| allayer | (noun) a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies | Synonyms: comforter, reliever |
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| allegoresis | (noun) the interpretation of written, oral, or artistic expression as allegory. | - |
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| allegoric | (adjective) used in or characteristic of or containing allegory | Synonyms: allegorical |
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| allegorical | (adjective) used in or characteristic of or containing allegory | Synonyms: allegoric |
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| allegorically | (adverb) in an allegorical manner | - |
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| allegoricalness | (noun) The state or quality of being allegorical. | - |
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| allegorise | (verb) make into an allegory | Synonyms: allegorize |
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| (verb) interpret as an allegory | Synonyms: allegorize |
| allegoriser | (noun) someone who communicates in allegories | Synonyms: allegorizer |
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| allegorize | (verb) make into an allegory | Synonyms: allegorise |
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| (verb) interpret as an allegory | Synonyms: allegorise |
| allegorizer | (noun) someone who communicates in allegories | Synonyms: allegoriser |
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| allegory | (noun) a short moral story (often with animal characters) | Synonyms: apologue, fable, parable |
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| (noun) an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor | - |
| (noun) a visible symbol representing an abstract idea | Synonyms: emblem |
| allegretto | (adjective) (of tempo) faster than allegro | - |
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| (noun) a musical composition or musical passage to be performed at a somewhat quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro | - |
| (noun) a quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro | - |
| (adverb) in a moderately quick tempo | - |
| allegro | (adjective) (of tempo) fast | - |
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| (noun) a musical composition or musical passage to be performed quickly in a brisk lively manner | - |
| (noun) a brisk and lively tempo | - |
| (adverb) in a quick and lively tempo | - |
| allelomorph | (noun) (genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character | Synonyms: allele |
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| allelomorphic | (adjective) of or relating to alleles | Synonyms: allelic |
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| allergen | (noun) any substance that can cause an allergy | - |
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| allergenic | (adjective) relating to or having the effect of an allergen | - |
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| allergic | (adjective) characterized by or caused by allergy | - |
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| (adjective) having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor) | Synonyms: hypersensitised, hypersensitive, hypersensitized, sensitised, sensitized, supersensitised, supersensitive, supersensitized |
| allergist | (noun) a physician skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of allergies | - |
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| allergology | (noun) the branch of medical science that studies the causes and treatment of allergies | - |
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| allergy | (noun) hypersensitivity reaction to a particular allergen; symptoms can vary greatly in intensity | Synonyms: allergic reaction |
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| alleviator | (noun) remedy that alleviates pain without curing | Synonyms: alleviant, palliative |
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| (noun) a therapist who makes suffering more endurable | - |
| alleviatory | (adjective) moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear | Synonyms: alleviative, lenitive, mitigative, mitigatory, palliative |
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| alligator | (noun) either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts | Synonyms: gator |
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| (noun) leather made from alligator's hide | - |
| (verb) crack and acquire the appearance of alligator hide, as from weathering or improper application; of paint and varnishes | - |
| alligatored | (adjective) of paint or varnish; having the appearance of alligator hide | Synonyms: cracked |
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| alligatorfish | (noun) small very elongate sea poachers | Synonyms: Aspidophoroides monopterygius |
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| alliterate | (verb) use alliteration as a form of poetry | - |
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| alliteration | (noun) use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse | Synonyms: beginning rhyme, head rhyme, initial rhyme |
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| alliterative | (adjective) having the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable | - |
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| alliteratively | (adverb) in an alliterative manner | - |
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| alliterator | (noun) a speaker or writer who makes use of alliteration | - |
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| allocator | (noun) a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion | Synonyms: distributor |
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| allochronic | (adjective) (of taxa) occurring in different geologic times | - |
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| allograft | (noun) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same species but different genetic makeup; recipient's immune system must be suppressed to prevent rejection of the graft | Synonyms: homograft |
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| allograph | (noun) a variant form of a grapheme, as `m' or `M' or a handwritten version of that grapheme | - |
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| (noun) a signature written by one person for another | - |
| allographic | (adjective) of or relating to an allograph | - |
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| allomerism | (noun) (chemistry) variability in chemical composition without variation in crystalline form | - |
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| allomerous | (adjective) pertaining to allomerism | - |
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| allometric | (adjective) relating to or marked by allometry | - |
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| allometry | (noun) the study of the relative growth of a part of an organism in relation to the growth of the whole | - |
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| allomorph | (noun) a variant phonological representation of a morpheme | - |
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| (noun) any of several different crystalline forms of the same chemical compound | - |
| allomorphic | (adjective) pertaining to allomorphs | - |
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| allopatric | (adjective) (of biological species or speciation) occurring in areas isolated geographically from one another | - |
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| allopatry | (noun) the occurrence of related organisms in separate geographical areas with no overlap | - |
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| allopurinol | (noun) a drug (trade name Zyloprim) used to treat gout and other conditions in which there is an excessive buildup of uric acid | Synonyms: Zyloprim |
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| allosaur | (noun) late Jurassic carnivorous dinosaur; similar to but somewhat smaller than tyrannosaurus | Synonyms: allosaurus |
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| allosaurus | (noun) late Jurassic carnivorous dinosaur; similar to but somewhat smaller than tyrannosaurus | Synonyms: allosaur |
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| allotrope | (noun) a structurally different form of an element | - |
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| allotropic | (adjective) of or related to or exhibiting allotropism | Synonyms: allotropical |
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| allotropical | (adjective) of or related to or exhibiting allotropism | Synonyms: allotropic |
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| allotropism | (noun) the phenomenon of an element existing in two or more physical forms | Synonyms: allotropy |
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| allotropy | (noun) the phenomenon of an element existing in two or more physical forms | Synonyms: allotropism |
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| allover | (adjective) covering the entire surface | - |
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| allure | (noun) the power to entice or attract through personal charm | Synonyms: allurement, temptingness |
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| (verb) dispose or incline or entice to | Synonyms: tempt |
| allurement | (noun) the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money) | Synonyms: solicitation |
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| (noun) the power to entice or attract through personal charm | Synonyms: allure, temptingness |
| (noun) attractiveness | - |
| alluring | (adjective) highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire | Synonyms: beguiling, enticing, tempting |
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| almoner | (noun) an official in a British hospital who looks after the social and material needs of the patients | Synonyms: medical social worker |
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| almsgiver | (noun) a person who gives alms | - |
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| alpestrine | (adjective) growing at high altitudes | Synonyms: subalpine |
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| alphabetiser | (noun) a literate person who can arrange items in alphabetical order | Synonyms: alphabetizer |
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| alphabetizer | (noun) a literate person who can arrange items in alphabetical order | Synonyms: alphabetiser |
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| alphameric | (adjective) of or pertaining to alphanumeric characters | Synonyms: alphamerical, alphanumeric, alphanumerical |
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| alphamerical | (adjective) of or pertaining to alphanumeric characters | Synonyms: alphameric, alphanumeric, alphanumerical |
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| alphanumeric | (adjective) of or pertaining to alphanumeric characters | Synonyms: alphameric, alphamerical, alphanumerical |
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| alphanumerical | (adjective) of or pertaining to alphanumeric characters | Synonyms: alphameric, alphamerical, alphanumeric |
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| alphanumerics | (noun) a character set that includes letters and digits and punctuation | Synonyms: alphanumeric characters |
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| alphavirus | (noun) an arbovirus of the family Togaviridae that can cause a variety of encephalitis in horses | - |
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| alprazolam | (noun) an antianxiety agent (trade name Xanax) of the benzodiazepine class | Synonyms: Xanax |
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| already | (adverb) prior to a specified or implied time | - |
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| alright | (adjective) nonstandard usage | - |
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| (adverb) an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence | Synonyms: all right, fine, OK, very well |
| (adverb) without doubt (used to reinforce an assertion) | Synonyms: all right |
| (adverb) in a satisfactory or adequate manner | Synonyms: all right, O.K., okay |
| alstroemeria | (noun) any of various South American plants of the genus Alstroemeria valued for their handsome umbels of beautiful flowers | - |
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| altar | (noun) a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made | - |
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| (noun) the table in Christian churches where communion is given | Synonyms: communion table, Lord's table |
| altarpiece | (noun) a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table | Synonyms: reredos |
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| alter | (verb) remove the ovaries of | Synonyms: castrate, neuter, spay |
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| (verb) become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence | Synonyms: change, vary |
| (verb) cause to change; make different; cause a transformation | Synonyms: change, modify |
| (verb) insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby | Synonyms: falsify, interpolate |
| (verb) make an alteration to | - |
| alterability | (noun) the quality of being alterable | - |
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| alterable | (adjective) capable of being changed or altered in some characteristic | - |
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| (adjective) (of the punishment ordered by a court) capable of being changed to one less severe | - |
| alteration | (noun) the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification) | Synonyms: revision |
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| (noun) the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) | Synonyms: adjustment, modification |
| (noun) an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another | Synonyms: change, modification |
| alterative | (adjective) tending to cure or restore to health | Synonyms: curative, healing, remedial, sanative, therapeutic |
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| altercate | (verb) have a disagreement over something | Synonyms: argufy, dispute, quarrel, scrap |
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| altercation | (noun) noisy quarrel | Synonyms: affray, fracas |
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| altered | (adjective) changed in form or character without becoming something else | - |
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| (adjective) having testicles or ovaries removed | Synonyms: neutered |
| (adjective) changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose | Synonyms: adapted |
| altering | (noun) the sterilization of an animal | Synonyms: fixing, neutering |
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| alternate | (adjective) of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired | - |
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| (adjective) serving or used in place of another | Synonyms: alternative, substitute |
| (adjective) occurring by turns; first one and then the other | Synonyms: alternating |
| (adjective) every second one of a series | - |
| (noun) someone who takes the place of another person | Synonyms: replacement, surrogate |
| (verb) do something in turns | Synonyms: take turns |
| (verb) go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions | Synonyms: jump |
| (verb) reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) | Synonyms: flip-flop, flip, interchange, switch, tack |
| (verb) be an understudy or alternate for a role | Synonyms: understudy |
| (verb) exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions | - |
| alternately | (adverb) in an alternating sequence or position | - |
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| alternating | (adjective) (of a current) reversing direction | - |
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| (adjective) occurring by turns; first one and then the other | Synonyms: alternate |
| alternation | (noun) successive change from one thing or state to another and back again | - |
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| alternative | (adjective) necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities | - |
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| (adjective) serving or used in place of another | Synonyms: alternate, substitute |
| (adjective) pertaining to unconventional choices | - |
| (noun) one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen | Synonyms: choice, option |
| alternatively | (adverb) in place of, or as an alternative to | Synonyms: instead, or else |
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| alternator | (noun) an old term for an electric generator that produces alternating current (especially in automobiles) | - |
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| altimeter | (noun) an instrument that measures the height above ground; used in navigation | - |
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| altogether | (noun) informal terms for nakedness | Synonyms: birthday suit, raw |
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| (adverb) with everything included or counted | Synonyms: all told, in all |
| (adverb) with everything considered (and neglecting details) | Synonyms: all in all, on the whole, tout ensemble |
| (adverb) to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; Completely or entirely | Synonyms: all, completely, entirely, right, totally, whole, wholly |
| altostratus | (noun) a stratus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles | Synonyms: altostratus cloud |
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| altricial | (adjective) (of hatchlings) naked and blind and dependent on parents for food | - |
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| altruism | (noun) the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others | Synonyms: selflessness |
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| altruist | (noun) someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being | Synonyms: philanthropist |
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| altruistic | (adjective) showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others | Synonyms: selfless |
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| altruistically | (adverb) in an altruistic manner | Synonyms: selflessly |
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| alular | (adjective) pertaining to alulae | - |
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| aluminiferous | (adjective) containing alum or aluminum | - |
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| alumroot | (noun) any of several herbs of the genus Heuchera | Synonyms: alumbloom |
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