| antler |
one of a pair of bony growths on the head of most kinds of deer. Male elk, moose, and white-tailed deer all grow antlers with branches or prongs. Deer grow new antlers every year. Caribou and reindeer are the only deer that have antlers on both the males and the females. |
| antonym |
a word that has the opposite meaning of another word. |
| anvil |
a heavy metal block with a flat top on which heated metal objects are hammered into shapes. |
| anxiety |
a feeling of being worried, nervous, or afraid that something will happen. |
| anxious |
feeling worried, nervous, or afraid about something uncertain. [2 definitions] |
| any |
one or some, no matter which or how many. [5 definitions] |
| anybody |
any person; anyone. |
| anyhow |
in any way at all. [2 definitions] |
| anymore |
any longer. |
| anyone |
any person; anybody. |
| anyplace |
in or to any place; anywhere. |
| anything |
any thing, happening, or subject whatever. [3 definitions] |
| anytime |
at any moment, hour, or day; whenever. |
| anyway |
in any case; anyhow; no matter what happens. |
| anywhere |
to or in any place or direction; at any place. |
| aorta |
the main artery of the body. The aorta carries blood from the left side of the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs. |
| Apache |
a member of a North American Indian people living mostly in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. |
| apart |
away from each other in time or space; at or to a distance; separated. [2 definitions] |
| apartheid |
a policy of keeping people of different races separate and unequal in a society. |
| apartment |
a room or set of rooms used as living space. |
| apartment building |
a building in which there are a number of individual apartments. |