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

ampleness
noun the property of impressive largeness in size; `he admired the ampleness of its proportions`

amplexicaul leaf
noun a leaf with its base clasping the stem

amplification
noun the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input

amplifier
noun electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it

amplitude
noun (physics) the maximum displacement of a periodic wave

amplitude
noun the property of copious abundance

amplitude level
noun the level on a scale of amplitude

amplitude modulation
AM noun modulation of the amplitude of the (radio) carrier wave

amply
adverb to an ample degree or in an ample manner; `these voices were amply represented`; `we benefited richly`

ampulla
noun a flask that has two handles; used by Romans for wines or oils

ampullar
ampullary adjective of or related to an ampulla

amputate
verb remove surgically; `amputate limbs`

amputation
noun a surgical removal of all or part of a limb

amputator
noun a surgeon who remove part or all of a limb

amputee
noun someone who has had a limb removed by amputation

amrinone
Inocor noun a drug (trade name Inocor) used intravenously in heart failure; increases strength of contraction of myocardium

Amsinckia
genus Amsinckia noun rough annual herbs of Europe and the Americas: fiddlenecks

Amsonia
genus Amsonia noun genus of herbs and subshrubs with milky juice and showy bluish flowers; Europe to Asia Minor to Japan and North America

Amsterdam
Dutch capital noun an industrial center and the nominal capital of the Netherlands; center of the diamond-cutting industry; seat of an important stock exchange; known for its canals and art museum

amuck
amok adjective in a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon; `the soldier was completely amuck`; `berserk with grief`; `a berserk worker smashing windows`

amulet
talisman noun a trinket or piece of jewelry thought to be a protection against evil

Amundsen
Roald Amundsen noun Norwegian explorer who was the first to traverse the Northwest Passage and in 1911 the first to reach the South Pole (1872-1928)

Amur
Amur River noun an Asian river between China and Russia; flows into the Sea of Okhotsk

Amur privet
Ligustrum amurense noun eastern Asian shrub cultivated especially for its persistent foliage

amuse
divert verb occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; `The play amused the ladies`

amused
diverted adjective pleasantly occupied; `We are not amused` -Queen Victoria

amusement
noun a feeling of delight at being entertained

amusement arcade
noun an arcade featuring coin-operated game machines

amusement park
funfair noun a commercially operated park with stalls and shows for amusement

amusing
amusive adjective providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining; `an amusing speaker`; `a diverting story`; `a fun thing to do`

amusingly
divertingly adverb in an entertaining and amusing manner; `Hollywood has grown too sophisticated to turn out anything really amusingly bad these days`

Amy Lowell
noun United States poet (1874-1925)

amygdala
amygdaloid nucleus noun an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus; as part of the limbic system it plays an important role in motivation and emotional behavior

Amygdalaceae
family Amygdalaceae noun used in former classifications for plum and peach and almond trees which are now usually classified as members of the genus Prunus

amygdalin
noun a bitter cyanogenic glucoside extracted from the seeds of apricots and plums and bitter almonds

amygdaline
adjective related to or resembling an almond

amygdaloid
noun volcanic rock in which rounded cavities formed by expanding gas have subsequently become filled with mineral deposits

amygdalotomy
noun psychosurgery in which amygdaloid fibers that mediate limbic system activity are severed (in cases of extreme uncontrollable violence)

Amygdalus
genus Amygdalus noun used in former classifications for peach and almond trees which are now included in genus Prunus

amyl
noun a hydrocarbon radical that occurs in many organic compounds

amyl alcohol
noun a mixture of 2 or more isomeric alcohols; used as a solvent and in organic synthesis

amyl nitrate
noun a vasodilator that is sometimes used to treat angina pectoris

amylase
noun any of a group of proteins found in saliva and pancreatic juice and parts of plants; help convert starch to sugar

amyloid plaque
amyloid protein plaque noun a plaque consisting of tangles of amyloid protein in nervous tissue (a pathological mark of Alzheimer`s disease)

amyloidosis
noun a disorder characterized by deposit of amyloid in organs or tissues; often secondary to chronic rheumatoid arthritis or tuberculosis or multiple myeloma

amylolysis
noun conversion of starch to sugar

amylolytic
adjective of or related to the process of amylolysis

amyotrophia
amyotrophy noun progressive wasting of muscle tissues

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
ALS noun thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord; results in progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbs

amyxia
noun a condition in which no mucus in produced

ana
noun a collection of anecdotes about a person or place

Anabantidae
family Anabantidae noun small freshwater spiny-finned fishes of Africa and southern Asia

Anabaptism
noun belief in: the primacy of the Bible; baptism of believers not infants; complete separation of church and state

Anabaptist
noun adherent of Anabaptism

Anabaptist denomination
noun a Protestant sect denying infant baptism and baptising only believers

Anabas
genus Anabas noun the type genus of the family Anabantidae; small fish that resemble perch

anabatic
adjective of an air current or wind; rising especially up a slope; `an anabatic wind`

anabiosis
noun suspended animation in organisms during periods of extreme drought from which they revive when moisture returns

anabiotic
adjective of or related to the state of anabiosis

anabolic
adjective of or related to the synthetic phase of metabolism

anabolic steroid
noun any of a group of synthetic steroid hormones used to stimulate muscle and bone growth; more than 100 have been developed and each requires a prescription to be used legally in the United States; sometimes used illicitly by athletes to increase their strength

anabolism
constructive metabolism noun the synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances (e.g., living tissue) from simpler ones together with the storage of energy

Anabrus
genus Anabrus noun a genus of Tettigoniidae

Anacanthini
order Anacanthini noun at least partially equivalent to the order Gadiformes in some classifications

Anacardiaceae
family Anacardiaceae noun the cashew family; trees and shrubs and vines having resinous (sometimes poisonous) juice; includes cashew and mango and pistachio and poison ivy and sumac

Anacardium
genus Anacardium noun type genus of the Anacardiaceae: cashew

anachronic
anachronous adjective chronologically misplaced; `English public schools are anachronistic`

anachronism
noun an artifact that belongs to another time

anachronistically
adverb in an anachronistic manner; `let`s look at this phenomenon anachronistically`

anaclinal
adjective of valleys and rivers; progressing in a direction opposite to the dip in surrounding rock strata

anaclisis
noun (psychoanalysis) relationship marked by strong dependence on others; especially a libidinal attachment to e.g. a parental figure

anaclitic
adjective of or related to relationships that are characterized by the strong dependence of one person on another

anaclitic depression
noun severe and progressive depression in infants who lose their mother and do not get a suitable substitute

anacoluthia
anacoluthon noun an abrupt change within a sentence from one syntactic structure to another

anacoluthic
adjective of or related to syntactic inconsistencies of the sort known as anacoluthons

anaconda
Eunectes murinus noun large arboreal boa of tropical South America

Anacyclus
genus Anacyclus noun Spanish pellitory

anadama bread
noun a yeast-raised bread made of white flour and cornmeal and molasses

Anadenanthera
genus Anadenanthera noun 2 species of tropical American shrubs or trees

Anadenanthera colubrina
Piptadenia macrocarpa noun Brazilian shrub having twice-pinnate leaves and small spicate flowers followed by flat or irregularly torulose pods; sometimes placed in genus Piptadenia

anadiplosis
noun repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next

anadromous
adjective migrating from the sea to fresh water to spawn

anaerobe
noun an organism (especially a bacterium) that does not require air or free oxygen to live

anaerobic
anaerobiotic adjective living or active in the absence of free oxygen; `anaerobic bacteria`

Anagallis
genus Anagallis noun chiefly Old World herbs

Anagasta
genus Anagasta noun moth whose larvae are flour moths

anaglyphic
anaglyphical adjective related to anaglyphs or anaglyphy

anaglyphy
noun the process of producing pictures in contrasting colors that appear three-dimensional when superimposed and viewed through spectacles with one red and one green lens

anagnost
noun a cleric in the minor orders of the Eastern Orthodox Church who reads the lessons aloud in the liturgy (analogous to the lector in the Roman Catholic Church)

anagoge
noun a mystical or allegorical interpretation (especially of Scripture)

anagogic
anagogical adjective based on or exemplifying anagoge

anagram
noun a word or phrase spelled by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase

anagrammatic
anagrammatical adjective related to anagrams or containing or making an anagram

anagrams
noun a game whose object is to form words from a group of randomly chosen letters

Anagyris
genus Anagyris noun very small genus of shrubs of southern Europe having backward curving seed pods

Anaheim
noun a city in southern California (southeast of Los Angeles); site of Disneyland

anal
anal retentive adjective a stage in psychosexual development when the child`s interest is concentrated on the anal region; fixation at this stage is said to result in orderliness, meanness, stubbornness, compulsiveness, etc.

anal personality
anal retentive personality noun (psychoanalysis) a personality characterized by meticulous neatness and suspicion and reserve; said to be formed in early childhood by fixation during the anal stage of development (usually as a consequence of toilet training)

anal sphincter
sphincter ani noun the sphincter muscle of the anus

anal stage
anal phase noun (psychoanalysis) the second sexual and social stage of a child`s development during which bowel control is learned