| again |
When you do something again, it means you do it one more time. |
| again and again |
When something happens again and again, it happens many, many times. |
| against |
When you lean against a tree, it means that your body touches the tree and the tree supports your body. [4 definitions] |
| age |
The age of something is how old it is. A person's age is the length of time that the person has lived. |
| ago |
Ago means before now. If your little brother is three years old, then he was born three years ago. If today is Friday and you saw your friend two days ago, it means that you saw your friend on Wednesday. |
| agree |
When you agree with someone, you have the same thought or feel the same way about something. If you agree with your sister that something is good, it means that she thinks it's good and you think it's good too. [3 definitions] |
| agreement |
When two people come to an agreement about something, it means that they now think the same way about it. [3 definitions] |
| ahead |
Ahead means in front. When someone walks ahead of you, they are walking in front of you. Ahead also means before. If you get to the swings ahead of the other children, it means that you get there before the others. |
| aid |
When you aid someone, you help them. [3 definitions] |
| aim |
When you aim, you point something at a thing that you want to hit. [2 definitions] |
| air |
Air is what you breathe. People need air and food and water to live. Air is all around us, but we can't see it or smell it or taste it. Sometimes we say the air smells good or smells bad, but that is because something else is in the air. [2 definitions] |
| airplane |
An airplane is a machine that can fly and can take people from one place to another. An airplane has wings and engines that make it fly. |
| airport |
An airport is a large area of land where airplanes come and go. It usually has a big building where people wait for their airplanes. Airports often have shops and restaurants too. When you are going on a trip by airplane, you first go to an airport. |
| aisle |
An aisle is a straight, open path that you walk down between other things. In a theater, there are rows of seats on each side of the aisle. In a grocery store or library, there are tall shelves on each side. |
| Alabama |
Alabama is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. A short way to write Alabama is AL. |
| alarm |
An alarm is a bell or other loud noise that tells you that there may be some danger. [3 definitions] |
| Alaska |
Alaska is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. Alaska is very far north, and it is separate from the main part of the United States. Alaska shares a border with Canada. A short way to write Alaska is AK. |
| Albania |
Albania is a country in Europe. Some of its neighbors are Greece, North Macedonia, and Montenegro. 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. |
| Alberta |
Alberta is one of the ten provinces of Canada. A province is an area of land that is one part of a country. Each province has its own capital. |
| album |
An album is something that looks like a book with empty pages. We use albums to keep pictures and other things we want to look at and keep safe. Most people use albums for photographs, but people who collect things such as stamps or coins use albums too. |
| alcohol |
Alcohol is a liquid often made from grain or fruit. Some drinks, such as beer and wine, have alcohol in them. Many adults enjoy the taste of alcohol in drinks, but alcohol can also make people feel and act differently from how they usually feel or act. Drinking some alcohol is usually OK for adults, but drinking a lot of alcohol can sometimes be bad. |