| abbreviate |
to represent in writing by using a shorter form or a few letters. [1/2 definitions] |
| afforest |
to plant (a forest) in an area with few or no existing trees. |
| album |
a musical recording that is made up of a few or several pieces of music. [1/2 definitions] |
| anemia |
a physical problem caused by having too few red blood cells or red blood cells that are not working in the right way. People with anemia may feel tired and weak. |
| back road |
a road that avoids traffic and high speed travel. It is often a small, country road that goes through areas with few houses and buildings. |
| backwoods |
(often used with a sing. verb) an area that is mostly covered with trees and that has few inhabitants. [1/4 definitions] |
| Basic English |
a copyrighted, simplified version of the English language, limited to 850 necessary words and a few grammatical rules, and used esp. as an international communication aid. |
| betatron |
in physics, an electron accelerator in which the speed of the electrons is increased to high energies, from a few million to a few hundred million electron volts, by the action of a rapidly changing magnetic field. |
| bird |
an animal with two wings, two feet, and a body covered with feathers. Most birds can fly. Birds are warm-blooded animals with skeletons inside their bodies. Birds lay eggs with hard shells. Robins, eagles, chickens, and ostriches are a few of the many kinds of birds. |
| brevity |
the writing or saying of much in few words; terseness. [1/2 definitions] |
| chant |
a song that is sung on the same note or the same few notes throughout. [1/4 definitions] |
| colostrum |
the yellowish milk secreted by a female mammal in the first few days after the birth of young, that is esp. rich in immune factors and protein. |
| concise |
saying much in a few words; short and to the point. |
| corollary |
in mathematics, a proposition whose proof directly follows in one or a few steps from the proof of another proposition. [1/4 definitions] |
| couple |
a few. [1/4 definitions] |
| cryptozoic |
(cap.) of or pertaining to Precambrian rock strata yielding few and very primitive fossils. [2/3 definitions] |
| desert1 |
a very dry region with few plants growing in it. |
| dolphin |
a mammal that lives in the water. Dolphins look like large fish but they breathe air. They have teeth and a snout that looks like a beak. Most kinds of dolphins live in the ocean. A few kinds live in large rivers in Asia and South America. Dolphins are closely related to porpoises and other toothed whales. |
| edentate |
belonging to or concerning a group of mammals that have few or no teeth, including armadillos, anteaters, and sloths. [1/3 definitions] |
| endangered |
in danger of becoming extinct. When a type of animal is endangered, it means that few of these animals exist now, and it is possible that there will be no more of these animals in the future. [1/2 definitions] |
| esoteric |
understood or known only by a few persons who have special training, access, or interests. [2 definitions] |