avo
1: 100 avos equal 1 pataca
avocado
1: of the dull yellowish green of the meat of an avocado n 1: a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed [syn: {alligator pear}, {av...
avocado pear
1: a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed [syn: {avocado}, {alligator pear}, {aguacate}]
avocado tree
1: tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits [syn: {avocado}, {Persea Americana}]
avocation
1: an auxiliary activity [syn: {by-line}, {hobby}, {sideline}, {spare-time activity}]
avocet
1: long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill
Avogadro
1: Italian physicist noted for his work on gases; proposed what has come to be called Avogadro's law (1776-1856) [syn: {Amedeo Avogadro}]
Avogadro number
1: the number of molecules in a mole of a substance (approximately 602,250,000,000,000,000,000,000) [syn: {Avogadro's number}]
Avogadro's hypothesis
1: the principle that equal volumes of all gases (given the same temperature and pressure) contain equal numbers of molecules [syn: {Avogadro's law}]
Avogadro's law
1: the principle that equal volumes of all gases (given the same temperature and pressure) contain equal numbers of molecules [syn: {Avogadro's hypothesis}]
Avogadro's number
1: the number of molecules in a mole of a substance (approximately 602,250,000,000,000,000,000,000) [syn: {Avogadro number}]
avoid
1: stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her" [ant: {confront}] 2: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid...
avoidable
1: capable of being avoided or warded off [syn: {evitable}, {avertible}, {avertable}] [ant: {inevitable}]
avoidance
1: deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening [syn: {turning away}, {shunning}, {dodging}]
avoirdupois
1: a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains) [syn: {avoirdupois weight}] 2: excess bodily weight; "she found fatness disgusting in herself as well as in others" [syn: {fatness}...
avoirdupois weight
1: a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains) [syn: {avoirdupois}]
Avon
1: a river in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing through Bristol to empty into the estuary of the Severn [syn: {River Avon}] 2: a river in central England that flows through St...
avouch
1: admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about [syn: {avow}] [ant: {disavow}]
avouchment
1: a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something [syn: {avowal}, {affirmation}]
avow
1: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent" [syn: {affirm}, {verify}, {assert}, {aver}, {swan}, {swear}] 2: admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about ...
avowal
1: a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something [syn: {avouchment}, {affirmation}]
avowed
1: openly declared as such; "an avowed enemy"; "her professed love of everything about that country"; "McKinley was assassinated by a professed anarchist" [syn: {avowed(a)}, {professed(a)}]
avowedly
1: by open declaration; "their policy has been avowedly Marxist"; "Susan Smith was professedly guilty of the murders" [syn: {professedly}] 2: as acknowledged; "true, she is the smartest in her class" ...
avower
1: someone who admits or acknowledges openly and boldly 2: someone who claims to speak the truth; "a bold asserter"; "a declarer of his intentions"; "affirmers of traditional doctrine"; "an asseverato...
avulse
1: separate by avulsion
avulsion
1: an abrupt change in the course of a stream that forms the boundary between two parcels of land resulting in the loss of part of the land of one landowner and a consequent increase in the land of an...
avuncular
1: being or relating to an uncle 2: like an uncle in kindness or indulgence; "showed avuncular concern"
await
1: look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted" [syn: {expect}, {look}, {wait}]
awaited
1: expected hopefully [syn: {anticipated}, {awaited(p)}, {hoped-for}]
awake
1: not in a state of sleep; completely conscious; "lay awake thinking about his new job"; "still not fully awake" [syn: {awake(p)}] [ant: {asleep(p)}] 2: not unconscious; especially having become cons...
awaken
1: cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM." [syn: {wake}, {waken}, {rouse}, {wake up}, {arouse}] [ant: {cause to sleep}] 2: stop ...
awakened
1: aroused or activated; "an awakened interest in ballet" [ant: {unawakened}] 2: (somewhat formal) having been waked up; "the awakened baby began to cry"
awakening
1: the act of waking; "it was an early awakening"; "it was the waking up he hated most" [syn: {wakening}, {waking up}]
award
1: a grant made by a law court; "he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court" [syn: {awarding}] 2: a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery" [syn: {accol...
award-winning
1: having received awards; "this award-winning bridge spans a distance of five miles"
awarding
1: a grant made by a law court; "he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court" [syn: {award}]
aware
1: (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing realization or perception; "was aware of his opponent's hostility"; "became aware of her surroundings"; "aware that he had exceeded the speed limit" [...
awareness
1: having knowledge of; "he had no awareness of his mistakes"; "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"; "their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive" [syn: {consciousness}, {c...
awash
1: covered with water; "the main deck was afloat (or awash)"; "the monsoon left the whole place awash"; "a flooded bathroom"; "inundated farmlands"; "an overflowing tub" [syn: {afloat(p)}, {awash(p)},...
away
1: distant in either space or time; "the town is a mile away"; "a country far away"; "the game is a week away" [syn: {away(p)}] 2: not present; having left; "he's away right now"; "you must not allow ...
away game
1: a game played away from home [syn: {road game}] [ant: {home game}]
awayness
1: the state of being elsewhere than in particular place
awe
1: an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration; "he stared over the edge with a feeling of awe" 2: a profound emotion inspired by a deity; "the fear of God" [syn: {fear}, {reverence}, {veneration}...
awe-inspiring
1: inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; "New York is an amazing city"; "the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight"; "the awesome complexity of the universe"; "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings...
aweary
1: physically and mentally fatigued; "`aweary' is archaic" [syn: {weary}]
awed
1: inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence; "awed by the silence"; "awful worshippers with bowed heads" [syn: {awful}] 2: having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect an...
aweigh
1: (used of an anchor) hanging clear of the bottom; "anchors aweigh" 2: of an anchor; just clear of the bottom [syn: {atrip}]
aweless
1: devoid of any feeling of awe or reverence [syn: {awless}] 2: neither feeling nor showing respect [syn: {awless}, {disrespectful}]
awesome
1: inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; "New York is an amazing city"; "the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight"; "the awesome complexity of the universe"; "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings...
awestricken
1: having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread; "stood in awed silence before the shrine"; "in grim despair and awestruck wonder" [syn: {awed}, {awestruck}, {in awe...
awestruck
1: having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread; "stood in awed silence before the shrine"; "in grim despair and awestruck wonder" [syn: {awed}, {awestricken}, {in a...
awful
1: exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweep...
awfully
1: used as intensifiers; "terribly interesting"; "I'm awful sorry" [syn: {terribly}, {awful}, {frightfully}] 2: of a dreadful kind; "there was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning" [s...
awfulness
1: a quality of extreme unpleasantness [syn: {dreadfulness}, {horridness}, {terribleness}]
awheel
1: traveling by wheeled vehicle such as bicycle or automobile e.g.; "the riding public welcomed the new buses" [syn: {riding}]
awhile
1: for a short time; "sit down and stay awhile"; "they settled awhile in Virginia before moving West"; "the baby was quiet for a while" [syn: {for a while}]
awing
1: inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; "New York is an amazing city"; "the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight"; "the awesome complexity of the universe"; "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings...
awkward
1: causing inconvenience; "they arrived at an awkward time" 2: lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance; "an awkward dancer"; "an awkward gesture"; "too awkward with a needle to mak...
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awkwardly
1: in an awkward manner; "he bent awkwardly"
awkwardness
1: unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training [syn: {clumsiness}, {ineptness}, {ineptitude}, {maladroitness}, {slowness}] 2: the quality of an embarrassing situation; "he sensed the awkwardness ...
awl
1: a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes
awless
1: devoid of any feeling of awe or reverence [syn: {aweless}] 2: neither feeling nor showing respect [syn: {aweless}, {disrespectful}]
awlwort
1: small aquatic plant having tufted awl-shaped leaves in a basal rosette and minute white flowers; circumboreal [syn: {Subularia aquatica}]
awn
1: slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses
awned
1: having awns i.e. bristle- or hair-like appendages on the flowering parts of some cereals and grasses; "awned wheatgrass" [syn: {awny}] [ant: {awnless}]
awning
1: a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun [syn: {sunshade}, {sunblind}]
awning deck
1: a deck at the top of a passenger ship [syn: {hurricane deck}, {hurricane roof}, {promenade deck}]
awninged
1: covered with an awning; "with awninged windows on the west side"
awnless
1: lacking or having only very short awns; "awnless bromegrass" [ant: {awned}]
awnless bromegrass
1: drought-resistant perennial with awns lacking or very short and long creeping rhizomes; Europe and temperate Asia [syn: {Bromus inermis}]
awny
1: having awns i.e. bristle- or hair-like appendages on the flowering parts of some cereals and grasses; "awned wheatgrass" [syn: {awned}] [ant: {awnless}]
awol
1: absent without permission; "truant schoolboys"; "the soldier was AWOL for almost a week" [syn: {truant}] 2: having deserted your post or station without leave n : one who is away or absent without ...
awry
1: turned or twisted toward one side; "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff" [syn: {askew}, {awry(p)}, {cockeyed}, {lopsided}, ...
ax
1: an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle [syn: {axe}] v 1: chop or split with an ax; "axe wood" [syn: {axe}] 2: terminate; "The NSF axed the research program and stopped fundin...
ax handle
1: the handle of an ax [syn: {axe handle}]
ax head
1: the cutting head of an ax [syn: {axe head}]
axe
1: an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle [syn: {ax}] v 1: chop or split with an ax; "axe wood" [syn: {ax}] 2: terminate; "The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding ...
axe handle
1: the handle of an ax [syn: {ax handle}]
axe head
1: the cutting head of an ax [syn: {ax head}]
axenic
1: (of experimental animals) raised under sterile conditions; "axenic conditions"; "germfree animals" 2: used of cultures of microorganisms; not contaminated by or completely free of the presence of o...
axerophthol
1: any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes [syn: {vitamin A}, {antiophthalmic factor}, {A}]
axial
1: of or relating to or resembling an axis of rotation 2: relating to or attached to the axis; "axial angle" [syn: {axile}] 3: situated on or along or in the direction of an axis
axial motion
1: rotary motion of an object around its own axis; "wheels in axial rotation" [syn: {axial rotation}, {roll}]
axial rotation
1: rotary motion of an object around its own axis; "wheels in axial rotation" [syn: {axial motion}, {roll}]
axial skeleton
1: the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs
axially
1: with respect to an axis; "the jet was directed axially toward the cathode"
axil
1: the upper angle between an axis and an offshoot such as a branch or leafstalk
axile
1: relating to or attached to the axis; "axial angle" [syn: {axial}]
axile placentation
1: ovules are borne at or around the center of a compound ovary on an axis formed from joined septa
axilla
1: the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder; "they were up to their armpits in water" [syn: {armpit}, {axillary cavity}, {axillary fossa}] [also: {axillae} (pl)]
axillary
1: of or relating to the axil [syn: {alar}] 2: of or relating to the armpit; "axillary gland"
axillary artery
1: the part of the main artery of the arm that lies in the armpit and is continuous with the subclavian artery above and the brachial artery below [syn: {arteria axillaris}]
axillary cavity
1: the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder; "they were up to their armpits in water" [syn: {armpit}, {axilla}, {axillary fossa}]
axillary fossa
1: the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder; "they were up to their armpits in water" [syn: {armpit}, {axilla}, {axillary cavity}]
axillary node
1: any of the lymph glands of the armpit; fights infections in the neck and chest and arm regions
axillary vein
1: a continuation of the basilic vein and brachial vein that becomes the subclavian vein [syn: {vena axillaris}]
axiology
1: the study of values and value judgments
axiom
1: a saying that widely accepted on its own merits [syn: {maxim}] 2: (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident
axiomatic
1: evident without proof or argument; "an axiomatic truth"; "we hold these truths to be self-evident" [syn: {self-evident}, {taken for granted(p)}] 2: containing aphorisms or maxims; "axiomatic wisdom...
axiomatical
1: of or relating to or derived from axioms; "axiomatic physics"; "the postulational method was applied to geometry"- S.S.Stevens [syn: {axiomatic}, {postulational}]
axiomatically
1: on the basis of axioms; "this is axiomatically given"
axis
1: a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions 2: the center around which something rotates [syn: {axis of rotation}] 3: the main stem or central part about which plant ...
axis vertebra
1: the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head [syn: {axis}]
axle
1: a shaft on which a wheel rotates
axle bar
1: an iron bar that serves as an axletree
axle grease
1: a thick heavy grease used to lubricate axles
axletree
1: a dead axle on a carriage or wagon that has terminal spindles on which the wheel revolve
axolemma
1: outer membrane covering an axon
axolotl
1: larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually lives without metamorphosing [syn: {mud puppy}, {Ambystoma mexicanum}]
axon
1: long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron [syn: {axone}]
axonal
1: of or relating to or resembling an axon
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