All English words - page 255

Meanings of Andirons:

noun

A metal stand, typically one of a pair, for supporting wood burning in a fireplace.

Usage examples:

In the fireplace are a pair of brass andirons and a fender, american or english, dating from the ea…

Meanings of Andorra:

proper noun

A small autonomous principality in the southern pyrenees, between france and spain; population 70,000 (estimated 2014); official languages, catalan and french; capital, andorra la vella. its independence dates from the late 8th century, when charlemagne is said to have granted the andorrans self-government for their help in defeating the moors.

Meanings of Andorran:

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of andorra or its people.

Usage examples:

The oldest known church in the andorran valleys

noun

A native or inhabitant of andorra.

Usage examples:

Many andorrans live in traditional, slate-roofed, stone farmhouses

Meanings of Andouille:

noun

A type of pork sausage, served typically as an hors d'oeuvre.

Usage examples:

The buffet is packed with stuff like sirloin, pork, shrimp, calamari, chicken, andouille and smoked…

Meanings of Andouillet:

noun

A type of pork sausage, served typically as an hors d'oeuvre.

Usage examples:

The buffet is packed with stuff like sirloin, pork, shrimp, calamari, chicken, andouille and smoked…

Meanings of Andouillette:

noun

A type of small sausage popular in france, made with offal (= inside parts of an animal's body such as the intestine or the inside covering of the stomach)

Usage examples:

Specialities of this region include andouillette, a savoury tripe sausage., i had salade de tomates…

Meanings of Andradite:

noun

A mineral of the garnet group, containing calcium and iron. it occurs as yellow, green, brown, or black crystals, sometimes of gem quality.

Usage examples:

The skarns also contain hornblende, calcite, pyroxene, tremolite, pyrrhotite, molybdenite, galena, …

Meanings of Andragogy:

noun

The method and practice of teaching adult learners; adult education.

Usage examples:

Much has been written about andragogy in general education circles over the past fifty years

Meanings of Andreas:

noun

A large break in the earth's surface in california that causes a lot of earthquakes

Meanings of Androcentric:

adjective

Focused or centred on men.

Usage examples:

I would like to consider the dominant role of men in an androcentric, patriarchal society

Meanings of Androcles:

proper noun

A runaway slave in a story by aulus gellius (2nd century ad) who extracted a thorn from the paw of a lion, which later recognized him and refrained from attacking him when he faced it in the arena.

Meanings of Androcracy:

noun

A social system ruled or dominated by men.

Usage examples:

Status and privilege (such as polygyny, androcracy, preferential access to food and luxuries) of th…

Meanings of Androcratic:

adjective

Relating to a social system ruled or dominated by men.

Usage examples:

Arguments from an androcratic perspective

Meanings of Androecia:

noun

The stamens of a flower collectively.

Usage examples:

The androecium of each flower had dehisced on the morning of sampling.

Meanings of Androecium:

noun

The stamens of a flower collectively.

Usage examples:

The androecium of each flower had dehisced on the morning of sampling.

Meanings of Androgen:

noun

A male sex hormone, such as testosterone.

Usage examples:

Male steroid sex hormones, androgens, are produced in the testes.

Meanings of Androgenesis:

noun

A form of uniparental inheritance in which only the paternal genes contribute to the genome of the offspring, occurring chiefly as a rare abnormality or by artificial induction.

Meanings of Androgenetic:

adjective

Relating to, originating by, or of the nature of androgenesis.

Meanings of Androgens:

noun

A male sex hormone, such as testosterone.

Usage examples:

Male steroid sex hormones, androgens, are produced in the testes.

Meanings of Androgynal:

adjective

Of or relating to an androgyne; having both male and female characteristics.

Meanings of Androgyne:

noun

An androgynous person.

Usage examples:

These human representatives of the primal animal androgynes become highly revered and powerful.

Meanings of Androgynic:

adjective

Relating to or comprising both sexes or genders; especially having both male and female characteristics; of indeterminate sex; androgynous.

Meanings of Androgynism:

noun

The state or quality of having characteristics of both sexes or being of indeterminate sex or gender.

Meanings of Androgynous:

adjective

Partly male and partly female in appearance; of indeterminate sex.

Usage examples:

A stunningly androgynous dancer

Meanings of Androgyny:

noun

An appearence that is not clearly male or female

Usage examples:

One or two of the earlier photos reveal an intriguing androgyny not normally associated with the ac…