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allotted
  • v  give out
  • v  allow to have
  • v  administer or bestow, as in small portions
  • s  given as a task
    her allotted chores
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allover
  • s  covering the entire surface
    an allover pattern
    got an allover tan
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allowable
  • s  deductible according to the tax laws
  • a  that may be permitted especially as according to rule
  • s  deserving to be allowed or considered
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alloyed
  • v  lower in value by increasing the base-metal content
  • v  make an alloy of
  • s  (used of metals) debased by mixture with an inferior element
  • s  (used of metals) blended to obtain a desired property
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alluring
  • v  dispose or incline or entice to
  • s  highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
    an alluring prospect
    her alluring smile
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allusive
  • s  characterized by indirect references
    allusive speech is characterized by allusions
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almighty
  • n  terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
  • s  having unlimited power
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alone
  • s  isolated from others
    could be alone in a crowded room
    was alone with her thoughts
    I want to be alone
  • s  lacking companions or companionship
    he was alone when we met him
    she is alone much of the time
  • s  exclusive of anyone or anything else
    she alone believed him
    cannot live by bread alone
  • s  radically distinctive and without equal
    he is alone in the field of microbiology
    this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem
  • r  without any others being included or involved
    the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone
  • r  without anybody else or anything else
    the child stayed home alone
    the pillar stood alone, supporting nothing
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aloof
  • s  remote in manner
    stood apart with aloof dignity
  • r  in an aloof manner
    the local gentry and professional classes had held aloof for the school had accepted their sons readily enough
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