| absolutely |
When something is absolutely right, it is exactly right. If something is absolutely beautiful, "beautiful" is the exact word to describe this thing, and there is nothing about this thing that isn't beautiful. [1/2 definitions] |
| bare |
"Bare" means that something is empty or has nothing on it. [1/3 definitions] |
| barefoot |
with nothing on the feet. [2 definitions] |
| bored |
When you are bored, it means that you feel tired because you are doing something that does not interest you, or because there is nothing fun for you to do. |
| but |
"But" sometimes means "except." If you have nothing in the refrigerator but milk, then there is nothing in there except milk. Milk is the only thing in the refrigerator. [1/2 definitions] |
| carefree |
having nothing to worry about; free of cares or serious thoughts; cheerful. |
| completely |
If your homework is completely finished, ALL of it is finished. There is nothing more to do. If your food is completely cooked, then it is cooked all the way through. There is no need for any more cooking. If you washed your hair and now it is completely dry, then it is not wet at all anymore. Every hair is dry, and every part of each hair is dry. |
| consist |
If a test consists of twenty questions, it means that it is made up of twenty questions. If your lunch consists of a sandwich, then a sandwich is what your lunch is, and there is nothing else. |
| desert1 |
A desert is a very dry area of land with few or no plants growing in it. Deserts are dry because they get very little rain. Large areas of some deserts can be nothing but sand or rock. |
| develop |
When a scientist or business develops something, they create it starting from nothing. [1/6 definitions] |
| distress |
Distress is great pain, sadness, fear, or worry. When people feel distress, they often feel that they have no control and they don't know what to do, or they fear there is nothing they can do to help themselves. [1/3 definitions] |
| done |
When something is done, it is finished. If your homework is done, then you have nothing more to do. [1/3 definitions] |
| dwindle |
to become or cause to become gradually smaller or less until almost nothing remains; shrink. |
| else |
Sometimes "else" means "more." If you are still hungry after you have eaten, you probably want to eat something else. If there is nothing else to eat, there is nothing more to eat. [1/4 definitions] |
| empty |
holding or containing nothing; without the usual contents. [1/7 definitions] |
| everything |
If everything out in the yard got wet in the rain, then all the things that were in the yard got wet and nothing stayed dry. [1/2 definitions] |
| evil |
An evil is something very bad or wrong. There is nothing good about an evil. [1/3 definitions] |
| exactly |
If two things are exactly the same, they are the same in every way. When you do exactly what you want, you do just what you want and nothing else. [1/2 definitions] |
| free |
When you are free to do something, nothing is holding you back from doing it. You can do it if you want to. [2/14 definitions] |
| from scratch |
If you build something from scratch, you build it from the very beginning when there is nothing. [1/2 definitions] |
| happy |
Happy is the way you feel when nothing is wrong and everything is good. Most people are happy when other people like them and they have friends. Doing something fun also makes people happy. |