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Words beginning with A

The letter A

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Adam Vinatieri

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Adama Traore

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adamantium

/ˌæ.dəˈmæn.tɪ.əm/

A fictional metal which is indestructible or nearly so.

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adams

/ˈædəmz/

A kind of dry fly primarily used for trout.

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adamstown

/ˈædəmˌstaʊn/

The capital and only settlement of the Pitcairn Islands.

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adana

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A province and metropolitan municipality in central Cilicia, in southern Turkey.

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Adaptive Immune System

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A system, activated by the innate immune system, that consists of particularly specialized systemic cells and processes that remove …

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adderall

/ˈædəɹɔːl/Accent not specified by source

A brand name for a psychostimulant combination drug containing four salts of amphetamine, used in the treatment of conditions such a…

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Addis Ababa

/ˌædɪs ˈæbəbə/Accent not specified by source

The capital city of Ethiopia.

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addison

/ˈædəsən/

A surname transferred from the given name.

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Addison Rae

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address

/ˈæˌdɹɛs/

A manner of speaking or writing to another; language, style.

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addressee

/ˌædɹɛˈsi/

The person or organization to which something, such as a letter or message, is addressed or sent, for whom the item is intended.

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adduced

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simple past and past participle of adduce

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adelaide

/ˈædəˌleɪd/

A female given name from the Germanic languages.

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adele

/əˈdɛl/

An infinite sequence consisting of a real number and a p-adic number for every prime number p, such that all but finitely many of th…

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adelia

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A female given name.

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adelie

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An Adelie penguin.

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adeline

/ˈædəˌlaɪn/

A female given name from the Germanic languages.

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aden

/ˈeɪdən/

A port city, the largest city in Yemen; the former capital of South Yemen.

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adenocarcinoma

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Any of several forms of carcinoma that originate in glandular tissue.

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adenosine

/əˈdɛnəˌsin/

A nucleoside derived from adenine and ribose, found in striated muscle tissue.

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adenovirus

/əˈdɛnəˌvaɪɹəs/

Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans

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adequately

/ˈædəkwətli/

In an adequate manner.

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Adesanya

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ADHD

/ˌeɪˌdiˌeɪtʃˈdi/

Initialism of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

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adhere

/ædˈhɪɹ/

To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united.

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adherence

/ədˈhɪɹ.əns/

A close physical union of two objects.

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adhesive

/ədˈhi.sɪv/

Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.

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Adia Barnes

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