| afire |
very interested. [1/2 definitions] |
| association |
An association is a group of people who are interested in something and work on it together. [1/2 definitions] |
| auction |
An auction is a special kind of sale. At an auction, each item gets sold to the person who offers the most money for it. If many people are interested in a particular thing, the price goes higher and higher until everybody but that one person gives up. |
| autism |
Autism is a certain problem with the mind. Autism develops in some children, and in these children it begins to show when they are very young. Autism continues in people even when they become adults, though. When a child has autism, they have problems with language and problems interacting with other people. Some children may seem as if they are not interested in other people at all. Some children with autism have difficulty learning language, and those who learn language well may have difficulty knowing how to use language with other people. They may talk about the same thing all the time, for example. |
| blog |
a journal posted on a website that someone regularly write entries in. When people have a blog, they write about personal experiences or opinions, or about particular topics they have special knowledge of or are interested in. The word "blog" is a short form of "Web log." |
| bloodthirsty |
eager to cause or interested in acts of bloodshed; cruel. |
| boredom |
the state of being bored or of not feeling interested. |
| burn out |
to become extremely tired and no longer interested in doing something. [1/2 definitions] |
| cause |
an idea or goal that many are interested in. [1/4 definitions] |
| chemist |
A chemist is a kind of scientist. A chemist works in the field of chemistry. Chemists are interested in basic substances that exist on the earth and in space, and they are interested in what these things can do and what happens when you put them together. |
| chiefly |
"Chiefly" means "especially" or "more than other things." If you are chiefly interested in basketball, you may be interested in other sports and other things, but you are more interested in basketball than anything else. [1/2 definitions] |
| clan |
A group of people who are interested in the same thing or have the same belief is sometimes called a clan. [1/2 definitions] |
| club |
A club is a group of people who meet or do things together because they are all interested in the same thing. A hiking club, for example, is a group of people who hike together. A swim club is a group of people who swim together or pay to use a particular pool just for its members. [1/5 definitions] |
| concerned |
involved or interested. [1/2 definitions] |
| descent |
If you are interested in the descent of something, you are interested in where it came from originally or how it developed from its original source. [1/2 definitions] |
| earth science |
Earth science is the study of the planet Earth. Earth science is especially interested in what the planet is composed of, its weather, and how the planet developed and continues to change over time. Many different sciences, such as geology and meteorology--the study of weather--are part of earth science. |
| engage |
If something engages your interest or attention, it makes you interested in it or makes you pay attention to it. [2/6 definitions] |
| entertain |
to amuse; keep interested. [1/3 definitions] |
| enthusiastic |
If you are enthusiastic about something, you are excited about it. If you are enthusiastic about a plan, you think it is a great idea. If you are enthusiastic about doing something, you are really interested in it and want to do it. |
| fair2 |
a gathering to show products to people interested in buying. [1/2 definitions] |
| fan2 |
a person who is very interested in a sport or a performing art, or in a person who does that activity. |