English Words: A

35,202 words · Page 64 of 705

ashenadj

Made from the wood of the ash-tree.

Ashername

The eighth son of Jacob, by his wife's handmaid Zilpah.

ashesnoun

plural of ash

Ashevillename

A city, the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States.

Ashfieldname

A place in England:

Ashfordname

A surname.

Ashishname

A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Ashkelonname

A coastal city in the Southern District of Israel on the Mediterranean coast.

Ashkenaziadj

Of or relating to Jews of German origin, and their traditions, customs, and rituals. Their traditional vernacular is Yiddish, and they historically dominated Jewish life in Europe north of the Mediterranean, in contrast to the Sephardim.

Ashlandname

A community in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada.

ashlarnoun

Masonry employing flat and well-squared stone or brick, creating an appearance similar to wooden flooring.

Ashleighname

A unisex given name transferred from the surname, variant of Ashley.

Ashleyname

A number of villages and hamlets in England:

Ashlynname

A female given name from Irish.

ashmannoun

One employed to collect ash.

Ashmoleanadj

Of or pertaining to Elias Ashmole.

Ashmorename

A placename:

Ashokname

A male given name from Hindi.

Ashokaname

An ancient Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from c. 268 to 232 BCE.

ashoreadv

On the land as opposed to onboard.

ashramnoun

A secluded religious hermitage inhabited by gurus, or the population of such a hermitage.

Ashtabulaname

A city in Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States.

Ashtonname

A common placename in England:

ashtraynoun

A receptacle for ash and butts from cigarettes and cigars.

Ashuraname

A holy day falling on the 10th day of Muharram, commemorating the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali in 680 AD.

Ashurstname

A village in Ashurst and Colbury parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU340881).

Ashworthname

A surname from Old English.

ashyadj

Resembling ashes (especially in colour); (of a person’s complexion) unusually pale as a result of strong emotion, illness, etc.

Asiname

the Orontes (a river in Lebanon, Syria and Turkey).

Asianame

The largest continent, located east of Europe (typically delimited by the Urals), west of the Pacific Ocean, north of Oceania and south of the Arctic Ocean.

asiagonoun

A hard Italian cheese similar to Parmesan.

Asiannoun

A person from the continent of Asia, or a descendant thereof - especially:

Asiaticadj

Asian, specifically, relating to the parts of Asia east of Egypt, i.e the Middle East or West Asia.

ASICnoun

Acronym of application-specific integrated circuit.

asideadv

To or on one side so as to be out of the way.

asidesnoun

plural of aside

Asifname

A male given name from Persian or Urdu.

Asimovname

A surname.

ASINnoun

Initialism of Amazon Standard Identification Number.

asinineadj

Very foolish; failing to exercise intelligence or judgement or rationality.

ASIOname

Acronym of Audio Stream Input/Output.

Asisname

A surname from Spanish.

askverb

To request or petition.

askanceadv

With disapproval, skepticism, or suspicion.

askarinoun

A member of a local African military or police unit, usually one serving in a European colonial force.

askedverb

simple past and past participle of ask

askernoun

Someone who asks a question.

askewadj

Turned or twisted to one side.

Askinname

A surname.

askingverb

present participle of ask

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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 64. 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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