| arthropod |
An arthropod is a kind of animal. Arthropods have hard shells on the outsides of their bodies and no bones inside their bodies. They often have six, eight, or ten legs, and their legs are made of parts that are joined together. Some arthropods have even more than ten legs! All insects are arthropods. Spiders, scorpions, lobsters, and crabs are arthropods too. |
| asparagus |
Asparagus is a green plant that people eat as a vegetable. People usually eat the young plants when they come up from the ground and are around eight to ten inches tall. These plants are shaped something like spears. |
| byte |
a basic unit of information in computers. A byte is usually equal to eight binary digits or bits. |
| characteristic |
A characteristic is something that makes a person or thing different from others. The color of your eyes is one characteristic that makes you different from many other people in the world. The color of your hair and your height are also characteristics that make you different. Groups also have characteristics that make them different from other groups. A characteristic of fish, for example, is that they live in water. A characteristic of spiders is that they have eight legs. [1/3 definitions] |
| Cub Scout |
a member of the junior section of the Boy Scouts of America. Boys between ages eight and eleven can be Cub Scouts. |
| cup |
a unit of measure equal to eight fluid ounces or one half pint. (abbreviated: c) [1/5 definitions] |
| daddy-longlegs |
(used with a singular or plural verb) a small animal that resembles a spider. Daddy-longlegs are arachnids and have a small, rounded body with eight very long, thin legs. |
| earth |
Earth is our world. It is a large thing, like a big ball in space, that travels around the sun. Earth and similar things in space are called "planets." Earth is one of eight planets that go around our sun. It takes 365 days for Earth to make one trip all around it. [1/4 definitions] |
| eight |
being eight in number. [1/3 definitions] |
| eighth |
one of eight equal parts of a whole; 1/8. [1/3 definitions] |
| eighty |
the number that is equal to eight times ten; 80. [1/3 definitions] |
| elementary school |
a school for the first six to eight years of a child's education. |
| even |
When a number is even, you can divide it exactly by two. Two, four, six, and eight are some of the even numbers. The numbers three, five, seven, and nine are some of the numbers that are not even. They are called "odd numbers." [1/11 definitions] |
| February |
the second month of the year. February usually has twenty-eight days, but it has twenty-nine days in a leap year. |
| from |
When you live eight miles from here, it means that you live a distance of eight miles away. [1/5 definitions] |
| Hanukkah |
a Jewish festival that runs for eight days in December in which a special candle is lit each night. Hanukkah celebrates the anniversary of the dedication of the temple at Jerusalem and the miracle of the lamp. |
| junior high school |
a school between elementary school and high school; middle school. Junior high school usually includes grades seven, eight, and nine. |
| late |
If school starts at eight o'clock, and you get to school ten minutes after eight o'clock, you are late. If a train should leave at nine o'clock, but it doesn't leave until ten o'clock, then the train is very late. [1/5 definitions] |
| o'clock |
O'clock means "of the clock," and it is a word we use when we are talking about a particular time of the day, especially an exact hour of the day, such as eight in the morning, three in the afternoon, or six in the evening. |
| octagon |
a flat closed figure with eight straight sides. |
| octo- |
a prefix that means "eight." |