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- ABALONEAn edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.
- ABASETo lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate.
- ABASEMENTThe act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low.
- ABASHMENTThe state of feeling abashed; embarrassment from shame; timid shyness as from one's modesty being challenged.
- ABATISA means of defense formed by felled trees, or sometimes by bent trees, the ends of whose branches are sharpened and directed outwards, or against the enemy, and more recently forti
- ABATORa person who, without right, enters into a freehold on the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee
- ABATUREGrass and sprigs beaten or trampled down by a stag passing through them.
- ABOIDEAUA tide gate, designed to protect marshland, so constructed as to let out water at low tide, but to prevent an influx of water at high tide.
- ABOLISHMENTThe act of abolishing; abolition; destruction.
- ABOMAAny of the large South American serpents from the genus Boa or related genera.
- ABORDThe act of approaching or arriving; approach.
- ABRIa shelter; a cavity in a hillside; a shelter on the side of hill with an overhung rock as its roof
- ABRIDGMENTThe act of abridging; reduction or deprivation
- ABROACHTo set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap.
- ABSOLUTEFree of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional. Unrestricted by laws, a constitution, or parliamentary or judicial or other checks; (legally) unlimi
- ABSOLUTISMDoctrine of preordination; doctrine of absolute decrees; doctrine that God acts in an absolute manner.
- ABUTMENTThe point of junction between two things, in particular a support, that abuts.
- ACADEMISTAn academic philosopher.
- ACAIAny of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe.
- ACAJOUThe cashew tree.
- ACATERA caterer.
- ACCOUNTANTOne who renders account; one accountable.
- ACCOYTo soothe, to calm; to assuage, to subdue.
- ACERBSour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, such as unripe fruit.
- ACEROLAAny tree of species Malpighia glabra, of the West Indies and northern South America.
- ACETYLENEAny organic compound having one or more carbon–carbon triple bonds; an alkyne.
- ACHIEVETo carry out or conclude (something, as a task) successfully; to accomplish.
- ACHIEVEMENTThe act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment.
- ACIDIFYTo make something (more) acidic or sour; to convert into an acid.
- ACIDULATETo make slightly or moderately acid; to acidify.
- ACOUCHIAny of several rodents of the genus Myoprocta, smaller than agoutis, which inhabit Amazonia.
- ACQUISEllipsis of acquis communautaire. The accumulated legislation, legal acts, and court decisions which constitute the total body of European Union law.
- ACTANTThat which acts; a source of action or activity.
- ACTINIUMA radioactive, metallic chemical element (symbol: Ac) with an atomic number of 89; found in uranium ores. An atom of this element.
- ADAGIOA tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played rather slowly, leisurely and gracefully.
- ADIOSgoodbye
- ADJOINTUsed in certain contexts, in each case involving a pair of transformations, one of which is, or is analogous to, conjugation (either inner automorphism or complex conjugation).
- ADJOURNTo postpone.
- ADJUVANTProviding assistance or help; assistive, facilitative, helpful.
- ADMISSIONThe act or practice of admitting.
- ADOPTEEAn adopted son or daughter.
- ADVENTUROUSInclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
- ADVERTISETo give (especially public) notice of (something); to announce publicly.
- ADVISEMENTConsideration or deliberation.
- AEROBEAny organism (but especially a bacterium) that can tolerate the presence of oxygen, or that needs oxygen to survive.
- AERONAUTA person who travels through the air in an airship or balloon.
- AERUGINOUSSynonym of verdigrisy, of or related to copper carbonate, bluish green.
- AFFICHEA written or printed notice to be posted, as on a wall; a poster; a placard.
- AFFINITYA natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing.
- AFICIONADOAn amateur bullfighter.
- AFTOSAfoot-and-mouth disease
- AGAMIA South American bird, Psophia crepitans, allied to the cranes, and easily domesticated.
- AGELASTOne who never laughs (especially at jokes); a mirthless person.
- AGIOThe premium or percentage on a better sort of money when it is given in exchange for an inferior sort. The premium or discount on foreign bills of exchange is sometimes called agio
- AGISTTo take to graze or pasture, at a certain sum; used originally of the feeding of cattle in the king's forests, and collecting the money for the same.
- AGITAdyspepsia
- AGITASdyspepsia
- AGLETAlternative form of aiglet.
- AGOGIn a state of eager desire; full of anticipation; highly excited with curiosity.
- AGOUTIA rodent of the genus Dasyprocta, similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs, mainly native to Central and South America.
- AGRAFEAlternative form of agraffe: a hook or fastener on clothing.
- AGRITOURISMA form of tourism in which tourists stay in farms or agricultural villages, either to experience farm life, or as a base for exploring the countryside
- AGRODOLCEAn Italian sweet-and-sour sauce.
- AGRODOLCESAn Italian sweet-and-sour sauce.
- AGROLOGYA subdiscipline of agronomy (the science of utilizing animals, plants, and soils) and of soil science which addresses the influence of edaphic (soil-related) conditions on crop pro
- AGUARDIENTEA kind of brandy made in Spain and Portugal.
- AIDANThelpful, assisting
- AIDEAn assistant.
- AIGLETA tip, originally of metal and often decorative, on a ribbon or cord that makes lacing two parts of a garment or garments together easier, as in corset lacings, "points" (lacing ho
- AIGRETTEA feather or plume, or feather-shaped item, used as an adornment or ornament, typically in hats or hair.
- AIGUILLEA needle-shaped peak.
- AIGUILLETTEAn ornamental braided cord with decorative metal tips worn on uniforms.
- AILERONThe hinged part on the trailing edge of an airplane wing, used to control longitudinal turns.
- AILETTEA small square piece of armour, normally made of boiled leather, worn on the shoulders of knights.
- AIOLIA type of sauce made from garlic and olive oil, often with egg and lemon juice and similar to mayonnaise.
- ALAMOA poplar tree of Southwestern U.S.; a cottonwood (Populus spp.).
- ALAMORTTo the death; mortally.
- ALASTRIMA milder variant of smallpox
- ALBAA type of lyrical poetry, traditionally Provençal, about lovers who must part at dawn.
- ALBERGOAn Italian inn.
- ALBINOCongenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); born with albinism.
- ALBUMINOIDof albumin
- ALDEAa village
- ALEGARvinegar produced from fermented ale.
- ALEGARSvinegar produced from fermented ale.
- ALERIONA heraldic eagle, especially one displayed without legs/feet or beak.
- ALERTAttentive; awake; on guard.
- ALEVINNewly hatched fish, especially salmon.
- ALFRESCOOutdoor, open to the atmosphere.
- ALGEBRAICOf, or relating to, algebra.
- ALIBIThe plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove being in another place when the alleged act was committed.
- ALIENISTAn expert in mental illness, especially with reference to legal ramifications.
- ALINEAlternative form of align.
- ALIZARINA red substance, 1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone, extracted from madder root and used as a dye.
- ALKANETAny member of the species Alkanna tinctoria, a plant whose root is used as a red dye.
- ALLEEA tree-lined avenue, often particularly one that is part of a landscaped garden.
- ALLEGRETTOTo be played rather fast and lively.
- ALLEGROA tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a quick, lively tempo, faster than allegretto but slower than presto.
- ALLOTTo distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot.
- ALLOTROPICDescribing a form of an element that exhibits allotropy.