amrinone
— Noun
– English
~ a drug (trade name Inocor) used intravenously in heart failure; increases strength of contraction of myocardium
Amsinckia
— Noun
– English
~ rough annual herbs of Europe and the Americas: fiddlenecks
Amsonia
— Noun
– English
~ genus of herbs and subshrubs with milky juice and showy bluish flowers; Europe to Asia Minor to Japan and North America
Amsterdam
— Noun
– English
~ an industrial center and the nominal capital of the Netherlands; center of the diamond-cutting industry; seat of an important stock exchange; known for its canals and art museum
amuck
— Adverb
– English
~ wildly; without self-control; "when the restaurant caught fire the patrons ran amuck, blocking the exit"
amuck
— Adverb
– English
~ in a murderous frenzy; "rioters running amuck and throwing sticks and bottles and stones"
amuck
— Adjective
– English
~ wildly frenzied and out of control; "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows"
amulet
— Noun
– English
~ a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease
amun
— Noun
– English
~ a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes
Amundsen
— Noun
– English
~ Norwegian explorer who was the first to traverse the Northwest Passage and in 1911 the first to reach the South Pole (1872-1928)
amur
— Noun
– English
~ an Asian river between China and Russia; flows into the Sea of Okhotsk
AMusD
— Noun
– English
~ a doctor's degree in musical arts
amuse
— Verb
– English
~ occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies"
amuse
— Verb
– English
~ make (somebody) laugh; "The clown amused the children"
amused
— Adjective
– English
~ pleasantly occupied; "We are not amused" -Queen Victoria
amusement
— Noun
– English
~ a feeling of delight at being entertained
amusement
— Noun
– English
~ an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
amusing
— Adjective
– English
~ arousing or provoking laughter; "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics"
amusing
— Adjective
– English
~ providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining; "an amusing speaker"; "a diverting story"
amusingly
— Adverb
– English
~ in an entertaining and amusing manner; "Hollywood has grown too sophisticated to turn out anything really amusingly bad these days"