| brush |
a tool for cleaning, painting, and other things. It has a handle and a tight group of stiff fibers on one end. |
| counter |
a long, high table. People sit on stools or stand at a counter to eat, prepare food, or do business. |
| curtain |
a piece of cloth that hangs in a window or other opening to shut out light or to cover something. |
| drum |
an instrument for playing music that has a hollow round shape and a tight covering over an open end. You play a drum by hitting its surface with your hands or sticks. |
| greedy |
having a very strong desire for ever more money or things. |
| horror |
a strong feeling of fear or shock. |
| icy |
covered with ice. |
| never |
not at any time; not at all. |
| palm |
the inner surface of the hand. |
| phrase |
a group of words forming part of a sentence but not having both a subject and a verb. |
| properly |
in the appropriate way. |
| pulse |
the regular beating of the arteries that is caused by the beating of the heart. The pulse can be felt in the wrist or neck. |
| system |
a group of things or parts that work together as a whole. |
| tack |
a short pin with a flat, wide head. |
| trousers |
a garment for the lower parts of the body from waist to ankle that covers each leg; pants; slacks. |