Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr.
         n 1: astronaut who made the first United States' suborbital
               rocket-powered flight in 1961 (1923-1998) [syn: {Shepard},
               {Alan Shepard}, {Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr.}]

English Dictionary: all in(p)	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Alan Paton n South African writer (1903-1988) [syn: Paton, {Alan Paton}, Alan Stewart Paton]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
alembic n an obsolete kind of container used for distillation; two retorts connected by a tube
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Alhambra n a fortified Moorish palace built near Granada by Muslim kings in the Middle Ages
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
alien absconder n a fugitive remaining in the United States after an immigration judge has ordered them deported; "the government has categorized more than 320,000 foreigners as alien absconders"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
alienable adj transferable to another owner [ant: inalienable, unalienable]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
all important adj of the greatest importance; "the all-important subject of disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool nerves are of the essence" Synonym(s): all-important(a), all important(p), crucial, essential, of the essence(p)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
all-embracing adj broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers" Synonym(s): across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket(a), broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
all-important adj of the greatest importance; "the all-important subject of disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool nerves are of the essence" Synonym(s): all-important(a), all important(p), crucial, essential, of the essence(p)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Allium fistulosum n Asiatic onion with slender bulbs; used as early green onions Synonym(s): Welsh onion, Japanese leek, Allium fistulosum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Allium neopolitanum n European onion with white flowers [syn: daffodil garlic, flowering onion, Naples garlic, Allium neopolitanum]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Allium paradoxum n leek producing bulbils instead of flowers; Russia and Iran Synonym(s): few-flowered leek, Allium paradoxum
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Allium porrum n plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum Synonym(s): leek, scallion, Allium porrum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Allium vineale n pungent Old World wild onion [syn: crow garlic, {false garlic}, field garlic, stag's garlic, wild garlic, Allium vineale]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
alumbloom n any of several herbs of the genus Heuchera [syn: alumroot, alumbloom]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shad \Shad\ (sh[acr]d), n. sing. & pl. [AS. sceadda a kind of       fish, akin to Prov. G. schade; cf. Ir. & Gael. sgadan a       herring, W. ysgadan herrings; all perhaps akin to E. skate a       fish.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of several species of food fishes of the Herring       family. The American species ({Clupea sapidissima}), which is       abundant on the Atlantic coast and ascends the larger rivers       in spring to spawn, is an important market fish. The European       allice shad, or alose ({C. alosa}), and the twaite shad. ({C.       finta}), are less important species. [Written also {chad}.]          Note: The name is loosely applied, also, to several other                fishes, as the gizzard shad (see under {Gizzard}),                called also {mud shad}, {white-eyed shad}, and {winter                shad}.          {Hardboaded}, [or] {Yellow-tailed}, {shad}, the menhaden.          {Hickory}, [or] {Tailor}, {shad}, the mattowacca.          {Long-boned shad}, one of several species of important food             fishes of the Bermudas and the West Indies, of the genus             {Gerres}.          {Shad bush} (Bot.), a name given to the North American shrubs             or small trees of the rosaceous genus {Amelanchier} ({A.             Canadensis}, and {A. alnifolia}) Their white racemose             blossoms open in April or May, when the shad appear, and             the edible berries (pomes) ripen in June or July, whence             they are called Juneberries. The plant is also called             {service tree}, and {Juneberry}.          {Shad frog}, an American spotted frog ({Rana halecina}); --             so called because it usually appears at the time when the             shad begin to run in the rivers.          {Trout shad}, the squeteague.          {White shad}, the common shad.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elemi \El"e*mi\, n. [Cf. F. [82]lemi, It. elemi, Sp. elemi; of       American or Oriental. origin.]       A fragrant gum resin obtained chiefly from tropical trees of       the genera {Amyris} and {Canarium}. {A. elemifera} yields       Mexican elemi; {C. commune}, the Manila elemi. It is used in       the manufacture of varnishes, also in ointments and plasters.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alembic \A*lem"bic\ ([adot]*l[ecr]m"b[icr]k), n. [F. alambic       (cf. Sp. alambique), Ar. al-anb[c6]q, fr. Gr. 'a`mbix cup,       cap of a still. The cap or head was the alembic proper. Cf.       {Limbec}.]       An apparatus formerly used in distillation, usually made of       glass or metal. It has mostly given place to the retort and       worm still.          Note: Used also metaphorically.                            The alembic of a great poet's imagination.                                                                               --Brimley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alembroth \A*lem"broth\ (-br[ocr]th), n. [Origin uncertain.]       The {salt of wisdom} of the alchemists, a double salt       composed of the chlorides of ammonium and mercury. It was       formerly used as a stimulant. --Brande & C.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alhambra \Al*ham"bra\, n. [Ultimately fr. Ar. al the + hamr[be]       red; i. e., the red (sc. house).]       The palace of the Moorish kings at Granada.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alhambraic \Al`ham*bra"ic\, Alhambresque \Al`ham*bresque"\ (?;       277), a.       Made or decorated after the fanciful style of the       ornamentation in the Alhambra, which affords an unusually       fine exhibition of Saracenic or Arabesque architecture.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alhambraic \Al`ham*bra"ic\, Alhambresque \Al`ham*bresque"\ (?;       277), a.       Made or decorated after the fanciful style of the       ornamentation in the Alhambra, which affords an unusually       fine exhibition of Saracenic or Arabesque architecture.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Priory \Pri"o*ry\, n.; pl. {Priories}. [Cf. LL. prioria. See       {Prior}, n.]       A religious house presided over by a prior or prioress; --       sometimes an offshoot of, an subordinate to, an abbey, and       called also {cell}, and {obedience}. See {Cell}, 2.          Note: Of such houses there were two sorts: one where the                prior was chosen by the inmates, and governed as                independently as an abbot in an abbey; the other where                the priory was subordinate to an abbey, and the prior                was placed or displaced at the will of the abbot.          {Alien priory}, a small religious house dependent on a large             monastery in some other country.          Syn: See {Cloister}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alienability \Al`ien*a*bil"i*ty\, n.       Capability of being alienated. [bd]The alienability of the       domain.[b8] --Burke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alienable \Al"ien*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. ali[82]nable.]       Capable of being alienated, sold, or transferred to another;       as, land is alienable according to the laws of the state.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Welsh \Welsh\, a. [AS. w[91]lisc, welisc, from wealh a stranger,       foreigner, not of Saxon origin, a Welshman, a Celt, Gael;       akin to OHG. walh, whence G. w[84]lsch or welsch, Celtic,       Welsh, Italian, French, Foreign, strange, OHG. walhisc; from       the name of a Celtic tribe. See {Walnut}.]       Of or pertaining to Wales, or its inhabitants. [Sometimes       written also {Welch}.]          {Welsh flannel}, a fine kind of flannel made from the fleece             of the flocks of the Welsh mountains, and largely             manufactured by hand.          {Welsh glaive}, [or] {Welsh hook}, a weapon of war used in             former times by the Welsh, commonly regarded as a kind of             poleax. --Fairholt. --Craig.          {Welsh mortgage} (O. Eng. Law), a species of mortgage, being             a conveyance of an estate, redeemable at any time on             payment of the principal, with an understanding that the             profits in the mean time shall be received by the             mortgagee without account, in satisfaction of interest.             --Burrill.          {Welsh mutton}, a choice and delicate kind of mutton obtained             from a breed of small sheep in Wales.          {Welsh onion} (Bot.), a kind of onion ({Allium fistulosum})             having hollow inflated stalks and leaves, but scarcely any             bulb, a native of Siberia. It is said to have been             introduced from Germany, and is supposed to have derived             its name from the German term w[84]lsch foreign.          {Welsh parsley}, hemp, or halters made from hemp. [Obs. &             Jocular] --J. Fletcher.          {Welsh rabbit}. See under {Rabbit}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cibol \Cib"ol\, n. [F. ciboule, LL. cepula, cepola, dim. of L.       cepa, caepa, caepe, an onion. Cf. {Chibbal}, {Cives}.]       A perennial alliaceous plant ({Allium fistulosum}), sometimes       called Welsh onion. Its fistular leaves areused in cookery.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tree \Tree\ (tr[emac]), n. [OE. tree, tre, treo, AS. tre[a2],       tre[a2]w, tree, wood; akin to OFries. tr[emac], OS. treo,       trio, Icel. tr[emac], Dan. tr[91], Sw. tr[84], tr[84]d, Goth.       triu, Russ. drevo, W. derw an oak, Ir. darag, darog, Gr.       dry^s a tree, oak, do`ry a beam, spear shaft, spear, Skr. dru       tree, wood, d[be]ru wood. [root]63, 241. Cf. {Dryad},       {Germander}, {Tar}, n., {Trough}.]       1. (Bot.) Any perennial woody plant of considerable size             (usually over twenty feet high) and growing with a single             trunk.          Note: The kind of tree referred to, in any particular case,                is often indicated by a modifying word; as forest tree,                fruit tree, palm tree, apple tree, pear tree, etc.          2. Something constructed in the form of, or considered as             resembling, a tree, consisting of a stem, or stock, and             branches; as, a genealogical tree.          3. A piece of timber, or something commonly made of timber;             -- used in composition, as in axletree, boottree,             chesstree, crosstree, whiffletree, and the like.          4. A cross or gallows; as Tyburn tree.                         [Jesus] whom they slew and hanged on a tree. --Acts                                                                               x. 39.          5. Wood; timber. [Obs.] --Chaucer.                         In a great house ben not only vessels of gold and of                      silver but also of tree and of earth. --Wyclif (2                                                                               Tim. ii. 20).          6. (Chem.) A mass of crystals, aggregated in arborescent             forms, obtained by precipitation of a metal from solution.             See {Lead tree}, under {Lead}.          {Tree bear} (Zo[94]l.), the raccoon. [Local, U. S.]          {Tree beetle} (Zo[94]l.) any one of numerous species of             beetles which feed on the leaves of trees and shrubs, as             the May beetles, the rose beetle, the rose chafer, and the             goldsmith beetle.          {Tree bug} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             hemipterous insects which live upon, and suck the sap of,             trees and shrubs. They belong to {Arma}, {Pentatoma},             {Rhaphigaster}, and allied genera.          {Tree cat} (Zool.), the common paradoxure ({Paradoxurus             musang}).          {Tree clover} (Bot.), a tall kind of melilot ({Melilotus             alba}). See {Melilot}.          {Tree crab} (Zo[94]l.), the purse crab. See under {Purse}.          {Tree creeper} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             arboreal creepers belonging to {Certhia}, {Climacteris},             and allied genera. See {Creeper}, 3.          {Tree cricket} (Zo[94]l.), a nearly white arboreal American             cricket ({Ecanthus niv[oe]us}) which is noted for its loud             stridulation; -- called also {white cricket}.          {Tree crow} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old             World crows belonging to {Crypsirhina} and allied genera,             intermediate between the true crows and the jays. The tail             is long, and the bill is curved and without a tooth.          {Tree dove} (Zo[94]l.) any one of several species of East             Indian and Asiatic doves belonging to {Macropygia} and             allied genera. They have long and broad tails, are chiefly             arboreal in their habits, and feed mainly on fruit.          {Tree duck} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of ducks             belonging to {Dendrocygna} and allied genera. These ducks             have a long and slender neck and a long hind toe. They are             arboreal in their habits, and are found in the tropical             parts of America, Africa, Asia, and Australia.          {Tree fern} (Bot.), an arborescent fern having a straight             trunk, sometimes twenty or twenty-five feet high, or even             higher, and bearing a cluster of fronds at the top. Most             of the existing species are tropical.          {Tree fish} (Zo[94]l.), a California market fish             ({Sebastichthys serriceps}).          {Tree frog}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Same as {Tree toad}.             (b) Any one of numerous species of Old World frogs                   belonging to {Chiromantis}, {Rhacophorus}, and allied                   genera of the family {Ranid[91]}. Their toes are                   furnished with suckers for adhesion. The flying frog                   (see under {Flying}) is an example.          {Tree goose} (Zo[94]l.), the bernicle goose.          {Tree hopper} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             small leaping hemipterous insects which live chiefly on             the branches and twigs of trees, and injure them by             sucking the sap. Many of them are very odd in shape, the             prothorax being often prolonged upward or forward in the             form of a spine or crest.          {Tree jobber} (Zo[94]l.), a woodpecker. [Obs.]          {Tree kangaroo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Kangaroo}.          {Tree lark} (Zo[94]l.), the tree pipit. [Prov. Eng.]          {Tree lizard} (Zo[94]l.), any one of a group of Old World             arboreal lizards ({Dendrosauria}) comprising the             chameleons.          {Tree lobster}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Tree crab}, above.          {Tree louse} (Zo[94]l.), any aphid; a plant louse.          {Tree moss}. (Bot.)             (a) Any moss or lichen growing on trees.             (b) Any species of moss in the form of a miniature tree.                            {Tree mouse} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             African mice of the subfamily {Dendromyin[91]}. They have             long claws and habitually live in trees.          {Tree nymph}, a wood nymph. See {Dryad}.          {Tree of a saddle}, a saddle frame.          {Tree of heaven} (Bot.), an ornamental tree ({Ailantus             glandulosus}) having long, handsome pinnate leaves, and             greenish flowers of a disagreeable odor.          {Tree of life} (Bot.), a tree of the genus Thuja; arbor             vit[91].          {Tree onion} (Bot.), a species of garlic ({Allium             proliferum}) which produces bulbs in place of flowers, or             among its flowers.          {Tree oyster} (Zo[94]l.), a small American oyster ({Ostrea             folium}) which adheres to the roots of the mangrove tree;             -- called also {raccoon oyster}.          {Tree pie} (Zo[94]l.), any species of Asiatic birds of the             genus {Dendrocitta}. The tree pies are allied to the             magpie.          {Tree pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             longwinged arboreal pigeons native of Asia, Africa, and             Australia, and belonging to {Megaloprepia}, {Carpophaga},             and allied genera.          {Tree pipit}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Pipit}.          {Tree porcupine} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             Central and South American arboreal porcupines belonging             to the genera {Ch[91]tomys} and {Sphingurus}. They have an             elongated and somewhat prehensile tail, only four toes on             the hind feet, and a body covered with short spines mixed             with bristles. One South American species ({S. villosus})             is called also {couiy}; another ({S. prehensilis}) is             called also {c[oe]ndou}.          {Tree rat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large             ratlike West Indian rodents belonging to the genera             {Capromys} and {Plagiodon}. They are allied to the             porcupines.          {Tree serpent} (Zo[94]l.), a tree snake.          {Tree shrike} (Zo[94]l.), a bush shrike.          {Tree snake} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             snakes of the genus {Dendrophis}. They live chiefly among             the branches of trees, and are not venomous.          {Tree sorrel} (Bot.), a kind of sorrel ({Rumex Lunaria})             which attains the stature of a small tree, and bears             greenish flowers. It is found in the Canary Islands and             Teneriffe.          {Tree sparrow} (Zo[94]l.) any one of several species of small             arboreal sparrows, especially the American tree sparrow             ({Spizella monticola}), and the common European species             ({Passer montanus}).          {Tree swallow} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             swallows of the genus {Hylochelidon} which lay their eggs             in holes in dead trees. They inhabit Australia and             adjacent regions. Called also {martin} in Australia.          {Tree swift} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of swifts             of the genus {Dendrochelidon} which inhabit the East             Indies and Southern Asia.          {Tree tiger} (Zo[94]l.), a leopard.          {Tree toad} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             amphibians belonging to {Hyla} and allied genera of the             family {Hylid[91]}. They are related to the common frogs             and toads, but have the tips of the toes expanded into             suckers by means of which they cling to the bark and             leaves of trees. Only one species ({Hyla arborea}) is             found in Europe, but numerous species occur in America and             Australia. The common tree toad of the Northern United             States ({H. versicolor}) is noted for the facility with             which it changes its colors. Called also {tree frog}. See             also {Piping frog}, under {Piping}, and {Cricket frog},             under {Cricket}.          {Tree warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             arboreal warblers belonging to {Phylloscopus} and allied             genera.          {Tree wool} (Bot.), a fine fiber obtained from the leaves of             pine trees.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Illuminati \[d8]Il*lu`mi*na"ti\, n. pl. [L. illuminatus. See       {Illuminate}, v. t., and cf. {Illuminee}.]       Literally, those who are enlightened; -- variously applied as       follows:          1. (Eccl.) Persons in the early church who had received             baptism; in which ceremony a lighted taper was given them,             as a symbol of the spiritual illumination they has             received by that sacrament.          2. (Eccl. Hist.) Members of a sect which sprung up in Spain             about the year 1575. Their principal doctrine was, that,             by means of prayer, they had attained to so perfect a             state as to have no need of ordinances, sacraments, good             works, etc.; -- called also {Alumbrados},             {Perfectibilists}, etc.          3. (Mod. Hist.) Members of certain associations in Modern             Europe, who combined to promote social reforms, by which             they expected to raise men and society to perfection, esp.             of one originated in 1776 by Adam Weishaupt, professor of             canon law at Ingolstadt, which spread rapidly for a time,             but ceased after a few years.          4. Also applied to:             (a) An obscure sect of French Familists;             (b) The Hesychasts, Mystics, and Quietists;             (c) The Rosicrucians.          5. Any persons who profess special spiritual or intellectual             enlightenment.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Alhambra, CA (city, FIPS 884)       Location: 34.08400 N, 118.13467 W       Population (1990): 82106 (29604 housing units)       Area: 19.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 91801, 91803    Alhambra, IL (village, FIPS 737)       Location: 38.88755 N, 89.73500 W       Population (1990): 709 (226 housing units)       Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 62001
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Allen Parish, LA (parish, FIPS 3)       Location: 30.65581 N, 92.82795 W       Population (1990): 21226 (8275 housing units)       Area: 1980.3 sq km (land), 3.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Allen Park, MI (city, FIPS 1380)       Location: 42.25960 N, 83.21044 W       Population (1990): 31092 (12233 housing units)       Area: 18.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 48101
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Allenport, PA (borough, FIPS 988)       Location: 40.09087 N, 79.85692 W       Population (1990): 595 (276 housing units)       Area: 5.3 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 15412
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Allenville, IL (village, FIPS 867)       Location: 39.55794 N, 88.53835 W       Population (1990): 166 (68 housing units)       Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Allenville, MO (village, FIPS 748)       Location: 37.22156 N, 89.75494 W       Population (1990): 69 (31 housing units)       Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Alum Bank, PA       Zip code(s): 15521
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Alum Bridge, WV       Zip code(s): 26321
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Alan F. Shugart          The man who founded {Shugart Associates} and later       co-founded {Seagate Technology}.   Alan Shugart left Shugart       Associates in 1974 [did he quit or was he fired?] and took a       break from the disk-drive business.   In 1979, he and {Finis       Conner} founded a new company that at first was called Shugart       Technology and later {Seagate Technology}.          (2000-02-09)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Allon-bachuth       oak of weeping, a tree near Bethel, at the spot where Deborah,       Rebekah's nurse, was buried (Gen. 35:8). Large trees, from their       rarity in the plains of Palestine, were frequently designated as       landmarks. This particular tree was probably the same as the       "palm tree of Deborah" (Judg. 4:5).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Allon-bachuth, the oak of weeping