| abolition |
When a government makes a law to completely end or get rid of something, it is called abolition. Abolition is the act of abolishing something, getting rid of it by passing a law against it. [1/2 definitions] |
| aisle |
an open space for passing between rows or sections of seats or shelves. |
| DNA |
a substance found in cells that contains information about the characteristics of a living thing. DNA plays a part in the passing on of characteristics from parent to offspring. "DNA" is an abbreviation of "deoxyribonucleic acid." |
| eclipse |
the blocking from view of the sun, a moon, or a planet by another heavenly body. In an eclipse of the sun, the sun is hidden from earth's view by the moon passing between the sun and the earth. [1/3 definitions] |
| fail |
to receive a grade below passing in. [2/7 definitions] |
| filter |
When you filter a liquid or a gas, you remove bits of dirt or other material from it by passing the liquid or a gas through something called a "filter." [1/2 definitions] |
| fleeting |
passing quickly; very brief; lasting only a moment. |
| flight1 |
an act of passing through air or space by flying. [1/4 definitions] |
| football |
a game played in the United States and Canada by two teams on a long field. Each team tries to score points by passing or carrying the ball to the other team's end of the playing area, or by kicking it through the goal posts. [1/4 definitions] |
| frisk |
to search for something hidden by passing one's hands over a person's clothing. [1/2 definitions] |
| grapevine |
an informal way of passing information and gossip about other people from person to person. [1/2 definitions] |
| graze2 |
to touch or brush lightly in passing. [1/4 definitions] |
| heredity |
the passing of characteristics from parent to offspring. [1/2 definitions] |
| ice hockey |
a sport played on ice by two teams. In ice hockey, each person wears skates and plays with a long stick. Using the stick, players hit a flat disc called a puck and try to get it into the other team's goal, often by passing it from one team member to another across the ice. |
| inheritance |
the process of passing characteristics to later generations by genes or the characteristics passed in this way. [1/2 definitions] |
| instant |
When something is instant, it happens without any waiting or time passing. [1/4 definitions] |
| knit |
When you knit, you make things like clothing or blankets using thick threads called yarn. Loops of yarn are connected to each other by passing other yarn through them using long needles that you hold in your hands. You can also knit by using a machine. [1/2 definitions] |
| lapse |
an amount of time that has passed or is passing. [1/5 definitions] |
| legislation |
the act or process of passing laws. [1/2 definitions] |
| lens |
a piece of clear material such as glass that bends light rays passing through it. The surface of a lens is curved to bend light rays toward or away from a central point. [1/3 definitions] |
| medium |
a substance that is a means of passing on a force or an effect. [1/6 definitions] |