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English Word Dictionary

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arch over

verb · form an arch over

Example: Big rocks overarch the stream

archaic

adjective · little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type

Example: archaic forms of life

archangelical

adjective · of or relating to or resembling archangels

archeozoic

adjective · of or belonging to earlier of two divisions of the Precambrian era

Example: archeozoic life forms

ardeidae

noun · herons; egrets; night herons; bitterns

arguably

adverb · as can be shown by argument

Example: she is arguably the best

argue

verb · present reasons and arguments

arid

adjective · lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless-C.J.Rolo

Example: a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata

aright

adverb · in an accurate manner

Example: the flower had been correctly depicted by his son

arise

verb · get up and out of bed

Example: I get up at 7 A.M. every day

aristocratically

adverb · in an aristocratic manner

Example: they behaved aristocratically

arithmetically

adverb · with respect to arithmetic

Example: this problem is arithmetically easy

armillariella

noun · a honey-colored diminutive form of genus Armillaria; grows in clusters; edible (when cooked) but most attention has been on how to get rid of it

armorer

noun · a manufacturer of firearms

aromatise

verb · fill or impregnate with an odor

Example: orange blossoms perfumed the air in the garden

around

adverb · (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

Example: lasted approximately an hour

arrive

verb · reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

Example: She arrived home at 7 o'clock

arterial blood

noun · blood found in arteries

Example: except for the pulmonary artery the arterial blood is rich in oxygen

arterialise

verb · change venous blood into arterial blood

arterialize

verb · change venous blood into arterial blood

arthropodan

adjective · of or relating to invertebrates of the phylum Arthropoda

artificially

adverb · not according to nature; not by natural means

Example: artificially induced conditions

as a matter of fact

adverb · in reality or actuality

Example: in fact, it was a wonder anyone survived

as far as possible

adverb · to a feasible extent

Example: she helped him as much as possible

as follows

adverb · what is listed next

Example: her complaints went as follows

as if by magic

adverb · in a magical manner

Example: it disappeared magically

as it is

adverb · in the actual state of affairs and often contrary to expectations

Example: he might have been killed; as it is he was severely injured

as required

adverb · according to need (physicians use PRN in writing prescriptions)

Example: add water as needed

as usual

adverb · in the usual manner

Example: as usual, she arrived late

as we say

adverb · in a manner of speaking

Example: the feeling is, as we say, quite dead

as well

adverb · in addition

Example: he has a Mercedes, too

asama

noun · a volcano in central Honshu near Nagano; one of the largest volcanoes in Japan (8,340 feet)

ascertainable

adjective · capable of being ascertained or found out

Example: ascertainable facts

ascetically

adverb · in an ascetic manner

Example: she lived ascetically in a small house all by herself

ascribable

adjective · capable of being assigned or credited to

Example: punctuation errors ascribable to careless proofreading

ascribe

verb · attribute or credit to

Example: We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare

asea

adverb · in the direction of the sea

Example: the sailor looked seaward

asexually

adverb · in an asexual manner

Example: plants that reproduce asexually

ashore

adverb · towards the shore from the water

Example: we invited them ashore

aside

adverb · not taken into account or excluded from consideration

Example: these problems apart, the country is doing well

asinine

adjective · devoid of intelligence

ask

verb · make a request or demand for something to somebody

Example: She asked him for a loan

ask for it

verb · persist with actions or an attitude despite the probability that it will cause trouble

Example: He is asking for trouble with his behavior

asphyxiate

verb · be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen

Example: The child suffocated under the pillow

aspire

verb · have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal

assemble

verb · create by putting components or members together

Example: She pieced a quilt

asserting

adjective · relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration

assertively

adverb · in an assertive manner

Example: `I will take care of my own life,' she said assertively

assess

verb · evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of

Example: I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional

associable

adjective · capable of being associated

Example: words associable with politics

association cortex

noun · cortical areas that are neither motor or sensory but are thought to be involved in higher processing of information