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| about |
more or less; nearly. [1/8 definitions] |
| around |
If your dad will be home around dinner time, it means that he will be home near dinner time. He might be a little bit late or a little bit early. If you have around fifty cents in your pocket, you might have a little more or less than that, but the amount is near fifty cents. [1/11 definitions] |
| certain |
When something is certain, it is completely decided about. If you have to wear a certain type of clothes to school, it means you have to wear exactly that type of clothes. When a box holds a certain number of eggs, it means that the box holds that many eggs and no more or less. [1/4 definitions] |
| equal |
Someone who is your equal is the same as you, and not more or less than you. If your brother is your equal at playing football, it means that your brother has the same skill as you do in football. He is no better and no worse. When people are equals as human beings, they deserve the same amount of respect and the same rights as each other. [1/4 definitions] |
| even |
no more or less in amount or measure; equal in amount. [1/12 definitions] |
| phase |
When we see the moon in the sky at night, sometimes it looks completely white and round, but sometimes we can hardly see it at all. This is because the moon goes through different phases during every month. With each phase, we see more or less of the moon in the sky. When the moon looks completely white and round, we call it a "full moon." A full moon is just one of the moon's phases. [1/2 definitions] |
| precise |
If something is precise, it is not more or less than what is exactly right. [1/3 definitions] |
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