English Words Starting With A

• abib

  nounVery Low (Obsolete/Hebrew historical term)
  /ˈeɪbɪb/The first month of the ancient Hebrew calendar, corresponding to March-April.
• abidance

  nounC2
  /əˈbaɪd(ə)ns/The act or state of continuing in a place or condition; adherence to rules, laws, or principles.
• abide

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1/C2 (Upper-intermediate to Advanced)
  /əˈbaɪd/To accept or bear something (often negative) patiently; to continue in a state or condition.
• abidjan

  nounLow
  /ˌæbɪˈdʒɑːn/The largest city and former capital of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), a major economic and cultural hub in West Africa.
• abie

  nounExtremely rare / Obsolete
  /əˈbaɪ/A rare, obsolete or dialectal variant of 'aby' or 'abide', meaning to pay the penalty for, to atone for, or to suffer for something.
• abietate

  nounExtremely Rare / Technical
  /ˈæb.i.ɪ.teɪt/A salt or ester of abietic acid, derived from resin.
• abietic acid

  nounC2
  /ˌæb.iˈɛt.ɪk ˈæs.ɪd/A crystalline carboxylic acid derived from pine resin.
• abigail

  nounVery Low
  /ˈæbɪɡeɪl/A lady's personal maid or female attendant, especially one whose service is less formal than that of a butler.
• abihu

  nounExtremely rare
  /ˈɑːbɪˌhuː/ or /əˈbaɪˌhuː/A Hebrew male name of biblical origin.
• abilene

  nounLow
  /ˈæb.ɪ.liːn/A place name; most commonly, a city in Texas, USA.
• ability

  nounA1
  /əˈbɪl.ə.ti/the power, skill, or capacity to do something.
• abimelech

  nounExtremely Low
  /əˈbɪməˌlɛk/A biblical name, historically a title for several Philistine kings in the Old Testament.
• abingdon

  nounLow frequency (except as a local proper noun)
  /ˈæb.ɪŋ.dən/A proper noun referring to a town in Oxfordshire, England, or a place name used for various towns and institutions in English-speaking countries.
• abington

  nounLow (primarily geographic/referential)
  /ˈæbɪŋtən/A proper noun, primarily referring to a place name for towns, villages, or districts in the United Kingdom and the United States, most notably in Northamptonshire, England, and Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, USA.
• abinoam

  nounC1 (Very Rare)
  /əˈbɪnəʊæm/A personal name, specifically a Biblical male name.
• abiogenesis

  nounLow
  /ˌeɪbaɪə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/The original evolution of life or living organisms from inorganic or inanimate substances.
• abiosis

  nounVery Low
  /ˌeɪ.baɪˈəʊ.sɪs/Absence of life; non-living state; a condition incompatible with life.
• abiotic factor

  nounC1
  /ˌeɪ.baɪˈɒt.ɪk ˈfæk.tər/A non-living physical or chemical component of an ecosystem that affects living organisms and the functioning of the ecosystem.
• abiotrophy

  nounVery Low (Specialist)
  /ˌeɪ.baɪˈɒ.trə.fi/A progressive loss of vitality or function in a specific organ or tissue, especially due to degeneration rather than external injury or disease.
• abirritant

  adjectivenounVery Low
  /æbˈɪrɪt(ə)nt/A substance or agent that reduces irritation or soothes.

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