| Ar |
symbol of the chemical element argon. |
| AR |
abbreviation of "Arkansas," a south central U.S. state between Mississippi and Oklahoma. |
| Arab |
a member of the Semitic people that originated in Arabia and now forms the dominant population in that and other Middle Eastern countries. [4 definitions] |
| arabesque |
a complex design of interlaced scrolls, foliage, and other fanciful shapes, or an ornamental object having such a design. [4 definitions] |
| Arabia |
a Southwest Asian peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. |
| Arabian |
of, pertaining to, originating in, or characteristic of Arabia or its desert climate. [4 definitions] |
| Arabian camel |
the single-humped camel native to the area from North Africa to India; dromedary. (Cf. Bactrian camel.) |
| Arabian Desert |
a very arid region occupying a large portion of the Arabian Peninsula and stretching into Jordan and Iraq. |
| Arabian Sea |
an extension of the Indian Ocean between India and the Arabian Peninsula. |
| Arabic |
designating, pertaining to, or in the script used to write the Semitic language of the Arabs, or Persian, Urdu, and other languages. [3 definitions] |
| Arabic numeral |
any of the symbols for the numbers one through nine, including zero; 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9. |
| arable |
of land, capable of yielding crops when cultivated. [2 definitions] |
| Arab League |
a confederation of nations sharing a common Arabic language and culture, formed in 1945 to promote economic, military, and political cooperation among its members, and now grown to a total of twenty-one. |
| Arab Republic of Egypt |
see Egypt. |
| arachibutyrophobia |
the persistent fear of or intense distress caused by peanut butter sticking to the roof of one's mouth. |
| arachnid |
an arthropod having four pairs of legs and belonging to the class that includes scorpions, ticks, and spiders. |
| arachnoid |
an arachnid. [5 definitions] |
| arachnophobia |
an irrational fear of spiders. |
| arak |
see arrack. |
| Aramaic |
the Semitic language of ancient Syria, Palestine, and Southwest Asia. [3 definitions] |
| Arapaho |
a member of a North American Indian tribe that formerly lived in the western plains from Texas and New Mexico to Canada, and now lives in Oklahoma and Wyoming. [2 definitions] |