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| ascribe |
to consider as belonging, esp. as a characteristic or trait. [1/2 definitions] |
| assorted |
placed according to some distinguishing characteristic; classified. [1/2 definitions] |
| atavism |
the reappearance of a biological characteristic in an organism after it has not appeared for several generations, or an organism displaying such a characteristic. [1/2 definitions] |
| athletic |
characteristic of an athlete. [1/3 definitions] |
| Attic |
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Attica or Athens, esp. in classical times, or its people, culture, language, or the like. [1/4 definitions] |
| Atticism |
a style, idiom, mannerism, custom, or the like, that is characteristic of Attic Greek. [1/2 definitions] |
| attribute |
to regard as a characteristic of. [2/4 definitions] |
| Australian |
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Australia or Australians. [1/5 definitions] |
| Australoid |
(outdated; no longer in scientific use) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of members of a human racial group originating in Australia, the Pacific Islands, and areas of southern and central India, generally characterized by dark skin and dark curly hair. [1/2 definitions] |
| autistic |
characteristic of autism. [1/2 definitions] |
| autumnal |
pertaining to or characteristic of autumn. [1/2 definitions] |
| barbarism |
a crude or brutal act, custom, or characteristic. [1/3 definitions] |
| be |
(in constructions linking a subject and predicate) to equal or to possess the characteristic or quality of. [2/10 definitions] |
| belt |
a geographic area having a specific characteristic or reserved for a specific use. [1/11 definitions] |
| bleat |
the characteristic vocal sound of a goat, sheep, or calf. [1/4 definitions] |
| botany |
the biological phenomena characteristic of a particular plant group. [1/4 definitions] |
| bourgeois |
of, related to, or characteristic of the middle class. [1/6 definitions] |
| boyish |
characteristic of a boy. |
| bracket |
a classification or grouping of people who share some characteristic such as age or amount of income. [1/7 definitions] |
| Brahminism |
the attitude or behavior characteristic of Brahmins. [1/2 definitions] |
| Briticism |
a word, phrase, or idiom characteristic of or belonging exclusively to the English language as used in Great Britain. |
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