| acrophobia |
a very strong fear of high places. |
| admire |
to have a high opinion of; respect. [1/2 definitions] |
| aloft |
high above the ground. |
| Alps |
a high mountain range that goes from southern France through Switzerland, Italy, Germany, and Austria and into the countries along the Adriatic Sea down to Albania. |
| altitude |
When we talk about how high an airplane is flying, we are talking about the plane's altitude. Altitude is the height of a thing above earth or above sea level. |
| amateur |
Sometimes we call someone an amateur because they don't have high level skill at something. [1/2 definitions] |
| Andes |
a high mountain range that stretches along the entire west coast of South America. |
| aristocracy |
a class of people who have a high social position because of the family they are born into. Members of the aristocracy are usually richer and have more privileges than other members of society. [2 definitions] |
| back road |
a road that avoids traffic and high speed travel. It is often a small, country road that goes through areas with few houses and buildings. |
| badminton |
a sport in which players use rackets to hit a small rubber object back and forth across a high net. |
| balcony |
A balcony is something attached to the outside of a building but high off the ground. It is a place to stand or sit in the open air. You enter a balcony through a door in an upstairs room of the building. [1/2 definitions] |
| ballet |
Ballet is a type of dance that uses exact, graceful movements. The names of the movements come from French. Girls who study ballet wear special shoes that let them dance on their toes. Boys study ballet too, and they have to be very strong to jump high and to lift up the girls. It takes a lot of practice and strength to become very good at ballet. [1/2 definitions] |
| balloon |
A balloon is a very large bag that is made to go high up into the air when it is filled with a certain kind of gas or with hot air. This kind of balloon can be attached to something that carries passengers or scientific equipment. Balloons like this can travel long distances. [1/2 definitions] |
| bamboo |
a tropical grass plant that has hard, woody, hollow stalks. Bamboo stalks grow straight and tall, and very quickly. Many kinds of bamboo grow as high as a tree. [1/2 definitions] |
| basketball |
a game played on a court by two teams of five players each. Points are scored by shooting the ball through a high metal hoop and net at the opponent's end of the court. [1/2 definitions] |
| baton |
A baton is a metal tube, that is carried by a person who leads a marching band in a parade. The baton is held high or spun around in the air. [1/3 definitions] |
| beep |
a short, high sound that serves as a signal. A beep is made by an electronic device or a car horn. [3 definitions] |
| bench |
A bench is a high table for working on. It often has a place for tools. [1/2 definitions] |
| Bhutan |
Bhutan is a country in Asia. It is located between China and India. Bhutan is a small country with many very high mountains, but there are also some areas of tropical forest where tigers live. |
| bishop |
a clergyman who holds a high position in certain Christian churches. A bishop is often in charge of a group of churches. [1/2 definitions] |
| blender |
a machine used to prepare liquid foods by chopping and mixing at high speeds. |