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| bulge |
When something inside of something else is pushing outward, it causes a bulge. A bulge usually has a sort of round shape. [1/3 definitions] |
| computer |
an electronic device that is used to store and sort information and work with data at a high speed. |
| description |
kind; sort; variety. [1/3 definitions] |
| driven |
When someone is driven to do something, they feel very strongly that they must do it even if it is terribly difficult. If someone is a driven sort of person, they often feel like this. When they decide they are going to do something, they don't let anything stop them. [1/2 definitions] |
| grade |
to organize or sort by steps or degrees; classify. [1/7 definitions] |
| infinity |
If we begin counting, we can never get to the end of numbers because there is always another number after the last one we count. This happens because numbers continue to infinity. Infinity is sort of like the end of all numbers, except that numbers never end! [1/2 definitions] |
| kind2 |
type; sort. [2/3 definitions] |
| leak |
to pass or escape through an opening of this sort. [1/5 definitions] |
| Mars |
Mars is a large, round thing out in space. Like Earth, it is a planet that goes around the sun. Mars is colder than Earth, though, because it is farther from the sun. The surface of Mars is a sort of red color, and sometimes Mars is called the Red Planet. People from Earth have explored the surface of Mars with special robots. |
| muffle |
to make quieter by using a covering of some sort. [1/2 definitions] |
| separate |
to sort; divide. [1/9 definitions] |
| sort |
A sort is a kind or type. The sort of dog you have is the kind of dog you have. [2 definitions] |
| vapor |
When we talk about "vapor," we mean tiny particles of a liquid or solid that are sort of floating around inside a gas, like when particles of water are held up in the air. When this happens, we call it "mist." [1/2 definitions] |
| webbed |
Certain animals, like ducks and frogs, have webbed feet. That means that they have toes which are connected by a thick sort of skin. Having webbed feet can help animals swim, walk in sand or mud, or even climb trees. |
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