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Primary School Glossary
2,056 simple definitions of words children meet in their lessons. Pick a letter to start.
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
A
101 terms
-able
a.m.
a.m./p.m.
AB pattern
abbreviation
about
B
69 terms
background
backwards
balance
balanced
bar graph
bar model
C
227 terms
calendar
call
call to action
capacity
capital
capital letter
D
104 terms
2D shape
3D shape
danger
dangling modifier
dark
darkness
E
97 terms
-er
each
ear
Earth
earwax
edge
F
111 terms
-ful
fable
fabric
face
fact
fact
G
50 terms
gale
gap
gap
garden
garden
GCF
H
59 terms
24-hour clock
habitat
habitat
haiku
half
half full
I
70 terms
-ion
identify
identity
idiom
illustration
image
J
11 terms
jargon
ject
join
join
jot
juicy
K
21 terms
key
key detail
key details
key event
key fact
key idea
L
78 terms
-less
-ly
label
label
label
lamp
M
98 terms
-ment
machine
made by people
magnet
main character
main clause
N
51 terms
-ness
name
narrative
narrative voice
narrator
narrow
O
71 terms
-ous
o'clock
oa
object
object
object
P
173 terms
p.m.
pace
pacing
packaging
page number
pair
Q
15 terms
Q and A
quadrant
quadrilateral
quantity
quarter
question
R
142 terms
r-controlled
r-controlled vowel
race
radicle
railway
rain
S
280 terms
safe
safe distance
safety
sale
sale price
same
T
124 terms
table
table
table of contents
tag
tail
tail letter
U
25 terms
umbrella
un-
uncertainty
unequal
unfamiliar
unit
V
37 terms
vague
value
value
value of a digit
variability
variable
W
34 terms
walk
want
warn
waste
water
waterproof
X
1 terms
x-axis
Y
4 terms
y-axis
year
yesterday
young
Z
3 terms
zero
zero property
zeros
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