5. graceful, light-footed, nimble; agile, lithe, lissom, supple, flexible, pliant,
aisle, n. 1. passageway, gangway, walkway, walk; corridor, alley, alleyway, lane, path; row, tier, section, box.
2. in the aisle (of an audience, in reference to laughter) convulsed, doubled up or over, hysterical, crying, splitting one's side, rolling in the aisle, SI. splitting or busting a gut, SI. wetting one's pants; roaring, guffawing.
ajar1 adj., adv. partly open, open; unlatched, unclosed, unsecured.
ajar2 adj., adv. at variance, in contradiction, incongruous, clashing, grating, discordant, inharmonious; Inf out of kilter, SI. out of whack, amiss,
akimbo, adj., adv. hand-on-hip; tilted, raised, angular, oblique, bent, crooked; askew, aslant, twisted, skewed, out of line.
akin, adj. 1. related, cognate, consanguineous, kin, german, agnate, of one's own flesh and blood.
2. allied, similar, alike, like; analogous, parallel, correlative, corresponding, homologous, matching; germane, relevant, connected, associated, collateral.
3. kindred, of the same kind, homogeneous; cut from the same cloth, out of the same mold, in the same category; brothers under the skin.
alacrity, n. 1. promptness, promptitude, willingness, readiness; eagerness, zeal, enthusiasm, avidity; swiftness, quickness, dispatch, expedition; haste, speed, celerity.
2. liveliness, briskness, sprightliness; animation, vivacity, vigor; effervescence, ebullience, vim; spiritedness, go, Inf. snap, get up, and go; cheerfulness, gaiety, glee, mirth, high spirits,
a la mode, fashionable, stylish, modish, popular, latest; chic, smart, all the go, all the rage; in fashion, in vogue, in style, in; rage, craze, fad, go; the thing, the latest thing, Fr. dernier cri.
alarm, n. 1. fear, fright, scare, terror, affright, Inf funk, panic, horror, dread; apprehension, consternation, dismay, trepidation, disquiet, discomfort, perturbation, misgiving, timidity, solicitude, concern, uneasiness.
2. hue and cry, war cry, call to arms, summons to arms, sound of trumpet, beat of drum.
3. alarm bell, siren, whistle, horn, warning or alarm gun, tocsin, alert, Archaic, alarum; signal light, red light, danger signal, cry of distress, SOS, May Day.
-v. 4. frighten, scare, distress, terrify, affright, appall; shock, panic, throw into panic, startle, dismay, terrorize, intimidate, unnerve, daunt, consternate, disturb, agitate.
5. warn, alert, arouse, rouse, signal; sound an alarm, set off an alarm, ring a warning bell, send up a flare, Inf. blow out of bed; put on the alert, call to arms, summon to arms, call out the army, call out the troops, ring the tocsin,
alarmed, adj. fearful, afraid, frightened, scared; startled, terrified, affrighted, appalled, haunted with fear, shocked, panicky, thrown into panic; horrified, full of dread, apprehensive, anxious, full of trepidation, concerned; consternated, dismayed, distressed, troubled, disquieted, uneasy, unnerved, discomforted, disconcerted, disturbed; perturbed, full of misgivings, distrustful, suspicious; aroused, agitated, nervous, intimidated, daunted, timid, timorous, faint-hearted; aware, wary, alert, vigilant, watchful,
alarming, adj. dreadful, terrible, grievous, dire; threatening, hazardous, dangerous, perilous; terrifying, frightful, direful, appalling, ominous, portentous; disturbing, distressing, harrowing, rending; redoubtable, fearsome, fearful, formidable, awful; horrible, upon, descend upon, drop down on, come to rest upon; perch, lodge, settle, settle on, descend and settle.