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adagio |
in music, a passage, movement, or piece that is played adagio. [1/4 definitions] |
after |
following the passage of some time; later. [1/12 definitions] |
air shaft |
a narrow vertical passage through which fresh air can reach an otherwise enclosed area such as the interior of a building; ventilating shaft. |
airway |
a route of passage for an aircraft. [2/3 definitions] |
alimentary canal |
the body passage into which food is ingested and in which it is digested; passage from the mouth to the anus; digestive tract. |
allegretto |
an allegretto passage, movement, or piece. [1/2 definitions] |
allegro |
an allegro passage, movement, or piece. [1/2 definitions] |
alley1 |
a narrow street or passage between or behind buildings, esp. in a city. [1/5 definitions] |
alleyway |
a narrow alley or passage between buildings. |
andante |
an andante passage, movement, or piece. [1/2 definitions] |
andantino |
an andantino passage, movement, or piece. [1/2 definitions] |
arc |
to form a curved line or passage. [1/4 definitions] |
arioso |
an arioso passage, movement, or piece. [1/3 definitions] |
asterism |
in printing, three asterisks arranged in a triangle, used to call attention to a passage of text. [1/2 definitions] |
a tempo |
in the same tempo as before (used as a musical direction after a slower or faster passage). |
atresia |
the abnormal absence or closure of an orifice or passage within the body. [1/2 definitions] |
barricade |
a hastily constructed barrier for protection or for obstructing passage. [1/3 definitions] |
barrier |
something erected to bar passage such as a fence, wall, or the like. [2/3 definitions] |
bibliomancy |
the making of predictions, answering of questions, or the like, based on the interpretation of a randomly selected passage from a book, esp. the Bible. |
blockade |
any obstruction designed to prevent passage. [1/3 definitions] |
bore1 |
to create or force (an opening or passage). [1/7 definitions] |
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