| ambush |
an attack from a hidden position. [4 definitions] |
| ameba |
variant of amoeba. |
| amen |
thus it is; may it be so (used at the end of a prayer or statement to express agreement or approval). [3 definitions] |
| amend |
to formally change by rephrasing, or to add to or subtract from (a legislative bill, a contract, a treaty, or the like). [3 definitions] |
| amendment |
an addition to, change to, or deletion from a document such as a legislative bill or contract. [3 definitions] |
| amends |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) payment or compensation given to repair or satisfy damage, injury, or loss. |
| America |
the United States. [3 definitions] |
| American |
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the United States or its peoples, culture, language, government, or the like. [5 definitions] |
| American English |
the English language as spoken and written in the United States. |
| American Indian |
a member of any of the aboriginal peoples of North America, South America, or the West Indies, usu. excepting the Eskimos. |
| American Revolution |
the war of 1775-83 in which the American colonies won their independence from Great Britain. |
| amethyst |
a purple or violet gem of crystallized quartz, used in jewelry. [4 definitions] |
| amiable |
characterized by or showing a friendly disposition; free of ill will; congenial. |
| amid |
surrounded by; in the environment of; in the middle of. |
| amidst |
in the middle of; among; amid. |
| amigo |
a friend. |
| amiss |
out of the proper course or order; wrongly; mistakenly. [2 definitions] |
| ammonia |
the pungent gas formed from the chemical combination of nitrogen and hydrogen, used esp. in refrigeration and in making fertilizers. [2 definitions] |
| ammunition |
the projectiles detonated from any weapon, such as bullets or shells, or the means of exploding such material, such as gunpowder and fuses. [2 definitions] |
| amnesia |
partial or complete loss of memory, esp. as a result of shock or injury to the brain. |
| amoeba |
a one-celled organism that changes its shape as it moves and engulfs food. |