| abandoned |
An abandoned thing is a thing that somebody has left behind without any plan to come back to it. |
| accompany |
If somebody accompanies you somewhere, they go along with you. You don't go alone. If one thing accompanies another thing, it comes with it. [1/3 definitions] |
| additional |
If you have an additional thing, you have one more thing than what you had before. If you had two chairs before and somebody gives you an additional chair, it means you have three chairs now. Let's say your dad got only one small pizza for your birthday party but twenty kids came. You would probably need a lot of additional pizza! |
| advertise |
When you advertise for something, it means you are looking for a certain thing and you put up a notice somewhere, like in a newspaper or online list. In the notice, you tell people you are looking for this thing. Sometimes people advertise for things they want to buy from other people. Sometimes they advertise for a certain kind of person who they can pay to do some work for them. Let's say you want to buy a good but cheap bicycle, you could advertise for one in the newspaper. If somebody has one they want to sell, they will answer your notice. [1/3 definitions] |
| alter |
If somebody alters something, they make a change in it. If you alter your hairstyle, for example, you make a change in it. If something alters a person, it makes them different from how they were before. Getting older is something that alters people a lot. [1/2 definitions] |
| apprentice |
someone who works for somebody else to learn that person's skill or trade. [1/2 definitions] |
| approximate |
If somebody tells you the approximate time a game will end, they tell you what time they think it will end, but they might be a little wrong. They are just guessing. An approximate time or approximate amount is probably close to the real time of something or a real amount of something, but probably not exact. [1/2 definitions] |
| be out of |
If you are out of something, it means that you usually have it, but it's all gone now. You or somebody else used it all. |
| bug |
If somebody bugs you to do something, they ask you many times to do it. [1/5 definitions] |
| can1 |
Sometimes when you say that you can do something, it means that it is OK for you to do it. Somebody gave you permission. [1/3 definitions] |
| chore |
A chore is a regular piece of work that somebody has to do around the house or at work. |
| crazy |
When we say that somebody is crazy about something, we mean that they really like it a lot and get very excited about it. [1/4 definitions] |
| dental |
Something "dental" is a thing that has to do with the teeth. If somebody needs "dental work," it means they need to have a dentist work on their teeth. If you have good "dental health," it means that your teeth are healthy. |
| envious |
If you are envious, you wish you had what somebody else has. |
| for sale |
If something is for sale, it means that somebody wants to sell it. Many things in a store are for sale, but some things, like the counters, the cash registers, and the floor are not for sale. |
| give up |
When you give up a thing, you give it to somebody else even though you may not want to. [1/3 definitions] |
| hear |
When you hear from someone, you get a phone call, message, or letter from them. If you hear about something, it means that somebody has reported or told you about it. [1/5 definitions] |
| hit |
When you hit a drum, it makes a sound. If somebody hits you in the arm, your arm will probably hurt. When you hit something, you strike it. [1/7 definitions] |
| hover |
If somebody hovers over another person, they stay very near them and watch what they are doing. Sometimes they do this to protect them and sometimes they are just interested in what the other person is doing. Sometimes they do it to annoy the other person. [1/2 definitions] |
| jealous |
When you are jealous, you feel angry or sad because you want what another person has. Sometimes you are angry or upset because you can't do something that somebody else can do. [1/2 definitions] |
| jealousy |
When you feel jealousy, you wish you could have what somebody else has, and you feel bad or angry about it. You might even feel that it is unfair that you don't have what this other person has. |