English words: A

1215 words under A; 301–400 on this page.

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• advertising noun (advertising — uncountable); verb form…
  Advertising is the business and activity of making ads to tell people about products or services and to persuade them to buy.
• advice noun (advice — uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Advice is an idea or opinion someone gives you about what you should do.
• advisable adjective
  Advisable means sensible and wise to do; recommended.
• advise verb (advise, advises, advised, advising)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To advise someone is to tell them what you think they should do.
• advisement nounJewish tradition
  Careful thought before a decision.
• adviser noun (an adviser, advisers)
  An adviser is a person whose job is to give advice, especially to help someone make decisions.
• advocate noun (an advocate, advocates); verb…
  To advocate something is to publicly support it or speak in favour of it.
• adze noun (an adze, adzes; also spelled adz in the US)
  An adze is an old cutting tool like an axe, but with its blade set across the handle, used for shaping wood.
• aegean proper noun (the Aegean — a name of a sea); adjective…
  The Aegean Sea is the part of the Mediterranean Sea between Greece and Turkey, with many islands.
• aegis noun (aegis; no plural) (old use)
  A shield or cloak carried by a god, especially Zeus, that could bring storms or protection.
• aerial noun (an aerial, aerials); adjective (aerial)
  An aerial is a wire or rod that sends or picks up radio or TV signals; in the US it is called an antenna.
• aerodrome noun (aerodrome, aerodromes) — UK, Australia, old-fashioned
  A small airfield where planes take off and land, without a big airport building.
• aeronaut noun (aeronaut, aeronauts) (old use)
  A person who flies in a balloon, or who steers an airship; a balloonist.
• aeroplane noun (an aeroplane, aeroplanes)
  A flying vehicle with wings and one or more engines that carries people or goods through the air; a plane.
• aestivation noun (aestivation — uncountable; US spelling estivation)
  A long sleep-like rest that some animals go into during very hot, dry weather, to save water and energy — like hibernation, but in summer.
• aether noun (aether; no plural in use; old use)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The bright, very thin air high up in the sky, above the clouds, which in old myths only the gods could breathe.
• afar adverb (only in phrases)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Far away, at a great distance.
• afeard adjective (no forms; old use, in fairy tales)
  Afraid; frightened.
• affair noun (affair, affairs)
  An event or happening: the party was a noisy affair.
• affairs noun (plural of affair: an affair, affairs)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Matters or business, especially public or official ones: world affairs, foreign affairs, current affairs.
• affect verb (affect, affects, affected, affecting)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To affect something means to have an effect on it, to change or influence it («Rain affects the match»).
• affectation noun (affectation, affectations)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A pretended way of speaking, acting or showing a feeling, put on to seem clever or grand, not genuine.
• affection noun (affection — uncountable; affections — plural, formal)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Affection is a gentle feeling of liking and caring for someone or something.
• affectionate adjective…
  Affectionate means showing love and fondness in a gentle way, for example with hugs, kind words or cuddles.
• affectionately adverb
  In a loving, caring and gentle way.
• affiance verb (affiance, affiances, affianced, affiancing; old use)
  To promise a person in marriage, or to become engaged to marry them.
• affiliate verb (affiliate, affiliates, affiliated, affiliating); noun…
  verb: To join or connect officially with a larger group or organisation.
• affiliated adjective (affiliated); also past form of the verb…
  Officially connected to or part of a bigger group or organisation.
• affiliation noun (affiliation, affiliations)everyday · Jewish tradition
  An official connection with a group, club, party or organisation.
• affinity noun (affinity, affinities)
  A natural liking for or feeling of understanding with someone or something.
• affirm verb (affirm, affirms, affirmed, affirming)
  To affirm something is to say firmly and clearly that it is true.
• affirmation noun (an affirmation, affirmations)
  Saying firmly that something is true or that you agree with it.
• affirmative adjective (affirmative); noun (the affirmative)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Affirmative means saying "yes" or agreeing.
• affix verb (affix, affixes, affixed, affixing); noun…
  noun (grammar): A letter group added to a word to change its meaning: a prefix at the start (un-, re-) or a suffix at the end (-ful, -ness).
• affixed verb form…
  Affixed means fixed, stuck or attached to something.
• afflict verb (afflict, afflicts, afflicted, afflicting)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To cause pain, suffering or trouble to someone or something.
• afflicted adjective (afflicted); verb form…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Suffering from an illness, pain or trouble: «afflicted with a cough».
• affliction noun (affliction, afflictions)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Great suffering, trouble or sadness, such as a serious illness or a grief that will not go away.
• affluence nounJewish tradition
  A rich flow or great plenty of something, like wealth or abundance.
• afford verb (afford, affords, afforded, affording) — usually with…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To have enough money to pay for something (We can't afford a new car).
• affordable adjective (affordable, more affordable, most affordable)
  Affordable means cheap enough for people to be able to buy or pay for.
• affright noun (in affright; no plural in use) and verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Noun: a sudden strong fear or shock.
• affront verb (affront, affronts, affronted, affronting) and noun…
  Verb: to insult someone openly, or to face something bravely and boldly.
• afghan noun (an Afghan, Afghans; an afghan, afghans); adjective…
  An Afghan is a person from Afghanistan, a country in Central and South Asia; Afghan means from or to do with Afghanistan.
• afield adverb (afield; no forms; old use)
  In the fields, out in the countryside, away from home.
• aflame adjective (only after a verb: be aflame, set aflame)everyday · Jewish tradition
  On fire, burning with flames.
• afloat adjective (afloat — after the verb only); adverb
  Afloat means floating on water, not sinking.
• aforesaid adjective (no forms; formal, old use)
  Mentioned earlier in the same piece of writing or speech; the one already named.
• afraid adjective…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Afraid means feeling fear, scared that something bad might happen.
• afresh adverbeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Again from the beginning, in a new way.
• african adjective (African); noun (an African, Africans)
  African means from, of or about Africa, the second-largest continent.
• afrikaans noun (Afrikaans; uncountable); adjective (Afrikaans)
  Afrikaans is a language spoken in South Africa and Namibia.
• after preposition, conjunction, adverbeveryday · Jewish tradition
  After means later than something else: «Lunch comes after breakfast».
• afterbirth nounJewish tradition
  The material that comes out of a mother's womb after a baby is born.
• afterlife noun (the afterlife, afterlives — rare)
  The afterlife is a life that many people believe comes after death, for example in heaven.
• afternoon noun (afternoon, afternoons)
  The afternoon is the part of the day after midday (12 o'clock) and before evening.
• aftershock noun (an aftershock, aftershocks)
  An aftershock is a smaller earthquake that comes after a big earthquake in the same area.
• afterthought noun (an afterthought, afterthoughts)
  Something that you think of, say or add later, after the main thing is done.
• afterward adverb (afterward; afterwards in British use)everyday · Jewish tradition
  At a later time; after something has happened.
• afterwards adverbeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Afterwards means later, after something else has happened.
• ag abbreviation (ag — agriculture; Ag — silver); interjection…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Ag is short for agriculture, the work of farming: «ag school», «ag science».
• again adverbeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Again means one more time, once more.
• agaric noun (an agaric, agarics)
  A mushroom with a cap and gills underneath, such as the common field mushroom.
• agate noun (agate, agates)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A hard, smooth stone with bands of colour, a kind of quartz, used in jewellery and as a precious stone.
• agave noun (an agave, agaves)
  An agave is a plant with thick, spiky, sword-shaped leaves that grows in hot, dry places, mainly Mexico and the south-west USA.
• age noun (age, ages); verb (age, ages, aged, ageing or aging)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Your age is how many years you have lived.
• agency noun (an agency, agencies)
  An agency is a business or organisation that provides a service for other people, like a travel agency.
• agenda noun (agenda, agendas)
  A list of things to be talked about or done at a meeting.
• agent noun (an agent, agents)everyday · Jewish tradition
  An agent is a person whose job is to act for someone else, such as a travel agent, an estate agent or a football player's agent.
• aggravate verb (aggravate, aggravates, aggravated, aggravating)
  To make a problem, injury or illness worse.
• aggravation noun (aggravation, aggravations)
  Annoyance, irritation or anger caused by something that keeps bothering you.
• aggregate noun (an aggregate, aggregates); adjective; verb…
  A total made by adding several amounts together.
• aggregation noun (aggregation; an aggregation, aggregations)
  Aggregation is bringing many things together into one group or total.
• aggression noun (uncountable)
  Aggression is angry or violent behaviour or feelings that make a person or animal want to attack or hurt others.
• aggressive adjective (aggressive, more aggressive, most aggressive)
  Aggressive describes someone who acts angrily and is ready to attack, fight or hurt others.
• aggressor noun (an aggressor, aggressors)
  An aggressor is a person, group or country that starts a fight, attack or war.
• aghast adjective (no forms)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Shocked and horrified, struck dumb by surprise or fear.
• agile adjective (agile, more agile, most agile)
  Able to move quickly, easily and lightly: «an agile monkey».
• agility noun (agility — uncountable)
  Agility is being able to move quickly, easily and lightly.
• agitate verb (agitate, agitates, agitated, agitating)
  To make someone feel worried, nervous or upset.
• agitated adjective (agitated, more agitated, most agitated); past of…
  Worried, nervous and upset, unable to keep calm.
• agitating verb form (agitating), the -ing form of «agitate»…
  Making someone worried or upset.
• agitation noun (agitation; uncountable; an agitation — a campaign)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Agitation is a worried, nervous or upset feeling that makes you restless.
• agnostic noun (an agnostic, agnostics); adjective (agnostic)
  A person who believes that we cannot know for sure whether God exists, so they do not say yes or no.
• ago adverbeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Ago means before now, back in the past: «two years ago».
• agonized adjective (agonized)
  Agonized means showing great pain of body or mind, or great worry and fear.
• agony noun (agony, agonies)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Very great pain of the body.
• agouti noun (an agouti, agoutis)
  An agouti is a rodent of Central and South America, with long legs, like a large guinea pig, that eats fruit and nuts.
• agrarian adjective (agrarian)
  About farming, farmland or the people who work on the land.
• agree verb (agree, agrees, agreed, agreeing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To have the same opinion as someone: «I agree with you».
• agreeable adjective (agreeable, more agreeable, most agreeable)
  Pleasant and nice.
• agreeably adverb (agreeably)
  In a pleasant, nice way.
• agreed verb, past form of agree (agree, agrees, agreed, agreeing)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Agreed means had the same opinion as someone.
• agreement noun (agreement, an agreement, agreements)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Agreement is having the same opinion as someone else («We were in agreement»).
• agricultural adjective (agricultural)
  To do with farming: growing crops and keeping animals.
• agriculture noun (agriculture, uncountable); adjective (agricultural)
  Agriculture is farming: growing crops and keeping animals for food, wool and other products.
• aground adverb (aground); adjective (aground; after a verb)
  If a ship runs aground or goes aground, it gets stuck on sand, rocks or the sea bottom in shallow water.
• ague noun (ague, no plural in use); old use
  An ague was an old word for an illness with fever and shivering, the kind caught from damp places.
• ahead adverb (ahead; ahead of)
  Ahead means in front, or further on: a runner who is ahead is in front of the others.
• ahem interjection (ahem)
  A written sound like a small cough, made to get people's attention, to show you are about to speak, or to show you don't approve of…

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