Life Style / Holiday / Advent: Advent means arrival. To Christians it means the four weeks leading up to Christmas. In some homes special candle holders, or Advent wreaths are displayed holding four candles. One candle is lit the fourth Sunday before Christmas, two the next Sunday, and one the last Sunday. Advent calendars is a German custom to help pass the time until Christmas. Each calendar has 24 doors. One is opened each day beginning on December 1.
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Entertainment / Video Games / Adventure Game: A game that involves exploration, character interaction, story, and puzzle solving. Different from an RPG in that the adventure game usually does not include 'hit points' or fighting. MORE
Entertainment / Video Games / Adventure: Adventure games tend to be quest based, and include exploration, puzzle-solving, and expansive story lines. The vast majority of adventure games are designed as single-player experiences. MORE
Science / Biology / Adventitious Roots: Roots that develop from the stem following the death of the primary root. Branches from the adventitious roots form a fibrous root system in which all roots are about the same size; occur in monocots. MORE