| addict |
a person who depends on something, such as a drug, that is usually harmful and cannot be easily given up. [1/3 definitions] |
| anaconda |
a very large snake found in South America. Anacondas are not poisonous but kill other animals by squeezing them until they cannot breathe. Anacondas can grow to over twenty feet long. |
| at ease |
a standing position in the military. When at ease, soldiers may relax but must stay in place and cannot talk. |
| babble |
spoken words that cannot be heard or understood clearly. [1/5 definitions] |
| bedpan |
a shallow pan used as a toilet by a person who cannot get out of bed. |
| boa constrictor |
a large snake that lives in the tropical areas of Central and South America. Boa constrictors are pale brown with darker marks and are not poisonous. They kill their prey by winding around it and squeezing it until it cannot breathe. |
| can't |
shortened form of "cannot." |
| certainty |
a fact that cannot be argued with. [1/2 definitions] |
| cripple |
a person or animal that cannot use a part of its body because of a disease or injury. [1/3 definitions] |
| cry over spilled milk |
to worry about something that cannot be changed. |
| destine |
to set on a particular course that cannot be changed, as if by fate or divine will. [1/2 definitions] |
| doom |
an event or end that one cannot escape; fate; destiny. [1/2 definitions] |
| element |
any of the 118 substances that cannot be separated into simpler substances by using chemistry. Lead, gold, and oxygen are examples of elements. [1/4 definitions] |
| fix |
to decide on or set; bring into a final state that cannot be changed. [1/7 definitions] |
| fungus |
one of a large group of living things that appear similar to plants but cannot make their own food using sunlight in the way plants do. Fungi consume plant, animal, and other living matter. Mushrooms, yeasts, and molds are fungi. Fungi help decompose dead plants and animals. |
| guardian |
an adult chosen by law to be responsible for the care and protection of a child or a person who cannot care for himself or herself. [1/2 definitions] |
| help |
to avoid or keep from (usually used with "can" or "cannot"). [1/8 definitions] |
| home |
a place where people who cannot take care of themselves live and are cared for. [1/9 definitions] |
| idiom |
a phrase that cannot be understood by understanding the meanings of each of its words. The phrase "fall out," meaning "have a disagreement," is an idiom. |
| infinity |
a distance we cannot measure because it goes on forever, or a place that we imagine is at the end of such a distance. [2/3 definitions] |
| legend |
a story or group of stories that have been handed down from a time long ago and that many people in a society know but cannot prove to be true or untrue. [1/3 definitions] |