| accent |
The accent on a word is the stress a speaker gives to one syllable in the word. We say GOLDfish, not goldFISH because the accent is on the first syllable of the word not the second. [1/3 definitions] |
| accompany |
When you accompany one thing with another thing, you add the second thing to make the first thing better or more complete. You might accompany your guitar playing with the beat of a drum to make your sound more complete. You might accompany your sandwich with a glass of juice to make your lunch better. [1/3 definitions] |
| Africa |
the second largest continent. Africa is south of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. It is in the Eastern Hemisphere. |
| alternate |
the second of every two; every other. [1/7 definitions] |
| alto |
a musical instrument having the second highest range in its family of instruments. [1/4 definitions] |
| axis |
(capitalized) the name for the union of Germany, Italy, Japan, and other countries during the Second World War. [1/2 definitions] |
| b |
the second letter of the English alphabet. [1/3 definitions] |
| behind |
If your brother is in second grade and you are in fourth grade, he is behind you in school. [1/6 definitions] |
| beta |
the name of the second letter of the Greek alphabet. |
| biennial |
happening every second year. [1/5 definitions] |
| Canada |
Canada is a country in North America. It is to the north of the United States, and it is the second largest country in the world. Canada has a lot of land for farming in the south and many forests in the north. In the west, there are very high mountains. Canada also has many lakes. Some of them are very large. Of course, Canada has large cities too, such as Toronto and Montreal. In some parts of Canada, people speak mostly English, and in other parts they speak mostly French. |
| cardinal |
a high official of the Roman Catholic Church who is chosen by the Pope and second in rank to him. [1/3 definitions] |
| center field |
in baseball, the center area of the outfield, which extends behind second base. |
| 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." |
| d |
the second note in the musical scale of C major. [1/3 definitions] |
| depend |
If going to the beach depends on the weather, it means that the weather decides if you will go to the beach or not. You will probably go to the beach only if the weather is good. If one thing depends on another thing, the second thing decides the first thing. [1/3 definitions] |
| dependent |
When one thing is dependent on something else, it means that the first thing is decided by what happens with the second thing. Being able to swim outside is often dependent on the weather, for example. If it's sunny, then swimming is possible. If there's a big storm, then swimming is probably not possible. [1/2 definitions] |
| division sign |
One action we do with numbers is to divide one number by another. An example of dividing is "six divided by two equals three." When we write this in numbers, we use something called a division sign (�) between the first two numbers: 6 � 2. The division sign looks like a short little line with one dot above it and one dot below it. When we see a division sign between two numbers, it tells us that the first number is being divided by the second number. |
| double |
a hit in baseball that allows the batter to reach second base. [2/13 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] |
| every other |
every second or every alternate. |