| aficionado |
an enthusiast or fan, as of an art, a sport, or a pastime. |
| afield |
off the familiar or desired track, as in speech or thought. [3 definitions] |
| afire |
burning, as a house. [2 definitions] |
| aflame |
on fire; blazing. [2 definitions] |
| AFL-CIO |
abbreviation of "American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations." |
| afloat |
on the water; floating. [6 definitions] |
| aflutter |
excited and nervous; fluttering. |
| afoot |
on foot; walking. [2 definitions] |
| aforementioned |
mentioned or cited previously. |
| aforesaid |
mentioned or said earlier. |
| aforethought |
planned or thought of in advance; premeditated. |
| a fortiori |
(Latin) for a strong reason; all the more so. |
| afoul |
entangled, in collision, or in conflict. |
| afraid |
feeling fear or apprehension. [3 definitions] |
| A-frame |
an upright supporting frame in the shape of an "A," or a house constructed with one or more such frames as its main structural supports. |
| afresh |
once again; anew. |
| Africa |
a continent of the Eastern Hemisphere south of Europe, between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. |
| African |
of or having to do with Africa, or its people or languages. [2 definitions] |
| African American |
an American of African descent. |
| African-American |
of or pertaining to Americans of African descent or their combined American and African heritage. |
| African National Congress |
South African political party founded in 1912, whose struggle to establish majority rule and eliminate apartheid led to the establishment in 1994 of South Africa's first multi-racial, democratically-elected government. |