| detention |
the detaining of someone for a short time, either as punishment or until a trial can be held. |
| determined |
having or showing a strong desire to do something and a willingness to stick with one's goal until it is reached; having or showing determination. |
| die1 |
When a noise dies down or dies away, it get softer and softer until you do not hear it anymore. When a kind of animal or plant dies out, it slowly disappears from the world and there are none of these animals or plants left anywhere on the earth. [1/4 definitions] |
| do1 |
When you do something--like when you do the dishes or do the laundry--you work at these things until you have reached some goal with them. When you do the dishes, you wash them until they are all clean. [1/9 definitions] |
| dwindle |
to become or cause to become gradually smaller or less until almost nothing remains; shrink. |
| East Germany |
a country in north central Europe from 1949 until 1990. East Germany and West Germany are now one country again, officially called the Federal Republic of Germany. East Germany was also called the German Democratic Republic. |
| expire |
If a permit expires on a certain date, the permit is only good until that date. That date marks the end for that permit. If someone's driver's license has expired, that person has no legal license to drive anymore. They have to get a new license. When something expires, it comes to its end. |
| fill |
When you fill something, you put something into it until it is full or near full. If you are thirsty, you might fill a glass with water to drink. [1/6 definitions] |
| fit1 |
to change or prepare until appropriate. [1/6 definitions] |
| flap |
A flap is a thing that is attached to something only at one end or edge. A flap can move freely until someone makes it stay closed or stay open. A flap is often thin and flat, like the flap of an envelope. [1/3 definitions] |
| Great Britain |
Great Britain is a historical kingdom. It was made up of the kingdoms of England and Scotland, and it existed from 1707 to 1801. In 1801, it joined with the Kingdom of Ireland to become the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Great Britain ruled over the American colonies until 1776, when the United States declared its independence. [1/2 definitions] |
| groundhog |
A groundhog is an animal that makes its home in a hole in the ground. It has gray and brown fur, and its face looks a little like a squirrel's. A groundhog is much bigger than a squirrel, though. During the winter, a groundhog goes into its hole and goes into a very deep kind of sleep. It doesn't come out of its hole again until spring. |
| guided missile |
a missile that can be guided throughout its flight until it reaches its target. |
| Guyana |
a country in northern South America on the Atlantic coast. Guyana was known as British Guiana until its independence from the United Kingdom in 1966. Georgetown is the capital of Guyana. |
| hard-boiled |
an egg that is boiled in the shell until firm all the way through. [1/2 definitions] |
| ignorance |
Ignorance is not knowing things. Everybody has ignorance about something until they learn about it in some way. |
| incubate |
to keep warm until time to hatch. |
| keep |
When you keep your games in a drawer, the drawer is the place where you always put your games and where they stay until you want them. [1/8 definitions] |
| kernel |
A kernel is one small grain of wheat, corn, or other similar plant. If you make popcorn at home, you start with the dried kernels of corn. You heat the kernels until they pop open. |
| last2 |
If your Halloween candy lasts until December, it means that you have enough Halloween candy to keep eating until December. [1/3 definitions] |
| late |
If school starts at eight o'clock, and you get to school ten minutes after eight o'clock, you are late. If a train should leave at nine o'clock, but it doesn't leave until ten o'clock, then the train is very late. [1/5 definitions] |