| Antigua and Barbuda |
a country in the Caribbean Sea made up of three islands. The capital of Antigua and Barbuda is St. John's. |
| ape |
a mammal in the group of primates, which includes chimpanzees, gibbons, gorillas, and orangutans. Apes do not have tails. They have very flexible hands and feet. Apes range in size from three to six feet tall, and they can weigh up to 450 pounds. Apes live in the forests in Africa and Asia. [1/2 definitions] |
| area code |
a set of three numbers given to different areas of the United States and Canada for telephone service. An area code must be dialed before the telephone number when calling someone outside a local area. |
| block |
a small cube or other three-dimensional shape made out of wood or plastic and used as a child's building toy. [1/9 definitions] |
| braid |
to weave together three or more pieces of material or strands of hair to form one length that looks like a rope. [1/3 definitions] |
| cardinal number |
any number used to indicate how many. One, three, and fifteen are cardinal numbers. |
| chord2 |
three or more musical notes played at the same time. |
| clover |
a common plant that has leaves in groups of three and small, rounded flowers. Clover is often grown in fields to help enrich the soil. |
| comma |
a punctuation mark (,). It is used to separate words, phrases, or other parts of a sentence or list, or to show a pause in speech. It is also used when writing numbers of one thousand or greater to mark off groups of three digits. |
| Comoros |
a country made up of three islands that lie in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of the African continent. The capital of Comoros is Moroni. |
| cubic |
having form in three dimensions. [1/3 definitions] |
| derby |
a horse race run every year and limited to three-year-old horses. [1/2 definitions] |
| 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. |
| hipbone |
the three joined bones that form one side of the skeleton from the upper thigh to the waist. |
| India |
a country in southern Asia surrounded on three sides by the Indian Ocean. New Delhi is the capital of India. |
| insect |
a small animal whose body is divided into three parts. Insects also have three pairs of legs and usually one or two pairs of wings. Insects are arthropods. Bees, ants, butterflies, beetles, and flies are kinds of insects. [1/3 definitions] |
| juggle |
to do tricks that take great skill with the hands. A common juggling trick is to throw and catch three or more objects, one at a time. [1/3 definitions] |
| musket |
a heavy gun with a long barrel. Muskets were carried on the shoulder. They were used over three hundred years ago, before rifles were invented. |
| ocean |
the vast body of salt water covering about three quarters of the earth's surface. [1/2 definitions] |
| person |
one of three groups of personal pronouns that show who the subject of the verb is. The first person, ("I" or "we") is used for the person who speaks or writes. The second person, ("you") is used for the person who reads or listens. The third person ("he," "she," "it," or "they") is used for the person or thing the speaker is talking about. [1/3 definitions] |
| plug |
a device with two or three prongs on the end of an electrical cord. It is put into an outlet to make a connection with an electric circuit. [1/4 definitions] |