English words: archo- to area control centre

300 English words, part 118 of 158 of the words starting with A, A to Z. 29 have a page of their own.

English words archo- to area control centre

archo- prefix: Alternative form of arch-.
archology noun /ɑːkˈɒləd͡ʒɪ/: The study of the origins of things.
archon noun /ˈɑː(ɹ)kən/: A chief magistrate of ancient Athens.
archonic adjective, noun: Alternative form of archontic.
archonship noun: The rank or office of an archon.
archontate noun: The office or position of an archon
archontia noun: An archontate.
archontic adjective, noun: Of or relating to an archon.
archontological adjective: Relating to archontology
archontologist noun: A person who studies archontology
archontology noun /ɑːkɒnˈtɒləd͡ʒɪ/: The study of historical offices and the people who held them.
archoplasm noun: The substance from which attraction spheres develop in mitotic cell division, and of which they consist.
archoplasmic adjective: Relating to archoplasm.
archosaur noun: A reptile of the taxon Archosauria, which includes modern crocodilians and birds, as well as the extinct pterosaurs, non-avian dinosaurs and other taxa.
archosaurian noun: An archosaur.
archosauriform adjective, noun: Belonging to the Archosauriformes, a clade of diapsid reptiles.
archosauromorph noun: Any lizard of the extinct infraclass †Archosauromorpha.
archostematan adjective: Relating to beetles of the suborder Archostemata
archpaladin noun /ɑɹt͡ʃˈpælədɪn/: A supreme paladin.
archpastor noun: The holder of an ecclesiastical position equivalent to an archbishop.
archpirate noun: A leader of pirates.
archpractitioner noun /ɑː(ɹ)tʃ.pɹækˈtɪʃənɚ/: A foremost practitioner.
archprelate noun: An archbishop or other chief prelate.
archpresbyter noun: Synonym of archpriest.
archpresbytery noun: The absolute dominion of presbytery.
archpriest noun: The highest rank given to a married priest.
archpriesthood noun: The office of an archpriest.
archpriestly adjective: relating to archpriests and their office.
archprimate noun: The chief primate of a Christian church.
archprince noun: A prince of an especially high rank.
archprincess noun: A princess of an especially high rank.
archqueen noun: A chief queen.
archracist noun: An extremely racist person.
archrival noun /ɑː(ɹ)t͡ʃˈɹaɪvəl/: A chief rival.
archrivalry noun: The relationship between two or more archrivals. The term usually applies to two archrivals.
archrogue noun: An infamous or particularly egregious rogue.
archsegregationist noun: A primary segregationist; a strong supporter of segregation.
archseraph noun: An eminent seraph that ranks above other angels.
archseraphim noun: Synonym of archseraph.
archsin noun: A chief or primary sin.
archsodality noun: A confraternity
archstone noun: A stone forming part of an arch.
archt. noun: Abbreviation of architect.
archterrorist noun: A chief or high-ranking terrorist.
archtop noun: A style of large steel-stringed guitar having an arched belly, a neck at a slight angle to the body and a fretboard elevated above the soundboard.
archtraitor noun: A chief or transcendent traitor.
archtreasurer noun: A chief treasurer.
archtreasurership noun: The state or business of an archtreasurer.
Archuleta proper noun: A surname.
archvillain noun /ˌɑːtʃˈvɪlən/: A supreme villain; the most evil or powerful villain.
archvillainess noun: A female archvillain.
archvillainy noun: Supreme villainy.
archway noun /ˈɑɹt͡ʃˌweɪ/: A passageway covered by an arch, particularly one made of masonry.
archwayed adjective: Having an archway.
archwife noun: A big, masculine wife; a dominating woman; virago.
archwire noun: An orthodontic wire conforming to the alveolar or dental arch.
archwise adjective, adverb: In the shape of an arch.
archwitch noun: A very powerful witch.
archwizard noun /ˌɑːt͡ʃˈwɪzəd/: A very powerful wizard.
archwork noun: The composition or structure of an arch.
archy adjective, noun, suffix /ˈɑɹt͡ʃi/: Resembling an arch; having arches; arched; arching
arci noun: Abbreviation of autosomal-recessive congenital ichthyosis.
Arcia proper noun: A surname.
arcid noun: Any of the Arcidae; an ark shell.
arciferal adjective: Having the epicoracoid cartilages fused anteriorly, but separate and overlapping posteriorly.
arcifinious adjective: Having a natural boundary, like a river, rather than an artificial dividing line.
arciform adjective: Having the form of a bow (weapon)
arcigera flower moth noun: A noctuid moth of species Schinia arcigera, of North America.
arciliuto noun: Synonym of archlute.
Arcilla proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
Arcimboldian adjective: Of or pertaining to Giuseppe Arcimboldo.
arcing noun, verb /ˈɑɹ.kɪŋ/: The shape or motion of something that arcs.
arcitumomab noun: A monoclonal antibody used to detect carcinoembryonic antigen.
arcjet noun: A rocket engine that uses an electric arc for propulsion.
arclength noun: The length of an arc.
arclet noun: A small arc of a galaxy
arclight noun: Alternative form of arc light.
arclike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of an arc.
arcmin noun: Abbreviation of arcminute.
arcminute noun: A unit of angle; 1/60 of a degree.
arco adverb, noun: A note in string instrument musical notation indicating that the bow is to be used in the usual way, usually following a passage that is played pizzicato.
arcobacter noun: Any of several gram-negative bacteria of the genus Arcobacter
arcobacterial adjective: Relating to arcobacters
arcobacteriosis noun: A disease caused by infection with an arcobacter.
arcograph noun: An instrument for drawing a circular arc without using a central point.
arcoid noun: Any bivalve mollusc of the superfamily Arcoidea
Arcola proper noun: A comune in La Spezia province, Liguria, Italy.
arcological adjective: Of or pertaining to arcology.
arcology noun /ɑːˈkɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/: Urban development theory proposed by Paolo Soleri involving three-dimensional building methods and efficient use of space and resources.
arcopallial adjective: Relating to an arcopallium
arcopallium noun: A region in the brains of birds that has functions in learning
Arcos proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
arcosh noun /ˈɑː(ɹ)ˌkɒʃ/: The area hyperbolic cosine function, i.e., the inverse hyperbolic cosine function.
arcosolium noun: A tomb in an arched recess in a wall.
Arcot proper noun: A town and urban area of Ranipet district, Tamil Nadu, India.
arcoth noun /ˈɑː(ɹ)ˌkɒθ/: The area hyperbolic cotangent function, i.e., the inverse hyperbolic cotangent function.
arcover noun: The unwanted arcing of electricity from one component to another, caused for example by the presence of contaminants.
arcsch noun /ˈɑː(ɹ)ˌkəʊsɛt͡ʃ/: The area hyperbolic cosecant function, i.e., the inverse hyperbolic cosecant function.
arcsec noun: Abbreviation of arcsecond.
arcsecant noun: function that is the compositional inverse of the secant function. Symbol: arcsec
arcsech noun /ˈɑː(ɹ)kˌsɛt͡ʃ/: Alternative form of arsech (“the inverse hyberbolic secant function”).
arcsecond noun: A unit of angle; 1/60th of an arcminute, or 1/3600th of a degree.
arcship noun: Alternative spelling of arkship.
arcsin noun: Abbreviation of arcsine.
arcsine noun /ˈɑːɹkˌsaɪn/: Any of several single-valued or multivalued functions that are inverses of the sine function. Symbol: arcsin, sin⁻¹
arcsinh noun /ˈɑː(ɹ)kˌsaɪnʃ/: Alternative form of arsinh (“the inverse hyperbolic sine function”)
Arctalian adjective: Of or relating to the Arctalia.
Arctamerican adjective: Nearctic
arctan noun: Abbreviation of arctangent.
arctangent noun: Any of several single-valued or multivalued functions that are inverses of the tangent function. Symbol: arctan, tan⁻¹
arctangential adjective: Relating to the arctangent.
arctanh noun /ˈɑː(ɹ)kˌtænʃ/: Alternative form of artanh (“the inverse hyberbolic tangent function”)
arctation noun: Stenosis.
arctic adjective, noun /ˈɑː(k).tɪk/: Alternative letter-case form of Arctic.
arctic bear noun: A polar bear.
Arctic blue noun: A pale shade of blue resembling ice.
Arctic blues noun: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Arctic, blues (sadness or depression due to being in the Arctic).
Arctic butterbur noun: A flowering plant native to North America, Petasites frigidus; sweet coltsfoot.
Arctic char noun: A saibling (Salvelinus alpinus).
Arctic cod noun: A gadiform fish of northeast Atlantic (Arctogadus glacialis).
Arctic dog disease noun: Rabies.
arctic entry noun: A hall, vestibule, or mudroom, sealed from the interior of the building, as well as from the outside.
arctic entryway noun: Alternative form of arctic entry.
arctic fox noun /ˈɑːktɪk fɒks/: Vulpes lagopus, a fox of the family Canidae, living in the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia.
arctic front noun: A cold front of very cold arctic air advancing on somewhat less cold air.
arctic grayling noun: Synonym of grayling (“Thymallus arcticus”)
Arctic ground squirrel noun: Any of various members of the genus Spermophilus that are native to the arctic, including (but not limited to) Spermophilus parryii and Spermophilus undulatus.
arctic hare noun: A North-American hare of species Lepus arcticus, that is white, usually year round, found in the Arctic.
Arctic haze noun: A visible reddish-brown springtime haze in the atmosphere at high latitudes in the Arctic, due to anthropogenic air pollution.
Arctic hysteria noun: Synonym of piblokto.
Arctic lamprey noun: A species of lamprey living in the Arctic (Lethenteron camtschaticum).
Arctic loon noun: The black-throated diver bird.
Arctic mouse-ear noun: A perennial herb, Cerastium arcticum, growing in parts of the Arctic.
arctic owl noun: Synonym of snowy owl.
arctic poppy noun: Papaver radicatum
arctic raspberry noun: A species of slow-growing bramble belonging to the rose family and bearing a dark red, sweet fruit; Rubus arcticus, native to arctic, subarctic, and alpine...
arctic red jellyfish noun: A species of jellyfish, Cyanea capillata, the largest of its kind, having showy, trailing tentacles reminiscent of a lion's mane.
arctic redpoll noun: A bird of the species Acanthis hornemanni.
arctic roll noun: A British dessert like a jelly roll, but with ice cream instead of jelly/jam.
Arctic sea smoke noun: Synonym of frost smoke.
Arctic skua noun: A seabird (Stercorarius parasiticus), of the skua family (Stercorariidae)
Arctic smoke noun: Synonym of frost smoke.
arctic tern noun: A migratory bird that travels between the Arctic and Antarctic, Sterna paradisaea.
Arctic warbler noun: Phylloscopus borealis, a widespread leaf warbler in birch or mixed birch forest near water throughout its breeding range in Fennoscandia and northern Asia
arctic willow noun: A plant, Salix arctica.
arctic wolf noun: Canis lupus arctos; A subspecies of the grey wolf, living in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, including once Greenland, that is all-white.
Arctic wolf spider noun: A spider of species Pardosa glacialis.
Arctica proper noun: An ancient continent situated in the Arctic, formed from the Canadian and Siberian shields.
arctically adverb: In an Arctic manner.
arctician noun /ɑɹkˈtɪʃən/: One who has investigated matters relating to the Arctic regions; an Arctic explorer.
arcticid noun: Any clam in the family Arcticidae, all but one species of which are extinct.
arcticization noun: The process of arcticizing.
arcticize verb: To prepare for Arctic weather; to winterize.
Arcticward adjective, adverb: Toward the Arctic.
Arcticwards adverb: Towards the Arctic.
arcticwide adjective, adverb: Throughout the arctic.
arctigenin noun: A lignan, present in plants of the genus Arctium, that is the aglycone of arctiin
arctiid noun: Any member of the family Arctiidae of moths.
arctiin noun: A lignan, present in plants of the genus Arctium, that is a glucoside of arctigenin
arctiine noun: Any erebid moth of the subfamily Arctiinae.
arctiopicrin noun: A germacranolide with the molecular formula C₁₉H₂₆O₆.
arctite noun: A colourless mineral made of a trigonal crystal system and found in northern Russia.
Arcto- prefix: Of or relating to the Arctic.
Arcto-Tertiary Geoflora noun: A hypothesized floral assemblage that once covered the Northern Hemisphere, from roughly the late Mesozoic to mid Cenozoic Eras.
arctoboreal adjective: Relating to the north Arctic
arctocyonid noun: Any member of the family †Arctocyonidae of extinct carnivores.
arctogaeal adjective /ˌɑɹk.təˈdʒi.əl/: Alternative form of arctogeal.
arctogeal adjective /ˌɑɹk təˈdʒi ə/: Of or relating to the Arctogea, a biogeographical division comprising the holarctic and paleotropical regions, as opposed to Notogea, the rest.
arctoid adjective: of or pertaining to the carnivoran superfamily Arctoidea
arctoidean adjective: Of or relating to the infraorder Arctoidea.
arctolatry noun /ɑːkˈtɒlətɹi/: the worship of bears
arctolepid noun: Any extinct fish of the family Arctolepidae
arctometatarsal noun: A metatarsal whose proximal part is pinched between the surrounding ones
arctometatarsalian adjective: Having arctometatarsals
arctometatarsus noun: Synonym of arctometatarsal.
arctophile noun /ˈɑːktəfaɪl/: One who has a fondness for teddy bears, usually a collector of them.
arctophilia noun: the love of teddy bears
arctophilist noun: Synonym of arctophile.
arctophily noun: The hobby of collecting teddy bears.
arctostylopid noun: Any extinct mammal of the order Arctostylopida
arctotoid adjective: having a ring of sweeping hairs borne on the shaft of the style proximal to the style branches
Arcturian adjective, noun: Of or from Arcturus
arcturid noun: Any of the marine isopods in the family Arcturidae.
Arcturus proper noun /ɑɹkˈtjʊəɹəs/: A bright yellow-orange star in the constellation Boötes; Alpha (α) Boötis. It is the fourth-brightest star in the night sky.
arcual adjective: Of or pertaining to an arc.
arcuate adjective: curved into the shape of a bow.
arcuate fasciculus noun /ˈɑːkjuːət fəˈsɪkjʊləs/: A bundle of axons that forms part of the superior longitudinal fasciculus.
arcuated adjective: Alternative form of arcuate.
arcuately adverb: In an arcuate way.
arcuation noun: The act of bending or curving; the state of being bent; crookedness.
arcubalist noun: A crossbow.
arcubalister noun: A crossbowman; one who used the arcubalist.
arcubisite noun: A sulfosalt mineral occurring with cryolite in Greenland.
Arcueil proper noun: A commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the southern suburbs of Paris, France.
arculus noun: A crossvein between the radius and cubitus near the base of the wing in certain insects
arcure noun: A type of espalier where the plants are fashioned into strata of arches.
Arcuri proper noun: A surname from Italian.
arcus noun /ˈɑɹkəs/: A white band of cholesterol that forms at the edge of the cornea
arcus inguinalis noun: Poupart's ligament
arcus senilis noun: A faint whitish ring around the iris in elderly people; discoloration of the iris with age.
arcwall machine noun: A mobile cutting machine that can cut horizontally into walls.
arcwaller noun: Synonym of arcwall machine.
arcweld verb: Alternative form of arc weld.
arcwelder noun: Alternative form of arc welder.
arcwise adjective: Alternative form of arc-connected.
arcwise-connected adjective: Alternative form of arc-connected.
ard adjective, adverb, interjection, noun, suffix /ɑɹd/: A simple plough consisting of a spike dragged through the soil.
ard plough noun: Synonym of ard.
Arda proper noun: A river in Emilia-Romagna
Ardabil proper noun: A city in Iran, the seat of Ardabil County's Central District and the capital of Ardabil Province.
Ardahan proper noun: A province in northeastern Turkey, near the border with Georgia.
ardaite noun: A monoclinic green gray mineral containing antimony, chlorine, lead, and sulfur.
Ardalan-Shoja-Kiuru syndrome noun: A syndrome featuring hereditary gelsolin amyloidosis and retinitis pigmentosa.
Ardashir proper noun: A transliteration of the Middle Persian male given name 𐭠𐭥𐭲𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭥 (ʾrtḥštr /⁠Ardašīr⁠/)
ardass noun: fine silk
ardassine noun: A kind of fine Persian silk.
Ardath proper noun: A town in Wheatbelt, Western Australia, Australia.
ardealite noun: A monoclinic-domatic mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and sulfur.
ardeb noun: A Middle Eastern unit of volume used for agricultural crops.
Ardèche proper noun: A department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, south-central France. Capital: Privas.
Ardee proper noun: A town in County Louth, Ireland, situated on the River Dee (Irish grid ref N 9690).
ardeh noun: Synonym of tahini.
ardeid noun: Any member of the family Ardeidae, the herons, egrets and bitterns.
Ardelia proper noun: A female given name.
Arden proper noun: A surname.
ardency noun: Intensity of feelings.
Ardennes proper noun: forest, geographic region and low mountain range in France, Belgium, Germany and Luxembourg; in full, Ardennes Forest, Ardenne Forest, or Forest of Ardennes.
ardennite noun: A yellowish orthorhombic mineral that is a mixed silicate and vanadate, and may also have arsenate.
ardent adjective /ˈɑːdənt/: Full of ardor; expressing passion, spirit, or enthusiasm.
ardent spirits noun: Distilled alcoholic liquor such as whiskey, brandy, or vodka; especially, strong variants thereof (higher-proof versions).
ardently adverb: Fervently.
ardentness noun: The state or quality of being ardent.
ardeparin noun: A particular anticoagulant.
arder noun: plowing or fallowing
Ardern proper noun: A surname.
Ardersier proper noun: A coastal village in Highland council area, Scotland, north-east of Inverness (OS grid ref NH7855).
Ardglass proper noun: A coastal village in County Down, Northern Ireland, south-east of Downpatrick.
ardhamandapa noun: A half-open entrance porch on a Hindu temple.
ardi gasna noun: A medium-soft aromatic sheep's milk cheese from the Basque region of France. The rind is edible, of an orange or terra cotta color and often colored or...
Ardiaean adjective, noun: Pertaining to the Ardiaei.
ardian noun: A proposed but unadopted air-officer rank of the Royal Air Force equivalent to air vice-marshal.
Ardie proper noun: A male given name.
Ardiles flick noun: Synonym of rainbow kick.
Ardingly proper noun: A village and civil parish in Mid Sussex district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ3429).
ardipith adjective, noun: Any of the hominids of the extinct genus Ardipithecus.
ardipithecine adjective, noun: Synonym of ardipith.
Ardis proper noun: A surname.
ardisiaquinone noun: Any of a group of alkyl benzoquinone derivatives present in a pant of genus Ardisia.
ardisicrenoside noun: Any of a group of triterpenoid saponins present in Ardisia crenata
ardisinol noun: A particular resorcinolic lipid.
ardisiphenol noun: Any of a group of phenolic antioxidants present in Ardisia colorata
Ardizzone proper noun: A surname from Italian.
Ardleigh proper noun: A village and civil parish in Tendring district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM0529).
Ardley proper noun: A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP5427).
Ardmona proper noun: A town in the City of Greater Shepparton, north eastern Victoria, Australia.
Ardmore proper noun: A promontory on the Firth of Clyde, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland, between Helensburgh and Cardross (OS grid ref NS3178)
Ardnamurchan proper noun: A peninsula in Lochaber, Highland council area, on the west coast of Scotland, strictly speaking west of the villages of Acheracle and Salen (OS grid...
Ardo proper noun: A locality north of Methlick, north Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ8539).
Ardoch proper noun: A hamlet in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3676).
Ardoin proper noun: A surname from French.
Ardolino proper noun: A surname from Italian.
Ardon proper noun: A surname.
ardor noun /ˈɑːdə/: Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.
ardour noun: UK, Canada, and Australia spelling of ardor.
Ardoyne proper noun: A northern suburb of Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref J3176).
Ardra proper noun: A city on the Slave Coast of West Africa, the present-day Allada, Benin.
Ardrey proper noun: A surname.
ardri noun: A high king of Ireland.
ardrigh noun: Alternative form of ardri
Ardrossan proper noun: A harbour town on the Firth of Clyde in North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS2342).
ards noun /ɑɹdz/: Acronym of acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Ardsley proper noun: A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3805).
arduinite noun: Synonym of mordenite.
arduity noun /ɑːˈdjuːɪti/: The state or quality of being arduous; steepness, difficulty.
arduous adjective /ˈɑː.djʊ.əs/: Needing or using up much energy; testing powers of endurance.
arduously adverb: In an arduous manner.
arduousness noun /ˈɑːdjuːəsnəs/: The state of being arduous.
Ardwick proper noun: An area of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, south-east of the city centre (OS grid ref SJ8597).
are noun, verb /ɛə/: An accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) metric unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent. Symbol: a.
are bears Catholic phrase: Synonym of does the Pope shit in the woods (“obviously!”).
are the Kennedys gun-shy phrase: A rhetorical question in response to a question to which the answer is an emphatic yes.
are we there yet phrase: Used on a journey to ask the estimated time of arrival.
are you a man or a mouse phrase: Are you a courageous man or a coward?
are you allergic to any medications phrase: Asked mostly by doctors and nurses to ascertain whether certain medications should not be given to patients.
are you blind phrase: A rhetorical question to someone who has failed to see or notice something.
are you deaf phrase: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see are, you, deaf.
are you doing anything tomorrow phrase: Asks if someone is busy tomorrow, possibly to invite them to do something if they are available. ("Tomorrow" can be replaced by other dates, such as "are...
are you feeling better phrase: Asked to find out whether someone has recovered to some degree from past illness or unwellness.
are you married phrase: Used to ask whether the interlocutor does or doesn't have a spouse.
are you OK phrase /ɑː juː əʊˈkeɪ/: Asking if the listener is OK (e.g. not hurt).
are you religious phrase: A request for information about the listener's (or listeners') religious beliefs.
are you single phrase: Used to ask whether the interlocutor does or doesn't have a (romantic) partner.
are you sure you're sure phrase: A way to ask if someone is certain about something.
are you taking any medications phrase: Asked mostly by doctors and nurses to ascertain whether certain drugs should not be given to patients, as they may interact adversely with other medications.
are your ears burning phrase: Asked of somebody who was not present but was the topic of discussion.
area noun /ˈɛəɹi.ə/: A measure of the extent of a surface; it is measured in square units.
area boy noun: Synonym of agbero (“type of thug”).
area code noun: A prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area.
area control center noun: A facility for controlling aircraft at high altitudes between airport approaches and departures.
area control centre noun: Alternative form of area control center.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under A: 47,274 words, in 158 parts.