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      ambition ambitions NOUN

      If you have an ambition to do something, you want to do it very much.

      ambulance ambulances NOUN

      An ambulance is a vehicle that is used to take people to hospital.

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      among

      PREPOSITION 1 If something is among a number of things, it is surrounded by them. He sat among piles of books.

      PREPOSITION 2 If something is divided among several people, they all have a share.

      amount amounts NOUN

      An amount of something is how much there is of it.

      amphibian amphibians NOUN

      An amphibian is an animal that is able to live on land and in water.

      amphibious ADJECTIVE

      See Amphibians on page 264

      amuse amuses, amusing, amused VERB

      If you amuse somebody, you make them smile or stop them feeling bored.

      an ADJECTIVE

      An is a form of “a” used when the next sound is a vowel.

      See a

      An analogue watch or clock shows the time with hands that move round a dial.

      See digital

      anchor anchors NOUN

      An anchor is a heavy metal hook on a long chain. It is dropped over the side of a boat to stop it moving.

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      ancient ADJECTIVE

      If something is ancient, it is very old.

      and CONJUNCTION

      You use and to join two or more words or phrases together. I like chocolate, and my brother does too.

      angel angels NOUN

      Angels are beings some people believe act as messengers for God.

      anger NOUN

      Anger is the strong feeling you have about something that is unfair.

      angle angles NOUN

      An angle is the shape that is made when two lines or surfaces join. The size of an angle is measured in degrees.

      angry angrier, angriest ADJECTIVE

      If you feel angry, you are very cross.

      angrily ADVERB

      animal animals NOUN

      Animals are living things which are not plants. Humans, dogs, birds, fish, reptiles and insects are all animals.

      ankle ankles NOUN

      Your ankle is the joint between your foot and your leg.

      anniversary anniversaries NOUN

      An anniversary is a day when you remember something special which happened on that date in an earlier year.

      announce announces, announcing, announced VERB

      If you announce something important, you tell people about it publicly. My sister’s engagement was announced last week.

      annoy annoys, annoying, annoyed VERB

      If you do something which annoys someone, you make them cross.

      annual annuals

      ADJECTIVE 1 Something that is annual happens once a year, like a birthday.

      NOUN 2 An annual is a book that comes out once a year.

      another ADJECTIVE

      Another means one more. Amy finished her chocolate and took another one immediately.

      answer answers, answering, answered

      VERB 1 When you answer, you say or write something to someone who has asked you a question.

      NOUN 2 Your answer is what you say or write to a question.

      ant ants NOUN

      Ants are small insects which live in large groups called colonies.

      See Insects on page 264

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      antelope antelopes NOUN

      Antelopes are animals that look like deer, but their horns are not branch-shaped. They live in Africa and Asia.

      anticlockwise ADVERB

      If something goes anticlockwise, it moves in the opposite direction to the hands of a clock.

      antique antiques NOUN

      An antique is an old object which is valuable because it is beautiful or rare.

      antiseptic antiseptics NOUN

      An antiseptic is a substance that prevents infection by killing germs.

      antonym antonyms NOUN

      An antonym is a word that means the opposite of another word.

      See Antonyms on page 273

      anxious ADJECTIVE

      Someone who is anxious is nervous or worried about something.

      any

      ADJECTIVE 1 Any means one, some, or several. Do you have any milk?

      ADJECTIVE 2 Any can also mean even the smallest amount. I mustn’t eat any nuts.

      anybody PRONOUN

      Anybody is any person.

      anyone PRONOUN

      Anyone is any person.

      anything PRONOUN

      Anything means any object, event, situation or action.

      anywhere ADVERB

      Anywhere means in, at or to any place. Just put it down anywhere.

      apart ADJECTIVE

      If something is apart from something else, there is a space between them. He stood with his feet apart.

      ape apes NOUN

      Apes are like monkeys but are larger and have no tails. Chimpanzees and gorillas are apes.

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      apologize apologizes, apologizing, apologized; also spelt apologise VERB

      When you apologize, you say you are sorry for something you have done.

      apology apologies NOUN

      An apology is something you say or write to tell someone you are sorry.

      apostrophe apostrophes NOUN

      An apostrophe is a punctuation mark (‘) used in contractions and to show belonging.

      See Punctuation on page 270

      apparatus NOUN

      The apparatus for a particular task is the equipment you use for it.

      appear appears, appearing, appeared

      VERB