English Words: A

35,202 words · Page 73 of 705

Audleyname

A village in Audley Rural parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7950).

Audraname

A female given name.

Audreyname

A female given name from Old English.

Audrinaname

A female given name.

Auername

A surname from German.

Auerbachname

A surname from German.

augernoun

A carpenter's tool for boring holes longer than those bored by a gimlet.

aughtpron

Anything whatsoever, any part.

Augiename

A diminutive of the male given name Augustus, from Latin.

augmentverb

To increase; to make larger or supplement.

augmentationnoun

The act or process of augmenting.

augmentedadj

Increased in number, amount or strength.

Augsburgname

An independent city, the administrative seat of the Swabia region, Bavaria, in southern Germany.

augurnoun

A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences.

augursnoun

plural of augur

augustadj

Awe-inspiring, majestic, noble, venerable.

Augustaname

A female given name from Latin.

Augustanadj

Pertaining to the times of the Roman emperor Augustus (63 B.C.E. - 14 C.E.).

augustenoun

A kind of clown, usually serving as an anarchic foil to the whiteface.

Augustinname

A male given name, variant of Augustine.

Augustinename

A male given name from Latin, notably borne by Saint Augustine of Hippo (354–430), a church father and a writer.

Augustinianadj

Of, or relating to St Augustine of Hippo or his doctrines, especially on predestination and grace.

Augustusname

The Roman emperor Augustus, also called Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (63 B.C.E. – 14 C.E.); heir to Julius Caesar

auknoun

Any of several species of Arctic sea birds of the family Alcidae.

aulnoun

A village encampment in the Caucasus, Central Asia or the Southern Urals.

auldadj

Old.

Aungname

A surname.

auntnoun

The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.

auntienoun

Diminutive of aunt.

auntynoun

Alternative spelling of auntie.

auranoun

A subtle emanation or exhalation of any substance, such as an aroma or odour.

auraladj

Of or pertaining to the ear.

Aurangabadname

A district of Maharashtra, India.

Aurangzebname

Muhyi'd-Din Muhammad (1618–1707), the sixth Mughal emperor, who ruled over almost the entire Indian subcontinent for a period of 49 years.

Aurelianame

A female given name from Latin.

Aurelianname

A male given name from Latin, of mostly historical use in English.

Aureliusname

A male given name from Latin; of mostly historical use in the Anglo-Saxon world.

aureusnoun

A gold coin, minted in the Roman Empire from approximately 100 B.C.E. to 309 C.E., equal to 25 denarii.

auricadj

Of or pertaining to trivalent gold.

auricularadj

Of or pertaining to the ear.

Aurobindoname

A male given name from Bengali.

auroranoun

An atmospheric phenomenon created by charged particles from the sun striking the upper atmosphere, creating coloured lights in the sky. It is usually named australis or borealis based on whether it is in the Southern or Northern Hemisphere respectively.

auroraladj

Pertaining to the dawn; dawning, eastern, like a new beginning.

aurumnoun

Gold (used in the names of various substances, see "Derived terms").

Auschwitzname

Synonym of Oświęcim, A city in Poland.

auspicesnoun

Protection or patronage.

auspiciousadj

Of good omen; indicating future success.

Aussienoun

An Australian.

Austname

A small village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England, by the Severn Estuary (OS grid ref ST5789).

Austenname

An English surname transferred from the given name; a variant of Austin.

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 73. 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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