bitter |
having a strong taste that is neither sweet nor sour. |
blink |
to close and open the eyes very quickly. |
cast |
a thick, stiff covering for an injured limb or joint, especially one in which the bone is broken. A cast is made of cloth and some kind of liquid material that can become very hard and solid. |
fellow |
belonging to the same group, having the same job, or sharing the same interests. |
jet |
an airplane with engines that give off a flow of heated gases to cause forward movement. |
knock |
to hit a door in order to make noise. |
lazy |
not wanting to work or use effort. |
pair |
two things that are the same and are used together. |
planet |
a large object in outer space that moves around the sun or another star. |
platform |
a raised, level surface used as a place to work, perform, or speak to an audience. |
speed |
the act of moving rapidly or swiftly. |
target |
a thing that you aim at and want to hit. |
though |
used to connect two parts of a sentence when the meaning of one part seems to disagree with the other. |
umbrella |
a device that protects you from the rain. It has cloth stretched over a wire frame that is held up by a long handle. |
wake1 |
to come out of sleep (often followed by "up"). |