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 awarding The act of bestowing an award. awardment The giving of an award; something awarded. aware Vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty. awarely In an aware manner; consciously. awareness The state or level of consciousness where sense data can be confirmed by an observer. awares Expectedly; with awareness. awari An African game of strategy, played by moving seeds on a board. awarn To warn. awaruite An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing iron and nickel. awash Washed by the waves or tide (of a rock or strip of shore, or of an anchor, etc., when flush with the surface of the water, so that the waves break over it); covered with water. awaste To waste; wasted. Awaswas One of eight divisions of the Ohlone Native American people of northern California. Awat A county of Aksu prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China. awatch Watching; in a state of vigilance. Awatobi Dated spelling of Awat'ovi. awave waving awawa A hyrax. away From a place, hence. Awayan A barangay of Libmanan, Camarines Sur, Philippines. awayday A business event, such as a team-building exercise, training course or internal meeting, that takes place away from the office without the usual distractions. awayness The state or condition of being away; distance; remoteness; absence; absenteeism. awayward Turned aside. awaze A spicy sauce or paste, made with chili peppers and usually reddish in colour, used in Ethiopian and Eritrean cuisine. AWB Australian Wheat Board. Awbrey A surname. Awdal A region of Somalia. awdl A long poem written in Welsh using cynghanedd and one of twenty-four strict meters. Awdry A surname. awe A feeling of fear and reverence. awearied weary; made tired aweary Weary, tired. aweather On the weather side, or toward the wind; in the direction from which the wind blows (See upwind) awebo Imitating the call of the willow grouse. awebound Feeling paralyzed, restrained, or deeply held in check by a profound sense of awe, reverence, or dread. awed Filled with awe. awedness The state or quality of being awed. aweel Well; well then. Aweer The Boni people. awefuckingsome Extremely awesome. aweigh Of a ship's anchor: Having been lifted off the sea bed in preparation for sailing; hanging by its rode, atrip. Aweikoma Synonym of Xokleng (“Native American tribe of Brazil”). Aweil A city in South Sudan. aweless Without fear; fearless, unafraid. awelessly In an aweless manner. awelessness The state or quality of being aweless. Awen Synonym of Heliopolis (“ancient Egyptian city”). awendaw spoonbread awesomazing amazing; wonderful awesome Causing awe or terror; inspiring wonder or excitement. awesomely In a manner inspiring awe. awesomeness The quality of being awesome. awesomenessness awesomeness awesomeosity awesomeness, fantasticalness (quality of being awesome). awesometastic superbly wonderful; fantastic, great awesomitude The quality of being awesome; excellence. awestricken Filled with awe. awestrike To strike (someone) with awe; to make (someone) awestruck. awestriking Inspiring awe or wonder. awestruck Filled or overcome with awe or wonder. Aweti A Native American group living near the headwaters of the Xingu River in Brazil. aweto A parasitic fungus of the genus Ophiocordyceps. awf An elf. awful Very bad. awfulization The process of awfulizing. awfulize To react dramatically or catastrophically to distressing events. awfully Badly, terribly. awfulness The state or quality of being awful. awhape To confound; to terrify; to amaze. awhaped Stupefied; terrified. awheel Riding a bicycle. awheto Synonym of caterpillar fungus (“Ophiocordyceps sinensis”). awhile For some time; for a short time. awhirl Whirling. awie Alternate spelling for aww. awiggle wiggling Awihao A barangay of Toledo, Cebu, Philippines. awikiwiki Any of those flowering plants of the genus Canavalia that are endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. awing On the wing; flying; fluttering. awink Winking. Awitan A barangay of Labo, Camarines Norte, Philippines. awiwi A rare Hawaiian flowering plant of species Schenkia sebaeoides. awk Odd; out of order; perverse. Awka The largest city and state capital of Anambra State, Nigeria. awkly In an unlucky or perverse manner. awkness wrongness (awkwardness, sinfulness, or ineptitude). awks Awkward. awkward Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands or of tools. awkwardish Somewhat awkward. awkwardity The condition of being awkward or demonstrating awkwardness. awkwardly In an awkward manner; with discomfort or lack of coordination. awkwardness The state or quality of being awkward; clumsiness; unskillfulness. awkwardnessful Full of awkwardness. awkwards awkward, embarrassing, difficult. awkweird Awkward and weird. awky Awkward. awl A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc. awlbill Any hummingbird of the genus Avocettula. awlet Any of various hesperiid butterflies of the genera Bibasis and Burara. awllike Resembling or characteristic of an awl. awlwort An aquatic plant, Subularia aquatica, with awl-shaped leaves. awmry A cupboard or wardrobe. awn The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista. awned Furnished with an awn, or long bristle-shaped tip; bearded. awnedness The condition of being awned awner A device for cutting the awns from grain. Awngi A Cushitic language of Ethiopia. awning A rooflike cover, usually of canvas, extended over or before any place as a shelter from the sun, rain, or wind. awninged Having an awning. awnless Without awns or beard; said of grain. awnlessness Absence of an awn. awnlet A little awn. awnlike Resembling or characteristic of an awn. awnry ornery. awny Having awns; bearded, bristly. awokening A progressive or leftist political or social movement or attitude, especially toward social justice issues, or the effects of such a movement. awol Absent without official leave (permission). awork At work; in action. aworking At work; in action. AWP Arctic Warfare Police, a variant of sniper rifle produced by Accuracy International awqiyyah An Egyptian unit of weight equivalent to about 37 grams (1.3 oz.) awrack Wrecked; in ruins. awrah The parts of the body that are required to be covered for reasons of modesty, with the specific areas varying by sect, gender, and context (such as in the presence of men versus women). awrath Anger; enrage. Awre A village and civil parish in Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7008). awreak To avenge, take vengeance on. awreck in or into a state of being wrecked awrong Wrongly. Awruk A surname. awry Obliquely, crookedly; askew. awryness The state of being awry. Awsan A kingdom in ancient South Arabia. Awsanian Of or pertaining to Awsan. Awsworth A village and civil parish in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK4844). awujoh A feast held to commemorate the dead in the culture of Sierra Leone. aww Elongated form of aw. Awwab A male given name from Arabic. Awwad A surname. Awyong A surname, variant of Auyeung. Awyoung A Chinese surname from Hokkien. ax A surname. axanthic Coloured without normal yellow or red pigments, resulting in shades of grey. axanthine A xanthine oxidase inhibitor that reduces uric acid concentration in the blood axanthism Absence of yellow pigmentation. axanthopsia Inability to see the colours yellow and blue. Axar A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. axatilimab A monoclonal antibody used to treat chronic graft-versus-host disease. axatse A rattle-like percussion instrument made from a gourd covered with a net with beads or cowry shells at its junctions. axblade American spelling of axeblade. Axbridge A small town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, England, previously in Sedgemoor district (OS grid ref ST4354). Axcell A surname.