| ability |
the power to do something; the quality of being able. [1/2 definitions] |
| able |
having the skill or power needed to do a thing. [1/2 definitions] |
| abolish |
to get rid of or do away with; end. |
| about to |
When you are about to do something, you are ready to do it and almost starting to do it. If you are about to take a bite of a sandwich, you are holding up the sandwich and your mouth is open. |
| above |
When you are above something, it means you will not do it because you think it is bad or stupid and it's something that good people or grown-up people don't do. [1/4 definitions] |
| absolutely |
When you are absolutely sure about something, it means that you are completely sure. You have no doubt at all. If you are absolutely finished with something, there is not even one more little thing to do. [1/2 definitions] |
| abstain |
to choose not to do something. [1/2 definitions] |
| absurd |
of, showing, or having to do with the belief that there is no meaning or order in life or in the universe. [1/2 definitions] |
| academic |
having to do with a school. [2/3 definitions] |
| accident |
An accident is something bad that happens when you do not expect it. [1/2 definitions] |
| accidentally |
If you do something accidentally, you don't mean to do it. You don't plan it or wish for it to happen. It just happens. |
| accommodate |
to do a favor for; meet the needs of by changing one's own plans. [1/3 definitions] |
| accomplice |
a person who helps another person break the law or do something wrong. |
| accomplish |
to do or complete; carry out; achieve. [1/2 definitions] |
| accomplishment |
If you try to do something that is hard, it is an accomplishment when you finish it. An accomplishment is something that a person has done or finished in a successful way. People are often proud of their accomplishments or just happy that they were able to do them. |
| account |
Sometimes when you want to do something on your computer on the internet, the website asks you to make an account. You do this by choosing a name for yourself and a password. The name you choose is called your "user name." When you make an account, the website remembers who you are every time you go to it and put in your user name and your password. [1/5 definitions] |
| achieve |
to do or carry out successfully; accomplish. [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. |
| acoustic |
having to do with sound or hearing. [1/2 definitions] |
| acrobat |
a person who can do physical acts that take balance and skill. |
| acrobatic |
having to do with acrobats or feats of balance and skill. |