| 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. |
| around |
measured along the outside edge; in circumference. [1/12 definitions] |
| average |
a usual amount or kind; something that is not outside the ordinary. [1/7 definitions] |
| balcony |
a platform with a low wall or railing that extends from the outside of a building. [1/2 definitions] |
| bark2 |
the outside cover of the trunks, branches, and roots of woody plants. [1/2 definitions] |
| beyond |
outside the ability or limits of. [1/2 definitions] |
| bonfire |
a large fire built outside for celebration or warmth. |
| buttress |
a structure built to give support to the outside of a building or a wall. [1/2 definitions] |
| center |
the point that is the same distance from all points on the outside line or surface of something; exact middle. [1/7 definitions] |
| chimney |
a hollow, upright structure above a fireplace or furnace that carries smoke upward and to the outside. |
| chrysalis |
the hard outside covering on a moth or butterfly while it is a pupa, the stage before it becomes an adult with wings. Many kinds of moths and butterflies make a chrysalis instead of a cocoon. Chrysalis is also sometimes used as another name for the pupa itself. |
| circumference |
the line that forms the outside edge of a circle or other round figure or area. [1/2 definitions] |
| coach |
a closed carriage that is pulled by horses. A coach has four wheels, and an outside seat for the driver. [1/6 definitions] |
| convex |
having a surface or edge that curves outward like the outside of a ball. |
| country |
the land outside of towns and cities. [1/5 definitions] |
| crust |
the slightly hard, baked dough on the outside of bread, pies, and other baked things. [1/5 definitions] |
| declarative sentence |
a sentence that makes a statement. There are many examples of declarative sentences, such as, "It is raining outside." |
| depend |
to strongly need and receive help from an outside source in order to live or have success in something. [1/3 definitions] |
| doorbell |
a bell on an outside door that is rung by a person who wants to be let inside. |
| doorstep |
a step or series of steps leading up to an outside door. |
| down2 |
fine, soft, fuzzy feathers. Down covers young birds. Down is also found underneath the outside feathers of some adult birds. |