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fury, rage, wrath
angle angles
NOUN 1 the distance between two lines at the point where they join together. Angles are measured in degrees. • an angle of 90 degrees
2 the direction from which you look at something • He painted pictures of the garden from all angles.
angry angrier, angriest
ADJECTIVE very annoyed
SYNONYMS: furious, cross
anguish
NOUN great suffering
animal animals
NOUN any living being that is not a plant
animation animations
NOUN a way of making films using drawings that appear to move when you watch them
animated ADJECTIVE
ankle ankles
NOUN the joint that connects your foot to your leg
annihilate annihilates, annihilating, annihilated
VERB If someone or something annihilates someone or something else, they destroy them completely.
annihilation NOUN
anniversary anniversaries
NOUN a date that is remembered because something special happened on that date in a previous year • We celebrated Mum and Dad’s twelfth wedding anniversary.
announce announces, announcing, announced
VERB If you announce something, you tell people about it publicly or officially. • They announced the team on Friday morning.
SYNONYM: make known
announcement NOUN
annoy annoys, annoying, annoyed
VERB If someone or something annoys you, they make you angry or impatient.
SYNONYMS: bother, irritate
annoyance NOUN
annual annuals
ADJECTIVE 1 happening once a year • our annual sports day
NOUN 2 a book that is published once a year for children
anonymous
ADJECTIVE If something is anonymous, nobody knows who is responsible for it. • The charity received an anonymous donation.
anorak anoraks
NOUN a warm, waterproof jacket, usually with a hood
[an Eskimo word]
anorexia
NOUN a psychological illness in which the person refuses to eat
[from Greek an + orexis meaning no appetite]
another
ADJECTIVE OR PRONOUN one more person or thing
answer answers, answering, answered
VERB 1 If you answer someone, you reply to them in speech or writing.
NOUN 2 the reply you give when you answer someone • I received an answer to my letter.
3 a solution to a problem
ant ants
NOUN Ants are small insects that live in large groups.
antagonize antagonizes, antagonizing, antagonized
VERB If you antagonize someone, you upset them and make them feel angry.
Antarctic
NOUN the area around the South Pole
antelope antelopes
NOUN a hoofed animal, similar to a deer
antenna antennae or antennas
NOUN 1 one of the two long, thin parts attached to the head of an insect or other animal, which it uses to feel with. The plural is antennae.
2 In Australian, New Zealand and American English, an antenna is a radio or television aerial. The plural is antennas.
anthem anthems
NOUN usually a song of celebration, and sometimes a religious song
anther anthers
NOUN the part of the stamen in a flower where the pollen matures
anthology anthologies
NOUN a collection of writings by various authors, published in one book
[from Greek anthologia meaning flower gathering]
anti-
PREFIX against or opposite • an antimalaria tablet
ANTONYM: pro-
antibiotic antibiotics
NOUN a drug or chemical used in medicine to kill bacteria and cure infections
anticipate anticipates, anticipating, anticipated
VERB If you anticipate an event, you are expecting it and are getting prepared for it.
anticipation NOUN
anticlimax anticlimaxes
NOUN If something is an anticlimax, it disappoints you because it is not as exciting as you expected, or because it occurs after something that was more exciting.
anticlockwise
ADJECTIVE OR ADVERB moving in the opposite direction to the hands of a clock
ANTONYM: clockwise
antidote antidotes
NOUN a chemical substance that works against the effects of a poison
antique antiques
NOUN an object from the past that is collected because of its value or beauty
antiseptic
ADJECTIVE Something that is antiseptic can kill some germs.
antler antlers
NOUN Antlers are the branched horns on the top of a male deer’s head.
antonym antonyms
NOUN a word that means the opposite of another word • Happy is the antonym of sad.
anxiety anxieties
NOUN nervousness or worry
anxious
ADJECTIVE 1 If you are anxious, you are nervous or worried.
2 If you are anxious to do something, you very much want to do it. • She was anxious to pass her ballet exam.
any
ADJECTIVE OR PRONOUN 1 one, some or several • Have you any sausages?
2 even the smallest amount or even one • She can’t eat nuts of any kind.
3 no matter which or what • I’m so thirsty, any drink will do.
anybody
PRONOUN any person
anyhow
ADVERB 1 in any case • It’s still early, but I’m going to bed anyhow.
2 in a careless way • They were all shoved in anyhow.
anyone
PRONOUN any person • I won’t tell anyone.
anything
PRONOUN any object, event, situation or action • Can you see anything?
anyway
ADVERB in