English Words: A

35,202 words · Page 52 of 705

apotheosisnoun

The fact or action of becoming or making into a god; deification.

Appname

A surname from German.

Appalachianame

A region in the eastern United States, covering a part of the Appalachian Mountains, that stretches from southwestern Pennsylvania to northern Alabama, usually excluding New York State and New England.

Appalachianadj

Referring to the region of Appalachia or its characteristics.

Appalachiansname

A range of mountains in eastern North America, running northeast from Alabama in the United States to Newfoundland in Canada, variously including or excluding the Adirondack Mountains in northern New York.

appalledadj

Shocked, horrified by something unpleasant.

appallingverb

present participle and gerund of appall

appallinglyadv

In an appalling manner.

apparatusnoun

The entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished.

apparelnoun

Clothing.

apparentadj

Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view.

apparentlyadv

Plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently.

apparitionnoun

An act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.

appealnoun

An application to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned.

appealedverb

simple past and past participle of appeal

appealingadj

Having appeal; attractive.

appealsnoun

plural of appeal

appearverb

To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.

appearancenoun

The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.

appearedverb

simple past and past participle of appear

appearingverb

present participle and gerund of appear

appearsverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of appear

appeaseverb

To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to dispel (anger or hatred).

appeasementnoun

The state of being appeased; the policy of giving in to demands in order to preserve the peace.

appelnoun

An act of striking the ground with the leading foot to frighten, distract, or mislead one's opponent.

appellantadj

of or relating to appeals; appellate

appellateadj

That can be (legally) appealed to, especially of a court that hears appeals of decisions by a lower court.

appellationnoun

A name or title by which someone is addressed or identified; a designation.

appendverb

To hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is suspended

appendagenoun

An external body part that projects from the body.

appendectomynoun

The surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix.

appendicitisnoun

inflammation of the vermiform appendix

appendixnoun

Something attached to something else; an attachment or accompaniment.

appetisingadj

Alternative spelling of appetizing.

appetitenoun

A desire to eat food or consume drinks.

appetizernoun

A small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal.

appetizingadj

That appeals to, or stimulates the appetite.

Appianadj

Of or pertaining to Appius Claudius Caecus (ca. 340 BCE–273 BCE), an Ancient Roman politician who built the Appian Way.

applaudnoun

Applause; applauding.

applaudingnoun

applause

applausenoun

The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by the clapping of hands, stamping or tapping of the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation.

applenoun

A common, firm, round fruit produced by a tree of the genus Malus.

Applebyname

A placename.

Applegatename

A surname.

applejacknoun

An alcoholic drink similar to apple brandy and calvados, made by freeze-distilling ("jacking") apple cider.

applesnoun

plural of apple

applesaucenoun

Alternative spelling of apple sauce.

appletnoun

A small program module that runs under the control of a larger application, typically a web browser.

Appletonname

Place names in England, named for an apple enclosure.

Applewhitename

A surname from Old Norse.

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 52. 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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