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

ardeb
noun a unit of dry measure used in Egypt

Ardeidae
family Ardeidae noun herons; egrets; night herons; bitterns

Ardennes
noun a wooded plateau in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France; the site of intense fighting in World War I and World War II

ardent
burning(a) adjective characterized by intense emotion; `ardent love`; `an ardent lover`; `a burning enthusiasm`; `a fervent desire to change society`; `a fervent admirer`; `fiery oratory`; `an impassioned appeal`; `a torrid love affair`

ardently
adverb in an ardent manner; `the spirit of God knew very well that there was a deeper question to be settled before there could be the intervention in power that was so ardently desired`

Ardisia
genus Ardisia noun tropical evergreen subshrubs (some climbers) to trees of Asia and Australasia to Americas

ardor
ardour noun intense feeling of love

ardor
fervour noun feelings of great warmth and intensity; `he spoke with great ardor`

ardour
fervour noun feelings of great warmth and intensity; `he spoke with great ardor`

arduous
backbreaking adjective characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; `worked their arduous way up the mining valley`; `a grueling campaign`; `hard labor`; `heavy work`; `heavy going`; `spent many laborious hours on the project`; `set a punishing pace`

arduous
strenuous adjective taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; `his final, straining burst of speed`; `a strenuous task`; `your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here`- F.D.Roosevelt

arduously
adverb in an arduous manner; `they worked arduously`

arduousness
strenuousness noun extreme effortfulness

are
ar noun a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters

area
noun a subject of study; `it was his area of specialization`; `areas of interest include...`

area code
noun a number usually of 3 digits assigned to a telephone area as in the United States and Canada

area of cardiac dullness
noun a triangular area of the front of the chest (determined by percussion); corresponds to the part of the heart not covered by the lungs

area unit
square measure noun a system of units used to measure areas

areal
adjective of or relating to or involving an area

areaway
noun a passageway between buildings or giving access to a basement

areca
noun any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts

Arecidae
subclass Arecidae noun one of four subclasses or superorder of Monocotyledones; comprises about 6400 species in 5 families of trees and shrubs and terrestrial herbs and a few free-floating aquatics including: Palmae; Araceae; Pandanaceae and Lemnaceae

areflexia
noun absence of a reflex; a sign of possible nerve damage

arena
noun the central area of an ancient Roman amphitheater where contests and spectacles were held; especially an area that was strewn with sand

arena theater
theater in the round noun a theater arranged with seats around at least three sides of the stage

arenaceous
sandy 2 sandlike adjective resembling or containing sand; or growing in sandy areas; `arenaceous limestone`; `arenaceous grasses`

arenaceous rock
noun a sedimentary rock composed of sand

Arenaria
genus Arenaria noun turnstones

Arenaviridae
noun a family of arborviruses carried by arthropods

arenavirus
noun animal viruses belonging to the family Arenaviridae

Arenga
genus Arenga noun a genus of tropical Asian and Malaysian palm trees

arenicolous
adjective growing or living or burrowing in sand; `arenicolous worms`

areola
noun small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite

areolar
areolate adjective relating to or like or divided into areolae; `areolar tissue`

areolar tissue
noun fibrous connective tissue with the fibers arranged in a mesh or net

Areopagite
noun a member of the council of the Areopagus

Areopagus
noun the highest governmental assembly in ancient Athens (later a judicial court)

Arequipa
noun a city in southern Peru founded in 1540 on the site of an ancient Inca city

Ares
noun (Greek mythology) Greek god of war; son of Zeus and Hera; identified with Roman Mars

arete
noun a sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains

arethusa
noun any of several bog orchids of the genus Arethusa having 1 or 2 showy flowers

argali
argal noun wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia

Argasidae
family Argasidae noun soft ticks

argent
silver adjective of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver; `silvery hair`

argentic
adjective relating to compounds in which silver is bivalent

argentiferous
adjective containing or yielding silver; `argentiferous ore`

Argentina
Argentine Republic noun a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America

Argentine
Argentinian adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Argentina or its people; `Argentinian tango`

Argentine hemorrhagic fever
noun hemorrhagic fever with neurological signs; caused by the Junin virus

Argentine monetary unit
noun monetary unit in Argentina

Argentinian
noun a native or inhabitant of Argentina

Argentinidae
family Argentinidae noun small marine soft-finned fishes with long silvery bodies; related to salmons and trouts

argentinosaur
noun huge herbivorous dinosaur of Cretaceous found in Argentina

argentite
noun a valuable silver ore consisting of silver sulfide (Ag2S)

argentous
adjective relating to compounds in which silver is univalent

argil
noun a white clay (especially a white clay used by potters)

argillaceous
clayey adjective resembling or containing clay; `argillaceous rocks`

argillaceous rock
noun a sedimentary rock formed from clay deposits

argillite
noun a sedimentary rock differing from shale in being bound by silica and from slate in having no slate cleavages

arginine
noun a bitter tasting amino acid found in proteins and necessary for nutrition; its absence from the diet leads to a reduced production of spermatozoa

Argiope
genus Argiope noun the type genus of Argiopidae; small genus of orb-weaving spiders

Argiopidae
family Argiopidae noun spiders that spin orb webs; cosmopolitan in distribution

Argive
adjective of or relating to the ancient Greek city of Argos or its people

Argo
noun formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between Canis Major and the Southern Cross; now divided into Carina and Pyxis and Puppis and Vela

argon
Ar noun a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth`s atmosphere

argonaut
noun someone engaged in a dangerous but potentially rewarding adventure

Argonauta
genus Argonauta noun type genus of the family Argonautidae: paper nautilus

Argonautidae
family Argonautidae noun represented solely by the genus Argonauta

Argos
noun an ancient city in southeastern Greece; dominated the Peloponnese in the 7th century BC

argosy
noun one or more large merchant ships

arguable
debatable adjective open to argument or debate; `that is a moot question`

arguably
adverb as can be shown by argument; `she is arguably the best`

argue
contend 1 debate 1 fence verb have an argument about something

argue
verb present reasons and arguments

argument
noun a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable

argument
noun a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie; `the editor added the argument to the poem`

argumentation
logical argument noun the methodical process of logical reasoning; `I can`t follow your line of reasoning`

argumentative
adjective given to or characterized by argument; `an argumentative discourse`; `argumentative to the point of being cantankerous`; `an intelligent but argumentative child`

Argun
Argun River noun a river in eastern Asia that arises in China and flows northeast along the border between China and Russia to become a tributary of the Amur River

argus
argus pheasant noun large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant

argus-eyed
hawk-eyed adjective having very keen vision; `quick-sighted as a cat`

Argusianus
genus Argusianus noun argus pheasants

argy-bargy
argle-bargle noun a verbal dispute; a wrangling argument

argyle
argyll noun a sock knitted or woven with an argyle design (usually used in the plural)

Argynnis
genus Argynnis noun fritillaries

Argyranthemum
genus Argyranthemum noun comprises plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum

Argyreia
genus Argyreia noun woody climbers of tropical Asia to Australia

argyrodite
noun a rare steel-grey mineral consisting of silver and germanium and sulfur

Argyrotaenia
genus Argyrotaenia noun orange tortrix

Argyroxiphium
genus Argyroxiphium noun small genus of Hawaiian spreading and rosette-forming shrubs

Arhat
Arhant noun a Buddhist who has attained Nirvana

Arhus
Aarhus noun port city of Denmark in eastern Jutland

aria
noun an elaborate song for solo voice

Ariadne
noun beautiful daughter of Minos and Pasiphae; she fell in love with Theseus and gave him the thread with which he found his way out of the Minotaur`s labyrinth

Ariana
noun city in Tunisia

Arianism
noun heretical doctrine taught by Arius that asserted the radical primacy of the Father over the Son

arianist
noun an adherent of Arianism (the belief that Jesus Christ was not truly God)

Arianrhod
Arianrod noun Celtic goddess famous for her beauty; mother of Dylan

arid
desiccate adjective lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; `a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata`; `a desiccate romance`; `a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery`-C.J.Rolo

aridity
aridness noun a deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall)