| additional |
If you have an additional thing, you have one more thing than what you had before. If you had two chairs before and somebody gives you an additional chair, it means you have three chairs now. Let's say your dad got only one small pizza for your birthday party but twenty kids came. You would probably need a lot of additional pizza! |
| crust |
Crust is the slightly hard, outside part of a loaf of bread or other things that are baked. Crust is made of a flour dough. The bottom part of a pizza or a pie is made from dough and called the crust. [1/2 definitions] |
| denominator |
In a fraction, a denominator is the number on the bottom. It is the number below the line. In the fraction one third (1/3), the denominator is the number 3. The denominator shows how many equal parts the top number is being divided into. In the fraction 1/3, the number 3, the denominator, divides the number 1 into three equal parts. It's like 1 pizza being divided into 3 equal slices. |
| garlic |
Garlic is a certain plant that is related to the onion. Garlic is also the part of this plant that people can eat. Garlic has a strong taste and smell that many people like and other people don't like. It is often used in foods like spaghetti sauce, pizza, sausage, and salad dressing. A lot of foods have garlic in them even if people don't realize it. |
| instead of |
If you are going to have pizza for dinner instead of hamburgers, it means there has been change. There was a plan to have hamburgers, but now you are NOT going to have hamburgers for dinner and you will have pizza in their place. |
| Italy |
Italy is a country in Europe. Most of Italy is a peninsula that sticks out into the Mediterranean Sea. If you look at Italy on a map, you can see that it has the shape of a tall boot. Italy is famous for its beautiful cities, its art and music, and its food. Foods from Italy such as spaghetti and pizza are popular all over the world. People in Italy speak a language called Italian. |
| maximum |
If the maximum weight you can carry is fifty pounds, it means that the most weight you can carry is fifty pounds. If the maximum number of pizza slices you can eat is three, then three slices is the highest number of slices you can eat. [1/2 definitions] |
| might1 |
The word "might" is used when you want to say that something is possible. When you might have pizza for dinner, it's possible that you will have pizza, but it's not sure yet. |
| more |
If you want more pizza, it means that you want some pizza in addition to what you already have or what you already had. [1/6 definitions] |
| order |
An order is a request to have something made for you or delivered to you. When you place an order for pizza, you ask for pizza to be made or delivered. [1/9 definitions] |
| pizza |
Pizza is a food that people eat for lunch or dinner. To make pizza, flour dough is made into a round shape and pressed flat. Then the dough is usually covered with tomato sauce and cheese and baked in an oven. Other things often go on top of pizza too, such as sausage or vegetables. |
| probably |
If something will probably happen, there is a strong chance that it will happen. If your mom usually gets pizza on Saturdays, then she will probably get pizza this Saturday. If your dad likes doughnuts, then he will probably be happy if there are doughnuts for breakfast tomorrow. |
| row1 |
A row is a chain of events that is not broken. It is a series that is not interrupted by anything that is different. If you have had pizza for lunch five days in a row, then you have had pizza every day without a break for five days. [1/4 definitions] |
| run |
When someone makes a run for pizza, it means that they make a quick trip to get pizza. [1/25 definitions] |
| serve |
If a pizza will serve six people, it means that there will be enough in this one pizza for six people. [1/10 definitions] |
| tenth |
A tenth is one of ten equal parts of a thing. If ten people eat a pizza, and each person gets the same size piece, then each person gets one tenth of the whole pizza. One tenth is another way to write 1/10. [1/2 definitions] |
| tomato |
A tomato is a round red fruit that is not sweet in the way that other fruits are. Because it tastes very different from other fruits, we usually call a tomato a vegetable. Tomatoes are often served in vegetable salads, but they are also cooked and made into sauce. The sauce is often used on pizza and spaghetti. |
| topping |
When you order a pizza, you usually have a choice of toppings. A topping is something you can eat that is added to the top of a food that someone has prepared. Sometimes a topping is a layer of something, and sometimes it is a number of small things that are scattered or arranged on top. |
| turn down |
If someone turns down something, they say "no" to it. They don't accept the thing that someone else is offering them. If you turn down a third piece of pizza, you say "no" when someone asks if you want it. [1/2 definitions] |
| work |
If someone says they want "the works," it means that they want everything that is possible to get. If you order a pizza with the works, you'll get a whole lot of different things on top of your pizza. [1/12 definitions] |