ape | (noun) any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all | - |
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(noun) person who resembles a nonhuman primate | Synonyms: anthropoid |
(noun) someone who copies the words or behavior of another | Synonyms: aper, copycat, emulator, imitator |
(verb) represent in or produce a caricature of | Synonyms: caricature |
(verb) imitate uncritically and in every aspect | - |
apelike | (adjective) being or given to servile imitation | Synonyms: apish |
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(adjective) resembling apes | Synonyms: anthropoid, anthropoidal |
aper | (noun) someone who copies the words or behavior of another | Synonyms: ape, copycat, emulator, imitator |
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apercu | (noun) a short synopsis | - |
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aperea | (noun) South American cavy; possibly ancestral to the domestic guinea pig | Synonyms: Cavia porcellus, wild cavy |
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aperient | (adjective) mildly laxative | - |
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(noun) a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels | Synonyms: cathartic, physic, purgative |
aperiodic | (adjective) not recurring at regular intervals | Synonyms: nonperiodic |
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aperitif | (noun) alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer | - |
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aperture | (noun) an man-made opening; usually small | - |
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(noun) a device that controls amount of light admitted | - |
(noun) a natural opening in something | - |
apery | (noun) the act of mimicking; imitative behavior | Synonyms: mimicry |
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apetalous | (adjective) (of flowers) having no petals | Synonyms: petalless |
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apex | (noun) the highest point (of something) | Synonyms: acme, peak, vertex |
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(noun) the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars | Synonyms: apex of the sun's way, solar apex |