English Words Starting With A

• adlai

  nounRare
  /ˈædlaɪ/A common name for Job's tears (Coix lacryma-jobi), a tall tropical grain-bearing plant.
• adland

  nounLow/Medium (Industry-specific; common within marketing/advertising discourse, rare in general conversation).
  /ˈædlænd/The industry, community, or sphere of activity associated with advertising, especially as a professional and cultural environment.
• adler

  nounVery Low
  /ˈɑːdlə/A surname of German origin meaning 'eagle'.
• admah

  nounVery Low / Archaic
  /ˈædmɑː/The name of one of the five 'cities of the plain' destroyed alongside Sodom and Gomorrah in the biblical Book of Genesis.
• adman

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈædmæn/A man whose job is to create, plan, or sell advertisements; a male advertising professional.
• admass

  adjectivenounC2
  /ˈædmæs/The section of the public or an audience viewed as a passive mass to be influenced by mass-media advertising and marketing; the system of mass consumer culture driven by such advertising.
• admeasure

  verbverb-transitiveC2
  /əˈdʒəːʒə/To apportion or measure out (a share or portion); to determine and assign proportions.
• admeasurement

  nounC2 / Very Rare
  /ədˈmɛʒəmənt/The act or process of measuring dimensions, quantity, or proportion, especially in a formal, legal, or technical context.
• admete

  nounRare / Archaic
  /ədˈmiːt/To allow or permit something to happen, often with a sense of granting or yielding.
• admetus

  nounVery Low / Rare
  /ædˈmiːtəs/In Greek mythology, a king of Pherae in Thessaly, husband of Alcestis.
• admin

  adjectivenounHigh
  /ˈæd.mɪn/The tasks and responsibilities associated with managing and organizing operations, particularly in business, computing, or organizational contexts.
• adminicle

  nounExtremely Rare
  /ədˈmɪnɪk(ə)l/Something that provides support or auxiliary help; a minor piece of evidence or a subsidiary document used to strengthen a case or argument.
• administer

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
  /ədˈmɪnɪstə/to manage or oversee the operation, application, or execution of something, often a system, organisation, or legal matter.
• administered price

  nounC2
  /ədˈmɪnɪstəd praɪs/A price fixed by a government, producer, cartel, or regulating authority rather than being determined by free market forces of supply and demand.
• administrate

  verbverb-transitiveC1/C2 (Low to Mid-Frequency)
  /ədˈmɪnɪstreɪt/To manage the affairs of an organization or system; to carry out administrative duties.
• administration

  nounC1
  /ədˌmɪn.ɪˈstreɪ.ʃən/The process or activity of running an organization, government, or institution; the management of affairs.
• administration order

  nounC1/C2 (Low frequency, specialized legal/business term)
  /ədˌmɪn.ɪˈstreɪ.ʃən ˌɔː.dər/A court order appointing an administrator to manage a company's affairs to rescue it as a going concern or achieve a better result for creditors than winding up.
• administrative assistant

  nounB2
  /ədˈmɪn.ɪ.strə.tɪv əˈsɪs.tənt/A person employed to perform various clerical and supportive tasks in an office setting.
• administrative county

  nounC1/C2 (Specialised, formal/legal context)
  /ədˈmɪnɪstrətɪv ˈkaʊnti/A primary unit of local government in certain countries, especially the UK and Ireland, established for administrative purposes such as justice, police, and public services.
• administrative law

  nounC1-C2
  /ədˈmɪnɪstrətɪv lɔː/The branch of law dealing with the legal principles and rules governing the activities and procedures of government agencies.

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