English words starting with alb

Meanings of Alb:

noun

A white vestment reaching to the feet, worn by clergy and servers in some christian churches.

Usage examples:

He was fully vested, with a blue brocade chasuble over his white alb.

Meanings of Alba:

noun

A shrub rose of a variety with grey-green leaves and pinkish-white, sweet-scented flowers.

Usage examples:

Bourbons, damasks, albas, gallicas, mosses and rugosas are all likely groups of roses to choose fro…

Meanings of Albacore:

noun

A tuna of warm seas, which travels in large schools and is of commercial importance as a food fish.

Usage examples:

At the next level, which is recommended at no more than one six-ounce serving per week, is listed o…

Meanings of Albacores:

noun

A tuna of warm seas, which travels in large schools and is of commercial importance as a food fish.

Usage examples:

At the next level, which is recommended at no more than one six-ounce serving per week, is listed o…

Meanings of Albania:

proper noun

A republic in south-eastern europe, bordering on the adriatic sea; population 2,900,000 (estimated 2015); official language, albanian; capital, tirana.

noun

A country in southeastern europe

Meanings of Albanian:

noun

A native or inhabitant of albania, or a person of albanian descent.

Usage examples:

The italians and the albanians had very firm ideas on what was right.

adjective

Relating to albania or its people or their language.

Usage examples:

Key partners of the accord, including the prime minister and ethnic albanian leader, were among man…

Meanings of Albanians:

noun

A native or inhabitant of albania, or a person of albanian descent.

Usage examples:

The italians and the albanians had very firm ideas on what was right.

adjective

Relating to albania or its people or their language.

Usage examples:

Key partners of the accord, including the prime minister and ethnic albanian leader, were among man…

Meanings of Albany:

proper noun

The state capital of new york, on the hudson river; population 93,539 (est. 2008).

noun

The capital city of the us state of new york

Usage examples:

Born in albany, new york, long was one of five brothers., this event is one of the largest we have …

Meanings of Albarello:

noun

A type of maiolica jar without handles, originally used especially for the storage of dry herbs and medicines.

Meanings of Albarellos:

noun

A type of maiolica jar without handles, originally used especially for the storage of dry herbs and medicines.

Meanings of Albas:

noun

A shrub rose of a variety with grey-green leaves and pinkish-white, sweet-scented flowers.

Usage examples:

Bourbons, damasks, albas, gallicas, mosses and rugosas are all likely groups of roses to choose fro…

Meanings of Albation:

noun

The process of becoming white; (alchemy) = albification rare.

Meanings of Albatross:

noun

A very large, chiefly white oceanic bird with long, narrow wings, found mainly in the southern oceans.

Usage examples:

A birdwatcher 65 million years ago could have seen relatives of today's loons, geese and ducks, alb…

Meanings of Albatrosses:

noun

A very large, chiefly white oceanic bird with long, narrow wings, found mainly in the southern oceans.

Usage examples:

A birdwatcher 65 million years ago could have seen relatives of today's loons, geese and ducks, alb…

Meanings of Albedo:

noun

The proportion of the incident light or radiation that is reflected by a surface, typically that of a planet or moon.

Usage examples:

The lunar maria have a lower albedo than the surrounding terrain

Meanings of Albedos:

noun

The proportion of the incident light or radiation that is reflected by a surface, typically that of a planet or moon.

Usage examples:

The lunar maria have a lower albedo than the surrounding terrain

Meanings of Albeit:

conjunction

Though.

Usage examples:

He was making progress, albeit rather slowly

Meanings of Albergo:

noun

Especially in italy: an inn, a guest house.

Meanings of Albert:

noun

A watch chain with a bar at one end for attaching to a buttonhole.

Usage examples:

Pocket watch chain full albert for gold plated pocket watches

Meanings of Alberta:

proper noun

A prairie province in western canada, bounded on the south by the us and on the west by the rocky mountains; capital, edmonton; population 3,290,350 (2006).

noun

A province (= one of the areas that a country is divided into as part of the organization of its government, with some control over its own laws) of western canada, whose capital city is edmonton

Usage examples:

She was born in 1907 in alberta, canada., they arrived in the alberta capital late tuesday afternoon.

Meanings of Albertine:

adjective

Designating the younger line of the house of frederick of saxony, originating from his son albert (1443–1500).

Meanings of Albertite:

noun

A black pyrobitumen found originally in new brunswick, canada.

Meanings of Alberttype:

noun

An early form of the collotype process used especially for reproducing photographs; usually attributive.

Meanings of Albertype:

noun

An early form of the collotype process used especially for reproducing photographs; usually attributive.

Meanings of Albescence:

noun

Paleness; whiteness; the quality or fact of being or becoming white or pale.