📖 A — The English dictionary · page 60

automatically — Everyday, meaning 1: Automatically means by itself, done by a machine without a person needing to do it.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Automatically means without thinking about it, out of habit.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Automatically means always and necessarily, as a rule.↗ Example: The doors open automatically when you walk up to them.↗ · The heater switches off automatically at night.↗ · You blink automatically without thinking.↗ · The computer saves your work automatically.↗ · If you finish first, you don't automatically win: the answers must be right.↗ · She automatically reached for the light switch.↗

automation — Everyday, meaning 1: Using machines and computers to do work by themselves, without people doing each step.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The system or machines that do this work.↗ Example: Automation means robots can build cars in a factory.↗ · The car wash uses automation, so nobody scrubs the cars by hand.↗ · Some jobs disappeared because of automation.↗ · Home automation can switch the lights on when you come in.↗ · Our coding club learned about automation with a simple program.↗ · Automation makes the work faster but needs people to fix the machines.↗ · Dad says automation at the supermarket means fewer cashiers.↗

autonomy — Everyday, meaning 1: The right of a group, region or country to govern itself.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Being able to make your own choices and act independently.↗ Example: Greenland has autonomy within Denmark.↗ · Teenagers want more autonomy.↗ · The robot has autonomy to choose its path.↗ · Scotland has autonomy over its schools.↗ · Giving pupils autonomy helps them learn.↗ · The region fought for autonomy.↗

autopilot — Everyday, meaning 1: A computer system in an aircraft, ship or car that steers and controls it automatically, without a person doing it by hand.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (informal) In "on autopilot": doing something without thinking about it, out of habit.↗ Example: The pilot switched on the autopilot over the ocean.↗ · On long flights, the autopilot flies the plane for hours.↗ · I was on autopilot and put the milk in the cupboard.↗ · Some cars can steer themselves a little with autopilot.↗ · He walked home on autopilot, thinking about the game.↗ · Pilots must still watch carefully even on autopilot.↗

autumn — Everyday, meaning 1: Autumn is the season between summer and winter, when leaves change colour and fall and days get shorter and cooler.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In American English it is mostly called fall.↗ Example: In autumn the leaves turn red and gold.↗ · Squirrels bury nuts in autumn.↗ · We collected conkers in autumn.↗ · The autumn term starts in September.↗ · Days get shorter in autumn.↗ · In Australia, autumn comes in March.↗ · Hedgehogs get ready to hibernate in autumn.↗ · I love jumping in piles of autumn leaves.↗ · It was growing late in the autumn.↗

autumnal — Everyday, meaning 1: About autumn, or typical of autumn, like falling leaves, cool air and orange colours.↗ Example: The trees were full of autumnal colours.↗ · There was an autumnal chill in the air.↗ · The autumnal equinox has equal day and night.↗ · We wrote autumnal poems about leaves.↗ · An autumnal mist covered the field.↗ · Her jumper was a warm autumnal orange.↗

auxiliary — Everyday, meaning 1: adjective: Giving extra help or support: an auxiliary engine is a backup.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: noun (grammar): A helping verb, like be, have or do, used with another verb: «She IS running», «I HAVE eaten».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: noun.↗ e.g. A helper or extra worker, like a nursing auxiliary.↗ Example: In «I am eating», «am» is the auxiliary verb.↗ · The ship used its auxiliary engine.↗ · «Do» is the auxiliary in «Do you like it?».↗ · She works as a nursing auxiliary.↗ · The hospital has auxiliary power if the lights go out.↗ · Underline the auxiliary verbs.↗

avail — Everyday, meaning 1: (noun) Avail means use or help: «of no avail» means it did not help at all.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (verb, formal) To avail is to be of use or to help someone.↗ Example: All our shouting was of no avail.↗ · The medicine did not avail him.↗ · That will avail him little.↗ · Will thy riches avail, that are without stint, or all the forces of thy strength?↗ (Writings JOB.36.19, JPS 1917)↗

availability — Everyday, meaning 1: Whether something can be got, bought or used right now.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Whether a person is free to do something or meet someone at a certain time.↗ Example: The website shows the availability of seats on the train.↗ · Please check the availability of the swimming pool on Saturday.↗ · Mum asked about the coach's availability for an extra practice.↗ · The availability of fresh water is important for every town.↗ · Toy availability is low just before Christmas.↗ · Subject to availability, you can choose your own room.↗ (formal)↗ · The doctor has no availability until next week.↗

available — Everyday, meaning 1: Available means you can get it, buy it or use it now.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Available means a person is free to see you or help, not busy.↗ Example: Tickets are available at the front desk.↗ · Is this book available in the library?↗ · There are 30 seats available on the bus.↗ · The new game is available in shops now.↗ · Sorry, Mrs Lee is not available right now.↗ · Use all the available space on the page.↗ · How many places are still available if 18 of 25 are taken?↗ · Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive.↗

avalanche — Everyday, meaning 1: An avalanche is a huge mass of snow, ice and rocks that suddenly slides fast down a mountain.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: An avalanche of something is a sudden very large amount of it, as in an avalanche of letters.↗ Example: An avalanche buried the mountain road.↗ · Skiers must check the avalanche warning.↗ · Rescue dogs found the climber after the avalanche.↗ · Loud noises do not usually start avalanches, despite the films.↗ · We got an avalanche of birthday cards.↗ · The teacher faced an avalanche of questions.↗ · An avalanche had fallen, not upon Rudy and his uncle, but very near them.↗

avarice — Everyday, meaning 1: A greedy wish to have more and more money, gold or things, and to keep them.↗ Example: His avarice made him count every coin twice.↗ · Avarice is one of the sins in the tale.↗ · The miser's avarice grew each year.↗

avaricious — Everyday, meaning 1: Greedy for money and riches, always wanting more.↗ Example: The avaricious king hoarded his gold.↗ · An avaricious man never has enough.↗ · The avaricious vizier wanted every jewel.↗

avatar — Everyday, meaning 1: A picture or character that stands for you in a game, app or online chat.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (Hinduism) In Hindu belief, a god appearing on Earth in a human or animal form, like Krishna as an avatar of Vishnu.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (formal) A person who perfectly shows an idea: «an avatar of kindness».↗ Example: I made a dragon avatar for my game.↗ · Use a cartoon avatar instead of your real photo online.↗ · My avatar has blue hair and a cape.↗ · In Hindu stories, Rama is an avatar of the god Vishnu.↗ · She changed her avatar to a picture of her cat.↗ · The avatar walked across the virtual world.↗

avenge — Everyday, meaning 1: To punish someone in return for a wrong they did to you or to someone you love.↗ Example: The brothers swore to avenge their father.↗ · Even the weakest may find a way to avenge a wrong.↗ · She wanted to avenge herself on the thief.↗ · 'Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites; afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.'↗ (Torah NUM.31.2, JPS 1917)↗ · The LORD judge between me and thee, and the LORD avenge me of thee; but my hand shall not be upon thee.↗ (Prophets 1SA.24.13, JPS 1917)↗ · Therefore saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel: Ah, I will ease Me of Mine adversaries, and avenge Me of Mine enemies; (Prophets ISA.1.24, JPS 1917)↗ · Wherefore should the nations say: 'Where is their God?'↗ Let the avenging of Thy servants' blood that is shed be made known among the nations in our sight.↗ (Writings PSA.79.10, JPS 1917)↗

avenged — Everyday, meaning 1: Punished someone in return for a wrong done to oneself or a loved one.↗ Example: Patto avenged his dead children.↗ · The king avenged the insult to his queen.↗ · The rabbit felt that the wrong was avenged.↗ · If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.↗ (Torah GEN.4.24, JPS 1917)↗ · And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the nation had avenged themselves of their enemies.↗ (Prophets JOS.10.13, JPS 1917)↗ · Shall I not punish for these things? saith the LORD; Shall not My soul be avenged on such a nation as this?↗ (Prophets JER.5.29, JPS 1917)↗ · Shall I not punish for these things? saith the LORD; and shall not My soul be avenged on such a nation as this?↗ (Prophets JER.5.9, JPS 1917)↗

avenger — Everyday, meaning 1: A person who punishes someone for a wrong done to themselves or to someone they love.↗ Example: He was watching for the avenger.↗ · The young avenger waited for his chance.↗ · The knight became the avenger of the village.↗ · then the congregation shall judge between the smiter and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances; (Torah NUM.35.24, JPS 1917)↗ · The avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death; when he meeteth him, he shall put him to death.↗ (Torah NUM.35.19, JPS 1917)↗ · And the cities shall be unto you for refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation for judgment.↗ (Torah NUM.35.12, JPS 1917)↗ · Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast Thou founded strength, because of Thine adversaries; that Thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.↗ (Writings PSA.8.3, JPS 1917)↗ · that the manslayer that killeth any person through error and unawares may flee thither; and they shall be unto you for a refuge from the avenger of blood.↗ (Prophets JOS.20.3, JPS 1917)↗ · And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver up the manslayer into his hand; because he smote his neighbour unawares, and hated him not beforetime.↗ (Prophets JOS.20.5, JPS 1917)↗

avenue — Everyday, meaning 1: A wide street in a town or city, often with trees along the sides.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A road or path lined with trees, for example leading to a big house.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A way of doing or reaching something (explore every avenue = try every possible way).↗ Example: We live at 12 Maple Avenue.↗ · The avenue was lined with tall oak trees.↗ · Cars filled the busy avenue at home time.↗ · Walk two blocks down the avenue and turn left.↗ · The police are exploring every avenue to find the stolen bike.↗ · In New York, avenues run north to south.↗ · A long avenue of trees led up to the castle.↗ · At the end of the avenue, on the very spot where his hut had stood, a gorgeous palace appeared, ablaze with myriads of lights.↗ · 'The Path," 144, Madison Avenue, New York, U.S.A- (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗

aver — Everyday, meaning 1: To aver is to say something firmly, as if it were certainly true.↗ This is an old or formal word.↗ Example: «There is no one can run like Caelte,» one man averred.↗ · The Editor still avers that he did not invent the stories.↗

average — Everyday, meaning 1: The average (mean) is the number you get when you share a total equally: add the numbers, then divide by how many there are.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Average means usual or ordinary, not special.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To average a number is to have it as the average: «He averages 10 points a game».↗ Example: The average of 4, 6 and 8 is 6.↗ · She scored an average of 80 points.↗ · The average class has 25 pupils.↗ · On average he reads 15 pages a day.↗ · July has the highest average temperature.↗ · It was just an average day.↗ · Her marks are above average.↗ · The car averaged 50 miles an hour.↗ · The average of 2, 3 and 10 is 5.↗ · An average adult sleeps about 8 hours.↗

averse — Everyday, meaning 1: Not liking something or strongly against it: «averse to» something.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: «Not averse to» means quite happy to (a polite, slightly joking way to say you like it).↗ Example: He's averse to getting up early.↗ · I'm not averse to a second slice of cake!↗ · The cat is averse to water.↗ · Some people are risk-averse with money.↗ · She was averse to the idea of camping.↗ · Grandpa isn't averse to a joke.↗ · Sigurd was not averse to this, and asked his father where he thought it best to look for a wife.↗

aversion — Everyday, meaning 1: A strong dislike of something.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A feeling of wanting to avoid something.↗ Example: He has a strong aversion to spiders.↗ · My cat has an aversion to water.↗ · She developed an aversion to fish after being sick.↗ · I have an aversion to getting up early.↗ · Birds learn an aversion to bitter caterpillars.↗ · His aversion to crowds kept him home.↗ · Ares appears to have been an object of aversion to all the gods of Olympus, Aphrodite alone excepted.↗

avert — Everyday, meaning 1: To avert something bad means to stop it from happening, as in «avert a disaster».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To avert your eyes means to look away, often because something is upsetting or embarrassing.↗ Example: The driver braked hard and averted a crash.↗ · Quick thinking averted disaster.↗ · She averted her eyes from the scary scene.↗ · Talks between the leaders averted a war.↗ · He averted his gaze when the teacher looked at him.↗ · Hence fishermen dreaded his approach, and endeavoured, by prayer and fasting, to avert the misfortunes which he prophesied.↗