| 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] |
| case1 |
the real facts; what is true or actual. [1/5 definitions] |
| censor |
an official who decides what art, movies, or books may be published. A censor works for a government, religion, or other organization, and promotes its ideas. [1/3 definitions] |
| colonialism |
the practice that a country is engaged in when it takes over another country and sets up its own government and colony there. A "colony" is what the country is called that is taken over by the more powerful country. Colonialism serves the purpose of creating wealth and power for the ruling country. |
| compact1 |
shortened, but still containing what is most important. [1/6 definitions] |
| comply |
to do what is asked or demanded; act in agreement with a rule (sometimes followed by "with"). |
| conservative |
old-fashioned; showing a liking for what has always been. [1/6 definitions] |
| content1 |
what something is made of or is full of. [1/4 definitions] |
| content2 |
wanting no more than what one has; satisfied. [1/2 definitions] |
| criticism |
the act of judging what is good or bad in something. [1/2 definitions] |
| criticize |
to judge what is good or bad in. [1/2 definitions] |
| critique |
a discussion about what is good or bad in something. [2/3 definitions] |
| cross section |
a sample of typical parts that show what the whole is like. [1/2 definitions] |
| crow's-nest |
a small platform near the top of a ship's mast. A person stands in the crow's-nest to see what is happening on and around the ship. |
| crystal ball |
a globe of glass or crystal used by fortune-tellers to tell what will happen in the future. In stories, crystal balls are often used by witches or wizards. |
| culture |
the quality of knowing and caring about art, literature, good manners, and what goes on in the world. [1/4 definitions] |
| cup |
what a cup holds. [1/5 definitions] |
| custom |
(plural but used with a singular verb) the process in which official people inspect goods and question travelers about what things they are bringing into a country, or the place where this is done. [1/4 definitions] |
| deduction |
the process of finding an answer by using what is already known to be true. [1/3 definitions] |
| defer2 |
to give in to what someone else wants or thinks. |
| deficit |
The amount by which something is less than what is needed. A deficit of money is caused by spending more than has been taken in. |