Words beginning with A

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One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome.

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A small town primarily in Wilkinson County, Georgia, United States, with small portions in Bleckley, Laurens and Twiggs Counties.

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To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty.

The state of being allied.

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The repetition of consonant sounds or letters at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other, or at short i…

Any of many bulbous plants of the genus Allium, including onions and garlic.

To set aside for a purpose.

The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.

A synthetic drug which inhibits uric acid formation, used to treat gout and related conditions.

Permission; granting, conceding, or admitting.

simple past and past participle of allow

A surname.

The power to attract, entice; the quality causing attraction.

To unite or form a connection between (people or things), as between families by marriage, or between states by confederacy, league,…

The role or status of being an ally.

An Egyptian female singer or dancing girl employed for entertainment or as a professional mourner.

A school, college, or university which a person has graduated from or attended.

The largest city in and former (until 1998) capital of Kazakhstan, formerly known as Alma-Ata.

The seed within the drupe of a small deciduous tree in family Rosaceae, Prunus amygdalus, considered a culinary nut.

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Something given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food.

Alternative form of Haloa (“Attic festival”).

The resins of the tree Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. Aquilaria agallocha), known for their fragrant aroma, produced after infection by…

A plant of the species Aloe vera, grown as an ornamental, thought to have medicinal value; an extract, often a gel, made from the pl…