| abbreviate |
When you abbreviate a word, you use a shorter form of it, You often use just a few letters of the word to stand for the whole thing. We often abbreviate things like the names of months, names for the days of the week, and words in addresses like "Street" and "Road." [1/2 definitions] |
| abide |
to put up with; stand. [1/3 definitions] |
| algebra |
a form of mathematics used to solve problems in which some of the numbers are not known. In an algebra problem, letters stand for the unknown numbers. |
| aside |
When you put something aside, you put it away or move it toward a separate place. If you stand aside, you stand at some distance away from other people or things. [1/3 definitions] |
| ATM |
An ATM is a machine where people can get money out of their bank account without actually going to their bank or into their bank's building. People can also put money into their account at an ATM. The letters "ATM" stand for "automated teller machine." A "teller" is a real person who works behind the counter in a bank. An ATM does the main things that a teller does. |
| attention |
When you stand at attention, you stand very straight with your legs and feet together and your eyes looking forward. [1/3 definitions] |
| awning |
An awning is a piece of strong fabric that is hung up over a door or window and sticks out a bit from the building. People can sometimes stand under an awning. An awning is used to keep out sun or rain. |
| balance |
If you are on a bicycle and you have your balance, you don't fall to one side or the other. If you stand on one foot and do not move or fall, you have your balance. [1/2 definitions] |
| balcony |
A balcony is something attached to the outside of a building but high off the ground. It is a place to stand or sit in the open air. You enter a balcony through a door in an upstairs room of the building. [1/2 definitions] |
| bowling |
a game in which a heavy ball is rolled along a wooden alley toward wooden pins that stand at the far end. |
| bristle |
to make the bristles stand up straight in fright or anger. [1/4 definitions] |
| can't stand |
If you can't stand something, you hate it, or you strongly dislike it. You feel like you can't tolerate it. If you can't stand a person, you really dislike them. |
| confront |
to meet, face, or stand up to boldly. |
| consonant |
When you speak, you make different kinds of sounds. Some of these sounds are called consonants and some are called vowels. These two kinds of sounds are made in different ways in your mouth. The letters D, K, B, S and M stand for some of the consonant sounds that we make in English. The letters A, E, and O stand for some of the vowel sounds. [1/2 definitions] |
| counter1 |
a long, high table. People sit on stools or stand at a counter to eat, prepare food, or do business. [1/2 definitions] |
| designate |
to stand for or mean. [1/3 definitions] |
| diving board |
a springy board that is fixed to a stand and reaches out over water, used for diving. |
| double |
to stand in for or replace something or someone. [1/13 definitions] |
| droop |
When something droops, it doesn't stand up, or it doesn't stay up as it did before. It hangs down. |
| easel |
a stand for holding an artist's canvas, blackboard, or sign. |
| face |
to stand before or deal with in a brave way. [1/8 definitions] |