Glossary

Function: verb

1 : to join or unite to a thing so as to increase or improve it 

2 : to combine (numbers) into a single number that has the same total value

Function: adverb

1:   on all sides of  <around the village> 

2 : so as to encircle or enclose  <around the table>

3 : on or to another side of  <around Cape Horn>

Function: noun

1 : any of an order of insects having four wings of which the first pair are stiff cases that fold over and protect the second pair when at rest

Function: noun

a worker who builds or repairs wooden structures 

 

Function: adjective

not of the same kind : partly or totally unlike another

    <different from the others in size and color>

Function: noun

a : separation in time

b : the space or amount of space between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects

c : the full length distance>

Function: noun

a : the line where an object or surface begins or ends; also : the narrow part next to it edge of the deck> 

b : the line where two plane faces of a solid meet edge of the cube>

Function: verb

to cry out or speak suddenly or with strong feeling <exclaimed in delight> 

Function: verb

1 : to make plain or understandable

2 : to give the reason for or cause of 

Function: noun

a plot of ground where herbs, fruits, flowers, or vegetables are grown

Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): in·stalled; in·stall·ing

1 : to place in an office or rank <installed the new president>
2 : to put in an indicated place or condition <installed himself in the best chair>
3 : to set up for use or service <install a TV set> <installed the software> 

Function: noun
1 a : an adequate, fixed, or suitable limit or amount <surprised beyond measure> 

2 a : the size, capacity, or quantity of something as fixed by measuring <use equal measures of ingredients> 

b : something (as a yardstick or cup) used in measuring 

c : a unit used in measuring <the foot is a measure of length> 

d : a system of measuring <metric measure>

3 : the act or process of measuring

Function: noun

1 : the act or process of measuring

2 : a figure, extent, or amount obtained by measuring

3 : a system of measures 

Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): nib·bled; nib·bling  

: to bite or chew gently or bit by bit 

Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): no·ticed; no·tic·ing

1 : to make mention of : remark on

2 : to take notice of : observe <notice details> 

Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): or·dered; or·der·ing 

1 : to put in order : arrange <ordered the books alphabetically>

Function: noun

the boundary of a shape or area; also : the length of such a boundary 

Function: noun

a four-sided polygon that has four right angles and each pair of opposite sides parallel and of the same length 

Function: adjective

1 : freed or secure from danger, harm, or loss

2 : providing safety

3 : not threatening danger <safe medicine>