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- additionally adverb
1) (formal) Additionally means also, as well, in addition. - address noun (an address, addresses); verb (address, addresses, addressed, addressing)
The details of where a person lives or a building is: house number, street, town, postcode or ZIP code. - addressee noun (an addressee, addressees)
1) The person a letter, parcel, email or message is sent to. 2) (language) The person someone is speaking to. - adduce verb (adduce, adduces, adduced, adducing) — formal
1) (formal) To give something as a reason or proof in an argument: to adduce evidence is to bring it forward to support what you say. - ade noun (ade, ades); suffix (-ade); fragment
A sweet drink made from fruit juice, water and sugar, such as lemonade, orangeade or limeade. - adelie noun (an Adélie penguin, Adélie penguins; an Adelie, Adelies); name (Adélie Land)
A kind of penguin of Antarctica, black and white with a white ring round each eye; one of the most common penguins. - adept adjective; noun
1) Adjective: very skilled at doing something. 2) Noun: a person who is very skilled at something. - adequate adjective
1) Adequate means enough or good enough for a need or purpose. 2) Adequate can mean only just good enough, not very good. - adequately adverb (adequately)
1) Well enough, enough for what is needed, but not especially well. 2) In a way that is suitable or sufficient for a job. - adhd noun (ADHD — no plural)
1) ADHD stands for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; it is a difference in how the brain works that can make it hard to pay… - adhere verb (adhere, adheres, adhered, adhering)
To adhere means to stick firmly to something, like glue or a sticker on a surface. - adherence noun (adherence — uncountable)
Adherence is sticking closely to a rule, plan, belief or agreement and following it. - adhesion noun (adhesion; uncountable)
Adhesion is the sticking of one thing to another. - adhesive noun (an adhesive, adhesives); adjective
1) An adhesive is a substance like glue that makes things stick together. 2) (adjective) Adhesive means sticky; able to stick to things. - adieu noun (adieus or adieux); interjection
Goodbye; a farewell, said when parting, often for a long time. - adipose adjective (adipose); noun (adipose — rare, science)
1) (science) Made of or about body fat: adipose tissue is the fat stored in the body. 2) (formal) Fatty. - aditya noun (a name) — Aditya
A boy's name common in India, from Sanskrit, often taken to mean «the sun». - adjacent adjective (adjacent)
1) Adjacent means next to something or very near it. 2) In maths, adjacent sides or angles share a side or a corner (vertex). - adjective noun (an adjective, adjectives)
An adjective is a word that describes a noun, telling us more about a person, place or thing, like «big», «red», «happy» or «three». - adjoin verb (adjoin, adjoins, adjoined, adjoining)
To be next to and joined to something: the kitchen adjoins the dining room. - adjourn verb (adjourn, adjourns, adjourned, adjourning)
To adjourn a meeting, court or game is to stop it for a while and continue later. - adjudge verb (adjudge, adjudges, adjudged, adjudging)
To adjudge is to decide officially that something is true or that someone is something, as a judge or referee does. - adjudicate verb (adjudicate, adjudicates, adjudicated, adjudicating)
To make an official decision about a disagreement or a legal case, as a judge does. - adjudication noun (adjudication, adjudications)
The official decision made by a judge or another person in charge after hearing both sides. - adjudicator noun (an adjudicator, adjudicators)
An adjudicator is a person who judges a contest, such as a music, dance or speaking competition, and decides who wins. - adjust verb (adjust, adjusts, adjusted, adjusting)
To adjust something is to change it a little so that it is right or works better. - adjustment noun (an adjustment, adjustments)
An adjustment is a small change to make something work better, fit better or be more correct. - administer verb (administer, administers, administered, administering)
To administer means to manage or be in charge of something, such as a school, a test or money: "the office administers the school trips". - administration noun (administration, administrations)
Administration is the work of organising and running a business, school or office. - administrative adjective (administrative)
1) About organising and running a school, business or government: the paperwork, planning and office work. - admirable adjective (admirable, more admirable, most admirable)
1) Admirable means deserving praise and respect; very good. - admirably adverb (admirably)
1) In a way that deserves praise; very well and skilfully. The adjective is «admirable». - admiral noun (an admiral, admirals)
An admiral is a very high-ranking officer in a navy who commands many ships (a fleet). - admiration noun (admiration, uncountable)
1) A feeling of liking and respect for someone because they are good, brave or skilful. 2) Pleasure in looking at something beautiful. - admire verb (admire, admires, admired, admiring)
To admire someone is to think they are very good, clever or brave and to respect them. - admirer noun (admirer, admirers)
A person who admires someone or something and thinks very highly of them. - admiringly adverb (admiringly)
In a way that shows you admire someone or something; with approval and respect. - admissible adjective
Admissible means allowed or acceptable, especially as evidence in a court of law. - admission noun (admission, uncountable; an admission, admissions)
Admission is being allowed to go into a place, school or club: "admission to the zoo is free for under-fives". - admit verb (admit, admits, admitted, admitting)
To admit means to agree, often unwillingly, that something is true or that you did something wrong: he admitted breaking the window. - admittance noun (admittance)
Permission to enter a place; being let in. The verb is «admit». - admixture noun (an admixture, admixtures; admixture — uncountable)
Something added to something else and mixed in, especially a small amount: "water with an admixture of salt". - ado noun (ado; no plural)
(old use) Fuss, bustle or trouble. «Without ado» means at once, without delay or fuss. - adobe noun (adobe — uncountable for the material; adobes for bricks); proper noun (Adobe, a company)
Mud mixed with straw and dried in the sun to make bricks. - adolescence noun (adolescence)
The time of life between being a child and being an adult, roughly the teenage years. - adolescent noun (an adolescent, adolescents); adjective (adolescent)
An adolescent is a young person who is growing from a child into an adult, usually aged about 12 to 18; a teenager. - adopt verb (adopt, adopts, adopted, adopting)
To take a child into your family legally and raise them as your own. - adopted verb form (past of adopt: adopt, adopts, adopted, adopting); adjective (adopted)
An adopted child is a child who has become, by law, a full member of a family that he or she was not born into. - adoption noun (adoption, adoptions)
Taking a child into your family by law and becoming their parent for ever. - adoptive adjective (adoptive)
Adoptive describes the family who adopts a child: adoptive parents, adoptive mother. - adorable adjective (adorable, more adorable, most adorable)
1) Very sweet, cute and lovely, so that you want to cuddle or look after it: «an adorable puppy». 2) Charming and easy to love. - adoration noun (adoration)
A feeling of very deep love, respect and worship for someone. The verb is «adore». - adore verb (adore, adores, adored, adoring); adjective (adorable, adoring)
To adore someone is to love them very much: she adores her baby brother. - adorer noun (adorer, adorers)
1) Someone who loves or admires someone or something very much. 2) (church, old use) Someone who worships. - adorn verb (adorn, adorns, adorned, adorning)
To decorate something or make it look more beautiful. - adorned verb (past form of adorn: adorned); adjective (adorned)
1) Decorated or made beautiful with things put on or around something. 2) (verb) Made beautiful by something added. - adornment noun (adornment, adornments)
Something added to make a person, thing or place look more beautiful; a decoration or ornament. - adrenaline noun (adrenaline — uncountable; US also epinephrine)
1) Adrenaline is a chemical (a hormone) that your body releases when you are scared, excited or in danger; it makes your heart beat faster… - adrift adjective and adverb (adrift)
1) Floating loose on water without being tied up or steered. 2) Lost, with no clear course, direction or purpose; not knowing where one is. - adroit adjective (adroit, more adroit, most adroit)
1) Very skilful and clever with the hands or body. 2) Clever and quick at dealing with people or difficult situations. - adult noun (adult, adults); adjective (adult)
1) An adult is a grown-up person, not a child. In many countries you are an adult from 18 years old. 2) An adult animal or plant is one… - adultery noun (adultery; uncountable)
When a married person has a loving, romantic or sexual relationship with someone who is not their husband or wife. - adulthood noun (adulthood, uncountable)
1) The time of life when you are a grown-up, after childhood and the teenage years. - advance verb (advance, advances, advanced, advancing); noun (an advance, advances); adjective (advance)
To advance means to move forward («The army advanced»). - advancement noun (advancement, advancements)
Progress or improvement in something, such as science or medicine. - advantage noun (an advantage, advantages); verb (advantage — rare)
An advantage is something that helps you do better or makes you more likely to win or succeed. - advantageous adjective (advantageous, more advantageous, most advantageous)
1) (formal) Helpful and giving you a better chance of success; good for you. - advent noun (Advent — church season; the advent of — formal)
1) (church) Advent is the season of about four weeks before Christmas, when Christians get ready to celebrate Jesus' birth and wait for… - adventure noun (an adventure, adventures; adventure as uncountable — a love of adventure); adjective adventurous
An adventure is an exciting, unusual and sometimes risky experience or journey. - adventurer noun (adventurer, adventurers)
A person who goes looking for danger, excitement or new discoveries, often on long or risky journeys. - adventurous adjective (adventurous, more adventurous, most adventurous)
Liking to try new, exciting and sometimes risky things; brave and curious. - adverb noun (an adverb, adverbs)
1) An adverb is a word that tells us more about a verb — how, when, where or how often something happens — like «quickly», «yesterday»… - adverbial noun (an adverbial, adverbials); adjective (adverbial)
1) An adverbial is a word, phrase or clause that does the job of an adverb, telling us how, when, where or how often something happens… - adversary noun (an adversary, adversaries)
1) (formal) An enemy or opponent; someone you fight or compete against. - adverse adjective (adverse)
Adverse means bad, harmful or not helpful: "adverse weather" is bad weather that causes problems. - adversity noun (adversity, adversities)
A very hard or unlucky time, full of problems and troubles: illness, being poor, losing someone, or facing danger. - advert noun (advert, adverts); short for advertisement (also ad)
An advert is a short message, picture or film that tells people about something to buy or do, to make them want it. - advertise verb (advertise, advertises, advertised, advertising)
To advertise is to tell people about a product, event or service so they will buy it or come to it. - advertised verb form (past of «advertise»); adjective
Advertised means told the public about something so they will buy it or come to it. - advertisement noun (an advertisement, advertisements)
An advertisement is a notice, picture, film or message that tries to persuade people to buy something, use a service or go to an event. - advertiser noun (an advertiser, advertisers)
An advertiser is a person or company that pays to show adverts (ads) to tell people about something they want to sell. - advertising noun (advertising — uncountable); verb form (advertise, advertises, advertised, advertising)
Advertising is the business and activity of making ads to tell people about products or services and to persuade them to buy. - advice noun (advice — uncountable)
1) Advice is an idea or opinion someone gives you about what you should do. 2) Good advice helps you make a good choice or solve a problem. - advisable adjective
1) Advisable means sensible and wise to do; recommended. - advise verb (advise, advises, advised, advising)
To advise someone is to tell them what you think they should do. - adviser noun (an adviser, advisers)
An adviser is a person whose job is to give advice, especially to help someone make decisions. - advocate noun (an advocate, advocates); verb (advocate, advocates, advocated, advocating)
To advocate something is to publicly support it or speak in favour of it. - adze noun (an adze, adzes; also spelled adz in the US)
1) An adze is an old cutting tool like an axe, but with its blade set across the handle, used for shaping wood. - aegean proper noun (the Aegean — a name of a sea); adjective (Aegean)
The Aegean Sea is the part of the Mediterranean Sea between Greece and Turkey, with many islands. - aegis noun (aegis; no plural) (old use)
A shield or cloak carried by a god, especially Zeus, that could bring storms or protection. - aerial noun (an aerial, aerials); adjective (aerial)
An aerial is a wire or rod that sends or picks up radio or TV signals; in the US it is called an antenna. - aerodrome noun (aerodrome, aerodromes) — UK, Australia, old-fashioned
1) (UK, Australia, old use) A small airfield where planes take off and land, without a big airport building. - aeronaut noun (aeronaut, aeronauts) (old use)
(old use) A person who flies in a balloon, or who steers an airship; a balloonist. - aeroplane noun (an aeroplane, aeroplanes)
1) (UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ) A flying vehicle with wings and one or more engines that carries people or goods through the air; a plane. - aestivation noun (aestivation — uncountable; US spelling estivation)
A long sleep-like rest that some animals go into during very hot, dry weather, to save water and energy — like hibernation, but in summer. - aether noun (aether; no plural in use; old use)
1) The bright, very thin air high up in the sky, above the clouds, which in old myths only the gods could breathe. - afar adverb (only in phrases)
1) (old-fashioned or literary) Far away, at a great distance. Used mostly in "from afar". - afeard adjective (no forms; old use, in fairy tales)
1) Afraid; frightened. Afeard is an old word for afraid, used in folk tales. - affair noun (affair, affairs)
An event or happening: the party was a noisy affair. - affairs noun (plural of affair: an affair, affairs)
Matters or business, especially public or official ones: world affairs, foreign affairs, current affairs.
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