English dictionary: words starting with at

preposition

Expressing location or arrival in a particular place or position.

Usage examples:

They live at conway house

noun

A monetary unit of laos, equal to one hundredth of a kip.

prefix

Variant spelling of ad- assimilated before t (as in attend, attenuate ).

The chemical element astatine.

phrase

From a place that is not near

Usage examples:

From a distance he looks a bit like johnny depp., we even saw some wolves from a distance., she cla…

phrase

From a place that is not near

Usage examples:

From a distance he looks a bit like johnny depp., we even saw some wolves from a distance., she cla…

phrase

Immediately

Usage examples:

He could tell at a glance that something was wrong., the rating system shows prospective buyers at …

phrase

At a fast speed

Usage examples:

The trains go by at a hell of a lick., he ran up the hill at a fair lick., the economy is growing a…

idiom

Below cost

phrase

Puzzled or uncertain what to think, say, or do.

Usage examples:

She became popular, and was at a loss to know why

idiom

To be not common and therefore valuable

Usage examples:

Free time is at a premium for working parents.

idiom

If you can do something at a push, you can do it but it will be difficult

Usage examples:

At a push i could be there by eight o'clock.

idiom

If someone does something at a rate of knots, they do it very quickly

Usage examples:

She got through her work at a rate of knots.

idiom

If something is done at the stroke of a pen, it is done quickly and easily by someone

Usage examples:

Politicians know they cannot create a lawful society simply at the stroke of a pen.

idiom

During any one period

Usage examples:

I can only do one thing at a time.

adverb

(used to make negatives and questions stronger) in any way or of any type

Usage examples:

I haven’t been at all well recently., he’s had no food at all., i’m not at all worried about it.

idiom

Regardless of the cost involved

phrase

Regardless of the price to be paid or the effort needed.

Usage examples:

He was anxious to avoid war at all costs

noun

Anything that happens, esp. something important or unusual

Usage examples:

Sporting events, a charity/fundraising event, political/world events, she later gave me her version…

phrase

Continuously

Usage examples:

When you're at the airport, you should make sure you have your luggage with you at all times., the …

idiom

Not straight

Usage examples:

The picture was hanging at an angle, so i straightened it.

noun

The last or farthest part of something or of a period of time, beyond which it does not exist

Usage examples:

She tied one end of the rope to a tree., the punctuation at the end of this sentence is a period., …

idiom

Regardless of the cost involved

phrase

Regardless of the price to be paid or the effort needed.

Usage examples:

He was anxious to avoid war at all costs

idiom

More exactly or clearly

Usage examples:

I don’t think they liked my idea – at any rate, they weren’t very enthusiastic.

noun

The seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years, etc., in which existence is measured, or the past, present, and future considered as a whole

Usage examples:

I really don’t have time to call her today., the children spent most of their time outdoors., we’d …

idiom

Under the best of conditions

phrase

Taking the most optimistic view.

Usage examples:

What signs there are of recovery are patchy at best

adverb

Used in instructions when buying and selling shares to show that you want to buy or sell at the best price possible

Usage examples:

As prices start to fall, brokers are instructed to sell at best.

idiom

In a basic way

Usage examples:

Jealousy is, at bottom, a lack of self-confidence.

idiom

(from) a short distance away

Usage examples:

When you see famous people at close quarters, they always appear much smaller than you imagined the…

plural noun

If two people or groups are at cross-purposes they do not understand each other because they have different intentions

Usage examples:

They're talking at cross-purposes without realizing it.

phrase

(especially in hyperbolic use) so ill that one may die.

Usage examples:

You've been out a lot, considering you're supposed to be at death's door

idiom

To be very sick