atrociousness
1: the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane [syn: {atrocity}, {barbarity}, {barbarousness}, {heinousness}]
atrocity
1: the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane [syn: {atrociousness}, {barbarity}, {barbarousness}, {heinousness}] 2: an act of atrocious cruelty [syn: {inhumanity}]
Atromid-S
1: a drug (trade name Atromid-S) that reduces lipids in the blood serum; used to treat some cardiovascular diseases [syn: {clofibrate}]
Atropa
1: belladonna [syn: {genus Atropa}]
Atropa belladonna
1: perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine [syn: {belladonna}, {deadly nightshade}]
atrophic
1: relating to or characterized by atrophy; "atrophic arthritis"
atrophic arthritis
1: a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack on the synovium by the immune system, which releases cytokines t...
atrophy
1: a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse [syn: {wasting}, {wasting away}] 2: any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use) [syn: {withering}] v : undergo atrophy;...
Atropidae
1: booklice [syn: {family Atropidae}]
atropine
1: a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil; also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate ne...
Atropos
1: the Fate who cuts the thread of life; identified with Roman Morta
Atrovent
1: an inhaled bronchodilator (trade name Atrovent) [syn: {ipratropium bromide}]
Atsugewi
1: a member of the North American Indian people of the Pit river valley in northern California 2: the Shastan language spoken by the Atsugewi people
Attacapa
1: a language spoken by the Atakapa people of the Gulf coast of Louisiana and Texas [syn: {Atakapa}, {Atakapan}, {Attacapan}]
Attacapan
1: a member of an Indian people formerly living along the Gulf coast of Louisiana and Texas [syn: {Atakapa}] 2: a language spoken by the Atakapa people of the Gulf coast of Louisiana and Texas [syn: {...
attach
1: cause to be attached [ant: {detach}] 2: be attached; be in contact with 3: become attached; "The spider's thread attached to the window sill" [ant: {detach}] 4: create social or emotional ties; "Th...
attach to
1: be associated with; "French fries come with the hamburger" [syn: {accompany}, {come with}, {go with}] 2: be part of; "This problem inheres in the design" [syn: {inhere in}]
attachable
1: capable of being fastened or added to something else; "a handle attachable by two bolts" [ant: {detachable}]
attache
1: a specialist assigned to the staff of a diplomatic mission 2: a shallow and rectangular briefcase [syn: {attache case}]
attache case
1: a shallow and rectangular briefcase [syn: {attache}]
attached
1: fastened together; "a picnic table with attached benches" 2: being joined in close association; "affiliated clubs"; "all art schools whether independent or attached to universities" [syn: {affiliat...
attachment
1: a feeling of affection for a person or an institution [syn: {fond regard}] 2: a supplementary part or accessory 3: a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a...
attack
1: (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn" [syn: {onslaught}, {onset}, {onrush}] 2: a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition; "an attack of diarr...
attack aircraft
1: a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air [syn: {fighter}, {fighter aircraft}]
attack aircraft carrier
1: a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for take-offs and landings [syn: {aircraft carrier}, {carrier}, {flattop}]
attack dog
1: a watchdog trained to attack on command
attack submarine
1: a military submarine designed and armed to attack enemy shipping
attacker
1: someone who attacks [syn: {aggressor}, {assailant}, {assaulter}]
attacking
1: disposed to attack [syn: {assaultive}, {attacking(a)}]
attain
1: to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks" [syn: {achieve}, {accomplish}, {reach}] 2: reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This...
attainability
1: the state of being achievable [syn: {achievability}, {attainableness}]
attainable
1: capable of being attained or accomplished; "choose an attainable goal"; "art is not something that is come-at-able by dint of study" [syn: {come-at-able}, {gettable}, {getable}]
attainableness
1: the state of being achievable [syn: {achievability}, {attainability}]
attainder
1: cancellation of civil rights [syn: {civil death}]
attained
1: achieved or reached; "the actual attained achievement test score"
attainment
1: the act of achieving an aim; "the attainment of independence" 2: arrival at a new stage; "his attainment of puberty was delayed by malnutrition" 3: an ability that has been acquired by training [sy...
attaint
1: bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime" [syn: {dishonor}, {disgrace}, {dishonour}, {shame}] [ant: {honor}] 2: condemn by attainder; "the man was attai...
Attalea
1: unarmed feather palms of central and northern South America [syn: {genus Attalea}]
Attalea funifera
1: Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes [syn: {piassava palm}, {pissaba palm}, {Bahia piassava}, {bahia coquilla}]
attar
1: essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers [syn: {atar}, {athar}, {ottar}]
attar of roses
1: a volatile fragrant oil obtained from fresh roses by steam distillation [syn: {rose oil}]
attemper
1: modify the temperature of; "attemper the air"
attempt
1: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try" [syn: {eff...
attempted
1: tried unsuccessfully; "attempted murder"
attempter
1: one who tries [syn: {trier}, {essayer}]
attend
1: be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.; "She attends class regularly"; "I rarely attend services at my church"; "did you go to the meeting?" [syn: {go to}] [ant: {miss}] 2: tak...
attend to
1: get down to; pay attention to; take seriously; "Attend to your duties, please" [syn: {take to heart}] [ant: {neglect}] 2: work for or be a servant to; "May I serve you?"; "She attends the old lady ...
attendance
1: the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.) [syn: {attending}] [ant: {nonattendance}]
attendant
1: following as a consequence; "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with related problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management" [syn: {accompanying}, {concomitant}, {incidental}, {incid...
attended
1: having accompaniment or companions or escort; "there were lone gentlemen and gentlemen accompanied by their wives" [syn: {accompanied}] [ant: {unaccompanied}] 2: having a caretaker or other watcher...
attendee
1: a person who participates in a meeting; "he was a regular attender at department meetings"; "the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees" [syn: {attendant}, {attender}, {meeter}]
attender
1: someone who listens attentively [syn: {hearer}, {listener}, {auditor}] 2: someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another [syn: {attendant}, {tender}] 3: a person who participat...
attending
1: being present at meeting or event [syn: {in attendance(p)}] 2: serving attendance on someone; "a ministering angel"; "the angels ministrant sang"; "the attending physician" [syn: {ministering}, {mi...
attention
1: the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others [syn: {attending}] [ant: {inattention}] 2: the work of caring for or attending to...
attention deficit disorder
1: a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders [syn: {ADD}, {attention deficit hyperactivity disorder}, {ADHD}, {hyperkinetic syndrome}, {minimal brain dysfunction}...
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
1: a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders [syn: {attention deficit disorder}, {ADD}, {ADHD}, {hyperkinetic syndrome}, {minimal brain dysfunction}, {minimal bra...
attention span
1: the length of time you can concentrate on some idea or activity
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attention-getting
1: seizing the attention; "eye-catching posters" [syn: {eye-catching}] 2: likely to attract attention; "a catchy title for a movie" [syn: {catchy}]
attentive
1: (often followed by `to') giving care or attention; "attentive to details"; "the nurse was attentive to her patient"; "an attentive suitor" [ant: {inattentive}] 2: taking heed; giving close and thou...
attentively
1: in an attentive manner; "he listened attentively" [syn: {with attention}, {paying attention}]
attentiveness
1: paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to the consequences" [syn: {heed}, {regard}, {paying attention}] [ant: {inat...
attenuate
1: reduced in strength; "the faded tones of an old recording" [syn: {attenuated}, {faded}, {weakened}] v 1: weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance) [syn: {rarefy}] 2: become weaker, in streng...
attenuated
1: of an electrical signal; reduced in amplitude with little or no distortion 2: reduced in strength; "the faded tones of an old recording" [syn: {attenuate}, {faded}, {weakened}]
attenuation
1: weakening in force or intensity; "attenuation in the volume of the sound" [syn: {fading}] 2: the property of something that has been weakened or reduced in thickness or density
attenuator
1: an electrical device for attenuating the strength of an electrical signal
attest
1: provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architec...
attestant
1: (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature [syn: {witness}, {attestor}, {attestator}] 2: someone who affirms or vouches for the correctne...
attestation
1: noun.group:law,;c the action of bearing witness 2: the evidence by which something is attested
attestation report
1: a consulting service in which a CPA expresses a conclusion about the reliability of a written statement that is the responsibility of someone else [syn: {attestation service}]
attestation service
1: a consulting service in which a CPA expresses a conclusion about the reliability of a written statement that is the responsibility of someone else [syn: {attestation report}]
attestator
1: (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature [syn: {witness}, {attestant}, {attestor}]
attested
1: established as genuine [syn: {authenticated}, {documented}]
attester
1: someone who affirms or vouches for the correctness or truth or genuineness of something [syn: {attestant}]
attestor
1: (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature [syn: {witness}, {attestant}, {attestator}]
Attic
1: of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times; "Attic Greek" n 1: floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often use...
attic fan
1: a fan that blows heated air out of the attic of a building
Attica
1: the territory of Athens in ancient Greece
Atticus
1: atlas moth [syn: {genus Atticus}]
Atticus atlas
1: giant saturniid moth widespread in Asia; sometimes cultured for silk [syn: {atlas moth}]
Attila
1: king of the Huns; the most successful barbarian invader of the Roman Empire (406-453) [syn: {Scourge of God}, {Scourge of the Gods}]
attire
1: clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress" [syn: {garb}, {dress}] v : put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She...
attired
1: dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination; "the elegantly attired gentleman"; "neatly dressed workers"; "monks garbed in hooded robes"; "went about oddly garmented"; "...
attitude
1: a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun" [syn: {mental attitude}] 2: position or arrangement...
attitudinise
1: assume certain affected attitudes [syn: {attitudinize}]
attitudinize
1: assume certain affected attitudes [syn: {attitudinise}]
Attlee
1: British statesman and leader of the Labour party who instituted the welfare state in England (1883-1967) [syn: {Clement Attlee}, {Clement Richard Attlee}, {1st Earl Attlee}]
attorn
1: acknowledge a new land owner as one's landlord; "he was attorned by the tenants"
attorney
1: a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice [syn: {lawyer}]
attorney general
1: the chief law officer of a country or state 2: the person who holds the position of secretary of the Justice Department; "Edmund Randolph was the first Attorney General, appointed by President Wash...
Attorney General of the United States
1: the position of the head of the Justice Department and the chief law enforcement officer of the United States; "the post of Attorney General was created in 1789" [syn: {Attorney General}]
attorney-client relation
1: the responsibility of a lawyer to act in the best interests of the client [syn: {lawyer-client relation}]
attosecond
1: one quintillionth of a second; one thousandth of a femtosecond
attract
1: direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pian...
attractable
1: capable of being magnetized or attracted by a magnet; "the magnetic chips of steel produced by a cutting tool are attractable by a magnet"
attracter
1: an entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had" [syn: {drawing card}, {draw}, {attraction}, {attractor}] 2: (physics) a point in the ideal multidimensional p...
attraction
1: the force by which one object attracts another [syn: {attractive force}] [ant: {repulsion}] 2: an entertainment that is offered to the public 3: the quality of arousing interest; being attractive o...
attractive
1: pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm; "a remarkably attractive young man"; "an attractive personality"; "attractive clothes"; "a book with attractive illustrations" [ant: ...
attractive feature
1: a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts; "flowers are an attractor for bees" [syn: {attraction}, {attractor}, {attracter}, {magnet}]
attractive force
1: the force by which one object attracts another [syn: {attraction}] [ant: {repulsion}]
attractive nuisance
1: anything on your premises that might attract children into danger or harm; "their swimming pool is an attractive nuisance; they should fence it in"
attractively
1: in a beautiful manner; "her face was beautifully made up" [syn: {beautifully}] [ant: {unattractively}]
attractiveness
1: the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; "her personality held a strange attraction for him" [syn: {attraction}] 2: a beauty that appeals to the senses [ant: {...
attractor
1: an entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had" [syn: {drawing card}, {draw}, {attraction}, {attracter}] 2: (physics) a point in the ideal multidimensional p...
attributable
1: capable of being attributed; "the collapse of the movement was attributable to a lack of morale"; "an idea attributable to a Russian" [ant: {unattributable}]
attribute
1: a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; "self-confidence is not an endearing property" [syn: {property}, {dimension}] 2: an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an...
attribution
1: assigning some quality or character to a person or thing; "the attribution of language to birds"; "the ascription to me of honors I had not earned" [syn: {ascription}] 2: assigning to a cause or so...
attributive
1: of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify; "`red' is an attributive adjective in `a red apple'" [syn: {prenominal}] [ant: {predicative}]
attributive genitive
1: a word in the genitive case used as an attributive adjective; "an example of the attributive genitive is `John's' in `John's mother'"
attributively
1: in an attributive manner; "the genitive noun is used attributively"
attrition
1: erosion by friction [syn: {abrasion}, {corrasion}, {detrition}] 2: the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice [syn: {grinding}, {abrasion}, {detrition}] 3: sorrow fo...
attrition rate
1: the rate of shrinkage in size or number [syn: {rate of attrition}]
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