union unification uniting conjugation jointure | the act of making or becoming a single unit, the union of opposing factions, he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays |
anti-takeover defense | resistance to or defense against a hostile takeover |
anti-war movement | a campaign against entering or continuing a war |
coupling mating pairing conjugation union sexual union | the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes, the casual couplings of adolescents, the mating of some species occurs only in the spring |
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 |
Cooper Union Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art | university founded in by Peter Cooper to offer free courses in the arts and sciences |
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 |
long underwear union suit | an undergarment with shirt and drawers in one piece |
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 |
student union | a building on a college campus dedicated to social and organizational activities of the student body |
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 |
union | a device on a national flag emblematic of the union of two or more sovereignties (typically in the upper inner corner) |
Union Jack Union flag | national flag of the United Kingdom |
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 |
union card | a card certifying membership in a labor union |
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 |
union | the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts, lightning produced an unusual union of the metals |
union sum join | a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets, let C be the union of the sets A and B |
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 |
European Union EU European Community EC European Economic Community EEC Common Market Europe | an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members, he tried to take Britain into the Europen Union |
Pan American Union | the administrative agency of the Organization of American States |
union labor union trade union trades union brotherhood | an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer, you have to join the union in order to get a job |
industrial union vertical union | a labor union that admits all workers in a given industry irrespective of their craft |
Teamsters Union | an industrial union of truck drivers and chauffeurs and warehouse workers |
craft union | a labor union whose membership is restricted to workers in a particular craft |
credit union | a cooperative depository financial institution whose members can obtain loans from their combined savings |
company union | a union of workers for a single company, a union not affiliated with a larger union |
union shop | a company allowed to hire nonunion workers on the condition that they will join the union within a specified time |
Anti-Masonic Party | a former political party in the United States, founded in in opposition to Freemasonry in public affairs |
Constitutional Union Party | a former political party in the United States, formed in by former Whigs who hoped to preserve the Union |
union | a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations, the Soviet Union |
customs union | an association of nations to promote free trade within the union and set common tariffs for nations that are not members |
Union Army | the northern army during the American Civil War |
labor movement trade union movement labor | an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement |
Myanmar Union of Burma Burma | a mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal, much opium is grown in Myanmar |
Serbia and Montenegro Union of Serbia and Montenegro Yugoslavia Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jugoslavija | a mountainous republic in southeastern Europe bordering on the Adriatic Sea, formed from two of the six republics that made up Yugoslavia until , Serbia and Montenegro were known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia until when they adopted the name of the Union of Serbia and Montenegro |
Soviet Union Russia Union of Soviet Socialist Republics USSR | a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia, established in , included Russia and other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others), officially dissolved December |
Union North | the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War), he has visited every state in the Union, Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union, the North's superior resources turned the scale |
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 |
Federal Federal soldier Union soldier | a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War |
philistine anti-intellectual lowbrow | a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits |