| amputate |
to cut off all or part of (a leg, arm, finger, or toe), esp. surgically. |
| Amsterdam |
a seaport and the nominal capital of the Netherlands. (Cf. The Hague.) |
| amt. |
abbreviation of "amount," the sum of two or more quantities; total. |
| amuse |
to occupy the attention of in a pleasing manner; entertain. [2 definitions] |
| amusement |
something that amuses or diverts; entertainment. [3 definitions] |
| amusement park |
an outdoor place offering games, rides on merry-go-rounds and roller coasters, and the like, and refreshments. |
| amusing |
able to amuse, divert, or entertain. [2 definitions] |
| -an |
one that is from, belongs to, or lives in. [4 definitions] |
| an |
variant of the indefinite article "a," used before words starting with a vowel or vowel sound. [2 definitions] |
| anaconda |
any of several large nonvenomous constrictor snakes, esp. a certain South American tree snake that can grow to over twenty feet in length. |
| anaemia |
variant of anemia. |
| analog |
representing information by physical measurements. |
| analog clock |
a clock that displays the time using a long hand to show the hour and a short hand to show the minutes. |
| analyse |
a spelling of "analyze" used in Canada and Britain. See "analyze" for more information. |
| analysis |
careful scrutiny of constituent parts in order to thoroughly understand the whole. [4 definitions] |
| analyst |
someone trained and licensed in the profession of psychoanalysis. [2 definitions] |
| analyze |
to separate into parts for close scrutiny; examine. |
| anarchist |
a person who believes in, desires, or tries to obtain a society or state without a government. [2 definitions] |
| anarchy |
absence of government or law within a state or society. [3 definitions] |
| anatomical |
of or pertaining to the structure of a plant or animal. [2 definitions] |
| anatomy |
the structure of an organism or of its parts. [4 definitions] |