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| accommodation |
(usu. pl.) food and lodging, or lodging alone. [1/6 definitions] |
| bach |
(informal) to live and take care of oneself alone, as a bachelor does. |
| bee |
any of the flying, hairy-bodied, and often stinging insects that live either in social networks or alone, many of which suck nectar from flowers. |
| bookshelf |
a shelf, alone or as part of a set, for books. |
| butte |
a steep hill or mountain, usu. with a flat top, that stands alone on flat land. (See mesa.) |
| by heart |
by the power of memory alone; without the aid of writing or other reminders. |
| by oneself |
alone or without help (often used with other reflexive pronouns for the same meaning). |
| Calvinism |
the teachings of John Calvin and his followers, which emphasized predestination, salvation by God's grace alone, and the authority of the Scriptures. [1/2 definitions] |
| carmagnole |
the costume worn by the revolutionaries, consisting of a short loose jacket with wide lapels, black pants, a red cap, and a tricolored girdle, or the jacket alone. [1/2 definitions] |
| carrot |
the root alone, which has a crunchy texture, orange color, and tapered shape. [1/3 definitions] |
| concertize |
to give solo recitals and concerts, as a musician who tours, performing alone or as a guest artist. |
| conditioned response |
a response elicited by repeated presentation of a stimulus not normally connected with the response together with one that is, leading the subject eventually to respond to the first stimulus when it is presented alone. |
| cosmetic |
affecting external appearance alone; superficial. [1/4 definitions] |
| exclamation |
a word or phrase standing alone, such as "Wow!" or "Oh, dear", used to express emotion; interjection. [1/2 definitions] |
| fideism |
the belief that God and eternal, supernatural truths can be fully, or mostly, comprehended by faith, and not by reason alone. |
| flamenco |
a dance form of Spanish gypsies or the forceful, percussive, strongly rhythmical music or singing that accompanies it or is played alone. [1/2 definitions] |
| freestanding |
standing alone; not attached to or supported by other objects or members, as a sculpture or structure. |
| git1 |
(informal; sometimes offensive) Now go! Get out of here, now! Get going! (used alone and in command form only). [1/2 definitions] |
| globulin |
in many plant and animal tissues, any of a number of simple proteins that will dissolve in a weak solution of salt and water, though not in water alone, and will coagulate when heat is applied. |
| grounded |
(informal) unable to go out for recreation alone or with friends due to being punished for bad behavior. [1/2 definitions] |
| herself |
used to indicate that an action carried out by a female person or female animal is done by her alone without any help. [1/4 definitions] |
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