| bacteria |
microscopic organisms that often play a role in the decay of living things, the process of fermentation, and sometimes in causing disease. |
| chum |
(informal) a close friend; pal. |
| dine |
to eat a meal, usually in a formal way. |
| gap |
a space or opening between two things. |
| huge |
very large in size or amount. |
| liar |
a person who tells lies instead of the truth. |
| mild |
not harsh; gentle. |
| needle |
a thin tool made of steel with a hole at one end and a sharp point at the other end. You put thread through the hole. Needles are used for sewing. |
| runway |
a smooth, level strip on which airplanes take off and land. |
| shy |
quiet and not comfortable with other people. |
| suck |
to pull into the mouth by using the tongue and lips. |
| underground |
located, living, or taking place beneath the earth's surface. |
| unit |
a single thing that is one of a group of similar things. |
| wallpaper |
paper printed with colors or colored patterns and pasted onto walls and ceilings. |
| whose |
of or belonging to which person or persons. |