| ANCESTORS | • ancestors n. Plural of ancestor. • ancestors v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ancestor. • ANCESTOR v. to be an ancestor to. |
| ANCESTRAL | • ancestral adj. Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors. • ANCESTRAL adj. relating to ancestors. • ANCESTRAL n. a type of relation in logic. |
| ANCHORAGE | • anchorage n. (Nautical) A harbor, river, or offshore area that can accommodate a ship at anchor, either for quarantine… • anchorage n. (Nautical) A fee charged for anchoring. • anchorage n. That into which something is anchored or fastened. |
| ANCHORESS | • anchoress n. A female anchorite. A woman who chooses to withdraw from the world to live a solitary life of prayer… • anchoress n. (Informal) An anchorwoman. • ANCHORESS n. a female anchorite, one who lives in seclusion, usually for religious reasons, also ANCRESS. |
| ANCHORETS | • anchorets n. Plural of anchoret. • ANCHORET n. one who lives in seclusion, usually for religious reasons, also ANCHORITE. |
| ANCHORING | • anchoring n. The act or means by which something is anchored or made firm. • anchoring n. (Psychology) The tendency of people to place subsequently refined answers to a given question close… • anchoring v. Present participle of anchor. |
| ANCHORITE | • anchorite n. One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons; hermit. • ANCHORITE n. one who lives in seclusion, usually for religious reasons, also ANCHORET. |
| ANCHORMAN | • anchorman n. (Television, radio) The main host of a television or radio program, particularly one relating to the… • anchorman n. (Athletics) The most reliable runner in a relay team, usually the one that runs last. • anchorman n. (Nautical) The person on a ship in charge of the anchor. |
| ANCHORMEN | • anchormen n. Plural of anchorman. • anchor␣men n. Plural of anchor man. • ANCHORMAN n. in broadcasting, a person in a central studio who links up and maintains contact with various outside camera units. |
| ANCHOVETA | • anchoveta n. A species of anchovy, Engraulis ringens, from the southern Pacific. • ANCHOVETA n. (Spanish) a small fish like an anchovy, also ANCHOVETTA. |
| ANCHOVIES | • anchovies n. Plural of anchovy. • ANCHOVY n. a small edible Mediterranean fish of the herring family. |
| ANCHUSINS | • ANCHUSIN n. a red dye obtained from alkanet root. |
| ANCHYLOSE | • anchylose v. Alternative form of ankylose. • ANCHYLOSE v. of bones, to fuse or stiffen by ankylosis, also ANKYLOSE. |
| ANCIENTER | • ancienter adj. Comparative form of ancient: more ancient. • ANCIENT adj. very old, also ANTIENT. |
| ANCIENTLY | • anciently adv. In the manner of very long ago. As the ancients did. • anciently adv. Done long ago. • ANCIENT adv. very old, also ANTIENT. |
| ANCIENTRY | • ancientry n. (Archaic) The quality or fact of being ancient or very old. • ancientry n. (Archaic) Old-fashioned style, elaborate ceremony. • ancientry n. (Archaic) Elderly people, elders, ancients (collectively). |
| ANCILLARY | • ancillary adj. Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary. • ancillary n. Something that serves an ancillary function, such as an easel for a painter. • ancillary n. (Archaic) An auxiliary. |
| ANCIPITAL | • ancipital adj. (Botany) Two-edged instead of round; said of certain flattened stems, such as those of bluegrass, and… • ancipital adj. Double; doubtful or ambiguous. • ANCIPITAL adj. two-edged and flattened, also ANCIPITOUS. |
| ANCRESSES | • ancresses n. Plural of ancress. • ANCRESS n. a female anchorite, one who lives in seclusion, usually for religious reasons, also ANCHORESS. |