arterial ADJECTIVE
arthritis
NOUN a condition in which the joints in someone’s body become painful, and sometimes swollen
arthritic ADJECTIVE
article articles
NOUN 1 a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine
2 a particular item • an article of clothing
artificial
ADJECTIVE Something artificial is created by people rather than occurring naturally.
ANTONYM: natural
artillery
NOUN 1 Artillery consists of large, powerful guns and rockets.
2 The artillery is the branch of an army that uses these weapons.
artist artists
NOUN a person who draws or paints or produces other works of art
as
CONJUNCTION 1 at the same time that • We watched television as we ate our sandwiches.
2 because • As I like school I get there early.
PHRASE 3 You use as if or as though when you are giving an explanation for something. • Shane walked past as if he didn’t know me.
ascend ascends, ascending, ascended
VERB FORMAL If someone or something ascends, they move or lead upwards. • We ascended the stairs to the second floor.
ANTONYM: descend
ash ashes
NOUN the grey or black powdery remains of anything that has been burnt • We put the ashes from the bonfire on the compost heap.
ashamed
ADJECTIVE 1 If you are ashamed, you feel embarrassed or guilty.
2 If you are ashamed of someone, you feel embarrassed to be connected with them.
ashore
ADVERB If someone or something comes ashore, they come on to the land from the sea or a river.
aside
ADVERB If you move something aside, you move it to one side. • She closed the book and laid it aside.
ask asks, asking, asked
VERB 1 If you ask someone something, you put a question to them.
2 If you ask someone to do something, you tell them you want them to do it. • We asked him to do his card trick.
3 If you ask for something, you say you would like to have it. • She asked for a drink of water.
4 If you ask someone to come or go somewhere, you invite them there.
asleep
ADJECTIVE If you are asleep, your eyes are closed and your whole body is resting.
aspect aspects
NOUN one of many ways of seeing or thinking about something
aspirin aspirins
NOUN 1 a white drug used to relieve pain, fever and colds
2 a small white tablet of this drug
ass asses
NOUN another word for donkey
assassinate assassinates, assassinating, assassinated
VERB If someone assassinates an important person, they murder them.
assassination NOUN
assault assaults
NOUN a violent attack on someone