alert
         adj 1: engaged in or accustomed to close observation; "caught by
                  a couple of alert cops"; "alert enough to spot the
                  opportunity when it came"; "constantly alert and
                  vigilant, like a sentinel on duty" [syn: {alert},
                  {watchful}] [ant: {unalert}, {unvigilant}, {unwatchful}]
         2: quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively
            gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a
            snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze" [syn: {alert}, {brisk},
            {lively}, {merry}, {rattling}, {snappy}, {spanking}, {zippy}]
         3: mentally perceptive and responsive;"an alert mind"; "alert to
            the problems"; "alive to what is going on"; "awake to the
            dangers of her situation"; "was now awake to the reality of
            his predicament" [syn: {alert}, {alive(p)}, {awake(p)}]
         n 1: condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for
               action; "bombers were put on alert during the crisis" [syn:
               {alert}, {qui vive}]
         2: a warning serves to make you more alert to danger [syn:
            {alert}, {alerting}]
         3: an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger [syn:
            {alarm}, {alert}, {warning signal}, {alarum}]
         v 1: warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of
               preparedness; "The empty house alarmed him"; "We alerted
               the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries" [syn:
               {alarm}, {alert}]

English Dictionary: Aleyrodidae	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
alerting n a state of readiness to respond; "alerting was indicated by the desynchronization of the EEG" Synonym(s): alertness, alerting a warning serves to make you more alert to danger Synonym(s): alert, alerting
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
alertly adv in mentally perceptive and responsive way; "she got through the day alertly, despite being on drugs"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
alertness n the process of paying close and continuous attention; "wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter"; "vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue" Synonym(s): watchfulness, wakefulness, vigilance, alertness a state of readiness to respond; "alerting was indicated by the desynchronization of the EEG" Synonym(s): alertness, alerting lively attentiveness Synonym(s): alertness, sharp-sightedness, on the qui vive
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Aleurites n candlenut Synonym(s): Aleurites, genus Aleurites
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Aleurites fordii n Chinese tree bearing seeds that yield tung oil [syn: {tung tree}, tung, tung-oil tree, Aleurites fordii]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Aleurites moluccana n large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles Synonym(s): candlenut, varnish tree, Aleurites moluccana
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Aleyrodes n type genus of the Aleyrodidae [syn: Aleyrodes, {genus Aleyrodes}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Aleyrodidae n whiteflies Synonym(s): Aleyrodidae, family Aleyrodidae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
already adv prior to a specified or implied time; "she has already graduated"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
awlwort n small aquatic plant having tufted awl-shaped leaves in a basal rosette and minute white flowers; circumboreal Synonym(s): awlwort, Subularia aquatica
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rock \Rock\, n. [OF. roke, F. roche; cf. Armor. roc'h, and AS.       rocc.]       1. A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed             stone or crag. See {Stone}.                         Come one, come all! this rock shall fly From its                      firm base as soon as I.                     --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          2. (Geol.) Any natural deposit forming a part of the earth's             crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth,             clay, etc., when in natural beds.          3. That which resembles a rock in firmness; a defense; a             support; a refuge.                         The Lord is my rock, and my fortress. --2 Sam. xxii.                                                                               2.          4. Fig.: Anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling             the wreck of a vessel upon a rock.          5. (Zo[94]l.) The striped bass. See under {Bass}.          Note: This word is frequently used in the formation of                self-explaining compounds; as, rock-bound, rock-built,                rock-ribbed, rock-roofed, and the like.          {Rock alum}. [Probably so called by confusion with F. roche a             rock.] Same as {Roche alum}.          {Rock barnacle} (Zo[94]l.), a barnacle ({Balanus balanoides})             very abundant on rocks washed by tides.          {Rock bass}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The stripped bass. See under {Bass}.             (b) The goggle-eye.             (c) The cabrilla. Other species are also locally called                   rock bass.          {Rock builder} (Zo[94]l.), any species of animal whose             remains contribute to the formation of rocks, especially             the corals and Foraminifera.          {Rock butter} (Min.), native alum mixed with clay and oxide             of iron, usually in soft masses of a yellowish white             color, occuring in cavities and fissures in argillaceous             slate.          {Rock candy}, a form of candy consisting of crystals of pure             sugar which are very hard, whence the name.          {Rock cavy}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Moco}.          {Rock cod} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A small, often reddish or brown, variety of the cod                   found about rocks andledges.             (b) A California rockfish.          {Rock cook}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A European wrasse ({Centrolabrus exoletus}).             (b) A rockling.          {Rock cork} (Min.), a variety of asbestus the fibers of which             are loosely interlaced. It resembles cork in its texture.                      {Rock crab} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large             crabs of the genus {Cancer}, as the two species of the New             England coast ({C. irroratus} and {C. borealis}). See             Illust. under {Cancer}.          {Rock cress} (Bot.), a name of several plants of the cress             kind found on rocks, as {Arabis petr[91]a}, {A. lyrata},             etc.          {Rock crystal} (Min.), limpid quartz. See {Quartz}, and under             {Crystal}.          {Rock dove} (Zo[94]l.), the rock pigeon; -- called also {rock             doo}.          {Rock drill}, an implement for drilling holes in rock; esp.,             a machine impelled by steam or compressed air, for             drilling holes for blasting, etc.          {Rock duck} (Zo[94]l.), the harlequin duck.          {Rock eel}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Gunnel}.          {Rock goat} (Zo[94]l.), a wild goat, or ibex.          {Rock hopper} (Zo[94]l.), a penguin of the genus             {Catarractes}. See under {Penguin}.          {Rock kangaroo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Kangaroo}, and {Petrogale}.                      {Rock lobster} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             large spinose lobsters of the genera {Panulirus} and             {Palinurus}. They have no large claws. Called also {spiny             lobster}, and {sea crayfish}.          {Rock meal} (Min.), a light powdery variety of calcite             occuring as an efflorescence.          {Rock milk}. (Min.) See {Agaric mineral}, under {Agaric}.          {Rock moss}, a kind of lichen; the cudbear. See {Cudbear}.          {Rock oil}. See {Petroleum}.          {Rock parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), a small Australian parrakeet             ({Euphema petrophila}), which nests in holes among the             rocks of high cliffs. Its general color is yellowish olive             green; a frontal band and the outer edge of the wing             quills are deep blue, and the central tail feathers bluish             green.          {Rock pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), the wild pigeon ({Columba livia})             Of Europe and Asia, from which the domestic pigeon was             derived. See Illust. under {Pigeon}.          {Rock pipit}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Pipit}.          {Rock plover}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The black-bellied, or whistling, plover.             (b) The rock snipe.          {Rock ptarmigan} (Zo[94]l.), an arctic American ptarmigan             ({Lagopus rupestris}), which in winter is white, with the             tail and lores black. In summer the males are grayish             brown, coarsely vermiculated with black, and have black             patches on the back.          {Rock rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), the hyrax. See {Cony}, and {Daman}.                      {Rock ruby} (Min.), a fine reddish variety of garnet.          {Rock salt} (Min.), cloride of sodium (common salt) occuring             in rocklike masses in mines; mineral salt; salt dug from             the earth. In the United States this name is sometimes             given to salt in large crystals, formed by evaporation             from sea water in large basins or cavities.          {Rock seal} (Zo[94]l.), the harbor seal. See {Seal}.          {Rock shell} (Zo[94]l.), any species of Murex, Purpura, and             allied genera.          {Rock snake} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several large pythons;             as, the royal rock snake ({Python regia}) of Africa, and             the rock snake of India ({P. molurus}). The Australian             rock snakes mostly belong to the allied genus {Morelia}.                      {Rock snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the purple sandpiper ({Tringa             maritima}); -- called also {rock bird}, {rock plover},             {winter snipe}.          {Rock soap} (Min.), a kind of clay having a smooth, greasy             feel, and adhering to the tongue.          {Rock sparrow}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of several species of Old World sparrows of                   the genus {Petronia}, as {P. stulla}, of Europe.             (b) A North American sparrow ({Puc[91]a ruficeps}).          {Rock tar}, petroleum.          {Rock thrush} (Zo[94]l.), any Old World thrush of the genus             {Monticola}, or {Petrocossyphus}; as, the European rock             thrush ({M. saxatilis}), and the blue rock thrush of India             ({M. cyaneus}), in which the male is blue throughout.          {Rock tripe} (Bot.), a kind of lichen ({Umbilicaria             Dillenii}) growing on rocks in the northen parts of             America, and forming broad, flat, coriaceous, dark fuscous             or blackish expansions. It has been used as food in cases             of extremity.          {Rock trout} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of marine             food fishes of the genus {Hexagrammus}, family             {Chirad[91]}, native of the North Pacific coasts; --             called also {sea trout}, {boregat}, {bodieron}, and             {starling}.          {Rock warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a small Australian singing bird             ({Origma rubricata}) which frequents rocky ravines and             water courses; -- called also {cataract bird}.          {Rock wren} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of wrens             of the genus {Salpinctes}, native of the arid plains of             Lower California and Mexico.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alert \A*lert"\ ([adot]*l[etil]rt"), a. [F. alerte, earlier [85]       l'erte on the watch, fr. It. all' erta on the watch, prop.       (standing) on a height, where one can look around; erta a       declivity, steep, erto steep, p. p. of ergere, erigere, to       erect, raise, L. erigere. See {Erect}.]       1. Watchful; vigilant; active in vigilance.          2. Brisk; nimble; moving with celerity.                         An alert young fellow.                        --Addison.          Syn: Active; agile; lively; quick; prompt.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alert \A*lert"\, n. (Mil.)       An alarm from a real or threatened attack; a sudden attack;       also, a bugle sound to give warning. [bd]We have had an       alert.[b8] --Farrow.          {On the alert}, on the lookout or watch against attack or             danger; ready to act.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alertly \A*lert"ly\, adv.       In an alert manner; nimbly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alertness \A*lert"ness\, n.       The quality of being alert or on the alert; briskness;       nimbleness; activity.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Candlenut \Can"dle*nut`\, n.       1. The fruit of a euphorbiaceous tree or shrub ({Aleurites             moluccana}), native of some of the Pacific islands. It is             used by the natives as a candle. The oil from the nut (          {candlenut, [or] kekune}, {oil}) has many uses.          2. The tree itself.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Candle \Can"dle\, n. [OE. candel, candel, AS, candel, fr. L.       candela a (white) light made of wax or tallow, fr. cand[89]re       to be white. See {Candid}, and cf. {Chandler}, {Cannel},       {Kindle}.]       1. A slender, cylindrical body of tallow, containing a wick             composed of loosely twisted linen of cotton threads, and             used to furnish light.                         How far that little candle throws his beams! So                      shines a good deed in a naughty world. --Shak.          Note: Candles are usually made by repeatedly dipping the                wicks in the melted tallow, etc. ([bd]dipped                candles[b8]), or by casting or running in a mold.          2. That which gives light; a luminary.                         By these blessed candles of the night. --Shak.          {Candle nut}, the fruit of a euphorbiaceous shrub ({Aleurites             triloba}), a native of some of the Pacific islands; --             socalled because, when dry, it will burn with a bright             flame, and is used by the natives as a candle. The oil has             many uses.          {Candle power} (Photom.), illuminating power, as of a lamp,             or gas flame, reckoned in terms of the light of a standard             candle.          {Electric candle}, A modification of the electric arc lamp,             in which the carbon rods, instead of being placed end to             end, are arranged side by side, and at a distance suitable             for the formation of the arc at the tip; -- called also,             from the name of the inventor, {Jablockoff candle}.          {Excommunication by inch of candle}, a form of             excommunication in which the offender is allowed time to             repent only while a candle burns.          {Not worth the candle}, not worth the cost or trouble.          {Rush candle}, a candle made of the pith of certain rushes,             peeled except on one side, and dipped in grease.          {Sale by inch of candle}, an auction in which persons are             allowed to bid only till a small piece of candle burns             out.          {Standard candle} (Photom.), a special form of candle             employed as a standard in photometric measurements;             usually, a candle of spermaceti so constructed as to burn             at the rate of 120 grains, or 7.8 grams, per hour.          {To curse by bell, book and candle}. See under {Bell}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ready \Read"y\, a. [Compar. {Readier}; superl. {Readiest}.] [AS.       r[aemac]de; akin to D. gereed, bereid, G. bereit, Goth.       gar[a0]ids fixed, arranged, and possibly to E. ride, as       meaning originally, prepared for riding. Cf. {Array}, 1st       {Curry}.]       1. Prepared for what one is about to do or experience;             equipped or supplied with what is needed for some act or             event; prepared for immediate movement or action; as, the             troops are ready to march; ready for the journey. [bd]When             she redy was.[b8] --Chaucer.          2. Fitted or arranged for immediate use; causing no delay for             lack of being prepared or furnished. [bd]Dinner was             ready.[b8] --Fielding.                         My oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things                      are ready: come unto the marriage.      --Matt. xxii.                                                                               4.          3. Prepared in mind or disposition; not reluctant; willing;             free; inclined; disposed.                         I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at                      Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord Jesus. --Acts                                                                               xxi. 13.                         If need be, I am ready to forego And quit. --Milton.          4. Not slow or hesitating; quick in action or perception of             any kind; dexterous; prompt; easy; expert; as, a ready             apprehension; ready wit; a ready writer or workman.             [bd]Ready in devising expedients.[b8] --Macaulay.                         Gurth, whose temper was ready, through surly. --Sir                                                                               W. Scott.          5. Offering itself at once; at hand; opportune; convenient;             near; easy. [bd]The readiest way.[b8] --Milton.                         A sapling pine he wrenched from out the ground, The                      readiest weapon that his fury found.   --Dryden.          6. On the point; about; on the brink; near; -- with a             following infinitive.                         My heart is ready to crack.               --Shak.          7. (Mil.) A word of command, or a position, in the manual of             arms, at which the piece is cocked and held in position to             execute promptly the next command, which is, aim.          {All ready}, ready in every particular; wholly equipped or             prepared. [bd][I] am all redy at your hest.[b8] --Chaucer.          {Ready money}, means of immediate payment; cash. [bd]'Tis all             the ready money fate can give.[b8] --Cowley.          {Ready reckoner}, a book of tables for facilitating             computations, as of interest, prices, etc.          {To make ready}, to make preparation; to get in readiness.          Syn: Prompt; expeditious; speedy; unhesitating; dexterous;                apt; skilful; handy; expert; facile; easy; opportune;                fitted; prepared; disposed; willing; free; cheerful. See                {Prompt}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Already \Al*read"y\, adv. [All (OE. al) + ready.]       Prior to some specified time, either past, present, or       future; by this time; previously. [bd]Joseph was in Egypt       already.[b8] --Exod. i. 5.                   I say unto you, that Elias is come already. --Matt.                                                                               xvii. 12.          Note: It has reference to past time, but may be used for a                future past; as, when you shall arrive, the business                will be already completed, or will have been already                completed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Awlwort \Awl"wort`\, n. [Awl + wort.] (Bot.)       A plant ({Subularia aquatica}), with awl-shaped leaves.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Allardt, TN (city, FIPS 660)       Location: 36.38102 N, 84.88140 W       Population (1990): 609 (258 housing units)       Area: 9.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 38504
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Allerton, IA (city, FIPS 1270)       Location: 40.70819 N, 93.36702 W       Population (1990): 599 (276 housing units)       Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 50008    Allerton, IL (village, FIPS 880)       Location: 39.91527 N, 87.93563 W       Population (1990): 274 (124 housing units)       Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 61810
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Allred, TN       Zip code(s): 38542
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Alorton, IL (village, FIPS 958)       Location: 38.58560 N, 90.11509 W       Population (1990): 2960 (985 housing units)       Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 62207
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
alert          /*'l*rt/ An audible and/or visual message       intended to inform a system's users or administrators about a       change in the operating conditions of that system or about       some kind of error condition.   In a {graphical user       interface}, an alert would typically be displayed as a small       window containing the message and a button to click to dismiss       the window.          (1999-03-29)