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

animalcule
animalculum noun microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium

Animalia
kingdom Animalia noun taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals

animalism
noun the doctrine that human beings are purely animal in nature and lacking a spiritual nature

animalistic
adjective of or pertaining to animalism

animality
animal nature noun the physical (or animal) side of a person as opposed to the spirit or intellect

animalization
noun a depiction in the form of an animal

animalize
animalise verb represent in the form of an animal

animallike
animal-like adjective resembling or having characteristics of an animal; `dull animallike eyes`; `an animallike obstinacy`

animate
recreate 2 reanimate verb give new life or energy to; `A hot soup will revive me`; `This will renovate my spirits`; `This treatment repaired my health`

animated
adjective made to appear to move as living creatures do; `an animated cartoon`; `animated puppets`

animated cartoon
toon noun a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence

animatedly
adverb in an animated manner; `they talked animatedly`

animateness
aliveness noun the property of being animated; having animal life as distinguished from plant life

animating
enlivening adjective giving spirit and vivacity

animation
noun the making of animated cartoons

animation
invigoration noun quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous

animatism
noun the attribution of consciousness and personality to natural phenomena such as thunderstorms and earthquakes and to objects such as plants and stones

animatistic
adjective of or pertaining to animatism

animator
noun the technician who produces animated cartoons

animatronics
noun the construction of robots to look like animals (developed for Disneyland)

anime
noun any of various resins or oleoresins

animism
noun the doctrine that all natural objects and the universe itself have souls; `animism is common among primitive peoples`

animist
animistic adjective of or pertaining to the doctrine of animism

animize
animise verb give lifelike qualities to; `animated cartoons`

animosity
animus noun a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility

anion
noun a negatively charged ion

anionic
adjective of or relating to anions

anionic compound
noun a compound characterized by an active anion

anionic detergent
anionic noun a class of synthetic detergents in which the molecules do not ionize in aqueous solutions

anise
aniseed noun liquorice-flavored seeds or oil used in cookies or cakes or pickles

anise cookie
noun cookie made without butter and flavored with anise seed

anise hyssop
Agastache foeniculum noun much-branched North American herb with an odor like fennel

anise tree
noun any of several evergreen shrubs and small trees of the genus Illicium

anise-scented
adjective smelling of anise

aniseikonia
noun visual defect in which the shape and size of an ocular image differ in the two eyes

aniseikonic
adjective relating to or characteristic of the visual defect aniseikonia

anisette
anisette de Bordeaux noun liquorice-flavored usually colorless sweet liqueur made from aniseed

anisogamete
noun either of a pair of unlike gametes especially those unlike in size

anisogametic
adjective relating to either of a pair of dissimilar (anisogamic) gametes combining in sexual reproduction

anisogamic
anisogamous adjective relating to a type of sexual reproduction in which the gametes are dissimilar in some respect (as size or shape)

anisogamy
noun (biology) reproduction by the union or fusion of two differing gametes (especially differing in size)

anisometric
unsymmetrical adjective having unsymmetrical parts or unequal dimensions or measurements

anisometropia
noun difference in the refractive power of the two eyes

anisometropic
adjective relating to a difference in the refractive power of the two eyes

Anisoptera
suborder Anisoptera noun dragonflies

Anisotremus
genus Anisotremus noun a genus of Haemulidae

anisotropic
adjective of or relating to the property of not being isotropic

anisotropically
adverb in an anisotropic manner

anisotropy
noun the property of being anisotropic; having a different value when measured in different directions

anjou
noun a pear with firm flesh and a green skin

ankle
ankle joint noun a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus

ankle brace
noun a brace worn to strengthen the ankle

ankle-deep
knee-deep adjective coming only to the ankle or knee

anklebone
astragal noun the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint

anklet
ankle bracelet noun an ornament worn around the ankle

anklet
bobbysock noun a sock that reaches just above the ankle

anklets
bobbysock noun a sock that reaches just above the ankle

ankus
noun an elephant goad with a sharp spike and a hook

ankylosaur
ankylosaurus noun having the back covered with thick bony plates; thought to have walked with a sprawling gait resembling a lizard`s

ankylose
ancylose verb undergo ankylosis; `joints ankylose`

ankylosing spondylitis
Marie-Strumpell disease noun a chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine; sometimes leads to ankylosis

ankylosis
anchylosis noun abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint

ankylotic
adjective relating to or characteristic of the abnormality ankylosis

Ann Arbor
noun a city in southern Michigan near Detroit; site of the University of Michigan

anna
noun a former copper coin of Pakistan

Anna Howard Shaw
noun United States physician and suffragist (1847-1919)

Annaba
noun a port city of northeastern Algeria near the Tunisian border

annalist
noun a historian who writes annals

annalistic
adjective relating to annals; `a book with an annalistic approach`

annals
chronological record noun a chronological account of events in successive years

Annapolis
capital of Maryland noun state capital of Maryland; site of the United States Naval Academy

Annapurna
Anapurna noun a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (26,500 feet high)

Anne
noun Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)

Anne Bronte
noun English novelist; youngest of three Bronte sisters (1820-1849)

Anne Sexton
noun United States poet (1928-1974)

Anne Sullivan
Anne Mansfield Sullivan noun United States educator who was the teacher and lifelong companion of Helen Keller (1866-1936)

anneal
verb toughen (steel or glass) by a process of gradually heating and cooling; `temper glass`

annealed
adjective made less brittle by heating and then cooling; `used annealed paving blocks`

annealing
tempering noun hardening something by heat treatment

annelid
annelidan adjective relating to or belonging to or characteristic of any worms of the phylum Annelida

Annelida
phylum Annelida noun segmented worms: earthworms; lugworms; leeches

annex
annexe noun an addition that extends a main building

annexation
noun the formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation; `the French annexation of Madagascar as a colony in 1896`; `a protectorate has frequently been a first step to annexation`

annexational
adjective relating to annexation

Anniellidae
family Anniellidae noun legless lizards

annihilated
exterminated adjective destroyed completely

annihilating
devastating adjective making light of; `afire with annihilating invective`; `a devastating portrait of human folly`; `to compliments inflated I`ve a withering reply`- W.S.Gilbert

annihilation
noun total destruction; `bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll`

annihilative
annihilating adjective wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction; `possessing annihilative power`; `a devastating hurricane`; `the guns opened a withering fire`

annihilator
noun a total destroyer

anniversary
day of remembrance noun the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)

Annona
genus Annona noun type genus of the Annonaceae; tropical American trees or shrubs

Annonaceae
family Annonaceae noun chiefly tropical trees or shrubs

annotate
footnote verb add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments; `The scholar annotated the early edition of a famous novel`

annotate
verb provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases; `He annotated on what his teacher had written`

annotation
annotating noun the act of adding notes

annotation
noun a comment or instruction (usually added); `his notes were appended at the end of the article`; `he added a short notation to the address on the envelope`

annotator
noun a commentator who writes notes to a text

announce
verb make known; make an announcement; `She denoted her feelings clearly`

announce
harbinger verb foreshadow or presage