aforesaid |
mentioned or said earlier. |
aforethought |
planned or thought of in advance; premeditated. |
a fortiori |
(Latin) for a strong reason; all the more so. |
afoul |
entangled, in collision, or in conflict. |
afraid |
feeling fear or apprehension. [3 definitions] |
A-frame |
an upright supporting frame in the shape of an "A," or a house constructed with one or more such frames as its main structural supports. |
afresh |
once again; anew. |
Africa |
a continent of the Eastern Hemisphere south of Europe, between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. |
African |
of or having to do with Africa, or its people or languages. [2 definitions] |
African American |
an American who has ancestors of African descent. |
African-American |
of or pertaining to Americans who have ancestors of African descent. |
African National Congress |
South African political party founded in 1912, whose struggle to establish majority rule and eliminate apartheid led to the establishment in 1994 of South Africa's first multi-racial, democratically-elected government. |
African violet |
any of several related tropical plants, very popular as houseplants, that have fuzzy dark green leaves and bear violet, pink, or white flowers. |
Afrikaans |
a South African language developed from seventeenth-century Dutch. |
Afrikaner |
a native South African of European descent, esp. one of Dutch ancestry. |
Afro |
of or pertaining to Africa (often used in combination). [2 definitions] |
Afro- |
African. |
Afro-American |
(old-fashioned) of or pertaining to American Blacks, their African heritage, or their history or culture. [2 definitions] |
Afro-Eurasia |
the land mass of Earth that includes all of Africa, Europe, and Asia. |
AFS |
abbreviation of "American Field Service." |
aft |
into, near, or toward the rear end of a ship or aircraft. [2 definitions] |