| activate |
to cause something to start working. |
| active |
doing something or able to do something; working; functioning. [1/2 definitions] |
| Alice Marble |
U.S. tennis player who won the U.S. tennis championship singles titles four times (1936, 1938-40) prior to working as a spy for U.S. intelligence (b.1913--d.1990). |
| 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. |
| antidote |
a substance that stops poison from working or cures a disease. |
| A-O.K. |
(informal) perfectly fine; in excellent working order. |
| apprenticeship |
the process of working for another to learn that person's skill or trade, or the act of becoming engaged in this way. |
| at leisure |
having free or spare time; not working or otherwise occupied. |
| attack |
to start working on with energy and determination; tackle. [1/5 definitions] |
| automatic |
working or operating by itself. |
| backfire |
to give off a loud explosive noise that means the engine of a car or other vehicle is not working properly. [2/3 definitions] |
| bench |
a table for working on, often with space for tools. [1/2 definitions] |
| bloc |
an alliance of people, nations, or organizations working together to achieve some legislative or political goal. |
| blockhouse |
a structure used to protect people who are working on or watching a rocket launch or weapons test. [1/2 definitions] |
| blow2 |
to burst or stop working from being filled or used too much. [1/7 definitions] |
| blue law |
any law prohibiting drinking, dancing, working, or doing business on Sunday. |
| bodybuilder |
a person who engages in bodybuilding, the process of working to develop large muscles through special diet and exercise. |
| bodybuilding |
the process of working to develop large muscles in one's body through the use of special diet and exercise, particularly weightlifting. |
| break down |
to stop working. |
| broken |
in pieces or not working anymore. [1/2 definitions] |
| bug |
a mistake or fault that keeps something from working right. [1/4 definitions] |