aiming
The act of one who aims.
Dictionary · English 699
Vocabulary ranked by real-world frequency — start with the 1,000 most common words. Definitions adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), review in progress.
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alumni
An individual alumnus or alumna.
ana
A collection of things associated with a person or place, especially a personal collection of anecdotes or conversations at table
awhile
For some time; for a short time.
abbey
The office or dominion of an abbot or abbess.
adjustment
The action of adjusting something.
attachment
The act or process of (physically or figuratively) attaching.
abusive
Prone to treat someone badly by coarse, insulting words or other maltreatment; vituperative; reproachful; scurrilous.
Alley
A choice, large playing-marble made of stone or alabaster, from which it takes its name. The alley tor (more cor- rectly taw) beloved of Master Bardell (Pick- wick Papers, 34) was a special ally that had won many taws or games.
appetite
A desire to eat food or consume drinks.
abs
The abdominal muscles; plural of ab.
abundance
A large quantity; many.
advancing
The act of proceeding forward; an advance.
ant
Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females.
antique
Having existed in ancient times, descended from antiquity; used especially in reference to Greece and Rome.
autonomy
The right or condition of self-government; freedom to act or function independently.
accompanying
Present together.
aired
Having been uttered or spoken of, such that certain persons are aware.
allowance
Permission; granting, conceding, or admitting.
apologies
A list of people unable to attend a meeting, typically presented as the first item on the agenda.
arbitrary
Based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random.
autonomous
Governing itself independently.
averaged
replaced by an average value
advertisement
A commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar.
analyze
To subject to analysis.
atmospheric
Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.
activation
Making active and effective; bringing into a state of activity.
agreeing
An agreement.
allocated
Having been granted an allocation; having received (something) as part of a plan or scheduled disbursement; having been assigned (something) that was set aside for a particular purpose.
applause
The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by the clapping of hands, stamping or tapping of the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation.
accidental
Pertaining to accident and not essence; thus, inessential; incidental; secondary.
addicted
Having a biochemical addiction.
Apollo
Any of several papilionid butterflies of the genus Parnassius, especially Parnassius apollo of Eurasia (also known as the mountain apollo).
archbishop
A senior bishop who is in charge of an archdiocese, and presides over a group of dioceses called a province (in Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, etc.)
assassination
The murder of a person, especially for political reasons or for personal gain.
athletics
A group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country and racewalking.
Aberdeen
A wide evenly curved fishhook.
absorb
To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up.
accompany
To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with.
accord
Agreement of opinion, will, or action.
advancement
The act of advancing; promotion to a higher place or dignity
alt
Of a voice or instrument, high pitch; especially, the octave above the top line of the treble stave.
alternatively
in an alternative way
anglo
An English person or person of English ancestry.
archer
One who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow.
assurance
The act of assuring; a declaration intended to inspire full confidence; something designed to give confidence to someone.
admitting
An act of admission; an allowing to enter.
AFL
The game of Australian rules football.
aligned
Having been placed, arranged or formed in alignment (with something).
altar
A table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites.
amp
To amplify.
arrows
Short darts feathered at the ends.
atlas
A bound collection of maps often including tables, illustrations or other text.
Austrian
Of, from, or pertaining to Austria.
automation
The act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls.
awe
A feeling of fear and reverence.
assisting
assistance; help given
aboriginal
First according to historical or scientific records; original; indigenous; primitive.
academics
Academia.
alignment
An arrangement of items in a line.