| abandon |
When people abandon a place, they leave it because they have to. They are forced to give it up and go somewhere else. [1/3 definitions] |
| above |
When something is higher than something else in number, amount, or level, we can say that it is above it. The number ten is above the number nine, for example. [2/4 definitions] |
| absence |
When there is an absence of something, it means that there is none of it. If there is an absence of conversation between people, it means that no one is talking to anyone else. [1/3 definitions] |
| absolute |
When something is absolute, it is complete or pure. It is just itself and not mixed with anything else. [1/4 definitions] |
| abuse |
If someone uses something in a way that hurts themselves or someone else, it is called "abuse." [1/4 definitions] |
| acceptable |
When something is acceptable, it means that it is just good enough. It doesn't have to be fixed or changed for something else. It's not really great, but it is OK. [1/2 definitions] |
| accessory |
an item added on to something else to make it prettier, more complete, or more useful. [1/2 definitions] |
| accompaniment |
something that is added to or goes along with something else. [1/2 definitions] |
| add |
to put on or with something else to make larger or better. [1/5 definitions] |
| addition |
anything that is added to something else. [1/3 definitions] |
| advantage |
An advantage is something that is good about something. It might make it better than something else--at least in a certain way. [1/2 definitions] |
| afraid |
When you think that something could hurt you and you feel like running away from it, it means that you are afraid. Sometimes when you are afraid, you are worried that some bad thing might happen to you or to someone else. [1/2 definitions] |
| after |
When something happens after something else happens, it follows it. It comes later. [1/5 definitions] |
| after all |
used to tell what really happened in the end even though there was a possibility of something else happening. [1/2 definitions] |
| afterward |
When you do something afterward, you do it following something else. |
| against |
We often use "against" when we talk about something touching or hitting something else with strong force. When waves crash against a beach, it means that the waves hit the beach with force. [1/4 definitions] |
| agree |
When something fits with something else or goes well with it, we sometimes say the one thing agrees with the other. [2/5 definitions] |
| alone |
without anyone or anything else. [2/3 definitions] |
| along |
When you do something along with someone else, you do it together. [1/5 definitions] |
| anchor |
something that keeps something else stable or in place. [1/4 definitions] |
| apprentice |
someone who works for somebody else to learn that person's skill or trade. [1/2 definitions] |