0 0 adj. 1. indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration; -- representing the number zero as an Arabic numeral Syn. -- zero [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
09-נוב 9/11(n n. September 11, 2001 -- the day when two airplanes hijacked by Islamic terrorists were deliberately crashed into the "twin towers" (the two 110-storey skyscrapers of the World Trade Center) in New York City, causing those buildings to collapse and much other damage in the nearby area. Another plane was crashed into the Pentagon near Washington. In total, the attacks caused nearly 3, 000 deaths. This was the worst incident of terrorism inside the United States to date. The abbreviated date 9/11 is now taken to refer to that specific day and the terrorist incidents that occured that day. It is used especially in the phrase [PJC]
1 1 adj. 1. used of a single unit or thing; not two or more; -- representing the number one as an Arabic numeral Syn. -- one, i, ane [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
1-dodecanol 1-dodecanol n. An insoluble solid alcohol (C12H25OH) with an unbranched paraffin chain, used to make detergents, such as sodium lauryl sulfate. Syn. -- lauryl alcohol [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
1-hitter 1-hitter n. 1. a baseball game in which one team's pitchers allow the opposing team only one hit. Syn. -- one-hitter [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
10 10 adj. 1. denoting a quantity consisting of one more than nine and one less than eleven; -- representing the number ten as Arabic numerals Syn. -- ten, x [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
100 100 adj. 1. the Arabic numerals representing the number one hundred; denoting a quantity consisting of one more than ninety nine and one less than one hundred and one; ten times ten Syn. -- hundred, a hundred, one hundred, c [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
1000 1000 adj. 1. denoting a quantity consisting of one more than nine hundred ninety nine and one less than one thousand and one; -- representing the number one thousand as Arabic numerals Syn. -- thousand, a thousand, one thousand, m, k [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
1000th 1000th adj. 1. coming next after the nine hundred ninety-ninth in a series Syn. -- thousandth [WordNet 1. 5]
100th 100th adj. 1. coming next after the ninety-ninth in a series Syn. -- hundredth, centesimal [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
10th 10th adj. 1. coming next after the ninth in a series Syn. -- tenth [WordNet 1. 5]
11 11 adj. 1. denoting a quantity consisting of one more than ten and one less than twelve; -- representing the number eleven as Arabic numerals Syn. -- eleven, xi [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
11-plus 11-plus n. 1. an examination taken by 11 and 12 year old students to select suitable candidates for grammar school. [formerly in England] Syn. -- eleven-plus [WordNet 1. 5]
11th 11th adj. 1. coming next after the tenth in a series Syn. -- eleventh [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
12 12 adj. 1. denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units; -- representing the number twelve as Arabic numerals Syn. -- twelve, xii, dozen [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
12th 12th adj. 1. coming next after the eleventh in a series Syn. -- twelfth [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
13 13 adj. 1. denoting a quantity consisting of one more than twelve and one less than fourteen; -- representing the number thirteen as Arabic numerals Syn. -- thirteen, xiii [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
13th 13th adj. 1. coming next after the twelfth in a series Syn. -- thirteenth [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
14 14 adj. 1. denoting a quantity consisting of one more than thirteen and one less than fifteen; -- representing the number fourteen as Arabic numerals Syn. -- fourteen, xiv [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
14th 14th adj. 1. coming next after the thirteenth in a series Syn. -- fourteenth [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
15 15 adj. 1. denoting a quantity consisting of one more than fourteen and one less than sixteen; -- representing the number fifteen as Arabic numerals Syn. -- fifteen, xv [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
15th 15th adj. 1. Coming next after the fourteenth in a series Syn. -- fifteenth [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
16 16 adj. Denoting a quantity consisting of one more than fifteen and one less than seventeen; -- representing the number sixteen as Arabic numerals Syn. -- sixteen, xvi [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
16th 16th adj. 1. coming next after the fifteenth in a series Syn. -- sixteenth [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
17 17 adj. 1. denoting a quantity consisting of one more than sixteen and one less than eighteen; -- representing the number seventeen as Arabic numerals Syn. -- seventeen, xvii [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
17th 17th adj. 1. coming next after the sixteenth in a series Syn. -- seventeenth [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
18 18 adj. 1. one more than seventeen; denoting a quantity consisting of one more than seventeen and one less than nineteen; -- representing the number eighteen as Arabic numerals Syn. -- eighteen, xviii [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
18th 18th adj. 1. coming next after the seventeenth in a series Syn. -- eighteenth [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
19 19 adj. 1. one more than eighteen; denoting a quantity consisting of one more than eighteen and one less than twenty; -- representing the number nineteen as Arabic numerals Syn. -- nineteen, xix [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
19th 19th adj. 1. coming next after the eighteenth in a series Syn. -- nineteenth [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
1st 1st adj. 1. preceding all other objects or events in order, time, or importance; occurring before all other members of a series. Syn. -- first [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
1st-class 1st-class n. 1. a class mail comprising letters, postcards, and other mail sealed against inspection, having a higher priority than second, third, or fourth-class mail; -- it is the highest class of mail not handled in a special manner, as is registered or priority mail. Syn. -- first-class, first-class mail, 1st-class mail [WordNet 1. 5]
2 2 adj. Denoting a quantity consisting of one more than one; one plus one more; -- representing the number two as an Arabic numeral Syn. -- two, ii [WordNet 1. 5]
2-hitter 2-hitter n. 1. a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 2 hits. Syn. -- two-hitter [WordNet 1. 5]
20 20 adj. 1. one more than nineteen; denoting a quantity consisting of twenty items or units; -- representing the number twenty as Arabic numerals Syn. -- twenty, xx, score [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
20th 20th adj. 1. coming next after the nineteenth in a series Syn. -- twentieth [WordNet 1. 5]
21 21 adj. 1. one more than twenty; twenty plus one more; denoting a quantity consisting of twenty-one items or units; -- representing the number twenty-one as Arabic numerals Syn. -- twenty-one, xxi [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
21st 21st adj. 1. coming next after the twentieth in a series Syn. -- twenty-first [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
22 22 adj. 1. one more than twenty-one; denoting a quantity consisting of twenty-two items or units; -- representing the number twenty-two as Arabic numerals Syn. -- twenty-two, xxii [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
22nd 22nd adj. 1. coming next after the twenty-first in a series Syn. -- twenty-second [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
23 23 adj. 1. one more than twenty-two; denoting a quantity consisting of twenty-three items or units; -- representing the number twenty-three as Arabic numerals Syn. -- twenty-three, xxiii [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
23rd 23rd adj. 1. coming next after the twenty-second in a series Syn. -- twenty-third [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
24 24 adj. 1. one more than twenty-three; denoting a quantity consisting of twenty-four items or units; -- representing the number twenty-four as Arabic numerals Syn. -- twenty-four, xxiv [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
24-יול 24/7 adj. & adv. (tw[From 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. ]Without interruption; non-stop; continuous; as, the computer manufacturer provides 24/7 technical help. Syn. -- twenty-four-seven, 7/24 [PJC]
24th 24th adj. 1. coming next after the twenty-third in a series Syn. -- twenty-fourth [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
25 25 adj. 1. one more than twenty-four; denoting a quantity consisting of twenty-five items or units; -- representing the number twenty-five as Arabic numerals Syn. -- twenty-five, xxv [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
25th 25th adj. 1. coming next after the twenty-fourth in a series Syn. -- twenty-fifth [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
26 26 adj. 1. denoting a quantity consisting of twenty-six items or units; -- representing the number twenty-six as Arabic numerals Syn. -- twenty-six, xxvi [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
26th 26th adj. 1. coming next after the twenty-fifth in a series Syn. -- twenty-sixth [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
27 27 adj. 1. denoting a quantity consisting of twenty-seven items or units; -- representing the number twenty-seven as Arabic numerals Syn. -- twenty-seven, xxvii [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
27th 27th adj. 1. coming next after the twenty-sixth in a series Syn. -- twenty-seventh [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
28 28 adj. 1. denoting a quantity consisting of twenty-eight items or units; -- representing the number twenty-eight as Arabic numerals Syn. -- twenty-eight, xxviii [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
28th 28th adj. 1. coming next after the twenty-seventh in a series Syn. -- twenty-eighth [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
29 29 adj. 1. denoting a quantity consisting of twenty-nine items or units; -- representing the number twenty-nine as Arabic numerals Syn. -- twenty-nine, xxix [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
29th 29th adj. 1. coming next after the twenty-eighth in a series Syn. -- twenty-ninth [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
2nd 2d2d2nd adj. 1. coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude Syn. -- second, 2nd [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
3 3 adj. 1. one more than two; denoting a quantity consisting of three items or units; -- representing the number three as an Arabic numeral Syn. -- three, iii [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
3-D 3-D n. 1. a movie with images having three dimensional form or appearance. Syn. -- three-D, 3D [WordNet 1. 5]
3-hitter 3-hitter n. 1. a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 3 hits. Syn. -- three-hitter [WordNet 1. 5]
30 30 adj. 1. one more than twenty-nine; three times ten; denoting a quantity consisting of thirty items or units; -- representing the number thirty as an Arabic numeral Syn. -- thirty, xxx [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
30th 30th adj. 1. coming next after the twenty-ninth in a series Syn. -- thirtieth [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
3rd 3rd adj. 1. coming next after the second in a series Syn. -- third, tertiary [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
4 4 adj. 1. one more than three; denoting a quantity consisting of four items or units; -- representing the number four as an Arabic numeral Syn. -- four, iv [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
4-hitter 4-hitter n. 1. a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 4 hits. Syn. -- four-hitter [WordNet 1. 5]
40 40 adj. 1. one more than thirty-nine; four times ten; denoting a quantity consisting of fourty items or units; -- representing the number fourty as an Arabic numeral Syn. -- forty, xl, twoscore [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
40th 40th adj. 1. coming next after the thirty-ninth in position Syn. -- fortieth [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
4th 4th adj. 1. coming next after the third in position Syn. -- fourth, quaternary [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
4to 4to n. 1. the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves. Syn. -- quarto [WordNet 1. 5]
5 5 adj. 1. one more than four; denoting a quantity consisting of five items or units; -- representing the number five as an Arabic numeral Syn. -- five, v [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
5-hitter 5-hitter n. 1. a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 5 hits. Syn. -- five-hitter [WordNet 1. 5]
50 50 adj. 1. one more than fourty-nine; five times ten; denoting a quantity consisting of fifty items or units; -- representing the number fifty as an Arabic numeral Syn. -- fifty, l [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
500 500 adj. 1. one more than four hundred ninety-nine; five times one hundred; denoting a quantity consisting of five hundred items or units; -- representing the number five hundred as Arabic numerals Syn. -- five hundred, d [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
50th 50th adj. 1. coming next after the fourty-ninth in a series Syn. -- fiftieth [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
5th 5th adj. 1. coming next after the fourth in a series Syn. -- fifth [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
6 6 adj. 1. one more than five; denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units; -- representing the number six as an Arabic numeral Syn. -- six, vi, half dozen, half a dozen [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
60 60 adj. 1. one more than fifty-nine; denoting a quantity consisting of sixty items or units; -- representing the number sixty as an Arabic numeral Syn. -- sixty, lx, threescore [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
60 minutes
n. 1. Syn. -- hour, hra period of time equal to 1/24th of a day. [WordNet 1. 5]2. a 1-hour television program broadcast once weekly on the CBS television network since the 1970's. Its format is that of a "news magazine" treating typically three topics during each show, plus occasional commentary. [Proper name] Syn. -- Sixty Minutes [PJC]
60th 60th adj. 1. coming next after the fifty-ninth in a series Syn. -- sixtieth [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
6th 6th adj. Coming next after the fifth in a series Syn. -- sixth [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
7 7 adj. One more than six; constituting or denoting a quantity consisting of seven items or units; -- representing the number seven as an Arabic numeral Syn. -- seven, vii [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
70 70 adj. 1. one more than sixty-nine; denoting a quantity consisting of seventy items or units; -- representing the number sevent as an Arabic numeral Syn. -- seventy, lxx [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
70th 70th adj. 1. coming next after the sixty-ninth in a series Syn. -- seventieth [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
7th 7th adj. 1. coming next after the sixth in a series Syn. -- seventh [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
8 8 adj. 1. one more than seven; denoting a quantity consisting of eight items or units; -- representing the number eight as an Arabic numeral Syn. -- eight, viii [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
80 80 adj. 1. one more than seventy-nine and one less than eighty-one; denoting a quantity consisting of eighty items or units; -- representing the number eighty as Arabic numerals Syn. -- eighty, lxxx, fourscore [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
80th 80th adj. 1. coming next after the seventy-ninth in a series Syn. -- eightieth [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
8th 8th adj. 1. coming next after the seventh in a series Syn. -- eighth [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
8vo 8vo n. 1. the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves. Syn. -- octavo, eightvo [WordNet 1. 5]<-- p. 1 -->A.
9 9 adj. 1. one more than eight and one less than ten; denoting a quantity consisting of nine items or units; -- representing the number nine as an Arabic numeral Syn. -- nine, ix [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
90 90 adj. 1. one more than eighty-nine and one less than ninety-one; denoting a quantity consisting of ninety items or units; -- representing the number ninety as Arabic numerals Syn. -- ninety, xc [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
90th 90th adj. 1. coming next after the eighty-ninth in a series Syn. -- ninetieth [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
9th 9th adj. 1. coming next after the eighth and just before the tenth in position Syn. -- ninth [WordNet 1. 5+PJC]
A 1 A 1(. A registry mark given by underwriters (as at Lloyd's) to ships in first-class condition. Inferior grades are indicated by A 2 and A 3. [1913 Webster]A 1 is also applied colloquially to other things to imply superiority; prime; first-class; first-rate. [1913 Webster]
A B C A B C"(. 1. The first three letters of the alphabet, used for the whole alphabet. [1913 Webster]2. A primer for teaching the alphabet and first elements of reading. [Obs. ]1913 Webster]3. The simplest rudiments of any subject; as, the A B C of finance. [1913 Webster]
A B C book, a primer. Shak. [1913 Webster]
A cappella \'d8A cap*pel"la. [It. See Chapel. ](Mus. )(a)In church or chapel style; -- said of compositions sung in the old church style, without instrumental accompaniment; as, a mass a capella, i. e. , a mass purely vocal. (b)A time indication, equivalent to alla breve. [1913 Webster]
A cheval \'d8A` che*val"(?). [F. , lit. , on horseback. ]Astride; with a part on each side; -- used specif. in designating the position of an army with the wings separated by some line of demarcation, as a river or road. [1913 Webster]A position on a river is not one which a general willingly assumes. Swinton. [Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
A mensa et thoro \'d8A men"sa et tho"ro. [L. , from board and bed. ](Law)A kind of divorce which does not dissolve the marriage bond, but merely authorizes a separate life of the husband and wife. Abbott. [1913 Webster]
A posteriori \'d8A` pos*te`ri*o"ri. [L. a (ab) + posterior latter. ]1. (Logic)Characterizing that kind of reasoning which derives propositions from the observation of facts, or by generalizations from facts arrives at principles and definitions, or infers causes from effects. This is the reverse of a priori reasoning. [1913 Webster]2. (Philos. )Applied to knowledge which is based upon or derived from facts through induction or experiment; inductive or empirical. [1913 Webster]
A priori \'d8A` pri*o"ri. [L. a (ab) + prior former. ]1. (Logic)Characterizing that kind of reasoning which deduces consequences from definitions formed, or principles assumed, or which infers effects from causes previously known; deductive or deductively. The reverse of a posteriori. [1913 Webster]3. (Philos. )Applied to knowledge and conceptions assumed, or presupposed, as prior to experience, in order to make experience rational or possible. [1913 Webster]A priori, that is, form these necessities of the mind or forms of thinking, which, though first revealed to us by experience, must yet have preColeridge. [1913 Webster]
A- A-. A, as a prefix to English words, is derived from various sources. (1) It frequently signifies on or in (from an, a forms of AS. on), denoting a state, as in afoot, on foot, abed, amiss, asleep, aground, aloft, away (AS. onweg), and analogically, ablaze, atremble, etc. (2) AS. of off, from, as in adown (AS. ofd off the dun or hill). (3) AS. us-, ur-, Ger. er-), usually giving an intensive force, and sometimes the sense of away, on, back, as in arise, abide, ago. (4) Old English y- or i- (corrupted from the AS. inseparable particle ge-, cognate with OHG. ga-, gi-, Goth. ga-), which, as a prefix, made no essential addition to the meaning, as in aware. (5) French (L. ad to), as in abase, achieve. (6) L. a, ab, abs, from, as in avert. (7) Greek insep. prefix abyss, atheist; akin to E. un-. [1913 Webster]Besides these, there are other sources from which the prefix a takes its origin. [1913 Webster]
A-mornings A-morn"ings adv. [See Amorwe. The -s is a genitival ending. See -wards. ]In the morning; every morning. [Obs. ]1913 Webster]And have such pleasant walks into the woods A-mornings. J. Fletcher. [1913 Webster]
A-sea A-sea, adv. [Pref. a- + sea. ]On the sea; at sea; toward the sea. [1913 Webster]
A-tiptoe A-tip"toe adv. On tiptoe; eagerly expecting. [1913 Webster]We all feel a-tiptoe with hope and confidence. F. Harrison. [1913 Webster]
A. F. of L. A. F. of L. (Abbrev. ) American Federation of Labor. Syn. -- AFL. [Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
A A* n. The state of being a [R. ] De Quincey. [1913 Webster]
A A* adv. Like, or from, the air; in an aa. Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
A A` a. [L. a air + -ferous: cf. F. a. ]Conveying or containing air; air-bearing; as, the windpipe is an a tube. [1913 Webster]
A A` n. [Cf. F. a. See A. ]1. The act of combining air with another substance, or the state of being filled with air. [1913 Webster]2. The act of becoming a [1913 Webster]
A A"(?; 277), a. [L. a air + -form: cf. F. a. ]Having the form or nature of air, or of an elastic fluid; gaseous. Hence fig. : Unreal. [1913 Webster]
A A" v. t. [L. a air + -fly. ]1. To infuse air into; to combine air with. [1913 Webster]2. To change into an a [1913 Webster]
A A"(?), n. An a [Colloq. in 1900, now obsolescent. ]Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
A A". [Gr. The combining form of the Greek word meaning air. [1913 Webster]
A A`(?), a. (Biol. )Growing or thriving only in the presence of oxygen; also, pertaining to, or induced by, aas, a fermentation. -- A`(#), adv. [Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
A A" n. pl. [A + Gr. bi`os life. ](Biol. )Micro [obsolescent] [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
A A`(?; 101), a. (Biol. )Related to, or of the nature of, aas, a plants, which live only when supplied with free oxygen. [1913 Webster]
A A"(?), n. [A + boat. ]A form of hydro-a [Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
A A"(?), n. [A + bus. ]An apassenger plane or commercial airliner. [obsolescent]Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
A A"(?), n. [A + club. ]A club or association of persons interested in a [Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
A A"(?), n. [A + curve. ](AA modification of the a [Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
A A" n. [A + cyst. ](Bot. )One of the air cells of algals. [1913 Webster]
A A`(?), n. [A + Gr. (AThe science of gliding and soaring flight. [Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
A A"(?), n. [A + Gr. (A(a)A shed for housing an airship or a(b)A ground or field, esp. one equipped with housing and other facilities, used for flying purposes. -- A`(#), a. [Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
A AerodynamicAer`o*dy*nam"ic, A` a. 1. Pertaining to the force of air in motion. [1913 Webster]2. having a shape designed to minimize wind resistance (aerodynamic drag) when moving through the air or other gas; -- used especially of vehicles; as, the aerodynamic styling of an automobile. [PJC]
a.u. a. u. n. 1. (Astron. )the unit of length equal to the mean distance of the Earth from the sun, about 93 million miles (150 million kiometers); -- used almost exclusively in astronomy, or to describe astronomical distances. Syn. -- astronomical unit, AU, A. U. [WordNet 1. 5]