| abandon |
If you abandon something that you have, you go away from it without any plan to return to get it. If someone abandons an animal or another person, they leave them and don't plan to ever come back. [1/3 definitions] |
| aboard |
When you get aboard an airplane, boat, or train, it means that you get onto it to travel somewhere. [1/2 definitions] |
| abolish |
to get rid of or do away with; end. |
| abolition |
When a government makes a law to completely end or get rid of something, it is called abolition. Abolition is the act of abolishing something, getting rid of it by passing a law against it. [1/2 definitions] |
| access |
to get to; reach. [1/4 definitions] |
| accessible |
If a place is accessible, you can get to it, or you can get into it. Some places are accessible only by certain means. |
| accomplish |
to successfully reach or get through. [1/2 definitions] |
| account |
If you have an account at a bank, it means that you can keep your money there. You can put more money into your account or take money out of your account when you need it. The bank sends a letter by mail each month to tell you how much money you have in your account. Some people don't get a letter but see their account on their computers. [1/5 definitions] |
| accustom |
When you accustom yourself to something, you cause yourself to get used to it. |
| ace |
to get a grade of A on or for. [1/5 definitions] |
| achieve |
to do or carry out successfully; accomplish. [1/2 definitions] |
| acquaint |
If you acquaint yourself with someone, you introduce yourself to them and get to know them a little. If you acquaint yourself with a thing, you start to learn about it and get some knowledge about it. [1/2 definitions] |
| acquire |
to get or come to have as one's own. |
| addiction |
If a person has an addiction, their body sends out signals that they must continue to take or take more of a certain a drug or similar substance. These signals cause a desire for the drug that is very, very strong, and it can make people do things that they would not normally do just to get it. Addiction is something that can ruin people's lives. Some drugs cause addiction, but most drugs that people take as medicine do not. |
| adequate |
If something is adequate, it is enough. If there is adequate food in the refrigerator, there is enough food. Nobody has to buy more food. If crops get adequate rain, they get enough rain. They don't need more rain than they get. [1/2 definitions] |
| a dime a dozen |
(informal) plentiful and easy to get; common; cheap. |
| adjust |
to change in order to fit in; get used to. [1/3 definitions] |
| administration |
Administration is the directing or managing of things. In a school, students study and teachers teach, but there are also people who do administration. These people do the work of running the school. They do all kinds of different things like hiring teachers, disciplining students, making sure that the lights work, making sure that the school is cleaned, and making sure that the school's bills get paid. The principal does a lot of the administration of the school but there are others who take part in it too. [1/2 definitions] |
| adult |
An adult person or animal is one that is grown up. An adult person can get married or drive a car, but a child cannot. An adult female dog can have puppies, but a female that has not grown up yet cannot. [1/2 definitions] |
| advantage |
When you have an advantage, it means that you have a better chance than others to do something or get something. [1/2 definitions] |
| adventure |
Adventure is being part of exciting or dangerous things, or the feeling you get from being a part of such things. [1/2 definitions] |