| AAL | • aal n. The Indian mulberry or noni (Morinda citrifolia, Morinda tinctoria), a shrub found in Southeast Asia… • aal n. A reddish dyestuff obtained from the roots of the East Indian shrubs Morinda citrifolia and Morinda tinctoria. • aal sym. (International standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Afade. |
| ALA | • ala n. (Anatomy) A wing or winglike anatomic process or part, especially of bone. • ala n. (Botany) The flattened border of some stems, fruits, and seeds, or one of the two side petals of certain… • ala n. (Architecture) In ancient Rome, a small room opening into a larger room or courtyard. |
| ALB | • alb n. (Christianity, chiefly Anglicanism, Roman Catholicism) A long, white robe worn by priests and other… • alb sym. (International standards) ISO 639-2/B language code for Albanian. • ALB sym. (International standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code for Albania. |
| ALE | • ale n. (Dated) A beer made without hops. • ale n. A beer produced by so-called warm fermentation and not pressurized. • ale n. A festival in English country places, so called from the liquor drunk. |
| ALF | • Alf prop.n. A diminutive of the male given names Alfred or Alfonso, from the Germanic languages. • ALF prop.n. Initialism of Animal Liberation Front (name used by animal rights activists engaging in direct action). • ALF prop.n. Initialism of automatic letter facing: mechanical postal system introduced in the UK in 1957 to align… |
| ALL | • all det. Every individual or anything of the given class, with no exceptions (the noun or noun phrase denoting… • all det. Throughout the whole of (a stated period of time; generally used with units of a day or longer). • all det. Only; alone; nothing but. |
| ALP | • alp n. A very high mountain. Specifically, one of the Alps, the highest chain of mountains in Europe. • ALP prop.n. (Australia) Initialism of Australian Labor Party. • ALP prop.n. Initialism of arm’s length principle. |
| ALS | • als n. Plural of al. • als adv. Obsolete form of also. • Als prop.n. Plural of Al. |
| ALT | • alt n. (Music) High pitch, of a voice or instrument; especially, the octave above the top line of the treble stave. • alt n. (Now archaic) A state of excitement, a heightened emotional condition. • alt adj. Clipping of alternate. |
| ALU | • alu n. Alternative form of aloo. • alu sym. (International standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Are’are. • ALU n. (Computer hardware) arithmetic logic unit. |
| BAL | • bal sym. (International standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Baluchi. • BAL n. (Astrophysics) Abbreviation of broad absorption line. / Abbreviation of broad absorption line trough. • BAL n. (Bangladeshi politics) Initialism of Bangladesh Awami League, a major political party. |
| CAL | • cal n. (Informal) Clipping of calorie. • cal n. (Military, informal) Clipping of caliber. • cal n. (Informal) Clipping of calendar. |
| DAL | • dal n. Any of many dried husked pulses (legume), including peas, beans and lentils. • dal n. A dish made from lentils, cooked with spices, tomatoes and onions etc. • dal n. A tropical herb with yellow flowers; the pigeon pea. |
| GAL | • gal n. Abbreviation of gallon. • gal n. (Colloquial) A young woman. • gal n. A galileo (unit of acceleration). |
| MAL | • mal n. (Only in set phrases) illness, affliction. • mal n. (Surfing) A longboard (type of surfboard). • mal n. (Medicine, informal) A malleolus. |
| PAL | • pal n. (Colloquial) A friend, buddy, mate, cobber; someone to hang around with. • pal n. (Colloquial) An informal term of address, often used ironically in a hostile way. • pal v. Be friends with, hang around with. |
| SAL | • sal n. (Chemistry, obsolete) Salt. • sal n. Shorea robusta, a dipterocarpaceous tree. • sal sym. (International standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for Salishan languages. |