| abandon |
When people abandon a place, they leave it because they have to. They are forced to give it up and go somewhere else. [1/3 definitions] |
| 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] |
| absent-minded |
tending to not pay attention to a task or event because one is thinking about other things. |
| abstract |
hard to understand because not based on one's experience of the world. [1/3 definitions] |
| accent |
The accent on a word is the stress a speaker gives to one syllable in the word. We say GOLDfish, not goldFISH because the accent is on the first syllable of the word not the second. [1/3 definitions] |
| account |
When someone tells the story of how something happened, they are giving an account of that event. Because different people describe things differently, they can have different accounts of the same event. [1/5 definitions] |
| accurate |
When you are accurate, you don't make any mistakes because you are very careful. [1/2 definitions] |
| ace |
a serve in tennis that wins a point because the other player can not reach the ball. [1/5 definitions] |
| ache |
When your heart aches for someone, it means that you are sad because they have trouble or pain. [1/4 definitions] |
| affordable |
When something is affordable, you can buy it if you want to because it doesn't cost too much money. |
| airplane |
a machine that can fly because of the force of air upon its wings; plane. An airplane is driven by propellers or a jet engine. |
| airsick |
feeling sick or dizzy because of air travel; feeling ill due to flying. |
| alga |
"Alga" is the singular form of the word "algae." Algae are living things that live mainly in water and make their food by using light from the sun. Algae are similar to plants, but they are not usually considered to be plants because they are different in some ways. For example, algae don't have roots and leaves like plants do. Most forms of algae are very helpful for animals and people. Seaweed is a kind of algae, which many people eat and can also be used in making other things. Fish and other water animals use algae for food. |
| algae |
Algae are living things that live mainly in water and make their food by using light from the sun. Algae are similar to plants, but they are not usually considered to be plants because they are different in some ways. For example, algae don't have roots and leaves like plants do. Most forms of algae are very helpful for animals and people. Seaweed is a kind of algae, which many people eat and can also be used in making other things. Fish and other water animals use algae for food. "Algae" is a plural word. The singular form is "alga." |
| alien |
strange or odd because unfamiliar. [1/5 definitions] |
| alliance |
When different people or groups form an alliance, they come together because they have the same goal and they agree to work together to reach that goal. |
| alligator |
a large reptile with short legs, a long body and tail, and a long, wide snout. Alligators are protected by thick skin with many hard bumps. They live in rivers, lakes, swamps, and other bodies of water in the southeast United States and in China. They usually eat insects, fish, turtles, snakes, birds, and other water animals, but have been known to attack small land mammals. They are closely related to crocodiles. Chinese alligators are endangered because their habitat is being changed by people. |
| allow |
When you allow someone to do something, you let them do it. They can do it because you say it is OK. When something is allowed, it is OK to do. If swimming is allowed at a beach, it means that people can swim there. [1/3 definitions] |
| ally |
An ally is someone who will help you achieve some goal, usually because they agree with this goal and they want to help you reach it. They want the same thing as you do. They are on the same side as you. An ally is sometimes a friend, but an ally may just be someone who will cooperate with you in trying to do something. |
| amateur |
An amateur is someone who does something like a job or a sport just because they want to do it and not because they want to get paid. [2 definitions] |
| anonymous |
If you get a letter from an anonymous person, you don't know who the letter is from because they didn't give their name. [1/2 definitions] |