter cold"
N: 1. a genus of Viperidae
N: 1. large African viper that inflates its body when alarmed
N: 1. large heavy-bodied brilliantly marked and extremely venomous west African viper
N: 1. an image represented as a two dimensional array of brightness values for pixels
N: 1. a Russian dish made with patties of ground meat (mixed with onions and bread and milk) and served with a sauce of sour cream
N: 1. a measure of how densely information is packed on a storage medium
N: 1. (computer science) the rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem)
N: 1. the stock of a tool used for turning a drilling bit
N: 1. a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines); "the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards"
V: 1. secure with a bitt; "bitt the ship line"
N: 1. a pin through the bitthead to keep the mooring lines from slipping off
N: 1. a family of predacious tropical insects of the order Mecoptera
N: 1. the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth 2. English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft) 3. the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
V: 1. make bitter
A: 1. expressive of severe grief or regret; "shed bitter tears" 2. very difficult to accept or bear; "the bitter truth"; "a bitter sorrow" 3. one of the four basic taste sensations; sharp and disagreeable; like the taste of quinine 4. causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind" 5. marked by strong resentment or cynicism; "an acrimonious dispute"; "bitter about the divorce" 6. proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity; "a bitter struggle"; "bitter enemies" 7. 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: 1. extremely and sharply; "it was bitterly cold"; "bitter cold"
N: 1. ornamental shrub or small tree of swampy areas in southwestern United States having large pink or white sepals and yielding Georgia bark for treating fever
N: 1. almond trees having white blossoms and poisonous nuts yielding an oil used for flavoring and for medicinal purposes
N: 1. pale yellow essential oil obtained from bitter almonds by distillation from almond cake or meal
N: 1. a purgative made from the leaves of aloe
N: 1. European perennial toxic vetch
N: 1. cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca
N: 1. pure unsweetened chocolate used in baking and icings and sauces and candy
N: 1. any of various herbs of the genus Cardamine, having usually pinnate leaves and racemes of white, pink or purple flowers; cosmopolitan except Antarctic
N: 1. European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in North America
N: 1. the final extremity (however unpleasant it may be); "he was determined to fight to the bitter end" 2. (nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt
N: 1. pink-flowered marsh plant of the eastern United States
N: 1. hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts
N: 1. tart lemon-flavored carbonated drink
N: 1. highly acidic orange used especially in marmalade 2. any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter fruit; used as grafting stock
N: 1. any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter fruit; used as grafting stock
N: 1. any of several spiny shrubs of the genus Daviesia having yellow flowers and triangular seeds; Australia
N: 1. hickory of southern United States having many narrow leaflets and rather bitter nuts
N: 1. hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts
N: 1. any one of several hundred compounds having a bitter taste; not admitting of chemical classification
N: 1. hydrated magnesium sulfate that is taken orally to treat heartburn and constipation and injected to prevent seizures
N: 1. any of various herbs of the genus Cardamine, having usually pinnate leaves and racemes of white, pink or purple flowers; cosmopolitan except Antarctic
A: 1. somewhat bitter
A: 1. extremely and sharply; "it was bitterly cold"; "bitter cold" 2. indicating something hard to accept; "he was bitterly disappointed" 3. in a resentful manner; "she complained bitterly"
N: 1. relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes
N: 1. a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will 2. the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth 3. a sharp and bitter manner 4. the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
N: 1. hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts
N: 1. hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts
N: 1. showy succulent ground-hugging plant of Rocky Mountains regions having deep to pale pink flowers and fleshy farinaceous roots; the Montana state flower
N: 1. alcoholic liquor flavored with bitter herbs and roots
N: 1. poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America 2. twining shrub of North America having three-valved yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
A: 1. tinged with sadness; "a movie with a bittersweet ending" 2. having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness
N: 1. chocolate liquor with cocoa butter and small amounts of sugar and vanilla; lecithin in usually added
N: 1. poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America
N: 1. any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma 2. widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States
N: 1. West Indian tree yielding the drug Jamaica quassia 2. handsome South American shrub or small tree having bright scarlet flowers and yielding a valuable fine-grained yellowish wood; yields the bitter drug quassia from its wood and bark 3. medium to large tree of tropical North and South America having odd-pinnate leaves and long panicles of small pale yellow flowers followed by scarlet fruits
N: 1. any of various trees or shrubs of the family Simaroubaceae having wood and bark with a bitter taste
N: 1. the upper end of a bitt
A: 1. (used informally) very small; "a wee tot"
A: 1. (used informally) very small; "a wee tot"
N: 1. a protective coating of asphalt and filter used on structural metals that are exposed to weathering
N: 1. any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbons
A: 1. like bitumen
V: 1. treat with bitumen
V: 1. treat with bitumen
A: 1. like bitumen
A: 1. resembling or containing bitumen; "bituminous coal"
N: 1. rich in tarry hydrocarbons; burns readily with a smoky yellow flame
N: 1. a group of Chadic languages spoken in the border area between Cameroon and Nigeria south of Lake Chad
A: 1. having a valence of two or having two valences 2. used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis
N: 1. marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together
A: 1. used of mollusks having two shells (as clams etc.)
A: 1. used of mollusks having two shells (as clams etc.)
N: 1. oysters; clams; scallops; mussels
A: 1. having two variables; "bivariate binomial distribution"
N: 1. temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling" 2. a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
V: 1. live in or as if in a tent; "Can we go camping again this summer?"; "The circus tented near the town"; "The houseguests had to camp in the living room"
N: 1. the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
N: 1. a periodical that is published biweekly
A: 1. occurring every two weeks 2. occurring twice a week
A: 1. twice a week; "he called home semiweekly" 2. every two weeks; "he visited his cousins fortnightly"
A: 1. occurring or payable twice each year 2. occurring every second year; "they met at biennial conventions"
A: 1. twice a year 2. every two years; "this festival takes places biennially"
N: 1. your occupation or line of work; "he's in the plumbing game"; "she''s in show biz"
A: 1. conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual; "restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics"
N: 1. strikingly out of the ordinary
N: 1. a dry cold north wind in southeastern France
N: 1. French composer best known for his operas (1838-1875)
A: 1. relating to or concerned with the combined affairs of two administrative zones; "Bizonal currency was used in occupied Germany after World War II"
N: 1. the bureau in the Department of Justice that assists local criminal justice systems to reduce or prevent crime and violence and drug abuse
N: 1. the agency in the Department of Justice that is the primary source of criminal justice statistics for federal and local policymakers
N: 1. a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding americium with helium
V: 1. speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly 2. divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"
V: 1. divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"
N: 1. one who reveals confidential information in return for money
V: 1. speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
N: 1. someone who gossips indiscreetly
A: 1. prone to communicate confidential information 2. unwisely talking too much
A: 1. unwisely talking too much
N: 1. giant cockroaches
N: 1. black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning); "the widow wore black" 2. popular child actress of the 1930's (born 1927) 3. total absence of light; "they fumbled around in total darkness"; "in the black of night" 4. (board games) the darker pieces 5. a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa) 6. the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white) 7. British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799)
V: 1. make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened"
A: 1. distributed or sold illicitly; "the black economy pays no taxes" 2. (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood; "a face black with fury" 3. (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading; "black propaganda" 4. harshly ironic or sinister; "black humor"; "a grim joke"; "grim laughter"; "fun ranging from slapstick clowning ... to savage mordant wit" 5. offering little or no hope; "the future looked black"; "prospects were bleak"; "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult"- J.M.Synge; "took a dim view of things" 6. soiled with dirt or soot; "with feet black from playing outdoors"; "his shirt was black within an hour" 7. stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable; "black deeds"; "a black lie"; "his black heart has concocted yet another black deed"; "Darth Vader of the dark side"; "a dark purpose"; "dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility"; "the scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him"-Thomas Hardy 8. marked by anger or resentment or hostility; "black looks"; "black words" 9. of or belonging to a racial group having dark skin especially of sub-Saharan African origin; "a great people--a black people--...injected new meaning and dignity into the veins of civilization"- Martin Luther King Jr. 10. (of coffee) without cream or sugar 11. (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson; "an ignominious retreat"; "inglorious defeat"; "an opprobrious monument to human greed"; "a shameful display of cowardice" 12. extremely dark; "a black moonless night"; "through the pitch-black woods"; "it was pitch-dark in the celler" 13. (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin; "the stock market crashed on Black Friday"; "a calamitous defeat"; "the battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign"; "such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory"- Charles Darwin; "it is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it"- Douglas MacArthur; "a fateful error" 14. dressed in black; "a black knight"; "black friars" 15. being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light; "black leather jackets"; "as black as coal"; "rich black soil"
A: 1. discolored by coagulation of blood beneath the skin; "beaten black and blue"; "livid bruises"
N: 1. American breed of large powerful hound dogs used for hunting raccoons and other game
N: 1. breed of short-haired black-and-tan terrier developed in Manchester, England
A: 1. of a situation that is sharply divided into mutually exclusive categories; "he rejected a black-and-white world"; "there are no black-and-white certainties"; "there were no gray areas, you were either for him or against him, he was all black-and-white" 2. not having or not capable of producing colors; "black-and-white film"; "a black-and-white TV"; "the movie was in black and white"
N: 1. white gull having a black back and wings
N: 1. North American cuckoo; builds a nest and rears its own young
N: 1. the electromagnetic radiation that would be radiated from an ideal black body; the distribution of energy in the radiated spectrum of a black body depends only on temperature and is determined by Planck's radiation law
N: 1. Chickadee having a dark crown
N: 1. night heron of both Old and New Worlds
N: 1. eaten fresh as shell beans or dried 2. fruit or seed of the cowpea plant 3. sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure
N: 1. the state flower of Maryland; of central and southeastern United States; having daisylike flowers with dark centers and yellow to orange rays 2. tropical African climbing plant having yellow flowers with a dark purple center 3. annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North America
N: 1. tropical African climbing plant having yellow flowers with a dark purple center
N: 1. a variety of albatross with black feet
N: 1. ferret of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct
N: 1. a kind of bush shrike
A: 1. having hair of a dark color; "a dark-haired beauty"
N: 1. small secretive ground-dwelling snake; found from central United States to Argentina
N: 1. parasitic on mice of genus Peromyscus and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in eastern United States (especially New England); northern form was for a time known as Ixodes dammini (deer tick)
A: 1. distributed or sold illicitly; "the black economy pays no taxes"
N: 1. aggressive cobra widely distributed in Africa; rarely bites but spits venom that may cause blindness
N: 1. small grebe with yellow ear tufts and a black neck; found in Eurasia and southern Africa as well as western United States
N: 1. stilt of southwestern United States to northern South America having black plumage extending from the head down the back of the neck
N: 1. large mostly white Australian stork
N: 1. fern of tropical America: from southern United States to West Indies and Mexico to Brazil
N: 1. fern of tropical America: from southern United States to West Indies and Mexico to Brazil
N: 1. mule deer of western Rocky Mountains
A: 1. moderately formal; requiring a dinner jacket; "he wore semiformal attire"; "a black-tie dinner"
N: 1. stilt of Europe and Africa and Asia having mostly white plumage but with black wings
N: 1. the region of Africa south of the Sahara Desert
N: 1. an African who is Black
N: 1. an American whose ancestors were born in Africa
N: 1. a widely distributed North American garden spider
N: 1. an English recruit (who wore a uniform that was black and tan) serving in the Irish constabulary to suppress the Sinn Fein rebellion of 1919 to 1921
N: 1. the result of the printing process; "I want to see it in black and white" 2. a black-and-white photograph or slide
A: 1. not having or not capable of producing colors; "black-and-white film"; "a black-and-white TV"; "the movie was in black and white"
N: 1. black hornless breed from Scotland
N: 1. small hybrid apricot of Asia and Asia Minor having purplish twigs and white flowers following by inferior purple fruit
N: 1. ill-smelling European herb with rugose leaves and whorls of dark purple flowers
N: 1. the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world
N: 1. vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown heavy wood; leaves turn gold in autumn
N: 1. small bamboo having thin green culms turning shining black
N: 1. bluish black-striped sea bass of the Atlantic coast of the United States 2. widely distributed and highly prized American freshwater game fishes (sunfish family)
N: 1. erect shrub with small if any spines having racemes of white to yellow flowers followed by curved pointed pods and black shiny seeds; West Indies and Florida
N: 1. black-seeded bean of South America; usually dried
N: 1. brown to black North American bear; smaller and less ferocious than the brown bear 2. black bear of central and eastern Asia
N: 1. deciduous creeping shrub bright red in autumn having black or blue-black berries; alpine and circumpolar
N: 1. dark-colored ill-tempered honeybee supposedly of German origin
N: 1. New Zealand forest tree
N: 1. a person who attained the rank of expert in the martial arts (judo or karate) 2. a black sash worn to show expert standards in the martial arts (judo or karate)
N: 1. a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy
N: 1. common European twining vine with tuberous roots and cordate leaves and red berries
N: 1. common birch of the eastern United States having spicy brown bark yielding a volatile oil and hard dark wood used for furniture 2. birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern United States having reddish-brown bark
N: 1. a hypothetical object capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on it; "a black body maintained at a constant temperature is a full radiator at that temperature because the radiation reaching and leaving it must be in equilibrium"
N: 1. a list of people who are out of favor
N: 1. equipment that records information about the performance of an aircraft during flight
N: 1. bread made of coarse rye flour
N: 1. important dark-colored edible food and game fish of Australia
N: 1. common European twining vine with tuberous roots and cordate leaves and red berries
N: 1. common Indian antelope with a dark back and spiral horns
N: 1. fish of the lower Mississippi
N: 1. ornamental plant of Middle East cultivated for its dark purple spathe
N: 1. herb of the Mediterranean region having pungent seeds used like those of caraway
N: 1. a solid black carpet beetle
N: 1. large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal
N: 1. extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dying and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally
N: 1. any of several fruits of cultivated cherry trees that have sweet flesh 2. large North American wild cherry with round black sour edible fruit
N: 1. large North American wild cherry with round black sour edible fruit
N: 1. male black grouse
N: 1. North American bugbane found from Main and Ontario to Wisconsin and south to Georgia
N: 1. comedy that uses black humor
N: 1. North American poplar with large rounded scalloped leaves and brownish bark and wood 2. cottonwood of western North America with dark green leaves shining above and rusty or silvery beneath
N: 1. a crappie that is black
N: 1. small black berries used in jams and jellies 2. widely cultivated current bearing edible black aromatic berries
N: 1. Australian tree with small flattened scales as leaves and numerous dark brown seed; valued for its timber and resin
N: 1. the epidemic form of bubonic plague experienced during the Middle Ages when it killed nearly half the people of western Europe
N: 1. an inferior dark diamond used in industry for drilling and polishing
N: 1. a disease of the liver (especially in sheep and cattle) caused by liver flukes and their by-products
N: 1. dusky black duck of northeastern United States and Canada
N: 1. a hidden sector of the economy where private cash transactions go unreported; "no one knows how large the black economy really is"
N: 1. common black-fruited shrub or small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies
N: 1. common elder of central and eastern North America bearing purple-black berries; fruit used in wines and jellies
N: 1. a nonstandard form of American English spoken by some Black people in the United States
N: 1. a nonstandard form of American English spoken by some Black people in the United States
N: 1. a bad reputation; "his behavior gave the whole family a black eye" 2. a bruise caused by a blow to the eye 3. an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
N: 1. a common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae
N: 1. a black flag bearing a white skull and crossbones; indicates a pirate ship
N: 1. small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals
N: 1. a hilly forest region in southwestern Germany
N: 1. red fox in the color phase when its pelt is mostly black
N: 1. a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order
N: 1. herb of southwestern United States having dark purple bell-shaped flowers mottled with green
N: 1. especially of western coastal regions of North America
N: 1. low hardy much-branched spiny shrub common in alkaline soils of western America
N: 1. grouse of which the male is bluish-black
N: 1. northern Atlantic guillemot
N: 1. columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall 2. small mallee with rough dark-colored bark toward the butt yielding a red eucalyptus kino
N: 1. a secret terrorist society in the United States early in the 20th century
N: 1. deciduous tree of southeastern United States and Mexico 2. upright deciduous shrub having frosted dark-blue fruit; east and east central North America
N: 1. Sauk leader who in 1832 led Fox and Sauk warriors against the United States (1767-1838)
N: 1. slightly hairy perennial having deep green leathery leaves and flowers that are ultimately purplish-green 2. European evergreen plant with white or purplish roselike winter-blooming flowers
N: 1. large evergreen of western United States; wood much harder than Canadian hemlock
N: 1. poisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves and yellow-brown flowers; yields hyoscyamine and scopolamine
N: 1. smooth-barked North American hickory with 7 to 9 leaflets bearing a hard-shelled edible nut 2. North American walnut tree with hard dark wood and edible nut 3. an American hickory tree having bitter nuts
N: 1. mountains in western South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming 2. mountains in southwestern South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming; sacred to the Sioux (whites settling in the Black Hills led to the Battle of Little Bighorn); site of Mount Rushmore
N: 1. a region of space resulting from the collapse of a star; extremely high gravitational field
N: 1. a dungeon (20 feet square) in a fort in Calcutta where as many as 146 English prisoners were held overnight by Siraj-ud-daula; the next morning only 23 were still alive
N: 1. Old World willow with light green leaves cultivated for use in basketry
N: 1. ill-smelling European herb with rugose leaves and whorls of dark purple flowers
N: 1. low shrub of the eastern United States bearing shiny black edible fruit; best known of the huckleberries
N: 1. the juxtaposition of morbid and farcical elements (in writing or drama) to give a disturbing effect
N: 1. the juxtaposition of morbid and farcical elements (in writing or drama) to give a disturbing effect
N: 1. a thin coating of ice (as from freezing mist) on a road or sidewalk; nearly invisible but very hazardous
N: 1. United States general who commanded the American forces in Europe during World War I (1860-1948)
N: 1. dark Old World kite feeding chiefly on carrion
N: 1. a weedy perennial with tough wiry stems and purple flowers; native to Europe but widely naturalized
N: 1. disease of plum and cherry trees characterized by black excrescences on the branches
N: 1. medium-sized larch of Canada and northern United States including Alaska having a broad conic crown and rust-brown scaly bark
N: 1. used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
N: 1. a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries
N: 1. large thorny tree of eastern and central United States having pinnately compound leaves and drooping racemes of white flowers; widely naturalized in many varieties in temperate regions 2. strong stiff wood of a black-locust tree; very resistant to decay
N: 1. a mixture of calomel and limewater that is used on syphilitic sores
N: 1. European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
N: 1. lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust
N: 1. lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust
N: 1. the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world
N: 1. northern Zealand tree having dense hard light-brown wood
N: 1. small mallee with rough dark-colored bark toward the butt yielding a red eucalyptus kino
N: 1. southern African mamba dreaded because of its quickness and readiness to bite
N: 1. a man who is Black
N: 1. a mangrove of the West Indies and the southern Florida coast; occurs in dense thickets and has numerous short roots that bend up from the ground 2. an Australian tree resembling the black mangrove of the West Indies and Florida
N: 1. dusky gray food fish found from Louisiana and Florida southward
N: 1. van used by police to transport prisoners 2. a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts of the queen of spades
N: 1. people who engage in illicit trade 2. an illegal market in which goods or currencies are bought and sold in violation of rationing or controls
V: 1. deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
N: 1. someone who engages illegally in trade in scarce or controlled commodities
V: 1. deal on the black market
N: 1. Pacific marlin 2. Pacific marlin
N: 1. prostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and curved black pods; naturalized in North America
N: 1. a morel whose pitted fertile body is attached to the stalk with little free skirt around it; the fertile body is gray when young and black in old age
N: 1. dense festoons of greenish-gray hairlike flexuous strands anchored to tree trunks and branches by sparse wiry roots; southeastern United States and West Indies to South America
N: 1. European mulberry having dark foliage and fruit
N: 1. music created by African-American musicians; early forms were songs that had a melodic line and a strong rhythmic beat with repeated choruses
N: 1. an activist member of a largely American group of Blacks called the Nation of Islam
N: 1. widespread Eurasian annual plant cultivated for its pungent seeds; a principal source of table mustard
N: 1. Eurasian herb naturalized in America having white flowers and poisonous hairy foliage and bearing black berries that are sometimes poisonous but sometimes edible
N: 1. medium to large deciduous timber tree of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada having dark outer bark and yellow inner bark used for tanning; broad 5-lobed leaves are bristle-tipped
N: 1. olives picked ripe and cured in brine then dried or pickled or preserved canned or in oil
N: 1. a dark colored opal with internal reflections of green or red
N: 1. a covert operation not attributable to the organization carrying it out
V: 1. obliterate or extinguish; "Some life-forms were obliterated by the radiation, others survived" 2. suppress by censorship as for political reasons; "parts of the newspaper article were blacked out" 3. darken completely; "The dining room blackened out" 4. lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example
N: 1. a member of the Black Panthers political party
N: 1. a militant Black political party founded in 1965 to end political dominance by Whites
N: 1. perennial of Europe and North Africa; foliage turns black in drying
N: 1. pepper that is ground from whole peppercorns with husks on 2. climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam
N: 1. a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa)
N: 1. New Zealand conifer 2. large Japanese ornamental having long needles in bunches of 2; widely planted in United States because of its resistance to salt and smog 3. large 2-needled timber pine of southeastern Europe 4. New Zealand conifer 5. tall symmetrical pine of western North America having long blue-green needles in bunches of 3 and elongated cones on spreading somewhat pendulous branches; sometimes classified as a variety of ponderosa pine
N: 1. the epidemic form of bubonic plague experienced during the Middle Ages when it killed nearly half the people of western Europe
N: 1. large European poplar
N: 1. son of Edward III who defeated the French at Crecy and Poitiers in the Hundred Years' War (1330-1376)
N: 1. a black sausage containing pig's blood and other ingredients
N: 1. a dark-skinned race
N: 1. blackish racer of the eastern United States that grows to six feet
N: 1. raspberry native to eastern North America having black thimble-shaped fruit
N: 1. common household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide
N: 1. large harmless shiny black North American snake
N: 1. African rhino; in danger of extinction
N: 1. common black rockweed used in preparing kelp and as manure
N: 1. fungus causing black root rot in apples
N: 1. a fungous disease causing darkening and decay of the leaves of fruits and vegetables
N: 1. blackish fish of New England waters
N: 1. aromatic wooly-leaved plant of southern California and Mexico
N: 1. small mallee with rough dark-colored bark toward the butt yielding a red eucalyptus kino
N: 1. perennial south European herb having narrow entire leaves and solitary yellow flower heads and long black-skinned carrot-shaped edible roots 2. long black-skinned salsify
N: 1. a small fleshy herb common along North American seashores and in brackish marshes having pink or white flowers
N: 1. a sea between Europe and Asia; a popular resort area of eastern Europeans
N: 1. bluish black-striped sea bass of the Atlantic coast of the United States
N: 1. 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"
N: 1. a former Palestinian terrorist organization (now merged with Fatah Revolutionary Council) that assassinated the Prime Minister of Jordan and during the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich killed 11 Israeli athletes
N: 1. sheep with a black coat 2. a reckless and unprincipled reprobate
N: 1. North American bugbane found from Main and Ontario to Wisconsin and south to Georgia 2. deciduous low-growing perennial of Canada and eastern and central United States
N: 1. spleenwort of Europe and Africa and Asia having pinnate fronds and yielding an astringent
N: 1. any of several fungous diseases of plants that produce small black spots on the plant
N: 1. small spruce of boggy areas of northeastern North America having spreading branches with dense foliage; inferior wood
N: 1. fox squirrel or gray squirrel in the black color phase
N: 1. Old World stork that is glossy black above and white below
N: 1. common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries
N: 1. large Australian swan having black plumage and a red bill
N: 1. a branch of the Tai languages
N: 1. fermented tea leaves
N: 1. a black bow tie worn with a dinner jacket 2. semiformal evening dress for men
N: 1. a benign side effect of some antibiotics; dark overgrowth of the papillae of the tongue
N: 1. showy tree fern of New Zealand and Australia area having a crown of much-pinnated fronds with whitish undersides
N: 1. common turnstone of the Pacific coast or North America
N: 1. caused by a flavivirus transmitted by a mosquito
N: 1. American vulture smaller than the turkey buzzard 2. of southern Eurasia and northern Africa
N: 1. American walnut having a very hard and thick woody shell 2. North American walnut tree with hard dark wood and edible nut
N: 1. North American walnut tree with hard dark wood and edible nut
N: 1. Australian tree that yields tanning materials
N: 1. brown weevil that infests stored grain especially rice
N: 1. small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school 2. large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris
N: 1. venomous New World spider; the female is black with an hourglass-shaped red mark on the underside of the abdomen
N: 1. North American shrubby willow having dark bark and linear leaves growing close to streams and lakes
N: 1. a woman who is Black
N: 1. a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa)
N: 1. important American food fish in the winter
N: 1. the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
V: 1. expel from a community or group 2. vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill"
N: 1. an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)
N: 1. dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution
N: 1. bramble with sweet edible black or dark purple berries that usually do not separate from the receptacle 2. large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate fruit of any of various bushes of the genus Rubus
V: 1. pick or gather blackberries; "The children went blackberrying"
N: 1. garden plant whose capsule discloses when ripe a mass of seeds resembling a blackberry
N: 1. bramble with sweet edible black or dark purple berries that usually do not separate from the receptacle
N: 1. any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black 2. common black European thrush
N: 1. sheet of slate; for writing with chalk
N: 1. an eraser that removes chalk marks from blackboard
N: 1. a hypothetical object capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on it; "a black body maintained at a constant temperature is a full radiator at that temperature because the radiation reaching and leaving it must be in equilibrium"
N: 1. the electromagnetic radiation that would be radiated from an ideal black body; the distribution of energy in the radiated spectrum of a black body depends only on temperature and is determined by Planck's radiation law
N: 1. common Indian antelope with a dark back and spiral horns
N: 1. black-and-white North American wood warbler having an orange-and-black head and throat
N: 1. black-and-white North American wood warbler having an orange-and-black head and throat
N: 1. small brownish-gray warbler with a black crown 2. raspberry native to eastern North America having black thimble-shaped fruit 3. small black-headed European gull 4. Chickadee having a dark crown
N: 1. raspberry native to eastern North America having black thimble-shaped fruit
N: 1. male black grouse
N: 1. the atmosphere in a mine following an explosion; high in carbon dioxide and incapable of supporting life
V: 1. burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling" 2. make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened"
V: 1. darken completely; "The dining room blackened out"
A: 1. (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood; "a face black with fury" 2. darkened by smoke; "blackened rafters"
N: 1. changing to a darker color
N: 1. the makeup (usually burnt cork) used by a performer in order to imitate a Negro
N: 1. female salmon that has recently spawned 2. small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school 3. large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America
N: 1. small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals 2. blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets
N: 1. a member of a warlike group of Algonquians living in the northwestern plains 2. any of the Algonquian languages spoken by the Blackfoot people
N: 1. bushy subshrub having flower heads that resemble asters with broad white rays; found in desert areas of Arizona east to Kansas and south to Mexico
N: 1. a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order
N: 1. someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog"
V: 1. subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday" 2. use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher"
A: 1. lacking principles or scruples; "the rascally rabble"; "the tyranny of a scoundrelly aristocracy" - W.M. Thackaray; "the captain was set adrift by his roguish crew"
N: 1. a black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin
N: 1. heart cherry with dark flesh and skin cherry 2. any of various diseases in which the central tissues blacken
N: 1. heart cherry with dark flesh and skin cherry
N: 1. a substance used to produce a shiny protective surface on footwear
A: 1. somewhat black; "blackish clouds"
N: 1. a common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad 3-lobed (club-shaped) leaves; tends to form dense thickets 2. a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people 3. a gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the bank up to but not exceeding 21
V: 1. exert pressure on someone through threats
N: 1. a common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad 3-lobed (club-shaped) leaves; tends to form dense thickets
V: 1. cover with graphite
N: 1. someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
V: 1. take the place of work of someone on strike
N: 1. a list of people who are out of favor
V: 1. put on a blacklist so as to banish or cause to be boycotted; "many books were blacklisted by the Nazis"
N: 1. extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information
V: 1. obtain through threats 2. exert pressure on someone through threats
N: 1. a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them
N: 1. small marine fish with black mouth and gill cavity
N: 1. total absence of light; "they fumbled around in total darkness"; "in the black of night" 2. the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
N: 1. a momentary loss of consciousness 2. a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting 3. darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft) 4. partial or total loss of memory; "he has a total blackout for events of the evening" 5. the failure of electric power for a general region
N: 1. North American warbler having a black-and-white head
N: 1. a resort town in Lancashire in northwestern England on the Irish Sea; famous for its tower
N: 1. a university town in southwestern Virginia (west of Roanoke) in the Allegheny Mountains
N: 1. grass native to West Indies but common in southern United States having tufted wiry stems often infested with a dark fungus
N: 1. a member of the Italian fascist party before World War II
N: 1. a smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
N: 1. blackish racer of the eastern United States that grows to six feet 2. large harmless shiny black North American snake
N: 1. mule deer of western Rocky Mountains
N: 1. mule deer of western Rocky Mountains
N: 1. the common jackrabbit of grasslands and open areas of western United States; has large black-tipped ears and black streak on the tail
N: 1. tail is black tipped
N: 1. erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries 2. a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits
N: 1. widely distributed shallow-water shark with fins seemingly dipped in ink
N: 1. a black bituminous material used for paving roads or other areas; usually spread over crushed rock
V: 1. coat with blacktop; "blacktop the driveway"
N: 1. a black bituminous material used for paving roads or other areas; usually spread over crushed rock
N: 1. a simple hitch used for temporarily attaching a line to a hook
N: 1. a mixture of calomel and limewater that is used on syphilitic sores 2. an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation 3. a wash that colors a surface black
V: 1. color with blackwash 2. bring (information) out of concealment
N: 1. any of several human or animal diseases characterized by dark urine resulting from rapid breakdown of red blood cells
N: 1. severe and often fatal malaria characterized by kidney damage resulting in dark urine
N: 1. very dark wood of any of several blackwood trees 2. any of several hardwood trees yielding very dark-colored wood
N: 1. any of several hardwood trees yielding very dark-colored wood
N: 1. a bag that fills with air 2. a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas)
N: 1. perennial of arctic Europe having large white flowers with inflated calyx 2. bluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyx; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis
N: 1. Old World perennial cultivated for its ornamental inflated papery orange-red calyx
N: 1. a disorder of the urinary bladder
N: 1. any fern of the genus Cystopteris characterized by a hooded indusium or bladderlike membrane covering the sori
N: 1. common black rockweed used in preparing kelp and as manure
N: 1. annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North America
N: 1. yellow-flowered European shrub cultivated for its succession of yellow flowers and very inflated bladdery pods and as a source of wildlife food
N: 1. the sphincter muscle of the urinary bladder; made up of a thickened muscular layer of bladder around the urethral opening
N: 1. a calculus formed in the bladder
N: 1. encysted saclike larva of the tapeworm
A: 1. resembling a bladder
N: 1. medium-sized blackish-gray seal with large inflatable sac on the head; of Arctic and northern Atlantic waters
N: 1. a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Sapindales found mostly in the north temperate zone
N: 1. any of several hairy North American herbs having yellow racemose flowers and inflated pods 2. North American wild lobelia having small blue flowers and inflated capsules formerly used as an antispasmodic 3. annual or perennial herbs with inflated seed pods; some placed in genus Lesquerella 4. any of several plants of the genus Physaria having racemose yellow flowers and inflated pods
N: 1. any of numerous aquatic carnivorous plants of the genus Utricularia some of whose leaves are modified as small urn-shaped bladders that trap minute aquatic animals
N: 1. carnivorous aquatic or bog plants: genera Utricularia; Pinguicula; Genlisea
N: 1. similar to and found with black rockweed 2. common black rockweed used in preparing kelp and as manure
A: 1. resembling a bladder
N: 1. the part of the skate that slides on the ice 2. a cut of beef from the shoulder blade 3. flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water 4. a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue) 5. a dashing young man; "gay young blades bragged of their amorous adventures" 6. a cutting or thrusting weapon with a long blade 7. the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge 8. something long and thin resembling a blade of grass; "a blade of lint on his suit" 9. especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
N: 1. small yellow to orange fruit of the Barbados gooseberry cactus used in desserts and preserves and jellies
N: 1. a drilling bit with cutting edges usually hardened against wear
N: 1. a roast cut from the blade
A: 1. composed of thin flat plates resembling a knife blade; "bladed arsenopyrite" 2. having a blade or blades; often used in combination; "a single-bladed leaf"; "narrow-bladed grass" 3. bearing or characterized by a blade or sword; often used in combination; "he fought on, broken-bladed but unbowed"
A: 1. shaped like a sword blade; "the iris has an ensiform leaf"
A: 1. bluish-black or gray-blue
N: 1. erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries
N: 1. pompous or pretentious talk or writing
N: 1. a general feeling of boredom and dissatisfaction
N: 1. an artificial language
N: 1. an inflammatory swelling or sore
N: 1. British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)
N: 1. French mathematician and philosopher and Jansenist; invented an adding machine; contributed (with Fermat) to the theory of probability (1623-1662)
N: 1. visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
A: 1. deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious; "blameworthy if not criminal behavior"; "censurable misconduct"; "culpable negligence"
N: 1. an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed; "his incrimination was based on my testimony"; "the police laid the blame on on the driver" 2. a reproach for some lapse or misdeed; "he took the blame for it"; "it was a bum rap"
V: 1. harass with constant criticism; "Don't always pick on your little brother" 2. put or pin the blame on 3. attribute responsibility to; "We blamed the accident on her"; "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience"
A: 1. expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it''s a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I''ll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I''ll do any such thing"; "he''s a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "tired or his everlasting whimpering"; "an infernal nuisance"
A: 1. deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious; "blameworthy if not criminal behavior"; "censurable misconduct"; "culpable negligence"
A: 1. expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it''s a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I''ll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I''ll do any such thing"; "he''s a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "tired or his everlasting whimpering"; "an infernal nuisance"
A: 1. deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious; "blameworthy if not criminal behavior"; "censurable misconduct"; "culpable negligence"
A: 1. free of guilt; not subject to blame; "has lived a blameless life"; "of irreproachable character"; "an unimpeachable reputation"
A: 1. in an irreproachable and blameless manner; "she had lived blamelessly until she met this man"
N: 1. a state of innocence
N: 1. a state of guilt
A: 1. deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious; "blameworthy if not criminal behavior"; "censurable misconduct"; "culpable negligence"
N: 1. a white insoluble radiopaque powder used as a pigment
V: 1. turn pale, as if in fear 2. cook (vegetables) briefly; "Parboil the beans before freezing them"
A: 1. (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light; "etiolated celery" 2. ash-colored or 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"
N: 1. an agent that makes things white or colorless
N: 1. sweet almond-flavored milk pudding thickened with gelatin or cornstarch; usually molded
V: 1. whiten with Blanco
A: 1. lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea" 2. lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting; "a bland little drama"; "a flat joke" 3. lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics; "a bland pudding"; "a bland diet for her irritated stomach"
N: 1. a diet of foods that are not irritating; "he ate a bland diet because of his colitis"
N: 1. small species of tuberous-rooted Australian perennial herbs
V: 1. praise somewhat dishonestly
N: 1. flattery intended to persuade 2. the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery
A: 1. in a bland manner; "his blandly incompetent attempts"
N: 1. lacking any distinctive or interesting taste property 2. the trait of exhibiting no personal embarrassment or concern; "the blandness of his confession enraged the judge" 3. smooth and gracious in manner
N: 1. a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing; "he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet" 2. a substitute for a taboo word; "I hit the blank blank car" 3. a blank gap or missing part 4. a piece of material ready to be made into something 5. a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet
V: 1. keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning
A: 1. void of expression; "a blank stare" 2. of a surface; not written or printed on; "blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins" 3. not charged with a bullet; "a blank cartridge"
N: 1. freedom to do as you see fit; "many have doubts about giving him a free hand to attack" 2. a check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blank
N: 1. a check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blank
N: 1. an endorsement on commercial paper naming no payee and so payable to the bearer
V: 1. cut out, as for political reasons; "several line in the report were blanked out" 2. be unable to remember; "I'm drawing a blank"; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!"
N: 1. a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet
N: 1. a blank area; "write your name in the space provided"
N: 1. unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)
N: 1. bedding that keeps a person warm in bed; "he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep" 2. anything that covers; "there was a blanket of snow" 3. a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor
V: 1. cover as if with a blanket; "snow blanketed the fields" 2. form a blanket-like cover (over)
A: 1. 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"
N: 1. annual of central United States having showy long-stalked yellow flower heads marked with scarlet or purple in the center
V: 1. jam a broad-spectrum of frequencies to effect all communications in the area except for directional antenna communications
N: 1. strong reinforcing stitch for edges of blanket and other thick material; similar to buttonhole stitch
A: 1. in a blank manner; "she stared at him blankly"
N: 1. the state of being blank; void; emptiness
N: 1. important marine food fishes
N: 1. city in southern Malawi; largest city and commercial center of Malawi
N: 1. a loud harsh or strident noise
V: 1. make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared" 2. make a strident sound; "She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone"
V: 1. announce loudly
N: 1. shrews
N: 1. North American shrew with tail less than half its body length
N: 1. a loud harsh or strident noise
A: 1. unpleasantly loud and penetrating; "the blaring noise of trumpets"; "shut our ears against the blasting music from his car radio"
N: 1. flattery designed to gain favor
V: 1. influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"
N: 1. a stone in a castle in Ireland that is said to impart skill in flattery to anyone who kisses it
A: 1. uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence; "his blase indifference"; "a petulent blase air"; "the bored gaze of the successful film star" 2. very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world; "the blase traveler refers to the ocean he has crossed as `the pond'"; "the benefits of his worldly wisdom" 3. nonchalantly unconcerned; "a blase attitude about housecleaning"
V: 1. speak of in an irrevent or impious manner; "blaspheme God" 2. utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"
N: 1. a person who speaks disrespectfully of sacred things
A: 1. grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred; "blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath"; "profane utterances against the Church"; "it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on" 2. characterized by profanity or cursing; "foul-mouthed and blasphemous"; "blue language"; "profane words"
A: 1. in a blasphemous manner; "the sailors were cursing blasphemously"
N: 1. blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath" 2. blasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred)
N: 1. an explosion (as of dynamite) 2. a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust" 3. a sudden very loud noise 4. a long and hard-hit fly ball 5. intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak" 6. a highly pleasurable or exciting experience; "we had a good time at the party"; "celebrating after the game was a blast"
V: 1. use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day" 2. make a strident sound; "She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone" 3. hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer"
N: 1. a furnace for smelting of iron from iron oxide ores; combustion is intensified by a blast of air
V: 1. launch with great force; "the rockets were blasted off"
N: 1. injury caused the explosion of a bomb (especially in enclosed spaces)
N: 1. a region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocity; "the explosion created a shock wave"
A: 1. made uninhabitable; "upon this blasted heath"- Shakespeare; "a wasted landscape" 2. expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it''s a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I''ll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I''ll do any such thing"; "he''s a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "tired or his everlasting whimpering"; "an infernal nuisance"
N: 1. a mass of undifferentiated cells from which an organ or body part develops
A: 1. of or relating to blastemata
A: 1. of or relating to blastemata
A: 1. of or relating to blastemata
N: 1. a workman employed to blast with explosives
A: 1. causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin; "the blasting effects of the intense cold on the budding fruit"; "the blasting force of the wind blowing sharp needles of sleet in our faces"; "a ruinous war" 2. unpleasantly loud and penetrating; "the blaring noise of trumpets"; "shut our ears against the blasting music from his car radio"
N: 1. a small tube filled with detonating substances; used to detonate high explosives
N: 1. mixture of guncotton with nitroglycerin
N: 1. the fluid-filled cavity inside a blastula
N: 1. a genus of fungi of the family Blastodiaceae
N: 1. fungi that carry out asexual reproduction by thick-walled resting spores that produce zoospores upon germination; sometimes placed in class Oomycetes
N: 1. the fluid-filled cavity inside a blastula
N: 1. the fluid-filled cavity inside a blastula
A: 1. of or relating to a segmentation cavity
N: 1. the blastula of mammals
N: 1. an undifferentiated embryonic cell
N: 1. a tumor composed of immature undifferentiated cells
N: 1. a layer of cells on the inside of the blastula
A: 1. of or relating to a blastoderm
A: 1. of or relating to a blastoderm
N: 1. early stage of an embryo produced by cleavage of an ovum; a liquid-filled sphere whose wall is composed of a single layer of cells; during this stage (about eight days after fertilization) implantation in the wall of the uterus occurs
N: 1. a family of saprobic fungi of order Blastocladiales
N: 1. a layer of cells on the inside of the blastula
N: 1. the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
N: 1. theory that inherited characteristics are transmitted by germ plasm 2. asexual reproduction by budding
A: 1. of or relating to blastogenesis
N: 1. a tumor composed of immature undifferentiated cells
N: 1. any cell resulting from cleavage of a fertilized egg
A: 1. of or relating to a blastomere
N: 1. genus of pathogenic yeastlike fungi
N: 1. any of various yeastlike budding fungi of the genus Blastomyces; cause disease in humans and other animals
N: 1. any of several infections of the skin or mucous membrane caused by Blastomyces
A: 1. of or relating to or characteristic of blastomycosis
A: 1. of or relating to a blastopore
N: 1. the opening into the archenteron
A: 1. of or relating to a blastopore
N: 1. the blastula of mammals
A: 1. of or relating to a blastula
N: 1. early stage of an embryo produced by cleavage of an ovum; a liquid-filled sphere whose wall is composed of a single layer of cells; during this stage (about eight days after fertilization) implantation in the wall of the uterus occurs
A: 1. of or relating to a blastula
V: 1. cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating"
V: 1. announce loudly
N: 1. the property of being both obvious and offensive; "the blatancy of his attempt to whitewash the crime was unforgivable"
A: 1. conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry; "blatant radios"; "a clamorous uproar"; "strident demands"; "a vociferous mob" 2. without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious; "open disregard of the law"; "open family strife"; "open hostility"; "a blatant appeal to vanity"; "a blazing indiscretion"
A: 1. in a blatant manner; "they blatantly violated the laws"
V: 1. cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating"
A: 1. disposed to avoid notice; "they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it"; (`blate'' is a Scottish term for bashful)
N: 1. foolish gibberish
V: 1. to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby"
A: 1. talking idly or incoherently; "blithering (or blathering) idiot"; "jabbering children"; "gabbling housewives"; "a babbling hospital inmate"
N: 1. foolish gibberish
N: 1. type genus of the Blattidae: cockroaches infesting buildings worldwide
N: 1. dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution
N: 1. cockroaches; in some classifications considered an order
N: 1. small cockroaches
N: 1. small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest
N: 1. domestic cockroaches
N: 1. cockroaches; in some classifications considered an order
N: 1. noisy and unrestrained mischief; "raising blazes" 2. a strong flame that burns brightly; "the blaze spread rapidly" 3. a light-colored marking; "they chipped off bark to mark the trail with blazes"; "the horse had a blaze between its eyes" 4. a cause of difficulty and suffering; "war is hell"; "go to blazes" 5. great brightness; "a glare of sunlight"; "the flowers were a blaze of color"
V: 1. shine brightly and intensively; "Meteors blazed across the atmosphere" 2. shoot rapidly and repeatedly; "He blazed away at the men" 3. burn brightly and intensely; "The summer sun alone can cause a pine to blaze" 4. indicate by marking trees with blazes; "blaze a trail" 5. move rapidly and as if blazing; "The spaceship blazed out into space"
V: 1. shoot rapidly and repeatedly; "He blazed away at the men" 2. perform (an acting passage) brilliantly and rapidly; "Mr. Jones blazed away in one passage after another to loud applause" 3. speak with fire and passion; "He blazed away at his opponents in the Senate"
V: 1. move rapidly and as if blazing; "The spaceship blazed out into space"
V: 1. burn brightly; "Every star seemed to flare with new intensity"
N: 1. lightweight single-breasted jacket; often striped in the colors of a club or school
N: 1. a strong flame that burns brightly; "the blaze spread rapidly"
A: 1. shining intensely; "the blazing sun"; "blinding headlights"; "dazzling snow"; "fulgent patterns of sunlight"; "the glaring sun" 2. 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"; "blazing logs in the fireplace"; "a burning cigarette"; "a flaming crackling fire"; "houses on fire" 3. without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious; "open disregard of the law"; "open family strife"; "open hostility"; "a blatant appeal to vanity"; "a blazing indiscretion"
N: 1. any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads 2. biennial of southwestern United States having lustrous-white stems and toothed leaves grown for its large pale yellow flowers that open in early morning
N: 1. the official symbols of a family, state, etc.
V: 1. decorate with heraldic arms
V: 1. proclaim or announce in public; "before we had newspapers, a town cryer would cry the news"; "He cried his merchandise in the market square"
N: 1. the official symbols of a family, state, etc.
N: 1. the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent) 2. an agent that makes things white or colorless 3. the whiteness that results from removing the color from something; "a complete bleach usually requires several applications"
V: 1. make whiter or lighter; "bleach the laundry" 2. remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"
N: 1. a solution containing bleaching agents that is used to bleach textiles or paper pulp
V: 1. remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"
A: 1. (used of color) artificially produced; not natural; "a bleached blonde" 2. having lost freshness or brilliance of color; "sun-bleached deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue"; "washy colors"
N: 1. a worker who bleaches (cloth or flour etc.)
N: 1. an outdoor grandstand without a roof; patrons are exposed to the sun as linens are when they are bleached
N: 1. an agent that makes things white or colorless
N: 1. an adsorbent clay that will remove coloring from oils
N: 1. an adsorbent clay that will remove coloring from oils
N: 1. a white powder comprised of calcium hydroxide and chloride and hypochlorite and used to bleach and/or disinfect
A: 1. offering little or no hope; "the future looked black"; "prospects were bleak"; "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult"- J.M.Synge; "took a dim view of things" 2. providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape" 3. unpleasantly cold and damp; "bleak winds of the North Atlantic"
A: 1. without hope; "he wondered bleakly"
N: 1. a bleak and desolate atmosphere
V: 1. make dim or indistinct; "The drug blurs my vision"
A: 1. tired to the point of exhaustion
A: 1. tired to the point of exhaustion
A: 1. tired to the point of exhaustion 2. indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes"
A: 1. tired to the point of exhaustion
N: 1. the sound of sheep or goats (or any sound resembling this)
V: 1. talk whiningly 2. cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating"
N: 1. (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
A: 1. (of glass or quartzite) marred by small bubbles or small particles of foreign material
A: 1. (of glass or quartzite) marred by small bubbles or small particles of foreign material 2. covered with small blisters
N: 1. one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems; includes genera Blechnum; Doodia; Sadleria; Stenochlaena; Woodwardia
N: 1. in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae; terrestrial ferns of cosmopolitan distribution mainly in southern hemisphere: hard ferns
N: 1. fern with erect fronds of Europe and western North America; often cultivated for deer browse
V: 1. drain of liquid or steam; "bleed the radiators"; "the mechanic bled the engine" 2. be diffused; "These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run" 3. lose blood from one's body 4. get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone; "They bled me dry--I have nothing left!" 5. draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment"
N: 1. someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding
N: 1. congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son
N: 1. flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessels
N: 1. someone who is excessively sympathetic toward those who claim to be exploited or underprivileged 2. garden plant having deep-pink drooping heart-shaped flowers
N: 1. gastropod having reddish toothlike projections around the shell opening; of the Caribbean area
N: 1. a short high tone produced as a signal or warning
V: 1. emit a single short high-pitched signal; "The computer bleeped away"
N: 1. a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"
V: 1. add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective 2. mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue" 3. mar or impair with a flaw; "her face was blemished"
A: 1. marred by imperfections 2. having a blemish or flaw; "a flawed diamond"
V: 1. turn pale, as if in fear
N: 1. the act of blending components together thoroughly 2. an occurrence of thorough mixing 3. a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings; "`smog' is a blend of `smoke'' and `fog''"; "`motel'' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor'' and `hotel''"; "`brunch'' is a well-known portmanteau"
V: 1. mix together different elements; "The colors blend well" 2. blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs" 3. combine into one; "blend the nuts and raisins together"; "he blends in with the crowd"; "We don't intermingle much"
V: 1. cause (something) to be mixed with (something else); "At this stage of making the cake, blend in the nuts" 2. blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs"
N: 1. an ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline form
A: 1. combined or mixed together so that the constituent parts are indistinguishable
N: 1. mixture of two or more whiskeys or of a whiskey and neutral spirits
N: 1. mixture of two or more whiskeys or of a whiskey and neutral spirits
N: 1. an electrically powered mixer with whirling blades that mix or chop or liquefy foods
N: 1. the act of blending components together thoroughly 2. a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades
A: 1. combining or mixing
N: 1. the First Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy defeated the French in 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession
N: 1. red-and-white variety of English toy spaniel
N: 1. a family of fish including: combtooth blennies
N: 1. elongated mostly scaleless marine fishes with large pectoral fins and reduced pelvic fins
N: 1. elongated mostly scaleless marine fishes with large pectoral fins and reduced pelvic fins
N: 1. blennies; butterfishes; gunnels
N: 1. type genus of the Blenniidae
N: 1. European scaleless blenny
N: 1. small usually scaleless fishes with comb-like teeth living about rocky shores; territorial and hole-dwelling
N: 1. condition in which a person blinks continuously
N: 1. inflammation of the eyelids characterized by redness and swelling and dried crusts
N: 1. spasm of the eyelid muscle resulting in closure of the eye
N: 1. small genus of North American herbs: wood mints
N: 1. a variety of wood mint
N: 1. a variety of wood mint
N: 1. French aviator who in 1909 made the first flight across the English Channel (1872-1936)
V: 1. render holy by means of religious rites 2. confer prosperity or happiness on 3. give a benediction to; "The dying man blessed his son" 4. make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
A: 1. enjoying the bliss of heaven 2. worthy of worship; "the Blessed Trinity" 3. having good fortune bestowed or conferred upon; sometimes used as in combination; "blessed with a strong healthy body"; "a nation blessed with peace"; "a peace-blessed era" 4. highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace); "our blessed land"; "the blessed assurance of a steady income" 5. characterized by happiness and good fortune; "a blessed time" 6. Roman Catholic; proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy of veneration 7. expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it''s a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I''ll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I''ll do any such thing"; "he''s a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "tired or his everlasting whimpering"; "an infernal nuisance"
N: 1. the live birth of a child
N: 1. tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America 2. annual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow flowers
N: 1. the union of the Father and Son and Holy Ghost in one Godhead
N: 1. the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
A: 1. having good fortune bestowed or conferred upon; sometimes used as in combination; "blessed with a strong healthy body"; "a nation blessed with peace"; "a peace-blessed era"
A: 1. in a blessed manner
N: 1. a state of supreme happiness
N: 1. a desirable state; "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors" 2. a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection 3. the act of praying for divine protection 4. a short prayer of thanks before a meal 5. the formal act of giving approval; "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person"
A: 1. highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace); "our blessed land"; "the blessed assurance of a steady income"
N: 1. idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
V: 1. to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby"
N: 1. any of various orchids of the genus Bletia having pseudo-bulbs and erect leafless racemes of large purple or pink flowers
N: 1. Japanese orchid with white-striped leaves and slender erect racemes of rose to magenta flowers; often cultivated; sometimes placed in genus Bletia
N: 1. small genus of chiefly east Asiatic hardy terrestrial orchids similar to genus Bletia
N: 1. Japanese orchid with white-striped leaves and slender erect racemes of rose to magenta flowers; often cultivated; sometimes placed in genus Bletia
N: 1. cheese containing a blue mold
N: 1. creamy dressing containing crumbled blue cheese
N: 1. edible agaric that is pale lilac when young; has a smooth moist cap
N: 1. a city in northern Algeria at the foot of the Atlas Mountains southwest of Algiers
N: 1. British admiral; was captain of the H.M.S. Bounty in 1789 when part of the crew mutinied and set him afloat in an open boat; a few weeks later he arrived safely in Timor 4,000 miles away (1754-1817)
N: 1. small genus of western African evergreen trees and shrubs bearing fleshy capsular three-seeded fruits edible when neither unripe nor overripe
N: 1. widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits; introduced in Jamaica by William Bligh
N: 1. any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting 2. a state or condition being blighted
V: 1. cause to suffer a blight; "Too much rain may blight the garden with mold"
N: 1. a phase of fire blight in which cankers appear
A: 1. affected by blight--anything that mars or events growth or prosperity; "a blighted rose"; "blighted urtan districts"
N: 1. a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he''s a likable cuss" 2. a persistently annoying person
N: 1. a slang term for England used by English troops serving abroad
N: 1. a wound that would cause an English soldier to be sent home from service abroad
N: 1. any elderly pompous reactionary ultranationalistic person (after the cartoon character created by Sir David Low) 2. a small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon
A: 1. pompously ultraconservative and nationalistic
N: 1. people who have severe visual impairments; "he spent hours reading to the blind" 2. something that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet" 3. a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters); "he waited impatiently in the blind" 4. something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity; "he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"; "the holding company was just a blind"
V: 1. make blind by putting the eyes out; "The criminals were punished and blinded" 2. render unable to see 3. make dim by comparison or conceal
A: 1. not based on reason or evidence; "blind hatred"; "blind faith"; "unreasoning panic" 2. unable or unwilling to perceive or understand; "blind to a lover's faults"; "blind to the consequences of their actions" 3. unable to see
N: 1. (figurative) a course of action that is unproductive and offers no hope of improvement; "all the clues led the police into blind alleys"; "so far every road that we've been down has turned out to be a blind alley" 2. a street with only one way in or out
N: 1. a curve or bend in the road that you cannot see around as you are driving
N: 1. a street corner that you cannot see around as you are driving
N: 1. a curve or bend in the road that you cannot see around as you are driving
N: 1. a date with a stranger; "she never goes on blind dates" 2. a participant in a blind date (someone you meet for the first time when you have a date with them)
A: 1. very drunk
N: 1. aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United States
N: 1. using only instruments for flying an aircraft because you cannot see through clouds or mists etc.
N: 1. gentian of eastern North America having tubular blue or white flowers that open little if at all 2. similar to Gentiana andrewsii but with larger flowers
N: 1. the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens; "the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum"
N: 1. using only instruments for flying an aircraft because you cannot see through clouds or mists etc.
N: 1. a person with a visual handicap severe enough to leave them unemployable
N: 1. a person with a visual handicap severe enough to leave them unemployable
N: 1. the side on which your vision is limited or obstructed
N: 1. wormlike burrowing snake of warm regions having vestigial eyes
N: 1. the point where the optic nerve enters the retina; not sensitive to light 2. a subject about which you are ignorant or prejudiced and fail to exercise good judgment; "golf is one of his blind spots and he's proud of it"
N: 1. a disease of the central nervous system affecting especially horses and cattle; characterized by an unsteady swaying gait and frequent falling
N: 1. stitching that is not easily seen or noticed
N: 1. a trust that enables a person to avoid possible conflict of interest by transferring assets to a fiduciary; the person establishing the trust gives up the right to information about the assets
A: 1. deprived of sight
N: 1. blind consisting of a leather eye-patch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side
N: 1. a cloth used to cover the eyes
V: 1. cover the eyes of (someon)e to prevent him from seeing; "the hostage was blindfolded and driven away"
A: 1. wearing a blindfold
A: 1. wearing a blindfold
A: 1. shining intensely; "the blazing sun"; "blinding headlights"; "dazzling snow"; "fulgent patterns of sunlight"; "the glaring sun"
A: 1. without preparation or reflection; without a rational basis; "they bought the car blindly"; "he picked a wife blindly" 2. without seeing or looking; "he felt around his desk blindly"
N: 1. a children's game in which a blindfolded player tries to catch and identify other players
N: 1. a children's game in which a blindfolded player tries to catch and identify other players
N: 1. lack of sight
V: 1. catch unawares, especially with harmful consequences; "The economic downturn blindsided many investors" 2. attack or hit on or from the side where the attacked person's view is obstructed
N: 1. any of the small slender limbless burrowing wormlike amphibians of the order Gymnophiona; inhabit moist soil in tropical regions 2. small burrowing legless European lizard with tiny eyes; popularly believed to be blind
N: 1. Russian pancake of buckwheat flour and yeast; usually served with caviar and sour cream
N: 1. a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
V: 1. gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing" 2. briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink" 3. force to go away by blinking; "blink away tears"
V: 1. force to go away by blinking; "blink away tears"
N: 1. a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"
N: 1. a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn 2. blind consisting of a leather eye-patch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side 3. a light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages
V: 1. put blinders on (a horse)
N: 1. a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
A: 1. closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly; "he stood blinking in the bright sunlight" 2. off-and-on; "the blinking signal light"
A: 1. (used of persons) informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot"
N: 1. small Indian lettuce of northern regions
N: 1. small Indian lettuce of northern regions
N: 1. (Judaism) thin pancake folded around a filling and fried or baked
N: 1. (Judaism) thin pancake folded around a filling and fried or baked
N: 1. Russian pancake of buckwheat flour and yeast; usually served with caviar and sour cream
N: 1. a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface 2. a sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption; "the market had one bad blip today"; "you can't react to the day-to-day blips"; "renewed jitters in the wake of a blip in retail sales"
N: 1. a state of extreme happiness
A: 1. completely happy and contented; "blissful young lovers"; "in blissful ignorance"
A: 1. in a blissful manner; "he was blissfully unaware of the danger"
N: 1. a state of extreme happiness
N: 1. chinch bugs
N: 1. small black-and-white insect that feeds on cereal grasses
N: 1. (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
V: 1. get blistered; "Her feet blistered during the long hike" 2. cause blisters to from on; "the tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet" 3. subject to harsh criticism; "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community"
N: 1. beetle that produces a secretion that blisters the skin
N: 1. a disease of Scotch pines 2. a disease of tea plants
N: 1. an impure form of copper having a black blistered surface
N: 1. a flexible transparent sheet containing many small plastic blisters; used to package items of merchandise during shipment
N: 1. any of several diseases of pines caused by rust fungi of the genus Cronartium and marked by destructive invasion of bark and sapwood and producing blisters externally 2. fungus causing white pine blister rust and having a complex life cycle requiring a plant of genus Ribes as alternate host
A: 1. (of skin) having blisters (swellings containing watery fluid) caused by burning or irritation; "escaped from the fire with only a blistered hand"
N: 1. the formation of vesicles
A: 1. 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" 2. marked by harshly abusive criticism; "his scathing remarks about silly lady novelists"; "her vituperative railing" 3. very fast; "a blistering pace"; "got off to a hot start"; "in hot pursuit"; "a red-hot line drive" 4. hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters; "blistering sun"
N: 1. a toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs; there is no known antidote
A: 1. hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters; "blistering sun" 2. covered with small blisters
A: 1. carefree and happy and lighthearted; "was loved for her blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome heart" 2. lacking or showing a lack of due concern; "spoke with blithe ignorance of the true situation"
A: 1. in a joyous manner; "they shouted happily"
N: 1. a feeling of spontaneous good spirits; "his cheerfulness made everyone feel better"
V: 1. to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby"
A: 1. talking idly or incoherently; "blithering (or blathering) idiot"; "jabbering children"; "gabbling housewives"; "a babbling hospital inmate"
A: 1. carefree and happy and lighthearted; "was loved for her blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome heart"
N: 1. a bachelor's degree in literature
N: 1. (American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line 2. a rapid and violent military attack with intensive aerial bombardment
V: 1. attack suddenly and without warning; "Hitler blitzed Poland"
V: 1. fight a quick and surprising war
N: 1. United States pianist and composer of operas and musical plays (1905-1964)
N: 1. Danish writer who lived in Kenya for 19 years and is remembered for her writings about Africa (1885-1962)
N: 1. a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences; "a rash of bank robberies"; "a blizzard of lawsuits" 2. a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
N: 1. swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas
V: 1. make bloated or swollen; "Hunger bloated the child's belly" 2. become bloated or swollen or puff up; "The dead man's stomach was bloated"
A: 1. abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas; "hungry children with bloated stomachs"; "he had a grossly distended stomach"; "eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids"; "swollen hands"; "tumescent tissue"; "puffy tumid flesh"
N: 1. large fatty herring lightly salted and briefly smoked
N: 1. an indistinct shapeless form
V: 1. make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth"
N: 1. a group of countries in special alliance
N: 1. a beta blocker (trade name Blocadren) administered after heart attacks
N: 1. United States composer (born in Switzerland) who composed symphonies and chamber music and choral music and a piano sonata and an opera (1880-1959)
N: 1. a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine; "the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked" 2. housing in a large building that is divided into separate units; "there is a block of classrooms in the west wing" 3. a platform from which an auctioneer sells; "they put their paintings on the block" 4. (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted; "since blocks are often defined as a single sector, the terms `block' and `sector'' are sometimes used interchangeably" 5. (American football) the act of obstructing someone's path with your body; "he threw a rolling block into the line backer" 6. a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides 7. a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit; "he reserved a large block of seats"; "he held a large block of the company's stock" 8. a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings; "he lives in the next block" 9. a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope 10. an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe" 11. an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension; "I knew his name perfectly well but I had a temporary block" 12. a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides); "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks"
V: 1. block passage through; "obstruct the path" 2. render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" 3. stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block; "block the book cover" 4. interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; "Jam the Voice of America"; "block the signals emitted by this station" 5. be unable to remember; "I'm drawing a blank"; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!" 6. stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process" 7. interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia; "block a nerve"; "block a muscle" 8. shape into a block or blocks; "block the graphs so one can see the results clearly" 9. shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains" 10. obstruct; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked" 11. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn" 12. shape by using a block; "Block a hat"; "block a garment" 13. support, secure, or raise with a block; "block a plate for printing"; "block the wheels of a car" 14. impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an attack" 15. prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government" 16. run on a block system; "block trains"
N: 1. anesthesia of an area supplied by a nerve; produced by an anesthetic agent applied to the nerve
N: 1. pulley blocks with associated rope or cable
N: 1. anesthesia of an area supplied by a nerve; produced by an anesthetic agent applied to the nerve
N: 1. a plain hand-drawn letter
N: 1. a diagram showing the interconnections between the components of system (especially an electronic system)
N: 1. a grant of federal money to state and local governments to support social welfare programs; "block grants reduce federal responsibility for social welfare"
N: 1. a plain hand-drawn letter
N: 1. a block of metal that is cast in a particular shape for convenient handling
V: 1. block off the passage through 2. obstruct access to 3. render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"
V: 1. prevent from entering; "block out the strong sunlight" 2. shield from light 3. plan where and when songs should be inserted into a theatrical production, or plan a theatrical production in general 4. indicate roughly; "We sketched out our plan"
N: 1. a small plane used on end grains of wood
V: 1. render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"
N: 1. a vote proportional in magnitude to the number of people that a delegate represents
N: 1. a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy 2. prevents access or progress
V: 1. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn" 2. obstruct access to 3. render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" 4. impose a blockade on
N: 1. a ship that runs through or around a naval blockade
A: 1. preventing entry or exit or a course of action; "a barricaded street"; "barred doors"; "the blockaded harbor"
A: 1. blocking entrance to and exit from seaports and harbors; "the blockading ships prevented delivery of munitions"
N: 1. an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe" 2. the act of blocking 3. the state or condition of being obstructed
N: 1. a large bomb used to demolish extensive areas (as a city block) 2. an unsually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel)
A: 1. closed to traffic; "the repaving results in many blocked streets" 2. completely obstructed or closed off; "the storm was responsible for many blocked roads and bridges"; "the drain was plugged"
N: 1. a class of drugs that inhibit (block) some biological process 2. a football player whose responsibility is to block players attempting to stop an offensive play
N: 1. these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
A: 1. used informally
N: 1. a stronghold that is reinforced for protection from enemy fire; with apertures for defensive fire
N: 1. (American football) the act of obstructing someone's path with your body; "he threw a rolling block into the line backer"
N: 1. a class of drugs that inhibit (block) some biological process
A: 1. resembling a block in shape
A: 1. resembling a block in shape
N: 1. the seat of the supreme court
N: 1. a shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experiences and hobbies
N: 1. Russian poet (1880-1921)
N: 1. a man who is (usually) old and/or eccentric
N: 1. evergreen climbing shrub of southern Florida and West Indies grown for its racemes of fragrant white to creamy flowers followed by globose white succulent berries
N: 1. a person with fair skin and hair
A: 1. being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or gray eyes; "blond Scandinavians"; "a house full of light-haired children"
N: 1. a person with fair skin and hair
A: 1. being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or gray eyes; "blond Scandinavians"; "a house full of light-haired children"
N: 1. North American dogtooth having solitary white flowers with yellow centers and blue- or pink-tinted exteriors
N: 1. the property of having a naturally light complexion
N: 1. the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" 2. people viewed as members of a group; "we need more young blood in this organization" 3. the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped by the heart; "blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and carries waste products away"; "the ancients believed that blood was the seat of the emotions" 4. a dissolute man in fashionable society 5. the shedding of blood resulting in murder; "he avenged the blood of his kinsmen" 6. temperament or disposition; "a person of hot blood"
V: 1. smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill
A: 1. marked by great zeal or violence; "real blood-and-guts fiction"; "blood-and-guts football"
N: 1. a mechanism that creates a barrier between brain tissues and circulating blood; serves to protect the central nervous system; "the brain was protected from the large molecules of the virus by the blood-brain barrier"
A: 1. containing blood; "the blood-filled centers of arteries and veins"
A: 1. having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
A: 1. related by blood
N: 1. European deciduous shrub turning red in autumn having dull white flowers
N: 1. a culture medium containing whole blood as the nutrient
N: 1. a place for storing whole blood or blood plasma; "the Red Cross created a blood bank for emergencies"
N: 1. bushy houseplant having white to pale pink flowers followed by racemes of scarlet berries; tropical Americas
N: 1. blister containing blood or bloody serum usually caused by an injury
N: 1. a male sworn (usually by a ceremony involving the mingling of blood) to treat another as his brother 2. a male with the same parents as someone else; "my brother still lives with our parents"
N: 1. the friendship characteristic of blood brothers
N: 1. either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets
N: 1. red-blooded clam
N: 1. a semisolid mass of coagulated red and white blood cells
N: 1. a process in which liquid blood is changed into a semisolid mass (a blood clot)
N: 1. a process in which liquid blood is changed into a semisolid mass (a blood clot)
N: 1. either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets
N: 1. the act of estimating the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample 2. the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample
N: 1. a scarlet European fungus with cup-shaped ascocarp
N: 1. a cyst containing blood
N: 1. a disease or disorder of the blood
N: 1. a disease or disorder of the blood
N: 1. someone who gives blood to be used for transfusions
N: 1. any abnormal condition of the blood
N: 1. the leakage of blood from a vessel into tissues surrounding it; can occur in injuries or burns or allergic reactions
N: 1. a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other
N: 1. tropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods suggesting a swallow with outspread wings; a weed throughout the tropics
N: 1. flatworms parasitic in the blood vessels of mammals
N: 1. glucose in the bloodstream
N: 1. people whose blood (usually just the red blood cells) has the same antigens
N: 1. temperature of the body; normally 98.6 F or 37 C in humans; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health
N: 1. related by blood
N: 1. a knot used for tying fishing leaders together; the ends of the two leaders are wrapped around each other two or three times
N: 1. any of various deciduous or evergreen herbs of the genus Haemanthus; South Africa and Namibia
N: 1. the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"
N: 1. the dried and powdered blood of animals
N: 1. a reward for information about a murderer 2. paid to a hired murderer 3. compensation paid to the family of a murdered person
N: 1. plasma that separates from blood in coagulation
N: 1. tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting
N: 1. invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection
N: 1. the pressure of the circulating blood against the walls of the blood vessels; results from the systole of the left ventricle of the heart; sometimes measured for a quick evaluation of a person's health; "adult blood pressure is considered normal at 120/80 where the first number is the systolic pressure and the second is the diastolic pressure"
N: 1. counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood
N: 1. a black sausage containing pig's blood and other ingredients
N: 1. one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
N: 1. one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
N: 1. a black sausage containing pig's blood and other ingredients
N: 1. watery fluid of the blood that resembles plasma but contains fibrinogen
N: 1. spavin caused by distension of the veins
N: 1. sport that involves killing animals (especially hunting)
N: 1. glucose in the bloodstream
N: 1. a serologic analysis of a sample of blood
N: 1. the introduction of blood or blood plasma into a vein or artery
N: 1. people whose blood (usually just the red blood cells) has the same antigens
N: 1. determining a person's blood type by serological methods
N: 1. a vessel in which blood circulates
N: 1. indiscriminate slaughter
N: 1. bushy houseplant having white to pale pink flowers followed by racemes of scarlet berries; tropical Americas
A: 1. extremely alarming
A: 1. of unmixed ancestry; "full-blooded Native American"; "blooded Jersies"
N: 1. the state of being guilty of bloodshed and murder
A: 1. guilty of murder or bloodshed
N: 1. a breed of large powerful hound of European origin having very acute smell and used in tracking
A: 1. having been caused to bleed; "a bloodied nose"
A: 1. involving a great bloodshed
N: 1. any plant of the genus Iresine having colored foliage
A: 1. ash-colored or 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" 2. devoid of human emotion or feeling; "charts of bloodless economic indicators" 3. destitute of blood or apparently so; "the bloodless carcass of my Hector sold"- John Dryden 4. free from blood or bloodshed; "bloodless surgery"; "a bloodless coup" 5. without vigor or zest or energy; "an insipid and bloodless young man"
N: 1. the revolution against James II; there was little armed resistance to William and Mary in England although battles were fought in Scotland and Ireland (1688-1689)
A: 1. in a bloodless manner; without shedding blood; "the coup disposed of the dictator bloodlessly"
N: 1. formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine) 2. indiscriminate slaughter
N: 1. the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" 2. ancestry of a purebred animal
N: 1. a desire for bloodshed
N: 1. a motor vehicle equipped to collect blood donations
N: 1. perennial woodland native of North America having a red root and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leave and white flower in early spring and having acrid emetic properties; rootstock used as a stimulant and expectorant
N: 1. indiscriminate slaughter 2. the shedding of blood resulting in murder; "he avenged the blood of his kinsmen"
A: 1. (of an eye) reddened as a result of locally congested blood vessels; inflamed; "bloodshot eyes"
N: 1. a discoloration caused by blood
A: 1. covered with blood; "a bloodstained shirt"; "a gory dagger"
N: 1. thoroughbred horses (collectively)
N: 1. green chalcedony with red spots that resemble blood
N: 1. the blood flowing through the circulatory system
N: 1. carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
A: 1. drawing blood from the body of another; "a plague of bloodsucking insects" 2. of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another; "a wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses"; "parasitic vines that strangle the trees"; "bloodsucking blackmailer"; "his indolent leechlike existence"
N: 1. cruelty evidence by a capability to commit murder
A: 1. marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed; "bloody-minded tyrants"; "bloodthirsty yells"; "went after the collaborators with a sanguinary fury that drenched the land with blood"-G.W.Johnson
N: 1. deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; yields a red juice and heavy strong durable wood 2. spiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood used in preparing a black dye
N: 1. a segmented marine worm with bright red body; often used for bait
N: 1. any of various plants of the family Haemodoraceae; roots contain a deep red coloring matter
N: 1. some genera placed in family Liliaceae
V: 1. cover with blood; "bloody your hands"
A: 1. having or covered with or accompanied by blood; "a bloody nose"; "your scarf is all bloody"; "the effects will be violent and probably bloody"; "a bloody fight"
A: 1. extremely; "you are bloody right"; "Why are you so all-fired aggressive?"
A: 1. (used of persons) informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot"
A: 1. stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate; "unions...have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders"- Spectator 2. marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed; "bloody-minded tyrants"; "bloodthirsty yells"; "went after the collaborators with a sanguinary fury that drenched the land with blood"-G.W.Johnson
N: 1. a cocktail made with vodka and spicy tomato juice 2. daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon who was Queen of England from 1553 to 1558; she was the wife of Philip II of Spain and when she restored Roman Catholicism to England many Protestants were burned at the stake as heretics (1516-1558)
N: 1. a Bloody Mary made without alcohol
N: 1. the best time of youth 2. the period of greatest prosperity or productivity 3. a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health 4. a powdery deposit on a surface 5. reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts 6. the organic process of bearing flowers; "you will stop all bloom if you let the flowers go to seed"
V: 1. produce or yield flowers; "The cherry tree bloomed"
N: 1. the best time of youth
N: 1. an embarrassing mistake 2. a flower that blooms in a particular way; "a night bloomer"
N: 1. small genus of bulbous perennial herbs of southwestern United States and Mexico; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae
N: 1. California plant having grasslike leaves and showy orange flowers
N: 1. (usually in the plural) underpants worn by women; "she was afraid that her bloomers might have been showing"
N: 1. United States linguist who adopted a behavioristic approach to linguistics (1887-1949)
N: 1. the organic process of bearing flowers; "you will stop all bloom if you let the flowers go to seed"
A: 1. (used of persons) informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot"
N: 1. hybrid winter-blooming begonia grown for its many large pink flowers
N: 1. a university town in south central Indiana
N: 1. a city district of central London laid out in garden squares
N: 1. an inner circle of writers and artists and philosophers who lived in or around Bloomsbury early in the 20th century and were noted for their unconventional lifestyles
N: 1. an embarrassing mistake
N: 1. the period of greatest prosperity or productivity 2. reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
V: 1. develop or come to a promising stage; "Youth blossomed into maturity" 2. produce or yield flowers; "The cherry tree bloomed"
V: 1. develop or come to a promising stage; "Youth blossomed into maturity"
V: 1. develop or come to a promising stage; "Youth blossomed into maturity"
N: 1. the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
N: 1. an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook" 2. a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"
V: 1. dry (ink) with blotting paper 2. make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth"
V: 1. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"
N: 1. an irregularly shaped spot
V: 1. mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
A: 1. marked with irregularly shaped spots or blots
A: 1. marked with irregularly shaped spots or blots 2. marred by discolored spots or blotches; "blotchy skin"
A: 1. reduced to nothingness
N: 1. absorbent paper used to dry ink 2. the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station
N: 1. absorbent paper used to dry ink
A: 1. very drunk
N: 1. a top worn by women
V: 1. orate verbosely and windily
N: 1. a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust" 2. an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating 3. street names for cocaine 4. an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured" 5. a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head" 6. forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff" 7. an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"
V: 1. make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" 2. shape by blowing; "Blow a glass vase" 3. lay eggs; "certain insects are said to blow" 4. cause to move by means of an air current; "The wind blew the leaves around in the yard" 5. spend lavishly or wastefully on; "He blew a lot of money on his new home theater" 6. burst suddenly; "The tire blew"; "We blew a tire" 7. show off 8. melt, break, or become otherwise unusable; "The lightbulbs blew out"; "The fuse blew" 9. exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down" 10. spout moist air from the blowhole; "The whales blew" 11. cause to be revealed and jeopardized; "The story blew their cover"; "The double agent was blown by the other side" 12. play or sound a wind instrument; "She blew the horn" 13. spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree" 14. provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation 15. make a sound as if blown; "The whistle blew" 16. sound by having air expelled through a tube; "The trumpets blew" 17. be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore" 18. cause air to go in, on, or through; "Blow my hair dry" 19. leave; informal or rude; "shove off!"; "The children shoved along"; "Blow now!" 20. free of obstruction by blowing air through; "blow one's nose" 21. be blowing or storming; "The wind blew from the West" 22. allow to regain its breath; "blow a horse"
A: 1. providing great detail; "a blow-by-blow account of the movie"
V: 1. dry hair with a hair dryer
V: 1. get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic"
N: 1. a hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair; used for styling hair
N: 1. a hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair; used for styling hair
N: 1. large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly; lays eggs in carrion or dung or wounds
N: 1. the gas leaving a generator during a blow period
V: 1. come off due to an explosion or other strong force
V: 1. get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic"
V: 1. put out, as of fires, flames, or lights; "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles" 2. melt, break, or become otherwise unusable; "The lightbulbs blew out"; "The fuse blew" 3. erupt in an uncontrolled manner; "The oil well blew out"
V: 1. surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted"
V: 1. disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off"
N: 1. a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing 2. a tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat
V: 1. get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic" 2. add details to 3. fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons" 4. cause to explode; "We exploded the nuclear bomb" 5. make large; "blow up an image" 6. to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs" 7. exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"
N: 1. the backward escape of unburned gunpowder after a shot 2. misinformation resulting from the recirculation into the source country of disinformation previously planted abroad by that country's intelligence service
N: 1. any of several herbs of the genus Taraxacum having long tap roots and deeply notched leaves and bright yellow flowers followed by fluffy seed balls
N: 1. a fan run by an electric motor 2. a device that produces a current of air 3. a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely 4. large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals
N: 1. any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers 2. delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver
N: 1. large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly; lays eggs in carrion or dung or wounds
N: 1. a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing
N: 1. a very boastful and talkative person
N: 1. the spiracle of a cetacean located far back on the skull 2. a hole for the escape of gas or air
N: 1. processing that involves blowing a gas
N: 1. the gas leaving a generator during a blow period
N: 1. a severe rebuke; "he deserved the berating that the coach gave him"
N: 1. slang terms for fellatio
N: 1. a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame
A: 1. breathing laboriously or convulsively 2. (of glass) formed by forcing air into a molten ball; "blown glass" 3. being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor; "blown clouds of dust choked the riders"; "blown soil mounded on the window sill"
A: 1. as of a photograph; made larger; "the enlarged photograph revealed many details"
A: 1. having been inflated
A: 1. having been inflated
N: 1. a gay festivity 2. a sudden malfunction of a part or apparatus; "the right front tire had a blowout"; "as a result of the blowout we lost all the lights" 3. an easy victory
N: 1. a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing 2. a tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat
A: 1. used especially of women
N: 1. a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame
N: 1. a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing 2. a tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat
N: 1. a photographic print that has been enlarged 2. an unrestrained expression of emotion 3. a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
A: 1. abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes; "blowy weather"; "a windy bluff"
A: 1. used especially of women
N: 1. sandwich filled with slices of bacon and tomato with lettuce
N: 1. a reliable and deadly 15,000-pound fragmentation bomb that explodes just above ground with a large radius; the largest conventional bomb in existence; used in Afghanistan
V: 1. cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!"
N: 1. excess bodily weight; "she found fatness disgusting in herself as well as in others" 2. an insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil
V: 1. cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!" 2. utter while crying
V: 1. utter while crying
N: 1. someone who sniffles and weeps with loud sobs
A: 1. swollen with fat; "blubber cheeks"; "blubber lips"; "a coarse blubbery individual"
N: 1. a high shoe with laces over the tongue
N: 1. a high shoe with laces over the tongue
N: 1. a club used as a weapon
V: 1. overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club; "The teacher bludgeoned the students into learning the math formulas" 2. strike with a club or a bludgeon
N: 1. an assailant who uses a bludgeon
N: 1. the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic 2. blue clothing; "she was wearing blue" 3. any of numerous small chiefly blue butterflies of the family Lycaenidae 4. used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge 5. any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue; "the Union army was a vast blue" 6. the color of the clear sky in the daytime; "he had eyes of bright blue" 7. the sky as viewed during daylight; "he shot an arrow into the blue"
V: 1. turn blue
A: 1. 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" 2. used to signify the Union forces in the Civil War (who wore blue uniforms); "a ragged blue line" 3. characterized by profanity or cursing; "foul-mouthed and blasphemous"; "blue language"; "profane words" 4. low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted" 5. having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky; "October's bright blue weather"- Helen Hunt Jackson; "a blue flame"; "blue haze of tobacco smoke" 6. suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip" 7. causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather"
A: 1. morally rigorous and strict; "blue laws"; "the puritan work ethic"; "puritanic distaste for alcohol"; "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior"
N: 1. common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks
A: 1. having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky; "October's bright blue weather"- Helen Hunt Jackson; "a blue flame"; "blue haze of tobacco smoke"
A: 1. inability to see the color blue or to distinguish the colors blue and yellow
N: 1. rare form of dichromacy characterized by a lowered sensitivity to blue light resulting in an inability to distinguish blue and yellow
A: 1. 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"
A: 1. extremely valuable; "Rembrandt is considered a blue-chip artist"
N: 1. a common stock of a nationally known company whose value and dividends are reliable; typically have high price and low yield; "blue chips are usually safe investments"
A: 1. of or designating manual industrial work or workers 2. of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers; "party of the propertyless proletariat"- G.B.Shaw
A: 1. having blue eyes
A: 1. favorite; "the fair-haired boy of the literary set"
N: 1. bushy perennial of South Africa with white or violet flowers; in its native region often clothes entire valley sides in a sheet of color
N: 1. plant with grasslike foliage and delicate blue flowers
N: 1. Eastern United States plant with whorls of blue-and-white flowers
N: 1. a shade of green tinged with blue; "they painted it a light shade of bluish green"
A: 1. a bluish shade of green
N: 1. predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms containing a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll; occur singly or in colonies in diverse habitats; important as phytoplankton
N: 1. common vireo of northeastern North America with bluish slaty-gray head
V: 1. cut or eliminate; "she edited the juiciest scenes"
A: 1. selected or chosen for special qualifications; "the blue-ribbon event of the season"
N: 1. American teal
N: 1. African plant with bright green evergreen leaves and umbels of many usually deep violet-blue flowers
N: 1. the sky as viewed during daylight; "he shot an arrow into the blue"
N: 1. the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic
N: 1. ash of central and southern United States with bluish-green foliage and hard brown wood
N: 1. an infant born with a bluish color; usually has a defective heart
N: 1. a member of the aristocracy
N: 1. a register of persons who are socially prominent 2. a report published by the British government; bound in blue 3. a blue-covered booklet used in universities for writing examinations
N: 1. upright rhizomatous perennial with bright blue flowers; southern Europe
N: 1. large Indian antelope; male is blue-grey with white markings; female is brownish with no horns
N: 1. tall erect and very leafy perennial herb of eastern North America having dense spikes of blue flowers
N: 1. a large catfish of the Mississippi valley
N: 1. a large catfish of the Mississippi valley
N: 1. a large catfish of the Mississippi valley
N: 1. a large catfish of the Mississippi valley
N: 1. cheese containing a blue mold
N: 1. creamy dressing containing crumbled blue cheese 2. vinaigrette containing crumbled Roquefort or blue cheese
N: 1. a blue poker chip with the highest value 2. a common stock of a nationally known company whose value and dividends are reliable; typically have high price and low yield; "blue chips are usually safe investments"
N: 1. tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally
N: 1. columbine of the Rocky Mountains having long-spurred blue flowers
N: 1. hydrated blue crystalline form of copper sulfate
N: 1. bluish edible crab of Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America 2. Atlantic crab; most common source of fresh crabmeat
N: 1. any of several plants of the genus Trichostema having whorls of small blue flowers
N: 1. hairy South African or Australian subshrub with blue-rayed daisylike flowers
N: 1. bluish-gray North American hawk having a darting flight
N: 1. a coarse prickly European weed with spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in United States 2. the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic
N: 1. a state of depression; "he had a bad case of the blues"
N: 1. shrub or small tree of western United States having white flowers and blue berries; fruit used in wines and jellies
N: 1. shrub or small tree of western United States having white flowers and blue berries; fruit used in wines and jellies
N: 1. wild indigo of the eastern United States having racemes of blue flowers
N: 1. the fruit of the Brisbane quandong tree 2. Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
N: 1. a common iris of the eastern United States having blue or blue-violet flowers; root formerly used medicinally
N: 1. widespread weed with pale purple-blue flowers
N: 1. a variety of arctic fox having a pale gray winter coat
N: 1. a state of nervous depression; "he was in a funk"
N: 1. North American wild goose having dark plumage in summer but white in winter
N: 1. of western North America
N: 1. any of various grasses of the genus Poa
N: 1. tall fast-growing timber tree with leaves containing a medicinal oil; young leaves are bluish
N: 1. small salmon of northern Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes
N: 1. climber of southern United States having bluish-purple flowers
N: 1. common jay of eastern North America; bright blue with grey breast
N: 1. (usually plural) close-fitting pants of heavy denim for casual wear
N: 1. climber of southern United States having bluish-purple flowers
N: 1. atmospheric discharges (lasting 10 msec) bursting from the tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they flash upward
N: 1. an indelicate joke
N: 1. a statute regulating work on Sundays
N: 1. blue Egyptian lotus: held sacred by the Egyptians 2. blue lotus of India and southeastern Asia
N: 1. erect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks
N: 1. hairy South African or Australian subshrub with blue-rayed daisylike flowers
N: 1. largest marlin; may reach 2000 pounds; found worldwide in warm seas
N: 1. mockingbird of Mexico
N: 1. fungus causing a serious disease in tobacco plants characterized by bluish-gray mildew on undersides of leaves
N: 1. a long time; "something that happens once in blue moon almost never happens"
N: 1. goldenrod of eastern America having aromatic leaves from which a medicinal tea is made
N: 1. an extravagantly loud outcry; "she screamed blue murder"
N: 1. a headstream of the Nile; joins the White Nile at Khartoum to form the Nile
N: 1. a flattened third or seventh
N: 1. famous orchid of northern India having large pale to deep lilac-blue flowers
N: 1. vine of tropical Asia having pinnate leaves and bright blue yellow-centered flowers
N: 1. peafowl of India and Ceylon
N: 1. a blue flag with a white square in the center indicates that the vessel is ready to sail
N: 1. variety inhabiting the Great Lakes
N: 1. variety inhabiting the Great Lakes
N: 1. variety inhabiting the Great Lakes
N: 1. an American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodic
N: 1. small edible oyster typically from the southern shore of Long Island 2. oysters originally from Long Island Sound but now from anywhere along the northeastern seacoast; usually eaten raw
N: 1. Siamese cat having a bluish cream body and dark gray points
N: 1. common blue-gray shark of southwest Pacific; sport and food fish
N: 1. Chinese perennial having mauve-pink to bright sky blue flowers in drooping cymes
N: 1. bluish-green blacksnake found from Ohio to Texas
N: 1. an honor or award gained for excellence
N: 1. an independent and exclusive commission of nonpartisan statesmen and experts formed to investigate some important governmental issue
N: 1. an independent and exclusive commission of nonpartisan statesmen and experts formed to investigate some important governmental issue
N: 1. a jury whose members are selected for special knowledge for a case involving complicated issues
N: 1. a range of the Appalachians extending from Pennsylvania to northern Georgia
N: 1. a range of the Appalachians extending from Pennsylvania to northern Georgia
N: 1. fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil
N: 1. aromatic shrub of arid regions of western North America having hoary leaves 2. Texas sage having intensely blue flowers 3. sage of western North America to Central America having violet-blue flowers; widespread in cultivation 4. blue-flowered sage of dry prairies of the eastern United States
N: 1. slender cosmopolitan, pelagic shark; blue body shades to white belly; dangerous especially during maritime disasters
N: 1. an American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodic
N: 1. the sky as viewed during daylight; "he shot an arrow into the blue"
N: 1. a state law regulating the sale of securities in an attempt to control the sale of securities in fraudulent enterprises
N: 1. subshrubs of southeastern United States forming slow-growing clumps and having blue flowers in short terminal cymes
N: 1. tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in the United States
N: 1. hydrated blue crystalline form of copper sulfate
N: 1. an indelicate joke
N: 1. south European plant having dark-eyed flowers with flat blue rays
N: 1. a coarse prickly European weed with spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in United States
N: 1. widely distributed European titmouse with bright cobalt blue wings and tail and crown of the head
N: 1. North American plant having racemes of blue-violet flowers
N: 1. short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or lilac flowers; North America and Siberia
N: 1. hydrated blue crystalline form of copper sulfate
N: 1. the secrecy of police officers who lie or look the other way to protect other police officers; "the blue wall cracked when some officers refused to take part in the cover-up"
N: 1. the secrecy of police officers who lie or look the other way to protect other police officers; "the blue wall cracked when some officers refused to take part in the cover-up"
N: 1. variety inhabiting the Great Lakes
N: 1. largest mammal ever known; bluish-gray migratory whalebone whale mostly of southern hemisphere
N: 1. small salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and tributaries of the northern Pacific and valued as food; adults die after spawning
N: 1. (fairytale) a monstrous villain who marries seven women; he kills the first six for disobedience
N: 1. sometimes placed in genus Scilla 2. perennial of northern hemisphere with slender stems and bell-shaped blue flowers 3. one of the most handsome prairie wildflowers laving large erect bell-shaped bluish flowers; of moist places in prairies and fields from eastern Colorado and Nebraska south to New Mexico and Texas
N: 1. any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing blueberries 2. sweet edible dark-blue berries of either low-growing or high-growing blueberry plants
N: 1. any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing blueberries
N: 1. pie containing blueberries and sugar
N: 1. tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally
N: 1. yogurt with sweetened blueberries or blueberry jam
N: 1. diving ducks of North America having a bluish-gray bill
N: 1. blue North American songbird 2. fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies
N: 1. low-growing annual herb of southwestern United States (Texas) having silky foliage and blue flowers; a leading cause of livestock poisoning in the southwestern United States 2. a brimless dark blue Scottish cap with a flat top and a plume on one side
N: 1. blowfly with iridescent blue body; makes a loud buzzing noise in flight 2. an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers
N: 1. largest tuna; to 1500 pounds; of mostly temperate seas: feed in polar regions but breed in tropics 2. flesh of very large tuna
N: 1. largest tuna; to 1500 pounds; of mostly temperate seas: feed in polar regions but breed in tropics 2. flesh of very large tuna
N: 1. bluish warm-water marine food and game fish that follow schools of small fishes into shallow waters 2. fatty bluish flesh of bluefish
N: 1. important edible sunfish of eastern and central United States
N: 1. any of various grasses of the genus Poa 2. a type of country music played at a rapid tempo on banjos and guitars 3. an area in central Kentucky notied for it bluegrass and thoroughbred horses
N: 1. an area in central Kentucky notied for it bluegrass and thoroughbred horses
N: 1. an area in central Kentucky notied for it bluegrass and thoroughbred horses
N: 1. a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses
N: 1. small Atlantic wrasse the male of which has a brilliant blue head
N: 1. used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge 2. a process that makes something blue (or bluish)
A: 1. having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky; "October's bright blue weather"- Helen Hunt Jackson; "a blue flame"; "blue haze of tobacco smoke"
N: 1. small semi-evergreen shrubby tree of southeastern United States having hairy young branchlets and leaves narrowing to a slender bristly point
N: 1. a serviceman in the navy
N: 1. the color of the clear sky in the daytime; "he had eyes of bright blue"
N: 1. small edible oyster typically from the southern shore of Long Island 2. oysters originally from Long Island Sound but now from anywhere along the northeastern seacoast; usually eaten raw
N: 1. photographic print of plans or technical drawings etc. 2. something intended as a guide for making something else; "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt"
V: 1. make a blueprint of
N: 1. sensitized paper used to make blueprints
N: 1. a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes 2. a state of depression; "he had a bad case of the blues"
N: 1. tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in the United States
N: 1. valuable forage grass of western United States
N: 1. a woman having literary or intellectual interests
N: 1. bluish-gray sandstone used for paving and building
N: 1. songbird of northern Europe and Asia
N: 1. found from Florida to Cuba
N: 1. a very fast American hound; white mottled with bluish gray
N: 1. a coarse prickly European weed with spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in United States
N: 1. American teal
N: 1. a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion) 2. the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards 3. pretense that your position is stronger than it really is; "his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted"
V: 1. frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is 2. deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand
A: 1. very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front; "a bluff headland"; "where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise"; "a sheer descent of rock" 2. bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured; "a bluff but pleasant manner"; "a bluff and rugged natural leader"
V: 1. deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand
N: 1. a person who tries to bluff other people
A: 1. in a blunt direct manner; "he spoke bluntly"; "he stated his opinion flat-out"; "he was criticized roundly"
N: 1. good-natured frankness
N: 1. used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge 2. a process that makes something blue (or bluish)
A: 1. having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky; "October's bright blue weather"- Helen Hunt Jackson; "a blue flame"; "blue haze of tobacco smoke"
N: 1. a shade of green tinged with blue; "they painted it a light shade of bluish green"
A: 1. a bluish shade of green
N: 1. an embarrassing mistake
V: 1. commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview" 2. make one's way clumsily or blindly; "He fumbled towards the door" 3. utter impulsively; "He blurted out the secret"; "He blundered his stupid ideas"
V: 1. utter impulsively; "He blurted out the secret"; "He blundered his stupid ideas"
N: 1. a short musket of wide bore with a flared muzzle
N: 1. someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
V: 1. make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge" 2. make less sharp; "blunt the knives" 3. make less intense; "blunted emotions" 4. make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound" 5. make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"
A: 1. characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation" 2. used of a knife or other blade; not sharp; "a blunt instrument" 3. devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline" 4. having a broad or rounded end; "thick marks made by a blunt pencil"
N: 1. small erect shrub of Australia and Tasmania with fragrant ivory flowers
N: 1. a file with parallel edges
N: 1. injury incurred when the human body hits or is hit by a large outside object (as a car)
A: 1. made dull or blunt
A: 1. in a blunt direct manner; "he spoke bluntly"; "he stated his opinion flat-out"; "he was criticized roundly"
N: 1. without sharpness of edge or point 2. the quality of being direct and outspoken; "the bluntness of a Yorkshireman"
N: 1. a hazy or indistinct representation; "it happened so fast it was just a blur"; "he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz"
V: 1. to make less distinct or clear; "The haze blurs the hills" 2. become glassy; lose clear vision; "Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep" 3. make a smudge on; soil by smudging 4. make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions" 5. make dim or indistinct; "The drug blurs my vision" 6. become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred"
N: 1. a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books); "the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book"
A: 1. unclear in form or expression; "the blurred aims of the group"; "sometimes one understood clearly and sometimes the meaning was clouded"- H.G.Wells 2. indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes"
N: 1. the quality of being indistinct
A: 1. indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes"
V: 1. utter impulsively; "He blurted out the secret"; "He blundered his stupid ideas"
V: 1. utter impulsively; "He blurted out the secret"; "He blundered his stupid ideas"
N: 1. sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty) 2. a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
V: 1. become rosy or reddish; "her cheeks blushed in the cold winter air" 2. turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by"
N: 1. pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed after fermentation began
N: 1. yellowish edible agaric that usually turns red when touched 2. makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks
A: 1. having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset; "the blushing boy was brought before the Principal"; "her blushful beau"; "was red-faced with anger" 2. blush colored; "blushful mists"
A: 1. having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset; "the blushing boy was brought before the Principal"; "her blushful beau"; "was red-faced with anger"
N: 1. yellowish edible agaric that usually turns red when touched
A: 1. while blushing; "she stated her name blushingly"
N: 1. noisy confusion and turbulence; "he was awakened by the bluster of their preparations" 2. a violent gusty wind 3. a swaggering show of courage 4. vain and empty boasting
V: 1. show off 2. act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner 3. blow hard; be gusty, as of wind; "A southeaster blustered onshore"; "The flames blustered"
N: 1. a person who causes trouble by speaking indiscreetly
A: 1. blowing in loud and abrupt bursts; "blustering (or blusterous) winds of Patagonia"; "a cold blustery day"; "a gusty storm with strong sudden rushes of wind"
A: 1. blowing in loud and abrupt bursts; "blustering (or blusterous) winds of Patagonia"; "a cold blustery day"; "a gusty storm with strong sudden rushes of wind"
A: 1. blowing in loud and abrupt bursts; "blustering (or blusterous) winds of Patagonia"; "a cold blustery day"; "a gusty storm with strong sudden rushes of wind" 2. noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others
N: 1. solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels 2. a euphemism for defecation; "he had a bowel movement"
N: 1. an agency in the Department of Defense that is responsible for making ballistic missile defense a reality
N: 1. the rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state
N: 1. a bachelor's degree in music
N: 1. a bachelor's degree in naval science
N: 1. a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
N: 1. a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
N: 1. fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists
N: 1. any of several chiefly tropical constrictors with vestigial hind limbs 2. a long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur
N: 1. very large boa of tropical America and West Indies
N: 1. Celtic goddess; mother of Angus Og
N: 1. an uncastrated male hog 2. Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States
N: 1. European thistle with rather large heads and prickly leaves; extensively naturalized as a weed in the United States
N: 1. a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose; "he nailed boards across the windows" 2. a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes 3. a committee having supervisory powers; "the board has seven members" 4. a board on which information can be displayed to public view 5. food or meals in general; "she sets a fine table"; "room and board" 6. a table at which meals are served; "he helped her clear the dining table"; "a feast was spread upon the board" 7. a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games; "he got out the board and set up the pieces" 8. a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities 9. electrical device consisting of an insulated panel containing switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices; "he checked the instrument panel"; "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree"
V: 1. live and take one's meals at or in; "she rooms in an old boarding house" 2. get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.) 3. lodge and take meals (at) 4. provide food and lodging (for); "The old lady is boarding three men"
N: 1. the volume of a piece of wood 1 foot square and 1 inch thick
N: 1. a game played on a specially designed board
N: 1. a system of units for measuring lumber based on the board foot
N: 1. a meeting for administrative purposes
N: 1. a member of a governing board
N: 1. a board of officials that are not judicial but are appointed to hear appeals
N: 1. a group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution
N: 1. a board in charge of local public schools
N: 1. a committee of university officers who have general supervision over the welfare and conduct of students
N: 1. a board of officials elected to administer the public business of a New England town
N: 1. a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour
N: 1. a governing board elected or appointed to direct the policies of an educational institution
N: 1. a measure used in computing board feet
V: 1. cover with wooden boards; "board up windows before the hurricane"
N: 1. someone who forces their way aboard ship; "stand by to repel boarders" 2. a tenant in someone's house 3. a pupil who lives at school during term time
N: 1. the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft 2. a structure of boards
N: 1. a pass that allows you to board a ship or plane
N: 1. a private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests
N: 1. a pass that allows you to board a ship or plane
N: 1. a private school where students are lodged and fed as well as taught
N: 1. a private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests
N: 1. a room where a committee meets (such as the board of directors of a company)
N: 1. the boarding that surrounds an ice hockey rink
N: 1. a walkway made of wooden boards; usually at seaside
N: 1. fish with large eyes and long snouts 2. fish with a projecting snout
N: 1. large hound used in hunting wild boars
N: 1. speaking of yourself in superlatives
V: 1. show off 2. wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; "she was sporting a new hat"
N: 1. a very boastful and talkative person
A: 1. exhibiting self-importance; "big talk"
A: 1. in a boastful manner; "he talked big all evening"
N: 1. outspoken conceit
N: 1. speaking of yourself in superlatives
N: 1. a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce 2. a small vessel for travel on water
V: 1. ride in a boat on water
N: 1. tropical American heron related to night herons
V: 1. participate in a boat race
N: 1. carnivorous aquatic bug having paddle-like hind legs
N: 1. club that promotes and supports yachting and boating
N: 1. the upper deck on which lifeboats are stored
N: 1. pole-handled hook used to pull or push boats
N: 1. a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat
N: 1. a race between people rowing or driving boats
N: 1. the sport of racing boats
N: 1. a train taking passengers to or from a port
N: 1. a whistle on a boat that is sounded as a warning
N: 1. tropical American heron related to night herons
N: 1. a person who builds boats
N: 1. someone who drives or rides in a boat 2. a stiff straw hat with a flat crown
N: 1. a house at edge of river or lake; used to store boats
N: 1. water travel for pleasure
N: 1. the amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car; "he imported wine by the boatload"
N: 1. someone who drives or rides in a boat
N: 1. skill in handling boats
N: 1. a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
N: 1. a seat consisting of a board and a rope; used while working aloft or over the side of a ship
N: 1. mostly white web-footed tropical seabird often found far from land
N: 1. a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism 2. a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line 3. a hair style for women and children; a short haircut all around 4. a former monetary unit in Great Britain 5. a short abrupt inclination (as of the head); "he gave me a short bob of acknowledgement" 6. a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string 7. a short or shortened tail of certain animals
V: 1. ride a bobsled; "The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure" 2. make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect; "She curtsied when she shook the Queen's hand" 3. remove or shorten the tail of an animal 4. cut hair in the style of a bob; "Bernice bobs her hair these days!" 5. move up and down repeatedly; "her rucksack bobbed gently on her back"
V: 1. move up and down with no specific path; "the cork bobbed around in the pool"
V: 1. move up and down with no specific path; "the cork bobbed around in the pool"
N: 1. United States songwriter noted for his protest songs (born in 1941)
N: 1. United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (born in 1903)
N: 1. Jamaican singer who popularized reggae (1945-1981)
N: 1. United States athlete who won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon (born in 1930)
V: 1. disappear suddenly, as if under the surface of a body of water
V: 1. originate or come into being; "aquestion arose"
N: 1. a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line
N: 1. a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound
N: 1. lace made by winding thread around bobbins on a padded cushion
V: 1. make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
N: 1. an informal term for a British policeman
N: 1. an adolescent girl wearing bobby socks (common in the 1940s)
N: 1. United States chess master; world champion from 1972 to 1975 (born in 1943)
N: 1. United States golfer (1902-1971)
N: 1. Canadian hockey player (born 1948)
N: 1. a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place; "in England they call a bobby pin a grip"
N: 1. a sock that reaches just above the ankle
N: 1. a sock that reaches just above the ankle
N: 1. an adolescent girl wearing bobby socks (common in the 1940s)
N: 1. small lynx of North America
N: 1. a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line
N: 1. migratory American songbird
N: 1. a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism 2. formerly two short sleds coupled together
V: 1. ride a bobsled; "The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure"
N: 1. riding on a bobsled
N: 1. a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism 2. formerly two short sleds coupled together
N: 1. large sheepdog with a profuse shaggy blue-gray-and-white coat and short tail; believed to trace back to Roman occupation of Britain 2. a short or shortened tail of certain animals
A: 1. having a short or shortened tail; "bobtail mare"
A: 1. having a short or shortened tail; "bobtail mare"
N: 1. a popular North American game bird; named for its call
N: 1. a popular North American game bird; named for its call
N: 1. Italian poet (born in France) (1313-1375)
N: 1. Italian lawn bowling (played on a long narrow dirt court)
N: 1. wooden ball that is bowled in the Italian game of bocce
N: 1. Italian lawn bowling (played on a long narrow dirt court)
N: 1. wooden ball that is bowled in the Italian game of bocce
N: 1. Italian lawn bowling (played on a long narrow dirt court)
N: 1. wooden ball that is bowled in the Italian game of bocce
N: 1. herb of China and Japan widely cultivated for its plumelike panicles of creamy white flowers 2. small Central American tree having loose racemes of purple-tinted green flowers
N: 1. small Central American tree having loose racemes of purple-tinted green flowers
N: 1. offensive terms for a person of German descent
N: 1. a very strong lager traditionally brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for consumption in the spring
N: 1. a very strong lager traditionally brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for consumption in the spring
N: 1. 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"
A: 1. 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; "bold-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell 2. incorrigible; "a bodacious gossip"
N: 1. Buddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help others
V: 1. indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"
N: 1. a small Hispanic shop selling wine and groceries
N: 1. Buddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help others
N: 1. part of a dress above the waist
N: 1. a romantic novel containing scenes in which the heroine is sexually violated
A: 1. possessing or existing in bodily form; "what seemed corporal melted as breath into the wind"- Shakespeare; "an incarnate spirit"; "`corporate' is an archaic term" 2. having a body or a body of a specified kind; often used in combination; "strong-bodied"; "big-bodied"
A: 1. having no trunk or main part; "a bodiless head" 2. not having a material body; "bodiless ghosts"
A: 1. affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; "bodily needs"; "a corporal defect"; "corporeal suffering"; "a somatic symptom or somatic illness" 2. of or relating to or belonging to the body; "a bodily organ"; "bodily functions"; "carnal remains" 3. having or relating to a physical material body; "bodily existence"
A: 1. in bodily form; "he was translated bodily to heaven"
N: 1. (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
N: 1. the liquid parts of the body
N: 1. an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity"
N: 1. an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity"
N: 1. an attribute of the body
N: 1. a particular complex anatomical structure; "he has good bone structure"
N: 1. a feeling of evil to come; "a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case"
N: 1. a dagger with a slender blade 2. a blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops 3. formerly a long hairpin; usually with an ornamental head 4. a small sharp-pointed tool for punching holes in leather or fabric
N: 1. Kamarupan languages spoken in the state of Assam in northeastern India
N: 1. Italian printer who designed the Bodoni font (1740-1813) 2. a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes
N: 1. a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes
N: 1. the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies" 2. a collection of particulars considered as a system; "a body of law"; "a body of doctrine"; "a body of precedents" 3. the central message of a communication; "the body of the message was short" 4. the entire physical structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire" 5. a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium" 6. body of a dead animal or person; "they found the body in the lake" 7. the property of holding together and retaining its shape; "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake" 8. an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects; "heavenly body" 9. the external structure of a vehicle; "the body of the car was badly rusted"
V: 1. invest with or as with a body; give body to
N: 1. constitution of the human body
A: 1. with complete faith; "she was with him heart and soul"
N: 1. armor that protects the wearer's whole body
N: 1. armor that protects the wearer's whole body
N: 1. a bag in which the body of a dead soldier is placed
N: 1. a count of troops killed in an operation or time period; "the daily body count increased as the war went on"
N: 1. any covering for the body or a body part
N: 1. a motion of the body by a player as if to make an object already propelled go in the desired direction
N: 1. the liquid parts of the body
V: 1. represent in bodily form; "He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist"
V: 1. accompany and protect from physical harm
N: 1. short hair growing over a person's body
N: 1. communication via the movements or attitudes of the body
N: 1. the length of your body
N: 1. lotion applied to the body after bathing
N: 1. a parasitic louse that infests the body of human beings
N: 1. malodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe
N: 1. malodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe
N: 1. the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water''s edge"
N: 1. the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it); "he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre"; "Picasso's work can be divided into periods"
N: 1. a pad worn by hockey goalkeeper
N: 1. any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
N: 1. plethysmograph consisting of a chamber surrounding the entire body; used in studies of respiration
N: 1. a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country''s largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land"
N: 1. an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity"
N: 1. a valet or personal maid
N: 1. someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection
N: 1. a one-piece tight-fitting undergarment for women that covers the torso (and may have sleeves and legs)
N: 1. a particular complex anatomical structure; "he has good bone structure"
N: 1. the substance of the body
N: 1. a tight-fitting garment of stretchy material that covers the body from the shoulders to the thighs (and may have long sleeves or legs reaching down to the ankles); worn by ballet dancers and acrobats for practice or performance
N: 1. temperature of the body; normally 98.6 F or 37 C in humans; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health
N: 1. a category of physique
N: 1. waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body
N: 1. the weight of a person's body
N: 1. someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature
N: 1. exercise that builds muscles through tension
N: 1. a group of men who escort and protect some important person 2. someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
A: 1. having no trunk or main part; "a bodiless head"
V: 1. apply paint to a body
N: 1. the exterior body of a motor vehicle 2. the work of making or repairing vehicle bodies
N: 1. German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy; influenced George Fox (1575-1624)
N: 1. German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy; influenced George Fox (1575-1624)
N: 1. the mystical theological doctrine of Jakob Boehme that influenced the Quakers
N: 1. false nettle
N: 1. tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that resembles flax
N: 1. a district of ancient Greece northwest of Athens
A: 1. of or relating to ancient Boeotia or its people or to the dialect spoken there in classical times; "Boeotian dialects"
N: 1. a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans
N: 1. either of two wars: the first when the Boers fought England in order to regain the independence they had given up to obtain British help against the Zulus (1880-1881); the second when the Orange Free State and Transvaal declared war on Britain (1899-1902)
N: 1. a Roman who was an early Christian philosopher and statesman who was executed for treason; Boethius had a decisive influence on Medieval logic (circa 480-524)
N: 1. meat from an adult domestic bovine
N: 1. beef and mushrooms and onions stewed in red wine and seasonings
N: 1. cubes of beef cooked in hot oil and then dipped in various tasty sauces
N: 1. a scientist or technician engaged in military research
N: 1. an automatic double-barreled antiaircraft gun
N: 1. wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel
V: 1. cause to slow down or get stuck; "The vote would bog down the house" 2. get stuck while doing something; "She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation"
N: 1. either of two herbaceous rushlike bog plants having small yellow flowers and grasslike leaves; north temperate regions
N: 1. a variety of aster
N: 1. an evergreen shrub with leathery leaves
N: 1. orchid with spikes of many fragrant white flowers on erect leafy stems; of wet or boggy ground through most of the West and northern North America
V: 1. cause to get stuck as if in a mire; "The mud mired our cart" 2. cause to slow down or get stuck; "The vote would bog down the house" 3. be unable to move further; "The car bogged down in the sand" 4. get stuck while doing something; "She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation"
N: 1. any of several flowering weeds of the genus Boehmeria lacking stinging hairs
N: 1. laurel of bogs of northwestern United States having small purple flowers and pale leaves that are glaucous beneath
N: 1. laurel of bogs of northwestern United States having small purple flowers and pale leaves that are glaucous beneath
N: 1. any of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum whose decomposed remains form peat
N: 1. perennial plant of Europe and America having racemes of white or purplish flowers and intensely bitter trifoliate leaves; often rooting at water margin and spreading across the surface
N: 1. small creeping European herb having delicate pink flowers
N: 1. a semi-aquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath
N: 1. orchid with spikes of many fragrant white flowers on erect leafy stems; of wet or boggy ground through most of the West and northern North America
N: 1. small Eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac-pink rayless flowers; found in moist areas
N: 1. a bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink blossom with a wide-gaping corolla; Canada
N: 1. wiry evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of wet acidic areas in Arctic and Canada to northeastern United States
N: 1. poorly drained soils on top of peat and under marsh or swamp vegetation
N: 1. spavin caused by collection of fluids
N: 1. plant having ovate leaves in a basal rosette and white starlike flowers netted with green
N: 1. an evergreen shrub with leathery leaves
N: 1. United States film actor (1899-1957)
A: 1. of or relating to or in the style of Humphrey Bogart
N: 1. perennial plant of Europe and America having racemes of white or purplish flowers and intensely bitter trifoliate leaves; often rooting at water margin and spreading across the surface
N: 1. (golf) a score of one stroke over par on a hole 2. an evil spirit 3. an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft
V: 1. to shoot in one stroke over par
N: 1. an imaginary monster used to frighten children
V: 1. hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear 2. startle with amazement or fear 3. overcome with amazement; "This boggles the mind!"
A: 1. (of soil) soft and watery; "the ground was boggy under foot"; "a marshy coastline"; "miry roads"; "wet mucky lowland"; "muddy barnyard"; "quaggy terrain"; "the sloughy edge of the pond"; "swampy bayous"
N: 1. an evil spirit 2. an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft
N: 1. having narrow flat sickle-shaped submerged fronds; North America
N: 1. capital and largest city of Colombia; located in central Colombia on a high fertile plain
A: 1. fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
N: 1. an evil spirit 2. an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft
N: 1. a historical area and former kingdom in the Czech Republic
N: 1. a member of a nomadic people originating in northern India and now living on all continents 2. a nonconformist writer or artist who lives an unconventional life 3. a native or inhabitant of Bohemia in the Czech Republic
A: 1. unconventional in especially appearance and behavior; "a bohemian life style" 2. of or relating to Bohemia or its language or people
N: 1. large waxwing of northern North America; similar to but larger than the cedar waxwing
N: 1. German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy; influenced George Fox (1575-1624)
N: 1. Danish physicist who studied atomic structure and radiations; the Bohr theory of the atom accounted for the spectrum of hydrogen (1885-1962)
N: 1. (physics) a theory of atomic structure that combined Rutherford's model with the quantum theory; electrons orbiting a nucleus can only be in certain stationary energy states and light is emitted when electrons jump from one energy state to another
N: 1. boas and pythons
N: 1. the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level; "the brought to water to a boil" 2. a painful sore with a hard pus-filled core
V: 1. come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor; "Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius" 2. be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm" 3. cook in boiling liquid; "boil potatoes" 4. bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point; "boil this liquid until it evaporates" 5. be in an agitated emotional state; "The customer was seething with anger"
V: 1. be the essential element; "The proposal boils down to a compromise" 2. cook until very little liquid is left; "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time" 3. be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should reduce to one cup"
V: 1. overflow or cause to overflow while boiling; "The milk is boiling over"
N: 1. a common smut attacking Indian corn causing grayish white swellings that rupture to expose a black spore mass
A: 1. cooked in hot water
N: 1. corned beef simmered with onions and cabbage and usually other vegetables
N: 1. egg cooked briefly in the shell in gently boiling water
N: 1. a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid 2. sealed vessel where water is converted to steam
N: 1. standard formulations uniformly found in certain types of legal documents or news stories 2. thick plate iron used in the production of boilers
N: 1. a loose protective coverall or smock worn over ordinary clothing for dirty work
N: 1. a loose protective coverall or smock worn over ordinary clothing for dirty work
N: 1. cooking in a boiling liquid 2. the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
A: 1. extremely; "boiling mad"
N: 1. the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level; "the brought to water to a boil" 2. being highly angry or excited; ready to boil over; "after an hour of waiting I was at the boiling point"
N: 1. a nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator; the water boils in the reactor core and the steam produced can drive a steam turbine
N: 1. the capital and largest city of Idaho
A: 1. full of rough and exuberant animal spirits; "boisterous practical jokes"; "knockabout comedy" 2. noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline; "a boisterous crowd"; "a social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand"; "a robustious group of teenagers"; "beneath the rumbustious surface of his paintings is sympathy for the vulnerability of ordinary human beings"; "an unruly class" 3. violently agitated and turbulent; "boisterous winds and waves"; "the fierce thunders roar me their music"- Ezra Pound; "rough weather"; "rough seas"
A: 1. in a carefree manner; "she was rollickingly happy"
N: 1. a turbulent and stormy state of the sea 2. the property of being noisy and lively and unrestrained
N: 1. Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves 2. elongated head of dark green leaves on thick white stalks
N: 1. Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves 2. elongated head of dark green leaves on thick white stalks
N: 1. a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
N: 1. one of two official languages of Norway; closely related to Danish
N: 1. a rope with weights attached to the ends; is thrown to entangle the legs of an animal; of South American origin 2. a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie
N: 1. a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie
N: 1. a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa
N: 1. terrestrial or less than normally scandent ferns of tropical regions of northern hemisphere
N: 1. a typeface with thick heavy lines
A: 1. very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front; "a bluff headland"; "where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise"; "a sheer descent of rock" 2. fearless and daring; "bold settlers on some foreign shore"; "a bold speech"; "a bold adventure" 3. clear and distinct; "bold handwriting"; "a figure carved in bold relief"; "a bold design"
A: 1. 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; "bold-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell
N: 1. a typeface with thick heavy lines
N: 1. a typeface with thick heavy lines
V: 1. print in boldface
A: 1. in a bold manner; "we must tackle these tasks boldly"
N: 1. impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty" 2. the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger; "the proposal required great boldness" 3. the quality of standing out strongly and distinctly
N: 1. the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber 2. a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa 3. a soft oily clay used as a pigment (especially a reddish brown pigment)
N: 1. a short jacket; worn mostly by women 2. music written in the rhythm of the bolero dance 3. a Spanish dance in triple time accompanied by guitar and castanets
N: 1. family of pore-bearing fleshy fungi having the spores easily separating from the cup and often from each other
N: 1. any fungus of the family Boletaceae
N: 1. a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae
N: 1. a fungus with a long coarsely shaggy reticulate stalk and a rimose areolate cap surface
N: 1. type genus of Boletaceae; genus of soft early-decaying pore fungi; some poisonous and some edible
N: 1. a fungus convex cap and a dingy yellow under surface and a dry stalk
N: 1. a edible and choice fungus; has a convex cap that is slightly viscid when fresh and moist but soon dries and a thick bulbous tan stalk
N: 1. a fungus with a red cap and a red coarsely reticulate stalk
N: 1. a poisonous fungus with a dingy yellow cap and orange red undersurface and a cylindrical reticulate stalk
N: 1. a fungus that is edible when young and fresh; has a dark brown convex cap with a yellow to greenish under surface and reddish stalk
N: 1. a fungus that has an off-white cap when it is young but later becomes dingy brown and a stalk of the same color; the under surface of the cap (the tubes) a pale greenish yellow
N: 1. a beautiful but poisonous bolete; has a brown cap with a scarlet pore surface and a thick reticulate stalk
N: 1. an edible fungus with a broadly convex blackish brown cap and a pore surface that is yellow when young and darkens with age; stalk is thick and enlarges toward the base
N: 1. a fungus with a rusty red cap and a white pore surface that becomes yellow with age and a pale yellow stalk
N: 1. a fungus with a velvety stalk and usually a dingy brown cap; injured areas turn blue instantly
N: 1. an edible (but not choice) fungus found on soil under hardwoods; has a dry convex cap with whitish under surface and a reticulate stalk
N: 1. an edible and choice fungus that has a brown cap with greenish yellow under surface and a stalk that become dull red with age
N: 1. the second wife of Henry VIII and mother of Elizabeth I; was executed on a charge of adultery (1507-1536)
N: 1. an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding)
N: 1. the first Lancastrian king of England from 1399 to 1413; deposed Richard II and suppressed rebellions (1367-1413)
N: 1. Venezuelan statesman who led the revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule; founded Bolivia in 1825 (1783-1830) 2. the basic unit of money in Venezuela; equal to 100 centimos
N: 1. a landlocked Republic in central South America; Simon Bolivar founded Bolivia in 1825 after winning independence from Spain 2. a form of canasta in which sequences can be melded
N: 1. a native or inhabitant of Bolivia
A: 1. of or relating to or characteristic of Bolivia or its people
N: 1. monetary unit in Bolivia
N: 1. the basic unit of money in Bolivia; equal to 100 centavos
N: 1. German novelist and writer of short stories (1917-1985) 2. the rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant
N: 1. grayish weevil that lays its eggs in cotton bolls destroying the cotton
N: 1. a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines); "the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards"
V: 1. make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
V: 1. make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
N: 1. one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away" 2. a pulley-block at the head of a topmast
V: 1. make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
V: 1. make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
N: 1. any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls
N: 1. the film industry of India
N: 1. long heavy knife with a single edge; of Philippine origin 2. a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie
N: 1. long heavy knife with a single edge; of Philippine origin
N: 1. a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie
N: 1. large smooth-textured smoked sausage of beef and veal and pork 2. the capital of Emilia-Romagna; located in northern Italy east of the Apennines
N: 1. large smooth-textured smoked sausage of beef and veal and pork
N: 1. sauce for pasta; contains mushrooms and ham and chopped vegetables and beef and tomato paste
N: 1. record or recording made by a bolometer
N: 1. record or recording made by a bolometer
A: 1. of or relating to a bolograph
N: 1. an instrument that measures heat radiation; extremely sensitive
A: 1. of or relating to a bolometer
N: 1. pretentious or silly talk or writing
N: 1. emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries 2. a Russian member of the left-wing majority group that followed Lenin and eventually became the Russian communist party
A: 1. of or relating to Bolshevism; "Bolshevik Revolution"
V: 1. make Communist or bring in accord with Communist principles; "communize the government"
N: 1. Soviet communism
N: 1. a Russian member of the left-wing majority group that followed Lenin and eventually became the Russian communist party
A: 1. of or relating to Bolshevism; "Bolshevik Revolution"
A: 1. of or relating to Bolshevism; "Bolshevik Revolution"
V: 1. make Communist or bring in accord with Communist principles; "communize the government"
N: 1. emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries
A: 1. obstreperous
N: 1. a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows
V: 1. add padding to; "pad the seat of the chair" 2. prop up with a pillow or bolster 3. support and strengthen; "bolster morale"
V: 1. support and strengthen; "bolster morale"
N: 1. the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door" 2. the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key 3. a sudden abandonment (as from a political party) 4. a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length 5. a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener 6. a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder 7. a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech
V: 1. eat hastily without proper chewing; "Don't bolt your food!" 2. leave suddenly and as if in a hurry; "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out" 3. move or jump suddenly; "She bolted from her seat" 4. secure or lock with a bolt; "bolt the door" 5. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along 6. swallow hastily 7. make or roll into bolts; "bolt fabric"
A: 1. directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her" 2. in a rigid manner; "the body was rigidly erect"; "ge sat bolt upright"
N: 1. a hole through which an animal may bolt when pursued into its burrow or den
N: 1. an implement for cutting bolts
V: 1. eat a large amount of food quickly; "The children gobbled down most of the birthday cake" 2. drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work"
N: 1. a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
V: 1. leave suddenly and as if in a hurry; "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out"
A: 1. firmly fastened or secured against opening; "windows and doors were all fast"; "a locked closet"; "left the house properly secured"
N: 1. important food fish of the Nile and other rivers of Africa and Asia Minor
N: 1. genus of tall leafy perennial herbs of eastern America and eastern Asia having flowers that resemble asters
N: 1. Austrian physicist who contributed to the kinetic theory of gases (1844-1906)
N: 1. constant used in the calculation of the ideal gas constant
N: 1. (physics) a law expressing the distribution of energy among the molecules of a gas in thermal equilibrium
N: 1. a small round soft mass (as of chewed food) 2. a large pill; used especially in veterinary medicine
N: 1. an Italian city in Trentino-Alto Adige near the Austrian border; noted as a resort and for its Alpine scenery
N: 1. large genus of tropical American vines having showy often spotted umbellate flowers; sometimes placed in family Liliaceae especially subfamily Alstroemeriaceae
N: 1. tropical vine having pink-and-yellow flowers spotted purple and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; West Indies to northern South America
N: 1. tropical vine having umbels of small purple flowers and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; Colombia
N: 1. an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned" 2. strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion 3. an explosive device fused to denote under specific conditions
V: 1. fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?" 2. throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed Dresden"
N: 1. the explosion of a bomb
N: 1. strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion
V: 1. make somebody homeless by destroying their houses with bombs
N: 1. a device on an aircraft for carrying bombs
N: 1. a chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities; used during air raids
N: 1. an area in a town that has been devastated by bombs; "they opened a parking lot on the bomb site"
V: 1. load an aircraft with bombs
N: 1. tropical trees with large dry or fleshy fruit containing usually woolly seeds
N: 1. a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family
V: 1. throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed Dresden" 2. cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile; "They pelted each other with snowballs"
N: 1. a noncommissioned officer in the British artillery 2. the member of a bomber crew responsible for using the bombsight and releasing the bombs on the target
N: 1. beetle that ejects audibly a pungent vapor when disturbed
N: 1. the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing" 2. the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays) 3. an attack by dropping bombs
N: 1. a tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician 2. a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family
N: 1. pompous or pretentious talk or writing
A: 1. ostentatiously lofty in style; "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose"
A: 1. in a turgid manner; "he lectured bombastically about his theories" 2. in a grandiose manner; "the building was bombastically spacious"
N: 1. trees of chiefly South America
N: 1. East Indian silk cotton tree yielding fibers inferior to kapok
N: 1. East Indian silk cotton tree yielding fibers inferior to kapok
N: 1. a city in western India just off the coast of the Arabian Sea; India's 2nd largest city (after Calcutta); has the only natural deep-water harbor in western India
N: 1. massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss; source of the silky kapok fiber
N: 1. valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation
N: 1. a military aircraft that drops bombs during flight 2. a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States 3. a person who plants bombs
N: 1. the crew of a bomber
N: 1. the crew of a bomber
N: 1. British marshal of the Royal Air Force; during World War II he directed mass bombing raids against German cities that resulted in heavy civilian casualties (1892-1984)
N: 1. a jacket gathered into a band at the waist
N: 1. an unexploded bomblet; "unexploded bomblets known in Laos as `bombies' caused farmers to fear cultivating their fields"
V: 1. make a buzzing sound; "bees were buzzing around the hive"
N: 1. sound of rapid vibration; "the buzz of a bumble bee"
N: 1. fire-bellied toads
N: 1. toad of central and eastern Europe having red or orange patches on its underside
V: 1. make a buzzing sound; "bees were buzzing around the hive"
N: 1. sound of rapid vibration; "the buzz of a bumble bee"
N: 1. an attack by dropping bombs 2. the use of bombs for sabotage; a tactic frequently used by terrorists
N: 1. that part of the flight that begins with the approach to the target; includes target acquisition and ends with the release of the bombs
N: 1. one of the smaller bombs that are released from a cluster bomb
N: 1. a chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities; used during air raids
A: 1. able to resist the explosive force of bombs and shells; "bombproof shelter"
N: 1. an entertainer who has a sensational effect; "she was a blonde bombshell" 2. an explosive bomb or artillery shell 3. a shocking surprise; "news of the attack came like a bombshell"
N: 1. a sighting device in an aircraft for aiming bombs
N: 1. bumblebees
N: 1. moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk
N: 1. moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk
N: 1. Chinese silkworm moth
N: 1. waxwings
N: 1. widely distributed over temperate North America
N: 1. large waxwing of northern North America; similar to but larger than the cedar waxwing
N: 1. a family of birds of the suborder Oscines
N: 1. bee flies
N: 1. type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth
N: 1. stocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care; the source of most of the silk of commerce
N: 1. a clever remark
N: 1. the fashionable elite
N: 1. a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)
N: 1. an organized expression of goodwill at the start of a trip or new venture
A: 1. not counterfeit or copied; "an authentic signature"; "a bona fide manuscript"; "an unquestionable antique"; "photographs taken in a veritable bull ring" 2. undertaken in good faith; "a bona fide offer"
N: 1. a popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles
N: 1. an especially rich vein of precious ore 2. a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money); "the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed lik an assembly line"
N: 1. French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
N: 1. ruffed grouse
N: 1. valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada
N: 1. perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pealike flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds; grown as an ornamental and as a vegetable on the Indian subcontinent; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos
N: 1. a candy that usually has a center of fondant or fruit or nuts coated in chocolate
N: 1. informal terms for a human head
N: 1. a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal 2. a connection that fastens things together 3. an electrical force linking atoms 4. British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming 5. a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) 6. (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set bail at $10,000"; "a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman" 7. a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents 8. United States civil rights leader who was elected to the legislature in Georgia but was barred from taking his seat because he opposed the Vietnam War (born 1940) 9. 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" 10. the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
V: 1. create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child" 2. stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?" 3. bring together in a common cause or emotion; "The death of their child had drawn them together" 4. issue bonds on
A: 1. held in slavery; "born of enslaved parents"
N: 1. trading in bonds (usually by a broker on the floor of an exchange)
N: 1. a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal
N: 1. bonds sold by a corporation or government agency at a particular time and identifiable by date of maturity
N: 1. a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents
N: 1. an evaluation by a rating company of the probability that a particular bond issue will default; "bonds of the highest quality are said to have bond ratings of AAA"
N: 1. someone bound to labor without wages
N: 1. trading in bonds (usually by a broker on the floor of an exchange)
A: 1. capable of being fastened or secured with a rope or bond 2. capable of holding together or cohering; as particles in a mass
N: 1. the state of being under the control of another person 2. sexual practice that involves physically restraining (by cords or handcuffs) one of the partners
A: 1. secured by written agreement
N: 1. an illegal practice in which employers give high-interest loans to workers whose entire families then labor at low wages to pay off the debt
V: 1. coat with corrosion-prevention coat; "bonderize steel"
V: 1. coat with corrosion-prevention coat; "bonderize steel"
N: 1. a holder of bonds issued by a government or corporation
N: 1. fastening firmly together 2. a close personal relationship that forms between people (as between husband and wife or parent and child) 3. (dentistry) a technique for repairing a tooth; resinous material is applied to the surface of the tooth where it adheres to the tooth's enamel
N: 1. a female slave 2. a female bound to serve without wages
N: 1. a male slave 2. a male bound to serve without wages
N: 1. someone who signs a bond as surety for someone else 2. a male slave 3. a male bound to serve without wages
N: 1. someone who signs a bond as surety for someone else 2. a female slave 3. a female bound to serve without wages
N: 1. handsome tree of central and eastern North America having large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers followed by large woody brown pods whose seeds are used as a coffee substitute 2. tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries
N: 1. hard shiny gray seed of a bonduc tree; used for making e.g. jewelry
N: 1. tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries
N: 1. a female slave 2. a female bound to serve without wages
N: 1. rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates 2. the porous calcified substance from which bones are made 3. a shade of white the color of bleached bones
V: 1. remove the bones from; "bone the turkey before roasting it" 2. study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam"
A: 1. consisting of or made up of bone; "a bony substance"; "the bony framework of the body"
N: 1. small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. lead
A: 1. (of animals) armored with bone
A: 1. without a trace of moisture; as dry as a weathered bone; "bone-dry leaves are a fire hazard"; "a drier to get the clothes bone dry"
N: 1. a cell from which bone develops
N: 1. bipedal herbivorous dinosaurs with bony crowns
A: 1. constitutionally lazy or idle
A: 1. constitutionally lazy or idle
N: 1. a person's age measured by matching their bone development (as shown by X rays) with bone development of an average person of known chronological age
N: 1. ash left when bones burn; high in calcium phosphate; used as fertilizer and in bone china
N: 1. black substance containing char in the form of carbonized bone; used as a black pigment
N: 1. a cell that is part of a bone
N: 1. black substance containing char in the form of carbonized bone; used as a black pigment
N: 1. fine porcelain that contains bone ash
A: 1. without a trace of moisture; as dry as a weathered bone; "bone-dry leaves are a fire hazard"; "a drier to get the clothes bone dry"
N: 1. fatty matter in bones extracted with solvents or by boiling or steaming; used chiefly in candles and cheap soaps an in lubricating greases
N: 1. very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones 2. the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones
N: 1. the subject of a dispute; "the real bone of contention, as you know, is money"
N: 1. the liquid portion of bone fat; used as a lubricant and in leather manufacture 2. dark-colored ill-smelling oil obtained by carbonizing bone; used especially in sheep dips and in denaturing alcohol
N: 1. spavin caused by a bony growth
V: 1. study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam"
A: 1. having had the bones removed; "a boneless rib roast"; "a boned (or deboned) fish" 2. having bones as specified; "his lanky long-boned body"
N: 1. slender silvery marine fish found in tropical mud flats and mangrove lagoons
N: 1. these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
A: 1. used informally
A: 1. being without a bone or bones; "jellyfish are boneless"
N: 1. a small bone; especially one in the middle ear
A: 1. resembling bone; "a bonelike tumor"
N: 1. fertilizer made of ground bones
N: 1. an embarrassing mistake
N: 1. a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
N: 1. European herb having small white, pink or purple flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America 2. perennial herb of southeastern United States having white-rayed flower heads; formerly used as in folk medicine
N: 1. someone (not necessarily a licensed physician) who sets broken bones
N: 1. any wheeled vehicle that is dilapidated and uncomfortable; "that old bike without rubber tires was a real boneshaker"
N: 1. a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,546 feet high)
A: 1. having bones especially many or prominent bones; "a bony shad fillet"; "her bony wrist"
N: 1. a large outdoor fire
N: 1. effigies of Guy Fawkes are burned on this night
V: 1. ring loudly and deeply; "the big bell bonged"
N: 1. large forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-brown coat with white stripes and spiral horns 2. a small drum; played with the hands
N: 1. a small drum; played with the hands
N: 1. (French) happiness and good humor
N: 1. German Lutheran theologian and pastor whose works concern Christianity in the modern world; an active opponent of Nazism, he was arrested and sent to Buchenwald and later executed (1906-1945)
N: 1. a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)
N: 1. the owner or manager of an inn 2. (Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was martyred in Frisia (680-754)
N: 1. any of various scombroid fishes intermediate in size and characteristics between mackerels and tunas 2. fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna 3. flesh of mostly Pacific food fishes of the genus Sarda of the family Scombridae; related to but smaller than tuna
N: 1. common blue-gray shark of southwest Pacific; sport and food fish
V: 1. hit hard 2. have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"
A: 1. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"
N: 1. a city in western Germany on the Rhine River; was the capital of West Germany between 1949 and 1989
N: 1. protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine; "there are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars"; "the mechanic removed the cowling in order to repair the plane's engine" 2. a hat tied under the chin
V: 1. dress in a bonnet
N: 1. Indian macaque with a bonnet-like tuft of hair
N: 1. Indian macaque with a bonnet-like tuft of hair
N: 1. small harmless hammerhead having a spade-shaped head; abundant in bays and estuaries
N: 1. small harmless hammerhead having a spade-shaped head; abundant in bays and estuaries
N: 1. United States outlaw who was said to have killed 21 men (1859-1881)
A: 1. very pleasing to the eye; "my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens"
A: 1. in a bonny manner
A: 1. very pleasing to the eye; "my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens"
N: 1. small chimpanzee of swamp forests in Zaire; a threatened species
N: 1. a dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a tray or shallow pot
N: 1. United States writer (1902-1973)
N: 1. an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output 2. anything that tends to arouse; "his approval was an added fillip"
N: 1. gull-like jaeger of northern seas
A: 1. composed of or containing bone; "osseous tissue" 2. very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold; "emaciated bony hands"; "a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys"; "eyes were haggard and cavernous"; "small pinched faces"; "kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration" 3. having bones especially many or prominent bones; "a bony shad fillet"; "her bony wrist"
N: 1. any fish of the class Osteichthyes
N: 1. cavity in the petrous part of the temporal bone that contains the membranous labyrinth
N: 1. extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)
A: 1. remarkable or wonderful
N: 1. a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
V: 1. show displeasure, as after a performance or speech
N: 1. an embarrassing mistake
N: 1. an ignorant or foolish person 2. either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
V: 1. commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview"
N: 1. a receiver that displays television images; "the British call a tv set a telly"
N: 1. class consisting of all those who are considered boobs
N: 1. an ignorant or foolish person 2. small tropical gannet having a bright bill or bright feet or both
N: 1. pejorative terms for an insane asylum
N: 1. a prize given to one who finishes last in a contest
N: 1. an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty 2. an explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over
N: 1. large forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-brown coat with white stripes and spiral horns
N: 1. informal terms for money 2. a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card
N: 1. an imaginary monster used to frighten children 2. dried nasal mucus
N: 1. an imaginary monster used to frighten children
N: 1. an instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano)
N: 1. an instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano)
N: 1. candlewood of Mexico and southwestern California having tall columnar stems and bearing honey-scented creamy yellow flowers
N: 1. a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they got a subpoena to examine our books" 2. a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance 3. the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina 4. the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen" 5. physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together; "he used a large book as a doorstop" 6. a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together); "I am reading a good book on economics" 7. a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge; "he bought a book of stamps" 8. a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone; "Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the record''"; "his name is in all the recordbooks" 9. a major division of a long written composition; "the book of Isaiah" 10. a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; "they run things by the book around here"
V: 1. register in a hotel booker 2. engage for a performance; "Her agent had booked her for several concerts in Tokyo" 3. arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a table at Maxim's" 4. record a charge in a police register; "The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man"
N: 1. a book salesman
N: 1. a bag in which students carry their books
N: 1. the front and back covering of a book; "the book had a leather binding"
N: 1. bazaar at which books are sold or auctioned off in order to raise funds for a worthy cause 2. fair organized by publishers or booksellers to promote the sale of books
N: 1. a paper jacket for a book; a jacket on which promotional information is printed
N: 1. minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers
N: 1. someone who loves (and usually collects) books
N: 1. organ in many arachnids containing many thin folds of membrane resembling the leaves of a book
N: 1. a paper match that strikes only on a specially prepared surface
N: 1. a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they got a subpoena to examine our books"
N: 1. an Old Testament book telling Amos's prophecies
N: 1. an Apocryphal book ascribed to Baruch
N: 1. the Anglican service book of the Church of England; has had several revisions since the Reformation and is widely admired for the dignity and beauty of its language
N: 1. an Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions and the experiences of Daniel in the court of Nebuchadnezzar
N: 1. the fifth book of the Old Testament; contains a second statement of Mosaic Law
N: 1. an Old Testament book consisting of reflections on the vanity of human life; is traditionally attributed to Solomon but probably was written about 250 BC
N: 1. an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre
N: 1. the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus
N: 1. an Old Testament book containing Ezekiel's prophecies of the downfall of Jerusalem and Judah and their subsequent restoration
N: 1. an Old Testament book telling of a rabbi's efforts in the 5th century BC to reconstitute Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity
N: 1. a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts; "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic"
N: 1. the first book of the Old Testament: tells of creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers
N: 1. an Old Testament book tellin Habakkuk's prophecies
N: 1. an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Haggai which are concerned mainly with rebuilding the temples after the Babylonian Captivity
N: 1. an Old Testament book telling Hosea's prophecies
N: 1. a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
N: 1. an Old Testament book consisting of Isaiah's prophecies
N: 1. a book in the Old Testament containing the oracles of the prophet Jeremiah
N: 1. a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God''s reply
N: 1. an Old Testament book telling Joel's prophecies
N: 1. a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale
N: 1. a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses
N: 1. a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges
N: 1. an Apocryphal book telling how Judith saved her people
N: 1. an elementary encyclopedia dealing with general knowledge
N: 1. an Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC; traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah
N: 1. the third book of the Old Testament; contains Levitical law and ritual precedents
N: 1. an Old Testament book containing the prophecies of Malachi
N: 1. a collection of maps in book form
N: 1. an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Micah foretelling the destruction of Jerusalem
N: 1. revealed to Joseph Smith in 1830 by an ancient prophet Mormon; supposedly a record of ancient peoples of America translated by Joseph Smith
N: 1. an Old Testament book telling Nahum's prophecy of the fall of Nineveh
N: 1. an Old Testament book telling how a Jewish official at the court of Artaxerxes I in 444 BC became a leader in rebuilding Jeruslaem after the Babylonian Captivity
N: 1. the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
N: 1. an Old Testament book telling Obadiah's prophecies; the shortest book in the Christian Bible
N: 1. an Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israelit sages (including Solomon)
N: 1. an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of 150 Psalms 2. a collection of Psalms for liturgical use
N: 1. 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
N: 1. a book of the Old Testament that tells the story of Ruth who was not an Israelite but who married an Israelite and who stayed with her mother-in-law Naomi after her husband died
N: 1. an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel
N: 1. an Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions and the experiences of Daniel in the court of Nebuchadnezzar
N: 1. an Apocryphal book that was a popular novel for several centuries
N: 1. an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zechariah which are concerned mainly with the renewal of Israel after the Babylonian Captivity
N: 1. an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zephaniah which are concerned mainly with the approaching judgement by God upon the sinners of Judah
N: 1. a critical review of a book (usually a recently published book)
N: 1. minute arachnid sometimes found in old papers
N: 1. a dealer in books; a merchant who sells books
N: 1. a gift voucher that can be exchanged for books costing up to am amount given on the voucher
V: 1. book all available places or tickets
N: 1. the value at which an asset is carried on a balance sheet; equals cost minus accumulated depreciation
A: 1. subject to being reserved or booked; "all seats bookable in advance"
N: 1. a worker whose trade is binding books
N: 1. the craft of binding books
N: 1. a piece of furniture with shelves for storing books
N: 1. a club that people join in order to buy selected books at reduced prices
N: 1. a dealer in books; a merchant who sells books
A: 1. reserved in advance
N: 1. a support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright (on a shelf or table)
N: 1. someone who engages a person or company for performances
N: 1. United States educator who was born a slave but became educated and founded a college at Tuskegee in Alabama (1856-1915)
N: 1. United States educator who was born a slave but became educated and founded a college at Tuskegee in Alabama (1856-1915)
N: 1. bazaar at which books are sold or auctioned off in order to raise funds for a worthy cause 2. fair organized by publishers or booksellers to promote the sale of books
N: 1. a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races)
N: 1. the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group); "wondered who had made the booking" 2. employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time; "the play had bookings throughout the summer"
N: 1. someone who engages a person or company for performances
N: 1. someone who sells tickets (e.g., theater seats or travel accommodations)
A: 1. characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading; "a bookish farmer who always had a book in his pocket"; "a quiet studious child"
N: 1. exaggerated studiousness
N: 1. someone who records the transactions of a business
N: 1. the activity of recording business transactions
N: 1. a small book usually having a paper cover
N: 1. minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers
N: 1. someone who loves (and usually collects) books
N: 1. a maker of books; someone who edits or publishes or binds books 2. a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races)
N: 1. a marker (a piece of paper or ribbon) placed between the pages of a book to mark the reader's place
N: 1. a marker (a piece of paper or ribbon) placed between the pages of a book to mark the reader's place
N: 1. a van with shelves of books; serves as a mobile library or bookstore
N: 1. a label identifying the owner of a book in which it is pasted
N: 1. the proprietor of a bookstore
N: 1. a shelf on which to keep books
N: 1. a shop where books are sold
N: 1. a shop where books are sold
N: 1. a shop where books are sold
N: 1. a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit 2. someone who spends a great deal of time reading
N: 1. English mathematician; creator of Boolean algebra (1815-1864)
A: 1. of or relating to George Boole or his logic; "Boolean logic"
A: 1. of or relating to a combinatorial system devised by George Boole that combines propositions with the logical operators AND and OR and IF THEN and EXCEPT and NOT
N: 1. a system of symbolic logic devised by George Boole; used in computers
N: 1. a system of symbolic logic devised by George Boole; used in computers
N: 1. an operation that follows the rules of boolean algebra; each operand and the result take one of two values
N: 1. a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money); "the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed lik an assembly line" 2. a state of economic prosperity 3. a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set 4. any of various more-or-less horizontal spars or poles used to extend the foot of a sail or for handling cargo or in mooring 5. a deep prolonged loud noise
V: 1. grow stronger; "The economy was booming" 2. be the case that thunder is being heard; "Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed" 3. make a resonant sound, like artillery; "His deep voice boomed through the hall" 4. hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer" 5. make a deep hollow sound; "Her voice booms out the words of the song"
N: 1. a portable stereo
V: 1. make a deep hollow sound; "Her voice booms out the words of the song"
N: 1. a town enjoying sudden prosperity
N: 1. a member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s; "they expanded the schools for a generation of baby boomers"
N: 1. a miscalculation that recoils on its maker 2. a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower
V: 1. return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang
A: 1. very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids" 2. used of the voice
N: 1. a desirable state; "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors"
A: 1. very close and convivial; "boon companions"
N: 1. a remote and undeveloped area
N: 1. work of little or no value done merely to look busy
V: 1. do useless, wasteful, or trivial work
N: 1. an American pioneer and guide and explorer (1734-1820)
N: 1. a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
A: 1. ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance; "was boorish and insensitive"; "the loutish manners of a bully"; "her stupid oafish husband"; "aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude"
A: 1. like a boor, "he behaved boorishly at the party"
N: 1. the manner of a rude or insensitive person 2. inelegance by virtue of being an uncouth boor
N: 1. an increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates" 2. the act of giving hope or support to someone 3. the act of giving an upward push; "he gave her a boost over the fence"
V: 1. give a boost to; be beneficial to; "The tax cut will boost the economy" 2. contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" 3. increase or raise; "boost the voltage in an electrical circuit" 4. increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents" 5. push or shove upward, as if from below or behind; "The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption"
V: 1. push upward; "She pushed up her children when the policeman came by"
N: 1. a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library" 2. someone who is an active supporter and advocate 3. a thief who steals goods that are in a store 4. the first stage of a multistage rocket 5. an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective
N: 1. an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal
N: 1. an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective
N: 1. the first stage of a multistage rocket
N: 1. an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective
N: 1. an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal
N: 1. the first stage of a multistage rocket
N: 1. an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal
N: 1. British term for the luggage compartment in a car 2. an instrument of torture that is used to crush the foot and leg 3. protective casing for something that resembles a leg 4. the act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent" 5. the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks" 6. footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
V: 1. kick; give a boot to 2. cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes; "boot your computer"
N: 1. camp for training military recruits
N: 1. a maker of boots
V: 1. remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds" 2. put out or expel from a place; "The child was expelled from the classroom"
N: 1. an outdoor sale at which people sell things from the trunk of their car
N: 1. a person who polishes shoes and boots
N: 1. a youth subculture that appeared first in England in the late 1960s as a working-class reaction to the hippies; hair was cropped close to the scalp; wore working shirts and short jeans (supported by suspenders) and heavy red boots; involved in attacks against Asians and football hooliganism
A: 1. wearing boots
N: 1. fungus with a brown cap and white gills and a membranous ring halfway up the stalk
N: 1. a slipper that is soft and wool (for babies)
N: 1. a slipper that is soft and wool (for babies)
N: 1. a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Ursa Major
N: 1. United States actor and assassin of President Lincoln (1838-1865) 2. small area set off by walls for special use 3. a small shop at a fair; for selling goods or entertainment 4. a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches
N: 1. protective stockings worn with or in place of boots
N: 1. a slipper that is soft and wool (for babies)
N: 1. a slipper that is soft and wool (for babies)
N: 1. has V-shaped notch for pulling off boots
N: 1. a long lace for fastening boots
N: 1. the part of a boot above the instep 2. whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash
V: 1. sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol; "They were bootlegging whiskey" 2. produce or distribute illegally; "bootleg tapes of the diva's singing"
A: 1. distributed or sold illicitly; "the black economy pays no taxes"
N: 1. someone who makes or sells illegal liquor
N: 1. the act of selling illegally or without permission; "the bootlegging of video tapes is common in the Orient" 2. the act of making of transporting alcoholic liquor for sale illegally; "the Prohibition amendment made bootlegging profitable"
A: 1. unproductive of success; "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt"
V: 1. try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss"
N: 1. someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect
A: 1. attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
N: 1. a maker of boots
N: 1. a strap that is looped and sewn to the top of a boot for pulling it on
V: 1. help oneself, often through improvised means
N: 1. a variety of goldenrod
N: 1. goods or money obtained illegally
N: 1. large tree of Australasia
N: 1. distilled rather than fermented
V: 1. consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night"
N: 1. revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party
N: 1. a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
N: 1. the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; "drink was his downfall"
A: 1. given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol; "a bibulous fellow"; "a bibulous evening"; "his boozy drinking companions"; "thick boozy singing"; "a drunken binge"; "two drunken gentleman holding each other up"; "sottish behavior"
N: 1. an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940) 2. the law enforcement agency of the Justice Department that operates a nationawide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes
V: 1. dance the bebop 2. hit hard
N: 1. a game played with young children; you hide your face and suddenly reveal it as you say Boo!
A: 1. of or relating to or derived from or containing boron; "boric acid"
N: 1. any of various acids containing boron and oxygen
N: 1. leaves flavor sauces and punches; young leaves eaten in salads or cooked 2. hairy blue-flowered European annual herb long used in herbal medicine and eaten raw as salad greens or cooked like spinach
N: 1. a widely distributed family of plants distinguished by circinate flowers and nutlike fruit
N: 1. a widely distributed family of plants distinguished by circinate flowers and nutlike fruit
N: 1. perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region
N: 1. hairy blue-flowered European annual herb long used in herbal medicine and eaten raw as salad greens or cooked like spinach
N: 1. palmyra
N: 1. tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving
N: 1. a salt or ester of boric acid
A: 1. mixed or impregnated with borax
N: 1. an ore of boron consisting of hydrated sodium borate; used as a flux or cleansing agent
N: 1. a port city in southwestern France; a major center of the wine trade 2. any of several red or white wines produced around Bordeaux, France or wines resembling them
N: 1. antifungal agent consisting of a solution of copper sulphate and quicklime
N: 1. any of several red or white wines produced around Bordeaux, France or wines resembling them
N: 1. brown sauce with beef marrow and red wine
N: 1. a building where prostitutes are available
N: 1. the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary 2. a line that indicates a boundary 3. a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge 4. a strip forming the outer edge of something; "the rug had a wide blue border" 5. the boundary of a surface
V: 1. provide with a border or edge; "edge the tablecloth with embroidery" 2. lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" 3. form the boundary of; be contiguous to 4. enclose in or as if in a frame; "frame a picture" 5. extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property"
N: 1. developed in the area between Scotland and England usually having a black coat with white on the head and tip of tail used for herding both sheep and cattle
N: 1. district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area; "the Welsh marches between England and Wales"
V: 1. come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character; "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches that of Horowitz"
N: 1. a group of officers who patrol the borders of a country
N: 1. someone who patrols the borders of a country
N: 1. small rough-coated terrier of British origin
A: 1. having a border especially of a specified kind; sometimes used as a combining term; "black-bordered handkerchief"
N: 1. an inhabitant of a border area (especially the border between Scotland and England)
N: 1. district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area; "the Welsh marches between England and Wales"
N: 1. a line that indicates a boundary
A: 1. of questionable or minimal quality; "borderline grades"; "marginal writing ability"
N: 1. the minimal IQ required for someone to function normally and independently in the world (without some form of institutional assistance)
N: 1. schizophrenia characterized by mild symptoms or by some preexisting tendency to schizophrenia
N: 1. a person who evokes boredom 2. diameter of a tube or gun barrel 3. a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes 4. a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
V: 1. cause to be bored 2. make a hole with a pointed power or hand tool; "don't drill here, there''s a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into the wall"; "drill for oil"
N: 1. a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes
N: 1. a drill for penetrating rock
A: 1. comprising or throughout far northern regions 2. relating to or marked by qualities associated with the north wind 3. toward or located in the north; "the boreal signs of the Zodiac"
N: 1. (Greek mythology) the god who personified the north wind; "Boreas was pictured as bearded and powerful and winged and draped against the cold" 2. a wind from the north
N: 1. a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head
A: 1. tired of the world; "bored with life"; "strolled through the museum with a bored air" 2. uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence; "his blase indifference"; "a petulent blase air"; "the bored gaze of the successful film star"
N: 1. the feeling of being bored by something tedious
N: 1. a drill for penetrating rock 2. any of various insects or larvae or mollusks that bore into wood
N: 1. Argentinian writer remembered for his short stories (1899-1986)
N: 1. Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts (1480-1519) 2. Italian pope whose nepotism put the Borgia family in power in Italy (1378-1458) 3. Pope and father of Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia (1431-1503) 4. Italian cardinal and military leader; model for Machiavelli's prince (1475-1507)
A: 1. of or relating to or derived from or containing boron; "boric acid"
N: 1. any of various acids containing boron and oxygen 2. a white or colorless slightly acid solid that is soluble in water and ethanol; used in the manufacture of glass and paper and adhesives and in detergents and as a flux in welding; also used as an antiseptic and food preservative
N: 1. the act of drilling 2. the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum
A: 1. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people''s dreams are dreadfully wearisome"
A: 1. in a tedious manner; "boringly slow work"; "he plodded tediously forward"
N: 1. extreme dullness
N: 1. czar of Russian (1551-1605)
N: 1. czar of Russian (1551-1605)
N: 1. United States film actor (born in England) noted for his performances in horror films (1887-1969)
N: 1. Russian writer whose best known novel was banned by Soviet authorities but translated and published abroad (1890-1960)
N: 1. Russian writer whose best known novel was banned by Soviet authorities but translated and published abroad (1890-1960)
N: 1. Russian chess master who moved to Paris; world champion from 1969 to 1972 (born in 1937)
N: 1. Russian chess master who moved to Paris; world champion from 1969 to 1972 (born in 1937)
N: 1. British nuclear physicist (born in Germany) honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics (1882-1970)
A: 1. brought into existence; "he was a child born of adultery"
A: 1. being talented through inherited qualities; "a natural leader"; "a born musician"; "an innate talent"
A: 1. spiritually reborn or converted; "a born-again Christian"; "a converted sinner"
N: 1. a Christian who has experienced a dramatic conversion to faith in Jesus
A: 1. caused to be realized; "it was borne in upon us how close we had been to disaster"
N: 1. a native or inhabitant of Borneo
N: 1. 3rd largest island in the world; in the western Pacific north of Java; largely covered by dense jungle and rain forest; part of the Malay Archipelago
N: 1. an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest)
N: 1. a mineral consisting of sulfides of copper and iron that is found in copper deposits
N: 1. Russian composer (1833-1887)
N: 1. Napoleon defeated the Russians in a pitched battle at Borodino in 1812, but irreparably weakened his army
N: 1. a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder
N: 1. an ionization chamber lined with boron or filled with boron trifluoride gas for counting low velocity neutrons
N: 1. a proportional counter tube for counting neutrons
N: 1. a pungent colorless gas
A: 1. of or relating to boron
N: 1. a salt of boric and silicic acids
N: 1. an English town that forms the constituency of a member of Parliament 2. one of the administrative divisions of a large city
N: 1. a former English custom by which the youngest son inherited land to the exclusion of his older brothers
N: 1. cause of e.g. European and African relapsing fever
N: 1. cause of Lyme disease; transmitted primarily by ticks of genus Ixodes
V: 1. take up and practice as one's own 2. get temporarily; "May I borrow your lawn mower?"
N: 1. a pit created to provide earth that can be used as fill at another site
N: 1. someone who receives something on the promise to return it or its equivalent
N: 1. a card certifying the bearer's right to use the library
N: 1. obtaining funds from a lender 2. the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source; "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent"
N: 1. the cost of borrowing something
N: 1. a Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation
N: 1. a Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation
N: 1. (informal) a resort area in the Catskill Mountains of New York that was patronized primarily by Jewish guests; "many comedians learned their trade playing the borscht circuit"
N: 1. (informal) a resort area in the Catskill Mountains of New York that was patronized primarily by Jewish guests; "many comedians learned their trade playing the borscht circuit"
N: 1. a Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation
N: 1. a Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation
N: 1. a Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation
N: 1. (informal) a resort area in the Catskill Mountains of New York that was patronized primarily by Jewish guests; "many comedians learned their trade playing the borscht circuit"
N: 1. (informal) a resort area in the Catskill Mountains of New York that was patronized primarily by Jewish guests; "many comedians learned their trade playing the borscht circuit"
N: 1. a British reform school for youths between 16 and 22
N: 1. a Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation
N: 1. tall fast-moving dog breed
N: 1. wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in the subfamily Bovinae or tribe Bovini
N: 1. a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
N: 1. wild ox of the Malay Archipelago
N: 1. large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated
N: 1. any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant grayish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding
N: 1. large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle
N: 1. domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; "so many head of cattle"; "wait till the cows come home"; "seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible; "a team of oxen"
N: 1. greenish-yellow pear
N: 1. Dutch painter (1450-1516)
N: 1. Indian physicist who with Albert Einstein proposed statistical laws based on the indistinguishability of particles; led to the description of fundamental particles that later came to be known as bosons
N: 1. (physics) statistical law obeyed by a system of particles whose wave function is not changed when two particles are interchanged (the Pauli exclusion principle does not apply)
N: 1. Indian antelopes: nilgais
N: 1. large Indian antelope; male is blue-grey with white markings; female is brownish with no horns
N: 1. pretentious or silly talk or writing
N: 1. a cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite way
N: 1. a cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite way
N: 1. a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years
N: 1. a small wooded area
N: 1. possible early Homo sapiens represented by a cranium found in the Transvaal; formerly considered a separate species
A: 1. belonging or relating to or resembling Boskop man
A: 1. covered with or consisting of bushes or thickets; "brushy undergrowth"; "`bosky' is a literary term"; "a bosky park leading to a modest yet majestic plaza"- Jack Beatty
N: 1. a mountainous republic of south-central Europe; formerly part of the Ottoman Empire and then a part of Yugoslavia; voted for independence in 1992 but the mostly Serbian army of Yugoslavia refused to accept the vote and began ethnic cleansing in order to rid Bosnia of its Croats and Muslims
N: 1. a mountainous republic of south-central Europe; formerly part of the Ottoman Empire and then a part of Yugoslavia; voted for independence in 1992 but the mostly Serbian army of Yugoslavia refused to accept the vote and began ethnic cleansing in order to rid Bosnia of its Croats and Muslims
N: 1. a mountainous republic of south-central Europe; formerly part of the Ottoman Empire and then a part of Yugoslavia; voted for independence in 1992 but the mostly Serbian army of Yugoslavia refused to accept the vote and began ethnic cleansing in order to rid Bosnia of its Croats and Muslims
N: 1. a mountainous republic of south-central Europe; formerly part of the Ottoman Empire and then a part of Yugoslavia; voted for independence in 1992 but the mostly Serbian army of Yugoslavia refused to accept the vote and began ethnic cleansing in order to rid Bosnia of its Croats and Muslims
A: 1. of or relating to or characteristic of Bosnia-Herzegovina or the people of Bosnia
N: 1. a close affectionate and protective acceptance; "his willing embrace of new ideas"; "in the bosom of the family" 2. a person's breast or chest 3. either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman 4. the locus of feelings and intuitions; "in your heart you know it is true"; "her story would melt your bosom" 5. the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept; "his bosom was bursting with the secret" 6. cloth that covers the chest or breasts
V: 1. hide in one's bosom; "She bosomed his letters" 2. hug, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"
N: 1. the place where the just enjoy the peace of heaven after death
A: 1. having a bosom as specified or having something likened to a bosom; usually used in compounds; "full-bosomed women"; "the green-bosomed earth"
A: 1. (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves; "Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes"; "a curvy young woman in a tight dress"
N: 1. any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics but not the Pauli exclusion principle; all nuclei with an even mass number are bosons
N: 1. a strait connecting the Mediterranean and the Black Sea; separates the European and Asian parts of Turkey; an important shipping route
N: 1. a suspension bridge across the Bosporus at Istanbul
N: 1. a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman" 2. a person who exercises control and makes decisions; "he is his own boss now" 3. a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments; "party bosses have a reputation for corruption" 4. a person responsible for hiring workers; "the boss hired three more men for the new job" 5. a circular rounded projection or protuberance
V: 1. raise in a relief; "embossed stationary"
A: 1. exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag cornfield"
A: 1. (British informal) cross-eyed
V: 1. be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"
N: 1. domination of a political organization by a party boss
A: 1. 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"
N: 1. state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
N: 1. dried navy beans baked slowly with molasses and salt pork
N: 1. dark steamed bread made of cornmeal wheat and flour with molasses and soda and milk or water
N: 1. small pug-faced American terrier breed having a smooth brindle or black coat with white markings
N: 1. layer cake filled with custard
N: 1. a sword fern with arching or drooping pinnate fronds; a popular houseplant
N: 1. the seaport at Boston
N: 1. Asiatic vine with three-lobed leaves and purple berries
N: 1. lettuce with relatively soft leaves
N: 1. a rocking chair that has a high spindle back and a decorative top panel
N: 1. demonstration (1773) by citizens of Boston who (disguised as Indians) raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor; organized as a protest against taxes on tea
N: 1. small pug-faced American terrier breed having a smooth brindle or black coat with white markings
N: 1. a resident of Boston
N: 1. a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
N: 1. a seat consisting of a board and a rope; used while working aloft or over the side of a ship
N: 1. Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson (1740-1795) 2. a devoted admirer and recorder of another's words and deeds
N: 1. genus of incense-yielding trees of North Africa and India
N: 1. tree yielding an aromatic gum resin burned as incense
N: 1. East Indian tree yielding a resin used medicinally and burned as incense
N: 1. the battle that ended the Wars of the Roses (1485); Richard III was killed and Henry Tudor was crowned as Henry VII
N: 1. botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human
N: 1. a wine bottle made of leather
A: 1. of or relating to plants or botany; "botanical garden"
A: 1. of or relating to plants or botany; "botanical garden"
N: 1. a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition
N: 1. the use of plants or plant extracts for medicinal purposes (especially plants that are not part of the normal diet)
V: 1. collect and study plants
N: 1. a biologist specializing in the study of plants
V: 1. collect and study plants
N: 1. the branch of biology that studies plants
N: 1. Australian tree resembling the banyan often planted for ornament; introduced into South Africa for brushwood
N: 1. bitterns
N: 1. a kind of bittern
N: 1. a kind of bittern
N: 1. an embarrassing mistake
V: 1. make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
V: 1. make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
A: 1. spoiled through incompetence or clumsiness; "a bungled job"
N: 1. someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
A: 1. poorly done; "a botchy piece of work"; "it was an unskillful attempt"
N: 1. stout-bodied hairy dipterous fly whose larvae are parasites on humans and other mammals
A: 1. (used with count nouns) two considered together; the two; "both girls are pretty"
N: 1. an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother" 2. 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"
V: 1. take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please" 2. make confused or perplexed or puzzled 3. 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" 4. make nervous or agitated; "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster" 5. intrude or enter uninvited; "Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers" 6. to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..."
N: 1. the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed 2. 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"
A: 1. caused to show discomposure; "refused to be fazed by the objections"
A: 1. 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"
N: 1. a family of fish of the order Heterosomata
N: 1. fer-de-lance
N: 1. large extremely venomous pit viper of Central America and South America
A: 1. (of a heraldic cross) having a cluster of three buttons or knobs at the end of each arm
A: 1. (of a heraldic cross) having a cluster of three buttons or knobs at the end of each arm
N: 1. a neurotoxin (trade name Botox) that is used clinically in small quantities to treat strabismus and facial spasms and other neurological disorders characterized by abnormal muscle contractions; is also used by cosmetic surgeons to smoothe frown lines temporarily
N: 1. grape fern; moonwort
N: 1. of America and Eurasia and Australia
N: 1. of North America and Eurasia
N: 1. European fern with leathery and sparsely hairy fronds
N: 1. American fern whose clustered sporangia resemble a snake's rattle
A: 1. resembling a cluster of grapes in form
A: 1. resembling a cluster of grapes in form
N: 1. a landlocked republic in south-central Africa that became independent from British control in the 1960s
N: 1. monetary unit in Botswana
A: 1. of or pertaining to Botswana or the people of Botswana
N: 1. Italian painter of mythological and religious paintings (1444-1510)
N: 1. the quantity contained in a bottle 2. glass or plastic vessel; cylindrical with a narrow neck; no handle
V: 1. put into bottles; "bottle the mineral water" 2. store (liquids or gases) in bottles
N: 1. a cap that seals a bottle
A: 1. (of an infant) given milk from a bottle
V: 1. give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
N: 1. European foxtail naturalized in North America; often a troublesome weed
A: 1. of a dark to moderate grayish green color
N: 1. any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean
N: 1. northern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead
N: 1. an Australian tree of the genus Brachychiton
N: 1. a place where bottles can be deposited for recycling
N: 1. a statute that would require merchants to reclaim used bottles
N: 1. a collection of bottles; "her bottle collection is arranged on glass shelves in the window" 2. the activity of collecting bottles; "bottle collection is a hobby of hers" 3. collecting bottles for reuse
N: 1. gentian of eastern North America having tubular blue or white flowers that open little if at all
N: 1. Old World climbing plant with hard-shelled bottle-shaped gourds as fruits
N: 1. European foxtail naturalized in North America; often a troublesome weed
N: 1. dark to moderate or grayish green
N: 1. an opener for removing caps or corks from bottles
N: 1. a bottle opener that pulls corks
N: 1. an Australian tree of the genus Brachychiton
V: 1. control and refrain from showing; of emotions
N: 1. a cylindrical brush on a thin shaft that is used to clean bottles
N: 1. a spreading shrub with pink flowers; found in southeastern United States
N: 1. a cap that seals a bottle
N: 1. hydrocarbon gases, usually propane or butane, kept under pressure
N: 1. drinking water (often spring water) that is put into bottles and offered for sale
V: 1. feed (infants) with a bottle
N: 1. the quantity contained in a bottle
N: 1. a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
V: 1. become narrow, like a bottleneck; "Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks" 2. slow down or impede by creating an obstruction; "His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system"
N: 1. northern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead 2. any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean
N: 1. any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean
N: 1. northern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead
N: 1. a manufacturer that makes and bottles beverages
N: 1. a plant where beverages are put into bottles with caps
N: 1. the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat 2. low-lying alluvial land near a river 3. a cargo ship; "they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms" 4. a depression forming the ground under a body of water; "he searched for treasure on the ocean bed" 5. 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?" 6. the lowest part of anything; "they started at the bottom of the hill" 7. the lower side of anything
V: 1. provide with a bottom or a seat; "bottom the chairs" 2. come to understand 3. strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom
A: 1. at the bottom; lowest or last; "the bottom price" 2. the lowest rank; "bottom member of the class"
A: 1. situated at the bottom or lowest position; "the bottom drawer"
A: 1. of an approach to a problem that begins with details and works up to the highest conceptual level; "bottom-up parser"; "a bottom-up model of the reading process"
N: 1. a person of low status
N: 1. an opportunist who profits from the misfortunes of others 2. a scavenger that feeds low on the food chain 3. a fish that feeds on the bottom of a body of water
N: 1. a slow kind of alcoholic fermentation at a temperature low enough that the yeast cells can sink to the bottom of the fermenting liquid; used in the production of lager
N: 1. brewer's yeast used in bottom fermentation of lager
N: 1. fish that live on the sea bottom especially commercially important gadoid fishes like cod and haddock or flatfish like flounder
N: 1. the decisive point 2. the last line in an audit; the line that shows profit or loss
N: 1. the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat
V: 1. hit the ground; "the car bottomed out where the driveway meets the road" 2. reach the low point; "Prices bottomed out and started to rise again after a while"
N: 1. a quark with a charge of -1/3 and a mass about 10,000 times that of an electron
N: 1. fungous disease of lettuce that first rots lower leaves and spreads upward
N: 1. fungus causing bottom rot in lettuce
N: 1. cut from the round; suitable for pot roast
A: 1. having a bottom of a specified character
N: 1. low-lying alluvial land near a river
A: 1. extremely deep; "a bottomless pit"; "a bottomless lake" 2. having no apparent limits or bounds; "a bottomless supply of money"; "bottomless pockets" 3. having no bottom; "bottomless pajamas consisting simply of a long top opening down the front" 4. unclothed especially below the waist or featuring such nudeness; "bottomless dancers"; "a bottomless bar"
N: 1. the property of being very deep; without limit
A: 1. farthest down; "bottommost shelf"
A: 1. shaped like a sausage
N: 1. potent bacterial toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism; can be used as a bioweapon
A: 1. of or relating to or produced by the botulinus
N: 1. anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulism
N: 1. any of several neurotoxins that are produced by the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium botulinum; causes muscle paralysis
N: 1. a neurotoxin (trade name Botox) that is used clinically in small quantities to treat strabismus and facial spasms and other neurological disorders characterized by abnormal muscle contractions; is also used by cosmetic surgeons to smoothe frown lines temporarily
N: 1. anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulism
N: 1. potent bacterial toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism; can be used as a bioweapon
N: 1. food poisoning from ingesting botulin; not infectious; affects the CNS; can be fatal if not treated promptly
N: 1. potent bacterial toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism; can be used as a bioweapon
N: 1. shell of puff paste
N: 1. a fabric of uneven yarn that has an uneven knobby effect
N: 1. a lady's bedroom or private sitting room
A: 1. being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing; "a bouffant skirt"
N: 1. opera with a happy ending and in which some of the text is spoken
N: 1. ornamental tropical woody vines
N: 1. French explorer who circumnavigated the globe accompanied by scientists (1729-1811) 2. the largest of the Solomon Islands; a province of Papua New Guinea
N: 1. a depression in the floor of the Pacific Ocean between New Guinea and the Solomon Islands
N: 1. any of several South American ornamental woody vines of the genus Bougainvillea having brilliant red or purple flower bracts; widely grown in warm regions
N: 1. Brazilian vine that tends to flower continuously
N: 1. any of the larger branches of a tree
A: 1. having boughs (of trees) 2. having or covered with boughs or boughs as specified; often used in combination; "heavy-boughed oaks"
A: 1. having no boughs (of trees) 2. lack a bough or boughs
A: 1. purchased; not homemade; "my boughten clothes"; "a store-bought dress"
N: 1. highly seasoned Mediterranean soup or stew made of several kinds of fish and shellfish with tomatoes and onions or leeks and seasoned with saffron and garlic and herbs
N: 1. a clear seasoned broth
N: 1. a cube of evaporated seasoned meat extract
N: 1. a town in north central Colorado; Rocky Mountains resort center and university town 2. a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
N: 1. unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together
N: 1. fern of eastern North America with pale green fronds and an aroma like hay
A: 1. abounding in rocks or stones; "rocky fields"; "stony ground"; "bouldery beaches"
A: 1. abounding in rocks or stones; "rocky fields"; "stony ground"; "bouldery beaches"
N: 1. an inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork
N: 1. a wide street or thoroughfare
N: 1. French composer of serial music (born in 1925)
N: 1. an inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork
N: 1. rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts) 2. the quality of a substance that is able to rebound 3. a light springing movement upwards or forwards
V: 1. come back after being refused; "the check bounced" 2. leap suddenly; "He bounced to his feet" 3. move up and down repeatedly 4. refuse to accept and send back; "bounce a check" 5. spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" 6. eject from the premises; "The ex-boxer's job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club" 7. hit something so that it bounces; "bounce a ball"
V: 1. improve in health; "He got well fast"
V: 1. bounce a ball so that it becomes an out
N: 1. a person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar or public meeting
N: 1. the quality of a substance that is able to rebound
N: 1. rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
A: 1. marked by lively action; "a bouncing gait"; "bouncy tunes"; "the peppy and interesting talk"; "a spirited dance" 2. vigorously healthy; "a bouncing baby"
N: 1. plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised
N: 1. plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised
N: 1. an anti-personnel land mine
N: 1. a soft elastic silicone polymer that increases in elasticity with the application of force; used in the center of golf balls and as shock-absorbent padding
A: 1. marked by lively action; "a bouncing gait"; "bouncy tunes"; "the peppy and interesting talk"; "a spirited dance" 2. rebounds readily; "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resiliant as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf"
N: 1. a line determining the limits of an area 2. the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something 3. a light springing movement upwards or forwards
V: 1. move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?" 2. form the boundary of; be contiguous to 3. spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" 4. place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
A: 1. confined by bonds; "bound and gagged hostages" 2. held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union 3. secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form; "bound volumes"; "leather-bound volumes" 4. covered or wrapped with a bandage; "the bandaged wound on the back of his head"; "an injury bound in fresh gauze" 5. headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students'; "children bound for school"; "a flight destined for New York" 6. bound by contract 7. bound by an oath; "a bound official"
A: 1. confined in the bowels; "he is bound in the belly" 2. (usually followed by `to') governed by fate; "bound to happen"; "an old house destined to be demolished"; "he is destined to be famous"
N: 1. a morpheme that occurs only as part of a larger construction; eg an -s at the end of plural nouns
N: 1. a morpheme that occurs only as part of a larger construction; eg an -s at the end of plural nouns
V: 1. bound off one point after another
A: 1. deeply devoted to; "bound up in her teaching"; "is wrapped up in his family" 2. closely or inseparably connected or associated with; "his career is bound up with the fortunes of the enterprise"
N: 1. a line determining the limits of an area 2. the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability" 3. the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
N: 1. (mathematics) a condition specified for the solution to a set of differential equations
N: 1. the layer of slower flow of a fluid past a surface
N: 1. a line that indicates a boundary
A: 1. having the limits or boundaries established; "a delimited frontier through the disputed region"
N: 1. an interval that includes its endpoints
N: 1. the quality of being finite
A: 1. morally obligatory; "my bounden duty"
N: 1. someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog" 2. an athlete who bounds or leaps (as in basketball)
A: 1. (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace
A: 1. seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent; "unbounded enthusiasm"; "children with boundless energy"; "a limitless supply of money"
A: 1. without bounds; "he is infinitely wealthy"
N: 1. the quality of being infinite; without bound or limit
N: 1. the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability" 2. the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
A: 1. given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather"
A: 1. in a bountiful manner
N: 1. generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely
A: 1. rewarded or rewardable by a bounty; "a bountied animal pelt"
A: 1. given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather" 2. producing in abundance; "the bountiful earth"; "a plentiful year"; "fruitful soil"
A: 1. in a bountiful manner
N: 1. the property of copious abundance
N: 1. payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military 2. generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely 3. the property of copious abundance 4. a ship of the British navy; in 1789 part of the crew mutineed against their commander William Bligh and set him afloat in an open boat
N: 1. a hunter who kills predatory wild animals in order to collect a bounty 2. someone who pursues fugitives or criminals for whom a reward is offered
N: 1. a pleasingly sweet olfactory property 2. an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
N: 1. a member of the European royal family that ruled France 2. whiskey distilled from a mash of corn and malt and rye and aged in charred oak barrels 3. a reactionary politician in the United States (usually from the South) 4. a European royal line that ruled in France (from 1589-1793) and Spain and Naples and Sicily
N: 1. a European royal line that ruled in France (from 1589-1793) and Spain and Naples and Sicily
N: 1. a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone
N: 1. a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise 2. a member of the middle class
A: 1. (according to Marxist thought) being of the property-owning class and exploitive of the working class 2. conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class; "a bourgeois mentality" 3. belonging to the middle class
N: 1. the social class between the lower and upper classes
V: 1. produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"
N: 1. a former province of eastern France that is famous for its wines
N: 1. reduced red wine with onions and parsley and thyme and butter
N: 1. reduced red wine with onions and parsley and thyme and butter
N: 1. an archaic term for a boundary 2. an archaic term for a goal or destination
N: 1. an archaic term for a boundary 2. an archaic term for a goal or destination
N: 1. the stock exchange in Paris
N: 1. common black-fruited shrub or small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies
V: 1. haul with a tackle
N: 1. an ancient writing system: having alternate lines written in opposite directions; literally `as the ox ploughs'
A: 1. of or relating to writing alternate lines in opposite directions
N: 1. a boxing match; "the fight was on television last night" 2. (sports) a period of play during which one team is on the offensive 3. an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days"
N: 1. forage grasses
N: 1. especially of western coastal regions of North America
N: 1. of western North America
N: 1. a shop that sells women's clothes and jewelry
N: 1. a disease (common in India and around the Mediterranean area) caused by a rickettsia that is transmitted to humans by a reddish brown tick (ixodid) that lives on dogs and other mammals
N: 1. a flower that is worn in a buttonhole
N: 1. rough-coated breed used originally in Belgium for herding and guarding cattle
N: 1. rough-coated breed used originally in Belgium for herding and guarding cattle
N: 1. in 1214 the French under Philip Augustus defeated a coalition formed against him in one of the greatest battles of the middle ages
N: 1. a branch of the Tai languages
N: 1. hollow-horned ruminants
A: 1. of or relating to or belonging to the genus Bos (cattle)
N: 1. true antelopes; cattle; oxen; sheep; goats
N: 1. term not used technically; essentially coextensive with genus Bos: cattle; buffalo; and sometimes includes kudu
N: 1. any of various members of the genus Bos
A: 1. of or relating to or belonging to the genus Bos (cattle) 2. dull and slow-moving and stolid; like an ox; "showed a bovine apathy"
N: 1. a fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system; causes staggering and agitation
N: 1. term not used technically; essentially coextensive with genus Bos
N: 1. an extract of beef (given to people who are ill)
N: 1. a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments 2. front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line" 3. something curved in shape 4. bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame 5. an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience 6. a decorative interlacing of ribbons 7. a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands, used in playing certain stringed instrument 8. curved piece of resilient wood with taut cord to propel arrows 9. a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
V: 1. submit or yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure" 2. bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting; "He bowed before the King" 3. bend one's knee or body, or lower one''s head; "He bowed before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame" 4. play on a string instrument 5. bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl''s purse"
N: 1. informal terms for dogs 2. the bark of a dog
N: 1. a weapon consisting of arrows and the bow to shoot them
V: 1. get into a prostrate position, as in submission 2. bend one's knee or body, or lower one''s head; "He bowed before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame"
N: 1. outward curvature of the legs
N: 1. outward curvature of the legs
V: 1. retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship" 2. remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved"
N: 1. a man's tie; ties in a bow
N: 1. a window that sticks out from the outside wall of a house
N: 1. small shrubby deciduous yellowwood tree of south central United States having spines, glossy dark green leaves and an inedible fruit that resembles an orange; its hard orange-colored wood used for bows by native Americans; frequently planted as boundary hedge
N: 1. United States mathematician and astronomer noted for his works on navigation (1773-1838)
N: 1. English editor who in 1818 published an expurgated edition of the works of Shakespeare (1754-1825)
N: 1. written material that has been bowdlerized 2. the act of deleting or modifying all passages considered to be indecent
V: 1. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"
N: 1. censorship in the form of prudish expurgation
N: 1. written material that has been bowdlerized 2. the act of deleting or modifying all passages considered to be indecent
V: 1. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"
A: 1. forming or resembling an arch; "an arched ceiling" 2. used especially of the head or upper back; "a bent head and sloping shoulders" 3. have legs that curve outward at the knees 4. of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow 5. showing an excessively deferential manner
A: 1. heavily burdened with work or cares; "bowed down with troubles"; "found himself loaded down with responsibilities"; "overburdened social workers"; "weighed down with cares"
N: 1. stringed instruments that are played with a bow; "the strings played superlatively well"
N: 1. the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
N: 1. a euphemism for defecation; "he had a bowel movement"
A: 1. ruthless in competition; "cutthroat competition"; "bowelless readiness to take advantage"
N: 1. the center of the Earth
N: 1. a framework that supports climbing plants; "the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park"
V: 1. enclose in a bower
N: 1. high-climbing Asiatic vine having long finely serrate leaves and racemes of white flowers followed by greenish-yellow edible fruit
N: 1. any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females
N: 1. a street in Manhattan noted for cheap hotels frequented by homeless derelicts
A: 1. like a bower; leafy and shady; "a bowery lane"
N: 1. primitive long-bodies carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America
A: 1. having an outward curving front; "a bowfront dresser"; "a bowfront house"
N: 1. large-mouthed arctic whale
N: 1. large-mouthed arctic whale
N: 1. United States pioneer and hero of the Texas revolt against Mexico; he shared command of the garrison that resisted the Mexican attack on the Alamo where he died (1796-1836)
N: 1. a stout hunting knife with a single edge
N: 1. small genus of tropical African perennial bulbous herbs with deciduous twining stems; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae
N: 1. much-branched leafless twining South African herb cultivated as an ornamental for its bright green stems growing from large above-ground bulbs
N: 1. managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument; "the violinist's bowing was excellent" 2. bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame
A: 1. showing an excessively deferential manner
N: 1. a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
N: 1. a dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods 2. a round vessel that is open at the top; used for holding fruit or liquids or for serving food 3. a wooden ball (with flattened sides) used in the game of bowls 4. a small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco 5. a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments 6. the quantity contained in a bowl 7. a concave shape with an open top
V: 1. roll (a ball) 2. engage in the sport of bowling; "My parents like to bowl on Friday nights"
A: 1. having a concave shape with an open top like a bowl
V: 1. overcome with amazement; "This boggles the mind!" 2. cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer"
N: 1. a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
N: 1. a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee)
A: 1. have legs that curve outward at the knees
A: 1. have legs that curve outward at the knees
N: 1. delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket 2. a hat that is round and black and hard with a narrow brim; worn by some British businessmen 3. rolls balls down an alley at pins
N: 1. a hat that is round and black and hard with a narrow brim; worn by some British businessmen
N: 1. the quantity contained in a bowl
N: 1. a loop knot that neither slips not jams
N: 1. a loop knot that neither slips not jams
N: 1. a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over 2. (cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman 3. the playing of a game of tenpins or duckpins etc
N: 1. a building that contains several alleys for bowling 2. a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins
N: 1. a large ball used for bowling
N: 1. equipment used in bowling
N: 1. a town in southern Kentucky 2. a field of closely mowed turf for playing bowls
N: 1. a league of bowling teams
N: 1. a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in groups as a target
N: 1. the score in a bowling match
N: 1. a special shoe worn when bowling
N: 1. lawn bowling at a jack using biased wooden balls
N: 1. a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
N: 1. thin double membrane surrounding the glomerulus of a nephron
V: 1. haul with a tackle
N: 1. a spar projecting from the bow of a vessel
N: 1. the string of an archer's bow
N: 1. hemp obtained from the sansevieria 2. grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fiber 3. strong fiber that resembles hemp; obtained from sansevieria and used for e.g. cordage
N: 1. evergreen shrubs or small trees 2. any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned; "the umpire warned the batter to stay in the batter's box" 3. the quantity contained in a box; "he gave her a box of chocolates" 4. a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts" 5. a blow with the hand (usually on the ear); "I gave him a good box on the ear" 6. private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance; "the royal box was empty" 7. a rectangular drawing; "the flowchart contained many boxes" 8. separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people; "the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold" 9. the driver's seat on a coach; "an armed guard sat in the box with the driver" 10. a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner"
V: 1. hit with the fist; "I'll box your ears!" 2. engage in a boxing match 3. put into a box; "box the gift, please"
N: 1. the mailing address to which answers to a newspaper ad can be sent
N: 1. a beam built up from boards; has a hollow rectangular cross section
N: 1. black calfskin leather tanned with chromium salts
N: 1. a simple camera shaped like a rectangular box
N: 1. a short coat that hangs loosely from the shoulders
N: 1. common shade tree of eastern and central United States
N: 1. a wrench with a closed loop (a socket) that fits over a nut or bolt head
N: 1. widely distributed evergreen shrubs and trees
N: 1. a beam built up from boards; has a hollow rectangular cross section
N: 1. creeping evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small shiny boxlike leaves and flavorless berries
V: 1. enclose or confine as if in a box
N: 1. a kite shaped like a box open at both ends
N: 1. a simple camera shaped like a rectangular box
N: 1. total admission receipts for an entertainment 2. the office where tickets of admission are sold
N: 1. a flat double pleat made by folding under the fabric on either side of it
N: 1. a special seat in a theater or grandstand box 2. the driver's seat on a coach; "an armed guard sat in the box with the driver"
N: 1. a coiled bedspring in a frame that is covered with cloth
N: 1. chiefly terrestrial turtle of North America; shell can be closed tightly
N: 1. chiefly terrestrial turtle of North America; shell can be closed tightly
V: 1. enclose or confine as if in a box
N: 1. small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having dark green lyrate pinnatifid leaves and tough moisture-resistant wood used especially for fence posts
N: 1. a wrench with a closed loop (a socket) that fits over a nut or bolt head
N: 1. creeping woody plant of eastern North America with shiny evergreen leaves and scarlet berries 2. spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil
N: 1. a freight car with roof and sliding doors in the sides
N: 1. (usually plural) when two dice are thrown and both come up showing six spots the result is called `boxcars'
A: 1. enclosed in or set off by a border or box; "boxed sections of the report"; "boxed announcements in the newspaper" 2. enclosed in or as if in a box; "boxed cigars"; "a confining boxed-in space"; "felt boxed in by the traffic"
A: 1. enclosed in or as if in a box; "boxed cigars"; "a confining boxed-in space"; "felt boxed in by the traffic"
A: 1. enclosed in or as if in a box; "boxed cigars"; "a confining boxed-in space"; "felt boxed in by the traffic"
N: 1. a member of a nationalistic Chinese secret society that led an unsuccessful rebellion in 1900 against foreign interests in China 2. someone who fights with his fists for sport 3. a workman employed to pack things into containers 4. a breed of stocky medium-sized short-haired dog with a brindled coat and square-jawed muzzle developed in Germany
N: 1. (usually in the plural) underpants worn by men
N: 1. (usually in the plural) underpants worn by men
N: 1. any of numerous small tropical fishes having body and head encased in bony plates
N: 1. the quantity contained in a box; "he gave her a box of chocolates"
N: 1. the enclosure of something in a package or box 2. fighting with the fists
N: 1. first weekday after Christmas
N: 1. equipment use in boxing
N: 1. gloves that are big and padded; worn for boxing
N: 1. a match between boxers; usually held in a boxing ring
N: 1. the ring where boxers fight
A: 1. resembling a box in rectangularity
N: 1. any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Lycium with showy flowers and bright berries
N: 1. very hard tough close-grained light yellow wood of the box especially the common box; used in delicate woodwork: musical instruments and inlays and engraving blocks 2. evergreen shrubs or small trees
A: 1. resembling a box in rectangularity
N: 1. a youthful male person; "the baby was a boy"; "she made the boy brush his teeth every night"; "most soldiers are only boys in uniform" 2. (ethnic slur) offensive term for Black man; "get out of my way, boy" 3. a male human offspring; "their son became a famous judge"; "his boy is taller than he is" 4. a friendly informal reference to a grown man; "he likes to play golf with the boys"
N: 1. a man who is considered naive 2. a boy who is a member of the Boy Scouts
N: 1. an international (but decentralized) movement started in 1908 in England with the goal of teaching good citizenship to boys
N: 1. a corporation that operates through a national council that charters local councils all over the United States; the purpose is character building and citizenship training
N: 1. an extremely talented young male person
N: 1. a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies
V: 1. refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with
N: 1. a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman; "if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn''t have asked"
N: 1. the childhood of a boy
A: 1. befitting or characteristic of a young boy; "a boyish grin"; "schoolboyish pranks"
A: 1. like a boy; "he smiled boyishly at his fiancee"
N: 1. being characteristic of a boy
N: 1. genus of perennial rhizomatous herbs with flowers in panicles; North America; Japan
N: 1. plant with leaves mostly at the base and openly branched clusters of small white flowers; western North America
N: 1. plant with leaves mostly at the base and openly branched clusters of small white flowers; western North America
N: 1. Irish chemist who established that air has weight and whose definitions of chemical elements and chemical reactions helped to dissociate chemistry from alchemy (1627-1691) 2. United States writer (1902-1992)
N: 1. the pressure of an ideal gas at constant temperature varies inversely with the volume
A: 1. befitting or characteristic of a young boy; "a boyish grin"; "schoolboyish pranks"
A: 1. like a boy; "he smiled boyishly at his fiancee"
N: 1. a battle in the War of the Grand Alliance in Ireland in 1690; William III defeated the deposed James II and so ended the Catholicism that had been reintroduced in England by the Stuarts
N: 1. Eurafrican annual naturalized in America as a weed; formerly dried for use as a purgative, diuretic or antisyphilitic
N: 1. cultivated hybrid bramble of California having large dark wine-red fruit with a flavor resembling raspberries 2. large raspberry-flavored fruit; cross between blackberries and raspberries
N: 1. cultivated hybrid bramble of California having large dark wine-red fruit with a flavor resembling raspberries
A: 1. resembling a cluster of grapes in form
N: 1. a town in southwestern Montana; gateway to Yellowstone National Park
N: 1. a man who is a stupid incompetent fool 2. an informal term for a youth or man; "a nice guy"; "the guy's only doing it for some doll"
N: 1. enlarged prostate; appears to be part of the natural aging process
N: 1. a measure of how densely information is packed on a storage medium
N: 1. the pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds
N: 1. (computer science) the rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem)
N: 1. a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organizaiton that arose out of a student protest movement in the late 1960s; wants to separate Italy from NATO and advocates violence in the service of class warfare and revolution; mostly inactive since 1989 2. a nonmetallic largely pentavalent heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water
N: 1. an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
N: 1. a variety of Brussels griffon having a short smooth coat
V: 1. argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies"
N: 1. a support that steadies or strengthens something else; "he wore a brace on his knee" 2. an appliance that corrects dental irregularities 3. the stock of a tool used for turning a drilling bit 4. a structural member used to stiffen a framework 5. elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural) 6. a set of two similar things considered as a unit 7. either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material 8. two items of the same kind 9. a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
V: 1. support by bracing 2. cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" 3. prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult 4. support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel"
N: 1. a drill consisting of a bit and a brace to hold and turn it
V: 1. prepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasant
V: 1. make secure underneath; "undergird the ship"
N: 1. a wrench shaped like a brace (has a handle shaped like a crank) and a socket head
A: 1. positioned so as to be ready for confrontation or danger; "he stood to attention with his shoulders braced" 2. held up by braces or buttresses
N: 1. jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration 2. a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist
N: 1. small West Indian shrub or tree with hard glossy seeds patterned yellow and brown that are used to make bracelets
N: 1. a protective covering for the wrist or arm that is used in archery and fencing and other sports 2. a tonic or restorative (especially a drink of liquor)
N: 1. a Mexican laborer who worked in the United States on farms and railroads in order to ease labor shortages during World War II
N: 1. an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
A: 1. of or relating to an arm; "brachial artery"
N: 1. the main artery of the upper arm; a continuation of the axillary artery; bifurcates into the radial and ulnar arteries at the elbow
N: 1. a network of nerves formed by cervical and thoracic spinal nerves and supplying the arm and parts of the shoulder
N: 1. two veins in either arm that accompany the brachial artery and empty into the axillary vein
V: 1. swing from one hold to the next; "the monkeys brachiate"
A: 1. having widely spreading paired branches; "maples are brachiate" 2. having arms or armlike appendages
N: 1. swinging by the arms from branch to branch
N: 1. bombardier beetles
N: 1. veins formed by the union of the internal jugular and subclavian veins
N: 1. marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide
A: 1. of or belonging to the phylum Brachiopoda
N: 1. marine invertebrates that resemble mollusks
A: 1. of or belonging to the phylum Brachiopoda
N: 1. (biology) a branching or armlike part of an animal
A: 1. having a short broad head with a cephalic index of over 80
N: 1. Australian trees (usually with swollen trunks)
N: 1. south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers
N: 1. north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves
N: 1. widely distributed tree of eastern Australia yielding a tough durable fiber and soft light attractively grained wood; foliage is an important emergency food for cattle
N: 1. large tree of Queensland having cream-colored flowers blotched with red inside; sometimes placed in genus Sterculia
N: 1. mostly Australian herbs having basal or alternate leaves and loosely corymbose flower heads
N: 1. western Australian annual much cultivated for its flower heads with white or bluish to violet or variegated rays
A: 1. having a short broad head with a cephalic index of over 80
A: 1. having a short broad head with a cephalic index of over 80
N: 1. abnormal shortness of fingers and toes
A: 1. having abnormally short finger or toes
A: 1. having abnormally short finger or toes
A: 1. (especially of certain insects) having very short or rudimentary wings
N: 1. small genus of tropical African timber trees having pale golden heartwood uniformly striped with dark brown or black:
N: 1. small shrubby African tree having compound leaves and racemes of small fragrant green flowers
N: 1. abnormal shortness of fingers and toes
N: 1. an order of crustaceans (including true crabs) having a reduced abdomen folded against the ventral surface
N: 1. typical crabs
A: 1. of or belonging to the suborder Brachyura
N: 1. a structural member used to stiffen a framework
A: 1. imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air"
N: 1. fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions 2. large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan
N: 1. a category falling within certain defined limits 2. either of two punctuation marks (`<' or `>'') sometimes used to enclose textual material 3. either of two punctuation marks ([ or ]) used to enclose textual material 4. an L-shaped support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf)
V: 1. place into brackets; "Please bracket this remark" 2. support with brackets; "bracket bookshelves" 3. classify or group
N: 1. a woody fungus that forms shelflike sporophores
V: 1. place into brackets; "Please bracket this remark"
N: 1. small eellike fishes common in shallow waters of the northern Atlantic
A: 1. slightly salty; "a brackish lagoon"; "the briny deep"
N: 1. the saltiness of water
N: 1. a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence
A: 1. pertaining to or resembling or functioning as a bract
A: 1. having bracts
A: 1. having bracts
A: 1. having bracteoles
N: 1. a small bract
N: 1. a small bract
N: 1. a small nail
V: 1. fasten with brads
N: 1. an awl for making small holes for brads or small screws
N: 1. United States writer of science fiction (born 1920)
N: 1. United States printer (born in England) whose press produced the first American prayer book and the New York City's first newspaper (1663-1752)
N: 1. United States politician who was elected the first Black may of Los Angeles (1917-1998) 2. United States general who played an important role in the Allied victory in World War II (1893-1981)
N: 1. a spleenwort of eastern to southern United States
N: 1. a method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth by providing education and exercises and nutrition and techniques of breathing and relaxation (with the assistance of the father)
N: 1. a method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth by providing education and exercises and nutrition and techniques of breathing and relaxation (with the assistance of the father)
N: 1. poet in colonial America (born in England) (1612-1672)
N: 1. United States financier noted for his love of diamonds and his extravagant lifestyle (1856-1917) 2. United States pioneer photographer famous for his portraits; was the official Union photographer for the Civil War (1823-1896)
N: 1. abnormally slow heartbeat
N: 1. true sloths; in some
N: 1. type genus of the Bradypodidae: three-toed sloths
N: 1. a sloth that has three long claws on each forefoot
N: 1. a slope or hillside
N: 1. an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade"
V: 1. show off
A: 1. exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag cornfield"
N: 1. an ancient city in northern Portugal
N: 1. (Norse mythology) god of poetry and music; son of Odin
N: 1. Confederate general during the American Civil War who was defeated by Grant in the battle of Chattanooga (1817-1876)
N: 1. vain and empty boasting
N: 1. a very boastful and talkative person
A: 1. exhibiting self-importance; "big talk"
N: 1. a very boastful and talkative person
N: 1. an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade"
A: 1. exhibiting self-importance; "big talk"
A: 1. exhibiting self-importance; "big talk"
N: 1. (Norse mythology) god of poetry and music; son of Odin
N: 1. any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant grayish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding 2. the Creator; one of the three major deities in the later Hindu pantheon
N: 1. a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family); "a Boston Brahman" 2. the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category 3. any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant grayish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding 4. a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas; "originally all brahmans were priests"
N: 1. prose works attached to the Samhitas instructing the Brahmins to perform the very elaborate sacrificial rituals
N: 1. the religious and social system of orthodox Hinduism 2. the religious beliefs of ancient India as prescribed in the sacred Vedas and Brahmanas and Upanishads
N: 1. an Asian river; flows into the Bay of Bengal
N: 1. an Asian river; flows into the Bay of Bengal
N: 1. a script (probably adapted from the Aramaic about the 7th century BC) from which later Indian scripts developed
N: 1. a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family); "a Boston Brahman" 2. the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category 3. any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant grayish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding 4. a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas; "originally all brahmans were priests"
A: 1. of or relating to or characteristic of a Brahmin
A: 1. of or relating to or characteristic of a Brahmin
N: 1. the religious and social system of orthodox Hinduism 2. the religious beliefs of ancient India as prescribed in the sacred Vedas and Brahmanas and Upanishads
N: 1. German composer who developed the Romantic style of both lyrical and classical music (1833-1897) 2. the music of Brahms; "Brahms was included in the program"
N: 1. a member of a Dravidian people living in Pakistan 2. an isolated Dravidian language spoken by the Brahui people in Pakistan
N: 1. a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair 2. trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains
V: 1. make by braiding or interlacing; "lace a tablecloth" 2. decorate with braids or ribbons; "braid a collar" 3. form or weave into a braid or braids; "braid hair"
A: 1. adorned with braid; "his braided collar"
N: 1. trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains
N: 1. a small net used to draw fish into a boat 2. a small rope (one of several) used to draw a sail in
V: 1. haul fish aboard with brails 2. take in a sail with a brail
N: 1. a point system of writing in which patterns of raised dots represent letters and numerals 2. French educator who lost his sight at the age of three and who invented a system of writing and printing for sightless people (1809-152)
V: 1. transcribe in Braille
N: 1. mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense" 2. that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn''t get his words out of my head" 3. someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality; "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he''s no Einstein" 4. the brain of certain animals used as meat 5. that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
V: 1. hit on the head 2. kill by smashing someone's skull
N: 1. exhaustion that affects mental keenness
N: 1. the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus
N: 1. a difficult problem
N: 1. someone whose profession involves using his head to solve problems
N: 1. a nerve cell in the brain
N: 1. massive reef-building coral having a convoluted and furrowed surface
A: 1. having irreversible loss of brain function as indicated by a persistent flat electroencephalogram; "was declared brain dead"
N: 1. death when respiration and other reflexes are absent; consciousness is gone; organs can be removed for transplantation before the heartbeat stops
N: 1. any disorder or disease of the brain
N: 1. any disorder or disease of the brain
N: 1. a medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it
N: 1. depletion or loss of intellectual and technical personnel
N: 1. meningitis caused by bacteria and often fatal
N: 1. a poisonous gyromitra; the surface of the fertile body is smooth at first and becomes progressively undulating and wrinkled (but never truly pitted); color varies from dull yellow to brown
N: 1. the branch of neuroscience concerned with the brain
N: 1. the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus
N: 1. a simple sugar found in lactose
N: 1. someone who does surgery on the nervous system (especially the brain)
N: 1. any surgical procedure involving the brain
N: 1. an expert adviser involved in making important decisions but usually lacking official status
N: 1. a tumor in the brain
N: 1. a tumor in the brain
N: 1. (neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph
N: 1. the part of the skull that encloses the brain
N: 1. a product of your creative thinking and work; "he had little respect for the inspirations of other artists"; "after years of work his brainchild was a tangible reality"
A: 1. characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades"; (`brainish' is archaic)
A: 1. not using intelligence
N: 1. the part of the skull that encloses the brain
N: 1. mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense"
A: 1. affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad"
N: 1. the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus
N: 1. the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
V: 1. try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it
N: 1. a group problem-solving technique in which members sit around a let fly with ideas and possible solutions to the problem
V: 1. submit to brainwashing; indoctrinate forcibly 2. persuade completely, often through coercion; "The propaganda brainwashed many people"
A: 1. subjected to intensive forced indoctrination resulting in the rejection of old beliefs and acceptance of new ones; "brainwashed prisoners of war"; "captive audiences for TV commercials can become brainwashed consumers"
N: 1. forcible indoctrination into a new set of attitudes and beliefs
N: 1. the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation 2. (neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph
N: 1. someone whose profession involves using his head to solve problems
A: 1. having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence; "some men dislike brainy women"; "a brilliant mind"; "a brilliant solution to the problem"
V: 1. cook in liquid; "braise beef"
A: 1. cooked by browning in fat and then simmering in a closed container
N: 1. cooking slowly in fat in a closed pot with little moisture
N: 1. a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle 2. an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant 3. large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan 4. any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants
V: 1. cause to stop by applying the brakes; "brake the car before you go into a curve" 2. stop travelling by applying a brake; "We had to brake suddenly when a chicken crossed the road"
N: 1. a band that can be tightened around a shaft to stop its rotation
N: 1. a cylinder that contains brake fluid that is compressed by a piston
N: 1. the brake disk plate is fixed to the wheel; pressure is applied to it by the brake pads
N: 1. a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes
N: 1. brakes fail to stop a vehicle
N: 1. a red light on the rear of a motor vehicle that signals when the brakes are applied to slow or stop
N: 1. the lining on the brake shoes that comes in contact with the brake drum
N: 1. pads apply friction to both sides of the brake disk
N: 1. foot pedal that moves a piston in the master brake cylinder
N: 1. a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation
N: 1. brake consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle
N: 1. a railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes
N: 1. brake consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle
A: 1. abounding with bracken; "the woods and braky glens"- William Browne 2. covered with brambles and ferns and other undergrowth
A: 1. having the breasts uncovered or featuring such nudity; "topless waitresses"; "a topless cabaret"
N: 1. Irish writer of the horror novel about Dracula (1847-1912)
N: 1. type genus of the Bramidae
N: 1. deep-bodied sooty-black pelagic spiny-finned fish of the northern Atlantic and northern Pacific; valued for food
N: 1. great Italian architect of the High Renaissance in Italy (1444-1514)
N: 1. any of various rough thorny shrubs or vines
N: 1. any prickly shrub of the genus Rubus bearing edible aggregate fruits
N: 1. Eurasian finch
A: 1. covered with brambles and ferns and other undergrowth
N: 1. deep-bodied percoid fishes of the open seas
N: 1. very large cooking apple
N: 1. food prepared from the husks of cereal grains 2. broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting
A: 1. conspicuously new; "shiny brand-new shoes"; "a spick-and-span novelty"
N: 1. wheat flake including the bran
N: 1. muffin containing bran
N: 1. any projection that is thought to resemble an arm; "the arm of the record player"; "an arm of the sea"; "a branch of the sewer" 2. a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches"; "they took the south fork" 3. a natural consequence of development 4. an administrative division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress" 5. a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant 6. a stream or river connected to a larger one
V: 1. grow and send out branches or branch-like structures; "these plants ramify early and get to be very large" 2. divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks"
N: 1. a railway line connected to a trunk line
N: 1. a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings"
V: 1. vary in order to spread risk or to expand; "The company diversified"
N: 1. pure natural water from a stream or brook; often distinguished from soda water
A: 1. resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches; "the biramous appendages of an arthropod"; "long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects"; "a forked river"; "a forked tail"; "forked lightning"; "horseradish grown in poor soil may develop prongy roots" 2. having branches
N: 1. an open chain of atoms with one or more side chains attached to it
N: 1. an inherited disorder of metabolism in which the urine has a odor characteristic of maple syrup; if untreated it can lead to mental retardation and death in early childhood
N: 1. respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water
A: 1. of or relating to gills (or to parts of the body derived from embryonic gills)
N: 1. one of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians
N: 1. one of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passes
A: 1. provided with gills; "a gilled tadpole"
N: 1. the act of branching out or dividing into branches
A: 1. resembling the branches of a tree 2. having branches
N: 1. type genus of the Branchiobdellidae: a small worm that lives on the gills or surface of a crayfish attached by a sucker
N: 1. small annelid worms with the posterior end modified into an adhesive sucker; especially formerly regarded as modified leeches
N: 1. aquatic crustaceans typically having a carapace and many pairs of leaflike appendages used for swimming as well as respiration and feeding
A: 1. of or relating to or characteristic of the subclass Branchiopoda
N: 1. aquatic crustaceans typically having a carapace and many pairs of leaflike appendages used for swimming as well as respiration and feeding
N: 1. primitive aquatic mainly freshwater crustaceans: fairy shrimps; brine shrimps; tadpole shrimps; can shrimps; water fleas
N: 1. aquatic crustaceans typically having a carapace and many pairs of leaflike appendages used for swimming as well as respiration and feeding
A: 1. of or relating to or characteristic of the subclass Branchiopoda
A: 1. of or relating to or characteristic of the subclass Branchiopoda
N: 1. small family of marine fishes having covered gills
N: 1. lancelets
N: 1. copepods with suctorial mouthparts; parasitic on fishes
A: 1. having no branches
N: 1. small branch or division of a branch; usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
A: 1. having many branches; "a branchy tree trunk"
N: 1. Romanian sculptor noted for abstractions of animal forms (1876-1957)
N: 1. a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?" 2. a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning 3. a cutting or thrusting weapon with a long blade 4. identification mark on skin, made by burning 5. a symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis 6. a name given to a product or service
V: 1. mark or expose as infamous; "She was branded a loose woman" 2. to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful; "He denounced the government action"; "She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock" 3. burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals
N: 1. a drug that has a trade name and is protected by a patent (can be produced and sold only by the company holding the patent)
A: 1. conspicuously new; "shiny brand-new shoes"; "a spick-and-span novelty"
N: 1. the property of being very new
N: 1. a name given to a product or service
A: 1. marked with a brand; "branded cattle"; "branded criminal" 2. (of goods and merchandise) marked or labeled by a distinctive word or symbol indicating exclusive rights; "branded merchandise is that bearing a standard brand name"
N: 1. the territory of an Elector (of the Holy Roman Empire) that expanded to become the kingdom of Prussia in 1701
N: 1. the act of stigmatizing
N: 1. implement used to brand live stock
N: 1. the act of waving
V: 1. exhibit aggressively; "brandish a sword" 2. move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun"
N: 1. German states who as chancellor of West Germany worked to reduce tensions with eastern Europe (1913-1992)
N: 1. distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
N: 1. a globular glass with a small top; used for serving brandy
N: 1. enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol
N: 1. a globular glass with a small top; used for serving brandy
N: 1. a British candy flavored with brandy
N: 1. a gingersnap flavored with brandy
N: 1. small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
N: 1. small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
N: 1. wild geese
N: 1. the best known variety of brant goose
N: 1. common grayish-brown wild goose of North America
N: 1. European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north
N: 1. French painter who led the cubist movement (1882-1963)
N: 1. alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae
N: 1. aquatic plant with floating oval leaves and purple flowers; in lakes and slow-moving streams; suitable for aquariums
A: 1. presumptuously daring; "a daredevil test pilot having the right stuff" 2. offensively bold; "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to say"
N: 1. small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having dark green lyrate pinnatifid leaves and tough moisture-resistant wood used especially for fence posts
A: 1. in a brash cheeky manner; "brashly, she asked for a rebate"
N: 1. tasteless showiness 2. the trait of being rash and hasty
N: 1. large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned; warms people who must stay outside for long times
N: 1. the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter
N: 1. the capital of Brazil; a city built on the central plateau and inaugurated in 1960
N: 1. an ornament or utensil made of brass 2. the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments 3. an alloy of copper and zinc 4. impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty" 5. 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" 6. a memorial made of brass 7. a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
N: 1. a group of musicians playing only brass and percussion instruments
N: 1. South African herb with golden-yellow globose flower heads; naturalized in moist areas along coast of California; cultivated as an ornamental
N: 1. a high-ranking military officer
N: 1. a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand
N: 1. a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand
N: 1. a metal stand that formerly held cannon balls on sailing ships
N: 1. a rich opportunity or a prize; "he missed the brass ring at the Miami convention"
N: 1. the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments
N: 1. erect evergreen shrub or small tree of Australia and northern Guinea having palmately compound leaves
N: 1. armor plate that protects the arm
N: 1. any of various tropical American orchids with usually solitary fleshy leaves and showy white to green nocturnally fragrant blossoms solitary or in racemes of up to 7
A: 1. having trim or fittings of brass; "a brassbound campaign chest"; "the heavy brassbound door" 2. inflexibly entrenched and unchangeable; "brassbound traditions"; "brassbound party loyalists"; "an ironclad rule"
N: 1. a small restaurant serving beer and wine as well as food; usually cheap
N: 1. genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids having striking axillary racemes of yellow to green spiderlike flowers with long slender sepals and warty lips: spider orchids
N: 1. South American orchid with spiderlike pale-yellow to pale-green flowers
N: 1. Central American orchid having spiderlike flowers with prominent green warts
N: 1. mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.
N: 1. Eurasian mustard cultivated for its pungent seeds; a source of table mustard and mustard oil
N: 1. Asiatic mustard used as a potherb
N: 1. weedy Eurasian plant often a pest in grain fields
N: 1. Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop
N: 1. a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root
N: 1. widespread Eurasian annual plant cultivated for its pungent seeds; a principal source of table mustard
N: 1. wild original of cultivated cabbages; common in western coastal Europe 2. any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers
N: 1. a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head
N: 1. a plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower buds
N: 1. any of various cultivated cabbage plants having a short thick stalk and large compact head of edible usually green leaves
N: 1. plant grown for its stout stalks of edible small green heads resembling diminutive cabbages
N: 1. plant cultivated for its enlarged fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem
N: 1. plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds
N: 1. Asiatic plant cultivated for its swollen root crown and edible foliage
N: 1. widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root
N: 1. Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves
N: 1. plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia
N: 1. Asiatic plant cultivated for its swollen root crown and edible foliage
N: 1. plant grown for its pungent edible leafy shoots
N: 1. plants with four-petaled flowers
N: 1. (formerly) a golfing wood with a face more elevated that a driver but less than a spoon
N: 1. an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
A: 1. resembling the sound of a brass instrument
A: 1. 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; "bold-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell 2. tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" 3. resembling the sound of a brass instrument
N: 1. a very troublesome child 2. a small pork sausage
N: 1. capital and largest city of Slovakia
N: 1. a partition (often temporary) of planks or cloth that is used to control ventilation in a mine
V: 1. supply with a brattice, to ventilate mines
A: 1. (used of an ill-mannered child) impolitely unruly
V: 1. make a rattling sound; "clattering dishes"
N: 1. a town in southeastern Vermont on the Connecticut River
A: 1. (used of an ill-mannered child) impolitely unruly
N: 1. a small pork sausage
N: 1. the German mistress of Adolf Hitler (1910-1945) 2. United States rocket engineer (born in Germany where he designed a missile used against England); he led the United States Army team that put the first American satellite into space (1912-1977)
N: 1. North American fern whose more or less evergreen leathery fronds are covered with pale brown chafflike scales
N: 1. a city in central Germany
N: 1. a swaggering show of courage
N: 1. a 3-dimensional geometric arrangement of the atoms or molecules or ions composing a crystal
N: 1. people who are brave; "the home of the free and the brave" 2. a North American Indian warrior
V: 1. face or endure with courage; "She braved the elements"
A: 1. brightly colored and showy; "girls decked out in brave new dresses"; "brave banners flying"; "`braw' is a Scottish word"; "a dress a bit too gay for her years"; "birds with gay plumage" 2. invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers" 3. possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching; "Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"- Herman Melville; "a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"- William Wordsworth; "set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory"
V: 1. face or endure with courage; "She braved the elements"
A: 1. in a courageous manner; "bravely he went into the burning house"
N: 1. a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger of pain without showing fear 2. feeling no fear
N: 1. taking the bull by the horns
N: 1. a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a treacherous surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; "his assassins were hunted down like animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors" 2. a cry of approval as from an audience at the end of great performance
V: 1. applaud with shouts of `bravo' or `brava''
N: 1. brilliant and showy technical skill; "in a final bravura the ballerina appeared to be floating in water"; "the music ends with a display of bravura"
A: 1. brightly colored and showy; "girls decked out in brave new dresses"; "brave banners flying"; "`braw' is a Scottish word"; "a dress a bit too gay for her years"; "birds with gay plumage"
N: 1. an uproarious party 2. a noisy fight in a crowd
V: 1. to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively; "The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street"
N: 1. a fighter (especially one who participates in brawls)
A: 1. disposed to loud disagreements and fighting
N: 1. muscular strength
A: 1. (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms"
N: 1. painless contractions of the muscles of the uterus that continue throughout pregnancy with increasing frequency
N: 1. Confederate general during the American Civil War who was defeated by Grant in the battle of Chattanooga (1817-1876)
N: 1. the cry of an ass
V: 1. braying characteristic of donkeys 2. reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic" 3. laugh loudly and harshly
V: 1. solder together by using hard solder with a high melting point
V: 1. face with defiance or impudence; "brazen it out"
A: 1. 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; "bold-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell 2. made of or resembling brass (as in color or hardness)
A: 1. 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; "bold-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell
A: 1. in a brazen manner; "he spoke brazenly"
N: 1. behavior marked by a bold defiance of the proprieties and lack of shame
N: 1. large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned; warms people who must stay outside for long times
N: 1. the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter 2. three-sided tropical American nut with white oily meat and hard brown shell
N: 1. tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts
N: 1. tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts 2. three-sided tropical American nut with white oily meat and hard brown shell
N: 1. a native or inhabitant of Brazil
A: 1. of or relating to or characteristic of Brazil or the people of Brazil
N: 1. the capital of Brazil; a city built on the central plateau and inaugurated in 1960
N: 1. South American tree having fruit similar to the true guava
N: 1. thornless tree yielding heavy wood
N: 1. monetary unit in Brazil
N: 1. small Brazilian evergreen resinous tree or shrub having dark green leaflets and white flowers followed by bright red fruit; used as a street tree and lawn specimen
N: 1. South American shrub or small tree widely cultivated in the tropics; not a true potato
N: 1. an important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard dark-colored wood streaked with black
N: 1. trumpeter of Brazil and Guiana; often kept to protect poultry in Brazil
N: 1. heavy wood of various brazilwood trees; used for violin bows and as dyewoods 2. tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry
N: 1. a river that rises in Mexico and flows across Texas into the Gulf of Mexico
N: 1. a river that rises in Mexico and flows across Texas into the Gulf of Mexico
N: 1. the capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo
N: 1. a failure to perform some promised act or obligation 2. an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification) 3. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"
V: 1. make an opening or gap in 2. act in disregard of laws and rules; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"
N: 1. a breach of a legal duty; failure to do something that is required in a contract
N: 1. a breach of due care
N: 1. failure to keep a promise (of marriage)
N: 1. a failure of the seller's guarantee of good title
N: 1. any act of molesting or interrupting or hindering or disquieting or agitating or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are entitled
N: 1. violation (either through fraud or negligence) by a trustee of a duty that equity requires of him
N: 1. larceny after trust rather than after unlawful taking
N: 1. a breach that occurs when an item is deficient according to the terms of a warranty
A: 1. forcibly broken through or opened up; "the enemy poured through the breached line of defense"
N: 1. informal terms for money 2. food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
V: 1. cover with bread crumbs; "bread the pork chops before frying them"
N: 1. a container used to keep bread or cake in
N: 1. a crisp stick-shaped roll; often served with soup
N: 1. the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"
N: 1. thinly sliced sweet pickles
N: 1. a wooden or plastic board on which dough is kneaded or bread is sliced
N: 1. any of various doughs for bread
N: 1. a knife used to cut bread
N: 1. a queue of people waiting for free food
N: 1. someone who bakes bread or cake
N: 1. a mold of the genus Rhizopus
N: 1. creamy white sauce made with bread instead of flour and seasoned with cloves and onion
N: 1. a geographic region serving as the principal source of grain 2. an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion 3. a basket for serving bread
N: 1. a wooden or plastic board on which dough is kneaded or bread is sliced
N: 1. a container used to keep bread or cake in
N: 1. crumb of bread; used especially for coating or thickening
N: 1. native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a texture like bread 2. round seedless or seeded fruit with a bread-like texture; eaten boiled or baked or roasted or ground into flour; the roasted seeds resemble chestnuts
N: 1. native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a texture like bread
N: 1. a queue of people waiting for free food
N: 1. densely hairy perennial of central North America having edible tuberous roots
N: 1. a crisp stick-shaped roll; often served with soup
N: 1. food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked 2. flour or meal or grain used in baking bread
N: 1. an ability to understand a broad range of topics; "a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject" 2. the extent of something from side to side
N: 1. ratio (in percent) of the maximum breadth to the maximum length of a skull
A: 1. in the direction of the breadth; "cut the cloth breadthwise"
A: 1. in the direction of the breadth; "cut the cloth breadthwise"
N: 1. one whose earnings are the primary source of support for their dependents
N: 1. an unexpected piece of good luck; "he finally got his big break" 2. (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving; "he was up two breaks in the second set" 3. the act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable" 4. some abrupt occurrence that interrupts; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt" 5. breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall" 6. any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare; "the break in the eighth frame cost him the match" 7. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations" 8. an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned" 9. an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks" 10. the occurrence of breaking; "the break in the dam threatened the valley" 11. the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool 12. a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something 13. a sudden dash; "he made a break for the open door" 14. a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate" 15. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right over a geological fault"
V: 1. assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sargeant" 2. destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments; "He broke the glass plate"; "She broke the match" 3. discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up" 4. of the male voice in puberty; "his voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir" 5. weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death" 6. happen or take place; "Things have been breaking pretty well for us in the past few months" 7. separate from a clinch, in boxing; "The referee broke the boxers" 8. be broken in; "If the new teacher won't break, we''ll add some stress" 9. come forth or begin from a state of latency; "The first winter storm broke over New York" 10. move away or escape suddenly; "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security" 11. make the opening shot that scatters the balls 12. emerge from the surface of a body of water; "The whales broke" 13. cause the failure or ruin of; "His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage"; "This play will either make or break the playwright" 14. enter someone's property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act; "Someone broke in while I was on vacation"; "They broke into my car and stole my radio!" 15. cause to give up a habit; "She finally broke herself of smoking cigarettes" 16. lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall" 17. interrupt the flow of current in; "break a circuit" 18. cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch" 19. become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" 20. vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity; "The flat plain was broken by tall mesas" 21. scatter or part; "The clouds broke after the heavy downpour" 22. diminish or discontinue abruptly; "The patient's fever broke last night" 23. fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns; "This sentence violates the rules of syntax" 24. make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her" 25. undergo breaking; "The simple vowels broke in many Germanic languages" 26. interrupt a continued activity; "She had broken with the traditional patterns" 27. change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another; "Her voice broke to a whisper when she started to talk about her children" 28. break a piece from a whole; "break a branch from a tree" 29. find the solution or key to; "break the code" 30. do a break dance; "Kids were break-dancing at the street corner" 31. prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negociations" 32. be released or become known; of news; "News of her death broke in the morning" 33. change directions suddenly 34. come into being; "light broke over the horizon"; "Voices broke in the air" 35. pierce or penetrate; "The blade broke her skin" 36. ruin completely; "He busted my radio!" 37. find a flaw in; "break an alibi"; "break down a proof" 38. surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record" 39. curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves; "The surf broke" 40. terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty" 41. give up; "break cigarette smoking" 42. become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated" 43. make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern" 44. act in disregard of laws and rules; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law" 45. destroy the completeness of a set of related items; "The book dealer would not break the set" 46. come to an end; "The heat wave finally broke yesterday" 47. break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice" 48. happen; "Report the news as it develops"; "These political movements recrudesce from time to time" 49. force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; "break into tears"; "erupt in anger" 50. invalidate by judicial action; "The will was broken" 51. fall sharply; "stock prices broke" 52. render inoperable or ineffective; "You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart!" 53. go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" 54. make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing; "The ranks broke" 55. fracture a bone of; "I broke my foot while playing hockey" 56. stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident" 57. exchange for smaller units of money; "I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy" 58. reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him" 59. become punctured or penetrated; "The skin broke"
N: 1. West Indian timber tree having very hard wood
V: 1. do a break dance; "Kids were break-dancing at the street corner"
N: 1. trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent
V: 1. take apart into its constituent pieces 2. break violently or noisily; smash; 3. break up or separate; "The country is disunifying"; "Yugoslavia broke apart after 1989"
V: 1. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up" 2. interrupt a continued activity; "She had broken with the traditional patterns" 3. move away or escape suddenly; "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security" 4. break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped" 5. withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away"
V: 1. have a meal, usually with company; "The early Christian desciples broke bread together"
V: 1. leave a camp; "The hikers decamped before dawn"
N: 1. a form of solo dancing that involves rapid acrobatic moves in which different parts of the body touch the ground; normally performed to the rhythm of rap music
V: 1. do a break dance; "Kids were break-dancing at the street corner"
N: 1. a form of solo dancing that involves rapid acrobatic moves in which different parts of the body touch the ground; normally performed to the rhythm of rap music
V: 1. stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident" 2. separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts 3. cause to fall or collapse 4. 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" 5. fall apart; "the building crimbled after the explosion"; "Negociations broke down" 6. lose control of one's emotions; "When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely"; "When her baby died, she snapped" 7. make ineffective; "Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination" 8. collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
V: 1. make neither profit nor loss 2. attain a level at which there is neither gain nor loss, as in business, gambling, or a competitive sport
V: 1. enter someone's property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act; "Someone broke in while I was on vacation"; "They broke into my car and stole my radio!" 2. intrude on uninvited; "The nosy couple broke in on our conversation" 3. break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation" 4. start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role 5. make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern" 6. break so as to call inward; "He broke in the door"
V: 1. change pace; "The dancers broke into a cha-cha"; "The horse broke into a gallop" 2. express or utter spontaneously; "break into a yodel"; "break into a song"; "break into tears"
V: 1. run away from confinement; "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison" 2. be unleashed; burst forth with violence or noise; "His anger exploded"
N: 1. the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"
N: 1. (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving; "he was up two breaks in the second set"
N: 1. the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"
V: 1. interrupt before its natural or planned end; "We had to cut short our vacation" 2. prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negociations" 3. break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth" 4. break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped" 5. break a piece from a whole; "break a branch from a tree"
V: 1. work very hard, like a slave
V: 1. erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism" 2. break open or apart suddenly; "The bubble burst" 3. open with force; "He broke open the the picnic basket"
V: 1. become raw or open; "He broke out in hives"; "My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"; "Such boils tend to recrudesce" 2. move away or escape suddenly; "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security" 3. take from stowage in preparation for usage 4. begin suddenly and sometimes violently; "He broke out shouting" 5. start abruptly; "After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc"
N: 1. a seal that must be broken when first used and cannot easily be resealed; "it was stored in a tube with a break seal"
V: 1. interrupt before its natural or planned end; "We had to cut short our vacation"
V: 1. as of teeth, for example; "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted" 2. penetrate; "The sun broke through the clouds"; "The rescue team broke through the wall in the mine shaft" 3. pass through (a barrier); "Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county"
V: 1. make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages" 2. break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented" 3. laugh unrestrainedly 4. destroy the completeness of a set of related items; "The book dealer would not break the set" 5. to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds" 6. attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example; "Pick open the ice" 7. cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water" 8. discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up" 9. separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts 10. set or keep apart; "sever a relationship" 11. close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned" 12. come to an end; "Their marriage dissolved"; "The tobacco monopoly broke up" 13. release ice; "The icebergs and glaciers calve" 14. suffer a nervous breakdown 15. cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles" 16. come apart; "the group broke up" 17. take apart into its constituent pieces 18. bring the association of to an end or cause to break up; "The decree officially dissolved the marriage"; "the judge dissolved the tobacco company" 19. break violently or noisily; smash;
V: 1. show the fins above the water while swimming; "The sharks were finning near the surface"
V: 1. expel intestinal gases through the anus
V: 1. end a relationship; "China broke with Russia"
N: 1. quality of being easily damaged or destroyed
N: 1. an article that is fragile and easily broken; "pack the breakables separately"
A: 1. capable of being broken or damaged; "earthenware pottery is breakable"; "breakable articles should be packed carefully"
N: 1. the consistency of something that breaks under pressure
N: 1. reimbursement for goods damaged while in transit or in use 2. the act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable" 3. the quantity broken; "the total breakage was huge"
N: 1. the act of breaking away or withdrawing from; "there was a breakaway by the discontented members"; "a breaking away from family and neighborhood"
A: 1. having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude; "a breakaway faction"
N: 1. West Indian timber tree having very hard wood
N: 1. West Indian timber tree having very hard wood
N: 1. an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints
N: 1. a mental or physical breakdown 2. a cessation of normal operation; "there was a power breakdown" 3. an analysis into mutually exclusive categories 4. the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue; "the social dislocations resulting from government policies"; "his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London"
N: 1. a device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded 2. a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone 3. waves breaking on the shore
N: 1. a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts distributor points and current flows to the spark plugs
N: 1. waves breaking on the shore
N: 1. the first meal of the day (usually in the morning)
V: 1. provide breakfast for 2. eat an early morning meal; "We breakfast at seven"
N: 1. a place for light meals (usually near a kitchen); "the breakfast nook had a built in table and seats"
N: 1. any food (especially cereal) usually served for breakfast
N: 1. a place for light meals (usually near a kitchen); "the breakfast nook had a built in table and seats"
N: 1. a table where breakfast is eaten
N: 1. the customary or habitual hour for eating breakfast
N: 1. the act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable"
A: 1. (of waves) curling over and crashing into surf or spray; "the breaking waves"
N: 1. trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent
N: 1. departing hastily 2. the act of breaking away or withdrawing from; "there was a breakaway by the discontented members"; "a breaking away from family and neighborhood"
N: 1. a baseball thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter
N: 1. an instance of breaking off suddenly
N: 1. (psychology) stress at which a person breaks down or a situation becomes crucial 2. the degree of tension or stress at which something breaks
N: 1. a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
A: 1. used of speed; "a breakneck pace"
N: 1. an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned"
N: 1. any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga
N: 1. making an important discovery 2. a penetration of a barrier such as an enemy's defense 3. a productive insight
N: 1. coming apart 2. the termination of a relationship
N: 1. a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
N: 1. any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family Sparidae 2. any of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes having compressed bodies and shiny scales; especially (but not exclusively) of the genus Lepomis 3. flesh of any of various saltwater fishes of the family Sparidae or the family Bramidae 4. flesh of various freshwater fishes of North America or of Europe
V: 1. clean (a ship's bottom) with heat
N: 1. either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman 2. meat carved from the breast of a fowl 3. the front part of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen; "he beat his breast in anger"
V: 1. meet at breast level; "The runner breasted the tape" 2. reach the summit; "They breasted the mountain" 3. confront bodily; "breast the storm"
A: 1. up to the breast; "we were standing breast-high in the water"
A: 1. (of an infant) fed milk from the mother's breast
A: 1. up to the breast; "we were standing breast-high in the water"
N: 1. cancer of the breast; one of the most common malignancies in women in the US
N: 1. a portable drill with a plate that is pressed against the chest to force the drill point into the work
N: 1. nourishing at the breast
N: 1. an implant for cosmetic purposes to replace a breast that has been surgically removed
N: 1. a cut of lamb including the breastbone and attached muscles dressed as meat
N: 1. usually stuffed and roasted
N: 1. a picket inside of a man's coat
N: 1. the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs
A: 1. having a breast or breasts; or breasts as specified; used chiefly in compounds; "small-breasted"; "red-breasted sandpiper"
V: 1. give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
A: 1. without a breast
N: 1. a decorative pin worn by women
N: 1. armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass
N: 1. a swimming stroke; the arms are extended together in front of the head and swept back on either side accompanied by a frog kick
V: 1. swim with the face down and extend the arms forward and outward while kicking with the leg
N: 1. someone who swims the breaststroke
N: 1. fortification consisting of a low wall
N: 1. an indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her" 2. the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing; "he took a deep breath and dived into the pool"; "he was fighting to his last breath" 3. a short respite 4. the air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration; "his sour breath offended her" 5. a slight movement of the air; "there wasn't a breath of air in the room"
N: 1. a welcome relief; "the new management was like a breath of fresh air"
V: 1. test someone's alcohol level in his blood by means of a breathalyzer
N: 1. a device that measures chemicals (especially the alcohol content) in a person's expired breath
V: 1. test someone's alcohol level in his blood by means of a breathalyzer
N: 1. a device that measures chemicals (especially the alcohol content) in a person's expired breath
V: 1. utter or tell; "not breathe a word" 2. expel (gases or odors) 3. draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring" 4. take a short break from one's activities in order to relax 5. be alive; "Every creature that breathes" 6. impart as if by breathing; "He breathed new life into the old house" 7. allow the passage of air through; "Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear" 8. reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked; "This rare Bordeaux must be allowed to breathe for at least 2 hours" 9. manifest or evince; "She breathes the Christian spirit"
V: 1. draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well"
V: 1. expel air; "Exhale when you lift the weight"
A: 1. having breath or breath as specified; usually used in combination; "sweet-breathed" 2. uttered without voice; "could hardly hear her breathed plea, `Help me'"; "voiceless whispers"
N: 1. a short respite 2. air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time
N: 1. the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
A: 1. passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination; "the boy was disappointed to find only skeletons instead of living breathing dinosaurs"; "the heavy-breathing person on the telephone"
N: 1. a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure
N: 1. a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure
N: 1. the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing
N: 1. a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure
N: 1. the act of expelling air from the lungs
N: 1. a short respite
N: 1. sufficient room for easy breathing or movement; "moved to the country to find breathing room"
N: 1. a short respite 2. sufficient room for easy breathing or movement; "moved to the country to find breathing room"
N: 1. a short respite
N: 1. a short respite
A: 1. not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty; "breathless at thought of what I had done"; "breathless from running"; "followed the match with breathless interest" 2. appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse; "an inanimate body"; "pulseless and dead" 3. tending to cause suspension of regular breathing; "a breathless flight"; "breathtaking adventure"
A: 1. in a breathless manner; "she spoke gaspingly"
N: 1. a dyspneic condition
A: 1. tending to cause suspension of regular breathing; "a breathless flight"; "breathtaking adventure"
N: 1. a rudaceous rock consisting of sharp fragments embedded in clay or sand
V: 1. break into breccia; "brecciate rock" 2. form into breccia; "brecciated rock"
N: 1. German dramatist and poet who developed a style of epic theater (1898-1956)
N: 1. opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded
A: 1. (of guns) designed to be loaded at the breech
N: 1. delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first
N: 1. a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing
N: 1. delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first
N: 1. delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first
N: 1. a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing
N: 1. a garment that provides covering for the loins
N: 1. a garment that provides covering for the loins
A: 1. dressed in trousers
N: 1. trousers ending above the knee
N: 1. a life buoy in the form of a ring with short breeches for support; used to transfer people from a ship
N: 1. a gun that is loaded at the breech
N: 1. a lineage or race of people 2. half-caste offspring of parents of different races (especially of white and Indian parents) 3. a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep" 4. a special lineage; "a breed of Americans"
V: 1. have young (animals); "pandas rarely breed in captivity" 2. of plants or animals; "She breeds dogs" 3. copulate with a female, used especially of horses; "The horse covers the mare" 4. call forth
N: 1. a person who breeds animals
N: 1. a nuclear reactor that produces more fissile material than it burns
N: 1. the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior); "a woman of breeding and refinement" 2. elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression 3. raising someone to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important" 4. the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization 5. the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
A: 1. producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring; "the breeding population"; "retained a few bulls for breeding purposes"
N: 1. a place where animals breed
N: 1. a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck" 2. any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic"
V: 1. to proceed quickly and easily 2. blow gently and lightly; "It breezes most evenings at the shore"
N: 1. a light concrete building block made with cinder aggregate; "cinder blocks are called breeze blocks in England"
V: 1. succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course"
A: 1. in a breezy manner; "he swings breezily into the title song"
N: 1. a mildly windy state of the air 2. a breezy liveliness; "a delightful breeziness of manner"
A: 1. abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes; "blowy weather"; "a windy bluff" 2. fresh and animated; "her breezy nature"
N: 1. the craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures at the top of the cranium
A: 1. of or relating to the bregma of the skull
N: 1. a former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay
N: 1. a submachine gun operated by gas pressure; used by the British in World War II
N: 1. a submachine gun operated by gas pressure; used by the British in World War II
N: 1. an Alpine mountain pass connecting Innsbruck in Austria with Bolzano in Italy that has long been a route for trade and for invasions
N: 1. small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
N: 1. small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
N: 1. an ancient Italian city in central Lombardy
N: 1. a city in southwestern Poland on the Oder
N: 1. a port city in northwestern France (in Brittany); the chief naval station of France
N: 1. United States writer noted for his stories about life during the California gold rush (1836-1902)
N: 1. a former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay
N: 1. (plural) the lay members of a male religious order
N: 1. a native or inhabitant of Brittany (especially one who speaks the Breton language) 2. a Celtic language of Brittany
N: 1. United States architect (born in Hungary) who was associated with the Bauhaus in the 1920's (1902-1981)
N: 1. Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569)
N: 1. Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569)
N: 1. a diacritical mark (u-curved) placed over a vowel to indicate a short sound
N: 1. a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay)
V: 1. promote somebody by brevet, in the military
N: 1. (Roman Catholic Church) a book of prayers to be recited daily certain priests and members of religious orders
N: 1. intravenous beta blocker (trade name Brevibloc) that acts for only a short time; used primarily for cardiac arrhythmias
N: 1. narrow-mouthed toads and sheep frogs; some burrow and some are arboreal; found worldwide
N: 1. the use of brief expressions 2. the attribute of being brief or fleeting
N: 1. menhaden
N: 1. shad-like North American marine fishes used for fish meal and oil and fertilizer
N: 1. drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling
V: 1. prepare by brewing; "people have been brewing beer for thousands of years" 2. sit or let sit in boiling water so as to extract the flavor; "the tea is brewing"
N: 1. drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling
N: 1. someone who brews beer or ale from malt and hops and water 2. the owner or manager of a brewery
N: 1. mole of eastern North America
N: 1. semi-prostrate evergreen herb of western United States
N: 1. medium-sized spruce of California and Oregon having pendulous branches
N: 1. yeast used in fermenting beer 2. used as a leaven in baking and brewing
N: 1. a distillery where beer is brewed
N: 1. the production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast
N: 1. Soviet statesman who became president of the Soviet Union (1906-1982)
N: 1. a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries 2. a pipe made from the root (briarroot) of the tree heath 3. evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipes 4. Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips
N: 1. a pipe made from the root (briarroot) of the tree heath
N: 1. old French breed of large strong usually black dogs having a long tail and long wavy and slightly stiff coat
N: 1. hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea
N: 1. wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea; used to make tobacco pipes
A: 1. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers"
A: 1. capable of being corrupted; "corruptible judges"; "dishonest politicians"; "a purchasable senator"; "a venal police officer"
N: 1. payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
V: 1. make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"
N: 1. someone who pays (or otherwise incites) you to commit a wrongful act
N: 1. the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage
N: 1. miscellaneous curios
N: 1. rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material 2. a good fellow; helpful and trustworthy
N: 1. semisoft sweet American cheese from whole milk in a brick form
V: 1. wall up with brick
V: 1. wall up with brick
N: 1. a bright reddish brown color
N: 1. a trowel used in masonry
V: 1. wall up with brick
N: 1. a fragment of brick used as a weapon 2. blunt criticism
N: 1. genus of herbs of southwestern America having usually creamy florets followed by one-seeded fruits in a prominent bristly sheath
N: 1. a place where bricks are made and sold
N: 1. a kiln for making bricks
N: 1. a craftsman skilled in building with bricks
N: 1. a hammer used in laying bricks
N: 1. the craft of laying bricks
A: 1. having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped; "brittle bones"; "glass is brittle"; "`brickle' and `brickly'' are dialectal"
A: 1. having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped; "brittle bones"; "glass is brittle"; "`brickle' and `brickly'' are dialectal"
N: 1. building material consisting of bricks laid with mortar between then
N: 1. masonry done with bricks and mortar
N: 1. a place where bricks are made and sold
N: 1. medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
N: 1. archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast
A: 1. of or relating to a wedding; "bridal procession"; "nuptial day"; "spousal rites"; "wedding cake"; "marriage vows" 2. designed for a bride; "bridal gown"
N: 1. Chilean evergreen shrub having delicate spikes of small white flowers 2. shrub having copious small white flowers in spring
N: 1. a gown worn by the bride at a wedding
N: 1. Chilean evergreen shrub having delicate spikes of small white flowers 2. shrub having copious small white flowers in spring
N: 1. Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523) 2. a woman who has recently been married 3. a woman participant in her own marriage ceremony
N: 1. plant with 1 or 2 white starlike flowers on short leafless stalks; Alaska to California and east to Oregon and Montana
N: 1. a wedding present to the bride
N: 1. a woman who is engaged to be married
N: 1. money or property given (in some societies) by the bridegroom to the family of his bride
N: 1. a rich cake with two or more tiers and covered with frosting and decorations; served at a wedding reception
N: 1. a man who has recently been married 2. a man participant in his own marriage ceremony
N: 1. an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding
N: 1. an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands 2. a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc. 3. a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth 4. the link between two lenses; rests on nose 5. something resembling a bridge in form or function; "his letters provided a bridge across the centuries" 6. any of various card games based on whist for four players 7. the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose; "her glasses left marks on the bridge of her nose" 8. a wooden support that holds the strings up 9. a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected
V: 1. cross over on a bridge 2. make a bridge across; "bridge a river" 3. connect or reduce the distance between
N: 1. an operative who acts as a courier or go-between from a case officer to a secret agent in a hostile area
N: 1. a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected
N: 1. an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands
N: 1. the cards held in a game of bridge
V: 1. suffice for a period between two points; "This money will keep us going for another year" 2. connect or reduce the distance between
N: 1. one of a pair of bridge players who are on the same side of the game
N: 1. a card player in a game of bridge; "we need a 4th hand for bridge"
N: 1. the earliest form of bridge; the dealer could name the trump suit
A: 1. capable of being connected by a bridge or as if by a bridge
N: 1. a circuit consisting of a T-network with an additional shunt bridging the two series circuits
N: 1. an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies; "an attempt to secure a bridgehead behind enemy lines"; "the only foothold left for British troops in Europe was Gibraltar" 2. a defensive post at the end of a bridge nearest to the enemy
N: 1. a port in southwestern Connecticut on Long Island Sound
N: 1. United States labor leader who organized the longshoremen (1901-1990)
N: 1. Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)
N: 1. capital of Barbados; a port city on the southwestern coast of Barbados
N: 1. a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth
N: 1. headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control 2. the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper"
V: 1. put a bridle on; "bridle horses" 2. respond to the reins, as of horses
V: 1. show anger or indignation; "She bristled at his insolent remarks"
N: 1. a path suitable for riding or leading horses (but not for cars)
N: 1. a path suitable for riding or leading horses (but not for cars)
V: 1. show anger or indignation; "She bristled at his insolent remarks"
N: 1. a bit resembling a snaffle bit; used with a separate curb
N: 1. soft creamy white cheese; milder than Camembert
N: 1. a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case 2. a condensed written summary or abstract
V: 1. give essential information to someone; "The reporters were briefed about the President's plan to invade"
A: 1. of short duration or distance; "a brief stay in the country"; "in a little while"; "it's a little way away" 2. (of clothing) very short; "an abbreviated swimsuit"; "a brief bikini" 3. concise and succinct; "covered the matter in a brief statement"
N: 1. a case with a handle; for carrying papers or files or books
N: 1. a bomb consisting of an explosive and timer hidden inside a briefcase
N: 1. a portable computer housed in a box that resembles a briefcase
N: 1. detailed instructions, as for a military operation
A: 1. of lawyers or barristers; lacking clients
A: 1. in a concise manner; in a few words; "the history is summed up concisely in this book"; "she replied briefly"; "briefly, we have a problem"; "to put it shortly" 2. for a short time; "she visited him briefly"; "was briefly associated with IBM"
N: 1. the temporal property of being very short 2. the attribute of being brief or fleeting
N: 1. short tight-fitting underpants (trade name Jockey)
N: 1. a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries 2. tangled mass of prickly plants 3. evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipes 4. Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips 5. a thorny stem or twig
N: 1. wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea; used to make tobacco pipes
N: 1. tangled mass of prickly plants
N: 1. tangled mass of prickly plants
N: 1. wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea; used to make tobacco pipes
A: 1. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers"
N: 1. a penal institution (especially on board a ship) 2. two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
N: 1. army unit smaller than a division
V: 1. form or unite into a brigade
N: 1. a general officer ranking below a major general
N: 1. a general officer ranking below a major general
N: 1. an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
N: 1. a medieval coat of chain mail consisting of metal rings sewn onto leather or cloth
N: 1. two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft rigged on the mainmast
N: 1. a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organizaiton that arose out of a student protest movement in the late 1960s; wants to separate Italy from NATO and advocates violence in the service of class warfare and revolution; mostly inactive since 1989
N: 1. United States religious leader of the Mormon Church after the assassination of Joseph Smith; he led the Mormon exodus from Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah (1801-1877)
A: 1. clear and sharp and ringing; "the bright sound of the trumpet section"; "the brilliant sound of the trumpets" 2. characterized by quickness and ease in learning; "some children are brighter in one subject than another"; "smart children talk earlier than the average" 3. having lots of light either natural or artificial; "the room was bright and airy"; "a stage bright with spotlights" 4. made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; "bright silver candlesticks"; "a burnished brass knocker"; "she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves"; "rows of shining glasses"; "shiny black patents" 5. full or promise; "had a bright future in publishing"; "the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career" 6. having striking color; "bright greens"; "brilliant tapestries"; "a bird with vivid plumage" 7. abounding with sunlight; "a bright sunny day"; "one shining norming"- John Muir; "when it is warm and shiny" 8. emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room" 9. not made dim or less bright; "undimmed headlights"; "surprisingly the curtain started to rise while the houselights were still undimmed" 10. splendid; "the bright stars of stage and screen"; "a bright moment in history"; "the bright pageantry of court" 11. characterized by happiness or gladness; "bright faces"; "all the world seems bright and gay"
A: 1. with brightness; "the stars shone brilliantly"; "the windows glowed jewel bright"
N: 1. an inflammation of the kidney
A: 1. (metaphor) shining brightly
A: 1. of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky; "October's bright blue weather"
N: 1. a consoling aspect of a difficult situation; "every cloud has a silver lining"; "look on the bright side of it"
V: 1. make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room" 2. become brighter; "The sky brightened" 3. become brighter; "The sky brightened around noon"; "Her face brightened when she heard the good news" 4. become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm"
A: 1. with brightness; "the stars shone brilliantly"; "the windows glowed jewel bright"
N: 1. the location of a visual perception along the black-to-white continuum 2. the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun" 3. intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty
N: 1. the tendency for a visual object to be perceived as having the same brightness under widely different conditions of illumination
N: 1. the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun"
N: 1. a city in East Sussex in southern England that is a popular resort; site of the University of Sussex
N: 1. Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)
N: 1. Celtic goddess of fire and fertility and agriculture and household arts and wisdom; later associated with Saint Bridget
N: 1. Swedish operatic soprano who played Wagnerian roles (born in 1918)
N: 1. personification of the power of ritual devotion
N: 1. European food fish
N: 1. unusual mental ability 2. the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand 3. great brightness; "a glare of sunlight"; "the flowers were a blaze of color"
N: 1. a quality that outshines the usual
A: 1. of surpassing excellence; "a brilliant performance"; "a superb actor" 2. having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence; "some men dislike brainy women"; "a brilliant mind"; "a brilliant solution to the problem" 3. full of light; shining intensely; "a brilliant star"; "brilliant chandeliers" 4. clear and sharp and ringing; "the bright sound of the trumpet section"; "the brilliant sound of the trumpets" 5. having striking color; "bright greens"; "brilliant tapestries"; "a bird with vivid plumage" 6. characterized by or attended with brilliance or grandeur; "the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony"
N: 1. a code name for a small computerized heat-seeking missile that was supposed to intercept and destroy enemy missiles
N: 1. a pomade to make the hair manageable and lustrous
A: 1. with brightness; "the stars shone brilliantly"; "the windows glowed jewel bright" 2. in an extremely intelligent way; "he solved the problem brilliantly"
N: 1. a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat 2. the top edge of a vessel
V: 1. fill as much as possible; "brim a cup to good fellowship" 2. be completely full; "His eyes brimmed with tears"
V: 1. flow or run over (a limit or brim)
A: 1. filled to capacity; "a brimful cup"; "I am brimful of chowder"; "a child brimming over with curiosity"; "eyes brimming with tears"
A: 1. filled to capacity; "a brimful cup"; "I am brimful of chowder"; "a child brimming over with curiosity"; "eyes brimming with tears"
A: 1. without a brim; "a brimless hat"
A: 1. filled to capacity; "a brimful cup"; "I am brimful of chowder"; "a child brimming over with curiosity"; "eyes brimming with tears"
N: 1. an old name for sulfur
A: 1. having a gray or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats
N: 1. a port city in southeastern Apulia in Italy; a center for the Crusades in the Middle Ages
A: 1. having a gray or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats
A: 1. having a gray or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats
N: 1. a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling 2. water containing salts; "the water in the ocean is all saltwater"
V: 1. soak in brine
N: 1. common to saline lakes
N: 1. measure of the hardness of a material
V: 1. avance or set forth in court; "bring charges", "institute proceedings" 2. bring into a different state; "this may land you in jail" 3. 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" 4. be accompanied by; "Can I bring my cousin to the dinner?" 5. attract the attention of; "The noise and the screaming brought the curious" 6. cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area" 7. go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat" 8. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point" 9. be sold for a certain price; "The painting brought $10,000"; "The old print fetched a high price at the auction" 10. induce or persuade; "The confession of one of the accused brought the others to admit to the crime as well" 11. cause to come into a particular state or condition; "Long hard years of on the job training had brought them to their competence"; "bring water to the boiling point"
V: 1. cause to occur or exist; "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor" 2. bring about; "His two singles gave the team the victory" 3. plan, organize, and carry out (an event) 4. make possible; "The grant made our research possible" 5. produce; "The scientists set up a shockwave"
V: 1. bring back to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad memories" 2. provide a cure for, make healthy again; "The treatment cured the boy's acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to" 3. cause to adopt an opinion or course of action; "His urgent letter finally brought me around to give money to the school"
V: 1. bring back to the point of departure 2. bring back to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad memories"
V: 1. cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class" 2. cause to be enthusiastic; "Her playing brought down the house" 3. impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students" 4. cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits" 5. cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely" 6. move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"
V: 1. bring out for display; "The proud father produced many pictures of his baby"; "The accused brought forth a letter in court that he claims exonerates him" 2. bring into existence; "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office" 3. bring forth or yield; "The tree would not produce fruit" 4. make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"
V: 1. bring forward for consideration; "The case was called up in court" 2. cause to move forward; "Can you move the car seat forward?"
V: 1. earn as a salary or wage; "How much does your wife take home after taxes and other deductions?" 2. make understandable and clear; "This brings home my point"
V: 1. attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" 2. supply means of subsistence; earn a living; "He provides for his large family by working three jobs"; "Women nowadays not only take care of the household but also bring home the bacon"
V: 1. transmit; "The microphone brought in the sounds from the room next to mine" 2. bring in a new person or object into a familiar environment; "He brought in a new judge"; "The new secretary introduced a nasty rumor" 3. earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" 4. be sold for a certain price; "The painting brought $10,000"; "The old print fetched a high price at the auction" 5. submit (a verdict) to a court
V: 1. be successful; achieve a goal; "She succeeded in persuading us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"; "The pianist negociated the difficult runs"
V: 1. bring onto the market or release; "produce a movie"; "bring out a book"; "produce a new play" 2. cause to appear; "bring on the birthday cake" 3. cause to arise; "induce a crisis"
V: 1. cause to undertake a certain action, usually used in the negative; "He could not bring himself to call his parents"
V: 1. bring onto the market or release; "produce a movie"; "bring out a book"; "produce a new play" 2. prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper" 3. make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her" 4. direct attention to, as if by means of contrast; "This dress accentuates your nice figure!"; "I set off these words by brackets" 5. make visible; "Summer brings out bright clothes"; "He brings out the best in her"; "The newspaper uncovered the President's illegal dealings" 6. encourage to be less reserved; "The teacher tried to bring out the shy boy" 7. bring out of a specific state 8. bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc. 9. take out of a container or enclosed space; "Get out your best dress--we are going to a party!"
V: 1. bring outside the body for surgery, of organs
V: 1. bring back to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad memories" 2. cause to adopt an opinion or course of action; "His urgent letter finally brought me around to give money to the school"
V: 1. bring into safety; "We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack"
V: 1. bring back to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad memories"
V: 1. bring into operation or effect; "The new members brought to bear new concerns to the U.N."
V: 1. bring together in a common cause or emotion; "The death of their child had drawn them together" 2. cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together"
V: 1. cause to come to a sudden stop; "The noise brought her up in shock" 2. put forward for consideration or discussion; "raise the question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic" 3. bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children" 4. promote from a lower position or rank; "This player was brought up to the major league" 5. cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes; "boot your computer" 6. make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" 7. evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" 8. raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
N: 1. the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail); "his reluctant delivery of bad news"
N: 1. the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue
N: 1. raising someone to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
N: 1. the relative proportion of salt in a solution
N: 1. hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable
N: 1. a region marking a boundary 2. the limit beyond which something happens or changes; "on the verge of tears"; "on the brink of bankruptcy" 3. the edge of a steep place
N: 1. the policy of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety)
N: 1. United States anthropologist who was the first to attempt a systematic classification of Native American languages (1837-1899)
N: 1. any very large body of (salt) water
A: 1. slightly salty; "a brackish lagoon"; "the briny deep"
N: 1. quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous
N: 1. a light roll rich with eggs and butter and somewhat sweet
N: 1. a tendril-bearing vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties
N: 1. an antacid
N: 1. a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel
N: 1. a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel
N: 1. the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life
N: 1. the shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion
A: 1. of or relating to the power (the shattering effect) of an explosive
N: 1. capital and largest city of Queensland state; located in the southeastern corner of Queensland on the Pacific; settled by British as a penal colony; 3rd largest city in Australia
N: 1. Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
V: 1. become brisk; "business brisked up"
A: 1. imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air" 2. 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" 3. very active; "doing a brisk business"
V: 1. become brisk; "business brisked up"
V: 1. become brisk; "business brisked up"
N: 1. a cut of meat from the breast or lower chest especially of beef
A: 1. in a brisk manner; "she walked briskly in the cold air"; "`after lunch,' she said briskly"
N: 1. liveliness and eagerness; "he accepted with alacrity"
N: 1. small herring processed like a sardine 2. small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned like sardines
N: 1. the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life
N: 1. a stiff hair 2. a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic
V: 1. rise up as in fear; "The dog's fur bristled"; "It was a sight to make one''s hair uprise!" 2. be in a state of movement or action; "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers"
V: 1. show anger or indignation; "She bristled at his insolent remarks"
N: 1. a brush that is made with the short stiff hairs of an animal or plant
N: 1. any fern of the genus Trichomanes having large pinnatifid often translucent fronds; most are epiphytic on tree branches and twigs or terrestrial on mossy banks
N: 1. grasses of grasslands and woodlands having large gracefully arching spikes with long bristles beneath each spikelet
V: 1. show anger or indignation; "She bristled at his insolent remarks"
N: 1. a pyramidal fir of southwestern California having spiny pointed leaves and cone scales with long spines
N: 1. small slow-growing upland pine of western United States (Rocky Mountains) having dense branches with fissured rust-brown bark and short needles in bunches of 5 and thorn-tipped cone scales; among the oldest living things some over 4500 years old
A: 1. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers"
N: 1. grasses of grasslands and woodlands having large gracefully arching spikes with long bristles beneath each spikelet
A: 1. resembling a bristle
N: 1. small wingless insect with a long bristlelike tail
A: 1. covered thickly with objects thrusting upward as with bristles; "roofs bristling with antennas"; "housetops bristlng with chimneys"; "a riverbank bristling with factories"
A: 1. very irritable; "bristly exchanges between the White House and the press"; "he became prickly and spiteful"; "witty and waspish about his colleagues" 2. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers"
N: 1. large shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having bristly stems and large clusters of pink flowers
N: 1. widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States
N: 1. bristly herb of eastern and central North America having black fruit and medicinal bark
N: 1. bristly herb of eastern and central North America having black fruit and medicinal bark
N: 1. an industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon
N: 1. an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean between southern Wales and southwestern England
N: 1. a native or inhabitant of Great Britain 2. the young of a herring or sprat or similar fish 3. minute crustaceans forming food for right whales
N: 1. a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland
N: 1. an alloy similar to pewter
A: 1. of Britain; "Her Britannic Majesty"
N: 1. informal term for breeches
N: 1. the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life
N: 1. an expression that is limited to English as spoken by Englishmen (especially as contrasted with American English)
N: 1. the people of Great Britain
A: 1. of or relating to or characteristic of Great Britain or its people or culture; "his wife is British"
N: 1. the senior ministers of the British government
N: 1. a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet
N: 1. the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
N: 1. a province in western Canada
N: 1. an association of nations consisting of the United Kingdom and its dependencies and many former British colonies that are now sovereign states but owe allegiance to the British Crown
N: 1. the symbol of the power of the British monarchy; "members of the British Commonwealth owe allegiance to the British Crown"
N: 1. formerly the United Kingdom and all the territories under its control; reached its greatest extent at the end of World War I; "the sun never sets on the British Empire"
N: 1. the predominant philosophical tradition in Great Britain since the 17th century
N: 1. a republic in northeastern South America; achieved independence from England in 1966
N: 1. a country on the northeastern coast of Central America on the Caribbean; formerly under British control
N: 1. the lower house of the British parliament
N: 1. the upper house of the British parliament
N: 1. a system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint
N: 1. Great Britain and Ireland and adjacent islands in the north Atlantic
N: 1. monetary unit in Great Britain
N: 1. the British legislative body
N: 1. the people of Great Britain
N: 1. the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence
N: 1. a former monetary unit in Great Britain
N: 1. a system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint
N: 1. a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure; equivalent to 251.997 calories
N: 1. more than 40 northeastern Virgin Islands (15 inhabited); a dependent territory of the United Kingdom
N: 1. a native or inhabitant of Great Britain
N: 1. a custom that is peculiar to England or its citizens 2. an expression that is limited to English as spoken by Englishmen (especially as contrasted with American English)
N: 1. a native or inhabitant of Great Britain 2. an inhabitant of southern Britain prior to the Anglo-saxon invasions
A: 1. characteristic of or associated with the Britons; "the Briton inhabitants of England"
N: 1. the people of Great Britain
N: 1. the young of a herring or sprat or similar fish 2. minute crustaceans forming food for right whales
N: 1. a southern group of Celtic languages
N: 1. a former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay
N: 1. tall active short-tailed French breed of bird dog having a usually smooth orange- or liver-and-white coat
N: 1. major English composer of the 20th century; noted for his operas (1913-1976)
N: 1. caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
A: 1. lacking warmth and generosity of spirit; "a brittle and calculating woman" 2. having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped; "brittle bones"; "glass is brittle"; "`brickle' and `brickly'' are dialectal" 3. (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured
N: 1. an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc
N: 1. delicate fern widely distributed in North America and European having thin pinnatifid fronds with brittle stems
N: 1. fragrant rounded shrub of southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico having brittle stems and small crowded blue-green leaves and yellow flowers; produces a resin used in incense and varnish and in folk medicine
N: 1. delicate fern widely distributed in North America and European having thin pinnatifid fronds with brittle stems
N: 1. tropical American fern with broad pinnae; widely cultivated
N: 1. tropical American fern with broad pinnae; widely cultivated
N: 1. an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc
N: 1. large willow tree with stiff branches that are easily broken
N: 1. fragrant rounded shrub of southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico having brittle stems and small crowded blue-green leaves and yellow flowers; produces a resin used in incense and varnish and in folk medicine
N: 1. firm but easily broken
N: 1. a system for measuring the concentration of sugar solutions
N: 1. an industrial city in Moravia in Czech Republic southeast of Prague
N: 1. a decorative pin worn by women
V: 1. bring up a topic for discussion
A: 1. of a cask or barrel; "the cask was set abroach"
N: 1. slang term for a woman; "a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch"
A: 1. having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other; "wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide"; "a river two miles broad"; "broad shoulders"; "a broad river" 2. very large in expanse or scope; "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies" 3. 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" 4. showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions" 5. lacking subtlety; obvious; "gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave" 6. (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional; "a broad southern accent" 7. not detailed or specific; "a broad rule"; "the broad outlines of the plan"; "felt an unspecific dread"
A: 1. being at a peak or culminating point; "broad day"; "full summer"; "high noon"
N: 1. Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder
N: 1. Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder
A: 1. (of hats) having a broad brim
A: 1. having a brachycephalic head
A: 1. having relatively broad rather than needle-like or scale-like leaves
A: 1. having relatively broad rather than needle-like or scale-like leaves
N: 1. north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves
N: 1. European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in North America
N: 1. perennial climber of central and southern Europe having purple or pink or white flowers; naturalized in North America
N: 1. succulent plant with mostly basal leaves; stem bears 1 pair of broadly ovate or heart-shaped leaves and a loose raceme of 3-10 white flowers; western North America
N: 1. common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a troublesome weed 2. North American plantain having reddish leafstalks and broad leaves
N: 1. small orchid with two elliptic leaves and a slender raceme of small green flowers; western North America
A: 1. incapable of being shocked; "he was warmhearted, sensible and unshockable" 2. inclined to respect views and beliefs that differ from your own; "a judge who is broad-minded but even-handed"
A: 1. in a broad-minded manner; "the authorities broad-mindedly permitted the opening of a center for teenagers"
N: 1. an inclination to tolerate or overlook opposing or shocking opinions or behavior
A: 1. having broad shoulders; "big-shouldered and heavy-armed"
N: 1. an arrowhead mark identifying British government property 2. a mark shaped like an arrowhead; used to mark convicts' clothing 3. an arrow with a wide barbed head
N: 1. Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder 2. shell beans cooked as limas 3. a bean plant cultivated for use animal fodder 4. seed of the broad-bean plant
N: 1. beech fern of North American woodlands having straw-colored stripes
N: 1. European shield fern
N: 1. a railroad track (or its width) broader than the standard 56.5 inches
N: 1. a short-handled hatchet with a broad blade opposite a hammerhead
N: 1. an interpretation of the U.S. constitution holding that the spirit of the times and the needs of the nation can legitimately influence judicial decisions (particularly decisions of the Supreme Court)
N: 1. the act of jumping as far as possible from a running start 2. a competition that involves jumping as far as possible from a running start
N: 1. a variety of centaury with broad leaves
N: 1. a variety of goldenrod
N: 1. a large ax with a broad cutting blade
N: 1. a large ax with a broad cutting blade
A: 1. responding to or operating at a wide band of frequencies; "a broadband antenna" 2. of or relating to or being a communications network in which the bandwidth can be divided and shared by multiple simultaneous signals (as for voice or data or video)
N: 1. tropical American heron related to night herons 2. small birds of the Old World tropics having bright plumage and short wide bills 3. diving ducks of North America having a bluish-gray bill 4. freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill
N: 1. a radio or television show; "did you see his program last night?" 2. message that is transmitted by radio or television
V: 1. cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" 2. sow over a wide area, especially by hand; "broadcast seeds" 3. broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song"
N: 1. the area over which a radio or tv transmission can be received
N: 1. a journalist who broadcasts on radio or television
N: 1. a medium that disseminates via telecommunications
N: 1. someone who broadcasts on radio or television 2. a mechanical device for scattering something (seed or fertilizer or sand etc.) in all directions
N: 1. a medium that disseminates via telecommunications 2. taking part in a radio or tv program
N: 1. a company that manages tv or radio stations
N: 1. a studio where broadcasts originate
N: 1. a closely woven silk or synthetic fabric with a narrow crosswise rib 2. a densely textured woolen fabric with a lustrous finish
V: 1. make broader; "broaden the road" 2. vary in order to spread risk or to expand; "The company diversified" 3. become broader; "The road broadened" 4. extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"
N: 1. the act of making something wider 2. an increase in width 3. the action of making broader; "the broadening of travel"
A: 1. having relatively broad rather than needle-like or scale-like leaves
N: 1. a carpet woven on a wide loom to obviate the need for seams
A: 1. (of rugs or carpets) woven full width; "a broadloom rug"
A: 1. without regard to specific details or exceptions; "he interprets the law broadly" 2. in a wide fashion; "he smiled broadly"
A: 1. without regard to specific details or exceptions; "he interprets the law broadly"
N: 1. the property of being wide; having great width
A: 1. of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses
N: 1. an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"
N: 1. a speech of violent denunciation 2. all of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship 3. the whole side of a vessel from stem to stern; "the ship was broadside to the dock" 4. an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers" 5. the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship
V: 1. collide with the broad side of; "her car broad-sided mine"
A: 1. toward a full side; "a broadside attack"
A: 1. with a side facing an object; "the train hit the truck broadside"; "the wave caught the canoe broadside and capsized it"
N: 1. a sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges; used to cut rather than stab
N: 1. the fur of a very young karakul lamb 2. hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; lambs are valued for their soft curly black fur
N: 1. a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
A: 1. in the direction of the breadth; "cut the cloth breadthwise"
N: 1. a land imagined by Jonathan Swift where everything was enormous
A: 1. unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope; "huge government spending"; "huge country estates"; "huge popular demand for higher education"; "a huge wave"; "the Los Angeles aqueduct winds like an immense snake along the base of the mountains"; "immense numbers of birds"; "at vast (or immense) expense"; "the vast reaches of outer space"; "the vast accumulation of knowledge...which we call civilization"- W.R.Inge 2. huge; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Brobdingnag
N: 1. French anthropologist who studied the craniums and brains of different races of people; remembered for his discovery that articulate speech depends on an area of the brain now known as Broca's area (1824-1880)
N: 1. aphasia in which expression by speech or writing is severely impaired
N: 1. the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people
N: 1. the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people
N: 1. the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people
N: 1. the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people
N: 1. thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern
V: 1. weave a design into (textiles)
A: 1. embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery; "brocaded silk"; "an embossed satin"; "embossed leather"; "raised needlework"; "raised metalwork"
N: 1. the levorotatory form of dopa (trade names Bendopa and Brocadopa and Larodopa); as a drug it is used to treat Parkinson's disease
N: 1. plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds 2. branched green undeveloped flower heads
N: 1. plant grown for its pungent edible leafy shoots 2. slightly bitter dark green leaves and clustered flower buds
N: 1. plant grown for its pungent edible leafy shoots 2. slightly bitter dark green leaves and clustered flower buds
N: 1. a small book usually having a paper cover
N: 1. small South American deer with unbranched antlers 2. male red deer in its second year
N: 1. any of several plants of the genus Brodiaea having basal grasslike leaves and globose flower heads on leafless stems resembling those of genus Allium
N: 1. brodiaea having an umbel of violet or blue-violet flowers atop a leafless stalk; northern Oregon to southern California
N: 1. one of the cortical areas mapped out on the basis of its cytoarchitecture
N: 1. a thick and heavy shoe
N: 1. French nuclear physicist who generalized the wave-particle duality by proposing that particles of matter exhibit wavelike properties (1892-1987)
N: 1. a thick and heavy shoe
V: 1. decorate with needlework
N: 1. cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)
V: 1. heat by a natural force; "The sun broils the valley in the summer" 2. cook under a broiler; "broil fish"
A: 1. cooked by radiant heat (as over a grill)
N: 1. an oven or part of a stove used for broiling 2. flesh of a small young chicken not over 2 l/2 lb suitable for broiling
N: 1. cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)
A: 1. lacking funds; "`skint' is a British slang term"
A: 1. tamed or trained to obey; "a horse broken to the saddle"; "this old nag is well broken in" 2. imperfectly spoken or written; "broken English" 3. destroyed financially; "the broken fortunes of the family" 4. not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly; "broken lines of defense"; "a broken cable transmission"; "broken sleep"; "tear off the stub above the broken line"; "a broken note"; "broken sobs" 5. out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken''); "a broken washing machine"; "the coke machine is broken"; "the coke machine is busted" 6. discontinuous; "broken clouds"; "broken sunshine" 7. lacking a part or parts; "a broken set of encyclopedia" 8. (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded; "broken (or unkept) promises"; "broken contracts" 9. thrown into a state of disarray or confusion; "troops fleeing in broken ranks"; "a confused mass of papers on the desk"; "the small disordered room"; "with everything so upset" 10. topographically very uneven; "broken terrain"; "rugged ground" 11. physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split; or legally or emotionally destroyed; "a broken mirror"; "a broken tooth"; "a broken leg"; "his neck is broken"; "children from broken homes"; "a broken marriage"; "a broken heart" 12. subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit" 13. weakened and infirm; "broken health resulting from alcoholism"
A: 1. (of a horse) having bones of the back united by a bony growth 2. having the spine damaged; "a broken-backed book"; "a broken-backed old horse" 3. (of a ship) so weakened as to sag at each end
A: 1. not in working order; "had to push the broken-down car"; "a broken-down tractor fit only for children to play on" 2. in deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack"
A: 1. varying in direction suddenly and frequently; "broken-field running"
N: 1. an arch with a gap at the apex; the gap is usually filled with some decoration
A: 1. tamed or trained to obey; "a horse broken to the saddle"; "this old nag is well broken in"
N: 1. a chronic emphysema of the horse that causes difficult expiration and heaving of the flanks
A: 1. full of sorrow
N: 1. intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
N: 1. a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
V: 1. act as a broker
N: 1. a financial specialist who trades for his own account and so acts both as a broker and principal
N: 1. a stock broker's business; charges a fee to act as intermediary between buyer and seller 2. the business of a broker; charges a fee to arrange a contract between two parties 3. place where a broker conducts his business
N: 1. a fund that a customer has entrusted to a securities brokerage; "you can't get a brokerage account unless you have $20,000"
N: 1. a stock broker's business; charges a fee to act as intermediary between buyer and seller
N: 1. place where a broker conducts his business
N: 1. colloquial terms for an umbrella
V: 1. react with bromine 2. treat with bromine
N: 1. an industrial city and river port in northern Poland
N: 1. any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions
N: 1. any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions
N: 1. the type genus of the family Bromeliaceae which includes tropical American plants with deeply cleft calyx
N: 1. a family of tropical American plants of order Xyridales including several (as the pineapple) of economic importance
N: 1. a red fluorescent dye resulting from the action of bromine on fluorescein; used in cosmetics and as a biological stain for studying cell structures
A: 1. relating to or containing bromine (especially pentavalent bromine)
N: 1. an unstable acid used as an oxidizing agent
N: 1. any of the salts of hydrobromic acid; used as a sedative 2. a trite or obvious remark 3. a sedative in the form of sodium or potassium bromide
A: 1. dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality; "bromidic sermons" 2. given to uttering bromides
V: 1. react with bromine 2. treat with bromine
N: 1. a nonmetallic largely pentavalent heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water
N: 1. an antacid
N: 1. colorless liquid haloform CHBr3
N: 1. a dye used as an acid-base indicator
N: 1. a dye used as an acid-base indicator
N: 1. antihistamine (trade name Dimetane) used to treat hypersensitivity reactions (as rhinitis)
N: 1. a dye used as an acid-base indicator
N: 1. European plant with racemes of sweet-scented flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental
N: 1. a dye used as an acid-base indicator
N: 1. a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae
N: 1. annual grass of Europe and temperate Asia
N: 1. drought-resistant perennial with awns lacking or very short and long creeping rhizomes; Europe and temperate Asia
N: 1. grass of Mediterranean and temperate Asia
N: 1. weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
N: 1. annual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterranean
N: 1. an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang
A: 1. relating to or associated with the bronchi; "bronchial tubes"; "bronchial pneumonia"
N: 1. arteries that accompany the bronchioles
N: 1. respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin
N: 1. pneumonia characterized by acute inflammation of the walls of the bronchioles
N: 1. either of the two main branches of the trachea
N: 1. veins serving the bronchi; empty into the azygos vein
A: 1. of or relating to or involving bronchioles
N: 1. any of the smallest bronchial ducts; ending in alveoli
N: 1. inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchioles
A: 1. suffering from or prone to bronchitis
N: 1. inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchial tubes
N: 1. an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang
N: 1. a drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungs
N: 1. pneumonia characterized by acute inflammation of the walls of the bronchioles
N: 1. a slender tubular instrument used to examine the bronchial tubes
A: 1. of or relating to an instrument for examining the interior of the bronchi
N: 1. any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the lower respiratory tract; used for cytologic study of cancer and other diseases of the lungs
N: 1. a spasm of the bronchi that makes exhalation difficult and noisy; associated with asthma and bronchitis
N: 1. either of the two main branches of the trachea
N: 1. an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang
N: 1. a cowboy who breaks broncos to the saddle
N: 1. breaking a bronco to saddle
N: 1. a person who breaks horses
N: 1. British anthropologist (born in Poland) who introduced the technique of the participant observer (1884-1942)
N: 1. British anthropologist (born in Poland) who introduced the technique of the participant observer (1884-1942)
N: 1. English novelist; one of three Bronte sisters (1818-1848) 2. English novelist; youngest of three Bronte sisters (1820-1849) 3. English novelist; oldest of three Bronte sisters (1816-1855)
N: 1. huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late Jurassic
N: 1. huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late Jurassic
N: 1. a borough of New York City
N: 1. a suspension bridge across the East River in New York City
N: 1. a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
N: 1. a sculpture made of bronze 2. an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
V: 1. get a tan, from wind or sun 2. give the color and appearance of bronze to something; "bronze baby shoes"
A: 1. made from or consisting of bronze 2. of the color of bronze
N: 1. (archeology) a period between the Stone and Iron ages, characterized by the manufacture and use of bronze tools and weapons 2. (classical mythology) the third age of the world, marked by war and violence
N: 1. a medal made of bronze (or having the appearance of bronze) that is usually awarded for winning third place in a competition
N: 1. a United States military decoration awarded for meritorious service (except in aerial flight)
N: 1. a United States military decoration awarded for meritorious service (except in aerial flight)
A: 1. (of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun; "a young bronzed Apollo"
N: 1. pathology in which iron accumulates in the tissues; characterized by bronzed skin and enlarged liver and diabetes mellitus and abnormalities of the pancreas and the joints
A: 1. of the color of bronze
N: 1. a decorative pin worn by women
V: 1. fasten with or as if with a brooch
N: 1. the young of an animal cared for at one time
V: 1. hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long" 2. sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs" 3. be in a huff; be silent or sullen 4. be in a huff and display one's displeasure; "She is pouting because she didn''t get what she wanted" 5. think moodily or anxiously about something
N: 1. a bitch used for breeding
N: 1. a domestic hen ready to brood
N: 1. apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants
N: 1. severe respiratory disease of birds that takes the form of an acute rapidly fatal pneumonia in young chickens and turkeys
N: 1. persistent morbid meditation on a problem 2. sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
A: 1. persistently or morbidly thoughtful
N: 1. a female horse used for breeding
N: 1. a domestic hen ready to brood
A: 1. physiologically ready to incubate eggs; "a broody hen" 2. persistently or morbidly thoughtful
N: 1. a domestic hen ready to brood
N: 1. a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer"
V: 1. 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"
N: 1. of central and southwestern Europe
N: 1. North American freshwater trout; introduced in Europe 2. freshwater fish
N: 1. English lyric poet (1887-1915)
N: 1. European plant having low-lying stems with blue flowers often pink-flushed; sparsely naturalized in North America 2. plant of western North America and northeastern Asia having prostrate stems with dense racemes of pale violet to lilac flowers
N: 1. a borough of New York City
N: 1. a suspension bridge across the East River in New York City; opened in 1883
N: 1. United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)
N: 1. water pimpernel of Europe to China 2. American water pimpernel
N: 1. any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers 2. common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere 3. a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle
V: 1. finish with a broom 2. sweep with a broom or as if with a broom; "Sweep the crumbs off the table"; "Sweep under the bed"
N: 1. annual of southwestern United States having rigid woody branches with sticky foliage and yellow flowers
N: 1. handsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning pale bronze in autumn
N: 1. a small room for storing brooms and other cleaning equipment
N: 1. any of several grasses of the genus Andropogon; used in broom making
N: 1. the handle of a broom
N: 1. small palm of southern Florida and West Indies closely resembling the silvertop palmetto
N: 1. tall tufted grass of southeastern United States
N: 1. low-growing sticky subshrub of southwestern United States having narrow linear leaves on many slender branches and hundreds of tiny yellow flower heads
N: 1. low-growing sticky subshrub of southwestern United States having narrow linear leaves on many slender branches and hundreds of tiny yellow flower heads
N: 1. prickly yellow-flowered shrub of the moors of New England and Europe
N: 1. tall grasses grown for the elongated stiff-branched panicle used for brooms and brushes
N: 1. extensively cultivated in Europe and Asia for its grain and in United States sometimes for forage
N: 1. brown or yellow leafless herbs; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales
N: 1. the handle of a broom
N: 1. annual of southwestern United States having rigid woody branches with sticky foliage and yellow flowers
N: 1. large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod
N: 1. cusk
N: 1. a thin soup of meat or fish or vegetable stock 2. liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces; "she made gravy with a base of beef stock"
N: 1. an outstanding person; as if produced by boiling down a savory broth
N: 1. an outstanding person; as if produced by boiling down a savory broth
N: 1. a building where prostitutes are available
N: 1. a woman who runs a house of prostitution
N: 1. a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion of other group); "none of his brothers would betray him" 2. used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement; "Greetings, comrade!" 3. (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address; "a Benedictine Brother" 4. a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities 5. a male with the same parents as someone else; "my brother still lives with our parents"
N: 1. a brother by marriage
N: 1. the feeling that men should treat one another like brothers 2. the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings 3. an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job" 4. people engaged in a particular occupation; "the medical fraternity"
A: 1. like or characteristic of or befitting a brother; "brotherly feelings"; "close fraternal ties"
A: 1. like or characteristic of or befitting a brother; "brotherly feelings"; "close fraternal ties"
A: 1. (archaic as adverb) in a brotherly manner
N: 1. a kindly and lenient attitude toward people
N: 1. deep-sea fishes
N: 1. chiefly deep-sea fishes related to the Ophidiidae
N: 1. light carriage; pulled by a single horse 2. a sedan that has no roof over the driver's seat
A: 1. caused to exist; "he applauded the good will brought about in the neighborhood"
N: 1. a confused disturbance far greater than its cause merits 2. loud confused noise from many sources
N: 1. paper mulberry
N: 1. shrubby Asiatic tree having bark (tapa) that resembles cloth; grown as a shade tree in Europe and America; male flowers are pendulous catkins and female are urn-shaped followed by small orange-red aggregate berries
N: 1. the part of the face above the eyes 2. the arch of hair above each eye 3. the peak of a hill; "the sun set behind the brow of distant hills"
N: 1. sagging eyebrows
N: 1. any of several herbs of the genus Browallia cultivated for their blue or violet or white flowers
V: 1. discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate 2. be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"
A: 1. frightened into submission or compliance
N: 1. Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858) 2. abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1858) 3. an orange of low brightness and saturation 4. a university in Rhode Island
V: 1. fry in a pan until it changes color; "brown the meat in the pan"
A: 1. of a color similar to that of wood or earth
A: 1. having hair of a dark color; "a dark-haired beauty"
V: 1. flatter with the intention of getting something
N: 1. small brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United States; pest of various shade and fruit trees
N: 1. algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown and yellow pigments
N: 1. vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown heavy wood; leaves turn gold in autumn
N: 1. any of numerous medium to small insectivorous bats found worldwide in caves and trees and buildings
N: 1. large ferocious bear of Eurasia
N: 1. California herb with brownish-purple or greenish bell-shaped flowers
N: 1. common grass with slender stems and narrow leaves
N: 1. baked pudding of apples and breadcrumbs
N: 1. bread made with whole wheat flour 2. dark steamed bread made of cornmeal wheat and flour with molasses and soda and milk or water
N: 1. freshwater catfish of eastern United States
N: 1. clarified butter browned slowly and seasoned with vinegar or lemon juice and capers
N: 1. intermediate between peat and bituminous coal
N: 1. common American brown creeper with down-curved bill
N: 1. a variety of sclerotinia
N: 1. an American hickory tree having bitter nuts
N: 1. of southern Africa
N: 1. small dark-colored lacewing fly
N: 1. of northwestern Canada and Alaska
N: 1. large tree of Australasia
N: 1. brown sauce with sauteed chopped onions and parsley and dry white wine or vinegar
N: 1. large Australian tree with straight-grained yellow wood that turns brown on exposure
N: 1. common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide
N: 1. unpolished rice retaining the yellowish-brown outer layer
N: 1. fungus causing brown root rot in plants of the pea and potato and cucumber families
N: 1. any of certain fungous diseases of plants characterized by browning and decay of tissues
N: 1. disease of citrus trees caused by the fungus Phytophthora citrophthora
N: 1. bouillon or beef stock thickened with butter and flour roux and variously seasoned with herbs or Worcestershire etc. 2. a sauce based on soy sauce
N: 1. serious garden pest having a brown shell with paler zigzag markings; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution
N: 1. pest on citrus trees
N: 1. a state of deep absorption or thoughtfulness
N: 1. unrefined or only partly refined sugar
N: 1. large hardy brown breed from Switzerland
N: 1. common large songbird of eastern United States having reddish-brown plumage
N: 1. common large songbird of eastern United States having reddish-brown plumage
N: 1. speckled trout of European rivers; introduced in North America
N: 1. a university in Rhode Island
N: 1. English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882) 2. United States writer of humorous tales of an itinerant showman (1834-1867)
A: 1. (of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun; "a young bronzed Apollo"
A: 1. greatly annoyed; out of patience; "had an exasperated look on his face"; "felt exasperated beyond endurance"
N: 1. the random motion of small particles suspended in a gas or liquid
N: 1. the random motion of small particles suspended in a gas or liquid
N: 1. (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous 2. square or bar of very rich chocolate cake usually with nuts
N: 1. a commercial mix for making brownies
N: 1. English poet best remembered for love sonnets written to her husband Robert Browning (1806-1861) 2. United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926) 3. English poet and husband of Elizabeth Barrett Browning noted for his dramatic monologues (1812-1889) 4. cooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill; "proper toasting should brown both sides of a piece of bread"
N: 1. a portable .30 caliber magazine-fed automatic rifle operated by gas pressure; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War
N: 1. a belt-fed machine gun capable of firing more than 500 rounds per minute; used by United States troops in World War II and the Korean War
A: 1. of a color similar to that of wood or earth
A: 1. of a light brownish color
A: 1. dark brownish to purplish red
A: 1. a medium to dark brownish yellow color
N: 1. yellow of low lightness with a brownish tinge
N: 1. an orange of low brightness and saturation
N: 1. darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
N: 1. a member of the Nazi SA which wore brown uniforms
N: 1. a reddish brown sandstone; used in buildings 2. a row house built of brownstone; reddish brown in color
N: 1. a city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande near its mouth into the Gulf of Mexico; has a channel that accommodates oceangoing ships
N: 1. small brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United States; pest of various shade and fruit trees
N: 1. the act of feeding by continual nibbling 2. reading superficially or at random
V: 1. feed as in a meadow or pasture; "the herd was grazing" 2. shop around; not necessarily buying; "I don't need help, I''m just browsing" 3. eat lightly, try different dishes; "There was so much food at the party that we quickly got sated just by browsing" 4. look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular; "browse a computer directory"; "surf the internet or the world wide web"
N: 1. a program used to view HTML documents 2. a viewer who looks around casually without seeking anything in particular
N: 1. the act of feeding by continual nibbling 2. reading superficially or at random
N: 1. Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931) 2. King of Scotland from 1306 to 1329; defeated the English army under Edward II at Bannockburn and gained recognition of Scottish independence (1274-1329)
N: 1. United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973)
N: 1. an aerobic Gram-negative coccobacillus that causes brucellosis; can be used as a bioweapon
N: 1. infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache 2. an infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings
N: 1. German composer (1838-1920)
N: 1. seed beetles
N: 1. type genus of the Bruchidae
N: 1. larvae live in and feed on seeds of the pea plant
N: 1. a bitter alkaloid poison resembling strychnine and extracted from nux vomica
N: 1. 1 species: spike heath
N: 1. small evergreen mat-forming shrub of southern Europe and Asia Minor having stiff stems and terminal clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
N: 1. Austrian organist and composer of Romantic music (1824-1896)
N: 1. Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569)
N: 1. Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569)
N: 1. a city in northwestern Belgium; connected by canal to the North Sea; the old city is a popular tourist attraction
N: 1. includes some plants often placed in the genus Datura: angel's trumpets
N: 1. South American plant cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers
N: 1. arborescent South American shrub having very large orange-red flowers
N: 1. South American plant cultivated for its very large nocturnally fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers
N: 1. a conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox' 2. large ferocious bear of Eurasia
N: 1. an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
V: 1. injure the underlying soft tissue of bone of; "I bruised my knee" 2. hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised me ego" 3. break up into small pieces for food preparation; "bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them" 4. damage (plant tissue) by abrasion of pressure; "The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them"
A: 1. injured without breaking the skin; "a cut forehead and bruised cheek"
N: 1. a large and strong and heavyset man; "he was a bull of a man"; "a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got"
A: 1. causing mental or emotional injury; "a bruising experience"; "protected from the bruising facts of battle"- John Mason Brown 2. brutally forceful and compelling; "protected from the bruising facts of battle"
V: 1. tell or spread rumors; "It was rumored that the next president would be a woman"
N: 1. second month of the Revolutionary calendar (October and November); the month of mist
A: 1. characteristic of or relating to winter; "bears in brumal sleep"
N: 1. a city in central England; 2nd largest English city and an important industrial and transportation center
A: 1. cheap and showy; "a cheap Brummagem imitation"
N: 1. English dandy who was a fashion leader during the Regency (1778-1840)
N: 1. a resident of Birmingham, England
N: 1. a resident of Birmingham, England
A: 1. filled or abounding with fog or mist; "a brumous October morning"
N: 1. a battle in 937 when Athelstan defeated the Scots
N: 1. combination breakfast and lunch; usually served in late morning
V: 1. eat a late-morning meal; "We brunch in Sundays"
N: 1. a woman's short housecoat or wrapper
N: 1. a sultanate in northwestern Borneo; became independent of Great Britain in 1984
N: 1. the basic unit of money in Brunei
N: 1. a native or inhabitant of Brunei
A: 1. of or relating to or characteristic of Brunei or its people; "Bruneian oil production"
N: 1. Florentine architect who was the first great architect of the Italian Renaissance (1377-1446)
N: 1. a person with dark (brown) hair
A: 1. marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes; "a brunette beauty"
N: 1. a person with dark (brown) hair
A: 1. marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes; "a brunette beauty"
N: 1. genus of tropical American shrubs grown for their flowers followed by fleshy berrylike fruits
N: 1. West Indian shrub with fragrant showy yellowish-white flowers
N: 1. a Valkyrie or a queen in the Nibelungenlied who loved the hero Siegfried; when he deceived her she had him killed and then committed suicide
N: 1. an industrial city in Moravia in Czech Republic southeast of Prague
N: 1. a Valkyrie or a queen in the Nibelungenlied who loved the hero Siegfried; when he deceived her she had him killed and then committed suicide
N: 1. (Roman Catholic Church) a French cleric (born in Germany) who founded the Carthusian order in 1084 (1032-1101) 2. Italian philosopher who used Copernican principles to develop a pantheistic monistic philosophy; condemned for heresy by the Inquisition and burned at the stake (1548-1600)
N: 1. German conductor (1876-1962)
N: 1. a city in central Germany 2. a university town in southwestern Maine 3. a town in southeast Georgia near the Atlantic coast; a port of entry
N: 1. spicy Southern specialty: chicken (or small game) with corn and tomatoes and lima beans and okra and onions and potatoes
N: 1. main force of a blow etc; "bore the brunt of the attack"
N: 1. a city in northwestern Turkey
N: 1. a dense growth of bushes 2. momentary contact 3. conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor 4. a minor short-term fight 5. the act of brushing your teeth; "the dentist recommended two brushes a day" 6. the act of brushing your hair; "he gave his hair a quick brush" 7. an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle 8. contact with something dangerous or undesirable; "I had a brush with danger on my way to work"; "he tried to avoid any brushes with the police"
V: 1. rub with a brush, or as if with a brush; "Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket" 2. clean with a brush; "She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet" 3. cover by brushing; "brush the bread with melted butter" 4. touch lightly and briefly; "He brushed the wall lightly" 5. remove with or as if with a brush; "brush away the crumbs"; "brush the dust from the jacket"; "brush aside the objections" 6. sweep across or over; "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience"
N: 1. medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast
N: 1. a curt or disdainful rejection
N: 1. porcupine with a tuft of large beaded bristles on the tail
N: 1. bushy-tailed phalanger
N: 1. porcupine with a tuft of large beaded bristles on the tail
V: 1. bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances"
N: 1. a short haircut with hairs standing up like a brush
N: 1. discharge between electrodes creating visible streamers of ionized particles
V: 1. reprimand; "She told the misbehaving student off"
N: 1. an uncontrolled fire that consumes brush and shrubs and bushes
N: 1. any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos often brightly colored
V: 1. bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances"
V: 1. apply with a brush; "Brush butter on the roast"
N: 1. black megapode of wooded regions of Australia and New Guinea
V: 1. refresh one's memory; "I reviewed the material before the test" 2. bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners"
N: 1. small wolf native to western North America
A: 1. touched lightly in passing; grazed against; "of all the people brushed against in a normal day on a city street I remember not a one" 2. (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing; "a dress of brushed cotton"; "a fleecy lining"; "napped fabrics" 3. (of hair or clothing) groomed with a brush; "with shining hair neatly brushed"; "the freshly brushed clothes hung in the closet"
N: 1. the act of brushing your teeth; "the dentist recommended two brushes a day" 2. the act of brushing your hair; "he gave his hair a quick brush"
A: 1. resembling a brush; "brushlike blue blooms"
N: 1. practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory
N: 1. the wood from bushes or small branches; "they built a fire of brushwood" 2. a dense growth of bushes
N: 1. an artist's distinctive technique of applying paint with a brush
A: 1. covered with or consisting of bushes or thickets; "brushy undergrowth"; "`bosky' is a literary term"; "a bosky park leading to a modest yet majestic plaza"- Jack Beatty
A: 1. marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him"
A: 1. marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him"
A: 1. in a blunt direct manner; "he spoke bluntly"; "he stated his opinion flat-out"; "he was criticized roundly"
N: 1. an abrupt discourteous manner
N: 1. the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
N: 1. slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp
N: 1. a carpet with a strong linen warp and a heavy pile of colored woolen yarns drawn up in uncut loops to form a pattern
N: 1. breed of various very small compact wiry-coated dogs of Belgian origin having a short bearded muzzle
N: 1. fine lace with a raised or applique design
N: 1. plant grown for its stout stalks of edible small green heads resembling diminutive cabbages 2. small cabbage-like heads or buds growing along a stalk
N: 1. small cabbage-like heads or buds growing along a stalk
A: 1. (of champagne) extremely dry
A: 1. used of circumstances (especially weather) that cause suffering; "brutal weather"; "northern winters can be cruel"; "a cruel world"; "a harsh climate"; "a rigorous climate"; "unkind winters" 2. (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks" 3. (of weapons or instruments) causing suffering and pain; "brutal instruments of torture"; "cruel weapons of war"
N: 1. the activity of treating someone savagely or vicisouly 2. an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities 3. the condition of being treated in a cruel and savage manner
V: 1. make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman; "Life in the camps had brutalized him" 2. treat brutally 3. become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling
N: 1. a brutal barbarous savage act 2. the trait of extreme cruelty
N: 1. the activity of treating someone savagely or vicisouly 2. an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities 3. the condition of being treated in a cruel and savage manner
V: 1. make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman; "Life in the camps had brutalized him" 2. treat brutally 3. become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling
A: 1. in a vicious manner; "he was viciously attacked"
N: 1. a cruelly rapacious person 2. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
A: 1. resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility; "beastly desires"; "a bestial nature"; "brute force"; "a dull and brutish man"; "bestial treatment of prisoners"
A: 1. resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility; "beastly desires"; "a bestial nature"; "brute force"; "a dull and brutish man"; "bestial treatment of prisoners"
A: 1. in an inhumane manner; "she treated her husband bestially"
N: 1. statesman of ancient Rome who (with Cassius) led a conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar (85-42 BC)
N: 1. the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
N: 1. involuntarily or unconsciously clenching or grinding the teeth, typically during sleep
N: 1. genus of prickly shrubs and small trees of the Caribbean region; source of a durable hardwood
N: 1. West Indian tree yielding a fine grade of green ebony
N: 1. a family of acrocarpous mosses
N: 1. category used in some classification systems for mosses having the spore case separated from the capsule wall by a hollow intercellular space
N: 1. a town of east central Texas 2. United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925)
N: 1. English engineer who developed a method of preserving food by sterilizing it with heat and sealing it inside a steel container--the first tin can (1768-1855)
N: 1. procumbent Old World mat-forming evergreen shrub with racemes of pinkish-white 4-parted flowers
N: 1. small shrub with tiny evergreen leaves and pink or purple flowers; Alpine summits and high ground in Asia and Europe and United States
N: 1. a national park in Utah having multicolored rock erosions
N: 1. a Valkyrie or a queen in the Nibelungenlied who loved the hero Siegfried; when he deceived her she had him killed and then committed suicide
N: 1. white-flowered vine having thick roots and bearing small black berries; Europe to Iran
N: 1. bryony having fleshy roots pale green flowers and very small red berries; Europe; North Africa; western Asia
N: 1. a tendril-bearing vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties
N: 1. a division of nonflowering plants characterized by rhizoids rather than true roots and having little or no organized vascular tissue and showing alternation of generations between gamete-bearing forms and spore-bearing forms; comprises true mosses (Bryopsida) and liverworts (Hepaticopsida) and hornworts (Anthoceropsida)
N: 1. any of numerous plants of the division Bryophyta
A: 1. relating to plants of the division Bryophyta
N: 1. true mosses: bryophytes having leafy rather than thalloid gametophytes: comprises orders Andreaeales; Bryales; Dicranales; Eubryales; Sphagnales
N: 1. marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids
N: 1. sessile aquatic animal forming mosslike colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding
N: 1. a southern group of Celtic languages
N: 1. type genus of the Bryaceae: mosses distinguished by mostly erect and tufted gametophytes and symmetrical short-necked capsules
N: 1. a bachelor's degree in science
N: 1. a bachelor's degree in architecture
N: 1. a fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system; causes staggering and agitation
N: 1. a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure; equivalent to 251.997 calories
A: 1. relating to or resembling a buffalo
N: 1. in some classification systems included in genus Bos; water buffaloes
N: 1. Asiatic buffalo often domesticated for use as a draft animal
N: 1. small buffalo of Mindoro in the Philippines
N: 1. a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control; "his proposal was nothing but a house of cards"; "a real estate bubble" 2. an impracticable and illusory idea; "he didn't want to burst the newcomer''s bubble" 3. a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic 4. a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
V: 1. flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks" 2. form, produce, or emit bubbles; "The soup was bubbling" 3. expel gas from the stomach; "In China it is polite to burp at the table"
N: 1. a kind of ink-jet printer
N: 1. leftover cabbage and potatoes and meat fried together
N: 1. a bath in which you add something to foam and scent the bath water
N: 1. an instrument that records the tracks of ionizing particles
N: 1. a solo dance similar to a fan dance except large balloons are used instead of fans
N: 1. a kind of chewing gum that can be blown into bubbles
N: 1. an allergic contact dermatitis developed around the lips of children who chew bubble gum
N: 1. a kind of ink-jet printer
V: 1. overflow with a certain feeling; "The children bubbled over with joy"; "My boss was bubbling over with anger"
N: 1. a flexible transparent sheet containing many small plastic blisters; used to package items of merchandise during shipment
N: 1. marine gastropod mollusk having a very small thin shell
V: 1. move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating; also used metaphorically; "Gases bubbled up from the earth"; "Marx's ideas have bubbled up in many places in Latin America"
N: 1. a kind of ink-jet printer
N: 1. any of various devices in which air or some other gas is bubbled through a liquid 2. a public fountain to provide a jet of drinking water
N: 1. the property of giving off bubbles
A: 1. emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation; "bubbling champagne"; "foamy (or frothy) beer" 2. marked by high spirits or excitement; "his fertile effervescent mind"; "scintillating personality"; "sparkling conversation"; "a row of sparkly cheerleaders" 3. covered with or resembling small bubbles as from being agitated by beating or heating; "the bubbling candy mixture"; "a cup of foaming cocoa"; "frothy milkshakes"; "frothy waves"; "spumy surf"
N: 1. a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there
A: 1. emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation; "bubbling champagne"; "foamy (or frothy) beer" 2. full of or showing high spirits; "bright bubbly children"; "a bubbly personality"
N: 1. Israeli religious philosopher (born in Austria); as a Zionist he promoted understanding between jews and Arabs; his writings affected Christian thinkers as well as Jews (1878-1965)
N: 1. a lymph node that is inflamed and swollen because of plague or gonorrhea or tuberculosis 2. a genus of Strigidae
N: 1. brown North American horned owl
A: 1. of or evidencing buboes; "bubonc plague"
N: 1. the most common form of the plague; characterized by delirium and the formation of buboes; does not spred from person to person
N: 1. small white egrets
N: 1. small white egret widely distributed in warm regions often found around grazing animals
A: 1. of or relating to or toward the cheek 2. toward the inside of the cheek; "the buccal aspect of the gum" 3. lying within the mouth; "a buccal gland"
N: 1. a branch of the maxillary artery that supplies blood to the buccinator muscle and the cheek
N: 1. the cavity between the jaws and the cheeks
N: 1. someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
V: 1. live like a buccaneer
N: 1. robbery on the high seas; taking a ship away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it
N: 1. a muscle that flatten the cheek and retracts the angle of the mouth
N: 1. whelks
N: 1. puffbirds
N: 1. a fold of fatty tissue under the chin
N: 1. buffleheads and goldeneyes
N: 1. North American goldeneye diving duck
N: 1. small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage
N: 1. large-headed swift-flying diving duck of arctic regions
N: 1. type genus of the family Bucerotidae
N: 1. hornbills
N: 1. 15th President of the United States (1791-1868)
N: 1. national capital and largest city of Romania in southeastern Romania
N: 1. national capital and largest city of Romania in southeastern Romania
N: 1. buffalo grass
N: 1. short grass growing on dry plains of central United States (where buffalo roam)
N: 1. German organic chemist who studied alcoholic fermentation and discovered zymase (1860-1917)
N: 1. United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973) 2. a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting 3. mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope) 4. a piece of paper money worth one dollar 5. a framework for holding wood that is being sawed
V: 1. move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office" 2. resist; "buck the trend" 3. to strive with determination; "John is bucking for a promotion" 4. jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked"
A: 1. of the lowest rank in a category; "a buck private"
N: 1. a solo tap dance emphasizing sharp taps
A: 1. having protruding upper front teeth
N: 1. nervous excitement of an inexperienced hunter
N: 1. an enlisted man of the lowest rank; "our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value"
V: 1. gain courage
N: 1. local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo'' is used especially in California)
N: 1. perennial plant of Europe and America having racemes of white or purplish flowers and intensely bitter trifoliate leaves; often rooting at water margin and spreading across the surface
N: 1. a dicotyledonous family of marsh plants of order Gentianales
N: 1. an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; has a seat attached to a flexible board between the two axles
A: 1. inspired with confidence; "felt bucked up by his success"
N: 1. local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo'' is used especially in California)
N: 1. a roughly cylindrical that is vessel open at the top 2. the quantity contained in a bucket
V: 1. carry in a bucket 2. put into a bucket
V: 1. step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"
N: 1. a low single seat as in cars or planes
N: 1. an unethical or overly aggressive brokerage firm 2. (formerly) a cheap saloon selling liquor by the bucket
N: 1. the quantity contained in a bucket
N: 1. the inedible nutlike seed of the horse chestnut 2. tree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds 3. a resident of Ohio
N: 1. a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
N: 1. a vicious or unbreakable bronco
N: 1. the London residence of the British sovereign
N: 1. fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong 2. a shape distorted by twisting or folding
V: 1. fold or collapse; "His knees buckled" 2. bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heatwave" 3. fasten with a buckle or buckles
V: 1. work very hard, like a slave
V: 1. consent reluctantly
N: 1. armor carried on the arm to intercept blows
N: 1. any of various ferns of the genera Dryopteris or Polystichum or Lastreopsis having somewhat shield-shaped coverings on the sori
N: 1. plant of southeastern Europe having yellow flowers like those of mustard and pods with open valves resembling bucklers
N: 1. parasitic shrub of the eastern United States having opposite leaves and insignificant greenish flowers followed by oily dull-green olivelike fruits
N: 1. parasitic shrub of the eastern United States having opposite leaves and insignificant greenish flowers followed by oily dull-green olivelike fruits
N: 1. United States architect who invented the geodesic dome (1895-1983)
N: 1. a spheroidal fullerene; the first known example of a fullerene
N: 1. a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing
V: 1. stiffen with or as with buckram; "buckram the skirt"
A: 1. rigidly formal; "a starchy manner"; "the letter was stiff and formal"; "his prose has a buckram quality"
A: 1. free of charge; "if they deposit these shares in the scheme they will get further buckshee shares on a one-for-one basis"- Economist
N: 1. small lead shot for shotgun shells
N: 1. horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail 2. a soft yellowish suede leather originally from deerskin but now usually from sheepskin
N: 1. breeches made of buckskin
N: 1. an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions 2. any shrub or small tree of the genus Bumelia 3. a shrub or shrubby tree of the genus Rhamnus; fruits are source of yellow dyes or pigments
N: 1. fruit of various buckthorns yielding dyes or pigments
N: 1. trees and shrubs usually thorny bearing drupaceous fruit many having medicinal value
N: 1. a large projecting front tooth
N: 1. grain ground into flour 2. or member of genus Fagopyrum; annual Asian plant with clusters of small pinkish white flowers and small edible triangular seeds which are used whole or ground into flour
N: 1. a pancake made with buckwheat flour
N: 1. a family of plants of order Polygonales chiefly of the north temperate zone; includes the buckwheats
N: 1. tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers
N: 1. a spheroidal fullerene; the first known example of a fullerene
N: 1. a short descriptive poem of rural or pastoral life 2. a country person
A: 1. used of idealized country life; "a country life of arcadian contentment"; "a pleasant bucolic scene"; "charming in its pastoral setting"; "rustic tranquility" 2. relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle; "pastoral seminomadic people"; "pastoral land"; "a pastoral economy"
N: 1. national capital and largest city of Romania in southeastern Romania
N: 1. a partially opened flower 2. a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals
V: 1. develop buds; "The hibiscus is budding!" 2. start to grow or develop; "a budding friendship"
N: 1. half-shrubby perennial valuable as sheep forage in the United States
N: 1. half-shrubby perennial valuable as sheep forage in the United States
N: 1. capital and largest city of Hungary; located on the Danube River in north-central Hungary
N: 1. founder of Buddhism; worshipped as a god (c 563-483 BC) 2. one who has achieved a state of perfect enlightenment
N: 1. a religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha 2. the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth
N: 1. one who follows the teachings of Buddha
A: 1. of or relating to or supporting Buddhism; "Buddhist sculpture"
A: 1. of or relating to or supporting Buddhism; "Buddhist sculpture"
N: 1. reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent
A: 1. beginning to develop; "a budding genius"
N: 1. tropical shrub having clusters of white or violet or yellow flowers
N: 1. a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
A: 1. (used informally) associated on close terms; "a close friend"; "the bartender was chummy with the regular customers"; "the two were thick as thieves for months"
N: 1. United States rock star (1936-1959)
N: 1. a cooperative practice of pairing two or more people together for mutual assistance or safety (especially in recreational swimming)
N: 1. United States tennis player who in 1938 was the first to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles championship in the same year (1915-2000)
V: 1. move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"
N: 1. small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
N: 1. small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
N: 1. small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
N: 1. a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose; "the laboratory runs on a budget of a million a year" 2. a summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them; "the president submitted the annual budget to Congress"
V: 1. make a budget
N: 1. the act of reducing budgeted expenditures
N: 1. an excess of expenditures over revenues
V: 1. calculate enough money for; provide for in the budget; "I have not budgeted for these expensive meals"
N: 1. the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes
A: 1. of or relating to a budget; "budgetary considerations"
N: 1. small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
N: 1. gnu goats
N: 1. large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area
N: 1. in 1847 United States forces under Zachary Taylor defeated Mexican forces under Santa Anna in the Mexican War
N: 1. capital and largest city of Argentina; located in eastern Argentina near Uruguay; Argentina's chief port and industrial and cultural center
N: 1. a soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e.g. buffalo or oxen 2. an ardent follower and admirer 3. bare skin; "swimming in the buff" 4. an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring) 5. a medium to dark tan color
V: 1. strike, beat repeatedly; "The wind buffeted him" 2. polish and make shiny; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes"
A: 1. of the color of buff leather
N: 1. any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo; Cape buffalo 2. meat from an American bison 3. large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains 4. a city on Lake Erie in western New York (near Niagara Falls)
V: 1. intimidate or overawe
N: 1. United States showman famous for his Wild West Show (1846-1917)
N: 1. a spectacular show organized in 1883 by William F. Cody that featured horseback riding and marksmanship on a large scale; toured the United States and Europe
N: 1. United States showman famous for his Wild West Show (1846-1917)
N: 1. North American nightshade with prickly foliage and racemose yellow flowers
N: 1. a small black and red and white carpet beetle
N: 1. a piece of dried bovine dung
N: 1. low-growing annual herb of southwestern United States (Texas) having silky foliage and blue flowers; a leading cause of livestock poisoning in the southwestern United States 2. clover of western United States 3. clover of western United States
N: 1. any of several large suckers of the Mississippi valley
N: 1. small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals
N: 1. perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit
N: 1. low mat-forming grass of southern United States and tropical America; grown as a lawn grass 2. short grass growing on dry plains of central United States (where buffalo roam)
N: 1. a member of one of the tribes of American Indians who lived a nomadic life following the buffalo in the Great Plains of North America
N: 1. shrub of southeastern United States parasitic on roots of hemlocks having sparse spikes of greenish flowers and pulpy drupes 2. oily drupaceous fruit of rabbitwood
N: 1. crisp spicy chicken wings
N: 1. large carp-like North American fish 2. any of several large suckers of the Mississippi valley
N: 1. erect tussock-forming perennial bur grass used in especially in South Africa and Australia for pasture and forage
N: 1. a cushion-like device that reduces shock due to contact 2. an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track 3. a power tool used to buff surfaces 4. an ionic compound that resists changes in its pH 5. (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system 6. an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring)
V: 1. add a buffer (a solution); "buffered saline solution for the eyes" 2. protect from impact; "cushion the blow"
N: 1. a small neutral state between two rival powers
N: 1. a solution containing a buffer
N: 1. a small neutral state between two rival powers
N: 1. (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system
N: 1. (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system
N: 1. aspirin coated with a substance capable of neutralizing acid (trade name Bufferin)
N: 1. aspirin coated with a substance capable of neutralizing acid (trade name Bufferin)
N: 1. a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves 2. a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers 3. usually inexpensive bar
V: 1. strike, beat repeatedly; "The wind buffeted him" 2. strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent"
N: 1. a passenger car where food is served in transit
A: 1. pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities
N: 1. repeated heavy blows
N: 1. a wheel that is covered with soft material
N: 1. small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage
N: 1. a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior 2. a rude or vulgar fool
N: 1. acting like a clown or buffoon
A: 1. like a clown; "a buffoonish walk"; "a clownish face"; "a zany sense of humor"
N: 1. any toad of the genus Bufo
N: 1. common toad of America
N: 1. of a great variety of habitats from southern Alaska to Baja California west of the Rockies
N: 1. common toad of Europe
N: 1. common brownish-yellow short-legged toad of western Europe; runs rather than hops
N: 1. of high Sierra Nevada meadows and forest borders
N: 1. small green or yellow-green toad with small black bars and stripes
N: 1. largest known toad species; native to Central America; valuable destroyer of insect pests
N: 1. a uniformly warty stocky toad of washes and streams of semiarid southwestern United States
N: 1. nocturnal burrowing toad of mesquite woodland and prairies of the United States southwest
N: 1. Eurasian toad with variable chiefly green coloring
N: 1. true toads
N: 1. general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate 2. insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis 3. a fault or defect in a system or machine 4. a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use 5. a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly
V: 1. tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information; "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged?" 2. annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"
N: 1. a zoologist who studies insects
V: 1. bulge outward; "His eyes popped"
N: 1. an imaginary monster used to frighten children 2. a source of concern; "the old bugaboo of inflation still bothers them"
N: 1. a state of Uganda and site of a former Bantu kingdom
N: 1. a plant of the genus Cimicifuga having flowers in long racemes or panicles reported to be distasteful to insects 2. North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally
N: 1. an imaginary monster used to frighten children 2. an object of dread or apprehension; "Germany was always a bugbear for France"; "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"--Ralph Waldo Emerson
A: 1. having hidden electronic eavesdropping devices; "wired hotel rooms"; "even the car is bugged"
N: 1. someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male)
V: 1. practice anal sex upon
N: 1. little or nothing at all; "I asked for a raise and they gave me bugger-all"; "I know sweet Fanny Adams about surgery"
V: 1. leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form; "Scram!"
N: 1. anal intercourse committed by a man with a man or woman
N: 1. the state of having bugs
N: 1. a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
A: 1. infested with bugs 2. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"
N: 1. a horsewhip once used by a driver of a buggy; "since buggies have been replaced by cars the buggy whip has become a symbol for anything that is hopelessly outmoded"
N: 1. any of various low-growing annual or perennial evergreen herbs native to Eurasia; used for ground cover 2. a tubular glass or plastic bead sewn onto clothing for decoration 3. a brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares
V: 1. play on a bugle
N: 1. a signal broadcast by the sound of a bugle
N: 1. someone who plays a bugle
N: 1. any of various low-growing annual or perennial evergreen herbs native to Eurasia; used for ground cover 2. a mildly narcotic and astringent aromatic herb having small whitish flowers; eastern United States
N: 1. perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate usually blue flowers 2. widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States
N: 1. a zoologist who studies insects
N: 1. the branch of zoology that studies insects
N: 1. an inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork
N: 1. 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" 2. constitution of the human body
V: 1. found or ground; "build a defense on nothing but the accused person's reputation" 2. improve the cleansing action of; "build detergents" 3. be engaged in building; "These architects build in interesting and new styles" 4. bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports" 5. develop and grow; "Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera" 6. form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border" 7. give form to, according to a plan; "build a modern nation"; "build a million-dollar business" 8. make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer" 9. order, supervise, or finance the construction of; "The government is building new schools in this state" 10. build or establish something abstract; "build a reputation"
V: 1. make something an integral part of something else; "we can build in a special clause to make the contract better for you"
V: 1. be based on; of theories and claims, for example; "What's this new evidence based on?"
V: 1. prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqui border" 2. bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports" 3. change the use of and make available or usable; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up" 4. enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages; "build up your savings" 5. form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"
V: 1. be based on; of theories and claims, for example; "What's this new evidence based on?"
N: 1. a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action 2. someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building)
N: 1. the act of constructing or building something; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats" 2. the occupants of a building; "the entire building complained about the noise" 3. the commercial activity involved in constructing buildings; "their main business is home construction"; "workers in the building trades" 4. a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
N: 1. a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else; "units of nucleic acids" 2. a block of material used in construction work
N: 1. set of standards established and enforced by local government for the structural safety of buildings
N: 1. a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures
N: 1. the division of a business responsible for building and maintaining the physical plant
N: 1. material used for constructing buildings
N: 1. a document authorizing the holder to construct a building of a particular kind on a particular lot
N: 1. a lot on which there are no permanent buildings
N: 1. British equivalent of United States savings and loan association
N: 1. a store where builders can purchase materials for building houses and related structures
N: 1. a store where builders can purchase materials for building houses and related structures
N: 1. the act of building up an accumulation; "I envied his rapid buildup of assets"; "a military buildup in preparation for the invasion" 2. highly favorable publicity and praise; "his letter of recommendation gave her a terrific buildup" 3. the result of the process of accumulation; "the buildup of leaves blocked the drain pipes"
A: 1. (used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness; "the built liquid detergents"
A: 1. formed by fitting or joining components together
A: 1. well or attractively formed with respect to physique
A: 1. existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; "the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the truth"
N: 1. a bed that is built in and fixed to a wall
N: 1. soap in powdered form mixed with alkaline builders
A: 1. peopled with settlers; "the built-up areas"
N: 1. a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers
A: 1. muscular and heavily built; "a beefy wrestler"; "had a tall burly frame"; "clothing sizes for husky boys"; "a strapping boy of eighteen"; "`buirdly' is a Scottish term"
N: 1. the capital and largest city of Burundi; "Usumbura was renamed Bujumbura when Burundi became independent in 1962"
N: 1. Bolshevik leader in Russia who advocated gradual collectivism of the farms; was executed in a purge by Stalin (1888-1938)
N: 1. industrial city in southwestern Zimbabwe
N: 1. a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ 2. a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end); "the bulb of a syringe" 3. electric lamp consisting of a glass bulb containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated 4. lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata); "the medulla oblongata is the most vital part of the brain because it contains centers controlling breathing and heart functioning" 5. a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
A: 1. producing or growing from bulbs
A: 1. involving the medulla oblongata; "bulbar paralysis"
N: 1. the part of the conjunctiva covering the anterior face of the sclera and the surface epithelium of the cornea
A: 1. having a bulb
N: 1. small bulb or bulb-shaped growth arising from the leaf axil or in the place of flowers
N: 1. small bulb or bulb-shaped growth arising from the leaf axil or in the place of flowers
N: 1. North American fern often bearing bulbils on the leaflets
N: 1. North American fern often bearing bulbils on the leaflets
A: 1. like a bulb
N: 1. either of two glands that discharge a component of seminal fluid into the urethra; homologous to Bartholin's gland in the female
A: 1. like a bulb 2. curving outward
N: 1. any of various irises having a rootstock formed like a bulb
N: 1. plant growing from a bulb
N: 1. nightingale spoken of in Persian poetry
N: 1. a republic in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe
N: 1. a Slavic language spoken in Bulgaria 2. a native or inhabitant of Bulgaria
A: 1. of or relating to or characteristic of Bulgaria or its people; "the Bulgarian capital is Sofia"
N: 1. capital and largest city of Bulgaria located in western Bulgaria
N: 1. monetary unit in Bulgaria
N: 1. something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form
V: 1. bulge outward; "His eyes popped" 2. bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge 3. cause to bulge or swell outwards 4. swell or protrude outwards; "His eyes bulged with surprise"
V: 1. bulge outward; "His eyes popped"
N: 1. parched crushed wheat
N: 1. the property possessed by a rounded convexity
A: 1. curving or bulging outward 2. curving outward
N: 1. parched crushed wheat
N: 1. pilaf made with bulgur wheat instead of rice and usually without meat
N: 1. parched crushed wheat
A: 1. curving outward
N: 1. a disorder of eating in which the person alternates between strong craving for food and aversion to food; characterized by excessive eating followed by periods of fasting or self-induced vomiting
N: 1. a disorder of eating in which the person alternates between strong craving for food and aversion to food; characterized by excessive eating followed by periods of fasting or self-induced vomiting
N: 1. a disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and self-condemnation 2. pathologically insatiable hunger (especially when caused by brain lesions)
N: 1. a person suffering from bulimia
A: 1. suffering from bulimia
N: 1. the property of something that is great in magnitude; "it is cheaper to buy it in bulk"; "he received a mass of correspondence"; "the volume of exports" 2. the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part; "the majority of his customers prefer it"; "the bulk of the work is finished" 3. the property possessed by a large mass
V: 1. cause to bulge or swell outwards 2. stick out or up; "The parcel bulked in the sack"
V: 1. hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long"
N: 1. mail consisting of large numbers of identical items (circulars or advertisements) sent to individual addresses at less than 1st-class rates and paid for in one lot
N: 1. the ratio of the change in pressure acting on a volume to the fractional change in volume
N: 1. a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments
N: 1. an unwieldy largeness
A: 1. of large size for its weight
N: 1. uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle 2. an investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later 3. mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow'; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle 4. a large and strong and heavyset man; "he was a bull of a man"; "a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got" 5. uncomplimentary terms for a policeman 6. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus 7. a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla) 8. the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20 9. a serious and ludicrous blunder; "he made a bad bull of the assignment" 10. obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull" 11. the center of a target
V: 1. push or force; "He bulled through his demands" 2. advance in price; "stocks were bulling" 3. talk through one's hat; "The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it" 4. try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying
N: 1. in target shooting: a score made by hitting the center of the target; "in repeated sets of five shots his numbers of bull's-eyes varied" 2. something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal; "the new advertising campaign was a bell ringer"; "scored a bull's eye"; "hit the mark"; "the president''s speech was a home run" 3. the center of a target
N: 1. any of several large harmless rodent-eating North American burrowing snakes
N: 1. evergreen tree of southern United States having large stiff glossy leaves and huge white sweet-smelling flowers
N: 1. largest and lowest member of the violin family
N: 1. a market characterized by rising prices for securities
N: 1. large powerful breed developed by crossing the bulldog and the mastiff
N: 1. a former political party in the United States; founded by Theodore Roosevelt during the presidential campaign of 1912; its emblem was a picture of a bull moose
N: 1. a thick short powerful neck
N: 1. coarse prickly weed having pale yellow flowers and yellow berrylike fruit; common throughout southern and eastern United States
N: 1. a disease of pigs resulting in swelling of the snout
N: 1. common and widely distributed tall timber pine of western North America having dark green needles in bunches of 2 to 5 and thick bark with dark brown plates when mature
N: 1. either of two battles during the American Civil War (1861 and 1862); Confederate forces defeated the Federal army in both battles
N: 1. an informal discussion (usually among men)
N: 1. a most common shark in temperate and tropical coastal waters worldwide; heavy-bodied and dangerous
N: 1. any of several large harmless rodent-eating North American burrowing snakes
N: 1. a powerful short-haired terrier originated in England by crossing the bulldog with terriers
N: 1. European thistle with rather large heads and prickly leaves; extensively naturalized as a weed in the United States
V: 1. push or force; "He bulled through his demands"
N: 1. a heavy plow with a single wide blade; used chiefly in cotton fields
N: 1. (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid 2. the round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull
N: 1. small wild or half-domesticated Eurasian plum bearing small ovoid fruit in clusters
N: 1. dull-purple grape of southern United States
A: 1. of leaves; appearing puckered as if blistered
N: 1. mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker
N: 1. a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries
N: 1. a sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw; developed originally in England for bull baiting
V: 1. attack viciously and ferociously 2. throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo
A: 1. stubbornly unyielding; "dogged persistence"; "dour determination"; "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion"
N: 1. any of the large fierce Australian ants of the genus Myrmecia
N: 1. a clip with a spring that closes the metal jaws
N: 1. a wrench designed to provide a firm grip on something
V: 1. flatten with or as if with a bulldozer
N: 1. large powerful tractor; a large blade in front flattens areas of ground
N: 1. a high-speed passenger train 2. (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke" 3. a projectile that is fired from a gun
A: 1. having a small round head 2. obstinate and stupid
N: 1. identification of the gun that fired a bullet from an analysis of the unique marks that every gun makes on the bullet it fires and on the shell ejected from it
N: 1. a hole made by a bullet passing through it
N: 1. a high-speed passenger train
V: 1. vote cumulatively and distribute the votes according to some principle
N: 1. a head shaped like a bullet
N: 1. a brief report especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast
V: 1. make public by bulletin
N: 1. a board that hangs on a wall; displays announcements 2. a computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest
N: 1. a computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest
A: 1. not penetrable by bullets; "bulletproof glass"; "bulletproof vest" 2. without flaws or loopholes; "an ironclad contract"; "a watertight alibi"; "a bulletproof argument"
N: 1. a vest capable of resisting the impact of a bullet
N: 1. a Spanish or Portuguese or Latin American spectacle; a matador baits and (usually) kills a bull in an arena before many spectators
N: 1. someone who fights bulls
N: 1. the activity at a bullfight
N: 1. common European finch mostly black and white with red throat and breast 2. United States architect who designed the Capitol Building in Washington which served as a model for state capitols throughout the United States (1763-1844)
N: 1. largest North American frog; highly aquatic with a deep-pitched voice
N: 1. any of several common freshwater catfishes of the United States 2. freshwater sculpin with a large flattened bony-plated head with hornlike spines
A: 1. obstinate and stupid
N: 1. resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
N: 1. a portable loudspeaker with built-in microphone and amplifier
A: 1. frightened into submission or compliance
N: 1. a mass of precious metal 2. gold or silver in bars or ingots
A: 1. expecting a rise in prices
A: 1. having a thick short powerful neck
N: 1. a small carpenter's plane with the cutting edge near the front
N: 1. a small carpenter's plane with the cutting edge near the front
N: 1. castrated bull 2. young bull
N: 1. large heart-shaped tropical fruit with soft acid pulp 2. small tropical American tree bearing a bristly heart-shaped acid tropical fruit
N: 1. small tropical American tree bearing a bristly heart-shaped acid tropical fruit
N: 1. western subspecies of northern oriole
N: 1. a pulley-block at the head of a topmast
N: 1. small tropical American tree bearing a bristly heart-shaped acid tropical fruit
A: 1. resembling a bullock in strength and power; "thick bullocky shoulders"
N: 1. a place on a baseball field where relief pitchers can warm up during a game 2. a large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily
N: 1. a stadium where bullfights take place
N: 1. tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa 2. tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America
N: 1. obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull"
V: 1. talk through one's hat; "The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it"
N: 1. a cocktail made with vodka and beef bouillon or consomme
N: 1. a powerful short-haired terrier originated in England by crossing the bulldog with terriers
N: 1. a cruel and brutal fellow
V: 1. discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate 2. be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"
A: 1. very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"
N: 1. beef cured or pickled in brine
V: 1. start a game by a face-off
N: 1. a public office of sufficiently high rank that it provides the holder with an opportunity to speak out and be listened to on any matter; "the American presidency is a bully pulpit"
N: 1. a hard-wooded tropical tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber
N: 1. a swaggering tough; usually one acting as an agent of a political faction
N: 1. the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something
A: 1. noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others
V: 1. be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"
N: 1. palo santo
N: 1. South American tree of dry interior regions of Argentina and Paraguay having resinous heartwood used for incense
N: 1. tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa 2. tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America
N: 1. tall grass having cattail like spikes; grown in Africa and Asia for its grain and in the United States chiefly for forage; sometimes used in making beer
N: 1. a Lutheran theologian in Germany (1884-1976)
N: 1. a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away 2. a fence-like structure around a deck 3. an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes; "they stormed the ramparts of the city"; "they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down"
V: 1. defend with a bulwark
N: 1. a fence-like structure around a deck
N: 1. English writer of historical romances (1803-1873)
N: 1. person who does no work; "a lazy bum" 2. 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?" 3. a disreputable vagrant; "a homeless tramp"; "he tried to help the really down-and-out bums" 4. a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'"
V: 1. ask for and get free; be a parasite 2. be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day"
A: 1. of very poor quality
V: 1. be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day"
V: 1. be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day"
V: 1. walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about" 2. make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" 3. speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"
N: 1. robust hairy social bee of temperate regions
N: 1. someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
A: 1. not skillful in physical movement especially with the hands; "a bumbling mechanic"; "a bungling performance"; "ham-handed governmental interference"; "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse
N: 1. a small boat that ferries supplies and commodities for sale to a larger ship at anchor
N: 1. deciduous or evergreen American shrubs small trees having very hard wood and milky latex
N: 1. deciduous tree of southeastern United States and Mexico
N: 1. shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit
N: 1. toilet paper (often used for printed matter that might as well be used as toilet paper)
N: 1. an experience that is irritating or frustrating or disappointing; "having to stand in line so long was a real bummer" 2. a bad reaction to a hallucinogenic drug
N: 1. something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form 2. a lump on the body caused by a blow 3. an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"
V: 1. knock against with force or violence; "My car bumped into the tree" 2. assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sargeant" 3. dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward; "bump and grind" 4. remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space" 5. come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day"
V: 1. shock physically; "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game"
V: 1. collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole"
V: 1. kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"
V: 1. increase or raise; "OPEC bumped up the price of oil"
N: 1. a mechanical device consisting of bars at either end of a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent serious damage 2. a glass filled to the brim (especially as a toast); "we quaffed a bumper of ale"
A: 1. extraordinarily abundant; "a bumper crop"
A: 1. used of traffic; "bumper-to-bumper traffic"
N: 1. a small low-powered electrically powered vehicle driven on a special platform where there are many others to be dodged
N: 1. vertical bars attached to a bumper to prevent locking bumpers with another vehicle
N: 1. a jack for lifting a motor vehicle by the bumper
N: 1. toilet paper (often used for printed matter that might as well be used as toilet paper)
N: 1. the texture of a surface that has many bumps
N: 1. not very intelligent or interested in culture
A: 1. awkwardly simple and provincial; "bumpkinly country boys"; "rustic farmers"; "a hick town"; "the nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists"
A: 1. offensively self-assertive
A: 1. in a bumptious manner; "he behaved rather bumptiously and offended the hostess"
N: 1. offensive assertiveness
A: 1. characterized by rough motion; "a bumpy ride"
N: 1. small rounded bread either plain or sweet
N: 1. (Briticism) a grand formal party on an important occasion
N: 1. made by polymerizing butadiene
N: 1. a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money); "the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed lik an assembly line"
N: 1. a grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers" 2. any collection in its entirety; "she bought the whole caboodle" 3. an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd"
V: 1. form into a bunch; "The frightened children bunched together in the corner of the classroom" 2. gather or cause to gather into a cluster; "She bunched her fingers into a fist"; "The students bunched up at the registration desk"
N: 1. any of various grasses of many genera that grow in tufts or clumps rather than forming a sod or mat; chiefly of western United States
V: 1. form into a bunch; "The frightened children bunched together in the corner of the classroom"
V: 1. form into a bunch; "The frightened children bunched together in the corner of the classroom" 2. gather or cause to gather into a cluster; "She bunched her fingers into a fist"; "The students bunched up at the registration desk"
N: 1. creeping red-berried perennial herb distinguished by clustered leaf whorls at tips of shoots; Greenland to Alaska
N: 1. United States diplomat and United Nations official (1904-1971)
A: 1. occurring close together in bunches or clusters
N: 1. any of various grasses of many genera that grow in tufts or clumps rather than forming a sod or mat; chiefly of western United States
A: 1. occurring close together in bunches or clusters
N: 1. a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
V: 1. deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
N: 1. a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
N: 1. unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)
N: 1. the central bank of Germany
N: 1. a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing 2. a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit); "she made a bundle selling real estate"; "they sank megabucks into their new house" 3. a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
V: 1. make into a bundle; "he bundled up his few possessions" 2. compress into a wad; "wad paper into the box" 3. gather or cause to gather into a cluster; "She bunched her fingers into a fist"; "The students bunched up at the registration desk" 4. sleep fully clothed in the same bed with one's betrothed
N: 1. a bundle of modified heart muscle that transmits the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles causing them to contract
V: 1. send off unceremoniously
V: 1. make into a bundle; "he bundled up his few possessions" 2. dress warmly; "Mother bundled up the children for the long way to school"
A: 1. dressed warmly; "bundled-up sailors and soldiers"
N: 1. a one-time custom during courtship of unmarried couples occupying the same bed without undressing 2. the act of shoving hastily; "she complained about bundling the children off to school" 3. the act of binding something into a bundle
N: 1. (Briticism) a grand formal party on an important occasion
N: 1. a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask
V: 1. give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the agreed-on compensation; "Remember to tip the waiter"; "fee the steward" 2. close with a cork or stopper
A: 1. characterized by bungalows; "the bungaloid suburbs"
N: 1. a small house with a single story
N: 1. kraits
N: 1. sluggish krait banded with black and yellow
N: 1. an elasticized rope
N: 1. an elasticized rope
N: 1. a hole in a barrel or cask; used to fill or empty it
N: 1. an embarrassing mistake
V: 1. spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly; "I bungled it!" 2. make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
A: 1. spoiled through incompetence or clumsiness; "a bungled job"
N: 1. someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
A: 1. 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"
A: 1. not skillful in physical movement especially with the hands; "a bumbling mechanic"; "a bungling performance"; "ham-handed governmental interference"; "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse 2. showing lack of skill or aptitude; "a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf"
N: 1. a painful swelling of the bursa of the first joint of the big toe
N: 1. Australian timber tree whose bark yields a poison
N: 1. a rough bed (as at a campsite) 2. unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) 3. a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers 4. a long trough for feeding cattle 5. beds built one above the other 6. a message that seems to convey no meaning
V: 1. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up" 2. avoid paying; "beat the subway fare" 3. provide with a bunk; "We bunked the children upstairs"
N: 1. beds built one above the other
V: 1. go to bed; "We bedded down at midnight"
V: 1. play truant from work or school; "The boy often plays hooky"
N: 1. a hazard on a golf course 2. a fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground
V: 1. transfer cargo from a ship to a warehouse 2. hit a golf ball into a bunker 3. fill (a ship's bunker) with coal or oil
N: 1. a 5,000 pound laser-guided bomb that can be programmed to penetrate to a given depth before exploding; used to penetrate hardened underground faccilities
N: 1. the first important battle of the American War of Independence (1775); the British defeated the colonial forces
N: 1. defensiveness resulting from repeated attacks; "after so many suicide bombings the Israelis have to resist developing a bunker mentality"
N: 1. someone who occupies the same sleeping quarters as yourself
N: 1. a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
N: 1. a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
N: 1. unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)
N: 1. (usually informal) especially a young rabbit 2. a young waitress in a night club whose costume includes a rabbit-tail and ears
N: 1. a young waitress in a night club whose costume includes a rabbit-tail and ears
N: 1. a syncopated ballroom dance formerly popular in the US
N: 1. (usually informal) especially a young rabbit
N: 1. 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: 1. German chemist who with Kirchhoff pioneered spectrum analysis but is remembered mainly for his invention of the Bunsen burner (1811-1899) 2. a gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air
N: 1. a gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air
N: 1. fungus that destroys kernels of wheat by replacing them with greasy masses of smelly spores 2. similar to Tilletia caries 3. (baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat 4. disease of wheat characterized by replacement of the grains with greasy masses of smelly smut spores
V: 1. hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance 2. to strike, thrust or shove against, often with head or horns; "He butted his sister out of the way"
N: 1. fine white Philippine fiber from stalks of unopened leaves of talipot palms; used in making hats
N: 1. a batter who bunts
N: 1. a loosely woven fabric used for flags, etc. 2. any of numerous seed-eating songbirds of Europe or North America
N: 1. Spanish film director (1900-1983)
N: 1. Australian conifer bearing two-inch seeds tasting like roasted chestnuts; among the aborigines the tree is hereditary property protected by law 2. nut tasting like roasted chestnuts; a staple food of Australian aborigines
N: 1. Australian conifer bearing two-inch seeds tasting like roasted chestnuts; among the aborigines the tree is hereditary property protected by law
N: 1. a legendary giant lumberjack of the north woods of the United States and Canada; had a blue ox named Babe; "the lakes of Minnesota began when Paul Bunyan and Babe's footprints filled with water" 2. English preacher and author of an allegorical novel, Pilgrim's Progress (1628-1688)
N: 1. a large family of arboviruses that affect a wide range of hosts (mainly vertebrates and arthropods)
N: 1. an animal virus belonging to the family Bunyaviridae; can be used as a bioweapon
N: 1. bright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards
V: 1. keep afloat; "The life vest buoyed him up" 2. float on the surface of water 3. mark with a buoy
V: 1. keep afloat; "The life vest buoyed him up" 2. make more cheerful 3. make more cheerful
N: 1. irrepressible liveliness and good spirit; "I admired his bouyancy and persistent good humor" 2. cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface 3. the property of something weightless and insubstantial
A: 1. tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas; "buoyant balloons"; "buoyant balsawood boats"; "a floaty scarf" 2. characterized by liveliness and light-heartedness; "buoyant spirits"; "his quick wit and chirpy humor"; "looking bright and well and chirpy"; "a perky little widow in