| accept |
When you accept someone, it means that you let them into your group or your place. [1/5 definitions] |
| admit |
to let in; allow to enter. [1/2 definitions] |
| advertise |
When you advertise something, you let people know about it in some way. [1/3 definitions] |
| allow |
to let; permit. [1/2 definitions] |
| and so on |
"And so on" means "with more of the same type." It's used when you start a list of something and let your reader or listener imagine the type of things that might follow. If you say "In the closet, there are coats, jackets, and so on," you let your listener imagine other typical things that might be in the closet. They might imagine things like hats, boots, scarves. and umbrellas. |
| apparatus |
An apparatus is a piece of equipment, machine, or group of machines designed to let people do some specific thing. If you want to swim deep underwater, for example, you would probably wear an apparatus designed to let you breathe. |
| 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] |
| bare |
When you bare something, you let people see it or know about it. [1/3 definitions] |
| beard |
A beard is the hair that grows on the face. Some men let their beard grow and get long. |
| bias |
an opinion or liking that does not let one be fair; prejudice. [1/3 definitions] |
| bit1 |
A bit is a thing made of metal that goes into a horse's mouth and is part of something called a bridle. Another part of the bridle is a thing made of straps that go around the horse's head. The bit is attached to this part of the bridle. Attached to the bit are reins, which are the long straps that are held in the hands of the rider. Altogether these things let the rider control the horse. |
| blame |
When you get the blame for something bad that happened, it means that someone thinks or says you are the one who did it. If you take the blame for something, you admit that you did this bad thing or you let other people continue to think that you did it. [1/2 definitions] |
| blog |
A blog is something that people write and let other people read on a website. When people have a blog, they write things every day or very often. They write about something they have done, or that they like, or something that they just think is interesting. |
| blowhole |
a vent to let out air or gases. [1/3 definitions] |
| blow over |
to let up; lessen or subside. |
| break |
If you break a piece of news, you let people know about something that has happened. Often, this piece of news is something that is bad or gives people a shock, and you are the first person to tell them about it. Newspapers and magazines also break news stories to the public. [1/9 definitions] |
| breathe |
to draw air into the lungs and let it out. [1/2 definitions] |
| burn |
When you burn something, you set it on fire and let the fire continue. Often, people burn things to make heat or get rid of them. [1/8 definitions] |
| burp |
(informal) to let gas out from the mouth in a loud manner. [2/3 definitions] |
| bus stop |
a place along a bus route where the bus will stop to let people get on or off the bus. |
| check in |
to let people know in an official way that one has arrived or that one is ready for something; register. |