English to English Dictionary

Anemometer

An instrument for measuring the speed of the wind, typically consisting of rotating cups or blades.

Anesthesia

Insensibility to pain, especially as artificially induced by the administration of gases or the injection of drugs before surgical operations.

Angel

A spiritual being believed to act as a messenger of God, often depicted as having wings.

Angel investor

An affluent individual who provides capital for a business start-up, usually in exchange for convertible debt or ownership equity.

Anger

A strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility.

Angle

The figure formed by two rays, called the sides of the angle, sharing a common endpoint, called the vertex of the angle.

Angle of the mandible

The junction point where the posterior border of the ramus of the mandible meets the lower border of the body of the mandible; also known as the gonion.

Angler

A person who catches fish for sport or food using a fishing rod.

Angling

The action of fishing with a rod and line.

Anglo

A person of English descent or a member of the English-speaking population.

Anglo-Saxon

A member of the Germanic peoples who settled in England in the early Middle Ages.

Angsi

A concept or term referring to elevated or high-level thinking.