| account |
If you have an account at a bank, it means that you can keep your money there. You can put more money into your account or take money out of your account when you need it. The bank sends a letter by mail each month to tell you how much money you have in your account. Some people don't get a letter but see their account on their computers. [1/5 definitions] |
| act |
An act can be the process of doing something. If someone is in the act of writing on the wall, they have already started writing on it and are planning to keep doing it. [1/9 definitions] |
| album |
An album is something that looks like a book with empty pages. We use albums to keep pictures and other things we want to look at and keep safe. Most people use albums for photographs, but people who collect things such as stamps or coins use albums too. [1/2 definitions] |
| amuse |
When someone amuses you, they do things that keep your attention and make you feel happy. [1/2 definitions] |
| anchor |
a heavy object that is dropped from a boat or ship by a cable to keep the vessel from moving. [2/4 definitions] |
| apron |
An apron is a piece of clothing that people sometimes wear when they cook or clean or do some other kinds of work. People wear an apron over their other clothing to keep the clothes clean or protect them from damage. An apron covers the front of the body, or part of it. |
| around |
When you walk around the lake, you start walking from one spot near the lake and keep walking until you get back to the same spot. [1/11 definitions] |
| arrest |
to attract and keep hold of. [1/4 definitions] |
| avert |
to keep from happening; prevent. [1/2 definitions] |
| avoid |
to keep away from. |
| awning |
An awning is a piece of strong fabric that is hung up over a door or window and sticks out a bit from the building. People can sometimes stand under an awning. An awning is used to keep out sun or rain. |
| backyard |
If you live in a house, you might have a backyard. A backyard is an open space behind your house. It usually has grass, and you can play there or maybe have a garden or just keep things there. |
| bank2 |
A bank is a place where people keep their money. People also borrow money from banks sometimes. Banks also use people's money in certain ways to make more money. [1/2 definitions] |
| bar1 |
to keep out. [1/10 definitions] |
| barn |
A barn is a large farm building where farmers keep things like equipment, animals, food for animals, or crops to be sold. |
| barrel |
A barrel is a round container with a flat top and bottom that is used to keep liquids. |
| barrier |
A barrier is something that is put up to keep people or things from getting into something. A barrier is often a fence or wall. [1/2 definitions] |
| basement |
A basement is a space in a building that is under the ground. People often keep things that they don't need every day in their basement. Some people use their basement as a place to play games and relax or to do certain kinds of work like making things with wood or washing clothes. |
| baste2 |
to keep moist with a liquid during cooking. |
| beaten |
not able to keep going; discouraged. [1/3 definitions] |
| beaver1 |
a large rodent, up to four feet long, with thick brown fur and a wide flat tail. Beavers use their long front teeth to cut down trees for food and to build dams and lodges (beaver houses). They use the dams to keep water around their lodges. Beavers live in North America, Europe, and Asia. |