Nouns starting with A

• Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov — Noun – English ～ Russian writer of plays and novels and short stories; noted for his depiction of social outcasts
• Amanita phalloides — Noun – English ～ extremely poisonous usually white fungus with a prominent cup-shaped base; differs from edible Agaricus only in its white gills
• anal phase — Noun – English ～ (psychoanalysis) the second sexual and social stage of a child's development during which bowel control is learned
• argus pheasant — Noun – English ～ large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant
• acoustic phenomenon — Noun – English ～ a physical phenomenon associated with the production or transmission of sound
• atmospheric phenomenon — Noun – English ～ a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere
• Arctocephalus philippi — Noun – English ～ a fur seal of the Pacific coast of California and southward
• Alternanthera philoxeroides — Noun – English ～ prolific South American aquatic weed having grasslike leaves and short spikes of white flowers; clogs waterways with dense floating masses
• Agelaius phoeniceus — Noun – English ～ North American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wings
• atomic physics — Noun – English ～ the branch of physics that studies the internal structure of atomic nuclei
• Adelges piceae — Noun – English ～ a variety of adelgid
• Aramus pictus — Noun – English ～ wading bird of Florida, Cuba and Jamaica having a drooping bill and a distinctive wailing call
• apple pie — Noun – English ～ pie (with a top crust) containing sliced apples and sugar
• au pair-pige — Noun – Danish
• animal pigment — Noun – English ～ pigment occurring in animals
• Antonio Pignatelli — Noun – English ～ Italian pope from 1691 to 1700 who abolished nepotism within the church hierarchy and was universally loved for his charity and piety
• atomic pile — Noun – English ～ a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
• abortion pill — Noun – English ～ an abortion-inducing drug (trade name RU 486) developed in France; when taken during the first five weeks of pregnancy it blocks the action of progesterone so that the uterus sloughs off the embryo
• airplane pilot — Noun – English ～ someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
• automatic pilot — Noun – English ～ a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness; "she went about her chores on automatic pilot"; "too much of the writing seems to have been done on automatic pilot"; "she talked and he dozed and my mind went on autopilot"

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