| adipose |
of, resembling, or pertaining to animal fat; fatty. [2 definitions] |
| adit |
an entrance or means of access, esp. a more or less horizontal passageway that leads into a mine. |
| adj. |
abbreviation of "adjective," in grammar, a word that modifies a noun or noun equivalent. |
| adjacent |
near or next to; adjoining. |
| adjacent angles |
two angles that have a common vertex and one common side. |
| adjectival |
of, relating to, or functioning as an adjective. |
| adjective |
in grammar, a word that modifies a noun or noun equivalent. [2 definitions] |
| adjoin |
to be next to; abut. [2 definitions] |
| adjoining |
touching at some line or point; having a common wall, border, or the like; contiguous. |
| adjourn |
to end or temporarily discontinue the proceedings of (a meeting or the like). [3 definitions] |
| adjournment |
the act of adjourning, or the condition of being adjourned. [2 definitions] |
| adjudge |
to declare or determine formally or judicially. [3 definitions] |
| adjudicate |
to settle by a judge or judges or in a judicial procedure. [2 definitions] |
| adjunct |
something joined to another thing but not an integral part of it; supplement; accessory. [4 definitions] |
| adjure |
to command or bind as by oath. [2 definitions] |
| adjust |
to bring to a more fitting or more correct state, relationship, position, or the like. [5 definitions] |
| adjustable |
combined form of adjust. |
| adjustment |
the act or process of adjusting. [3 definitions] |
| adjutant |
a military officer who assists a commanding officer in administrative affairs. [2 definitions] |
| adjutant general |
a staff officer who serves as chief administrative assistant to the commanding officer of an army corps or division. [3 definitions] |
| ad lib |
without preparation; in a spontaneous or improvised manner; ad libitum. |