chum |
(informal) a close friend; pal. |
dirt |
loose earth or soil. |
elevator |
a device that carries people or things from one floor to another in a building. An elevator is like a small room or platform that moves up and down. |
fasten |
to join two things or two sides of something so that they stay together. |
flesh |
the soft parts of the human or animal body that lie between the skin and the bones. Flesh includes muscle and fat. |
fortune |
a large amount of money or wealth. |
joke |
a short story with a funny ending that is told to make people laugh. |
lovely |
beautiful in appearance. |
open |
not shut or closed. |
phrase |
a group of words forming part of a sentence but not having both a subject and a verb. |
reporter |
a person whose job is to gather and report news for a newspaper or magazine, or for a television station or radio station. |
rinse |
to wash off with water. |
shave |
to cut off hair very close to the skin. |
tablet |
a small, flat, round piece of medicine. |
tube |
a long, hollow piece of glass, metal, or rubber used to hold or carry liquids or gases. |