Words beginning with A
The letter A
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The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.
afterward
Alternative form of afterwards.
afton
A city in Iowa.
AG Club
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AGA
Alternative spelling of agha.
agadir
A city in Souss-Massa, Morocco.
agag
A Northwest Semitic name or title applied to a biblical king, possibly a dynastic name of the kings of Amalek.
again
Another time: indicating a repeat of an action.
against
In a contrary direction to.
agamemnon
One of the most distinguished heroes of Greek mythology. He is the son of King Atreus of Mycenae and Queen Aerope and the brother of…
agape
In a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention; as with mouth hanging open.
agar
A gelatinous substance obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresi…
Agar Plate
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agassiz
Ellipsis of Lake Agassiz.
agate
A semitransparent, uncrystallized silicate mineral and semiprecious stone, presenting various tints in the same specimen, with color…
Agatha Christie
prolific English writer of detective stories (1890-1976)
Agatha Harkness
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agave
Any plant in the large, variable genus Agave of succulent plants, commonly armed with formidable prickles, flowering at maturity aft…
agb
Initialism of asymptotic giant branch; A classification of stars on the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram.
aged
Old.
agenda
A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to.
Agent Provocateur
A person who secretly disrupts a group's activities from within the group, particularly by encouraging or committing illegal acts to…
ageusia
Absence of the sense of taste.
Agfa
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aggrandizement
The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement.
aggravated
simple past and past participle of aggravate.
aggregate
A mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars; something consisting of elements but considered as a whole.
Aggressive Development
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agile
Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move; loose-jointed.
agility
The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; quickness of motion