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- accusingadjective
Suggesting that one believes someone has done something wrong.
- accustomedadjective
Familiar with something through repeated experience; used to.
- acenoun
A playing card with a single pip, ranked as the highest or lowest card in most games.
- acesnoun
(Plural of ace) Playing cards with single pips, usually the highest-ranking cards.
- achenoun
A continuous or prolonged dull pain in a part of the body.
- achesnoun
(Plural of ache) Continuous dull pains in parts of the body.
- achieveverb
Successfully reach a desired objective or result by effort, skill, or courage.
- achievedverb
(Past tense of achieve) Successfully reached a desired objective or result.
- achievementnoun
A thing done successfully with effort, skill, or courage.
- achievementsnoun
(Plural of achievement) Things done successfully with effort, skill, or courage.
- achingadjective
Causing or suffering from a continuous dull pain.
- acidnoun
(Chemistry) A chemical substance that neutralizes alkalis, dissolves some metals, and turns litmus red.
- acknowledgeverb
Accept or admit the existence or truth of something.
- acknowledgedadjective
Recognized as being good or important; accepted.
- acquaintancenoun
A person one knows slightly but who is not a close friend.
- acquaintedadjective
Having personal knowledge of someone through meeting or experience.
- acquireverb
Buy or obtain an asset or object for oneself.
- acquiredadjective
Gained or obtained through effort or experience rather than being innate.
- acquisitionnoun
The act of acquiring something.
- acquittedverb
Past tense and past participle of acquit; declared not guilty of a criminal charge by a verdict.
- acrenoun
A unit of land area equal to 4,840 square yards (approximately 0.405 hectares).
- acresnoun
Plural of acre; units of land measurement equal to 43,560 square feet or about 4,047 square meters.
- acrosspreposition
From one side to the other of something.
- actnoun
A thing done; a deed.
- actedverb
Past tense of act; took action or did something.
- actingnoun
The art, profession, or activity of performing in plays, films, or television.
- actionnoun
The process of doing something to achieve an aim.
- actionsnoun
Plural of action; things done or acts performed.
- activateverb
Make something active or operative; set in motion.
- activatedverb
Past tense and past participle of activate; made active or operative.
- activeadjective
Engaged in action; characterized by energetic activity.
- activitiesnoun
Plural of activity; things that a person or group does or has done.
- activitynoun
The condition of being active; energetic action or movement.
- actornoun
A person whose profession is acting in plays, films, or television.
- actorsnoun
Plural of actor; people whose profession is acting in plays, films, or television.
- actressnoun
A woman whose profession is acting in plays, films, or television.
- actressesnoun
Plural of actress; women whose profession is acting in plays, films, or television.
- actsnoun
Plural of act; things done; deeds.
- actualadjective
Existing in fact; real.
- actuallyadverb
Used to emphasize that something is true, especially when it might be surprising or contradicts expectations.
- acuteadjective
(Of a disease or condition) severe but of short duration.
- adnoun
An advertisement; a notice or announcement promoting a product, service, or event.
- adaproper_noun
A female given name of Germanic origin.
- adamproper_noun
A male given name of Hebrew origin.
- adamsproper_noun
A common English surname meaning "son of Adam."
- adaptverb
Make suitable for a new use or purpose; modify.
- adaptedverb
Past tense and past participle of adapt; made suitable for a new purpose.
- addverb
Join something to something else so as to increase the size, number, or amount.
- addedverb
Past tense and past participle of add; joined something to something else.
- addictnoun
A person who is addicted to a particular substance or activity.