| abandon |
to give up (one's home, fort, ship, or the like) by leaving it. [2/3 definitions] |
| abdicate |
to officially give up a position of power or a right. |
| abide |
to put up with; stand. [1/3 definitions] |
| about to |
When you are about to do something, you are ready to do it and almost starting to do it. If you are about to take a bite of a sandwich, you are holding up the sandwich and your mouth is open. |
| above |
When you are above something, it means you will not do it because you think it is bad or stupid and it's something that good people or grown-up people don't do. [1/4 definitions] |
| absorb |
to take in or soak up. [1/2 definitions] |
| absorbent |
able to soak up liquid or moisture. [2 definitions] |
| absorption |
the act of soaking up or absorbing. [2 definitions] |
| accept |
to regard as something that one cannot change or avoid; to come to a neutral opinion about, or at least come to the point of no longer putting up a fight. [1/5 definitions] |
| accumulate |
to pile up, collect, or gather. [1/2 definitions] |
| accumulation |
the act of accumulating; piling up. [2 definitions] |
| add |
to find the sum of (often followed by "up"). [1/5 definitions] |
| addict |
a person who depends on something, such as a drug, that is usually harmful and cannot be easily given up. [2/3 definitions] |
| ad-lib |
to make up as one goes along; say or do something without practice or planning. [2 definitions] |
| adult |
having grown up; mature. [2/4 definitions] |
| adulthood |
the part of life when a person is grown up; the adult years. |
| advertise |
When you advertise for something, it means you are looking for a certain thing and you put up a notice somewhere, like in a newspaper or online list. In the notice, you tell people you are looking for this thing. Sometimes people advertise for things they want to buy from other people. Sometimes they advertise for a certain kind of person who they can pay to do some work for them. Let's say you want to buy a good but cheap bicycle, you could advertise for one in the newspaper. If somebody has one they want to sell, they will answer your notice. [1/3 definitions] |
| Africa |
Africa is one of the seven largest areas of land on the earth. These areas of land are called continents. Africa is the second largest continent on our planet. Only Asia is bigger than Africa. Africa is made up of more than fifty different countries, and people speak many different languages in these countries. Some of the languages are Swahili, Hausa, and Arabic. |
| agitate |
to try to stir up public support (often followed by "for" or "against"). [1/3 definitions] |
| agitation |
the act or process of stirring up something, forcing it to move around or back and forth. [2 definitions] |
| air |
the mixture of gases that surrounds the earth. Air is made up of oxygen, nitrogen, and other gases, and has no taste, odor, or color. [1/6 definitions] |