English words starting with a

Meanings of A:

determiner

Used when referring to someone or something for the first time in a text or conversation.

Usage examples:

A man came out of the room

abbreviation

(in travel timetables) arrives.

Usage examples:

Penzance a 0915

symbol

(in units of measurement) atto- (10−18).

prefix

Not; without.

Usage examples:

Atheistic

suffix

Forming ancient or latinized modern names of animals and plants.

Usage examples:

Primula

noun

The first letter of the alphabet.

Usage examples:

Suppose a had killed b

Acceleration.

preposition

In or for each or every; per

Usage examples:

Take one tablet three times a day., these shoes cost $30 a pair., the teacher gave me an a for my e…

Meanings of A bit much a bite at the cherry a busy bee:

adjective

Something that is missing cannot be found because it is not where it should be

Usage examples:

The burglars have been arrested but the jewellery is still missing., when did you realize that the …

Meanings of A bit much:

To be a situation, or type of behaviour that is unreasonable, or more than you can deal with

Usage examples:

I thought being asked to miss my lunch was a bit much.

phrase

Somewhat excessive or unreasonable.

Usage examples:

His earnestness can be a bit much

Meanings of A good deal:

phrase

A large amount.

Usage examples:

I don't know a great deal about politics

Meanings of A great deal:

idiom

To a very great degree or extent

phrase

A large amount.

Usage examples:

I don't know a great deal about politics

Meanings of A hair’s breadth:

idiom

A very small distance or amount

Usage examples:

His finger was within a hair's breadth of touching the alarm., she came within a hair's breadth of …

Meanings of A lone wolf:

noun

A very independent or solitary person.

Usage examples:

He's a lone wolf; that's what made him a successful foreign correspondent

Meanings of A man of his word:

idiom

Someone who keeps their promises

Usage examples:

You can trust him - he's a man of his word.

Meanings of A million and one:

idiom

Very many

Usage examples:

I can't talk right now - i have a hundred and one things to do this morning.

Meanings of A penny for your thoughts:

phrase

Used to ask someone what they are thinking about.

Usage examples:

I haven't heard anyone say that for years - a penny for your thoughts.

idiom

I would like to know what you are thinking

Usage examples:

You haven't said very much – a penny for your thoughts.

Meanings of A rare bird:

noun

An exceptional person or thing; a rarity.

Usage examples:

The style is a rare bird in brazilian music

Meanings of A second bite at the cherry:

phrase

An attempt or opportunity to do something.

Usage examples:

The team had victory snatched from their grasp, and could well have had their last bite at the cherry

idiom

Another opportunity to do something

Usage examples:

He missed a medal in the 100 metres, but will get a second bite of the cherry in the 400 metres.

Meanings of A stitch in time saves nine:

phrase

If you sort out a problem immediately it may save a lot of extra work later.

Usage examples:

The lead officer said: ‘it's a case of a stitch in time saves nine.’

idiom

Said to mean that it is better to act or deal with problems immediately, because if you wait and deal with them later, things will get worse and the problems will take longer to deal with

Meanings of A-bed-of-roses:

idiom

If a situation is not all roses, there are unpleasant things to deal with as well as the pleasant ones

Usage examples:

Being in a relationship is not all roses, you know.

Meanings of A-big-ask:

noun

Something that you ask someone to do or hope that will happen, but that will be difficult to achieve

Usage examples:

If the operations in japan are successful, then the business should have a future, but it's a big a…

Meanings of A-bit:

noun

A small piece or a small amount of something

Usage examples:

Little bits of paper, we need every bit of evidence we can find., we showed a little bit on videota…

Meanings of A-bit-thick:

idiom

To praise someone too much

Usage examples:

She went on and on about how she admired his work - laid it on a bit thick, if you ask me.

Meanings of A-bite:

idiom

Some food

Usage examples:

You'll feel better once you've had a bite to eat.

Meanings of A-bolt-from-the-blue:

idiom

Something important or unusual that happens suddenly or unexpectedly

Usage examples:

The resignation of the chairman came like a bolt from the blue.

Meanings of A-bomb:

noun

A weapon that explodes

Usage examples:

Was there any warning before the bomb went off?, the last play was a bomb., they bombed enemy airfi…

Meanings of A-breath-of-fresh-air:

Someone or something that makes a situation feel new, different, and exciting

Usage examples:

The last band was a breath of fresh air in an otherwise boring night of music.

phrase

An act or brief spell of breathing air that is outside or outdoors.

Usage examples:

Researchers found that 50 per cent of workers never leave the office for a breath of fresh air

Meanings of A-bugger:

idiom

Used to show that you are extremely annoyed or bored with an activity and that you will not continue doing it

Usage examples:

I'd been waiting for him for an hour and i thought, sod this for a lark - i'm going home!

Meanings of A-bundle:

idiom

To earn a lot of money

Usage examples:

They made a bundle selling their business.

Meanings of A-busy-bee:

idiom

To be moving about quickly doing many things

Meanings of A-devil:

idiom

An extremely difficult or serious type of something

Usage examples:

A devil of a mess/problem, we had the devil of a job/time trying to find this place!