Words that start with A

Acorns are the nut of the oak tree. They start green and gradually go brown as they ripen. Squirrels are very fond of acorns.

An acrobat, sometimes called an aerialist, is someone who does activities like juggling, tumbling, tightrope-walking and other gymnastics. Today, acrobats are usually seen at a circus. Before television, travelling acrobats would visit towns and castles to perform for the people's entertainment.

An actor is someone who plays pretend for a living. Actors put on plays on stage, or are in movies or television shows pretending to be someone else or someone made up. Their job is to entertain people. Sometimes a female actor is called an actress.

An acute angle is one that is smaller than 90 degrees. A 90 degree angle is a "normal" corner, like you find inside most houses and the corners of a piece of paper. Acute angles can also be described as sharp or pointy. An angle larger than 90 degrees is called obtuse.

Ad lib is an abbreviation of the phrase ad libitum, which is Latin meaning "at one's pleasure." When you ad lib you are improvising or making something up without any preparation.