| barely |
almost not at all. |
| beat |
to hit again and again. |
| brake |
a device used to slow or stop the motion of a vehicle or machine. |
| celebration |
a party or anything else that people do to honor a special event. |
| claw |
a thin, sharp, curved nail on the foot of an animal. |
| criminal |
a person who is guilty of a crime. |
| heat |
the form of energy that you feel as warmth. |
| invite |
to ask in a polite way to go somewhere or do something. |
| lab |
a short form of laboratory. |
| life |
the thing that is in humans, animals, and plants that allows them to grow and to produce more creatures like themselves. Things like rocks do not have life. |
| mate |
a marriage partner or close friend. |
| raw |
not cooked. |
| runner |
a person who is moving along quickly on his or her feet, or a person who races on foot. |
| slide |
to move easily along a smooth surface. |
| thump |
a heavy, dull sound of one thing hitting another. |