All English words - page 210

Meanings of Alose:

noun

The allis shad, alosa alosa.

Meanings of Alouatte:

noun

A howler monkey (genus alouatta).

Meanings of Aloud:

adverb

Audibly; not silently or in a whisper.

Usage examples:

He read the letter aloud

Meanings of Alow:

adverb

Below; downwards.

Usage examples:

Cries came from alow and aloft

Meanings of Alp:

noun

A high mountain, especially a snow-capped one.

Usage examples:

Suddenly a brilliant glow filled the night, illuminating the snow-capped alps in the distance.

abbreviation

Australian labor party.

Meanings of Alpaca:

noun

A long-haired domesticated south american mammal related to the llama, valued for its wool.

Usage examples:

For many years, historians and scientists assumed that the incas had created both the llamas and al…

Meanings of Alpacas:

noun

A long-haired domesticated south american mammal related to the llama, valued for its wool.

Usage examples:

For many years, historians and scientists assumed that the incas had created both the llamas and al…

Meanings of Alpargata:

noun

A light canvas shoe with a plaited fibre sole; an espadrille.

Usage examples:

He modeled his product after the alpargata but used brighter colors and different materials.

Meanings of Alpeen:

noun

A stout stick or cudgel, especially one with a knob at the end.

Meanings of Alpenglow:

noun

The rosy light of the setting or rising sun seen on high mountains.

Usage examples:

The red granite flickered warmly in the evening alpenglow

Meanings of Alpenhorn:

noun

A very long valveless wooden wind instrument played like a horn and used for signalling in the alps.

Usage examples:

The quartet's instrumental line-up - bass, piano and arkady shilkloper on horn, flugel, alphorn and…

Meanings of Alpenhorns:

noun

A very long valveless wooden wind instrument played like a horn and used for signalling in the alps.

Usage examples:

The quartet's instrumental line-up - bass, piano and arkady shilkloper on horn, flugel, alphorn and…

Meanings of Alpenstock:

noun

An iron-tipped stick used by hillwalkers and formerly by mountaineers.

Usage examples:

One sees them stumble on, leaning on alpenstocks or throwing their heads back to gulp the last of a…

Meanings of Alpenstocker:

noun

A person who uses an alpenstock for climbing hills or mountains; a mountain-climber.

Meanings of Alpenstocks:

noun

An iron-tipped stick used by hillwalkers and formerly by mountaineers.

Usage examples:

One sees them stumble on, leaning on alpenstocks or throwing their heads back to gulp the last of a…

Meanings of Alpestrine:

adjective

Originally: of or characteristic of mountains, especially the alps. in later use: (specifically) designating a zone of vegetation growing below the tree line in a mountainous habitat; of or characteristic of this zone.

Meanings of Alpha:

noun

The first letter of the greek alphabet (α, α), transliterated as ‘a’.

Usage examples:

He named them using the first two letters of the greek alphabet, alpha and beta.

symbol

The first letter of the greek alphabet ( α, α ), transliterated as ‘a’.

Meanings of Alphabet:

noun

A set of letters or symbols in a fixed order used to represent the basic set of speech sounds of a language, especially the set of letters from a to z.

Usage examples:

The first letter of the alphabet

Meanings of Alphabetarian:

noun

A person who is learning the alphabet or who is engaged in elementary education; one who is inexperienced in a particular subject; a novice, a beginner. compare "abecedarian". now somewhat rare.

Meanings of Alphabeted:

adjective

Arranged in alphabetical order.

Meanings of Alphabetic:

adjective

Relating to an alphabet.

Usage examples:

Alphabetical characters

Meanings of Alphabetical:

adjective

Relating to an alphabet.

Usage examples:

Alphabetical characters

Meanings of Alphabetically:

adverb

In the order of the letters of the alphabet.

Usage examples:

Books are now arranged alphabetically by author

Meanings of Alphabetics:

noun

The representation of spoken sounds by letters or symbols.

Meanings of Alphabetiform:

adjective

Of, resembling, or characteristic of an alphabetic writing system; shaped like the letters of an alphabet.