all-around |
able to do a variety of things; not specialized; versatile. [2 definitions] |
allege |
to state with certainty; declare. [3 definitions] |
allegiance |
devotion or loyalty to a person, country, or cause. |
allegory |
a device in art or literature by which abstract moral or spiritual qualities are represented by concrete characters, things, and events. [2 definitions] |
allergic |
of or pertaining to a state or condition of allergy. [3 definitions] |
allergy |
a pathological state of extreme sensitivity to certain substances, causing respiratory difficulties, skin rashes, and other problems. |
alleviate |
to make more bearable; ease. |
alley1 |
a narrow street or passage between or behind buildings, esp. in a city. [5 definitions] |
alliance |
the act of allying or condition of being allied. [3 definitions] |
allied |
related or similar in nature. [3 definitions] |
alligator |
either of two large crocodilian reptiles found in China and the southeastern United States and distinguished by their short broad snouts. |
alliteration |
repetition of the same consonant sound in the stressed or initial syllables of words in a phrase or sentence. |
allot |
to designate (an amount) to be used or given out. [2 definitions] |
all over with |
completely finished; over. |
allow |
to permit; let; [5 definitions] |
allowance |
that which is allowed. [3 definitions] |
alloy |
a combined form of two or more metals, or of a metal with a nonmetal, sometimes using an inferior ingredient with a more costly one. [5 definitions] |
all-purpose |
useful for many purposes; versatile. |
all right |
meeting minimum standards; satisfactorily. [5 definitions] |
all-round |
all-around. |
all-star |
made up entirely of superior performers. [2 definitions] |