| around the clock |
through all twenty-four hours; without stopping; tirelessly. |
| arouse |
to awaken (a person or animal) from sleep. [4 definitions] |
| arrange |
to put in a desired order or configuration. [4 definitions] |
| arrangement |
the act of putting together in a decided-upon way. [6 definitions] |
| array |
to put in proper order; arrange. [6 definitions] |
| arrest |
to slow down; impede; stop. [6 definitions] |
| arrival |
the act of reaching a certain place or goal. [2 definitions] |
| arrive |
to reach a certain place or goal. [2 definitions] |
| arrogance |
the condition or quality of being arrogant; excessive belief in one's superiority; excessive pride. [2 definitions] |
| arrogant |
having or displaying an attitude of inflated self-importance or pride. [2 definitions] |
| arrow |
a slender pointed or tipped shaft that is shot from a bow. [3 definitions] |
| arrowhead |
the wedge-shaped barb on the striking end of an arrow. [3 definitions] |
| arroyo |
a steep ditch or gully, usu. dry, carved in a plain or desert by drainage of heavy rainfall. |
| arsenal |
a building used for the storage or manufacture of weapons, munitions, and other military equipment; armory. [3 definitions] |
| arsenic |
a poisonous chemical element that has thirty-three protons in each nucleus and occurs in brittle, grayish white crystalline masses or in yellow or black allotropes. (symbol: As) [2 definitions] |
| arson |
the illegal act of burning buildings, another's or one's own, for malicious purposes or to claim insurance money. |
| art |
a fine skill that allows one to create a thing of excellence, beauty, or deep meaning that has resulted from natural ability, practice, or study. [4 definitions] |
| artefact |
variant of artifact. |
| artery |
a vessel that carries blood away from the heart. (Cf. vein.) [2 definitions] |
| arthritis |
a disease of the joints in which they become painfully inflamed. |
| arthropod |
a class of invertebrates with hard, segmented bodies and jointed legs, including insects, spiders, crustaceans, and myriapods. |