Word meanings A–Z: A
Definitions of common English words starting with A.
abandon meaningabandonment meaningability meaningabject meaningable meaningaboard meaningabolish meaningabout meaningabove meaningabroad meaningabrupt meaningabruptly meaningabsence meaningabsent meaningabsently meaningabsolute meaningabsolutely meaningabsorb meaningabsorbed meaningabsorption meaningabstract meaningabstraction meaningabsurd meaningabsurdity meaningabuse meaningacademic meaningacademically meaningacademy meaningaccelerate meaningacceleration meaningaccent meaningaccentuate meaningaccept meaningacceptance meaningaccepted meaningaccess meaningaccident meaningaccommodate meaningaccompany meaningaccomplish meaningaccomplishment meaningaccord meaningaccordance meaningaccordingly meaningaccost meaningaccount meaningaccreditation meaningaccumulate meaningaccumulation meaningaccuracy meaningaccurate meaningaccurately meaningaccuse meaningaccustomed meaningace meaningacetone meaningache meaningachieve meaningachievement meaningacid meaningacknowledge meaningacquaintance meaningacquiescence meaningacquire meaningacquisition meaningacre meaningacreage meaningacres meaningacross meaningact meaningacting meaningaction meaningactivate meaningactive meaningactivity meaningactor meaningactual meaningactuality meaningactually meaningacute meaningacutely meaningadapt meaningadd meaningaddition meaningadditional meaningadditive meaningaddress meaningadequate meaningadequately meaningadhere meaningadjacent meaningadjective meaningadjourn meaningadjunct meaningadjust meaningadjusted meaningadjustment meaningadminister meaningadministration meaningadministrative meaningadministrator meaningadmirable meaningadmiration meaningadmire meaningadmission meaningadmit meaningadopt meaningadult meaningadvance meaningadvanced meaningadvantage meaningadventure meaningadverse meaningadvertise meaningadvertising meaningadvice meaningadvise meaningadvocate meaningaerated meaningaeration meaningaerator meaningaerial meaningaerosol meaningaesthetic meaningafar meaningaffair meaningaffairs meaningaffect meaningaffected meaningaffection meaningaffiliation meaningaffirm meaningaffix meaningaffixed meaningafford meaningafraid meaningafter meaningafternoon meaningafterward meaningafterwards meaningagain meaningage meaningaged meaningagency meaningagent meaningagglutination meaningagglutinin meaningaggravate meaningaggression meaningaggressive meaningaggressiveness meaningago meaningagony meaningagree meaningagreement meaningagricultural meaningagriculture meaningahead meaningaid meaningaide meaningailment meaningaim meaningair meaningaircraft meaningairplane meaningairport meaningairway meaningairy meaningaisle meaningalarm meaningalaska meaningalbumin meaningalert meaningalgae meaningalgebraically meaningalien meaningalign meaningalignment meaningalike meaningalive meaningall meaningallege meaningalleged meaningallocate meaningallot meaningallotment meaningallow meaningallowance meaningallusion meaningally meaningalmost meaningalone meaningalong meaningaloud meaningalready meaningalso meaningalter meaningalteration meaningaltercation meaningalternate meaningalternative meaningaltogether meaningaluminum meaningalveolar meaningalveolus meaningalways meaningamateur meaningamaze meaningamazed meaningamazement meaningamazing meaningambassador meaningamber meaningambiguity meaningambiguous meaningambition meaningambitious meaningambush meaningamend meaningamendment meaningammunition meaningamorphous meaningamount meaningamp meaningample meaningamplify meaningamplitude meaningamuse meaningamusement meaningamusing meaninganaconda meaninganalogous meaninganalogy meaninganalysis meaninganalyst meaninganalytic meaninganalyze meaninganastomosis meaninganatomical meaninganatomy meaningancestral meaninganchor meaningancient meaninganecdote meaninganemia meaningangel meaninganger meaningangle meaningangrily meaningangry meaninganguish meaninganimal meaninganionic meaningankle meaninganniversary meaningannounce meaningannouncement meaningannoy meaningannoyance meaningannual meaningannually meaninganode meaninganonymous meaninganother meaninganswer meaningant meaningantagonism meaningantagonist meaningantelope meaningantenna meaninganterior meaninganti meaningantibody meaninganticipate meaninganticipated meaninganticipation meaningantigen meaningantique meaningantiserum meaningantithyroid meaninganxiety meaninganxious meaninganxiously meaningany meaninganyhow meaninganymore meaninganyway meaninganywhere meaningapart meaningapartment meaningapostolic meaningappalling meaningapparatus meaningapparent meaningapparently meaningappeal meaningappealing meaningappear meaningappearance meaningappease meaningappendix meaningappetite meaningapplaud meaningapplause meaningapplicable meaningapplicant meaningapplication meaningapply meaningappoint meaningappointed meaningappointee meaningappointment meaningappreciable meaningappreciably meaningappreciate meaningappreciation meaningapprehension meaningapprentice meaningapproach meaningappropriate meaningapproval meaningapprove meaningapproved meaningapproximate meaningapproximately meaningapproximation meaningapt meaningaqueous meaningarbitrary meaningarc meaningarch meaningarchbishop meaningarchitect meaningarchitectural meaningarchitecture meaningarea meaningargon meaningargue meaningargument meaningarise meaningarithmetic meaningarm meaningarmchair meaningarmed meaningarms meaningarmy meaningaround meaningarouse meaningarrange meaningarrangement meaningarray meaningarrest meaningarrival meaningarrive meaningarrow meaningart meaningarterial meaningarteriolar meaningartery meaningarticle meaningarticulate meaningartificial meaningartillery meaningartist meaningartistic meaningarts meaningascertain meaningascribe meaningashamed meaningaside meaningask meaningasleep meaningaspect meaningass meaningassail meaningassassin meaningassault meaningassemblage meaningassemble meaningassembly meaningassent meaningassert meaningassess meaningassessment meaningassign meaningassignment meaningassimilate meaningassist meaningassistance meaningassistant meaningassociate meaningassociation meaningassume meaningassumption meaningassurance meaningassure meaningastonished meaningastonishing meaningastonishment meaningathlete meaningathletic meaningatmosphere meaningatom meaningatomic meaningatrophy meaningattach meaningattack meaningattain meaningattempt meaningattend meaningattendant meaningattention meaningattitude meaningattorney meaningattract meaningattraction meaningattractive meaningattributable meaningattribute meaningaudience meaningaugment meaningaugust meaningaunt meaningauthentic meaningauthenticity meaningauthor meaningauthorities meaningauthority meaningauthorization meaningauthorize meaningautomatic meaningautomatically meaningautomobile meaningautonomic meaningautumn meaningavail meaningavailable meaningaverage meaningavert meaningavocado meaningavoid meaningavoidance meaningawait meaningawake meaningawaken meaningaward meaningaware meaningawareness meaningaway meaningawe meaningawful meaningawfully meaningawkward meaningaxe meaningaxis meaning