English English Dictionary

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Alveary (n.)

A beehive, or something resembling a beehive.

Alveary (n.)

The hollow of the external ear.

Alveated (a.)

Formed or vaulted like a beehive.

Alvei (pl. )

of Alveus

Alveolar (a.)

Of, pertaining to, or resembling, alveoli or little cells, sacs, or sockets.

Alveolary (a.)

Alveolar.

Alveolate (a.)

Deeply pitted, like a honeycomb.

Alveole (n.)

Same as Alveolus.

Alveoli (pl. )

of Alveolus

Alveoliform (a.)

Having the form of alveoli, or little sockets, cells, or cavities.

Alveolus (n.)

A small depression, sac, or vesicle, as the socket of a tooth, the air cells of the lungs, the ultimate saccules of glands, etc.

Alveolus (n.)

A small cavity in a coral, shell, or fossil

Alveolus (n.)

A cell in a honeycomb.

Alveus (n.)

The channel of a river.

Alvine (a.)

Of, from, in, or pertaining to, the belly or the intestines; as, alvine discharges; alvine concretions.

Alway (adv.)

Always.

Always (adv.)

Constancy during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals; invariably; uniformly; -- opposed to sometimes or occasionally.

Always (adv.)

At all times; ever; perpetually; throughout all time; continually; as, God is always the same.

Alyssum (n.)

A genus of cruciferous plants; madwort. The sweet alyssum (A. maritimum), cultivated for bouquets, bears small, white, sweet-scented flowers.

The first person singular of the verb be, in the indicative mode, present tense. See Be.