| apportionment |
the act of distributing in such a way. [1/2 definitions] |
| apprenticeship |
the process of working for another to learn that person's skill or trade, or the act of becoming engaged in this way. |
| approach |
a way or means of entering or coming near. [1/9 definitions] |
| arbitrage |
the purchase of a security or commodity in one financial market and its immediate resale in a different market, used as a way to profit from the difference in market prices. [1/3 definitions] |
| Ariadne |
Cretan princess, daughter of King Minos, who gave Theseus the thread that enabled him to find his way out of the Labyrinth. |
| arrangement |
the act of putting together in a decided-upon way. [3/6 definitions] |
| as1 |
in the way expected or agreed on. [2/11 definitions] |
| asceticism |
the practices, doctrines, or way of living of an ascetic. [1/2 definitions] |
| as usual |
in the usual way; as always. |
| at cross purposes |
so as to misunderstand or act in a way that frustrates each other's purposes. |
| -ate1 |
to act upon in a particular way. [1/5 definitions] |
| -ator |
one that does (such) a thing or acts in (such) a way. |
| attach |
to connect (oneself to others) in an emotional way. [1/4 definitions] |
| avenue |
a way of reaching an objective. [1/2 definitions] |
| babble |
to say in an incoherent or meaningless way. [1/8 definitions] |
| backward |
in reverse order; in a way that is the opposite of that which is usual. [1/8 definitions] |
| badinage |
to joke with or tease in a lighthearted way. [1/2 definitions] |
| badly |
in a way that is characterized by obstacles and problems. [1/4 definitions] |
| basically |
in an important or central way; at heart. |
| basis |
a particular system, mode of operation, standard, or guiding principle that underlies the way something else is established, decided on, or managed. [1/3 definitions] |
| battering ram |
any bar, beam, or device used in a similar way, as by police, firefighters, or rescue workers. [1/2 definitions] |