English Words Starting With A

• adam's bridge

  nounVery Rare
  /ˌadəmz ˈbrɪdʒ/A chain of limestone shoals and sandbars linking India's Pamban Island and Sri Lanka's Mannar Island.
• adam's cup

  nounVery Low (Specialist/Botanical)
  /ˈædəmz ˈkʌp/A common name for the pitcher plant, a carnivorous plant whose leaves form cup-shaped traps.
• adam's-needle

  nounRare
  /ˌadəmz ˈniːd(ə)l/A common name for a yucca plant, Yucca filamentosa, characterized by long, sharp, pointed leaves and tall white flower clusters.
• adam-and-eve

  nounLow (specialized botanical/literary term)
  /ˌadəm ənd ˈiːv/A common name for various orchids in the genus Aplectrum, especially Aplectrum hyemale, and sometimes used for other orchid species.
• adama

  nounVery Low
  /əˈdɑːmə/No established core meaning in standard English. The term is primarily a proper noun, most notably a Hebrew name meaning "earth," "ground," or "red earth," and a biblical masculine name (Adamah).
• adamant

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˈæd.ə.mənt/Utterly unyielding or firm in attitude or opinion; refusing to be persuaded.
• adamantane

  nounVery Low (Technical/Lexical)
  /ˌæd.əˈmæn.teɪn/A diamond-like hydrocarbon molecule with a rigid, cage-like structure, C₁₀H₁₆.
• adamawa

  nounC2/Proficient (low frequency; specialist/geographical term)
  /ˌædəˈmɑːwə/A geographical region in West Africa, primarily in northeastern Nigeria, northern Cameroon, and parts of Chad, named after the historic Adamawa Emirate.
• adamawa massif

  nounVery low
  /ˌæd.əˈmɑː.wə ˈmæs.iːf/A major highland region and mountain range in central Africa, primarily in Cameroon and Nigeria.
• adamawa-eastern

  nounExtremely low
  /ˌadəˈmɑːwə ˈiːstən/A branch of the Adamawa languages (a subgroup of the Adamawa–Ubangi language family) spoken primarily in eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, and Chad.
• adami

  nounC1
  /ˈadəm(ə)nt/Refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind; extremely determined, firm, and unyielding.
• adamite

  nounVery low (C2+ / archaic / specialist)
  /ˈadəmʌɪt/A human being; a descendant of Adam; a member of the human race.
• adamkus

  nounVery Low
  /ˈædəmˌkʊs/The name 'Adamkus' refers to a Lithuanian surname, most notably Valdas Adamkus, a former president of Lithuania. It is not an English word with a lexical definition.
• adamov

  nounVery Low
  /ˈæd.ə.mɒf/Relating to or characteristic of a person named Adam.
• adams

  nounC1
  /ˈæd.əmz/The plural form or possessive form of 'Adam', typically referring to more than one person named Adam or something belonging to a person or entity named Adam.
• adams-stokes syndrome

  nounC2
  /ˌædəmz ˈstəʊks ˌsɪndrəʊm/A medical condition characterized by episodes of fainting (syncope) due to a sudden, severe slowing or stoppage of the heart, typically caused by heart block.
• adamsite

  nounVery Low (technical/historical)
  /ˈædəmˌsaɪt/A yellow-green arsenical compound historically used as a vomiting agent in chemical warfare.
• adana

  nounLow (proper noun, specific cultural/culinary reference)
  /əˈdɑːnə/A proper noun referring to a major city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
• adapazari

  nounLow (Proper noun, geographically specific)
  /ˌɑː.dɑː.pɑː.zɑː.ˈrɪ/The name of a major industrial city in northwestern Turkey, located in Sakarya Province in the Marmara Region.
• adapt

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB1 (Independent User)
  /əˈdæpt/To change something to make it suitable for a new purpose or situation; to adjust to new conditions.

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