English Words Starting With A

• adjacent

  adjectivenounC1
  /əˈdʒeɪs(ə)nt/Next to or adjoining something else.
• adjacent angles

  plural-nounC1
  /əˌdʒeɪ.sənt ˈæŋ.ɡəlz/Two angles that share a common vertex and a common side, but do not overlap.
• adjective

  adjectivenounB1
  /ˈadʒɪktɪv/A word naming an attribute of a noun, used to describe, qualify, or modify it.
• adjective clause

  nounC1
  /ˈædʒɪktɪv klɔːz/A dependent clause that functions as an adjective to modify a noun or pronoun in the main clause, typically introduced by a relative pronoun (who, which, that) or a relative adverb (when, where, why).
• adjective phrase

  nounC1
  /ˈædʒ.ɪk.tɪv ˌfreɪz/A grammatical unit headed by an adjective that functions to modify a noun or as a complement, e.g., 'very tall' in 'a very tall building'.
• adjective pronoun

  nounC1
  /ˈædʒ.ɪk.tɪv ˈprəʊ.naʊn/A determiner that stands alone to represent a noun phrase, substituting for a noun modified by an adjective.
• adjectivize

  verb-intransitiveverb-transitiveLow
  /əˈdʒɛktɪvaɪz/To convert a word or phrase into an adjective, or to use a word as an adjective.
• adjigo

  nounLow-to-medium (common in contexts relating to colour, design, textiles, and history).
  /ˈɪn.dɪ.ɡəʊ/A deep, rich blue-violet colour, historically derived from plants of the Indigofera genus.
• adjoin

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
  /əˈdʒɔɪn/to be next to and connected or sharing a boundary with something.
• adjoint

  nounVery Low
  /əˈdʒɔɪnt/A mathematical or functional operator related in a specific way to another, often through transposition or conjugation, especially in linear algebra and functional analysis.
• adjoint differential equation

  nounC2
  /ˈadʒɔɪnt ˌdɪf.əˈren.ʃəl ɪˈkweɪ.ʒən/A complementary differential equation formally associated with a given differential equation, used primarily in analysis to solve boundary value problems and study properties of the original equation.
• adjourn

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
  /əˈdʒɜːn/To suspend a meeting or proceeding with the intention of resuming it later.
• adjourned

  adjectiveverbB2
  /əˈdʒɜːnd/Suspended or postponed to a later time, date, or place, typically referring to a meeting, trial, or debate.
• adjournment

  nounC1
  /əˈdʒɜːnmənt/The act of formally suspending a meeting, court session, or proceeding for a later time or date.
• adjudge

  verbverb-transitiveC2
  /əˈdʒʌdʒ/To make an official judgment or decision about something; to declare something to be the case.
• adjudicate

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC2
  /əˈdʒuː.dɪ.keɪt/to make a formal judgment or decision about a problem or dispute.
• adjudicated

  adjectiveverbC1
  /əˈdʒuː.dɪ.keɪ.tɪd/Made a formal judgment or decision about a problem or disputed matter.
• adjudication

  nounC1
  /əˌdʒuː.dɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/The formal, official process of making a judgement or decision to settle a dispute or claim, especially in a legal or formal institutional context.
• adjudicator

  nounC1
  /əˈdʒuː.dɪ.keɪ.tər/A person who makes an official judgment or decision, especially in a competition, dispute, or legal matter.
• adjugate

  nounLow
  /ˈadʒʊɡeɪt/To confirm or pass (a sentence, decree, or resolution) formally; in mathematics, an alternative term for the adjoint or classical adjoint of a square matrix.

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