| absence |
Absence is being away from a place where you usually are. [1/3 definitions] |
| absent |
not present; away from where one usually is. |
| academy |
An academy is a school. Usually an academy is a private school. People have to pay to go to a private school. Some academies focus on a particular type of thing, such as art, music, military training, or science. Academies give special classes for these things. Some academies are regular schools for school children, and some academies give classes for adult students, especially in things like music, drama, or art. |
| accommodate |
If people accommodate other people, they help them in a way that is different from how they usually do things. They adapt what they are doing so that they can help these particular people. [1/3 definitions] |
| accomplish |
When you accomplish something, you finally do something or finish something that you've needed to do. Usually, when you accomplish something, you feel good about it or just feel glad that it's done. Often it takes a lot of work or effort to accomplish something. |
| account |
to explain (usually followed by "for"). [2/6 definitions] |
| accustomed |
in the habit of (usually followed by "to"). [1/2 definitions] |
| achievement |
An achievement is something that is completed with success using hard work or skill. People usually feel good about their achievements. |
| acquaint |
to introduce or make familiar (usually followed by "with"). |
| action |
something that is done for a particular purpose. [1/6 definitions] |
| addict |
a person who depends on something, such as a drug, that is usually harmful and cannot be easily given up. [1/3 definitions] |
| addition |
Addition is the act of putting something together with something else, usually to make it better or larger. [1/3 definitions] |
| address |
An address is the information on a piece of mail that says where it should be sent. An address usually includes a house or building number, a street name, and a city and state. Sometimes it also includes a country name. [1/6 definitions] |
| adenoid |
(usually plural) a mass of tissue that grows behind the nose in the upper part of the throat. When swollen, the adenoids can make breathing difficult. |
| adhere |
to stick or cling firmly (usually followed by "to"). [2 definitions] |
| administer |
to serve or act in a helpful way; tend (usually followed by "to"). [1/3 definitions] |
| admire |
When you admire something, you look at it and think it is a great thing. Usually, we admire something that we don't have ourselves. Maybe we wish we could have it, or we just think it is something very good. [1/2 definitions] |
| admirer |
An admirer is person who has a lot of respect and usually liking for another person or thing. [1/2 definitions] |
| adolescent |
An adolescent is a person who is in the process of changing from a child into an adult. When we think of an adolescent, we usually think of a teenager or someone in their early twenties. |
| 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] |
| adverb |
An adverb is a certain kind of word in a sentence. When a word is an adverb, it often describes how or when or where we do things. Words like "tomorrow," "here," "there," "slowly," and "usually" are adverbs. Adverbs also go in front of other adverbs or adjectives to describe those words. If we say "This is very good cake," "good" is an adjective that tells us about the cake, and "very" is an adverb that tells us how good the cake is. |