Oxford Basic American Dictionary

an .cient Ф / 'emjont / adjective

( history ) very old; from a time long ago ancient buildings

and Ф / snd ; sn / conjunction

a word that joins words or parts of sentences together ham and eggs

The cat was black and white. They sang and danced all evening.

( math ) a word you use when you are adding two numbers together

Twelve and six is eighteen.

—SYNONYM plus

an • ec • dote / renikdout / noun

[ count ]

a short, interesting, or funny story about a real person or event

a • ne • mi • a / s ' nimis / noun

[ noncount ]

( health ) a medical condition in which there are not enough red cells in the blood ► a • ne • mic / s ' nimik / adjective

an • es • thet • ic / |renss' eetik / noun

[ count, noncount ]

( health ) a drug that a doctor gives you so that you will not feel any pain during an operation

The patient will be under anesthetic for around an hour.

an • gel / ' eind₃l / noun [ count ]

( religion ) a spirit who carries messages from God. In pictures, angels are usually dressed in white and they have wings.

an .ger 1© /'гещэг / noun

[ noncount ]

the strong feeling that you have when something has happened or someone has done something that you do not like

She was shaking with anger.

an • ger2 / ' reggsr / verb

( an . gers, an . ger . ing , an . gered )

to make someone feel angry

an .gle © /'aeqgl/ломя [ count]

( math )

Spelling

Remember! You spell angle with L before E . You spell angel with E before L .

the space between two lines that meet. Angles are measured in degrees an angle of 40°

acute angle

obtuse angle

er

an .gry © / 'seggri/ adjective (an gri an . gri est )

If you are angry , you feel or show anger My dad was angry at me when I got home late. There's no need to get angry . ► an • gri • ly / ' reggrsli / adverb "Someone took my book!" she shouted angrily. Thesaurus

angry feeling or showing anger: My parents will be really angry if I get home late. ♦ She's angry about the way she was treated. ♦ Please don't be angry with me.

Please don't be angry at me. ♦ His behavior made me angry . ♦ I was angry with him for breaking my phone.

mad

( informal )

very angry. This word cannot come before a noun with this meaning: He got mad and walked out. ♦ She's mad at me for being late.

furious extremely angry: She was furious with me when she found out. ♦ He was furious at her behavior.

I had a furious argument with my mother last night. annoyed a little angry: She's annoyed at/with herself for making such a stupid mistake. ♦ I was annoyed to see that they had left the door open. ♦ Why are you getting annoyed ?

an • guish / ' reqgwij / noun [ noncount ] ( formal )

a feeling of great unhappiness or mental pain her anguish at the death of her son

an .i .mal Ф / 'semml/ noun

[ count ]

1 any living thing that can move and feel but is not a

person, a bird, a fish, or an insect

Cats, horses, and rats are animals.

Collocations

The Natural World

animals

angles

right angle

animals mate/breed/reproduce/feed (on something) birds fly/sing/nest/migrate insects crawl/fly/bite/sting hunt/capture/kill prey lay/fertilize eggs

plants and fungi

trees/plants grow/bloom/blossom/flower a seed sprouts

leaves/buds/shoots appear/develop/form a fungus grows/spreads pollinate/fertilize a flower/plant produce/spread pollen/seeds

2 any living thing that can move and feel, including people, birds, etc.

Humans are social animals.