’m sorry,’ he said awkwardly. “ A A ® ₀ ” ftfeMfE AA itki^o o She fell awkwardly and broke her ankle. ti& WT —M, W 7HI A o o an awkwardly shaped room I'hJ awk-ward-ness noun [U]: She

laughed to cover up her feeling of awkwardness.

awl /oil/ noun a small pointed tool used for making holes, especially in leather ( ftA

awn ing /'oimrj/ noun a sheet of strong cloth that stretches out from above a door or window to keep off the sun or rain ( ) jtPBlr, MjI

awoke pt of awake awoken pp of awake

AWOL /’eiWDl; NAmE ‘eiwoil/ abbr. absent without leave (used especially in the armed forces when sb has left their group without permission) # ^ ^, A M PA,

?F/M! ( ) : He’s gone AWOL from his base.

life 4A SS HT 7 /hit o o (humorous) The guitarist went AWOL in the middle of the recording. ^ eflkfij — A nAtk

awry /a'rai/ adv., adj. 1 if sth goes awry, it does not happen in the way that was planned Hi fa ; Hi Sr If: All my plans for the party had gone awry. (ft H zH+£lj it fL 7 S? o 2 not in the right position M ; 14 cwn untidy: She rushed out, her hair awry.

axe (BrE) ax(l/S)3£

pickaxe ice axe axe ^ hatchet

axe /aeks/ noun, verb

m noun (especially BrE) (US usually ax) 1 a tool with a wooden handle and a heavy metal blade, used for chopping wood, cutting down trees, etc. 4r — see also battleaxe, ice axe, pickaxe 2 the axe [sing.] (informal) if sb gets the axe, they lose their job; if an institution or a project gets the axe, it is closed or stopped, usually because of a lack of money ( if ) I?®; flijffj; ® ff ik : Up to 300 workers are facing the axe at a

struggling Merseyside firm.

300 451 Affi ilffi Ml? JiS ₀ o Patients are delighted their local hospital has been saved from the axe. ^ AjiiAlWJI .have an 'axe to grind to have private reasons for being involved in sth or for arguing for a particular cause % A; A A fl % : She had no axe to grind and was only acting out of concern for their safety, ittfe'4 AAAA, iA# (AH lift 7 A

m verb (BrE) (NAmE ax) [VN] [often passive] 1 to get rid of a