ABSP - A- State

A- State

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2 Letter Words

aback	towards the back.
abaft	toward or at the stern of a ship.
abask	in genial warmth.
abeam	in a line at right angles to the length of a vessel, on the beam.
abed	in bed.
abegging	in the process of begging.
abeigh	aloof.
ablaze	on fire.
abloom	in flower.
ablow	in a blowing state.
ablush	blushing; ruddy.
aboard	into, in, or on a ship, train, or airplane.
aboil	on the boil.
aboon abune	above.
aborning	during birth; while being born.
above	in a position higher than that of; (noun) the upper part > ABOVES.
abreast	side by side.
abrim	full to the brim.
abroach	in a condition to allow liquor to run out.
abroad	not in one's own country; (noun) a place abroad > ABROADS.
abubble	bubbling.
abuilding	in the process of being built.
abune	see ABOON.
aburst	in a bursting condition.
abuzz	in a buzz; buzzing.
acock	defiantly.
acold	cold.
acrawl	crawling.
across	from one side of to the other.
adays	by day, daily.
adoors	at the door; of the door; as, out adoors.
adown	from a higher to a lower situation; downward.
adoze	dozing.
adrift	drifting.
adry	in a state of thirst or dryness.
adust	burnt; scorched; (verb) to scorch > ADUSTS, ADUSTING, ADUSTED.
afar	far off; (noun) a great distance > AFARS.
afield	in the field.
afire	being on fire.
aflame	flaming.
afloat	floating.
aflutter	in a flutter; agitated.
afoot	on foot.
afore	before.
afoul	in entanglement, in collision with.
afresh	anew.
afront	in front, abreast.
against	in opposition to.
agast	aghast.
agaze	at gaze, gazing.
agazed	(Shakesp.) struck with amazement.
agee ajee	off the straight; ajar.
aghast	shocked by something horrible.
aglare	glaring.
agleam	gleaming, shining.
aglee agly agley	aside, askew.
aglimmer	glimmering.
aglitter	glittering.
aglow	glowing.
agly	see AGLEE.
ago	past; since.
agog	in a state of eager curiosity.
agoing	going.
agone	gone, past.
agood	in good, in earnest.
agrin	in the act of grinning.
aground	on the ground.
ahead	at or to the front.
aheap	in a heap; huddled together.
aheight	aloft; on high.
ahent ahind ahint	behind.
ahigh	on high.
ahind	see AHENT.
ahint	see AHENT.
ahold aholds	near the wind; as, to lay a ship aholds.
ahorse ahorseback	on horseback.
ahull	with sails furled, and helm lashed to the lee side.
ahungered ahungry anhungered anhungred	oppressed with hunger.
ajar	partly open.
ajee	see AGEE.
akimbo	with hands on hips and elbows turned outwards.
akin	related by blood.
alane	alone.
alee	on the lee side.
aleft	on or to the left.
alength	at full length; lengthwise.
alight	on fire; (verb) to come down from something > ALIGHTS, ALIGHTING, ALIGHTED or ALIT.
alike	having close resemblance.
alist	listing, leaning to one side.
alive	having life.
aloft	in or into the air.
alone	apart from others > ALONELY.
alongside	beside, side by side with.
alongst	along.
aloof	distant in interest or feeling > ALOOFLY.
aloud	audibly.
alow alowe	ablaze.
amain	to a high degree; exceedingly; at full speed.
amidmost	in the very middle of.
amidst	in the midst of.
amiss	wrong; (noun) an evil, a misdeed > AMISSES.
amissing	wanting, lost.
amok amuck	in a murderous rage; frenzied; (noun) a murderous rage > AMOKS, AMUCKS. [Malay amoq, or 'in a homicidal rage'].
among	in the midst of.
amongst	among.
amort	spiritless, dejected.
amuck	see AMOK.
anear	near; (verb) to draw near to > ANEARS, ANEARING, ANEARED.
aneath	beneath.
anenst anent	about; concerning.
anew	afresh, again.
anhungered	see AHUNGRY.
anhungred	see AHUNGRY.
anigh	nigh.
anight	by night.
anow	enough. Also ENOW.
apace	in a state of haste.
apart	not together.
apeak apeek	of an anchor, with the ship directly over it. Also APEAK.
apert	open, public.
apiece	separately, one each.
aplenty	in a state of plentifulness.
apoop	on the poop, astern.
aport	on or towards the port side.
aquiver	quivering.
arear arere	(Spenser) backward, behind.
arew arrow	in a row.
aright	right; correctly.
ariot	in riot, riotously.
aripple	in a ripple.
around	on all sides of.
arow	see AREW.
ascared	scared.
ascaunt asconce	sideways, obliquely; askance.
asea	at sea.
ashake	in a shaking state.
ashine	shining.
ashiver	shivering.
ashore	toward or on the shore.
askance	sideways; obliquely; with a side glance; (verb) to turn aside > ASKANCES, ASKANCING, ASKANCED.
askant	sideways; obliquely; with a side glance; (verb) to turn aside > ASKANTS, ASKANTING, ASKANTED.
askew	to one side.
asklent	athwart, aslant.
aslant	slanting.
asleep	sleeping.
aslope	on a slope.
aslosh	Sloshing.
asmear	smeared over.
asmoulder	smouldering.
asparkle	sparkling.
aspout	spoutingly.
asprawl	in a sprawling posture.
aspread	in a spreading state.
asprout	in a sprouting state.
asquat	in a squatting position.
asquint	with a squint.
astarboard	on or towards the starboard.
astare	in a state of staring.
astern	at the stern of a ship.
astir	moving about.
astoop	in a stooping or inclined position.
astraddle	in a straddling position; astride.
astrand	stranded.
astray	off the right course.
astride	with one leg on each side.
astrut	protrudingly, distendedly.
asudden	suddenly.
asunder	into pieces.
aswarm	in a swarm.
asway	in a swaying state.
aswim	swimming.
aswing	in a state of swinging.
aswirl	in a swirling state.
aswoon	in a swoon.
athirst	in a state of thirst.
athrill	in a thrill.
athrob	in a throbbing state.
athwart	across; transversely.
atilt	in the manner of a tilter; in the position, or with the action, of one making a thrust.
atingle	tingling.
atop	on top of.
atremble	in a trembling state.
atrip	of an anchor when it is just drawn out of the ground, in a perpendicular position.
atwain	in twain; asunder.
atween	between.
atwitter	in a twittering state.
atwixt	betwixt.
avant	before.
awa	away.
awake	not asleep; (verb) to wake up > AWAKES, AWAKING, AWAKED or AWOKE, AWOKEN.
awanting	missing; wanting.
aware	conscious of, alert > AWARER, AWAREST.
awash	overflowing with.
awatch	in a watchful state.
awave	in a wave, in waves.
awayes	away.
awearied	wearied.
aweary	weary.
aweather	on the weather side; in the direction from which the wind blows; -- opposed to alee; as, helm aweather!
aweigh	of an anchor: just raised perpendicularly above the ground in weighing. Of a ship, crew, etc.: just about to set sail.
awheel awheels	on wheels.
awhile	for a while.
awhirl	in a whirling state.
awork	at work; in action.
awrack	in a state of wreck.
awrong	wrongly.
awry	twisted to one side; crooked; amiss.
ayelp	in a state of yelping.
ayont	beyond.

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