allotment | (noun) the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan | Synonyms: allocation, apportioning, apportionment, assignation, parceling, parcelling |
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(noun) a share set aside for a specific purpose | Synonyms: allocation |
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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allotted | (adjective) given as a task | - |
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allover | (adjective) covering the entire surface | - |
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allow | (verb) allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something | Synonyms: take into account |
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(verb) give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause | Synonyms: appropriate, earmark, reserve, set aside |
(verb) consent to, give permission; permit | Synonyms: countenance, let, permit |
(verb) allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting | Synonyms: permit, tolerate |
(verb) let have | Synonyms: grant |
(verb) grant as a discount or in exchange | - |
(verb) make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen | Synonyms: let, permit |
(verb) allow the other (baseball) team to score | Synonyms: give up |
(verb) make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain | Synonyms: allow for, leave, provide |
(verb) afford possibility | Synonyms: admit |
allowable | (adjective) that may be permitted especially as according to rule | Synonyms: permissible |
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(adjective) deserving to be allowed or considered | - |
(adjective) deductible according to the tax laws | - |
allowably | (adverb) in a permissible manner | Synonyms: permissibly |
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allowance | (noun) the act of allowing | - |
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(noun) a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits | Synonyms: leeway, margin, tolerance |
(noun) an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period) | - |
(noun) an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances | Synonyms: adjustment |
(noun) a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses | - |
(noun) a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets | Synonyms: allowance account, valuation account, valuation reserve |
(verb) put on a fixed allowance, as of food | - |
alloy | (noun) the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something | Synonyms: admixture |
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(noun) a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten | Synonyms: metal |
(verb) lower in value by increasing the base-metal content | Synonyms: debase |
(verb) make an alloy of | - |
alloyed | (adjective) (used of metals) blended to obtain a desired property | - |
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(adjective) (used of metals) debased by mixture with an inferior element | - |
allspice | (noun) ground dried berrylike fruit of a West Indian allspice tree; suggesting combined flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg and cloves | - |
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(noun) aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries | Synonyms: allspice tree, Pimenta dioica, pimento tree |
(noun) deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States | - |
allude | (verb) make a more or less disguised reference to | Synonyms: advert, touch |
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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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allusion | (noun) passing reference or indirect mention | - |
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allusive | (adjective) characterized by indirect references | - |
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allusiveness | (noun) a quality characterized by indirect reference | - |
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alluvial | (adjective) of or relating to alluvium | - |
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alluviation | (noun) the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating | Synonyms: deposit, sedimentation |
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alluvion | (noun) clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down | Synonyms: alluvial deposit, alluvial sediment, alluvium |
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(noun) the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land | Synonyms: deluge, flood, inundation |
(noun) gradual formation of new land, by recession of the sea or deposit of sediment | - |
alluvium | (noun) clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down | Synonyms: alluvial deposit, alluvial sediment, alluvion |
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ally | (noun) a friendly nation | - |
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(noun) an associate who provides cooperation or assistance | Synonyms: friend |
(verb) become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage | - |
allyl | (noun) the univalent unsaturated organic radical C3H5; derived from propylene | Synonyms: allyl group, allyl radical |
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allylic | (adjective) of or pertaining to the allyl radical | - |
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almanac | (noun) an annual publication containing tabular information in a particular field or fields arranged according to the calendar of a given year | - |
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(noun) an annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year | Synonyms: farmer's calendar |
almandine | (noun) a purple variety of the ruby spinel | - |
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(noun) a deep red garnet consisting of iron aluminum silicate | Synonyms: almandite |
almandite | (noun) a deep red garnet consisting of iron aluminum silicate | Synonyms: almandine |
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almighty | (adjective) having unlimited power | Synonyms: all-powerful, omnipotent |
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almond | (noun) oval-shaped edible seed of the almond tree | - |
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(noun) small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern Australia and California | Synonyms: Amygdalus communis, Prunus amygdalus, Prunus dulcis, sweet almond |
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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almost | (adverb) (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but | Synonyms: about, most, near, nearly, nigh, virtually, well-nigh |
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alms | (noun) money or goods contributed to the poor | - |
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almsgiver | (noun) a person who gives alms | - |
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almsgiving | (noun) making voluntary contributions to aid the poor | Synonyms: alms-giving |
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alocasia | (noun) any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries | Synonyms: elephant's ear, elephant ear |
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aloe | (noun) succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa | - |
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aloes | (noun) a purgative made from the leaves of aloe | Synonyms: bitter aloes |
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aloft | (adverb) in the higher atmosphere above the earth | - |
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(adverb) at or to great height; high up in or into the air | - |
(adverb) at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship | - |
(adverb) upward | - |
aloha | (noun) an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is Hawaiian and ciao is Italian) | Synonyms: ciao |
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alone | (adjective) exclusive of anyone or anything else | Synonyms: only |
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(adjective) radically distinctive and without equal | Synonyms: unequaled, unequalled, unique, unparalleled |
(adjective) lacking companions or companionship | Synonyms: lone, lonely, solitary |
(adjective) isolated from others | - |
(adverb) without any others being included or involved | Synonyms: entirely, exclusively, only, solely |
(adverb) without anybody else or anything else | Synonyms: solo, unaccompanied |
aloneness | (noun) a disposition toward being alone | Synonyms: loneliness, lonesomeness, solitariness |
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along | (adverb) in accompaniment or as a companion | - |
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(adverb) with a forward motion | Synonyms: on |
(adverb) in addition (usually followed by `with') | - |
(adverb) to a more advanced state | - |
(adverb) in line with a length or direction (often followed by `by' or `beside') | - |
alongside | (adverb) side by side | Synonyms: aboard |
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aloof | (adjective) remote in manner | Synonyms: distant, upstage |
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(adverb) in an aloof manner | - |
aloofness | (noun) a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner | Synonyms: remoteness, standoffishness, withdrawnness |
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(noun) indifference by personal withdrawal | Synonyms: distance |
alopecia | (noun) loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers; in humans it can result from heredity or hormonal imbalance or certain diseases or drugs and treatments (chemotherapy for cancer) | - |
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alopecic | (adjective) pertaining to loss of hair or wool or feathers | - |
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aloud | (adverb) using the voice; not silently | Synonyms: out loud |
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(adverb) with relatively high volume | Synonyms: loud, loudly |
alp | (noun) any high mountain | - |
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alpaca | (noun) domesticated llama with long silky fleece; believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco | Synonyms: Lama pacos |
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(noun) a thin glossy fabric made of the wool of the Lama pacos, or made of a rayon or cotton imitation of that wool | - |
(noun) wool of the alpaca | - |
alpenstock | (noun) a stout staff with a metal point; used by mountain climbers | - |
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alpestrine | (adjective) growing at high altitudes | Synonyms: subalpine |
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alpha | (adjective) early testing stage of a software or hardware product | - |
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(adjective) first in order of importance | - |
(noun) the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet | - |
(noun) the beginning of a series or sequence | - |
alphabet | (noun) the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural) | Synonyms: first principles, rudiments |
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(noun) a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language | Synonyms: ABC's, ABC, ABCs |
alphabetic | (adjective) arranged in order according to the alphabet | Synonyms: alphabetical |
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(adjective) relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet | Synonyms: alphabetical |
alphabetical | (adjective) arranged in order according to the alphabet | Synonyms: alphabetic |
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(adjective) relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet | Synonyms: alphabetic |
alphabetically | (adverb) in alphabetical order | - |
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alphabetisation | (noun) the act of putting in alphabetical order | Synonyms: alphabetization |
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alphabetise | (verb) arrange in alphabetical order | Synonyms: alphabetize |
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alphabetised | (adjective) having been put in alphabetical order | Synonyms: alphabetized |
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alphabetiser | (noun) a literate person who can arrange items in alphabetical order | Synonyms: alphabetizer |
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alphabetization | (noun) the act of putting in alphabetical order | Synonyms: alphabetisation |
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alphabetize | (verb) arrange in alphabetical order | Synonyms: alphabetise |
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(verb) provide with an alphabet | - |
alphabetized | (adjective) having been put in alphabetical order | Synonyms: alphabetised |
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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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alpine | (adjective) relating to or characteristic of alps | - |
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(adjective) living or growing above the timber line | - |
alpinist | (noun) a mountain climber who specializes in difficult climbs | - |
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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 |
alsatian | (noun) breed of large shepherd dogs used in police work and as a guide for the blind | Synonyms: German police dog, German shepherd, German shepherd dog |
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also | (adverb) in addition | Synonyms: as well, besides, likewise, too |
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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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altazimuth | (noun) an instrument that measures the altitude and azimuth of celestial bodies; used in navigation | - |
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altcoin | (noun) an alternative cryptocurrency | - |
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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 |