Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
| 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. |
| agape | with mouth wide open. Note also a noun, a Christian love feast, with plurals AGAPAE, AGAPAI, AGAPES. |
| agast | aghast; also a verb, to terrify > AGASTS, AGASTING, AGASTED. |
| 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; also a noun, a kind of protein > AGRINS. |
| 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. |
| amornings | of a morning. |
| 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. AREAR can also be a noun: an overdue unpaid debt > AREARS |
| 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. |