| build |
to make by joining together different parts and materials; construct. [1/5 definitions] |
| cellular phone |
a telephone that can be taken anywhere and does not use wires. A cellular phone uses radio signals that are sent out from many different points called "cells." A cellular phone gets its signals from whatever cell is closest to it at the moment. A cellular phone is often called a "cell phone." |
| center |
a place of activity that attracts people from different places. [1/7 definitions] |
| change |
to make different; alter the content or form of. [3/10 definitions] |
| changing |
becoming different; shifting; varying. |
| character |
all those things that make a person, place, or thing different from others. [1/6 definitions] |
| characteristic |
something that makes a person or thing different from others. [1/3 definitions] |
| civil war |
a war within one country between different groups or areas of that country. [1/2 definitions] |
| collage |
a type of art work in which different kinds of materials are pasted onto a surface to make a picture. These materials can be anything from paper and photographs, to cloth and buttons. |
| color |
a quality of light as our eyes see it. Light is made up of waves, which hit objects and are reflected from their surfaces. The colors we see, such as red, blue, and yellow, depend on how these light waves are reflected. Objects of different colors reflect different kinds of light waves. [1/5 definitions] |
| concoction |
a mixture of different things that someone has put together in an innovative way. A concoction is often an unusual mixture of liquids. |
| conflicted |
feeling one way about something and yet feeling a very different way about it at the same time. |
| consistency |
agreement or similarity between or among different things. [1/2 definitions] |
| contrary |
completely different; opposite. [2/3 definitions] |
| convert |
to cause to accept different beliefs or ideas. [1/4 definitions] |
| coordination |
the working together of different muscles to carry out a complicated movement. [1/2 definitions] |
| crystal |
a piece of a certain substance that is made when the substance changes from a liquid to a solid. In becoming solid, as when water turns to ice, this type of substance takes on a structure that has a repeating pattern of flat surfaces. These flat surfaces reflect light and can make the substance sparkle when looked at from different directions. [1/5 definitions] |
| debate |
to discuss the different sides of a subject or issue. [1/4 definitions] |
| decathlon |
an athletic contest made up of ten different track and field events. Each athlete takes part in all ten events, over a period of two days. |
| deck |
the floor on a ship or boat. Sometimes a ship has several decks at different levels. [1/4 definitions] |
| desegregate |
to stop the practice of having separate schools and other facilities for people of different races. |