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 wing