3-Letter Words Containing A

1. have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

2. be identical to; be someone or something

1. completely given to or absorbed by

2. (quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

1. have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

2. be identical to; be someone or something

1. preserve in a can or tin

2. terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

1. have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense

2. have as a feature

1. thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America

1. one or some or every or all without specification; entity, elective existential pronoun; quantifier, elective existential

2. to any degree or extent

1. have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense

2. have as a feature

1. time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

2. a point or period in time

1. make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

2. state or say further

1. make a map of; show or establish the features of details of

2. explore or survey for the purpose of making a map

1. how something is done or how it happens

2. to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

1. a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

2. a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad

1. the collection of rules imposed by authority

2. legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity

1. the products of human creativity; works of art collectively

2. the creation of beautiful or significant things

1. an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

2. someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force

1. someone who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex

2. bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

1. a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

2. the region above the ground

1. the chance to speak

2. express in words

1. levy a tax on

2. set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)

1. a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body

2. something that people do or cause to happen

1. how long something has existed

2. an era of history having some distinctive feature

1. give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

2. convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow

1. the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

2. a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply

1. send something via a facsimile machine

2. duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio

1. make a request or demand for something to somebody

2. direct or put; seek an answer to

1. make imperfect

2. destroy or injure severely

1. gone by; or in the past

2. in the past

1. that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency

2. having undesirable or negative qualities

1. located at a great distance in time or space or degree

2. being of a considerable distance or length

1. an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

2. the sound of a hound on the scent

1. a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

2. a counter where you can obtain food or drink

1. the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container

2. a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely

1. be in a position in which one's upper body is largely upright and supported by one's backside

2. be around, often idly or without specific purpose

1. a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

2. anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume

1. a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric

1. street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate

1. any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)

2. the leading units moving at the head of an army

1. a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do

2. the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

1. make fat or plump

2. a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)

1. perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

2. perceive (an idea or situation) mentally

1. strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)

2. make (an emotion) fiercer

1. feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats

2. an informal term for a youth or man

1. capture or kill, as in hunting

2. hang loosely, like an empty bag

1. a workplace for the conduct of scientific research

1. attach a tag or label to

2. touch a player while he is holding the ball

1. emit as rays

2. extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center

1. a health resort near a spring or at the seaside

2. a fashionable hotel usually in a resort area

1. a unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere

1. take in solid food

2. eat a meal; take a meal

1. an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

2. the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)

1. a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

2. a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes

1. lie at the top of

2. restrict the number or amount of

1. informal terms for nakedness

2. (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes

1. headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

2. an informal term for a person's role

1. a rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion

1. a tool for driving or forcing something by impact

2. uncastrated adult male sheep

1. prepare oneself for a military confrontation

2. supply with arms

1. make a sweeping movement

2. wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals

1. the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring

2. a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves

1. a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids

1. the bill in a restaurant

2. sensationalist journalism

1. crested largely blue bird

1. a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures

2. an open or empty space in or between things

1. a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event

2. a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods

1. of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder

2. cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death

1. (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course

2. a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced

1. roused to anger

2. affected with madness or insanity

1. move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

2. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

1. be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

2. be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position

1. an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

1. the sound made by a gentle blow

2. a light touch or stroke

1. the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

2. good hearing

1. the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

1. add details to

2. walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud

1. experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

2. of things that make you feel sad

1. a broad flat muscle on either side of the back

1. preserve of crushed fruit

2. informal terms for a difficult situation

1. form an arch or curve

2. electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field

1. forbid the public distribution of (a movie or a newspaper)

2. prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure

1. someone who is morally reprehensible

1. the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

2. one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face

1. a reproach for some lapse or misdeed

2. a gentle blow

1. any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse

2. someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike

1. become friends; act friendly towards

2. a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

1. twist together or entwine into a confusing mass

2. change texture so as to become matted and felt-like

1. a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun

2. a light brown the color of topaz

1. ride in a taxicab

2. a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits

1. a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea

2. a metric unit of length equal to ten meters

1. any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes

1. the residue that remains when something is burned

2. any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus

1. cut a female screw thread with a tap

2. draw from or dip into to get something

1. a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it

1. an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts

1. nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate

2. (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit

1. deplete

2. excavate the earth beneath

1. yes

2. not only so, but

1. coat with tar

2. any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue

1. meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)

2. a licensed amateur radio operator

1. be incompatible; be or come into conflict

2. move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion

1. cover with wax

2. go up or advance

1. a collection of anecdotes about a person or place

1. lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another

2. pass the tongue over

1. social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers

1. (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward

2. at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant

1. (ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)

1. take in solid food

2. eat a meal; take a meal

1. a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism

2. a wing of an insect

1. grass mowed and cured for use as fodder

2. convert (plant material) into hay

1. become pale and sickly

2. (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble

1. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters

2. a unit of gravitational acceleration equal to one centimeter per second per second (named after Galileo)

1. a unit of length of thread or yarn

2. a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock

1. a boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the flood

1. an enclosed space

2. a case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule

1. used to express negation

2. not this merely but also; not only so but

1. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

2. give a thrashing to; beat hard

1. prevent from speaking out

2. be too tight; rub or press

1. a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume

1. informal term for vacation

1. your grandmother

2. the mother of your father or mother

1. resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax

1. a unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material

2. the unit of plane angle adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to the angle at the center of a circle subtended by an arc equal in length to the radius (approximately 57.295 degrees)

1. a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore

1. talk socially without exchanging too much information

2. talk incessantly and tiresomely

1. hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

2. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

1. chop or split with an ax

2. terminate

1. a loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth; worn by Arabs

2. a fabric woven from goat hair and camel hair

1. the 7th letter of the Greek alphabet

1. the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet

1. the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant

1. extremely pleasing

1. a period of time spent sleeping

2. a soft or fuzzy surface texture

1. imitate uncritically and in every aspect

2. represent in or produce a caricature of

1. a small piece of cloth

2. a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities

1. separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin

2. trap with a snare

1. inspire awe in

2. an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration

1. a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters

1. a woolen cap of Scottish origin

1. a boy or man

2. a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)

1. a mouth or mouthlike opening

2. rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates

1. pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet')

2. lacking in firmness or tension; not taut

1. seed of a pea plant used for food

2. the fruit or seed of a pea plant

1. a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped

2. the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

1. a sudden very loud noise

1. apply (usually a liquid) to a surface

2. hit lightly

1. worthless or oversimplified ideas

2. a diet that does not require chewing; advised for those with intestinal disorders

1. a slight amount or degree of difference

1. (Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist

1. a herd of whales

1. a long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur

2. any of several chiefly tropical constrictors with vestigial hind limbs

1. (nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail

2. at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane

1. 10 grams

2. a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing

1. black tropical American cuckoo

1. a rapid active commotion

1. tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar

2. make lacework by knotting or looping

1. British dominion over India (1757-1947)

1. a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

1. droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

2. cause to sag

1. a sharp projection on an edge or surface

2. a slit in a garment that exposes material of a different color underneath; used in Renaissance clothing

1. someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault

2. an old or over-worked horse

1. an interest followed with exaggerated zeal

1. belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive

1. strike suddenly and with force

2. kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting

1. an accidental happening

2. come to pass

1. noisy talk

2. large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated

1. edible tuber of any of several yams

2. any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots

1. a simple light plough without a mouldboard.

1. primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth

2. elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters

1. a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida

1. immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit; it contains an edible pulp and nutritious seeds that are commonly roasted

1. any high mountain

1. perennial herb of East Indies to Polynesia and Australia; cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch

1. an implement used to propel or steer a boat

1. tag the base runner to get him out

2. take into custody

1. a white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves; worn by priests

1. someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential)

1. a tube in which a body fluid circulates

1. annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats')

2. seed of the annual grass Avena sativa (spoken of primarily in the plural as `oats')

1. light informal conversation for social occasions

2. talk profusely

1. the cry made by sheep

2. cry plaintively

1. a gangster's pistol

1. a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus

2. the nictitating membrane of a horse

1. used of a single unit or thing; not two or more

1. a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)

2. a quick short straight punch

1. bark in a high-pitched tone

2. informal terms for the mouth

1. common black-and-grey Eurasian bird noted for thievery

1. move from side to side

2. a witty amusing person who makes jokes

1. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers

1. a small loaf or roll of soft bread

1. wander aimlessly in search of pleasure

2. a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward

1. the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code

1. extinct flightless bird of New Zealand

1. the female reproductive cell; the female gamete

1. a small mass of soft material

2. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

1. an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions

1. 10 hao equal 1 dong in Vietnam

1. large brownish-green New Zealand parrot

1. informal terms for the mouth

1. the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization

1. aromatic bulb used as seasoning

2. be ill or unwell

1. an ugly evil-looking old woman

2. eellike cyclostome having a tongue with horny teeth in a round mouth surrounded by eight tentacles; feeds on dead or trapped fishes by boring into their bodies

1. black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas

1. be wide open

2. deviate erratically from a set course

1. 100 avos equal 1 pataca in Macao

1. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye

1. a shag rug made in Sweden

1. express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'

1. make amends for

1. a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

1. the sound made by corvine birds

2. utter a cry, characteristic of crows, rooks, or ravens

1. a Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds

2. a Turkish liquid unit equal to 1.3 pints

1. the fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Hijja; at least once in a lifetime a Muslim is expected to make a religious journey to Mecca and the Kaaba

1. relating to or containing the azo radical

1. a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes

1. slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses

1. an awkward stupid person

1. the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet

2. a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles

1. the 6th letter of the Hebrew alphabet