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| Anglophile |
one who is a great admirer of England and of most things that are English. |
| anguished |
feeling or showing great suffering or pain. |
| ant bear |
a large, toothless, ant-eating mammal with a long snout, a sticky, extendable tongue, and a long shaggy tail; great anteater. [1/2 definitions] |
| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| aquifer |
a bed of rock, sand, or gravel that can hold great quantities of water and supplies it to wells and springs. |
| arduous |
entailing great difficulty, exertion, or endurance; laborious. [2/3 definitions] |
| army |
a great number of people or things. [1/3 definitions] |
| army ant |
any of various carnivorous, mostly tropical ants that travel about in great numbers. |
| armyworm |
any of various caterpillars that travel about in great numbers, usu. inflicting heavy damage on crops and grass. |
| astonish |
to fill, suddenly, with great surprise or amazement. |
| at length |
for a long time; in great detail. [1/2 definitions] |
| audiophile |
someone with a great interest in high-fidelity sound reproduction. |
| august |
of great majesty or dignity; venerable. |
| aversion |
great dislike or disgust; repugnance (usu. fol. by "to"). [1/2 definitions] |
| avid |
characterized by great enthusiasm or zeal. [2 definitions] |
| awe-inspiring |
capable of producing great respect, admiration, or humility in others. |
| backbencher |
a junior legislator, esp. in Great Britain's House of Commons, who is not one of his or her party's leaders. |
| badly |
very much; to a great degree. [1/4 definitions] |
| bagful |
a great or considerable amount. [1/2 definitions] |
| bane |
something or someone that causes ruin or great trouble. [1/2 definitions] |
| bark beetle |
a small weevil, the adults and larvae of which burrow under the bark of conifers and other trees to feed on the inner bark, often causing great damage. |
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