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| badge |
a pin, patch, or ribbon people wear to show that they belong to a group, have a particular job, or have done something special. |
| brood |
(informal) the children that belong to one family. [1/4 definitions] |
| fleet1 |
a group of ships, planes, trucks, or cars that work together or belong to one company. [1/2 definitions] |
| galaxy |
a collection of billions of stars and other matter held together by gravity. Our planet Earth and the sun belong to the Milky Way galaxy. They are only tiny parts of this galaxy. |
| goods |
things that belong to someone; possessions; belongings. [1/2 definitions] |
| grade |
a division made by age to group school children for instruction, or the children who belong to such a division. [1/7 definitions] |
| his |
that or those which belong to him, are done by him, or have to do with him. [1/2 definitions] |
| mine1 |
the one or ones that belong to me, are done by me, or have to do with me. |
| Mohawk |
a member of a Native American people who once lived along this river, and now lives in northern New York and Canada. The Mohawk belong to the Iroquois confederation of Six Nations. [1/2 definitions] |
| ours |
the one or ones that belong to, are done by, or have to do with us. |
| outsider |
a person who does not belong to a particular group. |
| people |
all persons who belong to the same community, country, religion, or race. [1/5 definitions] |
| pertain |
to be a part of or belong to something. [1/2 definitions] |
| shipping |
a group of ships that belong to a single industry or country. [1/2 definitions] |
| territory |
the land and waters that belong to a country. [1/4 definitions] |
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