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Allege
- verb - Claim or assert that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically without proof that this is the case.
- report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"
Allele
- noun - (genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character; "some alleles are dominant over others"
Alleys
- noun - a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins
- a narrow street with walls on both sides
Allied
- adjective - become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage; "He allied himself with the Communists"
- joined by treaty or agreement
- of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War I; "an allied offensive"; "the Allied powers"
- of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War II; "an Allied victory"; "the Allied armies"
- related by common characteristics or ancestry; "allied species"; "allied studies"
- united in a confederacy or league
Allies
- noun - a friendly nation
- an alliance of nations joining together to fight a common enemy
- an associate who provides cooperation or assistance; "he's a good ally in fight"
- become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage; "He allied himself with the Communists"
- friend
- in World War I the alliance of Great Britain and France and Russia and all the other nations that became allied with them in opposing the Central Powers
- the alliance of nations that fought the Axis in World War II and which (with subsequent additions) signed the charter of the United Nations in 1945
Allium
- noun - large genus of perennial and biennial pungent bulbous plants: garlic; leek; onion; chive; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae as the type genus
Allots
- verb - administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks"
- allow to have; "grant a privilege"
- bestow
- give out; "We were assigned new uniforms"
Allows
- verb -
- allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something; "I allow for this possibility"; "The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash"
- allow the other (baseball) team to score; "give up a run"
- consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"
- give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"
- grant as a discount or in exchange; "The camera store owner allowed me $50 on my old camera"
- make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off"
- Permit