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

ant bear
great anteater noun large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and powerful claws; of South America

ant cow
noun excretes a honeylike substance eaten by ants

ant lion
antlion noun winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants

ant shrike
noun antbirds superficially resembling shrikes

ant thrush
noun a kind of antbird

ant-like
adjective resembling an ant

antacid
adjective acting to neutralize acid (especially in the stomach)

antagonism
noun (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure

antagonist
noun a muscle that relaxes while another contracts; `when bending the elbow the triceps are the antagonist`

antagonistic
antipathetic adjective characterized by antagonism or antipathy; `slaves antagonistic to their masters`; `antipathetic factions within the party`

antagonistic
adjective used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other`s effect

antagonistic muscle
noun (physiology) a muscle that opposes the action of another; `the biceps and triceps are antagonistic muscles`

antagonistically
adverb in an antagonistic manner; `he behaves antagonistically toward his colleagues`

antagonize
antagonise verb provoke the hostility of; `Don`t antagonize your boss`

Antalya
Adalia noun a port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya

Antananarivo
capital of Madagascar noun the capital and largest city of Madagascar

antapex
noun the point opposite in direction from the solar apex; the point the solar system is moving away from

antarctic
adjective of or relating to Antarctica

Antarctic Circle
noun a line of latitude north of the south pole

Antarctic Ocean
noun the southern waters surrounding Antarctica

Antarctic Peninsula
Palmer Peninsula noun a large peninsula of Antarctica that extends some 1200 miles north toward South America; separates the Weddell Sea from the South Pacific

Antarctica
Antarctic continent noun an extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to 13,000 feet deep; `Antarctica is twice the size of Australia`

Antares
noun the brightest star in Scorpius

antbird
ant bird noun any of various dull-colored South American birds that feeding on ants some following army ant swarms

ante
noun (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot

ante meridiem
a.m. adjective before noon

anteater
New World anteater noun any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites

antebellum
adjective belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War

antecedent
adjective preceding in time or order

antecubital
adjective of or relating to the region of the arm in front of the elbow; `blood was drawn from the antecubital region`

antediluvian
antediluvial adjective of or relating to the period before the biblical flood; `antediluvian man`

antediluvian
noun any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge

antediluvian patriarch
noun any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge

Antedon
genus Antedon noun a genus of echinoderms of the family Antedonidae

Antedonidae
family Antedonidae noun feather stars

antefix
noun carved ornament at the eaves of a tile roof concealing the joints between tiles

antelope
noun graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks

antelope squirrel
whitetail antelope squirrel noun small ground squirrel of western United States

antelope-like
adjective resembling an antelope

antemeridian
adjective before noon

antemortem
adjective preceding death; `antemortem confession`

antenna
noun one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste

antennal
antennary adjective of or relating to antennae; `antennal senses of insects`

Antennaria
genus Antennaria noun small woolly perennial herbs having small whitish discoid flowers surrounded by a ring of club-shaped bristles

Antennariidae
family Antennariidae noun frogfishes; tropical spiny-finned marine fishes having large nearly vertical mouths; related to toadfishes and anglers

antepenult
antepenultima noun the 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the end

antepenultimate
adjective third from last

anterior
prior(a) adjective earlier in time

anterior cardinal vein
noun a major drainage channel from the cephalic part of the body

anterior cerebral vein
vena cerebri anterior noun accompanies the anterior cerebral artery and empties into the basal vein

anterior cerebral artery
noun one of two branches of the internal carotid artery; divides into two branches that serve (1) the thalamus and (2) parts of the frontal and parietal cortex

anterior facial vein
vena facialis anterior noun a continuation of the angular vein; unites with the retromandibular vein before emptying into the internal jugular vein

anterior fontanelle
noun corresponds to the bregma when bones have ossified

anterior jugular vein
noun arises below the chin from veins draining the lower face; joins the external jugular vein

anterior meningeal artery
noun branch of the anterior ethmoidal artery that supplies meninges in the anterior cranial fossa

anterior pituitary
anterior pituitary gland noun the anterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature

anterior serratus muscle
serratus anterior noun muscles that rotate the scapula and elevate the rib cage

anterior synechia
noun adhesion between the iris and the cornea

anterior temporal artery
arteria temporalis anterior noun temporal artery that goes to the anterior part of the cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe

anterior vertebral vein
vena vertebralis anterior noun a vein that accompanies the ascending cervical artery and opens into the vertebral vein

anteriority
noun the quality of being in front or (in lower animals) toward the head

anteriorly
adverb in an anterior direction

anterograde
adjective of amnesia; affecting time immediately following trauma

anterograde amnesia
posttraumatic amnesia noun loss of memory for events immediately following a trauma; sometimes in effect for events during and for a long time following the trauma

anteroom
antechamber noun a large entrance or reception room or area

anthelmintic
anthelminthic adjective capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms

Anthemis
genus Anthemis noun dog fennel

anther
noun the part of the stamen that contains pollen; usually borne on a stalk

Antheraea
genus Antheraea noun large moths whose larvae produce silk of high quality

antheral
staminate adjective capable of fertilizing female organs

Anthericum
genus Anthericum noun genus of Old World (mainly African) perennial herbs; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae

antheridial
adjective relating to or characterized by an antheridium

antheridiophore
noun gametophore bearing antheridia as in certain mosses and liverworts

antheridium
noun the male sex organ of spore-producing plants; produces antherozoids; equivalent to the anther in flowers

Antheropeas
genus Antheropeas noun small genus of North American herbs often included in genus Eriophyllum

antherozoid
spermatozoid noun a motile male gamete of a plant such as an alga or fern or gymnosperm

Anthidium
genus Anthidium noun potter bees

anthill
formicary noun a mound of earth made by ants as they dig their nest

Anthoceropsida
class Anthoceropsida noun hornworts: in some classification systems included in the class Hepaticopsida

Anthoceros
genus Anthoceros noun hornworts

Anthocerotaceae
family Anthocerotaceae noun hornworts

Anthocerotales
order Anthocerotales noun hornworts; liverworts having a thalloid gametophyte; in some classification systems included in the class Hepaticopsida

anthologist
noun an editor who makes selections for an anthology

anthologize
anthologise verb compile an anthology

anthology
noun a collection of selected literary passages

Anthonomus
genus Anthonomus noun weevils destructive of cultivated plants

Anthony
Susan B. Anthony noun United States suffragist (1820-1906)

Anthony Burgess
noun English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993)

anthophagous
anthophilous adjective feeding on flowers; `some insects are anthophagous`

anthophyllite
noun a dark brown mineral of the amphibole group; magnesium iron silicate

Anthozoa
class Anthozoa noun no alternation of generations the medusoid phase being entirely suppressed: sea anemones; corals

anthozoan
actinozoan noun sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed

anthracite
anthracite coal noun a hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat

anthracitic
adjective relating to or resembling anthracite coal

anthracosis
black lung noun lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust

anthrax
splenic fever noun a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep); it can be transmitted to people

Anthriscus
genus Anthriscus noun chervil: of Europe, North Africa and Asia

anthropic
anthropical adjective relating to mankind or the period of mankind`s existence

anthropocentric
adjective human-centered; `our anthropocentric view of the world`

anthropocentrism
anthropocentricity noun an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values