| 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] |
| 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. |
| deciduous |
having leaves that drop off each year. |
| department store |
a large store with separate departments, each selling a certain type of goods. |
| dice |
small cubes with dots on each side numbering one to six. Dice are often used in pairs for board games and games of chance. [1/2 definitions] |
| distribute |
to divide into parts and give out to each of several people or groups. [1/2 definitions] |
| distributive property |
in mathematics, a characteristic of numbers that allows you to multiply a group of numbers and get the same answer you would get if you multiplied each member of the group and then combined the answers. For example, 4 x (8 + 1 + 5) is equal to (4 x 8) + (4 x 1) + (4 x 5). |
| DMV |
the government office of each state that issues drivers' licenses and makes driving regulations. "DMV" is an abbreviation of "Department of Motor Vehicles." |
| domino1 |
one of a set of small, flat game pieces shaped like rectangles, each having a different number of dots on its face. [1/2 definitions] |
| draw straws |
to choose one person from several by having each choose a partly covered straw, with the shortest straw indicating the chosen person. |
| dumbbell |
a short bar with a heavy weight at each end. Dumbbells are used to develop muscles. |
| each |
for, to, or from each one; apiece. [1/3 definitions] |
| each other |
used to say that each of two people or things does the same action to the other, or each of two people feel the same way toward the other. |
| egg1 |
a round or oval object that contains what may become a young bird, reptile, insect, or other animal. Each egg includes food to help a developing animal grow. Bird and reptile eggs have shells. Some kinds of eggs are used as food by people and other animals. [1/2 definitions] |
| either |
each of two. [1/5 definitions] |
| every |
each and all parts of a group of people or things. [1/2 definitions] |
| everybody |
each and all persons; every person. |
| everyone |
each and every person; everybody. |
| eyebrow |
the ridge of bone above each eye. [1/2 definitions] |
| family |
a group of living things that are related to each other. [1/5 definitions] |
| fault |
a break in part of the earth's crust that is like a crack in the surface of the earth. A fault can be small or it can be hundreds of miles long. Because of the break between the surfaces, the surfaces can move and become uneven with each other. [1/4 definitions] |