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- altered verb past form of alter (alter, alters, altered, altering); adjective (altered)
1) Altered means changed, made different. 2) (adjective) Altered describes something that has been changed: an altered photo. 3)… - alternate adjective (alternate); verb (alternate, alternates, alternated, alternating); noun (an alternate)
To alternate means to change again and again between two things, one after the other: red, blue, red, blue. - alternately adverb (alternately)
1) Alternately means first one thing, then the other, again and again, taking turns. - alternation noun (alternation, alternations)
1) The pattern of one thing following another again and again, like day and night or red then blue. - alternative noun (an alternative, alternatives); adjective (alternative)
An alternative is another choice or possibility instead of the first one. - altitude noun (altitude, altitudes)
Altitude is how high something is above the level of the sea or above the ground, as for a plane, mountain or town. - altogether adverb
Altogether means counting everything together as one total. - aluminium noun (aluminium; US aluminum)
Aluminium is a light, silver-coloured metal that does not rust. - always adverb
1) Always means every time, with no exception. 2) Always means for all time, forever: I will always love you. 3) Always can mean again and… - amaranth noun (amaranths) (old use, poetic)
An amaranth is a flower with bright red or purple blooms that keeps its colour for a long time. - amass verb (amass, amasses, amassed, amassing)
1) To amass is to gather a large number or amount of things, or money, over time: «amass a fortune». - amateur noun (amateurs); adjective (amateur)
An amateur is a person who does something for love or fun, not for pay and not as a trained expert. - amazed adjective (amazed); verb form (past of amaze: amaze, amazes, amazed, amazing)
Amazed means very surprised, often in a happy way, because something is wonderful or hard to believe. - amazement noun (amazement; uncountable)
1) Amazement is the feeling of being very surprised because something is wonderful or hard to believe. - amazing adjective (amazing, more amazing, most amazing); also -ing form of amaze (amaze, amazes, amazed, amazing); adverb: amazingly
Very surprising and wonderful; causing great wonder or surprise. - amazingly adverb (amazingly)
1) In a way that causes great surprise. 2) Very, extremely: «amazingly fast». 3) Used to say something is surprising: «Amazingly, nobody… - amazon noun (the Amazon — a river and rainforest; Amazon — a company; an amazon — a strong woman warrior)
The Amazon is a huge river in South America and the great rainforest around it, the largest rainforest in the world. - ambassador noun (an ambassador, ambassadors)
An important official sent by one country to live in another and speak for their own country there. - amber noun (amber, uncountable for the stone; an amber light); adjective (amber, an amber colour)
Amber is a hard, see-through, golden-yellow stone that formed from the sticky sap of ancient trees over millions of years. - ambergris noun (ambergris — uncountable)
1) Ambergris is a waxy, grey substance made in the gut of sperm whales; it is sometimes found floating in the sea or washed up on beaches… - ambient adjective (ambient); noun (ambient, as in ambient music)
In the surroundings; around you, such as ambient temperature or ambient light. - ambiguous adjective (ambiguous, more ambiguous, most ambiguous)
Ambiguous means having more than one possible meaning, so it is unclear which one is meant. - ambition noun (an ambition, ambitions; also uncountable ambition)
A strong wish to do or become something special, like a big goal for the future. - ambitious adjective (more ambitious, most ambitious)
Ambitious means wanting very much to succeed, to be great, or to gain power. - amble verb (amble, ambles, ambled, ambling); noun (an amble)
1) To amble is to walk slowly and calmly, without hurry. 2) An amble is a slow, easy walk. - amblyopia noun (amblyopia; uncountable)
1) Amblyopia is an eye problem, often called «lazy eye», where one eye does not see clearly because the brain uses the other eye more. - ambrosia noun (no plural in common use)
1) In Greek myth, ambrosia is the food of the gods, which kept them living for ever. - ambulance noun (an ambulance, ambulances)
A special vehicle with trained people and medical equipment that takes sick or injured people to hospital quickly. - ambulate verb (ambulate, ambulates, ambulated, ambulating)
1) (formal, medical) To ambulate is to walk or move about. - ambulation noun (ambulation) — formal, medicine
1) (formal, medicine) Walking or moving about on foot. - 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. - ambusher noun (an ambusher, ambushers)
1) An ambusher is a person or animal that hides and waits to attack someone by surprise. - amelia noun, a name (Amelia)
Amelia is a girl's first name, very popular in the UK, Australia and other English-speaking countries. - amelioration noun (amelioration; uncountable)
1) (formal) Amelioration is making something bad better, or the process of it getting better. - 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. - amended adjective (amended); also the past tense and past participle of the verb amend (amend, amends, amended, amending)
Changed a little to correct or improve it, especially a rule, law, plan or piece of writing. - amendment noun (an amendment, amendments)
An amendment is a small change made to a law, rule, plan or piece of writing 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. - amenities noun (amenities — plural; singular amenity)
Useful or pleasant things and services in a place, like parks, shops, toilets, a pool or Wi-Fi. - american adjective (American); noun (an American, Americans)
From or about the United States of America: American food, an American city. - amethyst noun (amethysts)
1) An amethyst is a purple gem, a kind of stone used in rings and jewels. - amharic noun (Amharic); adjective (Amharic)
1) The main working language of Ethiopia, written in its own script called Ge'ez (Fidel). 2) adjective: About that language. - amiable adjective (amiable, more amiable, most amiable)
1) Friendly, pleasant and easy to like. - amiably adverb (from the adjective amiable)
1) Amiably means in a friendly, pleasant way. - amicable adjective (amicable); adverb (amicably)
Amicable means friendly and without arguments, especially when people could have argued. - amicably adverb (from the adjective amicable)
1) Amicably means in a friendly way, without quarrelling: «to settle a dispute amicably». - amir noun (an amir, amirs; also spelled emir); proper noun (Amir — a boy's name)
An amir (usually spelled emir) is a ruler, prince or commander in some Muslim countries, especially in the Middle East. - 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. - ammonia noun (ammonia — uncountable)
A colourless gas with a very strong, sharp smell, made of nitrogen and hydrogen. - ammonite noun (an ammonite, ammonites)
An ammonite is an extinct sea animal with a coiled shell, related to today's octopus, squid and nautilus. - ammunition noun (no plural form)
Ammunition is the bullets, shells, or other things fired or thrown in a fight. - amoeba noun (an amoeba, amoebas or amoebae; US also ameba)
A tiny living thing made of just one cell, which you can only see with a microscope. - among preposition
Among means in the middle of a group: a house among the trees. - amorous adjective (more amorous, most amorous)
1) Amorous means full of love, often romantic love (an old-fashioned word). - 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… - amp noun (amp, amps); verb (amp up, amps up, amped up, amping up); adjective (amped, slang)
Short for «ampere», the unit used to measure electric current. - amphibian noun (an amphibian, amphibians); adjective (amphibian, amphibious — about vehicles)
1) An animal with a backbone that is cold-blooded, has moist skin, usually lays eggs in water, and lives part of its life in water and… - amphipod noun (an amphipod, amphipods)
1) An amphipod is a small shrimp-like animal with no shell on its back, such as the sand hopper found on beaches. - amphitheatre noun (amphitheatre, amphitheatres)
1) An amphitheatre is a round or oval building with rows of seats rising around an open space, where people watch shows or games. - ample adjective (ample, ampler, amplest — rare)
1) Ample means more than enough; plenty. 2) Ample can mean large, about size, for example «an ample garden». - amplification noun (amplification, amplifications)
1) Making a sound or signal louder or stronger. 2) (formal) Adding more detail to explain something better. - amplifier noun (an amplifier, amplifiers; informal an amp)
A machine that makes sounds louder, especially from guitars, microphones and music players. - amplify verb (amplify, amplifies, amplified, amplifying)
To amplify a sound is to make it louder, often with electronic equipment. - amplitude noun (amplitude, amplitudes)
The size of a wave: how high it rises from its middle line. - amuse verb (amuse, amuses, amused, amusing)
1) To amuse someone is to make them laugh or smile. 2) To amuse someone is to keep them busy and interested so they do not get bored. - amused adjective (amused, more amused); past form of the verb amuse (amuse, amuses, amused, amusing)
1) Finding something funny so that you smile or laugh. 2) Kept busy and happy, not bored. - amusement noun (amusement, amusements)
1) The feeling of finding something funny. 2) Fun or entertainment; something that keeps you entertained. 3) (plural) Rides and games at a… - amusing adjective (amusing; more amusing, most amusing); from the verb amuse (amuse, amuses, amused, amusing)
Amusing means funny in a gentle way that makes you smile or laugh. - amygdala noun (the amygdala, amygdalae or amygdalas)
1) The amygdala is a small almond-shaped part deep inside the brain that helps us feel and react to emotions, especially fear. - 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. - ana noun (ana — rare); suffix (-ana); also a name (Ana)
Ana is mostly a girl's name, a form of Anna, common in Spanish and Portuguese. - anabolic adjective (anabolic)
Anabolic means building up bigger molecules from smaller ones in the body, like building muscle and growing. - anachronism noun (an anachronism, anachronisms)
Something put in the wrong time, especially in a story or picture, like a wristwatch on a Roman soldier. - anaconda noun (an anaconda, anacondas)
An anaconda is a very large snake from South America that lives in and near rivers and swamps. - anaemia noun (anaemia; uncountable; US spelling anemia)
Anaemia is an illness where the blood does not have enough healthy red blood cells or iron, so the person feels very tired, weak and pale. - anaesthesia noun (anaesthesia) — UK spelling; US: anesthesia
Using medicine so a person feels no pain during an operation, either by putting them to sleep (general) or numbing one part (local). - anaesthetic noun (an anaesthetic, anaesthetics); adjective (anaesthetic)
A medicine that stops you feeling pain, given by a doctor or dentist before an operation or treatment. - anaesthetist noun (an anaesthetist, anaesthetists)
1) (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) A doctor who gives patients medicine (anaesthetic) so they feel no pain or are fully asleep… - anagram noun (an anagram, anagrams)
An anagram is a word or phrase made by mixing up all the letters of another word or phrase: «listen» is an anagram of «silent». - 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». - analects noun (plural: analects; usually The Analects)
A collection of short sayings or pieces of writing chosen from a writer or teacher. - analogous adjective (analogous)
1) Similar in some way, so that it can be compared: «analogous to» something. - analogue adjective (analogue; US analog); noun (an analogue, analogues)
An analogue clock or watch has hands that move around a dial instead of showing numbers. - 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. - analyse verb (analyse, analyses, analysed, analysing); US spelling: analyze
To look at something closely and carefully, part by part, to understand it. - 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. - analyst noun (analyst, analysts)
A person whose job is to study information closely to understand it or find problems, like a data analyst or sports analyst. - anaphylaxis noun (anaphylaxis, uncountable)
1) Anaphylaxis is a sudden, very serious allergic reaction that can quickly make it hard to breathe, cause swelling of the face, lips… - anarchist noun (anarchist, anarchists); adjective (anarchist)
A person who believes there should be no government or rulers and people should organise themselves freely. - anathema noun (no plural in common use)
Anathema is something or someone that people strongly hate and want to avoid. - 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. - anatomically adverb (anatomically)
1) Anatomically means in a way that is to do with the structure of the body. - 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. - ancestral adjective (ancestral)
Ancestral means belonging to, coming from or connected with your ancestors, the people in your family who lived long before you. - ancestress noun (ancestresses)
1) An ancestress is a woman from whom a family or people is descended; a female ancestor long ago. - ancestry noun (ancestry, ancestries)
1) Your ancestry is all the people in your family who lived long before you, such as great-grandparents, and the places and groups they… - anchor noun (an anchor, anchors); verb (anchor, anchors, anchored, anchoring)
An anchor is a heavy metal object on a chain or rope that is dropped from a boat to the sea floor to stop the boat from drifting. - anchorage noun (an anchorage, anchorages); name (Anchorage — a city)
An anchorage is a place where ships can safely drop anchor, usually a calm, sheltered bit of water.
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