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

Ahuehuete
Tule tree noun Mexico`s most famous tree; a giant specimen of Montezuma cypress more than 2,000 years old with a girth of 165 feet at Santa Maria del Tule; `some say the Tule tree is the world`s largest single biomass`

Ahura
noun (Zoroastrianism) title for benevolent deities

aid
assist 1 assistance noun the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; `he gave me an assist with the housework`; `could not walk without assistance`; `rescue party went to their aid`; `offered his help in unloading`

aid
noun the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; `no medical care was required`; `the old car needs constant attention`

aide
auxiliary noun someone who acts as assistant

aide-memoire
noun a memorandum summarizing the items of an agreement (used especially in diplomatic communications)

AIDS
acquired immune deficiency syndrome noun a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles

aigrette
aigret noun a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume

Aiken
Conrad Aiken noun United States writer (1889-1973)

aikido
noun a Japanese martial art employing principles similar to judo

ail
verb be unwell, ill, or ill disposed

ailanthus
noun any of several deciduous Asian trees of the genus Ailanthus

ailanthus silkworm
noun large green silkworm of the cynthia moth

aileron
noun an airfoil that controls lateral motion

ailing
indisposed adjective somewhat ill or prone to illness; `my poor ailing grandmother`; `feeling a bit indisposed today`; `you look a little peaked`; `feeling poorly`; `a sickly child`; `is unwell and can`t come to work`

ailment
complaint noun an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining

ailurophobia
noun a morbid fear of cats

Ailuropoda
genus Ailuropoda noun only the giant panda: in some classifications considered a genus of the separate family Ailuropodidae

Ailuropodidae
family Ailuropodidae noun in some classifications considered the family comprising the giant pandas

Ailurus
genus Ailurus noun lesser pandas

aim
noun the action of directing something at an object; `he took aim and fired`

aim
objective noun the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); `the sole object of her trip was to see her children`

aimless
drifting adjective continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another; `a drifting double-dealer`; `the floating population`; `vagrant hippies of the sixties`

aimlessly
without aim adverb in an aimless manner; `he wandered around aimlessly`

aioli
aioli sauce noun garlic mayonnaise

air
noun the region above the ground; `her hand stopped in mid air`; `he threw the ball into the air`

air
noun medium for radio and television broadcasting; `the program was on the air from 9 til midnight`; `the president used the airwaves to take his message to the people`

air alert
noun the warning signal that begins an period of preparation for an enemy air attack

air attache
noun a military attache who is a commissioned or warrant officer in an air force

air bag
noun a safety restraint in an automobile; the bag inflates on collision and prevents the driver or passenger from being thrown forward

air base
air station noun a base for military aircraft

air bladder
swim bladder noun an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy

air bubble
noun a bubble of air

Air Combat Command
ACC noun a command that is the primary provider of air combat weapon systems to the United States Air Force; operates fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, battle-management, and rescue aircraft

air compressor
noun a compressor that takes in air at atmospheric pressure and delivers it at a higher pressure

air conditioner
air conditioning noun a system that keeps air cool and dry

Air Corps
noun formerly the airborne division of the United States Army

air cover
noun the use of military aircraft to provide protection against attack by enemy aircraft during ground or naval operations

air cushion
inflatable cushion noun a cushion usually made of rubber or plastic that can be inflated

air cushion
noun a mechanical device using confined air to absorb the shock of motion

air defense
noun defensive measures designed to destroy attacking enemy aircraft or missiles or to nullify their effectiveness

air division
noun a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings

air embolism
aeroembolism noun obstruction of the circulatory system caused by an air bubble as, e.g., accidentally during surgery or hypodermic injection or as a complication from scuba diving

air filter
air cleaner noun a filter that removes dust from the air that passes through it

air force
airforce noun the airborne branch of a country`s armed forces

air force academy
noun an academy for training air force officers

air force officer
noun an officer in the airforce

Air Force Research Laboratory
AFRL noun a United States Air Force defense laboratory responsible for discovering and developing and integrating fighting technologies for aerospace forces

Air Force Space Command
AFSPC noun a command of the United States Air Force that is responsible for defending the United States through its space and intercontinental ballistic missile operations

air group
noun a unit of the United States Air Force larger than a squadron and smaller than a wing

air gun
airgun noun a gun that propels a projectile by compressed air

air hammer
jackhammer noun a hammer driven by compressed air

air hole
noun a hole that allows the passage of air

air horn
noun air intake of a carburetor

air hose
noun a hose that carries air under pressure

air lane
flight path noun a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another

air mail
noun mail that is sent by air transport

air marshal
sky marshal noun a person trained by the government in hijacking and terrorist tactics who (for security reasons) is a passenger aboard an airline flight

air mass
noun a large body of air with uniform characteristics horizontally

air mattress
noun a mattress that can be stored flat and inflated for use

Air Medal
noun a United States Air Force decoration for meritorious achievement while participating in an aerial flight

Air National Guard
ANG noun a civilian reserve component of the United States Air Force that provides prompt mobilization during war and assistance during national emergencies

air out
air verb expose to fresh air; `aerate your old sneakers`

air passage
air duct noun a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines)

air plant
epiphyte noun plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it

air pocket
pocket noun a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly

air pollution
noun pollution of the atmosphere; `air pollution reduced the visibility`

air potato
Dioscorea bulbifera noun yam of tropical Africa and Asia cultivated for it large tubers

air pump
vacuum pump noun a pump that moves air in or out of something

air raid
air attack noun an attack by armed planes on a surface target

air reconnaissance
noun reconnaissance either by visual observation from the air or through the use of airborne sensors

air search radar
noun a shipboard radar that searches for aircraft

air shaft
air well noun a shaft for ventilation

air spring
noun a mechanical device using confined air to absorb the shock of motion

air terminal
airport terminal noun a terminal that serves air travelers or air freight

air traffic
noun traffic created by the movement of aircraft

air transportation system
noun a transportation system for moving passengers or goods by air

air transportation
air transport noun transportation by air

air travel
aviation noun travel via aircraft; `air travel involves too much waiting in airports`; `if you`ve time to spare go by air`

air traveler
air traveller noun someone who travels by airplane

air unit
noun a military unit that is part of the airforce

air wave
noun a sound wave that is transmitted via air

air-conditioned
adjective cooled by air conditioning

air-cool
air-condition verb equip with an apparatus for controlling the humidity and temperature; `Our house is not air-conditioned`

air-cooled
adjective cooled by a flow of air; `an air-cooled engine`

air-dried
adjective made dry by contact with unheated air

air-drop
verb drop (an object) from the air; unload from a plane or helicopter

air-dry
adjective not giving off moisture on exposure to the air

air-filled
adjective full of air

air-intake
noun a duct that admits air to be mixed with fuel

air-ship
airfreight verb transport (cargo) by air

air-slake
verb alter by exposure to air with conversion at least in part to a carbonate; `air-slake lime`

air-to-air
adjective operating between or launched from or involving rockets or aircraft in flight; `air-to-air missiles`; `air-to-air communications`

air-to-air missile
noun a missile designed to be launched from one airplane at another

air-to-ground missile
air-to-surface missile noun a missile designed to be launched from an airplane at a target on the ground

air-to-surface
air-to-ground adjective operating from or designed to be fired from aircraft at targets on the ground; `air-to-surface missiles`

air(a)
adjective relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air; `air war`; `air safety`; `air travel`

airborne
adjective moved or conveyed by or through air

airborne patrol
noun a patrol provided by aircraft

airborne transmission
noun a transmission mechanism in the which the infectious agent is spread as an aerosol and usually enters a person through the respiratory tract