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noun
noun
- An associate; a fellow of an academy, etc.
- (historical) Any of the autonomous tribes and city states of the Italian Peninsula in permanent military alliance with the Roman Republic until the Social War of 91–88 BC.
- (sociology) According to Gilles Deleuze, a social body that takes credit for production.
verb
adj
- (taxation) Increasing in rate with the taxable base.
- Having a university degree; having completed training.
- Marked with graduations.
- Arranged by grade, level, or degree.
- (ornithology) Of a tail, having successively longer feathers towards the middle.
- marked with or divided into degrees
- taking place by degrees
noun
- the honorary or titular head of a university
- the British cabinet minister responsible for finance
- the person who is head of government (in several countries)
- (UK politics) Ellipsis of Chancellor of the Exchequer.
- (Scots law) The foreman of a jury.
- The head of the government in some German-speaking countries.
- (education) The head of a university, sometimes purely ceremonial.
- (US, law) The chief judge of a court of chancery (that is, one exercising equity jurisdiction).
- A senior secretary or official with administrative or legal duties, sometimes in charge of some area of government such as finance or justice.
- (chess) A fairy chess piece which combines the moves of the rook and the knight.
- (Christianity) A senior record keeper of a cathedral; a senior legal officer for a bishop or diocese in charge of hearing cases involving ecclesiastical law.
noun
adj
noun
- someone elected to honorary membership in an academy
- a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
- an educator who works at a college or university
- A member or follower of an academy, or society for promoting science, art, or literature, such as the French Academy, or the Royal Academy of Arts.
- (now chiefly US) A member (especially a senior one) of the faculty at a college or university; an academic.
adj
- Of or pertaining to a fraternity.
- Platonic or friendly.
- (genetics) Of twins or embryos, produced from two different eggs and sperm, and genetically distinct.
- Of or pertaining to a brother or brothers.
- like or characteristic of or befitting a brother
- (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova
- of or relating to a fraternity or society of usually men
noun
noun
- an annual school or university reunion for graduates
- a coming to or returning home
- The act or event of returning home.
- (Canada, US, also attributive) In high schools and colleges, a tradition centered around a football game, a parade and the coronation of a Homecoming Queen.
- Ellipsis of harvest homecoming, a traditional (street) party and/or dance near the start of the school year, at around fall mid-terms. It traditionally marks the start of harvest break, where students go home in autumn to harvest the crops on the family farms.
noun
- An original faculty or endowment.
- A fundamental essence, particularly one producing a given quality.
- A fundamental assumption or guiding belief.
- (sometimes pluralized) Moral rule or aspect.
- A source, or origin; that from which anything proceeds; fundamental substance or energy; primordial substance; ultimate element, or cause.
- (physics) A rule or law of nature, or the basic idea on how the laws of nature are applied.
- Misspelling of principal.
- A chemical compound within plant or animal tissue that is characteristic of it and more or less peculiar to it, such that it defines the character of that tissue from a human viewpoint (as for example nicotine in tobacco).
- A rule used to choose among solutions to a problem.
- a basic truth or law or assumption
- (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)
- a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system
- a rule or standard especially of good behavior
- rule of personal conduct
- a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
verb
noun
- An honorary title bestowed by a college or university upon a distinguished person (often an alumna or alumnus).
- Originally, one of a group of academics who make up a college or similar educational institution; now, a senior member of a college or similar educational institution involved in teaching, research, and management of the institution.
- (chiefly in the plural) An animal which is a member of a breed or species, or a flock, herd, etc.
- (chiefly British) A scholar appointed to a fellowship, that is, a paid academic position held for a certain period which usually requires the scholar to conduct research.
- A (senior) member of a learned or professional society.
- Usually qualified by an adjective or used in the plural: an individual or person regardless of gender.
- (informal) A male person; a bloke, a chap, a guy, a man; also, preceded by a modifying word, sometimes with a sense of mild reproach: used as a familiar term of address to a man.
- (chiefly in the negative) A person with abilities, achievements, skills, etc., equal to those of another person; a thing with characteristics, worth, etc., equal to those of another thing.
- (US) A senior researcher or technician in a corporation, especially one engaged in research and development.
- (Canada, US) A physician undergoing a fellowship (supervised subspecialty medical training) after having completed a residency (specialty training program).
- (specifically, British, historical) A senior member of an Inn of Court.
- (US) A member of a college or university who manages its business interests.
- (chiefly in the plural) An object which is associated with another object; especially, as part of a set.
- (chiefly in the plural, also figuratively) A companion; a comrade.
- (also attributively) A person or thing comparable in characteristics with another person or thing; especially, as belonging to the same class or group.
- (chiefly in the plural) One in the same condition, or situation of need, as another.
- (by extension, often humorous or ironic) An animal or object.
- a man who is the lover of a man or woman
- one of a pair
- a person who is member of one's class or profession
- a friend who is frequently in the company of another
- a boy or man
- a member of a learned society
- an informal form of address for a man
noun
- someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
- people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity
- someone new to a field or activity
- A new member of an organization.
- One who is oriented in and familiar with a topic or subject; especially, one who is an expert in it.
- One who has been through a ceremony of initiation.
verb
- take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of
- bring up a topic for discussion
- accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite
- bring into being
- set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for
- (intransitive) To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative.
- (transitive) To instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce.
- (transitive) To confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies.
- (transitive) To begin; to start.
noun
- someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
- A learned person in India; someone with knowledge of Sanskrit, philosophy, religion and law; a Hindu scholar.
- An expert in a particular field, especially as called upon to provide comment or opinion in the media; a commentator, a critic.
- (historical) A native surveyor in British India, trained to carry out clandestine surveillance beyond British borders.
noun
- someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
- A person who is considered eminent because of their achievements.
- A person of learning, especially one who is versed in literature or science.
- A person with or without significant mental disabilities who is very gifted in one area of activity, such as playing the piano or mental arithmetic.
adj
- Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning, or a scholarly society or organization.
- Having a love of or aptitude for learning.
- Having little practical use or value, as by being overly detailed and unengaging, or by being theoretical and speculative with no practical importance.
- Subscribing to the architectural standards of Vitruvius.
- So scholarly as to be unaware of the outside world; lacking in worldliness; inexperienced in practical matters.
- In particular: relating to literary, classical, or artistic studies like the humanities, rather than to technical or vocational studies like engineering or welding.
- (art) Conforming to set rules and traditions; conventional; formalistic.
- Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato.
- associated with academia or an academy
- hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result
- marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
noun
- A member of the Academy; an academician.
- (plural only) Academic dress; academicals.
- A senior member of an academy, college, or university; a person who attends an academy; a person engaged in scholarly pursuits; one who is academic in practice.
- (plural only) Academic studies.
- (usually capitalized) A follower of Plato, a Platonist.
- an educator who works at a college or university
name
- Initialism of Career College Association.
- Initialism of Centre for Contemporary Arts.
- Initialism of California Culinary Academy.
- Initialism of Coca-Cola Amatil.
- Initialism of Canadian Construction Association.
- Initialism of Call Centre Association.
- Initialism of Caribbean Contemporary Arts.
- Initialism of Canadian Cartographic Association.
- Initialism of Calgary Construction Association.
- Initialism of C Code Analyzer.
- Initialism of Colon Cancer Alliance.
- Initialism of Computer Corporation of America, a computing company founded in 1965 and acquired in 2010 by Rocket Software.
- Initialism of Computability and Complexity in Analysis, a book.
- Initialism of Center for Computational Aesthetics.
- Initialism of Conference of Consulting Actuaries.
- Initialism of Canadian Conference of the Arts, discontinued in 2012.
- Initialism of Centre for Creative Arts.
- Initialism of Corrections Corp of America.
- Initialism of Canadian Cat Association.
- Initialism of Canadian Council of Archives.
- Initialism of Coastal Conservation Association.
- Initialism of Canadian Chiropractic Association.
- Initialism of Common Component Architecture.
- (Australia) Initialism of Commonwealth Copyright Administration.
- Initialism of Chandigarh College of Architecture.
- Initialism of Continental Chess Association.
- Initialism of Centre for Corporate Accountability, closed down in 2009.
- Initialism of Christian Conference of Asia.
- Initialism of California College of the Arts.
- Initialism of Corporate Council on Africa.
- Initialism of Canadian Cycling Association, former name of Cycling Canada Cyclisme.
noun
- Initialism of certified cropadvisor.
- Initialism of consumer and corporate affairs.
- Initialism of congenital contractural arachnodactyly.
- Initialism of controller of certifying/certification authorities.
- Initialism of customer care assistant.
- Initialism of cold cranking amperes.
- Initialism of chromated copper arsenate.
- (computing) Initialism of continuous configuration automation.
- (anatomy) Initialism of common carotid artery.
- (military, aviation) Initialism of collaborative combat aircraft: a combat drone wingman
- (Singapore, education) Initialism of cocurricular activity.
- Initialism of clear channel assessment.
- Initialism of Citrix certified administrator.
noun
- a local branch of some fraternity or association
- a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
- a series of related events forming an episode
- an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church
- any distinct period in history or in a person's life
- An organized branch of some society or fraternity, such as the Freemasons.
- An administrative division of an organization, usually local to a specific area.
- A sequence (of events), especially when presumed related and likely to continue.
- A bishop's council.
- An assembly of monks, prebendaries and/or other clergymen connected with a cathedral, conventual or collegiate church, or of a diocese, usually presided over by the dean.
- (Roman Catholicism) A prescribed reading at one of the canonical hours.
- A community of canons or canonesses.
- A section of a work, a collection of works, or fragments of works, often manuscripts or transcriptions, created by scholars or advocates, not the original authors, to aid in finding portions of the texts.
- A chapter house
- One of the main sections into which a published work is divided, especially a book.
- A meeting of a chapter of certain organized societies or orders.
verb
noun
- A member of a curatorium, a board for electing university professors, etc.
- A person who manages, administers or organizes a collection, either independently or employed by a museum, library, archive or zoo.
- (cricket) A groundsman who looks after a cricket field.
- A person or entity who controls, manages, or oversees another.
- One appointed to act as guardian of the estate of a person not legally competent to manage it, or of an absentee; a trustee.
- the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library)
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name
noun
- (university slang) A regulated period of recruitment in fraternities and sororities.
- (croquet) A roquet in which the object ball is sent to a particular location on the lawn.
- (contact sports) The act of running at another player to block or disrupt play.
- A rapid, noisy flow.
- General haste.
- Any of several stiff plants of the genus Juncus, or the family Juncaceae, having hollow or pithy stems and small flowers, and often growing in marshes or near water.
- (military, video games) A sudden attack; an onslaught.
- A wick.
- The merest trifle; a straw.
- The stem of such plants used in making baskets, mats, the seats of chairs, etc.
- A surge.
- A sudden, brief exhilaration, for instance the pleasurable sensation produced by a stimulant.
- A sudden forward motion.
- (university slang) A person attempting to join a fraternity or sorority as part of a rush.
- (video games) The strategy of attacking an opponent with a large swarm of weak units, rather than spending time developing their abilities.
- grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems
- a sudden forceful flow
- a sudden burst of activity
- (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
- the swift release of a store of affective force
- the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
adj
verb
- (transitive or intransitive, university slang) To attempt to join a fraternity or sorority, often involving a hazing or initiation process.
- (intransitive) To flow or move forward rapidly or noisily.
- (transitive) To cause to move or act with unusual haste.
- (intransitive, music) To play at a faster tempo than one is supposed to or than the other musicians one is playing with, or to inadvertently gradually increase tempo while one is playing.
- (transitive or intransitive, contact sports) To run directly at another player in order to block or disrupt play.
- (video games, slang, transitive) To attack (an opponent) with a large swarm of units.
- (intransitive, soccer) To dribble rapidly.
- (transitive or intransitive, croquet) To roquet an object ball to a particular location on the lawn.
- (transitive) To transport or carry quickly.
- (transitive or intransitive) To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully.
- (transitive, military) To swiftly attack without warning.
- (intransitive, military, video games) To make a swift or sudden attack.
- act at high speed
- move hurridly
- run with the ball, in football
- cause to occur rapidly
- attack suddenly
- urge to an unnatural speed
- cause to move fast or to rush or race
noun
- A member or alumnus of the University of Exeter.
- A native or inhabitant of the city of Exeter, England.
- A current or past student of Exeter School, England.
- A current or past student of Phillips Exeter Academy, USA.
- A native or inhabitant of the town of Exeter, New Hampshire, USA.
- (Oxford University) A member or alumnus of Exeter College, Oxford.
- A native or inhabitant of the former Village of Exeter, in Green County, Wisconsin, USA.
adj
noun
- someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
- (US, slang) A pianist in a saloon, brothel, etc.
- The most senior rank for an academic at a university or similar institution.
- The puppeteer who performs a Punch and Judy show; a Punchman.
- (US, Philippines, informal) A teacher or faculty member at a college or university regardless of formal rank.
adj
- Of or relating to a college or its students; collegiate.
- Of, relating to, or ruled by colleagues.
- Possessing adherence to the ethos, standards and conduct that govern behavior among colleagues within a given organization or profession.
- (Roman Catholicism) Ruled by bishops having equal power.
- of or resembling or typical of a college or college students
- characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues
noun
- (education) A distinguished professorship at a university.
- (music) The seating position of a particular musician in an orchestra.
- The seat or office of a person in authority, such as a judge or bishop.
- (rail transport) A cast-iron component used on railways to support bullhead rails and secure them to the sleepers.
- (informal, with the) Ellipsis of electric chair (“device used for performing execution”).
- An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person.
- (organic chemistry, physical chemistry) One of two possible conformers of cyclohexane rings (the other being boat), shaped roughly like a chair.
- A vehicle for one person; either a sedan borne upon poles, or a two-wheeled carriage drawn by one horse; a gig.
- (usually with definite article) The post or position of chairperson.
- An assigned position in a beauty salon or barbershop.
- (often with definite article, also written Chair) Clipping of chairperson.
- a seat for one person, with a support for the back
- the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
- the position of professor
- a particular seat in an orchestra
- an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person
verb
- (transitive, Wales, UK) To award a chair to (a winning poet) at a Welsh eisteddfod.
- (transitive) To act as chairperson at; to preside over.
- (transitive) To carry in a seated position upon one's shoulders, especially in celebration or victory.
- preside over
- act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university
noun
- Initialism of academic adviser.
- Initialism of affirmative action.
- (pathology) Initialism of alopecia areata.
- (chemistry) Initialism of antioxidant activity.
- (chemistry) Initialism of atomic absorption.
- (insurance) Initialism of appointed actuary.
- Initialism of approximate absolute.
- (pathology) Initialism of aplastic anemia.
- Initialism of airman apprentice.
- (finance) Initialism of account aggregator.
- (politics) Initialism of Association Agreement: a treaty between the European Union, its member states and a non-EU country that creates a framework for cooperation between them.
- (organic chemistry, medicine) Initialism of amyloid A.
- (optics) Initialism of angular aperture.
- (psychology) Initialism of achievement age.
- (biochemistry, medicine) Initialism of antiandrogen.
- (pathology) Initialism of aortic aneurysm.
- Initialism of Asian American.
- (statistics) Initialism of arithmetic average.
- Initialism of adoption agency.
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of ascorbic acid.
- (anatomy) Initialism of aortic arch.
- Initialism of athletic association.
- Initialism of African-American.
- (seduction community) Initialism of approach anxiety.
- (education) Initialism of Associate in Arts or Associate of Arts.
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of acetic acid.
- Initialism of air armament.
- (medicine) Initialism of arytenoid adduction.
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of amino acid.
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of acrylic acid.
- Initialism of appropriate authority.
- Initialism of acting appointment.
- (chemistry, engineering) Initialism of activated alumina.
- Initialism of aircraft artificer.
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of asymmetric aminohydroxylation.
- (medicine) Initialism of arterial aneurysm.
- (pathology) Initialism of acute appendicitis.
- (military) Initialism of avenue of approach.
- (UK, pensions) Initialism of annual allowance.
- (military) Initialism of anti-aircraft.
- Initialism of absolute alcohol.
- (Hong Kong) Initialism of agent assistant; an assistant of a real estate agent.
- Initialism of associate administrator.
- (anatomy) Initialism of abdominal aorta.
- Initialism of armament artificer.
- (chiefly US, politics) Initialism of administrative assistant.
- An AA battery (energy-storage device).
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of arachidonic acid.
- Initialism of aircraft apprentice.
- (computer graphics) Initialism of antialiasing.
- (biochemistry) Initialism of adrenal androgen.
- (immunology) Initialism of anti-antibody.
- (gymnastics) Abbreviation of all-around.
- A member of Alcoholics Anonymous.
- Initialism of aviation annex.
- (finance) Initialism of against actual.
- (military) Initialism of assembly area.
- (broadcasting) Initialism of average audience.
- Initialism of assistant adjutant.
- (pathology) Initialism of anaplastic astrocytoma.
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of aminoacyl.
- (healthcare) Initialism of anesthesiologist assistant.
- Initialism of author's alteration.
- (medicine) Initialism of anastomotic aneurysm.
- (British English, law) Initialism of appropriate adult.
- (anatomy) Initialism of ascending aorta.
- Initialism of air attaché.
- (biochemistry) Initialism of acetaldehyde adduct.
- (aviation) Initialism of absolute altitude.
- (pathology) Initialism of allergic asthma.
- Initialism of Asian-African.
- (healthcare) Initialism of anesthesia assistant.
- an international organization that provides a support group for persons trying to overcome alcoholism
- an associate degree in arts
adj
name
- Initialism of Acta Astronautica: a scientific journal founded in 1955, covering fields related to the peaceful scientific exploration of space.
- Initialism of Air Almanac, a publication.
- Initialism of Anna's Archive.
- (UK, automotive) Initialism of The Automobile Association: a British motoring association founded in 1905.
- Initialism of The Aluminum Association: a trade association for the aluminum production, fabrication and recycling industries.
- Initialism of Arlington Annex.
- Initialism of Army Act.
- Initialism of Alcoholics Anonymous: a self-supporting organization of alcoholic people.
- Initialism of Alzheimer's Association: an American volunteer health organization focusing on care, support and research for Alzheimer's disease.
- (US, rail transport) Initialism of Ann Arbor Railroad.
- (aviation) Initialism of American Airlines: a major American airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.
- (physics) Initialism of Antiproton Accumulator: an infrastructure connected to the Proton–Antiproton Collider at CERN.
- Initialism of Addicts Anonymous.
- (US, baseball) Double-A: the second-highest level of play in Minor League Baseball after Triple-A (AAA).
- Initialism of Al Ain.
- Initialism of American Anthropologist: the flagship journal of the American Anthropological Association, founded in 1888.
- (aviation) Initialism of Ansett Australia or Ansett Airways.
- Initialism of Academy Awards: a recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements, given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- (US, historical, baseball) Initialism of American Association: an American minor league baseball league from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997.
- (US, historical) Initialism of Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers.
- (stock ticker symbol) Abbreviation of Alcoa.
- (US, military) USPS military code of Armed Forces – Americas.
- (occult) Alternative form of A∴A∴.
- Initialism of Aluminum America, a corporation.
- (aviation) Initialism of Aerolíneas Argentinas.
verb
adj
noun
- A graduated (marked) cup or other container, thus fit for measuring.
- (Philippines) A person who is recognized as having completed any level of education.
- A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.
- (US, Canada) A person who is recognized by a high school as having completed the requirements of a course of study at the school.
- a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts
- a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
verb
- (transitive) To certify (a student) as having earned a degree
- (intransitive, Japanese entertainment) Of an idol: to exit a group; or of a virtual YouTuber, to leave a management agency; usually accompanied with "graduation ceremony" send-offs, increased focus on the leaving member, and the like.
- (intransitive) To change gradually.
- (transitive, proscribed) To be certified as having earned a degree from; to graduate from (an institution).
- (transitive, software engineering) To approve (a feature) for general release.
- (chemistry) To bring to a certain degree of consistency, by evaporation, as a fluid.
- (intransitive) To taper, as the tail of certain birds.
- (intransitive, ergative) To be recognized by a school or university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.
- (transitive) To mark (something) with degrees; to divide into regular steps or intervals, as the scale of a thermometer, a scheme of punishment or rewards, etc.
- To prepare gradually; to arrange, temper, or modify by degrees or to a certain degree; to determine the degrees of.
- confer an academic degree upon
- make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
- receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies; completion of a course or training
noun
noun
- An associate; a fellow of an academy, etc.
- (historical) Any of the autonomous tribes and city states of the Italian Peninsula in permanent military alliance with the Roman Republic until the Social War of 91–88 BC.
- (sociology) According to Gilles Deleuze, a social body that takes credit for production.
noun
- the honorary or titular head of a university
- the British cabinet minister responsible for finance
- the person who is head of government (in several countries)
- (UK politics) Ellipsis of Chancellor of the Exchequer.
- (Scots law) The foreman of a jury.
- The head of the government in some German-speaking countries.
- (education) The head of a university, sometimes purely ceremonial.
- (US, law) The chief judge of a court of chancery (that is, one exercising equity jurisdiction).
- A senior secretary or official with administrative or legal duties, sometimes in charge of some area of government such as finance or justice.
- (chess) A fairy chess piece which combines the moves of the rook and the knight.
- (Christianity) A senior record keeper of a cathedral; a senior legal officer for a bishop or diocese in charge of hearing cases involving ecclesiastical law.
noun
adj
noun
- someone elected to honorary membership in an academy
- a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
- an educator who works at a college or university
- A member or follower of an academy, or society for promoting science, art, or literature, such as the French Academy, or the Royal Academy of Arts.
- (now chiefly US) A member (especially a senior one) of the faculty at a college or university; an academic.
noun
- an annual school or university reunion for graduates
- a coming to or returning home
- The act or event of returning home.
- (Canada, US, also attributive) In high schools and colleges, a tradition centered around a football game, a parade and the coronation of a Homecoming Queen.
- Ellipsis of harvest homecoming, a traditional (street) party and/or dance near the start of the school year, at around fall mid-terms. It traditionally marks the start of harvest break, where students go home in autumn to harvest the crops on the family farms.
noun
- An original faculty or endowment.
- A fundamental essence, particularly one producing a given quality.
- A fundamental assumption or guiding belief.
- (sometimes pluralized) Moral rule or aspect.
- A source, or origin; that from which anything proceeds; fundamental substance or energy; primordial substance; ultimate element, or cause.
- (physics) A rule or law of nature, or the basic idea on how the laws of nature are applied.
- Misspelling of principal.
- A chemical compound within plant or animal tissue that is characteristic of it and more or less peculiar to it, such that it defines the character of that tissue from a human viewpoint (as for example nicotine in tobacco).
- A rule used to choose among solutions to a problem.
- a basic truth or law or assumption
- (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)
- a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system
- a rule or standard especially of good behavior
- rule of personal conduct
- a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
verb
noun
- An honorary title bestowed by a college or university upon a distinguished person (often an alumna or alumnus).
- Originally, one of a group of academics who make up a college or similar educational institution; now, a senior member of a college or similar educational institution involved in teaching, research, and management of the institution.
- (chiefly in the plural) An animal which is a member of a breed or species, or a flock, herd, etc.
- (chiefly British) A scholar appointed to a fellowship, that is, a paid academic position held for a certain period which usually requires the scholar to conduct research.
- A (senior) member of a learned or professional society.
- Usually qualified by an adjective or used in the plural: an individual or person regardless of gender.
- (informal) A male person; a bloke, a chap, a guy, a man; also, preceded by a modifying word, sometimes with a sense of mild reproach: used as a familiar term of address to a man.
- (chiefly in the negative) A person with abilities, achievements, skills, etc., equal to those of another person; a thing with characteristics, worth, etc., equal to those of another thing.
- (US) A senior researcher or technician in a corporation, especially one engaged in research and development.
- (Canada, US) A physician undergoing a fellowship (supervised subspecialty medical training) after having completed a residency (specialty training program).
- (specifically, British, historical) A senior member of an Inn of Court.
- (US) A member of a college or university who manages its business interests.
- (chiefly in the plural) An object which is associated with another object; especially, as part of a set.
- (chiefly in the plural, also figuratively) A companion; a comrade.
- (also attributively) A person or thing comparable in characteristics with another person or thing; especially, as belonging to the same class or group.
- (chiefly in the plural) One in the same condition, or situation of need, as another.
- (by extension, often humorous or ironic) An animal or object.
- a man who is the lover of a man or woman
- one of a pair
- a person who is member of one's class or profession
- a friend who is frequently in the company of another
- a boy or man
- a member of a learned society
- an informal form of address for a man
noun
- someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
- people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity
- someone new to a field or activity
- A new member of an organization.
- One who is oriented in and familiar with a topic or subject; especially, one who is an expert in it.
- One who has been through a ceremony of initiation.
verb
- take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of
- bring up a topic for discussion
- accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite
- bring into being
- set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for
- (intransitive) To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative.
- (transitive) To instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce.
- (transitive) To confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies.
- (transitive) To begin; to start.
noun
- someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
- A learned person in India; someone with knowledge of Sanskrit, philosophy, religion and law; a Hindu scholar.
- An expert in a particular field, especially as called upon to provide comment or opinion in the media; a commentator, a critic.
- (historical) A native surveyor in British India, trained to carry out clandestine surveillance beyond British borders.
noun
- someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
- A person who is considered eminent because of their achievements.
- A person of learning, especially one who is versed in literature or science.
- A person with or without significant mental disabilities who is very gifted in one area of activity, such as playing the piano or mental arithmetic.
noun
- a local branch of some fraternity or association
- a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
- a series of related events forming an episode
- an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church
- any distinct period in history or in a person's life
- An organized branch of some society or fraternity, such as the Freemasons.
- An administrative division of an organization, usually local to a specific area.
- A sequence (of events), especially when presumed related and likely to continue.
- A bishop's council.
- An assembly of monks, prebendaries and/or other clergymen connected with a cathedral, conventual or collegiate church, or of a diocese, usually presided over by the dean.
- (Roman Catholicism) A prescribed reading at one of the canonical hours.
- A community of canons or canonesses.
- A section of a work, a collection of works, or fragments of works, often manuscripts or transcriptions, created by scholars or advocates, not the original authors, to aid in finding portions of the texts.
- A chapter house
- One of the main sections into which a published work is divided, especially a book.
- A meeting of a chapter of certain organized societies or orders.
verb
adj
- Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning, or a scholarly society or organization.
- Having a love of or aptitude for learning.
- Having little practical use or value, as by being overly detailed and unengaging, or by being theoretical and speculative with no practical importance.
- Subscribing to the architectural standards of Vitruvius.
- So scholarly as to be unaware of the outside world; lacking in worldliness; inexperienced in practical matters.
- In particular: relating to literary, classical, or artistic studies like the humanities, rather than to technical or vocational studies like engineering or welding.
- (art) Conforming to set rules and traditions; conventional; formalistic.
- Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato.
- associated with academia or an academy
- hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result
- marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
noun
- A member of the Academy; an academician.
- (plural only) Academic dress; academicals.
- A senior member of an academy, college, or university; a person who attends an academy; a person engaged in scholarly pursuits; one who is academic in practice.
- (plural only) Academic studies.
- (usually capitalized) A follower of Plato, a Platonist.
- an educator who works at a college or university
noun
- A member of a curatorium, a board for electing university professors, etc.
- A person who manages, administers or organizes a collection, either independently or employed by a museum, library, archive or zoo.
- (cricket) A groundsman who looks after a cricket field.
- A person or entity who controls, manages, or oversees another.
- One appointed to act as guardian of the estate of a person not legally competent to manage it, or of an absentee; a trustee.
- the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library)
noun
name
noun
- (university slang) A regulated period of recruitment in fraternities and sororities.
- (croquet) A roquet in which the object ball is sent to a particular location on the lawn.
- (contact sports) The act of running at another player to block or disrupt play.
- A rapid, noisy flow.
- General haste.
- Any of several stiff plants of the genus Juncus, or the family Juncaceae, having hollow or pithy stems and small flowers, and often growing in marshes or near water.
- (military, video games) A sudden attack; an onslaught.
- A wick.
- The merest trifle; a straw.
- The stem of such plants used in making baskets, mats, the seats of chairs, etc.
- A surge.
- A sudden, brief exhilaration, for instance the pleasurable sensation produced by a stimulant.
- A sudden forward motion.
- (university slang) A person attempting to join a fraternity or sorority as part of a rush.
- (video games) The strategy of attacking an opponent with a large swarm of weak units, rather than spending time developing their abilities.
- grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems
- a sudden forceful flow
- a sudden burst of activity
- (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
- the swift release of a store of affective force
- the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
adj
verb
- (transitive or intransitive, university slang) To attempt to join a fraternity or sorority, often involving a hazing or initiation process.
- (intransitive) To flow or move forward rapidly or noisily.
- (transitive) To cause to move or act with unusual haste.
- (intransitive, music) To play at a faster tempo than one is supposed to or than the other musicians one is playing with, or to inadvertently gradually increase tempo while one is playing.
- (transitive or intransitive, contact sports) To run directly at another player in order to block or disrupt play.
- (video games, slang, transitive) To attack (an opponent) with a large swarm of units.
- (intransitive, soccer) To dribble rapidly.
- (transitive or intransitive, croquet) To roquet an object ball to a particular location on the lawn.
- (transitive) To transport or carry quickly.
- (transitive or intransitive) To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully.
- (transitive, military) To swiftly attack without warning.
- (intransitive, military, video games) To make a swift or sudden attack.
- act at high speed
- move hurridly
- run with the ball, in football
- cause to occur rapidly
- attack suddenly
- urge to an unnatural speed
- cause to move fast or to rush or race
noun
- A member or alumnus of the University of Exeter.
- A native or inhabitant of the city of Exeter, England.
- A current or past student of Exeter School, England.
- A current or past student of Phillips Exeter Academy, USA.
- A native or inhabitant of the town of Exeter, New Hampshire, USA.
- (Oxford University) A member or alumnus of Exeter College, Oxford.
- A native or inhabitant of the former Village of Exeter, in Green County, Wisconsin, USA.
adj
noun
- someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
- (US, slang) A pianist in a saloon, brothel, etc.
- The most senior rank for an academic at a university or similar institution.
- The puppeteer who performs a Punch and Judy show; a Punchman.
- (US, Philippines, informal) A teacher or faculty member at a college or university regardless of formal rank.
noun
- (education) A distinguished professorship at a university.
- (music) The seating position of a particular musician in an orchestra.
- The seat or office of a person in authority, such as a judge or bishop.
- (rail transport) A cast-iron component used on railways to support bullhead rails and secure them to the sleepers.
- (informal, with the) Ellipsis of electric chair (“device used for performing execution”).
- An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person.
- (organic chemistry, physical chemistry) One of two possible conformers of cyclohexane rings (the other being boat), shaped roughly like a chair.
- A vehicle for one person; either a sedan borne upon poles, or a two-wheeled carriage drawn by one horse; a gig.
- (usually with definite article) The post or position of chairperson.
- An assigned position in a beauty salon or barbershop.
- (often with definite article, also written Chair) Clipping of chairperson.
- a seat for one person, with a support for the back
- the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
- the position of professor
- a particular seat in an orchestra
- an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person
verb
- (transitive, Wales, UK) To award a chair to (a winning poet) at a Welsh eisteddfod.
- (transitive) To act as chairperson at; to preside over.
- (transitive) To carry in a seated position upon one's shoulders, especially in celebration or victory.
- preside over
- act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university
noun
- Initialism of academic adviser.
- Initialism of affirmative action.
- (pathology) Initialism of alopecia areata.
- (chemistry) Initialism of antioxidant activity.
- (chemistry) Initialism of atomic absorption.
- (insurance) Initialism of appointed actuary.
- Initialism of approximate absolute.
- (pathology) Initialism of aplastic anemia.
- Initialism of airman apprentice.
- (finance) Initialism of account aggregator.
- (politics) Initialism of Association Agreement: a treaty between the European Union, its member states and a non-EU country that creates a framework for cooperation between them.
- (organic chemistry, medicine) Initialism of amyloid A.
- (optics) Initialism of angular aperture.
- (psychology) Initialism of achievement age.
- (biochemistry, medicine) Initialism of antiandrogen.
- (pathology) Initialism of aortic aneurysm.
- Initialism of Asian American.
- (statistics) Initialism of arithmetic average.
- Initialism of adoption agency.
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of ascorbic acid.
- (anatomy) Initialism of aortic arch.
- Initialism of athletic association.
- Initialism of African-American.
- (seduction community) Initialism of approach anxiety.
- (education) Initialism of Associate in Arts or Associate of Arts.
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of acetic acid.
- Initialism of air armament.
- (medicine) Initialism of arytenoid adduction.
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of amino acid.
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of acrylic acid.
- Initialism of appropriate authority.
- Initialism of acting appointment.
- (chemistry, engineering) Initialism of activated alumina.
- Initialism of aircraft artificer.
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of asymmetric aminohydroxylation.
- (medicine) Initialism of arterial aneurysm.
- (pathology) Initialism of acute appendicitis.
- (military) Initialism of avenue of approach.
- (UK, pensions) Initialism of annual allowance.
- (military) Initialism of anti-aircraft.
- Initialism of absolute alcohol.
- (Hong Kong) Initialism of agent assistant; an assistant of a real estate agent.
- Initialism of associate administrator.
- (anatomy) Initialism of abdominal aorta.
- Initialism of armament artificer.
- (chiefly US, politics) Initialism of administrative assistant.
- An AA battery (energy-storage device).
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of arachidonic acid.
- Initialism of aircraft apprentice.
- (computer graphics) Initialism of antialiasing.
- (biochemistry) Initialism of adrenal androgen.
- (immunology) Initialism of anti-antibody.
- (gymnastics) Abbreviation of all-around.
- A member of Alcoholics Anonymous.
- Initialism of aviation annex.
- (finance) Initialism of against actual.
- (military) Initialism of assembly area.
- (broadcasting) Initialism of average audience.
- Initialism of assistant adjutant.
- (pathology) Initialism of anaplastic astrocytoma.
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of aminoacyl.
- (healthcare) Initialism of anesthesiologist assistant.
- Initialism of author's alteration.
- (medicine) Initialism of anastomotic aneurysm.
- (British English, law) Initialism of appropriate adult.
- (anatomy) Initialism of ascending aorta.
- Initialism of air attaché.
- (biochemistry) Initialism of acetaldehyde adduct.
- (aviation) Initialism of absolute altitude.
- (pathology) Initialism of allergic asthma.
- Initialism of Asian-African.
- (healthcare) Initialism of anesthesia assistant.
- an international organization that provides a support group for persons trying to overcome alcoholism
- an associate degree in arts
adj
name
- Initialism of Acta Astronautica: a scientific journal founded in 1955, covering fields related to the peaceful scientific exploration of space.
- Initialism of Air Almanac, a publication.
- Initialism of Anna's Archive.
- (UK, automotive) Initialism of The Automobile Association: a British motoring association founded in 1905.
- Initialism of The Aluminum Association: a trade association for the aluminum production, fabrication and recycling industries.
- Initialism of Arlington Annex.
- Initialism of Army Act.
- Initialism of Alcoholics Anonymous: a self-supporting organization of alcoholic people.
- Initialism of Alzheimer's Association: an American volunteer health organization focusing on care, support and research for Alzheimer's disease.
- (US, rail transport) Initialism of Ann Arbor Railroad.
- (aviation) Initialism of American Airlines: a major American airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.
- (physics) Initialism of Antiproton Accumulator: an infrastructure connected to the Proton–Antiproton Collider at CERN.
- Initialism of Addicts Anonymous.
- (US, baseball) Double-A: the second-highest level of play in Minor League Baseball after Triple-A (AAA).
- Initialism of Al Ain.
- Initialism of American Anthropologist: the flagship journal of the American Anthropological Association, founded in 1888.
- (aviation) Initialism of Ansett Australia or Ansett Airways.
- Initialism of Academy Awards: a recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements, given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- (US, historical, baseball) Initialism of American Association: an American minor league baseball league from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997.
- (US, historical) Initialism of Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers.
- (stock ticker symbol) Abbreviation of Alcoa.
- (US, military) USPS military code of Armed Forces – Americas.
- (occult) Alternative form of A∴A∴.
- Initialism of Aluminum America, a corporation.
- (aviation) Initialism of Aerolíneas Argentinas.
verb
verb
adj
- (taxation) Increasing in rate with the taxable base.
- Having a university degree; having completed training.
- Marked with graduations.
- Arranged by grade, level, or degree.
- (ornithology) Of a tail, having successively longer feathers towards the middle.
- marked with or divided into degrees
- taking place by degrees
adj
- Of or pertaining to a fraternity.
- Platonic or friendly.
- (genetics) Of twins or embryos, produced from two different eggs and sperm, and genetically distinct.
- Of or pertaining to a brother or brothers.
- like or characteristic of or befitting a brother
- (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova
- of or relating to a fraternity or society of usually men
noun
adj
- Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning, or a scholarly society or organization.
- Having a love of or aptitude for learning.
- Having little practical use or value, as by being overly detailed and unengaging, or by being theoretical and speculative with no practical importance.
- Subscribing to the architectural standards of Vitruvius.
- So scholarly as to be unaware of the outside world; lacking in worldliness; inexperienced in practical matters.
- In particular: relating to literary, classical, or artistic studies like the humanities, rather than to technical or vocational studies like engineering or welding.
- (art) Conforming to set rules and traditions; conventional; formalistic.
- Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato.
- associated with academia or an academy
- hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result
- marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
noun
- A member of the Academy; an academician.
- (plural only) Academic dress; academicals.
- A senior member of an academy, college, or university; a person who attends an academy; a person engaged in scholarly pursuits; one who is academic in practice.
- (plural only) Academic studies.
- (usually capitalized) A follower of Plato, a Platonist.
- an educator who works at a college or university
adj
- Of or relating to a college or its students; collegiate.
- Of, relating to, or ruled by colleagues.
- Possessing adherence to the ethos, standards and conduct that govern behavior among colleagues within a given organization or profession.
- (Roman Catholicism) Ruled by bishops having equal power.
- of or resembling or typical of a college or college students
- characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues
adj
noun
- A graduated (marked) cup or other container, thus fit for measuring.
- (Philippines) A person who is recognized as having completed any level of education.
- A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.
- (US, Canada) A person who is recognized by a high school as having completed the requirements of a course of study at the school.
- a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts
- a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
verb
- (transitive) To certify (a student) as having earned a degree
- (intransitive, Japanese entertainment) Of an idol: to exit a group; or of a virtual YouTuber, to leave a management agency; usually accompanied with "graduation ceremony" send-offs, increased focus on the leaving member, and the like.
- (intransitive) To change gradually.
- (transitive, proscribed) To be certified as having earned a degree from; to graduate from (an institution).
- (transitive, software engineering) To approve (a feature) for general release.
- (chemistry) To bring to a certain degree of consistency, by evaporation, as a fluid.
- (intransitive) To taper, as the tail of certain birds.
- (intransitive, ergative) To be recognized by a school or university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.
- (transitive) To mark (something) with degrees; to divide into regular steps or intervals, as the scale of a thermometer, a scheme of punishment or rewards, etc.
- To prepare gradually; to arrange, temper, or modify by degrees or to a certain degree; to determine the degrees of.
- confer an academic degree upon
- make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
- receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies; completion of a course or training