Words beginning with A

Across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel.

The capital and largest city of Georgia, United States and the county seat of Fulton County, Georgia.

Pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean.

A resort city on Absecon Island, Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States.

A spearthrower consisting of a wooden stick with a thong or perpendicularly protruding hook on the rear end that grips a grove or so…

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The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.

A type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many isl…

The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus sur…

A nonstimulant drug used for the treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

A statin used to lower the level of cholesterol in the blood. Trade names include Lipitor among others.

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A cardiac arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm) that involves the two upper chambers (atria) of the heart.

A central room or space in ancient Roman homes, open to the sky in the middle; a similar space in other buildings.

Frightful, evil, cruel, or monstrous.

Characterized by atrophy.

A reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease, injury or lack of use.

To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).

simple past and past participle of attach

To come to or reach (a place) by motion or progression.

An ancient city in modern Turkey; modern Antalya.

A surname.

A person who is in attendance or in the audience of an event.

third-person singular simple present indicative of attend

Mental focus.

A gradual diminishing of strength.

A thing that serves to bear witness, confirm, or authenticate; validation, verification, documentation.

The position of the body or way of carrying oneself.

A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.