| bagpipe |
a wind instrument made of a leather bag and pipes. It is played by blowing air into the bag and squeezing the bag to force air through pipes that produce musical tones. |
| barren |
not able to produce or support growth. [1/2 definitions] |
| bear1 |
to produce by growth. [1/8 definitions] |
| bellows |
(used with a singular or plural verb) a bag that can be expanded to draw air in and squeezed to force air out. Bellows are used to blow air on a fire or produce sound on a musical instrument. |
| bloom |
to produce flowers. [1/3 definitions] |
| blossom |
to produce flowers. [1/4 definitions] |
| boil1 |
of a liquid, to produce bubbles of water vapor when heated to a high enough temperature. [1/5 definitions] |
| breed |
to keep for mating and reproduction. [2/4 definitions] |
| Burundi |
Burundi is a country in Africa. Two of its neighbors are Tanzania and Rwanda. Part of Burundi lies on the shore of a big and very deep lake called Lake Tanganyika. Burundi has a lot of plants that produce coffee beans. Burundi sells a lot of the coffee beans to other countries. |
| calorie |
a unit for measuring the amount of energy that a food can produce when taken into the body. The more calories something has, the more energy it can provide for the body.(abbreviated: Cal.) |
| capital1 |
money that is used to produce more money, as by starting a business or investing. [1/8 definitions] |
| carbohydrate |
a compound made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. It is formed mainly by plants, and it is used in the body to easily produce and store energy. Sugars and starches are carbohydrates. [1/2 definitions] |
| chime |
(usually plural) a set of tuned bells or other hollow objects that produce musical sounds when struck. [1/3 definitions] |
| chlorophyll |
the green matter in the leaves and stems of plants that is necessary to produce food for plants from sunlight. |
| clamor |
to produce a clamor. [1/3 definitions] |
| coal |
Coal is a kind of hard material that is found in the earth. It looks like rock, but it isn't really rock. Coal is often black. It can be burned and used for fuel. Coal is sometimes used to produce the electricity that people use in their homes. [1/2 definitions] |
| Comoros |
Comoros is a country made up of three islands in the Indian Ocean. Comoros is near the continent of Africa. People grow a lot of spices in Comoros and also the plants that produce vanilla beans. Vanilla beans are used to make vanilla, which is the flavor used in vanilla ice cream. |
| cone |
Some kinds of trees produce things called cones that hold their seeds. We can't eat these cones, but they are really the fruit of the tree. Pine trees, and some trees similar to pines, grow cones for their seeds. [1/3 definitions] |
| cost |
the amount of money needed to make or produce something. [1/5 definitions] |
| determine |
to bring about; produce. [1/3 definitions] |
| draft |
A draft is a piece of writing. It is what you might produce on your first try or second try before you feel it is good enough to be finished. When someone writes a very important thing, they often make many drafts before they feel that what they've written is all correct and ready to go. [1/5 definitions] |