| accompany |
If a person or group accompanies someone who is performing, they support them by playing or singing along with them. A band often accompanies a singer, for example. Even though the band plays along with the performer, the band is not the main focus of attention. The singer is. [1/3 definitions] |
| act |
one of the main parts of a play or opera. [1/9 definitions] |
| Alaska |
Alaska is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. Alaska is very far north, and it is separate from the main part of the United States. Alaska shares a border with Canada. A short way to write Alaska is AK. |
| anchor |
The main person who reports the news on a news program is called an "anchor." [1/4 definitions] |
| annex |
a building added to an existing building. An annex may be attached to or separate from the main building. [1/3 definitions] |
| aorta |
the main artery of the body. The aorta carries blood from the left side of the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs. |
| appetizer |
a small amount of food served before the main course of a meal. |
| Arabic |
Arabic is one of the major languages of the world. It is the main language of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and many other countries in northern Africa and the Middle East. |
| arch- |
a prefix that means "main" or "most important." |
| ATM |
An ATM is a machine where people can get money out of their bank account without actually going to their bank or into their bank's building. People can also put money into their account at an ATM. The letters "ATM" stand for "automated teller machine." A "teller" is a real person who works behind the counter in a bank. An ATM does the main things that a teller does. |
| auxiliary verb |
a verb used with a main verb to complete the main verb's meaning. Some examples of auxiliary verbs are "have" in "I have escaped" and "should" in "You should go." |
| balcony |
A balcony is a place to sit in a theater. It is above the main floor where most of the seats are, and people at the front of the balcony can look down at the people who are sitting below. [1/2 definitions] |
| barb |
a small, sharp point that sticks out in the opposite direction of the main point or hook, as on an arrow, fishhook, or the like. |
| basalt |
Basalt is a heavy, dark-colored rock made by volcanoes. It is the main type of rock found along the bottom of the ocean. You can see basalt forming when lava flows down a volcano and cools. |
| base1 |
When a business bases its company somewhere, it sets it up there and uses it as its main place. [1/6 definitions] |
| basic |
of, forming, or at the basis; main. [1/3 definitions] |
| bassoon |
A bassoon is a kind of instrument for playing music. It is a tall instrument and can play some very low notes. The main part of its body is a long wooden tube. A smaller, metal tube is attached to it, and this has a part that you blow through to make sounds. |
| Bengali |
Bengali is one of the major languages of the world. It is one of the main languages of India and the main language of its neighbor Bangladesh. |
| beside the point |
not important to the main object of interest or discussion. |
| Bible |
the main sacred writings of Judaism and Christianity. The writings of Judaism are made up of the Old Testament, while those of Christianity are made up of both the Old and New Testaments. [1/3 definitions] |
| body |
the main part of a person or animal, not including the head, arms, and legs. [2/5 definitions] |