| antibiotic |
substance derived from fungi or other organisms and used to destroy or prevent the growth of bacteria or other disease-causing organisms. |
| antler |
one of a pair of bony growths on the head of most kinds of deer. Male elk, moose, and white-tailed deer all grow antlers with branches or prongs. Deer grow new antlers every year. Caribou and reindeer are the only deer that have antlers on both the males and the females. |
| block |
a small cube or other three-dimensional shape made out of wood or plastic and used as a child's building toy. [1/9 definitions] |
| bluegrass |
a grass with a blue-green color that is grown in pastures and on lawns. Kentucky is famous for bluegrass. [1/2 definitions] |
| carat |
a unit of weight for diamonds and other gems, equal to one-fifth of a gram. |
| chocolate milk |
cow's milk with sweet, chocolate-flavored syrup or chocolate powder added. |
| close-up |
a picture taken very close to someone or something to show details. Close-ups are taken in still photographs and films for television and movies. |
| coveralls |
a one-piece protective garment with trousers and sleeves, worn by workmen over clothing. |
| crystal ball |
a globe of glass or crystal used by fortune-tellers to tell what will happen in the future. In stories, crystal balls are often used by witches or wizards. |
| deer |
a mammal with short fur, long legs, and a long neck. Deer have hooves on their feet and can run very fast. The males of most kinds of deer grow and shed antlers every year. Deer are herbivores that chew their cud. Caribou, elk, moose, reindeer, and white-tailed deer are all kinds of deer. |
| derby |
a horse race run every year and limited to three-year-old horses. [1/2 definitions] |
| drivethrough |
a window at which customers can do business with an establishment without getting out of their cars. A drive-through also consists of a special lane or lanes for the cars to access the window and to exit after completion of business. [1/3 definitions] |
| dungaree |
(plural) a British word for loose-fitting, heavy trousers with a bib that covers the chest, often worn over clothes for protection from soiling. This meaning of "dungarees" has a meaning similar to the American word "overalls." [1/3 definitions] |
| dwarf |
in fairy tales and legends, a strange-looking little man, often with a beard, who has magical powers. [1/4 definitions] |
| electronic mail |
a written message sent between people from a computer in one location to a computer in another location; e-mail. |
| emoticon |
(from emotion icon) a small icon made of punctuation characters and letters that is placed in an e-mail; smiley. An emoticon shows the mood of the writer, such as :-( and :-D |
| fairy tale |
a story that tells of magical events and creatures in a make-believe world. The stories usually take place in an imaginary past time and often involve characters such as knights and kings and princesses. |
| fictional |
existing only in a made-up story and not existing in real life. |
| homograph |
a word that has the same spelling as another but a different meaning and history. Homographs are often pronounced differently from each other. In the sentence, "She shed a tear over the tear in her dress," the two words spelled "t-e-a-r" are homographs. |
| hop2 |
a tall, climbing vine that bears green cone-shaped flowers. [1/2 definitions] |
| ice-skating |
the activity or sport of moving or dancing over ice wearing ice-skates. |