boil1 |
the state of a liquid when it reaches a certain temperature and starts to turn into a gas. |
carefully |
with thought and attention or caution about what one is doing. |
cartoon |
a picture or set of pictures that make people laugh or think. Cartoons often have words that show what a character is thinking or saying. |
disturb |
to interrupt by making noise or doing something that draws away attention. |
elevator |
a device that carries people or things from one floor to another in a building. An elevator is like a small room or platform that moves up and down. |
late |
happening after the usual or expected time. |
legend |
a story or group of stories that have been handed down from a time long ago and that many people in a society know but cannot prove to be true or untrue. |
mill |
a machine that crushes whole or solid substances. |
mixture |
something that is made by two or more things that are mixed together. |
neighborhood |
an area in a city, town, or other place that is different from other areas in some way. |
past |
all of the time before now. |
square |
a flat, closed figure with four straight sides of equal length and four equal corners. |
strain |
to hurt or injure something by using it too much. |
thirst |
the feeling that you need or want to drink something. |
tight |
fastened or shut in a secure way; fixed in place. |