| allergy |
a pathological state of extreme sensitivity to certain substances, causing respiratory difficulties, skin rashes, and other problems. |
| alleviate |
to make more bearable; ease. |
| alley1 |
a narrow street or passage between or behind buildings, esp. in a city. [5 definitions] |
| alley2 |
a large, special playing marble that is often used as a shooter. |
| alleyway |
a narrow alley or passage between buildings. |
| All Fools' Day |
April Fools' Day. |
| Allhallows |
All Saints' Day. |
| Allhallows Eve |
the day before Allhallows; Halloween. |
| alliance |
the act of allying or condition of being allied. [3 definitions] |
| allied |
related or similar in nature. [3 definitions] |
| Allies |
in World War I, the alliance of France, Great Britain, Russia, and other nations against the Central Powers. [2 definitions] |
| alligator |
either of two large crocodilian reptiles found in China and the southeastern United States and distinguished by their short broad snouts. |
| alligator flag |
any of a family of large, broad-leafed, tropical, aquatic plants that usually grow up to six feet tall and have heavy blooms of delicate blue and purple flowers. |
| alligator pear |
an avocado. |
| all-important |
extremely important; absolutely necessary; indispensable. |
| all in all |
with every factor taken into account; in general. |
| alliterate |
to display or use alliteration. [2 definitions] |
| alliteration |
repetition of the same consonant sound in the stressed or initial syllables of words in a phrase or sentence. |
| all-natural |
containing only ingredients or materials that originate in nature and are not artificially created. |
| all-nighter |
a night spent without sleeping, esp. in order to work on something. |
| allo- |
other; different; variation. |