Ally

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To place in a friendly association, as by treaty: Italy allied itself with Germany during World War II.
  • v. To unite or connect in a personal relationship, as in friendship or marriage.
  • verb-intransitive. To enter into an alliance: Several tribes allied to fend off the invaders.
  • n. One that is allied with another, especially by treaty: entered the war as an ally of France.
  • n. One in helpful association with another: legislators who are allies on most issues. See Synonyms at partner.
  • n. The nations allied against the Central Powers of Europe during World War I. They were Russia, France, Great Britain, and later many others, including the United States.
  • n. The nations, primarily Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States, allied against the Axis during World War II.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Alternative form of alley. (a glass marble or taw)
  • v. To unite, or form a connection between, as between families by marriage, or between princes and states by treaty, league, or confederacy
  • v. To connect or form a relation between by similitude, resemblance, friendship, or love.
  • n. One united to another by treaty or league; — usually applied to sovereigns or states; a confederate.
  • n. Anything associated with another as a helper; an auxiliary.
  • n. Anything akin to another by structure, etc.
  • n. A closely related species, usually within the same family.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To unite, or form a connection between, as between families by marriage, or between princes and states by treaty, league, or confederacy; -- often followed by to or with.
  • v. To connect or form a relation between by similitude, resemblance, friendship, or love.
  • n. A relative; a kinsman.
  • n. One united to another by treaty or league; -- usually applied to sovereigns or states; a confederate.
  • n. Anything associated with another as a helper; an auxiliary.
  • n. Anything akin to another by structure, etc.
  • n. See alley, a marble or taw.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To unite by marriage, treaty, league, or confederacy; connect by formal agreement: generally used in the passive or with reflexive pronouns.
  • To bind together; connect, as by resemblance or friendship.
  • To join or unite; enter into alliance.
  • n. One united or associated with another by kinship, treaty, or league; a confederate; more particularly, a sovereign or state connected with another by league offensive and defensive, or a subject or citizen of such sovereign or state.
  • n. An auxiliary; an associate or friend.
  • n. In zoology, an animal more or less closely related to another in respect to morphological characters, and placed in the same alliance (which see).
  • n. A former spelling of alley.
  • n. See alley.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage
  • n. a friendly nation
  • n. an associate who provides cooperation or assistance
  • Verb Form
    allied    allies    allying   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    commonwealth    state    land    res publica    body politic    nation    country   
    Variant
    allied    alley   
    Form
    allied    allying   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    relative    kinsman    confederate    auxiliary    congener    league    united    make common cause   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Ai    Alai    Bi    Bligh    Bly    Brunei    Cai    Cy    Dai    Di   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    leader    colleague    supporter    ruler    follower    foe    servant    partner    comrade    adviser