--- title: A — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 6 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/6/) [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 6 [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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/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** [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/) - [altered](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/altered/) — Altered means changed, made different. — 11 sentences - [alternate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alternate/) — To alternate means to change again and again between two things, one after the other: red, blue, red, blue. — 12 sentences - [alternately](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alternately/) — Alternately means first one thing, then the other, again and again, taking turns. — 8 sentences - [alternation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alternation/) — The pattern of one thing following another again and again, like day and night or red then blue. — 7 sentences - [alternative](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alternative/) — An alternative is another choice or possibility instead of the first one. — 11 sentences - [altitude](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/altitude/) — Altitude is how high something is above the level of the sea or above the ground, as for a plane, mountain or town. — 8 sentences - [altogether](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/altogether/) — Altogether means counting everything together as one total. — 14 sentences - [aluminium](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aluminium/) — Aluminium is a light, silver-coloured metal that does not rust. — 9 sentences - [always](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/always/) — Always means every time, with no exception. — 19 sentences - [amaranth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amaranth/) — An amaranth is a flower with bright red or purple blooms that keeps its colour for a long time. — 5 sentences - [amass](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amass/) — To amass is to gather a large number or amount of things, or money, over time: «amass a fortune». — 4 sentences - [amateur](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amateur/) — An amateur is a person who does something for love or fun, not for pay and not as a trained expert. — 5 sentences - [amazed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amazed/) — Amazed means very surprised, often in a happy way, because something is wonderful or hard to believe. — 10 sentences - [amazement](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amazement/) — Amazement is the feeling of being very surprised because something is wonderful or hard to believe. — 7 sentences - [amazing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amazing/) — Very surprising and wonderful; causing great wonder or surprise. — 11 sentences - [amazingly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amazingly/) — In a way that causes great surprise. — 10 sentences - [amazon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amazon/) — The Amazon is a huge river in South America and the great rainforest around it, the largest rainforest in the world. — 11 sentences - [ambassador](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ambassador/) — An important official sent by one country to live in another and speak for their own country there. — 9 sentences - [amber](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amber/) — Amber is a hard, see-through, golden-yellow stone that formed from the sticky sap of ancient trees over millions of years. — 13 sentences - [ambergris](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ambergris/) — Ambergris is a waxy, grey substance made in the gut of sperm whales; it is sometimes found floating in the sea or washed up on beaches and… — 8 sentences - [ambient](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ambient/) — In the surroundings; around you, such as ambient temperature or ambient light. — 8 sentences - [ambiguous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ambiguous/) — Ambiguous means having more than one possible meaning, so it is unclear which one is meant. — 11 sentences - [ambition](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ambition/) — A strong wish to do or become something special, like a big goal for the future. — 10 sentences - [ambitious](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ambitious/) — Ambitious means wanting very much to succeed, to be great, or to gain power. — 5 sentences - [amble](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amble/) — To amble is to walk slowly and calmly, without hurry. — 5 sentences - [amblyopia](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amblyopia/) — Amblyopia is an eye problem, often called «lazy eye», where one eye does not see clearly because the brain uses the other eye more. — 7 sentences - [ambrosia](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ambrosia/) — In Greek myth, ambrosia is the food of the gods, which kept them living for ever. — 3 sentences - [ambulance](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ambulance/) — A special vehicle with trained people and medical equipment that takes sick or injured people to hospital quickly. — 9 sentences - [ambulate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ambulate/) — To ambulate is to walk or move about. — 7 sentences - [ambulation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ambulation/) — Walking or moving about on foot. — 7 sentences - [ambush](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ambush/) — An ambush is a surprise attack by people or animals who have been hiding and waiting. — 11 sentences - [ambusher](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ambusher/) — An ambusher is a person or animal that hides and waits to attack someone by surprise. — 7 sentences - [amelia](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amelia/) — Amelia is a girl's first name, very popular in the UK, Australia and other English-speaking countries. — 10 sentences - [amelioration](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amelioration/) — Amelioration is making something bad better, or the process of it getting better. — 7 sentences - [amend](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amend/) — To amend something written, like a law, rule or document, is to change it a little to correct or improve it. — 8 sentences - [amended](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amended/) — Changed a little to correct or improve it, especially a rule, law, plan or piece of writing. — 9 sentences - [amendment](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amendment/) — An amendment is a small change made to a law, rule, plan or piece of writing to correct or improve it. — 10 sentences - [amends](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amends/) — Something you do to show you are sorry and to put right a wrong you did. — 9 sentences - [amenities](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amenities/) — Useful or pleasant things and services in a place, like parks, shops, toilets, a pool or Wi-Fi. — 8 sentences - [american](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/american/) — From or about the United States of America. — 13 sentences - [amethyst](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amethyst/) — An amethyst is a purple gem, a kind of stone used in rings and jewels. — 4 sentences - [amharic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amharic/) — The main working language of Ethiopia, written in its own script called Ge'ez (Fidel). — 9 sentences - [amiable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amiable/) — Friendly, pleasant and easy to like. — 8 sentences - [amiably](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amiably/) — Amiably means in a friendly, pleasant way. — 4 sentences - [amicable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amicable/) — Amicable means friendly and without arguments, especially when people could have argued. — 9 sentences - [amicably](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amicably/) — Amicably means in a friendly way, without quarrelling: «to settle a dispute amicably». — 4 sentences - [amir](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amir/) — An amir (usually spelled emir) is a ruler, prince or commander in some Muslim countries, especially in the Middle East. — 9 sentences - [amiss](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/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/school/A/amity/) — Amity is friendly peace between people or groups who get along well and do not fight. — 4 sentences - [ammonia](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ammonia/) — A colourless gas with a very strong, sharp smell, made of nitrogen and hydrogen. — 8 sentences - [ammonite](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ammonite/) — An ammonite is an extinct sea animal with a coiled shell, related to today's octopus, squid and nautilus. — 8 sentences - [ammunition](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ammunition/) — Ammunition is the bullets, shells, or other things fired or thrown in a fight. — 5 sentences - [amoeba](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amoeba/) — A tiny living thing made of just one cell, which you can only see with a microscope. — 8 sentences - [among](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/among/) — Among means in the middle of a group: a house among the trees. — 12 sentences - [amorous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amorous/) — Amorous means full of love, often romantic love (an old-fashioned word). — 4 sentences - [amount](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amount/) — An amount is how much there is of something. — 14 sentences - [amp](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amp/) — Short for «ampere», the unit used to measure electric current. — 10 sentences - [amphibian](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amphibian/) — An animal with a backbone that is cold-blooded, has moist skin, usually lays eggs in water, and lives part of its life in water and part o… — 9 sentences - [amphipod](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amphipod/) — An amphipod is a small shrimp-like animal with no shell on its back, such as the sand hopper found on beaches. — 7 sentences - [amphitheatre](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amphitheatre/) — An amphitheatre is a round or oval building with rows of seats rising around an open space, where people watch shows or games. — 4 sentences - [ample](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ample/) — Ample means more than enough; plenty. — 9 sentences - [amplification](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amplification/) — Making a sound or signal louder or stronger. — 8 sentences - [amplifier](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amplifier/) — A machine that makes sounds louder, especially from guitars, microphones and music players. — 9 sentences - [amplify](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amplify/) — To amplify a sound is to make it louder, often with electronic equipment. — 9 sentences - [amplitude](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amplitude/) — The size of a wave: how high it rises from its middle line. In sound, bigger amplitude means louder; in light, brighter. — 9 sentences - [amuse](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amuse/) — To amuse someone is to make them laugh or smile. — 9 sentences - [amused](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amused/) — Finding something funny so that you smile or laugh. — 9 sentences - [amusement](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amusement/) — The feeling of finding something funny. — 10 sentences - [amusing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amusing/) — Amusing means funny in a gentle way that makes you smile or laugh. — 9 sentences - [amygdala](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amygdala/) — The amygdala is a small almond-shaped part deep inside the brain that helps us feel and react to emotions, especially fear. — 7 sentences - [an](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/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. — 20 sentences - [ana](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ana/) — Ana is mostly a girl's name, a form of Anna, common in Spanish and Portuguese. — 12 sentences - [anabolic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anabolic/) — Anabolic means building up bigger molecules from smaller ones in the body, like building muscle and growing. — 8 sentences - [anachronism](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anachronism/) — Something put in the wrong time, especially in a story or picture, like a wristwatch on a Roman soldier. — 11 sentences - [anaconda](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anaconda/) — An anaconda is a very large snake from South America that lives in and near rivers and swamps. — 10 sentences - [anaemia](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anaemia/) — Anaemia is an illness where the blood does not have enough healthy red blood cells or iron, so the person feels very tired, weak and pale. — 7 sentences - [anaesthesia](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anaesthesia/) — Using medicine so a person feels no pain during an operation, either by putting them to sleep (general) or numbing one part (local). — 8 sentences - [anaesthetic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anaesthetic/) — A medicine that stops you feeling pain, given by a doctor or dentist before an operation or treatment. — 9 sentences - [anaesthetist](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anaesthetist/) — A doctor who gives patients medicine (anaesthetic) so they feel no pain or are fully asleep during an operation, and who watches over them… — 7 sentences - [anagram](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anagram/) — An anagram is a word or phrase made by mixing up all the letters of another word or phrase: «listen» is an anagram of «silent». — 9 sentences - [anagrams](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/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 - [analects](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/analects/) — A collection of short sayings or pieces of writing chosen from a writer or teacher. — 9 sentences - [analogous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/analogous/) — Similar in some way, so that it can be compared: «analogous to» something. — 7 sentences - [analogue](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/analogue/) — An analogue clock or watch has hands that move around a dial instead of showing numbers. — 10 sentences - [analogy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/analogy/) — A comparison that explains one thing by showing how it is like another, for example saying the heart is like a pump. — 12 sentences - [analyse](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/analyse/) — To look at something closely and carefully, part by part, to understand it. — 10 sentences - [analysis](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/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 - [analyst](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/analyst/) — A person whose job is to study information closely to understand it or find problems, like a data analyst or sports analyst. — 8 sentences - [anaphylaxis](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anaphylaxis/) — Anaphylaxis is a sudden, very serious allergic reaction that can quickly make it hard to breathe, cause swelling of the face, lips, tongue… — 9 sentences - [anarchist](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anarchist/) — A person who believes there should be no government or rulers and people should organise themselves freely. — 8 sentences - [anathema](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anathema/) — Anathema is something or someone that people strongly hate and want to avoid. — 5 sentences - [anatomical](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anatomical/) — Anatomical means to do with the structure of the body of a person, animal or plant, as in an anatomical drawing. — 7 sentences - [anatomically](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anatomically/) — Anatomically means in a way that is to do with the structure of the body. — 7 sentences - [anatomy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anatomy/) — The study of the parts of the body and how they are arranged: bones, muscles, organs. — 11 sentences - [ancestor](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ancestor/) — An ancestor is a person in your family who lived long ago, before your grandparents, like a great-great-grandparent. — 12 sentences - [ancestral](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ancestral/) — Ancestral means belonging to, coming from or connected with your ancestors, the people in your family who lived long before you. — 10 sentences - [ancestress](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ancestress/) — An ancestress is a woman from whom a family or people is descended; a female ancestor long ago. — 4 sentences - [ancestry](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ancestry/) — Your ancestry is all the people in your family who lived long before you, such as great-grandparents, and the places and groups they came… — 7 sentences - [anchor](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anchor/) — An anchor is a heavy metal object on a chain or rope that is dropped from a boat to the sea floor to stop the boat from drifting. — 13 sentences - [anchorage](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anchorage/) — An anchorage is a place where ships can safely drop anchor, usually a calm, sheltered bit of water. — 11 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/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** [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/)