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absolutely |
When something is absolutely right, it is exactly right. If something is absolutely beautiful, "beautiful" is the exact word to describe this thing, and there is nothing about this thing that isn't beautiful. [1/2 definitions] |
account |
When someone tells the story of how something happened, they are giving an account of that event. Because different people describe things differently, they can have different accounts of the same event. [1/5 definitions] |
adjective |
An adjective is a word that describes a person, place, animal, or thing. In the sentence "It was a hard test," the word "hard" is an adjective. This word describes the test. Some more adjectives to describe a test might be "easy," "simple," "long," and "important." |
adverb |
An adverb is a certain kind of word in a sentence. When a word is an adverb, it often describes how or when or where we do things. Words like "tomorrow," "here," "there," "slowly," and "usually" are adverbs. Adverbs also go in front of other adverbs or adjectives to describe those words. If we say "This is very good cake," "good" is an adjective that tells us about the cake, and "very" is an adverb that tells us how good the cake is. |
article |
When we describe the type of words that make up the English language, the words "a," "an," and "the" are called "articles." They are used before words that are nouns. Some of the other types of words in English are verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and prepositions. These types of words all together are called "parts of speech." [1/3 definitions] |
be |
We often use the word "be" when we describe a person or thing. [1/4 definitions] |
call |
"Call" means to use a word or name as a way to describe someone or something. [1/8 definitions] |
caption |
the words that describe a picture or graph in a magazine, book, or newspaper. |
characterize |
to describe the particular character or qualities of; give certain characteristics to. [1/2 definitions] |
color |
When we look at something in the light, we see the shape of it, the size of it, and also its color. Some of the colors we can see are red, blue, green, yellow, purple, and orange. Color is one of the most important things we use to describe things. [1/3 definitions] |
comparative |
"Comparative" is a word in grammar. It is used to describe forms of adjectives or adverbs that show that they are comparing things. For example, the word "richer" is a comparative form of the word "rich." If one person is richer than another, the first person has more money than the other. Some other comparative forms are "better," "worse," bigger," "longer," and "heavier." [1/2 definitions] |
compare |
to note or describe the similarities or differences of. [1/4 definitions] |
condition |
A condition is the way someone or something is. If your shoes are dirty, being dirty is the condition of the shoes. If a person is tired, then being tired is that person's condition. "Clean," "broken," "cold," "sticky," "wet," and "slippery" are some words that are used to describe the condition of things in the world. [1/6 definitions] |
crazy |
"Crazy" is a word people sometimes use to describe someone whose mind is not working right. We sometimes say someone is crazy if they act in a way that is very strange, or if they say very strange things. [1/4 definitions] |
define |
to describe the nature of. [1/2 definitions] |
demonstrate |
to explain or describe, especially by modeling or using many examples. [1/4 definitions] |
depict |
to show, describe, or portray in a painting, sculpture, or written work. |
describe |
When you describe something, you tell about it in a way that gives someone else a picture of it or a feeling about it. When you describe a food, you might say if it's salty or sweet, hot or cold, or you might say what color or shape it is. You might also say if it's crunchy or crisp or smooth or hard. |
detail |
to describe or tell with all the particulars. [1/3 definitions] |
digestive |
If we use the word "digestive" to describe something, we mean that it has to do with digestion. "Digestion" is a process that goes on in your body. It has to do with food. In the process of digestion, your body breaks down food into smaller substances that your body can use. |
dumb |
"Dumb" is an old word that was used to describe a person or animal with no ability to speak. The word still has this meaning, but it is not used in this way very often nowadays. [1/3 definitions] |
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