| abound |
to be found in large numbers or amounts. |
| about |
When you pay about five dollars, it means that you pay close to five dollars. It might be a little more or less than five dollars. [2/9 definitions] |
| abrupt |
saying so little as to be rude or unpleasant. [1/2 definitions] |
| abscess |
a sore that forms within the tissues of the body and is filled with pus. Abscesses can be caused by an infection. |
| absolute |
When something is absolute, it is completely certain. There can be no question about whether or not it is true or sure. [1/4 definitions] |
| abstract |
When a painting or sculpture is abstract, you can't tell what it is. It has shapes and maybe color, but it's not a clear picture of anything. The artist may be trying to suggest a feeling or idea or maybe even people and things, but the artist is not trying to show those people and things as they are in reality. [1/3 definitions] |
| absurd |
not at all logical; impossible to be true; ridiculous. [1/2 definitions] |
| abuse |
When you abuse something, you use it in a way that is wrong or bad. If people abuse pills, for example, they take them in a different way from how the doctor tells them to take them. This can be dangerous. [1/4 definitions] |
| abyss |
a vast pit, too deep to be measured. |
| accent |
a mark (' or `). Accents are used to show what parts of a word are to be said with more stress. [2/5 definitions] |
| acceptable |
good enough to be accepted or approved of. |
| accessible |
able to be entered. [2 definitions] |
| accompany |
to be connected with; happen at the same time as; follow. [1/3 definitions] |
| accord |
to agree or be in harmony (often followed by "with"). [1/4 definitions] |
| account |
to be the cause of (usually followed by "for"). [1/6 definitions] |
| acid |
An acid is a kind of chemical substance. When something has a lot of acid in it, like lemons, it tastes sour. We eat and drink many things that contain acid. A very strong acid can be dangerous, though. It can burn something that it touches. [1/2 definitions] |
| act |
a behavior of pretending to be or to feel something that is not true. [3/9 definitions] |
| actual |
When something is actual, it is real. If you got a toy helicopter for your birthday, nobody would be surprised, but if you got an actual helicopter, people would be very surprised! [2 definitions] |
| adapt |
When a person adapts to a new situation, they make changes in the way they think or the way they do things. They adapt so that they can live or be happier under new conditions. If a plant or animal adapts, it changes its body or behavior so that it can live under new conditions, such as having to live in a new place or in a different climate. [1/2 definitions] |
| adaptable |
abed to be changed in order to serve a different purpose or work in a new way. [1/2 definitions] |
| addict |
a person who depends on something, such as a drug, that is usually harmful and cannot be easily given up. [1/3 definitions] |