A — The school dictionary · page 81 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12anyhowAnyway; used to go back to the main point or to say something is true whatever happened: «Anyhow, we got home safely.».12 sentencesanymoreAnymore means now, as before but no longer, used with not or no.13 sentencesanywayAnyway means even so; in spite of something: «It was raining, but we went anyway».11 sentencesanywhereAnywhere means in, at or to any place.10 sentencesanzacA soldier of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps in the First World War; the name is made from the first letters (A-N-Z-A-C).9 sentencesapartApart means away from each other, with space between.16 sentencesapartheidApartheid was a system of laws in South Africa from 1948 to the early 1990s that kept people apart by race and gave white people power and…9 sentencesapartmentAn apartment is a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a bigger building.9 sentencesapatosaurusAn apatosaurus was a huge plant-eating dinosaur with a very long neck and long tail, which lived in North America about 150 million years…7 sentencesapeAn ape is a large primate with no tail, such as a gorilla, chimpanzee, bonobo, orangutan or gibbon.11 sentencesapertureAn opening, hole or gap.9 sentencesapexThe top or pointed tip of something, like a mountain or a triangle.9 sentencesaphidAn aphid is a very small insect, often green or black, that sucks the sap (juice) from plants.8 sentencesapieceApiece means for each one, or each: «The apples cost 30 cents apiece».12 sentencesapologeticShowing that you are sorry, that you feel you have done wrong or caused trouble.4 sentencesapologiseTo say you are sorry for something you did wrong or for something that upset or hurt someone.10 sentencesapologyWords that say you are sorry for something you did wrong or for hurting someone.10 sentencesapoplexyA sudden illness, like a stroke, that can make a person collapse.4 sentencesapostleAn apostle is one of the twelve men Jesus chose to be his closest followers and send out to spread his teaching, such as Peter, James and…8 sentencesapostropheAn apostrophe is a punctuation mark (') used to show that letters are missing in a shortened word: «don't» means «do not».10 sentencesapothecaryAn apothecary was a person who made and sold medicines, like a chemist or pharmacist today.8 sentencesapotheosisThe moment a person is raised to be a god or made as high as possible.4 sentencesappAn app is a program on a phone, tablet or computer, like a game, a map or a calculator. It is short for «application».10 sentencesappalachianAppalachian means to do with the Appalachian Mountains, a long, old mountain range in eastern North America, from Canada down to Alabama i…10 sentencesappalledShocked and upset, feeling strong dislike or fear at something bad.4 sentencesappallingVery shocking and unpleasant.9 sentencesapparatusThe equipment, tools or machines used for a particular job, especially in science experiments: set up the apparatus.10 sentencesapparelClothing, especially clothes of a certain kind: «sports apparel».9 sentencesapparentEasy to see or understand; clear, obvious.9 sentencesapparentlyAccording to what you have heard or read, though you are not sure it is true.9 sentencesapparitionAn apparition is a ghost or a strange figure that appears suddenly, especially one people think is a spirit.10 sentencesappealTo appeal for something is to ask for it strongly, often from the public: appeal for help.13 sentencesappearTo appear means to come into sight, to begin to be seen: a rainbow appeared.13 sentencesappearanceYour appearance is how you look from the outside, like your hair, face and clothes.13 sentencesappeaseTo appease someone is to calm them or stop them being angry by giving them what they want.10 sentencesappellationA name or title given to someone or something.9 sentencesappendTo add something to the end of a document, list or piece of writing.9 sentencesappendageAn appendage is a part that sticks out from the main body, such as an arm, leg, tail, antenna or fin.9 sentencesappendicitisAn illness in which the appendix (a small tube joined to the large intestine) becomes swollen and painful, usually needing an operation.7 sentencesappendixThe appendix is a small tube-shaped organ attached to the large intestine, inside your tummy on the lower right side.9 sentencesappetiteThe feeling of wanting to eat food.9 sentencesapplaudTo applaud is to clap your hands to show that you liked a show, a speech or a performance.9 sentencesapplauseApplause is the sound of people clapping their hands to show they enjoyed something or agree.9 sentencesappleAn apple is a round fruit that grows on a tree; it can be red, green or yellow and has small seeds in the middle.13 sentencesapplianceAn appliance is a machine or device used at home to do a job, like a fridge, washing machine, toaster or kettle.9 sentencesapplicabilityHow far something can be used for or fits a particular case or situation.7 sentencesapplicableApplicable means relevant or able to be used in a particular case; it applies.8 sentencesapplicantAn applicant is a person who asks in writing or by a form to get something, such as a job, a place at a school, a passport or a loan.8 sentencesapplicationAn application is a written request for something, like a job, a place at a school or a passport.13 sentencesappliedApplied is the past form of «apply»: she applied for a job, he applied sun cream, the rule applied to everyone.10 sentencesapplyTo apply means to put something on a surface, like cream on skin or glue on paper.13 sentencesappointTo appoint someone is to choose them officially for a job or role.9 sentencesappointedAppointed means chosen officially for a job or role.10 sentencesappointmentAn appointment is an agreed time to meet someone, especially a doctor, dentist or hairdresser.13 sentencesapportionTo apportion something is to divide it and share it out among people.8 sentencesapportionedShared out or divided among people, often in fair or set parts.8 sentencesapportionmentThe act of dividing something and sharing it out in parts, often fairly.8 sentencesappraisalAn appraisal is a careful judgement of how good, useful or valuable something or someone is.10 sentencesappreciableLarge or important enough to be noticed or measured.9 sentencesappreciateTo be thankful for something: «I appreciate your help».12 sentencesappreciationThanks or gratitude for something.10 sentencesappreciativeShowing that you are thankful: an appreciative letter.8 sentencesapprehendTo apprehend someone is to catch and arrest them.8 sentencesapprehendedCaught and arrested by police.9 sentencesapprehensionApprehension is worry or fear that something bad might happen.10 sentencesapprenticeA young person who learns a trade or skill by working with a skilled worker, usually for a set time and a small wage.10 sentencesapprenticeshipA time of training when a young person learns a trade or job by working with a skilled worker, often while being paid a small wage.9 sentencesappriseTo apprise someone of something is to tell them about it or inform them.7 sentencesapproachTo approach means to come nearer to someone or something («The train is approaching the platform»).13 sentencesapprobationApproval; saying or showing that you think something is good.3 sentencesappropriateRight or suitable for a particular situation, person or time.11 sentencesappropriatelyIn a way that is right or suitable for the situation.9 sentencesappropriationTaking something for yourself, often without permission or without the right to.10 sentencesapprovalThinking that someone or something is good or right; liking it.9 sentencesapproveTo think that something or someone is good, right or acceptable ("approve of").11 sentencesapprovedOfficially accepted or allowed.9 sentencesapprovingShowing that you think something is good or right, like an approving smile or nod.10 sentencesapproximateClose to the exact number or amount, but not exactly it.10 sentencesapproximatelyClose to an exact amount, number or time, but not exactly; about.8 sentencesapproximationA value or answer that is close to the exact one but not exactly right.8 sentencesapricotAn apricot is a small, round, soft fruit with orange-yellow skin and a large stone inside.9 sentencesaprilApril is the fourth month of the year. It has 30 days.12 sentencesapronAn apron is a piece of cloth you tie over the front of your clothes to keep them clean while cooking, painting or working.11 sentencesaptApt means suitable or just right for the situation.10 sentencesaptitudeA natural ability or talent to do something well or to learn it quickly.7 sentencesaquaplaneIf a car aquaplanes, its tyres slide on a layer of water on a wet road and lose grip, so the driver cannot steer or brake well.8 sentencesaquariumA glass tank filled with water where fish and other water animals and plants are kept, at home or at school.9 sentencesaquaticAquatic means living or growing in water, as in «aquatic plants».10 sentencesaqueductAn aqueduct is a bridge that carries water, either a channel of water or a canal, across a valley or river.9 sentencesarIn parts of northern England and the Midlands, «ar» or «arr» means "yes", and «ar» can also mean "our": «ar kid» (my brother or sister).12 sentencesarabA person whose people come from the Arabic-speaking countries of the Middle East and North Africa, such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia or Morocco.11 sentencesarabesqueA decoration of flowing lines, leaves and curls, often repeated in a pattern.5 sentencesarabianTo do with Arabia, the large peninsula in south-west Asia, or its people.9 sentencesarabicArabic is the language spoken by many millions of people in the Middle East and North Africa.10 sentencesarachnidAn arachnid is a small animal with eight legs and a body in two main parts, such as a spider, scorpion, tick or mite. Arachnids are not in…8 sentencesarbiterA person who settles an argument or decides who is right.8 sentencesarbitrarilyWithout a real reason or plan, by chance or by a choice that is not fair.7 sentencesarbitraryArbitrary means chosen by chance or by someone's wish, not for a good reason or rule.9 sentencesarborAn arbor is a shady place in a garden, made of trees, climbing plants or a frame covered with leaves, where people can sit.5 sentencesarbourAn arbour is a shady place in a garden, made of trees or climbing plants, where people can sit. This is the British spelling of «arbor».5 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/8/