📖 A — The English dictionary · page 21

agouti — Everyday, meaning 1: An agouti is a rodent of Central and South America, with long legs, like a large guinea pig, that eats fruit and nuts.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Agouti is also a fur colour pattern where each hair has bands of light and dark, common in wild rabbits and mice.↗ Example: The agouti buried a Brazil nut in the forest floor.↗ · Agoutis can crack very hard nuts with their sharp teeth.↗ · Some buried nuts are forgotten and grow into new trees.↗ · The agouti ran into the bushes when it heard us.↗ · Our pet rabbit has agouti fur, like a wild rabbit.↗ · Agoutis live in the rainforests of South America.↗

agrarian — Everyday, meaning 1: About farming, farmland or the people who work on the land.↗ Example: Long ago, most of Europe was an agrarian society.↗ · Agrarian life follows the seasons.↗ · The country moved from an agrarian economy to factories.↗ · Agrarian reform gave land to farmers.↗ · Many agrarian villages had a market day.↗ · In agrarian times, children helped with the harvest.↗

agree — Everyday, meaning 1: To have the same opinion as someone: «I agree with you».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To say yes to an idea or request: «She agreed to help».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To decide something together: «We agreed on a plan».↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Of facts or numbers: to match: «The two answers agree».↗ Everyday, meaning 5: Of food: to suit you (usually «doesn't agree with me»).↗ Example: I agree with you — it's a great idea.↗ · Mum agreed to let me have a sleepover.↗ · We agreed on a name for the class pet.↗ · Do you agree or disagree?↗ Give a reason.↗ · Never agree to meet someone you only know online.↗ · The two answers agree, so I'm sure it's right.↗ · Let's agree to disagree.↗ · Spicy food doesn't agree with me.↗ · Some ascribe it to Kabbi Akiba, but there is no general agree- ment."↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗ · Both Mantua texts agree in a general way with each other in their arrangement, but Mantua II contains twice as much material as Mantua I, the former numbering about 2400 words, the latter only 1200 words.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗

agreeable — Everyday, meaning 1: Pleasant and nice.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Friendly and easy to get on with.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Willing to agree to something.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (formal) Acceptable to people.↗ Example: We had an agreeable walk by the river.↗ · She is an agreeable girl who gets on with everyone.↗ · Is the plan agreeable to you?↗ · Dad was agreeable to the idea of a pizza night.↗ · The weather was agreeable all week.↗ · The soup had an agreeable taste.↗ · But you are a chatterer, and your company is not very agreeable.↗

agreeably — Everyday, meaning 1: In a pleasant, nice way.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In a friendly, willing way.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Agreeably to something means in line with it, or following it as advised.↗ Example: The water was agreeably warm.↗ · She smiled agreeably at the visitors.↗ · We were agreeably surprised by the test results.↗ · The room was agreeably quiet.↗ · He nodded agreeably and passed the salt.↗ · The day passed agreeably at the beach.↗ · All the mice said it was a very beautiful wedding, and that they had been very agreeably entertained.↗

agreed — Everyday, meaning 1: Agreed means had the same opinion as someone.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Agreed means said yes to something, like a plan.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Agreed (adjective) means decided by everyone together, like an agreed time.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: "Agreed!" said alone means "Yes, I accept.".↗ Everyday, meaning 5: Agreed with means matched or suited, as colours or styles do when they go well together.↗ Example: We agreed to meet at the park at noon.↗ · I agreed with my friend about the best film.↗ · The class agreed on three rules.↗ · Mum agreed to let us stay up late.↗ · "Let's share the cake." "↗ Agreed!"↗ · Meet at the agreed place if you get lost.↗ · Our two measurements agreed.↗ · The title agreed with the dress.↗ · Indeed, it would seem that every commentator endeavored to read his own views and theories into this little book, with hardly any concern whether they agreed with the text or not.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗ · Will two walk together, except they have agreed?↗ (Prophets AMO.3.3, JPS 1917)↗

agreement — Everyday, meaning 1: Agreement is having the same opinion as someone else («We were in agreement»).↗ Everyday, meaning 2: An agreement is a plan, promise or deal that two or more people or groups make together («a peace agreement»).↗ Everyday, meaning 3: In grammar, agreement means words matching each other, like the subject and the verb («he runs», «they run»).↗ Example: We reached an agreement to take turns on the swing.↗ · Everyone nodded in agreement.↗ · Our class wrote a class agreement about how to behave.↗ · The two countries signed a peace agreement.↗ · The teacher and I are in agreement: I need more practice.↗ · Check subject–verb agreement: «The dogs bark», not «The dogs barks».↗ · After a long talk, they came to an agreement.↗ · Both sides kept their agreement.↗ · And they made this mutual agreement.↗ · And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said: 'Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you in agreement with all these words.'↗ (Torah EXO.24.8, JPS 1917)↗ · And your covenant with death shall be disannulled and your agreement with the nether-world shall not stand; when the scouring scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it, (Prophets ISA.28.18, JPS 1917)↗

agricultural — Everyday, meaning 1: To do with farming: growing crops and keeping animals.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Used for farming: agricultural machines like tractors.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Mainly made up of farms: an agricultural region.↗ Example: We went to the agricultural show to see the sheep.↗ · Most of the valley is agricultural land.↗ · Tractors are agricultural machines.↗ · The country's economy is mainly agricultural.↗ · My uncle studied at an agricultural college.↗ · In a bar chart, 60% of the land is agricultural and 40% is forest.↗

agriculture — Everyday, meaning 1: Agriculture is farming: growing crops and keeping animals for food, wool and other products.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Agriculture is also the science and business of farming.↗ Example: Agriculture began when people started to grow crops.↗ · Most of the land in this county is used for agriculture.↗ · Many people in Kenya work in agriculture.↗ · We went to the agricultural show and saw prize cows.↗ · Machines changed agriculture a lot.↗ · Agriculture needs a lot of fresh water.↗ · She presided over all inventions connected with agriculture, invented the plough, and taught mankind how to use oxen for farming purposes.↗

aground — Everyday, meaning 1: If a ship runs aground or goes aground, it gets stuck on sand, rocks or the sea bottom in shallow water.↗ Example: The ship ran aground on a sandbank.↗ · The huge container ship went aground in the canal.↗ · At low tide the little boat was left aground.↗ · Rescuers helped the sailors when their boat ran aground.↗ · The pirates' ship was aground on the rocks.↗ · They waited for the high tide to float the ship that had gone aground.↗

ague — Everyday, meaning 1: An ague was an old word for an illness with fever and shivering, the kind caught from damp places.↗ Example: After the hard winter the poor woman suffered from fever and ague.↗ · In old tales, people caught ague from the damp marshes.↗ · The old man shook with ague by the fire.↗

ahead — Everyday, meaning 1: Ahead means in front, or further on: a runner who is ahead is in front of the others.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Ahead means in the future, still to come.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Ahead means winning, with more points.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: «Go ahead» means you may start or do it.↗ Example: Lily is 30 meters ahead of Sam.↗ · The Reds are 7 points ahead.↗ · He reads 20 pages ahead of the class.↗ · There are 3 days ahead before the trip.↗ · Go ahead and start eating.↗ · Look ahead when you ride your bike.↗ · We planned ahead for the trip.↗ · The road ahead is closed.↗ · We finished the project ahead of time.↗ · She was two steps ahead of her brother.↗ · While the witch was swimming across the water, Prince Ivan got a long way ahead.↗

ahem — Everyday, meaning 1: A written sound like a small cough, made to get people's attention, to show you are about to speak, or to show you don't approve of something.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (humorous) Used in writing to point out a joke or a hint: «My birthday is next week, ahem.».↗ Example: «Ahem!» said the Mouse with an important air.↗ · The teacher said «Ahem» and the class went quiet.↗ · «Ahem, I think you're sitting in my seat.»↗ · «Somebody (ahem) forgot to feed the cat.»↗ · Dad cleared his throat: «Ahem!↗ Dinner is ready.»↗ · «Ahem!» coughed the butler at the door.↗ · “Ahem! ahem!” said the Rocket angrily.↗

ahimsa — Everyday, meaning 1: (religion) Ahimsa is the idea of not harming any living thing, in thought, word or action; it is an important teaching in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Non-violence as a way of life and of working for change.↗ Example: Ahimsa means doing no harm to any living thing.↗ · Because of ahimsa, many Jains do not eat meat.↗ · Gandhi used ahimsa to protest peacefully.↗ · Some monks walk carefully to avoid hurting insects, following ahimsa.↗ · Our class talked about how ahimsa is like being kind to animals.↗ · Ahimsa is a word from Sanskrit, an old language of India.↗ · Buddhists, Hindus and Jains all value ahimsa.↗

ai — Everyday, meaning 1: AI stands for artificial intelligence: computer programs that can do things that seem to need thinking, like understanding speech, recognising pictures, answering questions or playing games.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: An AI is one such program or system.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: In crossword puzzles, «ai» is a three-toed sloth, an animal from South American rainforests.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Ai can also be a cry of fright, pain or surprise, as in a sudden shout.↗ Example: AI helps the phone understand what I say.↗ · Our teacher showed us how AI can recognise cats in photos.↗ · An AI can make mistakes, so always check its answers.↗ · That picture was made by AI, not a camera.↗ · Don't tell an AI chatbot your address or password.↗ · In the story, a friendly AI helps the crew fly the spaceship.↗ · The ai is a sloth that lives in the rainforest.↗ · And he went on his journeys from the South even to Beth-el, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beth-el and Ai; (Torah GEN.13.3, JPS 1917)↗ · Mailer, Efiii/niphisclie fMiikinalei' aiis Ara/iieii, Vienna 18S9, p. 19.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗ · The men of Beth-el and Ai, two hundred twenty and three.↗ (Writings EZR.2.28, JPS 1917)↗ · The men of Beth-el and Ai, a hundred twenty and three.↗ (Writings NEH.7.32, JPS 1917)↗ · And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua.↗ (Prophets JOS.8.23, JPS 1917)↗

aid — Everyday, meaning 1: Aid is help, especially money, food or care given to people who need it.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: An aid is a thing that helps you, like a hearing aid.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To aid someone means to help them.↗ Example: She learned first aid at Scouts.↗ · The first aid kit is in the kitchen cupboard.↗ · My grandpa wears a hearing aid.↗ · Countries sent aid after the earthquake.↗ · Pictures are a good aid to learning.↗ · A passer-by came to his aid.↗ · The map aided us in finding the way.↗ · I have come to thy aid."↗

aide — Everyday, meaning 1: An aide is a person who helps someone important, such as a president, prime minister or general, with their work.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A teacher's aide (or teaching aide) is an adult who helps the teacher and the pupils in the classroom.↗ Example: Our classroom aide helps me with reading.↗ · The teacher's aide sat with the new pupil.↗ · The president's aide gave a speech to reporters.↗ · Mrs Lee is an aide in the kindergarten class.↗ · The general sent an aide with a message.↗ · The aide carried the prime minister's papers.↗ · Ask the aide if you need help with the worksheet.↗ · My mum works as an aide at the hospital.↗ · Mannikin was one of the first to volunteer, but he only asked to go as aide-de-camp to the Commander-in chief, who was a gallant soldier and celebrated for his victories.↗

aigu — Everyday, meaning 1: (French) Means «sharp» or «high»; in English it is used in «accent aigu», the acute accent, the little mark sloping up to the right on the letter é.↗ It is not an English word.↗ Example: The word «café» has an accent aigu on the e.↗ · Put an accent aigu on the e in «école».↗ · An accent aigu slopes up to the right.↗ · «Été» has two accents aigus.↗ · The teacher drew an é with an accent aigu.↗ · Accent aigu makes the e sound like «ay».↗

ail — Everyday, meaning 1: To ail is to be the matter with someone, to be wrong with them; «What ails you?» asks what is wrong.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To ail is to trouble or make someone unwell.↗ Example: What ails you, little dog?↗ · The innkeeper asked him in some concern what ailed him.↗ · Something ails the old well, and the water tastes bad.↗

ailing — Everyday, meaning 1: Ailing means ill or unwell, often for a long time and not getting better quickly.↗ Example: The ailing bird sat still on its perch.↗ · A cat heard that the birds in the aviary were ailing.↗ · She stayed in bed, ailing, and needed her brother's help.↗

ailment — Everyday, meaning 1: An ailment is an illness, usually a minor one, like a cold, cough or rash.↗ Example: Colds and coughs are common winter ailments.↗ · Grandma had a herbal remedy for every ailment.↗ · The pharmacist can help with minor ailments.↗ · The puppy's ailment turned out to be a sore paw.↗ · In the old days, people used honey to treat many ailments.↗ · Tummy aches are a common ailment among children.↗ · Rudy knew nothing of fever, or any other ailment.↗