| agony |
great or intense pain and suffering in the mind or body, usually over a long period of time. |
| ahead |
in the future. [1/3 definitions] |
| ahead of time |
If you do something ahead of time, you do it before some event that is going to happen. Sometimes you have to do something ahead of time so that you can be ready for the actual event when it happens. Sometimes you have to do something ahead of time in order to prevent any problems. |
| alarm |
The sound of a clock that wakes you up is an alarm. Alarms can also tell you that it is time for you to do something. [1/4 definitions] |
| alarm clock |
a clock with a bell or buzzer that can be set to sound at a particular time. |
| alert |
a warning of possible danger or the time during which such a warning lasts. [1/3 definitions] |
| a little |
to a small degree or for a small amount of time. [2/5 definitions] |
| all along |
from the beginning; the whole time. |
| all at once |
If people are doing something all at once, they are doing it all at the same time. If people jump into a swimming pool all at once, they all jump in at the same time. If you put five sticks of gum in your mouth all at once, you put all of them in your mouth at the same time. You don't put them in one at a time. [1/2 definitions] |
| all the time |
If something happens all the time, it happens a lot, or it never stops. If you do something a lot, you do it very often, or you do it without stopping. |
| almanac |
a book published every year that predicts the weather for each day and gives facts about the tides, the time the sun will rise and set, and other useful information. [1/2 definitions] |
| already |
by this or that time. [2/3 definitions] |
| always |
every time. [2/3 definitions] |
| am |
"Am" is a form of the verb "be." "Am" is used when the subject of the sentence is "I," and it is used when you are talking about present time. |
| a.m. |
abbreviation of "ante meridiem," which means "before noon" in Latin; the time between midnight and noon. |
| analog clock |
a clock that displays the time using a long hand to show the hour and a short hand to show the minutes. |
| ancestor |
An ancestor is a person of your family who lived a long time before you were born. The grandmother of your grandmother is one of your ancestors. [2 definitions] |
| ancient |
Something ancient is a thing that existed or happened a very, very long time ago, like an ancient kingdom or an ancient tribe of people. When you read about an "ancient country," that country might still exist now--like Egypt or Greece--but you are reading about that country the way it was maybe thousands of years ago. [1/2 definitions] |
| announce |
When you announce something, you tell it to people like a piece of news. The thing that you announce is often an important thing, and usually you tell it to many people at the same time. |
| announcement |
An announcement is something that lets people know about something new. If you want people to know about an event at your school, you might make an announcement on the radio. Usually, an announcement is made to many people at the same time. [1/2 definitions] |
| antique |
from or made in a time long ago. [1/2 definitions] |