A — The school dictionary · page 51 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12airwayThe passage that air travels through from the nose and mouth to the lungs (throat and windpipe).10 sentencesairyFull of fresh air and space, light and open.10 sentencesaisleAn aisle is a long, narrow passage between rows of seats (in a church, theatre, plane, bus or classroom) or between shelves (in a supermar…9 sentencesajarAjar means a door or window partly open, not shut and not wide open.4 sentencesakimboAkimbo means with the hands on the hips and the elbows bent outwards, like a jug handle.4 sentencesakinSimilar to or like something: «akin to» means much the same as.9 sentencesalAl is a short form of boys' names like Albert, Alan, Alfred or Alexander.11 sentencesalabamaA state in the south-east of the United States; its capital is Montgomery.8 sentencesalabasterAlabaster is a smooth, pale, shiny white stone, often carved into statues and vases.4 sentencesalacrityAlacrity means quickness and eagerness in doing something, without delay.4 sentencesalarmA device that makes a loud noise to warn people of danger: a fire alarm, a smoke alarm.14 sentencesalasA word that shows sadness, sorrow or regret: «Alas, it was too late.».10 sentencesalaskanadjective.10 sentencesalbatrossAn albatross is a very large seabird with long narrow wings that can glide over the ocean for a long time.8 sentencesalbinoAn albino is a person or animal born with little or no colour (pigment) in the skin, hair and eyes, so they are very pale or white.8 sentencesalbumAn album is a book with empty pages for keeping photos, stamps or stickers.13 sentencesalchemistAn alchemist was a person long ago, in the Middle Ages and before, who tried to turn ordinary metals like lead into gold and to find a med…10 sentencesalcoholA colourless liquid in drinks like beer, wine and spirits that changes the way people think and act, and can make them drunk.10 sentencesalcoholicAn alcoholic drink has alcohol in it, like beer, wine or whisky.11 sentencesalcoholismAn illness in which a person cannot stop drinking alcohol, even though it harms them and the people around them.7 sentencesalcoveAn alcove is a small recess set back in a wall of a room, a little space for a seat or for objects to be shown.4 sentencesalderAn alder is a tree of the birch family that grows by rivers and in wet ground, with roundish leaves and small cones and catkins.8 sentencesaleA kind of beer, often darker or stronger, made with malted barley.9 sentencesalertWatching and listening carefully, awake and ready to notice danger or act quickly.13 sentencesalertnessAlertness is being awake, watchful and ready to notice and react quickly.7 sentencesalexanderAlexander is a boy's first name; short forms are Alex, Al, Xander and Sandy.10 sentencesalexiaA loss of the ability to read, usually after damage to the brain, for example from a stroke, in someone who could read before.8 sentencesalgaAn alga is a single simple plant-like living thing that grows in water or damp places and makes food from sunlight; it has no roots, stems…10 sentencesalgaeSimple plant-like living things, usually green, brown or red, that grow in water or damp places and make their own food from sunlight.10 sentencesalgebraAlgebra is the part of maths that uses letters and symbols, such as x or n, to stand for numbers that are unknown or that can change.10 sentencesalgonquianA large family of Native American and First Nations languages of North America, including Cree, Ojibwe, Mi'kmaq and Blackfoot.8 sentencesalgorithmAn algorithm is a list of clear, step-by-step instructions for solving a problem or doing a task.8 sentencesalhamdulillahA phrase meaning «praise be to God» or «thanks be to God», said by Muslims to thank God, for good news and in everyday life. It is not an…9 sentencesalibiAn alibi is proof that a person was somewhere else when a crime happened, so they could not have done it.8 sentencesalienA creature from another planet, in stories and films.10 sentencesalightAlight means on fire or burning.13 sentencesalignTo put things in a straight line or in the right position next to each other.8 sentencesalignmentArrangement in a straight line or in the right position: «the alignment of the wheels».10 sentencesalikeAlike means very similar, looking or being almost the same («The twins look alike»).12 sentencesalimentaryTo do with food and digestion. Used mostly in "alimentary canal".8 sentencesaliveAlive means living, not dead.12 sentencesalkaliAn alkali is a chemical that is the opposite of an acid; it can cancel out an acid.11 sentencesalkalineAlkaline describes a substance that is the opposite of an acid: it has a pH above 7, such as soap, baking soda or bleach.9 sentencesallAll means every one, the whole lot, with none left out.22 sentencesallegationAn allegation is a statement that someone has done something wrong or illegal, said without proof yet.8 sentencesallegeTo allege something is to say it is true, especially that someone did something wrong, without proving it yet.8 sentencesallegedAlleged means said to be true, or said to have happened, but not yet proven.11 sentencesallegedlyAllegedly means "people say this is true, but it has not been proved".10 sentencesallegoricalAllegorical means standing for a deeper meaning, so that a story or picture teaches a lesson through its people, animals or things.4 sentencesallegoryAn allegory is a story in which people, animals or things stand for ideas, to teach a lesson about life.4 sentencesallergenAn allergen is a substance that causes an allergic reaction in some people, such as pollen, peanuts, dust mites, pet fur or bee stings.7 sentencesallergicIf you are allergic to something, your body reacts badly to it, with sneezing, a rash, swelling or worse, though it is harmless to most pe…9 sentencesallergyAn allergy is when your body reacts badly to something that is harmless for most people, such as nuts, pollen, cats or bee stings.10 sentencesalleviateTo make pain, a problem or suffering less bad or easier to bear.7 sentencesalleyAn alley is a narrow lane or path between or behind buildings.11 sentencesalleywayA narrow path or lane between or behind buildings.7 sentencesallianceAn alliance is an agreement between countries, groups or people to work together or to help and protect each other.9 sentencesalliedJoined together with others to help each other, especially in a war.10 sentencesalligatorA large reptile with a long body, short legs, a long wide snout and strong jaws with many teeth, which lives in rivers, lakes and swamps i…10 sentencesalliterationAlliteration is when several words close together start with the same sound, like «Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers».10 sentencesallocateTo allocate is to give out a share of something for a particular person or purpose.7 sentencesallocationAllocation is the act of sharing out or giving out things for a purpose.10 sentencesallocatorA person or thing that shares out or gives out parts of something, such as money, places or jobs.9 sentencesallosaurusA large meat-eating dinosaur that walked on two legs and lived about 150 million years ago, in the Jurassic period, in what is now North A…7 sentencesallotTo allot is to give a share or an amount of something to someone, or to set time aside for something.8 sentencesallotmentAn allotment is a small piece of land people rent to grow vegetables, fruit and flowers.8 sentencesallottedAllotted means given out as a share for a purpose.13 sentencesallowTo let someone do something; to give permission.15 sentencesallowanceAn allowance is an amount of money given regularly, for example the money parents give a child each week (US/Canada; UK usually «pocket mo…10 sentencesalloyAn alloy is a metal made by mixing two or more metals, or a metal with another element, to make it stronger or better.9 sentencesalludeTo allude to something is to mention it briefly or indirectly, without saying it outright.4 sentencesallusionAn allusion is a short mention of a story, person or event that points to it without explaining it fully: «a joke with an allusion to the…4 sentencesallyA person, group or country that agrees to help and support you, especially against someone else.9 sentencesalmanacA book published every year with a calendar and facts like sunrise times, tides, the moon's phases and weather predictions.8 sentencesalmightyAlmighty means having all power, so strong that nothing can stop it.7 sentencesalmondAn oval nut with a brown skin, from the almond tree, eaten raw, roasted or used in baking.9 sentencesalmostAlmost means very nearly but not completely: «It is almost ten o'clock».11 sentencesalmsAlms is money or food given to poor people.6 sentencesalmsgivingGiving money, food or help to poor people, especially as a religious duty.9 sentencesaloesAloes is a plant with thick, spiky leaves.6 sentencesaloftUp in the air or high above the ground: the kite stayed aloft for an hour.10 sentencesaloneAlone means without anyone else: if you are alone, nobody is with you.15 sentencesalongAlong means following the length of something, like walking along a road.15 sentencesalongsideAlongside means next to, beside or along the side of something.10 sentencesaloofAloof means unfriendly and distant, keeping away from other people and not joining in.9 sentencesaloudAloud means in a voice that other people can hear, not silently: read aloud.9 sentencesalpThe great range of high mountains in Europe, across France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria and others.9 sentencesalpacaAn alpaca is a South American animal like a small llama, with a long neck and very soft, thick wool.8 sentencesalphaAlpha is the first letter of the Greek alphabet, written Α or α.12 sentencesalphabetThe alphabet is the set of letters used to write a language, put in a fixed order.11 sentencesalphabeticalArranged in the order of the letters of the alphabet, A to Z.7 sentencesalphabeticallyIn the order of the letters of the alphabet, from A to Z.7 sentencesalpineTo do with high mountains, especially the Alps in Europe.11 sentencesalreadyAlready means before now, or before a certain time.13 sentencesalrightFine, safe, not hurt or not ill.13 sentencesalsoAlso means too, or as well, adding one more thing.14 sentencesaltarAn altar is a holy table at the front of a church where the priest or minister prepares communion (the bread and wine).10 sentencesalterTo alter something is to change it, usually a little.11 sentencesalterationAn alteration is a change made to something.9 sentencesaltercationAn altercation is a noisy argument or small fight between people, usually in public.9 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/5/