| accountability |
the state or quality of being accountable. |
| accouterment |
the act of outfitting or being outfitted. [1/2 definitions] |
| accumulation |
the condition of being accumulated. [1/3 definitions] |
| accuracy |
the condition or quality of being accurate. |
| accusatory |
being or containing an accusation. |
| acidity |
the characteristic or state of being acid. [1/3 definitions] |
| acid rain |
rain that has high acidity because of being mixed with pollutants such as vehicle exhausts and residues from burning of fossil fuels for energy or from chemical manufacturing. |
| acknowledgment |
the act of acknowledging, or the fact of being acknowledged. [1/2 definitions] |
| acquittal |
the act of acquitting, or the fact or condition of being acquitted. |
| actable |
capable of being acted, as a role or a play. |
| action |
something that is done, is being done, or will be done. [1/8 definitions] |
| active |
in grammar, designating the voice or form of a verb whose subject acts through the verb, rather than being the object of the verb's action, such as "signed" in "Five petitioners signed the document". (Cf. passive.) [2/7 definitions] |
| activity |
the condition or state of being active. [1/4 definitions] |
| actual |
verified as a fact or as being the real thing. [1/3 definitions] |
| adaptation |
the act or process of adapting, or the state of being adapted. [2/4 definitions] |
| addiction |
the condition of being addicted, esp. to a narcotic substance. |
| addlebrained |
being or seeming to be the product of a confused mind; foolish. [1/2 definitions] |
| adequacy |
the state of being adequate. |
| adjournment |
the act of adjourning, or the condition of being adjourned. [2 definitions] |
| adjustment |
the state of being adjusted. [1/3 definitions] |
| admirable |
worthy of being admired; excellent. |