All English words - page 409

Meanings of Attrite:

adjective

Worn or ground down by rubbing, scraping, etc.

Meanings of Attrited:

verb

Wear down or weaken (an opponent or enemy) by means of sustained action.

Usage examples:

His defense was designed to attrit us

Meanings of Attriting:

verb

Wear down or weaken (an opponent or enemy) by means of sustained action.

Usage examples:

His defense was designed to attrit us

Meanings of Attrition:

noun

The process of reducing something's strength or effectiveness through sustained attack or pressure.

Usage examples:

The council is trying to wear down the opposition by attrition

Meanings of Attritive:

adjective

That causes attrition; gradually wearing away or weakening something or someone.

Meanings of Attritus:

noun

Matter produced when something is ground down or rubbed or worn away.

Meanings of Attune:

verb

Make receptive or aware.

Usage examples:

A society more attuned to consumerism than ideology

Meanings of Attuned:

verb

Make receptive or aware.

Usage examples:

A society more attuned to consumerism than ideology

adjective

Receptive or aware.

Usage examples:

The department is very attuned politically

Meanings of Attuned-to:

adjective

Especially able to understand or deal with

Usage examples:

People in new york seem attuned to fashion.

Meanings of Attunes:

verb

Make receptive or aware.

Usage examples:

A society more attuned to consumerism than ideology

Meanings of Attuning:

verb

Make receptive or aware.

Usage examples:

A society more attuned to consumerism than ideology

Meanings of Atty:

abbreviation

Attorney.

Meanings of Atwitter:

adjective

In a state of agitation or nervous excitement.

Usage examples:

The locals are all atwitter about the performance

Meanings of Atypical:

adjective

Not representative of a type, group, or class.

Usage examples:

A sample of people who are rather atypical of the target audience

Meanings of Atypicality:

noun

The quality of not being representative of a type, group, or class.

Usage examples:

We would stress the atypicality of the presentation

Meanings of Atypically:

adverb

In a way that is different from what is normal or usual, or from all others of the same type

Usage examples:

On that day my student was atypically talkative, which led me to believe he was anxious about somet…

Meanings of Au:

adjective

Cooked with a covering of cheese or breadcrumbs mixed with butter

Usage examples:

Potatoes au gratin

Meanings of Au-fait-with:

adjective

To be familiar with or know about something

Usage examples:

Are you au fait with the rules of the game?

Meanings of Au-naturel:

adverb

Not wearing any clothes

Usage examples:

We were sunbathing on the beach au naturel., he has made quite a reputation with his studies of the…

Meanings of Au-pair:

noun

A foreign person, usually a young woman, who lives with a family and looks after their children or cleans the house in return for meals, a room, and a small payment

Meanings of Aubade:

noun

A poem or piece of music appropriate to the dawn or early morning.

Usage examples:

A music historian could comment on the instruments used for serenades and aubades.

Meanings of Aubades:

noun

A poem or piece of music appropriate to the dawn or early morning.

Usage examples:

A music historian could comment on the instruments used for serenades and aubades.

Meanings of Auberge:

noun

An inn in a french-speaking country.

Usage examples:

These days, apparently ‘restored to look as it did in van gogh's day, the auberge serves superb fre…

Meanings of Auberges:

noun

An inn in a french-speaking country.

Usage examples:

These days, apparently ‘restored to look as it did in van gogh's day, the auberge serves superb fre…

Meanings of Aubergine:

noun

The purple egg-shaped fruit of a tropical old world plant, which is eaten as a vegetable.

Usage examples:

A puree of aubergine