Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Aguly A language primarily spoken by the Aghul people in Russian Dagestan and in Azerbaijan. agunah A Jewish woman who is trapped in a marriage, either because her husband has disappeared or because he will not grant her a gett. Agundez A surname from Spanish. agung A gong used in the Philippines and Indonesia. Aguon A surname from Chamorro. agurin acetaminophen Agus A barangay of Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Philippines. Agusan A former province of the Philippines. agush In a gushing manner; gushingly. Aguso A barangay of Tarlac City, Tarlac, Philippines. agust The tree Sesbania grandiflora. Agustin A surname from Spanish. Agustus A male given name from Latin. Agutaya A municipality of Palawan, Philippines. Agutayan A barangay of Balabac, Palawan, Philippines. Agutaynen An Austronesian language spoken on Agutaya Island in the Philippines. Agutter A surname. agwam A chief of the Atyap and Bajju people of central Nigeria. Agya A female given name from Sanskrit used in India. agyatwas A period of concealment or exile of the Pandavas. Agyeman A surname from Akan. Agyemang A surname from Akan. agyen again Agyieus An epithet of the god Apollo, describing him as the protector of the streets, public places, and the entrances to homes. agynary The absence of female organs, such as on double flowers which have petals but no pistils. agynous Without female organs; male. agyria The smooth appearance of the brain in cases of lissencephaly. agyrophobia A fear of crossing the street. agyrotropy A broken cylindrical symmetry in the movement of electromagnetic radiation required for collisionless magnetic reconnection; a loss of gyrotropy. agyrtid Any member of the family Agyrtidae. ah An expression of relief, relaxation, comfort, confusion, understanding, wonder, awe, etc. according to uttered inflection. aha An exclamation of understanding, realization, invention, or recognition. ahaaina A Hawaiian feast or luau. Ahab A king of Israel, mentioned in the Bible. Ahabian tyrannically monomaniac Ahaggar A subgroup of the Tuareg people. Ahal A region of Turkmenistan. Ahalya Name of the princess of Puru dynasty and wife of sage Gautama. She was seduced by Indra, cursed by her husband and liberated by Rāma in Ramayana. Ahamed A surname from Arabic. ahamkara Attachment to one's ego. Ahan An endangered Niger-Congo language spoken in Nigeria, closely related to Ayere. Ahantchuyuk A central group of the Kalapuya people, living along the Pudding River. Ahanthem A Meitei surname from Manipuri ahaptoglobinaemia The absence of haptoglobin in the blood ahaptoglobinaemic Relating to ahaptoglobinaemia Aharon A male given name from Hebrew. Aharoni A surname from Hebrew. Aharonian A surname from Armenian. Aharonyan A surname from Armenian. Ahart A surname. Ahasuerus A king of Persia, later identified with Xerxes. ahata The musical sounds in nature and in Indian music, especially percussion ahau Among the ancient Maya people, a member of the leading class of nobles in a particular polity. ahaus A town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ahaustral Lacking haustra. Ahaz A king of Judah mentioned in the book of Kings. ahead At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving. aheadness The quality of being ahead. aheap In a heap; huddled together. Ahearn A surname from Irish. ahegao An exaggerated facial expression consisting of flushed cheeks, rolled-back eyes, and the tongue hanging out, intended to depict a person having an orgasm. Aheibam A Meitei surname from Manipuri aheight From high, from a high point. ahem The sound of a quiet cough or of clearing one's throat. ahemeral Cyclical, with a period not equal to 24 hours. ahermatypic Of a coral that is a species that does not build coral reefs Ahern A surname from Irish. Aherne A surname from Irish. aheylite A pale blue or green triclinic mineral. Ahhiyawa A land mentioned in ancient Hittite texts as lying to the west. Ahhnold Arnold Schwarzenegger. ahi yellowfin tuna ahia the eldest brother ahierarchical Not hierarchical. ahigh on high Ahilya A female given name from Sanskrit used in India. ahimsa A doctrine of non-violence, concerned with the sacredness of all living things and an effort to avoid causing harm to them. ahind behind ahint behind Ahir A member of a clan or community, mostly in northern India, whose traditional occupations are cattle-herding and agriculture, and many of whom identify themselves as Yadav. ahistoric Synonym of ahistorical. ahistorical Lacking historical perspective or context. ahistorically In an ahistorical way. ahistoricalness The state of being ahistorical. ahistoricism An attitude that tends to ignore history as being unimportant and having no relevance to modern life or decision making. ahistoricity Lack of historicity. Ahitophel Any wise but unprincipled advisor. Ahivaffushi An uninhabited island of Baa, Maldives. ahjussi A middle-aged Korean man. Ahl A surname. Ahlat A town and district of Bitlis Province, Turkey. Ahlberg A surname from Swedish. Ahlborn A surname from German. Ahlen A town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ahlfeldite A secondary selenite mineral found in Bolivia. Ahlfors A surname from Swedish. Ahlgren A surname from Swedish. Ahlgrim A surname from German. ahlie An expression of agreement. Ahlmakoh A demonic wood spirit in the Vancouver Islands Ahlquist A surname from Swedish. ahlspiess A polearm used in Germany in the 15th century. Ahlstrom A surname from Swedish. Ahluwalia A member of an Indian caste, traditionally brewers, native to the Punjab region. Ahmad A male given name from Arabic or Persian, meaning “most praiseworthy”; variant forms Aahmed, Achmad, Achmat, Achmed, Achmet, Ahamed, Ahmed, Ahmet. Ahmadi Of or relating to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at (a religious movement based on Sunni Islam). Ahmadinejad A surname from Persian, notably borne by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Ahmadism Synonym of Ahmadiyya Ahmadist Synonym of Ahmadi. Ahmadiyat Synonym of Ahmadiyya Ahmadiyya An Islamic denomination, considered by some to be a separate religion, founded by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, who is considered to be the Mahdi. Ahmann A surname from German. Ahmatjan A transliteration of the Uyghur male given name ئەخمەتجان (exmetjan). Ahmaud A male given name from Arabic, variant of Ahmad. Ahmed Alternate name of rasul Muhammad Ahmedabad The largest city in Gujarat, India. Ahmedabadi Of or pertaining to Ahmedabad. Ahmednagar A district of Maharashtra, India. Ahmeek A village in Keweenaw County, Michigan. Ahmetovic A surname from Serbo-Croatian. ahn A surname from Korean. Ahnenerbe A National Socialist German organization whose goal was to research the anthropological and cultural history of the Aryan race, and later to experiment and launch voyages with the intent of proving that prehistoric and mythological Nordic populations had once ruled the world. ahnengeist The spirit of one's future self, present in the moment, that quietly knows the plans others hold for you will not come to pass — watching with guilt, with tenderness, and from a slight remove. ahnentafel A genealogical numbering system for listing a person's direct ancestors. Ahner A surname. ahoge An exaggerated cowlick (lock of hair). It adds cuteness to a character and is usually indicative of character traits like airheadedness. Ahola A surname from Finnish. ahold Brought to lie as near to the windward as it can to get out to sea, and thereby held steady. aholehole A flagtail. Ahom A member of a Kra-Dai ethnic group in northeastern India. ahool A flying cryptid first reported in the 1920s, supposedly a giant bat or pterosaur. ahorse On the back of a horse; on horseback. ahorseback On the back of a horse; horseback. Ahous A place in British Columbia, Canada, former village near Ahous Bay on the western coast of Vargas Island on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Ahousaht A member of a First Nation group based on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. ahoy Used to hail a ship, a boat or a person, or to attract attention. Ahr a river, roughly along the border of Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia in western Germany, flowing into the Rhine at Sinzig. Ahre A German river that flows from the Nuhne to the Zuschen Ahrendt A surname. Ahrensburgian Of or relating to the Ahrensburg culture, a late Upper Paleolithic nomadic hunter culture (or technocomplex) in north-central Europe during the Younger Dryas. Ahriman The hypostasis of chaos, destruction, and evil. Ahrimanian Of or relating to Ahriman. Ahrimanic Of or relating to Ahriman. Ahrold A surname. Ahrons A surname. Ahsan A surname. Ahti The god of depths, water, and fishing in Finnish mythology. Ahtna An Alaska Native Athabaskan people whose homeland is in the Copper River area of southern Alaska. Ahtopol A town in Bulgaria ahu The goitered gazelle, Gazella subgutturosa.