's Gravenhage
's Gravenhage n : the site of the royal residence and the de facto capital in the western part of the Netherlands; seat of the International Court of Justice [syn: {The Hague}, {Den Haag}]

'tween
'tween adv : in between; "two houses with a tree between" [syn: {between}]

'tween decks
'tween decks adv : in the space between decks, on a ship [syn: {between decks}]

.22
.22 n : a .22 caliber firearm (pistol or rifle) [syn: {twenty-two}]

.22 caliber
.22 caliber adj : of or relating to the bore of a gun (or its ammunition) that measures twenty-two hundredths of an inch in diameter; "a .22 caliber pistol" [syn: {.22 calibre}]

.22 calibre
.22 calibre adj : of or relating to the bore of a gun (or its ammunition) that measures twenty-two hundredths of an inch in diameter; "a .22 caliber pistol" [syn: {.22 caliber}]

.38 caliber
.38 caliber adj : of or relating to the bore of a gun (or its ammunition) that measures thirty-eight hundredths of an inch in diameter; "a .38 caliber shell" [syn: {.38 calibre}]

.38 calibre
.38 calibre adj : of or relating to the bore of a gun (or its ammunition) that measures thirty-eight hundredths of an inch in diameter; "a .38 caliber shell" [syn: {.38 caliber}]

.45 caliber
.45 caliber adj : of or relating to the bore of a gun (or its ammunition) that measures forty-five hundredths of an inch in diameter [syn: {.45 calibre}]

.45 calibre
.45 calibre adj : of or relating to the bore of a gun (or its ammunition) that measures forty-five hundredths of an inch in diameter [syn: {.45 caliber}]

0
0 adj : indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration; "a zero score" [syn: {zero}] n : a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number [syn: {zero}, {nought}, {cipher}, {cypher}]

1
1 adj : used of a single unit or thing; not two or more; "`ane' is Scottish" [syn: {one}, {i}, {ane}] 1 n : the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number; "he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it"; "they had lunch at one" [syn: {one}, {I}, {ace}, {single}, {unity}]

1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles n : the first of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC [syn: {I Chronicles}]

1 Esdras
1 Esdras n : an Apocryphal book consisting of a compilation from Chronicles and Ezra and Nehemiah [syn: {I Esdra}]

1 Kings
1 Kings n : the first of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel [syn: {I Kings}]

1 Maccabees
1 Maccabees n : an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus [syn: {I Maccabees}]

1 Samuel
1 Samuel n : the first of two books in the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David [syn: {I Samuel}]

1-dodecanol
1-dodecanol n : a colorless insoluble solid alcohol used to make detergents and pharmaceuticals [syn: {lauryl alcohol}]

1-hitter
1-hitter n : a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only one hit [syn: {one-hitter}]

10
10 adj : being one more than nine [syn: {ten}, {x}] n : the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system [syn: {ten}, {X}, {tenner}, {decade}]

100
100 adj : being ten more than ninety [syn: {hundred}, {a hundred}, {one hundred}, {c}] n : ten 10s [syn: {hundred}, {C}, {century}, {one C}, {centred}]

1000
1000 adj : denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units [syn: {thousand}, {a thousand}, {one thousand}, {m}, {k}] n : the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 [syn: {thousand}, {one thousand}, {M}, {K}, {chiliad}, {G}, {grand}, {thou}, {yard}]

10000
10000 n : the cardinal number that is the product of ten and one thousand [syn: {ten thousand}, {myriad}]

100000
100000 n : the cardinal number that is the fifth power of ten [syn: {hundred thousand}, {lakh}]

1000000
1000000 n : the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros [syn: {million}, {one thousand thousand}, {meg}]

1000000000
1000000000 n : the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros [syn: {billion}, {one thousand million}]

1000000000000
1000000000000 n 1: the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; "in England they call a trillion a billion" [syn: {trillion}, {one million million}] 2: the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States is frequently seen [syn: {billion}, {one million million}]

1000th
1000th adj : the ordinal number of one thousand in counting order [syn: {thousandth}]

100th
100th adj : the ordinal number of one hundred in counting order [syn: {hundredth}, {centesimal}]

101
101 adj : being one more than one hundred [syn: {hundred and one}, {a hundred and one}, {one hundred one}, {ci}]

101st
101st adj : the ordinal number of one hundred one in counting order [syn: {hundred-and-first}]

105
105 adj : being five more than one hundred [syn: {one hundred five}, {cv}]

105th
105th adj : the ordinal number of one hundred five in counting order [syn: {hundred-and-fifth}]

10th
10th adj : coming next after the ninth and just before the eleventh in position [syn: {tenth}]

11
11 adj : being one more than ten [syn: {eleven}, {xi}] n : the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one [syn: {eleven}, {XI}]

11 November
11 November n : the feast of Saint Martin; a quarter day in Scotland [syn: {Martinmas}, {St Martin's Day}]

11-plus
11-plus n : (formerly in England) an examination taken by 11 and 12 year old students to select suitable candidates for grammar school [syn: {eleven-plus}]

110
110 adj : being ten more than one hundred [syn: {one hundred ten}, {cx}]

110th
110th adj : the ordinal number of one hundred ten in counting order [syn: {hundred-and-tenth}]

115
115 adj : being five more than one hundred ten [syn: {one hundred fifteen}, {cxv}]

115th
115th adj : the ordinal number of one hundred fifteen in counting order [syn: {hundred-and-fifteenth}]

11th
11th adj : coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in position [syn: {eleventh}]

12
12 adj : denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units [syn: {twelve}, {xii}, {dozen}] n : the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one [syn: {twelve}, {XII}, {dozen}]

12-tone music
12-tone music n : a type of serial music introduced by Arnold Schoenberg; uses a tone row formed by the twelve semitones of the chromatic scale (and inverted or backward versions of the row) [syn: {twelve-tone music}, {twelve-tone system}, {12-tone system}]

12-tone system
12-tone system n : a type of serial music introduced by Arnold Schoenberg; uses a tone row formed by the twelve semitones of the chromatic scale (and inverted or backward versions of the row) [syn: {twelve-tone music}, {12-tone music}, {twelve-tone system}]

120
120 adj : being ten more than one hundred ten [syn: {one hundred twenty}, {cxx}] n : the cardinal number that is the product of ten and twelve [syn: {long hundred}, {great hundred}]

120th
120th adj : the ordinal number of one hundred twenty in counting order [syn: {hundred-and-twentieth}]

125
125 adj : being five more that one hundred twenty [syn: {one hundred twenty-five}, {cxxv}]

125th
125th adj : the ordinal number of one hundred twenty-five in counting order [syn: {hundred-and-twenty-fifth}]

12th
12th adj : coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position [syn: {twelfth}]

13
13 adj : being one more than twelve [syn: {thirteen}, {xiii}] n : the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one [syn: {thirteen}, {XIII}, {baker's dozen}, {long dozen}]

130
130 adj : being ten more than one hundred twenty [syn: {one hundred thirty}, {cxxx}]

130th
130th adj : the ordinal number of one hundred thirty in counting order [syn: {hundred-and-thirtieth}]

135
135 adj : being five more than one hundred thirty [syn: {one hundred thirty-five}, {cxxxv}]

135th
135th adj : the ordinal number of one hundred thirty-five in counting order [syn: {hundred-and-thirty-fifth}]

13th
13th adj : coming next after the twelfth in position [syn: {thirteenth}]

14
14 adj : being one more than thirteen [syn: {fourteen}, {xiv}] 14 n : the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one [syn: {fourteen}, {XIV}]

14 July
14 July n : a legal holiday in France celebrating the storming of the Paris bastille in 1789 [syn: {Bastille Day}]

140
140 adj : being ten more than one hundred thirty [syn: {one hundred forty}, {cxl}]

140th
140th adj : the ordinal number of one hundred forty in counting order [syn: {hundred-and-fortieth}]

144
144 n : twelve dozen [syn: {gross}]

145
145 adj : being five more than one hundred forty [syn: {one hundred forty-five}, {cxlv}]

145th
145th adj : the ordinal number of one hundred forty-five in counting order [syn: {hundred-and-forty-fifth}]

14th
14th adj : coming next after the thirteenth in position [syn: {fourteenth}]

15
15 n : the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one [syn: {fifteen}, {XV}] 15 adj : being one more than fourteen [syn: {fifteen}, {xv}]

15 August 1945
15 August 1945 n : the date of Allied victory over Japan, World War II [syn: {V-J Day}]

15 May Organization
15 May Organization n : a terrorist organization formed in 1979 by a faction of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine but disbanded in the 1980s when key members left to join a faction of al-Fatah

15 minutes
15 minutes n : a quarter of an hour [syn: {quarter-hour}]

150
150 adj : being ten more than one hundred forty [syn: {one hundred fifty}, {cl}]

150th
150th adj : the ordinal number of one hundred fifty in counting order [syn: {hundred-and-fiftieth}]

1530s
1530s n : the decade from 1530 to 1539

155
155 adj : being five more than one hundred fifty [syn: {one hundred fifty-five}, {clv}]

155th
155th adj : the ordinal number of one hundred fifty-five in counting order [syn: {hundred-and-fifty-fifth}]

15th
15th adj : coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position [syn: {fifteenth}]

16
16 adj : being one more than fifteen [syn: {sixteen}, {xvi}] n : the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one [syn: {sixteen}, {XVI}]

16 PF
16 PF n : a self-report personality inventory developed by Raymond B. Cattell to measure the 16 personality dimensions that emerged from his factor analysis of a wide range of traits [syn: {Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire}]

160
160 adj : being ten more than one hundred fifty [syn: {one hundred sixty}, {clx}]

160th
160th adj : the ordinal number of one hundred sixty in counting order [syn: {hundred-and-sixtieth}]

165
165 adj : being five more than one hundred sixty [syn: {one hundred sixty-five}, {clxv}]

165th
165th adj : the ordinal number of one hundred sixty-five in counting order [syn: {hundred-and-sixty-fifth}]

16th
16th adj : coming next after the fifteenth in position [syn: {sixteenth}]

17
17 adj : being one more than sixteen [syn: {seventeen}, {xvii}] n : the cardinal number that is the sum of sixteen and one [syn: {seventeen}, {XVII}]

17 November
17 November n : a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization in Greece that is violently opposed to imperialism and capitalism and NATO and the United States; an active terrorist group during the 1980s [syn: {Revolutionary Organization 17 November}]

170
170 adj : being ten more than one hundred sixty [syn: {one hundred seventy}, {clxx}]

170th
170th adj : the ordinal number of one hundred seventy in counting order [syn: {hundred-and-seventieth}]

1728
1728 n : a cardinal number equal to one dozen gross [syn: {great gross}]

175
175 adj : being five more than one hundred seventy [syn: {one hundred seventy-five}, {clxxv}]

1750s
1750s n : the decade from 1750 to 1759

175th
175th adj : the ordinal number of one hundred seventy-five in counting order [syn: {hundred-and-seventy-fifth}]

1760s
1760s n : the decade from 1760 to 1769

1770s
1770s n : the decade from 1770 to 1779

1780s
1780s n : the decade from 1780 to 1789

1790s
1790s n : the decade from 1790 to 1799

17th
17th adj : coming next after the sixteenth in position [syn: {seventeenth}]

18
18 adj : being one more than seventeen [syn: {eighteen}, {xviii}] n : the cardinal number that is the sum of seventeen and one [syn: {eighteen}, {XVIII}]

180
180 adj : being ten more than one hundred seventy [syn: {one hundred eighty}, {clxxx}]

180th
180th adj : the ordinal number of one hundred eighty in counting order [syn: {hundred-and-eightieth}]

1820s
1820s n : the decade from 1820 to 1829

1830s
1830s n : the decade from 1830 to 1839

1840s
1840s n : the decade from 1840 to 1849

1850s
1850s n : the decade from 1850 to 1859

1860s
1860s n : the decade from 1860 to 1869

1870s
1870s n : the decade from 1870 to 1879

1880s
1880s n : the decade from 1880 to 1889 [syn: {eighties}]

1890s
1890s n : the decade from 1890 to 1899 [syn: {nineties}]

18th
18th adj : coming next after the seventeenth in position [syn: {eighteenth}]

19
19 adj : being one more than eighteen [syn: {nineteen}, {xix}] n : the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one [syn: {nineteen}, {XIX}]

190
190 adj : being ten more than one hundred eighty [syn: {one hundred ninety}, {xcl}]

1900s
1900s n : the decade from 1900 to 1909

190th
190th adj : the ordinal number of one hundred eighty-five in counting order [syn: {hundred-and-ninetieth}]

1920s
1920s n : the decade from 1920 to 1929 [syn: {twenties}]

1930s
1930s n : the decade from 1930 to 1939 [syn: {thirties}]

1940s
1940s n : the decade from 1940 to 1949 [syn: {forties}]

1950s
1950s n : the decade from 1950 to 1959 [syn: {fifties}]

1960s
1960s n : the decade from 1960 to 1969 [syn: {sixties}]

1970s
1970s n : the decade from 1970 to 1979 [syn: {seventies}]

1980s
1980s n : the decade from 1980 to 1989 [syn: {eighties}]

1990s
1990s n : the decade from 1990 to 1999 [syn: {nineties}]

19th
19th adj : coming next after the eighteenth in position [syn: {nineteenth}]

1st
1st adj : indicating the beginning unit in a series [syn: {first}]

1st Baron Beaverbrook
1st Baron Beaverbrook n : British newspaper publisher and politician (born in Canada); confidant of Winston Churchill (1879-1964) [syn: {Beaverbrook}, {William Maxwell Aitken}]

1st Baron Verulam
1st Baron Verulam n : English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626) [syn: {Bacon}, {Francis Bacon}, {Sir Francis Bacon}, {Baron Verulam}, {Viscount St. Albans}]

1st Earl Attlee
1st Earl Attlee n : British statesman and leader of the Labour party who instituted the welfare state in England (1883-1967) [syn: {Attlee}, {Clement Attlee}, {Clement Richard Attlee}]

1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley
1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley n : English statesman; member of the Conservative Party (1867-1947) [syn: {Baldwin}, {Stanley Baldwin}]

1st Earl of Balfour
1st Earl of Balfour n : English statesman; member of the Conservative Party (1848-1930) [syn: {Balfour}, {Arthur James Balfour}]

1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein n : English general during World War II; won victories over Rommel in North Africa and led British ground forces in the invasion of Normandy (1887-1976) [syn: {Montgomery}, {Bernard Law Montgomery}, {Sir Bernard Law Montgomery}]

1st class
1st class n : mail that includes letters and postcards and packages sealed against inspection [syn: {first class}, {first-class mail}, {1st-class mail}, {priority mail}]

1st-class mail
1st-class mail n : mail that includes letters and postcards and packages sealed against inspection [syn: {first class}, {1st class}, {first-class mail}, {priority mail}]

2
2 adj : being one more than one; "he received two messages" [syn: {two}, {ii}] 2 n : the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number [syn: {two}, {II}, {deuce}]

2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles n : the second of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC [syn: {II Chronicles}]

2 Esdras
2 Esdras n : an Apocryphal book of angelic revelations [syn: {II Esdras}]

2 Kings
2 Kings n : the second of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel [syn: {II Kings}]

2 Maccabees
2 Maccabees n : an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus [syn: {II Maccabees}]

2 Samuel
2 Samuel n : the second of two books of the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David [syn: {II Samuel}]

2-hitter
2-hitter n : a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 2 hits [syn: {two-hitter}]

2-hydroxybenzoic acid
2-hydroxybenzoic acid n : a white crystalline substance with a bitter aftertaste; used as a fungicide or in making aspirin or dyes or perfumes [syn: {salicylic acid}]

2-methylpropenoic acid
2-methylpropenoic acid n : an unsaturated acid (C4H6O2) used to make resins and plastics [syn: {methacrylic acid}]

2.718282...
2.718282... n : the base of the natural system of logarithms [syn: {e}]

20
20 adj : denoting a quantity consisting of 20 items or units [syn: {twenty}, {xx}] n : the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one [syn: {twenty}, {XX}]

200
200 adj : being ten more than one hundred ninety [syn: {two hundred}, {cc}]

200th
200th adj : the ordinal number of two hundred in counting order [syn: {two-hundredth}]

20th
20th adj : coming next after the nineteenth in position [syn: {twentieth}]

21
21 adj : being one more than twenty [syn: {twenty-one}, {xxi}] n : the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one [syn: {twenty-one}, {XXI}]

21st
21st adj : coming next after the twentieth in position [syn: {twenty-first}]

22
22 n : the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-one and one [syn: {twenty-two}, {XXII}] 22 adj : being two more than twenty [syn: {twenty-two}, {xxii}]

22nd
22nd adj : coming next after the twenty-first in position [syn: {twenty-second}]

23
23 adj : being three more than twenty [syn: {twenty-three}, {xxiii}] n : the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-two and one [syn: {twenty-three}, {XXIII}]

23rd
23rd adj : coming next after the twenty-second in position [syn: {twenty-third}]

24
24 adj : being four more than twenty [syn: {twenty-four}, {xxiv}] n : the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-three and one [syn: {twenty-four}, {XXIV}, {two dozen}]

24/7
24/7 n : uptime is 24 hours a day 7 days a week

24th
24th adj : coming next after the twenty-third in position [syn: {twenty-fourth}]

25
25 adj : being five more than twenty [syn: {twenty-five}, {xxv}] n : the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-four and one [syn: {twenty-five}, {XXV}]

25th
25th adj : coming next after the twenty-fourth in position [syn: {twenty-fifth}]

26
26 adj : being six more than twenty [syn: {twenty-six}, {xxvi}] n : the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-five and one [syn: {twenty-six}, {XXVI}]

26th
26th adj : coming next after the twenty-fifth in position [syn: {twenty-sixth}]

27
27 adj : being seven more than twenty [syn: {twenty-seven}, {xxvii}] n : the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one [syn: {twenty-seven}, {XXVII}]

27th
27th adj : coming next after the twenty-sixth in position [syn: {twenty-seventh}]

28
28 adj : being eight more than twenty [syn: {twenty-eight}, {xxviii}] n : the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-seven and one [syn: {twenty-eight}, {XXVIII}]

28th
28th adj : coming next after the twenty-seventh in position [syn: {twenty-eighth}]

29
29 adj : being nine more than twenty [syn: {twenty-nine}, {xxix}] n : the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-eight and one [syn: {twenty-nine}, {XXIX}]

29th
29th adj : coming next after the twenty-eighth in position [syn: {twenty-ninth}]

2d
2d adj : coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude [syn: {second}, {2nd}]

2nd
2nd adj : coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude [syn: {second}, {2d}]

3
3 adj : being one more than two [syn: {three}, {iii}] 3 n : the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one [syn: {three}, {III}, {trio}, {threesome}, {tierce}, {leash}, {troika}, {triad}, {trine}, {trinity}, {ternary}, {ternion}, {triplet}, {tercet}, {terzetto}, {trey}, {deuce-ace}]

3-D
3-D n 1: a movie with images having three dimensional form or appearance [syn: {three-D}, {3D}] 2: having a three-dimensional form or appearance; "aren't dreams always in 3-D?" [syn: {three-D}, {3D}]

3-hitter
3-hitter n : a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 3 hits [syn: {three-hitter}]

3-membered
3-membered adj : of a chemical compound having a ring with three members [syn: {three-membered}]

3.14159265358979323846...
3.14159265358979323846... n : the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle [syn: {pi}]

30
30 adj : being ten more than twenty [syn: {thirty}, {xxx}] 30 n : the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three [syn: {thirty}, {XXX}]

30 minutes
30 minutes n : a half of an hour [syn: {half-hour}]

300
300 adj : being one hundred more than two hundred [syn: {three hundred}, {ccc}]

300th
300th adj : the ordinal number of three hundred in counting order [syn: {three-hundredth}]

30th
30th adj : coming next after the twenty-ninth in position [syn: {thirtieth}]

31
31 adj : being one more than thirty [syn: {thirty-one}, {xxxi}]

31st
31st adj : coming next after the thirtieth in position [syn: {thirty-first}]

32
32 adj : being two more than thirty [syn: {thirty-two}, {xxxii}]

32nd
32nd adj : the ordinal number of thirty-two in counting order [syn: {thirty-second}]

33
33 adj : being three more than thirty [syn: {thirty-three}, {xxxiii}]

33rd
33rd adj : the ordinal number of thirty-three in counting order [syn: {thirty-third}]

34
34 adj : being four more than thirty [syn: {thirty-four}, {xxxiv}]

34th
34th adj : the ordinal number of thirty-four in counting order [syn: {thirty-fourth}]

35
35 adj : being five more than thirty [syn: {thirty-five}, {xxxv}]

35th
35th adj : the ordinal number of thirty-five in counting order [syn: {thirty-fifth}]

36
36 adj : being six more than thirty [syn: {thirty-six}, {xxxvi}]

365 days
365 days n : a year that is not a leap year [syn: {common year}]

366 days
366 days n : in the Gregorian calendar: any year divisible by 4 except centenary years not divisible by 400 [syn: {leap year}, {intercalary year}, {bissextile year}]

36th
36th adj : the ordinal number of thirty-six in counting order [syn: {thirty-sixth}]

37
37 adj : being severn more than thirty [syn: {thirty-seven}, {xxxvii}]

37th
37th adj : the ordinal number of thirty-seven in counting order [syn: {thirty-seventh}]

38
38 adj : being eight more than thirty [syn: {thirty-eight}, {xxxviii}]

38th
38th adj : the ordinal number of thirty-eight in counting order [syn: {thirty-eighth}]

39
39 adj : being nine more than thirty [syn: {thirty-nine}, {ixl}]

39th
39th adj : the ordinal number of thirty-nine in counting order [syn: {thirty-ninth}]

3D
3D n 1: a movie with images having three dimensional form or appearance [syn: {three-D}, {3-D}] 2: having a three-dimensional form or appearance; "aren't dreams always in 3-D?" [syn: {three-D}, {3-D}]

3TC
3TC n : a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor that is very effective in combination with zidovudine in treating AIDS and HIV [syn: {lamivudine}]

3d radar
3d radar n : radar that will report altitude as well as azimuth and distance of a target [syn: {three-dimensional radar}]

3rd
3rd adj : coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position [syn: {third}, {tertiary}]

3rd October Organization
3rd October Organization n : a militant Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization formed in 1975 to force Turkey to acknowledge killing more than a million Armenians and forcibly removing them from border areas in 1915; wants Turkey to pay reparations and cede territory to Armenia; "ASALA bombing at Orly Airport in Paris in 1983 killed 8 and wounded 55 people" [syn: {Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia}, {ASALA}, {Orly Group}]

4
4 n : the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one [syn: {four}, {IV}, {tetrad}, {quatern}, {quaternion}, {quaternary}, {quaternity}, {quartet}, {quadruplet}, {foursome}, {Little Joe}] 4 adj : being one more than three [syn: {four}, {iv}]

4-hitter
4-hitter n : a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 4 hits [syn: {four-hitter}]

4-membered
4-membered adj : of a chemical compound having a ring with four members [syn: {four-membered}]

40
40 adj : being ten more than thirty [syn: {forty}, {xl}, {twoscore}] n : the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four [syn: {forty}, {XL}]

400
400 adj : being one hundred more than three hundred [syn: {four hundred}, {cd}]

400th
400th adj : the ordinal number of four hundred in counting order [syn: {four-hundredth}]

401-k
401-k n : a retirement savings plan that is funded by employee contributions and (often) matching contributions from the employer; contributions are made from your salary before taxes and the funds grow tax-free until they are withdrawn at which point they can be converted into and IRA; funds can be transfered if you change employers and you can (to some extent) manage the investments yourself [syn: {401-k plan}]

401-k plan
401-k plan n : a retirement savings plan that is funded by employee contributions and (often) matching contributions from the employer; contributions are made from your salary before taxes and the funds grow tax-free until they are withdrawn at which point they can be converted into and IRA; funds can be transfered if you change employers and you can (to some extent) manage the investments yourself [syn: {401-k}]

40th
40th adj : the ordinal number of forty in counting order [syn: {fortieth}]

41
41 adj : being one more than forty [syn: {forty-one}, {xli}]

41st
41st adj : the ordinal number of forty-one in counting order [syn: {forty-first}]

42
42 adj : being two more than forty [syn: {forty-two}, {xlii}]

42nd
42nd adj : the ordinal number of forty-two in counting order [syn: {forty-second}]

43
43 adj : being three more than forty [syn: {forty-three}, {xliii}]

43rd
43rd adj : the ordinal number of forty-three in counting order [syn: {forty-third}]

44
44 adj : being four more than forty [syn: {forty-four}, {xliv}]

440 yards
440 yards n : a unit of length equal to a quarter of 1 mile [syn: {quarter mile}]

44th
44th adj : the ordinal number of forty-four in counting order [syn: {forty-fourth}]

45
45 adj : being five more than forty [syn: {forty-five}, {xlv}]

45th
45th adj : the ordinal number of forty-five in counting order [syn: {forty-fifth}]

46
46 adj : being six more than forty [syn: {forty-six}, {xlvi}]

46th
46th adj : the ordinal number of forty-six in counting order [syn: {forty-sixth}]

47
47 adj : being seven more than forty [syn: {forty-seven}, {xlvii}]

47th
47th adj : the ordinal number of forty-seven in counting order [syn: {forty-seventh}]

48
48 adj : being eight more than forty [syn: {forty-eight}, {xlviii}]

48th
48th adj : the ordinal number of forty-eight in counting order [syn: {forty-eighth}]

49
49 adj : being nine more than forty [syn: {forty-nine}, {il}]

49th
49th adj : the ordinal number of forty-nine in counting order [syn: {forty-ninth}]

4WD
4WD n 1: a motor vehicle with a four-wheel drive transmission system [syn: {four-wheel drive}] 2: a transmission that provides power directly to all four wheels of a motor vehicle [syn: {four-wheel drive}]

4th
4th adj : coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude; "the quaternary period of geologic time extends from the end of the tertiary period to the present" [syn: {fourth}, {quaternary}]

4to
4to n : the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves [syn: {quarto}]

5
5 adj : being one more than four [syn: {five}, {v}] 5 n : the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one [syn: {five}, {V}, {cinque}, {quint}, {quintet}, {fivesome}, {quintuplet}, {pentad}, {fin}, {Phoebe}, {Little Phoebe}]

5-hitter
5-hitter n : a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 5 hits [syn: {five-hitter}]

5-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase
5-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase n : a liver enzyme that is responsible for producing cholesterol [syn: {HMG-CoA reductase}]

5-hydroxytryptamine
5-hydroxytryptamine n : a neurotransmitter involved in e.g. sleep and depression and memory [syn: {serotonin}]

5-membered
5-membered adj : of a chemical compound having a ring with five members [syn: {five-membered}]

50
50 adj : being ten more than forty [syn: {fifty}, {l}] n : the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five [syn: {fifty}, {L}]

500
500 adj : denoting a quantity consisting of 500 items or units [syn: {five hundred}, {d}] n : the cardinal number that is the product of one hundred and five [syn: {five hundred}, {D}]

500th
500th adj : the ordinal number of five hundred in counting order [syn: {five-hundredth}]

50th
50th adj : the ordinal number of fifty in counting order [syn: {fiftieth}]

51
51 adj : being one more than fifty [syn: {fifty-one}, {li}]

52
52 adj : being two more than fifty [syn: {fifty-two}, {lii}]

53
53 adj : being three more than fifty [syn: {fifty-three}, {liii}]

54
54 adj : being four more than fifty [syn: {fifty-four}, {liv}]

55
55 adj : being five more than fifty [syn: {fifty-five}, {lv}]

55th
55th adj : the ordinal number of fifty-five in counting order [syn: {fifty-fifth}]

56
56 adj : being six more than fifty [syn: {fifty-six}, {lvi}]

57
57 adj : being seven more than fifty [syn: {fifty-seven}, {lvii}]

58
58 adj : being eight more than fifty [syn: {fifty-eight}, {lviii}]

59
59 adj : being nine more than fifty [syn: {fifty-nine}, {ilx}]

5th
5th adj : coming next after the fourth and just before the sixth in position [syn: {fifth}]

6
6 adj : denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units [syn: {six}, {vi}, {half dozen}, {half a dozen}] 6 n : the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one [syn: {six}, {VI}, {sixer}, {sise}, {Captain Hicks}, {half a dozen}, {sextet}, {sestet}, {sextuplet}, {hexad}]

6 June 1944
6 June 1944 n : day of the allied landing in France, World War II [syn: {D-day}]

6-membered
6-membered adj : of a chemical compound having a ring with six members; "having three carbon and three nitrogen atoms in a six-membered ring" [syn: {six-membered}]

60
60 adj : being ten more than fifty [syn: {sixty}, {lx}, {threescore}] 60 n : the cardinal number that is the product of ten and six [syn: {sixty}, {LX}]

60 minutes
60 minutes n : a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day; "the job will take more than an hour" [syn: {hour}, {hr}]

60th
60th adj : the ordinal number of sixty in counting order [syn: {sixtieth}]

61
61 adj : being one more than sixty [syn: {sixty-one}, {lxi}]

62
62 adj : being two more than sixty [syn: {sixty-two}, {lxii}]

63
63 adj : being three more than sixty [syn: {sixty-three}, {lxiii}]

64
64 adj : being four more than sixty [syn: {sixty-four}, {lxiv}]

65
65 adj : being five more than sixty [syn: {sixty-five}, {lxv}]

65th
65th adj : the ordinal number of sixty-five in counting order [syn: {sixty-fifth}]

66
66 adj : being six more than sixty [syn: {sixty-six}, {lxvi}]

67
67 adj : being seven more than sixty [syn: {sixty-seven}, {lxvii}]

68
68 adj : being eight more than sixty [syn: {sixty-eight}, {lxviii}]

69
69 adj : being nine more than sixty [syn: {sixty-nine}, {ilxx}]

6th
6th adj : coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position [syn: {sixth}]

7
7 adj : being one more than six [syn: {seven}, {vii}] 7 n : the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one [syn: {seven}, {VII}, {sevener}, {heptad}, {septet}]

7-membered
7-membered adj : of a chemical compound having a ring with seven members [syn: {seven-membered}]

70
70 adj : being ten more than sixty [syn: {seventy}, {lxx}] n : the cardinal number that is the product of ten and seven [syn: {seventy}, {LXX}]

70th
70th adj : the ordinal number of seventy in counting order [syn: {seventieth}]

71
71 adj : being one more than seventy [syn: {seventy-one}, {lxxi}]

72
72 adj : being two more than seventy [syn: {seventy-two}, {lxxii}]

73
73 adj : being three more than seventy [syn: {seventy-three}, {lxxiii}]

74
74 adj : being four more than seventy [syn: {seventy-four}, {lxxiv}]

75
75 adj : being five more than seventy [syn: {seventy-five}, {lxxv}]

75th
75th adj : the ordinal number of seventy-five in counting order [syn: {seventy-fifth}]

76
76 adj : being six more than seventy [syn: {seventy-six}, {lxxvi}]

77
77 adj : being seven more than seventy [syn: {seventy-seven}, {lxxvii}]

78
78 adj : being eight more than seventy [syn: {seventy-eight}, {lxxviii}]

79
79 adj : being nine more than seventy [syn: {seventy-nine}, {ilxxx}]

7th
7th adj : coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position [syn: {seventh}]

8
8 adj : being one more than seven [syn: {eight}, {viii}] 8 n : the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one [syn: {eight}, {VIII}, {eighter}, {eighter from Decatur}, {octad}, {ogdoad}, {octonary}, {octet}]

8 May 1945
8 May 1945 n : the date of Allied victory in Europe, World War II [syn: {V-E Day}]

8-membered
8-membered adj : of a chemical compound having a ring with eight members [syn: {eight-membered}]

80
80 adj : being ten more than seventy [syn: {eighty}, {lxxx}, {fourscore}] n : the cardinal number that is the product of ten and eight [syn: {eighty}, {LXXX}, {fourscore}]

80th
80th adj : the ordinal number of eighty in counting order [syn: {eightieth}]

81
81 adj : being one more than eighty [syn: {eighty-one}, {lxxxi}]

82
82 adj : being two more than eighty [syn: {eighty-two}, {lxxxii}]

83
83 adj : being three more than eighty [syn: {eighty-three}, {lxxxiii}]

84
84 adj : being four more than eighty [syn: {eighty-four}, {lxxxiv}]

85
85 adj : being five more than eighty [syn: {eighty-five}, {lxxxv}]

85th
85th adj : the ordinal number of eighty-five in counting order [syn: {eighty-fifth}]

86
86 adj : being six more than eighty [syn: {eighty-six}, {lxxxvi}]

87
87 adj : being seven more than eighty [syn: {eighty-seven}, {lxxxvii}]

88
88 adj : being eight more than eighty [syn: {eighty-eight}, {lxxxviii}]

880 yards
880 yards n : a unit of length equal to half of 1 mile [syn: {half mile}]

89
89 adj : being nine more than eighty [syn: {eighty-nine}, {ixc}]

8th
8th adj : coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position [syn: {eighth}]

8vo
8vo n : the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves [syn: {octavo}, {eightvo}]

9
9 adj : denoting a quantity consisting of one more than eight and one less than ten [syn: {nine}, {ix}] 9 n : the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one [syn: {nine}, {IX}, {niner}, {Nina from Carolina}, {ennead}]

9-11
9-11 n : the day in 2001 when Arab suicide bombers hijacked United States airliners and used them as bombs [syn: {9/11}, {September 11}, {Sept. 11}, {Sep 11}]

9-membered
9-membered adj : of a chemical compound having a ring with nine members [syn: {nine-membered}]

9/11
9/11 n : the day in 2001 when Arab suicide bombers hijacked United States airliners and used them as bombs [syn: {9-11}, {September 11}, {Sept. 11}, {Sep 11}]

90
90 adj : being ten more than eighty [syn: {ninety}, {xc}] n : the cardinal number that is the product of ten and nine [syn: {ninety}, {XC}]

90th
90th adj : the ordinal number of ninety in counting order [syn: {ninetieth}]

91
91 adj : being one more than ninety [syn: {ninety-one}, {xci}]

92
92 adj : being two more than ninety [syn: {ninety-two}, {xcii}]

93
93 adj : being three more than ninety [syn: {ninety-three}, {xciii}]

94
94 adj : being four more than ninety [syn: {ninety-four}, {xciv}]

95
95 adj : being five more than ninety [syn: {ninety-five}, {xcv}]

95th
95th adj : the ordinal number of ninety-five in counting order [syn: {ninety-fifth}]

96
96 adj : being six more than ninety [syn: {ninety-six}, {xcvi}]

97
97 adj : being seven more than ninety [syn: {ninety-seven}, {xcvii}]

98
98 adj : being eight more than ninety [syn: {ninety-eight}, {xcviii}]

99
99 adj : being nine more than ninety [syn: {ninety-nine}, {ic}]

9th
9th adj : coming next after the eighth and just before the tenth in position [syn: {ninth}]

A battery
A battery n : battery used to heat the filaments of a vacuum tube

A horizon
A horizon n : the top layer of a soil profile; usually contains humus [syn: {A-horizon}]

A level
A level n : the advanced level of a subject taken in school (usually two years after O level)

A'man
A'man n : the Israeli military intelligence which produces comprehensive national intelligence briefings for the prime minister and the cabinet

A-bomb
A-bomb n : a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239) [syn: {atom bomb}, {atomic bomb}, {fission bomb}, {plutonium bomb}]

A-horizon
A-horizon n : the top layer of a soil profile; usually contains humus [syn: {A horizon}]

A-list
A-list n : a list of names of specially favored people; "the boss gave me his A-list of people we should try to recruit"

A-one
A-one adj : of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops" [syn: {ace}, {crack}, {first-rate}, {super}, {tiptop}, {topnotch}, {tops(p)}]

A-team
A-team n : a group of elite soldiers or a leadership group of advisors or workers in an organization

A. A. Michelson
A. A. Michelson n : United States physicist (born in Germany) who collaborated with Morley in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1852-1931) [syn: {Michelson}, {Albert Michelson}, {Albert Abraham Michelson}]

A. A. Milne
A. A. Milne n : English writer of stories for children (1882-1956) [syn: {Milne}, {Alan Alexander Milne}]

A. Conan Doyle
A. Conan Doyle n : English author who created Sherlock Holmes (1859-1930) [syn: {Conan Doyle}, {Arthur Conan Doyle}, {Sir Arthur Conan Doyle}]

A. E. Burnside
A. E. Burnside n : United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881) [syn: {Burnside}, {Ambrose Everett Burnside}]

A. E. Housman
A. E. Housman n : English poet (1859-1936) [syn: {Housman}, {Alfred Edward Housman}]

A. E. Kennelly
A. E. Kennelly n : United States electrical engineer noted for his work on the theory of alternating currents; independently of Oliver Heaviside he discovered the existence of an atmospheric layer that reflects radio waves back to earth (1861-1939) [syn: {Kennelly}, {Arthur Edwin Kennelly}]

A. E. W. Mason
A. E. W. Mason n : English writer (1865-1948) [syn: {Mason}, {Alfred Edward Woodley Mason}]

A. Noam Chomsky
A. Noam Chomsky n : United States linguist whose theory of generative grammar redefined the field of linguistics (born 1928) [syn: {Chomsky}, {Noam Chomsky}]

A. testudineus
A. testudineus n : a small perch of India whose gills are modified to allow it to breathe air; has spiny pectoral fins that enable it to travel on land [syn: {climbing perch}, {Anabas testudineus}]

A.D.
A.D. adv : in the Christian era; used before dates after the supposed year Christ was born; "in AD 200" [syn: {AD}, {anno Domini}]

A.E.
A.E. n : Irish writer whose pen name was A.E. (1867-1935) [syn: {Russell}, {George William Russell}]

A.M.
A.M. adv : before noon; "let's meet at 11 A.M." [syn: {ante meridiem}]

B battery
B battery n : battery for supplying a constant positive voltage to the plate of a vacuum tube

B cell
B cell n : a lymphocyte derived from bone marrow that provides humoral immunity; it recognizes free antigen molecules in solution and matures into plasma cells that secrete immunoglobulin (antibodies) that inactivate the antigens [syn: {B lymphocyte}]

B complex
B complex n : originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins [syn: {B-complex vitamin}, {vitamin B complex}, {vitamin B}, {B vitamin}, {B}]

B horizon
B horizon n : immediately below the A-horizon; contains deposits of organic matter leached from surface soils [syn: {B-horizon}]

B lymphocyte
B lymphocyte n : a lymphocyte derived from bone marrow that provides humoral immunity; it recognizes free antigen molecules in solution and matures into plasma cells that secrete immunoglobulin (antibodies) that inactivate the antigens [syn: {B cell}]

B vitamin
B vitamin n : originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins [syn: {B-complex vitamin}, {B complex}, {vitamin B complex}, {vitamin B}, {B}]

B-52
B-52 n : United States military aircraft; B- stands for bomber

B-complex vitamin
B-complex vitamin n : originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins [syn: {B complex}, {vitamin B complex}, {vitamin B}, {B vitamin}, {B}]

B-flat clarinet
B-flat clarinet n : the ordinary clarinet with a middle range [syn: {licorice stick}]

B-girl
B-girl n : a woman employed by a bar to act as a companion to men customers [syn: {bar girl}]

B-horizon
B-horizon n : immediately below the A-horizon; contains deposits of organic matter leached from surface soils [syn: {B horizon}]

B. B. King
B. B. King n : United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925) [syn: {King}, {Riley B King}]

B. F. Skinner
B. F. Skinner n : United States psychologist and a leading proponent of behaviorism (1904-1990) [syn: {Skinner}, {Fred Skinner}, {Burrhus Frederic Skinner}]

B.C.
B.C. adv : before the Christian era; used following dates before the supposed year Christ was born; "in 200 BC" [syn: {BC}, {before Christ}]

B.O.
B.O. n : malodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe [syn: {body odor}, {body odour}]

B.T.U.
B.T.U. n : a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour [syn: {kilowatt hour}, {kW-hr}, {Board of Trade unit}]

B.Th.U.
B.Th.U. n : a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure; equivalent to 251.997 calories [syn: {British thermal unit}, {BTU}]

C and W
C and W n : a simple style of folk music heard mostly in the southern United States; usually played on stringed instruments [syn: {country music}, {country and western}]

C battery
C battery n : battery used to maintain the grid potential in a vacuum tube

C clef
C clef n : a movable clef that puts middle C on one of the lines of a staff

C compiler
C compiler n : a compiler for programs written in C

C horizon
C horizon n : beneath the B-horizon and above the bedrock; consisting of weathered rock [syn: {C-horizon}]

C program
C program n : a program written in C

C-clamp
C-clamp n : a clamp in the shape of a C

C-horizon
C-horizon n : beneath the B-horizon and above the bedrock; consisting of weathered rock [syn: {C horizon}]

C-ration
C-ration n : a canned field ration issued by the United States army

C-reactive protein
C-reactive protein n : a byproduct of inflammation; a globulin that is found in the blood in some cases of acute inflammation [syn: {CRP}]

C-section
C-section n : the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way) [syn: {cesarean delivery}, {caesarean delivery}, {cesarean section}, {cesarian section}, {caesarean section}, {cesarean}, {cesarian}, {caesarean}, {abdominal delivery}]

C. D. Gibson
C. D. Gibson n : United States illustrator remembered for his creation of the `Gibson girl' (1867-1944) [syn: {Gibson}, {Charles Dana Gibson}]

C. H. Best
C. H. Best n : Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978) [syn: {Best}, {Charles Herbert Best}]

C. K. Ogden
C. K. Ogden n : English psychologist who collaborated with I. A. Richards in designing Basic English (1889-1957) [syn: {Ogden}, {Charles Kay Ogden}]

C. Northcote Parkinson
C. Northcote Parkinson n : British historian noted for ridicule of bureaucracies (1909-1993) [syn: {Parkinson}, {Cyril Northcote Parkinson}]

C. P. Snow
C. P. Snow n : English writer of novels about moral dilemmas in academe (1905-1980) [syn: {Snow}, {Charles Percy Snow}, {Baron Snow of Leicester}]

C. S. Forester
C. S. Forester n : English writer of adventure novels featuring Captain Horatio Hornblower (1899-1966) [syn: {Forester}, {Cecil Scott Forester}]

C. S. Lewis
C. S. Lewis n : English critic and novelist; author of theological works and of books for children (1898-1963) [syn: {Lewis}, {Clive Staples Lewis}]

C. Vann Woodward
C. Vann Woodward n : United States historian (born in 1908) [syn: {Woodward}, {Comer Vann Woodward}]

C. W. Post
C. W. Post n : United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914) [syn: {Post}, {Charles William Post}]

C. diphtheriae
C. diphtheriae n : a species of bacterium that causes diphtheria [syn: {Corynebacterium diphtheriae}, {Klebs-Loeffler bacillus}]

C. psittaci
C. psittaci n : bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia [syn: {Chlamydia psittaci}]

C. trachomatis
C. trachomatis n : bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted diseases chlamydia and lymphogranuloma venerum [syn: {Chlamydia trachomatis}]

C.O.D.
C.O.D. adv : collecting the charges upon delivery; "mail a package C.O.D." [syn: {COD}, {cash on delivery}]

C.P.U.
C.P.U. n : (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached [syn: {central processing unit}, {CPU}, {central processor}, {processor}, {mainframe}]

C2H6
C2H6 n : a colorless odorless alkane gas used as fuel [syn: {ethane}]

D and C
D and C n : a surgical procedure usually performed under local anesthesia in which the cervix is dilated and the endometrial lining of the uterus is scraped with a curet; performed to obtain tissue samples or to stop prolonged bleeding or to remove small tumors or to remove fragments of placenta after childbirth or as a method of abortion [syn: {dilation and curettage}, {dilatation and curettage}]

D region
D region n : the lowest region of the ionosphere (35 to 50 miles up) that reflects low-frequency radio waves [syn: {D-layer}]

D'Oyly Carte
D'Oyly Carte n : English impresario who brought Gilbert and Sullivan together and produced many of their operettas in London (1844-1901) [syn: {Richard D'Oyly Carte}]

D-day
D-day n : day of the allied landing in France, World War II [syn: {6 June 1944}]

D-layer
D-layer n : the lowest region of the ionosphere (35 to 50 miles up) that reflects low-frequency radio waves [syn: {D region}]

D. H. Lawrence
D. H. Lawrence n : English novelist and poet and essayist whose work condemned industrial society and explored sexual relationships (1885-1930) [syn: {Lawrence}, {David Herbert Lawrence}]

D. W. Griffith
D. W. Griffith n : United States film maker who was the first to use flashbacks and fade-outs (1875-1948) [syn: {Griffith}, {David Lewelyn Wark Griffith}]

D.C.
D.C. n : the district occupied entirely by the city of Washington; chosen by George Washington as the site of the nation's capital and carve out of land ceded by Maryland and Virginia [syn: {District of Columbia}, {DC}]

D.P.R.K.
D.P.R.K. n : a communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948; involved in state-sponsored terrorism [syn: {North Korea}, {Democratic People's Republic of Korea}, {DPRK}]

E layer
E layer n : a region of the ionosphere (from 50 to 90 miles up) that reflects radio waves of medium length [syn: {Heaviside layer}, {Kennelly-Heaviside layer}, {E region}]

E region
E region n : a region of the ionosphere (from 50 to 90 miles up) that reflects radio waves of medium length [syn: {Heaviside layer}, {Kennelly-Heaviside layer}, {E layer}]

E-Mycin
E-Mycin n : an antibiotic (trade name Erythrocin or E-Mycin or Ethril or Ilosone or Pediamycin) obtained from the actinomycete Streptomyces erythreus; effective against many Gram-positive bacteria and some Gram-negative [syn: {erythromycin}, {Erythrocin}, {Ethril}, {Ilosone}, {Pediamycin}]

E-bomb
E-bomb n : a bomb that explodes in midair and releases a massive burst of electromagnetic energy sufficient to disable computers and telecommunications without killing people or damaging buildings [syn: {microwave bomb}]

E. A. von Willebrand
E. A. von Willebrand n : Finnish physician who first described vascular hemophilia (1870-1949) [syn: {Willebrand}, {von Willebrand}, {Erik von Willebrand}, {Erik Adolf von Willebrand}]

E. B. White
E. B. White n : United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985) [syn: {White}, {Elwyn Brooks White}]

E. G. Marshall
E. G. Marshall n : United States actor (1914-1998) [syn: {Marshall}]

E. H. Harriman
E. H. Harriman n : United States railway tycoon (1848-1909) [syn: {Harriman}, {Edward Henry Harriman}]

E. H. Weber
E. H. Weber n : German physiologist who studied sensory responses to stimuli and is considered the father of psychophysics (1795-1878) [syn: {Weber}, {Ernst Heinrich Weber}]

E. L. Doctorow
E. L. Doctorow n : United States novelist (born in 1931) [syn: {Doctorow}, {Edgard Lawrence Doctorow}]

E. O. Lawrence
E. O. Lawrence n : United States physicist who developed the cyclotron (1901-1958) [syn: {Lawrence}, {Ernest Orlando Lawrence}]

E. O. Wilson
E. O. Wilson n : United States entomologist who has generalized from social insects to other animals including humans (born in 1929) [syn: {Wilson}, {Edward Osborne Wilson}]

E. T. A. Hoffmann
E. T. A. Hoffmann n : German writer of fantastic tales (1776-1822) [syn: {Hoffmann}, {Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann}, {Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann}]

E. T. S. Walton
E. T. S. Walton n : Irish physicist who (with Sir John Cockcroft in 1931) first split an atom (1903-1995) [syn: {Walton}, {Ernest Walton}, {Ernest Thomas Sinton Walton}]

E. W. Morley
E. W. Morley n : United States chemist and physicist who collaborated with Michelson in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1838-1923) [syn: {Morley}, {Edward Morley}, {Edward Williams Morley}]

E. coli
E. coli n : a species of bacterium normally present in intestinal tract of humans and other animals; sometimes pathogenic; can be a threat to food safety [syn: {Escherichia coli}]

E.S.P.
E.S.P. n : apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses [syn: {clairvoyance}, {second sight}, {extrasensory perception}, {ESP}]

F clef
F clef n : a clef that puts the F below middle C on the fourth line of a staff [syn: {bass clef}]

F layer
F layer n : the highest region of the ionosphere (from 90 to 600 miles up) that contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for long-range radio transmission [syn: {Appleton layer}, {F region}]

F region
F region n : the highest region of the ionosphere (from 90 to 600 miles up) that contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for long-range radio transmission [syn: {Appleton layer}, {F layer}]

F. D. Roosevelt
F. D. Roosevelt n : 32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the great depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945) [syn: {Roosevelt}, {Franklin Roosevelt}, {Franklin Delano Roosevelt}, {President Roosevelt}, {President Franklin Roosevelt}, {FDR}]

F. G. Banting
F. G. Banting n : Canadian physiologist who discovered insulin with C. H. Best and who used it to treat diabetes(1891-1941) [syn: {Banting}, {Sir Frederick Grant Banting}]

F. Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald n : United States novelist (1896-1940) [syn: {Fitzgerald}, {Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald}]

F.I.S.C.
F.I.S.C. n : a secret federal court created in 1978 by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act; responsible for authorizing wiretaps and other forms of electronic surveillance and for authorizing searches of suspected spies and terrorists by the Department of Justice or United States intelligence agencies [syn: {Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court}]

G clef
G clef n : a clef that puts the G above middle C on the second line of a staff [syn: {treble clef}]

G suit
G suit n : worn by fliers and astronauts to counteract the forces of gravity and acceleration [syn: {anti-G suit}]

G-Jo
G-Jo n : treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body [syn: {acupressure}, {shiatsu}]

G-man
G-man n : a special law-enforcement agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation [syn: {FBI agent}, {government man}]

G-string
G-string n 1: minimal clothing worn by stripteasers; covering for the pubic area 2: a garment that provides covering for the loins [syn: {breechcloth}, {breechclout}, {loincloth}]

G. B. Shaw
G. B. Shaw n : British playwright (born in Ireland); founder of the Fabian Society (1856-1950) [syn: {Shaw}, {George Bernard Shaw}]

G. E. Moore
G. E. Moore n : English philosopher (1873-1958) [syn: {Moore}, {George Edward Moore}]

G. K. Chesterton
G. K. Chesterton n : conservative English writer of the Roman Catholic persuasion; in addition to volumes of criticism and polemics he wrote detective novels featuring Father Brown (1874-1936) [syn: {Chesterton}, {Gilbert Keith Chesterton}]

G. R. Kirchhoff
G. R. Kirchhoff n : German physicist who with Bunsen pioneered spectrum analysis and formulated two laws governing electric networks (1824-1887) [syn: {Kirchhoff}, {Gustav Robert Kirchhoff}]

G. Stanley Hall
G. Stanley Hall n : United States child psychologist whose theories of child psychology strongly influenced educational psychology (1844-1924) [syn: {Hall}, {Granville Stanley Hall}]

H-bomb
H-bomb n : a nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium [syn: {hydrogen bomb}, {fusion bomb}, {thermonuclear bomb}]

H-shaped
H-shaped adj : shaped in the form of the letter H

H. G. Wells
H. G. Wells n : prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction novels; he also wrote on contemporary social problems and wrote popular accounts of history and science (1866-1946) [syn: {Wells}, {Herbert George Wells}]

H. H. Munro
H. H. Munro n : British writer of short stories (1870-1916) [syn: {Munro}, {Hector Hugh Munro}, {Saki}]

H. J. Eysenck
H. J. Eysenck n : a British psychologist (born in Germany) noted for his theories of intelligence and personality and for his strong criticism of Freudian psychoanalysis [syn: {Eysenck}, {Hans Eysenck}, {Hans Jurgen Eysenck}]

H. L. Mencken
H. L. Mencken n : United States journalist and literary critic (1880-1956) [syn: {Mencken}, {Henry Louis Mencken}]

H. pylori
H. pylori n : the type species of genus Heliobacter; produces urease and is associated with several gastroduodenal diseases (including gastritis and gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers and other peptic ulcers) [syn: {Heliobacter pylori}]

H.M.S. Bounty
H.M.S. Bounty n : a ship of the British navy; in 1789 part of the crew mutineed against their commander William Bligh and set him afloat in an open boat [syn: {Bounty}]

H.P.
H.P. n : a unit of power equal to 746 watts [syn: {horsepower}, {HP}]

H2O
H2O n : binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent [syn: {water}]

I Chronicles
I Chronicles n : the first of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC [syn: {1 Chronicles}]

I Corinthians
I Corinthians n : a New Testament book containing the first epistle from Saint Paul to the church at Corinth [syn: {First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians}, {First Epistle to the Corinthians}]

I Esdra
I Esdra n : an Apocryphal book consisting of a compilation from Chronicles and Ezra and Nehemiah [syn: {1 Esdras}]

I John
I John n : the first New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Saint John the Apostle [syn: {First Epistle of John}]

I Kings
I Kings n : the first of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel [syn: {1 Kings}]

I Maccabees
I Maccabees n : an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus [syn: {1 Maccabees}]

I Peter
I Peter n : the first New Testament book traditionally attributed to Saint Peter the Apostle [syn: {First Epistle of Peter}]

I Samuel
I Samuel n : the first of two books in the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David [syn: {1 Samuel}]

I Thessalonians
I Thessalonians n : a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's first epistle to the Thessalonians [syn: {First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians}, {First Epistle to the Thessalonians}]

I Timothy
I Timothy n : a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's first epistle to Timothy; contains advice on pastoral matters [syn: {First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy}, {First Epistle to Timothy}]

I-beam
I-beam n : girder having a cross section resembling the letter `I'

I. A. Richards
I. A. Richards n : English literary critic who collaborated with C. K. Ogden and contributed to the development of Basic English (1893-1979) [syn: {Richards}, {Ivor Armstrong Richards}]

I. F. Stone
I. F. Stone n : United States journalist who advocated liberal causes (1907-1989) [syn: {Stone}, {Isidor Feinstein Stone}]

I. M. Pei
I. M. Pei n : United States architect (born in China in 1917) [syn: {Pei}, {Ieoh Ming Pei}]

I.D.
I.D. n : a card or badge used to identify the bearer; "you had to show your ID in order to get in" [syn: {ID}]

I.Q.
I.Q. n : a measure of a person's intelligence as indicated by an intelligence test; the ratio of a person's mental age to their chronological age (multiplied by 100) [syn: {intelligence quotient}, {IQ}]

I.W.W.
I.W.W. n : a former international labor union and radical labor movement in the United States; founded in Chicago in 1905 and dedicated to the overthrow of capitalism; its membership declined after World War I [syn: {Industrial Workers of the World}, {IWW}]

J particle
J particle n : a neutral meson with a large mass [syn: {psi particle}]

J. B. Rhine
J. B. Rhine n : United States parapsychologist (1895-1980) [syn: {Rhine}, {Joseph Banks Rhine}]

J. B. S. Haldane
J. B. S. Haldane n : Scottish geneticist (son of John Haldane) who contributed to the development of population genetics; a popularizer of science and a Marxist (1892-1964) [syn: {Haldane}, {John Burdon Sanderson Haldane}]

J. C. Maxwell
J. C. Maxwell n : Scottish physicist whose equations unified electricity and magnetism and who recognized the electromagnetic nature of light (1831-1879) [syn: {Maxwell}, {James Clerk Maxwell}]

J. Craig Ventner
J. Craig Ventner n : United States geneticist who published the complete base sequences for all the genes of a free-living organism, the influenza bacterium; later led team that developed a first draft of the entire human genome (born in 1946) [syn: {Ventner}, {Craig Ventner}]

J. D. Salinger
J. D. Salinger n : United States writer (born 1919) [syn: {Salinger}, {Jerome David Salinger}]

J. E. Johnston
J. E. Johnston n : Confederate general in the American Civil War; led the Confederate troops in the West (1807-1891) [syn: {Johnston}, {Joseph Eggleston Johnston}]

J. Edgar Hoover
J. Edgar Hoover n : United States lawyer who was director of the FBI for 48 years (1895-1972) [syn: {Hoover}, {John Edgar Hoover}]

J. J. Hill
J. J. Hill n : United States railroad tycoon (1838-1916) [syn: {Hill}, {James Jerome Hill}]

J. M. Barrie
J. M. Barrie n : Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan (1860-1937) [syn: {Barrie}, {James Barrie}, {James Matthew Barrie}, {Sir James Matthew Barrie}]

J. M. Synge
J. M. Synge n : Irish poet and playwright whose plays are based on rural Irish life (1871-1909) [syn: {Synge}, {John Millington Synge}, {Edmund John Millington Synge}]

J. P. Morgan
J. P. Morgan n : United States financier and philanthropist (1837-1913) [syn: {Morgan}, {John Pierpont Morgan}]

J. R. Firth
J. R. Firth n : English linguist who contributed to linguistic semantics and to prosodic phonology and who was noted for his insistence on studying both sound and meaning in context (1890-1960) [syn: {Firth}, {John Rupert Firth}]

J.R.R. Tolkien
J.R.R. Tolkien n : British philologist and writer of fantasies (born in South Africa) (1892-1973) [syn: {Tolkien}, {John Ronald Reuel Tolkien}]

K particle
K particle n : an unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision [syn: {kaon}, {kappa-meson}, {k-meson}]

K ration
K ration n : a small package of emergency rations; issued to United States troops in World War II

K-Dur 20
K-Dur 20 n : salt of potassium (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte); taken in tablet form to treat potassium deficiency [syn: {potassium chloride}, {Kaochlor}, {K-lor}, {Klorvess}, {K-lyte}]

K-lor
K-lor n : salt of potassium (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte); taken in tablet form to treat potassium deficiency [syn: {potassium chloride}, {K-Dur 20}, {Kaochlor}, {Klorvess}, {K-lyte}]

K-lyte
K-lyte n : salt of potassium (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte); taken in tablet form to treat potassium deficiency [syn: {potassium chloride}, {K-Dur 20}, {Kaochlor}, {K-lor}, {Klorvess}]

K.E.
K.E. n : the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its motion [syn: {kinetic energy}]

K2
K2 n : a mountain peak in the Karakoram Range in northern Kashmir; the 2nd highest peak in the world (28,250 feet high) [syn: {Godwin Austen}, {Mount Godwin Austen}, {Dapsang}]

L'Aquila
L'Aquila n : the provincial capital of the Abruzzi region in central Italy [syn: {Aquila}, {Aquila degli Abruzzi}]

L'Enfant
L'Enfant n : United States architect (born in France) who laid out the city plan for Washington (1754-1825) [syn: {Charles L'Enfant}, {Pierre Charles L'Enfant}]

L-P
L-P n : a long-playing phonograph record; designed to be played at 33.3 rpm [syn: {LP}]

L-dopa
L-dopa n : the levorotatory form of dopa (trade names Bendopa and Brocadopa and Larodopa); as a drug it is used to treat Parkinson's disease [syn: {levodopa}, {Bendopa}, {Brocadopa}, {Larodopa}]

L-plate
L-plate n : a square plate bearing the letter L that is attached to both ends of a car to indicate that the driver is a learner

L-shaped
L-shaped adj : shaped in the form of the letter L

L. M. Montgomery
L. M. Montgomery n : Canadian novelist (1874-1942) [syn: {Montgomery}, {Lucy Maud Montgomery}]

L. Ron Hubbard
L. Ron Hubbard n : a United States writer of science fiction and founder of Scientology (1911-1986) [syn: {Hubbard}]

L. S. Lowry
L. S. Lowry n : English painter (1887-1976) [syn: {Lowry}, {Laurence Stephen Lowry}]

L. monocytogenes
L. monocytogenes n : the type species of the genus Listeria; can cause meningitis, encephalitis, septicemia, endocarditis, abortion, abscesses, listeriosis [syn: {Listeria monocytogenes}]

M-1
M-1 n : a semiautomatic rifle [syn: {Garand rifle}, {Garand}, {M-1 rifle}]

M-1 rifle
M-1 rifle n : a semiautomatic rifle [syn: {Garand rifle}, {Garand}, {M-1}]

M. J. Schleiden
M. J. Schleiden n : German physiologist and histologist who in 1838 formulated the cell theory (1804-1881) [syn: {Schleiden}, {Matthias Schleiden}]

M.M.
M.M. n : the pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds [syn: {beats per minute}, {bpm}, {metronome marking}]

M1
M1 n : a measure of the money supply; includes currency in circulation plus demand deposits or checking account balances

M2
M2 n : a measure of the money supply; M1 plus net time deposits (other than large certificates of deposit)

M3
M3 n : a measure of the money supply; M2 plus deposits at institutions that are not banks (such as savings and loan associations)

N'Djamena
N'Djamena n : the capital and largest city of Chad; located in the southwestern on the Shari river [syn: {Ndjamena}, {Fort-Lamy}, {capital of Chad}]

N. Y. Stock Exchange
N. Y. Stock Exchange n : a stock exchange in New York [syn: {New York Stock Exchange}, {NYSE}, {big board}]

N.B.
N.B. n : a Latin phrase (or its abbreviation) used to indicate that special attention should be paid to something; "the margins of his book were generously supplied with pencilled NBs" [syn: {nota bene}, {NB}]

O level
O level n : the basic level of a subject taken in school

O ring
O ring n : a gasket consisting of a flat ring of rubber or plastic; used to seal a joint against high pressure

O'Brien
O'Brien n : Irish writer (born in 1932) [syn: {Edna O'Brien}]

O'Casey
O'Casey n : Irish playwright (1880-1964) [syn: {Sean O'Casey}]

O'Connor
O'Connor n : United States writer (1925-1964) [syn: {Flannery O'Connor}, {Mary Flannery O'Connor}]

O'Flaherty
O'Flaherty n : Irish writer of short stories (1896-1984) [syn: {Liam O'Flaherty}]

O'Hara
O'Hara n : United States writer (1905-1970) [syn: {John Henry O'Hara}]

O'Keeffe
O'Keeffe n : United States painter (1887-1986) [syn: {Georgia Okeeffe}]

O'Neill
O'Neill n : United States playwright (1888-1953) [syn: {Eugene O'Neill}, {Eugene Gladstone O'Neill}]

O'Toole
O'Toole n : British actor (born in Ireland in 1932) [syn: {Peter O'Toole}, {Peter Seamus O'Toole}]

O. Henry
O. Henry n : United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910) [syn: {Porter}, {William Sydney Porter}]

O.E.D.
O.E.D. n : an unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles [syn: {Oxford English Dictionary}, {OED}]

O.K.
O.K. n : an endorsement; "they gave us the O.K. to go ahead" [syn: {OK}, {okay}, {okey}, {okeh}] O.K. adv : in a satisfactory or adequate manner; "she'll do okay on her own"; "held up all right under pressure"; (`alright' is a nonstandard variant of `all right') [syn: {okay}, {all right}, {alright}] O.K. v : give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies" [syn: {approve}, {okay}, {sanction}] [ant: {disapprove}]

P. G. Wodehouse
P. G. Wodehouse n : English writer known for his humorous novels and stories (1881-1975) [syn: {Wodehouse}, {Pelham Grenville Wodehouse}]

P. P. von Mauser
P. P. von Mauser n : German arms manufacturer and inventor of a repeating rifle and pistol (1838-1914) [syn: {Mauser}, {von Mauser}, {Peter Paul Mauser}]

P. T. Barnum
P. T. Barnum n : United States showman who popularized the circus (1810-1891) [syn: {Barnum}, {Phineas Taylor Barnum}]

P.A.
P.A. n : an electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas [syn: {public address system}, {P.A. system}, {PA system}, {PA}]

P.A. system
P.A. system n : an electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas [syn: {public address system}, {PA system}, {P.A.}, {PA}]

P.E.
P.E. n : the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its position; stored energy [syn: {potential energy}]

P.M.
P.M. adv : between noon and midnight; "let's meet at 8 P.M." [syn: {post meridiem}, {PM}]

P.O.
P.O. n : a noncommissioned officer in the navy with a rank comparable to sergeant in the army [syn: {petty officer}, {PO}]

P/E ratio
P/E ratio n : (stock market) the price of a stock divided by its earnings [syn: {price-to-earnings ratio}]

Q fever
Q fever n : an acute disease resembling influenza

R and B
R and B n : a combination of blues and jazz that was developed in the United States by Black musicians; an important precursor of rock 'n' roll [syn: {rhythm and blues}]

R-2
R-2 n : street names for flunitrazepan [syn: {Mexican valium}, {rophy}, {rope}, {roofy}, {roach}, {forget me drug}, {circle}]

R. B. Cattell
R. B. Cattell n : American psychologist (born in England) who developed a broad theory of human behavior based on multivariate research (1905-1998) [syn: {Cattell}, {Ray Cattell}, {Raymond B. Cattell}, {Raymond Bernard Cattell}]

R. Buckminster Fuller
R. Buckminster Fuller n : United States architect who invented the geodesic dome (1895-1983) [syn: {Fuller}, {Buckminster Fuller}, {Richard Buckminster Fuller}]

R. J. Mitchell
R. J. Mitchell n : English aeronautical engineer (1895-1937) [syn: {Mitchell}, {Reginald Joseph Mitchell}]

S wrench
S wrench n : a wrench with an S-shaped handle

S-shape
S-shape n : a double curve resembling the letter S

S. S. Van Dine
S. S. Van Dine n : United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939) [syn: {Wright}, {Willard Huntington Wright}]

S. Smith Stevens
S. Smith Stevens n : United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed Stevens' power law to replace Fechner's law (1906-1973) [syn: {Stevens}, {Smitty Stevens}, {Stanley Smith Stevens}]

S.U.V.
S.U.V. n : a high-performance four-wheel drive car built on a truck chassis [syn: {sport utility}, {sport utility vehicle}]

S/N
S/N n : the ratio of signal intensity to noise intensity [syn: {signal-to-noise ratio}, {signal-to-noise}, {signal/noise ratio}, {signal/noise}]

T cell
T cell n : a small lymphocyte developed in the thymus; it orchestrates the immune system's response to infected or malignant cells [syn: {T lymphocyte}]

T hinge
T hinge n : a hinge that looks like the letter T when it is opened; similar to a strap hinge except that one strap has been replaced by half of a butt hinge that can be mortised flush into the stationary frame [syn: {tee hinge}]

T lymphocyte
T lymphocyte n : a small lymphocyte developed in the thymus; it orchestrates the immune system's response to infected or malignant cells [syn: {T cell}]

T'ien-ching
T'ien-ching n : a major industrial center in northeastern China on the Grand Canal near the Yellow Sea; 3rd largest city in China [syn: {Tianjin}, {Tientsin}]

T-bar
T-bar n : a surface lift where riders hold a bar and are pulled up the hill on their skis [syn: {T-bar lift}, {Alpine lift}]

T-bar lift
T-bar lift n : a surface lift where riders hold a bar and are pulled up the hill on their skis [syn: {T-bar}, {Alpine lift}]

T-bill
T-bill n : a short-term obligation that is not interest-bearing (it is purchased at a discount); can be traded on a discount basis for 91 days [syn: {Treasury bill}]

T-bone steak
T-bone steak n : small steak from the thin end of the short loin containing a T-shaped bone and small piece of tenderloin

T-junction
T-junction n : a junction where two roads or pipes etc. meet to form a T

T-man
T-man n : a special law-enforcement agent of the United States Treasury

T-network
T-network n : a circuit formed by two equal series circuits with a shunt between them

T-shaped
T-shaped adj : shaped in the form of the letter T

T-shirt
T-shirt n : a close-fitting pullover shirt [syn: {jersey}, {tee shirt}]

T-square
T-square n : a square used by draftsmen to draw parallel lines

T. E. Lawrence
T. E. Lawrence n : Welsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab revolt against the Turks; he later wrote an account of his adventures (1888-1935) [syn: {Lawrence}, {Thomas Edward Lawrence}, {Lawrence of Arabia}]

T. H. White
T. H. White n : United States political journalist (1915-1986) [syn: {White}, {Theodore Harold White}]

T. S. Eliot
T. S. Eliot n : British poet (born in the United States) who won the Nobel prize for literature; his plays are outstanding examples of modern verse drama (1888-1965) [syn: {Eliot}, {Thomas Stearns Eliot}]

T.B.
T.B. n : infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages) [syn: {tuberculosis}, {TB}]

U-boat
U-boat n : a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes [syn: {submarine}, {pigboat}, {sub}]

U-shaped
U-shaped adj : shaped in the form of the letter U

U. S. Air Force
U. S. Air Force n : the airforce of the United States of America; defends the United States through control and exploitation of air and space [syn: {United States Air Force}, {US Air Force}, {USAF}]

U. S. Army
U. S. Army n : the army of the United States of America; organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare [syn: {United States Army}, {US Army}, {USA}]

U. S. Army Special Forces
U. S. Army Special Forces n : a division of the United States Army that is specially trained for guerilla fighting [syn: {Special Forces}, {United States Army Special Forces}]

U. S. Coast Guard
U. S. Coast Guard n : an agency of the Department of Transportation responsible for patrolling shores and facilitating nautical commerce [syn: {United States Coast Guard}, {US Coast Guard}]

U. S. Code
U. S. Code n : a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States; is prepared and published by a unit of the United States House of Representatives [syn: {United States Code}]

U.S.
U.S. n 1: the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States [syn: {United States government}, {United States}, {U.S. government}, {US Government}] 2: North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 [syn: {United States}, {United States of America}, {America}, {US}, {USA}, {U.S.A.}]

U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory
U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory n : a defense laboratory of the Criminal Investigation Command; the Army's primary forensic laboratory in support of criminal intelligence [syn: {United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory}, {US Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory}, {USACIL}]

U.S. Congress
U.S. Congress n : the legislature of the United States government [syn: {Congress}, {United States Congress}, {US Congress}]

U.S. House
U.S. House n : the lower legislative house of the United States Congress [syn: {United States House of Representatives}, {U.S. House of Representatives}, {US House of Representatives}, {House of Representatives}, {US House}]

U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. House of Representatives n : the lower legislative house of the United States Congress [syn: {United States House of Representatives}, {US House of Representatives}, {House of Representatives}, {U.S. House}, {US House}]

U.S. Mint
U.S. Mint n : the mint that manufactures and distributes United States coins for circulation through Federal Reserve Banks; processes gold and silver bullion [syn: {United States Mint}, {US Mint}]

U.S. National Library of Medicine
U.S. National Library of Medicine n : the world's largest medical library [syn: {National Library of Medicine}, {United States National Library of Medicine}]

U.S. government
U.S. government n : the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States [syn: {United States government}, {United States}, {US Government}, {U.S.}]

U.S. waters
U.S. waters n : territorial waters included within a distance of 12 nautical miles of the coasts of the United States and its territories; "ships operating in United States waters must adhere to United States laws and regulations" [syn: {United States waters}]

U.S.A.
U.S.A. n : North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 [syn: {United States}, {United States of America}, {America}, {US}, {U.S.}, {USA}]

U308
U308 n : an impure mixture of uranium oxides obtained during the processing of uranium ore [syn: {yellowcake}]

V neck
V neck n : the neck of a garment has the shape in front of the letter V

V sign
V sign n : a sign (for victory); making a V with the index and middle fingers

V-1
V-1 n : a small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb [syn: {buzz bomb}, {robot bomb}, {flying bomb}, {doodlebug}]

V-8 juice
V-8 juice n : brand name for canned mixed vegetable juices

V-E Day
V-E Day n : the date of Allied victory in Europe, World War II [syn: {8 May 1945}]

V-J Day
V-J Day n : the date of Allied victory over Japan, World War II [syn: {15 August 1945}]

V-day
V-day n : the day of a victory [syn: {Victory Day}]

V.P.
V.P. n : an executive officer ranking immediately below a president; may serve in the president's place under certain circumstances [syn: {vice president}]

W-shaped
W-shaped adj : shaped in the form of the letter W

W. B. Yeats
W. B. Yeats n : Irish poet and dramatist (1865-1939) [syn: {Yeats}, {William Butler Yeats}]

W. C. Fields
W. C. Fields n : United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946) [syn: {Fields}, {William Claude Dukenfield}]

W. C. Handy
W. C. Handy n : United States blues musician who transcribed and published traditional blues music (1873-1958) [syn: {Handy}, {William Christopher Handy}]

W. E. B. Du Bois
W. E. B. Du Bois n : United States civil rights leader and political activist who campaigned for equality for Black Americans (1868-1963) [syn: {Du Bois}, {William Edward Burghardt Du Bois}]

W. H. Auden
W. H. Auden n : United States poet (born in England) (1907-1973) [syn: {Auden}, {Wystan Hugh Auden}]

W. H. Hudson
W. H. Hudson n : English naturalist (born in Argentina) (1841-1922) [syn: {Hudson}, {William Henry Hudson}]

W. K. Kellogg
W. K. Kellogg n : United States food manufacturer who (with his brother) developed a breakfast cereal of crisp flakes of rolled and toasted wheat and corn; he established a company to manufacture the cereal (1860-1951) [syn: {Kellogg}, {Will Keith Kellog}]

W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham n : English writer (born in France) of novels and short stories (1874-1965) [syn: {Maugham}, {Somerset Maugham}, {William Somerset Maugham}]

W. V. Quine
W. V. Quine n : United States philosopher and logician who championed an empirical view of knowledge that depended on language (1908-2001) [syn: {Quine}, {Willard Van Orman Quine}]

W. W. Jacobs
W. W. Jacobs n : English writer of macabre short stories (1863-1943) [syn: {Jacobs}, {William Wymark Jacobs}]

W.C.
W.C. n : a toilet in England [syn: {water closet}, {closet}, {loo}]

W.M.D.
W.M.D. n : a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons) [syn: {weapon of mass destruction}, {WMD}]

X chromosome
X chromosome n : the sex chromosome that is present in both sexes: singly in males and doubly in females; "human females normally have two X chromosomes"

X ray
X ray n 1: electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high-speed electrons strike a solid target [syn: {X-radiation}, {roentgen ray}] 2: a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis [syn: {roentgenogram}, {X-ray picture}, {X-ray photograph}]

X-OR circuit
X-OR circuit n : gate for exclusive OR; a circuit in a computer that fires only if only one of its inputs fire [syn: {XOR circuit}, {XOR gate}]

X-SCID
X-SCID n : SCID in male children resulting from mutation of a gene that codes for a protein on the surface of T cells that allows them to develop a growth factor receptor [syn: {X-linked SCID}]

X-linked
X-linked adj : relating to genes or characteristics or conditions carried on the X chromosome; "an X-linked mutation"

X-linked SCID
X-linked SCID n : SCID in male children resulting from mutation of a gene that codes for a protein on the surface of T cells that allows them to develop a growth factor receptor [syn: {X-SCID}]

X-linked dominant inheritance
X-linked dominant inheritance n : hereditary pattern in which a dominant gene on the X chromosome causes a characteristic to be manifested in the offspring

X-linked gene
X-linked gene n : a gene located on an X chromosome

X-linked recessive inheritance
X-linked recessive inheritance n : hereditary pattern in which a recessive gene on the X chromosome results in the manifestation of characteristics in male offspring and a carrier state in female offspring

X-radiation
X-radiation n 1: electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high-speed electrons strike a solid target [syn: {X ray}, {roentgen ray}] 2: obtaining images by the use of X rays [syn: {X-raying}]

X-ray diffraction
X-ray diffraction n : the scattering of X rays by the atoms of a crystal; the diffraction pattern shows structure of the crystal

X-ray film
X-ray film n : photographic film used to make X-ray pictures

X-ray machine
X-ray machine n : an apparatus that provides a source of X rays

X-ray photograph
X-ray photograph n : a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis [syn: {roentgenogram}, {X ray}, {X-ray picture}]

X-ray photography
X-ray photography n : radiography that uses X-rays to produce a roentgenogram [syn: {roentgenography}]

X-ray picture
X-ray picture n : a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis [syn: {roentgenogram}, {X ray}, {X-ray photograph}]

X-ray therapy
X-ray therapy n : the therapeutic use of X rays

X-ray tube
X-ray tube n : a vacuum tube containing a metal target onto which a beam of electrons is directed at high energy for the generation of X rays

X-raying
X-raying n : obtaining images by the use of X rays [syn: {X-radiation}]

Y chromosome
Y chromosome n : the sex chromosome that is carried by men; "human males normally have one X chromosome and one Y chromosome"

Y-linked gene
Y-linked gene n : a gene located on a Y chromosome [syn: {holandric gene}]

Y-shaped
Y-shaped adj : shaped in the form of the letter Y

Y2K
Y2K n : the year 2000 in the Gregorian calendar

Y2K compliant
Y2K compliant adj : prepared to accurately process date and time data between and into the 20th and 21st centuries

a Kempis
a Kempis n : German ecclesiastic (1380-1471) [syn: {Thomas a Kempis}]

a billion
a billion adj 1: denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain [syn: {billion}] 2: denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States [syn: {billion}]

a bit
a bit adv : to a small degree; somewhat; "it's a bit warm"; "felt a little better"; "a trifle smaller" [syn: {a little}, {a trifle}]

a bit much
a bit much adj : being excessive or unreasonable; "the clothes she wears are a bit much"; "in retrospect the elaborate preparations seemed de trop"; "this is entirely too much!" [syn: {a bit much(p)}, {de trop}, {too much(p)}]

a capella singing
a capella singing n : singing without instrumental accompaniment [syn: {a cappella singing}]

a cappella singing
a cappella singing n : singing without instrumental accompaniment [syn: {a capella singing}]

a couple of
a couple of adj : more than one but indefinitely small in number; "a few roses"; "a couple of roses" [syn: {a few(a)}, {a couple of(a)}]

a few
a few adj : more than one but indefinitely small in number; "a few roses"; "a couple of roses" [syn: {a few(a)}, {a couple of(a)}]

a fortiori
a fortiori adv : for a still stronger, more certain reason; "if you are wrong then, a foritori, so am I" [syn: {with greater reason}, {with more reason}]

a good deal
a good deal adv : to a very great degree or extent; "we enjoyed ourselves very much"; "she was very much interested"; "this would help a great deal" [syn: {a lot}, {a great deal}, {much}, {very much}]

a great deal
a great deal adv 1: to a very great degree or extent; "we enjoyed ourselves very much"; "she was very much interested"; "this would help a great deal" [syn: {a lot}, {a good deal}, {much}, {very much}] 2: frequently or in great quantities; "I don't drink much"; "I don't travel much" [syn: {much}, {often}]

a hundred
a hundred adj : being ten more than ninety [syn: {hundred}, {one hundred}, {100}, {c}]

a hundred and one
a hundred and one adj : being one more than one hundred [syn: {hundred and one}, {one hundred one}, {101}, {ci}]

a hundred thousand
a hundred thousand adj : (in Roman numerals, C written with a macron over it) denoting a quantity consisting of 100,000 items or units [syn: {hundred thousand}]

a hundred times
a hundred times adv : by a factor of one hundred; "they money increased a hundredfold" [syn: {hundredfold}]

a la carte
a la carte adj : (of a restaurant meal) having unlimited choices with a separate price for each item [ant: {table d'hote}] n : a menu having individual dishes listed with separate prices adv : by ordering items listed individually on a menu; "we ate a la carte"

a la mode
a la mode adj : in the current fashion or style [syn: {a la mode(p)}, {in style(p)}, {in vogue(p)}, {modish}] adv : with ice cream on top or on the side; "we served the apple pie a la mode"

a little
a little adv : to a small degree; somewhat; "it's a bit warm"; "felt a little better"; "a trifle smaller" [syn: {a bit}, {a trifle}]

a lot
a lot adv : to a very great degree or extent; "we enjoyed ourselves very much"; "she was very much interested"; "this would help a great deal" [syn: {a good deal}, {a great deal}, {much}, {very much}]

a million
a million adj : (in Roman numerals, M written with a macron over it) denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000,000 items or units [syn: {million}]

a million times
a million times adv : by a factor of a million; "it increased a millionfold" [syn: {millionfold}]

a people
a people n : the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him" [syn: {nation}, {land}, {country}]

a posteriori
a posteriori adj 1: involving reasoning from facts or particulars to general principals or from effects to causes; "a posteriori demonstration" [ant: {a priori}] 2: requiring evidence for validation or support adv : derived from observed facts [ant: {a priori}]

a priori
a priori adj 1: involving deductive reasoning from a general principle to a necessary effect; not supported by fact; "an a priori judgment" [ant: {a posteriori}] 2: based on hypothesis or theory rather than experiment adv : derived by logic, without observed facts [ant: {a posteriori}]

a thousand
a thousand adj : denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units [syn: {thousand}, {one thousand}, {1000}, {m}, {k}]

a trifle
a trifle adv : to a small degree; somewhat; "it's a bit warm"; "felt a little better"; "a trifle smaller" [syn: {a bit}, {a little}]

a trillion
a trillion adj 1: one quintillion in Great Britain [syn: {trillion}] 2: one million million in the United States [syn: {trillion}]

a zillion
a zillion adj : very large indeterminate number; "a zillion people were there" [syn: {zillion}]

a-ok
a-ok adj : in perfect condition or order [syn: {a-ok(p)}, {a-okay(p)}]

a-okay
a-okay adj : in perfect condition or order [syn: {a-ok(p)}, {a-okay(p)}]

a.k.a.
a.k.a. adv : as known or named at another time or place; "Mr. Smith, alias Mr. Lafayette" [syn: {alias}, {also known as}]

a.m.
a.m. adj : before noon [syn: {ante meridiem}]

b-meson
b-meson n : exceedingly short-lived meson

c-note
c-note n : a United States bill worth 100 dollars [syn: {hundred dollar bill}]

d.o.a.
d.o.a. adj : abbreviation for `dead on arrival' at the emergency room

e'en
e'en adv : even

e'er
e'er adv : at all times; all the time and on every occasion; "I will always be there to help you"; "always arrives on time"; "there is always some pollution in the air"; "ever hoping to strike it rich"; "ever busy" [syn: {always}, {ever}] [ant: {never}]

e-mail
e-mail n : (computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that is generated at the recipient's terminal when he logs in [syn: {electronic mail}, {email}] [ant: {snail mail}, {snail mail}, {snail mail}] e-mail v : communicate electronically on the computer; "she e-mailed me the good news" [syn: {email}, {netmail}]

e. e. cummings
e. e. cummings n : United States writer noted for his typographically eccentric poetry (1894-1962) [syn: {cummings}, {Edward Estlin Cummings}]

e.g.
e.g. adv : as an example; "take ribbon snakes, for example" [syn: {for example}, {for instance}]

f number
f number n : the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system [syn: {focal ratio}, {stop number}, {speed}]

f.
f. adj : ; free or impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity; "gold 21 carats fine" [syn: {fine}]

g-force
g-force n : a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated [syn: {g}, {gee}]

i.e.
i.e. adv : that is to say; in other words [syn: {ie}, {id est}, {that is}]

k-meson
k-meson n : an unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision [syn: {kaon}, {kappa-meson}, {K particle}]

n-type semiconductor
n-type semiconductor n : a semiconductor in which electrical conduction is due chiefly to the movement of electrons

n-ways
n-ways adv : n is between 2 and infinity; "They split the loot four ways" [syn: {ways}]

o'clock
o'clock adv : according to the clock; "it's three o'clock in Tokyo now"

o'er
o'er adv : throughout a period of time; "stay over the weekend" [syn: {over}]

o.d.
o.d. v : dose too heavily; "The rock star overdosed and was found dead in his hotel room" [syn: {overdose}]

o.k.
o.k. adj : being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; "an all-right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's fine"; "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine"; "another minute I'd have been fine" [syn: {all right}, {fine}, {ok}, {okay}, {hunky-dory}]

p-n junction
p-n junction n : the junction between a p-type semiconductor and an n-type semiconductor; "a p-n junction has marked rectifying characteristics"

p-n-p transistor
p-n-p transistor n : a junction transistor having an n-type semiconductor between a p-type semiconductor that serves as an emitter and a p-type semiconductor that serves as a collector

p-type semiconductor
p-type semiconductor n : a semiconductor in which electrical conduction is due chiefly to the movement of positive holes

p.a.
p.a. adv : by the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum of money paid or received); "he earned $100,000 per annum"; "we issue six volumes per annum" [syn: {per annum}, {per year}, {each year}, {annually}]

p.m.
p.m. adj : after noon [syn: {post meridiem}, {pm}]

r.c.
r.c. adj : of or relating to or supporting Romanism; "the Roman Catholic Church" [syn: {Roman}, {Romanist}, {romish}, {Roman Catholic}, {popish}, {papist}, {papistic}, {papistical}]

s-shaped
s-shaped adj : shaped in the form of the letter S

s.t.p.
s.t.p. n : standard temperature and pressure [syn: {STP}]

s10-membered
s10-membered adj : of a chemical compound having a ring with ten members [syn: {ten-membered}]

t'ai chi
t'ai chi n : a Chinese system of slow meditative physical exercise designed for relaxation and balance and health [syn: {tai chi}, {t'ai chi chuan}, {tai chi chuan}]

t'ai chi chuan
t'ai chi chuan n : a Chinese system of slow meditative physical exercise designed for relaxation and balance and health [syn: {t'ai chi}, {tai chi}, {tai chi chuan}]

t-scope
t-scope n : scientific instrument used by psychologists; presents visual stimuli for brief exposures [syn: {tachistoscope}]

u-drive
u-drive n : a rented car; "she picked up a hire car at the airport and drove to her hotel" [syn: {car rental}, {hire car}, {rent-a-car}, {self-drive}, {you-drive}]

u-turn
u-turn n : complete reversal of direction of travel

v-shaped
v-shaped adj : shaped in the form of the letter V

x-axis
x-axis n : the horizontal axis in a plane coordinate system

x-ray
x-ray v 1: examine by taking x-rays 2: take an x-ray of something or somebody; "The doctor x-rayed my chest"

y-axis
y-axis n : the vertical axis in a plane coordinate system

z-axis
z-axis n : the third axis in a 3-dimensional coordinate system