al
[ ahl ]
/ ɑl /
noun
Origin of al
From the Hindi word
āl
Words nearby al
Definition for al (2 of 17)
Definition for al (3 of 17)
Definition for al (4 of 17)
Definition for al (5 of 17)
Definition for al (6 of 17)
Al-
a word in Arabic names meaning “family” or “the house of”: Al-Saud, or the members of the house of Saud.
Origin of Al-
From the Arabic word
āl family
Definition for al (7 of 17)
al.
1
other things.
Origin of al.
1
From the Latin word
alia
Definition for al (8 of 17)
al.
2
other persons.
Origin of al.
2
From the Latin word
aliī
Definition for al (9 of 17)
Definition for al (10 of 17)
a.l.
autograph letter.
Definition for al (11 of 17)
-al
1
a suffix with the general sense “of the kind of, pertaining to, having the form or character of” that named by the stem, occurring in loanwords from Latin (autumnal; natural; pastoral), and productive in English on the Latin model, usually with bases of Latin origin (accidental; seasonal; tribal). Originally, -al1 was restricted to stems not containing an -l- (cf. -ar1); recent lapses in this rule have produced semantically distinct pairs, as familiar and familial.
Origin of -al
1
< Latin
ālis, -āle; often replacing Middle English
-el < Old French
Definition for al (12 of 17)
-al
2
a suffix forming nouns from verbs, usually verbs of French or Latin origin: denial; refusal.
Origin of -al
2
< Latin
-āle (singular),
-ālia (plural), nominalized neuter of
-ālis
-al1; often replacing Middle English
-aille < Old French < Latin
-ālia
Definition for al (13 of 17)
-al
3
Chemistry.
a suffix indicating that a compound contains an aldehyde group: chloral.
Origin of -al
3
presumed to be short for
aldehyde
Definition for al (14 of 17)
Definition for al (15 of 17)
Gore
1
[ gawr, gohr ]
/ gɔr, goʊr /
noun
Albert Arnold, Jr.Al,born 1948,
U.S. politician: vice president of the U.S. 1993–2001.
Definition for al (16 of 17)
Oerter
[ awr-ter, ohr- ]
/ ˈɔr tər, ˈoʊr- /
noun
Alfred A.Al,1936–2007,
U.S. track and field athlete: four-time Olympic discus champion.
Definition for al (17 of 17)
Unser
[ uhn-ser ]
/ ˈʌn sər /
noun
AlbertAl,born 1939,
and his brother Robert (Bobby), born 1934, U.S. racing-car drivers.
Example sentences from the Web for al
British Dictionary definitions for al (1 of 10)
al
the internet domain name for
Albania
British Dictionary definitions for al (2 of 10)
Al
the chemical symbol for
aluminium
British Dictionary definitions for al (3 of 10)
AL
abbreviation for
Alabama
Anglo-Latin
(in the US and Canada) American League (of baseball teams)
Albania (international car registration)
British Dictionary definitions for al (4 of 10)
-al
1
suffix forming adjectives
of; related to; connected with
functional; sectional; tonal
Word Origin for -al
from Latin
-ālis
British Dictionary definitions for al (5 of 10)
-al
2
suffix forming nouns
the act or process of doing what is indicated by the verb stem
rebuttal; recital; renewal
Word Origin for -al
via Old French
-aille, -ail, from Latin
-ālia, neuter plural used as substantive, from
-ālis
-al
1
British Dictionary definitions for al (6 of 10)
-al
3
suffix forming nouns
indicating an aldehyde
ethanal
indicating a pharmaceutical product
phenobarbital
Word Origin for -al
shortened from
aldehyde
British Dictionary definitions for al (7 of 10)
gore
1
/ (ɡɔː) /
noun
blood shed from a wound, esp when coagulated
informal
killing, fighting, etc
Word Origin for gore
Old English
gor dirt; related to Old Norse
gor half-digested food, Middle Low German
göre, Dutch
goor
British Dictionary definitions for al (8 of 10)
gore
2
/ (ɡɔː) /
verb
(tr)
(of an animal, such as a bull) to pierce or stab (a person or another animal) with a horn or tusk
Word Origin for gore
C16: probably from Old English
gār spear
British Dictionary definitions for al (9 of 10)
gore
3
/ (ɡɔː) /
noun
a tapering or triangular piece of material used in making a shaped skirt, umbrella, etc
a similarly shaped piece, esp of land
verb
(tr)
to make into or with a gore or gores
Derived forms of gore
gored, adjectiveWord Origin for gore
Old English
gāra; related to Old Norse
geiri gore, Old High German
gēro
British Dictionary definitions for al (10 of 10)
Gore
/ (ɡɔː) /
noun
Al (bert) Jr. born 1948, US Democrat politician; vice president of the US (1993–2001); defeated in the disputed presidential election of 2000; leading environmental campaigner; shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with the Intergovernmental Panel For Climate Change
Medical definitions for al (1 of 3)
Al
The symbol for the elementaluminum
Medical definitions for al (2 of 3)
al-
pref.
Variant ofad-
Medical definitions for al (3 of 3)
-al
suff.
Aldehyde:butyral.
Scientific definitions for al
Al
The symbol for aluminum.