abduct |
to carry off or lead away, esp. by force; kidnap. [1/2 definitions] |
abeam |
at right angles to a line passing from the front to the back of a ship. |
abrupt |
sharp; steep. [1/3 definitions] |
absorb |
to take in or soak up. [1/3 definitions] |
academician |
one who adheres to the traditional forms and methods of scholarship. [1/2 definitions] |
accidental |
in music, a symbol that indicates that a note should be played or sung one or two semitones higher or lower than is otherwise indicated. In most cases, the pitch is to be raised or lowered by one half step, as from F natural to F sharp. [1/5 definitions] |
acculturation |
in sociology, the process of taking on the ways and values of a society or group. |
-aceous |
of or relating to a (specified) botanical or zoological group. [1/3 definitions] |
a dime a dozen |
(informal) plentiful and easily obtainable; common; cheap. |
adore |
to worship. [1/4 definitions] |
aegis |
protection; sponsorship. |
aeronaut |
one who operates or travels in a balloon or airship. |
agglomerate |
a mass of jumbled or dissimilar parts; heap. [1/4 definitions] |
agglutinate |
something fused or bonded as by glue; clump. [1/4 definitions] |
agitation |
the act or process of disturbing or stirring up. [1/3 definitions] |
-agogue |
one that leads or assumes a position of leadership. [1/2 definitions] |
ahoy |
a greeting to attract attention or hail a ship. |
alembic |
a device, used in the past for distillation, whose main vessel has a beaked top. [1/2 definitions] |
alight2 |
illuminated or appearing illuminated; lighted up. [1/2 definitions] |
alpha |
having the dominant position among other members of the same sex within a group; top. [1/3 definitions] |
amaranth |
a plant having coarse leaves and bearing purple, green, or red clusters of small flowers, often grown as a food crop. [1/3 definitions] |