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alligator weed

noun · prolific South American aquatic weed having grasslike leaves and short spikes of white flowers; clogs waterways with dense floating masses

alliteratively

adverb · in an alliterative manner

Example: the early Norse poets wrote alliteratively

allocate

verb · distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose

Example: I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis

allow in

verb · allow to enter; grant entry to

Example: We cannot admit non-members into our club building

alluvial flat

noun · a flat resulting from repeated deposits of alluvial material by running water

almost

adverb · (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

Example: the job is (just) about done

alnus incana

noun · native to Europe but introduced in America

aloud

adverb · using the voice; not silently

Example: please read the passage aloud

alpha geminorum

noun · a multiple star with 6 components; second brightest in Gemini; close to Pollux

alphabetically

adverb · in alphabetical order

Example: the list was arranged alphabetically

alphabetise

verb · arrange in alphabetical order

Example: Alphabetize the list

alternation

noun · successive change from one thing or state to another and back again

Example: a trill is a rapid alternation between the two notes

altruistically

adverb · in an altruistic manner

Example: he acted selflessly when he helped the old lady in distress

alveolate

adjective · pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb)

always

adverb · at all times; all the time and on every occasion

Example: I will always be there to help you

am

noun · modulation of the amplitude of the (radio) carrier wave

amateurishly

adverb · in an amateurish manner

Example: he performed the piece amateurishly

ambitionless

adjective · having little desire for success or achievement

ambitiously

adverb · with ambition; in an ambitious and energetic manner

Example: she pursued her goals ambitiously

amelia earhart

noun · first woman aviator to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic (1928); while attempting to fly around the world she disappeared over the Pacific (1898-1937)

amend

verb · set straight or right

Example: remedy these deficiencies

amenorrhoeal

adjective · related to the suppression of normal menstrual flow for any reason other than pregnancy

americanise

verb · become American in character

Example: After a year in Iowa, he has totally Americanized

amiably

adverb · in an affable manner

Example: `Come and visit me,' he said amiably

amidships

adverb · at or near or toward the center of a ship

Example: in the late 19th century, engines were placed in front, amidships, and at the rear

amino

adjective · pertaining to or containing any of a group of organic compounds of nitrogen derived from ammonia

ammoniated

adjective · combined or treated with ammonia

Example: ammoniated mercury

amnesia

noun · partial or total loss of memory

Example: he has a total blackout for events of the evening

amoeban

adjective · pertaining to or resembling amoebae

Example: amoebic dysentery

amorally

adverb · without regard for morality

Example: he acted immorally when his own interests were at stake

amorously

adverb · in an amorous manner

Example: he looked at her amorously

amphetamine sulphate

noun · a sulfate derivative of amphetamine that is used as a stimulant for the central nervous system

amphiprostyle

adjective · marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure

amusingly

adverb · in an entertaining and amusing manner

Example: Hollywood has grown too sophisticated to turn out anything really amusingly bad these days

anabolic

adjective · characterized by or promoting constructive metabolism

Example: some athletes take anabolic steroids to increase muscle size temporarily

anaesthetize

verb · administer an anesthetic drug to

Example: The patient must be anesthetized before the operation

anagogical

adjective · based on or exemplifying anagoge

analytical balance

noun · a beam balance of great precision used in quantitative chemical analysis

analytically

adverb · by virtue of analysis

Example: assuming that the distinction is maintained one may ask which is to be analytically prior?

analyzable

adjective · capable of being partitioned

anapest

noun · a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables

anaplasty

noun · surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue

anarchical

adjective · without law or control

Example: the system is economically inefficient and politically anarchic

anas crecca

noun · common teal of Eurasia and North America

anathematise

verb · curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment

anathemize

verb · curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment

anchor chain

noun · the chain or rope that attaches an anchor to a vessel

anchusa officinalis

noun · perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate usually blue flowers

and so

adverb · subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

Example: then he left

and then some

adverb · and considerably more in addition

Example: it cost me a week's salary and then some

anesthetise

verb · administer an anesthetic drug to

Example: The patient must be anesthetized before the operation

anesthetize

verb · administer an anesthetic drug to

Example: The patient must be anesthetized before the operation

aneurysmal

adjective · relating to or affected by an aneurysm

anew

adverb · again but in a new or different way

Example: start afresh

anginal

adjective · of or related to the pain of angina pectoris