A — The school dictionary · page 61 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12alteredAltered means changed, made different.11 sentencesalternateTo alternate means to change again and again between two things, one after the other: red, blue, red, blue.12 sentencesalternatelyAlternately means first one thing, then the other, again and again, taking turns.8 sentencesalternationThe pattern of one thing following another again and again, like day and night or red then blue.7 sentencesalternativeAn alternative is another choice or possibility instead of the first one.11 sentencesaltitudeAltitude is how high something is above the level of the sea or above the ground, as for a plane, mountain or town.8 sentencesaltogetherAltogether means counting everything together as one total.14 sentencesaluminiumAluminium is a light, silver-coloured metal that does not rust.9 sentencesalwaysAlways means every time, with no exception.19 sentencesamaranthAn amaranth is a flower with bright red or purple blooms that keeps its colour for a long time.5 sentencesamassTo amass is to gather a large number or amount of things, or money, over time: «amass a fortune».4 sentencesamateurAn amateur is a person who does something for love or fun, not for pay and not as a trained expert.5 sentencesamazedAmazed means very surprised, often in a happy way, because something is wonderful or hard to believe.10 sentencesamazementAmazement is the feeling of being very surprised because something is wonderful or hard to believe.7 sentencesamazingVery surprising and wonderful; causing great wonder or surprise.11 sentencesamazinglyIn a way that causes great surprise.10 sentencesamazonThe Amazon is a huge river in South America and the great rainforest around it, the largest rainforest in the world.11 sentencesambassadorAn important official sent by one country to live in another and speak for their own country there.9 sentencesamberAmber is a hard, see-through, golden-yellow stone that formed from the sticky sap of ancient trees over millions of years.13 sentencesambergrisAmbergris is a waxy, grey substance made in the gut of sperm whales; it is sometimes found floating in the sea or washed up on beaches and…8 sentencesambientIn the surroundings; around you, such as ambient temperature or ambient light.8 sentencesambiguousAmbiguous means having more than one possible meaning, so it is unclear which one is meant.11 sentencesambitionA strong wish to do or become something special, like a big goal for the future.10 sentencesambitiousAmbitious means wanting very much to succeed, to be great, or to gain power.5 sentencesambleTo amble is to walk slowly and calmly, without hurry.5 sentencesamblyopiaAmblyopia is an eye problem, often called «lazy eye», where one eye does not see clearly because the brain uses the other eye more.7 sentencesambrosiaIn Greek myth, ambrosia is the food of the gods, which kept them living for ever.3 sentencesambulanceA special vehicle with trained people and medical equipment that takes sick or injured people to hospital quickly.9 sentencesambulateTo ambulate is to walk or move about.7 sentencesambulationWalking or moving about on foot.7 sentencesambushAn ambush is a surprise attack by people or animals who have been hiding and waiting.11 sentencesambusherAn ambusher is a person or animal that hides and waits to attack someone by surprise.7 sentencesameliaAmelia is a girl's first name, very popular in the UK, Australia and other English-speaking countries.10 sentencesameliorationAmelioration is making something bad better, or the process of it getting better.7 sentencesamendTo amend something written, like a law, rule or document, is to change it a little to correct or improve it.8 sentencesamendedChanged a little to correct or improve it, especially a rule, law, plan or piece of writing.9 sentencesamendmentAn amendment is a small change made to a law, rule, plan or piece of writing to correct or improve it.10 sentencesamendsSomething you do to show you are sorry and to put right a wrong you did.9 sentencesamenitiesUseful or pleasant things and services in a place, like parks, shops, toilets, a pool or Wi-Fi.8 sentencesamericanFrom or about the United States of America.13 sentencesamethystAn amethyst is a purple gem, a kind of stone used in rings and jewels.4 sentencesamharicThe main working language of Ethiopia, written in its own script called Ge'ez (Fidel).9 sentencesamiableFriendly, pleasant and easy to like.8 sentencesamiablyAmiably means in a friendly, pleasant way.4 sentencesamicableAmicable means friendly and without arguments, especially when people could have argued.9 sentencesamicablyAmicably means in a friendly way, without quarrelling: «to settle a dispute amicably».4 sentencesamirAn amir (usually spelled emir) is a ruler, prince or commander in some Muslim countries, especially in the Middle East.9 sentencesamissAmiss means wrong, or not as it should be: «something is amiss».7 sentencesamityAmity is friendly peace between people or groups who get along well and do not fight.4 sentencesammoniaA colourless gas with a very strong, sharp smell, made of nitrogen and hydrogen.8 sentencesammoniteAn ammonite is an extinct sea animal with a coiled shell, related to today's octopus, squid and nautilus.8 sentencesammunitionAmmunition is the bullets, shells, or other things fired or thrown in a fight.5 sentencesamoebaA tiny living thing made of just one cell, which you can only see with a microscope.8 sentencesamongAmong means in the middle of a group: a house among the trees.12 sentencesamorousAmorous means full of love, often romantic love (an old-fashioned word).4 sentencesamountAn amount is how much there is of something.14 sentencesampShort for «ampere», the unit used to measure electric current.10 sentencesamphibianAn animal with a backbone that is cold-blooded, has moist skin, usually lays eggs in water, and lives part of its life in water and part o…9 sentencesamphipodAn amphipod is a small shrimp-like animal with no shell on its back, such as the sand hopper found on beaches.7 sentencesamphitheatreAn amphitheatre is a round or oval building with rows of seats rising around an open space, where people watch shows or games.4 sentencesampleAmple means more than enough; plenty.9 sentencesamplificationMaking a sound or signal louder or stronger.8 sentencesamplifierA machine that makes sounds louder, especially from guitars, microphones and music players.9 sentencesamplifyTo amplify a sound is to make it louder, often with electronic equipment.9 sentencesamplitudeThe size of a wave: how high it rises from its middle line. In sound, bigger amplitude means louder; in light, brighter.9 sentencesamuseTo amuse someone is to make them laugh or smile.9 sentencesamusedFinding something funny so that you smile or laugh.9 sentencesamusementThe feeling of finding something funny.10 sentencesamusingAmusing means funny in a gentle way that makes you smile or laugh.9 sentencesamygdalaThe amygdala is a small almond-shaped part deep inside the brain that helps us feel and react to emotions, especially fear.7 sentencesanAn is a small word used before a word that starts with a vowel sound, like an apple, an egg or an hour. It means one.20 sentencesanaAna is mostly a girl's name, a form of Anna, common in Spanish and Portuguese.12 sentencesanabolicAnabolic means building up bigger molecules from smaller ones in the body, like building muscle and growing.8 sentencesanachronismSomething put in the wrong time, especially in a story or picture, like a wristwatch on a Roman soldier.11 sentencesanacondaAn anaconda is a very large snake from South America that lives in and near rivers and swamps.10 sentencesanaemiaAnaemia is an illness where the blood does not have enough healthy red blood cells or iron, so the person feels very tired, weak and pale.7 sentencesanaesthesiaUsing medicine so a person feels no pain during an operation, either by putting them to sleep (general) or numbing one part (local).8 sentencesanaestheticA medicine that stops you feeling pain, given by a doctor or dentist before an operation or treatment.9 sentencesanaesthetistA doctor who gives patients medicine (anaesthetic) so they feel no pain or are fully asleep during an operation, and who watches over them…7 sentencesanagramAn anagram is a word or phrase made by mixing up all the letters of another word or phrase: «listen» is an anagram of «silent».9 sentencesanagramsWords or phrases made by changing the order of the letters of another word or phrase, using every letter once, like «listen» and «silent».7 sentencesanalectsA collection of short sayings or pieces of writing chosen from a writer or teacher.9 sentencesanalogousSimilar in some way, so that it can be compared: «analogous to» something.7 sentencesanalogueAn analogue clock or watch has hands that move around a dial instead of showing numbers.10 sentencesanalogyA comparison that explains one thing by showing how it is like another, for example saying the heart is like a pump.12 sentencesanalyseTo look at something closely and carefully, part by part, to understand it.10 sentencesanalysisAnalysis is studying something carefully by looking at its parts, to understand it or find out what it is made of.12 sentencesanalystA person whose job is to study information closely to understand it or find problems, like a data analyst or sports analyst.8 sentencesanaphylaxisAnaphylaxis is a sudden, very serious allergic reaction that can quickly make it hard to breathe, cause swelling of the face, lips, tongue…9 sentencesanarchistA person who believes there should be no government or rulers and people should organise themselves freely.8 sentencesanathemaAnathema is something or someone that people strongly hate and want to avoid.5 sentencesanatomicalAnatomical means to do with the structure of the body of a person, animal or plant, as in an anatomical drawing.7 sentencesanatomicallyAnatomically means in a way that is to do with the structure of the body.7 sentencesanatomyThe study of the parts of the body and how they are arranged: bones, muscles, organs.11 sentencesancestorAn ancestor is a person in your family who lived long ago, before your grandparents, like a great-great-grandparent.12 sentencesancestralAncestral means belonging to, coming from or connected with your ancestors, the people in your family who lived long before you.10 sentencesancestressAn ancestress is a woman from whom a family or people is descended; a female ancestor long ago.4 sentencesancestryYour ancestry is all the people in your family who lived long before you, such as great-grandparents, and the places and groups they came…7 sentencesanchorAn anchor is a heavy metal object on a chain or rope that is dropped from a boat to the sea floor to stop the boat from drifting.13 sentencesanchorageAn anchorage is a place where ships can safely drop anchor, usually a calm, sheltered bit of water.11 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/6/