| altazimuth |
a telescope or other instrument that moves in altitude (up and down) and in azimuth (back and forth). |
| American Sign Language |
a language used by many deaf people in North America, made up of hand movements and signs. |
| ana- |
up or upward. [1/4 definitions] |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
an independent state in the Caribbean Sea made up of three islands. |
| arise |
to get up, as from sitting or sleep. [1/4 definitions] |
| aristocracy |
a governing body made up of the finest and most able people. [1/5 definitions] |
| armillary |
of or made up of circles, rings, or hoops. |
| arouse |
to excite or activate; stir up. [1/4 definitions] |
| ascend |
to go up on or along; climb or rise on. [1/5 definitions] |
| ascent |
the act of going up; rise. [2/4 definitions] |
| assembly line |
a set-up in a factory whereby a product being put together passes, in moving along a track, conveyor belt, or the like, a succession of stations with workers, each of whom adds, adjusts, or secures apart to the whole. |
| assumption |
the taking up of a human being into heaven. [1/5 definitions] |
| astir |
out of bed; awake and up. [1/2 definitions] |
| as yet |
up until now; up to this point. |
| at an angle |
slanted up or down; crooked. |
| atomicity |
the state of being made up of atoms. [1/2 definitions] |
| au courant |
in the current (French); knowledgeable about current events or other matters of the moment; up-to-date. |
| autogiro |
an aircraft that is pulled forward by a conventional propeller and held up in the air by a large horizontal rotor mounted on top of the fuselage. |
| awake |
to become aroused from sleep; wake up. [1/6 definitions] |
| awakening |
the act of waking up from sleep. [1/3 definitions] |
| babirusa |
a wild pig of the East Indies, the male of which has tusks that grow up through the snout and curve backward toward the eyes. |