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

amaranthine
unfading adjective of an imaginary flower that never fades

Amaranthus
genus Amaranthus noun large widely distributed genus of chiefly coarse annual herbs

Amaranthus albus
Amaranthus graecizans noun bushy plant of western United States

Amaranthus hypochondriacus
noun leaves sometimes used as potherbs; seeds used as cereal; southern United States to Central America; India and China

amarelle
noun pale red sour cherry with colorless or nearly colorless juice

amaretto
noun an Italian almond liqueur

Amarillo
noun a city in the northern panhandle of Texas

Amaryllidaceae
family Amaryllidaceae noun snowdrop; narcissus; daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae

amaryllis
noun bulbous plant having showy white to reddish flowers

amastia
noun absence of the mammary glands (either through surgery or developmental defect)

Amaterasu
Amaterasu Omikami noun central deity of Shinto; goddess personifying the sun and ancestress of the rulers of Japan

amateur
recreational adjective engaged in as a pastime; `an amateur painter`; `gained valuable experience in amateur theatricals`; `recreational golfers`; `reading matter that is both recreational and mentally stimulating`; `unpaid extras in the documentary`

amateurish
amateur 1 inexpert adjective lacking professional skill or expertise; `a very amateurish job`; `inexpert but conscientious efforts`; `an unskilled painting`

amateurishly
adverb in an amateurish manner; `he performed the piece amateurishly`

amateurishness
noun something that demonstrates a lack of professional competency

amateurism
noun the conviction that people should participate in sports as a hobby (for the fun of it) rather than for money

Amati
noun a violin made by Nicolo Amati or a member of his family

amative
adjective inclined toward or displaying love; `feeling amorous`

amatory
adjective expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance; `her amatory affairs`; `amorous glances`; `a romantic adventure`; `a romantic moonlight ride`

Amauropelta
genus Amauropelta noun epiphytic or terrestrial ferns of America and Africa and Polynesia

amaurosis
noun partial or total loss of sight without pathology of the eye; caused by disease of optic nerve or retina or brain

amaurotic
adjective pertaining to blindness caused by amaurosis

amaze
astonish verb affect with wonder; `Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!`

amazed
astonied adjective filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock; `an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation`; `I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral`; `astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing`; `stood in stunned silence`; `stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses`

amazing
astonishing adjective surprising greatly; `she does an amazing amount of work`; `the dog was capable of astonishing tricks`

amazingly
surprisingly 1 astonishingly adverb in an amazing manner; to everyone`s surprise; `amazingly, he finished medical school in three years`

amazon
noun mainly green tropical American parrots

Amazon ant
Polyergus rufescens noun small reddish slave-making ant species

Amazona
genus Amazona noun a genus of Psittacidae

ambages
noun (archaic) roundabout or mysterious ways of action

ambassador
embassador noun a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another

ambassadorial
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of ambassadors

ambassadorship
noun the post of ambassador

ambassadress
noun a woman ambassador

amber
brownish-yellow adjective of a medium to dark brownish yellow color

amber lily
Anthericum torreyi noun plant having basal grasslike leaves and a narrow open cluster of starlike yellowish-orange flowers atop a leafless stalk; southwestern United States; only species of Anthericum growing in North America

amber-green
adjective of green tinged with amber

Amberboa
genus Amberboa noun herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia cultivated for their flowers

Amberboa moschata
Centaurea moschata noun Asian plant widely grown for its sweetly fragrant pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Centaurea

ambergris
noun waxy substance secreted by the sperm whale and found floating at sea or washed ashore; used in perfume

amberjack
amberfish noun any of several amber to coppery fork-tailed warm-water carangid fishes

ambiance
ambience noun the atmosphere of an environment

ambiance
ambience noun a particular environment or surrounding influence; `there was an atmosphere of excitement`

ambidexterity
ambidextrousness noun the property of being equally skillful with each hand

ambidextrous
deceitful 1 double-dealing adjective marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; `she was a deceitful scheming little thing`- Israel Zangwill; `a double-dealing double agent`; `a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer`- W.M.Thackeray

ambiguity
noun an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context

ambiguous
adjective having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns; `an ambiguous situation with no frame of reference`; `ambiguous inkblots`

ambiguously
equivocally adverb in an ambiguous manner; `this letter is worded ambiguously`

ambition
ambitiousness noun a strong drive for success

ambitious
challenging adjective requiring full use of your abilities or resources; `ambitious schedule`; `performed the most challenging task without a mistake`

ambitiously
determinedly 1 with ambition adverb in an ambitious and energetic manner; `she pursued her goals ambitiously`

ambivalence
ambivalency noun mixed feelings or emotions

ambivalent
adjective uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow; `was ambivalent about having children`

ambiversion
noun (psychology) a balanced disposition intermediate between extroversion and introversion

ambiversive
adjective intermediate between introversive and extroversive

amble
promenade noun a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)

Ambloplites
genus Ambloplites noun a genus of Centrarchidae

amblygonite
noun a white or grey mineral consisting of lithium aluminum phosphate; a source of lithium

amblyopia
noun visual impairment without apparent organic pathology

amblyopic
adjective pertaining to a kind of visual impairment without apparent organic pathology

Amblyrhynchus
genus Amblyrhynchus noun marine iguanas

amboina pine
amboyna pine noun native to the Moluccas and Philippines; a source of dammar resin

amboyna
noun mottled curly-grained wood of Pterocarpus indicus

Ambrose
Saint Ambrose noun (Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan; the first Church Father born and raised in the Christian faith; composer of hymns; imposed orthodoxy on the early Christian church and built up its secular power; a saint and Doctor of the Church (340?-397)

ambrosia
noun any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma

Ambrosiaceae
family Ambrosiaceae noun in some classifications considered a separate family comprising a subgroup of the Compositae including the ragweeds

ambrosial
ambrosian adjective worthy of the gods

Ambrosian
adjective of or by or relating to Saint Ambrose; `Ambrosian chants`

ambulacral
adjective pertaining to the ambulacra of radial echinoderms

ambulacrum
noun one of the five areas on the undersurface of an echinoderm on which the tube feet are located

ambulance
noun a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals

ambulance chaser
noun an unethical lawyer who incites accident victims to sue

ambulant
ambulatory adjective able to walk about; `the patient is ambulatory`

ambulant plague
ambulatory plague noun a mild form of bubonic plague

ambulate
verb walk about; not be bedridden or incapable of walking

ambulation
noun walking about; `the hospital encouraged early ambulation`

ambulatory
adjective relating to or adapted for walking; `an ambulatory corridor`

ambush
ambuscade noun the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise

ambusher
noun an attacker who waits in a concealed position to launch a surprise attack

Ambystoma
genus Ambystoma noun type genus of the Ambystomatidae

Ambystoma maculatum
noun glossy black North American salamander with yellow spots

Ambystomatidae
family Ambystomatidae noun New World salamanders

ambystomid
ambystomid salamander noun small to moderate-sized terrestrial or semiaquatic New World salamander

ameba
amoeba noun naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion

amebiasis
amoebiasis noun infection by a disease-causing ameba

amebic dysentery
amoebic dysentery noun inflammation of the intestines caused by Endamoeba histolytica; usually acquired by ingesting food or water contaminated with feces; characterized by severe diarrhea

ameboid
amoeboid adjective like an amoeba (especially in having a variable irregular shape)

Ameiuridae
family Ameiuridae noun North American catfishes

Ameiurus
genus Ameiurus noun type genus of the Ameiuridae: bullhead catfishes

Amelanchier
genus Amelanchier noun North American deciduous trees or shrubs

amelia
noun congenital absence of an arm or leg

ameliorating(a)
ameliorative adjective tending to ameliorate

amelioration
melioration noun the act of relieving ills and changing for the better

ameloblast
noun a cell from which tooth enamel develops

amelogenesis
noun the developmental process of forming tooth enamel

Amen
Amon noun a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes

amen corner
noun area reserved for persons leading the responsive `amens`

Amen-Ra
Amon-Ra noun Egyptian sun god; supreme god of the universe in whom Amen and Ra were merged; principal deity during Theban supremacy

amenability
amenableness noun the trait of being cooperative

amenable
conformable adjective disposed or willing to comply; `someone amenable to persuasion`