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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