Oxford Basic American Dictionary

a • maz • ing • ly / a'meizigli / adverb Maria plays the violin amazingly well.

am • bas • sa • dor / rem'bresadar / [count]

( politics ) an important person who represents his or her country in a foreign country the U.S. ambassador to Italy

am • big • u • ous AWB / ,rem'bigyu3s /

adjective

having more than one possible meaning

His answer was ambiguous, so I'm not sure if he wants the

job or not.

am • bi • tion / rem'bijn / noun

[ noncount ] a very strong wish to be successful, to have power, etc.

Louise is intelligent, but she has no ambition.

[ count ] something that you really want to do My ambition is to become a doctor.

am • bi • tious / rem'bi/as /

A person who is ambitious

wants to be successful, to have power, etc.

am • bu • lance / 'rembyalans / noun [ count ]

a vehicle that takes people who are sick or hurt to the hospital

am • bush / 'rembuf / noun [ count ]

a sudden surprise attack

The soldier was killed in an ambush.

a • me • ba / a'miba / noun [ count ] ( plural a . me . bas or a . me . bae / a'mibi / ) = amoeba

a • mend aw Д / a mend / verb ( a mends , a . mend . ing , a . mend . ed )

to change a law, document, statement, etc. in order to correct a mistake or improve it The law needs to be amended.

a • mend • ment aw / a'mendmant / [count]

( politics ) a change that is made to a law or document The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave women the right to vote.

A • mer • i • can / a'merikan / adjective

from or connected with the U.S. I'm Mexican, but my wife is American. American history ►A • mer • i • can

noun [ count ]

We are all Americans.

am • mo • nia / a'mounia / noun [ noncount ]

( chemistry ) a clear gas with a strong smell, or a liquid made with this gas and used for cleaning

am • mu • ni • tion / _lremya'nifn /

[ noncount ]

things that you throw or shoot from a gun to hurt people or damage things

They only stopped shooting when they had no more ammunition.

am • nes • ty / 'remnasti / noun

[ count, noncount ] ( plural am . nes . ties )

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I nucleus

( politics ) a time when a government forgives political crimes and allows some prisoners to go free

amoeba

a • moe • ba / a'miba /

noun [ count ] ( plural a . moe . bas or a . moe . bae / a'mibi / ) ( biology ) a very small animal that consists of only one cellа . mong Ф/ э'тлц / ( also а . mongst / s'mAgst / )

preposition

1 in the middle of a group of people or things

often feel nervous when I'm among strangers.

for or by more than two things or people He divided the money among his six children.

in a particular group of people or things

There is a lot of anger among students about the new law. Which word? Among or between?

We use among when we are talking about more than two people or things: You're among friends here.

If there are only two people or things, we use between : Sarah and I divided the cake between us. ♦ I was standing between Alice and Cathy.

a .mount iO /s'maunt/nounicount]

how much there is of something He spent a large amount of money.

a • mount 2 / э ' maunt / verb ( a . mounts , a . mount . ing , a . mount . ed )

amount to something to make a certain amount when

you add everything together

The cost of the repairs amounted to $500.

amp / amp / noun [ count ]

( physics ) a measure of electricity

am • phib • i • an / am ' fibbn / noun [ count ]

( biology ) an animal that can live both on land and in water