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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

adjacent
next adjective nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; `had adjacent rooms`; `in the next room`; `the person sitting next to me`; `our rooms were side by side`

adjectival
adjective adjective of or relating to or functioning as an adjective; `adjectival syntax`; `an adjective clause`

adjectivally
adverb as an adjective; in an adjectival manner

adjective
procedural adjective relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law ; `adjective law`

adjectively
adverb as an adjective; `nouns are frequently used adjectively`

adjoin
verb be in direct physical contact with; make contact; `The two buildings touch`; `Their hands touched`; `The wire must not contact the metal cover`; `The surfaces contact at this point`

adjoining room
noun a hotel room that shares a wall with another hotel room

adjourn
withdraw verb break from a meeting or gathering; `We adjourned for lunch`; `The men retired to the library`

adjournment
noun the termination of a meeting

adjudge
verb declare to be; `She was declared incompetent`; `judge held that the defendant was innocent`

adjudication
noun the final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented

adjudicative
adjudicatory adjective concerned with adjudicating

adjudicator
noun a person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes

adjunct
assistant adjective of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another

adjunctive
adjective joining; forming an adjunct

adjuration
noun a solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something

adjuratory
adjective earnestly or solemnly entreating; `in adjuratory terms`

adjure
verb command solemnly

adjust
set verb alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; `Adjust the clock, please`; `correct the alignment of the front wheels`

adjustable
adjective capable of being regulated; `adjustable interest rates`

adjustable wrench
adjustable spanner noun can be changed to different settings

adjusted
familiarized adjective having achieved a comfortable relation with your environment

adjuster
adjustor noun one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement

adjusting entry
noun an accounting entry made at the end of an accounting period to allocate items between accounting periods

adjustive
adjective conducive to adjustment

adjustment
accommodation noun making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances

adjustment
noun an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; `an allowance for profit`

adjutant
aide 1 aide-de-camp noun an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer

adjutant bird
adjutant noun large Indian stork with a military gait

adjutant general
noun a general`s adjutant; chief administrative officer

adjuvant
adjective enhancing the action of a medical treatment; `the adjuvant action of certain bacteria`

Adlumia
genus Adlumia noun one species: climbing fumitory

admass
noun the segment of the public that is easily influenced by mass media (chiefly British)

admeasure
verb determine the quantity of someone`s share

administer
dispense verb give or apply (medications)

administrable
adjective capable of being administered or managed

administration
noun a method of tending to (especially business) matters

administration
noun the act of administering medication

administrative
adjective of or relating to or responsible for administration

administrative unit
administrative body noun a unit with administrative responsibilities

administrative law
noun the body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government

administrative hearing
noun a hearing that takes place outside the judicial process before hearing examiners who have been granted judicial authority specifically for the purpose of conducting such hearings

administrative district
administrative division noun a district defined for administrative purposes

administrative data processing
business data processing noun data processing in accounting or business management

administratively
adverb by or for an administrator; `this decision was made administratively`

administrator
decision maker noun someone who administers a business

administrivia
noun the tiresome but essential details that must be taken care of and tasks that must be performed in running an organization; `he sets policy and leaves all the administrivia to his assistant`

admirability
admirableness noun admirable excellence

admirable
adjective deserving of the highest esteem or admiration; `an estimable young professor`; `trains ran with admirable precision`; `his taste was impeccable, his health admirable`

admirably
laudably adverb in an admirable manner; `the children`s responses were admirably normal`

admiral
noun any of several brightly colored butterflies

admiralty
noun the department in charge of the navy (as in Great Britain)

Admiralty Island
noun an Alaskan island in the Alexander Archipelago near Juneau

Admiralty Islands
noun a group of islands in the Bismarck Archipelago

Admiralty Range
noun mountains in Antarctica north of Victoria Land

admiration
appreciation noun a favorable judgment; `a small token in admiration of your works`

admiration
noun a feeling of delighted approval and liking

admire
look up to verb feel admiration for

admired
adjective regarded with admiration

admirer
adorer noun someone who admires a young woman; `she had many admirers`

admiring
adjective showing or feeling admiration; `an admiring crowd`; `gave me one of her rare admiring looks`

admiringly
adverb with admiration; `he looked at his wife admiringly`

admissibility
noun acceptability by virtue of being admissible

admissible
adjective deserving to be admitted; `admissible evidence`

admission
noun an acknowledgment of the truth of something

Admission Day
noun in some states of the United States: a legal holiday commemorating the day the state was admitted to the Union

admissive
adjective characterized by or allowing admission; `an Elizabethan tragedy admissive of comic scenes`

admit
let in verb allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of; `admit someone to the profession`; `She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar`

admit
let in 2 intromit verb allow to enter; grant entry to; `We cannot admit non-members into our club`

admittable
admittible adjective deserving to be allowed to enter

admix
verb mix or blend; `Hyaline casts were admixed with neutrophils`

admixture
intermixture noun an additional ingredient that is added by mixing with the base; `the growing medium should be equal parts of sand and loam with an admixture of peat moss and cow manure`; `a large intermixture of sand`

admonish
reprove verb take to task; `He admonished the child for his bad behavior`

admonish
verb admonish or counsel in terms of someone`s behavior; `I warned him not to go too far`; `I warn you against false assumptions`; `She warned him to be quiet`

admonished
chastened adjective punished especially by reproof or reprimand

admonisher
monitor noun someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided

admonition
admonishment noun a firm rebuke

admonition
noun cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger)

admonitory
admonishing adjective expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective

adnate
adjective of unlike parts or organs; growing closely attached; `a calyx adnate to the ovary`

adnexa
annexa noun an accessory or adjoining anatomical parts or appendages (especially of the embryo); `Fallopian tubes and ovaries are adnexa of the uterus`

adnexal
annexal adjective of or pertaining to adnexa

adnoun
noun an adjective used as a noun; ``meek` in `blessed are the meek` is an adnoun`

adobe
adobe brick noun sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates

adobe lily
pink fritillary noun California herb with pinkish purple flowers

adobo
noun a dish of marinated vegetables and meat or fish; served with rice

adolesce
verb become adolescent; pass through adolescence; `The children are beginning to adolesce around the age of 12`

adolescence
noun in the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood

adolescent
jejune adjective displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; `adolescent insecurity`; `jejune responses to our problems`; `their behavior was juvenile`; `puerile jokes`

Adonic
adjective having a rhythm consisting of a dactyl followed by a spondee or a trochee; `the verse of the laments is Adonic`

Adonis
genus Adonis noun annual or perennial herbs

adopt
borrow 1 take over 5 take up verb take up and practice as one`s own

adopt
espouse verb choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; `She followed the feminist movement`; `The candidate espouses Republican ideals`

adoptable
adjective suitable or eligible for adoption; `a shortage of adoptable babies`

adopted
adjective having been taken into a specific relationship; `an adopted child`

adoptee
noun someone (such as a child) who has been adopted

adoption
acceptance noun the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; `its adoption by society`; `the proposal found wide acceptance`

adoptive
adjective of parents and children; related by adoption; `adoptive parents`

adoptive parent
adopter noun a person who adopts a child of other parents as his or her own child

adorability
adorableness noun extreme attractiveness