| act |
An act can be the process of doing something. If someone is in the act of writing on the wall, they have already started writing on it and are planning to keep doing it. [1/9 definitions] |
| already |
"Already" means before now. If you say that you have already washed your hands, you mean that you washed them sometime before now. Sometimes "already" means before some other time. When you get to the bus stop and the bus has already left, it means that the bus left before you got there. [3 definitions] |
| believe |
If you believe that you're getting a bike for your birthday, you are pretty sure you are getting a bike. Maybe you are already thinking about where you will ride it. [1/2 definitions] |
| besides |
"Besides" sometimes means "also." We use it when we want to add more to what we have already said and make what we want to say stronger. [1/3 definitions] |
| bologna |
Bologna is something made of meat, spices, and salt. People often eat round slices of bologna in a sandwich. Bologna is really a big, fat sausage, but when we see it in a store, it is usually already cut into slices. |
| colony |
A colony is a place that is ruled by a country that is far away. Some people from the ruling country come to the colony to live or to govern the people who are already living there. Having a colony makes the ruling country more wealthy. [1/2 definitions] |
| condiment |
something used to give extra flavor to food that has already been prepared. Popular condiments are ketchup and mustard. |
| dashboard |
A dashboard is a part of a car or other vehicle. It contains gauges that give information to the driver, such as how fast the vehicle is going, how many miles or kilometers the vehicle has already traveled, whether the engine is running okay or not, and how much fuel the vehicle has. It also has controls for things like heat and air conditioning. |
| deduction |
the process of finding an answer by using what is already known to be true. [1/3 definitions] |
| definite |
When something is definite, it is clear or completely decided already. It is precise or exact. [1/2 definitions] |
| definite article |
the article "the" in English grammar. The definite article is used with a noun when one is referring to something that is already known or has already been talked about. |
| deviate |
to turn away from a direct course or one that has already been set. [1/2 definitions] |
| enclose |
If you enclose a letter in an envelope, you put it inside the envelope or you add it to other things that are already in the envelope. [1/2 definitions] |
| even |
Sometimes we use even when we are comparing things. When a mountain is already very high, for example, and another mountain is higher than that, we might use even to show that this difference is surprising or amazing. [1/11 definitions] |
| existing |
already in existence. |
| familiar |
If something is familiar to you, it is something you already know. If a place is familiar, you have probably been there or lived there before. [1/4 definitions] |
| gain |
When you gain something, you get more of it than you already have. When you gain weight, you get heavier. [1/4 definitions] |
| given |
something already known, proven, or assumed to be true. [1/4 definitions] |
| grammar |
the rules for forming the words and sentences of a language. Some of these rules have to be learned. Other rules are already in the head of a native speaker. For example, a native English speaker would not say, "I a cat bitten by was," because the grammar does not make sense. When one learns a new language, most of the rules of its grammar have to be learned. [1/2 definitions] |
| ham1 |
Ham is a kind of meat that comes from the back leg of a pig. The ham that we buy at a store is usually already cooked. The cooked ham has been boiled or smoked and salt has been added to it. [1/2 definitions] |
| hash1 |
a dish of chopped meat and vegetables that have already been cooked. Hash is fried or heated again in gravy. [1/2 definitions] |