| 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. |
| awkward |
deficient in physical skill or grace; clumsy. [4 definitions] |
| awl |
a small, sharply pointed tool used to make holes in leather, wood, or the like. |
| awless |
combined form of awe. |
| awn |
in botany, any of the thin bristles found at the tip of some leaves, esp. those of grasses. |
| awning |
a protective structure, often made of canvas, erected over a door or window. |
| awnless |
combined form of awn. |
| awoke |
past tense and past participle of awake. |
| awoken |
a past participle of awake. |
| AWOL |
abbreviation of "absent without leave," absent without permission from assigned military duty, but not necessarily with the intention of deserting. |
| awry |
off center; twisted or turned. [2 definitions] |
| ax |
a heavy cutting tool with a blade mounted at the end of a long handle, used esp. for chopping wood. [4 definitions] |
| axes1 |
pl. of axis. |
| axes2 |
pl. of ax. |
| axial |
of, concerning, or functioning as an axis. [2 definitions] |
| axil |
the upper angle between a leaf, flower, twig, or the like, and the stem or branch from which it grows. |
| axilla |
an armpit or a corresponding part, such as the area under a bird's wing. [2 definitions] |
| axillar |
(usu. pl.) any of the feathers that grow under a bird's wing. [2 definitions] |