| addition |
the arithmetic operation of finding the total of two or more numbers. [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! |
| ago |
"Ago" means "before now." If today is Friday and you saw your friend two days ago, it means that you saw your friend on Wednesday. |
| agree |
When two people begin to think the same way about something or come to a decision together about something, it means that they agree. [2/5 definitions] |
| agreement |
When two people come to an agreement about something, it means that they now think the same way about it. [1/4 definitions] |
| all |
When a game is two all, it means that each player has two points. [1/7 definitions] |
| alloy |
a substance made by mixing two or more metals or a metal and another substance. |
| almost |
If you are almost ready, you are very close to being ready but you are not ready yet. Maybe you just have to put your shoes on. If there were twelve cookies and your brother ate almost all of them, then maybe there are only one or two cookies left. |
| alternate |
to move back and forth between two or more places, actions, or conditions (usually followed by "between"). [1/7 definitions] |
| alternative |
one of two or more choices. [1/3 definitions] |
| although |
"Although" is a word that we use to connect ideas in a sentence. We use "although" to join two ideas that are true but don't seem to agree with each other. "Although" is an important word, but we probably use "even though" more often when we talk. "Even though" is a little stronger, but it has the same meaning. |
| amount |
the sum of two or more quantities; total. [1/3 definitions] |
| and |
When we add two things together, we sometimes say "and." [1/3 definitions] |
| angle1 |
the figure made by two lines coming from a single point. [1/4 definitions] |
| antenna |
An antenna is a long, thin thing that sticks out from the head of insects and some kinds of sea animals. Each insect or sea animal has two of them. Butterflies, beetles, grasshoppers, crabs, and lobsters are some animals that have antennas. Animals with antennas use them to feel and to smell. Antennas help them find things like food and also each other! [1/2 definitions] |
| apart |
If two things are not together anymore, we can say they are apart. They are separate. If your friend lived near you, but then she moved away, it means that the two of you are apart now. Also, when two things don't happen at the same time, but instead there is time between them, we say the two things happen apart. [1/2 definitions] |
| apartment |
An apartment is one or more rooms that people live in. A building can have two or more apartments in it. |
| approximately |
If you get home at approximately four o'clock, it means you get home around four o'clock. You might get there a few minutes before or after four, but the time you get there is near four. If it's approximately two miles from your home to your school, the distance from your home to your school is about two miles. It could be a little more or a little less. |
| ark |
(sometimes capitalized) in the Bible, the large boat built by Noah to save his family and two of every animal from a flood sent by God. [2 definitions] |
| as1 |
We often use "as" when we are comparing something about people or things. Let's say you are very smart, and your sister is as smart. This means there is no difference between how smart the two of you are. Let's say you are hungry, but your sister is not as hungry. This means that there is a difference in how hungry you two are. You are hungrier than your sister. [2/6 definitions] |
| aspect |
If two people are looking at the same thing from different aspects, they will see different things. For example, if one person looks at a horse from the front, they will see its head, if they look at it from the back, they will see its tail. An aspect is a point or direction from which you see or think about something. [1/2 definitions] |