| ALCADES | • alcades n. Plural of alcade. • ALCADE n. (Arabic) the mayor of a Spanish town, also ALCALDE. |
| ALCAICS | • Alcaics n. Plural of Alcaic. • ALCAIC n. (Greek) a type of verse form. |
| ALCAIDE | • alcaide n. The governor or commander of a Spanish or Portuguese fortress or prison. • alcaide n. A caid. • Alcaide prop.n. A surname from Spanish. |
| ALCALDE | • alcalde n. In Spain or Latin America, a municipal magistrate who has both judicial and administrative functions. • Alcalde prop.n. A surname from Spanish. • ALCALDE n. (Arabic) the mayor of a Spanish town, also ALCADE. |
| ALCAYDE | • alcayde n. Alternative form of alcaide. • ALCAYDE n. (Arabic) the commander of a Spanish fortress, also ALCAIDE. |
| ALCAZAR | • alcazar n. Any Moorish fortress in Spain. • Alcazar prop.n. A surname from Spanish. • ALCAZAR n. (Arabic) a Spanish fortress or palace. |
| ALCHEMY | • alchemy n. (Uncountable) The premodern and early modern study of physical changes, particularly in Europe, Arabia… • alchemy n. (Countable) The causing of any sort of mysterious sudden transmutation. • alchemy n. (Computing, slang, countable) Any elaborate transformation process or algorithm. |
| ALCHERA | • Alchera prop.n. Synonym of Dreamtime. • ALCHERA n. (Native Australian) the dreamtime, also ALCHERINGA. |
| ALCHYMY | • alchymy n. Alternative spelling of alchemy. • ALCHYMY n. the infant stage of chemistry, also ALCHEMY. |
| ALCOHOL | • alcohol n. (Organic chemistry, countable) Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl… • alcohol n. (Colloquial) Ethanol. • alcohol n. (Uncountable) Beverages containing ethanol, collectively. |
| ALCOOLS | • ALCOOL n. (French) a form of pure grain spirit distilled in Quebec. |
| ALCOPOP | • alcopop n. (Britain, Ireland, Australia) An alcoholic drink that looks and tastes like a soft drink. • ALCOPOP n. a drink containing alcohol but packaged and tasting like a soft drink. |
| ALCORZA | • alcorza n. (Obsolete) A paste of sugar and starch, used in making sweets. • ALCORZA n. (Spanish) a kind of Spanish sweet. |
| ALCOVED | • alcoved adj. (Sometimes in combination) Having (a specified type or number of) alcoves. • ALCOVED adj. having an alcove. |
| ALCOVES | • alcoves n. Plural of alcove. • ALCOVE n. (Arabic) a vaulted or arched recess in a room-wall, formerly especially one for a bed. |