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Oxford Children’s Dictionary

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By kids, for kids! But reading comprehension isn't their strong suit, as can be seen from their attempts to define some words appearing in a standard dictionary (not necessarily in the same order).

Standard Dictionary DefinitionsOxford Children's Dictionary Definitions
Reading , perhaps Imitation
Falling debris beat
Scholastic Flaming
Category of foodstuffs Opposite of
Creating Reason not to enter the , Mr. David
Intricate work Assert ownership over a
Eponymous Where a might grow
Record of a Vehicle taken to counterpart
Sports Are without a tool that works while the sun shines
relative to a base Ordinary
London group Cost of a
Acrobatic Young
Add to holder
carried by a shuttle for an adder
Large Scottish Makeshift
Not exhibiting again
in a menacing way Traveling spice
Behaving like a Like part of a
Person who's good with a locomotive
AGENDA (7) BOOKCASE (1) BOOR (8) BROADCASTER (6) CEREAL (8)
COAT (5) COPPER (7) ENTHUSIASM (8) FARM (9) FATIGUE (4)
FLOORING (2) GLACIER (1) LUMBERJACK (2) MARINE (6) PARADE (1)
PELT (5) POWER (3) PRISON (1) PURCHASE (5) SEASONING (2)
SPUD (5) STAND (8) STORY (1) SUDS (1) SWORD (8)
TEST (4) THREAD (1) TRAITOR (8) TUMBLE (8) URCHIN (5)
USHER (2) VASE (7) VEIN (2) WATCHBAND (6) WATER (3)
WAVE (7) WHIRLPOOL (6) WIGHT (3)    
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