| abandon |
to give up (a structure or place) by withdrawing from it. [1/6 definitions] |
| abbey |
a monastery or convent, or the buildings that compose it. |
| abort |
to cause (a fetus) to be expelled before it is able to survive outside the mother. [1/6 definitions] |
| abstract |
depicting reality not as it appears to the senses of most people but in the way that an individual interprets it or wishes to suggest it; nonrepresentational. [1/13 definitions] |
| accompany |
to put (something) together with another thing to enhance it or support it. [1/4 definitions] |
| achene |
a small, dry, hard seed that is attached at a single point and that does not split open when it is mature. |
| Acts of the Apostles |
the fifth book of the New Testament of the Christian Bible, believed to have been written by Luke, which describes the work of Jesus Christ as it was carried on after his death by his apostles. |
| actually |
although one would not expect it; surprisingly. [1/2 definitions] |
| 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] |
| add |
to combine (something) with something else, often to increase the quantity of the latter, or to improve it or make it more complete. [1/5 definitions] |
| additive |
a substance added in small amounts to another to improve, preserve, or otherwise alter it. [1/2 definitions] |
| add-on |
an optional item that may be bought in addition to a main item to supplement or improve it. [1/2 definitions] |
| adjunct |
something joined to another thing but not an integral part of it; supplement; accessory. [1/4 definitions] |
| aeolian harp |
a musical instrument consisting of an open box with gut strings stretched across it that produce rising and falling sounds when wind passes over them. |
| aerator |
a device that aerates a fluid or mixes it with air. |
| aerospace |
the earth's atmosphere and the space beyond it. [1/2 definitions] |
| afterimage |
a sensory impression, usu. visual, that continues after the stimulus causing it has ceased. |
| agnostic |
one who believes it is impossible to know anything about the existence or nonexistence of God or about the essential nature of things beyond the material universe. [1/4 definitions] |
| agreement |
a legally binding contract, compact, or covenant, or the document that represents it. [1/5 definitions] |
| ai2 |
a large three-toed sloth of Central and South America, whose coat has a greenish tinge from the algae that live in it. |
| airburst |
an explosion of a bomb or shell before it touches the ground. |