| abolish |
to take out of existence. [1/2 definitions] |
| ace |
in tennis, a winning serve that is out of the opponent's reach. [1/7 definitions] |
| amiss |
out of the proper course or order; wrongly; mistakenly. [2 definitions] |
| amok |
in a murderous frenzy; violently out of control. [1/2 definitions] |
| anachronism |
something that is or appears to be out of its appropriate time period. [1/2 definitions] |
| Ariadne |
Cretan princess, daughter of King Minos, who gave Theseus the thread that enabled him to find his way out of the Labyrinth. |
| artificial respiration |
the resumption or continuation of a person's breathing, as by forcing air into and out of the person's lungs. |
| aside |
out of one's thoughts. [1/6 definitions] |
| askew |
out of line; at an angle. [1/2 definitions] |
| asquint |
with an oblique or sidelong glance; out of the corner of the eye; askance. |
| astir |
out of bed; awake and up. [1/2 definitions] |
| at odds |
not in agreement; out of harmony. |
| away |
out of existence. [1/7 definitions] |
| background |
out of notice. [1/5 definitions] |
| backstop |
in sports, a structure, such as a fence or wall, used to keep a ball from going out of the playing area. [1/2 definitions] |
| bail1 |
(informal) to help out of a difficult situation (often fol. by "out"). [1/5 definitions] |
| bailout |
the act of parachuting out of an airplane to escape an impending disaster. [1/3 definitions] |
| bait-and-switch |
a sales tactic in which a seller attracts customers by advertising at a bargain price one item that is often out of stock, and then diverts their attention by encouraging them to buy another item at a higher price. [1/2 definitions] |
| banish |
to cast (someone) permanently out of a country by official action. [1/2 definitions] |
| bedpan |
a shallow pan for use as a toilet by one who cannot get out of bed. |
| bent1 |
being out of alignment with the proper shape of something. [1/6 definitions] |