| anorexia |
a psychological disorder marked by the inability to eat or the persistent refusal of food; anorexia nervosa. (Cf. bulimarexia.) |
| another |
being one more just like the others; an additional. [5 definitions] |
| anoxia |
lack of oxygen in the body's tissues. [2 definitions] |
| Anschluss |
the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany in March, 1938. |
| anserine |
of or belonging to the goose subfamily. [2 definitions] |
| answer |
a reply, or the information that is sought after. [9 definitions] |
| answerable |
responsible to someone; accountable. [2 definitions] |
| answering machine |
a device connected to a telephone that records an incoming message from a caller when the telephone is not answered. |
| -ant |
causing or performing (such) an action. [4 definitions] |
| ant |
any of certain ground-dwelling insects that live in colonies of complex organization. |
| antacid |
neutralizing or correcting acidity. [2 definitions] |
| antagonism |
a state of being opposed; hostility. [2 definitions] |
| antagonist |
a person who contends or fights with another; enemy, competitor, or adversary. [3 definitions] |
| antagonistic |
characterized by or showing dislike or hostility; unfriendly. [2 definitions] |
| antagonize |
to bring on the hostility of; make an enemy of. [2 definitions] |
| antalkali |
a substance that neutralizes alkalinity. |
| Antananarivo |
the capital of Madagascar; Tananarive. |
| Antarctic |
the land mass or seas at or near the South Pole; Antarctica or the Antarctic Ocean (prec. by "the"). |
| antarctic |
of, at, near, or pertaining to the South Pole. |
| Antarctica |
the land mass that surrounds the South Pole. |
| Antarctic Circle |
an imaginary line drawn around the earth parallel to the equator and north of the South Pole. |