| ALEATORY | • aleatory adj. Depending on the throw of a die; random, arising by chance. • aleatory adj. (Art, music) Produced with an element of chance (aleatoricism). • ALEATORY adj. dependent on chance, luck, or an uncertain outcome, also ALEATORIC. |
| ALEBENCH | • alebench n. (Historical) A bench at the front of an alehouse or inn where drinkers can sit. • ale-bench n. Alternative form of alebench. • ale␣bench n. Alternative form of alebench. |
| ALECOSTS | • alecosts n. Plural of alecost. • ALECOST n. a garden plant having a strong balsamic smell and used to flavour ale, aka costmary. |
| ALEGGING | • alegging v. Present participle of alegge. • ALEGGE v. (Spenser) to lighten, alleviate, also ALLEGGE. |
| ALEHOUSE | • alehouse n. A business, such as an inn or tavern, where ale is sold. • ale-house n. Alternative spelling of alehouse. • ALEHOUSE n. a tavern where ale is sold. |
| ALEMBICS | • alembics n. Plural of alembic. • ALEMBIC n. (Arabic) an old distilling apparatus. |
| ALENCONS | • Alençons n. Plural of Alençon. • ALENCON n. (French) a needlepoint lace. |
| ALEPINES | • alepines n. Plural of alepine. • alépines n. Plural of alépine. • ALEPINE n. (Arabic) a mixed wool and silk or mohair and cotton fabric. |
| ALERIONS | • alerions n. Plural of alerion. • ALERION n. (French) in heraldry, an eagle displayed without feet or beak, also ALLERION. |
| ALERTEST | • alertest adj. Superlative form of alert: most alert. • ALERT adj. ready for sudden action. |
| ALERTING | • alerting v. Present participle of alert. • ALERT v. to warn. |
| ALEURONE | • aleurone n. (Biochemistry) The protein content of the embryo, endosperm, or perisperm of cereals, in the form of minute particles. • aleurone n. The outer layer (and its major cell type and its specialized protein) of the endosperm. • ALEURONE n. a protein found in some seeds, also ALEURON. |
| ALEURONS | • aleurons n. Plural of aleuron. • ALEURON n. a protein found in some seeds, also ALEURONE. |
| ALEWIVES | • alewives n. Plural of alewife. • ale-wives n. Plural of ale-wife. • ALEWIFE n. a woman who sells ale. |
| ALEXINES | • alexines n. Plural of alexine. • ALEXINE n. a substance in the blood which protects against disease, also ALEXIN. |
| ALEXINIC | • ALEXINIC adj. related to alexin. |