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Words starting with A

270 words with meanings

• Abandonv. forsake, leave behind
• Abatev. to become less intense or widespread
• Abbeyn. a church associated with a monastery or convent
• Abbotn. the superior of an abbey of monks
• Abdomenn. the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
• Abetv. assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
• Abhorv. to hate something very strongly
• Abilityn. the quality of being able to perform
• Abjectadj. of the most contemptible kind
• Ableadj. having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
• Ablyadv. with competence
• Aboardadv. on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
• Aboden. the place where someone lives
• Aboundv. be abundant or plentiful
• Aboutadv. imprecise but fairly close to correct
• Aboveadv. at an earlier place
• Abridgev. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
• Abroadadv. to or in a foreign country
• Abruptadj. marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions
• Abscessn. symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue
• Absentv. go away or leave
• Absorbv. become imbued
• Abstainv. refrain from voting
• Absurdadj. inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
• Abyssn. a very deep or seemingly bottomless gap
• Academyn. a secondary school
• Accedev. yield to another's wish or opinion
• Accentn. distinctive manner of oral expression
• Acceptv. consider or hold as true
• Accessn. the right to enter
• Acclaimv. praise vociferously
• Accordv. go together
• Accostv. speak to someone
• Accruev. grow by addition
• Acetonen. the simplest ketone
• Achev. feel physical pain
• Achievev. to gain with effort
• Acolyten. someone who assists a priest or minister in a liturgical service
• Acquirev. come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
• Acreagen. an area of ground used for some particular purpose
• Acridadj. sharp and bitter in smell or taste
• Acrossadv. to the opposite side
• Actingn. the performance of a part or role in a drama
• Actionn. something done
• Activeadj. tending to become more severe or wider in scope
• Actressn. a female actor
• Actualadj. presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
• Actuatev. put in motion or move to act
• Acuteadj. having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
• Acutelyadv. in a keen or penetrating way
• Adagen. a short, well-known saying that states a truth
• Adamantadj. impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason
• Adaptv. to change to suit new conditions
• Addressv. speak to
• Adeptadj. very skilled at something
• Adherev. be compatible or in accordance with
• Adieun. a farewell remark
• Adjoinv. lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
• Adjournv. close at the end of a session
• Adjunctn. something added to another thing but not an essential part of it
• Adjustv. alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
• Admirern. a person who backs a politician or a team etc
• Admitv. to agree that something is true, often unwillingly
• Adoptv. choose and follow
• Adorev. love intensely
• Advancev. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
• Adventn. arrival that has been awaited
• Adverbn. the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses
• Adverseadj. contrary to your interests or welfare
• Advicen. a proposal for an appropriate course of action
• Aeratorn. an apparatus for exposing something to the air
• Aerobicadj. depending on free oxygen or air
• Aerosoln. a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas
• Afaradv. at or from or to a great distance
• Affairn. a vaguely specified concern
• Affectv. have an effect upon
• Affirmv. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
• Affixv. to attach or stick something to another thing
• Affordv. be able to spare or give up
• Afghann. a blanket knitted or crocheted in strips or squares
• Afireadj. lighted up by or as by fire or flame
• Afloatadj. aimlessly drifting
• Afraidadj. filled with fear or apprehension
• Afteradv. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
• Agapeadj. with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe
• Agaten. an impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony
• Agencyn. an administrative unit of government
• Aghastadj. struck with fear, dread, or consternation
• Agileadj. moving quickly and lightly
• Agitatev. try to stir up public opinion
• Agonyn. intense feelings of suffering
• Agreev. to have the same opinion as someone
• Aguen. a fit of shivering or shaking
• Aheadadv. at or in the front
• Aiden. an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
• Airflown. the flow of air
• Airilyadv. in a flippant manner
• Airlessadj. lacking fresh air
• Airwayn. a duct that provides ventilation
• Airyadj. open to or abounding in fresh air
• Aislen. a long narrow passage
• Alarmn. fear resulting from the awareness of danger
• Albumn. one or more recordings issued together
• Albuminn. a simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids
• Alertlyadv. in mentally perceptive and responsive way
• Alibin. proof that a person was somewhere else when a crime happened
• Alienadj. not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
• Alightv. to come to rest, settle
• Alignv. place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
• Alikeadj. having the same or similar characteristics
• Aliveadj. possessing life
• Allayv. to reduce fear, doubt or worry
• Allegev. report or maintain
• Alleyn. a narrow street with walls on both sides
• Allotv. give out
• Allowv. to let someone do something
• Allyn. a friendly nation
• Almostadv. slightly short of or not quite accomplished
• Aloneadj. isolated from others
• Alongadv. with a forward motion
• Aloofadj. distant and unwilling to be involved
• Aloudadv. using the voice
• Alreadyadv. prior to a specified or implied time
• Alsoadv. in addition
• Alterv. cause to change
• Amassv. to gather a large amount over time
• Amateurn. someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
• Amazev. affect with wonder
• Ambern. a deep yellow color
• Amblev. walk leisurely
• Ambushv. wait in hiding to attack
• Amiableadj. disposed to please
• Amissadj. not functioning properly
• Amityn. a cordial disposition
• Ammon. projectiles to be fired from a gun
• Amountn. a quantity of money
• Ampleadj. more than enough
• Amusev. occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
• Analogyn. an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others
• Anarchyn. a state of lawlessness and disorder
• Anatomyn. the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
• Anchorn. a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
• Anewadv. again but in a new or different way
• Angelicadj. marked by utter benignity
• Angern. a strong emotion
• Anglen. the space between two lines or planes that intersect
• Angrilyadv. with anger
• Angryadj. feeling strong displeasure
• Angstn. a deep feeling of anxiety about life
• Anguishn. extreme mental distress
• Angularadj. measured by an angle or by the rate of change of an angle
• Animatev. heighten or intensify
• Anionn. a negatively charged ion
• Annualadj. completing its life cycle within a year
• Anoden. a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device
• Anotheradj. any of various alternatives
• Answerv. react verbally
• Antennan. an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals
• Anthilln. a mound of earth made by ants as they dig their nest
• Antiadj. not in favor of
• Anticadj. ludicrously odd
• Antigenn. any substance that stimulates an immune response in the body
• Antiqueadj. made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age
• Anviln. a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering
• Anyhowadv. used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
• Anymoreadv. at the present or from now on
• Anywayadv. used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
• Apartadv. separated or at a distance in place or position or time
• Apexn. the highest point
• Apieceadv. to or from every one of two or more
• Aplombn. great coolness and composure under strain
• Apogeen. a final climactic stage
• Apologyn. an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
• Appealn. earnest or urgent request
• Appearv. give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
• Appeasev. cause to be more favorably inclined
• Appendv. add to the very end
• Applaudv. clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
• Applen. a round fruit that can be red, green or yellow
• Applyv. put into service
• Appointv. create and charge with a task or function
• Approvev. give sanction to
• Arableadj. capable of being farmed productively
• Ardentadj. characterized by intense emotion
• Ardorn. intense enthusiasm or passion
• Arean. a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary
• Arenan. a particular environment or walk of life
• Argonn. a colorless and odorless inert gas
• Argotn. a characteristic language of a particular group
• Aridityn. the quality of yielding nothing of value
• Arisev. come into existence
• Armfuln. the quantity that can be contained in the arms
• Armpitn. the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder
• Armyn. a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
• Aroman. any property detected by the olfactory system
• Aroundadv. in the area or vicinity
• Arousev. call forth
• Arraignv. call before a court to answer an indictment
• Arrangev. put into a proper or systematic order
• Arrestv. take into custody
• Arrivaln. accomplishment of an objective
• Arrivev. reach a destination
• Arrown. a mark to indicate a direction or relation
• Arroyon. a stream or brook
• Arteryn. a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
• Articlen. nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
• Artisann. a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
• Artistn. a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
• Artyadj. showily imitative of art or artists
• Ascendv. travel up
• Ascribev. attribute or credit to
• Ashoreadv. towards the shore from the water
• Asideadv. on or to one side
• Asleepadj. in a state of sleep
• Aspectn. a distinct feature or element in a problem
• Aspirev. have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
• Assailv. attack someone physically or emotionally
• Assaultn. close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
• Assayn. an appraisal of the state of affairs
• Assentn. agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
• Assertv. state categorically
• Assessv. evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
• Assetn. a useful or valuable quality
• Assumev. take to be the case or to be true
• Assurev. make certain of
• Astoundv. affect with wonder
• Astraladj. being or relating to or resembling or emanating from stars
• Astrayadv. away from the right path or direction
• Astrideadv. with one leg on each side
• Astuteadj. marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
• Atheistn. someone who does not believe in the existence of a god
• Athleten. a person trained to compete in sports
• Atomn. the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
• Atonev. to make up for a wrong you have done
• Atopadv. on, to, or at the top
• Attainv. to gain with effort
• Attendv. be present at , etc
• Attestv. provide evidence for
• Atticn. floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof
• Attiren. clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
• Attunev. adjust or accustom to
• Audibleadj. heard or perceptible by the ear
• Auditn. an official inspection of accounts or records
• Augmentv. enlarge or increase
• Augurv. to be a sign of what will happen in the future
• Auntn. the sister of your father or mother
• Aurallyadv. with regard to sound or the ear
• Austereadj. severely simple
• Authorn. writes professionally
• Auton. a motor vehicle with four wheels
• Autumnn. the season when the leaves fall from the trees
• Availv. use to one's advantage
• Avaricen. reprehensible acquisitiveness
• Avenuen. a line of approach
• Avertv. to prevent something bad or turn away
• Aviaryn. a building where birds are kept
• Avoidv. to stay away from something
• Awaitv. look forward to the probable occurrence of
• Awakev. stop sleeping
• Awardn. a grant made by a law court
• Awareadj. knowing that something exists or is happening
• Awayadv. from a particular thing or place or position
• Awfuladj. exceptionally bad or displeasing
• Awfullyadv. used as intensifiers
• Awhileadv. for a short time
• Awkwardadj. causing inconvenience
• Awryadj. turned or twisted toward one side
• Axialadj. of or relating to or resembling an axis of rotation
• Axiomn. a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
• Axlen. a shaft on which a wheel rotates