English Words: A
35,202 words · Page 11 of 705
A poem or other text in which certain letters, often the first in each line, spell out a name or message.
A toxic colourless liquid organic compound, CH₂=CH.CN, synthesized from propylene and ammonia; used as a monomer in the production of acrylic resins and synthetic rubber.
A globular structural protein that polymerizes in a helical fashion to form an actin filament (or microfilament).
Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job.
An object-oriented programming language originally designed for making visual animations.
Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives.
Casual clothing that is comfortable to wear when exercising or partaking in sport; sportswear.
The practice of using action to achieve a result, such as political demonstration or a strike in support of or in opposition to an issue.
One who is politically active in the role of a citizen; especially, one who campaigns for change.
Quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind; the faculty of nice discrimination; acuity of mind.
An alternative medicine technique, derived from acupuncture, in which physical pressure is applied to acupoints.
The insertion of needles into the (living) tissue of the body affecting the Qi or energy along energetic pathways of the body called meridians. This modality is traditionally used as a form of internal medical treating all disease and illnesses, in Western countries it is widely used for the purposes of pain relief.
A healthcare professional who is qualified or professionally engaged in the practice of acupuncture.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English alphabetical index for the letter A contains 35,202 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 705 pages, and you are currently viewing page 11. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.
On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.
For readers using this index as a spelling reference, the guarantee is that every form you see on the list is a documented English headword, not a guess, not a derived inflection lacking a lemma row. If a word you expected to find is absent from the "A" list, it usually means the form exists only as an inflection of another lemma (e.g. a past participle stored under the infinitive) or the entry has not yet been imported from Wiktionary. Use the search bar or the misspelling lookup to resolve these cases.