English Words: A

35,202 words · Page 67 of 705

assistiveadj

Providing or designed to provide assistance, especially to persons with a disability

assistsnoun

plural of assist

assizenoun

A session or inquiry made before a court or jury.

associateadj

Joined with another or others and having lower status.

associatedadj

Connected with something or another person.

associatesnoun

plural of associate

associationnoun

The act of associating.

associationsnoun

plural of association

associativeadj

Pertaining to, resulting from, or characterised by association; capable of associating; tending to associate or unite.

assortedadj

Composed of a number of different kinds or types; mixed; miscellaneous.

assortmentnoun

A collection of varying but related items.

assuageverb

To lessen the intensity of, to mitigate or relieve (hunger, emotion, pain, etc.).

assumeverb

To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof.

assumedverb

simple past and past participle of assume

assumingverb

present participle and gerund of assume

assumptionnoun

The act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself; the act of taking up or adopting.

assurancenoun

The act of assuring; a declaration intended to inspire full confidence; something designed to give confidence to someone.

assureverb

To make sure and secure; ensure.

assuredverb

simple past and past participle of assure

assuredlyadv

In an assured manner; confidently.

assuringadj

Synonym of reassuring.

asswipenoun

An annoying, contemptible, or worthless person.

Assyrianame

An ancient Semitic Akkadian kingdom and at times an empire, extant from the mid-23rd century BCE to 608 BCE and centred on the Upper Tigris river in northern Mesopotamia (present day northern Iraq, but at its maximum extent including parts of modern Iran, Syria, Israel, Palestine and Egypt).

Assyriannoun

A person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur.

Astaname

A surname from Italian.

Astananame

The capital city of Kazakhstan.

Astartename

A Semitic goddess of fertility, sexuality, and war, cognate in name, origin and function with the goddess Phoenician 𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤓𐤕 (ʿAštart) of Phoenicia.

Astburyname

A surname from Old English.

asternoun

Any of several plants of the genus Aster; one of its flowers.

asterisknoun

A small star; also (by extension), something resembling or shaped like a star.

Asterixname

A series of French comic books written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo about an Ancient Gaul named Asterix.

asternadv

Behind (a vessel); in the rear.

asteroidnoun

A naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet and a dwarf planet, larger than a meteoroid and not a comet, that orbits a star and often has an irregular shape.

asteroidsnoun

plural of asteroid

asthmanoun

A long-term respiratory condition, in which the airways may unexpectedly and suddenly narrow, often in response to an allergen, cold air, exercise, or emotional stress. Symptoms include wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing.

asthmaticadj

Having the characteristics of asthma, as in an "asthmatic cough".

astigmatismnoun

A defect of a lens such that light rays coming from a point do not meet at a focal point so that the image is blurred.

Astinname

A surname.

Astleyname

A place in England:

ASTMname

Initialism of American Society for Testing and Materials; former name of ASTM International.

Astonname

A common placename:

astonishverb

To surprise greatly.

astonishedadj

Amazed; surprised.

astonishingadj

Causing astonishment.

astonishinglyadv

In an astonishing manner; so as to surprise or astonish.

astonishmentnoun

The feeling or experience of being astonished; great surprise.

Astorname

A surname.

Astorianame

An incorporated town in Fulton County, Illinois, United States.

astoundverb

To astonish, bewilder or dazzle.

astoundedadj

Surprised, amazed, astonished or bewildered.

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 67. 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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