| argal | (noun) wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia | Synonyms: argali, Ovis ammon |
|---|
| argali | (noun) wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia | Synonyms: argal, Ovis ammon |
|---|
| argasid | (noun) tick lacking a dorsal shield and having mouth parts on the under side of the head | Synonyms: soft tick |
|---|
| argemone | (noun) any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods; chiefly of tropical America | Synonyms: devil's fig, prickly poppy, white thistle |
|---|
| argent | (noun) a metal tincture used in heraldry to give a silvery appearance | - |
|---|
| argentine | (noun) any of various small silver-scaled salmon-like marine fishes | - |
|---|
| argentinosaur | (noun) huge herbivorous dinosaur of Cretaceous found in Argentina | - |
|---|
| argentite | (noun) a valuable silver ore consisting of silver sulfide (Ag2S) | - |
|---|
| argil | (noun) a white clay (especially a white clay used by potters) | - |
|---|
| argillite | (noun) a sedimentary rock differing from shale in being bound by silica and from slate in having no slate cleavages | - |
|---|
| arginine | (noun) a bitter tasting amino acid found in proteins and necessary for nutrition; its absence from the diet leads to a reduced production of spermatozoa | - |
|---|
| argon | (noun) a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere | Synonyms: Ar, atomic number 18 |
|---|
| argonaut | (noun) someone engaged in a dangerous but potentially rewarding adventure | - |
|---|
| argonon | (noun) any of the chemically inert gaseous elements of the helium group in the periodic table | Synonyms: inert gas, noble gas |
|---|
| argosy | (noun) one or more large merchant ships | - |
|---|
| argot | (noun) a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) | Synonyms: cant, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular |
|---|
| arguer | (noun) someone who engages in debate | Synonyms: debater |
|---|
| arguing | (noun) a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement | Synonyms: argument, contention, contestation, controversy, disceptation, disputation, tilt |
|---|
| argument | (noun) a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable | - |
|---|
| (noun) a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning | Synonyms: argumentation, line, line of reasoning, logical argument |
| (noun) a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal | Synonyms: argumentation, debate |
| (noun) a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie | Synonyms: literary argument |
| (noun) a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true | Synonyms: statement |
| (noun) a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement | Synonyms: arguing, contention, contestation, controversy, disceptation, disputation, tilt |
| (noun) (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program | Synonyms: parameter |
| argumentation | (noun) a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning | Synonyms: argument, line, line of reasoning, logical argument |
|---|
| (noun) a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal | Synonyms: argument, debate |
| argus | (noun) large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant | Synonyms: argus pheasant |
|---|
| argyle | (noun) a sock knitted or woven with an argyle design | Synonyms: argyll |
|---|
| (noun) a design consisting of a pattern of varicolored diamonds on a solid background (originally for knitted articles); patterned after the tartan of a clan in western Scotland | Synonyms: argyll |
| (noun) a covered gravy holder of silver or other metal containing a detachable central vessel for hot water to keep the gravy warm | Synonyms: argyll |
| argyll | (noun) a sock knitted or woven with an argyle design | Synonyms: argyle |
|---|
| (noun) a design consisting of a pattern of varicolored diamonds on a solid background (originally for knitted articles); patterned after the tartan of a clan in western Scotland | Synonyms: argyle |
| (noun) a covered gravy holder of silver or other metal containing a detachable central vessel for hot water to keep the gravy warm | Synonyms: argyle |
| argyrodite | (noun) a rare steel-grey mineral consisting of silver and germanium and sulfur | - |
|---|