ambuscade |
an attack from a hidden position; ambush. [3 definitions] |
ambush |
an attack from a hidden position. [4 definitions] |
ameba |
variant of amoeba. |
amebiasis |
an infection caused by amoebas, esp. parasitic protozoans in the liver or intestines. |
amebocyte |
variant of amoebocyte. |
ameer |
a variant of emir. |
ameliorate |
to make better; improve. [2 definitions] |
amen |
thus it is; may it be so (used at the end of a prayer or statement to express agreement or approval). [3 definitions] |
amenable |
willing to respond, agree, or submit; agreeable; pliable. [3 definitions] |
amen corner |
in some Protestant churches in the southern United States, a seating section for those who lead the congregation's responses of "amen." |
amend |
to formally change by rephrasing, or to add to or subtract from (a legislative bill, a contract, a treaty, or the like). [3 definitions] |
amendable |
combined form of amend. |
amendment |
an addition to, change to, or deletion from a document such as a legislative bill or contract. [3 definitions] |
amends |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) payment or compensation given to repair or satisfy damage, injury, or loss. |
amenity |
(pl.) social courtesies; agreeable manners; pleasantries. [3 definitions] |
amenorrhea |
abnormal absence or stoppage of menstruation. |
ament1 |
a dense, drooping cluster of scalelike flowers growing around a spike, found on trees such as poplars, birches, and willows; catkin. |
ament2 |
one who is mentally impaired or retarded. |
amentia |
serious mental retardation, caused by genetic factors. (Cf. dementia.) |
amerce |
to punish by a fine or penalty, esp. a penalty not specified in law. |
America |
the United States. [3 definitions] |