-able |
a suffix that means capable or worthy of being the object of a certain action. [1/3 definitions] |
anchor |
a heavy object that is dropped from a boat or ship by a cable to keep the vessel from moving. [1/4 definitions] |
antique |
an object, such as a piece of furniture, made many years in the past. [1/2 definitions] |
artifact |
any object made by human beings, especially one of an earlier era. |
axis |
a real or imaginary line through the center of an object, around which the object turns. [1/2 definitions] |
badminton |
a sport in which players use rackets to hit a small rubber object back and forth across a high net. |
ball1 |
a round or nearly round object. [2/3 definitions] |
baseball |
a game played with a bat and ball by two teams of nine players each, the object being to score runs by advancing runners around four bases. [1/2 definitions] |
bead |
a small, round object made of material such as glass, wood, or plastic. A bead has a small hole through its center so it can be put on a string to make necklaces or to decorate clothing. [2/3 definitions] |
bean |
To hit on the head with a ball or other thrown object. [1/4 definitions] |
benefit |
an object, action, or sum of money that improves someone's life; aid. [1/4 definitions] |
beside the point |
not important to the main object of interest or discussion. |
blackboard eraser |
an object made of layers of felt used for erasing chalk from a blackboard. |
blow1 |
a quick, hard hit by the fist or by a hard object. [1/2 definitions] |
bob2 |
a cork or other floating object used in fishing. [1/4 definitions] |
brim |
the top edge of a hollow object such as a cup; rim. [1/3 definitions] |
bullet |
a small rounded or pointed metal object shot from a gun or rifle. |
button |
a small object that is pressed to make something happen. [1/5 definitions] |
cast |
to form into a hard object by pouring or setting material into a mold. [3/12 definitions] |
center |
a place, person, or thing that is the main object of attention or interest. [1/7 definitions] |
charge |
the amount of electricity in an object. Charge causes electrical energy to flow in a current. The movement of electrical energy from one point to another is caused by a difference between the charges at the two points. An electrical charge can be positive or negative. [1/12 definitions] |