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| -able |
capable or worthy of being the object of (such) an action. [1/3 definitions] |
| -ably |
in a manner that indicates the capability of or tendency toward performing, or being the object of, (such) an action. |
| abstract |
designating the idea of something without regard to a particular instance or object. [2/13 definitions] |
| active |
in grammar, designating the voice or form of a verb whose subject acts through the verb, rather than being the object of the verb's action, such as "signed" in "Five petitioners signed the document". (Cf. passive.) [1/7 definitions] |
| airspeed |
the speed of a flying object, esp. an aircraft, relative to the surrounding air. |
| alt.2 |
abbreviation of "altitude," the height of a given object or location above a specified base, such as sea level or earth, esp. the angular distance of a celestial body, measured from the horizon. |
| altitude |
the height of a given object or location above a specified base, such as sea level or earth. [1/4 definitions] |
| ambition |
the state or goal that is the object of such a desire. [1/2 definitions] |
| ancestry |
the origin or evolution of an object, idea, or style. [1/3 definitions] |
| animate |
to give (a cartoon or object) the illusion of movement. [1/9 definitions] |
| anthropomorphism |
the attribution of human qualities to a god, animal, or object. |
| antipathy |
the object of such a feeling. [1/2 definitions] |
| antique |
an object of art or handicraft, such as furniture, made in earlier times, esp. over one hundred years before, and usu. of interest to collectors. [1/5 definitions] |
| apostrophe2 |
esp. in drama, an address to someone absent or imaginary, or to an object or idea. |
| apostrophize |
to address (a person, usu. absent, or a personified object or idea). [2 definitions] |
| arabesque |
a complex design of interlaced scrolls, foliage, and other fanciful shapes, or an ornamental object having such a design. [1/4 definitions] |
| arch1 |
an object or structure that resembles such an element. [1/5 definitions] |
| artifact |
any object made by human beings, esp. one of an earlier era. [1/2 definitions] |
| attention |
concentration of mental powers, esp. on a particular object. [1/4 definitions] |
| aureole |
an encircling region of light, esp. in artistic representations of a god or holy figure, or around an astronomical object such as the moon; halo; corona. |
| baby |
(informal) a person, esp. a woman, who is the object of one's affection. [1/12 definitions] |
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