| back |
in return or in reply. [1/10 definitions] |
| bail1 |
money left with a court to make sure that a person who is set free after arrest will return for trial. [1/3 definitions] |
| boomerang |
a curved wooden stick that can be thrown so that it will return to the thrower. Boomerangs are used as hunting weapons by Australian aborigines. |
| borrow |
to take with the promise to return or replace. [1/2 definitions] |
| bounce back |
to return to a normal condition quickly or completely. |
| bum |
(informal) to ask for and get, with no plan to pay back or return. [1/3 definitions] |
| buy |
to get in return for paying money; purchase. [1/3 definitions] |
| change |
the money that one is given in return if one pays for something with an amount of money than is greater than the price. [1/10 definitions] |
| circulatory |
of or pertaining to the circulatory system, the system of bodily organs, including the heart, arteries, and veins, that send blood and lymph throughout the body and return it to the heart. |
| compensation |
something given in return for or to make up for something else. |
| elastic |
able to stretch easily without breaking and then return to original form. [1/2 definitions] |
| elasticity |
the condition or quality of being able to stretch easily without breaking and return to original shape. |
| employee |
someone who works for a person or business in return for pay. |
| exchange |
to give in return for something else; trade. [2/4 definitions] |
| exile |
the condition of being sent away from one's country and not allowed to return as a punishment. [1/3 definitions] |
| feudalism |
a political and economic system in Europe and Japan during the Middle Ages. Royal or noble families owned the land and allowed people to live on and farm the land in return for a share of the crops and their service in war. |
| for hire |
available for service or use in return for a payment of money. |
| gift |
something a person gives without wanting anything in return; a present. [1/2 definitions] |
| give |
to hand over in return for something. [1/7 definitions] |
| hijack |
to take control of an airplane or other vehicle by force. People who hijack airplanes often demand things in return for returning the vehicle and letting the people on it go free. |
| hire |
to have the use of in return for a payment of money; rent. [1/3 definitions] |