| aardvark |
An aardvark is an animal with a long nose, long ears, short fur, and powerful claws for digging. Aardvarks dig so that they can find insects to eat. Aardvarks live in Africa and make their homes in burrows. |
| access |
When you access something, you find a way to get to it or get into it. [1/3 definitions] |
| add |
to find the sum of (often followed by "up"). [1/5 definitions] |
| addition |
In mathematics, addition is the adding of numbers together to find out how much they make. [1/3 definitions] |
| admonish |
to find fault with or correct in a mild but firm way. [1/2 definitions] |
| adventurous |
willing to take risks in order to find excitement; daring. [1/2 definitions] |
| advertise |
to try to find something by placing a notice or advertisement in a public place (usually followed by "for"). [1/3 definitions] |
| agency |
An agency is a company or group that helps people do things, especially things that can be difficult to do just by themselves. Agencies do things like help people find a job or help people find an apartment or buy a house. Some agencies help companies find employees to work for them. Some agencies do a special kind of work that customers don't have the skill to do themselves. [1/2 definitions] |
| aisle |
An aisle is a long, open space where you can walk between many rows of seats. An aisle is also the area between long shelves in places like stores and libraries. You walk down the aisles and find the things you want to buy or look at. |
| animal |
one of a large group of living things that can move around by themselves to find food. Animals eat plants, funguses, or other animals. Birds, reptiles, fish, amphibians, mammals, insects, snails, and worms are some of the major kinds of animals. [1/2 definitions] |
| antenna |
An antenna is a long, thin thing that sticks out from the head of insects and some kinds of sea animals. Each insect or sea animal has two of them. Butterflies, beetles, grasshoppers, crabs, and lobsters are some animals that have antennas. Animals with antennas use them to feel and to smell. Antennas help them find things like food and also each other! [1/2 definitions] |
| arithmetic |
When you do arithmetic, you work with numbers to find answers to questions. When you add numbers together to find an answer, you are doing one kind of arithmetic. The other kinds are subtracting, multiplying, and dividing. |
| article |
An article is something you can read in a magazine or newspaper. You can also find articles on a website or in some kinds of books. An article talks about real things. It is not a story that the writer has made up. An article is not usually very long. Sometimes it can fit on just one part of a page. A newspaper has many articles. [1/3 definitions] |
| ask |
When you ask someone something, you want to find the answer to a question. [1/5 definitions] |
| ASPCA |
abbreviation of "American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals," a national organization whose purpose is to take care of lost or stray dogs, cats, and other small animals. This organization tries to find people to adopt these animals as pets. |
| astrology |
Astrology is the study of the influence that the movement of the stars and planets may have on people's lives. Most people don't consider astrology to be a true science, but many find it interesting. |
| autopsy |
a medical examination of a dead body to find the cause of death. |
| average |
to find the average of. [1/7 definitions] |
| bat2 |
a small mammal that flies. Bats have small bodies and large wings covered with skin. Most bats eat at night, when they use sound to find and catch flying insects. Bats are found in most parts of the world. There are around one thousand kinds of bats. Their wingspans range from less than two inches to more than five feet. Some kinds of bats live in large colonies that roost in caves or in a section of forest. |
| blame |
to find fault with; criticize sharply. [1/3 definitions] |
| bookmark |
A bookmark is a strip of leather, ribbon, or paper that you put between pages to mark a place in a book. A bookmark helps you find the place in a book where you stopped reading before. |