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a.m. British & World English

before noon (used after times of day between midnight and noon not expressed using the twenty-four-hour clock)

AM British & World English

amplitude modulation

Am British & World English

the chemical element americium

Am in americium British & World English

the chemical element of atomic number 95, a radioactive metal of the actinide series. Americium does not occur naturally and was first made by bombarding plutonium with neutrons

AM in amplitude modulation (abbreviation: AM) British & World English

the modulation of a wave by varying its amplitude, used especially as a means of broadcasting an audio signal by combining it with a radio carrier wave

be British & World English

used with a present participle to form continuous tenses

ma'am British & World English

a term of respectful or polite address used for:

pro-am British & World English

(of a sports event) involving both professionals and amateurs

am-dram British & World English

amateur dramatics

A.M. in AM British & World English

Hymns Ancient and Modern

be at in be British & World English

be doing or trying to do

be of in of British & World English

possess intrinsically; give rise to

be set in set1 British & World English

be situated or fixed in a specified place or position

I am in parliament British & World English

(in the UK) the highest legislature, consisting of the Sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons

be away in be British & World English

leave or set out at once

get or be even in even1 British & World English

inflict similar trouble or harm on someone to that which they have inflicted on oneself

be long in long1 British & World English

take a long time to happen or arrive

be lost in lose British & World English

be destroyed or killed, especially as a result of an accident or military action

be said in say British & World English

be asserted or reported

be shod in shoe British & World English

be wearing shoes of a specified kind

be sure in sure British & World English

do not fail (used to emphasize an instruction)

wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am in wham-bam British & World English

used in reference to sexual activity conducted roughly and quickly, without tenderness

who am I or are you, is he, etc. to do something in who British & World English

what right or authority do I (or you, he, etc.) have to do something

be oneself in be British & World English

act naturally, according to one’s character and instincts

be/get busted in bust2 British & World English

be caught in the act of doing something wrong

be called in call British & World English

have a specified name

be capped in cap1 British & World English

be chosen as a member of a particular sports team, especially a national one

be carded in card1 British & World English

(of an amateur athlete) be in receipt of government funding to pursue training

be cooked in cook British & World English

be in an inescapably bad situation

be damned in damn British & World English

(in Christian belief) be condemned by God to suffer eternal punishment in hell

be etched in etch British & World English

(of an experience, image, etc.) be permanently fixed in someone’s memory

be fasted in fast2 British & World English

be deprived of all or some kinds of food, especially for medical or experimental reasons

be formed in form British & World English

have a specified shape

be minded in mind British & World English

be inclined to do something

be piqued in pique1 British & World English

feel irritated or resentful

be placed in place British & World English

have a specified degree of advantage or convenience as a result of one’s position or circumstances

be poised in poise1 British & World English

be ready and prepared to do something

be rammed in ram British & World English

(of a place) be very crowded

be ridden in ride British & World English

be full of or dominated by

be/get stuck in stick2 British & World English

be fixed in a particular position or unable to move or be moved

be stuck in stick2 British & World English

be or remain in a specified place or situation, typically one perceived as tedious or unpleasant