| abdomen |
in vertebrates, the part of the body between the chest and the pelvis, where most of the digestive organs are located. [1/2 definitions] |
| abject |
of the lowest or most wretched kind. [1/3 definitions] |
| abridged |
having been shortened without removing the most essential contents; condensed. |
| abstract |
depicting reality not as it appears to the senses of most people but in the way that an individual interprets it or wishes to suggest it; nonrepresentational. [1/13 definitions] |
| accidental |
in music, a symbol that indicates that a note should be played or sung one or two semitones higher or lower than is otherwise indicated. In most cases, the pitch is to be raised or lowered by one half step, as from F natural to F sharp. [1/5 definitions] |
| Alaska Standard Time |
the standard time used in most of Alaska, nine hours behind Greenwich time. |
| all |
most or greatest possible. [1/12 definitions] |
| all-American |
typical of the ideas, preferences, and traditions of most Americans. [1/5 definitions] |
| alpha and omega |
the beginning and the end; the greatest or most fundamental of all; the first and last. [1/2 definitions] |
| among |
with all or most of. [1/5 definitions] |
| Anglophile |
one who is a great admirer of England and of most things that are English. |
| Anglophobe |
one who strongly dislikes or fears England and most things that are English. |
| anthropocentric |
assuming man to be the most important purpose or being of the universe. [1/2 definitions] |
| apostle |
the first or most prominent Christian missionary in a country or region. [1/3 definitions] |
| apparently |
most certainly; clearly. [1/2 definitions] |
| arachidonic acid |
an unsaturated fatty acid that is an important component of the cell membrane and is considered an essential nutrient in the diet of most mammals, including humans. |
| arginine |
an amino acid found in most proteins that is essential in the human diet. |
| aristocracy |
a governing body made up of the finest and most able people. [1/5 definitions] |
| Asia Minor |
a large West Asian peninsula between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, on which most of Turkey is located. |
| Asiatic Barred Zone |
a region including most of Asia from which immigration to the United States was banned as part of the Immigration Act of 1917. |
| atomic mass unit |
a unit equal to one twelfth of the mass of an atom of the most abundant kind of carbon, equal to 1.6605 times 1024 gram. |