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A one superior; first-rate; first-class.
aorta the main artery carrying blood from the left side of the heart to the arteries of all the rest of the body except the lungs.
aoudad a wild sheep of northern Africa with long, thick, curved horns and long fringes of hair on the neck, chest, and forelegs.
AP abbreviation of "Associated Press."
ap- to. [2 definitions]
apace at a swift pace; quickly.
Apache any member of a formerly nomadic North American Indian tribe chiefly inhabiting the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. [2 definitions]
apache a gangster of Paris.
apanage variant of appanage.
apart separated by time or space; at or to a distance. [3 definitions]
apartheid a policy of racial segregation, esp. the official segregation of blacks and whites as it existed in the Republic of South Africa from 1948 until 1994.
apartment a room or set of rooms used as living space by a single household and usu. located in a building containing a number of such rooms or sets of rooms.
apartment building a building containing a number of individual apartments; apartment house.
apartment house a building containing a number of individual apartments; apartment building.
apathetic having or displaying little or no emotion, concern, or interest; indifferent.
apathy absence of desire or emotion. [2 definitions]
apatosaur another name for brontosaurus; apatosaurus.
apatosaurus see "apatosaur."
APB a general bulletin or alert sent to many law-enforcement agencies; all-points bulletin.
APC a pain-relieving white substance consisting of aspirin, phenacetin, and caffeine, usu. taken to reduce fevers.
ape any of a group of primates, such as the gorilla, chimpanzee, gibbon, or orangutan. Apes are large mammals and do not have tails. [5 definitions]