English Words: A

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accomplishverb

To finish successfully.

accomplishedadj

Completed; effected; established.

accomplishmentnoun

The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.

accomplishmentsnoun

plural of accomplishment

accordnoun

Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action.

accordancenoun

Agreement; harmony; conformity; compliance.

accordedverb

simple past and past participle of accord

accordingverb

present participle and gerund of accord

accordinglyadv

Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably

accordionnoun

A box-shaped musical instrument played by compressing or expanding its bellows while pressing its buttons or its keys, causing pallets to open, which allow air to flow across strips of brass or steel (reeds).

accostverb

To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request.

accostedadj

Supported on both sides by other charges.

accountnoun

A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review.

accountabilitynoun

The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for something.

accountableadj

Obliged, when called upon, to answer (for one’s deeds); answerable.

accountancynoun

The function of compiling and providing financial information primarily by reports referred to as financial statements, including bookkeeping, systems design, analysis and interpretation of accounting information.

accountantnoun

One who renders account; one accountable.

accountedverb

simple past and past participle of account

accountingverb

present participle and gerund of account

accountsnoun

plural of account

Accraname

The capital city of Ghana.

accreditverb

To ascribe; attribute; credit with.

accreditationnoun

The giving of credentials.

accreditedverb

simple past and past participle of accredit

accreditingverb

present participle and gerund of accredit

accretionnoun

Increase by natural growth, especially the gradual increase of organic bodies by the internal addition of matter; organic growth; also, the amount of such growth.

Accringtonname

A town in Hyndburn borough, Lancashire, England.

accrualnoun

The act or process of accruing; accumulation.

accrueverb

To increase, to rise

accruedverb

simple past and past participle of accrue

accruesverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of accrue

accruingverb

present participle and gerund of accrue

acctnoun

Abbreviation of account.

acculturationnoun

A process by which the culture of a society changes on contact with a different one.

accumulateverb

To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively), often gradually and without active intent.

accumulatedverb

simple past and past participle of accumulate

accumulationnoun

The act of amassing or gathering, as into a pile.

accumulativeadj

Characterized by accumulation; serving to collect or amass

accumulatornoun

One who, or that which, accumulates.

accuracynoun

The state of being accurate; being free from error; exactness; correctness

accurateadj

Telling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not defective or faulty.

accuratelyadv

In an accurate manner; exactly; precisely; without error or defect.

accursedadj

Hateful; detestable, loathsome.

accusationnoun

The act of accusing.

accusativeadj

Producing accusations; in a manner that reflects a finding of fault or blame

accusatoryadj

Pertaining to, or containing, an accusation.

accuseverb

To find fault with, blame, censure.

accusedverb

simple past and past participle of accuse

accusernoun

One who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault.

accusesverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of accuse

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 8. 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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