--- title: A — The Judaism dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 3 description: The 449 words of the Judaism 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/judaism/A/page/3/) [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/) / [Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/) / A # A — The Judaism dictionary · page 3 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/page/2/) **3** [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/page/5/) - [amazement](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/amazement/) — Amazement is the feeling of being very surprised because something is wonderful or hard to believe. — 9 sentences - [ambassador](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/ambassador/) — An important official sent by one country to live in another and speak for their own country there. — 15 sentences - [ambiguity](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/ambiguity/) — A word or phrase that can mean more than one thing, so it is not clear. — 1 sentences - [ambush](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/ambush/) — An ambush is a surprise attack by people or animals who have been hiding and waiting. — 17 sentences - [amenable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/amenable/) — Willing to accept something, or able to be treated in a certain way. — 3 sentences - [amend](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/amend/) — To amend something written, like a law, rule or document, is to change it a little to correct or improve it. — 13 sentences - [amends](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/amends/) — Something you do to show you are sorry and to put right a wrong you did. — 11 sentences - [amethyst](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/amethyst/) — An amethyst is a purple gem, a kind of stone used in rings and jewels. — 7 sentences - [amiss](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/amiss/) — Amiss means wrong, or not as it should be: «something is amiss». — 7 sentences - [amity](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/amity/) — Amity is friendly peace between people or groups who get along well and do not fight. — 6 sentences - [ammonite](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/ammonite/) — An ammonite is an extinct sea animal with a coiled shell, related to today's octopus, squid and nautilus. — 13 sentences - [among](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/among/) — Among means in the middle of a group: a house among the trees. — 24 sentences - [amount](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/amount/) — An amount is how much there is of something. — 18 sentences - [amulet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/amulet/) — A small charm worn to protect a person from harm or bad luck. — 2 sentences - [an](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/an/) — An is a small word used before a word that starts with a vowel sound, like an apple, an egg or an hour. It means one. — 31 sentences - [anagrams](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/anagrams/) — Words or phrases made by changing the order of the letters of another word or phrase, using every letter once, like «listen» and «silent». — 7 sentences - [analogous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/analogous/) — Similar in some way, so that it can be compared: «analogous to» something. — 9 sentences - [analogy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/analogy/) — A comparison that explains one thing by showing how it is like another, for example saying the heart is like a pump. — 14 sentences - [analysis](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/analysis/) — Analysis is studying something carefully by looking at its parts, to understand it or find out what it is made of. — 12 sentences - [anatomical](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/anatomical/) — Anatomical means to do with the structure of the body of a person, animal or plant, as in an anatomical drawing. — 11 sentences - [anatomy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/anatomy/) — The study of the parts of the body and how they are arranged: bones, muscles, organs. — 15 sentences - [ancestor](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/ancestor/) — An ancestor is a person in your family who lived long ago, before your grandparents, like a great-great-grandparent. — 14 sentences - [ancient](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/ancient/) — Ancient means belonging to a time very, very long ago, often thousands of years ago. — 22 sentences - [anciently](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/anciently/) — In a time long ago. — 7 sentences - [and](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/and/) — And joins two words or two parts of a sentence: bread and butter. — 31 sentences - [angel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/angel/) — An angel is a spirit that Christians, Jews and Muslims believe serves God and brings messages from him; in pictures angels often have wing… — 20 sentences - [anger](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/anger/) — Anger is the strong feeling you have when you think something is unfair, wrong or hurtful, which can make you want to shout or hit. — 22 sentences - [angle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/angle/) — An angle is the space or turn between two lines that meet at a point; it is measured in degrees. — 19 sentences - [angry](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/angry/) — Feeling strong annoyance or upset because something seems wrong, unfair or hurtful. — 24 sentences - [anguish](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/anguish/) — Anguish is very great pain or sorrow of the mind or heart. — 10 sentences - [animal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/animal/) — An animal is a living thing that can move and eat, like a dog, a bird or a fish. — 16 sentences - [animator](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/animator/) — An animator is a person who makes animated films, cartoons or computer games by creating moving pictures. — 11 sentences - [ankle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/ankle/) — The joint that connects your foot to your leg, letting the foot bend up and down and turn. — 13 sentences - [anklets](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/anklets/) — Rings or chains worn around the ankles as jewelry. — 2 sentences - [anna](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/anna/) — Anna is a girl's name. — 13 sentences - [annotation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/annotation/) — A note added to a text to explain it or comment on it. — 7 sentences - [announce](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/announce/) — To announce something is to tell lots of people about it officially or publicly. — 18 sentences - [announced](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/announced/) — Announced is the past form of «announce»: told many people something important, officially or loudly. — 19 sentences - [anoint](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/anoint/) — To anoint is to put holy oil on someone's head or body as a sign of blessing, healing, or being chosen by God, for example as a king or pr… — 20 sentences - [another](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/another/) — Another means one more of the same kind: have another cookie. — 24 sentences - [answer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/answer/) — An answer is what you say or write back to a question. — 21 sentences - [answerable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/answerable/) — Having to explain your actions to someone and take responsibility: «answerable to» someone. — 10 sentences - [ant](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/ant/) — A very small insect with six legs that lives in large, organised groups called colonies, often in nests under the ground. — 15 sentences - [antecedent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/antecedent/) — An antecedent is something that came before something else and led to it. — 10 sentences - [antelope](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/antelope/) — A fast, graceful wild animal like a deer, with horns, that lives mainly in Africa and Asia, such as the gazelle, impala and gnu. — 12 sentences - [anthropological](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/anthropological/) — About the study of people: how they live, what they believe and how their customs grew, especially long ago. — 4 sentences - [anthropomorphism](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/anthropomorphism/) — Talking about God or other things as if they had a human body or feelings. — 3 sentences - [antiquity](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/antiquity/) — Antiquity is the distant past, especially the time of ancient Greece and Rome. — 16 sentences - [antithesis](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/antithesis/) — The exact opposite of something; a pair of opposites set against each other. — 7 sentences - [antonym](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/antonym/) — A word that means the opposite of another word, like "hot" and "cold". — 1 sentences - [anvil](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/anvil/) — A heavy iron block with a flat top on which a blacksmith hammers hot metal into shape. — 12 sentences - [anxiety](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/anxiety/) — Anxiety is a feeling of worry, nervousness or fear about what might happen. — 14 sentences - [anxious](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/anxious/) — Anxious means worried or nervous about something that might happen. — 14 sentences - [anxiously](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/anxiously/) — In a worried, nervous way: she waited anxiously for the results. — 12 sentences - [any](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/any/) — Any means one or some, it does not matter which. — 29 sentences - [anywhere](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/anywhere/) — Anywhere means in, at or to any place. — 12 sentences - [apace](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/apace/) — Quickly, at a fast pace; «grow apace» means grow fast. — 10 sentences - [apart](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/apart/) — Apart means away from each other, with space between. — 26 sentences - [ape](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/ape/) — An ape is a large primate with no tail, such as a gorilla, chimpanzee, bonobo, orangutan or gibbon. — 15 sentences - [aphorism](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aphorism/) — A short wise saying that puts a truth in few words. — 3 sentences - [apiece](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/apiece/) — Apiece means for each one, or each: «The apples cost 30 cents apiece». — 19 sentences - [apocalypse](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/apocalypse/) — The end of the world, or a vision of it; a great disaster. — 1 sentences - [appalled](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appalled/) — Shocked and upset, feeling strong dislike or fear at something bad. — 10 sentences - [appalling](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appalling/) — Very shocking and unpleasant. — 10 sentences - [apparel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/apparel/) — Clothing, especially clothes of a certain kind: «sports apparel». — 14 sentences - [apparent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/apparent/) — Easy to see or understand; clear, obvious. — 12 sentences - [apparently](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/apparently/) — According to what you have heard or read, though you are not sure it is true. — 14 sentences - [apparition](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/apparition/) — An apparition is a ghost or a strange figure that appears suddenly, especially one people think is a spirit. — 13 sentences - [appear](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appear/) — To appear means to come into sight, to begin to be seen: a rainbow appeared. — 24 sentences - [appearance](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appearance/) — Your appearance is how you look from the outside, like your hair, face and clothes. — 25 sentences - [appease](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appease/) — To appease someone is to calm them or stop them being angry by giving them what they want. — 15 sentences - [appendix](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appendix/) — The appendix is a small tube-shaped organ attached to the large intestine, inside your tummy on the lower right side. — 9 sentences - [appertain](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appertain/) — To belong to someone or be connected with them. — 7 sentences - [appetite](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appetite/) — The feeling of wanting to eat food. — 14 sentences - [apple](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/apple/) — An apple is a round fruit that grows on a tree; it can be red, green or yellow and has small seeds in the middle. — 21 sentences - [application](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/application/) — An application is a written request for something, like a job, a place at a school or a passport. — 15 sentences - [applied](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/applied/) — Applied is the past form of «apply»: she applied for a job, he applied sun cream, the rule applied to everyone. — 17 sentences - [apply](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/apply/) — To apply means to put something on a surface, like cream on skin or glue on paper. — 19 sentences - [appoint](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appoint/) — To appoint someone is to choose them officially for a job or role. — 21 sentences - [appointed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appointed/) — Appointed means chosen officially for a job or role. — 22 sentences - [appointment](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appointment/) — An appointment is an agreed time to meet someone, especially a doctor, dentist or hairdresser. — 13 sentences - [appreciate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appreciate/) — To be thankful for something: «I appreciate your help». — 12 sentences - [apprentice](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/apprentice/) — A young person who learns a trade or skill by working with a skilled worker, usually for a set time and a small wage. — 12 sentences - [approach](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/approach/) — To approach means to come nearer to someone or something («The train is approaching the platform»). — 25 sentences - [appropriate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appropriate/) — Right or suitable for a particular situation, person or time. — 13 sentences - [approval](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/approval/) — Thinking that someone or something is good or right; liking it. — 9 sentences - [approve](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/approve/) — To think that something or someone is good, right or acceptable ("approve of"). — 13 sentences - [approximate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/approximate/) — Close to the exact number or amount, but not exactly it. — 13 sentences - [approximation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/approximation/) — A value or answer that is close to the exact one but not exactly right. — 8 sentences - [appurtenance](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appurtenance/) — Something that belongs to a larger thing or goes with it. — 1 sentences - [april](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/april/) — April is the fourth month of the year. It has 30 days. — 14 sentences - [apron](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/apron/) — An apron is a piece of cloth you tie over the front of your clothes to keep them clean while cooking, painting or working. — 12 sentences - [apt](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/apt/) — Apt means suitable or just right for the situation. — 14 sentences - [aqua](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aqua/) — Water, or a blue-green colour like water. — 1 sentences - [aquarius](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aquarius/) — A sign of the zodiac, shown as a water carrier, which is also a group of stars. — 7 sentences - [ar](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/ar/) — In parts of northern England and the Midlands, «ar» or «arr» means "yes", and «ar» can also mean "our": «ar kid» (my brother or sister). — 18 sentences - [arab](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/arab/) — A person whose people come from the Arabic-speaking countries of the Middle East and North Africa, such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia or Morocco. — 13 sentences - [arabian](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/arabian/) — To do with Arabia, the large peninsula in south-west Asia, or its people. — 20 sentences - [arabic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/arabic/) — Arabic is the language spoken by many millions of people in the Middle East and North Africa. — 14 sentences - [aramaic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aramaic/) — An ancient Semitic language related to Hebrew, once spoken across the Middle East. — 7 sentences [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/page/2/) **3** [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/page/5/)