abbey |
a religious place or building where monks or nuns live. |
absent |
not present; away from where one usually is. |
address |
the place where one lives or a business is located. The address has the street name and number, city, and state or province. [2/6 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. |
airport |
a large area of level land where airplanes can land and take off. |
airstrip |
a landing strip or cleared area where aircraft land or take off; runway. An airstrip usually is not paved and does not have the workers or equipment of an airport. |
Antarctic Ocean |
the waters surrounding Antarctica where the southern parts of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans meet. |
apostrophe1 |
a punctuation mark ('). It is used to show where one or more letters or numbers have been left out. "Wouldn't" for "would not" and "'87" for "1987" use apostrophes this way. [1/3 definitions] |
aquarium |
A building where water animals and plants are kept and displayed. [1/2 definitions] |
arena |
a stage, ring, or other enclosed area where shows or sports events are held. [1/3 definitions] |
armory |
a place where weapons and other military equipment are made or stored. |
articulated lorry |
a British word for a very large truck that consists of a cab where the driver sits and a trailer that carries goods over long distances. "Articulated lorry" often has the same meaning as "tractor-trailer." |
art room |
a room in a school where art is taught and where art materials are kept. |
asterisk |
a sign (*). It is used to show that there is other information on the page that explains the information where the sign is placed. |
auditorium |
a large room or building where people gather for a performance or speech. |
back |
to an earlier time or a place where one was before. [1/10 definitions] |
ball2 |
a large party where there is formal dancing. [1/2 definitions] |
bar1 |
a place where drinks and sometimes food are served. [1/10 definitions] |
barbershop |
a place where a barber cuts people's hair. |
barrack |
(usually plural) a building where soldiers live for a short amount of time. |
barrio |
a section of a U.S. city where Spanish is chiefly spoken. [1/2 definitions] |