autotomise
1: cause a body part to undergo autotomy [syn: {autotomize}]
autotomize
1: cause a body part to undergo autotomy [syn: {autotomise}]
autotomy
1: spontaneous removal or casting off of a body part (as the tail of a lizard or claw or a lobster) especially when the organism is injured or under attack
autotroph
1: plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances [syn: {autophyte}, {autophytic plant}, {autotrophic organism}]
autotrophic
1: of or relating to organisms (as green plants) that can make complex organic nutritive compounds from simple inorganic sources by photosynthesis [syn: {autophytic}] [ant: {heterotrophic}]
autotrophic organism
1: plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances [syn: {autophyte}, {autophytic plant}, {autotroph}]
autotype
1: process for producing permanent prints in a carbon pigment [syn: {autotypy}] 2: an exact copy or reproduction [syn: {facsimile}]
autotypy
1: process for producing permanent prints in a carbon pigment [syn: {autotype}]
autumn
1: the season when the leaves fall from the trees; "in the fall of 1973" [syn: {fall}]
autumn crocus
1: bulbous autumn-flowering herb with white, purple or lavender-and-white flowers; native to western and central Europe [syn: {meadow saffron}, {naked lady}, {Colchicum autumnale}]
autumn pumpkin
1: a coarse vine widely cultivated for its non-keeping large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autum...
autumn sneezeweed
1: North American perennial with bright yellow late summer flowers flowers [syn: {Helenium autumnale}]
autumnal
1: of or characteristic of or occurring in autumn; "the autumnal equinox"; "autumnal fruits" [ant: {wintry}, {vernal}, {summery}] 2: characteristic of late maturity verging on decline; "a serene autum...
autumnal equinox
1: September 22 [syn: {September equinox}, {fall equinox}] [ant: {vernal equinox}] 2: (astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Virgo
auxesis
1: growth from increase in cell size without cell division
auxetic
1: of or relating to growth by auxesis
auxiliary
1: functioning in a subsidiary or supporting capacity; "the main library and its auxiliary branches" [syn: {subsidiary}, {supplemental}, {supplementary}] 2: relating to something that is added but is ...
auxiliary boiler
1: (nautical) an extra boiler (as a ship's boiler that is used while the ship is in port) [syn: {donkey boiler}]
auxiliary cell
1: a terrorist cell responsible for logistics; usually large and less compartmentalized that other terrorist cells
auxiliary engine
1: (nautical) a small engine (as one used on board ships to operate a windlass) [syn: {donkey engine}]
auxiliary equipment
1: electronic equipment not in direct communication (or under the control of) the central processing unit [syn: {off-line equipment}]
auxiliary operation
1: a operation performed by off-line equipment not under the control of the central processing unit [syn: {off-line operation}]
auxiliary pump
1: a supplementary pump available if needed [syn: {donkey pump}]
auxiliary storage
1: a data storage device that is not the main memory of a computer [syn: {external storage}, {secondary storage}]
auxin
1: a plant hormone that promotes root formation and bud growth
auxinic
1: relating to or containing auxins
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Av
1: the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August) [syn: {Ab}]
avadavat
1: red Asian weaverbirds often kept as cage birds [syn: {amadavat}]
Avahi
1: a genus of Indriidae [syn: {genus Avahi}]
Avahi laniger
1: nocturnal indris with thick gray-brown fur and a long tail [syn: {woolly indris}]
avail
1: a means of serving; "of no avail"; "there's no help for it" [syn: {help}, {service}] v 1: use to one's advantage; "He availed himself of the available resources" 2: be of use to, be useful to; "It ...
availability
1: the quality of being at hand when needed [syn: {handiness}, {accessibility}, {availableness}] [ant: {inaccessibility}, {inaccessibility}]
available
1: obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service; "kept a fire extinguisher available"; "much information is available through computers"; "available in many colors"; "the list of available ca...
availableness
1: the quality of being at hand when needed [syn: {handiness}, {accessibility}, {availability}] [ant: {inaccessibility}, {inaccessibility}]
avalanche
1: a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain 2: a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things; "the program brought an avalanche of mail" v : of snow masses in the moun...
avalanche lily
1: perennial herb having large white orange-marked flowers; found near snow line in northwestern United States [syn: {Erythronium montanum}]
Avalokiteshvara
1: a male Bodhisattva; widely associated with various gods and people [syn: {Avalokitesvara}]
Avalokitesvara
1: a male Bodhisattva; widely associated with various gods and people [syn: {Avalokiteshvara}]
avant-garde
1: radically new or original; "an avant-garde theater piece" [syn: {daring}] n : any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially...
avaram
1: evergreen Indian shrub with vivid yellow flowers whose bark is used in tanning; sometimes placed in genus Cassia [syn: {tanner's cassia}, {Senna auriculata}, {Cassia auriculata}]
avarice
1: reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: {greed}, {covetousness}, {rapacity}, {avaritia}] 2: extreme greed for material wealth [syn:...
avaricious
1: immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"; "a grasping old miser"; "grasping commerciali...
avariciously
1: in a greedy manner [syn: {covetously}, {greedily}]
avariciousness
1: extreme greed for material wealth [syn: {avarice}, {covetousness}, {cupidity}]
avaritia
1: reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: {avarice}, {greed}, {covetousness}, {rapacity}]
avascular
1: without blood vessels [ant: {vascular}]
avatar
1: a new personification of a familiar idea; "the embodiment of hope"; "the incarnation of evil"; "the very avatar of cunning" [syn: {embodiment}, {incarnation}] 2: the manifestation of a Hindu deity ...
Ave Maria
1: a salutation to the Virgin Mary now used in prayers to Her [syn: {Hail Mary}]
avellan
1: pertaining to filberts or hazelnuts [syn: {avellane}]
avellane
1: pertaining to filberts or hazelnuts [syn: {avellan}]
Avena
1: oats [syn: {genus Avena}]
Avena barbata
1: oat of southern Europe and southwestern Asia [syn: {slender wild oat}]
Avena fatua
1: common in meadows and pastures [syn: {wild oat}, {wild oat grass}]
Avena sativa
1: widely cultivated in temperate regions for its edible grains [syn: {cereal oat}]
Avene sterilis
1: Mediterranean oat held to be progenitor of modern cultivated oat [syn: {wild red oat}, {animated oat}]
avenge
1: take revenge for a perceived wrong; "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother" [syn: {revenge}, {retaliate}]
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