| aggravating | (adjective) making worse | Synonyms: exacerbating, exasperating |
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| aggravatingly | (adverb) in an aggravating fashion | - |
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| aggravation | (noun) unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment | Synonyms: irritation, provocation |
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| (noun) action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse | Synonyms: exacerbation |
| (noun) an exasperated feeling of annoyance | Synonyms: exasperation |
| aggravator | (noun) an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating | Synonyms: annoyance |
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| aggregate | (adjective) composed of a dense cluster of separate units such as carpels or florets or drupelets | - |
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| (adjective) formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole | Synonyms: aggregated, aggregative, mass |
| (noun) the whole amount | Synonyms: sum, total, totality |
| (noun) a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together | Synonyms: congeries, conglomeration |
| (noun) material such as sand or gravel used with cement and water to make concrete, mortar, or plaster | - |
| (verb) gather in a mass, sum, or whole | Synonyms: combine |
| (verb) amount in the aggregate to | - |
| aggregated | (adjective) formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole | Synonyms: aggregate, aggregative, mass |
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| aggregation | (noun) the act of gathering something together | Synonyms: assembling, collecting, collection |
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| (noun) several things grouped together or considered as a whole | Synonyms: accumulation, assemblage, collection |
| aggregative | (adjective) formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole | Synonyms: aggregate, aggregated, mass |
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| aggregator | (noun) a person who collects things | Synonyms: collector |
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| aggress | (verb) take the initiative and go on the offensive | Synonyms: attack |
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| aggression | (noun) violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked | Synonyms: hostility |
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| (noun) deliberately unfriendly behavior | - |
| (noun) the act of initiating hostilities | - |
| (noun) a disposition to behave aggressively | - |
| (noun) a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack | Synonyms: aggressiveness |
| aggressive | (adjective) having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends | - |
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| (adjective) characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight | Synonyms: belligerent |
| (adjective) tending to spread quickly | Synonyms: fast-growing, strong-growing |
| aggressively | (adverb) in an aggressive manner | Synonyms: sharply |
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| aggressiveness | (noun) the quality of being bold and enterprising | - |
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| (noun) a natural disposition to be hostile | Synonyms: belligerence, pugnacity |
| (noun) a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack | Synonyms: aggression |
| aggressor | (noun) someone who attacks | Synonyms: assailant, assaulter, attacker |
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| (noun) a confident assertive person who acts as instigator | - |
| aggrieve | (verb) cause to feel sorrow | Synonyms: grieve |
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| (verb) infringe on the rights of | - |
| aggro | (noun) (informal British usage) aggravation or aggression | - |
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| aggroup | (verb) form a group or group together | Synonyms: group |
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| agitator | (noun) one who agitates; a political troublemaker | Synonyms: fomenter |
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| agitprop | (noun) political propaganda (especially communist propaganda) communicated via art and literature and cinema | - |
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| aglitter | (adjective) having brief brilliant points or flashes of light | Synonyms: coruscant, fulgid, glinting, glistering, glittering, glittery, scintillant, scintillating, sparkly |
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| agora | (noun) 100 agorot equal 1 shekel in Israel | - |
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| (noun) a place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece | Synonyms: public square |
| (noun) the marketplace in ancient Greece | - |
| agoraphobia | (noun) a morbid fear of open spaces (as fear of being caught alone in some public place) | - |
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| agoraphobic | (adjective) suffering from agoraphobia; abnormally afraid of open or public places | - |
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| agranulocytic | (adjective) relating to the blood disorder of agranulocytosis | - |
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| agranulocytosis | (noun) an acute blood disorder (often caused by radiation or drug therapy) characterized by severe reduction in granulocytes | Synonyms: agranulosis, granulocytopenia |
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| agranulosis | (noun) an acute blood disorder (often caused by radiation or drug therapy) characterized by severe reduction in granulocytes | Synonyms: agranulocytosis, granulocytopenia |
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| agrapha | (noun) sayings of Jesus not recorded in the canonical Gospels | - |
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| agraphia | (noun) a loss of the ability to write or to express thoughts in writing because of a brain lesion | Synonyms: anorthography, logagraphia |
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| agraphic | (adjective) relating to or having agraphia | - |
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| agraphon | (noun) (usually plural) a saying of Jesus not in the canonical gospels but found in other New Testament or early Christian writings. | - |
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| agrarian | (adjective) relating to farming or agriculture | Synonyms: agricultural, farming |
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| agree | (verb) be in accord; be in agreement | Synonyms: concord, concur, hold |
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| (verb) consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something | - |
| (verb) achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose | - |
| (verb) be agreeable or suitable | - |
| (verb) be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics | Synonyms: check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally |
| (verb) go together | Synonyms: accord, concord, consort, fit in, harmonise, harmonize |
| (verb) show grammatical agreement | - |
| agreeability | (noun) a temperamental disposition to be agreeable | Synonyms: agreeableness |
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| agreeable | (adjective) conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature | - |
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| (adjective) prepared to agree or consent | - |
| (adjective) in keeping | Synonyms: accordant, concordant, conformable, consonant |
| agreeableness | (noun) a temperamental disposition to be agreeable | Synonyms: agreeability |
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| (noun) pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions | Synonyms: amenity |
| agreeably | (adverb) in an enjoyable manner | Synonyms: enjoyably, pleasantly |
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| agreed | (adjective) united by being of the same opinion | Synonyms: in agreement |
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| agreement | (noun) compatibility of observations | Synonyms: correspondence |
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| (noun) the thing arranged or agreed to | Synonyms: arrangement |
| (noun) the verbal act of agreeing | - |
| (noun) the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises | Synonyms: understanding |
| (noun) the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations | Synonyms: concord |
| (noun) harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters | Synonyms: accord |
| agrestic | (adjective) characteristic of the fields or country | Synonyms: rustic |
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| (adjective) (of behavior) rustic and uncouth | - |
| agribusiness | (noun) a large-scale farming enterprise | Synonyms: agriculture, factory farm |
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| agricultural | (adjective) relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming | - |
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| (adjective) relating to farming or agriculture | Synonyms: agrarian, farming |
| agriculturalist | (noun) someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil | Synonyms: agriculturist, cultivator, grower, raiser |
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| agriculture | (noun) the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock | Synonyms: farming, husbandry |
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| (noun) a large-scale farming enterprise | Synonyms: agribusiness, factory farm |
| (noun) the class of people engaged in growing food | - |
| agriculturist | (noun) someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil | Synonyms: agriculturalist, cultivator, grower, raiser |
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| agrimonia | (noun) a plant of the genus Agrimonia having spikelike clusters of small yellow flowers | Synonyms: agrimony |
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| agrimony | (noun) a plant of the genus Agrimonia having spikelike clusters of small yellow flowers | Synonyms: agrimonia |
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| agrobiologic | (adjective) of or pertaining to agrobiology | Synonyms: agrobiological |
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| agrobiological | (adjective) of or pertaining to agrobiology | Synonyms: agrobiologic |
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| agrobiology | (noun) the study of plant nutrition and growth especially as a way to increase crop yield | - |
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| agrologic | (adjective) of or related to agrology | Synonyms: agrological |
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| agrological | (adjective) of or related to agrology | Synonyms: agrologic |
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| agrology | (noun) science of soils in relation to crops | - |
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| agromania | (noun) an intense desire to be alone or out in the open | - |
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| agronomic | (adjective) of or relating to or promoting agronomy | Synonyms: agronomical |
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| agronomical | (adjective) of or relating to or promoting agronomy | Synonyms: agronomic |
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| agronomist | (noun) an expert in soil management and field-crop production | - |
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| agronomy | (noun) the application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production | Synonyms: scientific agriculture |
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| aground | (adjective) stuck in a place where a ship can no longer float | - |
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| (adverb) with the bottom lodged on the ground | - |
| agrypnia | (noun) a vigil before certain feasts (as e.g. Easter) | - |
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| agrypnotic | (adjective) of or pertaining to agrypnia | - |
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| ahistorical | (adjective) unconcerned with or unrelated to history or to historical development or to tradition | - |
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| ahorse | (adjective) traveling on horseback | Synonyms: ahorseback |
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| (adverb) on the back of a horse | Synonyms: ahorseback, horseback |
| ahorseback | (adjective) traveling on horseback | Synonyms: ahorse |
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| (adverb) on the back of a horse | Synonyms: ahorse, horseback |
| aigret | (noun) a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume | Synonyms: aigrette |
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| aigrette | (noun) a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume | Synonyms: aigret |
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| aileron | (noun) an airfoil that controls lateral motion | - |
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| ailurophobia | (noun) a morbid fear of cats | - |
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| air | (noun) travel via aircraft | Synonyms: air travel, aviation |
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| (noun) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing | Synonyms: atmosphere, aura |
| (noun) a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence | Synonyms: line, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, strain, tune |
| (noun) medium for radio and television broadcasting | Synonyms: airwave |
| (noun) the region above the ground | - |
| (noun) the mass of air surrounding the Earth | Synonyms: atmosphere |
| (noun) a slight wind (usually refreshing) | Synonyms: breeze, gentle wind, zephyr |
| (noun) a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of | - |
| (noun) once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour blood | - |
| (verb) expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen | Synonyms: air out, vent, ventilate |
| (verb) expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry | - |
| (verb) make public | Synonyms: bare, publicise, publicize |
| (verb) broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television | Synonyms: beam, broadcast, send, transmit |
| (verb) be broadcast | - |
| (verb) expose to fresh air | Synonyms: aerate, air out |
| airborne | (adjective) moved or conveyed by or through air | - |
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| airbrake | (noun) a vehicular brake that operates by compressed air; especially for heavy vehicles | - |
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| (noun) a small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft | Synonyms: dive brake |
| airbrush | (noun) an atomizer to spray paint by means of compressed air | - |
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| (verb) paint with an airbrush | - |
| airburst | (noun) an explosion in the atmosphere | - |
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| airbus | (noun) a subsonic jet airliner operated over short distances | - |
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| aircraft | (noun) a vehicle that can fly | - |
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| aircraftman | (noun) a noncommissioned officer in the British Royal Air Force | Synonyms: aircraftsman |
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| aircraftsman | (noun) a noncommissioned officer in the British Royal Air Force | Synonyms: aircraftman |
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| aircrew | (noun) the crew of an aircraft | Synonyms: air crew |
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| aircrewman | (noun) a member of an aircrew | - |
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| airdock | (noun) a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained | Synonyms: hangar, repair shed |
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| airdrome | (noun) an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo | Synonyms: aerodrome, airport, drome |
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| airdrop | (noun) delivery of supplies or equipment or personnel by dropping them by parachute from an aircraft | - |
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| aired | (adjective) open to or abounding in fresh air | Synonyms: airy |
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| airfare | (noun) the fare charged for traveling by airplane | - |
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| airfield | (noun) a place where planes take off and land | Synonyms: field, flying field, landing field |
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| airflow | (noun) the flow of air | Synonyms: air flow, flow of air |
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| airfoil | (noun) a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight | Synonyms: aerofoil, control surface, surface |
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| airforce | (noun) the airborne branch of a country's armed forces | Synonyms: air force |
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| airframe | (noun) the framework and covering of an airplane or rocket (excluding the engines) | - |
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| airfreight | (verb) transport (cargo) by air | Synonyms: air-freight, air-ship |
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| airgun | (noun) a gun that propels a projectile by compressed air | Synonyms: air gun, air rifle |
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| airhead | (noun) a bridgehead seized by airborne troops | - |
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| (noun) a flighty scatterbrained simpleton | - |
| airheaded | (adjective) lacking seriousness; given to frivolity | Synonyms: dizzy, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy, light-headed, lightheaded, silly |
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| airily | (adverb) in a flippant manner | Synonyms: flippantly |
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| airiness | (noun) the property of something weightless and insubstantial | Synonyms: buoyancy |
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| (noun) the property of something spacious and abounding in fresh air | - |
| (noun) lightness in movement or manner | Synonyms: delicacy |
| airing | (noun) the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air | Synonyms: ventilation |
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| (noun) a short excursion (a walk or ride) in the open air | - |
| (noun) the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate | Synonyms: dissemination, public exposure, spreading |
| airless | (adjective) lacking fresh air | Synonyms: close, stuffy, unaired |
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| airlift | (noun) transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable) | Synonyms: lift |
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| (verb) fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means | Synonyms: lift |
| airlike | (adjective) resembling air or having the form of air | Synonyms: aeriform |
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| airline | (noun) a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers | Synonyms: airline business, airway |
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| (noun) a hose that carries air under pressure | Synonyms: air hose |