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aged
  • n  people who are old collectively
    special arrangements were available for the aged
  • v  begin to seem older; get older
  • v  grow old or older
    She aged gracefully
  • v  make older
    The death of his child aged him tremendously
  • s  advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)
    aged members of the society
  • s  at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable)
    aged rocks
  • s  having attained a specific age; (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)
    aged ten
  • s  of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable)
    mature well-aged cheeses
  • s  (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)
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ageing
  • n  acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time
  • n  the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age
  • v  begin to seem older; get older
  • v  grow old or older
  • v  make older
  • s  growing old
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ageless
  • s  continuing forever or indefinitely
    the ageless themes of love and revenge
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agelong
  • s  lasting through all time
    agelong struggle for freedom
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agglomerate
  • n  volcanic rock consisting of large fragments fused together
  • n  a collection of objects laid on top of each other
  • v  form into one cluster
  • s  clustered together but not coherent
    an agglomerated flower head
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agglomerated
  • v  form into one cluster
  • s  clustered together but not coherent
    an agglomerated flower head
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agglutinate
  • v  string together (morphemes in an agglutinating language)
  • v  clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.
  • s  united as if by glue
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agglutinative
  • s  forming derivative or compound words by putting together constituents each of which expresses a single definite meaning
  • s  united as if by glue
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aggravated
  • v  make worse
  • v  exasperate or irritate
  • s  made more severe or intense especially in law
    aggravated assault
  • s  incited, especially deliberately, to anger
    aggravated by passive resistance
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aggravating
  • v  make worse
  • v  exasperate or irritate
  • s  making worse
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aggregate
  • n  the whole amount
  • n  material such as sand or gravel used with cement and water to make concrete, mortar, or plaster
  • n  a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
  • v  amount in the aggregate to
  • v  gather in a mass, sum, or whole
  • s  formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole
    aggregate expenses include expenses of all divisions combined for the entire year
    the aggregated amount of indebtedness
  • s  composed of a dense cluster of separate units such as carpels or florets or drupelets
    raspberries are aggregate fruits
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aggregated
  • v  amount in the aggregate to
  • v  gather in a mass, sum, or whole
  • s  formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole
    the aggregated amount of indebtedness
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aggregative
  • s  formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole
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