English for All

a hurt or suffering somewhere in the body

to cover with a liquid color; to make a picture with liquid colors; n. a colored liquid used to cover or protect a surface

a metal container used for cooking

a thin, flat material made from plants or cloth often used for writing

a device that permits a person or thing to fall slowly from an airplane or helicopter to the ground

a group of people and vehicles moving together to celebrate a special event or anniversary

to forgive for a crime and release from punishment

a father or mother

a government lawmaking group

something less than the whole; not all of something

a very small piece of matter

a group of people working together for a political purpose; a group of people or friends gathered together for enjoyment

to go by or move around something; to move along; to cause or permit to go

approve ("Congress is expected to pass a bill to cut taxes.")

a person travelling by airplane, train, boat or car who is not the pilot or driver

a document permitting a person to travel to another country

the time gone by; the time before; ad. recent; immediately before; former

a narrow way for walking; a way along which something moves

a person being treated by a doctor for a health problem

to give money for work done or for something bought

the condition of freedom from war, fighting or noise; rest; quiet

any group of persons; all the persons of a group, race, religion or nation ("the American people")

a part of every hundred ("Ten is ten percent of one hundred.")

complete or correct in every way; completely right or good; without mistakes

to speak, dance or sing in front of others

an amount of time within events, restrictions or conditions

never changing; lasting for a very long time or for all time

to let; to make possible

a man, woman or child

of the body

the study of motion, matter and energy

something that shows what another thing looks like; an idea or representation of something as seen by the eye; a painting; what is made with a camera

a part of something larger

a farm animal used for its meat

one who guides or flies an airplane or helicopter

a long, round piece of material used to move liquid or gas

to put something somewhere; n. an area or a part of an area; space where a person or thing is; any room, building, town or country

to organize or develop an idea or method of acting or doing something ">("They plan to have a party."); n. an organized or developed idea or method ("The plan will not work.")

a large object in space that orbits the sun ("Earth is a planet.")

to put into the ground to grow; n. a living growth from the ground which gets its food from air, water and earth

a material made from chemicals that can be formed and made into things

to have fun; to not work; to take part in a sport; to make music on an instrument; n. a story acted in a theater

to make one happy; to give enjoyment

all that is needed; a large enough amount

to make secret plans; n. a secret plan to do something wrong or illegal

words and their sounds organized in a special way to express emotions

to aim one's finger toward; to aim; n. the sharp end of something

a substance that can destroy life or damage health

a government agency responsible for guarding the public, keeping order, and making sure people obey the law; members of that agency

an established set of plans or goals used to develop and make decisions in politics, economics or business

the activities of government and of those who are in public office

to release dangerous or unpleasant substances into the air, soil or water

people with little or no money; ad. lacking money or goods; of bad quality

liked by many people; generally approved by the public

all the people in a place, city or country

a city where ships load or unload goods; a place on a coast where ships can be safe from a storm

a place; the way of holding the body; the way a thing is set or placed; a job (or level of a job) in an organization

to have; to own; to control or be controlled by

able to be done; can happen or is expected to happen

to delay action until a later time

to flow; to cause to flow

the ability to control or direct others; control; strength; ruling force; force or energy used to do work ("Water power turns the wheel.")

to say good things about; to approve

to make a request to a god or spirit; to praise a god or spirit

carrying a child within the body before it is born; expecting to give birth to a baby

to offer for consideration ("We will present our idea to the committee."); n. a gift ("I gave them a present for their anniversary."); now ("The present time is a good time."); ad. to be at a place ("I was present at school yesterday.")

the chief official of a country that is a republic; the leader of an organization

to urge strongly; n. newspapers, magazines and other publications

the force produced when something is pushed down or against something else

to keep or stop from going or happening

the amount of money for which anything is bought, sold or offered for sale

a place where a person is kept as punishment for a crime

of or about a person or group that is secret; opposite public

something offered or won in a competition; something of value that one must work hard for to get

for, supporting (pro-labor, pro-government)

a good chance of taking place; a little more than possible

a difficult question or situation with an unknown or unclear answer

an operation or series of changes leading to a desired result

to make; to create; to cause something to be; to manufacture

a job that requires special training

a teacher at a college or university

money gained from a business activity after paying all costs of that activity

a plan of action; the different events or parts of a meeting or show

movement forward or toward improvement or a goal

a planned effort to do something

ideas or information used to influence opinions

anything owned by someone such as land, buildings or goods

to present or offer for consideration

a part of the male reproductive system

to guard; to defend; to prevent from being harmed or damaged

substances responsible for the growth of tissue and for fixing damaged tissue

to speak against; to object

to show to be true

to give something needed or wanted

of or about all the people in a community or country; opposite private

something that is published such as a book, newspaper or magazine

to make public something that is written; to include something in a book, newspaper or magazine

to use force to move something toward the person or thing using the force; opposite push

to force a gas or liquid up, into or through

to cause pain, suffering or loss for doing something bad or illegal

to buy with money or with something of equal value; n. that which is bought

free from anything that is different or that reduces value; clean

the reason or desired effect for doing something; goal

to use force to move something away from the person or thing using the force; opposite pull

to place; to set in position