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airfoil
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a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
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airframe
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the framework and covering of an airplane or rocket (excluding the engines)
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airhead
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a flighty scatterbrained simpleton; “she’s a total airhead”; “every airhead on a big salary rushed out to buy one”a bridgehead seized by airborne troops
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airily
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in a flippant manner; “he answered the reporters’ questions flippantly”; “this cannot be airily explained to your children”
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airiness
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the property of something spacious and abounding in fresh airthe property of something weightless and insubstantiallightness in movement or manner
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airing
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the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debatea short excursion (a walk or ride) in the open air; “he took the dogs for an airing”the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air
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airless
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lacking fresh air; “a dusty airless attic”; “the dreadfully close atmosphere”; “hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke”
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airlift
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fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means; “Food is airlifted into Bosnia”
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airlike
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resembling air or having the form of air
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airline
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a hose that carries air under pressurea commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers
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airliner
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a commercial airplane that carries passengers
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airmail
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send or transport by airmail; “Letters to Europe from the U.S. are best airmailed”
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airman
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someone who operates an aircraft
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airplane
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an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; “the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane”
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airport
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an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
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airs
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affected manners intended to impress others; “don’t put on airs with me”
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airscrew
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a propeller that rotates to push against air
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airship
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a steerable self-propelled aircraft
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airsick
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experiencing motion sickness
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airsickness
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motion sickness experienced while traveling by air (especially during turbulence)
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airspace
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the space in the atmosphere immediately above the earththe atmosphere above a nation that is deemed to be under its jurisdiction; “the plane was refused permission to enter Chinese airspace”
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airspeed
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the speed of an aircraft relative to the air in which it is flying
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airstrip
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an airfield without normal airport facilities
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airt
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channel into a new direction; “redirect your attention to the danger from the fundamentalists”
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airtight
having no weak points; "an airtight defense"; "an airtight argument"not allowing air or gas to pass in or out
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airway
a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines)a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to anotherthe passages through which air enters and leaves the bodya commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers
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airwoman
a woman aviator
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airworthy
(of aircraft) fit to fly
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airy
open to or abounding in fresh air; "airy rooms"not practical or realizable; speculative; "airy theories about socioeconomic improvement"; "visionary schemes for getting rich"having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air; "airy gauze curtains"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"
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aisle
a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in storespart of a church divided laterally from the nave proper by rows of pillars or columns
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aitchbone
a cut of beef including the H-shaped rump bone
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ajar
slightly open; "the door was ajar"
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akee
widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits; introduced in Jamaica by William Blighred pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds; flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe
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akimbo
(used of arms and legs) bent outward with the joint away from the body; "a tailor sitting with legs akimbo"; "stood with arms akimbo"
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akin
similar in quality or character; "a feeling akin to terror"; "kindred souls"; "the amateur is closely related to the collector"related by blood
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akvavit
Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caraway seeds
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al dente
of pasta cooked so as to be firm when eaten
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ala
a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism; "the alae of the nose"; "the alae of a maple seed"; "the flat petals of a pea blossom are alae"a wing of an insect
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alabaster
of or resembling alabaster; "alabaster statue"
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alacrity
liveliness and eagerness; "he accepted with alacrity"; "the smartness of the pace soon exhausted him"
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alanine
a crystalline amino acid that occurs in many proteins
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alar
of or relating to the axilhaving or resembling wings
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alarm
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"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"
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alarm clock
a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time
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alarmist
a person who alarms others needlessly
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alarum
an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
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alary
having or resembling wings
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alas
by bad luck; "unfortunately it rained all day"; "alas
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alate
(of seeds or insects) having winglike extensions; "alate leaves"; "alate seeds of a maple tree"
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alb
a white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves; worn by priests
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albacore
relatively small tuna with choice white flesh; major source of canned tunalarge pelagic tuna the source of most canned tuna; reaches 93 pounds and has long pectoral fins; found worldwide in tropical and temperate waters
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albatross
(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps; "she was an albatross around his neck"large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight
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albedo
the ratio of reflected to incident light
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albescent
becoming or shading into white
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albinism
the congenital absence of pigmentation in the eyes and skin and hair
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albino
a person with congenital albinism: white hair and milky skin; eyes are usually pink
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albite
a widely distributed feldspar that forms rocks
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album
one or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audiotape and compact disca book of blank pages with pockets or envelopes; for organizing photographs or stamp collections etc
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albumen
a simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquidsthe white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water; "she separated the whites from the yolks of several eggs"
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albumin
a simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids
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albuminoid
a simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues and in the lens of the eye
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albuminous
relating to or containing or resembling albumin
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albuminuria
the presence of excessive protein (chiefly albumin but also globulin) in the urine; usually a symptom of kidney disorder
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alcahest
hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists
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alcalde
a mayor or chief magistrate of a Spanish town
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alcazar
any of various Spanish fortresses or palaces built by the Moors
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alchemist
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
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alchemize
alter (elements) by alchemy
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alchemy
the way two individuals relate to each other; "their chemistry was wrong from the beginning -- they hated each other"; "a mysterious alchemy brought them together"a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times
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alcohol
a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him"any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation
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alcoholic
characteristic of or containing alcohol; "alcoholic drinks"addicted to alcohol; "alcoholic expatriates in Paris"- Carl Van Doren
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alcoholism
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 symptomsan intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess
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alcoholize
subject to the influence of alcohol; "After we finished dinner
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alcove
a small recess opening off a larger room
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aldehyde
any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids
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alder
wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etcnorth temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant
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alder buckthorn
small tree common in Europe
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alderman
a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council); "aldermen usually represent city wards"
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aldol
an oily colorless liquid obtained by the condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde; contains an alcohol group (-OH) and an aldehyde group (-CHO)
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aldose
a monosaccharide sugar that contains the aldehyde group or is hemiacetal
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aldosterone
a corticosteroid hormone that is secreted by the cortex of the adrenal gland; regulates salt (sodium and potassium) and water balance
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ale
a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
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aleatory
dependent on chance; "the aleatory element in life"
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alee
on or toward the lee; "put the helm alee"
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alehouse
a tavern where ale is sold
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alembic
an obsolete kind of container used for distillation; two retorts connected by a tube
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aleph
the 1st letter of the Hebrew alphabet
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aleph-null
the smallest infinite integer
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alert
engaged in or accustomed to close observation; "caught by a couple of alert cops"; "alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came"; "constantly alert and vigilant
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aleurone
granular protein in outermost layer of endosperm of many seeds or cereal grains
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alewife
flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streamsshad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus
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alexandrite
a green variety of chrysoberyl used as a gemstone
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alexia
inability to perceive written words
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alfalfa
important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay cropleguminous plant grown for hay or forage
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alfilaria
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
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alfresco
in the open air; "an alfresco lunch"; "an open-air theater"
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alga
primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves
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algae
primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves
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algarroba
long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substituteevergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carobmesquite pod used in tanning and dyeingmesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean Islands from Mexico to Venezuela
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algebra
the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations
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algebraic
of or relating to algebra; "algebraic geometry"
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algebraic number
root of an algebraic equation with rational coefficients
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algebraist
a mathematician whose specialty is algebra
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algid
chilly; "a person who is algid is marked by prostration and has cold clammy skin and low blood pressure"
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algin
a gum used especially as a thickener or emulsifier
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alginic acid
a gum used especially as a thickener or emulsifier
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algoid
of or resembling algae
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algolagnia
sexual pleasure derived from inflicting or experiencing pain
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algology
the branch of botany that studies algae
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algometer
device for measuring pain caused by pressure
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algophobia
a morbid fear of pain
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algorism
the Arabic (or decimal) system of numerationcomputation with Arabic figures
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algorithm
a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem
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alias
as known or named at another time or place; "Mr. Smith
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alibi
exonerate by means of an alibi
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alidade
surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachmentssurveying instrument used with a plane table for drawing lines of sight on a distant object and for measuring angles
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alien
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"being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world; "alien customs"; "exotic plants in a greenhouse"; "exotic cuisine"
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alienable
transferable to another owner
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alienage
the quality of being alien
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alienate
arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love
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alienation
the feeling of being alienated from other peopleseparation resulting from hostility(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"the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly; "his behavior alienated the other students"
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alienee
someone to whom the title of property is transferred
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alienism
an obsolete term for the study and treatment of mental illnessthe quality of being alien
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alienist
a psychiatrist and specialist in the legal aspects of mental illness
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alienor
someone from whom the title of property is transferred
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aliform
having or resembling wings
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alight
lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "houses on fire"
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align
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"be or come into adjustment withalign oneself with a group or a way of thinkingbring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation; "align the wheels of my car"; "ordinate similar parts"
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alignment
an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treatythe spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines(astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiacthe act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other
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alike
having the same or similar characteristics; "all politicians are alike"; "they looked utterly alike"; "friends are generally alike in background and taste"
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aliment
give nourishment to
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alimentary
of or providing nourishment; "good nourishing stew"
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alimentary canal
tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination
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alimentation
a source of materials to nourish the bodythe act of supplying food and nourishment
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alimony
court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
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aline
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"
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aliphatic
having carbon atoms linked in open chains
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aliquant
an integer that is not an exact divisor of some quantity; "5 is an aliquant part of 12"
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aliquot
signifying an exact divisor or factor of a quantity
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alive
possessing life; "the happiest person alive"; "the nerve is alive"; "doctors are working hard to keep him alive"; "burned alive"; "a live canary"(often followed by `with') full of life and spirit; "she was wonderfully alive for her age"; "a face alive with mischief"having life or vigor or spirit; "an animated and expressive face"; "animated conversation"; "became very animated when he heard the good news"(followed by `to' or `of') aware of; "is alive to the moods of others"in operation; "keep hope alive"; "the tradition was still alive"; "an active tradition"mentally perceptive and responsive;"an alert mind"; "alert to the problems"; "alive to what is going on"; "awake to the dangers of her situation"; "was now awake to the reality of his predicament"capable of erupting; "a live volcano"; "the volcano is very much alive"
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alizarin
an orange-red crystalline compound used in making red pigments and in dyeing
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alkahest
hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists
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alkali
any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water; "bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia"a mixture of soluble salts found in arid soils and some bodies of water; detrimental to agriculture
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alkali metal
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"
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alkalify
turn basic and less acidic; "the solution alkalized"
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alkaline
relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7; "alkaline soils derived from chalk or limestone"
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alkaline earth
any of the bivalent metals of group II of the periodic table (calcium or strontium or barium or magnesium or beryllium)
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alkalinity
pH values above 7
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alkalinize
become alkalinemake (a substance) alkaline; "The oxide is alkalized"
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alkalize
turn basic and less acidic; "the solution alkalized"
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alkaloid
natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants
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alkalosis
abnormally high alkalinity (low hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues
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alkane
a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)
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alkanet
perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate usually blue flowers
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alkene
any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon
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alkyd
a durable synthetic resin widely used in adhesives and paints
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alkyd resin
a durable synthetic resin widely used in adhesives and paints
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alkyl
any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons
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alkyne
a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis
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all
quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class; "we sat up all night"; "ate all the food"; "all men are mortal"; "all parties are welcome"completely given to or absorbed by; "became all attention"
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all clear
a signal (usually a siren) that danger is overpermission to proceed because obstacles have been removed
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all fours
card games in which points are won for taking the high or low or jack or game
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all in
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"
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all right
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"
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all-around
many-sided; "an all-around athlete"; "a well-rounded curriculum"
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all-embracing
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"
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all-fired
extreme; used as an intensifier; "why is he in such an all-fired hurry?"
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all-important
of the greatest importance; "the all-important subject of disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool nerves are of the essence"
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all-inclusive
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"
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all-night
lasting
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all-out
using all available resources; "all-out war"; "a full-scale campaign against nuclear power plants"
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all-powerful
having unlimited power
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all-purpose
not limited in use or function
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all-round
many-sided; "an all-around athlete"; "a well-rounded curriculum"
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all-time
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"
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alla breve
a musical time signature indicating two or four half notes to a measure
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allantoid
shaped like a sausage
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allantois
the vascular fetal membrane that lies below the chorion and develops from the hindgut in many embryonic higher vertebrates (reptiles
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allargando
gradually decreasing in tempo and broadening in manner
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allay
lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears"satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst"
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allegation
(law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law); "an allegation of malpractice"statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove
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allege
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"
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alleged
declared but not proved; "alleged abuses of housing benefits"- Wall Street Journaldoubtful or suspect; "these so-called experts are no help"
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allegedly
according to what has been alleged; "he was on trial for allegedly murdering his wife"
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allegiance
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"the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)
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allegorical
used in or characteristic of or containing allegory; "allegorical stories"; "an allegorical painting of Victory leading an army"
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allegorize
interpret as an allegorymake into an allegory; "The story was allegorized over time"
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allegory
a short moral story (often with animal characters)a visible symbol representing an abstract ideaan expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor
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allegretto
(of tempo) faster than allegro
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allegro
(of tempo) fast
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allele
(genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character; "some alleles are dominant over others"
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allelomorph
(genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character; "some alleles are dominant over others"
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allemande
egg-thickened veloute
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allergen
any substance that can cause an allergy
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allergic
characterized by or caused by allergy; "an allergic reaction"having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); "allergic children"; "hypersensitive to pollen"
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allergist
a physician skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of allergies
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allergy
hypersensitivity reaction to a particular allergen; symptoms can vary greatly in intensity
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alleviate
provide physical relief
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alleviation
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced; "as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief"the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain"
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alleviative
moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
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alleviator
a therapist who makes suffering more endurableremedy that alleviates pain without curing
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alley
a narrow street with walls on both sidesa lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins
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alley cat
a homeless cat
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alleyway
a narrow street with walls on both sides
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alliaceous
of or pertaining to the botanical genus Allium; "onions
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alliance
the state of being allied or confederateda connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest; "the shifting alliances within a large family"; "their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them"an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treatya formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aimthe act of forming an alliance or confederation
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allied
related by common characteristics or ancestry; "allied species"; "allied studies"of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War II; "an Allied victory"; "the Allied armies"of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War I; "an allied offensive"; "the Allied powers"united in a confederacy or leaguejoined by treaty or agreement
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allies
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 1945in 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 Powersan alliance of nations joining together to fight a common enemy
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alligator
crack and acquire the appearance of alligator hide
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alligator lizard
slim short-limbed lizard having a distinctive fold on each side that permits expansion; of western North America
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alligator pear
a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed
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alligator wrench
a wrench with a v-shaped jaw and serrations on one side (resembles the open jaws of an alligator)
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alliterate
use alliteration as a form of poetry
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alliteration
use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse; "around the rock the ragged rascal ran"
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alliterative
having the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable; "alliterative verse"
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allium
large genus of perennial and biennial pungent bulbous plants: garlic; leek; onion; chive; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae as the type genus
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allocate
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"
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allocation
a share set aside for a specific purposethe 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"(computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions
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allochthonous
of rocks
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allocution
(rhetoric) a formal or authoritative address that advises or exhorts
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allogamy
cross-fertilization in plants
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allograph
a variant form of a grapheme
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allomerism
(chemistry) variability in chemical composition without variation in crystalline form
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allometry
the study of the relative growth of a part of an organism in relation to the growth of the whole
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allomorph
any of several different crystalline forms of the same chemical compound; "calcium carbonate occurs in the allomorphs calcite and aragonite"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"
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allopathy
the usual method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself
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allopatric
(of biological species or speciation) occurring in areas isolated geographically from one another
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allophone
(linguistics) any of various acoustically different forms of the same phoneme
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allot
give out; "We were assigned new uniforms"allow to have; "grant a privilege"administer or bestow
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allotment
a share set aside for a specific purposethe 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"
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allotrope
a structurally different form of an element; "graphite and diamond are allotropes of carbon"
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allotropy
the phenomenon of an element existing in two or more physical forms
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allover
covering the entire surface; "an allover pattern"; "got an allover tan"
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allow
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"consent to
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allowable
deductible according to the tax lawsthat may be permitted especially as according to rule; "permissible behavior in school"; "a permissible tax deduction"deserving to be allowed or considered
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allowance
put on a fixed allowance
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alloy
lower in value by increasing the base-metal contentmake an alloy of
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alloy steel
steel who characteristics are determined by the addition of other elements in addition to carbon
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allspice
aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berriesdeciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United Statesground dried berrylike fruit of a West Indian allspice tree; suggesting combined flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg and cloves
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allude
make a more or less disguised reference to; "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it"
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allure
dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"
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allurement
attractiveness; "its allurement was its remoteness"the power to entice or attract through personal charmthe act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money)
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alluring
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"
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allusion
passing reference or indirect mention
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allusive
characterized by indirect references; "allusive speech is characterized by allusions"
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alluvial
of or relating to alluvium
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alluvial fan
a fan-shaped deposit where a fast flowing stream flattens out
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alluvion
gradual formation of new land
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alluvium
clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down
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ally
become an ally or associate
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allyl
the univalent unsaturated organic radical C3H5; derived from propylene
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allyl alcohol
an unsaturated primary alcohol present in wood spirit; use to make resins and plasticizers and pharmaceuticals
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allyl resin
a resin derived from allyl alcohol that hardens when cured; used as an adhesive
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alma mater
your alma mater is a school you graduated from
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almanac
an annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given yearan annual publication containing tabular information in a particular field or fields arranged according to the calendar of a given year
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almandine
a purple variety of the ruby spinela deep red garnet consisting of iron aluminum silicate
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almighty
having unlimited power
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almond
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 Californiaoval-shaped edible seed of the almond tree
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almond oil
pale yellow fatty oil expressed from sweet or bitter almonds
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almond-eyed
having almond-shaped eyes
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almoner
an official in a British hospital who looks after the social and material needs of the patients
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almost
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but; "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 everyone agrees"
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alms
money or goods contributed to the poor
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almsgiver
a person who gives alms
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aloe
succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa
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aloes
a purgative made from the leaves of aloe
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aloft
at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship; "climbed aloft to unfurl the sail"upward; "the good news sent her spirits aloft"at or to great height; high up in or into the air; "eagles were soaring aloft"; "dust is whirled aloft"in the higher atmosphere above the earth; "weather conditions aloft are fine"
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aloha
an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is Hawaiian and ciao is Italian)
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alone
isolated from others; "could be alone in a crowded room"; "was alone with her thoughts"; "I want to be alone"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"exclusive of anyone or anything else; "she alone believed him"; "cannot live by bread alone"; "I'll have this car and this car only"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"
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along
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"in accompaniment or as a companion; "his little sister came along to the movies"; "I brought my camera along"; "working along with his father"to a more advanced state; "the work is moving along"; "well along in their research"; "hurrying their education along"; "getting along in years"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"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"
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alongside
side by side; "anchored close aboard another ship"
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aloof
remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers"
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alopecia
loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers; in humans it can result from heredity or hormonal imbalance or certain diseases or drugs and treatments (chemotherapy for cancer)
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aloud
using the voice; not silently; "please read the passage aloud"; "he laughed out loud"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"
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alp
any high mountain
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alpaca
wool of the alpacaa thin glossy fabric made of the wool of the Lama pacos
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alpenstock
a stout staff with a metal point; used by mountain climbers
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alpestrine
growing at high altitudes
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alpha
first in order of importance; "the alpha male in the group of chimpanzees"; "the alpha star in a constellation is the brightest or main star"early testing stage of a software or hardware product; "alpha version"
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alpha and omega
the first and last; signifies God's eternitythe basic meaning of something; the crucial part
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alpha decay
radioactive decay of an atomic nucleus that is accompanied by the emission of an alpha particle
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alpha iron
a magnetic allotrope of iron; stable below 906 degrees centigrade
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alpha particle
a positively charged particle that is the nucleus of the helium atom; emitted from natural or radioactive isotopes
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alpha ray
the radiation of alpha particles during radioactive decay
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alpha test
(computer science) a first test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by the developer
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alphabet
a character set that includes letters and is used to write a languagethe elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry"
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alphabetic
relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet; "alphabetical writing system"arranged in order according to the alphabet; "an alphabetic arrangement"; "dictionaries list words in alphabetical order"
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alphabetical
relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet; "alphabetical writing system"arranged in order according to the alphabet; "an alphabetic arrangement"; "dictionaries list words in alphabetical order"
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alphabetize
arrange in alphabetical order; "Alphabetize the list"provide with an alphabet; "Cyril and Method alphabetized the Slavic languages"
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alphanumeric
of or pertaining to alphanumeric characters
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alpine
relating to or characteristic of alps; "alpine sports"relating to the Alps and their inhabitants; "Alpine countries
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alpinist
a mountain climber who specializes in difficult climbs
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already
prior to a specified or implied time; "she has already graduated"
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alright
nonstandard usage
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also
in addition; "he has a Mercedes
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also-ran
a contestant who loses the contest
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alt
angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
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altar
the table in Christian churches where communion is givena raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made
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altar boy
a boy serving as an acolyte
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altar wine
used in a communion service
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altarpiece
a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table
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altazimuth
an instrument that measures the altitude and azimuth of celestial bodies; used in navigation
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alter
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"become different in some particular way
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alter ego
a very close and trusted friend who seems almost a part of yourself
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alterable
capable of being changed or altered in some characteristic; "alterable clothing"; "alterable conditions of employment"(of the punishment ordered by a court) capable of being changed to one less severe
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alteration
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"the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification); "it would require a drastic revision of his opinion"
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alterative
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"
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altercate
have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something"
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altercation
noisy quarrel
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alternate
every second one of a series; "the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays"; "jam every other day"- the White Queenserving or used in place of another; "an alternative plan"occurring by turns; first one and then the other; "alternating feelings of love and hate"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"
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alternately
in an alternating sequence or position; "They were deglycerolized by alternately centrifuging and mixing"; "he planted fir and pine trees alternately"
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alternating current
an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally; "In the US most household current is AC at 60 cycles per second"
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alternation
successive change from one thing or state to another and back again; "a trill is a rapid alternation between the two notes"
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alternation of generations
the alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal
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alternative
serving or used in place of another; "an alternative plan"necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities; "alternative possibilities were neutrality or war"pertaining to unconventional choices; "an alternative life style"
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alternator
an old term for an electric generator that produces alternating current (especially in automobiles)
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altimeter
an instrument that measures the height above ground; used in navigation
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altissimo
very high
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altitude
elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface; "the altitude gave her a headache"the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to the opposite vertex (or side if parallel)angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
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alto
of or being the lowest female voiceof or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor(of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group; "alto clarinet or recorder"
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alto clef
a clef that puts middle C on the third line of a staff
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altocumulus
a cumulus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles
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altogether
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"with everything included or counted; "altogether he earns close to a million dollars"with everything considered (and neglecting details); "altogether
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altostratus
a stratus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles
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altricial
(of hatchlings) naked and blind and dependent on parents for food
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altruism
the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
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altruist
someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being
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altruistic
showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
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alula
scalelike structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged flytuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing
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alum
a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the ammonium double sulfate of aluminuma white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminuma person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)a double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as an astringent (among other things)
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alumina
any of various forms of aluminum oxide occurring naturally as corundum
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aluminate
a compound of alumina and a metallic oxide
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aluminiferous
containing alum or aluminum
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aluminium
a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
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aluminize
cover with aluminum
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aluminous
pertaining to or containing aluminum or alum
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aluminum
a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
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aluminum bronze
an alloy of copper and aluminum with high tensile strength and resistance to corrosion
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aluminum oxide
any of various forms of aluminum oxide occurring naturally as corundum
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alumna
a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
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alumnus
a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
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alumroot
any of several herbs of the genus Heuchera
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alveolar
pertaining to the tiny air sacs of the lungspertaining to the sockets of the teeth or that part of the upper jaw; "alveolar processes"
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alveolar ridge
a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth
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alveolate
pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb)
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alveolus
a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passagewaysa bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth
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alvine
of or relating to the intestines
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always
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"without variation or change
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alyssum
any garden plant of the genus Alyssum having clusters of small yellow or white flowersa genus of the family Cruciferae
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am
a radioactive transuranic metallic element; discovered by bombarding uranium with helium atomsa master's degree in arts and sciencesmodulation of the amplitude of the (radio) carrier wave
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amadavat
red Asian weaverbirds often kept as cage birds
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amah
a woman hired to suckle a child of someone elsea female domestic
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amain
at full speed; with great haste; "the children ran down the hill amain"with all your strength; "he pulled the ropes amain"
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amalgam
an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgamsa combination or blend of diverse things; "his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas"
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amalgamate
joined together into a whole; "United Industries"; "the amalgamated colleges constituted a university"; "a consolidated school"
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amalgamation
the combination of two or more commercial companies
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amanita
genus of widely distributed agarics that have white spores and are poisonous with few exceptions
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amanuensis
someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation)
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amaranth
seed of amaranth plants used as a native cereal in Central and South Americaany of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers; often cultivated for food
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amaranthine
of or related to the amaranth plantof an imaginary flower that never fades
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amarelle
any of several cultivated sour cherry trees bearing pale red fruit with colorless juicepale red sour cherry with colorless or nearly colorless juice
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amaryllis
bulbous plant having showy white to reddish flowers
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amass
collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up"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"
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amateur
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"lacking professional skill or expertise; "a very amateurish job"; "inexpert but conscientious efforts"; "an unskilled painting"
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amateurish
lacking professional skill or expertise; "a very amateurish job"; "inexpert but conscientious efforts"; "an unskilled painting"
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amateurism
the conviction that people should participate in sports as a hobby (for the fun of it) rather than for money
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amative
inclined toward or displaying love; "feeling amorous"
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amatory
expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance; "her amatory affairs"; "amorous glances"; "a romantic adventure"; "a romantic moonlight ride"
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amaurosis
partial or total loss of sight without pathology of the eye; caused by disease of optic nerve or retina or brain
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amaze
affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!"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"
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amazed
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock; "an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation"; "I stood enthralled
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amazement
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising; "he looked at me in astonishment"
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amazing
surprising greatly; "she does an amazing amount of work"; "the dog was capable of astonishing tricks"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
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amazon
a large strong and aggressive woman(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)a major South American river; arises in the Andes and flows eastward into the South Atlantic; the world's 2nd longest river (4000 miles)mainly green tropical American parrots
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ambages
(archaic) roundabout or mysterious ways of action
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ambagious
roundabout and unnecessarily wordy; "had a preference for circumlocutious (or circumlocutory) rather than forthright expression"; "A periphrastic study in a worn-out poetical fashion
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ambassador
a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to anotheran informal representative; "an ambassador of good will"
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ambassadress
a woman ambassador
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amber
of a medium to dark brownish yellow color
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ambergris
waxy substance secreted by the sperm whale and found floating at sea or washed ashore; used in perfume
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amberjack
any of several amber to coppery fork-tailed warm-water carangid fishes
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ambidexterity
the property of being equally skillful with each hand
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ambidextrous
equally skillful with each hand; "an ambidextrous surgeon"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
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ambience
a particular environment or surrounding influence; "there was an atmosphere of excitement"the atmosphere of an environment
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ambient
completely enveloping; "the ambient air"; "ambient sound"; "the ambient temperature"
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ambiguity
an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its contextunclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning
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ambiguous
open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead; "an equivocal statement"; "the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates"; "the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness"; "popularity is an equivocal crown"; "an equivocal response to an embarrassing question"having more than one possible meaning; "ambiguous words"; "frustrated by ambiguous instructions
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ambit
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "a piano has a greater range than the human voice"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power"
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ambition
have as one's ambition
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ambitious
having a strong desire for success or achievementrequiring full use of your abilities or resources; "ambitious schedule"; "performed the most challenging task without a mistake"
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ambivalence
mixed feelings or emotions
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ambiversion
(psychology) a balanced disposition intermediate between extroversion and introversion
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amble
walk leisurely
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amblygonite
a white or grey mineral consisting of lithium aluminum phosphate; a source of lithium
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amblyopia
visual impairment without apparent organic pathology
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ambo
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
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ambrosia
a mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvaeany of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthmafruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut(classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal
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ambrosial
extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant; "a nectarous drink"; "ambrosial food"worthy of the gods
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ambulacrum
one of the five areas on the undersurface of an echinoderm on which the tube feet are located
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ambulance
a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals
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ambulance chaser
an unethical lawyer who incites accident victims to sue
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ambulant
able to walk about; "the patient is ambulatory"
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ambulate
walk about; not be bedridden or incapable of walking
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ambulatory
relating to or adapted for walking; "an ambulatory corridor"able to walk about; "the patient is ambulatory"
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ambuscade
wait in hiding to attack
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ambush
wait in hiding to attackhunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing
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ameba
naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion
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ameer
an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia)
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ameliorate
to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"get better; "The weather improved toward evening"
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amelioration
the act of relieving ills and changing for the better
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amen
a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes
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amen corner
area reserved for persons leading the responsive `amens'
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amenable
disposed or willing to comply; "someone amenable to persuasion"readily reacting to suggestions and influences; "a responsive student"open to being acted upon in a certain way; "an amenable hospitalization should not result in untimely death"; "the tumor was not amenable to surgical treatment"liable to answer to a higher authority; "the president is amenable to the constitutional court"
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amend
make amendments to; "amend the document"to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight"
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amendatory
effecting amendment; "added amendatory phrases to the text"
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amendment
the act of amending or correctinga statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.)
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amends
a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injurysomething done or paid in expiation of a wrong; "how can I make amends"
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amenity
pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions; "a well trained staff saw to the agreeableness of our accommodations"; "he discovered the amenities of reading at an early age"
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ament
a cylindrical spikelike inflorescence
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amentia
extreme mental retardation
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amerce
punish with an arbitrary penaltypunish by a fine imposed arbitrarily by the discretion of the court
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americium
a radioactive transuranic metallic element; discovered by bombarding uranium with helium atoms
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amethyst
of a moderate purple color
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ametropia
(ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia
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amiable
disposed to please; "an amiable villain with a cocky sidelong grin"- Hal Hinsondiffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile"; "an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial greeting"; "a genial host"
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amicable
characterized by friendship and good will
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amicus curiae
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
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amide
any organic compound containing the group -CONH2
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amidships
at or near or toward the center of a ship; "in the late 19th century
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amigo
a friend or comrade
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amine
a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals
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amino
pertaining to or containing any of a group of organic compounds of nitrogen derived from ammonia
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amino acid
organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group; "proteins are composed of various proportions of about 20 common amino acids"
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amino resin
a plastic (synthetic resin) made from amino compounds; used as an adhesive and as a coating for paper and textiles
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aminobenzoic acid
a derivative of benzoic acid
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aminoplast
a plastic (synthetic resin) made from amino compounds; used as an adhesive and as a coating for paper and textiles
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aminopyrine
a white crystalline substance used as an analgesic and antipyretic
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amir
an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia)
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amiss
not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine"
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amitosis
the direct method of cell division characterized by simple division of the nucleus without formation of chromosomes
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amity
a cordial dispositiona state of friendship and cordiality
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ammeter
a meter that measures the flow of electrical current in amperes
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ammine
a complex inorganic compound that contains ammonia molecules
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ammo
projectiles to be fired from a gun
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ammonia
a water solution of ammoniaa pungent gas compounded of nitrogen and hydrogen (NH3)
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ammoniac
pertaining to or containing or similar to ammonia
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ammoniacal
pertaining to or containing or similar to ammonia
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ammoniate
treat with ammonia
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ammonify
treat with ammonia; cause to undergo ammonification
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ammonite
one of the coiled chambered fossil shells of extinct mollusks
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ammonium
the ion NH4 derived from ammonia; behaves in many respects like an alkali metal ion
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ammonium carbamate
a salt of carbamic acid that is used as a nitrogen fertilizer
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ammonium carbonate
a carbonate of ammonium; used in the manufacture of smelling salts and baking powder and ammonium compounds
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ammonium chloride
a white salt used in dry cells
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ammonium hydroxide
a water solution of ammonia
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ammonium nitrate
used as an explosive and fertilizer and rocket propellant
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ammunition
projectiles to be fired from a gunany nuclear or chemical or biological material that can be used as a weapon of mass destructioninformation that can be used to attack or defend a claim or argument or viewpoint; "his admission provided ammunition for his critics"
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amnesia
partial or total loss of memory; "he has a total blackout for events of the evening"
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amnesty
grant a pardon to (a group of people)
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amniocentesis
(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
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amnion
thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles
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amoeba
naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion
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amoebic
pertaining to or resembling amoebae; "amoebic dysentery"
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amoebic dysentery
inflammation of the intestines caused by Endamoeba histolytica; usually acquired by ingesting food or water contaminated with feces; characterized by severe diarrhea
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amoeboid
like an amoeba (especially in having a variable irregular shape)
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amok
frenzied as if possessed by a demon; "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows"
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amontillado
pale medium-dry sherry from Spain
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amorist
one dedicated to love and lovemaking especially one who writes about love
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amorous
inclined toward or displaying love; "feeling amorous"expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance; "her amatory affairs"; "amorous glances"; "a romantic adventure"; "a romantic moonlight ride"
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amorphous
having no definite form or distinct shape; "amorphous clouds of insects"; "an aggregate of formless particles"; "a shapeless mass of protoplasm"lacking the system or structure characteristic of living bodieswithout real or apparent crystalline form; "an amorphous mineral"; "amorphous structure"
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amortization
the reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of yearspayment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers
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amortize
liquidate gradually
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amount
be tantamount or equivalent to; "Her action amounted to a rebellion"add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2
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amour
a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
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amperage
the strength of an electrical current measured in amperes
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ampere
a former unit of electric current (slightly smaller than the SI ampere)the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps"
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ampere-hour
a unit of charge equal to 3600 coulombs
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ampere-turn
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
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ampersand
a punctuation mark (&) used to represent conjunction (and)
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amphetamine
a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
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amphibian
relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia
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amphibiotic
having an aquatic early or larval form and a terrestrial adult form
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amphibious
relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibiaoperating or living on land and in water; "amphibious vehicles"; "amphibious operations"; "amphibious troops"; "frogs are amphibious animals"
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amphibole
a mineral or mineral variety belonging to the amphibole group
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amphibolite
a metamorphic rock composed chiefly of amphibole and plagioclase
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amphibology
an ambiguous grammatical construction; e.g.
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amphiboly
an ambiguous grammatical construction; e.g.
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amphibrach
a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed-unstressed syllables (e.g.
489
amphictyony
an association of neighboring states or tribes in ancient Greece; established originally to defend a common religious center
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amphidiploid
(genetics) an organism or cell having a diploid set of chromosomes from each parent
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amphigory
nonsensical writing (usually verse)
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amphimixis
reproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gameteunion of sperm and egg in sexual reproduction
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amphioxus
small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates
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amphipod
a kind of malacostracan crustacean
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amphiprostyle
marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure
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amphisbaena
(classical mythology) a serpent with a head at each end of its bodytype genus of the Amphisbaenidae
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amphistylar
having columns either at both ends or at both sidesmarked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure
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amphitheater
a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater)an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held
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amphitropous
(of a plant ovule) partly inverted; turned back 90 degrees on its stalk
