| cuddle |
When you cuddle a person or thing, you hug them close to you in a loving way and sometimes you kiss them too. You are usually sitting or lying down when you do this. Parents often cuddle their little children. Children often cuddle their pets or their stuffed animals. |
| curl up |
to get into a comfortable sitting or lying position. |
| debris |
The broken bits and pieces left after something has been destroyed or some damaging event has occurred are called debris. After a huge storm, there is often debris from broken branches and other broken things lying in the streets. |
| deceit |
the act of lying or cheating. [1/2 definitions] |
| diagonal |
lying in a slanting or oblique position. [1/3 definitions] |
| down1 |
to or in a lying or sitting position. [1/13 definitions] |
| downstream |
having to do with the part of a stream lying in the direction of the current's flow. [1/2 definitions] |
| erect |
When something is erect, it is in a straight up or standing position. It's not lying flat or bending over. [1/2 definitions] |
| flat1 |
lying pressed against a level surface. [1/12 definitions] |
| flatfish |
Flatfish are fish that live in salt water and have a flat body. They also have both of their eyes lying on one side of their head. Many kinds of fish are flatfish, and people often eat them. |
| heap |
many things lying on top of each other; pile. [1/5 definitions] |
| honest |
not lying or cheating in one's friendships or business relations. [1/4 definitions] |
| knock down |
When something is standing and you knock it down, you make it fall so that it is lying on the ground or on some surface. |
| lie2 |
When you lie on the bed, you put yourself in a flat or resting position on the bed. If you are lying on the couch, your body is in a flat position on the couch, with your legs on the couch too. [2/3 definitions] |
| litter |
When we talk about litter, we mean pieces of paper, plastic, or other things that you might see lying in the street or on the ground. After a big parade, there is often litter in the street. [1/5 definitions] |
| Mauritius |
an island country in the Indian Ocean lying to the east of Madagascar. The capital of Mauritius is Port Louis. |
| Montenegro |
a country on the Balkan Peninsula lying next to the Adriatic Sea and bordered by the countries of Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia. The capital of Montenegro is Podgorica. |
| Netherlands |
a country in northern Europe on the North Sea. According to the constitution, Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands. However, the government is located in another city called The Hague. In earlier history, the term "Netherlands" referred to the "Low Countries" of Holland, Luxembourg, and Belgium, which are small, low-lying countries of western Europe located next to the sea. |
| off |
When something has come off, it is not attached to some surface anymore. If your bandage has come off, it is not lying against your skin anymore. [2/13 definitions] |
| on |
If your mom puts her hand on your shoulder, it means she puts her hand so that it is touching your shoulder. If a picture that you drew is on the refrigerator door, it is lying against the surface of the door. [1/17 definitions] |
| openly |
in a way that involves no hiding or lying. |