| afternoon |
the time of day between noon and evening. |
| badly |
not well; in a bad way. |
| born |
a past participle of bear1. |
| cheer |
happy or good feelings. |
| crumb |
a tiny piece that breaks or falls from bread or other food. |
| diagram |
a drawing or plan that shows the parts of something or how the parts work together. |
| fasten |
to join two things or two sides of something so that they stay together. |
| gulf |
a large area of ocean partly surrounded by land. |
| 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. |
| needle |
a thin tool made of steel with a hole at one end and a sharp point at the other end. You put thread through the hole. Needles are used for sewing. |
| ocean |
a part of the large body of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface. |
| relief |
the feeling of not having the pain or worry that you had before. |
| rotten |
bad or spoiled; no longer able to be eaten. |
| stray |
to wander away from a group or place. |
| weight |
the quality that makes something heavy. |