| aardvark |
a large mammal with a long snout, long ears, a long tail, and with long fur mostly around its legs. Aardvarks are active at night, when they use their powerful claws to dig open ant or termite nests. They catch their food with their long, sticky tongue. Aardvarks live in southern and central Africa. Although they are sometimes called anteaters, aardvarks are not closely related to any other kind of mammal. |
| abandon |
to leave behind with no plan to return or take possession of again; desert. [1/3 definitions] |
| abide |
to put up with; stand. [1/3 definitions] |
| abolish |
to get rid of or do away with; end. |
| abolition |
(capitalized) the end of slavery in the United States. [1/2 definitions] |
| about |
If you are about finished with something, it means you are almost finished. You will be finished very soon. [1/9 definitions] |
| abrupt |
When a person speaks in an abrupt manner, they speak with very few words, but they don't seem as if they are shy. They seem unfriendly or even rude. [1/2 definitions] |
| abscess |
a sore that forms within the tissues of the body and is filled with pus. Abscesses can be caused by an infection. |
| absolute |
When something is absolute, it is complete or pure. It is just itself and not mixed with anything else. [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] |
| abstract |
formed in the mind or in thought, with little connection to what actually exists or is proven. [1/3 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] |
| accent |
a mark (' or `). Accents are used to show what parts of a word are to be said with more stress. [2/5 definitions] |
| accept |
When you accept something, you agree with it or believe that it is true or correct. [2/5 definitions] |
| accepted |
When you feel accepted, you feel that people around you approve of you. People in your group think you're OK, and you can feel comfortable with them. [1/2 definitions] |
| accommodate |
to provide with meals or a place to sleep. [1/3 definitions] |
| accompaniment |
something that is added to or goes along with something else. [1/2 definitions] |
| accompany |
to go with. [2/3 definitions] |
| accord |
to agree or be in harmony (often followed by "with"). [1/4 definitions] |
| according to |
in agreement with or consistent with. [1/2 definitions] |