| leukemia |
a disease that is a type of cancer inside the bones. With this disease the body makes too many white blood cells. |
| lima bean |
a plant that bears wide pods that have large green or white seeds inside them. [1/2 definitions] |
| line2 |
to cover the inside of. [1/2 definitions] |
| liner2 |
something that lines the inside or covers the outside of something. It is usually for protection and can often be removed. |
| lining1 |
a layer of tissue or other material covering the inside of something. |
| lipstick |
a cosmetic for coloring the lips. It usually comes in stick form inside a tube. |
| lobby |
a hall or open room inside the entrance of a hotel, theater, or other large building. It is often used as a waiting room. [1/3 definitions] |
| mammal |
a warm-blooded animal with fur or hair on its skin and a skeleton inside its body. Mammal mothers produce milk to feed their babies. Most mammals have four legs or two arms and two legs. Dogs, cows, elephants, mice, whales, and humans are all mammals. |
| marketplace |
an area, either outside or inside, where goods are sold. |
| membrane |
a thin layer of tissue found in living things. Some kinds of membranes cover the outside or inside of organs. Other membranes separate or connect different parts of the body. |
| mouthpiece |
a rubber or plastic object worn inside the mouth to protect the teeth. [1/2 definitions] |
| mucus |
a slimy, slightly sticky material that coats and protects certain parts of the body, such as the inside of the nose and throat. |
| muff |
a tube made of warm, heavy cloth or fur. People hold their hands inside the muff to keep them warm. |
| open |
allowing something or someone to pass through or to get to the inside; not shut or closed. [1/16 definitions] |
| orange |
a round fruit with a reddish yellow peel. It is sweet and juicy on the inside. [1/4 definitions] |
| outside |
any space not inside. [1/6 definitions] |
| oyster |
a small animal with a soft body and a hard shell in two pieces. Oysters have a rough shell with a very shiny inside, where pearls sometimes grow. Oysters live in shallow ocean water. They are mollusks and are closely related to clams and mussels. People eat some kinds of oysters. |
| pearl |
a smooth, round gem that is formed inside the shells of oysters. A pearl forms to cover something, such as a grain of sand, that gets stuck in an oyster and irritates it. |
| plum |
a type of fruit that has smooth red, purple, green, or yellow skin. It has sweet, soft flesh and a small, smooth pit inside. Plums grow on trees. |
| pumpkin |
a large, round, orange fruit that has a thick inside pulp that can be eaten. Pumpkins grow on vines. |
| pupa |
an insect in a middle stage of its development, after it is a larva. Pupas do not eat or move; they are changing into their adult form. Many kinds of insects, including butterflies, spend their time as a pupa inside a cocoon. |