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- airway noun (an airway, airways)
The passage that air travels through from the nose and mouth to the lungs (throat and windpipe). - airy adjective (airy, airier, airiest)
1) Full of fresh air and space, light and open. 2) Light and delicate, like air. 3) Not serious, careless, as in an airy wave of the hand. - aisle noun (aisle, aisles)
1) An aisle is a long, narrow passage between rows of seats (in a church, theatre, plane, bus or classroom) or between shelves (in a… - ajar adjective or adverb (ajar, no forms)
Ajar means a door or window partly open, not shut and not wide open. - akimbo adverb or adjective (with arms akimbo, no forms)
Akimbo means with the hands on the hips and the elbows bent outwards, like a jug handle. - akin adjective (akin) — used after a verb
1) Similar to or like something: «akin to» means much the same as. 2) (old use) Related by family. - al name and fragment (Al — a short name; «al» in «et al.» and «al dente»)
Al is a short form of boys' names like Albert, Alan, Alfred or Alexander. - alabama proper noun (Alabama)
1) A state in the south-east of the United States; its capital is Montgomery. 2) A river in that state. - alabaster noun (alabaster, no plural in use)
Alabaster is a smooth, pale, shiny white stone, often carved into statues and vases. - alacrity noun (alacrity, no plural)
Alacrity means quickness and eagerness in doing something, without delay. - alarm noun (an alarm, alarms; alarm — uncountable: fear); verb (alarm, alarms, alarmed, alarming)
A device that makes a loud noise to warn people of danger: a fire alarm, a smoke alarm. - alas interjection (alas)
A word that shows sadness, sorrow or regret: «Alas, it was too late.». - alaskan adjective (Alaskan); noun (an Alaskan, Alaskans)
adjective: From or about Alaska, the largest state of the USA, in the far north-west of North America. - albatross noun (an albatross, albatrosses)
An albatross is a very large seabird with long narrow wings that can glide over the ocean for a long time. - albino noun (an albino, albinos); adjective (an albino rabbit)
An albino is a person or animal born with little or no colour (pigment) in the skin, hair and eyes, so they are very pale or white. - album noun (album, albums)
An album is a book with empty pages for keeping photos, stamps or stickers. - alchemist noun (an alchemist, alchemists)
1) An alchemist was a person long ago, in the Middle Ages and before, who tried to turn ordinary metals like lead into gold and to find a… - alcohol noun (alcohol — uncountable; alcohols — science, rare)
A colourless liquid in drinks like beer, wine and spirits that changes the way people think and act, and can make them drunk. - alcoholic adjective (alcoholic); noun (an alcoholic, alcoholics)
An alcoholic drink has alcohol in it, like beer, wine or whisky. - alcoholism noun (alcoholism, uncountable)
1) An illness in which a person cannot stop drinking alcohol, even though it harms them and the people around them. - alcove noun (alcove, alcoves)
An alcove is a small recess set back in a wall of a room, a little space for a seat or for objects to be shown. - alder noun (an alder, alders)
1) An alder is a tree of the birch family that grows by rivers and in wet ground, with roundish leaves and small cones and catkins. - ale noun (ale, ales; uncountable for the drink, countable for a glass or kind)
1) A kind of beer, often darker or stronger, made with malted barley. 2) (old-fashioned) Any beer. - alert adjective (alert, more alert, most alert); noun (an alert, alerts); verb (alert, alerts, alerted, alerting)
Watching and listening carefully, awake and ready to notice danger or act quickly. - alertness noun (alertness — uncountable)
1) Alertness is being awake, watchful and ready to notice and react quickly. - alexander proper noun (Alexander — a boy's name)
Alexander is a boy's first name; short forms are Alex, Al, Xander and Sandy. - alexia noun (alexia — uncountable); name (Alexia)
A loss of the ability to read, usually after damage to the brain, for example from a stroke, in someone who could read before. - alga noun (an alga, algae)
1) An alga is a single simple plant-like living thing that grows in water or damp places and makes food from sunlight; it has no roots… - algae noun, plural (algae; singular alga — rarely used); uncountable in everyday use (some algae)
Simple plant-like living things, usually green, brown or red, that grow in water or damp places and make their own food from sunlight. - algebra noun (algebra, uncountable)
Algebra is the part of maths that uses letters and symbols, such as x or n, to stand for numbers that are unknown or that can change. - algonquian adjective (Algonquian); noun (Algonquian — the language family; Algonquians — the peoples)
A large family of Native American and First Nations languages of North America, including Cree, Ojibwe, Mi'kmaq and Blackfoot. - algorithm noun (an algorithm, algorithms)
An algorithm is a list of clear, step-by-step instructions for solving a problem or doing a task. - alhamdulillah interjection (Arabic phrase, alhamdulillah; also al-hamdu lillah)
A phrase meaning «praise be to God» or «thanks be to God», said by Muslims to thank God, for good news and in everyday life. - alibi noun (an alibi, alibis)
An alibi is proof that a person was somewhere else when a crime happened, so they could not have done it. - alien noun (an alien, aliens); adjective (alien)
A creature from another planet, in stories and films. - alight adjective (alight — only after a verb); verb (alight, alights, alighted, alighting — formal)
1) Alight means on fire or burning. 2) Alight can mean shining with happiness or light, like eyes alight with joy. 3) To alight (formal)… - align verb (align, aligns, aligned, aligning)
1) To put things in a straight line or in the right position next to each other. 2) To agree with or support a person, group or idea. - alignment noun (alignment, alignments)
Arrangement in a straight line or in the right position: «the alignment of the wheels». - alike adjective (alike — not before a noun); adverb (alike)
Alike means very similar, looking or being almost the same («The twins look alike»). - alimentary adjective (alimentary)
1) (science) To do with food and digestion. Used mostly in "alimentary canal". - alive adjective (alive)
1) Alive means living, not dead. 2) Alive means full of energy, activity or life. 3) Alive can mean still existing or working, like a hope… - alkali noun (an alkali, alkalis or alkalies); adjective form: alkaline
An alkali is a chemical that is the opposite of an acid; it can cancel out an acid. - alkaline adjective (alkaline)
Alkaline describes a substance that is the opposite of an acid: it has a pH above 7, such as soap, baking soda or bleach. - all determiner, pronoun (all, all of); adverb (all alone, all wet, all over); noun (give your all)
All means every one, the whole lot, with none left out. - allegation noun (an allegation, allegations)
An allegation is a statement that someone has done something wrong or illegal, said without proof yet. - allege verb (allege, alleges, alleged, alleging)
1) To allege something is to say it is true, especially that someone did something wrong, without proving it yet. - alleged adjective (alleged); verb (past of «allege»: allege, alleges, alleged, alleging)
Alleged means said to be true, or said to have happened, but not yet proven. - allegedly adverb
Allegedly means "people say this is true, but it has not been proved". - allegorical adjective (allegorical)
Allegorical means standing for a deeper meaning, so that a story or picture teaches a lesson through its people, animals or things. - allegory noun (allegory, allegories)
An allegory is a story in which people, animals or things stand for ideas, to teach a lesson about life. - allergen noun (an allergen, allergens)
1) An allergen is a substance that causes an allergic reaction in some people, such as pollen, peanuts, dust mites, pet fur or bee stings. - allergic adjective
1) If you are allergic to something, your body reacts badly to it, with sneezing, a rash, swelling or worse, though it is harmless to most… - allergy noun (an allergy, allergies); adjective allergic
An allergy is when your body reacts badly to something that is harmless for most people, such as nuts, pollen, cats or bee stings. - alleviate verb (alleviate, alleviates, alleviated, alleviating)
1) To make pain, a problem or suffering less bad or easier to bear. - alley noun (an alley, alleys; alleyway)
An alley is a narrow lane or path between or behind buildings. - alleyway noun (alleyway, alleyways)
1) A narrow path or lane between or behind buildings. - alliance noun (an alliance, alliances)
An alliance is an agreement between countries, groups or people to work together or to help and protect each other. - allied adjective (allied); also past form of the verb ally
Joined together with others to help each other, especially in a war. - alligator noun (an alligator, alligators)
1) A large reptile with a long body, short legs, a long wide snout and strong jaws with many teeth, which lives in rivers, lakes and… - alliteration noun (alliteration, uncountable; an alliteration, alliterations — an example of it)
Alliteration is when several words close together start with the same sound, like «Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers». - allocate verb (allocate, allocates, allocated, allocating)
1) To allocate is to give out a share of something for a particular person or purpose. - allocation noun (an allocation, allocations; allocation as uncountable)
Allocation is the act of sharing out or giving out things for a purpose: "the allocation of seats". - allocator noun (an allocator, allocators)
A person or thing that shares out or gives out parts of something, such as money, places or jobs. - allosaurus noun (allosaurus, allosauruses; also Allosaurus)
1) A large meat-eating dinosaur that walked on two legs and lived about 150 million years ago, in the Jurassic period, in what is now… - allot verb (allot, allots, allotted, allotting)
1) To allot is to give a share or an amount of something to someone, or to set time aside for something. - allotment noun (an allotment, allotments)
An allotment is a small piece of land people rent to grow vegetables, fruit and flowers. - allotted adjective (allotted); also the past form of the verb allot (allot, allots, allotted, allotting)
Allotted means given out as a share for a purpose: "each team has an allotted area". - allow verb (allow, allows, allowed, allowing)
To let someone do something; to give permission: "Dogs are not allowed.". - allowance noun (an allowance, allowances)
1) An allowance is an amount of money given regularly, for example the money parents give a child each week (US/Canada; UK usually «pocket… - alloy noun (an alloy, alloys); verb (alloy, alloys, alloyed, alloying)
An alloy is a metal made by mixing two or more metals, or a metal with another element, to make it stronger or better. - allude verb (allude, alludes, alluded, alluding); always with «to»
To allude to something is to mention it briefly or indirectly, without saying it outright. - allusion noun (allusions)
1) An allusion is a short mention of a story, person or event that points to it without explaining it fully: «a joke with an allusion to… - ally noun (an ally, allies); verb (ally, allies, allied, allying)
A person, group or country that agrees to help and support you, especially against someone else. - almanac noun (almanac, almanacs)
A book published every year with a calendar and facts like sunrise times, tides, the moon's phases and weather predictions. - almighty adjective (almighty); noun (the Almighty, a name for God in old stories)
Almighty means having all power, so strong that nothing can stop it. - almond noun (an almond, almonds)
An oval nut with a brown skin, from the almond tree, eaten raw, roasted or used in baking. - almost adverb
Almost means very nearly but not completely: «It is almost ten o'clock». - alms noun (plural alms; no common singular) (old use)
1) (old use) Alms is money or food given to poor people. 2) «To beg alms» means to ask for money or food as a poor person. - almsgiving noun (almsgiving; uncountable)
1) (church) Giving money, food or help to poor people, especially as a religious duty. 2) Charity given out of kindness to people in need. - aloes noun (aloes; singular aloe)
1) Aloes is a plant with thick, spiky leaves. 2) In old tales, «aloes wood» is a sweet-smelling wood, burned or used for perfume. - aloft adverb (aloft); adjective (aloft)
Up in the air or high above the ground: the kite stayed aloft for an hour. - alone adjective, adverb (alone)
Alone means without anyone else: if you are alone, nobody is with you. - along preposition, adverb (along)
Along means following the length of something, like walking along a road. - alongside preposition; adverb
1) Alongside means next to, beside or along the side of something. 2) Alongside means together with someone, working or being with them. - aloof adjective (aloof); adverb (aloof: stand aloof, keep aloof)
Aloof means unfriendly and distant, keeping away from other people and not joining in. - aloud adverb (aloud)
1) Aloud means in a voice that other people can hear, not silently: read aloud. 2) «Think aloud» means say your thoughts as you think them. - alp noun (an alp, alps; the Alps — a name)
The great range of high mountains in Europe, across France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria and others. - alpaca noun (an alpaca, alpacas; alpaca — the wool, uncountable)
An alpaca is a South American animal like a small llama, with a long neck and very soft, thick wool. - alpha noun (alpha — the Greek letter Α, α); adjective (alpha — first, top); noun (Gen Alpha)
Alpha is the first letter of the Greek alphabet, written Α or α. - alphabet noun (an alphabet, alphabets; the alphabet)
The alphabet is the set of letters used to write a language, put in a fixed order. - alphabetical adjective (alphabetical); adverb: alphabetically
1) Arranged in the order of the letters of the alphabet, A to Z. - alphabetically adverb (alphabetically)
1) In the order of the letters of the alphabet, from A to Z. - alpine adjective (alpine; Alpine); noun (an alpine — a mountain plant)
To do with high mountains, especially the Alps in Europe. - already adverb (already)
1) Already means before now, or before a certain time. 2) Already means sooner than expected: «Are you finished already?» - alright adjective, adverb, interjection (alright); another spelling of "all right"
1) Fine, safe, not hurt or not ill. 2) Good enough, acceptable, OK. 3) Used to agree: yes, OK. 4) (UK, informal greeting) "Alright?" means… - also adverb (also)
1) Also means too, or as well, adding one more thing. 2) Also can start a new point: «Also, bring a coat». - altar noun (an altar, altars)
An altar is a holy table at the front of a church where the priest or minister prepares communion (the bread and wine). - alter verb (alter, alters, altered, altering)
To alter something is to change it, usually a little. - alteration noun (an alteration, alterations)
1) An alteration is a change made to something. 2) An alteration is a change to clothes to make them fit better, like shortening trousers. - altercation noun (an altercation, altercations)
An altercation is a noisy argument or small fight between people, usually in public.
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