archival | (adjective) of or relating to or contained in or serving as an archive | - |
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archive | (noun) a depository containing historical records and documents | - |
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(verb) put into an archive | Synonyms: file away |
archives | (noun) collection of records especially about an institution | - |
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archivist | (noun) a person in charge of collecting and cataloguing archives | - |
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archly | (adverb) in an arch manner; with playful slyness or roguishness | - |
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archness | (noun) inappropriate playfulness | Synonyms: impertinence, perkiness, pertness, sauciness |
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archosaur | (noun) extinct reptiles including: dinosaurs, plesiosaurs, pterosaurs, ichthyosaurs, thecodonts | Synonyms: archosaurian, archosaurian reptile |
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archosaurian | (adjective) of or relating to reptiles of the subclass Archosauria | - |
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(noun) extinct reptiles including: dinosaurs, plesiosaurs, pterosaurs, ichthyosaurs, thecodonts | Synonyms: archosaur, archosaurian reptile |
archpriest | (noun) a senior clergyman and dignitary | Synonyms: hierarch, high priest, prelate, primate |
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archway | (noun) a passageway under a curved masonry construction | Synonyms: arch |
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arciform | (adjective) forming or resembling an arch | Synonyms: arced, arched, arching, arcuate, bowed |
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arcminute | (noun) a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree | Synonyms: minute, minute of arc |
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arco | (adjective) (of instruments in the violin family) to be played with the bow | - |
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arcsec | (noun) the inverse function of the secant; the angle that has a secant equal to a given number | Synonyms: arc secant, arcsecant, inverse secant |
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arcsecant | (noun) the inverse function of the secant; the angle that has a secant equal to a given number | Synonyms: arc secant, arcsec, inverse secant |
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arcsecond | (noun) a 60th part of a minute of arc | Synonyms: second |
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arcsin | (noun) the inverse function of the sine; the angle that has a sine equal to a given number | Synonyms: arc sine, arcsine, inverse sine |
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arcsine | (noun) the inverse function of the sine; the angle that has a sine equal to a given number | Synonyms: arc sine, arcsin, inverse sine |
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arctan | (noun) the inverse function of the tangent; the angle that has a tangent equal to a given number | Synonyms: arc tangent, arctangent, inverse tangent |
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arctangent | (noun) the inverse function of the tangent; the angle that has a tangent equal to a given number | Synonyms: arc tangent, arctan, inverse tangent |
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arctic | (adjective) extremely cold | Synonyms: frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polar |
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(noun) a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow | Synonyms: galosh, golosh, gumshoe, rubber |
arctiid | (noun) stout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously striped or spotted wings; larvae are hairy caterpillars | Synonyms: arctiid moth |
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arcuate | (adjective) forming or resembling an arch | Synonyms: arced, arched, arching, arciform, bowed |
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arcus | (noun) a whitish deposit in the shape of an arc that is sometimes seen in the cornea | Synonyms: arcus senilis |
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ard | (noun) a simple light plough without a mouldboard. | Synonyms: ard plough, scratch plough |
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ardeb | (noun) a unit of dry measure used in Egypt | - |
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ardent | (adjective) glowing or shining like fire | - |
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(adjective) characterized by strong enthusiasm | Synonyms: warm |
(adjective) characterized by intense emotion | Synonyms: fervent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid, torrid |
ardently | (adverb) in an ardent manner | - |
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ardor | (noun) intense feeling of love | Synonyms: ardour |
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(noun) a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause) | Synonyms: ardour, elan, zeal |
(noun) feelings of great warmth and intensity | Synonyms: ardour, fervency, fervidness, fervor, fervour, fire |
ardour | (noun) intense feeling of love | Synonyms: ardor |
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(noun) a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause) | Synonyms: ardor, elan, zeal |
(noun) feelings of great warmth and intensity | Synonyms: ardor, fervency, fervidness, fervor, fervour, fire |
arduous | (adjective) difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill | - |
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(adjective) characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort | Synonyms: backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, operose, punishing, toilsome |
(adjective) taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance | Synonyms: straining, strenuous |
arduously | (adverb) in an arduous manner | - |
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arduousness | (noun) extreme effortfulness | Synonyms: strenuousness |
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are | (noun) a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters | Synonyms: ar |
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area | (noun) a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function | - |
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(noun) the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary | Synonyms: expanse, surface area |
(noun) a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve | Synonyms: region |
(noun) a subject of study | - |
(noun) a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography) | Synonyms: country |
(noun) a particular environment or walk of life | Synonyms: arena, domain, field, orbit, sphere |
areal | (adjective) of or relating to or involving an area | - |
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areaway | (noun) a passageway between buildings or giving access to a basement | - |
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areca | (noun) any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts | - |
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areflexia | (noun) absence of a reflex; a sign of possible nerve damage | - |
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arena | (noun) a playing field where sports events take place | Synonyms: scene of action |
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(noun) a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments | Synonyms: bowl, sports stadium, stadium |
(noun) the central area of an ancient Roman amphitheater where contests and spectacles were held; especially an area that was strewn with sand | - |
(noun) a particular environment or walk of life | Synonyms: area, domain, field, orbit, sphere |
arenaceous | (adjective) resembling or containing or abounding in sand; or growing in sandy areas | Synonyms: sandlike, sandy |
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arenavirus | (noun) animal viruses belonging to the family Arenaviridae | - |
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arenicolous | (adjective) growing or living or burrowing in sand | - |
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areola | (noun) small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite | Synonyms: ring of color |
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(noun) small space in a tissue or body part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing | - |
areolar | (adjective) relating to or like or divided into areolae | Synonyms: areolate |
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areolate | (adjective) relating to or like or divided into areolae | Synonyms: areolar |
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arere | (noun) large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood | Synonyms: obeche, obechi, samba, Triplochiton scleroxcylon |
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arete | (noun) a sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains | - |
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arethusa | (noun) any of several bog orchids of the genus Arethusa having 1 or 2 showy flowers | - |
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argal | (noun) wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia | Synonyms: argali, Ovis ammon |
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argali | (noun) wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia | Synonyms: argal, Ovis ammon |
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argasid | (noun) tick lacking a dorsal shield and having mouth parts on the under side of the head | Synonyms: soft tick |
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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 |
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argent | (adjective) of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver | Synonyms: silver, silverish, silvery |
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(noun) a metal tincture used in heraldry to give a silvery appearance | - |
argentic | (adjective) relating to compounds in which silver is bivalent | - |
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argentiferous | (adjective) containing or yielding silver | - |
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argentine | (noun) any of various small silver-scaled salmon-like marine fishes | - |
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argentinosaur | (noun) huge herbivorous dinosaur of Cretaceous found in Argentina | - |
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argentite | (noun) a valuable silver ore consisting of silver sulfide (Ag2S) | - |
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argentous | (adjective) relating to compounds in which silver is univalent | - |
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argil | (noun) a white clay (especially a white clay used by potters) | - |
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argillaceous | (adjective) resembling or containing clay | Synonyms: clayey |
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argillite | (noun) a sedimentary rock differing from shale in being bound by silica and from slate in having no slate cleavages | - |
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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 | - |
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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 |
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argonaut | (noun) someone engaged in a dangerous but potentially rewarding adventure | - |
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argonon | (noun) any of the chemically inert gaseous elements of the helium group in the periodic table | Synonyms: inert gas, noble gas |
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argosy | (noun) one or more large merchant ships | - |
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argot | (noun) a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) | Synonyms: cant, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular |
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arguable | (adjective) open to argument or debate | Synonyms: debatable, disputable, moot |
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(adjective) capable of being supported by argument | - |
arguably | (adverb) as can be shown by argument | - |
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argue | (verb) have an argument about something | Synonyms: contend, debate, fence |
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(verb) give evidence of | Synonyms: indicate |
(verb) present reasons and arguments | Synonyms: reason |
arguer | (noun) someone who engages in debate | Synonyms: debater |
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argufy | (verb) have a disagreement over something | Synonyms: altercate, dispute, quarrel, scrap |
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arguing | (noun) a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement | Synonyms: argument, contention, contestation, controversy, disceptation, disputation, tilt |
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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 | - |
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(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 |
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(noun) a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal | Synonyms: argument, debate |
argumentative | (adjective) given to or characterized by argument | - |
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argumentatively | (adverb) in a disputatious manner | Synonyms: disputatiously |
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argus | (noun) large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant | Synonyms: argus pheasant |
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argyle | (noun) a sock knitted or woven with an argyle design | Synonyms: argyll |
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(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 |
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(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 | - |
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aria | (noun) an elaborate song for solo voice | - |
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arianist | (noun) an adherent of Arianism (the belief that Jesus Christ was not truly God) | - |
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arid | (adjective) lacking sufficient water or rainfall | Synonyms: waterless |
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(adjective) lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless | Synonyms: desiccate, desiccated |
aridity | (noun) the quality of yielding nothing of value | Synonyms: barrenness, fruitlessness |
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(noun) a deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall) | Synonyms: aridness, thirstiness |
aridness | (noun) a deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall) | Synonyms: aridity, thirstiness |
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arietta | (noun) a short aria | Synonyms: short aria |
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aright | (adverb) in an accurate manner | Synonyms: correctly, right |
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aril | (noun) fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelops the seed | - |
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ariled | (adjective) (of some seeds) having a fleshy and usually brightly colored cover | Synonyms: arillate |
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arillate | (adjective) (of some seeds) having a fleshy and usually brightly colored cover | Synonyms: ariled |
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ariose | (adjective) having a melody (as distinguished from recitative) | Synonyms: songlike |
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arioso | (noun) (music) a short recitative that is melodic but is not an aria | - |
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arise | (verb) get up and out of bed | Synonyms: get up, rise, turn out, uprise |
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(verb) result or issue | Synonyms: come up |
(verb) rise to one's feet | Synonyms: get up, rise, stand up, uprise |
(verb) move upward | Synonyms: come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise |
(verb) take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance | Synonyms: rebel, rise, rise up |
(verb) come into existence; take on form or shape | Synonyms: develop, grow, originate, rise, spring up, uprise |
(verb) originate or come into being | Synonyms: bob up, come up |
arishth | (noun) large semi-evergreen tree of the East Indies; trunk exudes a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia | Synonyms: Azadirachta indica, margosa, Melia Azadirachta, neem, neem tree, nim tree |
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arista | (noun) bristlelike process near the tip of the antenna of certain flies | - |
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aristocracy | (noun) a privileged class holding hereditary titles | Synonyms: nobility |
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(noun) the most powerful members of a society | Synonyms: gentry |
aristocrat | (noun) a member of the aristocracy | Synonyms: blue blood, patrician |
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