All English words - page 366

Meanings of Arts:

noun

The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.

Usage examples:

The art of the renaissance

Meanings of Artsman:

noun

A student of or expert in an arts subject, as opposed to a science.

Meanings of Artsy:

adjective

Making a strong, affected, or pretentious display of being artistic or interested in the arts.

Usage examples:

Television people and arty types

Meanings of Artwork:

noun

Illustrations, photographs, or other non-textual material prepared for inclusion in a publication.

Usage examples:

The technology can produce finished artwork for anything from press ads to corporate brochures

Meanings of Artworks:

noun

Illustrations, photographs, or other non-textual material prepared for inclusion in a publication.

Usage examples:

The technology can produce finished artwork for anything from press ads to corporate brochures

Meanings of Arty:

adjective

Making a strong, affected, or pretentious display of being artistic or interested in the arts.

Usage examples:

Television people and arty types

Meanings of Arty-crafty:

adjective

Interested or involved in making decorative objects by hand

Usage examples:

An arty-crafty market/gift shop

Meanings of Arty-farty:

adjective

Trying too hard to make other people admire your artistic knowledge or ability

Usage examples:

Phil and his arty-farty friends

Meanings of Arugula:

noun

The rocket plant, used in salads.

Usage examples:

Cool-season herbs including dill, fennel, parsley, cilantro, oregano, arugula, thyme and savory als…

Meanings of Arugulas:

noun

The rocket plant, used in salads.

Usage examples:

Cool-season herbs including dill, fennel, parsley, cilantro, oregano, arugula, thyme and savory als…

Meanings of Arum:

noun

A european plant which has arrow-shaped leaves and a broad leafy spathe enclosing a club-shaped spadix. pollination is by small flies which are temporarily trapped by the plant.

Usage examples:

It's a south american species, xanthosoma robustum, that's related to the dead-horse arum, philoden…

Meanings of Arums:

noun

A european plant which has arrow-shaped leaves and a broad leafy spathe enclosing a club-shaped spadix. pollination is by small flies which are temporarily trapped by the plant.

Usage examples:

It's a south american species, xanthosoma robustum, that's related to the dead-horse arum, philoden…

Meanings of Arunta:

adjective

Another term for arrernte (noun).

Meanings of Arvo:

noun

Afternoon.

Usage examples:

On monday arvo

Meanings of Arvos:

noun

Afternoon.

Usage examples:

On monday arvo

Meanings of Ary:

suffix

Forming adjectives such as budgetary, primary.

Meanings of Aryan:

adjective

Relating to or denoting peoples speaking indo-european (or specifically indo-iranian) languages, or ancient peoples thought to have spoken proto-indo-european, the hypothetical language from which indo-european languages are believed to derive.

Usage examples:

The aryan invasion theory is much debated

noun

Relating to or denoting a people speaking an indo-european language who invaded northern india in the 2nd millennium bc, displacing the dravidian and other aboriginal peoples.

Meanings of Aryans:

noun

A member of the ancient aryan people.

Usage examples:

The aryans brought hindu religious thought to india

adjective

Relating to or denoting peoples speaking indo-european (or specifically indo-iranian) languages, or ancient peoples thought to have spoken proto-indo-european, the hypothetical language from which indo-european languages are believed to derive.

Usage examples:

The aryan invasion theory is much debated

Meanings of Aryl:

noun

Of or denoting a radical derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon by removal of a hydrogen atom.

Usage examples:

Aryl groups

Meanings of Arytenoid:

noun

Either of a pair of cartilages at the back of the larynx, used in the production of different kinds of voice quality (for example, creaky voice).

Usage examples:

The arytenoids obstructed the view of the glottis in seven patients

Meanings of As:

adverb

Used in comparisons to refer to the extent or degree of something.

Usage examples:

Go as fast as you can

conjunction

Used to indicate that something happens during the time when something else is taking place.

Usage examples:

Frank watched him as he ambled through the crowd

preposition

Used to refer to the function or character that someone or something has.

Usage examples:

It came as a shock

noun

An ancient roman copper coin.

Usage examples:

The asses and denarii minted by c. marcius censorinus show him in profile as a bearded and diademed…

prefix

Variant spelling of ad- assimilated before s (as in assemble, assess ).

abbreviation

Anglo-saxon.

The chemical element arsenic.

Meanings of As a matter of fact:

phrase

In reality or actuality

idiom

Actually

Usage examples:

"are you new around here?" "as a matter of fact, i’ve lived here for ten years."

Meanings of As a result of:

noun

Something that happens or exists because of something else

Usage examples:

The mayor says crime is lower as a result of good police work., a lot of people survived the crash …

phrase

Because of something

Usage examples:

Profits have declined as a result of the recent drop in sales., as a result of the accident, he suf…

Meanings of As deaf as a post:

idiom

Completely deaf

Usage examples:

Grandad's as deaf as a post.

Meanings of As far as:

Used to say that something has good qualities but could be better

Usage examples:

It's a good essay as far as it goes.

phrase

For as great a distance as.

Usage examples:

The river stretched away as far as he could see