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antelope an animal with horns, a long neck, long legs, and hooves. Antelopes are known for their fast running. Antelopes are mammals that eat plants and chew their cud. The smallest kind of antelope is only one foot tall; the largest antelope is six feet tall at the shoulder. Gazelles, gnus, and impalas are all antelopes. Most antelopes live in Africa; some also live in Asia. [1/2 definitions]
bison a very large mammal with a large head, humped shoulders, and short curved horns. Bison used to roam the plains of North America in large herds, but they were hunted until they were almost extinct. North American bison are also called buffalo, but they are not related to the true buffalo of Africa and Asia. Bison have hooves and are closely related to cattle. Bison eat only plants and chew their cud. [1/2 definitions]
celery Celery is a plant that people eat as a vegetable. It is light green, and it is crunchy when you chew it. People often put celery in salads.
chew When you chew food, you break it into smaller and smaller pieces with your teeth. When you eat food, you have to chew it before it can go down into your stomach. Sometimes, though, we chew things that are not food because we enjoy the feeling of using our teeth in this way.
chewing gum Chewing gum is something like candy, but you don't eat it. It is a soft, sweet substance that you enjoy chewing in your mouth. You chew it for a long time, but you don't swallow it.
chewy When a food is chewy, it means that it is soft but you have to chew it a lot before you can swallow it. Some people like chewy foods, but if a food is too chewy, it takes a long time to eat.
crunch to chew with a crackling noise; crush by biting. [1/3 definitions]
crunchy When a food is crunchy, you have to bite down on it a little hard, and it makes a sound when you chew it. Raw vegetables are crunchy.
cud food that certain animals such as cows bring up from the first stomach to chew again.
deer a mammal with short fur, long legs, and a long neck. Deer have hooves on their feet and can run very fast. The males of most kinds of deer grow and shed antlers every year. Deer are herbivores that chew their cud. Caribou, elk, moose, reindeer, and white-tailed deer are all kinds of deer.
eat to put into the mouth, chew, and swallow. [1/5 definitions]
gnaw to bite or chew on again and again.
jaw Your jaw is part of your head and mouth. When we use the word "jaw," we are talking about one or both of the bones that hold your teeth. You move your lower jaw when you open your mouth or when you chew.
mouth Your mouth is the part of your body that you put food into and where you chew food. You also speak and breathe through your mouth. [1/3 definitions]
munch to chew in a noisy way, making a crunching sound.
saliva a liquid produced by glands in the mouth that helps us to chew and digest food. Saliva has no color or taste.
smooth When a soup is thick and smooth, it means that the soup has no bits that you can chew. It is just a thick liquid and everything feels the same in your mouth. Even if there are vegetables in the soup, you can't really tell because they are cut up and mixed into the liquid so completely. When you stir a batter until it is smooth, you stir it until you can't see any dry bits or lumps. [1/3 definitions]
tender1 When meat or other food is tender, it is somewhat soft and easy to chew. [1/4 definitions]
tobacco Tobacco is a plant with large, sticky leaves. Some people smoke or chew the dried leaves of tobacco.
tough difficult to cut up or chew. [1/6 definitions]