sabotage [to damage or destroy as an act against an organization or nation] The rebels sabotaged the railroad. sacrifice [to do without something or to suffer a loss for a belief, idea, goal or another person] She sacrificed her house to pay for medi...
race [(1) to run; (2) to take part in a competition to decide who or what can move fastest; (3) to take part in a campaign for political office; (4) one of the major groups that humans can be divided into because of a common physical similarity, such...
quality [(1) that which something is known to have or be; (2) amount of value or excellence] An important quality of steel is its strength. (1) Their goods are of the highest quality. (2) question [(1) to ask; (2) to express wonder or disbelief; (3)...
pain [a hurt or suffering somewhere in the body] The injury caused him great pain. paint [(1) to cover with a liquid color; (2) to make a picture with liquid colors; (3) a colored liquid used to cover or protect a surface] He will paint his house nex...
obey [to act as one is ordered to act] She said she became a judge because she believed that people must obey the laws. object [(1) to show that one does not like or approve; (2) to protest;(3) something not alive that can be seen or touched] The law...
name [(1) to appoint; (2) to nominate; (3) to give a name to; (4) a word by which a person, animal or thing is known or called] The Governor named him to be a justice on the state Supreme Court. (1) She said the President will name her to be an ambas...
machine [a device with moving parts used to do work] Our copy machine always seems to stop working when I have a lot of documents to copy. magazine [a publication of news, stories, pictures or other information] He likes to read computer magazines. m...
labor [(1) work; (2) workers as a group] Building a house is hard labor. (1) Organized labor is a major force in American politics. (2) laboratory [a room or place where experiments in science are done] The medical students spent much of their time i...
keep [(1) to possess; (2) to have for oneself] They kept the old house for a long time. (1) He keeps most of the money that he earns. (2) kick [to hit with the foot] How far can you kick the ball? kidnap [to seize and take away by force] The man kidn...
jail [a prison for those waiting to be tried for a crime or for those serving sentences for crimes that are not serious] He was sentenced to ten days in jail. jewel [a valuable stone, such as a diamond or emerald] She keeps her valuable jewels at the...