English Words: A
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A resort city and commmune on the Côte d'Azur in the Alpes-Maritimes department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, southeastern France.
Any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms, generally transported by the lymphatic system.
The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order.
Lacking climax, disappointing or ironically insignificant following of impressive foreshadowing.
A substance that prevents coagulation (stops blood from clotting); especially, any of a group of pharmaceutical drugs that reduce the clotting speed or affinity of the blood by any of several mechanisms (e.g., inhibiting platelet function, inhibiting clotting factor (protein) production or function, increasing antithrombin function).
A substance that induces an immune response, usually foreign (nonself) but not always so.
A town in Nova Scotia, Canada, known for the St. Francis Xavier University and the largest Highland Games outside of Scotland.
A protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner, such as by criminal means, via cowardly actions, or for mercenary goals.
A drug or substance that counteracts the effects of a histamine. Commonly used to alleviate the symptoms of hay fever and other allergies.
The islands of the West Indies, bounded to the north by (and including) the islands of Cuba, Hispaniola and Puerto Rico, in the Caribbean Sea.
A chemical element (symbol Sb, from Latin stibium) with an atomic number of 51: in its stable allotrope, a lustrous gray and very brittle metal.
Ancient name of Antakya: a city in southeastern Turkey, formerly the capital of the ancient Seleucid Empire and the Crusader Principality of Antioch and a major port of the Roman and Byzantine Empires.
A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Ἀντίοχος (Antíokhos), notably borne by the thirteen kings of the Seleucid dynasty.
Herod Antipas, tetrarch of the ancient Roman province of Judea, known for his roles in the executions of John the Baptist and Jesus of Nazareth.
Often followed by against, between, for, or to: a (deep) feeling of dislike or repugnance, normally towards a person and less often towards a thing, often without any conscious reasoning; aversion, distaste, hostility; (countable) an instance of this.
A person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques (especially one holding an official position); an antiquarian.
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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 48. 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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