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

arch(a)
adjective expert in skulduggery; `an arch criminal`

archaebacteria
archaebacterium noun considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae

archaeological
archeological adjective related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology; `an archaeological dig`; `a dramatic archaeological discovery`

archaeopteryx
archeopteryx noun extinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birds

archaeornis
noun extinct primitive toothed bird with a long feathered tail and three free clawed digits on each wing

Archaeornithes
subclass Archaeornithes noun primitive reptile-like fossil birds of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous

archaic
adjective little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type; `archaic forms of life`; `primitive mammals`; `the okapi is a short-necked primitive cousin of the giraffe`

archaism
archaicism noun the use of an archaic expression

archaistic
adjective imitative of an archaic style or manner; `archaistic writing`

archaize
archaise verb give an archaic appearance of character to; `archaized craftwork`

archangel
noun an angel ranked above the highest rank in the celestial hierarchy

archangelic
archangelical adjective of or relating to or resembling archangels

archbishop
noun a bishop of highest rank

archbishopric
noun the territorial jurisdiction of an archbishop

archdeacon
noun (Anglican Church) an ecclesiastical dignitary usually ranking just below a bishop

archdeaconry
noun the territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon

archdiocesan
adjective of or relating to an archdiocese

archdiocese
noun the diocese of an archbishop

archducal
adjective belonging to or befitting an archduke or his archduchy

archduchess
noun a wife or widow of an archduke or a princess of the former ruling house of Austria

archduchy
noun the domain controlled by an archduke or archduchess

archduke
noun a sovereign prince of the former ruling house of Austria

archean
archaean adjective used of the earliest known rocks

arched
adjective constructed with or in the form of an arch or arches; `an arched passageway`

archegonial
archegoniate adjective of or relating to an archegonium

archegonium
noun a female sex organ occurring in mosses, ferns, and most gymnosperms

archenteron
noun central cavity of the gastrula; becomes the intestinal or digestive cavity

archeological remains
noun a relic that has been excavated from the soil

archeologist
archaeologist noun an anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture

archeology
archaeology noun the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures

archeozoic
archaeozoic adjective formed in the earlier of two divisions of the Precambrian era; `archeozoic life forms`

archer
bowman noun a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow

archerfish
Toxotes jaculatrix noun any of several small freshwater fishes that catch insects by squirting water at them and knocking them into the water; found in Indonesia and Australia

archery
noun the sport of shooting arrows with a bow

Arches National Park
noun a national park in Utah including mountains and the Colorado River gorge and huge rock formations caused by erosion

archespore
archesporium noun primitive cell or group of cells from which a mother cell develops

archesporial
adjective of or relating to the cells in a sporangium that give rise to spores

archetypal
archetypical adjective representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned; `archetypal patterns`; `she was the prototypal student activist`

archiannelid
noun small primitive marine worm lacking external segmentation and resembling polychaete larvae

Archiannelida
class Archiannelida noun a class of Annelida

archidiaconal
adjective of or relating to an archdeacon or his office

archidiaconate
noun office or position of an archdeacon

Archidiskidon
genus Archidiskidon noun a genus of Elephantidae

archiepiscopal
archepiscopal adjective of or associated with an archbishop; `an archiepiscopal see`

Archilochus
genus Archilochus noun a genus of Trochilidae

Archilochus colubris
noun a kind of hummingbird

Archimedes
noun Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry (287-212 BC)

Archimedes` principle
law of Archimedes noun (hydrostatics) the apparent loss in weight of a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight of the displaced fluid

archine
noun a Russian unit of length (71 cm)

archipallium
paleocortex noun the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum

archipelagic
adjective relating to or part of an archipelago; `an archipelagic war`

archipelago
noun a group of many islands in a large body of water

architect
designer noun someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings)

architectonic
adjective of or pertaining to construction or architecture

architectonics
noun the science of architecture

architectural
adjective of or pertaining to the art and science of architecture; `architectural history`; `architectural design`

architectural engineering
noun the branch of engineering that deals with the construction of buildings (as distinguished from architecture as a design art)

architectural ornament
noun (architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance

architectural style
style of architecture noun architecture as a kind of art form

architecturally
adverb with regard to architecture; `this building is ugly, but architecturally interesting`

architecture
noun the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; `architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use`

architeuthis
giant squid noun largest mollusk known about but never seen (to 60 feet long)

architrave
noun the lowest part of an entablature; rests immediately on the capitals of the columns

archival
adjective of or relating to or contained in or serving as an archive

archive
noun a depository containing historical records and documents

archives
noun collection of records especially about an institution

archivist
noun a person in charge of collecting and cataloguing archives

archly
in an arch manner adverb with playful slyness or roguishness

Archosargus
genus Archosargus noun a genus of Sparidae

archosaur
archosaurian noun extinct reptiles including: dinosaurs; plesiosaurs; pterosaurs; ichthyosaurs; thecodonts

Archosauria
subclass Archosauria noun a large subclass of diapsid reptiles including: crocodiles; alligators; dinosaurs; pterosaurs; plesiosaurs; ichthyosaurs; thecodonts

archosaurian
adjective of or relating to reptiles of the subclass Archosauria

archpriest
hierarch noun a senior clergyman and dignitary

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

Arcidae
family Arcidae noun ark shells

arctic
frigid adjective extremely cold; `an arctic climate`; `a frigid day`; `gelid waters of the North Atlantic`; `glacial winds`; `icy hands`; `polar weather`

Arctic Archipelago
noun all the islands that lie north of mainland Canada and the Arctic Circle

Arctic char
Salvelinus alpinus noun small trout of northern waters; landlocked populations in Quebec and northern New England

Arctic Circle
noun a line of latitude near but south of the north pole; it marks the northernmost point at which the sun is visible on the northern winter solstice and the southernmost point at which the midnight sun can be seen on the northern summer solstice

arctic fox
white fox noun thickly-furred fox of Arctic regions; brownish in summer and white in winter

Arctic ground squirrel
parka squirrel noun large ground squirrel of the North American far north

Arctic Ocean
noun ice covered waters surrounding the North Pole; mostly covered with solid ice or with ice floes and icebergs

arctic poppy
Papaver nudicaule noun subarctic perennial poppy of both hemispheres having fragrant white or yellow to orange or peach flowers

arctic willow
Salix arctica noun low creeping shrub of arctic Europe and America

Arctictis
genus Arctictis noun binturongs

arctiid
arctiid moth noun stout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously striped or spotted wings; larvae are hairy caterpillars

Arctiidae
family Arctiidae noun tiger moths

Arctium
genus Arctium noun burdock

Arctocebus
genus Arctocebus noun a genus of Lorisidae

Arctocephalus
genus Arctocephalus noun fur seals

Arctonyx
genus Arctonyx noun a genus of Mustelidae

Arctostaphylos
genus Arctostaphylos noun bearberry; manzanita

Arctotis
genus Arctotis noun herbs and subshrubs: African daisy

Arcturus
noun the 4th brightest star and the brightest star in the constellation Bootes; 36 light-years from Earth

arcuate artery of the kidney
noun curved arteries of the kidney

arcuate artery
arteria arcuata noun curved artery in the foot

arcuate vein of the kidney
vena arcuata renis noun veins that receive blood from interlobular veins of kidney and rectal venules

arcus
arcus senilis noun an whitish deposit in the shape of an arc that is sometimes seen in the cornea

Ardea
genus Ardea noun type genus of the Ardeidae: large New and Old World herons

Ardea occidentalis
noun large white heron of Florida and the Florida Keys