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amphibian.noun
a cold blooded (regulates its body temperature
largely by exchanging heat with its surroundings), smooth-skinned vertebrate
of the class Amphibia, such as a frog or salamander, that characteristically
hatches as an aquatic larva with gills. The larva then transforms into
an adult having air-breathing lungs; an animal capable of living both on
land and in water; an aircraft that can take off and land on either land
or water; a tracked or wheeled vehicle that can operate both on land and
in water
annotation.noun
the act or process of providing explanatory
notes; a commentary
annotate, annotated,
annotating,
annotates.verbs
transitive
verb use.to furnish.(a
literary work) with commentary or explanatory
notes
annotative.adjective
annotator.noun
anonymous.adjective
having an unknown or withheld authorship or agency
(an anonymous letter; an anonymous phone call; an anonymous author); having
no distinctive character or recognition factor
advance, advanced,
advancing,
advances.verbs
transitive verb use.to
move or cause to move forward; to put forward; propose
or suggest (advanced a novel.theory
during the seminar); to aid the growth or progress of; to raise in rank;
promote;
to cause to occur sooner (advance
a deadline by one week); to pay before due; to supply or lend;
intransitive
verb use.to go or move forward or
onward; to make progress; improve;
to rise in rank, position, or value
advance.noun
the act or process of moving or going forward;
a forward move, as toward an objective;
progress (an advance in free energy); payment of money before due (an advance
on next week's salary)
advance.adjective
made or given ahead of time (an advance payment);
going before, in front, or forward
in advance.idiom
ahead of time; beforehand
in advance of.idiom
in front of; ahead of
advancer.noun
advancement.noun
forward step; an improvement; development; progress.(the
advancement of knowledge thanks to the computer); the act of moving forward
advice.noun
opinion about what could or should be done; counsel;
information communicated
advise, advised,
advising,
advises.verbs
transitive verb use.to
offer advice to; counsel;
to recommend; suggest; to inform;
notify
intransitive verb use.to
take counsel; consult
arithmetic.noun
the mathematics of integers,
rational
numbers, real numbers,
or complex numbers under
addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; a book on this kind
of mathematics
arithmetic.or.arithmetical.adjective
arithmetically.adverb
arithmetician.noun
algebra.noun
a generalization
of arithmetic in which symbols,
usually letters of the alphabet, represent numbers or members of a specified
set of numbers and are related by operations that hold for all numbers
in the set; a set together with operations defined in the set that obey
specified laws
algebraist.noun
algebraic.adjective
of, relating to, or designating algebra;
designating
an expression, an equation, or
a function in which only numbers,
letters, and arithmetic operations are contained
or used
algebraically.adverb
anywise.adverb
in any case; regardless
of what has occurred or will occur
assail, assailed,
assailing,
assails.transitive
verbs
to attack with or as if with violent blows; assault;
to attack verbally, as with ridicule or censure;
to trouble; beset: was assailed by
doubts
assailable.adjective
assailableness, assailer,
assailment.nouns
abuse, abused,
abusing,
abuses.transitive
verbs
to use wrongly or improperly; to assail
with contemptuous, coarse,
or insulting words; revile
abuse.noun
improper use or handling; misuse (drug abuse,
abuse of the people of a nation)
abuser.noun
abusive.adjective
of or relating to abuse; characterized
by abuse.(abusive
government policies and tactics);
physically injurious to another (bullies)
abusively.adverb
attention.noun
concentration of one's mind upon something; a
close or careful observing or listening; observant consideration; notice
(once we looked closely we noticed intricacies
of design in the flowers); consideration or courtesy (attention to others'
feelings)
attention.interjection
used as a command to assume an erect military
posture
attentional.adjective
attentive.adjective
giving care or attention;
watchful (attentive to detail); offering devoted and assiduous
attention to the pleasure or comfort of others; thoughtful
attentively.adverb
attentiveness.noun
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