| bingo |
a game in which players try to match numbers on a card with numbers read out by a caller. Each player has a card with numbered squares. The player who is the first to cover a whole row of squares is the winner. |
| birthday |
the calendar day and month of one's birth, usually celebrated each year as that date occurs. |
| bye1 |
a short, informal way of saying good-bye. People often say "bye" when they are leaving each other or when they are finished talking on the telephone. |
| carpool |
an agreement among a group of automobile drivers who work together, or whose children go to the same school. Each driver takes turns driving the others. |
| catalog |
an organized list of things such as book titles, goods for sale, or other items. Catalogs usually give a short description of each item on the list. [1/2 definitions] |
| centipede |
a small animal with a narrow body like a worm. A centipede's body is divided into many segments, each having a pair of legs. The front legs have poison claws. Centipedes are a kind of arthropod and are active at night. |
| chain |
a series of things or events that are connected to each other. [1/5 definitions] |
| checker1 |
one of the disks used as a game piece in checkers. Checkers is a game played by two people. Each player has twelve pieces to move over a board divided into sixty-four squares of two alternating colors. |
| checkers |
(plural but used with a singular verb) a game played by two people. Each player has twelve pieces to move over a board divided into sixty-four squares of two alternating colors. |
| chess1 |
a board game played by two people in which each player has sixteen pieces, and the object is to trap the opponent's king. |
| chromatic |
having to do with a musical scale, where the difference between each note is one half step. [1/2 definitions] |
| clearance |
the space between things that keeps them from striking against each other. [1/2 definitions] |
| compromise |
a settlement of a disagreement in which each side gives up something, or the result of such a settlement. [1/3 definitions] |
| condominium |
an apartment building in which each apartment is owned by the persons living in it. Each of these apartments is also called a condominium. |
| contradictory |
being in conflict with or opposite to something else or each other. [1/2 definitions] |
| cricket2 |
an English game played outdoors with a ball and bat by two teams of eleven members each. |
| crisscross |
with two or more lines crossing each other. [2/4 definitions] |
| cross-eye |
a condition in which one or both eyes turn toward each other. |
| crossing |
a place where two roads, routes, or railroad tracks cross each other. [1/2 definitions] |
| daily |
each day; day by day. [1/3 definitions] |
| debate |
a kind of competition between two people or two teams who disagree on particular issue or set of issues. Each side is given certain amounts of time in which they can talk and present their argument. When one side talks, the other side must be quiet. A debate like this is done in front of an audience. [1/4 definitions] |