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Animes

ˈæn.ɪ.meɪ
noun

Japanese films made using characters and images that are drawn rather than real, or one of these films

Usage examples:

Until recently, anime had little more than a cult following outside japan., an anime that blurs the…

Animism

ˈæn.ɪ.mɪ.zəm
noun

The attribution of a living soul to plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena.

Usage examples:

More appropriately, in animism, these objects have never been ‘inanimate’ - they are always already…

Animist

ˈæn.ɪ.mɪst
noun

A person who believes all natural things, such as plants, animals, rocks, and thunder, have spirits and can influence human events

Usage examples:

He gave up his agnosticism and became an animist., they were animists who believed in the spirit wo…
adjective

Relating to animists or their beliefs

Usage examples:

Animist beliefs, the population is a mix of muslim, christian, and animist.

Animosities

ˌæn.ɪˈmɒs.ə.ti
noun

Strong hostility.

Usage examples:

He no longer felt any animosity towards her

Animosity

ˌæn.ɪˈmɒs.ə.ti
noun

Strong hostility.

Usage examples:

He no longer felt any animosity towards her

Animus

ˈæn.ɪ.məs
noun

Hostility or ill feeling.

Usage examples:

The author's animus towards her

Anion

ˈæn.aɪ.ən
noun

A negatively charged ion, i.e. one that would be attracted to the anode in electrolysis.

Usage examples:

When two atoms swap electrons to produce a cation and an anion, the two ions are attracted to each …

Anions

ˈæn.aɪ.ən
noun

A negatively charged ion, i.e. one that would be attracted to the anode in electrolysis.

Usage examples:

When two atoms swap electrons to produce a cation and an anion, the two ions are attracted to each …

Anise

ˈæn.ɪs
noun

A mediterranean plant of the parsley family, cultivated for its aromatic seeds which are used in cooking and herbal medicine.

Usage examples:

Add a new dimension: cook carrots with cumin seeds; sprinkle beets with ground anise seeds; add a p…

Aniseed

ˈæn.ɪ.siːd
noun

The seed of the anise, used in cooking and herbal medicine.

Usage examples:

Almond cakes which were sweetened with aniseed

Anisotropic

ˌænˌaɪ.səˈtrɒp.ɪk
adjective

(of an object or substance) having a physical property which has a different value when measured in different directions. an example is wood, which is stronger along the grain than across it.

Usage examples:

In the general case, anisotropic substances will show colours, the interference colours; but on rot…

Anjou

ænˈdzuː
noun

An egg-shaped variety of pear, the most popular type of which has bright green skin.

proper noun

A former province of western france, on the loire. it was an english possession from 1154 until 1204.

Ankara

ˈæŋ.kər.ə
noun

A type of cotton cloth featuring brightly coloured patterns produced by means of a wax-resist dye technique, associated especially with west african fashion.

Usage examples:

We've seen the classic ankara adorned with different accessories
proper noun

The capital of turkey since 1923; population 3,763,600 (est. 2007). prominent in roman times as ancyra, it later declined in importance until chosen by kemal atatürk in 1923 as his seat of government.

Ankh

æŋk
noun

An object or design resembling a cross but having a loop instead of the top arm, used in ancient egypt as a symbol of life.

Usage examples:

The ankh, the egyptian symbol for eternal life, is very similar to that of the cross revered by chr…

Ankle

ˈæŋ.kəl
noun

The joint connecting the foot with the leg.

Usage examples:

Jennie fell downstairs, breaking her ankle
verb

Walk.

Usage examples:

We can ankle off to a new locale
noun

A child

Usage examples:

Keeping your house pristine for potential buyers is not easy when you have two ankle-biters., the l…
noun

A short boot that covers only the foot and ankle

noun

A short sock that covers only the foot and ankle

Ankles

ˈæŋ.kəl
noun

The joint connecting the foot with the leg.

Usage examples:

Jennie fell downstairs, breaking her ankle
verb

Walk.

Usage examples:

We can ankle off to a new locale

Anklet

ˈæŋ.klət
noun

An ornament worn round an ankle.

Usage examples:

Necklaces, rings, bracelets, anklets, chokers, earrings, and some articles i couldn't have begun to…

Anklets

ˈæŋ.klət
noun

An ornament worn round an ankle.

Usage examples:

Necklaces, rings, bracelets, anklets, chokers, earrings, and some articles i couldn't have begun to…

Ankylosed

ˈæŋ.kɪ.ləʊzd
verb

(of bones or a joint) be or become stiffened or united by ankylosis.

adjective

If a joint (= a place where two bones connect) in the body becomes ankylosed, it becomes stiff, especially because two bones have become joined together

Usage examples:

He improved rapidly and regained mobility of the ankylosed joints., the dinosaur's sacrum was compo…

Ankyloses

ˌæŋ.kɪˈləʊ.sɪs
verb

(of bones or a joint) be or become stiffened or united by ankylosis.

Usage examples:

An ankylosed tooth can force adjacent teeth out of position, which can affect the bite.
noun

A medical condition where a joint (= a place where two bones connect) becomes stiff, or two bones in a joint become joined together, caused by disease or a medical operation

Usage examples:

This may result in ankylosis of the joint., both syndromes may involve multiple ankyloses., anchylo…

Ankylosis

ˌæŋ.kɪˈləʊ.sɪs
noun

Abnormal stiffening and immobility of a joint due to fusion of the bones.

Usage examples:

There was ankylosis of both sacroiliac joints.

Ankylostomiasis

ˌæŋ.kɪ.ləʊ.stəʊˈmaɪ.ə.sɪs
noun

Hookworm infection of the small intestine, often leading to anaemia.

Usage examples:

Symptoms of ancylostomiasis vary by host, but often include diarrhea, weight loss, and severe anemia.

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