| a2 |
used to introduce one particular thing or person of a group or kind, but one which is not considered known to the listener. [1/3 definitions] |
| able |
having the skill, power, or opportunity that one must have to do a thing. [1/3 definitions] |
| abnormality |
a deviant or atypical thing, event, or phenomenon; anomaly; aberration. [1/2 definitions] |
| abortion |
a person or thing that is malformed or incompletely developed; monstrosity. [1/4 definitions] |
| accidental |
not part of the basic nature of a thing; secondary; incidental. [2/5 definitions] |
| accompany |
to put (something) together with another thing to enhance it or support it. [1/4 definitions] |
| actual |
verified as a fact or as being the real thing. [1/3 definitions] |
| adjunct |
something joined to another thing but not an integral part of it; supplement; accessory. [1/4 definitions] |
| admirer |
a person who holds another person or a thing in high esteem. [1/2 definitions] |
| ad nauseam |
until one is sick of the thing being done, told, or the like. |
| adversary |
a person, group, or thing opposed to another; opponent; enemy. |
| age |
the length of time that a person or thing has existed. [1/11 definitions] |
| aggravation |
(informal) a thing or things that cause annoyance. [1/4 definitions] |
| aid |
a person or thing that helps or assists. [1/4 definitions] |
| air |
the peculiar character, manner, bearing, or aspect of a person or thing. [1/8 definitions] |
| alignment |
the appropriate or expected relationship of one thing to another or others. [1/4 definitions] |
| alpha |
any first or initial thing. (See alpha and omega.) [1/3 definitions] |
| ambivalence |
the presence of conflicting feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, thing, or situation. [1/2 definitions] |
| amplifier |
a person or thing that enlarges, expands, or amplifies. [1/2 definitions] |
| anachronism |
the representation of something as existing or happening at a time when that thing did not exist or happen, or a similar presentation done in error. [1/2 definitions] |
| analogy |
the likening of one thing to another based on similarity of features. [1/5 definitions] |