| art nouveau |
(sometimes cap.) a style of art in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, notable for motifs taken from nature and expressed with curved lines. |
| art room |
a room in a school where art is taught and where art materials are kept. |
| artsy-craftsy |
(informal) involving or given to arts and crafts. |
| artwork |
pictorial or illustrative work, as for a book or a magazine article. [2 definitions] |
| arty |
(informal) displaying an affected or ostentatious artistic manner or interest. |
| arugula |
a plant of the mustard family having flat, green leaves that have a distinctive pungent taste and are often used as salad greens. |
| arum |
any of a family of plants, such as jack-in-the-pulpit, with arrow-shaped leaves and bearing a flower, at the tip of a long spike, that is enclosed by a hoodlike leaf. [2 definitions] |
| -ary |
a person, thing, or place associated with, belonging to, or pertaining to. [2 definitions] |
| Aryan |
a person belonging to or claiming to be a descendant of the prehistoric peoples who spoke the hypothetical parent language of Indo-Europeans. [4 definitions] |
| arytenoid |
of or pertaining to either of a pair of small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal chords are attached. [3 definitions] |
| As |
symbol of the chemical element arsenic. |
| as1 |
equally; to the same extent or degree. [11 definitions] |
| as2 |
an ancient Roman unit of weight equal to approximately twelve ounces; libra. [2 definitions] |
| as- |
to. |
| asafetida |
a gum resin obtained from Oriental plants related to the carrot, with a strong, offensive odor and a bitter taste, formerly used as a medicine. |
| as a matter of fact |
actually; in fact (often used when the information that follows will be surprising to the listener or a rejection of what was said previously.) |
| ASAP |
abbreviation of "as soon as possible" (sometimes pronounced as an acronym.) |
| as a whole |
when regarded in entirety. |
| asbestos |
one of two forms of a mineral that can be separated into fibers, is not combustible, and is resistant to chemical action, used to make fireproofing and insulating materials. [2 definitions] |
| asbestosis |
a chronic lung disease marked by thickening and scarring of the lung tissue that is caused by prolonged exposure to asbestos. |
| ascarid |
any of various worms, including intestinal parasites such as the roundworm and the pinworm. |