adult |
having grown up. |
attic |
the space in a house that is under the roof and over the ceiling of the top floor. People often store things in the attic. |
drown |
to die under water because of lack of air. |
empty |
holding or containing nothing. |
exactly |
in a correct or accurate way. |
furnace |
a large appliance for making heat by burning gas, oil, coal, or wood. |
knot |
a tying together of material such as rope or string that is used to fasten. |
leaf |
a flat part of a plant or tree that grows from the stem or branch. A leaf is usually green. |
midnight |
twelve o'clock at night. |
nail |
a thin, pointed piece of metal with a flat top. You hammer nails into pieces of wood or other material in order to fasten them together. |
nonsense |
words that have no meaning or make no sense. |
reader |
a person who looks at and understands words on a page or screen. |
rise |
to move up in direction. |
sailor |
a member of the navy who works aboard a ship. |
seed |
the small part of a plant with flowers that grows into a new plant. |