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

airbrake
noun a vehicular brake that operates by compressed air; especially for heavy vehicles

airbrake
noun a small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft

airbrush
noun an atomizer to spray paint by means of compressed air

airburst
noun an explosion in the atmosphere

airbus
noun a subsonic jet airliner operated over short distances

aircraft
noun a vehicle that can fly

aircraft carrier
carrier 1 flattop noun a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings

aircraft engine
noun the engine that powers and aircraft

aircraft landing
airplane landing noun landing an aircraft

aircraftsman
aircraftman noun a noncommissioned officer in the British Royal Air Force

aircrew
air crew noun the crew of an aircraft

aircrewman
noun a member of an aircrew

airdock
hangar noun a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained

airdrop
noun delivery of supplies or equipment or personnel by dropping them by parachute from an aircraft; `until then, front line troops will be supplied by airdrop`

Aire
River Aire noun a river in northern England that flows southeast through West Yorkshire

aired
airy adjective open to or abounding in fresh air; `airy rooms`

Airedale
Airedale terrier noun breed of large wiry-coated terrier bred in Yorkshire

airfare
noun the fare charged for traveling by airplane

airfield
landing field noun a place where planes take off and land

airflow
air flow noun the flow of air; `she adjusted the fan so that the airflow was directed right at her`

airfoil
aerofoil noun a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight

airframe
noun the framework and covering of an airplane or rocket (excluding the engines)

airhead
noun a bridgehead seized by airborne troops

airheaded
dizzy adjective lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; `a dizzy blonde`; `light-headed teenagers`; `silly giggles`

airiness
buoyancy noun the property of something weightless and insubstantial

airing cupboard
noun a warm cupboard where you put newly washed clothes until they are completely dry

airless
close adjective lacking fresh air; `a dusty airless attic`; `the dreadfully close atmosphere`; `hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke`

airlift
noun transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)

airline
airline business noun a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers

airline
noun a hose that carries air under pressure

airliner
noun a commercial airplane that carries passengers

airlock
air lock noun a chamber that provides access to space where air is under pressure

airmail
airpost noun a system of conveying mail by aircraft

airmail letter
air letter noun a letter sent by air mail

airmailer
noun a mailer for airmail

airplane
aeroplane noun an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; `the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane`

airplane mechanics
noun the craft of building and repairing airplanes

airplane propeller
airscrew noun a propeller that rotates to push against air

airport
airdrome noun an airfield equipped with control tower and hangers as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo

airs
pose noun affected manners intended to impress others; `don`t put on airs with me`

airship
dirigible noun a steerable self-propelled airship

airsick
air sick adjective experiencing motion sickness

airsickness
air sickness noun motion sickness experienced while traveling by air (especially during turbulence)

airspace
noun the atmosphere above a nation that is deemed to be under its jurisdiction; `the plane was refused permission to enter Chinese airspace`

airspeed
noun the speed of an aircraft relative to the air in which it is flying

airstream
noun a relatively well-defined prevailing wind

airstrip
flight strip noun an airfield without normal airport facilities

airtight
air-tight adjective having no weak points; `an airtight defense`; `an airtight argument`

airwave
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`

airworthiness
noun fitness to fly; `the plane received a certificate of airworthiness`

airworthy
adjective of aircraft; fit to fly

airy
impractical adjective not practical or realizable; speculative; `airy theories about socioeconomic improvement`; `visionary schemes for getting rich`

aisle
noun passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores

aitchbone
noun a cut of beef including the H-shaped rump bone

Aix
genus Aix noun wood duck and mandarin duck

Aizoaceae
family Aizoaceae noun succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig marigolds

Ajaia
genus Ajaia noun a genus of Platalea

ajar(p)
adjective slightly open; `the door was ajar`

Ajax
noun a mythical Greek hero; a warrior who fought against Troy in the Iliad

Ajuga
genus Ajuga noun bugle

Akan
noun a Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast

akaryocyte
akaryote noun a cell without a nucleus (as an erythrocyte)

akee
akee tree noun widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits; introduced in Jamaica by William Bligh

Akeridae
family Akeridae noun bubble shells

Akhbari
noun a religious movement by Arab Shiite Muslims in 17th century Iraq that is opposed to the Usuli; `Akhbari Shiism has never promoted political control`

Akhenaton
Akhenaten noun early ruler of Egypt who rejected the old gods and replaced them with sun worship (died in 1358 BC)

akimbo
adverb with hands on hips and elbows extending outward; `she stood there akimbo`

akimbo(ip)
adjective (used of arms and legs) bent outward with the joint away from the body; `a tailor sitting with legs akimbo`; `stood with arms akimbo`

akin(p)
blood-related adjective related by blood

akinesis
akinesia noun motionlessness attributable to a temporary paralysis

akinetic epilepsy
noun epilepsy characterized by akinesia

Akkadian
noun an ancient branch of the Semitic languages

Akron
noun a city in northeastern Ohio; the heart of the United States rubber industry

Aksa Martyrs Brigades
al-Aksa Martyrs Brigades noun a militant offshoot of al-Fatah that is the newest and strongest and best equipped faction active in the West Bank; responsible for many deadly attacks in Israel in 2002

Akwa`ala
noun the Yuman language spoken by the Akwa`ala

al dente
adjective of pasta cooked so as to be firm when eaten

al Itihaad al Islamiya
al-Itihaad al-Islamiya noun a fundamentalist Islamic group in Somalia who initially did fundraising for al-Qaeda; responsible for ambushing United States Army Rangers and for terrorist bombings in Ethiopia; believed to have branches in several countries

Al Ladhiqiyah
Latakia noun a seaport on the western coast of Syria

Al Nathir
noun a Palestinian terrorist organization formed in 2002 and linked to Fatah movement of Yasser Arafat

al Sunna Wal Jamma
Followers of the Phrophet noun a resurgent Islamic fundamentalist organization based in Nigeria that is thought to be planning terrorist attacks

al-Fatah
Fatah noun a Palestinian political and military organization founded by Yasser Arafat in 1958 to work toward the creation of a Palestinian state; during the 1960s and 1970s trained terrorist and insurgent groups; `al-Fatah carried out numerous acts of international terrorism in western Europe and the Middle East in the 1970s`

al-Gama`a al-Islamiyya
Islamic Group noun a terrorist organization of militant Islamists organized into tiny cells of extreme fundamentalists; emerged during the 1970s mainly in Egyptian jails; `al-Gama`a al-Islamiyya uses force to push Egyptian society toward Islamic rule`

Al-hakim
noun an Ismaili caliph of Egypt who declared himself an incarnation of God and founded the Druze religious sect (985-1021)

al-Jihad
Egyptian Islamic Jihad noun an Islamic extremist group active since the late 1970s; seeks to overthrow the Egyptian government and replace it with an Islamic state; works in small underground cells; `the original Jihad was responsible for the assassination of Anwar Sadat in 1981`

al-Ma`unah
noun a radical insurgent Islamist group consisting of disaffected middle-class professionals in Malaysia who want to overthrow the government by violent means and set up an Islamic state

al-Muhajiroun
noun a hard-line extremist Islamic group in Great Britain who support bin Laden and other terrorist groups

al-Qaeda
Qaeda noun a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries

al-Rashid Trust
noun a terrorist group organized in 1996 after the Taliban took over Afghanistan and part of Osama bin Laden`s international system; provides financial support for the Taliban and al-Qaeda and Jaish-i-Mohammed and assists Muslim militants around the world; established a network of madrasas and mosques in Afghanistan

al-Tawhid
Al Tawhid noun an Islamic terrorist cell that originated in Jordan but operates in Germany; goal is to attack Europe and Russia with chemical weapons

al-Ummah
noun a terrorist group formed in India in 1992; is believed to be responsible for bombings in southern India in 1998

ala
noun a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism; `the alae of the nose`; `the alae of a maple seed`; `the flat petals of a pea blossom are alae`

Alabama
noun the Muskhogean language of the Alabama

Alabaman
Alabamian noun a native or resident of Alabama

alabaster
alabastrine adjective of or resembling alabaster; `alabaster statue`

alabaster
onyx marble noun a hard compact kind of calcite

alacritous
adjective quick and eager; `an alacritous response to the invitation`

alacrity
noun liveliness and eagerness; `he accepted with alacrity`; `the smartness of the pace soon exhausted him`

Aladdin
noun in the Arabian Nights a boy who acquires a magic lamp from which he can summon a genie

Aladdin`s lamp
noun (Arabian Nights) a magical lamp from which Aladdin summoned a genie

alalia
noun paralysis of the vocal cords resulting in an inability to speak