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Adverse WitnessnounMWEa witness whose relationship to the opposing party is such that his or her testimony may be prejudiced against the opposing partyverified
Advertising AgencynounMWEan agency that designs advertisement to call public attention to its clientsverified
Advertorialnounan advertisement that is written and presented in the style of an editorial or journalistic reportverified
Advice and ConsentnounMWEa legal expression in the United States Constitution that allows the Senate to constrain the President's powers of appointment and treaty-makingRequirementRegulated
AdvisorynounNotification of significant new trends or developments regarding the threat to the information systems of an organization. This notification may include analytical insights into trends, intentions, technologies, or tactics of an adversary targeting information systems.Artifact
Advisory ServicenounMWEa consulting service in which a CPA develops findings and conclusions and recommendations that are presented to the client for consideration and decision makingverified
Advowsonnounthe right in English law of presenting a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical beneficeverified
AdwarenounA software package that automatically plays, displays or downloads advertising material to a computer after the software is installed on it or while the application is being used Scope Note: In most cases, this is done without any notification to the user or without the user’s consent. The term adware may also refer to software that displays advertisements, whether or not it does so with the user’s consent; such programs display advertisements as an alternative to shareware registration fees. These are classified as adware in the sense of advertising supported software, but not as spyware. Adware in this form does not operate surreptitiously or mislead the user, and it provides the user with a specific service.Threat
Adzuki BeannounMWEbushy annual widely grown in China and Japan for the flour made from its seedsverified
Aegirnouna high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)verified
Aeonnoun(Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universeverified
Aerial TramwaynounMWEa conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towersverified
Aerodontalgianounpain in the teeth that results from a change in air pressure (as in flying or mountain climbing)verified
Aerodromenounan airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargoverified
Aerodynamic ForcenounMWEforces acting on airfoils in motion relative to the air (or other gaseous fluids)verified
Aerodynamic LiftnounMWEthe component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravityverified
Aerodynamicsnounthe branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases (especially air) and their effects on bodies in the flowverified
Aeroembolismnounobstruction of the circulatory system caused by an air bubble as, e.g., accidentally during surgery or hypodermic injection or as a complication from scuba divingverified
Aerofoilnouna device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding airverified
Aeromechanicsnounthe branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases (especially air) and their effects on bodies in the flowverified
Aeromedicinenounthe study and treatment of disorders associated with flight (especially with space flight)verified
Aeronautical EngineernounMWEan engineer concerned with the design and construction of aircraftverified
Aeronautical EngineeringnounMWEthe branch of engineering science concerned with the design and construction of aircraftverified
Aerosolnouna dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas)verified
Aerosol BombnounMWEa dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas)verified
Aerosol CannounMWEa dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas)verified
Aerosol ContainernounMWEa dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas)verified
Aerospace MedicinenounMWEthe study and treatment of disorders associated with flight (especially with space flight)verified
Aeschynanthusnouna plant of the genus Aeschynanthus having somewhat red or orange flowers and seeds having distinctive hairs at base and apexverified
Aestheticiannouna worker skilled in giving beauty treatments, for example manicures and facialsverified
Aestivationnoun(botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opensverified
Aethernouna medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic wavesverified
Affaire D'honneurnounMWEa prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honorverified