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accept |
to think of as true or correct. [1/5 definitions] |
adolescent |
An adolescent is a person who is in the process of changing from a child into an adult. When we think of an adolescent, we usually think of a teenager or someone in their early twenties. |
area |
An area is a part of space. When we imagine an area, we think of some space with a line around it. A town is an area. A garden is an area. Rooms are areas in a house. Very often, one area is part of a larger area. [1/3 definitions] |
celebrity |
A celebrity is a person who is famous while they are living. We often think of famous actors and sports stars as celebrities, but a celebrity can be any type of person who is famous. |
cell |
Cells are very, very small living things that make up every part of your body. Your skin, your bones, and your muscles, for example, are all made out of cells. Cells are also the building blocks of all other living things. A leaf, a tiger's tooth, a seed, the fur of a dog, an elephant's ear--every living thing you can think of is made out of cells. [1/2 definitions] |
chemical |
Chemicals are the different substances that exist on the earth and in space. A chemical can be one basic substance, such as oxygen or gold or iron, but we also use the word chemical when we talk about mixtures of things, such as gasoline. People often think of chemicals as liquids, but chemicals can be solids and gases too. Chemicals are things that we can find in nature, but chemicals can also be substances that scientists make for special purposes, such as for medicines or products that we use in our daily lives. [1/2 definitions] |
conceive |
to be able to think of. [1/4 definitions] |
connect |
to think of as related; associate. [1/3 definitions] |
consider |
to think of as. [1/3 definitions] |
Ghana |
Ghana is a country in western Africa. It is on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. In parts of Ghana there are many cacao trees. These trees make seeds that are used for making cocoa. Ghana produces much of the cocoa that is used in the whole world. When you eat chocolate or drink a cup of hot cocoa, think of Ghana! |
heart |
People think of their heart as the place inside them where they keep their true feelings. [1/5 definitions] |
imagination |
Your imagination is the power you have to think of or make something completely new. When you use your imagination, you use your mind to make up a story, or form a picture, or think of a new idea. |
invent |
to think of, come up with, or create something new. [1/2 definitions] |
Jewish |
When people are Jewish, they believe in the religion of Judaism, or they think of themselves as Jews because members of their family before them were Jews. When we say that a custom or a holiday is Jewish, we mean that it has to do with Jews or their religion. |
justify |
When you justify something that happened, you think of good reasons for why it happened. You try to make it OK that it happened. If you justify something you want to do, you think of good reasons for why you should do it. |
lay1 |
to think of or come up with. [1/6 definitions] |
mentally |
If someone is mentally tired, it is their mind that is tired. Maybe they had to spend all day trying to think of solutions to difficult problems, so they are tired of thinking. If a person is mentally active, the way they are active is with their mind. Maybe they can't walk well or exercise, but they read a lot, or write things, or do puzzles that make them think. If a person is mentally ill, there is something wrong with their mind. There may be nothing wrong with their body, though. [1/2 definitions] |
neat |
When you have a neat idea, it means that you have a smart idea that maybe other people didn't think of. [1/3 definitions] |
ocean |
If we talk about one ocean, we mean one part of all the vast area of salt water that covers the earth. We think of all this salt water as being divided into five areas--five different oceans--and we give each ocean its own name. There is the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Arctic Ocean, and the Southern Ocean. Each of these oceans is very, very large. [1/2 definitions] |
original |
able to think of new ideas. [1/6 definitions] |
pit1 |
(slang) When we say that something is "the pits," we mean that it is the worst thing that we can think of. It is something we think is really bad and unpleasant. [1/3 definitions] |
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