a-ok

in perfect condition or order ;

a-okay

in perfect condition or order ;

a-one

of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops" ;

a.m.

before noon ;

a cappella

without musical accompaniment; "they sang an a cappella Mass" ;

a couple of

more than one but indefinitely small in number; "a few roses"; "a couple of roses" ;

a few

more than one but indefinitely small in number; "a few roses"; "a couple of roses" ;

a la carte

(of a restaurant meal) having unlimited choices with a separate price for each item ;

a la mode

in the current fashion or style ;

a posteriori

involving reasoning from facts or particulars to general principals or from effects to causes; "a posteriori demonstration" ; requiring evidence for validation or support ;

a priori

involving deductive reasoning from a general principle to a necessary effect; not supported by fact; "an a priori judgment" ; based on hypothesis or theory rather than experiment ;

abactinal

(of radiate animals) located on the surface or end opposite to that on which the mouth is situated ;

abandoned

forsaken by owner or keeper ; "weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse" ; free from constraint; "an abandoned sadness born of grief"- Liam O'Flaherty ;

abashed

feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious; "felt abashed at the extravagant praise"; "chagrined at the poor sales of his book"; "was embarrassed by her child's tantrums" ;

abasic

of or relating to abasia (inability to walk) ;

abatable

capable of being abated ;

abatic

of or relating to abasia (inability to walk) ;

abaxial

facing away from the axis of an organ or organism; "the abaxial surface of a leaf is the underside or side facing away from the stem" ;

abbatial

of or having to do with or belonging to an abbey or abbot, or abbess ;

abbreviated

(of clothing) very short; "an abbreviated swimsuit"; "a brief bikini" ; cut short in duration; "the abbreviated speech"; "her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking"; "an unsatisfactory truncated conversation" ;

abdicable

capable of being discarded or renounced or relinquished; "abdicable responsibilites" ;

abdominal

of or relating to or near the abdomen; "abdominal muscles" ;

abdominous

having a large belly ;

abdominovesical

of or relating to the abdomen and the urinary bladder ;

abducent

especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part ;

abducted

(of persons) seized and detained unlawfully, often for ransom; "the father restored the kidnapped (or abducted) child to the mother" ;

abducting

especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part ;

abecedarian

alphabetically arranged (as for beginning readers) ;

aberdonian

of or relating to Aberdeen ;

aberrant

markedly different from an accepted norm; "aberrant behavior"; "deviant ideas" ;

abeyant

temporarily inactive ;

abhorrent

offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels" ;

abiding

unceasing; "an abiding belief"; "imperishable truths" ;

abient

characterized by avoidance or withdrawal ;

abiogenetic

originating by abiogenesis ;

abject

showing humiliation or submissiveness; "an abject apology" ; of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick" ; most unfortunate or miserable; "the most abject slaves joined in the revolt"; "abject poverty" ; showing utter resignation or hopelessness; "abject surrender" ;

ablated

made smaller or less by melting or erosion or vaporization; "the rocket's ablated head shield" ;

ablative

tending to ablate; i.e. to be removed or vaporized at very high temperature; "ablative material on a rocket cone" ; relating to the ablative case ;

ablaze

lighted with red light as if with flames; "streets ablaze with lighted Christmas trees"; "the inflamed clouds at sunset"; "reddened faces around the campfire" ; resembling flame in brilliance or color; "maple trees ablaze in autumn"; "flaming autumn leaves" ; lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "blazing logs in the fireplace"; "a burning cigarette"; "a flaming crackling fire"; "houses on fire" ; keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement; "his face all ablaze with excitement"- Bram Stoker; "he was aflame with desire" ;

able

(usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something; "able to swim"; "she was able to program her computer"; "we were at last able to buy a car"; "able to get a grant for the project" ; having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity; "able to learn"; "human beings are able to walk on two feet"; "Superman is able to leap tall buildings" ; have the skills and qualifications to do things well; "able teachers"; "a capable administrator"; "children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable" ; having a strong healthy body; "an able seaman"; "every able-bodied young man served in the army" ;