Word library

A feeling of care and understanding for someone who is going through something difficult.

Describing species that live in the same geographic area without interbreeding.

A physical or mental sign that indicates the presence of a disease or condition.

The tiny gap between two nerve cells across which signals pass.

The act of making two or more things happen or operate at exactly the same time.

Happening, existing, or moving at exactly the same time as something else.

A group of individuals or organizations that combine to carry out a business venture or, at times, criminal activity.

A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.

The set of rules that governs how words are arranged to form grammatically correct sentences.

The combination of separate ideas, substances, or parts into a single, connected whole.

A small tube with a needle, used to inject liquid into or draw liquid out of the body.

A thick, sweet liquid, often poured over food like pancakes.

A set of parts that work together as one organized whole.

Carried out according to a fixed plan or method rather than at random.

A consistent, repeatable inaccuracy in measurement caused by a flaw in equipment or method, which biases results in the same direction every time.

A method of choosing a sample by selecting items at regular fixed intervals from a list.

A piece of furniture with a flat top and legs, used for eating, working, or placing things on.

A small, flat computer with a touchscreen, held in the hands.

A subject, word or action that is avoided because a culture considers it deeply inappropriate or forbidden.

Understood or agreed without being stated directly in words.

Reserved and saying very little; tending not to talk much.

A folded tortilla filled with meat, vegetables, or other ingredients.

A specific action or method used to achieve a particular short-term goal.

The specific methods a person or team uses to achieve a particular goal, especially in a game, sport, or conflict.

A children's game in which one player chases the others and tries to touch one of them.

A vast forest of mostly evergreen trees found in cold northern regions, just south of the tundra.

The part that sticks out from the back of an animal's body.

A person whose job is to make or alter clothes, especially suits, to fit a person.

To reach out and hold something, or to move something from one place to another.

To remove something, or to subtract one number from another.

A story, especially one that is told rather than written, and often not entirely true.

A natural ability to do something well.

To speak with someone in order to exchange information or ideas.

Having a greater than average height.

Having greater height than something else.

A small musical instrument with metal discs around its edge, played by shaking it or hitting it with your hand.

Not wild or dangerous, and used to being around people.

A straight line that touches a curve at exactly one point without crossing it, or, in trigonometry, the ratio of the opposite side to the adjacent side in a right triangle.

A straight line that touches a circle at exactly one point without crossing into its interior.

Only loosely connected to the main subject, or, in geometry, touching a curve at a single point without crossing it.

A small, sweet citrus fruit similar to an orange, with skin that peels easily.

Able to be touched or clearly seen, or clear and definite enough to be easily understood.

Equivalent in seriousness or effect to something else, usually something bad.

To hit something gently and quickly.

An object or mark that people aim at, or a goal someone is trying to reach.

A tax charged on goods brought into or sent out of a country.

A piece of work that needs to be done, often as part of a larger job.

The flavor of food or drink as you experience it in your mouth.