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- anyhow adverb
Anyway; used to go back to the main point or to say something is true whatever happened: «Anyhow, we got home safely.». - anymore adverb (anymore; also any more)
Anymore means now, as before but no longer, used with not or no: I don't live there anymore. - anyway adverb
Anyway means even so; in spite of something: «It was raining, but we went anyway». - anywhere adverb; pronoun (anywhere)
1) Anywhere means in, at or to any place. 2) Not anywhere means in no place. - anzac noun (an Anzac, Anzacs — usually with a capital letter); adjective (Anzac Day, Anzac biscuits)
A soldier of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps in the First World War; the name is made from the first letters (A-N-Z-A-C). - apart adverb (apart)
Apart means away from each other, with space between. - apartheid noun (apartheid; uncountable)
1) Apartheid was a system of laws in South Africa from 1948 to the early 1990s that kept people apart by race and gave white people power… - apartment noun (an apartment, apartments)
An apartment is a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a bigger building. - apatosaurus noun (an apatosaurus, apatosauruses or apatosauri; as a genus name Apatosaurus)
1) An apatosaurus was a huge plant-eating dinosaur with a very long neck and long tail, which lived in North America about 150 million… - 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. - aperture noun (an aperture, apertures)
1) (formal) An opening, hole or gap. 2) (photography, science) The hole in a camera or telescope that lets light in; its size can be… - apex noun (apex, apexes or apices)
The top or pointed tip of something, like a mountain or a triangle. - aphid noun (an aphid, aphids)
An aphid is a very small insect, often green or black, that sucks the sap (juice) from plants. - apiece adverb (apiece)
1) Apiece means for each one, or each: «The apples cost 30 cents apiece». - apologetic adjective
1) Showing that you are sorry, that you feel you have done wrong or caused trouble. - apologise verb (apologise, apologises, apologised, apologising)
To say you are sorry for something you did wrong or for something that upset or hurt someone. - apology noun (an apology, apologies)
Words that say you are sorry for something you did wrong or for hurting someone. - apoplexy noun (no plural)
A sudden illness, like a stroke, that can make a person collapse. - apostle noun (an apostle, apostles; the Apostles)
1) (Bible) An apostle is one of the twelve men Jesus chose to be his closest followers and send out to spread his teaching, such as Peter… - apostrophe noun (an apostrophe, apostrophes)
An apostrophe is a punctuation mark (') used to show that letters are missing in a shortened word: «don't» means «do not». - apothecary noun (an apothecary, apothecaries)
An apothecary was a person who made and sold medicines, like a chemist or pharmacist today. - apotheosis noun (apotheoses)
1) (rare) The moment a person is raised to be a god or made as high as possible. 2) The best or highest point of something. - app noun (app, apps)
1) An app is a program on a phone, tablet or computer, like a game, a map or a calculator. It is short for «application». - appalachian adjective (Appalachian); noun (an Appalachian — a person from Appalachia)
1) Appalachian means to do with the Appalachian Mountains, a long, old mountain range in eastern North America, from Canada down to… - 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… - apparatus noun (apparatus, apparatuses)
The equipment, tools or machines used for a particular job, especially in science experiments: set up the apparatus. - 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. - appeal verb (appeal, appeals, appealed, appealing); noun (an appeal, appeals)
To appeal for something is to ask for it strongly, often from the public: appeal for help. - 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. - appellation noun (appellation, appellations) — formal
1) (formal) A name or title given to someone or something. 2) A protected name for where a wine or food comes from, like Champagne. - append verb (append, appends, appended, appending)
1) (formal) To add something to the end of a document, list or piece of writing. 2) (computing) To add an item to the end of a list or file. - appendage noun (an appendage, appendages)
An appendage is a part that sticks out from the main body, such as an arm, leg, tail, antenna or fin. - appendicitis noun (appendicitis, uncountable)
1) An illness in which the appendix (a small tube joined to the large intestine) becomes swollen and painful, usually needing an operation. - 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. - 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. - applaud verb (applaud, applauds, applauded, applauding)
To applaud is to clap your hands to show that you liked a show, a speech or a performance. - applause noun (applause; uncountable)
1) Applause is the sound of people clapping their hands to show they enjoyed something or agree. 2) Applause is also praise or approval. - 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. - appliance noun (an appliance, appliances)
1) An appliance is a machine or device used at home to do a job, like a fridge, washing machine, toaster or kettle. - applicability noun (applicability)
1) How far something can be used for or fits a particular case or situation. - applicable adjective
1) (formal) Applicable means relevant or able to be used in a particular case; it applies. - applicant noun (an applicant, applicants)
1) An applicant is a person who asks in writing or by a form to get something, such as a job, a place at a school, a passport or a loan. - 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. - apportion verb (apportion, apportions, apportioned, apportioning)
To apportion something is to divide it and share it out among people. - apportioned verb (past of «apportion»: apportion, apportions, apportioned, apportioning)
1) (formal) Shared out or divided among people, often in fair or set parts. 2) (formal) Gave a share of blame or responsibility to someone. - apportionment noun (apportionment — usually uncountable; an apportionment)
The act of dividing something and sharing it out in parts, often fairly. - appraisal noun (an appraisal, appraisals)
An appraisal is a careful judgement of how good, useful or valuable something or someone is. - appreciable adjective (appreciable); adverb: appreciably
1) (formal) Large or important enough to be noticed or measured. 2) Big enough to matter. - appreciate verb (appreciate, appreciates, appreciated, appreciating)
To be thankful for something: «I appreciate your help». - appreciation noun (appreciation, appreciations)
1) Thanks or gratitude for something. 2) Understanding and enjoying how good something is. 3) Understanding of a situation. 4) (money) A… - appreciative adjective (appreciative, more appreciative, most appreciative)
Showing that you are thankful: an appreciative letter. - apprehend verb (apprehend, apprehends, apprehended, apprehending)
1) (formal) To apprehend someone is to catch and arrest them. 2) (formal) To apprehend something is to understand it. - apprehended verb, past form of apprehend (apprehend, apprehends, apprehended, apprehending)
1) (formal) Caught and arrested by police. 2) (formal, rare) Understood. - apprehension noun (apprehension, apprehensions)
Apprehension is worry or fear that something bad might happen. - 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. - apprenticeship noun (an apprenticeship, apprenticeships)
A time of training when a young person learns a trade or job by working with a skilled worker, often while being paid a small wage. - apprise verb (apprise, apprises, apprised, apprising)
1) (formal) To apprise someone of something is to tell them about it or inform them. - 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»). - approbation noun (no plural)
1) (formal) Approval; saying or showing that you think something is good. - appropriate adjective (appropriate; more appropriate); verb (appropriate, appropriates, appropriated, appropriating — formal)
Right or suitable for a particular situation, person or time. - appropriately adverb (appropriately); adjective (appropriate)
1) In a way that is right or suitable for the situation. 2) Fittingly; in a way that matches nicely, sometimes in a funny way. - appropriation noun (an appropriation, appropriations; also uncountable)
Taking something for yourself, often without permission or without the right to. - 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"). - approved adjective (approved); past form of the verb approve (approve, approves, approved, approving)
1) Officially accepted or allowed. 2) (verb, past) Agreed that something is good or right; gave permission. - approving adjective (approving); also the present participle of approve; adverb: approvingly
Showing that you think something is good or right, like an approving smile or nod. - approximate adjective (approximate); verb (approximate, approximates, approximated, approximating); adverb approximately
Close to the exact number or amount, but not exactly it. - approximately adverb
1) Close to an exact amount, number or time, but not exactly; about. - approximation noun (approximation, approximations)
A value or answer that is close to the exact one but not exactly right. - apricot noun (an apricot, apricots); adjective (apricot — the colour)
1) An apricot is a small, round, soft fruit with orange-yellow skin and a large stone inside. 2) Apricot is a pale orange-yellow colour. - 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. - aptitude noun (an aptitude, aptitudes; also uncountable)
1) A natural ability or talent to do something well or to learn it quickly. - aquaplane verb (aquaplane, aquaplanes, aquaplaned, aquaplaning); noun (an aquaplane — old, a board pulled by a boat)
If a car aquaplanes, its tyres slide on a layer of water on a wet road and lose grip, so the driver cannot steer or brake well. - aquarium noun (an aquarium, aquariums or aquaria)
A glass tank filled with water where fish and other water animals and plants are kept, at home or at school. - aquatic adjective (aquatic, more aquatic); noun (an aquatic, aquatics — rare)
Aquatic means living or growing in water, as in «aquatic plants». - aqueduct noun (an aqueduct, aqueducts)
An aqueduct is a bridge that carries water, either a channel of water or a canal, across a valley or river. - 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. - arabesque noun (arabesques)
A decoration of flowing lines, leaves and curls, often repeated in a pattern. - 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. - arachnid noun (an arachnid, arachnids); adjective (arachnid)
An arachnid is a small animal with eight legs and a body in two main parts, such as a spider, scorpion, tick or mite. - arbiter noun (arbiter, arbiters)
A person who settles an argument or decides who is right. - arbitrarily adverb (arbitrarily)
1) Without a real reason or plan, by chance or by a choice that is not fair. - arbitrary adjective (arbitrary; more arbitrary)
Arbitrary means chosen by chance or by someone's wish, not for a good reason or rule. - arbor noun (arbors)
An arbor is a shady place in a garden, made of trees, climbing plants or a frame covered with leaves, where people can sit. - arbour noun (arbours)
1) An arbour is a shady place in a garden, made of trees or climbing plants, where people can sit. This is the British spelling of «arbor».
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