| ability |
An ability is something you are able to do. Humans have the ability to learn different languages. [1/2 definitions] |
| abuse |
When you abuse something, you use it in a way that is wrong or bad. If people abuse pills, for example, they take them in a different way from how the doctor tells them to take them. This can be dangerous. [1/4 definitions] |
| 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] |
| 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] |
| adapt |
When a person adapts to a new situation, they make changes in the way they think or the way they do things. They adapt so that they can live or be happier under new conditions. If a plant or animal adapts, it changes its body or behavior so that it can live under new conditions, such as having to live in a new place or in a different climate. [2 definitions] |
| adaptable |
abed to be changed in order to serve a different purpose or work in a new way. [1/2 definitions] |
| administration |
Administration is the directing or managing of things. In a school, students study and teachers teach, but there are also people who do administration. These people do the work of running the school. They do all kinds of different things like hiring teachers, disciplining students, making sure that the lights work, making sure that the school is cleaned, and making sure that the school's bills get paid. The principal does a lot of the administration of the school but there are others who take part in it too. [1/2 definitions] |
| a far cry |
a long way; quite different. |
| Africa |
Africa is one of the seven largest areas of land on the earth. These areas of land are called continents. Africa is the second largest continent on our planet. Only Asia is bigger than Africa. Africa is made up of more than fifty different countries, and people speak many different languages in these countries. Some of the languages are Swahili, Hausa, and Arabic. |
| agate |
a type of quartz that has forms or bands of different colors that look like clouds. [1/2 definitions] |
| Albania |
Albania is a country in Europe. Some of its neighbors are Greece, North Macedonia, and Serbia. Albania has mountains on one side and seashore on the other. People speak a language in Albania that is quite different from all the other languages in Europe. It is called Albanian. |
| 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 |
organisms that live mainly in the water and make their food through photosynthesis. Algae are different from plants in that they have no true leaves, roots, or stems. Seaweeds are one form of algae, but there are many others, including a large number that cannot be seen without a microscope. "Algae" is the plural form of the word "alga." |
| all-around |
able to do many different things. |
| 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. |
| all-purpose |
used in many different ways. |
| almanac |
a book of interesting and useful facts about many different subjects. [1/2 definitions] |
| alter |
to make different in some way; change. [2 definitions] |
| alternate |
different from the usual; substitute. [1/7 definitions] |
| altogether |
If the price of a group of things is ten dollars altogether, it means that the price is ten dollars when you put the different things together and add everything up. [1/2 definitions] |
| ambassador |
An ambassador is a person who is sent by the government of one country to be its official representative in another country. Different countries often communicate with each other through their ambassadors. |