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| abyss |
a vast pit, too deep to be measured. |
| accommodate |
to have room for. [1/3 definitions] |
| acquire |
to get or come to have as one's own. |
| admire |
to have a high opinion of; respect. [1/2 definitions] |
| affect2 |
to imitate or pretend to have. |
| afford |
to have enough money to buy; be able to pay for. [1/3 definitions] |
| Afghan |
(lower case) a soft blanket that is knitted or crocheted. Afghans often have stripes or patterns. [1/3 definitions] |
| African-American |
of or having to do with Americans who have ancestors of African descent. |
| agree |
to have the same opinion or feel the same way (often followed by "with"). [1/5 definitions] |
| ain't |
(informal) a contraction of "am not," "is not," "are not," "have not," or "has not." |
| airstrip |
a landing strip or cleared area where aircraft land or take off; runway. An airstrip usually is not paved and does not have the workers or equipment of an airport. |
| albatross |
a very large sea bird found mostly in the Southern Hemisphere. Albatrosses have webbed feet, long narrow wings, and hooked beaks. |
| albino |
a human or animal that is born without normal coloring. Albinos have very pale skin and hair and pink eyes. Plants can also be albinos. |
| algae |
organisms that live mainly in the water and make their food through photosynthesis. Algae are different from plants in that they have no true leaves, roots, or stems. Seaweeds are algae. "Algae" is a plural noun; the singular form is "alga." |
| alligator |
a large reptile with short legs, a long body and tail, and a long, wide snout. Alligators are protected by thick skin with many hard bumps. They live in rivers, lakes, swamps, and other bodies of water in the southeast United States and in China. They usually eat insects, fish, turtles, snakes, birds, and other water animals, but have been known to attack small land mammals. They are closely related to crocodiles. Chinese alligators are endangered because their habitat is being changed by people. |
| anemia |
a medical condition caused by having too few red blood cells or red blood cells that are not working properly. People with anemia may be pale, feel weak, and have difficulty breathing. |
| Angora |
any of various animals that have long silky hair, such as a cat, rabbit, or goat. [1/3 definitions] |
| anteater |
a mammal that uses its long, sticky tongue to eat ants and termites. True anteaters have no teeth, are furry, and live in Central or South America. They are related to armadillos and sloths. Other kinds of mammals that eat ants are also sometimes called anteaters, but they are not related to American anteaters. |
| antler |
one of a pair of bony growths on the head of most kinds of deer. Male elk, moose, and white-tailed deer all grow antlers with branches or prongs. Deer grow new antlers every year. Caribou and reindeer are the only deer that have antlers on both the males and the females. |
| 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] |
| aphid |
a small insect that eats by sucking the juices of plants. Aphids have soft bodies and move slowly. |
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