This page gathers the 6,610 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “US” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 2 of 66: from “agate” to “antimiscegenation”.
- agate noun The size of type between pearl and nonpareil, standardized as 5+¹⁄₂-point.
- agenda verb To add an item to an official schedule.
- agent noun A law enforcement officer tasked with enforcing a specific field of law.
- aggie noun An agricultural school, such as one of the state land-grant colleges.
- aggressive noun A (Black) woman who presents as masculine; a butch.
- aggro adj Hardcore, aggressive.
- aging adj Becoming elderly.
- agita noun dyspepsia
- agri-food noun The business of producing food agriculturally (as opposed to through hunting, fishing, gathering, and so on); food so produced.
- agricultural lien noun A statutory lien that protects the seller of farming equipment by giving the seller a lien on crops grown with the equipment.
- agropelter noun A mythical monster of the United States, said to inhabit hollow tree trunks and hurl wooden splinters and branches at passers-by.
- ah prefix prefix for attack helicopter, helicopter gunship designations
- ai contraction All right.
- air marshal noun An armed, undercover guard on a commercial-airline flight.
- airbridge noun Synonym of jet bridge: an elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane.
- Airedale noun A member of aviation personnel.
- airfoil noun A structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air.
- airman first class noun A holder of the third enlisted rank in the United States Air Force, just above airman and below senior airman.
- airplane noun A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings: a fixed-wing aircraft with at least one engine or electric motor.
- airship noun A police air unit, a police helicopter.
- aisle noun An idiomatic divide between the Republican Party and the Democratic Party, who are said to be on two sides of the aisle.
- alarmer noun A multialarm fire of a specified number of alarms.
- Alaskan King noun A very large bed measuring 108 × 108 inches (274 × 274 cm), considerably larger than a king-sized bed.
- Albuquerque turkey noun A type of grilled sandwich served at restaurants, topped with turkey, cheese, and green chili sauce.
- alderman noun A large, protruding, or swollen abdomen; a paunch, a potbelly.
- alexanders noun Various plants of genus Zizia or Angelica thought to resemble European alexanders.
- Alford plea noun A plea in criminal court in which the defendant does not admit guilt but concedes the government has sufficient evidence to convict.
- Ali Baba noun An Iraqi.
- alkali noun Soluble mineral matter, other than common salt, contained in soils of natural waters.
- all ages adj open to people of all ages, particularly to children under the age of 18 (of an entertainment event, particularly music or dance)
- all around noun A gymnastic event featuring several individual exercises.
- all lives matter phrase A response to "black lives matter" (the phrase, its political and social movement), suggesting that African-American people should not be…
- all out adv Altogether; by far.
- all politics is local proverb Ultimately, constituents and voters are concerned most about issues that affect their personal lives and home communities, and they vote…
- all set adj Not requiring initial or further assistance with, additions to, or use of something.
- all that adj Of especially good quality; particularly excellent.
- All-American adj Of a person or a team, or some other thing: regarded as the best in the United States; of a team, composed entirely of members who are each…
- all-fired adj Extreme, excessive.
- all-in-one diaper noun A type of cloth diaper that most closely resembles a disposable diaper; a diaper with a waterproof cover and absorbent inner layer that…
- all-in-two diaper noun A type of cloth diaper, similar to a pocket diaper, that has a waterproof exterior and absorbent pad which is snapped inside of it, thereby…
- all-nighter noun A criminal or other person kept in jail over night.
- all-way stop noun A road intersection that traffic approaching from all directions is required to stop before proceeding through.
- all-weather tire noun A tire with rubber that remains soft in below-freezing conditions, but gives longer tread life in warm conditions than winter tires.
- alley oop adj High and arcing.
- alligator noun A swing music fan or performer, especially one who is white.
- allocution noun The question put to a convicted defendant by a judge after the rendering of the verdict in a trial, in which the defendant is asked whether…
- almond mom noun A mother who promotes (or herself follows) an inadequate diet with poor nutritional value and low calories, usually to promote a slender…
- alpha dog verb To behave like an alpha dog; to behave in a crassly dominant manner, especially at the expense of another male.
- alphabet agency noun Any of a number of US federal government agencies created as part of the New Deal of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
- alphabetize verb To arrange words or items in order of the first (and then subsequent) letters as they occur in the alphabet.
- alpine saxifrage noun Micranthes nidifica (peak saxifrage)
- already adv An intensifier used to emphasize impatience or express exasperation.
- Alsatian noun A German shepherd dog.
- Alt-A adj Of a mortgage loan, that does not conform to the traditional standards of Fannie Mae, but is presented as having an A credit rating, based…
- alt-left noun The part of the political spectrum that is considered too left-wing; the extreme or radical left.
- alternate noun A substitute; an alternative; one designated to take the place of another, if necessary, in performing some duty.
- alternately adv Alternatively.
- alternative cannabinoid noun Any psychoactive cannabinoid that is synthetically or semisynthetically derived from delta-9-THC and is not naturally present in cannabis…
- alternative minimum tax noun A tax imposed by the United States federal government in addition to the regular income tax for certain individuals, estates, and trusts…
- alum noun A past attendee or graduate (of any gender) of a college, university or other educational institution.
- amalgamist noun Someone who supports miscegenation (interracial relationships or marriage) between white and African-American people.
- amateur hour noun An event, particularly on radio or television, showcasing the talents of amateur performers.
- amber light noun A yellow light.
- ambulance noun Synonym of covered wagon.
- amendment noun An addition to and/or alteration to the Constitution.
- American noun A size of type smaller than German, 1-point type.
- American wire gauge noun A standard for the measurement of the diameter of wire, especially of non-ferrous, electrically conducting wire. Increasing gauge numbers…
- Americanize verb To render American; to adapt to the custom, culture, or style of the United States of America.
- AMI noun Initialism of area median income.
- amicus curiae noun A person or entity who has been allowed by the court to plead or make submissions but who is not directly involved in the action.
- ammonium sulfate noun An inorganic chemical compound, (NH₄)₂SO₄, commonly used as a fertilizer and as a food additive (E517) used as an improving agent.
- an noun A set of sizes for screw threads agreed upon and jointly used by the United States Army and Navy.
- anaconda mortgage noun A loan arrangement in which all of the money borrowed from a lender, for whatever purpose, is secured by one's home, land, and other…
- analyze verb To subject to analysis.
- analyzer noun an instrument for the analysis of something
- Anatolian Shepherd noun Any dog descended from regional Turkish livestock guardian dogs, particularly the Kangal Shepherd Dog but also the Akbash.
- anatomize verb To cut up or dissect (the body of a human being or an animal), specifically for the purpose of investigating its anatomy.
- anchor noun A screw anchor.
- anchor baby noun A child born to a non-citizen mother in the United States or another country that grants birthright citizenship (cf. jus soli), and who, as…
- and conj If; provided that.
- anemia noun A medical condition in which the capacity of the blood to transport oxygen to the tissues is reduced, either because of too few red blood…
- anesthesia noun An artificial method of preventing sensation, used to eliminate pain without causing loss of vital functions, by the administration of one…
- anesthetic adj Causing anesthesia; reducing pain sensitivity.
- anesthetize verb To administer anesthesia to: to render unfeeling or unconscious through the use of narcotic substances, usually either alcohol or…
- angel mom noun A mother whose child has died.
- angelica tree noun A large shrub or small tree native to the southeastern US, Aralia spinosa.
- anglo noun A North American, especially a white one (regardless of actual ethnicity), whose native language is English (as opposed to Americans who…
- Anglo-Saxon noun A person of English ethnic descent.
- animal fries noun French fries that are served with melted cheese, grilled onions, and Thousand Island dressing or special sauce instead of ketchup.
- anise noun Fennel, Foeniculum vulgare.
- annex noun An addition, an extension.
- announce verb To act as announcer for (an event, usually sports).
- annual ryegrass noun Lolium multiflorum, grown as a cover crop
- antebellum adj Of the period prior to the American Civil War, especially in reference to the culture of the southern states.
- antelope noun The pronghorn, Antilocapra americana.
- anti-snapper noun An opponent of Senator Hill's premature scheduling of the Democratic National Committee convention of 1892.
- antianesthetic adj reversing or reducing anesthesia
- antiblue adj Antipolice.
- antilife adj pro-choice
- antimiscegenation adj Against mixing or blending; especially, against the mixing or blending of races in marriage or breeding.