English to English Dictionary

Abate

To become less intense, widespread, or severe.

Abdicate

To renounce or relinquish a throne, high office, or responsibility.

Abdication

The formal act of resigning from, relinquishing, or giving up a throne, high office, or formal responsibility.

Abuser

A person who habitually treats someone with cruelty or violence, especially someone regularly in their care or power.

Accordantly

In a manner that is in agreement or harmony with something; correspondingly.

Acoustic treatment

The use of specialized materials in a room to control sound reflections, reverberation, and echoes to improve audio quality.

Acupuncture

A system of complementary medicine in which fine needles are inserted in the skin at specific points along meridians to relieve pain or treat various physical conditions.

Acushla

An Irish term of endearment, meaning 'my darling' or 'my dear one', literally 'my pulse'.

Acutely

In a way that shows a very sensitive or fine perception of something.

Addendum

An item of additional material, typically omissions, added at the end of a book or document.

Adjournment

The act of suspending a session or meeting to a future time or indefinitely.

Aesthetics

A set of principles concerned with the nature and appreciation of beauty, especially in art.