amused
- v occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
The play amused the ladies - v make (somebody) laugh
The clown amused the children - s pleasantly occupied
We are not amused" -Queen Victoria
amusing
- v occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
- v make (somebody) laugh
- s providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
an amusing speaker - s arousing or provoking laughter
an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls
an amusing fellow
amygdaloid
- n volcanic rock in which rounded cavities formed by expanding gas have subsequently become filled with mineral deposits
- s shaped like an almond
amyloid
- n a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch
- n (pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue
- s resembling starch
anabatic
- a of an air current or wind; rising especially up a slope
an anabatic wind
anabolic
- a of or related to the synthetic phase of metabolism
- a characterized by or promoting constructive metabolism
some athletes take anabolic steroids to increase muscle size temporarily