English to English Dictionary

Avarice

Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.

Aventine

The Aventine Hill, the southernmost of the seven hills of Rome, historically associated with the plebeian class.

Aver

To state or assert to be the case; to declare positively and formally as a fact.

Averruncation

The formal act of averting, warding off, or deflecting evil, misfortune, or calamity.

Avertance

The act or state of averting, turning away, or preventing something undesirable.

Avicular

Relating to or resembling birds; bird-like in form, structure, or habit.

Avulse

To forcibly tear away or separate something from its place.

Awn

A bristle-like appendage on the spikelet of grasses, such as barley and oats.

Axiologically

In a manner that relates to axiology or the philosophical study of values, ethics, and aesthetics.

Ayah

A verse or individual unit of text in the Quran, considered by Muslims to be a divine sign.

Ayahuasca

A psychoactive brew made from the Banisteriopsis caapi vine and other plants, traditionally used in spiritual ceremonies by indigenous Amazonian cultures.

Azimuthal

Relating to or characterized by an azimuth; measured in or along an azimuth.