| bacteria |
microscopic organisms that often play a role in the decay of living things, the process of fermentation, and sometimes in causing disease. |
| clever |
having a quick mind; smart. |
| curl |
to make into a curved shape. |
| front |
the most forward part or side of something. |
| golf |
a game played on a large outdoor course with small holes in the ground spaced far apart. Players use a set of special clubs to hit a small white ball into each of the series of holes. There are nine or eighteen holes in a golf course. The object of the game is to get the ball into each hole using as few strokes as possible. |
| highway |
a large, important public road. |
| insect |
a small animal whose body is divided into three parts. Insects also have three pairs of legs and usually one or two pairs of wings. Bees, ants, butterflies, beetles, and flies are some kinds of insects. |
| lazy |
not wanting to work or use effort. |
| list |
names, numbers, or things placed one after another in a written form. |
| luck |
something that happens by chance. |
| mass |
a large amount or number. |
| number |
a unit with a fixed value that is used to count or to tell the position of something. You can write a number as a word or a symbol, such as "nine" or "9." |
| reader |
a person who looks at and understands words on a page or screen. |
| shore |
the land beside an ocean, sea, lake, or river. |
| spin |
to turn fast. |