8-letter words starting with a
- abstrict — to make (a spore) undergo abstriction
- abstrude — (transitive) To thrust away.
- abstruse — You can describe something as abstruse if you find it difficult to understand, especially when you think it could be explained more simply.
- absurder — Comparative form of absurd.
- absurdly — utterly or obviously senseless, illogical, or untrue; contrary to all reason or common sense; laughably foolish or false: an absurd explanation.
- absurdum — An illogical conclusion or state. (First attested in the mid 19th century.).
- abu zaby — Abu Dhabi
- abu-bakr — a.d. 573-634; successor of Mohammed & 1st caliph of Islam ( a.d. 632-634): father of Aisha
- abu-bekr — 573–634 ad, companion and father-in-law of Mohammed; the first caliph of Islam
- abumeron — Avenzoar.
- abundant — Something that is abundant is present in large quantities.
- abusable — able to be abused
- abuseful — (rare) Full of abuse; abusive.
- abutilon — any shrub or herbaceous plant of the malvaceous genus Abutilon, such as the flowering maple, that have showy white, yellow, or red flowers
- abutment — the state or process of abutting
- abuttals — the boundaries of a plot of land where it abuts against other property
- abutters — Plural form of abutter.
- abutting — to be adjacent; touch or join at the edge or border (often followed by on, upon, or against): This piece of land abuts on a street.
- ac and u — Association of Colleges and Universities.
- academes — the campus activity, life, and interests of a college or university; the academic world.
- academia — Academia refers to all the academics in a particular country or region, the institutions they work in, and their work.
- academic — Academic is used to describe things that relate to the work done in schools, colleges, and universities, especially work which involves studying and reasoning rather than practical or technical skills.
- academus — an Arcadian whose estate became a meeting place for Athenian philosophers.
- acalypha — Any of the genus Acalypha of flowering plants in the family Euphorbiaceae.
- acanthin — an organic chemical used in medicine as a treatment for snake venom
- acantho- — indicating a spine or thorn
- acanthus — any shrub or herbaceous plant of the genus Acanthus, native to the Mediterranean region but widely cultivated as ornamental plants, having large spiny leaves and spikes of white or purplish flowers: family Acanthaceae
- acapella — Alternative spelling of a cappella.
- acapulco — a port and resort in SW Mexico, in Guerrero state. Pop: 761 000 (2005 est)
- acarbose — a type of diabetes medicine taken orally to slow and reduce the supply of glucose to the blood.
- acardiac — (medicine, anatomy) Lacking a heart.
- acarigua — city in NW Venezuela: pop. 126,000
- acarpous — (of plants) producing no fruit
- acaudate — (biology, zoology) Tailless.
- acauline — having no stem
- accadian — the eastern Semitic language, now extinct, of Assyria and Babylonia, written with a cuneiform script.
- acceding — to give consent, approval, or adherence; agree; assent; to accede to a request; to accede to the terms of a contract.
- accended — Simple past tense and past participle of accend.
- accented — Language or speech that is accented is spoken with a particular accent.
- accentor — any small sparrow-like songbird of the genus Prunella, family Prunellidae, which inhabit mainly mountainous regions of Europe and Asia
- accepted — Accepted ideas are agreed by most people to be correct or reasonable.
- acceptee — a person who has been accepted, or has accepted a position
- accepter — a person or thing that accepts.
- acceptor — the person or organization on which a draft or bill of exchange is drawn after liability has been accepted, usually by signature
- accessed — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- accesses — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- accessor — Someone or something that accesses.
- accident — An accident happens when a vehicle hits a person, an object, or another vehicle, causing injury or damage.
- accismus — (rhetoric) Feigning disinterest in something while actually desiring it.
- acclaims — Plural form of acclaim.