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

Arabian Nights` Entertainment
Arabian Nights noun a collection of folktales in Arabic dating from the 10th century

Arabian Peninsula
Arabia noun a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources

Arabian Sea
noun a northwestern arm of the Indian Ocean between India and Arabia

Arabic
adjective relating to or characteristic of Arabs; `Arabic languages`

Arabic alphabet
noun the alphabet of 28 characters derived from Aramaic and used for writing Arabic languages (and borrowed for writing Urdu)

Arabic numeral
Hindu numeral noun one of the symbols 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0

Arabidopsis
genus Arabidopsis noun a genus of the mustard family having white or yellow or purplish flowers; closely related to genus Arabis

Arabidopsis lyrata
noun a small noninvasive cross-pollinating plant with white flowers; closely related to Arabidopsis thaliana

Arabidopsis thaliana
mouse-ear cress noun a small invasive self-pollinating weed with small white flowers; much studied by plant geneticists; the first higher plant whose complete genome sequence was described

arability
noun the quality of land that is appropriate for cultivation

Arabis
genus Arabis noun annual to perennial woody herbs of temperate North America, Europe and Asia: rockcress

Arabis Canadensis
noun North American rock cress having very long curved pods

Arabis turrita
noun European cress having stiff erect stems; sometimes placed in genus Turritis

Arabist
noun a scholar who specializes in Arab languages and culture

arable
cultivable adjective (of farmland) capable of being farmed productively

Araceae
family Araceae noun anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron

Arachis
genus Arachis noun a genus of plants with pods that ripen underground (see peanut)

arachnid
arachnoid noun air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs

arachnid-like
adjective resembling an arachnid

Arachnida
class Arachnida noun a large class of arthropods including spiders and ticks and scorpions and daddy longlegs; have four pairs of walking legs and no wings

arachnoid
arachnidian adjective relating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnida

arachnophobia
noun a morbid fear of spiders

Arafat
Yasser Arafat noun Palestinian statesman who was chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (1929-2004)

Arafura Sea
noun a part of the western Pacific Ocean north of Australia and south of New Guinea and the eastern islands of Indonesia

Aragon
Louis Aragon noun French writer who generalized surrealism to literature (1897-1982)

aragonite
noun a mineral form of crystalline calcium carbonate; dimorphic with calcite

Araguaia
Araguaia River noun a river in central Brazil that flows generally northward (with many falls) to join the Tocantins River

Arales
order Arales noun Araceae; Lemnaceae

aralia
noun any of various plants of the genus Aralia; often aromatic plants having compound leaves and small umbellate flowers

Araliaceae
family Araliaceae noun mostly tropical trees and shrubs and lianas: genera Panax and Hedera

Aram
noun the biblical name for ancient Syria

Aramaic
adjective of or relating to the ancient Aramaic languages

Aramaic
noun an alphabetical (or perhaps syllabic) script used since the 9th century BC to write the Aramaic language; many other scripts were subsequently derived from it

Aramaic script
noun an alphabetical (or perhaps syllabic) script used since the 9th century BC to write the Aramaic language; many other scripts were subsequently derived from it

arame
noun an edible seaweed with a mild flavor

Aramean
Aramaean adjective of or relating to Aram or to its inhabitants or their culture or their language

Aramus
genus Aramus noun genus of large brown long-billed wading birds found in warm swampy regions of the western hemisphere: courlan; limpkin

Aran Islands
noun three small islands belonging to Ireland at the entrance to Galway Bay

Aranea
genus Aranea noun a genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden spiders and barn spiders

Araneae
order Araneae noun spiders

araneidal
araneidan adjective relating to or resembling a spider

Aranyaka
noun a treatise resembling a Brahmana but to be read or expounded by anchorites in the quiet of the forest

Arapaho
Arapahoe noun the Algonquian language spoken by the Arapaho

Ararat
Mount Ararat noun the mountain peak that Noah`s ark landed on as the waters of the great flood receded

arariba
Centrolobium robustum noun Brazilian tree with handsomely marked wood

araroba
Goa powder noun a bitter yellow powder used to treat skin diseases

Aras
Araxes noun a river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea; ancient name was Araxes

Arauca
noun a river that rises in northern Colombia and flows generally eastward to the Orinoco in central Venezuela

araucaria
noun any of several tall South American or Australian trees with large cones and edible seeds

Araucariaceae
family Araucariaceae noun tall evergreen cone-bearing trees of South America and Australia with broad leathery leaves; in some classifications included in the Pinaceae

Araujia
genus Araujia noun small genus of South American evergreen vines

Arawak
Arawakan noun a family of South American Indian languages spoken in northeastern South America

Arawakan
adjective of or relating to the peoples who speak the language of the Arawak

Arawn
noun Celtic deity who was the lord of Annwfn (the other world or the land of fairies)

arbiter
arbitrator noun someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue

arbiter
noun someone with the power to settle matters at will; `she was the final arbiter on all matters of fashion`

arbitrable
adjective appropriate for or subject to settlement by arbitration; `an arbitrable wage and health benefits policy`; `an arbitrable dispute`

arbitrage
noun a kind of hedged investment meant to capture slight differences in price; when there is a difference in the price of something on two different markets the arbitrageur simultaneously buys at the lower price and sells at the higher price

arbitrageur
arbitrager noun someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential)

arbitral
arbitrational adjective relating to or resulting from arbitration; `the arbitral adjustment of the controversy`; `an arbitrational settlement`

arbitrary
adjective based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice; `an arbitrary decision`; `the arbitrary rule of a dictator`; `an arbitrary penalty`; `of arbitrary size and shape`; `an arbitrary choice`; `arbitrary division of the group into halves`

arbitration
noun (law) the hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management)

arbitration clause
noun a clause in a contract providing for arbitration of disputes arising under the contract

arbitrative
adjective relating to or having the authority to arbitrate; `an arbitrative board`

arbor
arbour noun a framework that supports climbing plants; `the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park`

Arbor Day
noun a day designated for planting trees

arboraceous
arboreous adjective abounding in trees; `an arboreous landscape`; `violets in woodsy shady spots`; `a woody area near the highway`

arboreal
arboreous adjective resembling a tree in form and branching structure; `arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda`; `dendriform sponges`

arboreal salamander
Aneides lugubris noun yellow-spotted brown salamander of California woodlands

arborescent plant
noun having the shape or characteristics of a tree

arboretum
botanical garden noun a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition

arborical
arboreal adjective of or relating to or formed by trees; `an arborous roof`

arboriculture
tree farming noun the cultivation of tree for the production of timber

arborize
arborise verb branch out like trees; `nerve fibers arborize`

arborolatry
tree-worship noun the worship of trees

arborvitae
noun any of several Asian and North American conifers of the genera Thuja and Thujopsis

arbovirus
arborvirus noun a large heterogeneous group of RNA viruses divisible into groups on the basis of the virions; they have been recovered from arthropods, bats, and rodents; most are borne by arthropods; they are linked by the epidemiologic concept of transmission between vertebrate hosts by arthropod vectors (mosquitoes, ticks, sandflies, midges, etc.) that feed on blood; they can cause mild fevers, hepatitis, hemorrhagic fever, and encephalitis

arbutus
noun any of several evergreen shrubs of the genus Arbutus of temperate Europe and America

arc
noun a continuous portion of a circle

arc cosecant
arccosecant noun the angle that has a cosecant equal to a given number

arc cosine
arccosine noun the inverse function of the cosine; the angle that has a cosine equal to a given number

arc cotangent
arccotangent noun the inverse function of the cotangent; the angle that has a cotangent equal to a given number

arc lamp
arc light noun a lamp that produces light when electric current flows across the gap between two electrodes

arc secant
arcsecant noun the inverse function of the secant; the angle that has a secant equal to a given number

arc sine
arcsine noun the inverse function of the sine; the angle that has a sine equal to a given number

arc tangent
arctangent noun the inverse function of the tangent; the angle that has a tangent equal to a given number

Arca
genus Arca noun type genus of the family Arcidae: ark shells and blood clams

Arcadia
noun a department of Greece in the central Peloponnese

arcadian
bucolic 1 pastoral adjective used of idealized country life; `a country life of arcadian contentment`; `a pleasant bucolic scene`; `charming in its pastoral setting`; `rustic tranquility`

Arcadic
noun the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken by Arcadians

arcane
adjective requiring secret or mysterious knowledge; `the arcane science of dowsing`

arcanum
noun information known only to a special group; `the secret of Cajun cooking`

arced
arched adjective forming or resembling an arch; `an arched ceiling`

arcella
noun an amoeba-like protozoan with a chitinous shell resembling an umbrella

Arcellidae
family Arcellidae noun soil and freshwater protozoa; cosmopolitan in distribution

Arceuthobium
genus Arceuthobium noun genus of chiefly American plants parasitic on conifers

Arceuthobium pusillum
noun small herb with scalelike leaves on reddish-brown stems and berrylike fruits; parasitic on spruce and larch trees

arch
condescending adjective (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension

arch
noun a passageway under a curved masonry construction; `they built a triumphal arch to memorialize their victory`

arch support
noun a support for the arch of the foot