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Adapa
n 1: a Babylonian demigod or first man (sometimes identified
with Adam)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- add up
- v
- develop into; "This idea will never amount to anything";
"nothing came of his grandiose plans"
Synonym(s): come, add up, amount
- determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town"
Synonym(s): total, tot, tot up, sum, sum up, summate, tote up, add, add together, tally, add up
- add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000"
Synonym(s): total, number, add up, come, amount
- be reasonable or logical or comprehensible
Synonym(s): make sense, add up
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- adobe
- n
- the clay from which adobe bricks are made
- sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates
Synonym(s): adobe, adobe brick
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- adobo
- n
- a dish of marinated vegetables and meat or fish; served
with rice
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- ADP
- n
- an ester of adenosine that is converted to ATP for energy
storage
Synonym(s): adenosine diphosphate, ADP
- data processing by a computer
Synonym(s): automatic data processing, ADP
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- at bay
- adj
- forced to turn and face attackers; "a stag at bay"; "she
had me cornered between the porch and her car"; "like a trapped animal"
Synonym(s): at bay(p), cornered, trapped, treed
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- ATF
- n
- the law enforcement and tax collection agency of the
Treasury Department that enforces federal laws concerning alcohol and tobacco products and firearms and explosives and arson
Synonym(s): Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, ATF
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- atop
- adv
- on, to, or at the top
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- atopy
- n
- an allergic reaction that becomes apparent in a sensitized
person only minutes after contact
Synonym(s): immediate allergy, atopy, atopic allergy, type I allergic reaction
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- ATP
- n
- a nucleotide derived from adenosine that occurs in muscle
tissue; the major source of energy for cellular reactions
Synonym(s): adenosine triphosphate, ATP
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Advowee \Ad*vow*ee"\, n. [OE. avowe, F. avou[82], fr. L.
advocatus. See {Advocate}, {Avowee}, {Avoyer}.]
One who has an advowson. --Cowell.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Atop \A*top"\, adv.
On or at the top. --Milton.
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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: |
ATAPI
{AT Attachment Packet Interface}
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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: |
atob
/A too B/ A utility that does {ASCII} to {binary}
conversion. The reverse process is {btoa}.
[Algorithm?]
(1997-08-08)
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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: |
Audio IFF
(AIFF) A format developed by {Apple
Computer} Inc. for storing high-quality {digital audio} and
musical instrument information. It is also used by {SGI} and
several professional audio packages.
(1994-10-10)
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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: |
Ahitub
brother of goodness = good. (1.) The son of Phinehas. On the
death of his grandfather Eli he succeeded to the office of high
priest, and was himself succeeded by his son Ahijah (1 Sam.
14:3; 22:9, 11, 12, 20).
(2.) The father of Zadok, who was made high priest by Saul
after the extermination of the family of Ahimelech (1 Chr. 6:7,
8; 2 Sam. 8:17).
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From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: |
Ahitub, brother of goodness
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