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

armillary
adjective of or relating to bracelets

armillary sphere
noun a celestial globe consisting of metal hoops; used by early astronomers to determine the positions of stars

arming
armament noun the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war

Arminian
adjective of or relating to Arminianism

Arminian Baptist
General Baptist noun group of Baptist congregations believing the teachings of the Dutch theologian Jacobus Arminius (who opposed the doctrine of strict predestination of the Calvinists)

Arminian Church
noun the Protestant denomination adhering to the views of Jacobus Arminius

Arminianism
noun 17th century theology (named after its founder Jacobus Arminius) that opposes the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin and holds that human free will is compatible with God`s sovereignty

Arminius
Armin noun German hero; leader at the battle of Teutoburger Wald in AD 9 (circa 18 BC - AD 19)

Arminius
Jacob Harmensen noun Dutch Protestant theologian who founded Arminianism which opposed the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin (1559-1609)

armistice
cease-fire noun a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms

armless
adjective having no arms; `the armless Venus de Milo`

armlet
arm band noun a band worn around the arm for decoration

armlike
adjective resembling an arm

armoire
noun a large wardrobe or cabinet; originally used for storing weapons

armor
armour noun a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles

armor plate
armour plate noun specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire

armor-bearer
noun a squire carrying the armor of a knight

armor-clad
armour-clad adjective covered with heavy steel; `armor-plated vehicles`

armor-like
armour-like adjective resembling armor; `armor-like scales`

Armoracia
genus Armoracia noun horseradish

armored
panoplied adjective equipped with the complete arms and armor of a warrior

armored car
armoured car noun a military combat vehicle on wheels with light armor (and usually a machine gun)

armored catfish
noun South American catfish having the body covered with bony plates

armored dinosaur
noun dinosaurs having bony armour

armored personnel carrier
armoured personnel carrier noun (military) an armored vehicle (usually equipped with treads) that is used to transport infantry

armored scale
noun insect having a firm covering of wax especially in the female

armored searobin
armored sea robin noun sea robins having bony scutes on the body and barbels on the chin; found mostly on the continental slope

armored vehicle
armoured vehicle noun a vehicle that is protected by armor plate

armorer
armourer noun a manufacturer of firearms

armorial
adjective of or relating to heraldry or heraldic arms; `armorial bearing`

armory
armoury noun a collection of resources; `he dipped into his intellectual armory to find an answer`

armpit
axilla noun the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder; `they were up to their armpits in water`

armrest
noun a support for the arm

arms control
noun a limitation on the size and armament of the armed forces of a country

arms deal
noun a deal to provide military arms

arms manufacturer
noun someone who manufactures arms and munitions

arms race
noun a competition between nations to have the most powerful armaments

Armstrong
Louis Armstrong noun United States jazz trumpeter and bandleader (1900-1971)

Armstrong
noun United States astronaut; the first man to set foot on the moon (July 20, 1969) (1930-)

army
regular army noun a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

army ant
driver ant noun tropical nomadic ant that preys mainly on other insects

army attache
noun a military attache who is a commissioned or warrant officer in an army

army base
noun a large base of operations for an army

army brat
noun the child of a career officer of the United States Army

army cutworm
noun larvae (of a noctuid moth) that travel in large groups and destroy grains and alfalfa in the midwestern states

army engineer
military engineer noun a member of the military who is trained in engineering and construction work

Army for the Liberation of Rwanda
ALIR noun a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again; `in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists`

army hut
field hut noun temporary military shelter

Army Intelligence
AI noun an agency of the United States Army responsible for providing timely and relevant and accurate and synchronized intelligence to tactical and operational and strategic level commanders

Army National Guard
ARNG noun a civilian reserve component of the United States Army comprised of guardsmen who serve during overseas peacekeeping missions and during local emergencies

army officer
noun an officer in the armed forces; `he`s a retired army officer`

army tank
armored combat vehicle noun an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads

army unit
noun a military unit that is part of an army

army worm
noun noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain

armyworm
noun noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain

Arnhem
noun a city in the central Netherlands on the lower Rhine River; site of a battle in 1944 during World War II

arnica
noun an ointment used in treating bruises

Arnica montana
noun herb of pasture and open woodland throughout most of Europe and western Asia having orange-yellow daisylike flower heads that when dried are used as a stimulant and to treat bruises and swellings

Arno
Arno River noun a river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea

Arnold
Benedict Arnold noun United States general and traitor in the American Revolution; in 1780 his plan to surrender West Point to the British was foiled (1741-1801)

Arnold
noun English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)

Arnold of Brescia
noun Italian theologian who censured the worldly possessions of monks and the temporal power of bishops and was condemned for dogmatic errors by the Second Lateran Council (early 12th century)

Arnold-Chiari deformity
noun deformity in which part of the brain protrudes through the skull

Arnoseris
genus Arnoseris noun lamb succory

aroeira blanca
Schinus chichita noun small resinous tree or shrub of Brazil

aroid
araceous adjective relating to a plant of the family Araceae

aroid
noun any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe

aroma
perfume noun a distinctive odor that is pleasant

aromatic
redolent adjective having a strong pleasant odor; `the pine woods were more redolent`- Jean Stafford

aromatic aster
noun a variety of aster

aromatic compound
noun a hydrocarbon containing one or more benzene rings that are characteristic of the benzene series of compounds

aromatic hydrocarbon
noun a hydrocarbon that contains one or more benzene rings that are characteristic of the benzene series of organic compounds

around
adverb in circumference; `the trunk is ten feet around`; `the pond is two miles around`

around the clock
for 24 hours adverb without stopping; `she worked around the clock`

around-the-clock
day-and-night adjective at all times; `around-the-clock nursing care`

arousal
noun awakening from sleep

arouse
elicit verb call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); `arouse pity`; `raise a smile`; `evoke sympathy`

arouse
excite 1 turn on verb stimulate sexually; `This movie usually arouses the male audience`

aroused
emotional adjective (of persons) excessively affected by emotion; `he would become emotional over nothing at all`; `she was worked up about all the noise`

Arp
Jean Arp noun Alsatian artist and poet who was cofounder of dadaism in Zurich; noted for abstract organic sculptures (1887-1966)

arpeggio
noun a chord whose notes are played in rapid succession rather than simultaneously

arpent
noun a former French unit of area; equal approximately to an acre

arquebus
harquebus noun an obsolete firearm with a long barrel

arrack
arak noun any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses

arraign
verb accuse of a wrong or an inadequacy

arraignment
noun a legal document calling someone to court to answer an indictment

arrange
set up verb arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; `arrange my schedule`; `set up one`s life`; `I put these memories with those of bygone times`

arrange
verb make arrangements for; `Can you arrange a meeting with the President?`

arranged
staged adjective deliberately arranged for effect; `one of those artfully staged photographs`

arrangement
noun an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging; `a flower arrangement`

arrangement
noun the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music

arranger
noun a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance

arranging
noun the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music

arrant(a)
complete(a) adjective without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; `an arrant fool`; `a complete coward`; `a consummate fool`; `a double-dyed villain`; `gross negligence`; `a perfect idiot`; `pure folly`; `what a sodding mess`; `stark staring mad`; `a thoroughgoing villain`; `utter nonsense`; `the unadulterated truth`

array
noun an orderly arrangement; `an array of troops in battle order`

array
noun especially fine or decorative clothing

arrayed
panoplied adjective in ceremonial attire and paraphernalia; `professors arrayed in robes`

arrears
noun an unpaid overdue debt

arrest
check noun the state of inactivity following an interruption; `the negotiations were in arrest`; `held them in check`; `during the halt he got some lunch`; `the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow`; `he spent the entire stop in his seat`

arrest
verb attract and fix; `His look caught her`; `She caught his eye`; `Catch the attention of the waiter`