| cramp1 |
a sharp pain in a muscle that suddenly becomes tight. |
| dodge |
to avoid something by moving quickly aside or changing direction. |
| homework |
work that a teacher asks students to do at home. |
| jet |
an airplane with engines that give off a flow of heated gases to cause forward movement. |
| lane |
a marked path for vehicles or people going in one direction. |
| march |
to walk with steady, regular steps together with others. |
| nearly |
almost; just about but not quite. |
| runway |
a smooth, level strip on which airplanes take off and land. |
| sheet |
a large piece of cloth used to cover a bed. |
| silence |
a lack of sound. |
| sport |
an activity in which people compete against each other. Sports have rules and require certain physical skills. |
| stem |
the main part of a plant that supports the branches, leaves, and other parts. |
| thin |
small when measured from one side to the other or when measured around the outside; not thick. |
| type |
a group of things that are the same in some way. |
| wage |
(often plural) money paid at regular times to a person for doing work. |