1: type genus of the family Accipitridae [syn: {genus Accipiter}]

1: bluish-gray North American hawk having a darting flight [syn: {Cooper's hawk}, {blue darter}]

1: large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry [syn: {goshawk}]

1: small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa [syn: {sparrow hawk}]

1: hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles [syn: {family Accipitridae}]

1: in some classifications an alternative name for the Falconiformes [syn: {order Accipitriformes}]

1: of or relating to or belonging to the genus Accipiter (or to typical hawks)

1: enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved" [syn: {acclamation}, {plaudits}, {plaudit}...

1: enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved" [syn: {acclaim}, {plaudits}, {plaudit}, {e...

1: get used to a certain climate; "They never acclimatized in Egypt" [syn: {acclimatize}, {acclimatise}]

1: adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment) [syn: {acclimatization}, {acclimatisation}]

1: adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment) [syn: {acclimatization}, {acclimation}]

1: get used to a certain climate; "They never acclimatized in Egypt" [syn: {acclimatize}, {acclimate}]

1: adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment) [syn: {acclimatisation}, {acclimation}]

1: get used to a certain climate; "They never acclimatized in Egypt" [syn: {acclimatise}, {acclimate}]

1: sloping upward [syn: {rising}, {uphill}]

1: an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise" [syn: {ascent}, {rise}, {raise}, {climb}, {upgrade}] [ant: {descent}]

1: a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery" [syn: {award}, {honor}, {honour}, {laurels}]

1: be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs" [syn: {suit}, {fit}] 2: make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new coun...

1: helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation; "the warden was always accommodating in allowing visitors in"; "made a special effort to be accommodating" [syn: {accommodative}] [ant: {unaccommo...

1: in accommodation; "obligingly, he lowered his voice" [syn: {obligingly}]

1: making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances [syn: {adjustment}, {fitting}] 2: a settlement of differences; "they reached an accommodation with Japan" 3: in the theories of Jean Piaget: ...

1: a person who endorses a promissory note without compensation or benefit but simply as a favor to the borrower

1: (nautical) a portable ladder hung over the side of a vessel to give access to small boats alongside

1: reflex changes in the eyes that enable an object to be focused on the retina

1: of or relating to the accommodation of the lens of the eye; "accommodational strain"

1: helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation; "the warden was always accommodating in allowing visitors in"; "made a special effort to be accommodating" [syn: {accommodating}] [ant: {unaccommo...

1: someone who performs a service or does a favor [syn: {obliger}]

{accompany}

1: an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another [syn: {concomitant}, {co-occurrence}] 2: a subordinate musical part; provides background for more important part...

1: a person who provides musical accompaniment (usually on a piano) [syn: {accompanyist}]

1: be associated with; "French fries come with the hamburger" [syn: {attach to}, {come with}, {go with}] 2: go or travel along with; "The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere" 3: perform an accom...

1: following as a consequence; "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with related problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management" [syn: {attendant}, {concomitant}, {incidental}, {incident...

1: a vein accompanying another structure; a vein may accompany an artery in such a way that the arterial pulses aid venous return [syn: {vena comitans}]

1: a person who provides musical accompaniment (usually on a piano) [syn: {accompanist}]

1: a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan) [syn: {confederate}]

1: put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation" [syn: {carry through}, {execute}, {carry out}, {action}, {fulfill}, {fulfil}] 2: to gain with ef...

1: capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do [syn: {achievable}, {doable}, {realizable}]

1: highly skilled; "an accomplished pianist"; "a complete musician" [syn: {complete}] 2: successfully completed or brought to an end; "his mission accomplished he took a vacation"; "the completed proj...

1: an irreversible accomplishment [syn: {fait accompli}]

1: the action of accomplishing something [syn: {achievement}] 2: an ability that has been acquired by training [syn: {skill}, {acquirement}, {acquisition}, {attainment}]

1: harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters; "the two parties were in agreement" [syn: {agreement}] [ant: {disagreement}] 2: concurrence of opinion; "we are in accord with your proposal" ...

1: the settlement of a debt by paying less than the amount demanded in exchange for extinguishing the debt

1: concurrence of opinion; "we are in accord with your proposal" [syn: {accord}, {conformity}] 2: the act of granting rights; "the accordance to Canada of rights of access" [syn: {accordance of rights...

1: the act of granting rights; "the accordance to Canada of rights of access" [syn: {accordance}]

1: being in agreement or harmony; often followed by `with'; "a place perfectly accordant with man's nature"-Thomas Hardy [ant: {discordant}] 2: in keeping; "salaries agreeable with current trends"; "p...

1: (followed by `to') as reported or stated by; "according to historians" 2: (followed by `to') in agreement with or accordant with; "according to instructions"

1: (sentence connectors) because of the reason given; "consequently, he didn't do it"; "continued to have severe headaches and accordingly returned to the doctor" [syn: {consequently}] 2: in accordanc...

1: arranged in parallel folds; "plicate leaves" [syn: {plicate}] n : a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; the reeds are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player [syn: {p...

1: an interior door that opens by folding back in sections (rather than by swinging on hinges) [syn: {folding door}]

1: a musician who plays the accordion

1: speak to someone [syn: {address}, {come up to}] 2: approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park" [syn: {hook}, {soli...

1: the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child [syn: {childbirth}, {childbearing}, {vaginal birth}]

1: a physician specializing in obstetrics [syn: {obstetrician}]

1: a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies [syn: {midwife}]

1: a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services; "he asked to see the executive who handled his account" [syn: {business relationship}...

1: a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they got a subpoena to examine our books" [syn: {ledger}, {leger}, {book of account}, {book}]

1: someone in charge of a client's account for an advertising agency or brokerage or other service business [syn: {account representative}, {registered representative}, {customer's broker}, {customer'...

1: be the reason or explanation for; "The recession accounts for the slow retail business" 2: give reasons for; "Can you account for all these absences?"

1: a liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit

1: someone in charge of a client's account for an advertising agency or brokerage or other service business [syn: {account executive}, {registered representative}, {customer's broker}, {customer's man...

1: a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance; "they send me an accounting every month" [syn: {account}, {accounting}]

1: responsibility to someone or for some activity [syn: {answerability}, {answerableness}]

1: liable to account for one's actions; "governments must be accountable to someone beside themselves"; "fully accountable for what they did"; "the court held the parents answerable for their minor ch...

1: the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business [syn: {accounting}]

1: someone who maintains and audits business accounts [syn: {comptroller}, {controller}]

1: the position of accountant

1: a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes; "he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions" 2: a system that provides quantitative information about finances 3: the occupation of...

1: all the data (ledgers and journals and spreadsheets) that support a financial statement; can be hard copy or machine readable

1: a written record of a commercial transaction [syn: {entry}, {ledger entry}]

1: a firm of accountants who provide accounting and auditing services for a fee

1: a principle that governs current accounting practice and that is used as a reference to determine the appropriate treatment of complex transactions [syn: {accounting standard}]

1: a principle that governs current accounting practice and that is used as a reference to determine the appropriate treatment of complex transactions [syn: {accounting principle}]

1: a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts [syn: {accounting}, {method of accounting}]

1: a debtor's accounts of money he owes; normally arise from the purchase of products or services

1: a creditor's accounts of money owed to him; normally arise from the sale of products or services

1: provide with military equipment [syn: {accoutre}]

1: provided with necessary articles of equipment for a specialized purpose (especially military); "troops accoutered for battle"; "properly accoutered for the trip" [syn: {accoutred}]

1: clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing [syn: {accessory}, {accoutrement}]

1: provide with military equipment [syn: {accouter}]

1: provided with necessary articles of equipment for a specialized purpose (especially military); "troops accoutered for battle"; "properly accoutered for the trip" [syn: {accoutered}]

1: clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing [syn: {accessory}, {accouterment}]

1: the capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water port [syn: {capital of Ghana}]

1: grant credentials to; "The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution"; "recognize an academic degree" [syn: {recognize}, {recognise}] 2: provide or send (envoys or embassadors) ...

1: the act of granting credit or recognition (especially with respect to educational institution that maintains suitable standards); "a commission is responsible for the accreditation of medical schoo...

1: given official approval to act; "an accredited college"; "commissioned broker"; "licensed pharmacist"; "authorized representative" [syn: {commissioned}, {licensed}, {licenced}]

1: grow together (of plants and organs); "After many years the rose bushes grew together" 2: grow or become attached by accretion; "The story accreted emotion"

1: an increase by natural growth or addition [syn: {accumulation}] 2: something contributing to growth or increase; "he scraped away the accretions of paint"; "the central city surrounded by recent ac...

1: marked or produced by accretion

1: growing by accretion

1: an alcohol-soluble resin from Australian trees; used in varnishes and in manufacturing paper [syn: {acaroid resin}, {accaroid resin}, {accroides resin}, {accroides gum}, {gum accroides}]

1: an alcohol-soluble resin from Australian trees; used in varnishes and in manufacturing paper [syn: {acaroid resin}, {accaroid resin}, {accroides}, {accroides resin}, {gum accroides}]

1: an alcohol-soluble resin from Australian trees; used in varnishes and in manufacturing paper [syn: {acaroid resin}, {accaroid resin}, {accroides}, {accroides gum}, {gum accroides}]

1: the act of accumulating [syn: {accumulation}, {accruement}]

1: a method of accounting in which each item is entered as it is earned or incurred regardless of when actual payments are received or made [ant: {cash basis}]

1: grow by addition; "The interest accrues" 2: come into the possession of; "The house accrued to the oldest son" [syn: {fall}]

1: periodically accumulated over time; "accrued interest"; "accrued leave" [syn: {accumulated}]

1: the act of accumulating [syn: {accumulation}, {accrual}]

1: assimilate culturally

1: the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture" [syn: {socialization}, {socialisation}, {enculturation}] 2: all the k...

1: of or relating to acculturation [syn: {acculturative}]

1: of or relating to acculturation [syn: {acculturational}]

1: lying down; in a position of comfort or rest [syn: {decumbent}, {recumbent}, {reclining}]

1: get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune" [syn: {roll up}, {coll...

1: brought together into a group or crowd; "the accumulated letters in my office" [syn: {amassed}, {assembled}, {collected}, {congregate}, {massed}] 2: periodically accumulated over time; "accrued int...

1: an increase by natural growth or addition [syn: {accretion}] 2: several things grouped together or considered as a whole [syn: {collection}, {aggregation}, {assemblage}] 3: the act of accumulating ...

1: increasing by successive addition; "the benefits are cumulative"; "the eventual accumulative effect of these substances" [syn: {cumulative}] 2: marked by acquiring or amassing; "we live in an accum...

1: a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes) [syn: {collector}, {gatherer}] 2: a voltaic battery that stores electric charge [syn: {storage battery}] 3: (computer science) a ...

1: (computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the accumulator [syn: {accumulator}]

1: the quality of nearness to the truth or the true value; "he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass"; "the lawyer questioned the truth of my account" [syn: {truth}] [ant: {inaccuracy}] 2...

1: conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; "an accurate reproduction"; "the accounting was accurate"; "accurate measurements"; "an accurate sca...

1: with few mistakes; "he works very accurately" [ant: {inaccurately}] 2: strictly correctly; "repeated the order accurately"

1: under a curse [syn: {accurst}, {maledict}]

1: under a curse [syn: {accursed}, {maledict}]

1: a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt [syn: {accusation}]

1: a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt [syn: {accusal}] 2: an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence; "the newspaper published ch...

1: containing or expressing accusation; "an accusitive forefinger"; "black accusatory looks"; "accusive shoes and telltale trousers"- O.Henry; "his accusing glare" [syn: {accusatory}, {accusing}, {acc...

1: the category of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb [syn: {accusative}, {objective case}]

1: specifically indicating a form of prosecution in which one is publicly accused of and tried for a crime and in which the judge is not also the prosecutor [ant: {inquisitorial}]

1: containing or expressing accusation; "an accusitive forefinger"; "black accusatory looks"; "accusive shoes and telltale trousers"- O.Henry; "his accusing glare" [syn: {accusative}, {accusing}, {acc...