| abandon |
If you abandon something that you have, you go away from it without any plan to return to get it. If someone abandons an animal or another person, they leave them and don't plan to ever come back. [1/3 definitions] |
| abdomen |
The abdomen of an insect is the back part of its body that sticks out past its legs. [1/2 definitions] |
| acne |
a skin condition that makes pimples appear on the face, back, or chest. It happens when oil glands in the skin are blocked. |
| advance |
If someone advances you money, they give you money to support something that you want to do. They usually expect you to pay them back, or they expect to make some profit from what you are going to do. [1/5 definitions] |
| again |
We sometimes use "again" when we mean that someone or something is back to the way they were before. [1/2 definitions] |
| agitation |
the act or process of stirring up something, forcing it to move around or back and forth. [1/2 definitions] |
| alternate |
to move back and forth between two or more places, actions, or conditions (usually followed by "between"). [2/7 definitions] |
| answer |
When you give someone an answer, you say or write something back to them after they have asked a question. An answer often gives the information that someone wants to know, but answers are not always right or exactly what someone wants to hear. [3/4 definitions] |
| approve |
When the government approves something, it means that they have studied it or tested it in some way and they think it is OK. If a bank approves someone's loan, it means that they have looked carefully at this person's ability to pay back the loan, and they have decided to say yes to lending him or her the money. [1/3 definitions] |
| arch1 |
When you arch something, you form a curve in it that looks a little like an arch. When you arch your back, your back goes up in a curving shape. [1/2 definitions] |
| archive |
a collection of records or information that is stored somewhere. An archive often stores things that go back a long time. |
| argument |
An argument is a kind of fight using words. When people disagree about something, they sometimes have an argument. In an argument, people talk back and forth, and sometimes they yell. People don't always get angry when they have an argument, but sometimes they do. [1/2 definitions] |
| around |
When you walk around the lake, you start walking from one spot near the lake and keep walking until you get back to the same spot. [1/11 definitions] |
| aspect |
If two people are looking at the same thing from different aspects, they will see different things. For example, if one person looks at a horse from the front, they will see its head, if they look at it from the back, they will see its tail. An aspect is a point or direction from which you see or think about something. [1/2 definitions] |
| back |
The back is the part of your body that is on the opposite side from your chest. Your back is between your neck and your hips. [6 definitions] |
| back and forth |
When you go back and forth, you go backward and forward, often repeating this many times. |
| backbone |
the row of bones that runs along the center of the back; spine. [1/2 definitions] |
| background |
the part of a picture or scene that is towards the back or seems to be furthest away. [1/2 definitions] |
| backhand |
a tennis stroke that involves a forward movement of the arm with the back of the hand outward. |
| backpack |
a pack used to carry objects on one's back while hiking or walking. [1/2 definitions] |
| back road |
A back road is a road that avoids traffic and high speed travel. It is often a small, country road that goes through areas with few houses and buildings. |