| background |
If someone asks about your background, they often want to know things like where your family came from, where you have lived before now, and what things you have studied or done in your life. Sometimes "background" means where a person has worked before and what kind of work they have done. [1/2 definitions] |
| celebration |
anything that is planned or done in order to honor something. [1/2 definitions] |
| ceremony |
a formal act or series of acts done in a particular way to honor a special occasion. [1/2 definitions] |
| climb |
When you climb something, you go up it. When you climb a tree, you use your hands and feet to go up the tree. When a truck climbs a hill, it goes up the hill. We often use the word "climb" when going up something is hard or when it is done in a special way like using your hands and feet. [1/2 definitions] |
| crude |
done in a rough way. [1/3 definitions] |
| cuisine |
A cuisine is a particular type of cooking, especially the type of cooking done in a particular place in the world. |
| debate |
a kind of competition between two people or two teams who disagree on particular issue or set of issues. Each side is given certain amounts of time in which they can talk and present their argument. When one side talks, the other side must be quiet. A debate like this is done in front of an audience. [1/4 definitions] |
| dress rehearsal |
the last full rehearsal of a play or other production before performance, done in full costume. |
| fast1 |
done in a short time. [1/9 definitions] |
| formal |
If something is formal, it is done in the completely correct or proper way according to law or tradition, or according to rules that have been agreed on by experts or people who have the power to make decisions. [1/4 definitions] |
| kindergarten |
a program for very young children. Kindergarten teaches some of the activities that are done in school. |
| measure |
A measure is something that is done in order to solve a problem. When you take measures to catch a mouse, it means that you do something to catch the mouse. [1/6 definitions] |
| mime |
Mime is a type of acting in which an actor communicates with an audience without speaking any words and using only gestures. Mime is often used in funny performances done by just one actor. Mime is not always done in a theater. Mime is sometimes done outside. [1/2 definitions] |
| nobleman |
A nobleman is a male person who has a high rank in a society that has a ruler such as a king or emperor. A male person becomes a nobleman because he is born into a family that has a high rank. He is the son of a duke or a count, for example. A male can also become a nobleman if the king or other similar ruler decides to make him a nobleman, which is done in a special ceremony. |
| operation |
An operation is the whole set of things that have to be done in order to make something run. [1/4 definitions] |
| personal |
done in person. [1/3 definitions] |
| prose |
writing or speech in its usual form of a series of sentences. Most language that is not poetry can be described as prose. Novels, short stories, essays, and letters are examples of writing done in prose. |
| publicly |
When something is done publicly, it is done in a way that anyone can see or know about. |
| quick |
When something is done in a short time, it's quick. If you have a quick breakfast, you don't spend much time eating it. Also, if something helps you do something in little time, we say it's quick. If you have a quick way to get to school, you have a way of going there that doesn't take much time. [1/5 definitions] |
| rest on one's laurels |
to be content with what one has done in the past and not interested in trying to achieve more. |
| revenge |
harm or punishment done in payment for something. [1/4 definitions] |