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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language
Category: General
Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA
Words: 85192
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amend verb make amendments to; `amend the document`
amend verb to make better; `The editor improved the manuscript with his changes`
amendablecorrectable adjective capable of being corrected by additions; `an amendable flaw`
amendatory adjective effecting amendment; `added amendatory phrases to the text`
amended adjective modified for the better; `his amended ways`
amended return noun a tax return that corrects the information in an earlier return
amendment noun a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.)
amenity 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`
amenorrheaamenorrhoea noun absence or suppression of normal menstrual flow
amenorrheicamenorrhoeic adjective related to the suppression of normal menstrual flow for any reason other than pregnancy
Amentiferaegroup Amentiferae noun used in some classification systems for plants that bear catkins
amentiferousamentaceous adjective (of plants) bearing or characterized by aments or catkins
amerce verb punish with an arbitrary penalty
amerciable adjective of a crime or misdemeanor; punishable by a fine set by a judge
America noun North America and South America and Central America
American adjective of or relating to or characteristic of the continents and islands of the Americas; `the American hemisphere`; `American flora and fauna`
American agaveAgave americana noun widely cultivated American monocarpic plant with greenish-white flowers on a tall stalk; blooms only after ten to twenty years and then dies
American alligatorAlligator mississipiensis noun large alligator of the southeastern United States
American angelica treedevil`s walking stick noun small deciduous clump-forming tree or shrub of eastern United States
American arborvitaenorthern white cedar noun small evergreen of eastern North America having tiny scalelike leaves on flattened branchlets
American badgerTaxidea taxus noun a variety of badger native to America
American Baptist ConventionNorthern Baptist Convention noun an association of Northern Baptists
American barberryBerberis canadensis noun deciduous shrub of eastern North America whose leaves turn scarlet in autumn and having racemes of yellow flowers followed by ellipsoid glossy red berries
American basswoodAmerican lime noun large American shade tree with large dark green leaves and rounded crown
American beechwhite beech noun North American forest tree with light green leaves and edible nuts
American bisonAmerican buffalo noun large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
American bitternstake driver noun a kind of bittern
American bittersweetclimbing bittersweet noun twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
American black bearblack bear 1 Ursus americanus noun brown to black North American bear; smaller and less ferocious than the brown bear
American bog asphodelNarthecium americanum noun of the eastern United States: New Jersey to South Carolina
American bugbanesummer cohosh noun bugbane of the eastern United States having erect racemes of white flowers
American chameleonanole noun small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color
American chestnutAmerican sweet chestnut noun large tree found from Maine to Alabama
American Civil WarUnited States Civil War noun civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865
American cockroachPeriplaneta americana noun large reddish brown free-flying cockroach originally from southern United States but now widely distributed
American cootmarsh hen 2 mud hen noun a coot found in North America
American copperLycaena hypophlaeas noun common copper butterfly of central and eastern North America
American crab applegarland crab noun medium-sized tree of the eastern United States having pink blossoms and small yellow fruit
American cranberrylarge cranberry noun trailing red-fruited plant
American crayfish noun common large crayfishes of eastern North America
American crowCorvus brachyrhyncos noun common crow of North America
American dewberry noun North American dewberry
American dog violetViola conspersa noun violet of eastern North America having pale violet to white flowers
American Dream noun the widespread aspiration of Americans to live better than their parents did
American egretgreat white heron 3 Egretta albus noun a common egret of the genus Egretta found in America; it is a variety of the Old World white egret Casmerodius albus
American elderblack elderberry noun common elder of central and eastern North America bearing purple-black berries; fruit used in wines and jellies
American elmwhite elm noun large ornamental tree with graceful gradually spreading branches common in eastern North America
American EnglishAmerican language noun the English language as used in the United States
American Falls noun a part of Niagara Falls in western New York (north of Buffalo)
American Federation of LaborAFL noun a federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955
American feverfewwild quinine noun stout perennial herb of the eastern United States with whitish flowers; leaves traditionally used by Catawba Indians to treat burns
American flagStars and Stripes noun the national flag of the United States of America
American fly honeysucklefly honeysuckle noun erect deciduous North American shrub with yellow-white flowers
American flying squirrel noun New World flying squirrels
American footballAmerican football game noun a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays
American foxhound noun an American breed of foxhounds used for hunting both in packs and individually
American frogbitLimnodium spongia noun American plant with roundish heart-shaped or kidney-shaped leaves; usually rooted in muddy bottoms of ponds and ditches
American gallinulePorphyrula martinica noun American purple gallinule
American germanderwood sage 2 Teucrium canadense noun subshrub with serrate leaves and cream to pink or purple flowers in spikelike racemes; North America
American ginsengsang noun North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
American green toadBufo debilis noun small green or yellow-green toad with small black bars and stripes
American hackberryCeltis occidentalis noun large deciduous shade tree of southern United States with small deep purple berries
American harvest mouse noun any of several small greyish New World mice inhabiting e.g. grain fields
American hazelCorylus americana noun nut-bearing shrub of eastern North America
American hollyChristmas holly noun an evergreen tree
American hopHumulus americanus noun native American plant sometimes confused with the European hop
American hornbeamCarpinus caroliniana noun tree or large shrub with grey bark and blue-green leaves that turn red-orange in autumn
American Indian Day noun US: the 4th Friday in September
American kestrelkestrel 2 Falco sparverius noun small North American falcon
American Labor Party noun a former political party in the United States; formed in 1936 in New York when labor and liberals bolted the Democratic Party
American lady crablady crab noun brightly spotted crab of sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast of the United States
American larchtamarack noun medium-sized larch of Canada and northern United States including Alaska having a broad conic crown and rust-brown scaly bark
American laurelcalico bush noun a North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose-colored flowers
American Legion noun the largest organization of United States war veterans
American licoriceAmerican liquorice noun North American plant similar to true licorice and having a root with similar properties
American lobsterNorthern lobster noun flesh of cold-water lobsters having large tender claws; caught from Maine to the Carolinas
American magpiePica pica hudsonia noun a magpie of Rocky Mountains in North America
American maidenhair fernfive-fingered maidenhair fern noun hardy palmately branched North American fern with divergent recurved branches borne on lustrous dark reddish stipes
American martenAmerican sable noun valued for its fur
American mastodonAmerican mastodont noun mastodon of North America; in some classifications considered a mammoth rather than a mastodon
American merganserMergus merganser americanus noun common North American diving duck considered a variety of the European goosander
American minkMustela vison noun usually rich dark brown
American mistletoePhoradendron flavescens noun the traditional mistletoe of Christmas in America: grows on deciduous trees and can severely weaken the host plant
American mountain ashSorbus americana noun a variety of mountain ash
American oil palmElaeis oleifera noun palm of Central and South America
American organ noun a free-reed instrument in which air is drawn in through reeds by suction bellows
American parasolLepiota americana noun an agaric with a pallid cap and a stalk that is enlarged near the base
American PartyKnow-Nothing Party noun a former political party in the United States; active in the 1850s to keep power out of the hands of immigrants and Roman Catholics
American pasqueflowerEastern pasque flower noun short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or lilac flowers; North America and Siberia
American pennyroyalHedeoma pulegioides noun erect hairy branching American herb having purple-blue flowers; yields an essential oil used as an insect repellent and sometimes in folk medicine
American persimmonpossumwood noun medium-sized tree of dry woodlands in the southern and eastern United States bearing yellow or orange very astringent fruit that is edible when fully ripe
American plaiceHippoglossoides platessoides noun large American food fish
American plan noun a hotel plan that includes three meals daily
American quaking aspenAmerican aspen noun slender aspen native to North America
American raspberryRubus strigosus noun red raspberry of North America
American rattleboxCrotalaria sagitallis noun tropical American annual herb having an inflated pod in which the ripe seeds rattle
American red elderred-berried elder 2 stinking elder noun common North American shrub or small tree
American red plumAugust plum noun wild plum trees of eastern and central North America having red-orange fruit with yellow flesh
American red squirrelspruce squirrel noun of northern United States and Canada
American redstartredstart 2 Setophaga ruticilla noun flycatching warbler of eastern North America the male having bright orange on sides and wings and tail
