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Ala

A wing or winglike structure.

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noun
  1. 1

    A wing or winglike structure.

  2. 2

    A winglike anatomical process or part, especially of bone.

  3. 3

    The flattened border of some stems, fruits, and seeds, or one of the two side petals of certain flowers in the pea family.

  4. 4

    In ancient Rome, a small room opening into a larger room or courtyard.

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regrettablyIn a manner inspiring or deserving regret.
unfortunatelyUsed (as a parenthetical word, often a sentence adverb) to express disappointment, compassion, sorrow, regret, or grief.
unluckilyWithout luck; unfortunately.
thrnounInitialism of target heart rate.
wingnoun(zootomy) An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly.
aalnounThe Indian mulberry or noni (Morinda citrifolia, Morinda tinctoria), a shrub found in Southeast Asia, the East Indies and the Pacific islands as far as French Polynesia.
alannounA male given name from the Celtic languages.
glynoun(astronomy) Abbreviation of gigalightyear; a unit of a billion lightyears. [(astronomy) A unit of a billion light years.]
likenoun(chiefly in the plural) Something that a person likes (prefers).
areanounA particular geographic region.
pernoun(stock market) Initialism of price-earnings ratio. [(finance) The ratio of share price to earnings per share used as an indication of the relative value of the share.]
allahnoun(Islam) God, in Islamic or Arabic contexts
alliancenoun(countable) A union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league.
faanounThe letter ف in the Arabic script.
alabamanounA state of the United States. Capital: Montgomery. Largest city: Birmingham.
lysnounA river in Hauts-de-France, France and Belgium, and a left tributary of the Scheldt at Gent. This is the French spelling: the Dutch and German spelling is Leie.
allanounA transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian female given name А́лла (Álla)
alaskanounA state of the United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Juneau. Largest city: Anchorage. Postal code: AK.
uddinnounA surname from Bengali.
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