A — The school dictionary · page 101 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12ascertainTo find out for certain whether something is true, usually by checking carefully.22 sentencesascribeTo say that something was caused by something, as in «ascribe her success to hard work».9 sentencesashThe grey powder left after something has burned.11 sentencesashamedAshamed means feeling bad and guilty because you did something wrong or something you think is embarrassing.9 sentencesashoreOn or onto the land from the sea or a river.8 sentencesashyAshy means covered with ash, or grey like ash.5 sentencesasiaAsia is the biggest of the seven continents, with the most people. China, India, Japan, Korea, Indonesia and Thailand are in Asia.11 sentencesasianAsian means from Asia, the biggest continent, or connected with its people, countries, languages or food.9 sentencesasiaticFrom Asia, used mostly in the names of animals and plants, such as the Asiatic lion or the Asiatic black bear.7 sentencesasideTo one side; out of the way.13 sentencesaskTo ask is to say a question so that you get an answer.24 sentencesaskanceTo look askance at something or someone is to look at them with doubt, suspicion or disapproval.8 sentencesaslASL stands for American Sign Language, the language of hand signs, faces and body movements used by many Deaf people in the USA and parts…8 sentencesasleepSleeping.11 sentencesaspAn asp is a small, poisonous snake, found in hot countries and in old stories.4 sentencesasparagusA vegetable with long green, white or purple stalks with pointed tips, eaten cooked.8 sentencesaspectOne part or side of a situation, problem or idea that you can think about.13 sentencesaspenAn aspen is a tall, thin tree of the poplar family, with round leaves on long, flat stalks that make them shake and flutter in the slighte…9 sentencesasphaltAsphalt is a black sticky material mixed with stones and used to make road surfaces and playgrounds.7 sentencesaspirateTo aspirate a sound is to say it with a puff of breath, like the «h» in «hat» or the «p» in «pin».10 sentencesaspireTo aspire is to want very much to reach something great, such as a high place, a grand job or a better life. 2) (formal) To aspire to some…6 sentencesaspirinAspirin is a medicine that reduces pain, fever and swelling.10 sentencesassAn ass is a donkey, an animal like a small horse with long ears.9 sentencesassailTo assail someone is to attack them violently.9 sentencesassailantAn assailant is a person who attacks someone physically.8 sentencesassassinA killer who murders a ruler or an important person, often in secret and for pay.6 sentencesassassinateTo assassinate is to murder an important or famous person, such as a leader, usually for political reasons.8 sentencesassassinationAn assassination is the murder of an important or famous person, such as a leader, usually for political reasons.7 sentencesassaultAn assault is a violent attack on a person, or a threat to hurt them; it is a crime.12 sentencesassemblageA large gathering of people, or a collection of many things brought together, such as a crowd at a feast or a court.4 sentencesassembleTo assemble is to come together in one place as a group.11 sentencesassemblyAssembly is a meeting of the whole school or several classes together, often in the hall, for news, songs, stories and awards.12 sentencesassentAgreement or permission, especially official agreement.11 sentencesassertTo assert something is to say firmly that it is true.10 sentencesassertedAsserted means said firmly that something is true.9 sentencesassertionAn assertion is a strong statement that something is true, often without proof given.9 sentencesassessTo judge or decide how good, big, important or serious something is.8 sentencesassessmentAn assessment is a test or task to find out what someone knows or can do.8 sentencesassessorA person whose job is to judge or measure how good, big or valuable something is, such as work, damage or property.10 sentencesassetAn asset is a person or thing that is useful or valuable, that helps you.9 sentencesassetsThings a person or company owns that are worth money, like a house, savings or machines.9 sentencesassignedAssigned means given as a job or task to someone: «the homework assigned by the teacher».10 sentencesassignmentAn assignment is a piece of work a teacher gives you to do, often at home or over several days.9 sentencesassimilateTo take in and understand new information fully.10 sentencesassistTo help someone do something.11 sentencesassistanceAssistance is help or support given to someone.9 sentencesassistantA person whose job is to help someone else do their work.10 sentencesassistedAssisted means helped.13 sentencesassociateTo associate one thing with another is to connect them in your mind.12 sentencesassociationAn association is a group of people who join together for a shared purpose, like a club or society.10 sentencesassortmentA mixture of different kinds of things.8 sentencesassumeTo assume is to think something is true without checking or having proof.13 sentencesassumptionSomething you believe is true without proof.10 sentencesassuranceAn assurance is a promise or a statement that makes someone feel sure or less worried.10 sentencesassureTo tell someone firmly that something is true, so they stop worrying.9 sentencesassuredAssured means sure and confident in yourself: «She gave an assured speech.».10 sentencesassyrianAssyrian means to do with ancient Assyria, a powerful empire in Mesopotamia (today mostly northern Iraq), with cities like Nineveh and Ass…11 sentencesasteroidAn asteroid is a rocky or metal object in space, smaller than a planet, that goes around the Sun.8 sentencesasthmaAn illness that makes the small air tubes in the lungs become narrow, so that breathing is hard and a person may cough, wheeze and feel a…8 sentencesastirUp and moving, out of bed and busy, with people or animals awake and active.5 sentencesastonishTo surprise someone so much that they cannot quite believe it.4 sentencesastonishedVery surprised, so much that you can hardly believe it.9 sentencesastonishingAstonishing means so surprising that it is hard to believe; amazing.8 sentencesastonishinglyIn a way that causes great surprise.9 sentencesastonishmentAstonishment is a feeling of very great surprise.8 sentencesastoundedVery much surprised, so amazed that you are almost stunned.4 sentencesastoundingAmazing and very surprising, hard to believe.4 sentencesastrayAstray means away from the right path or place, lost.9 sentencesastrideWith one leg on each side of something, sitting or standing across it, such as on the back of an animal.4 sentencesastrolabeAn old instrument made of brass discs and a pointer, used to measure how high the Sun or a star is above the horizon.9 sentencesastrologerA person who studies the stars and planets and claims to tell what will happen from them.4 sentencesastrologyThe belief that the positions of the Sun, Moon, planets and stars at the time someone is born, or on a certain day, affect people's charac…9 sentencesastronautA person trained to travel and work in space, in a spacecraft or on a space station.9 sentencesastronomerAn astronomer is a scientist who studies the stars, planets, moons, comets, galaxies and everything else in space.11 sentencesastronomicalTo do with astronomy, the science of stars, planets and space.8 sentencesastronomyThe science that studies the stars, planets, moons, comets, galaxies and everything else in space.8 sentencesastuteClever at understanding people and situations quickly, and using that to your advantage; sharp and shrewd.8 sentencesasunderApart, into pieces, split or torn apart.4 sentencesasylumAsylum is safety and protection that a country gives to people who have run away from danger, war or unfair punishment in their own country.10 sentencesatAt shows where something is: at the shop, at school.23 sentencesatheismThe belief that there is no God or gods.9 sentencesatheistAn atheist is a person who believes there is no God or gods.8 sentencesathenianBelonging to or coming from Athens, the capital city of Greece, especially ancient Athens.10 sentencesathleteA person who is good at sports and trains to take part in them.9 sentencesathleticStrong, fit and good at sport.9 sentencesathwartAthwart means across, from one side to the other of something.9 sentencesatlanticThe Atlantic Ocean is the second largest ocean, lying between the Americas on the west and Europe and Africa on the east.11 sentencesatlantisA legendary island city that, in an old story by the Greek writer Plato, sank under the sea in one day and night.10 sentencesatlasAn atlas is a book of maps.11 sentencesatmAn ATM (automated teller machine) is a machine where people take money out of their bank account using a card and a secret number (PIN).12 sentencesatmosphereThe atmosphere is the layer of gases (air) around the Earth or another planet.12 sentencesatmosphericAtmospheric means to do with the atmosphere, the layer of air around the Earth or another planet («atmospheric pressure»).9 sentencesatomAn atom is the smallest piece of a chemical element, far too small to see even with an ordinary microscope; everything around us is made o…12 sentencesatomicAtomic means to do with atoms, the tiny particles everything is made of.9 sentencesatoneTo make up for a wrong you have done, by doing something good or by paying for the harm.4 sentencesattachTo fix or join one thing to another, such as with glue, a clip or string.12 sentencesattachedJoined or fixed to something.11 sentencesattachmentA file sent with an email.10 sentencesattackTo attack means to try to hurt someone or something with force.13 sentencesattackerA person or animal that attacks someone.8 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/10/