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

Aves
class Aves noun birds

Avesta
Zend-Avesta noun a collection of Zoroastrian texts gathered during the 4th or 6th centuries

Avestan
adjective of or pertaining to the Avesta (sacred text of Zoroastrianism)

avian
adjective pertaining to or characteristic of birds

avianize
avianise verb to modify microorganisms by repeated culture in the developing chick embryo

aviary
bird sanctuary noun a building where birds are kept

aviate
pilot verb fly a plane

aviation
air power noun the aggregation of a country`s military aircraft

aviator
aeronaut noun someone who operates an aircraft

aviatrix
airwoman noun a woman aviator

Avicenna
ibn-Sina noun Arabian physician and influential Islamic philosopher; his interpretation of Aristotle influenced St. Thomas Aquinas; writings on medicine were important for almost 500 years (980-1037)

Avicennia
genus Avicennia noun small genus of tropical shrubs or trees

Avicennia marina
noun a mangrove of the West Indies and the southern Florida coast; occurs in dense thickets and has numerous short roots that bend up from the ground

Avicennia officinalis
noun a small to medium-sized tree growing in brackish water especially along the shores of the southwestern Pacific

Avicenniaceae
family Avicenniaceae noun used in some classifications: coextensive with the genus Avicennia

avid
devouring(a) adjective (often followed by `for`) ardently or excessively desirous; `avid for adventure`; `an avid ambition to succeed`; `fierce devouring affection`; `the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity`; `greedy for fame`

avidly
adverb in an avid manner; `whatever the flavor or color of your local paper, do remember that these are read avidly for local information`

avifauna
noun the birds of a particular region or period

avifaunal
avifaunistic adjective of or relating to birds of a particular region or period

Avignon
noun a town in southeastern France on the Rhone River; the seat of the papacy from 1309 to 1378 and the residence of antipopes during the Great Schism

avionic
adjective of or relating to avionics

avionics
noun science and technology of electronic systems and devices for aeronautics and astronautics; `avionics has become even more important with the development of the space program`

avirulent
adjective not virulent; unable to produce disease

avitaminosis
hypovitaminosis noun any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins

avitaminotic
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of avitaminosis

avo
noun 100 avos equal 1 pataca in Macao

avocado
adjective of the dull yellowish green of the meat of an avocado

avocation
by-line noun an auxiliary activity

avocational
adjective of or involved in an avocation

avocet
noun long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill

Avogadro
Amedeo Avogadro noun Italian physicist noted for his work on gases; proposed what has come to be called Avogadro`s law (1776-1856)

Avogadro`s law
Avogadro`s hypothesis noun the principle that equal volumes of all gases (given the same temperature and pressure) contain equal numbers of molecules

Avogadro`s number
Avogadro number noun the number of molecules in a mole of a substance (approximately 602,250,000,000,000,000,000,000)

avoid
verb stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; `Her former friends now avoid her`

avoidance
turning away noun deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening

avoirdupois
avoirdupois weight noun a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)

avoirdupois unit
noun any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights

Avon
River Avon noun a river in central England that flows through Stratford-on-Avon and empties into the Severn

avouch
verb admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about

avow
verb admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about

avowal
avouchment noun a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something

avowed(a)
professed(a) adjective openly declared as such; `an avowed enemy`; `her professed love of everything about that country`; `McKinley was assassinated by a professed anarchist`

avowedly
adverb by open declaration; `their policy has been avowedly Marxist`; `Susan Smith was professedly guilty of the murders`

avower
noun someone who admits or acknowledges openly and boldly

avulse
verb separate by avulsion

avulsion
noun an abrupt change in the course of a stream that forms the boundary between two parcels of land resulting in the loss of part of the land of one landowner and a consequent increase in the land of another

avuncular
adjective like an uncle in kindness or indulgence; `showed avuncular concern`

awake(p)
adjective not in a state of sleep; completely conscious; `lay awake thinking about his new job`; `still not fully awake`

awaken
verb cause to become awake or conscious; `He was roused by the drunken men in the street`; `Please wake me at 6 AM.`

awakened
adjective (somewhat formal) having been waked up; `the awakened baby began to cry`

awakening
wakening noun the act of waking; `it was an early awakening`; `it was the waking up he hated most`

award
accolade noun a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; `an award for bravery`

award-winning
adjective having received awards; `this award-winning bridge spans a distance of five miles`

aware(p)
cognizant adjective (sometimes followed by `of`) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception; `was aware of his opponent`s hostility`; `became aware of her surroundings`; `aware that he had exceeded the speed limit`

awareness
consciousness 1 cognizance noun having knowledge of; `he had no awareness of his mistakes`; `his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced`; `their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive`

away
outside adjective (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter; `the pitch was away (or wide)`; `an outside pitch`

away game
road game noun a game played away from home

away(p)
gone(p) adjective not present; having left; `he`s away right now`; `you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away`; `everyone is gone now`; `the departed guests`

awayness
noun the state of being elsewhere than in particular place

awe
verb inspire awe in; `The famous professor awed the undergraduates`

aweary
weary adjective physically and mentally fatigued; ``aweary` is archaic`

awed
awestruck adjective having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread; `stood in awed silence before the shrine`; `in grim despair and awestruck wonder`

aweigh
atrip adjective (of an anchor) just clear of the bottom

aweless
awless adjective devoid of any feeling of awe or reverence

awful
dire 1 direful 1 dread(a) adjective causing fear or dread or terror; `the awful war`; `an awful risk`; `dire news`; `a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked`; `the dread presence of the headmaster`; `polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was`; `a dreadful storm`; `a fearful howling`; `horrendous explosions shook the city`; `a terrible curse`

awfulness
dreadfulness noun a quality of extreme unpleasantness

awheel
riding adjective traveling by wheeled vehicle such as bicycle or automobile e.g.; `the riding public welcomed the new buses`

awhile
adverb for a short time; `sit down and stay awhile`; `they settled awhile in Virginia before moving West`; `the baby was quiet for a while`

awkward
bunglesome adjective difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape; `an awkward bundle to carry`; `a load of bunglesome paraphernalia`; `clumsy wooden shoes`; `the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl`

awkwardly
adverb in an awkward manner; `he bent awkwardly`

awkwardness
noun the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant

awkwardness
unwieldiness noun trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape; `the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano`

awl
noun a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes

awl-shaped
adjective shaped like an awl

awlwort
Subularia aquatica noun small aquatic plant having tufted awl-shaped leaves in a basal rosette and minute white flowers; circumboreal

awn
noun slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses

awned
awny adjective having awns i.e. bristlelike or hairlike appendages on the flowering parts of some cereals and grasses; `awned wheatgrass`

awning
sunshade noun a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun

awninged
adjective covered with an awning; `with awninged windows on the west side`

awnless
adjective lacking or having only very short awns; `awnless bromegrass`

awnless bromegrass
Bromus inermis noun drought-resistant perennial with awns lacking or very short and long creeping rhizomes; Europe and temperate Asia

awol
adjective having deserted your post or station without leave

awry
amiss adverb away from the correct or expected course; `something has gone awry in our plans`; `something went badly amiss in the preparations`

awry
adverb turned or twisted to one side; `rugs lying askew`; `with his necktie twisted awry`

ax
axe noun an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle

ax handle
axe handle noun the handle of an ax

ax head
axe head noun the cutting head of an ax

axe
ax verb chop or split with an ax; `axe wood`

axenic
adjective used of cultures of microorganisms; not contaminated by or completely free of the presence of other organisms; `an axenic culture`

axial
adjective situated on or along or in the direction of an axis

axial muscle
noun a skeletal muscle of the trunk or head

axial rotation
axial motion noun rotary motion of an object around its own axis; `wheels in axial rotation`

axial skeleton
noun the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs

axially
adverb with respect to an axis; `the jet was directed axially toward the cathode`

axil
noun the upper angle between an axis and an offshoot such as a branch or leafstalk

axile
adjective relating to or attached to the axis; `axial angle`

axile placentation
noun ovules are borne at or around the center of a compound ovary on an axis formed from joined septa

axillary
adjective of or relating to the axil

axillary artery
arteria axillaris noun the part of the main artery of the arm that lies in the armpit and is continuous with the subclavian artery above and the brachial artery below

axillary node
noun any of the lymph glands of the armpit; fights infections in the neck and chest and arm regions