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abbreviate |
When you abbreviate a word, you use a shorter form of it, You often use just a few letters of the word to stand for the whole thing. We often abbreviate things like the names of months, names for the days of the week, and words in addresses like "Street" and "Road." [1/2 definitions] |
algebra |
a form of mathematics used to solve problems in which some of the numbers are not known. In an algebra problem, letters stand for the unknown numbers. |
ATM |
An ATM is a machine where people can get money out of their bank account without actually going to their bank or into their bank's building. People can also put money into their account at an ATM. The letters "ATM" stand for "automated teller machine." A "teller" is a real person who works behind the counter in a bank. An ATM does the main things that a teller does. |
consonant |
When you speak, you make different kinds of sounds. Some of these sounds are called consonants and some are called vowels. These two kinds of sounds are made in different ways in your mouth. The letters D, K, B, S and M stand for some of the consonant sounds that we make in English. The letters A, E, and O stand for some of the vowel sounds. [1/2 definitions] |
designate |
to stand for or mean. [1/3 definitions] |
easel |
a stand for holding an artist's canvas, blackboard, or sign. |
hieroglyphic |
having to do with writing that uses pictures and symbols to stand for words or sounds. [1/2 definitions] |
notation |
a system of signs used to stand for numbers, words, or musical notes. [1/2 definitions] |
note |
a single musical tone, or a written symbol used to stand for one. [1/8 definitions] |
numeral |
When we write numbers, we can spell them with letters, like "five" or "sixty-two," but the most common way to write numbers is to use numerals, like 5 or 62. The larger the number is, the more common it is for us to use a numeral instead of spelling out the whole number with words and letters. A numeral uses symbols to stand for numbers instead of words. |
represent |
to stand for or be a sign of. [1/5 definitions] |
representative |
If someone is a representative, they stand for or take the place of another person or group of people. [1/4 definitions] |
stand for |
When one thing stands for another thing, it has the same meaning as that other thing but is used instead of it. For example, the letters "TV" stand for the word "television." |
Stars and Stripes |
(used with a singular or plural verb) the national flag of the United States. It has thirteen red and white stripes and a blue field with fifty white stars that stand for the fifty states; Old Glory. |
Valentine's Day |
Valentine's Day is a holiday that is celebrated on February 14 every year. It is a day that celebrates love and friendship. On Valentine's Day, people often give special cards, candy, flowers, or other nice things to people they care about. Cards that people give on this day are called valentines, and they are often decorated with hearts, which stand for love. |
vowel |
The sounds that these letters stand for are also called vowels. Often in English, the same vowel letters are used to stand for different vowel sounds. For example, the letter "e" has a different vowel sound in the word "bed" than it does in the word "bee." The vowel letter "a" has a different vowel sound in the word "bat" than in the word "ball." There are only five (or six) vowel letters in English, but there are many more vowel sounds than that. [1/2 definitions] |
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