English Words: A

35,202 words · Page 37 of 705

ambushesnoun

plural of ambush

ambushingverb

present participle and gerund of ambush

AMDnoun

Initialism of age-related macular degeneration.

AmEname

Abbreviation of American English.

Ameenname

A surname from Arabic.

Ameername

A male given name from Arabic.

amelnoun

Enamel.

Amelianame

A female given name from the Germanic languages.

ameliorateverb

To make better, or improve, something perceived to be in a negative condition.

ameliorationnoun

The act of making better.

amenintj

At the end of religious prayers: so be it.

amenableadj

Willing to respond to persuasion or suggestions.

amendverb

To make better; improve.

amendatoryadj

For the purpose of amending or correction.

amendedadj

That has been modified from a previous form.

amendmentnoun

An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices.

amendmentsnoun

plural of amendment

Amendolaname

A surname from Italian.

amendsnoun

plural of amend

amenitiesnoun

plural of amenity

amenitynoun

Pleasantness.

Americaname

A supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas.

Americannoun

A citizen or national of the United States of America.

Americananoun

All things peculiar to the culture and people of the United States; anything that is a symbol of American life.

Americanismnoun

A custom peculiar to the United States or the Americans.

Americanizationnoun

Alternative spelling of Americanisation.

americanonoun

A drink made of espresso coffee diluted with hot water.

Americasname

A supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole.

americiumnoun

The chemical element (symbol Am) with an atomic number of 95.

Americusname

A city, the county seat of Sumter County, Georgia, United States.

Amerikaname

America, i.e. the United States of America; used to imply that the US is fascist.

Amerindianadj

American Indian.

Amershamname

A market town and civil parish with a town council in Buckinghamshire, England, formerly in Chiltern district (OS grid ref SU9698).

Ameryname

A surname.

Amesname

A surname.

amethystnoun

A transparent purple to violet variety of quartz with traces of manganese, used as a gemstone.

AmExname

Abbreviation of American Express.

Ameyname

A female given name from Latin, an old spelling variant of Amy, no longer current.

Amharanoun

A member of a Semitic people of Ethiopia.

Amharicname

A Semitic language spoken in Ethiopia.

Amherstname

An English surname.

AMIname

Initialism of American Media Inc..

amiableadj

Friendly; kind; sweet; gracious

amiablyadv

In an amiable manner; in a friendly or pleasant manner.

amicableadj

Showing friendliness or goodwill.

amicablyadv

Friendly; in an amicable manner.

amicinoun

plural of amicus

amicusnoun

Someone not a party to a case who submits a brief and/or presents oral argument in that case.

amidprep

In the middle of; in the center of; surrounded by.

Amidaname

An ancient city in Mesopotamia located within modern Diyarbakır, Turkey.

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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 37. 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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