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- amazement noun (amazement; uncountable)
1) Amazement is the feeling of being very surprised because something is wonderful or hard to believe. - ambassador noun (an ambassador, ambassadors)
An important official sent by one country to live in another and speak for their own country there. - ambiguity noun
A word or phrase that can mean more than one thing, so it is not clear. - ambush noun (an ambush, ambushes); verb (ambush, ambushes, ambushed, ambushing)
An ambush is a surprise attack by people or animals who have been hiding and waiting. - amenable adjective
Willing to accept something, or able to be treated in a certain way. - amend verb (amend, amends, amended, amending); noun (amends — only in «make amends»)
To amend something written, like a law, rule or document, is to change it a little to correct or improve it. - amends noun (plural only, in "make amends")
Something you do to show you are sorry and to put right a wrong you did. - amethyst noun (amethysts)
1) An amethyst is a purple gem, a kind of stone used in rings and jewels. - amiss adjective (not before a noun); adverb
Amiss means wrong, or not as it should be: «something is amiss». - amity noun (amity)
1) Amity is friendly peace between people or groups who get along well and do not fight. - ammonite noun (an ammonite, ammonites)
An ammonite is an extinct sea animal with a coiled shell, related to today's octopus, squid and nautilus. - among preposition
Among means in the middle of a group: a house among the trees. - amount noun (amount, amounts); verb (amount, amounts, amounted, amounting — amount to)
1) An amount is how much there is of something. 2) An amount is a sum of money. 3) To amount to is to add up to a total, or to be the same… - amulet noun
A small charm worn to protect a person from harm or bad luck. - an article (an — the form of «a» before a vowel sound)
An is a small word used before a word that starts with a vowel sound, like an apple, an egg or an hour. - anagrams noun (anagram, anagrams — this is the plural)
Words or phrases made by changing the order of the letters of another word or phrase, using every letter once, like «listen» and «silent». - analogous adjective (analogous)
1) Similar in some way, so that it can be compared: «analogous to» something. - analogy noun (an analogy, analogies)
A comparison that explains one thing by showing how it is like another, for example saying the heart is like a pump. - analysis noun (an analysis, analyses; also uncountable)
Analysis is studying something carefully by looking at its parts, to understand it or find out what it is made of. - anatomical adjective (anatomical)
1) Anatomical means to do with the structure of the body of a person, animal or plant, as in an anatomical drawing. - anatomy noun (anatomy, anatomies)
The study of the parts of the body and how they are arranged: bones, muscles, organs. - ancestor noun (an ancestor, ancestors)
An ancestor is a person in your family who lived long ago, before your grandparents, like a great-great-grandparent. - ancient adjective (ancient, more ancient, most ancient)
Ancient means belonging to a time very, very long ago, often thousands of years ago. - anciently adverb
In a time long ago. - and conjunction
And joins two words or two parts of a sentence: bread and butter. - angel noun (an angel, angels)
1) (religion) An angel is a spirit that Christians, Jews and Muslims believe serves God and brings messages from him; in pictures angels… - anger noun (anger, uncountable); verb (anger, angers, angered, angering); adjective angry
Anger is the strong feeling you have when you think something is unfair, wrong or hurtful, which can make you want to shout or hit. - angle noun (an angle, angles); verb (angle, angles, angled, angling)
An angle is the space or turn between two lines that meet at a point; it is measured in degrees. - angry adjective (angry, angrier, angriest); adverb angrily; noun anger
Feeling strong annoyance or upset because something seems wrong, unfair or hurtful. - anguish noun (no plural form)
1) Anguish is very great pain or sorrow of the mind or heart. - animal noun (animal, animals); adjective
An animal is a living thing that can move and eat, like a dog, a bird or a fish. - animator noun (an animator, animators)
1) An animator is a person who makes animated films, cartoons or computer games by creating moving pictures. - ankle noun (an ankle, ankles)
The joint that connects your foot to your leg, letting the foot bend up and down and turn. - anklets noun
Rings or chains worn around the ankles as jewelry. - anna noun (an anna, annas); name (Anna)
1) (a name) Anna is a girl's name. 2) (old, India) An anna was an old coin of India and nearby lands; sixteen annas made one rupee. - annotation noun
A note added to a text to explain it or comment on it. - announce verb (announce, announces, announced, announcing)
To announce something is to tell lots of people about it officially or publicly. - announced verb form (announce, announces, announced, announcing)
Announced is the past form of «announce»: told many people something important, officially or loudly. - anoint verb (anoint, anoints, anointed, anointing)
1) (church, Bible) To anoint is to put holy oil on someone's head or body as a sign of blessing, healing, or being chosen by God, for… - another determiner, pronoun
Another means one more of the same kind: have another cookie. - answer noun (answer, answers); verb (answer, answers, answered, answering)
An answer is what you say or write back to a question. - answerable adjective (answerable)
1) Having to explain your actions to someone and take responsibility: «answerable to» someone. 2) Able to be answered. - ant noun (an ant, ants)
A very small insect with six legs that lives in large, organised groups called colonies, often in nests under the ground. - antecedent noun (an antecedent, antecedents); adjective (antecedent — formal)
An antecedent is something that came before something else and led to it. - antelope noun (an antelope, antelopes or antelope)
1) A fast, graceful wild animal like a deer, with horns, that lives mainly in Africa and Asia, such as the gazelle, impala and gnu. - anthropological adjective
About the study of people: how they live, what they believe and how their customs grew, especially long ago. - anthropomorphism noun
Talking about God or other things as if they had a human body or feelings. - antiquity noun (antiquity — uncountable; antiquities)
Antiquity is the distant past, especially the time of ancient Greece and Rome. - antithesis noun
The exact opposite of something; a pair of opposites set against each other. - antonym noun
A word that means the opposite of another word, like "hot" and "cold". - anvil noun (an anvil, anvils)
A heavy iron block with a flat top on which a blacksmith hammers hot metal into shape. - anxiety noun (anxiety, anxieties)
Anxiety is a feeling of worry, nervousness or fear about what might happen. - anxious adjective (anxious, more anxious, most anxious)
Anxious means worried or nervous about something that might happen: "she was anxious about the test". - anxiously adverb (anxiously)
In a worried, nervous way: she waited anxiously for the results. - any determiner, pronoun, adverb (any)
Any means one or some, it does not matter which. - anywhere adverb; pronoun (anywhere)
1) Anywhere means in, at or to any place. 2) Not anywhere means in no place. - apace adverb (no other forms)
1) (old use) Quickly, at a fast pace; «grow apace» means grow fast. - apart adverb (apart)
Apart means away from each other, with space between. - ape noun (an ape, apes); verb (ape, apes, aped, aping — to copy)
An ape is a large primate with no tail, such as a gorilla, chimpanzee, bonobo, orangutan or gibbon. - aphorism noun
A short wise saying that puts a truth in few words. - apiece adverb (apiece)
1) Apiece means for each one, or each: «The apples cost 30 cents apiece». - apocalypse noun
The end of the world, or a vision of it; a great disaster. - appalled adjective (past form of the verb appal: appal, appals, appalled, appalling)
1) Shocked and upset, feeling strong dislike or fear at something bad. - appalling adjective (appalling, more appalling, most appalling)
1) Very shocking and unpleasant. 2) (informal) Very bad: «appalling weather», «appalling handwriting». 3) Appalling can also mean so… - apparel noun (apparel – uncountable)
1) (formal or old) Clothing, especially clothes of a certain kind: «sports apparel». 2) (old) Fine clothes and dress for a special occasion. - apparent adjective (apparent)
1) Easy to see or understand; clear, obvious. 2) Seeming to be true, though maybe not really true. - apparently adverb
1) According to what you have heard or read, though you are not sure it is true. 2) As it seems or looks, though it may not be so. - apparition noun (an apparition, apparitions)
An apparition is a ghost or a strange figure that appears suddenly, especially one people think is a spirit. - appear verb (appear, appears, appeared, appearing)
To appear means to come into sight, to begin to be seen: a rainbow appeared. - appearance noun (an appearance, appearances)
Your appearance is how you look from the outside, like your hair, face and clothes. - appease verb (appease, appeases, appeased, appeasing)
To appease someone is to calm them or stop them being angry by giving them what they want. - appendix noun (an appendix, appendices or appendixes)
The appendix is a small tube-shaped organ attached to the large intestine, inside your tummy on the lower right side. - appertain verb
To belong to someone or be connected with them. - appetite noun (an appetite, appetites)
1) The feeling of wanting to eat food. 2) A strong wish or liking for something: an appetite for adventure. - apple noun (apple, apples)
An apple is a round fruit that grows on a tree; it can be red, green or yellow and has small seeds in the middle. - application noun (an application, applications)
An application is a written request for something, like a job, a place at a school or a passport. - applied verb (past form of apply: applied); adjective (applied — used in practice, as in applied science)
Applied is the past form of «apply»: she applied for a job, he applied sun cream, the rule applied to everyone. - apply verb (apply, applies, applied, applying)
To apply means to put something on a surface, like cream on skin or glue on paper. - appoint verb (appoint, appoints, appointed, appointing)
To appoint someone is to choose them officially for a job or role. - appointed verb form (past of «appoint»: appoint, appoints, appointed, appointing); adjective
Appointed means chosen officially for a job or role. - appointment noun (an appointment, appointments)
An appointment is an agreed time to meet someone, especially a doctor, dentist or hairdresser. - appreciate verb (appreciate, appreciates, appreciated, appreciating)
To be thankful for something: «I appreciate your help». - apprentice noun (an apprentice, apprentices); verb (be apprenticed to)
A young person who learns a trade or skill by working with a skilled worker, usually for a set time and a small wage. - approach verb (approach, approaches, approached, approaching); noun (an approach, approaches)
To approach means to come nearer to someone or something («The train is approaching the platform»). - appropriate adjective (appropriate; more appropriate); verb (appropriate, appropriates, appropriated, appropriating — formal)
Right or suitable for a particular situation, person or time. - approval noun (approval — uncountable; an approval)
1) Thinking that someone or something is good or right; liking it. 2) Official permission or agreement to do something. - approve verb (approve, approves, approved, approving)
To think that something or someone is good, right or acceptable ("approve of"). - approximate adjective (approximate); verb (approximate, approximates, approximated, approximating); adverb approximately
Close to the exact number or amount, but not exactly it. - approximation noun (approximation, approximations)
A value or answer that is close to the exact one but not exactly right. - appurtenance noun
Something that belongs to a larger thing or goes with it. - april noun (April)
1) April is the fourth month of the year. It has 30 days. 2) In the northern half of the world it is spring; in Australia and New Zealand… - apron noun (an apron, aprons)
An apron is a piece of cloth you tie over the front of your clothes to keep them clean while cooking, painting or working. - apt adjective (apt, apter/more apt, aptest/most apt)
Apt means suitable or just right for the situation. - aqua noun
Water, or a blue-green colour like water. - aquarius noun
A sign of the zodiac, shown as a water carrier, which is also a group of stars. - ar fragment/abbreviation (ar, Ar, AR); dialect word (ar — UK)
In parts of northern England and the Midlands, «ar» or «arr» means "yes", and «ar» can also mean "our": «ar kid» (my brother or sister). - arab noun (an Arab, Arabs); adjective (Arab)
A person whose people come from the Arabic-speaking countries of the Middle East and North Africa, such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia or Morocco. - arabian adjective (Arabian); proper noun
1) To do with Arabia, the large peninsula in south-west Asia, or its people. 2) An Arabian horse: a fast, graceful breed of horse. - arabic proper noun (Arabic — the language); adjective (Arabic — about Arabs, their language or culture); arabic numerals
Arabic is the language spoken by many millions of people in the Middle East and North Africa. - aramaic noun
An ancient Semitic language related to Hebrew, once spoken across the Middle East.
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