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alienor in law, a person from whom property is transferred to another.
aliform shaped like a wing.
alight1 to step down or dismount, usu. from a conveyance. [2 definitions]
alight2 illuminated or appearing illuminated; lighted up. [2 definitions]
align to form into a straight line. [6 definitions]
alignment the act of arranging, adjusting, or forming into a straight line, logical sequence, or coordinated system. [4 definitions]
alike to the same degree or in a like manner. [2 definitions]
aliment physical nourishment; food. [3 definitions]
alimentary relating to food or nutrition. [2 definitions]
alimentary canal the body passage into which food is ingested and in which it is digested; passage from the mouth to the anus; digestive tract.
alimentation that which serves as nourishment; food. [2 definitions]
alimony financial support given by one separated or divorced spouse to the other, usu. by legal agreement. [2 definitions]
aline variant of align.
aliphatic indicating an organic chemical compound in which the carbon atoms make an open chain.
aliquot in math, forming a whole number divisor of another number without a remainder. [3 definitions]
alit past tense and past participle of alight1.
a little a small amount of something (used when the amount, though small, is nonetheless significant). [5 definitions]
alive having life; living. [4 definitions]
alive to keenly aware of.
alizarin a reddish orange or brownish orange chemical substance from which dyes are made.
alkali any of a category of base chemicals, made up of hydroxides of certain metals and of ammonium, which neutralize acids to form salts. [2 definitions]