| able |
having the skill, power, or opportunity that one must have to do a thing. [1/3 definitions] |
| abstention |
in parliamentary procedure, a declaration that one intends not to vote on a motion. [1/2 definitions] |
| account |
an arrangement that allows one to gain access to a computer, a computer application, or website when one enters a username and password that one has established. [1/16 definitions] |
| acknowledge |
to reply to; say that one has received. [1/3 definitions] |
| ad libitum |
at one's pleasure (used as a musical direction to indicate that a section so marked may be varied, improvised upon, or omitted, as the performer wishes, or as a stage direction to indicate that the performer may improvise). |
| adventure |
participation in exciting or dangerous things, or the feeling that one gets from these experiences. [1/5 definitions] |
| again |
used to emphasize an idea that one has earlier expressed in the same conversation, speech, or text. [1/5 definitions] |
| alibi |
a way of defending oneself against criminal charges by showing that one was not at the scene of the crime when it happened. [1/2 definitions] |
| and so forth |
followed by what one would expect. [1/2 definitions] |
| and so on |
followed by what one would expect. [1/2 definitions] |
| apologize |
to say that one is sorry. |
| apology |
a statement that one is sorry for something. |
| apple of one's eye |
a person or thing that one holds dear or cherishes. |
| argue |
to state or claim in support of what one thinks or believes (often followed by a clause beginning with "that"). [1/3 definitions] |
| ascot |
a wide scarf or necktie, tied so that one end lies flat on top of the other on the chest. |
| ashamed |
to have feelings of shame or embarrassment in connection with what one has or is associated with. [1/3 definitions] |
| asset |
a useful or desirable thing that one owns. [1/3 definitions] |
| at-home |
a usu. informal reception of visitors and guests at one's home. |
| at will |
at one's discretion, wish, or pleasure. |
| backfire |
to have results that are the opposite of what one wanted. [1/3 definitions] |
| back up |
to return to an earlier point in one's story or account, or give explanatory background to what one is saying. [1/8 definitions] |