English dictionary: words starting with ad

noun

An advertisement.

Usage examples:

The latest television lager ad

prefix

Denoting motion or direction to.

Usage examples:

Advance

suffix

(forming nouns) in collective numerals.

Usage examples:

Myriad

abbreviation

Anno domini (used to indicate that a date comes the specified number of years after the traditional date of christ's birth).

idiom

For or concerned with one specific purpose

adverb

When necessary or needed.

Usage examples:

The group was constituted ad hoc

adjective

Created or done for a particular purpose as necessary.

Usage examples:

The discussions were on an ad hoc basis

noun

The practice of reacting to what happens or is needed at a particular time, rather than planning in a way that suits all possible situations

Usage examples:

The government cannot continue to get away with ad hockery in response to local transport needs.

idiom

Appealing to personal considerations rather than to reason

adjective

(of an argument or reaction) directed against a person rather than the position they are maintaining.

Usage examples:

An ad hominem response

adverb

In a way that is directed against a person rather than the position they are maintaining.

Usage examples:

These points come from some of our best information sources, who realize they'll be attacked ad hom…

verb

To do something without preparation or planning

Usage examples:

[ i ] she had lost her notes, so she ad-libbed for ten minutes., i did not want to give an ad-lib s…

adverb

Said without any preparation or practice

Usage examples:

I'd forgotten the notes for my speech so i had to do it ad lib.

Present participle of ad-lib

idiom

To a sickening or excessive extent

adverb

Used to refer to the fact that something has been done or repeated so often that it has become annoying or tiresome.

Usage examples:

The phrase he repeated ad nauseam

noun

A high-level computer programming language used chiefly in real-time computerized control systems, e.g. for aircraft navigation.

Usage examples:

The gnat compiler from ada core technologies allowed a seamless and fluid transition from linux to …

noun

A proverb or short statement expressing a general truth.

Usage examples:

The old adage ‘out of sight out of mind’

noun

A proverb or short statement expressing a general truth.

Usage examples:

The old adage ‘out of sight out of mind’

adverb

(especially as a direction) in slow time.

Usage examples:

The music is played adagio with very slight dynamic change

adjective

Performed in slow time.

Usage examples:

The beautiful adagio ending of the piece was just too loud

noun

A movement, passage, or composition marked to be performed adagio.

Usage examples:

The striking thing about this album is the range of styles he dabbles in - from grand bossa novas t…

noun

A movement, passage, or composition marked to be performed adagio.

Usage examples:

The striking thing about this album is the range of styles he dabbles in - from grand bossa novas t…

adverb

(especially as a direction) in slow time.

Usage examples:

The music is played adagio with very slight dynamic change

adjective

Performed in slow time.

Usage examples:

The beautiful adagio ending of the piece was just too loud

proper noun

(in the biblical and koranic traditions) the name of the first man. according to the book of genesis, adam was created by god as the progenitor of the human race and lived with eve in the garden of eden.

noun

A character in the bible who was the first man made by god

adjective

Refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind.

Usage examples:

He is adamant that he is not going to resign

noun

A legendary rock or mineral to which many properties were attributed, formerly associated with diamond or lodestone.

Usage examples:

As for the magical metal, asiceton, it sounds like adamant.

adjective

Unable to be broken.

Usage examples:

Adamantine chains

adverb

In a way that suggests one will not be persuaded to change one's mind; firmly and resolutely.

Usage examples:

The white house adamantly denied any involvement

noun

A character in the bible who was the first man made by god

verb

Make (something) suitable for a new use or purpose; modify.

Usage examples:

Hospitals have had to be adapted for modern medical practice

verb

To adjust to different conditions or uses, or to change to meet different situations

noun

The quality of being able to adjust to new conditions.

Usage examples:

Adaptability is an advantage in the harshly competitive global economy

adjective

Able to adjust to new conditions.

Usage examples:

Rats are highly adaptable to change

noun

The action or process of adapting or being adapted.

Usage examples:

The adaptation of teaching strategy to meet students' needs

noun

The action or process of adapting or being adapted.

Usage examples:

The adaptation of teaching strategy to meet students' needs

verb

Make (something) suitable for a new use or purpose; modify.

Usage examples:

Hospitals have had to be adapted for modern medical practice

adjective

Changed slightly for a particular purpose or use

Usage examples:

He drives a specially adapted car., the festive grotto is in fact an adapted garden shed., be adapt…

noun

A device for connecting pieces of equipment that cannot be connected directly.

Usage examples:

The adapter converts the lens focal length to 5.5 mm