1: in an adequate manner 2: in an adequate manner or to an adequate degree; "he was adequately prepared" [ant: {inadequately}]

1: the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule" [syn: {adequacy}] [ant: {inadequacy}]

1: a waxy mineral that is a mixture of hydrocarbons and occurs in association with petroleum; some varieties are used in making ceresin and candles [syn: {earth wax}, {mineral wax}, {ozokerite}, {ozoc...

1: a B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids and starch [syn: {vitamin B6}, {pyridoxine}, {pyridoxal}, {pyridoxamine}]

1: hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flo...

1: a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders [syn: {attention deficit disorder}, {ADD}, {attention deficit hyperactivity disorder}, {hyperkinetic syndrome}, {mini...

1: be compatible or in accordance with; "You must adhere to the rules" 2: follow through or carry out a plan without deviation; "They adhered to their plan" 3: come or be in close contact with; stick ...

1: faithful support for a religion or cause or political party [syn: {attachment}, {adhesion}] 2: the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different compos...

1: sticking fast n : someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another [syn: {disciple}]

1: abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen 2: a fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures 3: the property of sticking together (as of...

1: a contract that heavily restricts one party while leaving the other free (as some standard form printed contracts); implies inequality in bargaining power [syn: {contract of adhesion}]

1: tending to adhere [ant: {nonadhesive}] n : a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together [syn: {adhesive material}]

1: bandage consisting of a medical dressing of plain absorbent gauze held in place by a plastic or fabric tape coated with adhesive

1: the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road) [syn: {grip}, {traction}]

1: a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together [syn: {adhesive}]

1: adhesive tape used in dressing wounds [syn: {plaster}, {sticking plaster}]

1: tape coated with adhesive

1: the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition [syn: {adhesion}, {adherence}, {bond}]

1: the principal sacred text of Sikhism contains hymns and poetry as well as the teachings of the first five gurus [syn: {Granth}, {Granth Sahib}]

1: occurring without loss or gain of heat; "adiabatic expansion" [ant: {diabatic}]

1: (thermodynamics) any process that occurs without gain or loss of heat

1: used in some classification systems for some genera of the family Polypodiaceae (or Pteridaceae) [syn: {family Adiantaceae}]

1: cosmopolitan genus of ferns: maidenhair ferns; in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae [syn: {genus Adiantum}]

1: delicate endemic Bermudian fern with creeping rootstock [syn: {Bermuda maidenhair}, {Bermuda maidenhair fern}]

1: delicate maidenhair fern with slender shining black leaf stalks; cosmopolitan [syn: {common maidenhair}, {Venushair}, {Venus'-hair fern}, {southern maidenhair}, {Venus maidenhair}]

1: hardy palmately branched North American fern with divergent recurved branches borne on lustrous dark reddish stipes [syn: {American maidenhair fern}, {five-fingered maidenhair fern}]

1: tropical American fern with broad pinnae; widely cultivated [syn: {brittle maidenhair}, {brittle maidenhair fern}]

1: named for a country house in Barbados where it was discovered [syn: {Farley maidenhair}, {Farley maidenhair fern}, {Barbados maidenhair}, {glory fern}]

1: (psychology) an urge to accept or approach a situation or an object [ant: {abience}]

1: characterized by acceptance or approach [ant: {abient}]

1: a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn: {adios}, {arrivederci}, {auf wiedersehen}, {au revoir}, {bye}, {bye-bye}, {cheerio}, {good-by}, {goodby}, {good-bye}, {goodbye}, {good day}, {sa...

{adieu}

1: a river in northern Italy that flows southeast into the Adriatic Sea; "Verona is on the Adige" [syn: {River Adige}]

1: a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn: {adieu}, {arrivederci}, {auf wiedersehen}, {au revoir}, {bye}, {bye-bye}, {cheerio}, {good-by}, {goodby}, {good-bye}, {goodbye}, {good day}, {sa...

1: a carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of nylon [syn: {hexanedioic acid}]

1: composed of animal fat; "adipose tissue constitutes the fat of meat"

1: cells composed of fat [syn: {fat cell}]

1: a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; adipose tissue also cushions and insulates vital organs; "fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold" [syn: {fat...

1: a tumor consisting of fatty tissue [syn: {lipoma}]

1: having the property of containing fat; "he recommended exercise to reduce my adiposity" [syn: {adiposity}, {fattiness}]

1: the property of excessive fatness [syn: {corpulence}, {overweight}, {stoutness}]

1: having the property of containing fat; "he recommended exercise to reduce my adiposity" [syn: {adiposeness}, {fattiness}]

1: a mountain range in northeastern New York State; a popular resort area [syn: {Adirondacks}]

1: a mountain range in northeastern New York State; a popular resort area [syn: {Adirondack Mountains}]

1: a nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine

1: a Hindu goddess who releases from sin or disease; mother of the Adityas

1: one of 7 to 12 sons of Aditi; gods of celestial light

1: the attribute of being so near as to be touching [syn: {contiguity}, {contiguousness}]

1: nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; "had adjacent rooms"; "in the next room"; "the person sitting next to me"; "our rooms were side by side" [syn: {next},...

1: of or relating to or functioning as an adjective; "adjectival syntax"; "an adjective clause" [syn: {adjective}]

1: as an adjective; in an adjectival manner

1: of or relating to or functioning as an adjective; "adjectival syntax"; "an adjective clause" [syn: {adjectival}] 2: applying to methods of enforcement and rules of procedure; "adjective law" [syn: ...

1: as an adjective; "nouns are frequently used adjectively"

1: lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" [syn: {border}, {edge}, {abut}, {march}, {butt}, {butt against}, {butt on}] 2: be in direct p...

1: having a common boundary or edge; touching; "abutting lots"; "adjoining rooms"; "Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the side of Germany conterminous with Franc...

1: a hotel room that shares a wall with an adjoining room but is not connected by a door

1: close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned" [syn: {recess}, {break up}] 2: break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library" [syn: {withdraw}, {...

1: the termination of a meeting [syn: {dissolution}] 2: the act of postponing to another time or place

1: declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent" [syn: {declare}, {hold}]

1: put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of; "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials" [syn: {judge}, {...

1: the final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented

1: concerned with adjudicating [syn: {adjudicatory}]

1: a person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes

1: concerned with adjudicating [syn: {adjudicative}]

1: relating to something that is added but is not essential; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxilliary to each other" [syn: {accessory}...

1: an act of joining or adjoining things [syn: {junction}]

1: joining; forming an adjunct

1: a solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something

1: earnestly or solemnly entreating; "in adjuratory terms" 2: containing a solemn charge or command

1: ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons" [syn: {bid}, {beseech}, {entreat}, {press}, {conjure}] 2: command solemnly

1: alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels" [syn: {set}, {correct}] 2: place in a line or arrange s...

1: capable of being changed so as to match or fit; "adjustable seat belts" 2: capable of being regulated; "adjustable interest rates"

1: can be changed to different settings [syn: {adjustable wrench}]

1: can be changed to different settings [syn: {adjustable spanner}]

1: altered to accommodate to certain requirements or bring into a proper relation; "an adjusted insurance claim"; "the car runs more smoothly with the timing adjusted" [ant: {unadjusted}] 2: adjusted ...

1: one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement [syn: {adjustor}, {claims adjuster}, {claims adjustor}, {claim agent}]

1: an accounting entry made at the end of an accounting period to allocate items between accounting periods

1: conducive to adjustment

1: making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances [syn: {accommodation}, {fitting}] 2: the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) [syn: {alteration}, {modification}...

1: one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement [syn: {adjuster}, {claims adjuster}, {claims adjustor}, {claim agent}]

1: an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer [syn: {aide}, {aide-de-camp}] 2: large Indian stork with a military gait [syn: {adjutant bird}, {adjutant stork}, {Leptoptilus dub...

1: large Indian stork with a military gait [syn: {adjutant}, {adjutant stork}, {Leptoptilus dubius}]

1: a general's adjutant; chief administrative officer

1: large Indian stork with a military gait [syn: {adjutant bird}, {adjutant}, {Leptoptilus dubius}]

1: relating to something that is added but is not essential; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxilliary to each other" [syn: {accessory}...

1: United States politician and diplomat (1900-1968) [syn: {Stevenson}, {Adlai Stevenson}]

1: United States politician and diplomat (1900-1968) [syn: {Stevenson}, {Adlai Ewing Stevenson}]

1: 1 species: climbing fumitory [syn: {genus Adlumia}]

1: vine with feathery leaves and white or pinkish flowers; sometimes placed in genus Fumaria [syn: {climbing fumitory}, {Allegheny vine}, {Fumaria fungosa}]

1: someone whose business is advertising [syn: {advertiser}, {advertizer}]

1: the segment of the public that is easily influenced by mass media (chiefly British)

1: determine the quantity of someone's share

1: work in an administrative capacity; supervise; "administer a program" [syn: {administrate}] 2: administer ritually; of church sacraments 3: administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer c...

1: capable of being administered or managed

1: work in an administrative capacity; supervise; "administer a program" [syn: {administer}]

1: a method of tending to (especially business) matters [syn: {disposal}] 2: the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims t...

1: of or relating to or responsible for administration

1: a unit with administrative responsibilities [syn: {administrative unit}]

1: data processing in accounting or business management [syn: {business data processing}]

1: a district defined for administrative purposes [syn: {administrative division}, {territorial division}]

1: a district defined for administrative purposes [syn: {administrative district}, {territorial division}]

1: a hearing that takes place outside the judicial process before hearing examiners who have been granted judicial authority specifically for the purpose of conducting such hearings

1: the body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government

1: an official of a bureaucracy [syn: {bureaucrat}]

1: a unit with administrative responsibilities [syn: {administrative body}]

1: by or for an administrator; "this decision was made administratively"

1: someone who administers a business [syn: {decision maker}] 2: the party appointed by a probate court to distribute the estate of someone who dies without a will or without naming an executor 3: som...

1: the tiresome but essential details that must be taken care of and tasks that must be performed in running an organization; "he sets policy and leaves all the administrivia to his assistant"

1: admirable excellence [syn: {admirableness}, {wonderfulness}]

1: deserving of the highest esteem or admiration; "an estimable young professor"; "trains ran with admirable precision"; "his taste was impeccable, his health admirable" 2: inspiring admiration or app...

1: admirable excellence [syn: {admirability}, {wonderfulness}]

1: in an admirable manner; "the children's responses were admirably normal" [syn: {laudably}, {praiseworthily}, {commendable}]

1: the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral [syn: {full admiral}] 2: any of several brightly colored butterflies

1: explorer and United States naval officer; led expeditions to explore Antarctica (1888-1957) [syn: {Byrd}, {Richard E. Byrd}, {Richard Evelyn Byrd}]

1: a United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War [syn: {Dewey}, {George Dewey}]

1: English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805) [syn: {Nelson}, {Horatio Nelson}, {Viscount Nelson}, {Lord Nelson}]

1: United States admiral of the Pacific fleet during World War II who used aircraft carriers to destroy the Japanese navy (1885-1966) [syn: {Nimitz}, {Chester Nimitz}, {Chester William Nimitz}]

1: the department in charge of the navy (as in Great Britain) 2: the office of admiral

1: alpha-beta brass containing tin; resistant to sea water; Admiralty Metal is a trademark [syn: {naval brass}, {Admiralty Metal}, {Tobin bronze}]

1: an Alaskan island in the Alexander Archipelago near Juneau

1: a group of islands in the Bismarck Archipelago

1: the traditional body of rules and practices relating to commerce and navigation or to business transacted at sea or to general maritime affairs [syn: {maritime law}]

1: alpha-beta brass containing tin; resistant to sea water; Admiralty Metal is a trademark [syn: {naval brass}, {Admiralty brass}, {Tobin bronze}]

1: a British unit of length equivalent to 1,853.18 meters (6,082 feet) [syn: {nautical mile}, {naut mi}, {mile}, {mi}, {geographical mile}]

1: mountains in Antarctica north of Victoria Land

1: a feeling of delighted approval and liking [syn: {esteem}] 2: the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising [syn: {wonder}, {wonderment}] 3: a favorable judgment; "a small token in admira...

1: feel admiration for [syn: {look up to}] 2: look at with admiration

1: regarded with admiration

1: a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library" [syn: {supporter}, {protagonist}, {champion}, {booster}, {friend}] 2:...

1: showing or feeling admiration; "an admiring crowd"; "gave me one of her rare admiring looks"

1: with admiration; "he looked at his wife admiringly"

1: acceptability by virtue of being admissible [ant: {inadmissibility}]

1: deserving to be admitted; "admissible evidence" [ant: {inadmissible}]

1: the act of admitting someone to enter; "the surgery was performed on his second admission to the clinic" [syn: {admittance}] 2: an acknowledgment of the truth of something 3: the fee charged for ad...

1: the fee charged for admission [syn: {entrance fee}, {admission}, {admission fee}, {admission price}, {price of admission}, {entrance money}]

1: in some states of the United States: a legal holiday commemorating the day the state was admitted to the Union

1: the fee charged for admission [syn: {entrance fee}, {admission}, {admission charge}, {admission price}, {price of admission}, {entrance money}]

1: the fee charged for admission [syn: {entrance fee}, {admission}, {admission charge}, {admission fee}, {price of admission}, {entrance money}]

1: characterized by or allowing admission; "an Elizabethan tragedy admissive of comic scenes"

1: declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten" [syn: {acknowledge}] [ant: {deny}] 2: allow to enter; gr...

1: deserving to be allowed to enter [syn: {admittible}]

1: the right to enter [syn: {entree}, {access}, {accession}] 2: the act of admitting someone to enter; "the surgery was performed on his second admission to the clinic" [syn: {admission}]

{admit}

1: as acknowledged; "true, she is the smartest in her class" [syn: {true}, {avowedly}, {confessedly}]

1: deserving to be allowed to enter [syn: {admittable}]

{admit}

1: leaving room for [syn: {admitting of(p)}, {allowing of(p)}, {permitting of(p)}]

1: mix or blend; "Hyaline casts were admixed with neutrophils"

1: the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something [syn: {alloy}] 2: an additional ingredient that is added by mixing with the base; "the growing medium should be equal parts of ...

1: admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior; "I warned him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet" [syn: {warn}, {discourage}, {monish}] 2: w...

1: punished especially by reproof or reprimand [syn: {chastened}, {rebuked}, {reprimanded}, {reproved}]

1: someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided [syn: {monitor}, {reminder}]

1: expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective [syn: {admonitory}, {reproachful}, {reproving}]

1: a firm rebuke [syn: {admonition}, {monition}]

1: cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger) [syn: {monition}, {warning}, {word of advice}] 2: a firm rebuke [syn: {admonishment}, {monition}]

1: serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence" [syn: {cautionary}, {exemplary}, {monitory}, {warning(a)}] 2: expressing reproof or reproach especially as a correcti...

1: of unlike parts or organs; growing closely attached; "a calyx adnate to the ovary" [ant: {connate}]

1: an accessory or adjoining anatomical parts or appendages (especially of the embryo); "fallopian tubes and ovaries are adnexa of the uturus" [syn: {annexa}]

1: of or pertaining to adnexa [syn: {annexal}]

1: an adjective used as a noun; "`meek' in `blessed are the meek' is an adnoun"

1: a rapid bustling commotion [syn: {bustle}, {hustle}, {flurry}, {fuss}, {stir}]

1: the clay from which adobe bricks are made 2: sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates [syn: {adobe brick}]

1: sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates [syn: {adobe}]

1: a house built of sod or adobe laid in horizontal courses [syn: {sod house}, {soddy}]

1: California herb with pinkish purple flowers [syn: {pink fritillary}, {Fritillaria pluriflora}]

1: a dish of marinated vegetables and meat or fish; served with rice

1: become adolescent; pass through adolescence; "The children are beginning to adolesce around the age of 12"

1: the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood 2: in the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood

1: relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent; "adolescent problems" 2: being of the age 13 through 19; "teenage mothers"; "the teen years" [syn: {teen}, {teenage}, {teenaged}] 3: displ...

1: Austrian who became the Nazi official who administered the concentration camps where millions of Jews were murdered during World War II (1906-1962) [syn: {Eichmann}, {Karl Adolf Eichmann}]

1: German Nazi dictator during World War II (1889-1945) [syn: {Hitler}, {Der Fuhrer}]

1: Austrian architect (1870-1933) [syn: {Loos}]

1: German chemist who studied steroids and cholesterol and discovered histamine (1876-1959) [syn: {Windaus}]

1: United States newspaper publisher (1858-1935) [syn: {Ochs}]

1: a Belgian maker of musical instruments who invented the saxophone (1814-1894) [syn: {Sax}]

1: a verse line with a dactyl followed by a spondee or trochee; used in laments by Adonis [syn: {Adonic line}]

1: a verse line with a dactyl followed by a spondee or trochee; used in laments by Adonis [syn: {Adonic}]

1: any handsome young man 2: annual or perennial herbs [syn: {genus Adonis}] 3: (Greek mythology) a handsome youth loved by Aphrodite, the goddess of love

1: Eurasian herb cultivated for its dark-centered deep red flowers [syn: {pheasant's-eye}]

1: choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals" [syn: {follow}, {espouse}] 2: take up and p...

1: suitable or eligible for adoption; "a shortage of adoptable babies" [ant: {unadoptable}]

1: acquired as your own by free choice; "my adopted state"; "an adoptive country" [syn: {adoptive}] [ant: {native}] 2: having been taken into a specific relationship; "an adopted child"

1: someone (such as a child) who has been adopted

1: a person who adopts a child of other parents as his or her own child [syn: {adoptive parent}]

1: the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance" [syn: {acceptance}, {acceptation}, {espousal}] 2: a legal proceeding that cr...

1: of parents and children; related by adoption; "adoptive parents" [ant: {biological}] 2: acquired as your own by free choice; "my adopted state"; "an adoptive country" [syn: {adopted}] [ant: {native...

1: a person who adopts a child of other parents as his or her own child [syn: {adopter}]

1: extreme attractiveness [syn: {adorableness}]

1: lovable especially in a childlike or naive way [syn: {endearing}, {lovely}]

1: extreme attractiveness [syn: {adorability}]

1: in an adorable manner; "the toddler behaved adorably" [syn: {endearingly}]

1: a feeling of profound love and admiration [syn: {worship}] 2: the act of admiring strongly [syn: {idolization}, {idolisation}] 3: worship given to God alone [syn: {latria}]

1: love intensely; "he just adored his wife"

1: regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god); "adored grandchildren"; "an idolized wife" [syn: {idolized}, {idolised}, {worshipped(a)}]

1: someone who admires a young woman; "she had many admirers" [syn: {admirer}]

1: showing adoration [syn: {worshipful}] 2: extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent; "adoring grandparents"; "deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain"; "hopelessly sp...

1: with adoration; "he looked at his wife adoringly"

1: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day" [syn: {decorate}, {grace}, {ornament}, {embellish}, {beautify}] 2: ...

1: provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction [syn: {decorated}] [ant: {unadorned}] 2: clothed or adorned with finery [syn: {adorned(p)}, {bedecked(p)}, {decked(p)}, {decke...

1: a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness 2: the action of decorating yourself with something colorful and interesting