barrel |
a large round container with a flat top and bottom that is used to keep liquids. Barrels are often made of wood. |
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. |
jug |
a container for liquids. A jug usually has a handle and a narrow part for pouring. |
leave1 |
to go away from a place. |
lovely |
beautiful in appearance. |
pack |
a container for carrying things on the back. |
peanut |
a seed that people eat like a nut but grows under the ground and is in the same family of plants as beans. |
salad |
a mixture of raw vegetables served with dressing. |
set |
to put in a particular place. |
silence |
a lack of sound. |
smack |
to hit noisily with an open hand; slap. |
snow |
small, soft, white pieces of frozen water that fall from the sky like rain. |
stun |
to shock or amaze. |
ton |
a unit of weight equal to 2,000 pounds. |
war |
a time of very great fighting between countries or groups of people. |