| 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] |
| above |
When one thing is above another thing, it is higher than it. If a plane flies above the clouds, it means that the plane is flying higher than the clouds. [1/4 definitions] |
| absorb |
When something absorbs another thing, it takes it into itself. It soaks it up. If something absorbs water or other liquid, it takes it into itself the way a towel or sponge does. [1/2 definitions] |
| accessory |
a person who helps another person break the law but does not actually commit the crime. [1/2 definitions] |
| accommodate |
If someone accommodates another person, they help them out by giving them a place to stay or by giving them meals, or both. [1/3 definitions] |
| accompaniment |
a part of a piece of music that supports or provides background for another, more important part. [1/2 definitions] |
| accompany |
to go with. [2/3 definitions] |
| accomplice |
a person who helps another person break the law or do something wrong. |
| accord |
Accord is agreement or harmony. If things are in accord, they go well together. If something is in accord with another thing, it follows it. It doesn't go against it. If people are in accord, they agree about something or they have a similar opinion. |
| accusation |
a statement that another person is guilty of a crime or error. |
| accustom |
to cause (oneself or another) to become used to something over time. |
| across |
so as to pass over at an angle, as one line crossing over another. [1/5 definitions] |
| add |
When you add something to another thing, you put it together with that thing, and you make it bigger or better. [1/4 definitions] |
| addend |
a number or amount added to another to form a sum. |
| additive |
a substance added to another substance in small amounts to change or improve it. |
| adjourn |
to stop the process of a formal meeting or court session, often with the intention of starting again at another time. |
| admirer |
a person who has great appreciation for another person or thing. [2 definitions] |
| adversary |
a person, group, or thing that is against another; opponent; enemy. |
| affect1 |
When one thing affects another thing, it makes a change in it or causes something to happen to it. The weather is something that often affects the way people feel. If it is a sunny day, people often feel happy and as if they have more energy. If a big storm affects an area, it probably causes some damage or harm there. [1/2 definitions] |
| affiliate |
a person or group that is connected with another similar, larger group. [1/2 definitions] |
| agent |
a person who has been given the power to do certain actions for another person. [1/2 definitions] |