| clause |
A clause is something in grammar. A clause is a group of words that has a subject and a verb that goes with it. A clause can be a whole sentence, or it can be one part of a sentence. Some sentences have many clauses. In the sentence "I had a bad dream because my brother told me something scary," there are two clauses connected by the word "because." "I had a bad dream" is the first clause, and "my brother told me something scary" is the second clause. The subject in the first clause is "I," and the verb is "had." The subject in the second clause is "my brother," and the verb is "told." |
| creep |
When you get the creeps, you have a scary feeling, as if something were crawling over your skin. [1/5 definitions] |
| crisis |
A crisis is a very difficult, serious, and often scary situation. In a crisis, things are not normal and some very big change is about to happen one way or another. In a crisis, there is usually a great deal of stress and anxiety because what will happen in the future is not certain. |
| dark |
When a movie is dark, bad or scary things happen in it. Dark magic is magic that causes bad things to happen. If you are in a dark mood, you have angry or bad thoughts. [1/6 definitions] |
| exciting |
Things that make your heart beat fast are exciting. Things like skiing down a mountain, going up in a balloon, or watching an action movie can be exciting. Often, things that are exciting are things that people enjoy, but sometimes they can make people scared or very nervous. Many exciting things are both fun and scary. |
| face |
When you face something, you don't run away from it. You look right at it or fight with it even if it's scary or very hard for you. [1/6 definitions] |
| frightening |
causing or capable of causing great fear or anxiety; scary. |
| gasp |
When people gasp, they suddenly take in air through their mouth. Doing this often makes a kind of high-pitched sound. People sometimes gasp when they are suddenly surprised by something, especially something bad or scary, or by something very good and amazing. People often gasp when they are having trouble breathing and they are trying to get air. |
| goblin |
A goblin is a small imaginary being that does bad things to people. A goblin is scary to look at. |
| monster |
A monster is a large, make-believe person or animal that does very bad things. A monster is something scary, but monsters are not real. [1/4 definitions] |
| monstrous |
so ugly that it is scary. [1/3 definitions] |
| nature |
Sometimes "nature" means "type" or "kind." If you like movies of a scary nature, it means that you like the kind of movies that are scary. [1/4 definitions] |
| near |
When someone's car has a near accident, it means that it looked like the car was going to have an accident, but the accident did not happen. It came very close to happening but it didn't. A near accident is a scary thing but not as bad as a real accident. [1/5 definitions] |
| nightmare |
A nightmare is a scary dream. [1/2 definitions] |
| ogre |
In fairy tales, an ogre is an ugly giant who is very scary and cruel. |
| rabies |
Rabies is a serious disease that is caused by a virus and can kill people, dogs, and other mammals. A person can get rabies if scratched or bitten by an animal that has the disease. If a dog is acting in a scary way and has white foam around its mouth, it is very possible that it has rabies. Dogs and cats can get shots that protect them against rabies, and this also protects people from getting rabies from these dogs and cats. |
| scary |
When something is scary, it makes you feel afraid. Most people think big spiders and snakes are scary things. |
| shock1 |
A shock is the feeling caused by an electrical current passing through your body. A shock is painful and scary. [1/6 definitions] |
| shocking |
When something is shocking, it is extremely surprising and upsetting at the same time. A shocking thing could be horrible, scary, or disgusting. |
| sight |
A sight is something that you see. Most people think that a rainbow is a beautiful sight. An angry dog showing its teeth is usually a scary sight. [1/5 definitions] |
| terrific |
Something terrific is very strong, amazing, or scary. [1/2 definitions] |