alto
— Adjective
– English
～ (of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group; "alto clarinet or recorder"
alto
— Noun
– English
～ (of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments
alto
— Noun
– English
～ the highest adult male singing voice
alto
— Noun
– English
～ the lowest female singing voice
alto
— Noun
– English
～ a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
alto
— Noun
– English
～ the pitch range of the lowest female voice
altocumulus
— Noun
– English
～ a cumulus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles
altogether
— Adverb
– English
～ with everything considered (and neglecting details); "altogether, I'm sorry it happened"; "all in all, it's not so bad"
altogether
— Adverb
– English
～ to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea"; "she felt right at home"; "he fell right into the trap"
altogether
— Adverb
– English
～ with everything included or counted; "altogether he earns close to a million dollars"
altogether
— Noun
– English
～ informal terms for nakedness; "in the raw"; "in the altogether"; "in his birthday suit"
altoist
— Noun
– English
～ a musician who plays the alto saxophone
altoona
— Noun
– English
～ a town in central Pennsylvania
altostratus
— Noun
– English
～ a stratus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles
altricial
— Adjective
– English
～ (of hatchlings) naked and blind and dependent on parents for food
altruism
— Noun
– English
～ the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
altruist
— Noun
– English
～ someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being
altruistic
— Adjective
– English
～ showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
altruistically
— Adverb
– English
～ in an altruistic manner; "he acted selflessly when he helped the old lady in distress"
alula
— Noun
– English
～ scalelike structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly