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across |
When you move from one side of something to the other side, you go across. [1/5 definitions] |
advance |
to move or send forward. [1/8 definitions] |
advancement |
a move to a higher or better position or rank. [1/2 definitions] |
affect1 |
to cause to feel sad or sorry; move; touch. [1/2 definitions] |
agile |
If someone is agile, they are able to move quickly and gracefully. |
agility |
the ability to move or think easily and quickly. |
agitate |
to cause to move in a quick, tumbling motion or with force; shake. [1/3 definitions] |
agitation |
the act or process of stirring up something, forcing it to move around or back and forth. [1/2 definitions] |
ahead |
When you move ahead, you move forward or to the front. [1/3 definitions] |
air |
When you air a room, you open doors and windows so that air can move through it. You air a room to take away smoke, dust, or things that smell bad. When you air something like a pillow or rug, you put it outside so that it will smell cleaner. [1/4 definitions] |
alternate |
to move back and forth between two or more places, actions, or conditions (usually followed by "between"). [1/7 definitions] |
amoeba |
a tiny living thing made of only one cell. Amoebas move by changing their shape. They eat by wrapping their bodies around their food. Amoebas live in fresh and salt water, soil, and in animals. Most kinds of amoebas can only be seen through a microscope. |
angle1 |
to move at an angle. [1/4 definitions] |
animal |
one of a large group of living things that can move around by themselves to find food. Animals eat plants, funguses, or other animals. Birds, reptiles, fish, amphibians, mammals, insects, snails, and worms are some of the major kinds of animals. [1/2 definitions] |
animate |
to bring to life. [2/6 definitions] |
animated |
able to move as though alive. [2/3 definitions] |
aphid |
a small insect that eats by sucking the juices of plants. Aphids have soft bodies and move slowly. |
arise |
to move upward. [1/3 definitions] |
around |
so as to move in a circle. [1/12 definitions] |
aside |
When you move aside, you move onto or toward the side. [2/3 definitions] |
awkward |
When you are awkward, you don't have good skill in the way you move your body. [1/2 definitions] |
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