| brand |
a burn mark made on cattle or other animals with a hot iron to show who the owner is. [1/4 definitions] |
| bullfight |
a public show held in an arena in which performers first tease and tire out a bull, and then one person using a cape to draw the bull near tries to kill it with a sword. Bullfighting is popular in Spain and Mexico. |
| caret |
a mark (^). It is used to show where an insertion is to be made in a text. |
| cartoon |
a drawing or series of drawings that make people laugh or think; comic strip. Cartoons often have words to show what a character is thinking or saying or to help explain what is happening. [1/2 definitions] |
| cetacean |
a kind of mammal that lives in the water and has front limbs that look like paddles and back limbs that do not show. Whales, porpoises, and dolphins are all cetaceans. |
| chart |
to show on a table or graph. [1/4 definitions] |
| check |
to put a mark next to in order to show that something is correct or has been done (often followed by "off"). [1/11 definitions] |
| chorus |
a group of people who sing and dance together in a show but do not play the parts of the main characters. [1/3 definitions] |
| circus |
a traveling show with clowns, acrobats, and other acts. Some circuses have trained animals also. [1/2 definitions] |
| clef |
one of the signs placed on a musical staff. They show the pitch at which the note should be played. |
| close-up |
a picture taken very close to someone or something to show details. Close-ups are taken in still photographs and films for television and movies. |
| c/o |
used to show that something is being sent to one person at another person's address. "C/o" is an abbreviation of "care of." |
| comedy |
a play, film, story, or television show that is funny or happy. |
| 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. |
| confirm |
to prove or show to be true. [1/2 definitions] |
| contrast |
to show or reveal differences when compared. [1/4 definitions] |
| correct |
to show the mistakes of; scold; punish. [1/5 definitions] |
| cross section |
a sample of typical parts that show what the whole is like. [1/2 definitions] |
| dash |
a punctuation mark (--). It is used to show a break in speech or thought. [1/8 definitions] |
| demonstrate |
to show evidence of; prove. [3/4 definitions] |
| depict |
to show, describe, or portray in a painting, sculpture, or written work. |