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| altar |
a raised structure, often a table or platform, upon or at which sacrifices or other religious ceremonies are performed. |
| altostratus |
a thick dense cloud that forms a uniform gray sheet that often produces precipitation, found at medium altitudes. |
| Alzheimer's disease |
a severe, progressive disease that causes the brain cells to degenerate, often leading to dementia. |
| amalgamation |
the act, process, or result of combining two or more, often disparate, things. |
| amaranth |
a plant having coarse leaves and bearing purple, green, or red clusters of small flowers, often grown as a food crop. [1/3 definitions] |
| Amazon |
(often l.c.) a woman resembling this mythical race in stature, strength, or character. [1/3 definitions] |
| Ammon |
the Greek and Roman name for Amen or Amen-Re, the ancient Egyptian god of life, often identified with Zeus and Jupiter. |
| ancient |
(often pl.) one who lived in ancient times, esp. a writer of the classic civilizations. [1/4 definitions] |
| angel |
in certain theologies, a spiritual being acting as a servant or messenger of God, often represented as a human figure with wings and a halo. [1/3 definitions] |
| angelica |
any of several types of related plants having clusters of small flowers and a distinctive aroma, often used in cookery and medicine. |
| Angelus |
(often l.c.) a prayer recited by some Roman Catholics at morning, noon, and night in memory of the Annunciation. [1/2 definitions] |
| Anglicism |
(often l.c.) a word, idiom, or feature of the English language, esp. British English, borrowed by another language; Briticism. [1/2 definitions] |
| Anglicize |
(often l.c.) to change or conform to that which is English in style, manner, pronunciation, or the like. |
| Angora |
(often l.c.) the hair of the Angora rabbit or Angora goat. [2/4 definitions] |
| angry |
feeling or showing anger (often fol. by "at," "with," or "about"). [1/3 definitions] |
| angstrom |
(often cap.) a unit of length equal to one hundred-millionth of a centimeter, used in measuring light waves; angstrom unit. (abbr.: A, A.U.) |
| anno Domini |
(Latin) in the year of the Lord (often abbreviated "A.D.") |
| anthology |
a collection of written works, often of a particular type, by one or several authors. |
| anthrax |
an infectious, often fatal disease, esp. of sheep and cattle, but communicable to humans. [1/2 definitions] |
| anthurium |
any of several tropical plants, often cultivated for their colorful leaves and flowers. |
| antifederalist |
(often cap.) a member of, or sympathizer with, the party that opposed the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. |
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