| alarmism |
the issuing of warnings or alarms that are often needless. |
| alarmist |
one who tends to exaggerate dangers and raise undue alarms. [2 definitions] |
| alas |
used to express regret, sorrow, or grief. |
| Alaska |
a U.S. state on the northwestern coast of North America between the Bering Strait and Canada. (abbr.: AK) |
| Alaska Standard Time |
the standard time used in most of Alaska, nine hours behind Greenwich time. |
| alate |
having wings or winglike parts; winged. |
| alb |
a full-length linen robe worn by some Christian priests at the Eucharist. |
| albacore |
a variety of tuna found in warm to temperate waters, and often canned for human consumption. |
| Albania |
a Balkan country bordered by Greece, North Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro, and the Adriatic Sea. |
| Albanian |
of or pertaining to Albania or its people, culture, language, or the like. [3 definitions] |
| Albany |
the capital of New York. |
| albatross |
any of several of the largest seabirds, with webbed feet, long narrow wings, and hooked beaks, that are found chiefly in the Southern Hemisphere. |
| albedo |
the degree to which a planet, asteroid, or the like reflects light. [2 definitions] |
| albeit |
notwithstanding; even though. |
| Alberta |
a Canadian province located between Saskatchewan and British Columbia. |
| Albert Einstein |
a German physicist, U.S. citizen after 1940, who formulated the theories of relativity (b.1879--d.1955). |
| Albertina Sisulu |
South African anti-apartheid activist, who is a founding member of the Federation of South African Women and a member of the African National Congress (b.1919). |
| Albert Schweitzer |
a French physician, musician, and missionary in Africa (b.1875--d.1965). |
| Albigenses |
the members of a Christian sect that flourished in southern France from the eleventh to the thirteenth century, when it was exterminated for heresy. |
| albinism |
a congenital condition characterized by the partial or complete absence of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes. |
| albino |
an animal or human that has a congenital lack of pigmentation resulting in abnormally pale skin and hair and pink eyes, or a plant that similarly lacks pigmentation. |