Words that start with A

Angry anteaters arguing against albino antelopes.

Ais forAward

An award is something you are given if you have done something special, such as an act of bravery, being academically excellent, or winning a competition.

Ais forAway

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.

Ais forAwning

An awning is a cover over a window or door. Awnings might be solid and permanently attached, or made from a material like canvas that can be rolled up. The awnings in the picture are yellow.

Ais forAwoke

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."

Ais forAxe

The axe, also spelt ax, is one of the oldest tools known to mankind. Axes have been used for thousands of years to split logs, cut down trees and shape wood.

Ais forAxle

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.

Ais forAxolotl

Scientific name: ambystoma mexicanum
Axolotls, sometimes called Mexican walking fish, are the larval stage of salamanders, in the same way that tadpoles are the larval stage of frogs. Axolotls are a special case where they don't need to grow to the adult stage to breed. Axolotls come from a lake in Mexico, and they can live for about 15 years. They eat small water creatures that they suck into their mouths.