us(n = noun.location) america, the states, u.s., u.s.a., united states, united states of america, usa - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776;
is a kind of north american country, north american nation
is a part of north america
has parts: east, eastern united states, middle west, midwest, midwestern united states, pacific northwest, american state, west, western united states, colony, new england, mid-atlantic states, south, sunbelt, north, dakota, al, alabama, camellia state, heart of dixie, ak, alaska, last frontier, arizona, az, grand canyon state, ar, arkansas, land of opportunity, ca, calif., california, golden state, centennial state, co, colorado, connecticut, constitution state, ct, nutmeg state, de, delaware, diamond state, first state, d.c., dc, district of columbia, everglade state, fl, florida, sunshine state, empire state of the south, ga, georgia, peach state, aloha state, hawai'i, hawaii, hi, gem state, id, idaho, il, illinois, land of lincoln, prairie state, hoosier state, in, indiana, hawkeye state, ia, iowa, kansas, ks, sunflower state, bluegrass state, kentucky, ky, louisiana purchase, la, louisiana, pelican state, maine, me, pine tree state, free state, maryland, md, old line state, bay state, ma, massachusetts, old colony, great lakes state, mi, michigan, wolverine state, gopher state, minnesota, mn, north star state, magnolia state, mississippi, ms, missouri, mo, show me state, montana, mt, treasure state, cornhusker state, ne, nebraska, battle born state, nevada, nv, sagebrush state, silver state, granite state, new hampshire, nh, garden state, jersey, new jersey, nj, land of enchantment, new mexico, nm, empire state, new york, new york state, ny, nc, north carolina, old north state, tar heel state, nd, north dakota, peace garden state, buckeye state, oh, ohio, ok, oklahoma, sooner state, beaver state, or, oregon, keystone state, pa, pennsylvania, little rhody, ocean state, rhode island, ri, palmetto state, sc, south carolina, coyote state, mount rushmore state, sd, south dakota, tennessee, tn, volunteer state, lone-star state, texas, tx, beehive state, mormon state, ut, utah, green mountain state, vermont, vt, old dominion, old dominion state, va, virginia, evergreen state, wa, washington, mountain state, west virginia, wv, badger state, wi, wisconsin, equality state, wy, wyoming, connecticut, connecticut river, great lakes, mississippi, mississippi river, missouri, missouri river, new river, niagara, niagara river, niobrara, niobrara river, ohio, ohio river, rio bravo, rio grande, saint lawrence, saint lawrence river, st. lawrence, st. lawrence river, twin, twin falls, yosemite, yosemite falls, yukon, yukon river
is a member of nato, north atlantic treaty organization, oas, organization of american states
has particulars: north, union

   The persons speaking, regarded as an object; ourselves; -- the objective case of we. See We. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
"Give us this day our daily bread." [1913 Webster]

us, abbr.
1 United States (of America).
2 Under-Secretary.
3 unserviceable.

us, pron.
1 objective case of WE (they saw us).
2 colloq. = WE (it's us again).
3 colloq. = ME(1) (give us a kiss).

Etymology:
OE us f. Gmc

us air force, us air force academy, us army, us army criminal investigation laboratory, us attorney general, us border patrol, us cabinet, us coast guard, us congress, us fish and wildlife service, us government, us government printing office, us house, us house of representatives, us marine corps, us marshals service, us military academy, us mint, us naval academy, us navy, us post office, us postal inspection service, us postal service, us secret service, us senate, us trade representative

1.  army(n = noun.group) ground forces, regular army - a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state;
is a kind of armed service, military service, service
has particulars: host, legion, standing army, union army, army of the confederacy, confederate army, continental army

2.  army(n = noun.group) - a large number of people united for some specific purpose;
is a kind of crowd

3.  army(n = noun.group) u. s. army, united states army, us army, usa - the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare;
is a kind of agency, authority, bureau, federal agency, government agency, office
is a part of defense, defense department, department of defense, dod, united states department of defense
has parts: ahpcrc, army high performance computing research center, cid, criminal investigation command, special forces, u. s. army special forces, united states army special forces, united states army rangers, united states military academy, us military academy, ai, army intelligence, army national guard, arng

1.  A collection or body of men armed for war, esp. one organized in companies, battalions, regiments, brigades, and divisions, under proper officers. [1913 Webster]

2.  A body of persons organized for the advancement of a cause; as, the Blue Ribbon Army. [1913 Webster]

3.  A great number; a vast multitude; a host. [1913 Webster]
"An army of good words." [1913 Webster]

army, n. (pl. -ies)
1 an organized force armed for fighting on land.
2 (prec. by the) the military profession.
3 (often foll. by of) a very large number (an army of locusts; an army of helpers).
4 an organized body regarded as fighting for a particular cause (Salvation Army).

Idiom:
army ant any ant of the subfamily Dorylinae, foraging in large groups. Army List Brit. an official list of commissioned officers. army worm any of various moth or fly larvae occurring in destructive swarms.

Etymology:
ME f. OF armee f. Rmc armata fem. past part. of armare arm

N  assemblage, collection, collocation, colligation, compilation, levy, gathering, ingathering, muster, attroupement, team, concourse, conflux, congregation, contesseration, convergence, meeting, levee, reunion, drawing room, at home, conversazione, assembly, congress, convention, conventicle, gemote, conclave, posse, posse comitatus, Noah's ark, miscellany, collectanea, museum, menagerie, museology, crowd, throng, group, flood, rush, deluge, rabble, mob, press, crush, cohue, horde, body, tribe, crew, gang, knot, squad, band, party, swarm, shoal, school, covey, flock, herd, drove, atajo, bunch, drive, force, mulada, remuda, roundup, array, bevy, galaxy, corps, company, troop, troupe, task force, army, regiment, host, populousness, clan, brotherhood, fraternity, sorority, association, volley, shower, storm, cloud, group, cluster, Pleiades, clump, pencil, set, batch, lot, pack, budget, assortment, bunch, parcel, packet, package, bundle, fascine, fasces, bale, seron, seroon, fagot, wisp, truss, tuft, shock, rick, fardel, stack, sheaf, haycock, fascicle, fascicule, fasciculus, gavel, hattock, stook, accumulation, congeries, heap, lump, pile, rouleau, tissue, mass, pyramid, bing, drift, snowball, snowdrift, acervation, cumulation, glomeration, agglomeration, conglobation, conglomeration, conglomerate, coacervate, coacervation, coagmentation, aggregation, concentration, congestion, omnium gaterum, spicilegium, black hole of Calcutta, quantity, collector, gatherer, whip, whipper in, assembled, closely packed, dense, serried, crowded to suffocation, teeming, swarming, populous, as thick as hops, all of a heap, fasciculated cumulative, the plot thickens, acervatim, tibi seris tibi metis.

N  combatant, disputant, controversialist, polemic, litigant, belligerent, competitor, rival, corrival, fighter, assailant, champion, Paladin, mosstrooper, swashbuckler fire eater, duelist, bully, bludgeon man, rough, prize fighter, pugilist, boxer, bruiser, the fancy, gladiator, athlete, wrestler, fighting-cock, game-cock, warrior, soldier, fighting man, Amazon, man at arms, armigerent, campaigner, veteran, swordsman, sabreur, redcoat, military man, Rajput, armed force, troops, soldiery, military forces, sabaoth, the army, standing army, regulars, the line, troops of the line, militia, yeomanry, volunteers, trainband, fencible, auxiliary, bersagliere, brave, garde-nationale, garde-royale, minuteman, auxiliary forces, reserve forces, reserves, posse comitatus, national guard, gendarme, beefeater, guards, guardsman, yeomen of the guard, life guards, household troops, janissary, myrmidon, Mama, Mameluke, spahee, spahi, Cossack, Croat, Pandoz, irregular, guerilla, partisan, condottiere, franctireur, tirailleur, bashi-bazouk, vietminh, vietcong, shining path, contras, huk, hukbalahap, mercenary, soldier of fortune, hired gun, gunfighter, gunslinger, bushwhacker, free lance, companion, Hessian, hit man torpedo, soldier, levy, draught, Landwehr, Landsturm, conscript, recruit, cadet, raw levies, infantry, infantryman, private, private soldier, foot soldier, Tommy Atkins, rank and file, peon, trooper, sepoy, legionnaire, legionary, cannon fodder, food for powder, officer, subaltern, ensign, standard bearer, spearman, pikeman, spear bearer, halberdier, lancer, musketeer, carabineer, rifleman, jager, sharpshooter, yager, skirmisher, grenadier, fusileer, archer, bowman, horse and foot, horse soldier, cavalry, horse, artillery, horse artillery, light horse, voltigeur, uhlan, mounted rifles, dragoon, hussar, light dragoon, heavy dragoon, heavy, cuirassier, Foot Guards, Horse Guards, gunner, cannoneer, bombardier, artilleryman, matross, sapper, sapper and miner, engineer, light infantry, rifles, chasseur, zouave, military train, coolie, army, corps d'armee, host, division, battalia, column, wing, detachment, garrison, flying column, brigade, regiment, corps, battalion, sotnia, squadron, company, platoon, battery, subdivision, section, squad, piquet, picket, guard, rank, file, legion, phalanx, cohort, cloud of skirmishers, war horse, charger, destrier, marine, man-of-war's man, navy, wooden walls, naval forces, fleet, flotilla, armada, squadron, man-of-war, destroyer, submarine, minesweeper, torpedo-boat, torpedo-destroyer, patrol torpedo boat, PT boat, torpedo- catcher, war castle, H, M, S, battleship, battle wagon, dreadnought, line of battle ship, ship of the line, aircraft carrier, carrier, flattop, helicopter carrier, missile platform, missile boat, ironclad, turret ship, ram, monitor, floating battery, first- rate, frigate, sloop of war, corvette, gunboat, bomb vessel, flagship, guard ship, cruiser, armored cruiser, protected cruiser, privateer, tender, store ship, troop ship, transport, catamaran, merchant marine.

N  multitude, numerous, numerosity, numerality, multiplicity, profusion, legion, host, great number, large number, round number, enormous number, a quantity, numbers, array, sight, army, sea, galaxy, scores, peck, bushel, shoal, swarm, draught, bevy, cloud, flock, herd, drove, flight, covey, hive, brood, litter, farrow, fry, nest, crowd, lots, all in the world and his wife, greater number, majority, multiplication, multiple, many, several, sundry, divers, various, not a few, Briarean, a hundred, a thousand, a myriad, a million, a quadrillion, a nonillion, a thousand and one, some ten or a dozen, some forty or fifty, half a dozen, half a hundred, very many, full many, ever so many, numerous, numerose, profuse, in profusion, manifold, multiplied, multitudinous, multiple, multinominal, teeming, populous, peopled, crowded, thick, studded, galore, thick coming, many more, more than one can tell, a world of, no end of, no end to, cum multis aliis, thick as hops, thick as hail, plenty as blackberries, numerous as the stars in the firmament, numerous as the sands on the seashore, numerous as the hairs on the head, and what not, and heaven knows what, endless, their name is 'legion', acervatim, en foule, many- headed multitude, numerous as glittering gems of morning dew, vel prece vel pretio.

aden-abyan islamic army, armenian secret army for the liberation of armenia, army ant, army attache, army base, army brat, army corps, army cutworm, army engineer, army for the liberation of rwanda, army high performance computing research center, army hut, army intelligence, army national guard, army of muhammad, army of the confederacy, army of the pure, army of the righteous, army officer, army organization, army tank, army unit, army worm, confederate army, continental army, continuity army council, continuity irish republican army, corsican army, dissident irish republican army, irish national liberation army, irish republican army, islamic army of aden, islamic army of aden-abyan, japanese red army, lord's resistance army, national liberation army, network army, new people's army, people's liberation army, people's republican army, provisional irish republican army, real irish republican army, red army faction, regular army, revolutionary proletarian army, salvation army, standing army, territorial army, tupac katari guerrilla army, u. s. army, u. s. army special forces, u.s. army criminal investigation laboratory, union army, united states army, united states army criminal investigation laborato, united states army rangers, united states army special forces, us army, us army criminal investigation laboratory, women's army corps

1.  special(n = noun.communication) - a special offering (usually temporary and at a reduced price) that is featured in advertising; "they are having a special on pork chops"
is a kind of offer, offering

2.  special(n = noun.food) - a dish or meal given prominence in e.g. a restaurant;
is a kind of dish

3.  special(n = noun.communication) - a television production that features a particular person or work or topic; "the last of a series of BBC specials on Iran is being shown tonight"
is a kind of television program, television show, tv program, tv show

1.  special(s = adj.all) particular, peculiar - unique or specific to a person or thing or category; "the particular demands of the job"; "has a particular preference for Chinese art"; "a peculiar bond of sympathy between them"; "an expression peculiar to Canadians"; "rights peculiar to the rich"; "the special features of a computer"; "my own special chair"
Derived form noun specialness₁

2.  special(s = adj.all) - for a special service or occasion; "a special correspondent"; "a special adviser to the committee"; "had to get special permission for the event"
Derived form noun specialness₁

3.  special(s = adj.all) especial, exceptional, particular - surpassing what is common or usual or expected; "he paid especial attention to her"; "exceptional kindness"; "a matter of particular and unusual importance"; "a special occasion"; "a special reason to confide in her"; "what's so special about the year 2000?"
Derived form noun specialness₁

4.  special(s = adj.all) - adapted to or reserved for a particular purpose; "a special kind of paint"; "a special medication for arthritis"
Derived form noun specialness₁

5.  special(s = adj.all) limited - having a specific function or scope; "a special (or specific) role in the mission"
Derived forms noun speciality₁, noun specialness₁

6.  special(s = adj.all) particular - first and most important; "his special interest is music"; "she gets special (or particular) satisfaction from her volunteer work"
Derived forms noun speciality₁, noun specialness₁

7.  special(s = adj.all) extra - added to a regular schedule; "a special holiday flight"; "put on special buses for the big game"

1.  Of or pertaining to a species; constituting a species or sort. [1913 Webster]
"A special is called by the schools a “species”." [1913 Webster]

2.  Particular; peculiar; different from others; extraordinary; uncommon. [1913 Webster]
"Our Savior is represented everywhere in Scripture as the special patron of the poor and the afficted." [1913 Webster]
"To this special evil an improvement of style would apply a special redress." [1913 Webster]

3.  Appropriate; designed for a particular purpose, occasion, or person; as, a special act of Parliament or of Congress; a special sermon. [1913 Webster]

4.  Limited in range; confined to a definite field of action, investigation, or discussion; as, a special dictionary of commercial terms; a special branch of study. [1913 Webster]

5.  Chief in excellence. [1913 Webster]
"The king hath drawn
The special head of all the land together." [1913 Webster]

1.  A particular. Hammond. [1913 Webster]

2.  One appointed for a special service or occasion. [1913 Webster]

special, adj. & n.
--adj.
1 a particularly good; exceptional; out of the ordinary (bought them a special present; took special trouble). b peculiar; specific; not general (lacks the special qualities required; the word has a special sense).
2 for a particular purpose (sent on a special assignment).
3 in which a person specializes (statistics is his special field).
4 denoting education for children with particular needs, e.g. the handicapped.
--n. a special person or thing, e.g. a special constable, train, examination, edition of a newspaper, dish on a menu, etc.

Idiom:
special area Brit. a district for which special economic provision is made in legislation. Special Branch (in the UK) a police department dealing with political security. special case
1 a written statement of fact presented by litigants to a court.
2 an exceptional or unusual case. special constable Brit. a policeman sworn in to assist in times of emergency etc. special correspondent a journalist writing for a newspaper on special events or a special area of interest. special delivery a delivery of mail in advance of the regular delivery. special drawing rights the right to purchase extra foreign currency from the International Monetary Fund. special edition an extra edition of a newspaper including later news than the ordinary edition. special effects scenic illusions created by props and camera-work. special intention see INTENTION. special jury a jury with members of a particular social standing (cf. common jury). special licence Brit. a marriage licence allowing immediate marriage without banns, or at an unusual time or place.
special pleading
1 Law pleading with reference to new facts in a case.
2 a specious or unfair argument favouring the speaker's point of view. special verdict Law a verdict stating the facts as proved but leaving the court to draw conclusions from them.

Derivative:
specially adv. specialness n.

Etymology:
ME f. OF especial ESPECIAL or L specialis (as SPECIES)

N  speciality, specialite, individuality, individuity, particularity, peculiarity, idiocrasy, personality, characteristic, mannerism, idiosyncrasy, specificness, singularity, reading, version, lection, state, trait, distinctive feature, technicality, differentia, particulars, details, items, counts, minutiae, I, self, I myself, myself, himself, herself, itself, special, particular, individual, specific, proper, personal, original, private, respective, definite, determinate, especial, certain, esoteric, endemic, partial, party, peculiar, appropriate, several, characteristic, diagnostic, exclusive, singular, idiomatic, idiotypical, typical, this, that, yon, yonder, specially, especially, particularly, in particular, in propria persona, ad hominem, for my part, each, apiece, one by one, one at a time, severally, respectively, each to each, seriatim, in detail, in great detail, in excruciating detail, in mind-numbing detail, bit by bit, pro hac vice, pro re nata, namely, that is to say, for example, id est, exemplia gratia, e, g, i, e, videlicet, viz, to wit, le style est l'homme meme.

N  limit, boundary, bounds, confine, enclave, term, bourn, verge, curbstone, but, pale, reservation, termination, terminus, stint, frontier, precinct, marches, backwoods, boundary line, landmark, line of demarcation, line of circumvallation, pillars of Hercules, Rubicon, turning point, ne plus ultra, sluice, floodgate, definite, conterminate, conterminable, terminal, frontier, bordering, thus far, thus far and no further, stick to the reservation, go beyond the pale, Special.

einstein's special theory of relativity, naval special warfare, nothing special, saturday night special, special act, special agent, special air service, special assessment, special branch, special case, special contract, special court-martial, special delivery, special drawing rights, special education, special effect, special forces, special interest, special interests, special jury, special k, special olympics, special pleading, special relativity, special relativity theory, special school, special session, special theory of relativity, special treatment, special verdict, special weapons and tactics squad, special weapons and tactics team, u. s. army special forces, united states army special forces

armed forces, armed forces censorship, armed forces day, forces of umar al-mukhtar, former armed forces, ground forces, join forces, lautaro popular rebel forces, market forces, naval forces, revolutionary armed forces of colombia, special forces, u. s. army special forces, umar al-mukhtar forces, united states army special forces, van der waal's forces