| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| retirement savings plan that is funded by employee contributions and (often) matching contributions from the employer; contributions are made from your salary before taxes and the funds grow tax-free until they are withdrawn at which point they can be con |
401-k
,
401-k plan
|
| major change in attitude or principle or point of view |
about-face
,
policy change
,
reversal
,
volte-face
|
| descent down a nearly vertical surface by using a doubled rope that is coiled around the body and attached to some higher point |
abseil
|
| person who descends down a nearly vertical face by using a doubled rope that is wrapped around the body and attached to some high point |
abseiler
|
| point of contact between two objects or parts |
abutment
|
| national park in Maine showing marine erosion and glaciation; includes seashore and also the highest point on the Atlantic coast |
Acadia National Park
|
| craniometric point at the anterior extremity of the intermaxillary suture |
acanthion
|
| point the finger at |
accuse
|
| high point |
acme
,
apex
,
apogee
,
climax
,
climax
,
crest
,
meridian
,
peak
,
pinnacle
,
summit
,
vertex
,
zenith
|
| highest point (of something) |
acme
,
apex
,
peak
,
vertex
|
| outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade |
acromial process
,
acromion
|
| tapering point |
acumen
|
| leaf narrowing to a slender point |
acuminate leaf
|
| sharp point, tapering to |
acuminate
,
apiculate
|
| leaf tapering to a sharp point, of a |
acuminate
,
apiculate
,
cuspidate
|
| quality of having a sharp edge or point |
acuteness
|
| (tennis) first point scored after deuce |
advantage
|
| prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor |
affaire d'honneur
,
duel
|
| composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy') |
affricate
,
affricate consonant
,
affricative
|
| anger to point of breach |
alienate
,
antagonize
,
envenom
,
exacerbate
|
