anguished |
feeling or showing great suffering or pain. |
angular |
consisting of, having, or forming one or more angles. [3 definitions] |
angularity |
the quality of having an angular outline. [2 definitions] |
angulation |
an angular position. [3 definitions] |
anhinga |
any of various large swimming and diving birds of tropical and subtropical America that have a long sharp bill and a long snaky neck; snakebird. |
anhydride |
a chemical compound derived from another through the removal of water. |
anhydrous |
without water. |
anil |
a shrub of the pea family that is native to the West Indies, and from which indigo is obtained, or the blue dye itself. [2 definitions] |
aniline |
an oily, colorless, poisonous liquid used in producing rubber, drugs, and dyes. [2 definitions] |
aniline dye |
any of a large number of synthetic dyes, made mainly from coal-tar products. |
anima |
the principle of life; inner self; consciousness. |
animadversion |
criticism that is unfavorable. [2 definitions] |
animadvert |
to make remarks of criticism or disapproval (usu. fol. by "on" or "upon"). |
animal |
a living creature that is generally distinguished from plants by its cellular structure and by the ability to move voluntarily. [5 definitions] |
animal cracker |
a small cookie or cracker baked in any of various animal shapes. |
animalcule |
a tiny or microscopic creature. |
animal husbandry |
the science or practice of raising and breeding domestic animals, such as livestock. |
animalism |
the condition or quality of being motivated mainly by physical drives and appetites. [2 definitions] |
animality |
the essential characteristics or nature of an animal. [3 definitions] |
animalize |
to make (someone or something) be or resemble an animal or brute or animal matter. |
animal magnetism |
an internal biological force supposed by Franz Mesmer to induce hypnotism in others; biomagnetism. |