| awake |
to come out of sleep; wake up. [1/5 definitions] |
| burst |
to arrive or come out suddenly. [1/7 definitions] |
| cicada |
Cicadas are large insects with wings. Cicadas spend many years living in the ground when they are very young. Finally they come out of the ground in large groups and become adults. Male cicadas make a kind of humming sound that gets very loud and then fades away. The sound is a little like the rattle of a snake. |
| groundhog |
A groundhog is an animal that makes its home in a hole in the ground. It has gray and brown fur, and its face looks a little like a squirrel's. A groundhog is much bigger than a squirrel, though. During the winter, a groundhog goes into its hole and goes into a very deep kind of sleep. It doesn't come out of its hole again until spring. |
| hamster |
a very small mammal with a round body, short tail, and large pouches in its cheeks. Hamsters are rodents that live in burrows and come out at night to find food. They are often kept as pets or used in scientific experiments. Different kinds of wild hamsters live in Europe, Africa, and Asia. |
| hatch1 |
to come out of an egg; to be born from an egg. [1/4 definitions] |
| knothole |
a hole in a piece of lumber from which a knot has come out. |
| locust |
an insect that is a type of cicada. These insects spend many years living in the ground as larvae and then come out of the ground in large groups and become adults. [1/3 definitions] |
| magazine |
a printed collection of stories, pictures, articles, and advertisements. Magazines come out weekly, monthly, or at some other regular period of time. [1/2 definitions] |
| newspaper |
a publication made of several large sheets of folded paper printed with news, opinions, advertisements, and other information. Most newspapers come out either every day or once a week. |
| oatmeal |
Oatmeal is a food substance made by grinding or rolling the seeds of a grain plant called "oats." Rolled oats come out looking like soft, flat flakes. Oatmeal is often cooked and eaten by itself or it is used in making other foods. [1/2 definitions] |
| radiate |
to come out in the form of rays or waves. [1/4 definitions] |
| shell |
Some animals, like chickens, are born inside a thin, hard "shell." The shell is a kind of container all around the baby, and the baby must break it open when it is ready to come out into the world. Baby birds and reptiles grow inside shells. [1/6 definitions] |
| spill1 |
If people spill from inside a building or limited area, it means that they come out quickly and without any order. [1/5 definitions] |
| spray1 |
to come out in a spray. [1/6 definitions] |
| thin |
When a liquid is thin, it is kind of like water. It is not thick. Some salad dressings are thin, for example. They come quickly out of the bottle and they drip quickly over the vegetables. Some dressings are thicker, though, and they come out more slowly and stick to the pieces of salad. [1/6 definitions] |
| through |
When something goes through something else, it goes in one end or side and out the other. When you drink soda through a straw, the soda goes into the straw at one end and comes out the other.If a person goes through something, they go in at one end or side of it and out the other. If you walk through the park, you go into it on one side and come out of it on the other. [1/10 definitions] |
| wake1 |
to come out of sleep (often followed by "up"). [1/3 definitions] |
| while |
A person's while is the effort or time that they give to something. If something is "worth your while," then you are not wasting your time or effort by doing it. Something good will come out of your effort. [1/4 definitions] |