English Words Starting With A

• advocacy tank

  nounC2 (Very Low Frequency - Specialised Term)
  /ˈæd.və.kə.si tæŋk/A conceptual or physical group dedicated to rapid, forceful support and promotion of a specific cause, policy, or position.
• advocate

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
  /ˈæd.və.keɪt/ (verb), /ˈæd.və.kət/ (noun)To publicly support or recommend a particular policy, idea, or course of action; someone who publicly supports or recommends something.
• advocate depute

  nounVery low (specialist legal term, regionally specific)
  /ˈædvəkɪt ˈdɛpjuːt/A specific legal professional in Scotland who acts as a public prosecutor in the High Court of Justiciary, serving under the Lord Advocate.
• advocation

  nounLow (C1+)
  /ˌædvəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/The act of pleading for or supporting a cause, person, or idea; formal advocacy.
• advocatus diaboli

  nounC1/C2
  /ˌædvəˌkɑːtəs daɪˈæbəlaɪ/A person who argues against a proposition or canonization candidate to test the argument's strength; devil's advocate.
• advowson

  nounC2+
  /ədˈvaʊz(ə)n/The right in English ecclesiastical law to recommend a member of the clergy for a vacant benefice (a church living with income).
• adwa

  nounVery Low (Specialist/Historical)
  /ˈæd.wɑː/A term that is not recognized as a standard English word in major dictionaries (e.g., Oxford, Merriam-Webster). It appears to be a proper noun, specifically referring to the Battle of Adwa (or Adowa), a historically significant 1896 conflict in which Ethiopia defeated Italy, or the town in Ethiopia where the battle occurred.
• adware

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈædweə(r)/Software that displays unwanted advertisements on a user's device.
• adwoman

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈædˌwʊmən/A woman who works in the advertising industry, typically in a creative or executive role.
• adygei

  nounVery low
  /ˌadɪˈɡeɪ/A member of a Circassian people indigenous to the Northwest Caucasus region, primarily residing in the Russian Republic of Adygea.
• adygei republic

  nounC1
  /ˌadɪˈɡeɪ rɪˈpʌblɪk/A federal subject of Russia, an autonomous republic located in the North Caucasus region of Southern Russia.
• adynamia

  nounC2
  /ˌadɪˈneɪmɪə/A state of physical weakness or lack of strength.
• adytum

  nounC2
  /ˈædɪtəm/The innermost sanctuary of a temple in classical antiquity, from which the public were excluded; a holy of holies.
• adz

  nounC2
  /ædz/A hand tool with a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle, used for shaping large pieces of wood.
• adze

  nounverb-transitiveC2
  /ædz/A cutting tool similar to an axe but with the blade set at a right angle to the handle, used for shaping or smoothing wood.
• adzhar autonomous republic

  nounLow (C1/C2 domain-specific)
  /əˌdʒɑːr ɔːˌtɒn.ə.məs rɪˈpʌb.lɪk/An autonomous republic within the nation of Georgia, located in the country's southwest along the Black Sea coast.
• adzuki

  nounC2/Low frequency
  /ædˈzuːki/A small, reddish-brown bean (Vigna angularis), commonly used in East Asian cuisine.
• adzuki bean

  nounLow-frequency
  /ædˈzuː.ki biːn/A small, reddish-brown bean (Vigna angularis) native to East Asia, commonly used in Asian cuisine, particularly in sweet dishes like red bean paste.
• adˈdiction

  nounC1
  /əˈdɪkʃ(ə)n/A compulsive, physiological and/or psychological dependence on a substance (e.g., drugs, alcohol) or behaviour (e.g., gambling, gaming) that continues despite harmful consequences.
• aeacides

  nounVery Low / Archaic
  /iːˈæsɪdiːz/A patronymic name referring to a descendant of Aeacus, a mythological king of Aegina, most famously referring to Achilles or his father Peleus.

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