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15-letter words starting with a

  • aerodynamically — the branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of air and other gases and with the effects of such motion on bodies in the medium. Compare aerostatics (def 1).
  • aerodynamicists — Plural form of aerodynamicist.
  • aeroplane cloth — a strong fabric made from cotton, linen, and nylon yarns, used for some light aircraft fuselages and wings
  • aerotitis media — temporary deafness and pain arising from traumatic inflammation of the middle ear, caused by a rapid change in barometric pressure, as a rise in ambient cabin pressure in an aircraft descending from high altitude for landing.
  • afars and issasFrench Territory of the, a former name of Djibouti (def 1).
  • affaire d'amour — a love affair
  • affine geometry — the branch of geometry dealing with affine transformations.
  • affirmativeness — The property of being affirmative.
  • african buffalo — Cape buffalo.
  • africanized bee — a hybrid of African and European honeybees, developed in Brazil and known for its disease resistance and superior honey production
  • after a fashion — If you say that something was done after a fashion, you mean that it was done, but not very well.
  • afternoon watch — the watch from noon until 4 p.m.
  • aftershave balm — a soothing lotion for application to the face after shaving
  • again and again — You can use again and again or time and again to emphasize that something happens many times.
  • age of aquarius — an astrological era believed to bring increased spirituality and harmony on earth.
  • age-appropriate — Something that is age-appropriate is suitable for the age that a person is.
  • aggregate score — a score calculated by adding the results of several matches
  • aggregate value — the total value of a number of smaller sums, added together and treated as an individual sum
  • agranulocytosis — a serious and sometimes fatal illness characterized by a marked reduction of leucocytes, usually caused by hypersensitivity to certain drugs
  • agree to differ — to end an argument amicably while maintaining differences of opinion
  • agribusinessman — a person who engages in agribusiness
  • agriculturalist — An agriculturalist is someone who is an expert on agriculture and who advises farmers.
  • agro-industrial — the large-scale production, processing, and packaging of food using modern equipment and methods.
  • agulhas current — a fast, warm ocean current flowing southwest along the SE coast of Africa
  • ah, wilderness! — a comedy (1933) by Eugene O'Neill.
  • air conditioned — If a room or vehicle is air conditioned, the air in it is kept cool and dry by means of a special machine.
  • air conditioner — An air conditioner is a machine which keeps the air in a building cool and dry.
  • air force cross — a U.S. Air Force decoration awarded for extraordinary heroism in action
  • air-raid warden — a member of a civil defence organization responsible for enforcing regulations, etc, during an air attack
  • air-superiority — designating a fighter aircraft built for long patrol capability at high altitudes and supersonic speeds, with air-to-air combat as its principal mission.
  • airborne attack — an attack involving airborne troops
  • airconditioning — Alternative spelling of air conditioning.
  • aircraft hangar — a large workshop or building for storing and maintaining aircraft
  • airing cupboard — In British houses, an airing cupboard is a warm cupboard where you put clothes and other things that have been washed and partly dried, to make sure they are completely dry.
  • airmail edition — an edition of a newspaper that is printed on very thin paper so it is easier and cheaper to distribute
  • airmail sticker — a sticker that is put on airmail letters to make sure they are not sent by surface mail
  • airs and graces — If you refer to someone's airs and graces, you mean that they behave in a way that shows that they think they are more important than other people.
  • aix-en-provence — a city and spa in SE France: the medieval capital of Provence. Pop: 145 721 (2006)
  • aix-la-chapelle — Aachen
  • akimiski island — an island in SW James Bay, in the SE Northwest Territories, in S central Canada. About 898 sq. mi. (2326 sq. km).
  • akinetic mutism — a state of apparent alertness with normal eye movements but no speech or other voluntary motion, usually due to a stroke.
  • al iskandariyah — Alexandria , Egypt
  • al-iskandariyah — Arabic name of Alexandria.
  • alan f. shugart — (person)   The man who founded Shugart Associates and later co-founded Seagate Technology. Alan Shugart left Shugart Associates in 1974 [did he quit or was he fired?] and took a break from the disk-drive business. In 1979, he and Finis Conner founded a new company that at first was called Shugart Technology and later Seagate Technology.
  • alaska purchase — purchase of the territory of Alaska by the U.S. from Russia in 1867 for $7,200,000. Compare Seward's Folly.
  • albany congress — a meeting of delegates from seven American colonies, held in 1754 at Albany, New York, at which Benjamin Franklin proposed a plan (Albany Plan of Union) for unifying the colonies.
  • albemarle sound — an inlet of the Atlantic in NE North Carolina. Length: about 96 km (60 miles)
  • albert memorial — monument to Prince Albert of England in Kensington Gardens, London: 175 ft (53 m) high
  • alberta clipper — (in Canada) an area of low pressure that forms in winter near the Rocky Mountains
  • albertus magnus — Saint. original name Albert, Count von Böllstadt. ?1193–1280, German scholastic philosopher; teacher of Thomas Aquinas and commentator on Aristotle. Feast day: Nov 15
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