| adaptable |
abed to be changed in order to serve a different purpose or work in a new way. [1/2 definitions] |
| adjust |
to change in order to fit in; get used to. [1/3 definitions] |
| adventurous |
willing to take risks in order to find excitement; daring. [1/2 definitions] |
| advertise |
to present as good or favorable in order to win people's business or support. [1/3 definitions] |
| advertising |
the act, job, or business of designing and putting out notices to the public, usually in order to sell a product or service. [2 definitions] |
| advocate |
An advocate is a person who speaks for others in order to defend them or help them in some way. [1/3 definitions] |
| aggression |
The use of force or violence against another in order to dominate or achieve one's own goals. [1/2 definitions] |
| ahead of time |
If you do something ahead of time, you do it before some event that is going to happen. Sometimes you have to do something ahead of time so that you can be ready for the actual event when it happens. Sometimes you have to do something ahead of time in order to prevent any problems. |
| analysis |
careful study of the parts of something in order to understand more about the whole, or the report or explanation of such a study. [2 definitions] |
| 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] |
| assembly |
Assembly is the process of joining things together in order to make one thing that you can use. [1/3 definitions] |
| assistance |
Assistance is the help that people give to other people, or the things that are given in order to help. [1/2 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. |
| bake sale |
an event in which baked items, such as cookies and cupcakes, are sold in order to raise money for a particular cause. |
| band2 |
to tie with a strip of material in order to tell apart or bundle together; put a band on. [1/4 definitions] |
| bath |
the act of washing or soaking something in order to clean, refresh, or heal. [1/3 definitions] |
| besiege |
to surround with soldiers in order to attack or capture. [1/2 definitions] |
| bite |
of insects or similar small creatures, to break into the skin of (a human or other mammal) in order to feed on blood. [1/10 definitions] |
| boiler |
A boiler is a strong container in which water is boiled in order to create steam to be used as a source of power. [1/2 definitions] |
| bow1 |
to bend the head or upper body forward in order to greet or take notice of someone. [1/3 definitions] |
| boycott |
to refuse to buy, use, or go to, in order to make a protest or bring about a change. [1/2 definitions] |