5. Windy, empty.
Aisle, n. Passage, walk.
Aitchbone, n. Edgebone, natchbone.
Ajar, ad. Partly open (as a door).
Ajutage, n. Spout (of a fountain).
Akin, a. Kin, related, allied, kindred, cognate, congenial, homogeneous, analogous, similar, parallel, of a piece.
Alack, interj. Alas, lackaday.
Alacrity, n. 1. Readiness, promptitude, alertness, agility, activity, quickness, eagerness.
2. Sprightliness, gayety, cheerfulness, hilarity, vivacity, liveliness, high spirits, good spirits.
À la mode, [Fr.] a. Fashionable, in the fashion, in vogue.
À la mode, [Fr.] ad. Fashionably.
Alarm, n. 1. Alarum, larum, tocsin, summons to arms, alarm-bell, beat of drum, sound of trumpet, notice of danger, signal of distress.
2. Fear, apprehension, terror, fright, affright, consternation, dismay.
Alarm, v. a. 1. Call to arms, summon to arms.
2. Terrify, frighten, affright, startle, scare, daunt, appall, put in fear.
Alarm-bell, n. Tocsin, alarm.
Alarum, n. Alarm.
Alas, interj. Alack, lackaday.
Alate, a. (Bot. and Anat.) Winged.
Albeit, ad. Although, notwithstanding.
Albicore, n. Bonito, horse-mackerel (Thynnus pelamys).
Alcohol, n. Spirits of wine, pure spirit, highly rectified spirit.
Alcove, n. Recess.
Alehoof, n. Gill, ground-ivy (Glechoma hederacea).
Alert, a. 1. Watchful, vigilant, circumspect, wary, heedful, on the alert, on one's guard, on the watch, on the lookout.
2. Active, brisk, nimble, agile, smart, lively, sprightly, spirited, supple, quick, spry, ready, prompt.
Alertness, n. 1. Watchfulness, vigilance, circumspection, wariness.
2. Activity, agility, nimbleness, briskness, smartness, sprightliness, quickness, spryness, promptness, readiness.
Algebra, n. Analysis (by means of letters and other symbols), calculus, fluxions.
Alias, ad. Otherwise.
Alias, n. Assumed name.
Alien, a. 1. Foreign, not native.
2. Estranged, differing, remote, unallied, separated, unconnected.
Alien, n. Foreigner, stranger.
Alienate, v. a. 1. Abalienate, transfer, demise, consign, assign, convey, devolve, make over, deliver over.
2. Estrange, disaffect, wean, withdraw the affections of, make unfriendly.
Alienation, n. 1. Abalienation, transfer, demise, conveyance.
2. Estrangement, disaffection, variance, division, rupture, breach.
Alienation of mind, insanity, derangement, lunacy, madness, frenzy, craziness, delirium, mania.