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Words beginning with A

The letter A

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abdomen

/ˈæbdəmən/

The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis, not including the back; or in some lower vertebrates, the por…

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abednego

/əˈbɛd.nɪˌɡoʊ/

Azariah, one of the captives in the Bible who came out of the fiery furnace unharmed.

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abel

/ˈeɪbəl/

The son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain.

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Abel Meholah

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Abel Tesfaye

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Abel-Meholah

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abenaki

/ˌæbəˈnæ.ki/

A member of an Algonquian First People from northeastern North America, mainly Maine and Quebec.

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abercorn

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A village and civil parish of West Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT082788).

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abercrombie

/ˈæb.ɚˌkɹɑm.bi/

A surname.

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abercrombie

/ˈæb.ɚˌkɹɑm.bi/

A surname.

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Abercrombie & Fitch

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aberdeen

/ˌæb.ɚˈdin/

A wide evenly curved fishhook.

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aberdeen

/ˌæb.ɚˈdin/

A wide evenly curved fishhook.

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Aberdeen, Washington

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aberlour

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A town in Moray council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ2743).

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aberrant

/əˈbɛɹ.ənt/

Differing from the norm.

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aberration

/ˌæbɚˈeɪʃən/

The act of wandering; deviation from truth, moral rectitude; abnormal; divergence from the straight, correct, proper, normal, or fro…

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abertawe

/ˌæ.bɚˈtaʊ.(w)i/

Swansea

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aberystwyth

/ˌæbəˈɹɪstwɪθ/

A coastal town and community with a town council in Ceredigion, Wales (OS grid ref SN5881).

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Aberystwyth University

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abhishek

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A male given name from Sanskrit.

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abhor

/æbˈhɔɹ/

To regard (someone or something) as horrifying or detestable; to feel great repugnance toward.

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abhorrent

/æbˈhɔɹənt/

Contrary to something; discordant.

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abiah

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A female given name from Hebrew.

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abiathar

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In the Old Testament, a Hebrew high priest during the reign of King David.

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abidjan

/ˌæb.ɪˈd͡ʒɑn/

The de facto capital and largest city of Ivory Coast.

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abiezrite

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A member of a clan descended from the biblical Abiezer.

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abigail

/ˈa.bɪ.ɡeɪl/

The wife of Nabal and later of David in the Old Testament.

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Abihu

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abijah

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King of Judah after Rehoboam, the first to begin reign over Judah only; the father of Asa

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