| activity |
a specific thing that people do. |
| boss |
a person who gives work to other people and tells them what to do; manager. |
| center |
the area or part of something that forms the middle. |
| crash |
to destroy with great force and loud noise. |
| cure |
something that makes a sick person healthy or well. |
| cut |
to divide or break open with a sharp tool such as a knife, saw, or scissors. |
| herd |
the common people; most people. The expression "He (or she) follows the herd" means that a person tends to do what everybody else does, like a cow in a herd, and does not think for himself or herself. |
| 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. |
| neat |
clean and in proper order, or liking to keep things that way. |
| patrol |
the act of guarding by making regular trips through. |
| problem |
a question or condition that is difficult to understand or to deal with. |
| sap |
the liquid that carries nutrients and water to all parts of a plant. |
| speech |
the power to speak, or the act of speaking. |
| spool |
an object shaped like a cylinder with a rim on each end. Thread, tape, wire, and film are wound on spools. |
| wage |
(often plural) money paid at regular times to a person for doing work. |