English Words: A

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administrationnoun

The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction.

administrativeadj

Of or relating to administering or administration.

administrativelyadv

In an administrative manner, or for purposes of administration.

administratornoun

One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager.

admirableadj

Deserving of the highest esteem or admiration; estimable.

admirablyadv

In a way worthy of admiration.

admiralnoun

The commander of a naval squadron or fleet, regardless of formal rank.

admiralsnoun

plural of admiral

admiraltynoun

The office or jurisdiction of an admiral.

admirationnoun

A positive emotion including wonder and approbation; the regarding of another as being wonderful

admireverb

To be amazed at; to view with surprise; to marvel at.

admiredverb

simple past and past participle of admire

admirernoun

One who admires.

admirersnoun

plural of admirer

admiringadj

Feeling or showing admiration.

admiringlyadv

In an admiring manner.

admissibilitynoun

The state or quality of being admissible or allowable.

admissibleadj

Capable or deserving to be admitted, accepted or allowed; allowable, permissible, acceptable.

admissionnoun

The act or practice of admitting.

admissionsnoun

plural of admission

admitverb

To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration

admitsverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of admit

admittancenoun

The act of admitting.

admittedverb

simple past and past participle of admit

admittedlyadv

As is acknowledged to be true; by general admission; confessedly.

admittingverb

present participle and gerund of admit

admixturenoun

An instance of admixing, a mixing in of something.

admonishverb

To inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke in a serious tone; to tell off.

admonishmentnoun

The act of admonishing.

admonitionnoun

A rebuke by an authority that one has erred and should not persist in one's actions.

Adnanname

A male given name from Arabic.

adonoun

Trouble; troublesome business; fuss, commotion.

adobenoun

An unburnt brick dried in the sun.

adobonoun

A Philippine dish in which pork or chicken is slowly cooked in a sauce including soy sauce, vinegar, and crushed garlic.

adolescencenoun

The transitional period of physical and psychological development between childhood and maturity, beginning at the onset of puberty and with an endpoint defined either legally (at the age of majority, such as 18 in many jurisdictions) or psychocognitively (at various ages, depending on individual experience).

adolescentadj

Of, relating to, or at the age of adolescence; at the stage between being a child and an adult.

Adolfname

A male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Adolph.

Adolfoname

A male given name from Italian, Portuguese, or Spanish, equivalent to English Adolph.

Adolphname

A male given name from the Germanic languages.

Adolphename

A surname from French.

Adolphusname

A male given name from the Germanic languages, a Latinized variant of Adolph.

Adonainame

The Lord: a Hebrew title of God.

Adonisname

A beautiful young man loved by Aphrodite.

adoptverb

To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship.

adoptableadj

Able to be adopted.

adoptedverb

simple past and past participle of adopt

adopteenoun

An adopted son or daughter.

adopternoun

one who adopts

adoptionnoun

The act of adopting.

adoptiveadj

Related through adoption.

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 15. 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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