English Words Starting With A

• aurar

  nounVery Low
  /ˈaʊrɑː/A plural noun for the small fractional monetary unit in Iceland.
• aurea mediocritas

  nounVery Low
  ˌɔːriə ˌmiːdɪˈɒkrɪtæsGolden mean; the desirable middle between two extremes
• aureate language

  nounC2
  /ˈɔː.ri.ət ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/Language that is highly elaborate, ornate, and florid, often to the point of being pretentious or excessively decorative.
• aurelia

  nounLow
  /ɔːˈriːlɪə/A genus of jellyfish, specifically the moon jellyfish.
• aurelian

  nounLow
  /ɔːˈriːlɪən/Relating to butterflies and moths, or to the study of them (lepidopterology). Historically, a member of the 18th-century Society of Aurelians, a group of naturalists interested in butterflies.
• aurelius

  nounVery Low
  /ɔːˈriːlɪəs/A proper noun, primarily a male given name of Latin origin, historically associated with the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius.
• aurene glass

  nounVery low / Rare / Specialised
  /ɔːˈriːn ɡlɑːs/A specific type of iridescent art glassware developed by Frederick Carder for the Steuben Glass Works.
• aureole

  nounC2
  /ˈɔːrɪəʊl/A circle of light or radiance surrounding something, especially depicted around the head or body of a sacred figure.
• aureolin

  nounC2
  /ɔːˈriːəlɪn/A bright, lemon-yellow pigment used in painting.
• aureomycin

  nounLow / Specialized
  /ˌɔːrɪəʊˈmaɪsɪn/A broad-spectrum antibiotic produced by the bacterium Streptomyces aureofaciens, used to treat various bacterial infections.
• aureus

  nounVery Low / Historical / Specialist
  /ˈɔːrɪəs/A gold coin of ancient Rome, introduced by Julius Caesar.
• auric

  adjectivenounC2/Rare
  /ˈɔːrɪk/Relating to gold (chemical symbol Au) or containing gold.
• auricle

  nounLow
  /ˈɔːrɪk(ə)l/The visible part of the outer ear; also a small pouch in the heart.
• auricula

  nounC2
  /ɔːˈrɪk.jə.lə/A small primrose (Primula auricula) with yellow flowers and leaves that are often grey-green and farinose.
• auricular

  adjectivenounC1/C2 - Low frequency, technical/formal.
  /ɔːˈrɪk.jə.lər/Relating to the ear or the sense of hearing.
• auricularia

  nounVery Low
  /ɔːˌrɪkjʊˈlɛːrɪə/The larval stage, typically transparent and jelly-like, of a sea cucumber or other holothurian echinoderm.
• auriculin

  nounVery rare
  /ɔːˈrɪkjʊlɪn/A biochemical peptide with potential natriuretic (increasing sodium excretion) activity.
• aurify

  verb-transitiveVery low (C2, archaic/technical)
  /ˈɔːrɪfaɪ/To turn into gold; to gild.
• auriga

  nounVery Low (C2+)
  /ɔːˈraɪɡə/A charioteer, specifically the driver of a chariot in classical antiquity.
• aurignac

  nounVery Low (Specialist Terminology)
  /ˈɔːrɪnjak/A specific archaeological period, culture, or site from the European Upper Paleolithic, characterized by specific stone and bone tool technologies and associated with early modern humans (Homo sapiens).

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