Alissa
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
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a female given name, form of . Contemporary Examples Alison befriends lonely Giant Panda and skips happily in a meadow with it. The Most Offensive Lyrics and WTF Moments From ‘Chinese Food’ Culture Team October 14, 2013 Alison is played by the marvelous Tatiana Maslany, an actress who hails from Regina, Saskatchewan. Why Should You […]
- Alisphenoid
alisphenoid alisphenoid al·i·sphe·noid (āl’ĭ-sfē’noid, ā’lĭ-) adj. Relating to the greater wing of the sphenoid bone. Historical Examples Anteroventrally the sphenoidal fissure is bounded by the orbitosphenoid bone, and dorsolaterally by the alisphenoid bone. A New Species of Heteromyid Rodent from the Middle Oligocene of Northeast Colorado with Remarks on the Skull Edwin C. Galbreath The […]
- A list
a group of desirable or admired people who are welcomed especially in social and professional situations: Hollywood’s A list turned out for the Oscars. pertaining to or being in an A list; prominent. noun the most socially desirable category (as modifier): an A-list event Compare B list
- Alist
inclined to one side; heeling or . a group of desirable or admired people who are welcomed especially in social and professional situations: Hollywood’s A list turned out for the Oscars. pertaining to or being in an A list; prominent. Historical Examples Instrument′alist, one who plays on a musical instrument; Instrumental′ity, agency. Chambers’s Twentieth Century […]
- Alit
a simple past tense and past participle of 1 . to dismount from a horse, descend from a vehicle, etc. to settle or stay after descending: The bird alighted on the tree. to encounter or notice something accidentally. Historical Examples Then she there alit, and came before the king and saluted him; and he said: […]