| apprehensive |
feeling anxiety about future events. |
| apprentice |
one who works for another to learn his or her skill or trade. [3 definitions] |
| approach |
to come or go near to. [9 definitions] |
| approachable |
available to others; easily approached. |
| appropriate |
fitting the practical or social requirements of the situation; seemly; suitable. [3 definitions] |
| approval |
the act of approving. [2 definitions] |
| approve |
to give official sanction to. [3 definitions] |
| approximate |
very close in accuracy; nearly exact or correct. [6 definitions] |
| approximately |
close to, in the area of. |
| Apr. |
abbreviation of "April," the fourth month of the Gregorian calendar year, having thirty days. |
| apricot |
a soft round fruit with fuzzy orange-pink or yellow skin. [3 definitions] |
| April |
the fourth month of the Gregorian calendar year, having thirty days. |
| April Fools' Day |
the first day of April, when tricks and practical jokes are customarily played on unsuspecting people. |
| apron |
a garment covering all or part of the front of the body, usu. worn to protect the wearer's clothing. [3 definitions] |
| apt |
appropriate; suitable. [4 definitions] |
| apt. |
abbreviation of "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. |
| aptitude |
ability to learn quickly. [2 definitions] |
| aqua |
a light greenish blue or blue-green color. [2 definitions] |
| aquaculture |
the cultivation of water plants, fish, shellfish, and other aquatic animals in controlled freshwater or saltwater environments. |
| Aqua-Lung |
trademark for an underwater breathing device similar to a scuba. |
| aquarium |
an artificial pond or container filled with water in which aquatic forms of life are kept. [2 definitions] |