| ad-lib |
to make up as one goes along; say or do something without practice or planning. [1/2 definitions] |
| Alabama |
Alabama is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. A short way to write Alabama is AL. |
| Alaska |
Alaska is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. Alaska is very far north, and it is separate from the main part of the United States. Alaska shares a border with Canada. A short way to write Alaska is AK. |
| amends |
(used with a singular or plural verb) something given or paid to make up for a wrong done to a person or group. |
| Arizona |
Arizona is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. A short way to write Arizona is AZ. |
| Arkansas |
Arkansas is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. A short way to write Arkansas is AR. |
| article |
When we describe the type of words that make up the English language, the words "a," "an," and "the" are called "articles." They are used before words that are nouns. Some of the other types of words in English are verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and prepositions. These types of words all together are called "parts of speech." [1/3 definitions] |
| atom |
Atoms are very tiny things in the universe. We cannot see them with our eyes, but they make up everything around us and in space. Chemical elements, which are the building blocks of all substances, are made up of atoms. Some chemical elements that you may know are gold, copper, helium, oxygen, mercury, and lead. Each of these elements is made up of a different kind of atom. |
| atone |
to make up for; make amends. |
| body |
A body is all the parts that make up a person or animal. [1/5 definitions] |
| California |
California is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. A short way to write California is CA. |
| cell |
Cells are very, very small living things that make up every part of your body. Your skin, your bones, and your muscles, for example, are all made out of cells. Cells are also the building blocks of all other living things. A leaf, a tiger's tooth, a seed, the fur of a dog, an elephant's ear--every living thing you can think of is made out of cells. [1/2 definitions] |
| coin |
to invent or make up. [1/3 definitions] |
| Colorado |
Colorado is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. A short way to write Colorado is CO. |
| compensate |
to take the place of or make up for something (usually followed by "for"). [1/2 definitions] |
| compensation |
something given in return for or to make up for something else. |
| compose |
to be the parts of; make up. [1/3 definitions] |
| composition |
the various parts or elements that make up a thing, or the way these are put together. [1/5 definitions] |
| compound1 |
In chemistry, a compound is a substance formed by combining two or more chemical elements in certain amounts. When the elements are combined, they make a new thing that is different from the parts that make it up. For example, some elements that are completely safe when they are separate could make up a compound that can explode. Or, two elements that are dangerous by themselves could become very safe in a compound. [1/5 definitions] |
| concoct |
to make up out of one's imagination; invent. [1/2 definitions] |
| Connecticut |
Connecticut is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. A short way to write Connecticut is CT. |