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

agaric
noun a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside

agaric
noun fungus used in the preparation of punk for fuses

Agaricaceae
family Agaricaceae noun large family including many familiar mushrooms

Agaricales
order Agaricales noun typical gilled mushrooms belonging to the subdivision Basidiomycota

Agaricus
genus Agaricus noun type genus of Agaricaceae; gill fungi having brown spores and including several edible species

Agastache
genus Agastache noun giant hyssop; Mexican hyssop

agate
noun an impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony; used as a gemstone and for making mortars and pestles

agate line
line noun space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising

agateware
noun pottery that is veined and mottled to resemble agate

Agathis
genus Agathis noun kauri pine

Agavaceae
family Agavaceae noun chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae

agave
century plant noun tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber

Agave atrovirens
noun Mexican plant used especially for making pulque which is the source of the colorless Mexican liquor, mescal

Agave cantala
noun Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine

Agave tequilana
noun Mexican plant used especially for making tequila

agaze
staring adjective (used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder; `staring eyes`

Agdestis
genus Agdestis noun a genus with one species that is a rapidly growing climbing vine with tuberous roots; grown in hot climates

Agdistis
noun Asiatic epithet for Rhea or Cybele

age
noun how long something has existed; `it was replaced because of its age`

age class
noun people in the same age range

age group
age bracket noun a group people having approximately the same age

age limit
noun regulation establishing the maximum age for doing something or holding some position

age norm
noun the average age at which particular performances are expected to appear

age of consent
noun the minimum age for marrying without parental consent or the minimum age for consensual sexual relations; intercourse at an earlier age can result in a charge of assault or statutory rape; the age differs in different states of the Union

age-old
adjective belonging to or lasting from times long ago; `age-old customs`; `the antique fear that days would dwindle away to complete darkness`

age-related
adjective changing (increasing or decreasing) as an individual`s age increases

aged
ripened adjective of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged` pronounced as one syllable); `mature well-aged cheeses`

aged
older adjective advanced in years; (`aged` is pronounced as two syllables); `aged members of the society`; `elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper`; `senior citizen`

aged(a)
adjective having attained a specific age; (`aged` is pronounced as one syllable); `aged ten`; `ten years of age`

agedness
senescence noun the property characteristic of old age

Agee
James Agee noun United States novelist (1909-1955)

ageism
agism noun discrimination against middle-aged and elderly people

Agelaius
genus Agelaius noun red-winged blackbirds

ageless
aeonian adjective continuing forever or indefinitely; `the ageless themes of love and revenge`; `eternal truths`; `life everlasting`; `hell`s perpetual fires`; `the unending bliss of heaven`

agelessness
noun the quality of being timeless and eternal

agelong
adjective lasting through all time; `agelong struggle for freedom`

agency
federal agency noun an administrative unit of government; `the Central Intelligence Agency`; `the Census Bureau`; `Office of Management and Budget`; `Tennessee Valley Authority`

agenda
agendum noun a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting)

agenda item
noun one of the items to be considered

agenesis
agenesia noun imperfect development; nondevelopment of a part

Agenize
Agenise verb age or bleach flour with Agene (nitrogen trichloride)

agent
noun an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect; `their research uncovered new disease agents`

agent
broker noun a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission

Agent Orange
noun a herbicide used in the Vietnam War to defoliate forest areas

agent provocateur
provocateur noun a secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts

agent-in-place
noun an operative serving as a penetration into an intelligence target

agential
adjective of or relating to an agent or agency

agentive role
agent noun the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause

agerasia
noun youthful appearance in an old person

Ageratina
genus Ageratina noun annual to perennial herbs or shrubs of eastern United States and Central and South America

agglomerate
agglomerated adjective clustered together but not coherent; `an agglomerated flower head`

agglomeration
noun a jumbled collection or mass

agglomerator
noun a device that causes material to gather into rounded balls; `a sonic agglomerator`

agglutinate
agglutinative adjective united as if by glue

agglutinating activity
noun the coalescing of small particles that are suspended in solution; these larger masses are then (usually) precipitated

agglutination
noun the building of words from component morphemes that retain their form and meaning in the process of combining

agglutination
noun the coalescing of small particles that are suspended in solution; these larger masses are then (usually) precipitated

agglutination test
noun a blood test used to identify unknown antigens; blood with the unknown antigen is mixed with a known antibody and whether or not agglutination occurs helps to identify the antigen; used in tissue matching and blood grouping and diagnosis of infections

agglutinative
polysynthetic adjective forming derivative or compound words by putting together constituents each of which expresses a single definite meaning

agglutinin
noun an antibody that causes agglutination of a specific antigen

agglutinogen
noun any substance that acts as an antigen to cause agglutinin production

aggrade
verb build up to a level by depositing sediment

aggrandizement
aggrandisement noun the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something; `the aggrandizement of the king`; `his elevation to cardinal`

aggravate
exacerbate verb make worse; `This drug aggravates the pain`

aggravated
provoked adjective incited, especially deliberately, to anger; `aggravated by passive resistance`; `the provoked animal attacked the child`

aggravated assault
noun a reckless attack with intent to injure seriously (as with a deadly weapon)

aggravating
exacerbating adjective making worse

aggravatingly
adverb in an aggravating fashion; `his hair was caught aggravatingly in the branches of the tree`

aggravation
exasperation noun an exasperated feeling of annoyance

aggravator
annoyance noun an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating

aggregate
adjective formed of separate units in a cluster; `raspberries are aggregate fruits`

aggregate
aggregative adjective gathered or tending to gather into a mass or whole; `aggregate expenses include expenses of all divisions combined for the entire year`; `the aggregated amount of indebtedness`

aggregate fruit
multiple fruit noun fruit consisting of many individual small fruits or drupes derived from separate ovaries within a common receptacle: e.g. blackberry; raspberry; pineapple

aggregated
aggregative adjective gathered or tending to gather into a mass or whole; `aggregate expenses include expenses of all divisions combined for the entire year`; `the aggregated amount of indebtedness`

aggregator
noun a person who collects things

aggress
verb take the initiative and go on the offensive; `The Serbs attacked the village at night`; `The visiting team started to attack`

aggression
noun a disposition to behave aggressively

aggressive
belligerent adjective characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight; `aggressive acts against another country`; `a belligerent tone`

aggressively
sharply adverb in an aggressive manner; `she was being sharply questioned`

aggressiveness
noun the quality of being bold and enterprising

aggressiveness
pugnacity noun a natural disposition to be hostile

aggrieve
verb infringe on the rights of

aggrieve
verb cause to feel sorrow; `his behavior grieves his mother`

aggro
noun (informal British usage) aggravation or aggression; `I skipped it because it was too much aggro`

Aghan
Margasivsa noun the ninth month of the Hindu calendar

aghast(p)
appalled adjective struck with fear, dread, or consternation

agile
nimble adjective mentally quick; `an agile mind`; `nimble wits`

agilely
nimbly adverb in a nimble or agile manner; with quickness and lightness and ease; `nimbly scaling an iron gate`- Charles Dickens; `leaped agilely from roof to roof`

agility
legerity noun the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble

Agincourt
noun a battle in northern France in which English longbowmen under Henry V decisively defeated a much larger French army in 1415

aging
ageing adjective growing old

agio
agiotage noun a fee charged for exchanging currencies

agitate
vex verb change the arrangement or position of

agitated
tossing adjective thrown from side to side; `a tossing ship`

agitated depression
noun a state of clinical depression in which the person exhibits irritability and restlessness

agitation
noun the feeling of being agitated; not calm

agitative
agitating adjective causing or tending to cause anger or resentment; `a provoking delay at the airport`

agitator
fomenter noun one who agitates; a political troublemaker

agitprop
noun political propaganda (especially Communist propaganda) communicated via art and literature and cinema

Agkistrodon
genus Agkistrodon noun copperheads