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AWACS an aircraft fitted with a radome and carrying sophisticated radar and computer equipment, used for reconnaissance and for directing ground forces, or a warning system employing such aircraft (acronym for "Airborne Warning and Control System").
await to wait for; look forward to. [3 definitions]
awake to wake (someone or something) from sleep; awaken. [6 definitions]
awaken to wake from sleep. [2 definitions]
awakening emerging. [3 definitions]
award to present in recognition of superior qualities or performance; give as a prize. [4 definitions]
awardable combined form of award.
aware knowing or mindful; conscious (usu. fol. by "of").
awareness the state or condition of being aware.
awash swept or covered by waves or water; flooded. [4 definitions]
away in or to another direction. [7 definitions]
awe a very strong feeling of wonder, reverence, or fear, caused by something grand or powerful. [2 definitions]
aweigh in nautical terminology, not quite touching the bottom of a body of water (used of an anchor).
awe-inspiring capable of producing great respect, admiration, or humility in others.
aweless combined form of awe.
awesome causing awe. [2 definitions]
awe-struck overpowered by a feeling of wonder, fear, or admiration.
awful very bad; inferior. [4 definitions]
awfully very; extremely. [2 definitions]
a whale of a (informal) an exceptionally large or fine example of a (class of objects or persons).
awhile for a brief period.