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- aramean noun
A person from Aram, an ancient land in what is now Syria. - arbiter noun (arbiter, arbiters)
A person who settles an argument or decides who is right. - arbitrary adjective (arbitrary; more arbitrary)
Arbitrary means chosen by chance or by someone's wish, not for a good reason or rule. - arbitrator noun
A person chosen to settle a dispute between two sides. - arc noun (an arc, arcs); verb (arc, arcs, arced, arcing)
An arc is part of the curved line of a circle, or any curved line shaped like this. - arch noun (an arch, arches); verb (arch, arches, arched, arching); adjective (arch — playful, rare)
An arch is a curved shape or structure, like the top of a doorway or a bridge, that goes up and over. - archaeological adjective (archaeological) — US also «archeological»
1) About archaeology: the study of the past by digging up and studying old objects, buildings and bones. - archaeologist noun (an archaeologist, archaeologists)
1) An archaeologist is a scientist who studies how people lived long ago by digging up and examining old things they left behind, such as… - archaic adjective (archaic, more archaic, most archaic)
1) Very old and from the distant past. 2) Old-fashioned and no longer used, or too old to be useful. - archer noun (archers)
1) An archer is a person who shoots arrows from a bow. - archetype noun
The first or perfect model from which other things are copied. - architect noun (an architect, architects)
An architect is a person whose job is to design buildings and draw plans for how they should be built. - archive noun (archives)
An archive is a place where old records, papers and documents are kept safe for many years. - archives noun (archives, plural only)
1) The archives are the old records and papers of a town, a country or a family, kept together in one place. - ard noun
A man's name in the Bible, used as a personal name and as the name of a family. It is not an everyday English word. - area noun (area, areas)
Area is how much flat space a shape covers; we measure it in squares, like square meters or square feet. - argue verb (argue, argues, argued, arguing)
To argue means to speak angrily with someone because you disagree. - argument noun (an argument, arguments)
An argument is an angry talk or quarrel between people who disagree. - aries noun
The first sign of the zodiac, shown as a ram. It is one of the twelve groups of stars (constellations). - aright adverb (old use)
Aright means correctly or rightly, with no mistake. - arise verb (arise, arises, arose, arisen, arising)
1) To arise is to begin or appear, usually a problem, question or chance. 2) (formal, old) To arise is to get up or stand up. - arithmetic noun (arithmetic — uncountable); adjective (arithmetic, arithmetical)
Arithmetic is the part of maths about numbers and the four basic operations: adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing. - arithmetical adjective (arithmetical)
1) About arithmetic: adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing numbers. - ark noun (an ark, arks)
Noah's ark was the huge wooden boat Noah built to save his family and two of every kind of animal from the great flood. - arm noun (an arm, arms); verb (arm, arms, armed — to give weapons)
One of the two long body parts from your shoulder to your hand. - armhole noun
The opening in a garment for the arm, or the armpit. - armlet noun
A band or bracelet worn around the upper arm as a piece of jewelry. - armour noun (armour — uncountable; US spelling armor); verb form armoured (adjective)
Armour is a strong covering of metal or leather that soldiers and knights wore in the past to protect their bodies in battle. - armoury noun (an armoury, armouries; US spelling armory, armories)
A place where weapons and armour are kept, such as a room in a castle or a building used by an army. - arms noun (plural of arm: an arm, arms); noun (arms — weapons, always plural)
The two body parts from your shoulders to your hands (plural of arm). - army noun (an army, armies)
An army is a large group of soldiers trained to fight on land for a country. - around preposition, adverb (around; UK also round)
Around means on every side of something, or in a circle. - arouse verb (arouse, arouses, aroused, arousing)
To arouse a feeling is to cause it, like interest, curiosity, anger or suspicion. - arrange verb (arrange, arranges, arranged, arranging)
To arrange things is to put them in a neat or useful order or position. - arranged verb, past form of arrange (arrange, arranges, arranged, arranging); adjective (arranged)
Arranged means put in a certain order or pattern, such as in rows, by size or by colour. - arrangement noun (an arrangement, arrangements)
A plan made in advance for something to happen (travel arrangements). - array noun (array, arrays); verb (array — to set out in order, rare)
An array is a set of things put in equal rows and columns. - arrive verb (arrive, arrives, arrived, arriving)
To arrive is to get to a place at the end of a trip. - arrogance noun (arrogance; uncountable)
Behaving as if you are more important, cleverer or better than other people. - arrogant adjective (arrogant, more arrogant, most arrogant)
1) Behaving as if you are better or more important than other people. - arrogantly adverb
in a proud way, as if you were better than others - arrow noun (an arrow, arrows)
A thin straight stick with a sharp point at the front and feathers at the back, shot from a bow. - art noun (art, arts; an art)
Art is making pictures, sculptures and other things that are beautiful or show ideas and feelings, like painting and drawing. - artery noun (an artery, arteries)
An artery is a tube in the body that carries blood away from the heart to the rest of the body. - articulate adjective (articulate, more articulate, most articulate); verb (articulate, articulates, articulated, articulating)
An articulate person can express ideas clearly and well in words. - articulated adjective (articulated); verb (articulate, articulates, articulated, articulating — past form)
An articulated lorry, bus or vehicle has two or more parts joined by a bendy joint so it can turn corners. - artificer noun (old use)
An artificer is a skilled craftsman who makes or builds things, especially with metal. - artisan noun (an artisan, artisans); adjective (artisan)
An artisan is a skilled worker who makes things by hand, such as a carpenter, potter or weaver. - arts noun (the arts — plural; art, arts); verb form (no)
1) The arts are activities like painting, drawing, music, dance, drama, film and writing, where people make things to express ideas and… - as preposition (as a teacher); conjunction (as he left, as you know); adverb (as tall as)
As means in the role of: she works as a nurse. - ascend verb (ascend, ascends, ascended, ascending)
To ascend means to go up, to climb or rise: "the balloon ascended into the sky". - ascent noun (an ascent, ascents)
An ascent is a climb up a mountain, hill or stairs. - ascertain verb (ascertain, ascertains, ascertained, ascertaining); noun (ascertainment — rare, formal)
To find out for certain whether something is true, usually by checking carefully. - ascribe verb (ascribe, ascribes, ascribed, ascribing)
To say that something was caused by something, as in «ascribe her success to hard work». - ash noun (ash, ashes; an ash tree, ash trees)
The grey powder left after something has burned. - ashamed adjective (ashamed, more ashamed, most ashamed)
Ashamed means feeling bad and guilty because you did something wrong or something you think is embarrassing. - aside adverb (aside); noun (an aside, asides)
1) To one side; out of the way: "Step aside." 2) Kept for later: "Put some money aside." 3) "Aside from" means except for, or as well as.… - ask verb (ask, asks, asked, asking); noun (a big ask — slang: a hard thing to request)
To ask is to say a question so that you get an answer. - askance adverb
To look askance at something or someone is to look at them with doubt, suspicion or disapproval. - asleep adjective (asleep — only after a verb: be asleep, fall asleep)
1) Sleeping. 2) Of an arm or leg: numb and tingly because you sat on it too long: «My foot is asleep». - asp noun
An asp is a small, poisonous snake, found in hot countries and in old stories. - aspect noun (an aspect, aspects)
One part or side of a situation, problem or idea that you can think about. - aspirate verb (aspirate, aspirates, aspirated, aspirating); noun (an aspirate, aspirates)
To aspirate a sound is to say it with a puff of breath, like the «h» in «hat» or the «p» in «pin». - ass noun (an ass, asses)
An ass is a donkey, an animal like a small horse with long ears. - assail verb (assail, assails, assailed, assailing)
To assail someone is to attack them violently. - assailant noun (an assailant, assailants)
1) (formal, news and police) An assailant is a person who attacks someone physically. - assault noun (an assault, assaults; also uncountable); verb (assault, assaults, assaulted, assaulting)
An assault is a violent attack on a person, or a threat to hurt them; it is a crime. - assay noun
A test of a metal or ore to find out how pure it is, or to try something out. The word is old and not common. - assemble verb (assemble, assembles, assembled, assembling)
To assemble is to come together in one place as a group. - assembly noun (an assembly, assemblies; assembly)
Assembly is a meeting of the whole school or several classes together, often in the hall, for news, songs, stories and awards. - assert verb (assert, asserts, asserted, asserting)
To assert something is to say firmly that it is true. - assertion noun (an assertion, assertions)
An assertion is a strong statement that something is true, often without proof given. - assign verb
To give someone a task or a share, or to say that something belongs to a person, place or group. - assigned verb (past form and past participle of assign: assign, assigns, assigned, assigning); adjective (assigned)
Assigned means given as a job or task to someone: «the homework assigned by the teacher». - assist verb (assist, assists, assisted, assisting); noun (an assist, assists — in sport)
1) To help someone do something. 2) (sport) A pass that helps a teammate score; the player who passes gets an assist. 3) (formal) «Assist… - associate verb (associate, associates, associated, associating); noun (an associate, associates); adjective (associate)
To associate one thing with another is to connect them in your mind: I associate summer with ice cream. - association noun (an association, associations)
An association is a group of people who join together for a shared purpose, like a club or society. - assuage verb
to make a pain, anger or sadness less strong - assume verb (assume, assumes, assumed, assuming)
To assume is to think something is true without checking or having proof. - assumption noun (an assumption, assumptions)
1) Something you believe is true without proof. 2) (formal) Taking on a job, power or responsibility: the assumption of power. 3) The… - assurance noun (an assurance, assurances)
An assurance is a promise or a statement that makes someone feel sure or less worried. - assured adjective (assured; more assured); verb (past form of assure: assure, assures, assured, assuring)
Assured means sure and confident in yourself: «She gave an assured speech.». - assuredly adverb (no change in form)
Certainly, without any doubt; for sure. - assyrian adjective (Assyrian); noun (an Assyrian, Assyrians; Assyrian — the language)
1) (history) Assyrian means to do with ancient Assyria, a powerful empire in Mesopotamia (today mostly northern Iraq), with cities like… - astir adjective (no change in form; used after a verb, as in 'was astir')
Up and moving, out of bed and busy, with people or animals awake and active. - astonished adjective (astonished); verb form (past of «astonish»: astonish, astonishes, astonished, astonishing)
1) Very surprised, so much that you can hardly believe it. 2) (verb, past) Surprised someone very much: «The news astonished us.» - astonishment noun (astonishment — uncountable)
1) Astonishment is a feeling of very great surprise. - astray adverb (astray)
Astray means away from the right path or place, lost. - astrologer noun (astrologers)
A person who studies the stars and planets and claims to tell what will happen from them. - astrological adjective
Having to do with astrology, the belief that the stars and planets shape what happens to people. - astronomer noun (an astronomer, astronomers)
An astronomer is a scientist who studies the stars, planets, moons, comets, galaxies and everything else in space. - astronomy noun (astronomy — uncountable)
1) The science that studies the stars, planets, moons, comets, galaxies and everything else in space. - asunder adverb (old use, in fairy tales and old stories)
Apart, into pieces, split or torn apart. - at preposition; noun (@, the at sign in emails and posts)
At shows where something is: at the shop, at school. - athirst adjective
very thirsty - atmosphere noun (an atmosphere, atmospheres; uncountable for the feeling)
The atmosphere is the layer of gases (air) around the Earth or another planet. - atmospheric adjective (atmospheric; more atmospheric)
Atmospheric means to do with the atmosphere, the layer of air around the Earth or another planet («atmospheric pressure»). - atom noun (an atom, atoms)
1) An atom is the smallest piece of a chemical element, far too small to see even with an ordinary microscope; everything around us is… - atone verb (atone, atones, atoned, atoning)
To make up for a wrong you have done, by doing something good or by paying for the harm. - attached adjective (attached); past form of the verb attach (attach, attaches, attached, attaching)
1) Joined or fixed to something. 2) Fond of and loving someone or something. 3) Sent along with an email or letter. 4) Linked or connected…
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