| 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] |
| American |
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the United States or its peoples, culture, language, government, or the like. [5 definitions] |
| American Beauty |
a type of hybrid rose that bears long-stemmed red flowers. |