Ala

Word ALA
Character 3
Hyphenation a la
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Ala"

What do we mean by ala?

A wing or winglike structure or part. noun

A flat, winglike anatomic process or part, especially of bone. noun

The flattened border of some stems, fruits, and seeds, or either one of the two side petals of certain flowers in the pea family. noun

In botany: One of the two side petals of a papilionaceous blossom, or the membranous expansion of an organ, as of a fruit, seed, stem, etc. See cut under banner. noun

In mosses, one of the basal lobes or auricles of the leaves. noun

An axilla or axil. noun

In anat., zoöl., etc.: noun

A wing. noun

Any part of a wing-like or flap-like character: as, ala auris, the upper and outer part of the external ear. noun

The armpit. noun

Plural Specifically, in Cirripedia, the lateral parts of the shell, as distinguished from the parietes, when they are overlapped by others; when they overlap they are termed radii. noun

In anc. Rom. arch., a wing or a small apartment placed on each side of the atrium of a Roman house. Audsley. noun

A winglike organ, or part. noun

A wing or winglike structure. noun

A winglike anatomical process or part, especially of bone. noun

The flattened border of some stems, fruits, and seeds, or one of the two side petals of certain flowers in the pea family. noun

In ancient Rome, a small room opening into a larger room or courtyard. noun

Alternative form of a la. preposition

A wing of an insect noun

A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism noun

A wing or winglike structure.

A winglike anatomical process or part, especially of bone.

The flattened border of some stems, fruits, and seeds, or one of the two side petals of certain flowers in the pea family.

In ancient Rome, a small room opening into a larger room or courtyard.

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The word "ala" in example sentences

"Andrew was certainly skilled enough to contribute positively to any wrestling card but Andrew was a role player whose name was never going to be above the title ala the star of the show," ❋ Unknown (2009)

I would trust Powell if he were the leader of the republican party, but he wont do it namely because he has to much class to allow himself to be used as a puppet ever again ala Michael Steel. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I said they should have taken the Mountain, that way even if one of those supernatuarlly fast sword-swingers ran him through, he could still win ala Red Viper style ... ❋ Grrm (2010)

So much for the straight-talking maverick who was going to take the high road — alan in ala ❋ Unknown (2008)

If you are one of a few people running a single Twitter account, be open about it by signing your name ala: - Jesse ❋ Unknown (2009)

All it would have taken is one phone call ala Judge Judy to establish if Annie was telling the truth or not. ❋ Unknown (2009)

BTW, RASHOMON 2010 is just a working title ala A.K. ❋ Unknown (2008)

If the studios felt they needed bloggers to spread the word ala Snakes on a Plane they would say so. ❋ Unknown (2007)

On the other hand, I’m also thinking about having them keep the bittorrent file and putting one more file in ala the disclaimer that says in effect Thanks for caring about podcasts and this feed. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Bradley P Street: I thought that was going back to typing in the program name ala DOS? ❋ Unknown (2009)

My favorite scene is where Bugs is imitating a gangster, flipping a coin ala George Raft, and telling Rocky that it's curtains for him -- and Rocky's comment afterward, "Aw, they're adorable!" ❋ Jaime J. Weinman (2008)

The Age IT section mentioned an interesting JV/partnership between Austereo (who with some basic "timeshifted" audio is doing 300k monthly poddownloads) and Sony BMG (Australia's big label ala Delta, Aussie Idol etc) for the launch of www. cranktv.com.au: vlogging or as they refer to it "internet music television station". ❋ Ben Barren (2006)

This is called the ala; it is slightly concave from side to side, convex from before backward, and gives attachment to a few of the fibers of the Iliacus. ❋ Unknown (1918)

—The ala is the large expanded portion which bounds the greater pelvis laterally. ❋ Unknown (1918)

The Kyrgyz phrase ala kachuu describes this process - literally, it means "grab and run". ❋ Unknown (2010)

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