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English Word Dictionary

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a bit

adverb · to a small degree; somewhat

Example: it's a bit warm

a great deal

adverb · to a very great degree or extent

Example: I feel a lot better

a million times

adverb · by a factor of a million

Example: it increased a millionfold

aah

verb · express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'

Example: They oohed and aahed when they unwrapped the presents

aar

noun · a river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine

aback

adverb · by surprise

Example: taken aback by the caustic remarks

abaft

adverb · at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane

Example: stow the luggage aft

abate

verb · become less in amount or intensity

Example: The storm abated

abbreviate

verb · shorten

Example: Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'

abduce

verb · advance evidence for

abducent

adjective · especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part

abhor

verb · find repugnant

Example: I loathe that man

abhorrent

adjective · offensive to the mind

Example: an abhorrent deed

abide

verb · put up with something or somebody unpleasant

Example: I cannot bear his constant criticism

abjectly

adverb · in a hopeless resigned manner

Example: she shrugged her shoulders abjectly

ablactate

verb · gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk

Example: she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered milk

aboard

adverb · on first or second or third base

Example: Their second homer with Bob Allison aboard

abominably

adverb · in a terrible manner

Example: she sings terribly

abominate

verb · find repugnant

Example: I loathe that man

above all

adverb · above and beyond all other consideration

Example: above all, you must be independent

abrade

verb · rub hard or scrub

Example: scour the counter tops

absentmindedly

adverb · in an absentminded or preoccupied manner

Example: he read the letter absently

absolutely

adverb · totally and definitely; without question

Example: we are absolutely opposed to the idea

absolution

noun · the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance

absolutist

adjective · pertaining to the principle of totalitarianism

abstract

adjective · existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment

Example: abstract words like `truth' and `justice'

abye

verb · make amends for

Example: expiate one's sins

academic degree

noun · an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study

Example: he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude

accent

noun · a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation

accentuate

verb · put stress on; utter with an accent

Example: In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word

acceptably

adverb · in an acceptable (but not outstanding) manner

Example: she plays tennis tolerably

accident surgery

noun · the branch of medicine that deals with the surgical repair of injuries and wounds arising from accidents

accidentally

adverb · without advance planning

Example: they met accidentally

acclimate

verb · get used to a certain climate

Example: They never acclimatized in Egypt

acclimatise

verb · get used to a certain climate

Example: They never acclimatized in Egypt

acclimatization

noun · adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment)

acclimatize

verb · get used to a certain climate

Example: They never acclimatized in Egypt

accommodatingly

adverb · in accommodation

Example: obligingly, he lowered his voice

accomplish

verb · put in effect

Example: carry out a task

accrete

verb · grow or become attached by accretion

Example: The story accreted emotion

accurately

adverb · with few mistakes

Example: he works very accurately

accurse

verb · curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment

accusing

adjective · containing or expressing accusation- O.Henry

Example: an accusitive forefinger

accustom

verb · make psychologically or physically used (to something)

Example: She became habituated to the background music

accustomed

adjective · (often followed by `to') in the habit of or adapted to

Example: accustomed to doing her own work

ace

adjective · of the highest quality

Example: an ace reporter

acidify

verb · turn acidic

Example: the solution acetified

acknowledge

verb · accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority

Example: The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne

acquiesce

verb · to agree or express agreement

Example: The Maestro assented to the request for an encore

acquit

verb · pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

Example: The suspect was cleared of the murder charges

acridity

noun · the quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone

acrocentric

adjective · having a subterminal centromere

Example: an acrocentric chromosome

acrocephaly

noun · a congenital abnormality of the skull; the top of the skull assumes a cone shape

across the country

adverb · extending throughout an entire nation

Example: nationally advertised

act on

verb · carry further or advance

Example: Can you act on this matter soon?