ah ['ä] -interj
- used to express delight, relief, regret, or contempt
ah ['ä, often prolonged and/or followed by ə] -vi, n
(variant of aah)
- to exclaim in amazement, joy, or surprise
- oohing and aah ing at the fireworks
AH -abbr
- ampere-hour
- anno hegirae
- arts and humanities
aha [ä-'hä] -interj
- used to express surprise, triumph, or derision
AHA [,ā-(,)āch-'ā] -n
- alpha hydroxy acid
Ahab ['ā-,hab] -n
- a king of Israel in the ninth century b.c.and husband of Jezebel
ahchoo [ä-'chü] -interj
(variant of achoo)
- used to represent the sound of a sneeze
ahead [ə-'hed] -adv or adj
- in a forward direction or position : forward
- in front
- in, into, or for the future
- in or toward a more advantageous position
- helped others to get ahead
- at or to an earlier time : in advance
ahead of -prep
- in front or advance of
- in excess of
ahem [a throat-clearing sound; often read as ə-'hem] -interj
- used esp. to attract attention or to express disapproval or embarrassment
ahi ['ä-hē] -n
- yellowfin tuna
- bigeye tuna
ahim·sa [ə-'him-,sä] -n
- the Hindu and Buddhist doctrine of refraining from harming any living being
ahis·tor·i·cal [,ā-hi-'stȯr-i-kəl, -'tär-] -adj, adv, n
- not concerned with or related to history, historical development, or tradition
- historically inaccurate or ignorant
- an ahistorical version of events
ahold [ə-'hōld] -n
- hold
- if you could get ahold of a representative -- Norman Mailer
ahoy [ə-'hȯi] -interj
- used in hailing
Ah·ri·man ['är-i-mən, -,män] -n
- Ahura Mazda's antagonist who is a spirit of darkness and evil in Zoroastrianism
Ahu·ra Maz·da [ə-,hu̇r-ə-'maz-də, ä-,hu̇r-] -n
- the Supreme Being represented as a deity of goodness and light in Zoroastrianism