| boxer |
A boxer is a breed of dog. Boxers have short hair, a square jaw, and brown fur. A boxer is a fairly large dog. [1/2 definitions] |
| bunch |
A bunch is a fairly big group of things or people. [1/2 definitions] |
| commute |
If your dad commutes to work, he travels a fairly long distance there and back every day. |
| cruise |
When a car, ship, or airplane cruises, it travels at the same moderate speed for a fairly long period of time. It's going at a speed that is the most efficient for the vehicle and doesn't waste its energy. [1/4 definitions] |
| decent |
fairly good; satisfactory. [1/3 definitions] |
| depression |
When someone feels sad or down for a fairly long time and for particular reasons, we sometimes say they are in a state of depression or going through a depression. [1/4 definitions] |
| fair1 |
in a just manner; fairly. [1/7 definitions] |
| fairly |
When you act fairly, you act in way that treats people all in the same way. You don't treat one person or group better than another. [3 definitions] |
| honorable |
If a person is honorable, they live according to the principles that they believe in. They believe in things like being honest, being loyal, keeping promises, and treating other people fairly. [1/2 definitions] |
| humble |
When someone is humble, they are not too proud. They don't see themselves as higher than other people. Sometimes they see other people as being higher than themselves. If someone is humble, they are happy to have friends at any level, and they are happy with the fairly simple things in life. They don't need expensive or fancy things. [1/2 definitions] |
| limited |
When something is limited, there is only a certain amount of it and no more. Often when we say something is limited, we mean that there is a fairly small amount of it. |
| orchid |
An orchid is a tropical plant that grows beautiful flowers on stems that look like green or brown twigs. Many orchids have white, purple, yellow, or pink flowers. Some orchids grow flowers that are quite big, and some grow fairly small flowers. Orchids need special conditions to grow well. |
| pal |
(informal) a fairly close friend. [1/2 definitions] |
| patch |
a fairly small piece of land on which a particular crop grows. [1/6 definitions] |
| pedestrian crossing |
a marked path across a road where people can walk fairly safely because vehicles must stop for them. |
| pretty |
somewhat or fairly. [1/3 definitions] |
| quite |
If you play the piano quite well, you play it fairly well or pretty well. Maybe you are not perfect or really great at playing it, but you are not at all bad. [1/2 definitions] |
| sack1 |
any bag for carrying loose items, esp. one made out of fairly thin paper. [1/4 definitions] |
| saucepan |
a fairly deep cooking pan with a long handle. |
| shrub |
Shrubs are bushes. A shrub is a plant that has a hard stem and thin, hard branches that begin very close to the ground. Some shrubs can get as high as a small tree. Shrubs grow naturally, but people like to use them for outdoor decoration too. They often plant shrubs around houses and other buildings, and they trim them and keep them fairly short. |
| squeal |
a fairly long, loud, shrill sound or cry. [1/3 definitions] |