| account |
If you have an account at a bank, it means that you can keep your money there. You can put more money into your account or take money out of your account when you need it. The bank sends a letter by mail each month to tell you how much money you have in your account. Some people don't get a letter but see their account on their computers. [1/5 definitions] |
| accountant |
An accountant is a person who keeps track of how a business spends its money, gives advice about spending money, and often makes sure the company is paying a correct amount of tax to the government each year. All businesses have to report to the government how much money they make and pay a correct amount of tax. Some companies only use an accountant when they are reporting their income to the government and need to figure out how much tax they have to pay. People who have regular jobs also use accountants sometimes if their money affairs are complicated. |
| additional |
If you have an additional thing, you have one more thing than what you had before. If you had two chairs before and somebody gives you an additional chair, it means you have three chairs now. Let's say your dad got only one small pizza for your birthday party but twenty kids came. You would probably need a lot of additional pizza! |
| adequate |
enough for the situation or need. |
| aid |
help or assistance that is given to someone in need. [1/3 definitions] |
| air |
Air is one of the things we need to live. Air is what we breathe. It is a mixture of gases. Although we breathe air, we cannot smell it, taste it, or see it. Sometimes we smell something that is in the air, but air itself does not have any smell. [1/4 definitions] |
| alcoholic |
An alcoholic is a person who feels a strong need to drink alcohol and cannot control that need. [1/2 definitions] |
| alert |
When you are awake and watching everything around you carefully, you are alert. When you are alert, you can act quickly if you need to. [1/3 definitions] |
| already |
"Already" sometimes means "from an earlier time." If you already have a spoon, for example, then you don't need a spoon now. If you already know something, then you don't need to learn that thing or hear about it now. If the soup for lunch is already made, then there is no reason to make soup now. [1/3 definitions] |
| aside |
set apart for future use or need. [1/3 definitions] |
| attention |
When you give something your attention, you look at it, or listen to it, or think about it. When something is not interesting or important, or you don't need to know about it, you might not give it your attention. [1/3 definitions] |
| Bahrain |
Bahrain is an island country in the Persian Gulf. It is in a part of the world called the Middle East. Bahrain has oil under the ground that it uses for fuel. Bahrain also sells its oil to other countries that need it. People in Bahrain speak Arabic, and they are ruled by a king. |
| basement |
A basement is a space in a building that is under the ground. People often keep things that they don't need every day in their basement. Some people use their basement as a place to play games and relax or to do certain kinds of work like making things with wood or washing clothes. |
| basic |
Basic things are things that are the simplest and most important. You need to learn basic things before other things. If you are learning to ride a bicycle, keeping your balance is the basic thing that you have to learn. After that, you can learn things like how to ride up a hill. [2/3 definitions] |
| between |
When there are two things and we talk about how they are different, we often need the word between. For example, we could say that one difference between a car and a truck is that a truck is bigger. [1/3 definitions] |
| cab1 |
a car that carries people who need a ride and pay a fare for this; taxicab. [1/3 definitions] |
| capital1 |
Capital is money that people use to try to make more money. For example, if you want to start a business to make money, you need capital to buy things and services that your business will need to get started. [1/4 definitions] |
| carbohydrate |
A carbohydrate is one kind of substance that makes up food. Protein and fat are the two other kinds of substances that are in food. Carbohydrates are found mainly in plants. There are a lot of carbohydrates in fruit, sugar, potatoes, bread, and other foods made from grain. The body uses carbohydrates to make energy. If the body doesn't need the energy right away, the carbohydrates are stored in the body. [1/2 definitions] |
| care |
When you care for a person, you make sure that they are OK and that they have what they need. [1/7 definitions] |
| cash register |
A cash register is a machine that you see in a store or restaurant. When you pay for something, your money goes into a drawer in the cash register. When you need change, the money comes out of the cash register. |
| Celsius |
When we use the word Celsius, we are talking about a system people can use when they measure temperature. In most countries of the world, people use this system called Celsius. In America, though, people use a system called Fahrenheit. When you see the letter C after a temperature, as in 22� C, the C stands for Celsius. When it is 22 degrees Celsius outside, the weather feels warm but not hot. It's a nice day to go to the park and play. When it is 22 degrees Fahrenheit, it's quite cold, maybe snowing, and you need a warm jacket. |