| aardvark |
An aardvark is an animal with a long nose, long ears, short fur, and powerful claws for digging. Aardvarks dig so that they can find insects to eat. Aardvarks live in Africa and make their homes in burrows. |
| accessory |
In law, an accessory is a person who helps another person so that they can break the law or so that they can avoid getting caught. An accessory helps in some way but doesn't actually take part in the crime of the other person. An accessory gives help before or after the crime is committed. Although it is not as serious, being an accessory is also a crime. [1/2 definitions] |
| accommodate |
If people accommodate other people, they help them in a way that is different from how they usually do things. They adapt what they are doing so that they can help these particular people. [1/3 definitions] |
| adapt |
When a person adapts to a new situation, they make changes in the way they think or the way they do things. They adapt so that they can live or be happier under new conditions. If a plant or animal adapts, it changes its body or behavior so that it can live under new conditions, such as having to live in a new place or in a different climate. [2 definitions] |
| adaptable |
If something is adaptable, people can make changes to it so that it can serve a different purpose or work in a new way. [1/2 definitions] |
| adaptation |
Adaptation is the process of adapting. When living things adapt, they change over a long period of time so that they can survive in new conditions and continue to multiply. [1/3 definitions] |
| adjust |
When you adjust something, you make a small change to it so that it works better. You bring it to a better position or make it fit. [2 definitions] |
| advertise |
When you advertise something, you show or tell people good things about it so that they will want to buy it. [1/3 definitions] |
| against |
When you go against something, you don't along with it, or you go in the opposite direction that it is going. If you walk against the wind, it means that you walk so that the wind is blowing in your face. If you play a game and go against the rules, it means that you don't play the way the rules tell you to play. [1/4 definitions] |
| ahead of time |
If you do something ahead of time, you do it before some event that is going to happen. Sometimes you have to do something ahead of time so that you can be ready for the actual event when it happens. Sometimes you have to do something ahead of time in order to prevent any problems. |
| air |
When you air a room, you open doors and windows so that air can move through it. You air a room to take away smoke, dust, or things that smell bad. When you air something like a pillow or rug, you put it outside so that it will smell cleaner. [1/4 definitions] |
| ancestor |
An ancestor is a living thing from a very long time ago that is related to a living thing that is on the earth now. Over time, many changes occurred to the ancestor so that it developed into the living thing that it is now. [1/2 definitions] |
| apply |
If something doesn't apply to you, then it has no connection with you or it doesn't matter for you. Let's say children under six aren't allowed to play in the big playground. But, you're older than six, so that rule doesn't apply to you. It's OK for you to play there. [1/4 definitions] |
| around |
When someone turns around, they move so that they face in the opposite direction from before. If you turn a thing around, you move it toward the opposite direction. [1/11 definitions] |
| bangs |
If someone has bangs, their hair comes down over their forehead, and they cut it so that the hair goes straight across. |
| batter2 |
Batter is a thick mixture of flour, milk or water, and usually eggs. Batter is used to make cake, pancakes, and other things. Batter has enough liquid so that you can pour it. |
| bend |
If you are standing and you bend forward, you move your upper body so that you are looking down toward your feet. If you bend back, you move your upper body so that you can see the ceiling, the sky, or something behind you. [1/5 definitions] |
| blend |
to mix enough so that there no longer seem to be separate parts or ingredients. [1/4 definitions] |
| board |
When you board something like a train, a ship, or airplane, it means that you get on so that you can ride somewhere. [1/6 definitions] |
| bolt1 |
A bolt is something attached to a door that keeps the door closed. It is a metal or wooden bar that slides across the door, or a little part of the door, and into the door frame. When the bolt is moved across so that it goes a little into the frame, the door cannot be opened. [1/5 definitions] |
| book |
When people book something, they order it ahead of time so that it is saved for them when they are ready to use it. [1/2 definitions] |