Main entry: attention deficit disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADD, ADHD, hyperkinetic syndrome, minimal brain damage, minimal brain dysfunction, MBD
Definition: a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
Main entry: add
Definition: make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
Usage: We added two students to that dorm room; She added a personal note to her letter; Add insult to injury; Add some extra plates to the dinner table
Main entry: add, add together
Definition: make an addition by combining numbers
Usage: Add 27 and 49, please!
Main entry: add, add together, add up, tally, sum, sum up, summate, tot, tot up, total, tote up
Definition: determine the sum of
Usage: Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town
Main entry: append, add, supply
Definition: state or say further
Usage: `It doesn't matter,' he supplied
Main entry: lend, bring, impart, contribute, bestow, add
Definition: bestow a quality on
Usage: Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company; The music added a lot to the play; She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings; This adds a light note to the program
Main entry: add
Definition: constitute an addition
Usage: This paper will add to her reputation