--- title: A — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 13 description: The 1215 words of the English dictionary under A, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/page/13/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / A # A — The English dictionary · page 13 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) Adherence is sticking closely to a rule, plan, belief or agreement and following it.[↗](../../adherence/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Adherence is also the act of sticking physically to something.[↗](../../adherence/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The school expects adherence to its uniform rules.[↗](../../adherence/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Strict adherence to safety rules keeps the lab safe.[↗](../../adherence/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Adherence to medicine is important for getting better.[↗](../../adherence/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The team's adherence to the plan won the match.[↗](../../adherence/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Their adherence to tradition is strong.[↗](../../adherence/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The glue's adherence to plastic is poor.[↗](../../adherence/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **adhesion** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Adhesion is the sticking of one thing to another.[↗](../../adhesion/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (science) Adhesion is the force that makes different substances cling together, like water droplets on glass.[↗](../../adhesion/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (medicine, an adhesion, adhesions) An adhesion is tissue inside the body that sticks parts together after an operation or injury.[↗](../../adhesion/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Glue works by adhesion.[↗](../../adhesion/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Water drops stay on the window because of adhesion.[↗](../../adhesion/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Wet roads reduce the adhesion of tyres.[↗](../../adhesion/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Sticky notes have weak adhesion so you can peel them off.[↗](../../adhesion/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Adhesion helps water move up plant stems.[↗](../../adhesion/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The tape lost its adhesion in the rain.[↗](../../adhesion/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **adhesive** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An adhesive is a substance like glue that makes things stick together.[↗](../../adhesive/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (adjective) Adhesive means sticky; able to stick to things.[↗](../../adhesive/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Use a strong adhesive to stick wood.[↗](../../adhesive/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · PVA is a white adhesive used in schools.[↗](../../adhesive/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Put a self-adhesive label on your book.[↗](../../adhesive/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The adhesive bandage covered the cut.[↗](../../adhesive/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · This tape is not very adhesive any more.[↗](../../adhesive/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Some adhesives are dangerous to breathe in.[↗](../../adhesive/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Let the adhesive dry before you move the model.[↗](../../adhesive/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **adieu** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Goodbye; a farewell, said when parting, often for a long time.[↗](../../adieu/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* "Adieu, my friend," she said.[↗](../../adieu/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Heracles bade him adieu and departed.[↗](../../adieu/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He waved adieu from the boat.[↗](../../adieu/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **adipose** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science) Made of or about body fat: adipose tissue is the fat stored in the body.[↗](../../adipose/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) Fatty.[↗](../../adipose/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Adipose tissue stores energy for later.[↗](../../adipose/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Seals have thick adipose layers to keep warm in icy water.[↗](../../adipose/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Under the microscope, adipose cells look like round bubbles.[↗](../../adipose/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Bears build up adipose tissue before winter.[↗](../../adipose/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our science sheet labelled the adipose layer under the skin.[↗](../../adipose/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Adipose tissue also protects the kidneys like a cushion.[↗](../../adipose/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **aditya** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (a name) A boy's name common in India, from Sanskrit, often taken to mean «the sun».[↗](../../aditya/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (Hindu belief) In Hindu tradition, the Adityas are a group of gods, and Aditya is a name for the sun god Surya.[↗](../../aditya/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* The name of India's space probe Aditya-L1 that studies the Sun.[↗](../../aditya/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Aditya sits next to me in maths.[↗](../../aditya/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Aditya's grandma told us a story from India.[↗](../../aditya/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In Hindu tradition, Aditya is a name for the sun.[↗](../../aditya/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Aditya-L1 is an Indian spacecraft that watches the Sun.[↗](../../aditya/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Aditya scored the winning goal at lunch.[↗](../../aditya/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Our teacher asked Aditya to read the poem aloud.[↗](../../aditya/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **adjacent** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Adjacent means next to something or very near it.[↗](../../adjacent/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In maths, adjacent sides or angles share a side or a corner (vertex).[↗](../../adjacent/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our house is adjacent to the park.[↗](../../adjacent/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The library is adjacent to the main hall.[↗](../../adjacent/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Adjacent angles on a straight line add up to 180°.[↗](../../adjacent/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In a rectangle, two adjacent sides are a length and a width.[↗](../../adjacent/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We stayed in adjacent rooms at the hotel.[↗](../../adjacent/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Adjacent sides 3 cm and 4 cm give a rectangle with area 12 cm².[↗](../../adjacent/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The field adjacent to the river often floods.[↗](../../adjacent/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **adjective** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An adjective is a word that describes a noun, telling us more about a person, place or thing, like «big», «red», «happy» or «three».[↗](../../adjective/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Adjectives can come before a noun («a tall tree») or after verbs like «is» and «seems» («the tree is tall»).[↗](../../adjective/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* «Fluffy» is an adjective in «a fluffy kitten».[↗](../../adjective/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Add two adjectives to describe the monster.[↗](../../adjective/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · «Happy» is an adjective; «happiness» is a noun.[↗](../../adjective/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The comparative of the adjective «big» is «bigger».[↗](../../adjective/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In «The sky is blue», «blue» is an adjective after the verb.[↗](../../adjective/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Use an adjective of colour and one of size: «a small green frog».[↗](../../adjective/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · «Good, better, best» are forms of one adjective.[↗](../../adjective/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The true adjective for living is ChIA.[↗](../../adjective/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../adjective/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **adjoin** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To be next to and joined to something: the kitchen adjoins the dining room.[↗](../../adjoin/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (adjoining, as an adjective) Next door and connected: adjoining rooms.[↗](../../adjoin/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The gym adjoins the school hall.[↗](../../adjoin/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our hotel had two adjoining rooms with a door between them.[↗](../../adjoin/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The farmer bought the adjoining field.[↗](../../adjoin/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · France adjoins Spain along the mountains.[↗](../../adjoin/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The two squares adjoin along one side.[↗](../../adjoin/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The shed adjoins the garage.[↗](../../adjoin/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Then the marriage was celebrated in the church adjoining the palace.[↗](../../adjoin/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **adjourn** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) To adjourn a meeting, court or game is to stop it for a while and continue later.[↗](../../adjourn/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal, jokey) To adjourn to another place is to move there together: «let's adjourn to the kitchen».[↗](../../adjourn/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The judge adjourned the trial until next week.[↗](../../adjourn/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The meeting was adjourned for lunch.[↗](../../adjourn/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Shall we adjourn to the garden for tea?[↗](../../adjourn/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The chess game was adjourned and finished the next day.[↗](../../adjourn/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The school council adjourned without a decision.[↗](../../adjourn/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The match was adjourned because of rain.[↗](../../adjourn/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · But let us adjourn to my study, and examine these new stories.[↗](../../adjourn/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **adjudge** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) To adjudge is to decide officially that something is true or that someone is something, as a judge or referee does.[↗](../../adjudge/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (law) To give an official decision in a court case.[↗](../../adjudge/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The goal was adjudged offside.[↗](../../adjudge/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She was adjudged the winner of the poetry competition.[↗](../../adjudge/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The court adjudged him guilty.[↗](../../adjudge/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The referee adjudged that the ball had gone out.[↗](../../adjudge/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our project was adjudged the best in the school.[↗](../../adjudge/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The match was adjudged a draw.[↗](../../adjudge/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · An Ape undertook to adjudge the matter between them.[↗](../../adjudge/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **adjudicate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal, law) To make an official decision about a disagreement or a legal case, as a judge does.[↗](../../adjudicate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To be the judge of a competition, deciding who wins, such as in music, debating or sport.[↗](../../adjudicate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A judge will adjudicate the case next month.[↗](../../adjudicate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mrs Patel adjudicated the school debating contest.[↗](../../adjudicate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Three experts adjudicated the piano competition.[↗](../../adjudicate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The referee had to adjudicate between the two teams.[↗](../../adjudicate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The court adjudicated in favour of the family.[↗](../../adjudicate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Who will adjudicate at the singing contest?[↗](../../adjudicate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · It is hard to adjudicate when both sides seem right.[↗](../../adjudicate/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **adjudication** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (law, formal) The official decision made by a judge or another person in charge after hearing both sides.[↗](../../adjudication/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The act of judging a contest, such as a music, dance or debate competition.[↗](../../adjudication/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The adjudication of the singing contest took an hour.[↗](../../adjudication/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · After the adjudication, our choir came second.[↗](../../adjudication/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The dispute went to adjudication.[↗](../../adjudication/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The adjudication panel praised her poem.[↗](../../adjudication/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The judge's adjudication ended the long argument.[↗](../../adjudication/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · At the dance festival, adjudications were read out at the end.[↗](../../adjudication/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **adjudicator** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An adjudicator is a person who judges a contest, such as a music, dance or speaking competition, and decides who wins.[↗](../../adjudicator/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal, law) A person who officially decides a disagreement between people.[↗](../../adjudicator/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The adjudicator gave our choir first place.[↗](../../adjudicator/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Each dancer bowed to the adjudicator.[↗](../../adjudicator/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The adjudicator wrote helpful comments on my sheet.[↗](../../adjudicator/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · An independent adjudicator settled the argument between the builder and the family.[↗](../../adjudicator/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The debate adjudicator explained why our team lost.[↗](../../adjudicator/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The adjudicator listened to every reader before choosing.[↗](../../adjudicator/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **adjuration** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* A solemn command or oath, made in God's name, that someone must speak the truth.[↗](../../adjuration/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* And if any one sin, in that he heareth the voice of adjuration, he being a witness, whether he hath seen or known, if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity; (Torah LEV.5.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../adjuration/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth the adjuration and uttereth nothing.[↗](../../adjuration/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.29.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../adjuration/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **adjure** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* To solemnly command or beg someone, as if under an oath.[↗](../../adjure/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* What is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so adjure us?'[↗](../../adjure/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings SNG.5.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../adjure/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · 'I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem: Why should ye awaken, or stir up love, until it please?'[↗](../../adjure/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings SNG.8.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../adjure/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · 'I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, what will ye tell him? that I am love-sick.'[↗](../../adjure/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings SNG.5.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../adjure/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **adjust** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To adjust something is to change it a little so that it is right or works better.[↗](../../adjust/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To adjust (to something) is to get used to a new situation.[↗](../../adjust/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Adjust your helmet so it fits snugly.[↗](../../adjust/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad adjusted the seat so I could reach the pedals.[↗](../../adjust/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Can you adjust the volume?[↗](../../adjust/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") It's too loud.[↗](../../adjust/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Your eyes need time to adjust to the dark.[↗](../../adjust/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She adjusted quickly to life in a new town.[↗](../../adjust/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Adjust the mirror before you start driving.[↗](../../adjust/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We adjusted our guess after measuring the first stick.[↗](../../adjust/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **adjustment** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An adjustment is a small change to make something work better, fit better or be more correct.[↗](../../adjustment/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Adjustment is getting used to a new situation.[↗](../../adjustment/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Dad made an adjustment to my bike seat.[↗](../../adjustment/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · After a small adjustment, the car rolled straighter.[↗](../../adjustment/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Moving to a new school takes some adjustment.[↗](../../adjustment/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The recipe needs an adjustment for 8 people.[↗](../../adjustment/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She made adjustments to her answer after checking.[↗](../../adjustment/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The glasses needed an adjustment to fit.[↗](../../adjustment/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · One adjustment: add 2 more spoons of flour.[↗](../../adjustment/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Turn the knob for fine adjustment of the microscope.[↗](../../adjustment/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **administer** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) To administer means to manage or be in charge of something, such as a school, a test or money.[↗](../../administer/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "the office administers the school trips".[↗](../../administer/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) To administer medicine or first aid means to give it to someone.[↗](../../administer/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (formal) To administer a punishment means to give it out.[↗](../../administer/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To administer a test or an oath means to give it to people and see that it is done properly.[↗](../../administer/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The nurse administered the medicine.[↗](../../administer/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A trained first aider administered first aid until the ambulance came.[↗](../../administer/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The test will be administered in the hall.[↗](../../administer/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The money is administered by the head teacher.[↗](../../administer/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The judge administered the oath to the witness.[↗](../../administer/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Only a parent may administer medicine at home.[↗](../../administer/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Since he thus reigned with justice, with justice also his ministers administered the law.[↗](../../administer/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · even to give to them that were reckoned by genealogy of all their little ones, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, through all the congregation; for in their office of trust they administered the sacred gifts; (Writings 2CH.31.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../administer/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **administration** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Administration is the work of organising and running a business, school or office.[↗](../../administration/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The administration is the group of people who manage an organisation.[↗](../../administration/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* An administration is a government, especially in the USA.[↗](../../administration/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (formal) The administration of medicine is giving it to someone.[↗](../../administration/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The school administration sent letters home.[↗](../../administration/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum works in administration at the hospital.[↗](../../administration/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · There is a lot of administration in running a club.[↗](../../administration/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The new administration made changes to taxes.[↗](../../administration/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Only a nurse should handle the administration of medicine.[↗](../../administration/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Ask the administration office for a form.[↗](../../administration/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Not thinking one vizir enough for the administration of his estates he had two, named Khacan and Saouy.[↗](../../administration/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **administrative** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* About organising and running a school, business or government: the paperwork, planning and office work.[↗](../../administrative/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The administrative staff work in the school office.[↗](../../administrative/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Filling in forms is an administrative job.[↗](../../administrative/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The charity keeps its administrative costs low.[↗](../../administrative/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The country is split into administrative regions.[↗](../../administrative/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She does administrative work for a hospital.[↗](../../administrative/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The meeting was about administrative changes.[↗](../../administrative/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The Thirty-second Path is the Administrative Intelligence, and it is so called because it directs and associates, in all their operations, the seven planets, even all of them in their own due courses.[↗](../../administrative/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)[↗](../../administrative/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The Thirty-second Path is the Administrative Intel- ligence, and it is so called because it directs and asso- ciates in all their operations the seven planets, even all of them in their own due courses.[↗](../../administrative/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../administrative/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **admirable** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Admirable means deserving praise and respect; very good.[↗](../../admirable/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* It was admirable that she told the truth.[↗](../../admirable/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Firefighters show admirable courage.[↗](../../admirable/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The team made an admirable effort despite losing.[↗](../../admirable/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · His patience with his little brother is admirable.[↗](../../admirable/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Admirable qualities include kindness and honesty.[↗](../../admirable/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The speech was admirable.[↗](../../admirable/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The Three Mothers, Aleph, Mem and Shin, are a great Mystery, very admirable and most recondite, and sealed as with six rings; and from them proceed Air, Fire, and Water, which divide into active and passive forces.[↗](../../admirable/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../admirable/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The Three Mothers Aleph, Mem and Shin are a great Mystery, very admirable and most recondite, and sealed as with six rings ; and from them proceed Air, Fire, and Water, which divide into male and female forces.[↗](../../admirable/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../admirable/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **admirably** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In a way that deserves praise; very well and skilfully.[↗](../../admirably/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") The adjective is «admirable».[↗](../../admirably/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The poem was admirably recited, and the speaker was much applauded.[↗](../../admirably/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The fools played the fool most admirably.[↗](../../admirably/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He dances admirably.[↗](../../admirably/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · witli that of "double letters"' and "simple letters", which con- trast admirably witii eacli otlier.[↗](../../admirably/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../admirably/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **admiral** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An admiral is a very high-ranking officer in a navy who commands many ships (a fleet).[↗](../../admiral/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A red admiral is a black butterfly with red bands and white spots on its wings, common in gardens.[↗](../../admiral/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Admiral Nelson stands on top of a tall column in London.[↗](../../admiral/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The admiral gave orders to the whole fleet.[↗](../../admiral/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A red admiral landed on the buddleia bush.[↗](../../admiral/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Red admiral caterpillars feed on stinging nettles.[↗](../../admiral/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She joined the navy and dreamed of becoming an admiral.[↗](../../admiral/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The admiral's flag flew from the biggest ship.[↗](../../admiral/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) … [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/page/12/) **13** [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/page/14/) … [62](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/page/62/) - ← previous: [page 12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/page/12/) - next →: [page 14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/page/14/) - ↑ back to [The 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