adj. - responsive, docile.

- (often foll. By to) answerable to law etc. [french: related to *ad-, latin mino drive animals]

dream n. Ideal of democracy and prosperity.

- football n. Football evolved from rugby.

- indian see *indian.

- —adj. Of america, esp. The united states. —n. - native, citizen, or inhabitant of america, esp. The us.

- english as used in the us. americanize v. (also -ise) (-zing or -sing). [name of navigator amerigo vespucci]

n. Semiprecious stone of a violet or purple variety of quartz. [greek, = preventing drunkenness]

adj. (esp. Of an arrangement, relations, etc.) Friendly. amicably adv. [latin amicus friend]

n. Coil-shaped fossil shell. [latin, = horn of jupiter ammon]

v. (also -ise) (-zing or -sing) gradually extinguish (a debt) by regular instalments. [latin ad mortem to death]

n. Strength of an electric current in amperes.

v. (-ting) cut off surgically (a limb etc.). amputation n. Amputee n. [latin amb- about, puto prune]

steroid n. Synthetic steroid hormone used to increase muscle size.

n. Large non-poisonous snake killing its prey by constriction. [sinhalese]