1: the plea of having been at the time of the commission of an act elsewhere than at the place of commission; also: the fact or state of having been elsewhere at the time2: an excuse usually intended to avert blame or punishment (as for failure or negligence)
1: a note added by way of comment or explanation2: the act of annotating
1: an implied or indirect reference especially in literature; also: the use of such references2: the act of making an indirect reference to something : the act of alluding to something
1: strongly moved by love and especially sexual love 2: being in love : enamored —usually used with of 3a: indicative of love b: of or relating to love
1: to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition2archaic: to join together materially : unite3: to add to something earlier, larger, or more important4: to incorporate (a country or other territory) within the domain of a state5: to obtain or take for oneself