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

Acanthuridae
family Acanthuridae noun surgeonfishes

Acanthurus
genus Acanthurus noun type genus of the Acanthuridae: doctorfishes

acanthus
noun any plant of the genus Acanthus having large spiny leaves and spikes or white or purplish flowers; native to Mediterranean region but widely cultivated

acapnic
acapnial adjective relating to or demonstrating acapnia

Acapulco
Acapulco de Juarez noun a port and fashionable resort city on the Pacific coast of southern Mexico; known for beaches and water sports (including cliff diving)

Acapulco gold
Mexican green noun a particularly potent variety of marijuana

acardia
noun congenital absence of the heart (as in the development of some monsters)

acariasis
acariosis noun infestation with itch mites

acaricide
acaracide noun a chemical agent used to kill mites

acarid
noun very small free-living arachnid that is parasitic on animals or plants; related to ticks

Acaridae
family Acaridae noun mites

Acarina
order Acarina noun mites and ticks

acarine
noun mite or tick

acaroid resin
accaroid resin noun an alcohol-soluble resin from Australian trees; used in varnishes and in manufacturing paper

acarophobia
noun a morbid fear of small insects and mites and worms

acarpelous
acarpellous adjective having no carpels

acarpous
adjective producing no fruit

acarus
genus Acarus noun any of several mites of the order Acarina

acatalectic
adjective (verse) metrically complete; especially having the full number of syllables in the final metrical foot

acataphasia
noun a disorder in which a lesion to the central nervous system leaves you unable to formulate a statement or to express yourself in an organized manner

acathexia
noun an inability to retain bodily secretions

acathexis
noun (psychoanalysis) a lack of cathexis; a condition in which significant objects or memories arouse no emotion in an individual

acaudate
acaudal adjective lacking a tail or taillike appendage

acaulescent
adjective (of plants) having no apparent stem above ground

accede
enter verb take on duties or office; `accede to the throne`

accelerando
adjective gradually increasing in tempo

accelerate
speed up verb move faster; `The car accelerated`

accelerated
speeded up adjective caused to go more rapidly

accelerating
adjective increasing in speed; becoming progressively faster; `the accelerating inflation was cause for great concern`

acceleration
noun an increase in rate of change; `modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change`

acceleration unit
noun a unit for measuring acceleration

accelerative
acceleratory adjective tending to increase velocity

accelerator
throttle noun a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine

accelerator
gas pedal noun a pedal that controls the throttle valve; `he stepped on the gas`

accelerator pedal
gas pedal noun a pedal that controls the throttle valve; `he stepped on the gas`

accelerometer
noun an instrument for measuring the acceleration of aircraft or rockets

accent
noun a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation

accent mark
noun a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation

accentor
noun small sparrow-like songbird of mountainous regions of Eurasia

accentual
adjective of or pertaining to accent or stress

accentual system
prosodic system noun the system of accentuation used in a particular language

accentuation
noun the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance

accept
consent verb give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; `I cannot accept your invitation`; `I go for this resolution`

accept
take 7 take on verb admit into a group or community; `accept students for graduate study`; `We`ll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member`

acceptability
acceptableness noun satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards

acceptable
accepted adjective judged to be in conformity with approved usage; `acceptable English usage`

acceptably
tolerably 1 so-so adverb in an acceptable (but not outstanding) manner; `she plays tennis tolerably`

acceptance
banker`s acceptance noun banking: a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank

acceptance sampling
noun a statistical procedure for accepting or rejecting a batch of merchandise or documents; involves determining the maximum number of defects discovered in a sample before the entire batch is rejected

acceptation
noun acceptance as true or valid

accepted
received adjective widely accepted as true or worthy; `the accepted wisdom about old age`; `a received moral idea`; `Received political wisdom says not; surveys show otherwise`- Economist

accepting
adjective tolerating without protest; `always more accepting of coaching suggestion than her teammates`; `the atmosphere was judged to be more supporting and accepting`

acceptive
acceptant adjective accepting willingly; `acceptive of every new idea`; `an acceptant type of mind`

acceptor
noun the person (or institution) who accepts a check or draft and becomes responsible for paying the party named in the draft when it matures

access
noun the act of approaching or entering; `he gained access to the building`

access
noun (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information

access road
slip road noun a short road giving access to an expressway; `in England they call an access road a slip road`

access time
noun (computer science) the interval between the time data is requested by the system and the time the data is provided by the drive; `access time is the sum of seek time and rotational latency and command processing overhead`

accessible
approachable adjective capable of being read with comprehension; `readily accessible to the nonprofessional reader`; `the tales seem more approachable than his more difficult novels`

accession
addition noun something added to what you already have; `the librarian shelved the new accessions`; `he was a new addition to the staff`

accession
noun the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne); `Elizabeth`s accession in 1558`

accessional
adjective of or constituting an accession

accessorial
adjective nonessential but helpful; `accessorial services included sorting and packing`

accessory
adjunct adjective furnishing added support; `an ancillary pump`; `an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism`; `The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other`

accessory
accouterment noun clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing

accessory after the fact
noun a person who gives assistance or comfort to someone known to be a felon or known to be sought in connection with the commission of a felony

accessory before the fact
noun a person who procures or advises or commands the commission of a felony but who is not present at its perpetration

accessory cephalic vein
vena cephalica accessoria noun a vein that passes along the radial edge of the forearm and joins the cephalic vein near the elbow

accessory during the fact
noun a person who witnesses a crime but does not try to prevent it

accessory fruit
pseudocarp noun fruit containing much fleshy tissue besides that of the ripened ovary; as apple or strawberry

accessory hemiazygos vein
accessory hemiazygous vein noun a vein formed by the union of the 4th to 7th posterior intercostal veins; empties into the azygos vein

accessory nerve
spinal accessory noun arises from two sets of roots (cranial and spinal) that unite to form the nerve

accessory vertebral vein
vena vertebralis accessoria noun a vein that accompanies the vertebral vein but passes through the foramen of the transverse process of the 7th cervical vertebra and empties into the brachiocephalic vein

accident
fortuity noun anything that happens by chance without an apparent cause

accident-prone
adjective having more than the average number of accidents

accidental
adventitious adjective associated by chance and not an integral part; `poetry is something to which words are the accidental, not by any means the essential form`- Frederick W. Robertson; `they had to decide whether his misconduct was adventitious or the result of a flaw in his character`

Accipiter
genus Accipiter noun type genus of the family Accipitridae

Accipiter nisus
noun small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa

Accipitridae
family Accipitridae noun hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles

Accipitriformes
order Accipitriformes noun in some classifications an alternative name for the Falconiformes

accipitrine
adjective of or relating to or belonging to the genus Accipiter (or to typical hawks)

acclaim
acclamation noun enthusiastic approval; `the book met with modest acclaim`; `he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd`; `they gave him more eclat than he really deserved`

acclimatization
acclimatisation noun adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment)

acclimatize
acclimatise verb get used to a certain climate; `They never acclimatized in Egypt`

acclivitous
rising adjective sloping upward

accommodate
verb provide with something desired or needed; `Can you accommodate me with a rental car?`

accommodate
verb make compatible with; `The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories`

accommodating
accommodative adjective helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation; `the warden was always accommodating in allowing visitors in`; `made a special effort to be accommodating`

accommodation
noun in the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality

accommodation endorser
noun a person who endorses a promissory note without compensation or benefit but simply as a favor to the borrower

accommodation ladder
noun (nautical) a portable ladder hung over the side of a vessel to give access to small boats alongside

accommodation reflex
noun reflex changes in the eyes that enable an object to be focused on the retina

accommodational
adjective of or relating to the accommodation of the lens of the eye; `accommodational strain`

accommodative
cooperative adjective willing to adjust to differences in order to obtain agreement

accompanied
attended adjective having accompaniment or companions or escort; `there were lone gentlemen and gentlemen accompanied by their wives`

accompaniment
concomitant noun an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another

accompanist
accompanyist noun a person who provides musical accompaniment (usually on a piano)

accompany
verb go or travel along with; `The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere`

accompany
come with verb be associated with; `French fries come with the hamburger`

accompanying
attendant adjective following as a consequence; `an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems`; `snags incidental to the changeover in management`