| acid rock |
a form of music popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s that has loud, often distorted sounds and harmonies, and lyrics that suggest psychedelic experiences. |
| Adar |
the sixth month of the Jewish lunisolar calendar, occurring from late February through early March in the Gregorian calendar. |
| afterthought |
a thought that occurs after the conclusion of something, sometimes too late to be of use. [1/2 definitions] |
| Algonkian |
of, relating to, or designating the later of two geological periods of the Precambrian Era, from approximately 2.5 billion to 600 million years ago, when the first evidence of life appeared; Late Precambrian; Proterozoic. [1/4 definitions] |
| arrears |
a debt that is late in being paid. [1/2 definitions] |
| art nouveau |
(sometimes cap.) a style of art in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, notable for motifs taken from nature and expressed with curved lines. |
| Av |
the eleventh month of the Jewish lunisolar calendar, occurring from late July through early August in the Gregorian calendar. |
| B-29 |
a heavy U.S. bomber used late in World War II; Superfortress. |
| Beat Generation |
(sometimes l.c.) used to characterize some members of the generation that reached maturity in the late 1950s, esp. in the United States, who were alienated from conventional society and who promoted experimentation in artistic and literary forms. |
| Beaux-Arts |
pertaining to the eclecticism, monumentality, and opulence of French architecture in the late nineteenth century. [1/3 definitions] |
| belated |
too late; tardy. |
| boat people |
refugees fleeing from a certain country or region in small, unseaworthy boats, esp. those who fled Indochina in the late 1970s. |
| brunch |
a meal that serves as both breakfast and lunch, usu. eaten in the late morning. [1/2 definitions] |
| burn the midnight oil |
to stay awake very late for work or study. |
| club |
an establishment that is open late at night and provides food, drink, and usu. entertainment; nightclub. [1/7 definitions] |
| delay |
to cause to be late; detain. [1/7 definitions] |
| Dracula |
in a late nineteenth-century novel by Bram Stoker, the title character, a vampire, who is able to transform himself into a bat. |
| Elul |
the twelfth and last month of the Jewish lunisolar calendar, occurring from late August through early September in the Gregorian calendar. |
| evening |
the period between late afternoon and nightfall. [1/4 definitions] |
| expressionism |
a movement in the arts of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries that emphasized the artist's subjective experience or perceptions, expressed through symbolic and often distorted or unconventional treatment of material. |
| four-o'clock |
any of several common flowering garden plants that bear tubular varicolored blooms that open late in the day. |