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al·be·it conjunction : even though : ALTHOUGH

Synonyms

although, howbeit, though, when, while—more at ALTHOUGH

al·bi·no noun, plural -nos : a person or nonhuman mammal lacking coloring matter in the skin, hair, and eyes

— al·bi·nism noun

al·bum noun 1 : a book with blank pages used for making a collection (as of stamps)

2 : one or more recordings (as on tape or disk) produced as a single unit

3 : a collection usu. in book form of literary selections, musical compositions, or pictures : ANTHOLOGY

Synonyms

anthology, compilation, miscellany—more at ANTHOLOGY

al·bu·men noun 1 : the white of an egg

2 : ALBUMIN

al·bu·min noun : any of numerous water-soluble proteins of blood, milk, egg white, and plant and animal tissues

al·bu·min·ous adjective : containing or resembling albumen or albumin

alc abbreviation alcohol

al·cal·de noun : the chief administrative and judicial officer of a Spanish or Spanish-American town

al·ca·zar noun [ORIGIN: Sp alcázar, fr. Ar al-qaṣr the castle]

: a Spanish fortress or palace

al·che·my noun : medieval chemistry chiefly concerned with efforts to turn base metals into gold

— al·che·mist noun

al·co·hol noun [ORIGIN: NL, fr. ML, powdered antimony, fr. Sp, fr. Ar al-kuḥul the powdered antimony]

1 : a colorless flammable liquid that is the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors

2 : any of various carbon compounds similar to alcohol

3 : beverages containing alcohol

Synonyms

booze, drink, intoxicant, liquor, moonshine, spirits; also ale, beer, mead, sake, wine

1alcoholic adjective 1 : of, relating to, caused by, or containing alcohol

2 : affected with alcoholism

— al·co·hol·i·cal·ly adverb

2alcoholic noun : a person affected with alcoholism

al·co·hol·ism noun : continued excessive and usu. uncontrollable use of alcoholic drinks; also : a complex chronic psychological and nutritional disorder associated with such use

al·cove noun 1 : a nook or small recess opening off a larger room

2 : a niche or arched opening (as in a wall)

Synonyms

niche, nook, recess—more at NICHE

ald abbreviation alderman

al·der noun : a tree or shrub related to the birches and growing in wet areas

al·der·man noun : a member of a city legislative body

ale noun : an alcoholic beverage brewed from malt and hops that is usu. more bitter than beer

ale·a·tor·ic adjective : characterized by chance or random elements <~ music>

ale·a·to·ry adjective : ALEATORIC

alee adverb : on or toward the lee

ale·house noun : a place where ale is sold to be drunk on the premises

1alert adjective [ORIGIN: It all' erta, lit., on the ascent]

1 : watchful against danger

2 : quick to perceive and act

— alert·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] attentive, awake, vigilant, watchful, wide-awake; also alive, aware, conscious, sensitive

[2] brainy, bright, brilliant, clever, intelligent, keen, nimble, quick, quick-witted, sharp, smart—more at INTELLIGENT

[2] expeditious, prompt, quick, ready, willing—more at QUICK

2alert noun 1 : a warning signal or device : ALARM

2 : the period during which an alert is in effect

Synonyms

admonition, alarm, caution, notice, warning—more at WARNING

3alert verb 1 : to call to a state of readiness : WARN

2 : to make aware of

Synonyms

caution, forewarn, warn—more at WARN

alert·ness noun : the quality or state of being alert

Synonyms

attentiveness, lookout, surveillance, vigilance, watch—more at VIGILANCE

Aleut noun 1 : a member of a people of the Aleutian and Shumagin islands and the western part of Alaska Peninsula

2 : the language of the Aleuts

ale·wife noun, plural ale·wives : a food fish of the herring family abundant esp. on the Atlantic coast

Al·ex·an·dri·an adjective 1 : of or relating to Alexander the Great

2 : HELLENISTIC

al·ex·an·drine noun, often cap : a line of six iambic feet

al·fal·fa noun : a leguminous plant widely grown for hay and forage

al·fres·co adjective