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

Agkistrodon contortrix
noun common coppery brown pit viper of upland eastern United States

Aglaia
noun (Greek mythology) one of the three Graces

Aglaomorpha
genus Aglaomorpha noun epiphytic ferns of tropical Asia

Aglaonema
genus Aglaonema noun climbing herbs of southeastern Asia having thick fleshy oblong leaves and naked unisexual flowers: Chinese evergreen

agleam
gleaming adjective bright with a steady but subdued shining; `from the plane we saw the city below agleam with lights`; `the gleaming brass on the altar`; `Nereids beneath the nitid moon`

aglet
aiglet noun ornamental tagged cord or braid on the shoulder of a uniform

aglitter(p)
coruscant adjective having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; `bugle beads all aglitter`; `glinting eyes`; `glinting water`; `his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent`; `shop window full of glittering Christmas trees`; `glittery costume jewelry`; `scintillant mica`; `the scintillating stars`; `a dress with sparkly sequins`; ``glistering` is an archaic term`

aglow(p)
lambent adjective softly bright or radiant; `a house aglow with lights`; `glowing embers`; `lambent tongues of flame`; `the lucent moon`; `a sky luminous with stars`

agnate
agnatic adjective related on the father`s side; `a paternal aunt`

Agnatha
superclass Agnatha noun superclass of eel-shaped chordates lacking jaws and pelvic fins: lampreys; hagfishes; some extinct forms

Agni
noun (Sanskrit) god of fire in ancient and traditional India; one of the three chief deities of the Vedas

agnize
agnise verb be fully aware or cognizant of

agnomen
noun an additional name or an epithet appended to a name (as in `Ferdinand the Great`)

agnosia
noun inability to recognize objects by use of the senses

agnostic
agnostical adjective uncertain of all claims to knowledge

agnosticism
skepticism 1 scepticism noun the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge

Agnus Dei
Paschal Lamb noun figure of a lamb; emblematic of Christ

ago
agone adjective gone by; or in the past; `two years ago`; ``agone` is an archaic word for `ago``

agog
adjective highly excited

agon
noun a festivity in ancient Greece at which competitors contended for prizes

agonadal
adjective lacking gonads

agonal
adjective pertaining to or associated with agony (especially death agonies)

agonic line
noun an imaginary line connecting points on the Earth`s surface where the magnetic declination is zero

Agonidae
family Agonidae noun poachers

agonist
noun a muscle that contracts while another relaxes; `when bending the elbow the biceps are the agonist`

agonistic
agonistical adjective striving to overcome in argument; `a dialectical and agonistic approach`

agonize
agonise verb suffer agony or anguish

agonized
agonised adjective expressing pain or agony; `agonized screams`

agonizing
agonising adjective extremely painful

agonizingly
excruciatingly adverb in a very painful manner; `the progress was agonizingly slow`

Agonus
genus Agonus noun type genus of the Agonidae

agony
noun intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain; `an agony of doubt`; `the torments of the damned`

agony aunt
noun a newspaper columnist who answers questions and offers advice on personal problems to people who write in

agony column
noun a newspaper column devoted to personal problems

agora
noun the marketplace in ancient Greece

agoraphobia
noun a morbid fear of open spaces (as fear of being caught alone in some public place)

agoraphobic
adjective suffering from agoraphobia; abnormally afraid of open or public places

agouti
Dasyprocta aguti noun agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central America and South America and the West Indies; valued as food

Agra
noun a city in northern India; former capital of the Mogul empire; site of the Taj Mahal

agranulocytic
adjective relating to the blood disorder of agranulocytosis

agranulocytosis
agranulosis noun an acute blood disorder (often caused by radiation or drug therapy) characterized by severe reduction in granulocytes

agrapha
noun sayings of Jesus not recorded in the canonical Gospels

agraphia
anorthography noun a loss of the ability to write or to express thoughts in writing because of a brain lesion

agraphic
adjective relating to or having agraphia

agrarian
agricultural adjective relating to rural matters; `an agrarian (or agricultural) society`; `farming communities`

agree
hold f concur verb be in accord; be in agreement; `We agreed on the terms of the settlement`; `I can`t agree with you!`; `I hold with those who say life is sacred`; `Both philosophers concord on this point`

agreeable
adjective conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature; `Is the plan agreeable to you?`; `he`s an agreeable fellow`; `My idea of an agreeable person...is a person who agrees with me`- Disraeli; `an agreeable manner`

agreeableness
agreeability noun a temperamental disposition to be agreeable

agreeableness
noun pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions; `a well trained staff saw to the agreeableness of our accommodations`; `he discovered the amenities of reading at an early age`

agreed
in agreement(p) adjective united by being of the same opinion; `agreed in their distrust of authority`

agreed upon(p)
stipulatory adjective constituted or contracted by stipulation or agreement; `stipulatory obligations`

agreement
noun the verbal act of agreeing

agreement
noun the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; `they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other`s business`; `there was an understanding between management and the workers`

agrestic
rustic adjective characteristic of the fields or country; `agrestic simplicity`; `rustic stone walls`

agribusiness
agriculture 1 factory farm noun a large-scale farming enterprise

Agricola
Gnaeus Julius Agricola noun Roman general who was governor of Britain and extended Roman rule north to the Firth of Forth (37-93)

agricultural
adjective relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming; `agricultural engineering`; `modern agricultural (or farming) methods`; `agricultural (or farm) equipment`; `an agricultural college`

agricultural laborer
agricultural labourer noun a person who tills the soil for a living

agriculture
noun the class of people engaged in growing food

agriculturist
agriculturalist noun someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil

Agrigento
Acragas noun a town in Italy in southwestern Sicily near the coast; the site of six Greek temples

agrimonia
agrimony noun a plant of the genus Agrimonia having spikelike clusters of small yellow flowers

Agriocharis
genus Agriocharis noun a genus of birds of the family Meleagrididae including the ocellated turkey

Agrippa
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa noun Roman general who commanded the fleet that defeated the forces of Antony and Cleopatra at Actium (63-12 BC)

Agrippina
Agrippina the Elder noun granddaughter of Augustus and mother of Caligula and Agrippina the Younger (14 BC - AD 33)

Agrippina
noun wife who poisoned Claudius after her son Nero was declared heir and who was then put to death by Nero

Agrippina the Younger
noun wife who poisoned Claudius after her son Nero was declared heir and who was then put to death by Nero

Agrobacterium
genus Agrobacterium noun small motile bacterial rods that can reduce nitrates and cause galls on plant stems

Agrobacterium tumefaciens
noun the bacteria that produce crown gall disease in plants

agrobiologic
agrobiological adjective of or pertaining to agrobiology

agrobiology
noun the study of plant nutrition and growth especially as a way to increase crop yield

agrologic
agrological adjective of or related to agrology

agrology
noun science of soils in relation to crops

agromania
noun an intense desire to be alone or out in the open

agronomic
agronomical adjective of or relating to or promoting agronomy

agronomist
noun an expert in soil management and field-crop production

agronomy
scientific agriculture noun the application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production

Agropyron
genus Agropyron noun perennial grasses of temperate and cool regions: wheatgrass; dog grass

Agrostemma
genus Agrostemma noun a caryophylloid dicot genus including corn cockles

Agrostis
genus Agrostis noun annual or perennial grasses cosmopolitan in northern hemisphere: bent grass (so named from `bent` meaning an area of unfenced grassland)

aground
adverb with the bottom lodged on the ground; `he ran the ship aground`

aground(p)
adjective on a shore or reef; `a ship aground offshore`; `a boat aground on the beach waiting for the tide to lift it`

agrypnia
noun a vigil before certain feasts (as e.g. Easter)

agrypnotic
adjective of or pertaining to agrypnia

agua
agua toad noun largest known toad species; native to Central America; valuable destroyer of insect pests

ague
noun a fit of shivering or shaking

ague
noun successive stages of chills and fever that is a symptom of malaria

ague root
ague grass noun colicroot having a scurfy or granuliferous perianth and white flowers; southeastern United States

ague weed
five-flowered gentian noun gentian of eastern North America having clusters of bristly blue flowers

agueweed
five-flowered gentian noun gentian of eastern North America having clusters of bristly blue flowers

aguish
adjective affected by ague

Ahab
noun according to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC)

ahead
in front adverb at or in the front; `I see the lights of a town ahead`; `the road ahead is foggy`; `staring straight ahead`; `we couldn`t see over the heads of the people in front`; `with the cross of Jesus marching on before`

ahead
beforehand adverb ahead of time; in anticipation; `when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount`; `We like to plan ahead`; `should have made reservations beforehand`

ahead of the game
adverb in an advantageous position; `she`s ahead of the game`

ahead(p)
in the lead adjective having the leading position or higher score in a contest; `he is ahead by a pawn`; `the leading team in the pennant race`

ahimsa
noun a Buddhist and Hindu and especially Jainist doctrine holding that all forms of life are sacred and urging the avoidance of violence

ahistorical
adjective unconcerned with or unrelated to history or to historical development or to tradition

ahorse(p)
ahorseback(p) adjective traveling on horseback; `a file of men ahorseback passed by`

Ahriman
noun the spirit of evil in Zoroastrianism; arch rival of Ormazd