English Words: A

35,202 words · Page 55 of 705

arableadj

Able to be plowed or tilled, capable of growing crops (traditionally contrasted with pasturable lands such as heaths).

Arabsnoun

plural of Arab

arachidonicadj

Of or pertaining to arachidonic acid or its derivatives.

arachnidnoun

Any of the eight-legged creatures, including spiders, mites, and scorpions, of the class Arachnida.

aradnoun

A nomadic herder.

Arafatname

A transliteration of the Arabic surname عَرَفَات (ʕarafāt).

Aragonname

An autonomous community in northeastern Spain. Capital: Zaragoza.

aragonitenoun

An evaporite consisting of anhydrous calcium carbonate with the chemical formula CaCO₃ and occurring in pearls, shells and nacre; it is dimorphous with calcite.

Arainame

A surname from Japanese.

araknoun

A clear, unsweetened aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink, produced and consumed primarily in the Levant.

Arakawaname

A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Adachi, Sumida, Taitō, Bunkyō and Kita special wards.

Arakiname

A surname from Japanese.

Aralname

A sub-prefectural city of the Xinjiang autonomous region, China.

Aramname

A historical region mentioned in early cuneiforms and in the Bible, located in modern Syria as well as parts of Iraq, Lebanon and southeastern Turkey; inhabited by Arameans.

Aramaicname

A subfamily of languages in the Northwest Semitic language group, including, but not limited to:

Aranname

An archipelago off the west coast of Ireland, also called the Arans or the Aran Islands.

Arandaname

Alternative spelling of Arrernte.

Arapahonoun

A member of a Native American people of Wyoming and Oklahoma.

Araratname

Mount Ararat, the tallest mountain of Turkey and of the entire Armenian Highland. In Armenian antiquity known as Masis, it became associated with the Biblical "Mountains of Ararat" (Genesis 8:4) at some point during the Middle Ages.

Arasname

Alternative form of Araks.

Arataname

A surname from Italian.

Araujoname

A surname from Spanish.

arbnoun

The act of or potential for arbitrage.

arbernoun

One who engages in arbitrage; an arbitrageur.

arbiternoun

A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them; an arbitrator.

arbitragenoun

A market activity in which a security, commodity, currency or other tradable item is bought in one market and sold simultaneously in another, in order to profit from price differences between the markets.

arbitraladj

Relating to arbitration.

arbitrarilyadv

In an arbitrary manner.

arbitrarinessnoun

The quality or state of being arbitrary; the extent to which something is arbitrary.

arbitraryadj

Based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random.

arbitrateverb

To make a judgment (on a dispute) as an arbitrator or arbiter

arbitrationnoun

The act or process of arbitrating.

arbitratornoun

A person to whom the authority to settle or judge a dispute is delegated.

Arbogastname

A surname.

arbornoun

A shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden, surrounded by climbing shrubs, vines or other vegetation.

arborealadj

Of, relating to, or resembling a tree.

arboretumnoun

A place where many varieties of tree are grown for research, educational, and ornamental purposes.

arboristnoun

A person in the practice of arboriculture; a tree surgeon.

arbournoun

UK standard spelling of arbor.

Arbroathname

A coastal town and former royal burgh in Angus council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO6441).

Arbucklename

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Arbuthnotname

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

arbutusnoun

Any flowering plant in the genus Arbutus: the strawberry tree.

arcnoun

That part of a circle which a heavenly body appears to pass through as it moves above and below the horizon.

Arcaname

A surname.

arcadenoun

A row of arches.

Arcadianame

A regional unit of Greece in the central and southeastern Peloponnese. Tripoli is the capital and main city with a population over 47,000.

arcadianadj

Pertaining to an arcade.

arcananoun

Specialized knowledge that is mysterious to the uninitiated.

arcaneadj

Understood by only a few.

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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 55. 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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