1. al-Qa'ida

noun. a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries.

Rhymes with Al Dente

• underrepresent
• overrepresent
• misrepresent
• malcontent
• discontent
• supplement
• represent
• circumvent
• underwent
• reinvent
• overspent
• nonevent
• unspent
• torment
• tashkent
• segment
• prevent
• outspent
• misspent
• gourment
• extent
• content
• consent
• resent
• repent
• relent
• present
• percent
• %percent
• lament

How do you pronounce al dente?

Pronounce al dente as æl ˈdɛnˌteɪ.

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Sentences with al-dente

1. Noun Phrase
Serve your pasta al dente — firm to the bite — so that it is digested more slowly.

2. Noun Phrase
Orecchiette should be cooked al dente, or 'to the tooth,' which is tender but firm.

3. Noun Phrase
Pasta should reach al dente in about 15 to 25 minutes depending on the thickness of the macaroni.

4. Noun Phrase
Cook spaghetti in large pot of boiling salted water until al dente, or just tender.

2. al-Qur'an

noun. the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina.

3. al-Jihad

noun. an Islamic extremist group active since the late 1970s; seeks to overthrow the Egyptian government and replace it with an Islamic state; works in small underground cells.

4. al-Qaeda

noun. a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries.

5. al-Aksa_Martyrs_Brigades

noun. a militant offshoot of al-Fatah that is the newest and strongest and best equipped faction active in the West Bank; responsible for many deadly attacks in Israel in 2002.

6. Al-Hudaydah

noun. an important port in Yemen on the Red Sea.

7. al-Haytham

noun. an Egyptian polymath (born in Iraq) whose research in geometry and optics was influential into the 17th century; established experiments as the norm of proof in physics (died in 1040).

8. Al-Mukalla

noun. a port in southern Yemen on the Gulf of Aden to the east of Aden.

9. AL

noun. a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War.

10. Al

noun. a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.