| cocoon |
a covering made by young insects and some other arthropods to protect themselves while they change from a pupa into an adult. Some spiders make cocoons to hide their eggs. |
| condense |
to cause to change from a gas to a liquid or solid through cooling. [2/4 definitions] |
| conservative |
wanting things to stay as they are; not favoring change. [2/6 definitions] |
| contact lens |
a thin, plastic lens that is worn on the eyeball to correct vision or change the color of the eyes. |
| convert |
to change into another form or state. [1/4 definitions] |
| correct |
to fix the mistakes in; change to make right. [1/5 definitions] |
| crisis |
the point or moment just before a very important change in one direction or another. [1/2 definitions] |
| crystallize |
to change into or cause to become crystals. |
| decipher |
to change from a code into ordinary language. [1/2 definitions] |
| decode |
to change from code into ordinary language. |
| digestion |
the process by which the stomach and intestines change food into a form that the body can use as energy. |
| disguise |
to change or hide the looks of in order to prevent recognition. [1/4 definitions] |
| dissolve |
in films and videotapes, a change of scene by having one fade while the next appears dimly and gradually grows clearer and replaces the first. [1/5 definitions] |
| distort |
to twist out of shape; change the way a thing looks or acts. [2 definitions] |
| dodge |
a sudden movement or change of direction. [1/5 definitions] |
| drug |
a substance that causes a chemical change in the body and may cause addiction; narcotic. [1/3 definitions] |
| earth science |
Earth science is the study of the planet Earth. Earth science is especially interested in what the planet is composed of, its weather, and how the planet developed and continues to change over time. Many different sciences, such as geology and meteorology--the study of weather--are part of earth science. |
| edit |
to correct, cut, add to, or change with the goal of producing a finished piece of writing or a film. |
| effective |
able to make happen or change something. [1/2 definitions] |
| -er2 |
a suffix used to change the form of short adjectives and adverbs to make them express the idea of more when compared. |
| -est |
a suffix used to change the form of many adjectives and adverbs to make them express the idea of "most." |