All English words - page 330

Meanings of Apses:

noun

A large semicircular or polygonal recess in a church, arched or with a domed roof and typically at the church's eastern end.

Usage examples:

They were seated at the midpoint of the nave, with us facing them backward, that is, toward the nar…

Meanings of Apsidal:

adjective

In the form of or resembling an apse.

Usage examples:

The apsidal hall has a small tower over its end to give the appearance of height.

Meanings of Apsides:

noun

Either of two points on the orbit of a planet or satellite that are nearest to or furthest from the body round which it moves.

Usage examples:

In particular there was, according to aryabhata i, a basic period of 4320000 years called a mahayug…

Meanings of Apsis:

noun

Either of two points on the orbit of a planet or satellite that are nearest to or furthest from the body round which it moves.

Usage examples:

In particular there was, according to aryabhata i, a basic period of 4320000 years called a mahayug…

Meanings of Apt:

adjective

Appropriate or suitable in the circumstances.

Usage examples:

The theme could not be more apt

noun

(as written abbreviation) an apartment.

Usage examples:

A minimalist one-bedroom apt. on the upper west side

Meanings of Apter:

adjective

Appropriate or suitable in the circumstances.

Usage examples:

The theme could not be more apt

Meanings of Apterous:

adjective

(of an insect) having no wings.

Usage examples:

The presence of a fundatrix, the numbers of soldiers, nonsoldier nymphs, apterous adults (all insta…

Meanings of Apterygota:

plural noun

A group of insects which includes the bristletails and springtails, having a primitive body form without wings and no distinct larval stage.

Usage examples:

In contrast to the endopterygota, little is known about the arrangements of genes in many other lin…

Meanings of Apterygote:

noun

A primitive wingless insect of the group apterygota, which includes the bristletails and springtails.

Usage examples:

The lateral imprints of the thoracic legs appear too long to have been made by an apterygote, parti…

Meanings of Apterygotous:

adjective

Belonging to or characteristic of the subclass apterygota; wingless.

Meanings of Aptest:

adjective

Appropriate or suitable in the circumstances.

Usage examples:

The theme could not be more apt

Meanings of Aptitude:

noun

A natural ability to do something.

Usage examples:

Children with an aptitude for painting and drawing

Meanings of Aptitudes:

noun

A natural ability to do something.

Usage examples:

Children with an aptitude for painting and drawing

Meanings of Aptly:

adverb

In a manner that is appropriate or suitable in the circumstances.

Usage examples:

America's aptly named sunshine state

Meanings of Aptness:

noun

The quality of being appropriate or suitable.

Usage examples:

The aptness of the punishment

Meanings of Apts:

noun

(as written abbreviation) an apartment.

Usage examples:

A minimalist one-bedroom apt. on the upper west side

adjective

Appropriate or suitable in the circumstances.

Usage examples:

The theme could not be more apt

Meanings of Apulian:

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of the italian region of apulia or its inhabitants.

Usage examples:

A coastguard ship on the apulian coast

noun

A native or inhabitant of the italian region of apulia.

Usage examples:

The young apulian overcame the difficulties he had in his first two seasons

Meanings of Apus:

proper noun

A faint southern constellation (the bird of paradise), close to the south celestial pole.

adjective

Used with preceding greek letter or numeral to designate a star in the constellation apus.

Usage examples:

The star beta apodis

Meanings of Aq:

adjective

Aqueous. chiefly as postpositive, denoting a substance which is in solution.

Meanings of Aqua:

noun

A light bluish-green colour; aquamarine.

Usage examples:

Houses of yellow and aqua

combining form

Relating to water.

Usage examples:

Aquaculture

adjective

(of) the color that is a mixture of blue and green

Usage examples:

An aqua sea, [ u ] you look good in aqua.

Meanings of Aquacade:

noun

A spectacle involving swimming and diving, usually with musical accompaniment.

Usage examples:

Her cinematic aquacades have held a place in the canon of camp since their release, not least becau…

Meanings of Aquacades:

noun

A spectacle involving swimming and diving, usually with musical accompaniment.

Usage examples:

Her cinematic aquacades have held a place in the canon of camp since their release, not least becau…

Meanings of Aquaculture:

noun

The rearing of aquatic animals or the cultivation of aquatic plants for food.

Usage examples:

We see it as no less important for land-based aquaculture than it is for sea-based aquaculture.

Meanings of Aqualung:

noun

A portable breathing apparatus for divers, consisting of cylinders of compressed air strapped on the diver's back, feeding air automatically through a mask or mouthpiece.

Usage examples:

The modus operandi, they said, was for divers with aqualungs to collect perlemoen which they then t…

verb

Swim under water using an aqualung.

Usage examples:

You oughtn't to aqualung by yourself

Meanings of Aquamanile:

noun

A water container or ewer, typically in the form of a mammal or bird, used in medieval times.

Usage examples:

The exact provenance of the aquamanile is difficult to establish, but a liturgic use seems possible.