| ahead |
in a position of having progressed more quickly than is necessary or expected. [1/6 definitions] |
| ahead of |
making more progress or having more success than. [1/3 definitions] |
| airfield |
a level surface, usu. with one or more paved runways, on which aircraft land and take off; airport. |
| alcohol |
any of a class of volatile organic compounds derived from hydrocarbons in which one or more hydroxyl groups replace one or more hydrogen atoms of the parent hydrocarbon. [1/3 definitions] |
| ale |
a drink, made by fermenting malt, that is heavier and more bitter than beer. |
| allargando |
gradually slower and broader, with more weight or power (used as a musical direction). |
| alleviate |
to make more bearable; ease. |
| allotropy |
the existence of some chemical elements in more than one structural form. |
| alloy |
a combined form of two or more metals, or of a metal with a nonmetal, sometimes using an inferior ingredient with a more costly one. [1/5 definitions] |
| alternate |
to move back and forth indefinitely between two or more conditions, places, or actions (usu. fol. by "between"). [1/9 definitions] |
| alternative |
one of two or more possibilities; option. [3/5 definitions] |
| amalgamation |
the act, process, or result of combining two or more, often disparate, things. |
| ambiguity |
the condition of having or admitting more than one meaning. [1/3 definitions] |
| ambiguous |
having two or more possible meanings or interpretations. [1/2 definitions] |
| amenity |
something that makes a place or an occasion more convenient, pleasing, or gracious. [1/3 definitions] |
| among |
into portions for each of more than two. [1/5 definitions] |
| amount |
the sum of two or more quantities; total. [1/4 definitions] |
| ample |
sufficient or more than sufficient in size, capacity, or amount. |
| amt. |
abbreviation of "amount," the sum of two or more quantities; total. |
| analects |
a collection of selected passages or excerpts from one or more authors. |
| analogize |
to show similarities between (two or more things). [1/3 definitions] |