artery |
a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart. [1/2 definitions] |
aside |
away or to a separate place. [1/2 definitions] |
aspirin |
a drug that people use to take away pain and bring down fever. |
astray |
away from the morally right or good. [1/2 definitions] |
atrophy |
a gradual wasting away of a body part, esp. from insufficient use or nourishment. [4 definitions] |
avert |
to turn away or aside. [1/2 definitions] |
avoid |
to keep away from. |
avulsion |
the act of pulling or tearing away due to force. |
axon |
the part of a nerve cell that conducts impulses away from the cell body. |
babysit |
to take care of children while their parents are away. |
back |
toward the direction that is opposite from forward; backward; away. [1/10 definitions] |
background |
the part of a picture or scene that is toward the back or seems to be far away. [1/2 definitions] |
backscatter |
the deflection, by electromagnetic or nuclear forces, of moving waves or particles away from their original direction at angles greater than ninety degrees. |
bandeau |
a ribbon or headband worn to keep the hair in place or away from the face. [1/2 definitions] |
banish |
to force out or away. [1/2 definitions] |
barrier island |
a long narrow island that is parallel to the mainland. A barrier island helps protect the shore from being worn away by the action of the ocean's waves. |
barter |
to trade unprofitably (often fol. by "away"). [1/5 definitions] |
begone |
go away (usu. used in imperative). |
bereave |
to deprive or strip away from, as by force or tribulation. [1/2 definitions] |
beyond |
further on, along, or away. [1/6 definitions] |
blind |
to take away (one's) judgment. [1/12 definitions] |