| anal-retentive |
in psychoanalysis, having or showing unusual obstinacy, frugality, or an excessive concern with trivial details that supposedly results from conflict over toilet training in childhood. [1/2 definitions] |
| Angler fish |
any of various deepwater marine fishes that have a large mouth over which dangles a wormlike appendage that lures prey. |
| antique |
an object of art or handicraft, such as furniture, made in earlier times, esp. over one hundred years before, and usu. of interest to collectors. [1/5 definitions] |
| aquaplane |
of a vehicle or tire, to skid over water without the adequate traction for control. (Cf. hydroplane.) [1/3 definitions] |
| archbishop |
a highest ranking bishop who officiates over a church diocese or province. |
| archdiocese |
the diocese presided over by an archbishop. |
| articulated lorry |
(chiefly British) a very large truck, consisting of a cab and freight-hauling trailer, that carries goods over long distances; tractor-trailer; semi. |
| aslant |
crossing at a slant; slantingly across or over. [1/2 definitions] |
| astride |
over or upon and with a leg on each side of; straddling. [2/4 definitions] |
| Austronesian |
a family of languages spoken over a vast area from the Indian Ocean to New Zealand and Hawaii. [1/3 definitions] |
| autocrat |
any person who has or claims to have unlimited power or authority over others. [2/3 definitions] |
| awning |
a protective structure, often made of canvas, erected over a door or window. |
| babysit |
to watch over or supervise children in the absence of their parents, usu. for payment. |
| babysitter |
a person who watches over or supervises children in the absence of their parents, usu. for payment. |
| balance |
that which remains or is left over. [1/8 definitions] |
| baldachin |
in architecture, a permanent canopy, as of stone, over an altar or other structure. [1/3 definitions] |
| baldric |
a belt, often decorated, that is worn over the shoulder and diagonally across the body to carry a sword or bugle. |
| barbecue |
a party, often held outdoors, at which meat and sometimes vegetables are roasted on a grill or spit over an open fire. [2/4 definitions] |
| barefaced |
with no covering over the face. [1/3 definitions] |
| bargain |
to talk over the terms of a transaction or exchange; negotiate. [1/6 definitions] |
| barogram |
a visual record of atmospheric pressure over time, produced by a barograph. |