English words: A

1215 words under A; 101–200 on this page.

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• accidentally adverb (accidentally)
  Accidentally means by accident, not on purpose, without meaning to.
• acclamation noun (acclamations)
  Loud cheering or shouting to show approval or joy.
• accommodate verb…
  To provide a place for someone to stay or live.
• accommodating adjective…
  An accommodating person is helpful and willing to change plans to suit others.
• accommodation noun…
  A place to live or stay, such as a house, flat or hotel room.
• accompanied verb…
  Went somewhere with someone.
• accompaniment noun (an accompaniment, accompaniments)
  An accompaniment is music played to support a singer or another instrument, like piano music behind a song.
• accompany verb (accompany, accompanies, accompanied, accompanying)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To accompany someone is to go somewhere with them.
• accomplice noun (an accomplice, accomplices)
  An accomplice is a person who helps someone else do something wrong or commit a crime.
• accomplish verb (accomplish, accomplishes, accomplished, accomplishing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To accomplish something is to succeed in doing it, especially after hard work.
• accomplished adjective (accomplished); verb, past form of accomplish…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Done, finished or achieved successfully: the task was accomplished.
• accomplishment noun (accomplishments)
  A skill that a person has learned well, such as music, drawing or dancing.
• accord noun (an accord, accords; accord); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  An accord is an official agreement between countries or groups.
• accordance noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Agreement; "in accordance with" means following, obeying or matching a rule, wish or plan.
• accordingly adverb (accordingly)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Accordingly means in a way that fits what has just been said or what is needed.
• accordion noun (an accordion, accordions); adjective use…
  An accordion is a musical instrument you hold in your hands and squeeze in and out; the folding middle part pushes air through reeds while…
• accost verb (accosts, accosted, accosting)
  To go up to someone and speak to them first, often boldly or unexpectedly.
• account noun (an account, accounts); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  An account is a description or story of what happened: an account of the trip.
• accountability noun (accountability — uncountable)
  Accountability means being responsible for what you do and being ready to explain it and accept the results: «taking accountability for a…
• accountant noun (an accountant, accountants)
  An accountant is a person whose job is to keep and check the money records of a business or person, work out taxes and give advice about…
• accoutrement noun (an accoutrement, usually plural: accoutrements)
  Accoutrements are the extra things, clothes or equipment you have or carry for a particular activity or job.
• accredited adjective (accredited); verb…
  Officially approved as being good enough or meeting the required standard: an accredited school, an accredited course.
• accrue verb (accrue, accrues, accrued, accruing)
  To grow or build up little by little over time, especially money such as interest.
• accrued verb, past form of accrue…
  Built up or collected little by little over time: the interest accrued over the years.
• accumulate verb (accumulate, accumulates, accumulated, accumulating)
  To collect or gather more and more of something over time.
• accumulated verb form…
  Accumulated means gathered or collected bit by bit over time.
• accumulation noun (an accumulation, accumulations; also uncountable)
  The slow collecting or building up of something over time.
• accumulative adjective
  Growing bigger by adding one thing after another, so that each part builds on the last.
• accuracy noun (accuracy, uncountable)
  Being correct and exact, with no mistakes.
• accurate adjective (accurate, more accurate, most accurate)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Accurate means correct and exact, with no mistakes: an accurate answer, an accurate measurement.
• accurately adverb (accurately; more accurately)everyday · Jewish tradition
  In a way that is exactly correct, without mistakes.
• accursed adjective (also written accurst)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Under a curse, or cursed by magic.
• accusation noun (an accusation, accusations)everyday · Jewish tradition
  An accusation is when someone says that a person did something wrong or bad, such as stealing or lying.
• accusative noun (the accusative); adjective (accusative)
  In grammar, the accusative (or accusative case) is the form of a noun or pronoun used when it is the object of a verb, the one the action…
• accuse verb (accuse, accuses, accused, accusing); the accused…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To accuse someone is to say that they did something wrong or bad.
• accuser noun (an accuser, accusers)
  An accuser is a person who says that someone else has done something wrong or committed a crime.
• accusing verb form (accuse, accuses, accused, accusing); adjective…
  Accusing is the -ing form of «accuse»: saying someone did something wrong.
• accustom verb (accustom, accustoms, accustomed, accustoming)
  To accustom yourself to something means to get used to it: «It took a week to accustom myself to the new school.».
• accustomed adjective (accustomed); used mostly in "accustomed to"everyday · Jewish tradition
  Used to something, so it feels normal because you have met it often.
• ace noun (ace, aces); adjective (ace — informal, excellent)…
  An ace is a playing card with one mark on it.
• acetic adjective (acetic)
  Acetic means to do with vinegar or acetic acid.
• ache noun (an ache, aches); verb (ache, aches, ached, aching)
  An ache is a pain that goes on for a long time but is not sharp.
• achieve verb (achieve, achieves, achieved, achieving)
  To succeed in doing something good, usually after effort.
• achievement noun (an achievement, achievements; also uncountable)
  Something good you managed to do by working hard or being skilful.
• achy adjective (achy, achier, achiest)
  Achy means feeling a dull, steady pain, often in the muscles or joints.
• acid noun (an acid, acids); adjective (acid, acidic)
  An acid is a chemical substance that tastes sour; strong acids can burn skin and dissolve metals.
• acidic adjective (acidic, more acidic, most acidic)
  Acidic describes something that contains acid or acts like an acid.
• acidity noun (acidity; uncountable)
  Acidity is how acidic something is: how strong an acid it is.
• acknowledge verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To admit or accept that something is true.
• acknowledged verb form…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Acknowledged means admitted or accepted that something is true.
• acknowledgement noun…
  An acknowledgement is admitting or accepting that something is true.
• acknowledgment noun (acknowledgments; also acknowledgement)
  Admitting that something is true or real.
• acme noun (the acme)
  The acme is the highest point of something: the peak of success, skill or perfection: «the acme of good manners».
• acne noun (acne — uncountable)
  Acne is a skin condition that causes spots, blackheads and pimples, especially on the face, back and chest; it is very common in teenagers.
• acorn noun (an acorn, acorns)
  An acorn is the nut of an oak tree; it is smooth and oval and sits in a little rough cup.
• acoustic adjective (acoustic); noun…
  Acoustic means to do with sound or hearing.
• acoustics noun…
  The acoustics of a room or building are the way sound travels and is heard in it: good acoustics mean music and speech sound clear.
• acquaint verb (acquaints, acquainted, acquainting)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To make someone know a fact or news; to inform.
• acquaintance noun (an acquaintance, acquaintances)everyday · Jewish tradition
  An acquaintance is a person you know a little, but who is not a close friend.
• acquainted adjective…everyday · Jewish tradition
  If you are acquainted with someone, you know them a little, because you have met them, but they are not a close friend.
• acquiesce verb (acquiesce, acquiesces, acquiesced, acquiescing)
  To acquiesce means to agree to something quietly, or to accept it without arguing, even if you are not keen: «She acquiesced to the plan.».
• acquiescence noun (acquiescence — uncountable)
  Acquiescence is the act of accepting or agreeing to something quietly, without protest, even if you are not keen.
• acquire verb (acquire, acquires, acquired, acquiring); noun…
  To get or gain something, by buying it, being given it or working for it.
• acquired verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Got or gained something, by buying, being given or working for it.
• acquiring verb form…
  Acquiring means getting or gaining something, often by buying it or by effort.
• acquisition noun (an acquisition, acquisitions; also uncountable)
  Something you have got or bought, especially something new and valuable.
• acquit verb (acquits, acquitted, acquitting)Jewish tradition
  To behave or perform in a certain way: to acquit yourself well.
• acquitted verb (past form of acquit)
  Performed or behaved in a certain way, as in acquitted themselves well.
• acre noun (acre, acres)everyday · Jewish tradition
  An acre is a unit for measuring the size of a piece of land.
• acrimonious adjective (acrimonious, more acrimonious, most acrimonious)
  Full of angry, bitter feelings and harsh words, usually about an argument, meeting or split.
• acrobat noun (an acrobat, acrobats)
  An acrobat is a performer who does difficult and exciting movements like flips, balancing and jumps, especially in a circus.
• acronym nounJewish tradition
  A word made from the first letters of other words, like NASA.
• acropolis noun (an acropolis, acropolises); proper noun…
  The Acropolis is a rocky hill in Athens, Greece, with ancient temples on top, including the Parthenon.
• across preposition, adverb (across)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Across means from one side to the other side: you walk across the street.
• acrostic noun (an acrostic, acrostics); adjective (an acrostic poem)
  A poem or puzzle in which the first letters of each line, read downwards, spell a word, often the subject of the poem.
• acrylic adjective (acrylic); noun (acrylic, acrylics)
  Acrylic is a kind of plastic, made by people, that can be clear like glass or made into threads for cloth.
• act verb (act, acts, acted, acting); noun (an act, acts)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To act means to do something, to take action: act quickly in an emergency.
• actest verb, old form used with thou
  «actest» means «you act», a form of «act»: To act means to do something, to take action: act quickly in an emergency.
• action noun (action, actions)everyday · Jewish tradition
  An action is something that someone does, like running, jumping or cooking.
• activate verb (activate, activates, activated, activating)
  To activate something is to make it start working, like a machine, alarm or account.
• activated adjective (activated); verb form, the past of «activate»…
  Switched on or made to start working: an activated alarm or card is now working.
• activation noun (activation; uncountable; an activation — one case)
  Activation is making something start working or become active.
• activator noun (an activator, activators)
  An activator is something that starts something working or makes it more active.
• active adjective (active, more active, most active)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Active means moving around and doing things a lot: an active puppy.
• actively adverb
  Actively means in a busy, lively way, by doing things rather than just watching or waiting.
• activist noun (an activist, activists)
  An activist is a person who works hard to bring about political or social change, for example by campaigning, protesting or writing letters.
• activity noun (an activity, activities; activity, uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  An activity is something that you do, especially for fun, learning or exercise («after-school activities»).
• actor noun…
  An actor is a person who plays a part in a play, a show or a film.
• actress noun (an actress, actresses)
  An actress is a woman or girl who acts in plays, films or TV shows, pretending to be a character.
• actual adjective (actual); adverb: actually
  Actual means real or true, not just guessed, imagined or planned.
• actually adverb (actually)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Actually means «in fact» or «really», what is true.
• acuity noun (acuity — usually uncountable)
  Sharpness of a sense, especially of eyesight or hearing: «visual acuity» means how clearly you can see small details.
• acute adjective (acute, more acute, most acute)
  An acute angle is less than 90 degrees, smaller than a right angle.
• ad noun (an ad, ads)everyday · Jewish tradition
  An ad is short for advertisement: a picture, video, poster or message that tries to get people to buy something or do something.
• ada noun (a name, Ada); proper noun…
  Ada is a girl's name (a name).
• adam proper noun (Adam)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Adam is a boy's or a man's name.
• adamant adjective; nouneveryday · Jewish tradition
  Adjective: refusing firmly to change your mind.
• adapt verb (adapt, adapts, adapted, adapting)
  To adapt is to change so that you fit a new place or situation better.
• adaptable adjective (adaptable, more adaptable, most adaptable)
  Adaptable means able to change to suit new situations or places.
• adaptation noun (adaptation, adaptations)
  In science, an adaptation is a feature of a living thing (body part or behaviour) that helps it survive in its habitat, like a camel's…

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