| adjustment |
An adjustment is a change you make in something. An adjustment often fixes something that is slightly wrong. |
| animate |
When people animate a figure in a cartoon, they make it look as if it is moving. They do this by creating many, many pictures that are only slightly different from each other. When a person looks from one picture to the next picture very quickly, it looks as if the figure in the pictures is moving. [1/3 definitions] |
| a trifle |
a little bit; somewhat; slightly. |
| barely |
"Barely" means only a very little. When you barely hear a noise, you can hear it only very slightly. You almost cannot hear it at all. |
| budge |
to change or begin to change position slightly. [2 definitions] |
| cameo |
a stone carved so as to leave a slightly raised image of one color and a background of another, often worn as jewelry. [1/2 definitions] |
| caramel |
Caramel is a smooth, soft candy that is light brown in color. It has the flavor of sugar that has been slightly burnt. Caramel is a very popular type of candy. |
| cottage cheese |
a soft, white cheese made of slightly soured skim milk. |
| crust |
the slightly hard, baked dough on the outside of bread, pies, and other baked things. [1/5 definitions] |
| curtsy |
a gesture of the body that shows respect made by bending the knees and lowering the body slightly. A curtsy is usually made by women and girls. [1/2 definitions] |
| damp |
slightly wet; not completely dry. [1/2 definitions] |
| dampen |
to make moist or slightly wet. [1/2 definitions] |
| gazelle |
a kind of antelope found in Africa and Asia. Gazelles are mammals with hooves and long legs. They are graceful runners. Their horns are slightly curved and have dark rings. |
| lukewarm |
only slightly warm; tepid. [1/2 definitions] |
| lymph |
a slightly yellowish liquid produced by body tissues. It contains many white blood cells. |
| moist |
slightly or somewhat wet. |
| moisten |
to make or become slightly wet. |
| mole2 |
a small, permanent spot on the skin. Moles are usually brown and sometimes slightly raised. |
| mound |
a slightly raised hill of dirt in the center of a baseball field. The pitcher throws from this mound. [1/3 definitions] |
| mucus |
a slimy, slightly sticky material that coats and protects certain parts of the body, such as the inside of the nose and throat. |
| Nauru |
a Pacific island country slightly south of the equator and northeast of New Guinea. The capital of Nauru is Yaren. |