German lesson | instruction in the German language |
anti-takeover defense | resistance to or defense against a hostile takeover |
anti-war movement | a campaign against entering or continuing a war |
German short-haired pointer | liver or liver-and-white hunting dog developed in Germany, pointer and bloodhound |
German shepherd German shepherd dog German police dog alsatian | breed of large shepherd dogs used in police work and as a guide for the blind |
black bee German bee | darkolored ill-tempered honeybee supposedly of German origin |
German cockroach Croton bug crotonbug water bug Blattella germanica | small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe, a common household pest |
anti-G suit G suit | worn by fliers and astronauts to counteract the forces of gravity and acceleration |
anti-inflammatory anti-inflammatory drug | a medicine intended to reduce inflammation |
anti-submarine rocket | a shipboard system to fire rockets at submarines |
anti-TNF compound | a class of drugs that block the action of tumor necrosis factor (TNF), used in cases of rheumatoid arthritis because TNF instigates inflammation of the joints |
fragmentation bomb antipersonnel bomb anti-personnel bomb daisy cutter | a bomb with onlytoper cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments, most effective against troops and vehicles |
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug NSAID | an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids, NSAIDs inhibit the activity of both Cox- and Cox- enzymes |
stabilizer bar anti-sway bar | a rigid metal bar between the front suspensions and between the rear suspensions of cars and trucks, serves to stabilize the chassis |
tail rotor anti-torque rotor | rotor consisting of a rotating airfoil on the tail of a singleotor helicopter, keeps the helicopter from spinning in the direction opposite to the rotation of the main rotor |
virility drug anti-impotence drug | drug to treat impotence attributable to erectile dysfunction |
anti-Semitism antisemitism | the intense dislike for and prejudice against Jewish people |
anti-Catholicism | a religious orientation opposed to Catholicism |
anti-drug law | a law forbidding the sale or use of narcotic drugs |
anti-virus program | a computer program that checks a computer for viruses and prevents their spread |
German High German German language | the standard German language, developed historically from West Germanic |
Old High German | High German prior to |
Middle High German | High German from to |
Low German Plattdeutsch | a German dialect spoken in northern Germany |
Middle Low German | Low German from to |
pfannkuchen german pancake | puffy mildly sweet lemon-flavored egg mixture sprinkled with confectioners' sugar and served with jam or a wine or fruit sauce |
Japanese Red Army JRA Anti-Imperialist International Brigade | a terrorist group organized into overthrow the Japanese government and monarchy and to foment world revolution, is said to have close ties with Palestinian terrorists, in the Japanese Red Army was responsible for a massacre at an airport in Israel |
Luftwaffe German Luftwaffe | the German airforce |
Anti-Masonic Party | a former political party in the United States, founded in in opposition to Freemasonry in public affairs |
National Socialist German Workers' Party Nazi Party | the political party founded in Germany in and brought to power by Hitler in |
East Germany German Democratic Republic | a republic in north central Europe on the Baltic, established by the Soviet Union in , reunified with West Germany in |
Berlin German capital | capital of Germany located in eastern Germany |
German American | an American who was born in Germany or whose ancestors were German |
German | a person of German nationality |
East German | a native or inhabitant of the former republic of East Germany |
anti | a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.), the antis smelled victory after a long battle |
anti-American | a person who is opposed to the United States and its policies |
anti-Semite Jew-baiter | someone who hates and would persecute Jews |
cousin first cousin cousin-german full cousin | the child of your aunt or uncle |
Nazi German Nazi | a German member of Adolf Hitler's political party |
philistine anti-intellectual lowbrow | a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits |
Louis II Louis le Begue Louis the Stammerer Louis the German | king of France and Germany (-) |
German ivy Delairea odorata Senecio milkanioides | South African succulent evergreen twining climber with yellow flowers grown primarily as a houseplant for its foliage, sometimes placed in genus Senecio |
sweet false chamomile wild chamomile German chamomile Matricaria recutita Matricaria chamomilla | annual Eurasian herb similar in fragrance and medicinal uses to chamomile though taste is more bitter and effect is considered inferior |
German millet golden wonder millet Setaria italica stramineofructa | millet having yellow grains in large drooping spikes |
common evening primrose German rampion Oenothera biennis | a coarse biennial of eastern North America with yellow flowers that open in the evening, naturalized in Europe |
false tamarisk German tamarisk Myricaria germanica | Eurasian shrub resembling the tamarisk |
German iris Iris germanica | a large iris with purple or white flowers, native to central and southern Europe |
German iris Iris kochii | iris of northern Italy having deep blue-purple flowers, similar to but smaller than Iris germanica |
anti-dumping duty | a tariff imposed to prevent dumping |