| about |
If you are about finished with something, it means you are almost finished. You will be finished very soon. [1/9 definitions] |
| abrupt |
When something is abrupt, it happens without anybody expecting it, and it often happens very quickly. [2 definitions] |
| abstract |
When something is abstract, it is hard to understand because it is very difficult to imagine. [1/3 definitions] |
| abundance |
a very large amount; plentiful supply. |
| abundant |
If certain things are abundant, there are very many of them. There are more than enough. If there is an abundant amount of something, there is plenty of it. |
| abyss |
An abyss is something very, very deep. It seems to have no bottom even though it really does. [1/2 definitions] |
| acacia |
a tree that grows in tropical areas of the world, especially in parts of Africa and Australia. The branches of an acacia spread out very wide and evenly across the top. Sometimes the top of the tree looks almost flat. |
| accurate |
When you are accurate, you don't make any mistakes because you are very careful. [1/2 definitions] |
| ache |
to want very much. [1/3 definitions] |
| achieve |
When you achieve something, you get it or make it happen by trying very hard. When you reach a goal or finish something that is important to you, it means that you have achieved it. |
| acid |
An acid is a kind of chemical substance. When something has a lot of acid in it, like lemons, it tastes sour. We eat and drink many things that contain acid. A very strong acid can be dangerous, though. It can burn something that it touches. [1/2 definitions] |
| acorn |
An acorn is a very hard brown fruit that grows on a certain kind of tree called an oak. People can't eat acorns, but squirrels and chipmunks do. |
| acrophobia |
a very strong fear of high places. |
| actual |
When something is actual, it is real. If you got a toy helicopter for your birthday, nobody would be surprised, but if you got an actual helicopter, people would be very surprised! [1/2 definitions] |
| actually |
"Actually" means "really." If you actually catch a very big fish, you really catch it. It is not just a story or a dream. [1/2 definitions] |
| acute |
very serious; very important; critical. [1/4 definitions] |
| adaptation |
a particular change in the body of a living thing that helps the animal or plant to survive under new conditions. An adaptation happens over a very long time. [1/4 definitions] |
| addict |
one who very much enjoys a hobby or interest and spends a lot of time and energy on it. [1/3 definitions] |
| 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. |
| admirable |
very good; worthy of praise; deserving of being admired. |
| admire |
When you admire something, you look at it and think it is a great thing. Usually, we admire something that we don't have ourselves. Maybe we wish we could have it, or we just think it is something very good. [1/2 definitions] |