alone |
separate from everyone or everything else; solitary. [5 definitions] |
along |
by or through the length of; next to. [5 definitions] |
a long row to hoe |
a very difficult task or situation. |
alongshore |
near, at, or along the seashore. |
alongside |
along, near, or by the side of. [2 definitions] |
aloof |
uninvolved or distant; indifferent. [2 definitions] |
a lot |
to a great degree or extent. [2 definitions] |
aloud |
in an audible voice; not in silence or a whisper. [2 definitions] |
alp |
a tall mountain. |
alpaca |
a species of South American domesticated mammal, closely related to the llama, with long, soft hair. [4 definitions] |
alpenhorn |
a very long curved wooden horn, used by herdsmen in the Alps to call cattle. |
alpenstock |
a long pointed iron-tipped staff used for mountain climbing. |
alpha |
the name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet. [3 definitions] |
alpha and omega |
the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet. [2 definitions] |
alphabet |
the letters of a written language, esp. if in the standard or customary order. [2 definitions] |
alphabetic |
of, pertaining to, or using an alphabet. [2 definitions] |
alphabetical |
pertaining to or arranged according to the standard order of an alphabet. [2 definitions] |
alphabetize |
to arrange according to the standard order of an alphabet. |
Alpha Centauri |
a double star in the constellation Centaurus, the closest star to the solar system, having a combined magnitude of -0.3. |
alphanumeric |
in computer terminology, consisting of both letters and numbers or other nonalphabetic symbols. |
alpha particle |
a positively charged particle given off as radiation from some fission or decay processes, consisting of two protons and two neutrons. |