| airliner |
a large airplane used to fly people from one place to another. |
| Albania |
a country in southeastern Europe. Albania borders on the Adriatic Sea, and Greece is one of its neighbors. Tirane is the capital of Albania. |
| alibi |
a way of defending oneself against criminal charges by showing that one was not at the scene of the crime when it happened. [1/2 definitions] |
| alike |
like one another; similar. [1/2 definitions] |
| alimony |
money that a court orders one member of a divorced couple to pay to the other. |
| all |
the whole of or every one of. [1/8 definitions] |
| all-American |
chosen as one of the best players in the United States in a particular sport. [1/2 definitions] |
| alternate |
to use in turn, one after another; switch between. [2/7 definitions] |
| alternative |
one of two or more choices. [2/3 definitions] |
| amateur |
one who does something only for enjoyment rather than for money. [2/3 definitions] |
| ambassador |
a person who is sent by the government of one country to be its official representative in another country. [1/3 definitions] |
| ambiguous |
having more than one possible meaning. |
| amoeba |
a tiny living thing made of only one cell. Amoebas move by changing their shape. They eat by wrapping their bodies around their food. Amoebas live in fresh and salt water, soil, and in animals. Most kinds of amoebas can only be seen through a microscope. |
| -an |
a suffix that means one who works in or knows a great deal about. [1/2 definitions] |
| ancestor |
a person from whom one is descended and who lived several generations ago. |
| andiron |
one of a pair of metal structures that holds logs in a fireplace. |
| and so forth |
followed by what one would expect. [1/2 definitions] |
| and so on |
followed by what one would expect. [1/2 definitions] |
| anger |
a strong emotion brought on by a person or thing that causes one great pain or trouble. [1/3 definitions] |
| angular |
made up of, having, or forming one or more angles. [1/2 definitions] |
| animal |
one of a large group of living things that can move around by themselves to find food. Animals eat plants, funguses, or other animals. Birds, reptiles, fish, amphibians, mammals, insects, snails, and worms are some of the major kinds of animals. [1/2 definitions] |