| addiction |
If a person has an addiction, their body sends out signals that they must continue to take or take more of a certain a drug or similar substance. These signals cause a desire for the drug that is very, very strong, and it can make people do things that they would not normally do just to get it. Addiction is something that can ruin people's lives. Some drugs cause addiction, but most drugs that people take as medicine do not. |
| admission |
the price a person must pay to enter. [1/3 definitions] |
| area code |
a set of three numbers given to different areas of the United States and Canada for telephone service. An area code must be dialed before the telephone number when calling someone outside a local area. |
| at ease |
a standing position in the military. When at ease, soldiers may relax but must stay in place and cannot talk. |
| base1 |
A base is one of the four corners of the field in the game of baseball. A batter runs from base to base and must touch each one to score. [1/6 definitions] |
| bind |
If someone or something binds you in some way, or binds you to do something, they make you feel like you have to do this thing and you cannot free yourself from it. You feel that it is an obligation. If you feel bound to do something, you feel that you must do it, even if you don't want to. Maybe you promised someone you would do it or you signed an agreement to do it. [1/4 definitions] |
| bound1 |
When you are bound by a promise or a legal requirement to do something, you must do it. It is your duty or your responsibility. [1/5 definitions] |
| charge |
If the police charge someone with a crime, it means that the police say that this person committed this crime. When someone is charged with a crime, it is a serious and official thing. The police must show some kind of proof in order to charge someone with a crime. [2/9 definitions] |
| check |
A check is a piece of paper from a bank that can be used like money. Some people use checks to pay for things in a store. Some people use checks to pay their bills by mail. A check tells a bank to pay money from one person or business to another. Of course, when a person pays for something with a check, they must have that money in their bank. It is that money that the bank uses to pay the other person or business. [1/9 definitions] |
| command |
A command is an order that must be obeyed. [1/4 definitions] |
| condition |
something that must happen before another event or thing can occur. [1/7 definitions] |
| consideration |
something that must be taken into account in making a decision. [1/3 definitions] |
| courageous |
A courageous person is a very brave person. A brave person does something even though they may have a lot of fear. If an action is courageous, a person must be very brave to do it. |
| criteria |
Criteria are particular things you look for when you judge something and make a decision. Criteria are like little tests. For example, if someone wants to buy a computer, they don't usually buy just any computer. They choose based on certain things. These things are their criteria. They might decide that the computer must be under a certain price. It must have a certain amount of memory. It must have a certain speed, and it must look good and be of the right size. If a computer passes all these criteria, then they judge that it is what they are looking for. "Criteria" is a plural noun. The singular form is "criterion." |
| crossword puzzle |
a puzzle in which a person must guess words from clues and enter them in a pattern of squares, one letter per square. |
| curfew |
a rule or law that sets a time after which everyone must be off the street and inside for the night. Curfews sometimes apply only to a particular group, such as young people. |
| deadline |
a date or time by which something must be done. |
| debate |
a kind of competition between two people or two teams who disagree on particular issue or set of issues. Each side is given certain amounts of time in which they can talk and present their argument. When one side talks, the other side must be quiet. A debate like this is done in front of an audience. [1/4 definitions] |
| demand |
something that must be done; claim. [1/6 definitions] |
| destiny |
that which has happened or must happen to someone because of fate or luck. |
| driven |
When someone is driven to do something, they feel very strongly that they must do it even if it is terribly difficult. If someone is a driven sort of person, they often feel like this. When they decide they are going to do something, they don't let anything stop them. [1/2 definitions] |