Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ALLENARLY
Al *len "ar *ly, adv. Etym: [All + anerly singly, fr. ane one. ]
Defn: Solely; only. [Scot. ] Sir W. Scott.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Allen, Ethan
Al len, Ethan |ˈalən ˈælən | (1738 –89 ), American soldier. He fought the British in the American Revolution and led the Green Mountain Boys in their campaign to gain independence for the state of Vermont. He died two years before Vermont achieved statehood.
Allen, Gracie
Al len, Gracie |ˈalən ˈælən | ( c. 1902 –64 ), US comedian and television actress. She was the wife and comedy partner of George Burns.
Allen, Steve
Al len, Steve |ˈalən ˈælən | (1921 –2000 ), US television pioneer, humorist, and songwriter; full name Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen. He was host and creator of “The Tonight Show ” (1954 –57 ) and host of “The Steve Allen Show ” (1956 –64 ). He also played the title role in the movie The Benny Goodman Story (1956 ).
Allen, Woody
Al len, Woody |ˈælən ˈalən | (1935 –), US movie director, writer, and actor; born Allen Stewart Konigsberg. He has starred in most of his movies, many of which humorously explore themes of neuroses and sexual inadequacy. Notable movies: Bananas (1971 ), Play It Again, Sam (1972 ), Sleeper (1973 ), Annie Hall (1977 ), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986 ), Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989 ), and Small Time Crooks (2000 ).
Allenby, Edmund
Al len by, Edmund |ˈalənbē ˈælənbi |, 1st Viscount (1861 –1936 ), British soldier; full name Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby. Commander of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force against the Turks, he captured Jerusalem in 1917 and defeated the Turkish forces at Megiddo in 1918.
Allende, Salvador
Al len de, Salvador |äˈyenˌdā əˈjɛndeɪ | (1908 –73 ), Chilean statesman; president 1970 –73. The first avowed Marxist to win a presidency in a free election, he was overthrown and killed in a military coup.
Allen screw
Allen screw ▶noun trademark a screw with a hexagonal socket in the head. ORIGIN 1930s: from the name of the manufacturer (see Allen key ).
Allenstein
Al len stein |ˈälənˌSHtīn ˈælənstin | German name for Olsztyn.
Allentown
Al len town |ˈalənˌtoun ˈæləntoun | a commercial and industrial city in eastern Pennsylvania, on the Lehigh River; pop. 107,250 (est. 2008 ).
Allen wrench
Al len wrench (also allen wrench ) ▶noun an L-shaped metal bar with a hexagonal head at each end, used to turn bolts and screws having hexagonal sockets. ORIGIN 1960s: from the name of the manufacturer, the Allen Manufacturing Company, of Hartford, Connecticut.
Oxford Dictionary
Allen, Ethan
Allen |ˈalən | (1738 –89 ), American soldier. He fought the British in the War of Independence and led the irregular force the Green Mountain Boys in their campaign to gain independence for the state of Vermont.
Allen, Gracie
Al len, Gracie |ˈalən ˈælən | ( c. 1902 –64 ), US comedian and television actress. She was the wife and comedy partner of George Burns.
Allen, Steve
Al len, Steve |ˈalən ˈælən | (1921 –2000 ), US television pioneer, humorist, and songwriter; full name Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen. He was host and creator of “The Tonight Show ” (1954 –57 ) and host of “The Steve Allen Show ” (1956 –64 ). He also played the title role in the movie The Benny Goodman Story (1956 ).
Allen, Woody
Allen |ˈalən | (b.1935 ), American film director, writer, and actor; born Allen Stewart Konigsberg. Allen stars in most of his own films, many of which have won Oscars and which humorously explore themes of neurosis and sexual inadequacy. Notable works: Play it Again, Sam (1972 ) and Annie Hall (1977 ).
Allenby, Edmund Henry Hynman
Allenby, Edmund Henry Hynman |ˈalənbi |, 1st Viscount (1861 –1936 ), British soldier. Commander of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force against the Turks, he captured Jerusalem in 1917 and defeated the Turkish forces at Megiddo in 1918.
Allende, Salvador
Allende, Salvador |aˈjɛndeɪ | (1908 –73 ), Chilean statesman, President 1970 –3. The first avowed Marxist to win a presidency in a free election, Allende was overthrown and killed in a military coup led by General Pinochet.
Allen key
Allen key |ˈalənkiː |(US Allen wrench ) ▶noun Brit. trademark a spanner designed to fit into and turn an Allen screw. ORIGIN 1960s: from the name of the manufacturer, the Allen Manufacturing Company, of Hartford, Connecticut.
Allen screw
Allen screw ▶noun trademark a screw with a hexagonal socket in the head. ORIGIN 1930s: from the name of the manufacturer (see Allen key ).
Allenstein
Allenstein |ˈalənˌʃtaɪn | German name for Olsztyn.
Allentown
Al len town |ˈalənˌtoun ˈæləntoun | a commercial and industrial city in eastern Pennsylvania, on the Lehigh River; pop. 107,250 (est. 2008 ).
Duden Dictionary
Allen
Al len Eigenname |ˈɛlən |amerikanischer Regisseur und Schauspieler
Allen
Al len Substantiv, Neutrum Chemie , das |All e n |das Allen; Genitiv: des Allens, Plural: die Allene griechisch-englisch ungesättigter Kohlenwasserstoff mit einer kumulierten Doppelbindung (farbloses, brennbares Gas )
allenfalls
al len falls Adverb |a llenf a lls |a im besten Fall; höchstens allenfalls noch eine Stunde b gegebenenfalls das Mittel könnte allenfalls helfen
allenthalben
al lent hal ben Adverb |a llenth a lben | -halben 1 überall a das Lied ist jetzt allenthalben zu hören 2 besonders süddeutsch bei jeder Gelegenheit, sich in kurzen zeitlichen Abständen wiederholend die drei Musiker wechselten während des Konzerts allenthalben ihre Instrumente
Spanish Dictionary
Allen
Allen VÉASE llave Allen .
allende
allende preposición 1 formal Indica que algo está más allá o al otro lado de otra cosa; se usa solamente referido a grandes extensiones :su país está allende los mares; vino de allende las montañas .2 adverbio formal Indica de forma poco precisa un lugar muy alejado de la persona que habla y de la persona que escucha; generalmente, se utiliza para referirse de forma vaga a cualquier país extranjero :en los procesos macroeconómicos hay que tener en cuenta las influencias de allende .ANTÓNIMO aquende .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
Allen wrench
Al len wrench /ǽlən -rèn (t )ʃ /名詞 C ｟商標 ｠アレンレンチ 〘六角スパナ 〙.
The Wordsmith Dictionary