| about to |
When you are about to do something, you are ready to do it and almost starting to do it. If you are about to take a bite of a sandwich, you are holding up the sandwich and your mouth is open! |
| above |
When one thing is above another thing, it is higher than it. If a plane flies above the clouds, it means that the plane is flying higher than the clouds. [3 definitions] |
| absence |
Absence is being away from a place where you usually are. [2 definitions] |
| absent |
When you are absent, you are away. You are not in the usual place. |
| acacia |
An acacia is a kind of tree that grows in warm areas of the world, especially in parts of Africa and Australia. |
| accept |
When you accept something, you take what another person wants to give you. [2 definitions] |
| accident |
When something happens by accident, it happens without anybody planning it. [2 definitions] |
| accidentally |
If you do something accidentally, you don't mean to do it. You don't plan it or wish for it to happen. It just happens. |
| accomplish |
When you accomplish something, you finally do something or finish something that you've needed to do. Usually, when you accomplish something, you feel good about it. Often it takes a lot of work or effort to accomplish something. |
| accordion |
An accordion is an instrument for playing music. You hold an accordion in your arms to play it. It has black and white keys like a piano, but sound is made when air is forced through it. |
| account |
If you have an account at a bank, it means that you can keep your money there. You can put more money into your account or take money out of your account when you need it. [2 definitions] |
| ace |
An ace is a playing card that shows only one symbol in the middle. For example, a card that has just one heart in the middle, is an ace. |
| ache |
When your body or a part of your body aches, you feel a kind of pain for a long time. You don't usually cry or yell when your body aches. This kind of pain is not sharp, but you feel bad when you have it. [2 definitions] |
| acorn |
An acorn is a very hard brown fruit that grows on a certain kind of tree called an oak. People can't eat acorns, but squirrels and chipmunks do. |
| acrobat |
An acrobat is a person who performs off the ground doing physical acts that take balance, skill, and strength. |
| across |
When something goes across something, it goes from one side of it to the other. It begins on one side and ends on the other, like a bridge across a river. [5 definitions] |
| act |
When someone plays the part of a character in a play, movie, or on television, they are acting. [6 definitions] |
| action |
An action is a movement or a set of movements. Walking and waving goodbye are actions. [4 definitions] |
| active |
When you are active, it means that you are always doing something, or you have a lot of energy. |
| activity |
An activity is something you spend time doing. Some activities are reading, playing a game, swimming, and cooking. |
| actor |
An actor is a person who performs a part in a play or movie, or on television or radio. |