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   achievability
         n 1: the state of being achievable [syn: {achievability},
               {attainability}, {attainableness}]

English Dictionary: Ausbauverfahrens by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
achievable
adj
  1. capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do
    Synonym(s): accomplishable, achievable, doable, manageable, realizable
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
agave family
n
  1. chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae
    Synonym(s): Agavaceae, family Agavaceae, agave family, sisal family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
akvavit
n
  1. Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caraway seeds
    Synonym(s): aquavit, akvavit
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
aquaphobia
n
  1. a morbid fear of drowning
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
aquaphobic
adj
  1. abnormally afraid of water [syn: hydrophobic, aquaphobic]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
asp viper
n
  1. of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder
    Synonym(s): asp, asp viper, Vipera aspis
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chip \Chip\, n.
      1. A piece of wood, stone, or other substance, separated by
            an ax, chisel, or cutting instrument.
  
      2. A fragment or piece broken off; a small piece.
  
      3. Wood or Cuban palm leaf split into slips, or straw plaited
            in a special manner, for making hats or bonnets.
  
      4. Anything dried up, withered, or without flavor; -- used
            contemptuously.
  
      5. One of the counters used in poker and other games.
  
      6. (Naut.) The triangular piece of wood attached to the log
            line.
  
      {Buffalo chips}. See under {Buffalo}.
  
      {Chip ax}, a small ax for chipping timber into shape.
  
      {Chip bonnet}, {Chip hat}, a bonnet or a hat made of Chip.
            See {Chip}, n., 3.
  
      {A chip off the old block}, a child who resembles either of
            his parents. [Colloq.] --Milton.
  
      {Potato chips}, {Saratoga chips}, thin slices of raw potato
            fried crisp.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Achievable \A*chiev"a*ble\, a.
      Capable of being achieved. --Barrow.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground rattlesnake} (Zo[94]l.), a small rattlesnake
            ({Caudisona, [or] Sistrurus, miliaria}) of the Southern
            United States, having a small rattle. It has nine large
            scales on its head.
  
      {Rattlesnake fern} (Bot.), a common American fern
            ({Botrychium Virginianum}) having a triangular decompound
            frond and a long-stalked panicle of spore cases rising
            from the middle of the frond.
  
      {Rattlesnake grass} (Bot.), a handsome American grass
            ({Glyceria Canadensis}) with an ample panicle of rather
            large ovate spikelets, each one composed of imbricated
            parts and slightly resembling the rattle of the
            rattlesnake. Sometimes called {quaking grass}.
  
      {Rattlesnake plantain} (Bot.), See under {Plantain}.
  
      {Rattlesnake root} (Bot.), a name given to certain American
            species of the composite genus {Prenanthes} ({P. alba} and
            {P. serpentaria}), formerly asserted to cure the bite of
            the rattlesnake. Calling also {lion's foot}, {gall of the
            earth}, and {white lettuce}.
  
      {Rattlesnake's master} (Bot.)
      (a) A species of Agave ({Agave Virginica}) growing in the
            Southern United States.
      (b) An umbelliferous plant ({Eryngium yucc[91]folium}) with
            large bristly-fringed linear leaves.
      (c) A composite plant, the blazing star ({Liatris
            squarrosa}).
  
      {Rattlesnake weed} (Bot.), a plant of the composite genus
            {Hieracium} ({H. venosum}); -- probably so named from its
            spotted leaves. See also {Snakeroot}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Meal \Meal\, n. [OE. mele, AS. melu, melo; akin to D. meel, G.
      mehl, OHG. melo, Icel. mj[94]l, SW. mj[94]l, Dan. meel, also
      to D. malen to grind, G. mahlen, OHG., OS., & Goth. malan,
      Icel. mala, W. malu, L. molere, Gr. my`lh mill, and E. mill.
      [root]108. Cf. {Mill}, {Mold} soil, {Mole} an animal,
      {Immolate}, {Molar}.]
      1. Grain (esp. maize, rye, or oats) that is coarsely ground
            and unbolted; also, a kind of flour made from beans,
            pease, etc.; sometimes, any flour, esp. if coarse.
  
      2. Any substance that is coarsely pulverized like meal, but
            not granulated.
  
      {Meal beetle} (Zo[94]l.), the adult of the meal worm. See
            {Meal worm}, below.
  
      {Meal moth} (Zo[94]l.), a lepidopterous insect ({Asopia
            farinalis}), the larv[91] of which feed upon meal, flour,
            etc.
  
      {Meal worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of a beetle ({Tenebrio
            molitor}) which infests granaries, bakehouses, etc., and
            is very injurious to flour and meal.
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