anatropous
— Adjective
– English
~ (of a plant ovule) completely inverted; turned back 180 degrees on its stalk
Anaxagoras
— Noun
– English
~ a presocratic Athenian philosopher who maintained that everything is composed of very small particles that were arranged by some eternal intelligence (500-428 BC)
Anaximander
— Noun
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~ a presocratic Greek philosopher and student of Thales who believed the universal substance to be infinity rather than something resembling ordinary objects (611-547 BC)
Anaximenes
— Noun
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~ a presocratic Greek philosopher and associate of Anaximander who believed that all things are made of air in different degrees of density (6th century BC)
ancestor
— Noun
– English
~ someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
ancestral
— Adjective
– English
~ of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor
ancestral
— Adjective
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~ inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent; "ancestral home"; "ancestral lore"; "hereditary monarchy"; "patrimonial estate"; "transmissible tradition"
ancestry
— Noun
– English
~ the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"
ancestry
— Noun
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~ inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
anchor
— Verb
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~ secure a vessel with an anchor; "We anchored at Baltimore"
anchor
— Verb
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~ fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete"
anchor
— Noun
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~ a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute
anchor
— Noun
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~ a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
anchor
— Noun
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~ a central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"
anchorage
— Noun
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~ the condition of being secured to a base; "the plant needs a firm anchorage"; "the mother provides emotional anchorage for the entire family"
Anchorage
— Noun
– English
~ a city in south central Alaska; "Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska"
anchorage
— Noun
– English
~ place for vessels to anchor