| basic |
The basics are the most important things you need to learn about something. The basics are the things that everything else is built on top of. [1/3 definitions] |
| blowhole |
A blowhole is a hole in ice that's on top of a body of water like a lake or sea. [1/2 definitions] |
| bonus |
A bonus is something good that you didn't expect. A bonus happens on top of something else. [1/2 definitions] |
| bunk1 |
A bunk is a small, single bed that is attached to a wall, or it is one of two beds held up by a frame that supports one bed on top of the other. |
| cover |
When something covers another thing, it lies on top of it. [1/7 definitions] |
| foam |
When you see a pile of tiny bubbles floating on top of a liquid, that pile of bubbles is called "foam." [1/4 definitions] |
| goldenrod |
a plant with small, yellow flowers on top of tall, stiff stems. It blooms in late summer or early fall. |
| heap |
many things lying on top of each other; pile. [1/5 definitions] |
| ice |
When you ice a cake, you decorate it with icing. Icing is something sweet usually made from powdered sugar, butter, and milk. It is often used as a thin layer on top of cakes and sometimes doughnuts and other baked things. [1/3 definitions] |
| interest |
If you borrow money from a bank, you have to pay the money back, but you also have to pay the bank some money on top of that. This extra money that you have to pay is called "interest." By charging interest, the bank makes money when they give people loans. Interest is a little like rent. If you rent a boat, you can use the boat, but you have to give the boat back, and you have to pay some money to use it. In banking, that money is called "interest." [1/7 definitions] |
| landfill |
A landfill is a place where trucks bring waste from cities or towns. The landfill is a low area of land that gets filled up with this waste. The waste is eventually covered with dirt and becomes "new land" in a way. The waste itself, mixed with other things, is sometimes used to build up new land in a body of water, like a harbor, for example. New buildings or even airports can be constructed on top of waste from a landfill. This building material itself is also called "landfill." |
| layer |
Layers are different sections of something that lie on top of each other. Each layer is different from the layer over it or under it, but each is part of the same thing. A layer can be something solid, or it can be made up of gases, liquids, or mixtures of things. [1/2 definitions] |
| lily pad |
A lily pad is a leaf of a water lily. Lily pads are round and flat, and they float on top of the water. |
| loan |
When a bank loans money, they give money to people for a certain amount of time. During this time, the money must be paid back, and it must be paid back with "interest." Interest is extra money that people have to pay on top of the money they borrow. It is like a fee for using the money. [1/4 definitions] |
| mailbox |
A mailbox is a container used for holding mail. It is where people can pick up the mail that has been delivered to them. Sometimes a mailbox is outside someone's house or apartment building sitting on top of a post. In some apartment buildings, people's mailboxes are sections of a larger container built into a wall. In many places, people can use their mailboxes to send things to other people, but in some places, like large cities, the boxes are only used for deliveries. [1/2 definitions] |
| mount1 |
to place oneself on top of. [1/7 definitions] |
| onto |
to a position on or on top of. [1/2 definitions] |
| over |
on top of, so as to cover. [1/16 definitions] |
| pastry |
A pastry is a sweet, baked food made with flour, water, and butter. Sometimes oil or some kind of fat is used instead of butter. Pastries usually have something like sweet fruit or chocolate inside them or on top of them. One kind of pastry is a pie. Many people like pastries for breakfast or as a dessert. [1/2 definitions] |
| pile1 |
a number of things on top of each other; heap; stack. [1/6 definitions] |
| pizza |
Pizza is a food that people eat for lunch or dinner. To make pizza, flour dough is made into a round shape and pressed flat. Then the dough is usually covered with tomato sauce and cheese and baked in an oven. Other things often go on top of pizza too, such as sausage or vegetables. |