| 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] |
| April |
the fourth month of the year. April has thirty days. |
| August |
the eighth month of the year. August has thirty-one days. |
| birthday |
the calendar day and month of one's birth, usually celebrated each year as that date occurs. |
| case1 |
A case is an example or time of something happening. If there are five cases of the flu in your school right now, it means that five people are now sick with the flu. It means that getting sick with the flu has happened five times. If there have been three cases of kids getting hurt on the playground this month, then the action of getting hurt has happened three times this month. [1/3 definitions] |
| crescent |
A crescent is the curved shape of the moon when we can only see a little of it. A "crescent moon" is one of the phases that the moon goes through every month. Every month, the lit up part of the moon gets bigger and smaller. When it is small, it is called a crescent. [1/2 definitions] |
| currently |
If you are doing something currently, you are doing it at the present time. You are doing it this week or this month, for example. |
| December |
the twelfth month of the year. December has thirty-one days. Winter begins in December for people who live north of the equator. |
| February |
the second month of the year. February usually has twenty-eight days, but it has twenty-nine days in a leap year. |
| full moon |
the time of the month when the moon is in this position. [1/2 definitions] |
| future |
A future thing is a thing that will happen or exist in the time that is ahead of us. A future thing might happen tomorrow, for example, or next month, or two years from now. The sunrise tomorrow is an example of a future event. [1/2 definitions] |
| gibbous |
When we say there is "gibbous moon," we are talking about one of the phases that the moon goes through every month. When there is a gibbous moon, the lit up part of the moon is quite big. The moon is not completely lit up, but we can see a lot of it. |
| invest |
When someone invests their money, they do something with it so that they can make more money. Some people invest their money in a bank, for example. If they keep their money there, the bank will pay them a little money each month called "interest." People don't make a lot of money when they invest it in a bank, but the money is usually safe. There are many ways to invest money, and investing one's money is very common. [1/2 definitions] |
| January |
the first month of the year. January has thirty-one days. |
| July |
the seventh month of the year. July has thirty-one days. |
| June |
the sixth month of the year. June has thirty days. Summer begins in June for people who live north of the equator. |
| magazine |
A magazine is a large, thin book with a soft, paper cover. A magazine is filled with articles to read, pictures, and sometimes cartoons and games. Magazines usually tell about real people and real things. Some magazines have stories, though. People can buy magazines in a store, or they can order them and get them by mail. Some magazines also show their content online. New magazines usually come out every week or every month. |
| March |
the third month of the year. March has thirty-one days. Spring begins in March for people who live north of the equator. |
| May |
the fifth month of the year. May has thirty-one days. |
| mo. |
abbreviation of "month." |
| month |
A month is one of the twelve parts of a year. January is the first month of a new year, and December is the last month. |