| a.m. |
Sometimes we use the letters a.m. (or A.M.) when we are talking about a time of day. When we say or write a.m., we mean "in the morning." |
| breakfast |
Breakfast is the meal you eat in the morning. |
| bugle1 |
A bugle is a simple instrument that you blow through to make sounds. A bugle is made of a metal called brass. A bugle is similar to a trumpet, but you only use your mouth and not your fingers to make sounds with it. A bugle is sometimes used to wake up soldiers in the morning. |
| dress |
When you dress, you put clothes on yourself. For the same meaning, we often say "get dressed." People usually dress, or get dressed, in the morning after they get out of bed. [1/3 definitions] |
| early |
When something happens early, it happens at the beginning or in the first part of something. If you go to school early in the morning, it means that you go to school in the first part of the morning. [1/4 definitions] |
| east |
East is a direction that you can go in or that you can face. If you are watching the sun as it comes up in the morning, you are looking to the east. [1/4 definitions] |
| end |
The end of something is also the time when something is finished. The end of the morning is at noon. [1/4 definitions] |
| energy |
When something has energy, it has power to do work or be active. You need energy to walk, run, climb, or even to get out of bed in the morning. [1/2 definitions] |
| late |
If it is late in the afternoon, it is near the end of the afternoon. If you eat breakfast in the late morning on Saturdays, it means that you eat breakfast near the end of the morning. [1/3 definitions] |
| morning |
Morning is the early part of the day. Morning begins when the sun rises and ends at noon. |
| night |
Night is the time between evening and morning. |
| north |
North is a direction. If you face the sun as it rises in the morning, north is to your left. If someone is traveling from California to Alaska, the direction they are going in is north. [1/3 definitions] |
| nothing |
When there is nothing, there is not one thing. If your closet has nothing in it, then the closet is empty. If you ate nothing for breakfast, then you had no food in the morning. If your mom bought nothing at the store, then she did not buy anything. |
| o'clock |
O'clock means "of the clock," and it is a word we use when we are talking about a particular time of the day, especially an exact hour of the day, such as eight in the morning, three in the afternoon, or six in the evening. |
| orange |
An orange is a round, sweet fruit. We often drink the juice of oranges in the morning. Oranges grow on trees in warm places. [1/3 definitions] |
| Ramadan |
Ramadan is a special month in the religion of Islam. Every day during this time, people pray very much and do not eat from early morning until the sun goes down in the evening. Ramadan is also a time of giving to others and of helping other people. When night comes each day, families and their guests eat a special meal together. |
| rise |
When you rise in the morning, you get up out of bed. [1/3 definitions] |
| slipper |
Slippers are things that you wear on your feet only in the house. Many people wear slippers before they go to bed and when they get up in the morning. Slippers are comfortable and keep your feet warm. |
| sound1 |
If a noise sounds funny to you, it means that the noise seems funny to you when you hear it. If your dad sounded angry this morning, it means that he seemed angry when you heard his voice. [1/4 definitions] |
| south |
South is a direction. East, west, and north are also directions. East is the direction you face in the morning if you want to watch the sun rise. If you are facing to the east, the direction south is on your right, and the direction north is on your left. [1/3 definitions] |
| time |
The time is what it says on a clock. The time that many children have to be at school in the morning is eight o'clock. [1/7 definitions] |