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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.