--- title: A — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 3 description: The 1140 words of the school 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/school/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/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / A # A — The school dictionary · page 3 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/2/) **3** [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/8/) [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/9/) [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/10/) [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/11/) [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/12/) - [additionally](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/additionally/) — Additionally means also, as well, in addition. — 8 sentences - [address](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/address/) — The details of where a person lives or a building is: house number, street, town, postcode or ZIP code. — 15 sentences - [addressee](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/addressee/) — The person a letter, parcel, email or message is sent to. — 8 sentences - [adduce](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adduce/) — To give something as a reason or proof in an argument: to adduce evidence is to bring it forward to support what you say. — 7 sentences - [ade](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ade/) — A sweet drink made from fruit juice, water and sugar, such as lemonade, orangeade or limeade. — 9 sentences - [adelie](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adelie/) — A kind of penguin of Antarctica, black and white with a white ring round each eye; one of the most common penguins. — 8 sentences - [adept](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adept/) — Adjective: very skilled at doing something. — 5 sentences - [adequate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adequate/) — Adequate means enough or good enough for a need or purpose. — 8 sentences - [adequately](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adequately/) — Well enough, enough for what is needed, but not especially well. — 9 sentences - [adhd](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adhd/) — ADHD stands for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; it is a difference in how the brain works that can make it hard to pay attention… — 8 sentences - [adhere](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adhere/) — To adhere means to stick firmly to something, like glue or a sticker on a surface. — 11 sentences - [adherence](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adherence/) — Adherence is sticking closely to a rule, plan, belief or agreement and following it. — 8 sentences - [adhesion](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adhesion/) — Adhesion is the sticking of one thing to another. — 9 sentences - [adhesive](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adhesive/) — An adhesive is a substance like glue that makes things stick together. — 9 sentences - [adieu](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adieu/) — Goodbye; a farewell, said when parting, often for a long time. — 4 sentences - [adipose](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adipose/) — Made of or about body fat: adipose tissue is the fat stored in the body. — 8 sentences - [aditya](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aditya/) — A boy's name common in India, from Sanskrit, often taken to mean «the sun». — 9 sentences - [adjacent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adjacent/) — Adjacent means next to something or very near it. — 9 sentences - [adjective](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adjective/) — An adjective is a word that describes a noun, telling us more about a person, place or thing, like «big», «red», «happy» or «three». — 9 sentences - [adjoin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adjoin/) — To be next to and joined to something: the kitchen adjoins the dining room. — 9 sentences - [adjourn](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adjourn/) — To adjourn a meeting, court or game is to stop it for a while and continue later. — 9 sentences - [adjudge](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adjudge/) — To adjudge is to decide officially that something is true or that someone is something, as a judge or referee does. — 9 sentences - [adjudicate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adjudicate/) — To make an official decision about a disagreement or a legal case, as a judge does. — 9 sentences - [adjudication](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adjudication/) — The official decision made by a judge or another person in charge after hearing both sides. — 8 sentences - [adjudicator](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adjudicator/) — An adjudicator is a person who judges a contest, such as a music, dance or speaking competition, and decides who wins. — 8 sentences - [adjust](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adjust/) — To adjust something is to change it a little so that it is right or works better. — 10 sentences - [adjustment](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adjustment/) — An adjustment is a small change to make something work better, fit better or be more correct. — 10 sentences - [administer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/administer/) — To administer means to manage or be in charge of something, such as a school, a test or money. — 12 sentences - [administration](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/administration/) — Administration is the work of organising and running a business, school or office. — 11 sentences - [administrative](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/administrative/) — About organising and running a school, business or government: the paperwork, planning and office work. — 7 sentences - [admirable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/admirable/) — Admirable means deserving praise and respect; very good. — 7 sentences - [admirably](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/admirably/) — In a way that deserves praise; very well and skilfully. The adjective is «admirable». — 5 sentences - [admiral](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/admiral/) — An admiral is a very high-ranking officer in a navy who commands many ships (a fleet). — 8 sentences - [admiration](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/admiration/) — A feeling of liking and respect for someone because they are good, brave or skilful. — 9 sentences - [admire](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/admire/) — To admire someone is to think they are very good, clever or brave and to respect them. — 11 sentences - [admirer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/admirer/) — A person who admires someone or something and thinks very highly of them. — 5 sentences - [admiringly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/admiringly/) — In a way that shows you admire someone or something; with approval and respect. — 4 sentences - [admissible](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/admissible/) — Admissible means allowed or acceptable, especially as evidence in a court of law. — 8 sentences - [admission](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/admission/) — Admission is being allowed to go into a place, school or club. — 15 sentences - [admit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/admit/) — To admit means to agree, often unwillingly, that something is true or that you did something wrong: he admitted breaking the window. — 11 sentences - [admittance](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/admittance/) — Permission to enter a place; being let in. The verb is «admit». — 5 sentences - [admixture](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/admixture/) — Something added to something else and mixed in, especially a small amount. — 10 sentences - [ado](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ado/) — Fuss, bustle or trouble. «Without ado» means at once, without delay or fuss. — 5 sentences - [adobe](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adobe/) — Mud mixed with straw and dried in the sun to make bricks. — 10 sentences - [adolescence](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adolescence/) — The time of life between being a child and being an adult, roughly the teenage years. — 8 sentences - [adolescent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adolescent/) — An adolescent is a young person who is growing from a child into an adult, usually aged about 12 to 18; a teenager. — 9 sentences - [adopt](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adopt/) — To take a child into your family legally and raise them as your own. — 11 sentences - [adopted](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adopted/) — An adopted child is a child who has become, by law, a full member of a family that he or she was not born into. — 10 sentences - [adoption](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adoption/) — Taking a child into your family by law and becoming their parent for ever. — 9 sentences - [adoptive](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adoptive/) — Adoptive describes the family who adopts a child: adoptive parents, adoptive mother. — 8 sentences - [adorable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adorable/) — Very sweet, cute and lovely, so that you want to cuddle or look after it: «an adorable puppy». — 9 sentences - [adoration](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adoration/) — A feeling of very deep love, respect and worship for someone. The verb is «adore». — 5 sentences - [adore](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adore/) — To adore someone is to love them very much: she adores her baby brother. — 12 sentences - [adorer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adorer/) — Someone who loves or admires someone or something very much. — 8 sentences - [adorn](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adorn/) — To decorate something or make it look more beautiful. — 4 sentences - [adorned](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adorned/) — Decorated or made beautiful with things put on or around something. — 5 sentences - [adornment](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adornment/) — Something added to make a person, thing or place look more beautiful; a decoration or ornament. — 4 sentences - [adrenaline](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adrenaline/) — Adrenaline is a chemical (a hormone) that your body releases when you are scared, excited or in danger; it makes your heart beat faster an… — 8 sentences - [adrift](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adrift/) — Floating loose on water without being tied up or steered. — 5 sentences - [adroit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adroit/) — Very skilful and clever with the hands or body. — 9 sentences - [adult](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adult/) — An adult is a grown-up person, not a child. In many countries you are an adult from 18 years old. — 22 sentences - [adultery](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adultery/) — When a married person has a loving, romantic or sexual relationship with someone who is not their husband or wife. — 10 sentences - [adulthood](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adulthood/) — The time of life when you are a grown-up, after childhood and the teenage years. — 8 sentences - [advance](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advance/) — To advance means to move forward («The army advanced»). — 16 sentences - [advancement](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advancement/) — Progress or improvement in something, such as science or medicine. — 10 sentences - [advantage](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advantage/) — An advantage is something that helps you do better or makes you more likely to win or succeed. — 13 sentences - [advantageous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advantageous/) — Helpful and giving you a better chance of success; good for you. — 8 sentences - [advent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advent/) — Advent is the season of about four weeks before Christmas, when Christians get ready to celebrate Jesus' birth and wait for his coming aga… — 9 sentences - [adventure](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adventure/) — An adventure is an exciting, unusual and sometimes risky experience or journey. — 10 sentences - [adventurer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adventurer/) — A person who goes looking for danger, excitement or new discoveries, often on long or risky journeys. — 4 sentences - [adventurous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adventurous/) — Liking to try new, exciting and sometimes risky things; brave and curious. — 10 sentences - [adverb](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adverb/) — An adverb is a word that tells us more about a verb — how, when, where or how often something happens — like «quickly», «yesterday», «here… — 9 sentences - [adverbial](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adverbial/) — An adverbial is a word, phrase or clause that does the job of an adverb, telling us how, when, where or how often something happens: «in t… — 9 sentences - [adversary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adversary/) — An enemy or opponent; someone you fight or compete against. — 8 sentences - [adverse](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adverse/) — Adverse means bad, harmful or not helpful. — 10 sentences - [adversity](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adversity/) — A very hard or unlucky time, full of problems and troubles: illness, being poor, losing someone, or facing danger. — 9 sentences - [advert](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advert/) — An advert is a short message, picture or film that tells people about something to buy or do, to make them want it. It is short for advert… — 11 sentences - [advertise](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advertise/) — To advertise is to tell people about a product, event or service so they will buy it or come to it. — 10 sentences - [advertised](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advertised/) — Advertised means told the public about something so they will buy it or come to it. — 9 sentences - [advertisement](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advertisement/) — An advertisement is a notice, picture, film or message that tries to persuade people to buy something, use a service or go to an event. — 12 sentences - [advertiser](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advertiser/) — An advertiser is a person or company that pays to show adverts (ads) to tell people about something they want to sell. — 8 sentences - [advertising](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advertising/) — Advertising is the business and activity of making ads to tell people about products or services and to persuade them to buy. — 10 sentences - [advice](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advice/) — Advice is an idea or opinion someone gives you about what you should do. — 11 sentences - [advisable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advisable/) — Advisable means sensible and wise to do; recommended. — 8 sentences - [advise](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advise/) — To advise someone is to tell them what you think they should do. — 9 sentences - [adviser](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adviser/) — An adviser is a person whose job is to give advice, especially to help someone make decisions. — 9 sentences - [advocate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advocate/) — To advocate something is to publicly support it or speak in favour of it. — 10 sentences - [adze](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adze/) — An adze is an old cutting tool like an axe, but with its blade set across the handle, used for shaping wood. — 7 sentences - [aegean](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aegean/) — The Aegean Sea is the part of the Mediterranean Sea between Greece and Turkey, with many islands. — 9 sentences - [aegis](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aegis/) — A shield or cloak carried by a god, especially Zeus, that could bring storms or protection. — 5 sentences - [aerial](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aerial/) — An aerial is a wire or rod that sends or picks up radio or TV signals; in the US it is called an antenna. — 10 sentences - [aerodrome](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aerodrome/) — A small airfield where planes take off and land, without a big airport building. — 7 sentences - [aeronaut](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aeronaut/) — A person who flies in a balloon, or who steers an airship; a balloonist. — 4 sentences - [aeroplane](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aeroplane/) — A flying vehicle with wings and one or more engines that carries people or goods through the air; a plane. — 7 sentences - [aestivation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aestivation/) — A long sleep-like rest that some animals go into during very hot, dry weather, to save water and energy — like hibernation, but in summer. — 8 sentences - [aether](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aether/) — The bright, very thin air high up in the sky, above the clouds, which in old myths only the gods could breathe. — 4 sentences - [afar](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/afar/) — Far away, at a great distance. Used mostly in "from afar". — 9 sentences - [afeard](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/afeard/) — Afraid; frightened. Afeard is an old word for afraid, used in folk tales. — 5 sentences - [affair](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affair/) — An event or happening: the party was a noisy affair. — 13 sentences - [affairs](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affairs/) — Matters or business, especially public or official ones: world affairs, foreign affairs, current affairs. — 14 sentences [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/2/) **3** [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/8/) [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/9/) [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/10/) [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/11/) [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/12/)