Nouns starting with A

• apex of the sun's way — Noun – English ～ the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars
• Anthony Wayne — Noun – English ～ American general during the American Revolution (1745-1796)
• automatic weapon — Noun – English ～ a firearm that reloads itself and keeps firing until the trigger is released
• atomic weapon — Noun – English ～ a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction
• athletic wear — Noun – English ～ attire worn for sport or for casual wear
• Andrew Lloyd Webber — Noun – English ～ English composer of many successful musicals (some in collaboration with Sir Tim Rice) (born in 1948)
• Ash Wednesday — Noun – English ～ the 7th Wednesday before Easter; the first day of Lent; the day following Mardi Gras (`Fat Tuesday'); a day of fasting and repentance
• alligator weed — Noun – English ～ prolific South American aquatic weed having grasslike leaves and short spikes of white flowers; clogs waterways with dense floating masses
• ague weed — Noun – English ～ gentian of eastern North America having clusters of bristly blue flowers
• Alfred Lothar Wegener — Noun – English ～ German geophysicist who proposed the theory of continental drift (1880-1930)
• apothecaries' weight — Noun – English ～ any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces
• avoirdupois weight — Noun – English ～ a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)
• atomic weight — Noun – English ～ (chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units
• Andre Weil — Noun – English ～ United States mathematician (born in France) (1906-1998)
• August Friedrich Leopold Weismann — Noun – English ～ German biologist who was one of the founders of modern genetics; his theory of genetic transmission ruled out the possibility of transmitting acquired characteristics (1834-1914)
• Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin — Noun – English ～ English architect who played a prominent role in the 19th century revival of Gothic architecture (1812-1852)
• air well — Noun – English ～ a shaft for ventilation
• artesian well — Noun – English ～ a well drilled through impermeable strata into strata that receive water from a higher altitude so there is pressure to force the water to flow upward
• Arthur Wellesley — Noun – English ～ British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)
• Arna Wendell Bontemps — Noun – English ～ United States writer (1902-1973)

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