animal-worship
— Noun
– English
～ the worship of animals
alligator wrench
— Noun
– English
～ a wrench with a v-shaped jaw and serrations on one side (resembles the open jaws of an alligator)
Allen wrench
— Noun
– English
～ a wrench for Allen screws
adjustable wrench
— Noun
– English
～ can be changed to different settings
alphabetic writing
— Noun
– English
～ a writing system based on alphabetic characters
Andrew Wyeth
— Noun
– English
～ United States painter (born in 1917)
Acacia xanthophloea
— Noun
– English
～ African tree supposed to mark healthful regions
anomalistic year
— Noun
– English
～ time of the earth's revolution from perihelion to perihelion again; 365 days and 6 hr and 13 min and 53.1 sec
academic year
— Noun
– English
～ the period of time each year when the school is open and people are studying
astronomical year
— Noun
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～ the time for the earth to make one revolution around the sun, measured between two vernal equinoxes
alizarin yellow
— Noun
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～ any of various yellow dyes; not related chemically to alizarin but applied in the same manner
African yellowwood
— Noun
– English
～ South African tree or shrub having a rounded crown
angiospermous yellowwood
— Noun
– English
～ any of various angiospermous trees having yellow wood
Alexandre Emile Jean Yersin
— Noun
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～ French bacteriologist born in Switzerland; was a student of Pasteur; discovered the plague bacillus (1863-1943)
Alexandre Yersin
— Noun
– English
～ French bacteriologist born in Switzerland; was a student of Pasteur; discovered the plague bacillus (1863-1943)
Anatoli Yevgenevich Karpov
— Noun
– English
～ Russian chess master who was world champion from 1975 until 1985 when he was defeated by Gary Kasparov (born in 1951)
Asa Yoelson
— Noun
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～ United States singer (born in Russia) who appeared in the first full-length talking film (1886-1950)
Agrippina the Younger
— Noun
– English
～ wife who poisoned Claudius after her son Nero was declared heir and who was then put to death by Nero
Achras zapota
— Noun
– English
～ large tropical American evergreen yielding chicle gum and edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Achras