| agree |
If two things match, we sometimes say they agree. If you have the same answer to a question as someone else, then your answers agree. [1/5 definitions] |
| a little |
If you are a little tired, you are tired to a small degree. If you usually read a little before going to sleep, then you read for a small amount of time before you go to sleep. [2/3 definitions] |
| all |
"All" means every one of some group, or it means the whole of something. If all children in a school are girls, then there are no boys in the school. If we say that it rained all day, it means that it never stopped raining the whole day. [1/7 definitions] |
| almost |
If you are almost ready, you are very close to being ready but you are not ready yet. Maybe you just have to put your shoes on. If there were twelve cookies and your brother ate almost all of them, then maybe there are only one or two cookies left. |
| already |
"Already" sometimes means "from an earlier time." If you already have a spoon, for example, then you don't need a spoon now. If you already know something, then you don't need to learn that thing or hear about it now. If the soup for lunch is already made, then there is no reason to make soup now. [1/3 definitions] |
| alternate |
to take turns (usually followed by "with"). [4/7 definitions] |
| Amazon River |
The Amazon River is one of the great rivers of the world. It is the longest river in South America, and some say it may be longer than the Nile River in Africa. The Amazon River flows down from the mountains in Peru, then across Brazil, and into the Atlantic Ocean. |
| amphibian |
a small animal that spends part of its life cycle in water and part of its life cycle on land. Amphibians hatch in water and breathe with gills. Then they develop lungs so the adults can breathe air. Amphibians are cold-blooded animals with skeletons inside their bodies. Frogs, toads, and salamanders are amphibians. [1/2 definitions] |
| and |
then, as a result. [1/3 definitions] |
| anonymous |
If a gift is anonymous, then nobody knows who is giving it. If you receive an anonymous valentine, you don't know who sent it to you. The person who the valentine is from didn't put their name on it and isn't telling anybody. [1/2 definitions] |
| any |
If it is not any colder today than it was yesterday, then it is not at all colder today than yesterday. It is not even a little colder. If your cousins are not any smarter than you, then you are exactly as smart as your cousins or maybe even smarter. [1/5 definitions] |
| apart |
If two things are not together anymore, we can say they are apart. They are separate. If your friend lived near you, but then she moved away, it means that the two of you are apart now. Also, when two things don't happen at the same time, but instead there is time between them, we say the two things happen apart. [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] |
| archaeological |
Something that is archaeological has something to do with archaeology. Archaeology is the study of human life a very long time ago. People who study archaeology dig up ancient things from the earth, such as pottery, tools, and even buildings. Then they study these things to understand how people lived very long ago |
| archaeology |
the study of past human life. An archaeologist digs up and then studies objects such as pottery, tools, and buildings. |
| arrest |
When the police arrest someone, they stop that person and bring him or her to the police station. Then they ask that person questions and hold them there for some time. [1/2 definitions] |
| at all |
If you are not hungry at all, you are not even a little bit hungry. If you don't have any money at all, then you don't have even one penny. |
| at least |
If you are going to invite at least ten people to your party, then you might invite more than ten, but you will not invite less. Ten is the smallest number of people that you will invite. [1/2 definitions] |
| average |
the number gotten by adding two or more quantities and then dividing that result by the number of quantities added. [3/7 definitions] |
| back and forth |
moving backward then forward, or forward then backward, often many times without stopping. |
| backgammon |
a board game played by two people. The players throw dice and move their pieces around and then off the board. |