| alike |
in the same way. |
| bounce |
to spring back or up after hitting against a surface. |
| brain |
the organ in the body that controls thought, movement, and feeling. The brain is inside the skull. |
| builder |
a person who puts things together to make something, especially houses or other structures that people live or work in. |
| claw |
a thin, sharp, curved nail on the foot of an animal. |
| dine |
to eat a meal, usually in a formal way. |
| fasten |
to join two things or two sides of something so that they stay together. |
| front |
the most forward part or side of something. |
| furnace |
a large appliance for making heat by burning gas, oil, coal, or wood. |
| hamburger |
ground meat, or a round flat mass of ground meat that is cooked and served on bread. |
| herd |
the common people; most people. The expression "He (or she) follows the herd" means that a person tends to do what everybody else does, like a cow in a herd, and does not think for himself or herself. |
| hire |
to give a job to. |
| poem |
a piece of writing different from ordinary writing in its special form, rhythm, and beautiful or interesting language. Poems are often short and express feelings. They sometimes use words that rhyme. |
| speak |
to say words in a usual voice; talk. |
| stray |
to wander away from a group or place. |