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- ATROPISMatropine poisoning
- ATROPOUSNot inverted; orthotropous.
- ATTABOYUsed to show encouragement or approval to a boy, man, or male animal.
- ATTACHTo fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).
- ATTAINTo come to or reach (a place) by motion or progression. To arrive at (a certain age or time, condition or state, etc.); to reach. To gain (a desired result or other objective) thro
- ATTEMPERTo temper by adjusting relative quantities, or blending qualities.
- ATTENDSenses relating to caring for or waiting on someone, or accompanying or being present. To care for (someone requiring attention); specifically, of a doctor, nurse, etc.: to provide
- ATTENDEEA person who is in attendance or in the audience of an event.
- ATTENDERAn attendee; one who attends a course, meeting, school, etc.
- ATTENTAttentive, heedful; intent.
- ATTENTIVEPaying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.
- ATTENTIVELYIn an attentive manner.
- ATTENTSAttentive, heedful; intent.
- ATTERCOPA spider.
- ATTESTTo affirm to be correct, true, or genuine.
- ATTESTEROne who attests.
- ATTESTOROne who attests.
- ATTICThe space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.
- ATTITUDEThe position of the body or way of carrying oneself.
- ATTORNTo transfer one's obligations from one person to another person.
- ATTORNEYA lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.
- ATTORNEYSHIPThe office or profession of an attorney.
- ATTRIBUTIONThe act of attributing something.
- ATTRISTTo sadden; to make sad.
- ATTRITTo wear down through attrition, especially mechanical attrition.
- ATTRITIONGrinding down or wearing away by friction.
- ATTRITIVECausing attrition.
- ATTUNETo bring into musical accord.
- ATWAINInto two parts.
- ATWEENBetween.
- ATYPICALNot conforming to the normal type.
- AUBADEA poem or song evoking or greeting the dawn or early morning.
- AUBERGEAn inn or hostel.
- AUBERGINEAn Asian plant, Solanum melongena, cultivated for its edible purple, green, or white ovoid fruit; eggplant.
- AUBERGISTEAn innkeeper or landlord in French-speaking countries.
- AUBRETIAAny plant of the genus Aubrieta.
- AUBRIETIAA creeping perennial plant native to southeastern Europe, Aubrieta deltoidea, grown as a groundcover and in rock gardens for its dense foliage and purple, pink or white flowers.
- AUBURNA dark reddish-brown colour, often used to describe hair colour.
- AUCTIONA public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.
- AUCTIONARYOf or pertaining to an auction.
- AUCTIONEERAn individual who conducts an auction on behalf of a vendor, accepting bids to find the best price for the vendor.
- AUCTORIALOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of an author.
- AUDACIOUSShowing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring.
- AUDACIOUSLYIn an audacious manner; bravely, daringly, but not foolheartedly.
- AUDACITYInsolent boldness, especially when imprudent or unconventional.
- AUDIALOf or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing.
- AUDIBLEAble to be heard.
- AUDIBLYIn context of possibility of being heard; in an audible manner.
- AUDIENCEA group of people within hearing; specifically, a large gathering of people listening to or watching a performance, speech, etc.
- AUDIENTListening, paying attention.
- AUDILEA person whose mental imagery consists of sounds.
- AUDIOFocused on audible sound, as opposed to sight.
- AUDIOGENICProduced by sound.
- AUDIOGRAMA graphical representation of the hearing ability of a person
- AUDIOLOGICof, or related to audiology
- AUDIOLOGISTA healthcare professional who diagnoses, treats and/or manages hearing and balance disorders.
- AUDIOLOGYThe study of the auditory and vestibular systems, and associated disorders.
- AUDIOMETERAn instrument which is used to determine the acuity of hearing.
- AUDIOMETRICOf or pertaining to audiometry
- AUDIOMETRYThe quantitative assessment of a person's hearing ability, especially by means of an audiometer.
- AUDIOPHILEA person with an interest in high fidelity music and/or sound reproduction and its associated technology.
- AUDIOTAPEA magnetic tape that stores analog sound for later playback on a tape player.
- AUDIOVISUALContaining both aural and visual elements.
- AUDITA judicial examination.
- AUDITABLEAble to be audited.
- AUDITEEOne subjected to an audit.
- AUDITIONA performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent.
- AUDITIONERA person who conducts an audition.
- AUDITIVEOf or relating to hearing; auditory.
- AUDITIVESOf or relating to hearing; auditory.
- AUDITOROne who audits bookkeeping accounts.
- AUDITORILYWith regard to hearing.
- AUDITORIUMA large room for public meetings or performances.
- AUDITORSHIPThe office or duties of auditor.
- AUDITORYOf, or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing.
- AUGENDA quantity to which another is added.
- AUGERA carpenter's tool for boring holes longer than those bored by a gimlet.
- AUGHTAnything whatsoever, any part.
- AUGHTSThe first decade of a century, such as 1900 to 1909 or 2000 to 2009, whose digit in the tens place is zero; the noughties.
- AUGITEA variety of pyroxene, usually of a black or dark green color, occurring in igneous rocks, such as basalt.
- AUGITICContaining augite.
- AUGMENTTo increase; to make larger or supplement.
- AUGMENTABLECapable of being augmented or increased.
- AUGMENTEROne who, or that which, augments or increases something.
- AUGURA diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences.
- AUGURALprophetic
- AUGURSHIPThe office (or period of office) of an augur in ancient Rome.
- AUGURYA divination based on the appearance and behaviour of animals.
- AUGUSTAwe-inspiring, majestic, noble, venerable.
- AUGUSTEA kind of clown, usually serving as an anarchic foil to the whiteface.
- AUGUSTLYIn an august or awe-inspiring manner.
- AUKLETAny of several small seabirds in the genera Aethia, Cerorhinca and Ptychoramphus of the auk family Alcidae.
- AULAA court or hall.
- AULDOld.
- AULICOf or pertaining to a royal court; courtly.
- AULOSAny of a class of ancient Greek musical instruments resembling pipes or flutes.
- AUNEAn old French cloth measure, varying around the country, but at Paris equivalent to 0.95 of an English ell.
- AUNTThe sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.
- AUNTHOODThe quality or state of being an aunt.
- AUNTHOODSThe quality or state of being an aunt.