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| block |
A piece of wood that has flat sides is called a block. Young children usually love to play with small blocks. Other things of a similar shape are also called blocks. There are blocks of ice, blocks of stone, and blocks of concrete. [1/3 definitions] |
| chalk |
Chalk is something you can write with or draw with. It is often white, but it can be other colors too. You can write with chalk on a blackboard or draw with it on a sidewalk. Chalk is made from a soft, white stone that contains many tiny sea shells. |
| Czech Republic |
The Czech Republic is a country in Europe. Some of its neighbors are Germany, Poland, and Slovakia. The Czech Republic has many low mountains and hills. Many tourists come to the Czech Republic to see its capital city, Prague. Prague is a modern city but has interesting old sights such as a beautiful stone bridge and a large castle. |
| fence |
A fence is something that people often build in a yard or around a house. A fence separates one area of land from another. A fence is often made of wood, stone, or wire, and it is often used to keep animals or people in or out of an area. |
| fireplace |
A fireplace is something made of brick or stone that is built into a wall of a room. It is a place where you can make a safe fire inside a building. A fireplace has a way to let smoke go out through the roof. |
| grind |
When you grind something, you make it into very small bits or a powder. You grind something by crushing it and cutting it up with a stone, or by using a machine to do that. After you grind something like wheat or corn, you have flour. |
| marble |
Marble is a kind of stone. People have often used marble to make beautiful floors, walls, and sometimes whole buildings. Marble can be cut and polished until it shines and is very smooth. There are many kinds and colors of marble, such as white and pink. [1/2 definitions] |
| Netherlands |
The Netherlands is a country in Europe. It lies along a sea called the North Sea. Its neighbors are Belgium and Germany. People in the Netherlands speak a language called Dutch, and the people are called Dutch too. In the history of the Netherlands, there have been some very big floods when water has come in from the sea and covered much of the land. The Dutch people protect their land from floods by building walls of earth and stone called dikes. |
| sculpture |
A sculpture is something that people make as a piece of art. A sculpture can be any shape, and it is often made out of stone, clay, wood, or metal. Sometimes a sculpture looks like a person or an animal. Sometimes it doesn't look like any real thing at all. |
| statue |
A statue is a piece of art that is made out of stone, metal, or other hard material. Statues can be very large, and they are often in the form of a human or animal. We usually find statues in an outdoor place such as a park or in front of a building. |
| stone |
Stone is a very hard, natural material of the earth. Stone can be used to build things like houses. [2 definitions] |
| substance |
Things like salt, water, stone, gold, oil, and sugar are substances. A substance is a particular kind of thing that can be measured. Substances are used in making many different kinds of things. Some substances are used in foods. Certain substances, like pure gold and silver, are made up of only one type of substance. Other substances, like chewing gum, plastic, and sand are mixtures of different substances. |
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