A — The school dictionary · page 111 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12attainTo reach or achieve a goal, level or result after effort.9 sentencesattainablePossible to reach or achieve: «an attainable goal».8 sentencesattainedAttained means reached or achieved, usually after hard work: attained a goal.9 sentencesattainmentAttainment is reaching a goal or getting something after effort.11 sentencesattarA strong, sweet-smelling oil made from flower petals, especially roses, used for perfume.3 sentencesattemptTo try to do something, especially something difficult.12 sentencesattemptedAttempted means tried to do something, especially something difficult.9 sentencesattendTo attend something is to go to it and be there, such as school, a meeting or a party.11 sentencesattendanceAttendance is being present at a place or event, like school.13 sentencesattendantA person whose job is to look after people or a place, such as a flight attendant, a car park attendant or a pool attendant.12 sentencesattendedAttended means went to an event, a meeting or a place, like a school, a party or a game.13 sentencesattendeeAn attendee is a person who goes to an event, such as a meeting, conference, class or party.7 sentencesattentionAttention is when you listen, watch or think carefully about something.12 sentencesattentiveListening or watching carefully and paying close attention.10 sentencesattentivelyIn a way that pays close attention, listening or watching carefully.10 sentencesattestTo show or prove that something is true.10 sentencesatticA room or space just under the roof of a house, often used for storing things.9 sentencesattireClothes, especially for a special event: «formal attire».10 sentencesattiredDressed in a particular way.8 sentencesattitudeYour attitude is the way you think and feel about something, which shows in how you behave: a positive attitude, a bad attitude.12 sentencesattorneya person trusted to act for someone else in law or business; today we would say a lawyer.4 sentencesattractTo attract means to pull something towards itself: magnets attract iron.12 sentencesattractionA place or thing people want to visit or see: a tourist attraction.10 sentencesattractiveAttractive means pleasant to look at, good-looking or pretty.12 sentencesattributableIf something is attributable to a cause, it is caused by it or can be said to come from it.8 sentencesattributeAn attribute is a quality or feature that someone or something has.15 sentencesattributionSaying who wrote, made, said or did something: giving credit.9 sentencesau«Au» means «to the», «at the» or «in the» before a masculine word: «au parc» is «to the park», «au revoir» is «goodbye».10 sentencesaubergineA vegetable with smooth, shiny, dark purple skin and soft white flesh; in the USA, Canada and Australia it is called eggplant.9 sentencesauburnAuburn means a reddish-brown colour, usually said of hair.5 sentencesauctionAn auction is a public sale where things are sold to the person who offers the most money.10 sentencesaudaciousAudacious means bold and daring, ready to take big risks.5 sentencesaudacityAudacity is boldness, daring to do something that other people would not dare to do.5 sentencesaudibleLoud enough to be heard.8 sentencesaudiblyIn a way that can be heard; loud enough for people to hear it.4 sentencesaudienceAn audience is the group of people watching or listening to a show, film, talk or game.11 sentencesaudioAudio means sound, especially recorded or broadcast sound.9 sentencesauditAn official check of a company's or organisation's money records to make sure they are correct and honest.10 sentencesauditionnoun A short performance to show whether you are good enough for a part in a play, a band, a choir or a show.9 sentencesauditorA person whose job is to check the money records of a company or organisation carefully to make sure they are correct and honest.10 sentencesauditoriumA large room or building where an audience sits to watch a play, concert or talk.8 sentencesauditoryAbout hearing or the ears.7 sentencesaugA short written form of August, the eighth month of the year.11 sentencesaughtAught means anything at all.5 sentencesaugmentTo make something bigger, stronger or better by adding to it.9 sentencesaugmentationMaking something bigger, larger or stronger by adding to it.8 sentencesaugmentedAugmented means made bigger or added to.9 sentencesaugustAugust is the eighth month of the year, with 31 days, coming after July and before September.11 sentencesaukAn auk is a black-and-white seabird of the cold northern seas, which dives and «flies» underwater to catch fish; puffins, guillemots and r…9 sentencesauldOld.9 sentencesauntAn aunt is the sister of your mother or father.12 sentencesauntieAuntie is a friendly, informal word for an aunt, the sister of your mum or dad, or the wife of your uncle.9 sentencesauntyAunty is a friendly name for an aunt: your mother's or father's sister, or your uncle's wife.10 sentencesauraAn aura is a special feeling or quality that seems to surround a person or place, like an air of calm, mystery or importance.10 sentencesauricleThe outer part of the ear that you can see, also called the pinna.8 sentencesaurochsA huge wild ox with long horns that lived in Europe, Asia and North Africa and became extinct in 1627; it is the ancestor of today's cattle.7 sentencesauroraAn aurora is a display of moving, coloured light (often green, pink or purple) in the night sky near the North or South Pole.11 sentencesauscultateTo listen to sounds inside the body, like the heart and lungs, usually with a stethoscope.7 sentencesauspiciousShowing signs that something will go well; a lucky or promising start.10 sentencesaussieAn Aussie is a person from Australia.8 sentencesaustereAustere means plain and strict, without comfort, luxury or decoration.5 sentencesausterityA time when a government cuts spending sharply and people have less money and fewer services.9 sentencesaustralianAustralian means from or belonging to Australia, its people or its language.10 sentencesaustrianAustrian means from or connected with Austria, a country in central Europe with mountains called the Alps.9 sentencesauthenticReal and true, not a copy or a fake.10 sentencesauthenticateTo prove that something is real or genuine, not fake.8 sentencesauthenticationChecking that someone really is who they say they are, for example with a password, a code or a fingerprint.9 sentencesauthenticityBeing real or genuine, not fake or copied: the authenticity of a painting or a signature.8 sentencesauthorAn author is a person who writes a book, story, poem or article.12 sentencesauthorisationOfficial permission to do something.9 sentencesauthoriseTo give official permission for something to happen.9 sentencesauthoritiesThe authorities: the people or organisations in charge, such as the police, the government or the council.11 sentencesauthorityAuthority is the power or right to give orders and make decisions.14 sentencesauthorshipThe fact of being the person who wrote a book, article, song or other piece of work.9 sentencesautismAutism is a lifelong difference in how a person's brain works, which affects how they communicate, make sense of the world and deal with o…8 sentencesautisticAutistic describes a person who has autism, a lifelong difference in how the brain works that affects how a person communicates, makes sen…9 sentencesautoAn auto is a car (mainly American, a bit old-fashioned): «auto repair shop».12 sentencesautobiographyA book or story of a person's life written by that person.9 sentencesautochthonyThe idea that a people has always lived in its own land, or that they came out of the earth there; a rare word from learned writing.4 sentencesautocorrectA tool in phones and computers that changes words it thinks are spelled wrong while you type.8 sentencesautographA famous person's signature, written for a fan to keep.10 sentencesautomatedDone by machines or computers instead of people.7 sentencesautomaticAn automatic machine works by itself, without a person controlling each step: automatic doors, an automatic washing machine.12 sentencesautomaticallyAutomatically means by itself, done by a machine without a person needing to do it.9 sentencesautomationUsing machines and computers to do work by themselves, without people doing each step.9 sentencesautonomyThe right of a group, region or country to govern itself.8 sentencesautopilotA computer system in an aircraft, ship or car that steers and controls it automatically, without a person doing it by hand.8 sentencesautumnAutumn is the season between summer and winter, when leaves change colour and fall and days get shorter and cooler.11 sentencesautumnalAbout autumn, or typical of autumn, like falling leaves, cool air and orange colours.7 sentencesauxiliaryadjective: Giving extra help or support: an auxiliary engine is a backup.10 sentencesavailAvail means use or help: «of no avail» means it did not help at all.5 sentencesavailabilityWhether something can be got, bought or used right now.10 sentencesavailableAvailable means you can get it, buy it or use it now.10 sentencesavalancheAn avalanche is a huge mass of snow, ice and rocks that suddenly slides fast down a mountain.9 sentencesavariceA greedy wish to have more and more money, gold or things, and to keep them.4 sentencesavariciousGreedy for money and riches, always wanting more.4 sentencesavatarA picture or character that stands for you in a game, app or online chat.9 sentencesavengeTo punish someone in return for a wrong they did to you or to someone you love.4 sentencesavengedPunished someone in return for a wrong done to oneself or a loved one.4 sentencesavengerA person who punishes someone for a wrong done to themselves or to someone they love.4 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/11/