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aground
stuck in a place where a ship can no longer float
agrypnotic
of or pertaining to agrypnia
aguish
affected by ague
ahead
having the leading position or higher score in a contest
ahistorical
unconcerned with or unrelated to history or to historical development or to tradition
ahorse
traveling on horseback
ahorseback
traveling on horseback
aided
give help or assistance; be of service
ailing
be ill or unwell
aimless
aimlessly drifting
ain
belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive
airborne
moved or conveyed by or through air
aired
expose to fresh air
airheaded
lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
airless
lacking fresh air
airlike
resembling air or having the form of air
airsick
experiencing motion sickness
airtight
having no weak points
airworthy
(of aircraft) fit to fly
airy
open to or abounding in fresh air
ajar
slightly open
akimbo
(used of arms and legs) bent outward with the joint away from the body
akin
similar in quality or character
alabaster
a compact fine-textured, usually white gypsum used for carving
alabastrine
of or resembling alabaster
alacritous
quick and eager
alar
a chemical sprayed on fruit trees to regulate their growth so the entire crop can be harvested at one time
alarmed
fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
alarming
fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
alary
having or resembling wings
alaskan
a native or resident of Alaska
alate
(of seeds or insects) having winglike extensions
alated
(of seeds or insects) having winglike extensions
albanian
a native or inhabitant of Albania
albescent
becoming or shading into white
albigensian
of or relating to Albigenses or Albigensianism
albinal
of or pertaining to or affected by albinism
albinic
of or pertaining to or affected by albinism
albinistic
of or pertaining to or affected by albinism
albinotic
of or pertaining to or affected by albinism
albitic
of or related to albite feldspar
albuminous
relating to or containing or resembling albumin
albuminuric
of or related to the state of albuminuria
alcalescent
tending to become alkaline; slightly alkaline
alchemic
related to or concerned with alchemy
alchemical
related to or concerned with alchemy
alchemistic
of or relating to alchemists
alchemistical
of or relating to alchemists
alcoholic
a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
aldehydic
of or related to or containing aldehydes
aldermanic
of or relating to or like an alderman
aldermanly
of or relating to or like an alderman
aleatory
dependent on chance
alert
condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
aleuronic
of or related to aleurone
aleutian
a member of the people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands and southwestern Alaska
alexandrian
a resident or native of Alexandria (especially Alexandria in Egypt)
alexic
a person with alexia
alfresco
in the open air
algal
of or relating to alga
algebraic
of or relating to algebra
algebraical
of or relating to algebra
algerian
a native or inhabitant of Algeria
algid
chilly
algoid
of or resembling algae
algolagnic
of or relating to algolagnia
algometric
of or related to algometry
algometrical
of or related to algometry
algonkian
a member of a North American Indian people in the Ottawa river valley of Ontario and Quebec
algonquian
a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Algonquian language and originally living in the subarctic regions of eastern Canada; many Algonquian tribes migrated south into the woodlands from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic coast
algonquin
a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Algonquian language and originally living in the subarctic regions of eastern Canada; many Algonquian tribes migrated south into the woodlands from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic coast
algophobic
suffering from algophobia; abnormally afraid of pain
algorithmic
of or relating to or having the characteristics of an algorithm
alien
a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
alienable
transferable to another owner
alienated
arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
alienating
arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
aliform
having or resembling wings
alight
to come to rest, settle
aligned
place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
aligning
place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
alike
having the same or similar characteristics
alimental
of or providing nourishment
alimentary
of or providing nourishment
alimentative
related to the supply of aliment
aliphatic
having carbon atoms linked in open chains
aliquot
an integer that is an exact divisor of some quantity
alive
possessing life
alkahestic
of or pertaining to the alkahest that alchemists assumed to exist
alkalescent
tending to become alkaline; slightly alkaline
alkalic
relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7
alkaline
relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7
alkaloidal
pertaining to or consisting of alkaloids
alkalotic
marked by alkalosis (or a tendency toward alkalosis)
alkylic
of or related to an alkyl
all
quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
allantoic
relating to or characterized by an allantois
allantoid
shaped like a sausage
allargando
gradually decreasing in tempo and broadening in manner
alleged
report or maintain