All English words - page 110
Animes
ˈæn.ɪ.meɪnounJapanese 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.zəmnounThe 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.mɪstnounA 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…
adjectiveRelating to animists or their beliefs
Usage examples:
Animist beliefs, the population is a mix of muslim, christian, and animist.
Animosities
ˌæn.ɪˈmɒs.ə.tinounStrong hostility.
Usage examples:
He no longer felt any animosity towards her
Animosity
ˌæn.ɪˈmɒs.ə.tinounStrong hostility.
Usage examples:
He no longer felt any animosity towards her
Animus
ˈæn.ɪ.məsnounHostility or ill feeling.
Usage examples:
The author's animus towards her
Anion
ˈæn.aɪ.ənnounA 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.ənnounA 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.ɪsnounA 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.siːdnounThe seed of the anise, used in cooking and herbal medicine.
Usage examples:
Almond cakes which were sweetened with aniseed
Anisotropic
ˌænˌaɪ.səˈtrɒp.ɪkadjective(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
ænˈdzuːnounAn egg-shaped variety of pear, the most popular type of which has bright green skin.
proper nounA former province of western france, on the loire. it was an english possession from 1154 until 1204.
Ankara
ˈæŋ.kər.ənounA 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 nounThe 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
æŋknounAn 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.kəlnounThe joint connecting the foot with the leg.
Usage examples:
Jennie fell downstairs, breaking her ankle
verbWalk.
Usage examples:
We can ankle off to a new locale
nounA child
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Keeping your house pristine for potential buyers is not easy when you have two ankle-biters., the l…
nounA short boot that covers only the foot and ankle
nounA short sock that covers only the foot and ankle
Ankles
ˈæŋ.kəlnounThe joint connecting the foot with the leg.
Usage examples:
Jennie fell downstairs, breaking her ankle
verbWalk.
Usage examples:
We can ankle off to a new locale
Anklet
ˈæŋ.klətnounAn ornament worn round an ankle.
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Necklaces, rings, bracelets, anklets, chokers, earrings, and some articles i couldn't have begun to…
Anklets
ˈæŋ.klətnounAn 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.ləʊzdverb(of bones or a joint) be or become stiffened or united by ankylosis.
adjectiveIf 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.sɪsverb(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.
nounA 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.sɪsnounAbnormal 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.sɪsnounHookworm 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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