Words Starting With AD

Here's the list of all the 900 Words Starting With AD in the English Language.

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add
1. make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
2. state or say further
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address
1. speak to
2. give a speech to
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advanced
1. farther along in physical or mental development
2. comparatively late in a course of development
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additional
1. further or added
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adult
1. a fully developed person from maturity onward
2. any mature animal
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advertising
1. a public promotion of some product or service
2. the business of drawing public attention to goods and services
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advertise
1. call attention to
2. make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
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ad
1. a public promotion of some product or service
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administration
1. a method of tending to or managing the affairs of some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)
2. the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
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addition
1. a component that is added to something to improve it
2. the act of adding one thing to another
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advice
1. a proposal for an appropriate course of action
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advance
1. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
2. bring forward for consideration or acceptance
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administrative
1. of or relating to or responsible for administration
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adventure
1. a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
2. take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
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advertisement
1. a public promotion of some product or service
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advantage
1. give an advantage to
2. the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
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administrator
1. someone who administers a business
2. the party appointed by a probate court to distribute the estate of someone who dies without a will or without naming an executor
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adobe
1. the clay from which adobe bricks are made
2. sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates
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advisor
1. an expert who gives advice
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advisory
1. an announcement that usually advises or warns the public of some threat
2. giving advice
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adopted
1. acquired as your own by free choice
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adapter
1. a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance
2. device that enables something to be used in a way different from that for which it was intended or makes different pieces of apparatus compatible
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adoption
1. the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
2. a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit)
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admission
1. the act of admitting someone to enter
2. an acknowledgment of the truth of something
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addressed
1. (of mail) marked with a destination
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adequate
1. having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
2. sufficient for the purpose
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adjustment
1. making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
2. the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
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adjustable
1. capable of being changed so as to match or fit
2. capable of being regulated
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adopt
1. choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
2. take up and practice as one's own
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adverse
1. contrary to your interests or welfare
2. in an opposing direction
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adjusted
1. having achieved a comfortable relation with your environment
2. (especially of garments) having the fit or style adjusted
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adjacent
1. nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space
2. having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching
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advocacy
1. active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something
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advised
1. having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel
2. having received information
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addiction
1. being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
2. an abnormally strong craving
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adjust
1. alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
2. place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
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advertiser
1. someone whose business is advertising
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admitted
1. declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
2. allow to enter; grant entry to
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admit
1. declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
2. allow to enter; grant entry to
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additionally
1. in addition, by way of addition; furthermore
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advise
1. give advice to
2. inform (somebody) of something
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advocate
1. push for something
2. speak, plead, or argue in favor of
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adapted
1. changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose
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adaptor
1. device that enables something to be used in a way different from that for which it was intended or makes different pieces of apparatus compatible
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adaptive
1. having a capacity for adaptation
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adolescent
1. relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent
2. a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
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advert
1. give heed (to)
2. make a more or less disguised reference to
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adaptation
1. a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form
2. the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
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advancement
1. encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something
2. the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
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adviser
1. an expert who gives advice
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adapt
1. make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
2. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions
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adhesive
1. tending to adhere
2. a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
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adequately
1. in an adequate manner or to an adequate degree
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advertised
1. called to public attention
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advent
1. arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
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administer
1. work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of
2. perform (a church sacrament) ritually
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advancing
1. moving forward
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addict
1. to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
2. someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
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admiral
1. the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
2. any of several brightly colored butterflies
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adhere
1. be compatible or in accordance with
2. follow through or carry out a plan without deviation
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adorable
1. lovable especially in a childlike or naive way
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adversely
1. in an adverse manner
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addicted
1. compulsively or physiologically dependent on something habit-forming
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addictive
1. causing or characterized by addiction
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admire
1. feel admiration for
2. look at with admiration
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adjunct
1. something added to another thing but not an essential part of it
2. a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another
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additive
1. designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree
2. characterized or produced by addition
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adequacy
1. the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily:
2. the quality of being sufficient for the end in view
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adhesion
1. abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen
2. a fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures
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adherence
1. faithful support for a cause or political party or religion
2. the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
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addendum
1. textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end
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adrenaline
1. a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action
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adept
1. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
2. having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
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ado
1. a rapid active commotion
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adolescence
1. the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood
2. in the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood
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advisable
1. worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent or wise
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adventurous
1. willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises
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admired
1. regarded with admiration
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adjournment
1. the termination of a meeting
2. the act of postponing to another time or place
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adrenal
1. of or pertaining to the adrenal glands or their secretions
2. near the kidneys
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admitting
1. declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
2. allow to enter; grant entry to
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admiration
1. a feeling of delighted approval and liking
2. the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
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advantageous
1. appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness
2. giving an advantage
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admittedly
1. as acknowledged
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adoptive
1. of parents and children; related by adoption
2. acquired as your own by free choice
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adulthood
1. the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed
2. the state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained maturity
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adjective
1. of or relating to or functioning as an adjective
2. relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law
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adore
1. love intensely
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adjudication
1. the final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented
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adversary
1. someone who offers opposition
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admiralty
1. the department in charge of the navy (as in Great Britain)
2. the office of admiral
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admissible
1. deserving to be admitted
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adaptable
1. capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use
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adenosine
1. (biochemistry) a nucleoside that is a structural component of nucleic acids; it is present in all living cells in a combined form as a constituent of DNA and RNA and ADP and ATP and AMP
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adultery
1. extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations
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adjourn
1. close at the end of a session
2. break from a meeting or gathering
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adsorption
1. the accumulation of molecules of a gas to form a thin film on the surface of a solid
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adder
1. a person who adds numbers
2. a machine that adds numbers
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admirable
1. deserving of the highest esteem or admiration
2. inspiring admiration or approval
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adorned
1. provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
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adversity
1. a state of misfortune or affliction
2. a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event
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adrenergic
1. relating to epinephrine (its release or action)
2. drug that has the effects of epinephrine
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adjuster
1. one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement
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adenocarcinoma
1. malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium
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adventurer
1. a person who enjoys taking risks
2. someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
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adjuvant
1. furnishing added support
2. enhancing the action of a medical treatment
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adagio
1. (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully)
2. a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers
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adaptability
1. the ability to change (or be changed) to fit changed circumstances
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adoration
1. a feeling of profound love and admiration
2. the act of admiring strongly
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adored
1. regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)
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addressee
1. one to whom something is addressed
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adamant
1. impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason
2. very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
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administratively
1. by or for an administrator
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addenda
1. textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end
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adorn
1. make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
2. be beautiful to look at
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advisement
1. careful consideration
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admissibility
1. acceptability by virtue of being admissible
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admixture
1. the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something
2. an additional ingredient that is added by mixing with the base
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adonis
1. any handsome young man
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adenovirus
1. any of a group of viruses including those that in humans cause upper respiratory infections or infectious pinkeye
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adipose
1. composed of animal fat
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adage
1. a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
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adrift
1. aimlessly drifting
2. afloat on the surface of a body of water
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admittance
1. the right to enter
2. the act of admitting someone to enter
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adenine
1. (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA
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adoptee
1. someone (such as a child) who has been adopted
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admirer
1. a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
2. a person who admires; someone who esteems or respects or approves
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adjacency
1. the attribute of being so near as to be touching
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adjutant
1. an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
2. large Indian stork with a military gait
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adios
1. a farewell remark
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adenoma
1. a benign epithelial tumor of glandular origin
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adiabatic
1. occurring without loss or gain of heat
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admirably
1. in an admirable manner
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addressable
1. capable of being addressed
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advection
1. (meteorology) the horizontal transfer of heat or other atmospheric properties
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adjudicator
1. a person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes
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adopter
1. a person who adopts a child of other parents as his or her own child
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adverb
1. the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses
2. a word that modifies something other than a noun
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adieu
1. a farewell remark
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admonition
1. cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)
2. a firm rebuke
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adherent
1. someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
2. sticking fast
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adoring
1. showing adoration
2. extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent
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adjudicate
1. put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
2. bring to an end; settle conclusively
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adaption
1. the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
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adornment
1. a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness
2. the action of decorating yourself with something colorful and interesting
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adroit
1. quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
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adoptable
1. suitable or eligible for adoption
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adulation
1. servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise
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adulterated
1. mixed with impurities
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adamantly
1. inflexibly; unshakably
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advisability
1. the quality of being advisable
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adjunctive
1. joining; forming an adjunct
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administrate
1. work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of
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adduct
1. draw a limb towards the body
2. a compound formed by an addition reaction
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addled
1. (of eggs) no longer edible
2. confused and vague; used especially of thinking
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advertizing
1. a public promotion of some product or service
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adjudicative
1. concerned with adjudicating
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advantageously
1. in a manner affording benefit or advantage
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adjudicatory
1. concerned with adjudicating
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advertize
1. make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
2. call attention to
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adulteration
1. being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating
2. the act of adulterating (especially the illicit substitution of one substance for another)
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adulterous
1. characterized by adultery
2. not faithful to a spouse or lover
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admonish
1. advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
2. warn strongly; put on guard
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