Here’s a comprehensive list of words that start with the letter A, each followed by a brief description.
- Aardvark: A nocturnal, burrowing mammal native to Africa with a long snout and tongue used for eating ants and termites.
- Aarhus: A city in Denmark known for its vibrant cultural scene and historic architecture.
- Abandon: To leave something behind or give up completely.
- Abate: To reduce in intensity or degree.
- Abbreviate: To shorten a word or phrase by omitting letters or using initials.
- Abdicate: To formally relinquish a high office or responsibility, often used in the context of royalty.
- Abduct: To carry off or lead away by force or fraud.
- Abolish: To formally put an end to a system, practice, or institution.
- Abridge: To shorten a text without losing the sense.
- Absolve: To declare someone free from blame, guilt, or responsibility.
- Absorb: To take in or soak up a substance or information.
- Abstract: A concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; also a type of art that does not attempt to represent an accurate depiction of visual reality.
- Abundant: Present in large quantities; more than enough.
- Abuse: To use something in a harmful or improper way, or to mistreat someone.
- Academic: Relating to education, schools, or scholarly activities.
- Accelerate: To increase in speed or rate.
- Accept: To receive or agree to something offered or proposed.
- Access: The means or opportunity to approach or enter a place.
- Accident: An unforeseen and unplanned event that typically results in damage or injury.
- Acclaim: To praise enthusiastically and publicly.
- Accommodate: To provide room or space for someone or something; to adapt or adjust.
- Accompany: To go along with or escort someone; to complement or add to.
- Account: A record or statement of financial expenditure and receipts relating to a particular period or purpose; or a report or description of an event or experience.
- Accurate: Correct, precise, or exact.
- Accuse: To charge someone with wrongdoing or a crime.
- Acknowledge: To accept or admit the existence or truth of something; to recognize or show appreciation.
- Acquaint: To make someone aware of or familiar with something.
- Acquire: To gain possession or control of something.
- Acrobat: A performer of gymnastic feats and tricks.
- Activate: To make something operational or functional.
- Actual: Real and existing in fact; not imagined or supposed.
- Adapt: To modify or adjust to new conditions or uses.
- Addict: A person who is dependent on a substance or habit.
- Address: To speak to or direct a formal speech to; also the location where someone lives or can be reached.
- Adhere: To stick firmly to a surface or belief.
- Adjoin: To be next to or share a boundary with something.
- Adjust: To change or alter to fit a new condition or situation.
- Administer: To manage or supervise the execution of something; also, to dispense medication.
- Admire: To regard with respect and warm approval.
- Adopt: To take up or start to use or follow something; or to legally take another's child as one's own.
- Adore: To regard with deep, often rapturous love.
- Advance: To move forward or make progress; also to promote or improve.
- Advice: Guidance or recommendations offered to help with decisions or actions.
- Advise: To offer suggestions or recommendations about what should be done.
- Advocate: To support or argue in favor of something; also a person who represents others in legal matters.
- Aerate: To introduce air into a substance, often to improve its quality or texture.
- Aesthetic: Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.
- Affection: A gentle feeling of fondness or love.
- Affirm: To state or assert positively; to confirm or ratify.
- Affluent: Having a great deal of money or wealth.
- Afloat: Floating on or in water; also, managing to remain financially viable.
- Aforementioned: Mentioned previously.
- Astonish: To greatly surprise or amaze.
- Attract: To draw by appealing to the senses or emotions.
These entries offer a snapshot of various English words starting with A and their meanings.