All English words - page 432

Meanings of Aylesbury:

noun

A domestic duck of a breed with white plumage.

Usage examples:

It was also introduced to europe and the famous aylesbury duck of england is, if not exactly the sa…

proper noun

A town in south central england, the county town of buckinghamshire; population 69,300 (est. 2008).

Meanings of Aymara:

noun

A member of a south american people inhabiting the high plateau region of bolivia and peru near lake titicaca.

Usage examples:

For more than 500 years we, the quechuas, aymaras and guaranis, the indians who are native to this …

adjective

Relating to the aymara or their language.

Usage examples:

These wider networks of solidarity, based on family ties, place of origin and ethnicity, have allow…

Meanings of Ayre:

noun

A ridge of sand or gravel formed by the sea; a gravelly beach; a sand-spit.

Meanings of Ayrshire:

noun

An animal of a mainly white breed of dairy cattle.

Usage examples:

Besides jerseys and holsteins, other us dairy breeds such as ayrshires, brown swiss, guernseys and …

proper noun

A former county of south-western scotland, on the firth of clyde, now divided into the council areas of north ayrshire, east ayrshire, and south ayrshire.

Meanings of Ays:

noun

An affirmative answer, especially in voting.

Usage examples:

The house divided: ayes 211, noes 271

exclamation

Said to express assent; yes.

Usage examples:

Aye, you're right there

adverb

Always or still.

Usage examples:

I've aye fancied seeing edinburgh

Meanings of Ayurveda:

noun

The traditional hindu system of medicine (incorporated in atharva veda, the last of the four vedas), which is based on the idea of balance in bodily systems and uses diet, herbal treatment, and yogic breathing.

Usage examples:

The efficacy of traditional systems such as ayurveda, siddha and yoga is well-known.

Meanings of Az:

abbreviation

Arizona (in official postal use).

Meanings of Azalea:

noun

A deciduous flowering shrub with clusters of brightly coloured, sometimes fragrant flowers. azaleas are typically smaller than other rhododendrons and there are numerous cultivars.

Usage examples:

These are gardens for all seasons with the rhododendron dell, the azaleas and flowering cherry tree…

Meanings of Azaleamum:

noun

A deciduous flowering shrub with clusters of brightly coloured, sometimes fragrant flowers. azaleas are typically smaller than other rhododendrons and there are numerous cultivars.

Usage examples:

These are gardens for all seasons with the rhododendron dell, the azaleas and flowering cherry tree…

Meanings of Azaleas:

noun

A deciduous flowering shrub with clusters of brightly coloured, sometimes fragrant flowers. azaleas are typically smaller than other rhododendrons and there are numerous cultivars.

Usage examples:

These are gardens for all seasons with the rhododendron dell, the azaleas and flowering cherry tree…

Meanings of Azan:

noun

The muslim call to ritual prayer made by a muezzin from the minaret of a mosque (or now often played from a recording).

Usage examples:

But neither this, nor the additions they have in the azan or call to prayer, is reason to consider …

Meanings of Azande:

noun

A member of a central african people of mixed ethnic origin.

Usage examples:

In africa when the azande prepare to fight they sit and wait for most of the day to pass.

adjective

Relating to the zande or their language.

Usage examples:

The simbas, however, had killed faustino's brother, who was a paramount leader of the azande tribe.

Meanings of Azans:

noun

The muslim call to ritual prayer made by a muezzin from the minaret of a mosque (or now often played from a recording).

Meanings of Azarole:

noun

An edible mediterranean fruit which resembles a tiny apple and is used for making preserves.

Usage examples:

Its companion piece, still life with pomegranates, apples, azaroles and grapes in a landscape, is o…

Meanings of Azeotrope:

noun

A mixture of two liquids which has a constant boiling point and composition throughout distillation.

Usage examples:

Ethyl acetate and ethanol form azeotropes - liquids whose boiling point, and hence composition, doe…

Meanings of Azerbaijani:

adjective

Relating to azerbaijan or its people or their language.

Usage examples:

Yusuf, the son of azerbaijani parents, grew up britain and studied classical music at the royal aca…

noun

A native or inhabitant of azerbaijan, or a person of azerbaijani descent.

Usage examples:

Under the russian empire, azerbaijanis were known collectively as tatars and/or muslims, together w…

Meanings of Azide:

noun

A compound containing the anion n3− or the group —n3.

Meanings of Azides:

noun

A compound containing the anion n3− or the group —n3.

Meanings of Azilian:

adjective

Relating to or denoting an early mesolithic culture in europe, succeeding the magdalenian and dated to about 11,500–9,500 years ago. it is characterized by flat bone harpoons, painted pebbles, and microliths.

Usage examples:

An azilian deposit was found containing painted pebbles

noun

The period of an early mesolithic culture in europe, succeeding the magdalenian and dated to about 11,500–9,500 years ago.

Usage examples:

A few stone-tool forms which appear near the end of the magdalenian persist into the azilian

Meanings of Azimuth:

noun

The direction of a celestial object from the observer, expressed as the angular distance from the north or south point of the horizon to the point at which a vertical circle passing through the object intersects the horizon.

Usage examples:

However, the clusters involved neighboring tree crowns that were progressively shorter in height in…

Meanings of Azimuths:

noun

The direction of a celestial object from the observer, expressed as the angular distance from the north or south point of the horizon to the point at which a vertical circle passing through the object intersects the horizon.

Usage examples:

However, the clusters involved neighboring tree crowns that were progressively shorter in height in…

Meanings of Azine:

noun

A cyclic organic compound having a ring including one or (usually) more nitrogen atoms.

Usage examples:

These compounds can be prepared from reduction of nitro compounds, by the action of nitric acid on …

Meanings of Azines:

noun

A cyclic organic compound having a ring including one or (usually) more nitrogen atoms.

Usage examples:

These compounds can be prepared from reduction of nitro compounds, by the action of nitric acid on …

Meanings of Azo:

prefix

Containing two adjacent nitrogen atoms between carbon atoms.

Usage examples:

Azobenzene

Meanings of Azobenzene:

noun

A synthetic crystalline organic compound used chiefly in dye manufacture.

Usage examples:

Similar picosecond time constants and spectral signatures have been observed for the cooling of a n…