📖 A — The English dictionary · page 15

adorn — Everyday, meaning 1: To decorate something or make it look more beautiful.↗ Example: «It is light that adorns me,» said the flower.↗ · Flowers adorn the table.↗ · Carvings adorn the old temple.↗

adorned — Everyday, meaning 1: Decorated or made beautiful with things put on or around something.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (verb) Made beautiful by something added.↗ Example: The houses were adorned with verses.↗ · Vases adorned every room.↗ · The sea jewels adorned their dresses.↗ · Again will I build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel; again shalt thou be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.↗ (Prophets JER.31.4, JPS 1917)↗

adornment — Everyday, meaning 1: Something added to make a person, thing or place look more beautiful; a decoration or ornament.↗ Example: Madam, your beauty needs no adornment.↗ · She wore a silver adornment in her hair.↗ · The temple had many adornments.↗ · Thy people offer themselves willingly in the day of thy warfare; in adornments of holiness, from the womb of the dawn, thine is the dew of thy youth.↗ (Writings PSA.110.3, JPS 1917)↗

adrenaline — Everyday, meaning 1: Adrenaline is a chemical (a hormone) that your body releases when you are scared, excited or in danger; it makes your heart beat faster and gives you quick energy.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Adrenaline (as a medicine, epinephrine) is used in emergency pens for people with severe allergies.↗ Example: I felt a rush of adrenaline before the race.↗ · Adrenaline makes your heart beat faster.↗ · When the dog barked suddenly, adrenaline made me jump.↗ · Sam carries an adrenaline pen because of his nut allergy.↗ · Roller coasters give people an adrenaline rush.↗ · After the adrenaline wears off, you can feel very tired.↗

adrift — Everyday, meaning 1: Floating loose on water without being tied up or steered.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Lost, with no clear course, direction or purpose; not knowing where one is.↗ Example: The boat broke its rope and drifted adrift.↗ · The land cast him adrift.↗ · He was adrift far out at sea.↗

adroit — Everyday, meaning 1: Very skilful and clever with the hands or body.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Clever and quick at dealing with people or difficult situations.↗ Example: The juggler was adroit with five balls.↗ · She gave an adroit answer to the tricky question.↗ · The cat made an adroit leap onto the fence.↗ · He is adroit at fixing bikes.↗ · The captain's adroit steering saved the boat.↗ · With adroit fingers she tied the knot.↗ · Racine, more adroit, pretended to think that the poem was a piece of ingenious irony.↗

adult — Everyday, meaning 1: An adult is a grown-up person, not a child.↗ In many countries you are an adult from 18 years old.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: An adult animal or plant is one that is fully grown.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Adult means for grown-ups, or acting in a sensible grown-up way.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (casual) «Grown-up», «big people» (to small children) and «oldies» are everyday words for adults; «adulting» (slang) means doing boring grown-up jobs like paying bills.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: (euphemism) «Adult content» or «for adults only» means not for children; a pupil should leave it and tell a trusted adult.↗ Everyday, meaning 6: (formal) «Person of full age», «a person aged 18 or over», «guardian» and «responsible adult» are stiff official words.↗ Example: An adult ticket costs $10 and a child ticket $5.↗ · 12 adults and 20 children came.↗ · How much did 3 adult tickets cost?↗ · Each group has 1 adult.↗ · If you feel unsafe, tell a trusted adult.↗ · An adult must be with you at the swimming pool.↗ · The caterpillar becomes an adult butterfly.↗ · She was very adult about losing the game.↗ · 2 grown-ups + 3 kids, adults are 10 bucks, kids 5, how much (casual)↗ · ugh, adulting is hard, paid 3 bills today (casual, slang)↗ · Act like an adult for once, you're 14, not 4.↗ (rough)↗ · Persons aged 18 years or over are charged 10 dollars; compute the total charge for 3 such persons and 4 minors at 5 dollars.↗ (formal exam)↗ · “There were several adults to-day,” he assured her with a faint flush; but when she tossed her head he had not a word of reproof for her.↗

adulterer — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: A married person who has a sexual relationship with someone else's husband or wife; here, a man who does so with another man's wife.↗ Example: And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, both the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.↗ (Torah LEV.20.10, JPS 1917)↗ · For they are all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.↗ (Prophets JER.9.1, JPS 1917)↗ · When thou sawest a thief, thou hadst company with him, and with adulterers was thy portion.↗ (Writings PSA.50.18, JPS 1917)↗ · But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the harlot.↗ (Prophets ISA.57.3, JPS 1917)↗

adulteress — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: A married woman who has a sexual relationship with a man who is not her husband.↗ Example: And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, both the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.↗ (Torah LEV.20.10, JPS 1917)↗ · For on account of a harlot a man is brought to a loaf of bread, but the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.↗ (Writings PRO.6.26, JPS 1917)↗ · But righteous men, they shall judge them as adulteresses are judged, and as women that shed blood are judged; because they are adulteresses, and blood is in their hands.↗ (Prophets EZK.23.45, JPS 1917)↗ · And the LORD said unto me: 'Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend and an adulteress, even as the LORD loveth the children of Israel, though they turn unto other gods, and love cakes of raisins.↗ (Prophets HOS.3.1, JPS 1917)↗

adulterous — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: Describing a woman who is unfaithful to her husband.↗ Example: So is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith: 'I have done no wickedness.'↗ (Writings PRO.30.20, JPS 1917)↗

adultery — Everyday, meaning 1: (Bible, church, law) When a married person has a loving, romantic or sexual relationship with someone who is not their husband or wife.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (Bible) One of the sins named in the Ten Commandments.↗ e.g. "You shall not commit adultery."↗ Example: The seventh commandment says, "You shall not commit adultery."↗ · The teacher explained that adultery means breaking the promise of marriage.↗ · In the story, the king's adultery brought great trouble to his family.↗ · Many religions teach that adultery is wrong.↗ · Adultery can be one reason a marriage ends in divorce.↗ · The Bible tells how King David committed adultery and later was sorry.↗ · The vicar spoke about faithfulness and the harm adultery causes.↗ · And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, both the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.↗ (Torah LEV.20.10, JPS 1917)↗ · Thou wife that committest adultery, that takest strangers instead of thy husband — (Prophets EZK.16.32, JPS 1917)↗ · He that committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding; he doeth it that would destroy his own soul.↗ (Writings PRO.6.32, JPS 1917)↗ · Swearing and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery! they break all bounds, and blood toucheth blood.↗ (Prophets HOS.4.2, JPS 1917)↗

adulthood — Everyday, meaning 1: The time of life when you are a grown-up, after childhood and the teenage years.↗ Example: Most animals grow fast before they reach adulthood.↗ · Childhood comes before adulthood.↗ · Some friendships last into adulthood.↗ · In adulthood, people often have jobs and pay bills.↗ · Frogs reach adulthood after being tadpoles.↗ · He kept his love of drawing into adulthood.↗ · The Youth, advanced to adulthood, proceeded to steal things of still greater value.↗

advance — Everyday, meaning 1: To advance means to move forward («The army advanced»).↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To advance means to improve or make progress («Science has advanced a lot»).↗ Everyday, meaning 3: An advance is a forward movement or an improvement («advances in medicine»).↗ Everyday, meaning 4: In advance means before something happens («Book in advance»).↗ Everyday, meaning 5: An advance is money paid before the usual time.↗ Everyday, meaning 6: As an adjective, advance means done or given early («advance warning»).↗ Everyday, meaning 7: In advance of someone means further forward than them, ahead of them.↗ Example: Buy your tickets in advance.↗ · The army advanced towards the castle.↗ · Move your counter and advance three spaces.↗ · There have been huge advances in medicine.↗ · Our team advanced to the final.↗ · Thanks in advance for your help.↗ · We had advance warning of the storm.↗ · The soldiers had to retreat instead of advance.↗ · But his brothers rode slowly on in advance of him.↗ · Klyce (f/ni- verse 1921 para. 43 f) advances the view that zero and infinity are logically identical.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗ · The names of Moses, Ezra*'), and Rabbi Akiba have also been advanced as the authors of the Sefer Yetzirah.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗ · Various sources such as Egyptian, Indian, Greek, Phoenician, Hebrew, etc., have been advanced as the origin of the Pythagorean philosophy.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗ · After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him.↗ (Writings EST.3.1, JPS 1917)↗ · And Haman recounted unto them the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and everything as to how the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.↗ (Writings EST.5.11, JPS 1917)↗

advancement — Everyday, meaning 1: Progress or improvement in something, such as science or medicine.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Moving up to a better job or position; promotion.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Helping something move forward.↗ Example: The printing press led to the advancement of learning.↗ · Medical advancements have saved many lives.↗ · She worked hard for advancement at her job.↗ · Space travel was a great advancement.↗ · The club is for the advancement of young musicians.↗ · Each advancement in phones made them smaller.↗ · Marzavan was not forgotten, but was given a lucrative post at court, with a promise of further advancement.↗

advantage — Everyday, meaning 1: An advantage is something that helps you do better or makes you more likely to win or succeed.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A good point or benefit of something, the opposite of a disadvantage.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: In tennis, advantage is the point won right after deuce.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: To take advantage of someone is to use their difficulties unfairly for your own benefit.↗ Example: Being tall is an advantage in basketball.↗ · One advantage of a bike is that it does not pollute the air.↗ · Our team had the advantage because we played at home.↗ · Take advantage of the sunny day and go outside.↗ · It is not fair to take advantage of a younger child.↗ · Write two advantages and two disadvantages of school uniforms.↗ · Starting first gave her an advantage in the race.↗ · Knowing your times tables is a big advantage in maths.↗ · It is wicked to take advantage of another's distress.↗ · Is it any advantage to the Almighty, that thou art righteous?↗ (Writings JOB.22.3, JPS 1917)↗ · If the serpent bite before it is charmed, then the charmer hath no advantage.↗ (Writings ECC.10.11, JPS 1917)↗ · That thou inquirest: 'What advantage will it be unto Thee?'↗ And: 'What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?'↗ (Writings JOB.35.3, JPS 1917)↗

advantageous — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) Helpful and giving you a better chance of success; good for you.↗ Example: Being tall is advantageous in basketball.↗ · Thick fur is advantageous for animals living in the cold.↗ · It would be advantageous to start early.↗ · The team had an advantageous position at half-time.↗ · The deal was advantageous to both sides.↗ · Learning a second language can be advantageous.↗ · About three weeks after this exploit there arrived an embassy from Blefuscu, with humble offers of peace, which was soon concluded, on terms very advantageous to our Emperor.↗

advent — Everyday, meaning 1: (church) Advent is the season of about four weeks before Christmas, when Christians get ready to celebrate Jesus' birth and wait for his coming again.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) The advent of something is its arrival or beginning, as in "the advent of the internet".↗ Example: I open a door in my Advent calendar every morning.↗ · We lit the second candle on the Advent wreath.↗ · Advent is a time of waiting and getting ready.↗ · With the advent of mobile phones, fewer people wrote letters.↗ · The church is decorated in purple during Advent.↗ · The Advent carol service was by candlelight.↗ · Eos, the Dawn, like her brother Helios, whose advent she always announced, was also deified by the early Greeks.↗

adventure — Everyday, meaning 1: An adventure is an exciting, unusual and sometimes risky experience or journey.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Adventure is the excitement of doing new and daring things.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: An adventure story is a story full of exciting events.↗ Example: We went on an adventure in the woods behind the house.↗ · Treasure Island is a famous adventure story.↗ · The new adventure playground has a zip line.↗ · Grandma loves adventure and travels all over the world.↗ · Write an adventure story about a lost map.↗ · Camping in the rain was quite an adventure!↗ · The explorers had many adventures at sea.↗ · for my father fought for you, and adventured his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian; (Prophets JDG.9.17, JPS 1917)↗ · and those riches perish by evil adventure; and if he hath begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand.↗ (Writings ECC.5.13, JPS 1917)↗

adventurer — Everyday, meaning 1: A person who goes looking for danger, excitement or new discoveries, often on long or risky journeys.↗ Example: He would think me an adventurer.↗ · The adventurers set out across the sea.↗ · Only brave adventurers reached the island.↗