Words that start with A

An autograph is the signature of a famous person, usually made out to someone who admires them.
Some people collect autographs, and they can be valuable, especially after the famous person has died.

Autumn, or fall, is when plants and animals get ready for winter. Autumn comes after summer. In some parts of the world, Plants lose their leaves during autumn.

Aventurine is a type of quartz which has impurities that make it green, translucent, and with a shimmering effect. Some types of aventurine are orange, brown, yellow, blue, or grey but the most common is green. Most of the world's green aventurine is found in India.

The avocado is the fruit of a tree native to south and central America. It prefers to grow in tropical areas.
Avocados are much higher in fat than other fruits. The avocado has a big seed inside it, and a hard skin, so you can only eat the soft flesh in between. Their flesh is yellow to green, and has a texture that is a little like butter, hence one of their common names of "butter fruit". The flesh of the avocado can be spread on bread or crackers, or the flesh can be diced and used as an ingredient in salads.

You are awake when you are not asleep. When you are awake, usually your eyes are open and you can move around.

Something is away from you if it is a distance from you, or is being removed from you. The man in the picture is walking away. Parents often take toys away from children as a punishment.

Awoke is the past tense of waking up, or another way of saying you are waking up.

You might say "I awoke at dawn". The word is also used in books and stories to show a person noticing an idea or truth, like "she awoke to the problem."

An axle is a shaft that goes through the center of a wheel, which the wheel rotates around.
One axle may have only one wheel or many wheels on it. Axles generally only have two wheels on them, one at each end.