NTC's Pocket Dictionary of Words and Phrases part 6. The small but very concise NTC's Pocket Dictionary of Words and Phrases offers 6,000 basic and common English words plus 6,000 basic and common English idioms and phrases. You will find this portable title essential in the classroom, at home, or traveling, when you need help to recall word and phrase meanings. | aquarium aquarium @ kwer i @m 1. n. irreg. a container for plants and animals that live in the water. Plural aquariums or aquaria. 2. n. irreg. a public building containing Q for public viewing. Arabic numeral er @ bik num @ r@l n. the most usual form of number such as 1 2 3 4 5. These forms come from Arabic script. arc ark 1. n. a curve a portion of a circle. 2. iv. to form a curve to take the shape of a curve. arch artj 1. n. a curved structure over an opening usually holding the weight of the wall above it. 2. n. the curved part of the bottom of the foot. 3. iv. to bend in the shape of Q to curve like Q. archery artj @ ri n. the sport or skill of shooting with a bow and arrow. No plural. architect ark @ tekt n. someone who designs buildings. architecture ark i tek tj 1. n. the designing of buildings the study of building design. Plural only for types and instances. 2. n. the particular design of a building. No plural. arctic ark tik 1. adj. relating to the Arctic. Sometimes capitalized. 2. adj. very cold freezing. Adv arctically .ik li . the Arctic n. the area around the Arctic Ocean near the North Pole. No plural. Treated as singular. are ar iv. irreg. a form of the verb be used in the second-person singular present and in all three persons in the present-tense plu ral. Reduced to re in contractions. area er i @ 1. n. a space a section. 2. n. a measure of a section of a flat surface determined for instance by multiplying the length of the surface by its width. 3. n. a subject a field of interest or study. See also a gray area. area code er i @ kod n. a series of numbers used especially when making a long-distance phone call that identifies the general location of the person being called. aren t arnt cont. are not. aren t I cont. am I not. Used in the asking of certain questions. argue ar gju 1. iv. to disagree with someone verbally to quarrel with someone verbally. 2. tv. to debate a point or issue by means of an argument. The object can be a clause with that .
