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- awareadjective
Having knowledge or perception of a situation or fact.
- awarenessnoun
Knowledge or perception of a situation or fact.
- awayadverb
To or at a distance from a place, person, or thing.
- awenoun
A feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder.
- awesomeadjective
(Informal) Extremely impressive, excellent, or enjoyable.
- awfuladjective
Very bad, unpleasant, or of poor quality.
- awfullyadverb
To a great extent; very much; extremely (used as an intensifier).
- awhileadverb
For a short time; for a period of time.
- awkwardadjective
Causing or feeling embarrassment or discomfort; socially uncomfortable.
- awwinterjection
An exclamation expressing tender emotion, affection, or sympathy, often in response to something cute or endearing.
- axnoun
A tool with a heavy metal blade on a handle, used for chopping wood, cutting down trees, or splitting logs.
- axenoun
A tool with a heavy metal blade attached to a handle, used for chopping wood, cutting down trees, or splitting logs.
- axelnoun
A jump in figure skating in which the skater takes off from the forward outside edge of one skate, rotates one and a half times (or more) in the air, and lands on the back outside edge of the other skate.
- axisnoun
An imaginary line about which a body rotates.
- ayinterjection
An exclamation expressing surprise, dismay, or sorrow.
- ayanoun
(Historical) A native nursemaid or nanny employed by European families in colonial India, the Middle East, or other Asian countries.
- ayeinterjection
Yes; an affirmative response (formal, nautical, or dialectal).