| abroad |
in or to a country that is not one's own. [2/4 definitions] |
| account |
an arrangement with a store or other business that allows a customer to pay for goods or services on credit offered by the store instead of the customer using cash at the time of sale or using a standard credit card. In such cases, the store generally offers its own store credit card. [1/16 definitions] |
| accountable |
responsible for providing a credible and respectable explanation or justification, esp. of one's own actions (usu. fol. by "for" or "to"). [1/2 definitions] |
| acquire |
to gain, esp. through one's own efforts or dealings. [1/2 definitions] |
| adopt |
to take on as one's own (a manner, style, or point of view). [2/3 definitions] |
| adoptable |
able to be adopted; able to be officially accepted or taken on as one's own, esp. as one's own child or one's pet. |
| aggression |
The use of force or violence against another in order to dominate or achieve one's own aims. [1/3 definitions] |
| airship |
a lighter-than-air aircraft, with its own propulsion system and steering control. |
| altruistic |
performed or given for the benefit of others, without concern for one's own welfare. [1/2 definitions] |
| amend |
to make oneself better; improve one's own conduct or behavior. [1/3 definitions] |
| annexation |
the act of taking and adding (territory) to one's own territory. |
| appropriate |
to take for one's own, often without permission. [1/3 definitions] |
| arson |
the illegal act of burning buildings, another's or one's own, for malicious purposes or to claim insurance money. |
| au jus |
of meat, served in its own juices. |
| autobiographical |
telling or based on the events and experiences of one's own life. |
| autogamy |
in botany, self-fertilization, as of a flower with its own pollen. [1/2 definitions] |
| autograph |
anything written in the author's own handwriting. [2/4 definitions] |
| autoimmune |
characterized by or relating to a condition in which normal cells are attacked by the body's own immune system. |
| autoimmunity |
production of antibodies that attack the body's own cells. |
| autosuggestion |
in psychology, a technique of changing one's own behavior or beliefs by repeating certain phrases or ideas to oneself. |
| backcheck |
in hockey, to check (an opposing player) in the vicinity of one's own goal. (Cf. forecheck.) |