| access |
When you access something, you find a way to get to it or get into it. [1/3 definitions] |
| accessible |
If a place is accessible, you can get to it, or you can get into it. Some places are accessible only by certain means. |
| application |
An application is a request to do something, especially a request for a job, or a request to get into a college or other special school, or a request for permission for something. There is usually a form people have to fill out or other things they have to write or do in order to make their application. The form that people fill out is also called an "application." [1/3 definitions] |
| ask |
When you ask about something, you want to get information about a certain thing. [1/5 definitions] |
| audition |
An audition is a short performance that someone gives to just a few people to show how well they can act, dance, sing, or play an instrument. When someone does an audition, they hope that the people watching will choose them to be in their play, movie, or something like that. Sometimes people have to give an audition in order to be part of a musical group or to get into a special school. For example, if they want to get into a school of music or dance, they might have to give an audition. |
| barricade |
A barricade is something that blocks other things or people from getting through somewhere. If the police don't want people to get into some area, for example, they might put up a barricade. A barricade is usually something that can be quickly put up and easily removed. |
| bathtub |
A bathtub is something that you sit in to wash your whole body. You fill it with water and then you get into it to wash yourself. |
| block |
to get in the way of movement or stop progress. [1/9 definitions] |
| board |
to get into or on. [1/8 definitions] |
| bumper car |
A bumper car is one of the very small electric cars that people can ride in at a fair or amusement park. The little cars are all together inside one place. People get in the cars and ride them around trying to bump into other cars or escape from being bumped. The cars are designed to be safe and fun. |
| buy |
to get in return for paying money; purchase. [1/3 definitions] |
| can2 |
Some people can fresh fruits or vegetables. This means they put them in a jar or can in a way that keeps them safe to eat for a long time. In order to keep them safe to eat, no air can get into the jar or can. [1/3 definitions] |
| close |
When something closes, it shuts. When the front door closes on a bus, more people cannot get in. When you go out of a store, the door usually closes behind you. [1/9 definitions] |
| curl up |
to get into a comfortable sitting or lying position. |
| dead |
"Dead" sometimes means "exact" or "complete." If an arrow hits the dead center of a target, it means that it hits the target in the exact center. [1/9 definitions] |
| dock1 |
A dock is a raised platform that is built out into a body of water. A dock is place where a boat can come in and stop. People can get in or out of a boat at a dock. [1/4 definitions] |
| entangle |
to cause to get involved in a difficult situation. [1/2 definitions] |
| exposure |
If your body is getting exposure to some dangerous substance, it means some dangerous substance is able to make contact with your body or get inside your body. [1/4 definitions] |
| fish |
When you fish, you search for something or try to find out about something. When you fish for a coin in your pocket, you search with your hand for a coin in your pocket. When you fish for information from someone, you try to get information from them without asking in a direct way. [1/4 definitions] |
| hacker |
someone who is able to use a computer to get into carefully protected computer systems owned by a government, business, or individual. [1/2 definitions] |
| hamper1 |
to get in the way of. |