| ablative1 |
denoting a grammatical case in some inflected languages that indicates direction or place, time, manner, or agency. [1/3 definitions] |
| absence |
an instance or period of time of being away. [1/3 definitions] |
| access time |
the amount of time needed for a computer to retrieve or store data. |
| accompany |
happen at the same time or in the same place as. [1/4 definitions] |
| account |
an arrangement wherein a bank or other financial institution holds a customer's deposited funds so that the funds are safe but can be accessed at any time by the customer, or the conception of this arrangement as a container for the funds that are kept. [2/16 definitions] |
| accrue |
to grow or accumulate over time, esp. as something of benefit. |
| Achaean |
of or pertaining to the culture of the inhabitants of this region during the time of the ancient Greeks. [1/3 definitions] |
| acquire |
to come to possess, esp. gradually over time. [1/2 definitions] |
| active duty |
the status of full-time service or work, esp. in the military. |
| adaptation |
in biology, the process of change in an organism, over time, resulting in it being better able to survive and multiply. [1/4 definitions] |
| adjunct |
having temporary or part-time status on a staff or faculty. [1/4 definitions] |
| adumbrate |
to give a vague sign or indication of ahead of time; foreshadow. [1/2 definitions] |
| after |
behind in time, order, or place; later than. [4/12 definitions] |
| aftereffect |
an effect that follows its cause after some period of time, such as a delayed effect caused by a medicine or exposure to chemicals. |
| after-school |
occurring after school hours, esp. from the time school is over until the end of the work day. |
| afterward |
at a subsequent time; subsequently. |
| again |
another time. [1/5 definitions] |
| age |
the length of time that a person or thing has existed. [4/11 definitions] |
| ahead of |
in advance of; earlier in time than. [1/3 definitions] |
| air-fuel |
pertaining to the air and fuel injected at the same time into a combustion engine. |
| airtime |
broadcast time allotted, as to an event or news story, on television or radio. |