| counter |
a long, high table. People sit on stools or stand at a counter to eat, prepare food, or do business. |
| desk |
a piece of furniture with a flat surface used for writing, using a computer, or reading. Desks usually have drawers where you keep paper, pens, and other supplies. |
| frown |
to wrinkle your forehead when you are angry or not happy. |
| hint |
a sign or suggestion that is not made in a direct way. |
| lean1 |
to bend in a certain direction. |
| listener |
one who listens. |
| male |
having to do with a person or animal of the sex that does not produce eggs or give birth. |
| mop |
a tool with cloth at the end of a stick that is used to clean floors and other things. |
| neat |
clean and in proper order, or liking to keep things that way. |
| news |
information about important events happening in the present. The news is presented on television or radio or in a newspaper or magazine. |
| odor |
a smell, often a bad one. |
| open |
not shut or closed. |
| rattle |
to make a series of hard, short, knocking sounds. |
| smooth |
not rough; even. |
| subway |
a train in a city that carries passengers and travels under the ground. |