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
ahorseback
- s traveling on horseback
a file of men ahorseback passed by - r on the back of a horse
policeman patrolled the streets ahorseback
aided
- v give help or assistance; be of service
- v improve the condition of
- a having help; often used as a combining form
ailing
- v be ill or unwell
- v cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
- s somewhat ill or prone to illness
my poor ailing grandmother
aimless
- s aimlessly drifting
- s continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
ain
- s belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive
`ain' is Scottish
air-breathing
- a deriving oxygen from the air
he studied respiration in marine air-breathing vertebrates
large air-breathing ichthyosaurs had hydrofoils
air-conditioned
- v control the humidity and temperature of
The room was cool because it had been air-conditioned - v equip with an apparatus for controlling the humidity and temperature
Our house is not air-conditioned - s cooled by air conditioning