| abbreviate |
When you abbreviate something, you make it shorter. [1/2 definitions] |
| accelerate |
When you accelerate something, you make it go faster. [1/2 definitions] |
| accessory |
an item added on to something else to make it prettier, more complete, or more useful. [1/2 definitions] |
| achieve |
When you achieve something, you get it or make it happen by trying very hard. When you reach a goal or finish something that is important to you, it means that you have achieved it. |
| activate |
When you activate something, you make it start working. |
| adaptation |
An adaptation is a thing that is created when people make changes in something to make it easier or better, or so they can use it in a new way. [1/3 definitions] |
| add |
When you add something to another thing, you put it together with that thing, and you make it bigger or better. [1/4 definitions] |
| addition |
Addition is the act of putting something together with something else, usually to make it better or larger. [1/3 definitions] |
| adjust |
When you adjust something, you make a small change to it so that it works better. You bring it to a better position or make it fit. [1/2 definitions] |
| adopt |
When you adopt something, you accept a new thing and make it your own. When people adopt a baby, the baby becomes part of their family. When people adopt pets, they bring them into their home and care for them for a long time. [1/2 definitions] |
| advantage |
An advantage is something that is good about something. It might make it better than something else--at least in a certain way. [1/2 definitions] |
| airplane |
An airplane is a machine that people can fly in. An airplane has wings, and it has engines that make it fly. |
| allergy |
When you have an allergy to something like a plant or food, something bad happens to your body when you touch it or eat it or have some other contact with it. An allergy can make you sneeze, itch, cough, or make it hard for you to breathe. |
| anchor |
When you anchor something, you make it stay down or in one place. [1/4 definitions] |
| animate |
When people animate a figure in a cartoon, they make it look as if it is moving. They do this by creating many, many pictures that are only slightly different from each other. When a person looks from one picture to the next picture very quickly, it looks as if the figure in the pictures is moving. [1/3 definitions] |
| arrange |
When you arrange something, it means that you make plans for it and do things to make it happen. [1/2 definitions] |
| back |
When you back something, you make it move backward. [1/6 definitions] |
| ballast |
heavy material placed in a boat or ship to make it more stable. [2 definitions] |
| beach ball |
A beach ball is a kind of ball that children and adults can play with together. It is full of air and made of very light material, so it is easy to hit it and make it fly. The sides of the ball are made of plastic in different colors. People often play with a beach ball when they go to a beach for fun. |
| beep |
When you beep something, you make it put out a short sound, usually as a signal. [1/3 definitions] |
| bleach |
When you bleach something, you make it white or lighter in color by using a chemical or the light of the sun. [1/2 definitions] |