| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| ancestor | noun | One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father’s or mother’s side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a fore father., An earlier type; a progenitor; as, this fossil animal is regarded as the ancestor of the horse., One from whom an estate has descended; — the correlative of heir. |
| ancestry | noun | Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent., A series of ancestors or progenitors; lineage, or those who compose the line of natural descent. |
| anchored | imp. & past participle | of Anchor, Held by an anchor; at anchor; held safely; as, an anchored bark; also, shaped like an anchor; forked; as, an anchored tongue., Having the extremities turned back, like the flukes of an anchor; as, an anchored cross. |
| anchoret | noun | Alt. of Anchorite |
| anchusin | noun | A resinoid coloring matter obtained from alkanet root. |
| ancienty | noun | Age; antiquity., Seniority. |
| anconeal | adjective | Of or pertaining to the ancon or elbow. |
| anconeus | noun | A muscle of the elbow and forearm. |
| anconoid | adjective | Elbowlike; anconal. |