English Words Starting With A

• awareness

  nounHigh
  /əˈweənəs/Knowledge or perception of a situation, fact, or subject; consciousness of something.
• awareness bracelet

  nounMedium
  /əˈweə.nəs ˌbreɪs.lət/A wristband, typically made of fabric or silicone, worn to show support for or raise awareness about a specific cause, illness, or social issue.
• awato

  nounNon-existent / Zero frequency in standard corpora (COCA, BNC, iWeb).
  Not established. Phonetically, it could be approximated as /əˈwɑː.təʊ/ or /əˈweɪ.təʊ/ based on plausible spelling pronunciation.No core meaning exists. 'Awato' is not a recognized word in any standard English dictionary, online or offline (OED, Merriam-Webster, etc.). This appears to be a nonce word, a potential brand name, typographical error, or placeholder term.
• away

  adjectiveadverbinterjectionnounA1
  /əˈweɪ/At or to a distance from a particular place, person, or thing; not present.
• away goal

  nounC1
  /əˌweɪ ˈɡəʊl/A goal scored by a team playing at the opponent's stadium in a two-legged football match.
• away-going crop

  nounVery Rare / Specialized
  /əˌweɪ ˈɡəʊɪŋ krɒp/A legal/agricultural term referring to crops planted and maturing after a tenancy or occupancy ends, typically claimed by the outgoing tenant or their heirs.
• awayday

  nounB2
  /əˈweɪdeɪ/A day when employees travel away from their usual workplace for training, team building, or strategic planning.
• awe

  nounverbverb-transitiveB2
  /ɔː/A feeling of profound respect, reverence, and wonder, often mixed with a sense of fear, inspired by something grand, sublime, or powerful.
• aweto

  nounVery Low
  /ɑːˈweɪtəʊ/A New Zealand Māori term for a type of edible caterpillar or grub, often that of a specific moth species (particularly the New Zealand ghost moth, Aenetus virescens), that is parasitized by a fungus (Cordyceps). The term can also refer to the resulting fungal caterpillar grub complex.
• awhato

  nounVery Low
  /ɑːˈwɑːtəʊ/A New Zealand Maori term for the pupa or grub of the aweto insect (a type of ghost moth), especially when dried and used traditionally as a food source, ink, or medicine.
• awkward age

  nounC1
  /ˈɔːkwəd eɪdʒ/A difficult period of transition, typically adolescence, characterized by physical, social, and emotional clumsiness or discomfort.
• awl

  nounLow
  /ɔːl/A small pointed hand tool used for making holes, especially in leather or wood.
• awl snail

  nounExtremely low (technical/zoological term)
  /ɔːl sneɪl/A marine snail (from the family of the sea snails) with a long, slender, pointed shell resembling a cobbler's awl.
• awlwort

  nounVery low / technical
  /ˈɔːl.wɜːt/A small, aquatic, white-flowered plant.
• awmous

  nounExtremely Rare / Obsolete
  /ˈɔːməs/A historical term for a charitable donation of food or money, particularly one given in a Scottish context.
• awn

  nounC2
  /ɔːn/A stiff, bristle-like appendage or hair, typically found on the glumes or lemmas of grasses and cereals.
• awner

  nounHigh (B1+)
  /ˈəʊnə(r)/A person who possesses something; the legal possessor of a property, object, or entity.
• awning

  nounC1
  /ˈɔːnɪŋ/A roof-like cover, typically of canvas or similar material, extended over a window, door, or space to provide shelter from the sun or rain.
• awning deck

  nounLow
  /ˈɔː.nɪŋ dɛk/A covered outdoor area, usually a deck or patio with a retractable or permanent fabric/structural roof.
• awning window

  nounLow
  /ˈɔːnɪŋ ˈwɪndəʊ/A window that is hinged at the top and opens outward from the bottom, typically operated with a crank.

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