| abandon |
When people abandon a place, they leave it because they have to. They are forced to give it up and go somewhere else. [1/3 definitions] |
| aboard |
When you get aboard an airplane, boat, or train, it means that you get onto it to travel somewhere. [1/2 definitions] |
| about |
If your dog is about the yard, it means that the dog is somewhere in your yard. We know he is not outside of the yard. [2/9 definitions] |
| 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] |
| activity |
When there is a lot of activity somewhere, it means that there are a lot of people or animals moving around and doing things. [1/3 definitions] |
| admission |
Admission is being allowed to enter somewhere, or giving permission for someone to enter a place. [1/3 definitions] |
| 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] |
| archive |
a collection of records or information that is stored somewhere. An archive often stores things that go back a long time. |
| around |
somewhere near; about. [1/12 definitions] |
| barricade |
A barricade is something that blocks other things or people from getting through somewhere. If the police don't want people to get into some area, for example, they might put up a barricade. A barricade is usually something that can be quickly put up and easily removed. |
| barrier |
A barrier is a natural thing that blocks a way of traveling somewhere. [1/2 definitions] |
| base1 |
When a business bases its company somewhere, it sets it up there and uses it as its main place. [1/6 definitions] |
| bird feeder |
A bird feeder is something used for feeding wild birds. You fill a bird feeder with food such as seeds and grain, and usually you hang it up somewhere outside, like from a tree branch or post. |
| black-and-white |
involving only things that are complete opposites. If something is black-and-white, it is clearly one thing or the opposite thing. It is not mixed or somewhere in the middle. [1/2 definitions] |
| board |
When you board something like a train, a ship, or airplane, it means that you get on so that you can ride somewhere. [1/6 definitions] |
| bring |
When you bring something, you carry or take it from one place to another. When you bring a person somewhere, you take them with you to the place where you are going. [1/2 definitions] |
| by |
We sometimes use the word "by" to talk about how we do something or what we use to do something. When you travel by car, it means that you use a car to go somewhere. [1/9 definitions] |
| cab1 |
A cab is a car that people can pay money to ride in if they need to go somewhere. Another person drives the car, and people pay their money to that person. Another word for "cab" is "taxi." [1/2 definitions] |
| cabin |
A cabin is a small, simple house usually made of rough wood. You most often see a cabin in a woods or somewhere far from the city. [1/2 definitions] |
| campsite |
A campsite is a particular spot where one person or a group sets up their camp. If they have a tent, their campsite is where they put it up. A campsite can be just some spot out in nature somewhere, but often it is part of a campground inside a park. |
| captor |
someone who captures another person and holds them somewhere. |