Words in english starting with A

• al-Asifa — Noun – English ～ a Palestinian political and military organization founded by Yasser Arafat in 1958 to work toward the creation of a Palestinian state; during the 1960s and 1970s trained terrorist and insurgent groups; "al-Fatah carried out numerous acts of international terrorism in western Europe and the Middle East in the 1970s"
• Asilidae — Noun – English ～ robber flies
• Asimina — Noun – English ～ pawpaw
• asimov — Noun – English ～ United States writer (born in Russia) noted for his science fiction (1920-1992)
• asin — Noun – English ～ the seventh month of the Hindu calendar
• asinine — Adjective – English ～ extremely silly or stupid
• asininity — Noun – English ～ the quality of being asinine; stupidity combined with stubbornness
• asio — Noun – English ～ a genus of European owls
• ask — Verb – English ～ make a date; "Has he asked you out yet?" "He asekd me to a dance"
• ask — Verb – English ～ require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
• ask — Verb – English ～ consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"
• ask — Verb – English ～ address a question to and expect an answer from; "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother"; "I inquired about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times"
• ask — Verb – English ～ direct or put; seek an answer to; "ask a question"
• ask — Verb – English ～ require or ask for as a price or condition; "He is asking $200 for the table"; "The kidnappers are asking a million dollars in return for the release of their hostage"
• ask — Verb – English ～ make a request or demand for something to somebody; "She asked him for a loan"
• askance — Adverb – English ～ with a side or oblique glance; "did not quite turn all the way back but looked askance at me with her dark eyes"
• askance — Adverb – English ～ with suspicion or disapproval; "he looked askance at the offer"
• askance — Adjective – English ～ (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy; "her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen; "sidelong glances"
• askant — Adjective – English ～ (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy; "her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen; "sidelong glances"
• asked – English – not validated

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