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

alone
unaccompanied adverb without anybody else; `the child stayed home alone`; `he flew solo`

alone(p)
lone(a) adjective lacking companions or companionship; `he was alone when we met him`; `she is alone much of the time`; `the lone skier on the mountain`; `a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel`; `a lonely soul`; `a solitary traveler`

aloneness
loneliness noun a disposition toward being alone

along
adverb in accompaniment or as a companion; `his little sister came along to the movies`; `I brought my camera along`; `working along with his father`

along
adverb with a forward motion; `we drove along admiring the view`; `the horse trotted along at a steady pace`; `the circus traveled on to the next city`; `move along`; `march on`

alongside
adverb side by side; `anchored close aboard another ship`

aloof
distant adjective remote in manner; `stood apart with aloof dignity`; `a distant smile`; `he was upstage with strangers`

aloofness
remoteness 1 standoffishness noun a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner

alopecia
noun loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers; in humans it can result from heredity or hormonal imbalance or certain diseases or drugs and treatments (chemotherapy for cancer)

alopecia areata
noun patchy baldness

alopecic
adjective pertaining to loss of hair or wool or feathers

Alopecurus
genus Alopecurus noun annual or perennial grasses including decorative and meadow species as well as notorious agricultural weeds

Alopex
genus Alopex noun arctic foxes

Alopiidae
family Alopiidae noun thresher sharks

Alopius
genus Alopius noun type genus of the family Alopiidae; in some classifications considered a genus of the family Lamnidae

Alosa
genus Alosa noun shad

Alost
Aalost noun a town in central Belgium

Alouatta
genus Alouatta noun howler monkeys

aloud
out loud adverb using the voice; not silently; `please read the passage aloud`; `he laughed out loud`

alp
noun any high mountain

alpaca
noun a thin glossy fabric made of the wool of the Lama pacos, or made of a rayon or cotton imitation of that wool

Alpena
noun a town in northern Michigan on an arm of Lake Huron

alpenstock
noun a stout staff with a metal point; used by mountain climbers

alpestrine
subalpine adjective growing at high altitudes

alpha
adjective early testing stage of a software or hardware product; `alpha version`

alpha and omega
noun the basic meaning of something; the crucial part

alpha blocker
alpha-blocker noun any of various drugs that block alpha-adrenergic receptors; used in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia; relaxes the muscles of the prostate and bladder

alpha brass
noun an alloy of brass and zinc; used mainly for cold working

alpha bronze
noun an alloy of copper and tin that can be worked

Alpha Centauri
Rigil Kent noun brightest star in Centaurus; second nearest star to the sun

Alpha Crucis
noun the brightest star in the Southern Cross

alpha decay
noun radioactive decay of an atomic nucleus that is accompanied by the emission of an alpha particle

alpha fetoprotein
alpha foetoprotein noun an abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly)

alpha globulin
noun a globulin in blood plasma or serum that is alkaline and has great electrophoretic mobility

alpha iron
noun a magnetic allotrope of iron; stable below 906 degrees centigrade

alpha particle
noun a positively charged particle that is the nucleus of the helium atom; emitted from natural or radioactive isotopes

alpha privative
noun the negative prefix a- or un-

alpha radiation
alpha ray noun the radiation of alpha particles during radioactive decay

alpha receptor
alpha-adrenergic receptor noun receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the specificity of certain agents that affect only some sympathetic activities (such as vasoconstriction and relaxation of intestinal muscles and contraction of smooth muscles)

alpha rhythm
alpha wave noun the normal brainwave in the electroencephalogram of a person who is awake but relaxed; occurs with a frequency of 8-12 hertz

alpha software
noun a first release of a software product that is usually tested only by the developers

alpha test
noun (computer science) a first test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by the developer

alpha-beta brass
Muntz metal noun a brass that has more zinc and is stronger than alpha brass; used in making castings and hot-worked products

alpha-interferon
noun a form of interferon that is produced endogenously and commercially for its pharmacological effects (including regulation of the immune system and antiviral and antineoplastic effects)

alpha-linolenic acid
noun a polyunsaturated fatty acid with 18 carbon atoms; the only omega-3 fatty acid found in vegetable products; it is most abundant in canola oil; a fatty acid essential for nutrition

alpha-naphthol
noun an isomer of naphthol used in dyes

alpha-naphthol test
Molisch`s test noun biochemical indicator of the presence of carbohydrates in a solution; if carbohydrates are present a violet ring is formed by reaction with alpha-naphthol in the presence of sulfuric acid

alpha-tocopheral
noun a potent form of vitamin E obtained from germ oils or by synthesis

alphabet
noun a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language

alphabet soup
noun a confusing assortment; `Roosevelt created an alphabet soup of federal agencies`

alphabetic
alphabetical adjective arranged in order according to the alphabet; `an alphabetic arrangement`; `dictionaries list words in alphabetical order`

alphabetic writing
alphabetic script noun a writing system based on alphabetic characters

alphabetically
adverb in alphabetical order; `the list was arranged alphabetically`

alphabetization
alphabetisation noun the act of putting in alphabetical order

alphabetize
alphabetise verb arrange in alphabetical order; `Alphabetize the list`

alphabetized
alphabetised adjective having been put in alphabetical order; `the cards are all alphabetized, as you requested`

alphabetizer
alphabetiser noun a literate person who can arrange items in alphabetical order

alphanumeric
alphanumerical adjective of or pertaining to alphanumeric characters

alphanumerics
alphanumeric characters noun a character set that includes letters and digits and punctuation

alphavirus
noun an arbovirus of the family Togaviridae that can cause a variety of encephalitis in horses

Alpine
adjective relating to the Alps and their inhabitants; `Alpine countries, Switzerland, Italy, France, and Germany`

Alpine anemone
mountain anemone noun silky-foliaged herb of the Rocky Mountains with bluish-white flowers

alpine ash
mountain oak noun tall timber tree with hard heavy pinkish or light brown wood

alpine azalea
mountain azalea noun creeping mat-forming evergreen shrub of high mountain regions of northern hemisphere grown for its rose-pink flowers

alpine bearberry
black bearberry noun deciduous creeping shrub bright red in autumn having black or blue-black berries; alpine and circumpolar

Alpine besseya
Besseya alpina noun small pale plant with dense spikes of pale bluish-violet flowers; of high cold meadows from Wyoming and Utah to New Mexico

Alpine celery pine
Phyllocladus alpinus noun small shrubby celery pine of New Zealand

alpine clover
Trifolium alpinum noun European mountain clover with fragrant usually pink flowers

alpine clubmoss
Lycopodium alpinum noun a variety of club moss

alpine coltsfoot
Homogyne alpina noun rhizomatous herb with purple-red flowers suitable for groundcover; sometimes placed in genus Tussilago

Alpine enchanter`s nightshade
Circaea alpina noun an Alpine variety of enchanter`s nightshade

Alpine fir
subalpine fir noun medium-tall timber tree of the Rocky Mountains having a narrowly conic to columnar crown

Alpine glacier
Alpine type of glacier noun a glacier that moves down from a high valley

alpine gold
alpine hulsea noun low tufted plant having hairy stems each topped by a flower head with short narrow yellow rays; northwestern United States

alpine goldenrod
Solidago multiradiata noun goldenrod similar to narrow goldenrod but having bristly hairs on edges of leaf stalks; mountainous regions of western America

Alpine lady fern
Athyrium distentifolium noun a lady fern with deeply cut leaf segments; found in the Rocky Mountains

alpine milk vetch
Astragalus alpinus noun perennial of mountainous areas of Eurasia and North America

Alpine mouse-ear
Arctic mouse-ear noun widespread in Arctic and on mountains in Europe

alpine salamander
Salamandra atra noun ovoviviparous amphibian of the Alps

alpine totara
Podocarpus nivalis noun low wide-spreading coniferous shrub of New Zealand mountains

Alpine woodsia
northern woodsia noun slender fern of northern North America with shining chestnut-colored stipes and bipinnate fronds with usually distinct marginal sori

Alpinia
genus Alpinia noun perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes

Alpinia galanga
noun southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots

Alpinism
noun mountain climbing (not restricted to the Alps)

alpinist
noun a mountain climber who specializes in difficult climbs

alprazolam
Xanax noun an antianxiety agent (trade name Xanax) of the benzodiazepine class

Alps
the Alps noun a large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction

already
adverb prior to a specified or implied time; `she has already graduated`

alright
adjective nonstandard usage

Alsace
Alsatia noun a region of northeastern France famous for its wines

Alsatian
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Alsace or its inhabitants

also
adverb in addition; `he has a Mercedes, too`

also-ran
noun a contestant who loses the contest

Alsobia
genus Alsobia noun tropical American herbs sometimes included in genus Episcia

Alsophila
genus Alsophila noun geometrid moths

Alsophila pometaria
noun North American moth with grey-winged males and wingless females; larvae are fall cankerworms

Alstonia
genus Alstonia noun genus of evergreen trees or shrubs with white funnel-shaped flowers and milky sap; tropical Africa to southeastern Asia and Polynesia

alstroemeria
noun any of various South American plants of the genus Alstroemeria valued for their handsome umbels of beautiful flowers

Alstroemeriaceae
family Alstroemeriaceae noun one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; sometimes included in subfamily Amaryllidaceae

Altai Mountains
Altay Mountains noun a mountain range in central Asia that extends a thousand miles from Kazakhstan eastward into western Mongolia and northern China