Elementary Vocabulary
36,036 words at the elementary level.
Alternative form of A1.
Alternative form of aa.
In the style or manner of.
English rendering of a common Hebrew posthumous honorific.
Initialism of Astronomy and Astrophysics: a scientific journal founded in 1969, covering theoretical, observational, and instrumental astronomy and astrophysics.
Initialism of assault and battery.
The accident and emergency (casualty) department of a hospital.
Agricultural and Mechanical, a historical university description
Initialism of alert and oriented.
Initialism of anatomy and physiology.
Initialism of artist(s) and repertoire/repertory.
Initialism of accosting and soliciting.
Alternative spelling of a (“all”)
Alternative form of aa.
A Kra-Dai language spoken in China.
plural of the letter a
A or an; the indefinite article (when the initial sound of what will follow is unclear).
An academic grade, higher than A or A+. Where it is used, it is often the best class of result.
plural of A*
Censored spelling of ass.
Censored spelling of arse.
plural of A*
Initialism of Atheism Plus.
plural of A+
An academic grade better than one hundred, usually due to extra credit. Better than an A+.
plural of A++
Forming verbs with the sense away, up, on, out.
Alternative spelling of A1.
plural of A-1
Fokker A-2 air ambulance that did not see production.
plural of A-2
Air operations and training officer.
Lansen single seat fighter craft, used from 1955-1997.
plural of A-3
Skyhawk single engine attack aircraft.
plural of A-4
The planning section of an Air Force staff.
plural of A-5
Intruder twin engine low-altitude attack aircraft.
The strike version of the Saab 105 twin-engine training aircraft.
A protein from patients with Alzheimer's
plural of A-6
Corsair single engine light attack bomber.
plural of A-7
Alternative form of aa.
Alternative form of aa.
Initialism of alternating current.
Alternative form of AG.
Alternative spelling of aha.
For general patronage.
Rated for adults and adolescents only.
For adults with reservations.
Alternative spelling of A-okay.
Initialism of amorphous silicon.
ataxia telangiectasia
Abbreviation of audio-video or audiovisual.
Abbreviation of abbreviation.
achievement age
Able-bodied seaman.
acromioclavicular
Alternative form of AD; initialism of anno Domini.
At the age of; aged.
Alternative form of AG.
Synonym of AH (“Anno Hegirae”).
In or for the meantime; temporarily.
Initialism of autograph letter.
Initialism of anno mundi.
Alternative spelling of ao.
Initialism of aqua regia.
Initialism of almost surely.
Abbreviation of atomic units.
Airman third class
Initialism of antiaircraft.
Initialism of acid-base.
Abbreviation of antecubital.
plural of a/c
Initialism of air-to-ground.
atomic percent (percent calculated by number of atoms)
Initialism of accounts receivable.
Maintenance service provided after the sale of a product
Initialism of all-terrain.
An early Unix-based operating system developed by Apple Inc. in the late 1980s.
Abbreviation of audio/video or audiovisual.
first rate or excellent
Alternative form of A1C.
Abbreviation of accessibility.
Abbreviation of airman 1st class.
plural of A1C
plural of A1
Abbreviation of Ann Arbor.
airman second class
A large iceberg which calved from the Filchner–Ronne Ice Shelf in 1986.
Initialism of account-to-account.
Acronym of anti-access area denial.
third-person singular simple present indicative of A2A
Airman second class
plural of A2C
Initialism of ass to mouth.
Initialism of application-to-person, as used for SMS messages sent by an application to a person.
Assist-2-Sell, a real-estate franchise organisation in the United States of America
plural of A2S
A one-page document, often tabular or graphical, on such paper.
Airman third class
plural of A3C
plural of A3
A4 class, a class of steam locomotive used on the London and North Eastern Railway.
A 415 Hertz musical pitch, which usually serves as the tuning standard for the note A above middle C in baroque pitch.
A 440 Hertz musical pitch, which serves as the tuning standard for the note A above middle C in concert pitch.
Abbreviation of Avenged Sevenfold.
The eight former Eastern European countries that acceded to the European Union in 2004.
A member of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Initialism of armor, armament, and ammunition.
Initialism of anesthesiologist assistant certified.
Initialism of abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Amateur Athletic Association of America
Initialism of American Association of Architectural Bibliographers.
Initialism of American Association for the Advancement of Criminology.
Initialism of American Athletic Association for the Deaf.
Initialism of American Association of Airport Executives.
Initialism of American Association for the Advancement of the Humanities.
Initialism of Affiliated Advertising Agencies International.
Initialism of American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Initialism of American Association of Aircraft Manufacturers.
Initialism of American Association of Applied Nutrition.
Initialism of American Association of Aerosol Research.
Initialism of American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Initialism of Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle.
Initialism of army air base.
Initialism of American Association of Blood Banks.
American Amateur Baseball Congress
Initialism of aid to the aged, blind and disabled.
Initialism of Australian Association of Better Hearing.
Initialism of American Association of Bicycle Importers.
Initialism of Associated Australian Banks of London.
Initialism of Association of American Battery Manufacturers.
Initialism of Association of Area Business Publications.
plural of AAB
Initialism of Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, now known as The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies.
Initialism of Antarctic bottom water.
Abbreviation of as amended by.
American Cement Corporation, stock exchange symbol.
Initialism of American Apparel Contractors Association.
Initialism of Aeronautics and Astronautics Coordination Board.
Initialism of American Association of Cereal Chemists.
Initialism of American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry.
Initialism of American Association of Cost Engineering.
Initialism of acute angle-closure glaucoma.
Abbreviation of Aachen.
Initialism of American Association of Conservation Information.
Initialism of Association of American Correspondents in London.
Initialism of American Academy of Compensation Medicine.
Initialism of Advanced and Applied Concepts Office.
Initialism of American Academy for Cerebral Palsy.
Initialism of American Association for Cancer Research.
Initialism of Airborne Astrographic Camera System.
Initialism of American Association of Commodity Traders.
Acronym of anti-aircraft cooperation unit.
Initialism of assault air-cushion vehicle.
Initialism of American Academy of Dentists.
Initialism of American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Initialism of Army Air Defense Board.
Initialism of American Association of Dental Consultants.
Initialism of American Association of Dental Editors.
Synonym of Aashaadha (“month of Hindu calendar”).
plural of AAD
Initialism of African-American English.
simple past and past participle of AA
Initialism of American Academy of Emergency Medicine.
Initialism of Allied Air Forces.
Initialism of Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.
Initialism of All-America Football Conference.
Initialism of All American Football League.
Initialism of American Academy of Family Physicians.
Initialism of assistant adjutant general.
An exclamation of horror, disgust or frustration
Initialism of American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry.
plural of AAG
Indication of amazement or surprise or enthusiasm.
plural of aah
Initialism of Airports Authority of India.
Initialism of Air Accident Investigation Authority (of Hong Kong)
Initialism of Air Accident Investigation Bureau (Malaysia, Mongolia, Singapore)
Initialism of atlantoaxial joint.
plural of AAJ
A genre of Korean court music
Initialism of American Association of Kidney Patients.
The Indian mulberry or noni (Morinda citrifolia, Morinda tinctoria), a shrub found in Southeast Asia, the East Indies and the Pacific islands as far as French Polynesia.
Asynchronous Transfer Mode Adaption Layer Type 2, ATM Adaption Layer Type 2.
Asynchronous Transfer Mode Adaption Layer Type 5, ATM Adaption Layer Type 5.
old.
plural of aal
A Dutch and German measure of liquids, used in England for Rhine wine, varying in different cities, being in Amsterdam about 41 wine gallons, in Antwerp 36½, and in Hamburg 38¼.
Initialism of Association of American Medical Colleges.
plural of aam
Initialism of American Association for Medical Transcription.
An Egyptian name used to designate Western Asiatic foreigners in antiquity.
A small river in Southland, South Island, New Zealand, flowing into the Foveaux Strait.
plural of AAN
Initialism of Automobile Association of the Northern Territory, a member of the Australian Automobile Association.
Initialism of anodic aluminium oxide.
Initialism of American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.
Initialism of Avengers: Age of Ultron.
Initialism of affirmative action program.
A sister that is older than oneself; also used as a term of familiarity or respect toward a woman that is older.
Initialism of Asian American or Pacific Islander.
Abbreviation of Apple Inc.; used in Nasdaq.
Initialism of American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists.
Initialism of acceptance and action questionnaire.
plural of AAQ
Aircraft accident report.
Alternative form of Aar.
A gene that is required to make coenzyme Q.
An Omotic language spoken in Ethiopia.
Abbreviation of All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (office within the United States Office of the Secretary of Defense that investigates unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP))
An American advocacy group focused on issues affecting the elderly.
plural of AAR
In ancient Egyptian mythology, the heavenly paradise where Osiris rules, described as boundless reed fields like those of the Nile Delta.
A village in southwest France, in the Ossau valley of the Pyrenees.
A surname from Norwegian.
Alternative form of aush.
Initialism of Australian Antarctic Territory.
Initialism of assigned amount unit.
Initialism of American Association of University Professors.
plural of AAU
Initialism of American Association of University Women.
Initialism of Assault Amphibious Vehicle.
Abbreviation of adeno-associated virus 8.
Initialism of African-American Vernacular English.
plural of AAV
Initialism of anti-air warfare.
An amino acid that includes a side chain X.
Initialism of American aster yellows.
Initialism of arc attachment zone.
Abbreviation of abortion.
From.
Abbreviation of about.
A coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair.
A nomogram.
A table or tray scattered with sand which was used for calculating or drawing.
A surname from Spanish of Spanish occupational origin.
Initialism of American Bar Association Journal.
The eighth solar month of the Persian calendar.
To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.
Initialism of Advanced Business Application Programming.
A Bantoid language spoken in Cameroon.
A cutaneous disease; the scald-head. porrigo
A Papuan language, spoken in the Sandaun province of Papua New Guinea.
An ancient counting board containing grooves in which counters were placed; a forerunner of the abacus.
Barking or baying of dogs at their prey.
A type of yarn for the warp.
Abbreviation of abbess.
Father; religious superior; in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch; a title given to Jewish scholars in the Talmudic period.
Alternative spelling of abbé.
A diminutive of the female given name Abigail.
Alternative spelling of abbr..
plural of abb
A diminutive of the female given name Abigail, from Hebrew, also used as a formal given name.
A low-ranking member of the Roman Catholic clergy in France who is not a member of a religious order, is not a priest, and can marry and inherit property; an honorific title for such a clergymember.
The English alphabet.
Initialism of Alberta Court of Appeal.
Initialism of Ameris Bancorp.
Initialism of American-born confused desi: a South Asian-American born or raised in the United States.
Initialism of asset-backed commercial paper.
plural of ABC
Initialism of all but dissertation.
Abbreviation of abdicated.
Acronym of American-British-Dutch-Australian Command, a committee of senior military officials during the expected Japanese invasion of Australia in 1942.
A male given name, variant of Abdul.
A surname.
The fat surrounding the belly.
plural of abd
A hamlet in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4398).
A diminutive of the male given name Abraham, from Hebrew.
Initialism of Annular Bearing Engineers’ Committee.
In bed, or on the bed; confined to bed.
A surname from Irish.
The son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain.
A hamlet in Llanwenog community, Ceredigion, Wales (OS grid ref SN4748).
plural of Abe
A diminutive of the male given name Abraham, from Hebrew.
plural of ABG
Initialism of actual bodily harm.
A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
A diminutive of the female given name Abhilasha.
A diminutive of the female given name Abigail.
A state of Nigeria in the South East geopolitical zone. Capital: Umuahia. Largest city: Aba.
The first month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, corresponding nearly to the Gregorian April. After the Babylonish captivity this month was called Nisan.
simple past and past participle of abide
A diminutive of the male given name Abraham, from Hebrew.
Suitableness.
An aromatic red powder that is used during the Holi festival.
plural of ABI
A South American tropical fruit tree, Pouteria caimito.
Abbreviation of ablative.
Having the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a task.
In an able manner; with great ability.
Ellipsis of ABM Treaty or Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
Alternative spelling of Apma.
plural of ABM
Abbreviation of airborne.
Initialism of augmented Backus-Naur form.
plural of ABN
Australian Aboriginal.
Afloat; bouncing on the surface of a liquid.
a language spoken in Papua New Guinea
Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable.
A language of Nigeria.
A member of a people of northern Assam.
plural of abo
Alternative spelling of above ground.
Braced aback
Initialism of arterial blood pressure.
Abbreviation of archbishop.
Initialism of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis.
Initialism of Alberta Provincial Court.
Initialism of ankle-brachial pressure index.
Initialism of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring.
Initialism of American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Abbreviation of Albuquerque: a city in New Mexico, United States.
Abbreviation of Albuquerque.
Initialism of Alberta Court of Queen's Bench.
Initialism of acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber.
Abbreviation of abridge.
a narrow mountain or mesa pass
A use of the mystical term ‘abracadabra’, supposed to work as part of a healing charm or a magical spell; any spell or incantation making use of the word.
A barangay of Dagami, Leyte, Philippines.
a shelter; a cavity in a hillside; a shelter on the side of hill with an overhung rock as its roof
plural of ABR
Abbreviation of abstract.
Alternative form of ab-; away from; from; outside of.
Abbreviation of absent.
Initialism of advanced base sectional dock.
A state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship
Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; existing but not present; (sometimes) missing.
Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional.
To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up.
Initialism of Association of British Scrabble Players.
Initialism of all but thesis.
Contraction of about.
Initialism of American Brain Tumor Association.
Initialism of APEC Business Travel Card.
plural of ABT
A language of Papua New Guinea.
A Central Delta language of Nigeria.
budding
A language spoken in the Alor Archipelago of Indonesia.
Alternative form of abuna.
plural of ABU
Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom.
Alternative form of aby.
Initialism of alcohol by volume.
Abbreviation of above.
Initialism of adriamycin, bleomycin, vinblastine, dacarbazine, a suite of chemotherapy drugs.
Initialism of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, a student organization in India.
plural of ABV
Initialism of alcohol by weight.
Synonym of sekere (“musical instrument”).
Initialism of Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe.
Antibiotic(s).
To pay the penalty for (something); to atone for, to make amends.
Alternative form of aby.
plural of Aby
Alternative form of Apsu.
A language of Côte d'Ivoire.
oak.
Abbreviation of acre.
a catamaran sailing racing yacht, with a wingsail mainsail, developed for the 2013 America's Cup world tour, the 2013 America's Cup pre-regatta tune-up league, called the America's Cup World Series.
A hydrofoil catamaran sailing racing yacht, with a wingsail mainsail, developed for the 2017 America's Cup.
a catamaran sailing racing yacht, with a wingsail mainsail, developed for the 2013 America's Cup
A class of monohull sailing racing yacht, a type of supermaxi.
Initialism of airspace control authority.
Acronym of all cops (or coppers) are bastards, a political slogan protesting against police behavior.
Abbreviation of academy.
Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe.
A vegetable pickle of Maritime Southeast Asia, a local version of the Indian achar.
Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service
Initialism of American contract bridge league.
Initialism of Allied Control Council.
Abbreviation of accusative.
Initialism of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
To express the accent of vocally; to utter with accent.
To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval.
The act of accepting; the receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval.
Initialism of associated control channel.
An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences, and (in the strict sense) not directly caused by humans.
Pertaining to accident and not essence; thus, inessential; incidental; secondary.
To finish successfully.
The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.
A box-shaped musical instrument played by compressing or expanding its bellows while pressing its buttons or its keys, causing pallets to open, which allow air to flow across strips of brass or steel (reeds).
A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review.
Initialism of American College of Chest Physicians.
plural of ACC
Abbreviation of account.
Initialism of antecedent-contained deletion.
Atyap Community Development Association
Initialism of Airport Collaborative Decision Making.
plural of ACD
A male given name.
Abbreviation of angiotensin converting enzyme 1.
Abbreviation of angiotensin converting enzyme 2.
simple past and past participle of ace
A special autonomous province of Indonesia, located on the northern tip of the island of Sumatra.
Initialism of ACE inhibitor.
Initialism of American College of Emergency Physicians.
A plant of the genus Acer; a maple.
plural of ace
A surname.
Initialism of Army Cadet Force.
plural of ACF
Abbreviation of aircraft.
Initialism of anime, comics and games: a Chinese subculture that revolves around anime, manga, and Japanese video games.
Initialism of Advent Christian General Conference.
Any of several species of plants, such as smallage, wild celery, parsley.
fonio, esp. Digitaria exilis (white fonio) (a cereal cultivated in western Africa)
To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.
A language of Guatemala.
To succeed in something, now especially in academic performance.
The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment.
Abbreviation of acetylcholine receptor.
plural of ach
With or suffering from aches; sore.
Initialism of Anti-Coercion Instrument.
Initialism of Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
Initialism of adjacent channel interference ratio.
plural of ACI
Initialism of acromioclavicular joint.
Initialism of Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ.
An acknowledgement either of a packet or a message received from a network.
plural of ack
Initialism of anterior cruciate ligament.
A small town in Norfolk, England.
A barangay of Mexico, Pampanga, Philippines.
Initialism of American Center for Law & Justice.
Initialism of adjacent channel leakage power ratio.
plural of ACL
Initialism of American Civil Liberties Union.
Initialism of agency credit memo.
Initialism of Australian Communications and Media Authority.
Initialism of Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps.
Initialism of Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.
Initialism of Army Center of Military History.
Initialism of aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance.
plural of ACM
Obsolete spelling of acme.
Abbreviation of acrylonitrile.
Initialism of Anglican Church in North America.
Initialism of adult child of divorce.
Acronym of American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
A bidding system, commonly used in the British Commonwealth, in which bidding is kept as natural as possible.
atop
Acronym of Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now.
Alternative form of accoy.
Initialism of acyl carrier protein.
Initialism of Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act.
Initialism of Advanced Configuration and Power Interface.
Initialism of Association of Chief Police Officers.
Initialism of adjacent channel power ratio.
Initialism of acrocephalopolysyndactyly.
Abbreviation of acquiescing.
Initialism of albumin/creatinine ratio.
Alternative spelling of acro-, used before a vowel.
The vascular areas of the body most removed from the heart.
A town in the province of Cosenza, Calabria, Italy.
Combining acrobatic elements with something else.
An athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination, often as part of a circus performance.
The art of performing acrobatic gymnastic feats.
adjacent-channel rejection ratio; the resulting measurement of comparing signal strength with a similar signal on another frequency if they are on adjacent channels.
plural of ACR
Initialism of American Civil Rights Union.
Initialism of Australian Computer Society.
Initialism of American Customer Satisfaction Index.
Initialism of American College of Sports Medicine: an American sports medicine and exercise science membership organization founded in 1954.
Initialism of the Australian Capital Territory: a federal territory of Australia.
Abbreviation of Acts.
Initialism of Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement.
Initialism of adrenocorticotropic hormone.
plural of actus
Demanding or signifying the start of something, usually a performance.
A person or thing that is acting or capable of acting.
The state or quality of being active; activeness.
Someone who institutes a legal suit; a plaintiff or complainant.
A female who performs on the stage or in films.
Clipping of Acts of the Apostles.
Initialism of Australian Council of Trade Unions.
relating to a person's acts or deeds; active, practical
Initialism of accessory commercial unit.
hearing; sound.
Initialism of asset of community value.
plural of ACV
Abbreviation of anticlockwise.
Abbreviation of Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America.
Initialism of Advisory Committee on Woman Veterans.
Any of class of organic radicals, RCO-, formed by the removal of a hydroxyl group from a carboxylic acid.
A commune and village in Satu Mare County, Romania.
Initialism of Anno Domini (borrowed from Latin); in the year of our Lord.
Initialism of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons.
Doing, enacting, forming a verb.
Abbreviation of adaptation.
Initialism of adenosine deaminase, the enzyme that specifically affects RNA. See ADAR.
Initialism of Anxiety Disorders Association of America.