A — The school dictionary · page 91 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12arcAn arc is part of the curved line of a circle, or any curved line shaped like this.10 sentencesarcadeAn arcade is a place with games you play using coins or tokens.14 sentencesarchAn arch is a curved shape or structure, like the top of a doorway or a bridge, that goes up and over.13 sentencesarchaeologicalAbout archaeology: the study of the past by digging up and studying old objects, buildings and bones.7 sentencesarchaeologistAn archaeologist is a scientist who studies how people lived long ago by digging up and examining old things they left behind, such as bon…8 sentencesarchaeologyThe study of the human past by digging up and examining old things people left behind, such as tools, bones, pots, coins and buildings.8 sentencesarchaeopteryxArchaeopteryx was a small animal that lived about 150 million years ago and had features of both dinosaurs and birds: feathers and wings,…8 sentencesarchaicVery old and from the distant past.9 sentencesarchbishopAn archbishop is a very senior bishop who is in charge of the bishops and churches in a large area.10 sentencesarchdukeA very important prince in the old royal family of Austria.7 sentencesarcherAn archer is a person who shoots arrows from a bow.4 sentencesarcherfishAn archerfish is a small fish of warm rivers and mangroves in Asia and northern Australia that shoots a jet of water from its mouth to kno…9 sentencesarcheryArchery is the sport or skill of shooting arrows from a bow at a target.4 sentencesarchipelagoA group of islands close together in the sea.7 sentencesarchitectAn architect is a person whose job is to design buildings and draw plans for how they should be built.10 sentencesarchitectureArchitecture is the art and work of designing buildings.11 sentencesarchiveAn archive is a place where old records, papers and documents are kept safe for many years.5 sentencesarchivesThe archives are the old records and papers of a town, a country or a family, kept together in one place.4 sentencesarchwayAn archway is a passage or doorway with a curved top, like an arch, which you walk or sail through.4 sentencesarcticThe Arctic is the very cold area around the North Pole, including the Arctic Ocean and the northern parts of Canada, Alaska (USA), Greenla…10 sentencesardentArdent means very eager, full of strong feeling, or keen about something.5 sentencesarduousArduous means very hard and tiring, needing a lot of effort for a long time.8 sentencesareaArea is how much flat space a shape covers; we measure it in squares, like square meters or square feet.14 sentencesarenaAn arena is a big building or space with seats all around, where people watch sports, concerts or shows.9 sentencesargentThe colour silver or white on a coat of arms or shield.9 sentencesargentineArgentine means from or to do with Argentina, a country in South America.10 sentencesargonArgon is a gas with no colour, no smell and no taste that is found in small amounts in the air.8 sentencesargueTo argue means to speak angrily with someone because you disagree.10 sentencesarguerA person who argues, either one who quarrels a lot or one who gives reasons for an opinion.7 sentencesargumentAn argument is an angry talk or quarrel between people who disagree.11 sentencesargumentativeArgumentative describes someone who likes to argue and disagree, even about small things.4 sentencesariaAn aria is a song for one singer in an opera, usually long and full of feeling.8 sentencesaridArid land or weather is very dry, with very little rain, so few plants can grow.10 sentencesarightAright means correctly or rightly, with no mistake.4 sentencesariseTo arise is to begin or appear, usually a problem, question or chance.9 sentencesaristocraticAristocratic describes people of the highest rank in a country, such as lords and ladies, and the grand, proud way they behave.4 sentencesarithmeticArithmetic is the part of maths about numbers and the four basic operations: adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing.10 sentencesarithmeticalAbout arithmetic: adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing numbers.7 sentencesarkNoah's ark was the huge wooden boat Noah built to save his family and two of every kind of animal from the great flood.11 sentencesarmOne of the two long body parts from your shoulder to your hand.13 sentencesarmadaA large group of warships.9 sentencesarmadilloAn armadillo is a small mammal from the Americas with a body covered in hard, bony plates like armour, which digs for insects with strong…8 sentencesarmbandAn armband is a band of cloth worn around the upper arm to show something, like that someone is team captain or that someone has died.10 sentencesarmchairAn armchair is a comfortable chair with side parts to rest your arms on.9 sentencesarmfulAs much as you can carry in one or both arms.8 sentencesarmisticeAn agreement between enemies in a war to stop fighting, usually while they talk about peace.7 sentencesarmlessArmless means having no arms.4 sentencesarmorArmor is a covering of metal worn by soldiers or knights to protect the body in battle. (The British spelling is «armour».).6 sentencesarmourArmour is a strong covering of metal or leather that soldiers and knights wore in the past to protect their bodies in battle.10 sentencesarmouryA place where weapons and armour are kept, such as a room in a castle or a building used by an army.12 sentencesarmpitYour armpit is the hollow place under your arm where it joins your shoulder.11 sentencesarmrestAn armrest is the part of a chair, sofa, or seat in a car, bus or plane where you rest your arm.8 sentencesarmsThe two body parts from your shoulders to your hands (plural of arm).13 sentencesarmyAn army is a large group of soldiers trained to fight on land for a country.9 sentencesarnicaArnica is a yellow flower that grows in mountains, related to daisies.8 sentencesaroundAround means on every side of something, or in a circle.15 sentencesarousalArousal is the state of being awake, alert or excited, when the body and mind are ready for action.9 sentencesarouseTo arouse a feeling is to cause it, like interest, curiosity, anger or suspicion.10 sentencesarrangeTo arrange things is to put them in a neat or useful order or position.11 sentencesarrangedArranged means put in a certain order or pattern, such as in rows, by size or by colour.13 sentencesarrangementA plan made in advance for something to happen (travel arrangements).13 sentencesarrayAn array is a set of things put in equal rows and columns.15 sentencesarrearsMoney that is owed and should have been paid already: rent arrears.9 sentencesarrestTo arrest someone is for the police to take them away because they may have broken the law.14 sentencesarrivalArrival is the act of reaching a place, coming to where you were going.12 sentencesarriveTo arrive is to get to a place at the end of a trip.14 sentencesarroganceBehaving as if you are more important, cleverer or better than other people.9 sentencesarrogantBehaving as if you are better or more important than other people.8 sentencesarrowA thin straight stick with a sharp point at the front and feathers at the back, shot from a bow.12 sentencesarseThe bottom, the part of the body you sit on.10 sentencesarsenalAn arsenal is a big collection of weapons, or a building where weapons are made or stored.9 sentencesarsenicArsenic is a chemical element (symbol As); many of its compounds are very poisonous.8 sentencesartArt is making pictures, sculptures and other things that are beautiful or show ideas and feelings, like painting and drawing.12 sentencesartefactAn object made by people long ago, such as a tool, pot or jewel, that tells us about the past.9 sentencesartemisiaArtemisia is a group of plants with strong-smelling, often silvery leaves, including wormwood, mugwort, sagebrush and tarragon.9 sentencesarteryAn artery is a tube in the body that carries blood away from the heart to the rest of the body.9 sentencesartfulArtful means clever at getting what you want, especially by tricking people; crafty.9 sentencesartfullyArtfully means in a clever, sly way, often to get what you want without anyone noticing.4 sentencesarthritisArthritis is an illness that makes the joints, the places where bones meet like knees, hips and fingers, swollen, stiff and painful.9 sentencesarticleAn article is a piece of writing in a newspaper, magazine or website.13 sentencesarticulateAn articulate person can express ideas clearly and well in words.12 sentencesarticulatedAn articulated lorry, bus or vehicle has two or more parts joined by a bendy joint so it can turn corners.10 sentencesartificeA clever trick used to fool people.9 sentencesartificerAn artificer is a skilled craftsman who makes or builds things, especially with metal.4 sentencesartificialArtificial means made by people, not natural.11 sentencesartificiallyArtificially means made or done by people, not by nature.10 sentencesartilleryArtillery means big guns and cannons used in war, and also the soldiers who fire them.4 sentencesartisanAn artisan is a skilled worker who makes things by hand, such as a carpenter, potter or weaver.9 sentencesartistAn artist is a person who paints, draws, makes sculptures or other works of art.10 sentencesartisticArtistic means good at art or creative things like drawing, painting, music or design.10 sentencesartsThe arts are activities like painting, drawing, music, dance, drama, film and writing, where people make things to express ideas and feeli…11 sentencesartworkAn artwork is a piece of art, such as a painting, drawing, sculpture or collage.9 sentencesarumAn arum is a plant with arrow-shaped leaves and a hood-like flower around a spike, such as the arum lily or the wild arum (cuckoo pint, lo…7 sentencesaryanAryan was an old name for the ancient people who spoke early Indo-Iranian languages in Iran and northern India; «arya» meant «noble» in Sa…9 sentencesasAs means in the role of: she works as a nurse.22 sentencesasapASAP stands for «as soon as possible»: very soon, without delay.7 sentencesascendTo ascend means to go up, to climb or rise.12 sentencesascenderAn ascender is the part of a lowercase letter that goes up above the middle of the line, as in b, d, f, h, k, l and t.9 sentencesascensionThe Ascension is the event when, Christians believe, Jesus rose up into heaven forty days after he rose from the dead.10 sentencesascentAn ascent is a climb up a mountain, hill or stairs.10 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/9/