English Words Starting With A

• abc soil

  nounVery Low (Specialized Technical)
  /ˌeɪ.biːˈsiː sɔɪl/A soil classification system (especially in the UK) for grouping soils into three main categories (A, B, and C) based on their geology and engineering properties.
• abc's

  nounMedium
  /ˌeɪ.biːˈsiːz/The most basic knowledge, facts, or skills of a subject; the rudiments.
• abcoulomb

  nounvery_rare
  /ˌæbˈkuː.lɒm/The unit of electric charge in the electromagnetic cgs (centimetre-gram-second) system, equal to ten coulombs.
• abd al-malik ibn marwan

  nounVery Low (Proper Noun, Specialized Historical Reference)
  /ˌabd æl ˈmælɪk ˌɪb(ə)n mɑːrˈwɑːn/The fifth Umayyad caliph, ruling from 685 to 705 CE, a central figure in early Islamic history.
• abd allah

  nounRare
  /ˌæbd ˈælə/A personal name meaning 'servant of God,' from Arabic (عبد الله).
• abd-el-kadir

  nounVery Low
  /ˌæbd ɛl kəˈdɪə/A proper noun referring to the name of the 19th-century Algerian resistance leader, Abd el-Kader (also spelled Abd al-Qadir).
• abd-el-krim

  nounVery Low
  /ˌæbd ɛl ˈkrɪm/A proper noun referring to the leader of the Rif Republic (1921–1926) who resisted Spanish and French colonial rule in Morocco.
• abd-er-rahman khan

  nounC2
  /ˌæbd ər rɑːˈmɑːn kɑːn/The proper name of a specific historical figure, Amir Abdul Rahman Khan (c.1844–1901), the Emir of Afghanistan from 1880 to 1901.
• abdelkader

  nounVery Low
  /ˌæbdɛlˈkɑːdə/A proper noun referring to a historical figure, notably Emir Abdelkader al-Jazairi (1808–1883), an Algerian religious and military leader who resisted French colonial occupation.
• abderhalden

  nounExtremely rare
  /ˈæbdəˌhɑːldən/A surname of German-Swiss origin, most famously borne by Emil Abderhalden, a Swiss biochemist and physiologist.
• abdias

  nounVery Low (Specialized/Religious)
  /æbˈdaɪ.əs/A minor biblical prophet; the Book of Obadiah in the Old Testament, which is the shortest book in the Hebrew Bible, consisting of a single chapter prophesying the downfall of Edom.
• abdicant

  adjectivenounExtremely Rare / Obsolete
  /ˈæbdɪkənt/A person who formally renounces or gives up a high office, throne, or responsibility.
• abdicate

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
  /ˈæb.dɪ.keɪt/to formally give up a position of power or responsibility, especially that of a monarch
• abdication

  nounC1
  /ˌæb.dɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/The formal act of renouncing or relinquishing a position of power, authority, or responsibility, especially that of a monarch.
• abdomen

  nounC1
  /ˈæb.də.mən/The part of the body containing the stomach, intestines, and other digestive organs; the belly.
• abdominal

  adjectivenounB2
  /æbˈdɒm.ɪ.nəl/relating to or located in the abdomen (the part of the body between the chest and pelvis).
• abdominal crunch

  nounMedium
  /æbˈdɒm.ɪ.nəl krʌntʃ/An exercise targeting the abdominal muscles, performed by lying on one's back with knees bent and lifting the upper torso towards the knees.
• abdominal thrust

  nounlow
  /æbˈdɒm.ɪ.nəl θrʌst/An emergency first-aid technique used to dislodge an object from a choking person's airway by applying sudden upward pressure under the diaphragm.
• abdominoplasty

  nounC2
  /æbˈdɒm.ɪ.nəʊˌplæs.ti/A surgical procedure to remove excess skin and fat from the abdomen and tighten the abdominal muscles.
• abdon

  nounExtremely Rare / Obsolete
  /ˈæbdɒn/This word is not listed in major modern English dictionaries (e.g., Oxford, Merriam-Webster, Collins). It is most likely encountered as a proper noun (a rare given name or biblical/archaic place name) or a historical term, not as a standard lexical item in contemporary English.

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