apotropaic
— Adjective
– English
~ having the power to prevent evil or bad luck
appalachia
— Noun
– English
~ an impoverished coal mining area in the Appalachian Mountains (from Pennsylvania to North Carolina)
Appalachian
— Adjective
– English
~ in or relating to Appalachia
appalachian
— Noun
– English
~ a native or inhabitant of Appalachia
appalachians
— Noun
– English
~ a mountain range in the eastern United States extending from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico; a historic barrier to early westward expansion of the United States
appalled
— Adjective
– English
~ struck with fear, dread, or consternation
appalling
— Adjective
– English
~ causing consternation; "appalling conditions"
appalling
— Noun
– English
~ an experience that appalls; "is it better to view the appalling or merely hear of it?"
appallingly
— Adverb
– English
~ to an appalling extent; "the prisoners were appallingly thin"
appaloosa
— Noun
– English
~ a hardy breed of saddle horse developed in western North America and characteristically having a spotted rump
appanage
— Noun
– English
~ any customary and rightful perquisite appropriate to your station in life; "for thousands of years the chair was an appanage of state and dignity rather than an article of ordinary use"
appanage
— Noun
– English
~ a grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) of resources to maintain a dependent member of a ruling family; "bishoprics were received as appanages for the younger sons of great families"
apparatchik
— Noun
– English
~ a humorous but derogatory term for an official of a large organization (especially a political organization); "Democratic apparatchiks"
apparatchik
— Noun
– English
~ a communist who was a member of the administrative system of a communist party
apparatus
— Noun
– English
~ (anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function; "the breathing apparatus"
apparatus
— Noun
– English
~ equipment designed to serve a specific function
apparel
— Noun
– English
~ clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store"; "fastidious about his dress"