| 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] |
| accent |
a mark (' or `). Accents are used to show what parts of a word are to be said with more stress. [2/5 definitions] |
| acclaim |
to show enthusiastic approval of. [1/2 definitions] |
| acknowledge |
to show thanks for. [1/3 definitions] |
| acknowledgment |
something done to express thanks or show appreciation. [1/2 definitions] |
| advertise |
When you advertise something, you show or tell people good things about it so that they will want to buy it. [1/3 definitions] |
| affectionate |
When a person is affectionate, they do things to show their love or liking for other people or animals. Affectionate people often kiss or hug the people or animals that they care about, and they might also call them by sweet names like "Honey" or "Sweetheart." There are other ways that affectionate people show their love too. Also, we sometimes say that animals are affectionate if they do things that show they feel close to us. |
| age |
to show the signs of old age. [1/8 definitions] |
| ambitious |
If you are ambitious, you have or show a strong wish to reach a certain goal or be successful in life. |
| analog clock |
a clock that displays the time using a long hand to show the hour and a short hand to show the minutes. |
| animated |
An animated movie or TV show is made up of figures and objects that are drawn by people or a computer but look as if they are moving. [1/2 definitions] |
| apostrophe1 |
a punctuation mark ('). It is used to show where one or more letters or numbers have been left out. "Wouldn't" for "would not" and "'87" for "1987" use apostrophes this way. [2/3 definitions] |
| appearance |
outward show or aspect; seeming. [1/4 definitions] |
| applaud |
When people applaud, they clap their hands to show that they like or approve of something. |
| applause |
Applause is the clapping of hands that people do when they want to show that they like or approve of something. |
| approve |
to show approval or think well of something or someone. [1/3 definitions] |
| around |
When someone comes to your house and you show them around, you take them through the different parts of your house. [1/11 definitions] |
| arrow |
a sign shaped like an arrow. An arrow is used to point out a place or show which way to go. [1/2 definitions] |
| asterisk |
a sign (*). It is used to show that there is other information on the page that explains the information where the sign is placed. |
| attest |
to show or prove the truth of. [1/2 definitions] |
| audience |
The audience for a show on TV is all the people who actually watch it. An audience is all the people reached by television or radio shows, or by newspapers, books, or magazines. [1/3 definitions] |