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Words starting with A

Words that start with A

Angry anteaters arguing against albino antelopes.

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Ais forAcoustic

Something is acoustic if it relates to sound. For example, the picture is of acoustic insulation, which is used to dampen sound in places like recording studios. Musical instruments that are not electronically enhanced are called acoustic instruments.
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Ais forAcrobat

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.
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Acrophobia is the fear of heights. Most people are afraid of heights to some degree, especially when there is nothing to stop them from falling, like the cliff edge in the picture.
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Ais forActor

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.

Ais forActress

An actress is a female actor. Actresses may be seen on stage, on television or in movies.

Ais forAcute

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.
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Ais forAd

Ad is short for advertisement.
A written ad lib.
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Ais forAd lib

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.
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Ais forAdder

Scientific name: vipera berus
An adder is the name given to the common European viper. These snakes are venomous.
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Ais forAddress

An address is a written representation of where someone lives or works, so you can send them mail and know it will reach them.