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1. [**altered**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/altered.md) verb past form of alter (alter, alters, altered, altering); adjective (altered) 1) Altered means changed, made different. 2) (adjective) Altered describes something that has been changed: an altered photo. 3)…
2. [**alternate**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/alternate.md) adjective (alternate); verb (alternate, alternates, alternated, alternating); noun (an alternate) To alternate means to change again and again between two things, one after the other: red, blue, red, blue.
3. [**alternately**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/alternately.md) adverb (alternately) 1) Alternately means first one thing, then the other, again and again, taking turns.
4. [**alternation**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/alternation.md) noun (alternation, alternations) 1) The pattern of one thing following another again and again, like day and night or red then blue.
5. [**alternative**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/alternative.md) noun (an alternative, alternatives); adjective (alternative) An alternative is another choice or possibility instead of the first one.
6. [**altitude**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/altitude.md) noun (altitude, altitudes) Altitude is how high something is above the level of the sea or above the ground, as for a plane, mountain or town.
7. [**altogether**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/altogether.md) adverb Altogether means counting everything together as one total.
8. [**aluminium**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/aluminium.md) noun (aluminium; US aluminum) Aluminium is a light, silver-coloured metal that does not rust.
9. [**always**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/always.md) adverb 1) Always means every time, with no exception. 2) Always means for all time, forever: I will always love you. 3) Always can mean again and…
10. [**amaranth**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amaranth.md) noun (amaranths) (old use, poetic) An amaranth is a flower with bright red or purple blooms that keeps its colour for a long time.
11. [**amass**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amass.md) verb (amass, amasses, amassed, amassing) 1) To amass is to gather a large number or amount of things, or money, over time: «amass a fortune».
12. [**amateur**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amateur.md) noun (amateurs); adjective (amateur) An amateur is a person who does something for love or fun, not for pay and not as a trained expert.
13. [**amazed**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amazed.md) adjective (amazed); verb form (past of amaze: amaze, amazes, amazed, amazing) Amazed means very surprised, often in a happy way, because something is wonderful or hard to believe.
14. [**amazement**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amazement.md) noun (amazement; uncountable) 1) Amazement is the feeling of being very surprised because something is wonderful or hard to believe.
15. [**amazing**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amazing.md) adjective (amazing, more amazing, most amazing); also -ing form of amaze (amaze, amazes, amazed, amazing); adverb: amazingly Very surprising and wonderful; causing great wonder or surprise.
16. [**amazingly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amazingly.md) adverb (amazingly) 1) In a way that causes great surprise. 2) Very, extremely: «amazingly fast». 3) Used to say something is surprising: «Amazingly, nobody…
17. [**amazon**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amazon.md) noun (the Amazon — a river and rainforest; Amazon — a company; an amazon — a strong woman warrior) The Amazon is a huge river in South America and the great rainforest around it, the largest rainforest in the world.
18. [**ambassador**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ambassador.md) noun (an ambassador, ambassadors) An important official sent by one country to live in another and speak for their own country there.
19. [**amber**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amber.md) noun (amber, uncountable for the stone; an amber light); adjective (amber, an amber colour) Amber is a hard, see-through, golden-yellow stone that formed from the sticky sap of ancient trees over millions of years.
20. [**ambergris**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ambergris.md) noun (ambergris — uncountable) 1) 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…
21. [**ambient**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ambient.md) adjective (ambient); noun (ambient, as in ambient music) In the surroundings; around you, such as ambient temperature or ambient light.
22. [**ambiguous**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ambiguous.md) adjective (ambiguous, more ambiguous, most ambiguous) Ambiguous means having more than one possible meaning, so it is unclear which one is meant.
23. [**ambition**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ambition.md) noun (an ambition, ambitions; also uncountable ambition) A strong wish to do or become something special, like a big goal for the future.
24. [**ambitious**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ambitious.md) adjective (more ambitious, most ambitious) Ambitious means wanting very much to succeed, to be great, or to gain power.
25. [**amble**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amble.md) verb (amble, ambles, ambled, ambling); noun (an amble) 1) To amble is to walk slowly and calmly, without hurry. 2) An amble is a slow, easy walk.
26. [**amblyopia**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amblyopia.md) noun (amblyopia; uncountable) 1) Amblyopia is an eye problem, often called «lazy eye», where one eye does not see clearly because the brain uses the other eye more.
27. [**ambrosia**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ambrosia.md) noun (no plural in common use) 1) In Greek myth, ambrosia is the food of the gods, which kept them living for ever.
28. [**ambulance**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ambulance.md) noun (an ambulance, ambulances) A special vehicle with trained people and medical equipment that takes sick or injured people to hospital quickly.
29. [**ambulate**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ambulate.md) verb (ambulate, ambulates, ambulated, ambulating) 1) (formal, medical) To ambulate is to walk or move about.
30. [**ambulation**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ambulation.md) noun (ambulation) — formal, medicine 1) (formal, medicine) Walking or moving about on foot.
31. [**ambush**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ambush.md) noun (an ambush, ambushes); verb (ambush, ambushes, ambushed, ambushing) An ambush is a surprise attack by people or animals who have been hiding and waiting.
32. [**ambusher**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ambusher.md) noun (an ambusher, ambushers) 1) An ambusher is a person or animal that hides and waits to attack someone by surprise.
33. [**amelia**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amelia.md) noun, a name (Amelia) Amelia is a girl's first name, very popular in the UK, Australia and other English-speaking countries.
34. [**amelioration**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amelioration.md) noun (amelioration; uncountable) 1) (formal) Amelioration is making something bad better, or the process of it getting better.
35. [**amend**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amend.md) verb (amend, amends, amended, amending); noun (amends — only in «make amends») To amend something written, like a law, rule or document, is to change it a little to correct or improve it.
36. [**amended**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amended.md) adjective (amended); also the past tense and past participle of the verb amend (amend, amends, amended, amending) Changed a little to correct or improve it, especially a rule, law, plan or piece of writing.
37. [**amendment**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amendment.md) noun (an amendment, amendments) An amendment is a small change made to a law, rule, plan or piece of writing to correct or improve it.
38. [**amends**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amends.md) noun (plural only, in "make amends") Something you do to show you are sorry and to put right a wrong you did.
39. [**amenities**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amenities.md) noun (amenities — plural; singular amenity) Useful or pleasant things and services in a place, like parks, shops, toilets, a pool or Wi-Fi.
40. [**american**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/american.md) adjective (American); noun (an American, Americans) From or about the United States of America: American food, an American city.
41. [**amethyst**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amethyst.md) noun (amethysts) 1) An amethyst is a purple gem, a kind of stone used in rings and jewels.
42. [**amharic**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amharic.md) noun (Amharic); adjective (Amharic) 1) The main working language of Ethiopia, written in its own script called Ge'ez (Fidel). 2) adjective: About that language.
43. [**amiable**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amiable.md) adjective (amiable, more amiable, most amiable) 1) Friendly, pleasant and easy to like.
44. [**amiably**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amiably.md) adverb (from the adjective amiable) 1) Amiably means in a friendly, pleasant way.
45. [**amicable**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amicable.md) adjective (amicable); adverb (amicably) Amicable means friendly and without arguments, especially when people could have argued.
46. [**amicably**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amicably.md) adverb (from the adjective amicable) 1) Amicably means in a friendly way, without quarrelling: «to settle a dispute amicably».
47. [**amir**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amir.md) noun (an amir, amirs; also spelled emir); proper noun (Amir — a boy's name) An amir (usually spelled emir) is a ruler, prince or commander in some Muslim countries, especially in the Middle East.
48. [**amiss**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amiss.md) adjective (not before a noun); adverb Amiss means wrong, or not as it should be: «something is amiss».
49. [**amity**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amity.md) noun (amity) 1) Amity is friendly peace between people or groups who get along well and do not fight.
50. [**ammonia**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ammonia.md) noun (ammonia — uncountable) A colourless gas with a very strong, sharp smell, made of nitrogen and hydrogen.
51. [**ammonite**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ammonite.md) noun (an ammonite, ammonites) An ammonite is an extinct sea animal with a coiled shell, related to today's octopus, squid and nautilus.
52. [**ammunition**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ammunition.md) noun (no plural form) Ammunition is the bullets, shells, or other things fired or thrown in a fight.
53. [**amoeba**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amoeba.md) noun (an amoeba, amoebas or amoebae; US also ameba) A tiny living thing made of just one cell, which you can only see with a microscope.
54. [**among**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/among.md) preposition Among means in the middle of a group: a house among the trees.
55. [**amorous**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amorous.md) adjective (more amorous, most amorous) 1) Amorous means full of love, often romantic love (an old-fashioned word).
56. [**amount**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amount.md) noun (amount, amounts); verb (amount, amounts, amounted, amounting — amount to) 1) An amount is how much there is of something. 2) An amount is a sum of money. 3) To amount to is to add up to a total, or to be the same…
57. [**amp**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amp.md) noun (amp, amps); verb (amp up, amps up, amped up, amping up); adjective (amped, slang) Short for «ampere», the unit used to measure electric current.
58. [**amphibian**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amphibian.md) noun (an amphibian, amphibians); adjective (amphibian, amphibious — about vehicles) 1) 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…
59. [**amphipod**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amphipod.md) noun (an amphipod, amphipods) 1) An amphipod is a small shrimp-like animal with no shell on its back, such as the sand hopper found on beaches.
60. [**amphitheatre**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amphitheatre.md) noun (amphitheatre, amphitheatres) 1) An amphitheatre is a round or oval building with rows of seats rising around an open space, where people watch shows or games.
61. [**ample**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ample.md) adjective (ample, ampler, amplest — rare) 1) Ample means more than enough; plenty. 2) Ample can mean large, about size, for example «an ample garden».
62. [**amplification**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amplification.md) noun (amplification, amplifications) 1) Making a sound or signal louder or stronger. 2) (formal) Adding more detail to explain something better.
63. [**amplifier**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amplifier.md) noun (an amplifier, amplifiers; informal an amp) A machine that makes sounds louder, especially from guitars, microphones and music players.
64. [**amplify**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amplify.md) verb (amplify, amplifies, amplified, amplifying) To amplify a sound is to make it louder, often with electronic equipment.
65. [**amplitude**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amplitude.md) noun (amplitude, amplitudes) The size of a wave: how high it rises from its middle line.
66. [**amuse**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amuse.md) verb (amuse, amuses, amused, amusing) 1) To amuse someone is to make them laugh or smile. 2) To amuse someone is to keep them busy and interested so they do not get bored.
67. [**amused**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amused.md) adjective (amused, more amused); past form of the verb amuse (amuse, amuses, amused, amusing) 1) Finding something funny so that you smile or laugh. 2) Kept busy and happy, not bored.
68. [**amusement**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amusement.md) noun (amusement, amusements) 1) The feeling of finding something funny. 2) Fun or entertainment; something that keeps you entertained. 3) (plural) Rides and games at a…
69. [**amusing**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amusing.md) adjective (amusing; more amusing, most amusing); from the verb amuse (amuse, amuses, amused, amusing) Amusing means funny in a gentle way that makes you smile or laugh.
70. [**amygdala**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amygdala.md) noun (the amygdala, amygdalae or amygdalas) 1) The amygdala is a small almond-shaped part deep inside the brain that helps us feel and react to emotions, especially fear.
71. [**an**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/an.md) article (an — the form of «a» before a vowel sound) An is a small word used before a word that starts with a vowel sound, like an apple, an egg or an hour.
72. [**ana**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ana.md) noun (ana — rare); suffix (-ana); also a name (Ana) Ana is mostly a girl's name, a form of Anna, common in Spanish and Portuguese.
73. [**anabolic**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/anabolic.md) adjective (anabolic) Anabolic means building up bigger molecules from smaller ones in the body, like building muscle and growing.
74. [**anachronism**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/anachronism.md) noun (an anachronism, anachronisms) Something put in the wrong time, especially in a story or picture, like a wristwatch on a Roman soldier.
75. [**anaconda**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/anaconda.md) noun (an anaconda, anacondas) An anaconda is a very large snake from South America that lives in and near rivers and swamps.
76. [**anaemia**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/anaemia.md) noun (anaemia; uncountable; US spelling anemia) 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.
77. [**anaesthesia**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/anaesthesia.md) noun (anaesthesia) — UK spelling; US: anesthesia Using medicine so a person feels no pain during an operation, either by putting them to sleep (general) or numbing one part (local).
78. [**anaesthetic**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/anaesthetic.md) noun (an anaesthetic, anaesthetics); adjective (anaesthetic) A medicine that stops you feeling pain, given by a doctor or dentist before an operation or treatment.
79. [**anaesthetist**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/anaesthetist.md) noun (an anaesthetist, anaesthetists) 1) (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) A doctor who gives patients medicine (anaesthetic) so they feel no pain or are fully asleep…
80. [**anagram**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/anagram.md) noun (an anagram, anagrams) 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».
81. [**anagrams**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/anagrams.md) noun (anagram, anagrams — this is the plural) Words or phrases made by changing the order of the letters of another word or phrase, using every letter once, like «listen» and «silent».
82. [**analects**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/analects.md) noun (plural: analects; usually The Analects) A collection of short sayings or pieces of writing chosen from a writer or teacher.
83. [**analogous**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/analogous.md) adjective (analogous) 1) Similar in some way, so that it can be compared: «analogous to» something.
84. [**analogue**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/analogue.md) adjective (analogue; US analog); noun (an analogue, analogues) An analogue clock or watch has hands that move around a dial instead of showing numbers.
85. [**analogy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/analogy.md) noun (an analogy, analogies) A comparison that explains one thing by showing how it is like another, for example saying the heart is like a pump.
86. [**analyse**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/analyse.md) verb (analyse, analyses, analysed, analysing); US spelling: analyze To look at something closely and carefully, part by part, to understand it.
87. [**analysis**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/analysis.md) noun (an analysis, analyses; also uncountable) Analysis is studying something carefully by looking at its parts, to understand it or find out what it is made of.
88. [**analyst**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/analyst.md) noun (analyst, analysts) A person whose job is to study information closely to understand it or find problems, like a data analyst or sports analyst.
89. [**anaphylaxis**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/anaphylaxis.md) noun (anaphylaxis, uncountable) 1) Anaphylaxis is a sudden, very serious allergic reaction that can quickly make it hard to breathe, cause swelling of the face, lips…
90. [**anarchist**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/anarchist.md) noun (anarchist, anarchists); adjective (anarchist) A person who believes there should be no government or rulers and people should organise themselves freely.
91. [**anathema**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/anathema.md) noun (no plural in common use) Anathema is something or someone that people strongly hate and want to avoid.
92. [**anatomical**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/anatomical.md) adjective (anatomical) 1) Anatomical means to do with the structure of the body of a person, animal or plant, as in an anatomical drawing.
93. [**anatomically**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/anatomically.md) adverb (anatomically) 1) Anatomically means in a way that is to do with the structure of the body.
94. [**anatomy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/anatomy.md) noun (anatomy, anatomies) The study of the parts of the body and how they are arranged: bones, muscles, organs.
95. [**ancestor**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ancestor.md) noun (an ancestor, ancestors) An ancestor is a person in your family who lived long ago, before your grandparents, like a great-great-grandparent.
96. [**ancestral**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ancestral.md) adjective (ancestral) Ancestral means belonging to, coming from or connected with your ancestors, the people in your family who lived long before you.
97. [**ancestress**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ancestress.md) noun (ancestresses) 1) An ancestress is a woman from whom a family or people is descended; a female ancestor long ago.
98. [**ancestry**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ancestry.md) noun (ancestry, ancestries) 1) Your ancestry is all the people in your family who lived long before you, such as great-grandparents, and the places and groups they…
99. [**anchor**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/anchor.md) noun (an anchor, anchors); verb (anchor, anchors, anchored, anchoring) 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.
100. [**anchorage**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/anchorage.md) noun (an anchorage, anchorages); name (Anchorage — a city) An anchorage is a place where ships can safely drop anchor, usually a calm, sheltered bit of water.

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