6-letter words starting with a
- appose — to place side by side or near to each other
- appros — (of a purchase) approval: on appro.
- approx — Alternative spelling of approx.
- aprons — Plural form of apron.
- apropo — Misspelling of apropos.
- aprowl — moving about in stealthy search; covertly stalking or hunting; prowling (usually used predicatively): The sudden silence in the jungle gave warning that some huge carnivore was aprowl.
- apsara — A celestial nymph, typically the consort of a gandharva or heavenly musician.
- apside — (astronomy) An apsis.
- aptest — inclined; disposed; given; prone: too apt to slander others.
- aptote — an indeclinable noun
- apulia — a region of SE Italy, on the Adriatic. Capital: Bari. Pop: 4 023 957 (2003 est). Area: 19 223 sq km (7422 sq miles)
- aqmola — the capital city of Kazakhstan, in the northern part, on the Ishim River.
- aqtobe — a city in NW Kazakhstan, on the Ilek River.
- aquake — Quaking.
- aquent — Lb soil science A kind of wet soil formed on river banks, tidal mudflats etc.
- aquila — a constellation lying in the Milky Way close to Cygnus and situated on the celestial equator. The brightest star is Altair
- aquilo — the ancient Roman personification of the north wind.
- aquino — Corazón, known as Cory. 1933–2009, Philippine stateswoman: president (1986–92)
- aquire — Misspelling of acquire.
- araban — a pentosan, found chiefly in vegetable gums, that yields arabinose upon hydrolysis.
- arabel — a female given name.
- arabia — a great peninsula of SW Asia, between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf: consists chiefly of a desert plateau, with mountains rising over 3000 m (10 000 ft) in the west and scattered oases; includes the present-day countries of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates. Area: about 2 600 000 sq km (1 000 000 sq miles)
- arabic — Arabic is a language that is spoken in the Middle East and in parts of North Africa.
- arabin — the essence of gum arabic, being a carbohydrate gum composed of hexoses and D-arabinose
- arabis — any plant of the annual or perennial genus Arabis, some of which form low-growing mats with downy grey foliage and white flowers: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- arable — Arable farming involves growing crops such as wheat and barley rather than keeping animals or growing fruit and vegetables. Arable land is land that is used for arable farming.
- arafat — a hill in W Saudi Arabia, near Mecca: a sacred site of Islam, visited by pilgrims performing the hajj
- aragon — an autonomous region of NE Spain: independent kingdom from the 11th century until 1479, when it was united with Castile to form modern Spain. Pop: 1 059 600 (2003 est). Area: 47 609 sq km (18 382 sq miles)
- araise — to raise
- aralia — any plant of the genus Aralia of trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants. The greenhouse and house plant generally known as aralia is Schefflera elegantissima of a related genus, grown for its decorative evergreen foliage: family Araliaceae
- arallu — the ancient Babylonian world of the dead.
- aramid — any of various flame-resistant and strong synthetic fibres used in, for example, firefighters' clothing and body armour
- aranda — an Aboriginal people of S central Australia
- arango — A rough carnelian bead, formerly used in Africa as currency when buying slaves for the slave trade.
- aranha — Oswaldo [aws-wahl-daw] /ɔsˈwɑl dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1894–1960, Brazilian politician.
- ararat — an extinct volcanic mountain massif in E Turkey: two main peaks; Great Ararat 5155 m (16 916 ft), said to be the resting place of Noah's Ark after the Flood (Genesis 8:4), and Little Ararat 3914 m (12 843 ft)
- arawak — a member of a South American Indian people living chiefly in NE South America and formerly in the West Indies
- araxes — Araks
- arbela — an ancient city in Assyria, near which the Battle of Arbela took place (331 bc), in which Alexander the Great defeated the Persians
- arblay — Madame Frances, Burney, Frances.
- arbors — Plural form of arbor.
- arbour — An arbour is a shelter in a garden which is formed by leaves and stems of plants growing close together over a light framework.
- arbute — (archaic) The wood of the strawberry tree.
- arcade — An arcade is a covered passage where there are shops or market stalls.
- arcady — Arcadia2 (the ancient region)
- arcana — either of the two divisions (the minor arcana and the major arcana) of a pack of tarot cards
- arcane — Something that is arcane is secret or mysterious.
- arcaro — Edward ("Eddie") 1916–97, U.S. jockey.
- arcata — a town in NW California.
- arccos — arccosine