| a2 |
used to introduce one particular thing or person of a group or kind, but one which is not considered known to the listener. [1/3 definitions] |
| a-2 |
a prefix that means "not" or "without." [1/2 definitions] |
| aardvark |
a large mammal with a long snout, long ears, a long tail, and with long fur mostly around its legs. Aardvarks are active at night, when they use their powerful claws to dig open ant or termite nests. They catch their food with their long, sticky tongue. Aardvarks live in southern and central Africa. Although they are sometimes called anteaters, aardvarks are not closely related to any other kind of mammal. |
| abnormal |
not normal or usual. |
| about |
If your dog is about the yard, it means that the dog is somewhere in your yard. We know he is not outside of the yard. [2/9 definitions] |
| above |
not willing or able to lower one's standards for. [1/5 definitions] |
| abroad |
in or to a country that is not one's own. |
| abrupt |
sudden and not expected. [1/2 definitions] |
| absence |
the fact or condition of being away or not present. [2/3 definitions] |
| absent |
not present; away from where one usually is. |
| absent-minded |
tending to not pay attention to a task or event because one is thinking about other things. |
| absolute |
When something is absolute, it is complete or pure. It is just itself and not mixed with anything else. [2/4 definitions] |
| absolutely |
When you are absolutely sure about something, it means that you are completely sure. You have no doubt at all. If you are absolutely finished with something, there is not even one more little thing to do. [1/2 definitions] |
| abstain |
to choose not to do something. [2 definitions] |
| abstract |
existing without physical shape or substance. [1/3 definitions] |
| absurd |
not at all logical; impossible to be true; ridiculous. [1/2 definitions] |
| absurdity |
something that makes no sense or is not at all in the normal order of things. [1/2 definitions] |
| accent |
The accent on a word is the stress a speaker gives to one syllable in the word. We say GOLDfish, not goldFISH because the accent is on the first syllable of the word not the second. [1/3 definitions] |
| accept |
When people accept something, they might not like it but they don't fight against it, or they stop fighting against it. They feel they don't have a choice, so they say to themselves, "Okay, that's just the way it is and I will have to live with it." [1/5 definitions] |
| acceptable |
When something is acceptable, people think it is completely OK. They think it is fine and they approve of it. When something is not acceptable, people think it is completely wrong or bad. [2 definitions] |
| acceptance |
If there is acceptance of something, people approve of it, or at least they don't fight against it. If there is acceptance of a person or group, people welcome them or are not against allowing them to join their group. [1/2 definitions] |