English Words: A

35,202 words · Page 34 of 705

Alpsname

A mountain range in Western Europe, running from France to Slovenia, the highest peak of which is Mont Blanc, at 4808 metres.

alreadyadv

Prior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this time; previously.

alrightadj

Alternative form of all right; satisfactory; okay; in acceptable order.

alrightyintj

Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent.

alsadv

Obsolete form of also.

Alsacename

A cultural region, former administrative region, and historical province of France, located on the west bank of the upper Rhine; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Grand Est. It has changed hands between France and Germany several times throughout history.

Alsatianadj

Of, from or relating to Alsace (now part of the administrative region of Grand Est, France).

alsoadv

In addition; besides; as well; further; too.

Alsopname

A surname.

Alstonname

A place in England:

altnoun

Of a voice or instrument, high pitch; especially, the octave above the top line of the treble stave.

altanoun

Rose bengal dye worn by Indian women on the feet during festivals.

Altadenaname

A census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

Altainame

A mountain range in central Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan converge.

Altairname

The brightest star in the constellation Aquila; Alpha (α) Aquilae. It is the twelfth brightest star in the sky, and forms one corner of the Summer Triangle.

Altamiraname

A surname from Spanish

altarnoun

A table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites.

altarpiecenoun

a work of art suspended above and behind an altar in a church

altcoinnoun

A cryptocurrency other than bitcoin.

alterverb

To change the form or structure of.

alterationnoun

The act of altering or making different.

altercationnoun

An angry or heated dispute.

alteredverb

simple past and past participle of alter

alteringverb

present participle and gerund of alter

alternateadj

Happening by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; first one and then the other (repeatedly).

alternatelyadv

In reciprocal succession; succeeding by turns; in alternate order.

alternatingadj

That alternates.

alternationnoun

The reciprocal succession of (normally two) things in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence

alternativeadj

Relating to a choice between two or more possibilities.

alternativelyadv

in an alternative way

alternatornoun

An electric generator which produces alternating current through mechanical means.

altheanoun

Any of several plants of the genus Althaea; the hollyhocks and mallows, native to Eurasia.

althoconj

Alternative spelling of although.

althoughconj

Though, even though, in spite of or despite the fact that: introducing a clause that expresses a concession.

altimeternoun

An apparatus for measuring altitude.

altitudenoun

The absolute height of a location, usually measured from sea level.

Altmanname

A surname.

altonoun

A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody.

altogetheradv

Completely, wholly, or without exception.

Altonname

A number of places in England:

Altonaname

A borough in the city state of Hamburg, Germany.

Altoonaname

A number of places in the United States:

Altrinchamname

A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England.

altruismnoun

Regard for others, both natural and moral without regard for oneself; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness.

altruisticadj

Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish

Altusname

A city, the county seat of Jackson County, in southwest Oklahoma, United States.

Altuvenoun

A distance of five feet and five inches, used chiefly as a unit to measure distances of home run balls.

Alucardname

A male given name originating as a coinage, often used in Dracula- or vampire-related fiction.

alumnoun

An astringent salt, usually occurring in the form of pale crystals, much used in the dyeing and tanning trade and in certain medicines, and now understood to be a double sulphate of potassium and aluminium (K₂SO₄·Al₂(SO₄)₃·24H₂O).

aluminanoun

Aluminum oxide, especially when used in mining, material sciences or ceramics, a refractory solid compound.

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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 34. 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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