| anyway |
in any case; anyhow; regardless; nevertheless. |
| anywhere |
to or in any place or direction; at any place. |
| aorta |
the main artery carrying blood from the left side of the heart to the arteries of all the rest of the body except the lungs. |
| Apache |
any member of a formerly nomadic North American Indian tribe chiefly inhabiting the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. [2 definitions] |
| apart |
separated by time or space; at or to a distance. [3 definitions] |
| apartheid |
a policy of racial segregation, esp. the official segregation of blacks and whites as it existed in the Republic of South Africa from 1948 until 1994. |
| apartment |
a room or set of rooms used as living space by a single household and usu. located in a building containing a number of such rooms or sets of rooms. |
| apartment building |
a building containing a number of individual apartments; apartment house. |
| apathy |
absence of desire or emotion. [2 definitions] |
| apatosaur |
another name for brontosaurus; apatosaurus. |
| ape |
any of a group of primates, such as the gorilla, chimpanzee, gibbon, or orangutan. Apes are large mammals and do not have tails. [5 definitions] |
| aperture |
a narrow opening, such as a hole, crack, gap, or slit. [2 definitions] |
| apex |
the uppermost point; tip; summit; vertex. [2 definitions] |
| aphid |
a small soft-bodied and slow-moving insect that feeds by sucking the juices of plants; plant louse. |
| Aphrodite |
in Greek mythology, the goddess of love and beauty; Venus. [2 definitions] |
| apiece |
for or from each one; each. |
| Apollo |
in Greek and Roman mythology, the god of light, prophecy, music, poetry, and medicine. [2 definitions] |
| apologetic |
expressing or wanting to express regret, as for an error or an offense. [2 definitions] |
| apologize |
to express regret, as for an error or an offense. [2 definitions] |
| apology |
an expression of regret, as for an error or offense. [2 definitions] |
| apostle |
(sometimes cap.) one of the twelve disciples of Jesus Christ who were sent forth to spread his teachings. [3 definitions] |