Nouns Starting With AL

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album
1. one or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audiotape and compact disc
2. a book of blank pages with pockets or envelopes; for organizing photographs or stamp collections etc
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alternative
1. one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
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alert
1. condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
2. a warning serves to make you more alert to danger
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alpha
1. the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet
2. the beginning of a series or sequence
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alcohol
1. a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
2. any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation
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alliance
1. the state of being allied or confederated
2. a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest
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alumni
1. a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
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alarm
1. fear resulting from the awareness of danger
2. a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
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algorithm
1. a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem
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aluminum
1. a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
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alternate
1. someone who takes the place of another person
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allocation
1. a share set aside for a specific purpose
2. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
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alien
1. a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
2. anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
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alignment
1. an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
2. the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines
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alias
1. a name that has been assumed
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algebra
1. the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations
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allergy
1. hypersensitivity reaction to a particular allergen; symptoms can vary greatly in intensity
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alto
1. a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
2. the lowest female singing voice
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allowance
1. an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
2. a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
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ala
1. a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
2. a wing of an insect
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alloy
1. a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten
2. the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something
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aluminium
1. a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
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allies
1. an alliance of nations joining together to fight a common enemy
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altitude
1. elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface
2. the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to the opposite vertex (or side if parallel)
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alphabet
1. a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
2. the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
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alley
1. a narrow street with walls on both sides
2. a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins
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altogether
1. informal terms for nakedness
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alcoholic
1. a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
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ale
1. a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
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almanac
1. an annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year
2. an annual publication containing tabular information in a particular field or fields arranged according to the calendar of a given year
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ally
1. a friendly nation
2. an associate who provides cooperation or assistance
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alteration
1. an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
2. the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
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altar
1. the table in Christian churches where communion is given
2. a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made
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almond
1. small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern Australia and California
2. oval-shaped edible seed of the almond tree
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aloha
1. an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is Hawaiian and ciao is Italian)
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algae
1. primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves
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alcoholism
1. habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms
2. an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess
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allegro
1. a brisk and lively tempo
2. a musical composition or musical passage to be performed quickly in a brisk lively manner
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altering
1. the sterilization of an animal
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aloe
1. succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa
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allegiance
1. the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
2. the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)
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alchemy
1. the way two individuals relate to each other
2. a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times
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alligator
1. leather made from alligator's hide
2. either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts
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allure
1. the power to entice or attract through personal charm
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allegation
1. (law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law)
2. statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove
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alchemist
1. one who was versed in the practice of alchemy and who sought an elixir of life and a panacea and an alkahest and the philosopher's stone
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allele
1. (genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character
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allotment
1. a share set aside for a specific purpose
2. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
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alum
1. a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
2. a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the ammonium double sulfate of aluminum
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alfalfa
1. important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop
2. leguminous plant grown for hay or forage
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alerting
1. a state of readiness to respond
2. a warning serves to make you more alert to danger
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alp
1. any high mountain
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alder
1. wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc
2. north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant
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alderman
1. a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council)
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alb
1. a white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves; worn by priests
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alpaca
1. wool of the alpaca
2. a thin glossy fabric made of the wool of the Lama pacos, or made of a rayon or cotton imitation of that wool
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alienation
1. the feeling of being alienated from other people
2. separation resulting from hostility
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albumin
1. a simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids
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alumina
1. any of various forms of aluminum oxide occurring naturally as corundum
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alternator
1. an old term for an electric generator that produces alternating current (especially in automobiles)
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alumnus
1. a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
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aleph
1. the 1st letter of the Hebrew alphabet
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alimony
1. court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
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alkali
1. any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
2. a mixture of soluble salts found in arid soils and some bodies of water; detrimental to agriculture
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alkyl
1. any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons
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allis
1. European shad
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alleviation
1. the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
2. the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
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alanine
1. a crystalline amino acid that occurs in many proteins
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alumnae
1. a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
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allergen
1. any substance that can cause an allergy
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albatross
1. (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
2. large web-footed birds of the Southern Hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight
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alabaster
1. a compact fine-textured, usually white gypsum used for carving
2. a hard compact kind of calcite
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alveolar
1. a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge
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altimeter
1. an instrument that measures the height above ground; used in navigation
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allocator
1. a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion
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albino
1. an animal with congenital albinism
2. a person with congenital albinism: white hair and milky skin; eyes are usually pink
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alibi
1. (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
2. a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
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allegory
1. a short moral story (often with animal characters)
2. a visible symbol representing an abstract idea
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alms
1. money or goods contributed to the poor
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altruism
1. the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
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alexia
1. inability to perceive written words
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alopecia
1. loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers; in humans it can result from heredity or hormonal imbalance or certain diseases or drugs and treatments (chemotherapy for cancer)
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alertness
1. the process of paying close and continuous attention
2. a state of readiness to respond
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albedo
1. the ratio of reflected to incident light
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aldehyde
1. any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids
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allusion
1. passing reference or indirect mention
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altercation
1. noisy quarrel
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alkalinity
1. pH values above 7
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alcove
1. a small recess opening off a larger room
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albuterol
1. a bronchodilator (trade names Ventolin or Proventil) used for asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions; available in oral or inhalant forms; side effects are tachycardia and shakiness
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alternation
1. successive change from one thing or state to another and back again
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alexandrite
1. a green variety of chrysoberyl used as a gemstone
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alumna
1. a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
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alimentation
1. a source of materials to nourish the body
2. the act of supplying food and nourishment
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aldosterone
1. a corticosteroid hormone that is secreted by the cortex of the adrenal gland; regulates salt (sodium and potassium) and water balance
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althea
1. any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea
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alga
1. primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves
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aliyah
1. (Judaism) the honor of being called up to the reading desk in the synagogue to read from the Torah
2. (Judaism) immigration of Jews to Israel
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aliquot
1. an integer that is an exact divisor of some quantity
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allograft
1. tissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same species but different genetic makeup; recipient's immune system must be suppressed to prevent rejection of the graft
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allopurinol
1. a drug (trade name Zyloprim) used to treat gout and other conditions in which there is an excessive buildup of uric acid
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alcazar
1. any of various Spanish fortresses or palaces built by the Moors
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albacore
1. relatively small tuna with choice white flesh; major source of canned tuna
2. large pelagic tuna the source of most canned tuna; reaches 93 pounds and has long pectoral fins; found worldwide in tropical and temperate waters
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allspice
1. aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries
2. deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States
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alstroemeria
1. any of various South American plants of the genus Alstroemeria valued for their handsome umbels of beautiful flowers
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allegretto
1. a quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro
2. a musical composition or musical passage to be performed at a somewhat quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro
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alkaloid
1. natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants
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alacrity
1. liveliness and eagerness
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allyl
1. the univalent unsaturated organic radical C3H5; derived from propylene
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alleyway
1. a narrow street with walls on both sides
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albumen
1. a simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids
2. the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water
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alliteration
1. use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
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alluvium
1. clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down
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alarmist
1. a person who alarms others needlessly
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alveoli
1. a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways
2. a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth
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alkyd
1. a durable synthetic resin widely used in adhesives and paints
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