al·pha·bet 
(ălfə-bĕt′, -bĭt)
(ălfə-bĕt′, -bĭt)n.
1. The letters of a language, arranged in the order fixed by custom.
2. A system of characters or symbols representing sounds or things.
3. A set of basic parts or elements: "genetic markers ... that contain repeated sequences of the DNA alphabet"(Sandra Blakeslee).
[Middle English alphabete, from Latin alphabētum, from Greek alphabētos : alpha, alpha; see ALPHA + bēta, beta; see BETA.]
alphabet
alphabet- take apart
- take a powder
- take a shine to
- take at (someone's) word
- take at someone's word
- take at word
- takeaway
- take away from
- take a wee
- take a whack at
- take a whiz
- take back
- take breath away
- take by storm
- take/call/bring to task
- take care
- take care of
- take charge
- take-charge
- take cover
- take down
- takedown
- take down a peg
- take down the garden path
- consult