| advance |
to give or lend (money or items of value) in order to support a project or provide assistance, usually with expectation of repayment or profit. [1/14 definitions] |
| aerate |
to expose to the circulation or chemical action of air in order to ventilate or cleanse. [1/3 definitions] |
| aggression |
The use of force or violence against another in order to dominate or achieve one's own aims. [1/3 definitions] |
| aim |
to position in order to point in the right direction. [1/8 definitions] |
| all-nighter |
a night spent without sleeping, esp. in order to work on something. |
| ambitious |
requiring great effort in order to be realized. [1/2 definitions] |
| analysis |
careful scrutiny of constituent parts in order to thoroughly understand the whole. [1/4 definitions] |
| anatomize |
to dissect (a plant or animal) in order to examine in detail the structure or location of various parts. [1/2 definitions] |
| antibusing |
opposed to busing students between school districts in order to achieve racial balance in schools. |
| antiserum |
a serum containing antibodies to be injected in humans or other animals in order to immunize them against one or more diseases. |
| appeasement |
the policy of making concessions to aggressors in order to keep the peace. [1/2 definitions] |
| arrange |
to plan or do what is necessary in order to bring something about (often fol. by "for"). [1/4 definitions] |
| articulate |
to make the physical movements necessary in order to utter (speech sounds). [1/10 definitions] |
| ask |
to pose a question in order to find out (something). [1/11 definitions] |
| assay |
to analyze or examine in order to judge; evaluate. [1/8 definitions] |
| assure |
to say to with force or conviction in order to create trust or give confidence. [1/3 definitions] |
| attempt |
an effort put forth in order to achieve or accomplish an end. [1/3 definitions] |
| back-pedal |
to press backward on the pedals of a bicycle or tricycle in order to brake. [1/3 definitions] |
| bake sale |
an event in which baked items, such as cookies and cupcakes, are sold in order to raise money for a particular cause. |
| band2 |
to tie with a strip of material in order to identify or bind; put a band on. [1/4 definitions] |
| bath |
a process of washing or soaking something in order to cleanse, refresh, or heal. [1/5 definitions] |