| alternate |
following each other in turns, first one then the other. [1/7 definitions] |
| apart |
away from each other in time or space; at or to a distance; separated. [1/2 definitions] |
| billiards |
a game played with long sticks and hard balls on a special table covered with cloth. Players use a stick to hit the balls against each other and into pockets along the edges of the table. |
| bye1 |
a short, informal way of saying good-bye. People often say "bye" when they are leaving each other or when they are finished talking on the telephone. |
| chain |
a series of things or events that are connected to each other. [1/5 definitions] |
| clearance |
the space between things that keeps them from striking against each other. [1/2 definitions] |
| contradictory |
being in conflict with or opposite to something else or each other. [1/2 definitions] |
| crisscross |
with two or more lines crossing each other. [2/4 definitions] |
| cross-eye |
a condition in which one or both eyes turn toward each other. |
| crossing |
a place where two roads, routes, or railroad tracks cross each other. [1/2 definitions] |
| family |
a group of living things that are related to each other. [1/5 definitions] |
| fault |
a break in part of the earth's crust that is like a crack in the surface of the earth. A fault can be small or it can be hundreds of miles long. Because of the break between the surfaces, the surfaces can move and become uneven with each other. [1/4 definitions] |
| friction |
the rubbing of objects against each other. [1/3 definitions] |
| gravity |
the force by which all objects in the universe are attracted to each other. [1/2 definitions] |
| grid |
parallel horizontal and vertical lines that cross each other to form squares of equal size. Grids are used to locate points on a map or to make diagrams. [1/2 definitions] |
| handcuff |
one of two metal rings that are joined to each other by a short chain or bar. Handcuffs are locked around a prisoner's wrists. [1/2 definitions] |
| heap |
many things lying on top of each other; pile. [1/5 definitions] |
| 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. |
| impact |
the force of two objects hitting or crashing into each other. [1/2 definitions] |
| interchangeable |
able to be put or used in place of each other. |
| jingle |
to make a sound like light metal objects hitting against each other again and again. [1/4 definitions] |