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] |
axillary |
in anatomy, of, relating to, or in the region of the axilla. [3 definitions] |
axiology |
a branch of philosophy that examines the nature of value and various types of values, as in morals, metaphysics, religion, or the like. |
axiom |
an obvious or generally accepted principle. [2 definitions] |