| accordion |
An accordion is an instrument for playing music. You hold an accordion in your arms to play it. It has black and white keys like a piano, but sound is made when air is forced through it. |
| air |
Air is what you breathe. People need air and food and water to live. Air is all around us, but we can't see it or smell it or taste it. Sometimes we say the air smells good or smells bad, but that is because something else is in the air. [2 definitions] |
| arrow |
An arrow is something that is sent very fast through the air to hit a target. People use arrows for hunting or for sport. It is a thin stick with a point on one end. People shoot arrows using something called a bow. [1/2 definitions] |
| balcony |
A balcony is something attached to the outside of a building but high off the ground. It is a place to stand or sit in the open air. You enter a balcony through a door in an upstairs room of the building. [1/2 definitions] |
| balloon |
A balloon is a small bag, often made of thin rubber, that we fill with air or some other gas. When a balloon is full, we use it as a decoration or toy. Balloons can be many different colors and shapes. When a full balloon breaks, it makes a loud noise! [2 definitions] |
| beach ball |
A beach ball is a kind of ball that children and adults can play with together. It is full of air and made of very light material, so it is easy to hit it and make it fly. The sides of the ball are made of plastic in different colors. People often play with a beach ball when they go to a beach for fun. |
| blow2 |
When we say that the wind is blowing, it means that the air outside is moving quickly. [3/5 definitions] |
| breath |
Breath is the air that goes into and out of your body while you are breathing. |
| breathe |
When you breathe, you bring air into your body and let it out. |
| bubble |
When you take a bath, you might see bubbles. A bubble in the bath is a clear ball made of soap and water with air inside. This kind of bubble can float in the air. There are other kinds of bubbles too. If you blow air into your chewing gum, you might make a big, big bubble! [2 definitions] |
| catch |
When you catch something, you get it with your hands when it is moving toward you in the air. [1/5 definitions] |
| clarinet |
A clarinet is an instrument for playing music. A clarinet is usually black and has the shape of a long tube. The tube has holes in it and keys that you can press to cover the holes and change the sound. To make a sound, you put your mouth at one end of the clarinet and blow air through it. |
| close |
When you close something that is open, it is not open anymore. When a window is open, air can go through it. But if you close the window, air can't go through anymore. [1/5 definitions] |
| contagious |
If a person is contagious, they have some germs inside them that they can pass to other people. Some ways they can do this are by coughing or sneezing. This puts germs into the air where other people can breathe them into their bodies. Coughing or sneezing can also put germs onto things that other people can touch. If the germs that people touch get into their nose, mouth, or eyes, they can get sick. This is how a contagious person can spread a disease to other people. [1/2 definitions] |
| cough |
When you cough, you push air out from your lungs and make a sharp noise in your throat. People often cough when they have a cold or when they breathe in something that feels bad to the lungs. [1/2 definitions] |
| crane |
A crane is a big, heavy machine with a tall arm that can move up and down or around in a circle. A crane is used to lift and move heavy things in the air. When people are building a tall building, they need to have a crane. [1/2 definitions] |
| deck |
A deck is a floor on a ship or boat. A large ship can have many decks. When we use the word deck, we often mean the top deck, though. The top deck is the one that is open to the air. [1/2 definitions] |
| dive |
When you dive, you jump down from a high place with your head and arms going first. When a bird or airplane dives, it changes its position in the air and heads very fast toward a lower place. |
| dolphin |
A dolphin is a mammal that looks similar to a large fish and lives in the water. Like all mammals, it breathes air. Dolphins have teeth and a mouth that looks similar to a bird's beak. Dolphins that we see at water parks or on TV are usually gray, but there are dolphins of other colors too. Most kinds of dolphins live in the ocean. |
| drift |
A drift is a pile of small things that have been moved along by air or water. If you live in a cold area, a common kind of drift that you might see is a snow drift. [1/2 definitions] |
| drive |
When you drive something, it sometimes means that you use force to make it move through another thing, such as wood, or the ground, or the air. If a baseball player drives a ball, it means he hits the ball hard and makes it move fast through the air. [1/5 definitions] |