English Words: A

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adheringverb

present participle and gerund of adhere

adhesionnoun

The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.

adhesiveadj

Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.

adiabaticadj

Without gain or loss of heat (and thus with no change in entropy, in the quasistatic approximation).

Adidasnoun

A clothing product made by Adidas, especially a pair of shoes.

Adiename

A diminutive of the male given names Adam, Adrian, or Aidan, from Hebrew, Latin, or Irish.

adieuintj

Said to wish a final farewell; goodbye.

Adinaname

A female given name from Hebrew.

adiposeadj

Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat; fatty.

Adirondacknoun

A member of an Algonquin people that lived along the Ottawa River in Ontario and Quebec.

Adirondacksnoun

plural of Adirondack

aditnoun

A horizontal or nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine, as contrasted with a shaft or vertical entry passage, used for ventilation, haulage, drainage, or other purposes.

Aditiname

The daughter of Daksha, wife of Kashyapa, and mother of the gods.

Adityanoun

Any of a group of solar deities, the sons of Aditi and Kashyapa.

adiósintj

Alternative spelling of adios.

adjacencynoun

The quality of being adjacent, or near enough so as to touch.

adjacentadj

Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.

adjectivaladj

Of or relating to or functioning as an adjective.

adjectivenoun

A word that modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes a noun’s referent.

adjoinverb

To be in contact or connection with.

adjoinedverb

simple past and past participle of adjoin

adjoiningadj

Being in contact at some point or line; joining to.

adjoinsverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of adjoin

adjointadj

Used 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).

adjournverb

To postpone.

adjournmentnoun

The state of being adjourned, or action of adjourning.

adjudicateverb

To decide, rule on, or settle as a judge.

adjudicationnoun

The act of adjudicating, of reaching a judgement.

adjudicatornoun

One who adjudicates.

adjudicatorsnoun

plural of adjudicator

adjunctnoun

An appendage; something attached to something else in a subordinate capacity.

adjunctiveadj

Forming an adjunct.

adjustverb

To modify.

adjustableadj

Capable of being adjusted.

adjustedadj

Which has been compensated in order to avoid bias.

adjusternoun

One who adjusts something, especially the amount of compensation due in an insurance claim.

adjustingverb

present participle and gerund of adjust

adjustmentnoun

The action of adjusting something.

adjustsverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of adjust

adjutantnoun

A lower-ranking officer who assists a higher-ranking officer with administrative affairs.

adjuvantadj

Providing assistance or help; assistive, facilitative, helpful.

Adkinsname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

ADLnoun

Initialism of activities of daily living, a set of activities such as bathing, feeding, or relieving oneself.

Adlainame

The father of one of King David's officials (mentioned in 1 Chronicles 27:29).

Adlername

A surname from German.

Adlingtonname

A placename:

adminnoun

Administration, or administrative work.

administerverb

To apportion out, distribute.

administeredverb

simple past and past participle of administer

administeringnoun

administration

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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 14. 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.

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