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| Aegis class cruiser |
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noun
- (military) A cruiser (ship) equipped with sophisticated defenses against missile and air attack.
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noun - A silver coin of Persia, worth about twenty cents. - Webster, 1913
Etymology: From and Persian abÄsÄ, belonging to Abas (a king of Persia)
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noun
- (alternative spelling of, abassi)
- (plural of, abassi)
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| air mass |
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noun
- a widespread body of air, the properties of which can be identified as:
- having been established while that air was situated over a particular region of the earth's surface (airmass source region) and
- undergoing specific modifications while in transit away from the source region. An air mass is often defined as a widespread body of air that is approximately homogeneous in its horizontal extent, particularly with reference to temperature and moisture distribution; in addition, the vertical temperature and moisture variations are approximately the same over its horizontal extent.
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noun - (physics) Meteorology. a system used to identify and to characterize the different air masses according to a basic scheme. A number of systems have been proposed, but the Bergeron classification has been the most widely accepted. In this system, air masses are designated first according to the thermal properties of their source regions: tropical (T); polar (P); and less frequently, arctic or antarctic (A). For characterizing the moisture distribution, air masses are distinguished as to continental (c) and maritime (m) source regions. Further classification according to whether the air is cold (k) or warm (w) relative to the surface over which it is moving indicates the low-level stability conditions of the air, the type of modification from below, and is also related to the weather occurring within the air mass. This outline of classification yields the following identifiers for air masses:
- cTk continental-tropical-cold
- cTw continental-tropical-warm
- mTk maritime-tropical-cold
- mTw maritime-tropical-warm
- cPk continental-polar-cold
- cPw continental-polar-warm
- cAk continental-arctic-cold
- cAw continental-arctic-warm
- mAw maritime-arctic-warm
- mPk maritime-polar-cold
- mPw maritime-polar-warm
- mAk maritime-arctic-cold
Source: FM 3-6 Field Behavior of NBC Agents.
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| airmass |
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noun (plural: airmasses)
- (physics) Meteorology. a widespread body of air, the properties of which can be identified as:
::(a) having been established while that air was situated over a particular region of the earth's surface (airmass source region) and
::(b) undergoing specific modifications while in transit away from the source region. An air mass is often defined as a widespread body of air that is approximately homogeneous in its horizontal extent, particularly with reference to temperature and moisture distribution; in addition, the vertical temperature and moisture variations are approximately the same over its horizontal extent.
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| airmass source region |
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noun - (physics) Meteorology. An extensive area of the earth's surface over which bodies of air frequently remain for a sufficient time to acquire characteristic temperature and moisture properties imparted by that surface. Air so modified becomes identifiable as a distinct air mass. See Airmass.
Source: FM 3-6 Field Behavior of NBC Agents.
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| all-encompassing |
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adjective
- including everything; universal
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| alumni association |
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noun
- an association of former students of a college or university
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| amass |
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Etymology: French ambusher, LL. amassare; Latin ad + massa lump, mass. See Mass.
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| amassed |
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verb
- Past tense and past participle of to amass.
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verb
- Third person singular simple present of to amass.
- He his wealth in secret.
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verb
- Present participle of to amass.
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| ambassador |
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noun
- A minister of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there his sovereign or country.
- Note: Ambassadors are either ordinary or resident or extraordinary, that is, sent upon some special or unusual occasion or errand. --Abbott.
- An official messenger and representative.
- (1811) A trick to duck some ignorant fellow or landsman, frequently played on board ships in the warm latitudes. It is thus managed: A large tub is filled with water, and two stools placed on each side of it. Over the whole is thrown a tarpaulin, or old sail: this is kept tight by two persons, who are to represent the king and queen of a foreign country, and are seated on the stools. The person intended to be ducked plays the Ambassador, and after repeating a ridiculous speech dictated to him, is led in great form up to the throne, and seated between the king and queen, who rising suddenly as soon as he is seated, he falls backwards into the tub of water. (1811 Dictionary of Vulgar Tongue)
Etymology: From Latin ambactus (servant).
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| ambassador of Morocco |
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noun
- (idiom, 1811) A shoemaker. (1811 Dictionary of Vulgar Tongue)
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| ambassadorial |
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adjective
- Of or pertaining to an ambassador.
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| ambassadors |
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noun - plural of "ambassador"
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| ambassadorship |
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noun
- The post or office of ambassador.
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| antimacassar |
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noun
- A cover for the back or arms of a chair or sofa, originally to prevent them from being soiled by macassar oil.
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| antique brass |
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noun
- (color) a brownish yellow colour, like that of brass.
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adjective
- (color) of a brownish yellow colour, like that of brass.
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| ass |
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noun
- (zoology) A beast of burden, particularly a donkey.
- (slang) A jerk; a mean or rude person.
- (slang) A stupid person (passing into Etymology 2)
- Damn! That new kid left the cap off of the syrup bottle again! What an .
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| ass-backwards |
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adjective , also ass backwards, ass-backward, ass backward
- Oriented backwards, particularly after a mishap.
- The car spun out of control and I ended up ass-backwards in a ditch.
- Hopelessly misguided; Having taken the wrong choice at every opportunity.
- No wonder it doesn't work. The whole design is ass-backwards.
adverb , also ass backwards, ass-backward, ass backward
- Moving backwards, that is, ass first.
- In a hopelessly misguided manner, liable to take the wrong choice at every opportunity.
- They went at the whole design ass-backwards. No wonder it doesn't work.
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| ass hole |
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noun - (misspelling of, asshole)
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| ass into gear |
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verb (get one's)
- (idiom) get going; get moving; start producing.
- He had been sitting there for two hours until the boss showed up and got his ass into gear.
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| ass over teakettle |
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adjective , sometimes ass over teacups
- (idiom) In complete disarray.
- After all that hard work cleaning up, along comes one big storm and we're again.
adverb , sometimes ass over teacups
- (context, idiom, US) Tumbling upside down.
- When the top step gave way he went back down to the bottom.
- (context, idiom, US) Frantically.
- We've been scrambling to get this thing done on time.
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