| a1 |
of the first rank or degree. [1/6 definitions] |
| A.A. |
abbreviation of "Associate in Arts," an undergraduate degree conferred on a person who has completed a curriculum in the liberal arts. |
| abate |
to become less in amount, degree, or intensity; subside. [2/3 definitions] |
| able |
having a high degree of ability, talent, or skill. [1/3 definitions] |
| advance |
to increase the degree or rate of. [1/14 definitions] |
| air quality |
the degree that the air in a particular environment contains pollution. |
| albedo |
the degree to which a planet, asteroid, or the like reflects light. [2 definitions] |
| alike |
to the same degree or in a like manner. [1/2 definitions] |
| a little |
to a small degree or for a small amount of time. [1/5 definitions] |
| alloy |
the relative degree of purity of a metal; fineness. [1/5 definitions] |
| a lot |
to a great degree or extent. [1/2 definitions] |
| angle1 |
the degree to which a line or plane slants with respect to a horizontal or vertical plane. [1/10 definitions] |
| antiparticle |
in physics, either of two subatomic particles that have the same mass, spin, degree of charge, and magnetic moment but that have opposite signs of charge and directions of magnetic moment and whose collision causes mutual annihilation. |
| any |
to a degree or extent. [1/7 definitions] |
| anything |
in or to any degree; at all. [1/3 definitions] |
| approach |
to move in the direction of or become nearly equal to in quality, degree, or amount. [1/9 definitions] |
| approximate |
to be quite similar to or come very near to in quality, quantity, or degree. [1/6 definitions] |
| as1 |
equally; to the same extent or degree. [2/11 definitions] |
| at all |
to even the slightest degree or extent; in the least (used in negative statements and questions only). |
| audacity |
courage or boldness, often accompanied by a degree of recklessness or arrogance; daring. [1/3 definitions] |
| audiogram |
a graph that shows the range and degree of hearing ability, or the production of such a graph. |