| alternate |
following each other in turns, first one then the other. [1/7 definitions] |
| amphibian |
a small animal that spends part of its life cycle in water and part of its life cycle on land. Amphibians hatch in water and breathe with gills. Then they develop lungs so the adults can breathe air. Amphibians are cold-blooded animals with skeletons inside their bodies. Frogs, toads, and salamanders are amphibians. [1/2 definitions] |
| and |
then, as a result. [1/3 definitions] |
| archaeology |
the study of past human life. An archaeologist digs up and then studies objects such as pottery, tools, and buildings. |
| average |
the number gotten by adding two or more quantities and then dividing that result by the number of quantities added. [1/7 definitions] |
| back and forth |
moving backward then forward, or forward then backward, often many times without stopping. |
| backgammon |
a board game played by two people. The players throw dice and move their pieces around and then off the board. |
| bullfight |
a public show held in an arena in which performers first tease and tire out a bull, and then one person using a cape to draw the bull near tries to kill it with a sword. Bullfighting is popular in Spain and Mexico. |
| cafeteria |
a dining hall or restaurant in which customers choose or are served their food at a counter. The customers then carry the food on trays to their tables. |
| Congo River |
an important river in the western part of central Africa. The Congo River is the deepest in the world. The river travels through a major rainforest as it flows from Zambia through the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Then it flows along the border with another country called the Republic of the Congo. At its end, the Congo River flows into the Atlantic Ocean. |
| distributive property |
in mathematics, a characteristic of numbers that allows you to multiply a group of numbers and get the same answer you would get if you multiplied each member of the group and then combined the answers. For example, 4 x (8 + 1 + 5) is equal to (4 x 8) + (4 x 1) + (4 x 5). |
| elastic |
able to stretch easily without breaking and then return to original form. [1/2 definitions] |
| flash |
a sudden, bright light that shines, then quickly disappears. [1/7 definitions] |
| gourd |
the rounded fruit of a plant related to the squash. Certain kinds of gourds are dried and then used to make containers or decorations. |
| haiku |
a Japanese verse form made of three lines, or any poem written in this form. The first line has five syllables, followed by a line of seven syllables, then another line of five. |
| handspring |
a complete somersault in which a person flips onto the hands and then springs off the hands back to a standing position. |
| Heimlich maneuver |
an emergency technique used to save a person choking on something, such as food. One must stand behind the person choking and wrap one's arms around the person, just below the rib cage. One then presses hard in an upward movement to force air from the lungs. The rush of air should eject the object. |
| hominy |
a food made of kernels of dried corn that are ground and then cooked with water. |
| hopscotch |
a children's game in which players toss a stone onto a pattern of numbered squares drawn on the ground. The players then hop or jump from square to square, picking up the stone as they move. |
| Indus River |
a major river of southern Asia that begins in Tibet, then flows through a part of northern India and through all of Pakistan before entering the Arabian Sea. |
| kettle |
a kettle with a spout used to make and then pour tea or other hot drinks. [1/2 definitions] |