| clever |
showing original or creative thought. [1/2 definitions] |
| commonplace |
not new or original; dull. [1/2 definitions] |
| creativity |
the ability to make or invent something original or imaginative. |
| derive |
We often use the word "derive" when we talk about the original source of something. For example, people derive the spice cinnamon from the bark of a certain tree in Asia. That means that the bark of this tree is the original place where people get cinnamon. Of course, you can get cinnamon from your kitchen cupboard or from the grocery store, but it is actually derived from a cinnamon tree. [1/2 definitions] |
| descent |
the origin of a person or thing, or the process of developing out of an original source. [1/3 definitions] |
| disciple |
one of the twelve original followers of Jesus Christ; apostle. [1/2 definitions] |
| elastic |
able to stretch easily without breaking and then return to original form. [1/2 definitions] |
| elasticity |
the condition or quality of being able to stretch easily without breaking and return to original shape. |
| enlargement |
anything that is made larger than the original. [1/2 definitions] |
| manuscript |
A manuscript is the original text of a book or other thing that an author has written. It is what the author has typed on their own computer or written by hand. A manuscript is given to a publishing company which then prints many copies of the book for people to read. [1/2 definitions] |
| native |
an original resident of a given place, such as the Inuit people of Alaska and northern Canada. [1/6 definitions] |
| negative |
a photographic image on which light areas of the original subject appear dark and dark areas appear light. [1/7 definitions] |
| original |
When something is original, it means it is the first or earliest. [6 definitions] |
| restore |
If people restore something like an old house or old piece of furniture, they repair it and make it like it was before. They bring it back to its original condition. [1/2 definitions] |
| rewind |
to wind again, or to wind back (a cassette tape or the like) to the original position or to a preceding position. |
| secondhand |
not from the original source. [1/3 definitions] |
| spring |
an elastic device or object that returns to its original shape after being pressed or stretched out. [1/12 definitions] |
| Thermos |
(Trademark) A Thermos is a container that is used to keep food or drink at its original temperature. [2 definitions] |