ancestors (noun)
101descent — noun 1) the plane began its descent Syn: dive, drop; fall, pitch, nosedive 2) their descent of the mountain Syn: downward climb 3) a steep descent Syn …
102extraction — noun 1) the extraction of gallstones Syn: removal, taking out, drawing out, pulling out, withdrawal; freeing, release, extrication Ant: insertion 2) the extraction of grape juice Syn …
103descent — noun 1) the plane began its descent Syn: dive, drop, fall, plunge, nosedive 2) a steep descent Syn: slope, incline, dip, drop, gradient 3) …
104African American — noun an American whose ancestors were born in Africa • Syn: ↑African American, ↑Afro American, ↑Black American • Derivationally related forms: ↑Afro American (for: ↑Afro American), ↑Af …
105Anglo-American — noun an American who was born in Britain or one whose ancestors were British (Freq. 3) • Hypernyms: ↑American …
106Black American — noun an American whose ancestors were born in Africa • Syn: ↑African American, ↑African American, ↑Afro American • Derivationally related forms: ↑Afro American (for: ↑Afro American), ↑ …
107Black person — noun a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa) • Syn: ↑Black, ↑blackamoor, ↑Negro, ↑Negroid • Usage Domain: ↑archaism (for: ↑Negroid), ↑ …
108Bos primigenius — noun large recently extinct long horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle • Syn: ↑aurochs, ↑urus • Hypernyms: ↑ox, ↑wild ox • Member Holonyms: ↑Bos, ↑genus Bos …
109Confucianism — noun the teachings of Confucius emphasizing love for humanity; high value given to learning and to devotion to family (including ancestors); peace; justice; influenced the traditional culture of China • Hypernyms: ↑philosophical doctrine,… …
110descendants — noun all of the offspring of a given progenitor (Freq. 1) we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity • Syn: ↑posterity • Hypernyms: ↑biological group * * * n offspring, children, issue, progeny, successors, heirs,… …
