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

Anglican
adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Anglican church; `an Anglican bishop`

Anglican Catholic
noun a member of the Anglican Church who emphasizes its Catholic character

Anglican Church
Anglican Communion noun the national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs); has its see in Canterbury and the sovereign as its temporal head

Anglicanism
noun the faith and doctrine and practice of the Anglican Church

anglicise
anglicize verb make English in appearance; `She anglicised her name after moving from Paris to London`

Anglicism
Briticism noun an expression that is limited to English as spoken by Englishmen (especially as contrasted with American English)

Anglicization
Anglicisation noun the act of anglicizing; making English in appearance

angling
noun fishing with a hook and line (and usually a pole)

Anglo-catholic
adjective supporting the Anglican Church

Anglo-Catholicism
High Anglicanism noun a doctrine and practice within the Church of England emphasizing the Catholic tradition

Anglo-French
Anglo-Norman noun the French (Norman) language used in medieval England

Anglo-Indian
adjective relating to British India or the English in India

Anglo-Jewish
adjective of English-speaking Jews and their culture; `Anglo-Jewish papers`

Anglo-Saxon
adjective of or relating to the Anglo-Saxons or their language; `Anglo-Saxon poetry`; `The Anglo-Saxon population of Scotland`

Anglo-Saxon deity
noun (Anglo-Saxon mythology) a deity worshipped by the Anglo-Saxons

Anglomania
noun an excessive enthusiasm for all things English

anglophile
anglophil noun an admirer of England and things English

Anglophilia
noun admiration for England and English customs

Anglophilic
adjective characterized by Anglophilia

anglophobe
noun a person who hates England and everything English

Anglophobia
noun dislike (or fear) of England and English customs

Anglophobic
adjective characterized by Anglophobia

Angola
Republic of Angola noun a republic in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975 and was the scene of civil war until 1990

Angolan
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Angola or its people; `the Angolan Civil War`

Angolan monetary unit
noun monetary unit in Angola

Angolese
noun a member of the Bantu tribes resident in Angola

Angora
noun a long-haired breed of cat similar to the Persian cat

Angora cat
noun a long-haired breed of cat similar to the Persian cat

Angora goat
noun a domestic breed of goat raised for its long silky hair which is the true mohair

Angora rabbit
noun domestic breed of rabbit with long white silky hair

angostura bark
angostura noun the bitter bark of a South American tree; used in medicines and liqueurs and bitters

Angostura Bridge
noun a suspension bridge across the Orinoco River at Cuidad Bolivar

angoumois moth
angoumois grain moth noun small moth whose larvae feed on kernels of stored grains

angrecum
noun any of various spectacular orchids of the genus Angraecum having dark green leathery leaves and usually nocturnally scented white or ivory flowers

angrily
adverb with anger; `he angrily denied the accusation`

angry
furious adjective (of the elements) as if showing violent anger; `angry clouds on the horizon`; `furious winds`; `the raging sea`

Angst
noun an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety; usually reserved for philosophical anxiety about the world or about personal freedom

angstrom
angstrom unit noun a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation

anguid lizard
noun any of a small family of lizards widely distributed in warm areas; all are harmless and useful as destroyers of e.g. slugs and insects

Anguidae
family Anguidae noun alligator lizards

Anguilla
noun a British colony in the West Indies

Anguilla sucklandii
noun New Zealand eel

Anguillan
noun a native or inhabitant of the island of Anguilla in the West Indies

Anguillidae
family Anguillidae noun eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to the sea to spawn

Anguilliformes
order Anguilliformes noun elongate fishes with pelvic fins and girdle absent or reduced

Anguillula
genus Anguillula noun a genus of Cephalobidae

anguine
adjective of or related to or resembling a snake

Anguis
genus Anguis noun type genus of the Anguidae: blindworms

anguish
noun extreme distress of body or mind

anguished
tormented adjective experiencing intense pain especially mental pain; `an anguished conscience`; `a small tormented schoolboy`; `a tortured witness to another`s humiliation`

angular
angulate adjective having angles or an angular shape

angular artery
arteria angularis noun the terminal branch of the facial artery

angular distance
noun the angular separation between two objects as perceived by an observer; `he recorded angular distances between the stars`

angular momentum
noun the product of the momentum of a rotating body and its distance from the axis of rotation; `any rotating body has an angular momentum about its center of mass`; `angular momentum makes the world go round`

angular position
noun relation by which any position with respect to any other position is established

angular shape
angularity noun a shape having one or more sharp angles

angular unit
noun a unit of measurement for angles

angular vein
vena angularis noun a short vein formed by the supraorbital vein and the supratrochlear vein and continuing as the facial vein

angularity
noun the property possessed by a shape that has angles

angulate
adjective having sharp angles

angulation
noun the act of making angulate (having corners)

Angus Og
Aengus noun Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women

angwantibo
golden potto noun a kind of lemur

anhedonia
noun an inability to experience pleasure

anhidrosis
anhydrosis noun failure of the sweat glands

Anhima
genus Anhima noun type genus of the Anhimidae; horned screamers

Anhimidae
family Anhimidae noun screamers

Anhingidae
family Anhingidae noun snakebirds

anhydride
noun a compound formed from one or more other compounds in a reaction resulting in removal of water

anhydrous
adjective without water; especially without water of crystallization

ani
noun black tropical American cuckoo

anicteric
adjective not affected by jaundice

Anigozanthus
genus Anigozanthus noun genus of monocotyledonous plants with curious woolly flowers on sturdy stems above a fan of sword-shaped leaves; includes kangaroo`s paw and Australian sword lily; sometimes placed in family Amaryllidaceae

anil
Indigofera suffruticosa noun shrub of West Indies and South America that is a source of indigo dye

anile
adjective of or like a feeble old woman

aniline
aniline oil noun oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines

aniline dye
noun any of many dyes made from aniline

anima
noun (Jungian psychology) the inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconscious

animal
adjective of the nature of or characteristic of or derived from an animal or animals; `the animal kingdom`; `animal instincts`; `animal fats`

animal communication
noun communication between animals (of the same species)

animal disease
noun a disease that typically does not affect human beings

animal fancier
noun a person who breeds animals

animal fat
noun any fat obtained from animals; `animal fat is high in saturated fatty acids`

animal fiber
animal fibre noun fiber derived from animals

animal foot
noun the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings

animal glue
noun a protein gelatin obtained by boiling e.g. skins and hoofs of cattle and horses

animal group
noun a group of animals

animal husbandry
noun breeding and caring for farm animals

animal leg
noun the leg of an animal

animal material
noun material derived from animals

animal oil
noun any oil obtained from animal substances

animal order
noun the order of animals

animal pigment
noun pigment occurring in animals

animal product
noun a product made from animal material

animal skin
noun the outer covering of an animal

animal tissue
noun the tissue in the bodies of animals

animal toxin
zootoxin noun a toxin resembling bacterial toxins in its antigenic properties that is found in the fluids of certain animals

animal trainer
noun one who trains or exhibits animals

animal virus
noun an animal pathogen that is a virus

animal(a)
carnal adjective marked by the appetites and passions of the body; `animal instincts`; `carnal knowledge`; `fleshly desire`; `a sensual delight in eating`; `music is the only sensual pleasure without vice`