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| coincidence |
the fact of two events occurring at the same time simply by chance and, often, in a way that is is very surprising; or the fact of two or more things being the same even though there would seem to be little chance of them being the same. |
| crude |
If you draw a crude map, you draw it very simply and maybe not too carefully. Something crude is rough and not very exact, but it's often good enough for your purpose. [1/4 definitions] |
| double bass |
the largest instrument of the violin family and that which has the deepest tone. The double bass is often called simply "the bass." |
| Gaelic |
the language of Ireland that has been spoken since before English began to be spoken there. Gaelic in Ireland is called simply "Irish" or "Irish Gaelic." [1/2 definitions] |
| instinct |
natural behavior in an animal that is not taught by parents or experience but is simply part of what an animal is born with. [1/2 definitions] |
| merely |
only as indicated; simply. |
| nun1 |
a woman who is a member of a religious order. Nuns promise to live simply, not marry, and obey God. Many nuns live in convents. |
| right |
A right is something that you have or that you are allowed to do because of a law. For example, men and women have the right to vote because there is a law that says they can. For many people, a right is also something that animals or people should have or be able to do, even if there is no actual law about it. It is something that people believe is simply fair. Many people believe, for example, that animals have a right to be treated with kindness, but in many places there is no law about it. [1/15 definitions] |
| simply |
When you do something simply, you do it in a way that is not complicated or confusing. [4 definitions] |
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