agrestic
- s characteristic of the fields or country
agrestic simplicity - s (of behavior) rustic and uncouth
the agrestic behavior of a country boy
agricultural
- a relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming
agricultural engineering
modern agricultural (or farming) methods
agricultural (or farm) equipment
an agricultural college - s relating to rural matters
an agrarian (or agricultural) society
aground
- a stuck in a place where a ship can no longer float
a ship aground offshore
a boat aground on the beach waiting for the tide to lift it - r with the bottom lodged on the ground
he ran the ship aground
ahead
- s having the leading position or higher score in a contest
he is ahead by a pawn - r at or in the front
I see the lights of a town ahead
the road ahead is foggy
staring straight ahead - r toward the future; forward in time
I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring - r in a forward direction
go ahead
the train moved ahead slowly
the boat lurched ahead - r ahead of time; in anticipation
when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount
We like to plan ahead - r to a more advanced or advantageous position
a young man sure to get ahead
pushing talented students ahead - r to a different or a more advanced time (meaning advanced either toward the present or toward the future)
moved the appointment ahead from Tuesday to Monday
pushed the deadline ahead from Tuesday to Wednesday - r leading or ahead in a competition
the horse was three lengths ahead going into the home stretch
ahead by two pawns
ahistorical
- a unconcerned with or unrelated to history or to historical development or to tradition
ahorse
- s traveling on horseback
a file of men ahorseback passed by - r on the back of a horse
managed to escape ahorse
policeman patrolled the streets ahorseback