--- title: A — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 9 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/9/) [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 9 [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](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** [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/) - [arc](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arc/) — An arc is part of the curved line of a circle, or any curved line shaped like this. — 10 sentences - [arcade](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arcade/) — An arcade is a place with games you play using coins or tokens. — 14 sentences - [arch](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arch/) — An arch is a curved shape or structure, like the top of a doorway or a bridge, that goes up and over. — 13 sentences - [archaeological](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/archaeological/) — About archaeology: the study of the past by digging up and studying old objects, buildings and bones. — 7 sentences - [archaeologist](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/archaeologist/) — An archaeologist is a scientist who studies how people lived long ago by digging up and examining old things they left behind, such as bon… — 8 sentences - [archaeology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/archaeology/) — The study of the human past by digging up and examining old things people left behind, such as tools, bones, pots, coins and buildings. — 8 sentences - [archaeopteryx](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/archaeopteryx/) — Archaeopteryx was a small animal that lived about 150 million years ago and had features of both dinosaurs and birds: feathers and wings,… — 8 sentences - [archaic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/archaic/) — Very old and from the distant past. — 9 sentences - [archbishop](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/archbishop/) — An archbishop is a very senior bishop who is in charge of the bishops and churches in a large area. — 10 sentences - [archduke](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/archduke/) — A very important prince in the old royal family of Austria. — 7 sentences - [archer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/archer/) — An archer is a person who shoots arrows from a bow. — 4 sentences - [archerfish](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/archerfish/) — An archerfish is a small fish of warm rivers and mangroves in Asia and northern Australia that shoots a jet of water from its mouth to kno… — 9 sentences - [archery](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/archery/) — Archery is the sport or skill of shooting arrows from a bow at a target. — 4 sentences - [archipelago](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/archipelago/) — A group of islands close together in the sea. — 7 sentences - [architect](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/architect/) — An architect is a person whose job is to design buildings and draw plans for how they should be built. — 10 sentences - [architecture](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/architecture/) — Architecture is the art and work of designing buildings. — 11 sentences - [archive](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/archive/) — An archive is a place where old records, papers and documents are kept safe for many years. — 5 sentences - [archives](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/archives/) — The archives are the old records and papers of a town, a country or a family, kept together in one place. — 4 sentences - [archway](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/archway/) — An archway is a passage or doorway with a curved top, like an arch, which you walk or sail through. — 4 sentences - [arctic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arctic/) — The Arctic is the very cold area around the North Pole, including the Arctic Ocean and the northern parts of Canada, Alaska (USA), Greenla… — 10 sentences - [ardent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ardent/) — Ardent means very eager, full of strong feeling, or keen about something. — 5 sentences - [arduous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arduous/) — Arduous means very hard and tiring, needing a lot of effort for a long time. — 8 sentences - [area](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/area/) — Area is how much flat space a shape covers; we measure it in squares, like square meters or square feet. — 14 sentences - [arena](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arena/) — An arena is a big building or space with seats all around, where people watch sports, concerts or shows. — 9 sentences - [argent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/argent/) — The colour silver or white on a coat of arms or shield. — 9 sentences - [argentine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/argentine/) — Argentine means from or to do with Argentina, a country in South America. — 10 sentences - [argon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/argon/) — Argon is a gas with no colour, no smell and no taste that is found in small amounts in the air. — 8 sentences - [argue](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/argue/) — To argue means to speak angrily with someone because you disagree. — 10 sentences - [arguer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arguer/) — A person who argues, either one who quarrels a lot or one who gives reasons for an opinion. — 7 sentences - [argument](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/argument/) — An argument is an angry talk or quarrel between people who disagree. — 11 sentences - [argumentative](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/argumentative/) — Argumentative describes someone who likes to argue and disagree, even about small things. — 4 sentences - [aria](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aria/) — An aria is a song for one singer in an opera, usually long and full of feeling. — 8 sentences - [arid](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arid/) — Arid land or weather is very dry, with very little rain, so few plants can grow. — 10 sentences - [aright](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aright/) — Aright means correctly or rightly, with no mistake. — 4 sentences - [arise](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arise/) — To arise is to begin or appear, usually a problem, question or chance. — 9 sentences - [aristocratic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aristocratic/) — Aristocratic describes people of the highest rank in a country, such as lords and ladies, and the grand, proud way they behave. — 4 sentences - [arithmetic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arithmetic/) — Arithmetic is the part of maths about numbers and the four basic operations: adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing. — 10 sentences - [arithmetical](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arithmetical/) — About arithmetic: adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing numbers. — 7 sentences - [ark](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ark/) — Noah's ark was the huge wooden boat Noah built to save his family and two of every kind of animal from the great flood. — 11 sentences - [arm](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arm/) — One of the two long body parts from your shoulder to your hand. — 13 sentences - [armada](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/armada/) — A large group of warships. — 9 sentences - [armadillo](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/armadillo/) — An armadillo is a small mammal from the Americas with a body covered in hard, bony plates like armour, which digs for insects with strong… — 8 sentences - [armband](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/armband/) — An armband is a band of cloth worn around the upper arm to show something, like that someone is team captain or that someone has died. — 10 sentences - [armchair](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/armchair/) — An armchair is a comfortable chair with side parts to rest your arms on. — 9 sentences - [armful](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/armful/) — As much as you can carry in one or both arms. — 8 sentences - [armistice](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/armistice/) — An agreement between enemies in a war to stop fighting, usually while they talk about peace. — 7 sentences - [armless](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/armless/) — Armless means having no arms. — 4 sentences - [armor](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/armor/) — Armor is a covering of metal worn by soldiers or knights to protect the body in battle. (The British spelling is «armour».). — 6 sentences - [armour](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/armour/) — Armour is a strong covering of metal or leather that soldiers and knights wore in the past to protect their bodies in battle. — 10 sentences - [armoury](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/armoury/) — A place where weapons and armour are kept, such as a room in a castle or a building used by an army. — 12 sentences - [armpit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/armpit/) — Your armpit is the hollow place under your arm where it joins your shoulder. — 11 sentences - [armrest](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/armrest/) — An armrest is the part of a chair, sofa, or seat in a car, bus or plane where you rest your arm. — 8 sentences - [arms](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arms/) — The two body parts from your shoulders to your hands (plural of arm). — 13 sentences - [army](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/army/) — An army is a large group of soldiers trained to fight on land for a country. — 9 sentences - [arnica](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arnica/) — Arnica is a yellow flower that grows in mountains, related to daisies. — 8 sentences - [around](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/around/) — Around means on every side of something, or in a circle. — 15 sentences - [arousal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arousal/) — Arousal is the state of being awake, alert or excited, when the body and mind are ready for action. — 9 sentences - [arouse](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arouse/) — To arouse a feeling is to cause it, like interest, curiosity, anger or suspicion. — 10 sentences - [arrange](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arrange/) — To arrange things is to put them in a neat or useful order or position. — 11 sentences - [arranged](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arranged/) — Arranged means put in a certain order or pattern, such as in rows, by size or by colour. — 13 sentences - [arrangement](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arrangement/) — A plan made in advance for something to happen (travel arrangements). — 13 sentences - [array](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/array/) — An array is a set of things put in equal rows and columns. — 15 sentences - [arrears](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arrears/) — Money that is owed and should have been paid already: rent arrears. — 9 sentences - [arrest](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arrest/) — To arrest someone is for the police to take them away because they may have broken the law. — 14 sentences - [arrival](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arrival/) — Arrival is the act of reaching a place, coming to where you were going. — 12 sentences - [arrive](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arrive/) — To arrive is to get to a place at the end of a trip. — 14 sentences - [arrogance](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arrogance/) — Behaving as if you are more important, cleverer or better than other people. — 9 sentences - [arrogant](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arrogant/) — Behaving as if you are better or more important than other people. — 8 sentences - [arrow](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arrow/) — A thin straight stick with a sharp point at the front and feathers at the back, shot from a bow. — 12 sentences - [arse](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arse/) — The bottom, the part of the body you sit on. — 10 sentences - [arsenal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arsenal/) — An arsenal is a big collection of weapons, or a building where weapons are made or stored. — 9 sentences - [arsenic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arsenic/) — Arsenic is a chemical element (symbol As); many of its compounds are very poisonous. — 8 sentences - [art](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/art/) — Art is making pictures, sculptures and other things that are beautiful or show ideas and feelings, like painting and drawing. — 12 sentences - [artefact](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/artefact/) — An object made by people long ago, such as a tool, pot or jewel, that tells us about the past. — 9 sentences - [artemisia](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/artemisia/) — Artemisia is a group of plants with strong-smelling, often silvery leaves, including wormwood, mugwort, sagebrush and tarragon. — 9 sentences - [artery](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/artery/) — An artery is a tube in the body that carries blood away from the heart to the rest of the body. — 9 sentences - [artful](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/artful/) — Artful means clever at getting what you want, especially by tricking people; crafty. — 9 sentences - [artfully](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/artfully/) — Artfully means in a clever, sly way, often to get what you want without anyone noticing. — 4 sentences - [arthritis](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arthritis/) — Arthritis is an illness that makes the joints, the places where bones meet like knees, hips and fingers, swollen, stiff and painful. — 9 sentences - [article](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/article/) — An article is a piece of writing in a newspaper, magazine or website. — 13 sentences - [articulate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/articulate/) — An articulate person can express ideas clearly and well in words. — 12 sentences - [articulated](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/articulated/) — An articulated lorry, bus or vehicle has two or more parts joined by a bendy joint so it can turn corners. — 10 sentences - [artifice](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/artifice/) — A clever trick used to fool people. — 9 sentences - [artificer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/artificer/) — An artificer is a skilled craftsman who makes or builds things, especially with metal. — 4 sentences - [artificial](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/artificial/) — Artificial means made by people, not natural. — 11 sentences - [artificially](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/artificially/) — Artificially means made or done by people, not by nature. — 10 sentences - [artillery](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/artillery/) — Artillery means big guns and cannons used in war, and also the soldiers who fire them. — 4 sentences - [artisan](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/artisan/) — An artisan is a skilled worker who makes things by hand, such as a carpenter, potter or weaver. — 9 sentences - [artist](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/artist/) — An artist is a person who paints, draws, makes sculptures or other works of art. — 10 sentences - [artistic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/artistic/) — Artistic means good at art or creative things like drawing, painting, music or design. — 10 sentences - [arts](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arts/) — The arts are activities like painting, drawing, music, dance, drama, film and writing, where people make things to express ideas and feeli… — 11 sentences - [artwork](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/artwork/) — An artwork is a piece of art, such as a painting, drawing, sculpture or collage. — 9 sentences - [arum](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arum/) — An arum is a plant with arrow-shaped leaves and a hood-like flower around a spike, such as the arum lily or the wild arum (cuckoo pint, lo… — 7 sentences - [aryan](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aryan/) — Aryan was an old name for the ancient people who spoke early Indo-Iranian languages in Iran and northern India; «arya» meant «noble» in Sa… — 9 sentences - [as](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/as/) — As means in the role of: she works as a nurse. — 22 sentences - [asap](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/asap/) — ASAP stands for «as soon as possible»: very soon, without delay. — 7 sentences - [ascend](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ascend/) — To ascend means to go up, to climb or rise. — 12 sentences - [ascender](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ascender/) — An ascender is the part of a lowercase letter that goes up above the middle of the line, as in b, d, f, h, k, l and t. — 9 sentences - [ascension](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ascension/) — The Ascension is the event when, Christians believe, Jesus rose up into heaven forty days after he rose from the dead. — 10 sentences - [ascent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ascent/) — An ascent is a climb up a mountain, hill or stairs. — 10 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](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** [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/)