English Words Starting With A

• accrued liability

  nounC2
  /əˈkruːd ˌlaɪəˈbɪləti/An accounting term for an expense that a business has incurred but has not yet paid for, representing an obligation that accumulates over time.
• acculturate

  verbverb-ambitransitiveC1/C2
  /əˈkʌltʃəreɪt/To adopt or cause to adopt the cultural traits or social patterns of another group, typically a dominant one.
• acculturation

  nounC1
  /əˌkʌltʃəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/The process of adopting the cultural traits or social patterns of another group, especially a dominant one.
• acculturationist

  nounVery Low
  /əˌkʌl.tʃəˈreɪ.ʃən.ɪst/A person who studies, advocates for, or specializes in acculturation (the process of cultural change and adaptation resulting from contact between different cultures).
• acculturize

  verb-transitiveRare/Technical
  /əˈkʌltʃəˌrʌɪz/To cause (a person, group, or institution) to adapt to or adopt a different culture.
• accumulate

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
  /əˈkjuːmjəleɪt/to gradually gather or collect more and more of something, typically over a period of time.
• accumulation

  nounC1
  /əˌkjuːmjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/The process of gradually collecting or increasing something, especially over time.
• accumulation point

  nounC2 (Specialist Technical)
  /əˌkjuːmjʊˈleɪʃən pɔɪnt/A point in a topological space where every neighborhood contains infinitely many points from a given set.
• accumulator

  nounC1
  /əˈkjuːmjəleɪtə(r)/A device or system that collects and stores something, especially energy or a numerical total.
• accuracy

  nounB2
  /ˈakjʊrəsi/The quality or state of being correct, precise, or exact, with freedom from error.
• accurize

  verb-transitiveLow-Frequency
  /ˈakjʊrʌɪz/To improve the mechanical accuracy of a firearm, especially a pistol.
• accusal

  nounLow
  /əˈkjuːz(ə)l/The act of formally charging someone with wrongdoing; an allegation of a fault or crime.
• accusation

  nounC1
  /ˌæk.jəˈzeɪ.ʃən/A statement saying that someone has done something wrong or illegal, a formal charge of wrongdoing.
• accusative

  adjectivenounC2
  /əˈkjuːzətɪv/A grammatical case in some languages that typically marks the direct object of a verb.
• accuse

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveHigh
  /əˈkjuːz/To say that someone has done something wrong or committed a crime.
• accused

  adjectivenounB2
  /əˈkjuːzd/The individual or party formally charged with a crime in a court of law; or, having been blamed or charged with a fault or wrongdoing.
• accuser

  nounB2
  /əˈkjuːzə(r)/A person who says that someone has done something wrong or illegal, especially in a formal situation like a court.
• accustom

  verbverb-transitiveC1
  /əˈkʌstəm/To make someone or something familiar with something new through repeated exposure or experience.
• accutron

  nounC2
  /ˈæk.juː.trɒn/A proprietary name for a type of electronic watch movement and the watches that use it, known for high accuracy.
• ace

  adjectivenounverbverb-transitiveC1
  /eɪs/A single spot on a playing card, typically the highest-value card; by extension, someone who is exceptionally skilled at something.

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