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- AMADOUA spongy, flammable substance prepared from bracket fungi, formerly used as a styptic and as tinder.
- AMADOUSA spongy, flammable substance prepared from bracket fungi, formerly used as a styptic and as tinder.
- AMAZINGpresent participle and gerund of amaze
- AMBLERA slow-moving, comfortable horse or mule.
- AMBUSCADEAn ambush; a trap laid for an enemy.
- AMBUSHThe act of concealing oneself and lying in wait to attack or kill by surprise.
- AMIABLYIn an amiable manner; in a friendly or pleasant manner.
- AMICABLYFriendly; in an amicable manner.
- AMIDIn the middle of; in the center of; surrounded by.
- AMOROUSLYIn an amorous or loving manner.
- ANCHORESSA female anchorite. A woman who chooses to withdraw from the world to live a solitary life of prayer and contemplation.
- ANELETo anoint; to give extreme unction with oil.
- ANEWAgain, once more; afresh, in a new way, newly.
- ANGERLYAngrily.
- ANGLERA person who fishes with a hook and line.
- ANGRILYIn an angry manner; under the influence of anger.
- ANGRYDisplaying or feeling anger.
- ANGSTEmotional turmoil; painful sadness; anguish.
- ANGSTROMA unit of length equal to 10 meters (that is, one ten-billionth of a meter), approximately the size of an atom, and denoted by the symbol Å, used especially to measure the waveleng
- ANIGHNigh; near.
- ANIMISMA belief that spirits inhabit some or all classes of natural objects or phenomena.
- ANISEEDThe seedlike fruit of the anise, used in baking and in the flavoring of liqueurs such as ouzo.
- ANKERA measure of wine or spirit equal to 10 gallons; a barrel of this capacity.
- ANKLEThe skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint.
- ANLACEA medieval long dagger.
- ANONStraight away; at once.
- ANOTHEROne more further, in addition to the quantity by then; a second or additional one, similar in likeness or in effect.
- ANSWERA response or reply; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question.
- ANTHILLA cone-shaped structure built from sediment and other available materials by ants or white ants (termites), and beneath which the colony nests.
- ANTIBODYA protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to a specific antigen.
- ANYBODYAny one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person.
- ANYTIMEAt any time.
- APARTHEIDThe policy of racial segregation in South Africa from 1948 to 1994.
- APOMIXISPlant reproduction without fertilization.
- APOSTLEA missionary, or leader of a religious mission, especially one in the early Christian Church (but see Apostle).
- APPENDTo hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is suspended.
- ARCANISTA craftsman who has knowledge of a manufacturing secret (specifically in the area of porcelain manufacturing).
- ARDENTLYFervently.
- ARIGHTRightly, correctly; in the right way or form.
- ARISETo come up from a lower to a higher position.
- ARMETA type of mediaeval helmet which fully enclosed the head and face, first found in the 1420s in Milan.
- ARMHOLEA human armpit.
- ARMINGpresent participle and gerund of arm
- ARMPITThe cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.
- AROINTavaunt; begone; go away; leave!
- ARVALA funeral feast or wake at which bread and ale was served, traditional in Scotland, the North of England, and among the Norse.
- ASHAMETo feel shame; to be ashamed.
- ASHAMEDFeeling shame or guilt.
- ASHENMade from the wood of the ash-tree.
- ASHYResembling ashes (especially in colour); (of a person’s complexion) unusually pale as a result of strong emotion, illness, etc.
- ASIDETo or on one side so as to be out of the way.
- ASKINGpresent participle of ask
- ASLAKETo abate; diminish.
- ASLANTAt or on a slant; in a slanting or sloping direction.
- ASLEEPIn a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.
- ASLOPESlanted, sloping.
- ASOCIALNot social, not relating to society.
- ASPENPertaining to the aspen tree.
- ASPIRINan analgesic drug, acetylsalicylic acid
- ASQUINTLooking sideways, as though warily.
- ASTOUNDTo astonish, bewilder or dazzle.
- ASUNDEROf two or more people or things: Apart or separate from each other. Moving apart from each other.
- ATHELINGA prince, especially an Anglo-Saxon prince or royal heir.
- ATONETo make reparation, compensation, amends or satisfaction for an offence, crime, mistake or deficiency.
- ATTACHTo fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).
- ATTENDERAn attendee; one who attends a course, meeting, school, etc.
- ATTENTIVELYIn an attentive manner.
- ATTERCOPA spider.
- ATWEENBetween.
- AUBERGEAn inn or hostel.
- AUGERA carpenter's tool for boring holes longer than those bored by a gimlet.
- AUGHTAnything whatsoever, any part.
- AUGUSTEA kind of clown, usually serving as an anarchic foil to the whiteface.
- AUROCHSAn extinct European mammal, Bos primigenius, the ancestor of domestic cattle.
- AUTOBAHNThe high-speed intercity highways of Germany and Austria.
- AUTOCHTHONYAn aboriginal condition or state.
- AVASTHold fast! Cease! Stop! Desist!
- AVENGEROne who avenges or vindicates.
- AVOIDANCEThe act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of.
- AWAITEROne who awaits.
- AWAKENot asleep; conscious.
- AWAKENTo cause to become awake.
- AWAYFrom a place, hence.
- AWEATHEROn the weather side, or toward the wind; in the direction from which the wind blows (See upwind)
- AWESOMECausing awe or terror; inspiring wonder or excitement.
- AWFULVery bad.
- AWFULNESSThe state or quality of being awful.
- AWHILEFor some time; for a short time.
- AWRYObliquely, crookedly; askew.
- AXELA jump that includes one (or more than one) complete turn and a half turn while in the air.
- AYREA narrow bar of sand or gravel formed by the sea; a sandbank.
- BAASAn employer, a boss (frequently used as a form of address).
- BABKAA Central and Eastern European coffee cake flavored with orange rind, rum, almonds, and raisins; or with some single flavoring, such as chocolate or lemon.
- BABOONAn Old World monkey of the genus Papio, having dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks.
- BABOONERYBaboonish behavior.
- BABYA very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered. A very young human, even if not yet born.
- BACKBONEThe series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.
- BACKWARDIndicating position or direction. Situated toward or at the rear of something.
- BACONCured meat from the sides, belly, or back of a pig.
- BADGEA distinctive mark, token, sign, emblem or cognizance, worn on one’s clothing, as an insignia of some rank, or of the membership of an organization.