| apartheid |
a policy of racial segregation, esp. the official segregation of blacks and whites as it existed in the Republic of South Africa from 1948 until 1994. |
| apartment |
a room or set of rooms used as living space by a single household and usu. located in a building containing a number of such rooms or sets of rooms. |
| apartment building |
a building containing a number of individual apartments; apartment house. |
| apartment house |
a building containing a number of individual apartments; apartment building. |
| apathetic |
having or displaying little or no emotion, concern, or interest; indifferent. |
| apathy |
absence of desire or emotion. [2 definitions] |
| apatosaur |
another name for brontosaurus; apatosaurus. |
| apatosaurus |
see "apatosaur." |
| APB |
a general bulletin or alert sent to many law-enforcement agencies; all-points bulletin. |
| APC |
a pain-relieving white substance consisting of aspirin, phenacetin, and caffeine, usu. taken to reduce fevers. |
| ape |
any of a group of primates, such as the gorilla, chimpanzee, gibbon, or orangutan. Apes are large mammals and do not have tails. [5 definitions] |
| ape-man |
an extinct primate representing the transitional point in evolution between apes and modern man. (Cf. missing link.) |
| aperçu |
(French) a quick glimpse; glance. [3 definitions] |
| aperient |
mildly laxative. [2 definitions] |
| aperiodic |
occurring without regular intervals or cycles; not periodic. |
| apéritif |
a drink, esp. of an alcoholic beverage, taken before a meal to stimulate the appetite. |
| aperture |
a narrow opening, such as a hole, crack, gap, or slit. [2 definitions] |
| apetalous |
without petals. |
| apex |
the uppermost point; tip; summit; vertex. [2 definitions] |
| aphasia |
partial or total loss of the ability to use or to understand spoken or written language, usu. as a result of damage to the brain. |
| aphelion |
the point that is farthest from the sun in the orbit of a planet or comet. |