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Showing 18 of 100 words/ˈæd.ɪŋ/ [adding]
[verb] The present participle of 'add', meaning to join something to something else so as to increase the size, number, or amount.
/əˈdept.li/ [adeptly]
[adverb] In a way that is very skilled, proficient, or expert.
/əˈdʒeɪ.sənt/ [adjacent]
[adjective] Next to or adjoining something else.
/əˈdʒɔɪ.nɪŋ/ [adjoining]
[adjective] Next to or joined with something else; sharing a boundary, wall, or border.
/ədˈmɪn.ɪ.strə.tɪv ˈoʊ.vɚ.saɪt/ [administrative oversight]
[noun] The act of supervising, managing, or directing the operations of an organization, department, or project to ensure compliance with policies and objectives.
/ədˈmɪʃ.ən/ [admission]
[noun] The statement or acknowledgment of the truth of something.
/ədˈmɪt ˈruː.fə.li/ [admit ruefully]
[verb] To confess or acknowledge something with a feeling of regret, remorse, or sorrowful sheepishness.
/əˈdɔːrnd/ [adorned]
[adjective] Decorated, embellished, or made more beautiful with ornaments.
/ˈæd.ʌl.thʊd/ [adulthood]
[noun] The state or period of being fully grown or mature, typically characterized by legal, social, and biological independence.
/əˈfɛktɪd/ [affected]
[adjective] Artificial, pretentious, or designed to impress others rather than being genuine.
/əˈfɪksər/ [affixer]
[noun] A person or device that attaches, fastens, or appends one thing to another.
/ˈædʒ.əl.nəs/ [agileness]
[noun] The quality of being nimble, quick, and light in movement or thought; agility.
/əˈɡrɒlədʒi/ [agrology]
[noun] The branch of soil science that deals specifically with the production of crops and the properties of soil in relation to agriculture.
/əˈkeɪdiən/ [Akkadian]
[noun] An extinct East Semitic language of ancient Mesopotamia used in Assyria and Babylonia, written in cuneiform script.
/əˈlɑːrmz/ [alarms]
[noun] Plural form of alarm: automatic devices that sound a warning signal, or feelings of fear and anxiety resulting from a sudden sense of danger.
/əˈlaɪnmənt/ [alignment]
[noun] The arrangement of objects or parts in a straight line or in correct relative positions.
/ˈæl.keɪn ˈfɔːr.mjuː.ləz/ [alkane formulas]
[noun] The mathematical expressions and structural representations used to depict saturated hydrocarbons, most notably characterized by the general molecular formula CnH2n+2.
/əˌliːviˈeɪʃən/ [alleviation]
[noun] The action or process of making suffering, deficiency, or a problem less severe.