| accessory |
In law, an accessory is a person who helps another person so that they can break the law or so that they can avoid getting caught. An accessory helps in some way but doesn't actually take part in the crime of the other person. An accessory gives help before or after the crime is committed. Although it is not as serious, being an accessory is also a crime. [1/2 definitions] |
| A.D. |
after the birth of Jesus Christ. A.D. is an abbreviation for anno domini, which means "in the year of the Lord" in Latin. Something that happened in A.D. 50 happened fifty years after the birth of Christ. |
| after |
after some time; later. [1/7 definitions] |
| after all |
Sometimes we use "after all" when we tell what really happened in the end even though we had thought something else might happen. [2 definitions] |
| aftershock |
a small earthquake that follows a larger one. Aftershocks start at or near the same place where the first earthquake started. There are often several aftershocks after the first earthquake. |
| alternate |
to use in turn, one after another; switch between. [1/7 definitions] |
| and |
"And" sometimes means "then, after that." [1/3 definitions] |
| animated cartoon |
a motion picture made by photographing a series of drawings showing stages of movement. The motion seems real when the drawings are shown quickly one after another. |
| 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] |
| any |
even a very small amount of (used after "not"). [1/5 definitions] |
| appeal |
a request that a higher court hear a case. An appeal is made after one has lost a case in a lower court. [1/6 definitions] |
| approximately |
If you get home at approximately four o'clock, it means you get home around four o'clock. You might get there a few minutes before or after four, but the time you get there is near four. If it's approximately two miles from your home to your school, the distance from your home to your school is about two miles. It could be a little more or a little less. |
| arroyo |
a steep ditch carved in a plain or desert by the force of running water. Arroyos are usually dry except after a heavy rainfall. |
| ash1 |
the soft gray powder that is left after something has been burned. |
| aspire |
to want strongly; have as an aim (usually followed by to or after). |
| at last |
after a long time or wait; finally. |
| average out |
to reach a middle state or level, especially after a period of changes or extremity. [1/2 definitions] |
| B.A. |
a college degree earned after four years of study. "B.A". is an abbreviation of "Bachelor of Arts." |
| bail1 |
money left with a court to make sure that a person who is set free after arrest will return for trial. [1/3 definitions] |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| basic |
Basic things are things that are the simplest and most important. You need to learn basic things before other things. If you are learning to ride a bicycle, keeping your balance is the basic thing that you have to learn. After that, you can learn things like how to ride up a hill. [1/3 definitions] |