allergy |
a pathological state of extreme sensitivity to certain substances, causing respiratory difficulties, skin rashes, and other problems. |
alleviate |
to make more bearable; ease. |
alley1 |
a narrow street or passage between or behind buildings, esp. in a city. [5 definitions] |
alley2 |
a large, special playing marble that is often used as a shooter. |
alleyway |
a narrow alley or passage between buildings. |
All Fools' Day |
April Fools' Day. |
Allhallows |
All Saints' Day. |
Allhallows Eve |
the day before Allhallows; Halloween. |
alliance |
the act of allying or condition of being allied. [3 definitions] |
allied |
related or similar in nature. [3 definitions] |
Allies |
in World War I, the alliance of France, Great Britain, Russia, and other nations against the Central Powers. [2 definitions] |
alligator |
either of two large crocodilian reptiles found in China and the southeastern United States and distinguished by their short broad snouts. |
alligator flag |
any of a family of large, broad-leafed, tropical, aquatic plants that usually grow up to six feet tall and have heavy blooms of delicate blue and purple flowers. |
alligator pear |
an avocado. |
all-important |
extremely important; absolutely necessary; indispensable. |
all in all |
with every factor taken into account; in general. |
alliterate |
to display or use alliteration. [2 definitions] |
alliteration |
repetition of the same consonant sound in the stressed or initial syllables of words in a phrase or sentence. |
all-natural |
containing only ingredients or materials that originate in nature and are not artificially created. |
all-nighter |
a night spent without sleeping, esp. in order to work on something. |
allo- |
other; different; variation. |