| abstraction |
an abstract or general idea, concept, or term. [1/4 definitions] |
| acre |
(pl.) a large amount of land, or land in general. [1/2 definitions] |
| adjutant general |
(cap.) in the U.S. Army, the chief administrative officer, a major general who oversees personnel. [1/3 definitions] |
| aide |
a military officer who serves as confidential assistant to a commanding officer such as a general. [1/2 definitions] |
| aide-de-camp |
a military or naval officer serving as assistant to a general or admiral. |
| alapana |
in Indian music, the detailed exposition of a raga, in which the general flavor of the raga is introduced. |
| all in all |
with every factor taken into account; in general. |
| amnesty |
a general pardon given by a government, esp. for political offenses. [1/2 definitions] |
| APB |
a general bulletin or alert sent to many law-enforcement agencies; all-points bulletin. |
| aphorism |
a terse, sometimes witty statement of a general truth or observation; adage. |
| a priori |
proceeding from cause to effect or from the general to the particular; deductive. [1/3 definitions] |
| balladry |
ballads in general, or collectively. [1/2 definitions] |
| batboy |
a boy who retrieves baseball bats discarded by hitters and acts as a team's general assistant. |
| batgirl |
a girl who retrieves baseball bats discarded by hitters and acts as a team's general assistant. |
| behavioral science |
a social science such as psychology, anthropology, or sociology that examines the way humans act as individuals or in groups, often to reveal recurrent patterns or general truths. |
| binomial theorem |
a general formula for expressing any power of a binomial expression without multiplying. |
| blog |
shortened form of "Web log," an online journal that may be personal or topical, in which the author makes regular entries that appear in reverse chronological order and can be read by the general public. [1/2 definitions] |
| brigadier |
(informal) in the U.S. military, a brigadier general. [2 definitions] |
| brigadier general |
a U.S. military officer ranking above a colonel and below a major general. |
| broad |
inclusive or general. [1/7 definitions] |
| by and large |
in general; considering everything; primarily. |