| ar | (noun) a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters | Synonyms: are |
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| arabesque | (noun) an ornament that interlaces simulated foliage in an intricate design | - |
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| (noun) position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind and arms outstretched in a conventional pose | - |
| arability | (noun) the quality of land that is appropriate for cultivation | - |
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| arachnid | (noun) air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs | Synonyms: arachnoid |
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| arachnoid | (noun) air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs | Synonyms: arachnid |
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| (noun) the middle of the 3 meninges | Synonyms: arachnoid membrane |
| arachnophobia | (noun) a morbid fear of spiders | - |
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| aragonite | (noun) a mineral form of crystalline calcium carbonate; dimorphic with calcite | - |
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| arak | (noun) any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses | Synonyms: arrack |
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| aralia | (noun) any of various plants of the genus Aralia; often aromatic plants having compound leaves and small umbellate flowers | - |
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| arame | (noun) an edible seaweed with a mild flavor | - |
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| arariba | (noun) Brazilian tree with handsomely marked wood | Synonyms: Centrolobium robustum |
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| araroba | (noun) a bitter yellow powder used to treat skin diseases | Synonyms: chrysarobin, Goa powder |
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| araucaria | (noun) any of several tall South American or Australian trees with large cones and edible seeds | - |
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| arb | (noun) someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential) | Synonyms: arbitrager, arbitrageur |
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| arbalest | (noun) late version of the crossbow with a steel bow | Synonyms: arbalist |
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| arbalist | (noun) late version of the crossbow with a steel bow | Synonyms: arbalest |
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| (noun) archer who uses an arbalest | - |
| arbiter | (noun) someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue | Synonyms: arbitrator, umpire |
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| (noun) someone with the power to settle matters at will | Synonyms: supreme authority |
| arbitrage | (noun) a kind of hedged investment meant to capture slight differences in price; when there is a difference in the price of something on two different markets the arbitrageur simultaneously buys at the lower price and sells at the higher price | - |
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| arbitrager | (noun) someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential) | Synonyms: arb, arbitrageur |
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| arbitrageur | (noun) someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential) | Synonyms: arb, arbitrager |
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| arbitrament | (noun) the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment | Synonyms: arbitration, arbitrement |
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| arbitrariness | (noun) the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment | Synonyms: capriciousness, flightiness, whimsey, whimsicality, whimsy |
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| arbitration | (noun) the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment | Synonyms: arbitrament, arbitrement |
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| (noun) (law) the hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management) | - |
| arbitrator | (noun) someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue | Synonyms: arbiter, umpire |
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| arbitrement | (noun) the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment | Synonyms: arbitrament, arbitration |
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| arbor | (noun) a framework that supports climbing plants | Synonyms: arbour, bower, pergola |
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| (noun) any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts | Synonyms: mandrel, mandril, spindle |
| (noun) tree (as opposed to shrub) | - |
| arboretum | (noun) a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition | Synonyms: botanical garden |
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| arboriculture | (noun) the tending of and caring for trees | Synonyms: tree farming |
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| arboriculturist | (noun) someone trained in forestry | Synonyms: forester, tree farmer |
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| arborist | (noun) a specialist in treating damaged trees | Synonyms: tree surgeon |
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| arborolatry | (noun) the worship of trees | Synonyms: tree-worship |
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| arborvirus | (noun) a large heterogeneous group of RNA viruses divisible into groups on the basis of the virions; they have been recovered from arthropods, bats, and rodents; most are borne by arthropods; they are linked by the epidemiologic concept of transmission between vertebrate hosts by arthropod vectors (mosquitoes, ticks, sandflies, midges, etc.) that feed on blood; they can cause mild fevers, hepatitis, hemorrhagic fever, and encephalitis | Synonyms: arbovirus |
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| arborvitae | (noun) any of several Asian and North American conifers of the genera Thuja and Thujopsis | - |
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| arbour | (noun) a framework that supports climbing plants | Synonyms: arbor, bower, pergola |
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| arbovirus | (noun) a large heterogeneous group of RNA viruses divisible into groups on the basis of the virions; they have been recovered from arthropods, bats, and rodents; most are borne by arthropods; they are linked by the epidemiologic concept of transmission between vertebrate hosts by arthropod vectors (mosquitoes, ticks, sandflies, midges, etc.) that feed on blood; they can cause mild fevers, hepatitis, hemorrhagic fever, and encephalitis | Synonyms: arborvirus |
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| arbutus | (noun) any of several evergreen shrubs of the genus Arbutus of temperate Europe and America | - |
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| arc | (noun) electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field | Synonyms: discharge, electric arc, electric discharge, spark |
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| (noun) a continuous portion of a circle | - |
| (noun) something curved in shape | Synonyms: bow |
| arcade | (noun) a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns | Synonyms: colonnade |
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| (noun) a covered passageway with shops and stalls on either side | - |
| arcanum | (noun) information known only to a special group | Synonyms: secret |
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| arccos | (noun) the inverse function of the cosine; the angle that has a cosine equal to a given number | Synonyms: arc cosine, arccosine, inverse cosine |
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| arccosecant | (noun) the angle that has a cosecant equal to a given number | Synonyms: arc cosecant, inverse cosecant |
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| arccosine | (noun) the inverse function of the cosine; the angle that has a cosine equal to a given number | Synonyms: arc cosine, arccos, inverse cosine |
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| arccotangent | (noun) the inverse function of the cotangent; the angle that has a cotangent equal to a given number | Synonyms: arc cotangent, inverse cotangent |
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| arcdegree | (noun) a measure for arcs and angles | Synonyms: degree |
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| arcella | (noun) an amoeba-like protozoan with a chitinous shell resembling an umbrella | - |
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| arch | (noun) (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it | - |
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| (noun) a passageway under a curved masonry construction | Synonyms: archway |
| (noun) a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially the inner sides of the feet) | - |
| (noun) a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening | - |
| archaebacteria | (noun) considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae | Synonyms: archaebacterium, archaeobacteria, archeobacteria |
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| archaebacterium | (noun) considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae | Synonyms: archaebacteria, archaeobacteria, archeobacteria |
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| archaeobacteria | (noun) considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae | Synonyms: archaebacteria, archaebacterium, archeobacteria |
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| archaeologist | (noun) an anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture | Synonyms: archeologist |
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| archaeology | (noun) the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures | Synonyms: archeology |
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| archaeopteryx | (noun) extinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birds | Synonyms: Archaeopteryx lithographica, archeopteryx |
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| archaeornis | (noun) extinct primitive toothed bird with a long feathered tail and three free clawed digits on each wing | - |
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| archaicism | (noun) the use of an archaic expression | Synonyms: archaism |
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| archaism | (noun) the use of an archaic expression | Synonyms: archaicism |
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| archaist | (noun) an expert or collector of antiquities | Synonyms: antiquarian, antiquary |
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| (noun) a person who archaizes | - |
| archangel | (noun) an angel ranked above the highest rank in the celestial hierarchy | - |
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| (noun) a biennial cultivated herb; its stems are candied and eaten and its roots are used medicinally | Synonyms: Angelica Archangelica, garden angelica |
| archbishop | (noun) a bishop of highest rank | - |
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| archbishopric | (noun) the territorial jurisdiction of an archbishop | - |
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| archdeacon | (noun) (Anglican Church) an ecclesiastical dignitary usually ranking just below a bishop | - |
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| archdeaconry | (noun) the territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon | - |
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| archdiocese | (noun) the diocese of an archbishop | - |
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| archduchess | (noun) a wife or widow of an archduke or a princess of the former ruling house of Austria | - |
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| archduchy | (noun) the domain controlled by an archduke or archduchess | - |
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| archduke | (noun) a sovereign prince of the former ruling house of Austria | - |
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| archegonium | (noun) a female sex organ occurring in mosses, ferns, and most gymnosperms | - |
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| archenteron | (noun) central cavity of the gastrula; becomes the intestinal or digestive cavity | - |
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| archeobacteria | (noun) considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae | Synonyms: archaebacteria, archaebacterium, archaeobacteria |
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| archeologist | (noun) an anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture | Synonyms: archaeologist |
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| archeology | (noun) the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures | Synonyms: archaeology |
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| archeopteryx | (noun) extinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birds | Synonyms: archaeopteryx, Archaeopteryx lithographica |
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| archer | (noun) a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow | Synonyms: bowman |
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| archerfish | (noun) any of several small freshwater fishes that catch insects by squirting water at them and knocking them into the water; found in Indonesia and Australia | Synonyms: Toxotes jaculatrix |
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| archery | (noun) the sport of shooting arrows with a bow | - |
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| archespore | (noun) primitive cell or group of cells from which a mother cell develops | Synonyms: archesporium |
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| archesporium | (noun) primitive cell or group of cells from which a mother cell develops | Synonyms: archespore |
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| archetype | (noun) something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies | Synonyms: original, pilot |
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| archiannelid | (noun) small primitive marine worm lacking external segmentation and resembling polychaete larvae | - |
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| archidiaconate | (noun) office or position of an archdeacon | - |
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| archil | (noun) any of various lecanoras that yield the dye archil | Synonyms: orchil |
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| (noun) a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens | Synonyms: cudbear, orchil |
| archimandrite | (noun) the superior of an abbey of monks | Synonyms: abbot |
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| archine | (noun) a Russian unit of length (71 cm) | - |
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| archipallium | (noun) the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum | Synonyms: paleocortex |
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| archipelago | (noun) a group of many islands in a large body of water | - |
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| architect | (noun) someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings) | Synonyms: designer |
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| architectonics | (noun) the science of architecture | Synonyms: tectonics |
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| architecture | (noun) the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect | - |
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| (noun) an architectural product or work | - |
| (noun) (computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software | Synonyms: computer architecture |
| (noun) the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings | - |
| architeuthis | (noun) largest mollusk known about but never seen (to 60 feet long) | Synonyms: giant squid |
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| architrave | (noun) the lowest part of an entablature; rests immediately on the capitals of the columns | - |
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| (noun) the molding around a door or window | - |
| archive | (noun) a depository containing historical records and documents | - |
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| archives | (noun) collection of records especially about an institution | - |
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| archivist | (noun) a person in charge of collecting and cataloguing archives | - |
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| archness | (noun) inappropriate playfulness | Synonyms: impertinence, perkiness, pertness, sauciness |
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| archosaur | (noun) extinct reptiles including: dinosaurs, plesiosaurs, pterosaurs, ichthyosaurs, thecodonts | Synonyms: archosaurian, archosaurian reptile |
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| archosaurian | (noun) extinct reptiles including: dinosaurs, plesiosaurs, pterosaurs, ichthyosaurs, thecodonts | Synonyms: archosaur, archosaurian reptile |
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| archpriest | (noun) a senior clergyman and dignitary | Synonyms: hierarch, high priest, prelate, primate |
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| archway | (noun) a passageway under a curved masonry construction | Synonyms: arch |
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| arcminute | (noun) a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree | Synonyms: minute, minute of arc |
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| arcsec | (noun) the inverse function of the secant; the angle that has a secant equal to a given number | Synonyms: arc secant, arcsecant, inverse secant |
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| arcsecant | (noun) the inverse function of the secant; the angle that has a secant equal to a given number | Synonyms: arc secant, arcsec, inverse secant |
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