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

anatoxin
toxoid noun a bacterial toxin that has been weakened until it is no longer toxic but is strong enough to induce the formation of antibodies and immunity to the specific disease caused by the toxin; `diphtheria toxoid`

anatropous
adjective (of a plant ovule) completely inverted; turned back 180 degrees on its stalk

anatropous ovule
noun a completely inverted ovule turned back 180 degrees on its stalk

Anaxagoras
noun a presocratic Athenian philosopher who maintained that everything is composed of very small particles that were arranged by some eternal intelligence (500-428 BC)

Anaximander
noun a presocratic Greek philosopher and student of Thales who believed the universal substance to be infinity rather than something resembling ordinary objects (611-547 BC)

Anaximenes
noun a presocratic Greek philosopher and associate of Anaximander who believed that all things are made of air in different degrees of density (6th century BC)

ancestor
ascendant noun someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

ancestor worship
noun worship of ancestors

ancestral
hereditary 2 patrimonial adjective inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent; `ancestral home`; `ancestral lore`; `hereditary monarchy`; `patrimonial estate`; `transmissible tradition`

ancestress
noun a woman ancestor

ancestry
lineage noun inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

anchor
ground tackle noun a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving

anchor chain
noun the chain that attaches an anchor to a vessel

anchor light
riding light noun a light in the rigging of a ship that is riding at anchor

anchorage
noun the act of anchoring

anchorite
noun one retired from society for religious reasons

anchoritic
eremitic adjective characterized by ascetic solitude; `the eremitic element in the life of a religious colony`; `his hermitic existence`

anchovy
noun tiny fishes usually canned or salted; used for hors d`oeuvres or as seasoning in sauces

anchovy butter
noun butter blended with mashed anchovies

anchovy dressing
noun vinaigrette and mashed anchovies

anchovy paste
noun paste made primarily of anchovies; used in sauces and spreads

anchovy pear
river pear noun West Indian fruit resembling the mango; often pickled

anchovy pizza
noun tomato and cheese pizza with anchovies

anchovy sauce
noun made of white sauce and mashed anchovies

anchusa
noun any of various Old World herbs of the genus Anchusa having one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers

Anchusa capensis
noun anchusa of southern Africa having blue flowers with white throats

Anchusa riparia
noun anchusa of southern Africa having blue to red-purple flowers

ancien regime
noun a political and social system that no longer governs (especially the system that existed in France before the French Revolution)

ancient
adjective very old; `an ancient mariner`

ancient
noun a very old person

Ancient Greek
noun the Greek language prior to the Roman Empire

ancient history
noun a history of the ancient world

ancient pine
Pinus longaeva noun small slow-growing pine of western United States similar to the bristlecone pine; chocolate brown bark in plates and short needles in bunches of 5; crown conic but becoming rough and twisted; oldest plant in the world growing to 5000 years in cold semidesert mountain tops

anciently
adverb in ancient times; long ago; `a concern with what may have happened anciently`

ancientness
antiquity noun extreme oldness

ancients
noun people who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe)

Ancohuma
noun a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (20,960 feet high)

anconeous muscle
musculus anconeus noun the muscle that extends the forearm and abducts the ulna in pronation of the wrist

Ancylidae
family Ancylidae noun freshwater gastropod

Ancylostomatidae
family Ancylostomatidae noun hookworms

Ancylus
genus Ancylus noun type genus of the family Ancylidae: river limpet

AND circuit
AND gate noun a circuit in a computer that fires only when all of its inputs fire

and how
you bet adverb an expression of emphatic agreement

and so forth
and so on adverb continuing in the same way

and then some
adverb and considerably more in addition; `it cost me a week`s salary and then some`

Andalusia
Andalucia noun a region in southern Spain on the Atlantic and the Mediterranean; formerly a center of Moorish civilization

Andalusian
adjective in or relating to Andalusia

Andaman redwood
noun mottled curly-grained wood of Pterocarpus indicus

Andaman Sea
noun part of the Bay of Bengal west of the Malay Peninsula

andante
adjective (of tempo) moderately slow

andantino
adjective (of tempo) moderately fast

Andean
adjective relating to the Andes and their inhabitants

Andean condor
Vultur gryphus noun large vulture of the high Andes having black plumage and white neck ruff

Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen noun a Danish author remembered for his fairy stories (1805-1875)

Anderson
Carl Anderson noun United States physicist who discovered antimatter in the form of an antielectron that is called the positron (1905-1991)

Anderson
noun United States contralto noted for her performance of spirituals (1902-1993)

Andes
noun a mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast

andesite
noun a dark grey volcanic rock

Andhra Pradesh
noun a state of southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal

Andira
genus Andira noun small genus of evergreen trees of tropical America and western Africa

andiron
firedog noun metal supports for logs in a fireplace; `the andirons were too hot to touch`

Andorra
Principality of Andorra noun a small republic in the eastern Pyrenees between Spain and France

Andorran
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Andorra or its people; `the Andorran hills`

andosite
noun dark greyish extrusive rock

andradite
noun a garnet consisting of calcium iron silicate and having any color ranging from yellow and green to brown and black; used as gemstone

Andreaea
genus Andreaea noun brown or blackish Alpine mosses having a dehiscent capsule with 4 longitudinal slits

Andreaeales
order Andreaeales noun comprises a single genus: Andreaea

andrena
andrenid noun a bee that is a member of the genus Andrena

Andrenidae
family Andrenidae noun a large family of solitary short-tongued bees most of which burrow in the ground

Andrew
Saint Andrew noun (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland

Andrew D. White
Andrew Dickson White noun United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918)

Andrews
Roy Chapman Andrews noun United States naturalist who contributed to paleontology and geology (1884-1960)

Andricus
genus Andricus noun cynipid gall wasps, chiefly affecting oaks

androecium
noun a male gametoecium

androgenesis
androgeny noun male parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only paternal chromosomes due to the failure of the egg nucleus to participate in fertilization

androgenetic
androgenous adjective of or related to androgenesis

androgenic
adjective of or related to the male hormone androgen

androglossia
noun a woman`s voice with male qualities

androgynous
adjective having both male and female characteristics

androgyny
hermaphroditism noun showing characteristics of both sexes

android
humanoid noun an automaton that resembles a human being

Andromeda
noun a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cassiopeia and Pegasus; contains the Andromeda galaxy

andromeda
lily-of-the-valley tree noun broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers

Andromeda galaxy
noun a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Andromeda that is visible to the naked eye

androphobia
noun a morbid fear of men

Andropogon
genus Andropogon noun tall annual or perennial grasses with spikelike racemes; warm regions

androsterone
noun an androgenic hormone that is less active than testosterone

andryala
noun any plant of the genus Andryala having milky sap and heads of bright yellow flowers

Andvari
noun (Norse mythology) a dwarf who possessed a treasure that was stolen by Loki

anecdotal
adjective having the character of an anecdote; `anecdotal evidence`

anecdote
noun short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)

anecdotic
anecdotal adjective characterized by or given to telling anecdotes; `anecdotal conversation`; `an anecdotal history of jazz`; `he was at his anecdotic best`

anecdotist
raconteur noun a person skilled in telling anecdotes

anechoic
adjective not having or producing echoes; sound-absorbent; `an anechoic chamber`

anechoic chamber
noun a chamber having very little reverberation

Aneides
genus Aneides noun climbing salamanders

Anemia
genus Anemia noun genus of terrestrial or lithophytic ferns having pinnatifid fronds; chiefly of tropical America

anemic
anaemic adjective lacking vigor or energy; `an anemic attempt to hit the baseball`

anemic anoxia
noun anoxia resulting from a decreased concentration of hemoglobin

anemic hypoxia
noun hypoxia resulting from a decreased concentration of hemoglobin