English Words Starting With A

• attleboro

  nounLow
  /ˈætəlˌbɒrəʊ/A city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, known historically for jewelry manufacturing.
• attlee

  nounLow
  /ˈætli/A proper noun referring to Clement Attlee, a prominent British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951.
• attolaser

  nounExtremely Rare / Technical / Fictional
  /ˈæt.əʊˌleɪ.zə/A hypothetical or fictional device or system that operates at the attosecond timescale, typically in the context of advanced physics or science fiction.
• attophysics

  nounC2 (Very Low Frequency / Technical)
  /ˈætəʊˌfɪzɪks/A branch of physics that studies phenomena occurring on the attosecond timescale (10^-18 seconds), such as the dynamics of electrons within atoms and molecules.
• attorn

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveVery Low (C2+)
  /əˈtɜːn/In legal terminology, to formally acknowledge or transfer a relationship of tenancy or obligation to a new landlord or overlord.
• attorney

  nounB2
  /əˈtɜː.ni/A person, typically a lawyer, who is legally appointed to act on behalf of another in business or legal matters.
• attorney general

  nounC1
  /əˌtɜː.ni ˈdʒen.ər.əl/The principal legal officer who represents the government in legal matters and heads the justice department.
• attorney-at-law

  nounLow Frequency
  /əˌtɜː.ni.ətˈlɔː/A person qualified to practise law in a court; a lawyer, especially one representing clients in legal proceedings.
• attorney-in-fact

  nounLow
  /əˌtɜːni ɪn ˈfækt/A person authorized by another through a power of attorney to act on their behalf in legal or business matters.
• attotesla

  nounVery Low
  /ˈætəʊˌtɛslə/A unit of magnetic flux density equal to 10⁻¹⁸ tesla.
• attract

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB1
  /əˈtrækt/To cause someone or something to come closer or show interest.
• attractancy

  nounLow (C2/Technical)
  /əˈtræk.tən.si/The capacity or power to attract; attractiveness, especially in a biological or chemical context.
• attractant

  nounC1
  /əˈtræktənt/a substance that draws organisms toward it.
• attraction

  nounB1
  /əˈtrækʃ(ə)n/A feeling of liking or interest in someone or something; the quality of drawing someone's attention or interest.
• attraction sphere

  nounVery Low
  /əˈtrækʃən sfɪə/A biological term for the region surrounding the centrosomes in a dividing cell, from which the spindle fibers radiate.
• attractive nuisance

  nounC1/C2
  /əˌtræk.tɪv ˈnjuː.səns/A legal doctrine holding that a person who creates or maintains a dangerous condition on their property that is particularly alluring to children may be held liable for injuries to children, even if they are trespassers.
• attractiveness

  nounB2
  /əˈtræktɪvnəs/The quality of being appealing, pleasing, or interesting; the power to attract.
• attractor

  nounB2
  /əˈtræk.tər/Something that draws or pulls something else towards itself by an inherent quality or power.
• attribute

  nounverbverb-transitiveC1
  /ˈætrɪbjuːt/ (n), /əˈtrɪbjuːt/ (v)A quality, feature, or characteristic inherent in or ascribed to someone or something; also, the action of regarding something as being caused by a person or thing.
• attributes

  nounHigh
  /ˈætrɪbjuːts/Distinctive qualities or characteristics that belong to, describe, or are inherent in a person, thing, or group.

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