Mots commençant par A — 1 142 entrées

Les 1 142 mots du dictionnaire qui commencent par la lettre A, dans l'ordre alphabétique, chacun avec sa première définition. Les accents ne changent pas le classement : une initiale accentuée se range sous sa lettre de base.

• architecture7 sensThe art and science of designing and managing the construction of buildings and other structures, particularly if they are well proportioned and…
• archive6 sensChiefly in the form archives. A repository or other place for storing material (such as documents and records) no longer in current use, and usually…
• Arctic8 sensPertaining to the celestial north pole, or to the pole star.
• are1 sensAn accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) metric unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent.…
• Are1 sensA village in Saaremaa, Saare County, Estonia.
• area7 sensA measure of the extent of a surface; it is measured in square units.
• arena4 sensAn enclosed area, often outdoor, for the presentation of sporting events (sports arena) or other spectacular events; earthen area, often oval,…
• Arena7 sensA township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States.
• Ares1 sensThe Greek god of war, usually described as a son of Zeus and Hera, companion of Eris and Enyo, and by Aphrodite father of Deimos and Phobos.
• Argentina1 sensA country in South America. Official name: Argentine Republic. Capital: Buenos Aires.
• argh2 sensExpressing annoyance, dismay, embarrassment or frustration.
• argue6 sensTo show grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply.
• Argue1 sensA surname.
• arguing1 sensargument
• argument17 sensA fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
• Ari7 sensA male given name from Hebrew, of Jewish usage, variant of Arieh (also transcribed as Aryeh, Arye).
• aria1 sensA musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
• Aria2 sensA female given name from English.
• ariel1 sensA kind of mountain gazelle, native to Arabia.
• Ariel5 sensA name for the city of Jerusalem, the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of modern Israel, and the claimed capital city of modern Palestine.
• arise4 sensTo come up from a lower to a higher position.
• aristotle1 sensA bottle.
• Aristotle2 sensA male given name.
• arithmetic5 sensThe mathematics of numbers (integers, rational numbers, real numbers, or complex numbers) under the operations of addition, subtraction,…
• Arizona12 sensA state in the southwestern United States, established 1912. Capital: Phoenix.
• Arjun1 sensA male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
• ark7 sensA large box with a flat lid.
• Ark2 sensThe boat built by the Biblical Noah to carry himself and the animals of the planet during the Flood.
• Arkansas3 sensA state in the South Central region of the United States. Capital and largest city: Little Rock.
• Arlene1 sensA female given name originating as a coinage.
• Arlo1 sensA male given name.
• arm25 sensThe portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.
• armageddon3 sensThe scene of a decisive conflict on a great scale.
• Armageddon3 sensMount Megiddo, the site of a prophesied final battle between the forces of good and evil.
• Armand1 sensA surname.
• Armando1 sensA surname.
• armed8 sensEquipped, especially with a weapon.
• Armenian4 sensOf, from, or pertaining to Armenia, the Armenian people, the Armenian language, or the Armenian alphabet.
• armor8 sensA protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.
• Armor1 sensA surname.
• armored2 sensClad or equipped with arms or armor.
• armory1 sensAmerican standard spelling of armoury.
• armour2 sensBritish standard spelling of armor.
• Armour3 sensA surname.
• armpit2 sensThe cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.
• arms2 sensWeaponry, weapons.
• Armstrong20 sensAn English surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for someone with strong arms.
• army8 sensA large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations.
• Army2 sensA sports team representing the US Military Academy at West Point.
• ARMY2 sensThe fandom of the K-pop boy band BTS.
• Arne4 sensA male given name from the Germanic languages occasionally used in English.
• Arnie1 sensA diminutive of the male given name Arnold.
• Arnold24 sensA male given name from the Germanic languages brought to England by Normans.
• aroma1 sensA smell; especially a pleasant, spicy or fragrant one.
• around17 sensForming a circle or closed curve containing (something).
• arouse4 sensTo stimulate or induce (feelings); pique.
• aroused2 sensSexually excited; randy, lustful.
• arraignment1 sensThe formal charging of a defendant with an offense; in many jurisdictions it includes their response in the form of a plea, typically as guilty, not…
• arrange4 sensTo set up; to organize; to put into an orderly sequence or arrangement.
• arranged1 sensHaving the match decided by someone other than the couple being married.
• arrangement7 sensThe act of arranging.
• arranging1 sensArrangement.
• array14 sensClothing and ornamentation; raiment.
• arrest14 sensA check; a stop; an act or instance of arresting something.
• arrested2 sensHaving been stopped or prevented from developing; terminated prematurely.
• arresting1 sensStriking, gripping.
• arrival5 sensThe act of arriving (reaching a certain place).
• arrive7 sensTo reach; to get to a certain place.
• arriving1 sensthat arrives
• arrogance1 sensThe state of being arrogant; a type of extreme or foolish pride in which someone feels much superior to another.
• arrogant1 sensHaving excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt or disrespect for others.
• arrow12 sensA projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow.
• Arrow6 sensA surname.
• arrows1 sensShort darts feathered at the ends.
• arse6 sensA person's buttocks; the bottom, the backside. Also: the anus; the rectum.
• arsehole4 sensThe anus.
• arsenal4 sensA military establishment for the storing, development, manufacturing, testing, or repairing of arms, ammunition, and other war materiel; an armoury.
• Arsenal1 sensThe Arsenal Football Club.
• arsenic4 sensA toxic grey brittle nonmetallic chemical element (symbol As) with an atomic number of 33.
• arson3 sensThe crime of deliberately starting a fire with intent to cause damage.
• art10 sensThe conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colours, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the senses and emotions,…
• Art1 sensA diminutive of the male given name Arthur, from the Celtic languages.
• artery2 sensAny of the muscular- and elastic-walled blood vessels forming part of the circulation system by which blood is conveyed away from the heart…
• arthritis1 sensInflammation of a joint or joints causing pain and/or disability, swelling and stiffness, and due to various causes such as infection, trauma,…
• Arthur17 sensA male given name from the Celtic languages.
• article13 sensA piece of nonfiction writing such as a story, report, opinion piece, or entry in a newspaper, magazine, journal, encyclopedia, etc.
• articles2 sensBreeches; coat and waistcoat.
• articulate15 sensTo make clear or effective.
• Artie1 sensA diminutive of the male given name Arthur, from the Celtic languages.
• artifact8 sensAn object made or shaped by human hand or labor.
• artificial5 sensMan-made; made by humans; of artifice.
• artillery5 sensLarge projectile weapons, in modern usage usually large guns, but also rocket artillery.
• artist6 sensA person who creates art.
• Artist1 sensA surname.
• artistic4 sensHaving or revealing creative skill.
• arts3 sensThe humanities. The study of languages and literature.
• Arts1 sensA surname.
• artwork3 sensA painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art.
• Arun4 sensA local government district of West Sussex, England.
• Aryan13 sensIn reference to a pseudoscientific historical race theory: A person of Caucasian (white / Northern European) ethnicity; A white non-Jew, in the…
• as21 sensTo such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.
• Asa2 sensThe third king of Judah mentioned in the Books of Kings who succeeded his father Abijah; the father of King Jehoshaphat. (Matthew calls him "Asaph"…
• ascend8 sensTo move upward, to fly, to soar.
• Asgard2 sensThe realm of the Æsir gods.
• ash16 sensThe solid remains of a fire.
• Ash21 sensThe Egyptian god of oases.
• ashamed1 sensFeeling shame or guilt.
• asher1 sensA member of the alt.suicide.holiday newsgroup, which deals with the topics of suicide and depression.
• Asher6 sensThe eighth son of Jacob, by his wife's handmaid Zilpah.
• Ashes1 sensthe Ashes
• Ashley25 sensA number of villages and hamlets in England: A village and civil parish in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL6961).
• Ashok1 sensA male given name from Hindi.
• ashore2 sensOn the land as opposed to onboard.
• Ashton28 sensA common placename in England: A hamlet in Bainton parish, City of Peterborough district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TF1005).
• ashtray2 sensA receptacle for ash and butts from cigarettes and cigars.
• Asia7 sensThe largest continent, located east of Europe (typically delimited by the Urals), west of the Pacific Ocean, north of Oceania and south of the Arctic…
• Asian4 sensA person from the continent of Asia, or a descendant thereof - especially: A person from or with ancestry in East or Southeast Asia, occasionally…
• aside6 sensTo or on one side so as to be out of the way.
• ask17 sensTo request or petition. To request (information, or an answer to a question).
• Ask2 sensThe first male human, according to the Poetic Edda.
• asked1 sensArsed (bothered; willing to make an effort).
• Askin1 sensA surname.
• asking4 sensThat asks; that expresses a question or request.
• asleep4 sensIn a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.
• asparagus3 sensAny of various perennial plants of the genus Asparagus having leaflike stems, scalelike leaves, and small flowers.
• aspect17 sensAny specific feature, part, or element of something.
• aspen6 sensPertaining to the aspen tree.
• Aspen4 sensA ski-resort town, the county seat of Pitkin County, Colorado.
• aspirin2 sensan analgesic drug, acetylsalicylic acid
• Aspirin1 sensA marketed variety of acetylsalicylic acid.
• aspiring2 sensHoping to become.
• ass11 sensAny of several species of horse-like animals, especially Equus asinus, the domesticated of which are used as beasts of burden.
• assailant3 sensSomeone who attacks or assails another violently, or criminally.
• assassin5 sensSomeone who intentionally kills a person, especially a professional who kills a public or political figure.
• assassinate4 sensTo murder someone, especially an important person, by a sudden or obscure attack, especially for ideological or political reasons.
• assassination1 sensThe murder of a person, especially for political reasons or for personal gain.
• assault9 sensA violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc.
• assemble3 sensTo put together.
• assembly6 sensA set of pieces that work together in unison as a mechanism or device.
• Assembly1 sensThe lower legislative body of each of a number of states of the United States.
• assess3 sensTo determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate; to estimate.
• assessment2 sensThe act of assessing or an amount (of tax, levy or duty etc) assessed.
• asset5 sensA thing or quality that has value, especially one that generates cash flows.
• assets5 sensAny property or object of value that one possesses, usually considered as applicable to the payment of one's debts.
• asshole4 sensThe anus.
• assign11 sensTo designate or set apart (something) for some purpose.
• assigned1 sensWhich has been assigned or designated for some purpose.
• assignment9 sensThe act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.
• assist8 sensTo help.
• assistance1 sensAid; help; the act or result of assisting.
• assistant6 sensHaving a subordinate or auxiliary position.
• assisting2 sensassistance; help given
• associate19 sensJoined with another or others and having lower status.
• Associate1 sensAn associate's degree.
• associated2 sensConnected with something or another person.
• association6 sensThe act of associating.
• assume5 sensTo authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof.
• assumed2 sensUsed in a manner intended to deceive; pretended; simulated.
• assuming2 sensAn assumption.
• assumption7 sensThe act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself; the act of taking up or adopting.
• Assumption2 sensThe Assumption of Mary, the mother of Jesus, into heaven, a Catholic dogma.
• assurance8 sensThe act of assuring; a declaration intended to inspire full confidence; something designed to give confidence to someone.
• assure4 sensTo make sure and secure; ensure.
• assured4 sensGuaranteed; secure.
• asteroid3 sensA naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet and a dwarf planet, larger than a meteoroid and not a comet, that orbits a star…
• asthma1 sensA long-term respiratory condition, in which the airways may unexpectedly and suddenly narrow, often in response to an allergen, cold air, exercise,…
• aston2 sensA lower third.
• Aston19 sensA common placename: A number of places in England: A hamlet in Remenham parish, Wokingham borough, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU7884).
• astonished1 sensAmazed; surprised.
• astonishing1 sensCausing astonishment.
• astounding1 sensThat astounds or astound.
• astray2 sensAway from the proper path; in a wrong or unknown direction.
• Astrid1 sensA female given name from the Germanic languages.
• astronaut3 sensA member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft that travels beyond Earth's atmosphere, or someone trained to serve that purpose.
• astronomer1 sensOne who studies astronomy, the stars or the physical universe; a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics.
• astronomical2 sensOf or relating to astronomy.
• astronomy2 sensThe study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere, including the process of mapping locations and properties of the matter and…
• asylum5 sensA place of safety or refuge.
• at22 sensIn, near, or in the general vicinity of (a particular place).
• AT1 sensUkrainian initialism of акціонерне товариство (akcionerne tovarystvo, “JSC”)
• ate2 sensAn elder sister
• ATF1 sensAs Trustee For
• atheist8 sensA person who does not believe in deities or gods.
• Athena4 sensThe goddess of wisdom, especially strategic warfare, the arts, and especially crafts, in particular, weaving; daughter of Zeus and Metis. Her Roman…
• Athens25 sensThe capital city of Greece.
• athlete3 sensA participant in any of a group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.
• athletic6 sensHaving to do with athletes.
• Athletic1 sensA player on the team Oakland Athletics.
• Atkins7 sensA surname transferred from the given name meaning "son of Atkin (Adam)".
• Atlanta20 sensThe capital and largest city of Georgia, United States and the county seat of Fulton County, Georgia.
• atlantic1 sensOf or pertaining to the atlas, the uppermost vertebra in the spinal columns of humans and some other animals.
• Atlantic10 sensThe Atlantic Ocean.
• Atlantis1 sensA mythical country said to have sunk into the Atlantic Ocean.
• atlas10 sensA bound collection of maps often including tables, illustrations or other text.
• Atlas13 sensThe son of Iapetus and Clymene, war leader of the Titans ordered by the god Zeus to support the sky on his shoulders; father to the Hesperides, the…
• ATLAS1 sensA comet, an interstellar object visiting the Solar System, on a hyperbolic orbit. Named after the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System.
• ATM1 sensAny source of a large amount of money.
• atmosphere6 sensThe gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
• ATmosphere1 sensThe distributed social media network of federated services using the AT Protocol.
• atmospheric3 sensOf, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.