| about |
When you pay about five dollars, it means that you pay close to five dollars. It might be a little more or less than five dollars. [1/9 definitions] |
| advanced |
When something is at a much higher level than the beginning level, it is advanced. If you've been playing the drums for five years, you will be at a more advanced level than someone who is just starting to learn. |
| all at once |
If people are doing something all at once, they are doing it all at the same time. If people jump into a swimming pool all at once, they all jump in at the same time. If you put five sticks of gum in your mouth all at once, you put all of them in your mouth at the same time. You don't put them in one at a time. [1/2 definitions] |
| amount |
An amount is a total. If you wanted to buy one thing at a store that costs five dollars and another thing that costs two dollars, the amount you would pay is seven dollars. [1/3 definitions] |
| Arctic Ocean |
The Arctic Ocean is one of the five oceans of the world. An ocean is a large body of salt water that covers a very large part of the earth. The Arctic Ocean is in the most northern part of the world and it is very cold and icy. If you look at a map, it is above Canada, Russia, and other far northern countries of the world. |
| Atlantic Ocean |
The Atlantic Ocean is one of the five oceans on our planet. An ocean is a large body of salt water that covers a very large part of the earth. It is much bigger than a sea or lake. If you want to travel from America to Africa or Europe, you have to cross the Atlantic Ocean. |
| average |
An average is a number. You get an average by adding two or more numbers together and then dividing the answer you get by the number of numbers that you added. For example, when you add three numbers together and then divide that answer by three, you get an average of all the numbers. If you add five and seven and three, you get fifteen for your answer. Then, when you divide fifteen by three, you get an average of five. [1/5 definitions] |
| banjo |
a musical instrument with a circular body, a long neck, and four or five strings that are plucked or strummed. |
| basketball |
a game played on a court by two teams of five players each. Points are scored by shooting the ball through a high metal hoop and net at the opponent's end of the court. [1/2 definitions] |
| bat2 |
a small mammal that flies. Bats have small bodies and large wings covered with skin. Most bats eat at night, when they use sound to find and catch flying insects. Bats are found in most parts of the world. There are around one thousand kinds of bats. Their wingspans range from less than two inches to more than five feet. Some kinds of bats live in large colonies that roost in caves or in a section of forest. |
| binary system |
a numbering system with a base of two. In binary numbers, any number can be expressed by 1, 0, or a combination of these. The number five is written as "101" in the binary system. |
| borough |
one of the five divisions of New York City: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Richmond (Staten Island), Queens, and the Bronx. [1/2 definitions] |
| car |
A car is a machine with an engine that people can ride in. A car usually has four wheels, but sometimes it has three. A car carries from one to about five people. Another word for car is automobile. [1/3 definitions] |
| case1 |
A case is an example or time of something happening. If there are five cases of the flu in your school right now, it means that five people are now sick with the flu. It means that getting sick with the flu has happened five times. If there have been three cases of kids getting hurt on the playground this month, then the action of getting hurt has happened three times this month. [1/3 definitions] |
| change |
Change is the money that people get back if they pay for something with more money than the price. If something costs three dollars and someone pays with five dollars, they will get back two dollars change. [1/8 definitions] |
| columbine |
a plant related to the buttercup whose flowers have five long petals. |
| cost |
When something costs money, it means that you have to pay money to buy it. If something costs five dollars, you have to pay five dollars for it. [1/3 definitions] |
| cover |
When you cover five miles on your bicycle, it means that you travel over a distance of five miles. When you cover a long distance, you usually feel good about it. [1/7 definitions] |
| debt |
A debt is something that you owe to another person. If a friend gives you five dollars and you have to pay them back, then you have a debt of five dollars. When you pay the money back to your friend, your debt is gone. [1/2 definitions] |
| dinosaur |
one of a group of extinct animals. Some kinds of dinosaurs were the largest animals that ever lived on land. Other dinosaurs were as small as chickens. The first kinds of dinosaurs developed over two hundred million years ago. The last kinds became extinct about sixty-five million years ago. |
| divide |
In mathematics, when you divide, you break up a number to find out how many times another number is contained in it. For example, you might find out how many twos are in sixteen or how many fives are in twenty-five. [1/4 definitions] |