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| AA |
abbreviation of "Alcoholics Anonymous," a world-wide recovery program for alcoholics, administered through chapters. |
| abroad |
in wide circulation. [1/4 definitions] |
| acacia |
a tree that grows in tropical areas of the world, especially in parts of Africa and Australia. The branches of an acacia spread out very wide and evenly across the top. Sometimes the top of the tree looks almost flat. |
| agape1 |
wide open, as a door. [2/4 definitions] |
| air mass |
a body of air that covers a wide area and has little horizontal variation in temperature, pressure, or moisture. |
| alligator |
a large reptile with short legs, a long body and tail, and a long, wide snout. Alligators are protected by thick skin with many hard bumps. They live in rivers, lakes, swamps, and other bodies of water in the southeast United States and in China. They usually eat insects, fish, turtles, snakes, birds, and other water animals, but have been known to attack small land mammals. They are closely related to crocodiles. Chinese alligators are endangered because their habitat is being changed by people. |
| ascot |
a wide scarf or necktie, tied so that one end lies flat on top of the other on the chest. |
| Ave. |
abbreviation of "Avenue," a street, esp. a wide one (written as part of a proper name). |
| avenue |
a wide street. |
| balloon tire |
a wide tire with deep walls that is inflated with relatively low air pressure to cushion shocks or facilitate travel on sand. |
| bamboo |
the stems of such a plant, used as a building material for such things as houses and fences, and for a wide variety of products such as hats, furniture, musical instruments, and chopsticks. [1/2 definitions] |
| battle-ax |
a wide-bladed, heavy ax used in former times as a weapon. |
| bazaar |
a shop or market with a wide variety of goods for sale. [1/3 definitions] |
| beaker |
a wide-mouthed drinking cup or container. [1/3 definitions] |
| beamy |
broad or wide, as a ship. [1/2 definitions] |
| beat the tar out of |
to outdo or best by a wide margin, as in an athletic contest. [1/2 definitions] |
| beaver1 |
a large rodent, up to four feet long, with thick brown fur and a wide flat tail. Beavers use their long front teeth to cut down trees for food and to build dams and lodges (beaver houses). They use the dams to keep water around their lodges. Beavers live in North America, Europe, and Asia. |
| bell-bottom |
of pants, wide and flaring at the ankles. |
| bell-bottoms |
pants that are wide and flaring at the ankles. |
| benzene |
a colorless, volatile, flammable liquid, obtained from petroleum and coal tar and used in or to make a wide variety of chemical products, such as insecticides, motor fuels, and solvents. |
| biodiversity |
the condition of having a wide variety of living things. If an area on the earth has biodiversity, it means that there are many different kinds of animals and plants living there. |
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