| bench |
a long seat, often made of wood and without a back. |
| circle |
a line that curves so that one end meets the other. The line is made up of points that are all the same distance from the center. |
| crowd |
a large number of people gathered together. |
| elect |
to choose by means of voting. |
| heaven |
(usually plural) the sky, including the stars, sun, moon, and planets as seen from the earth. |
| housekeeper |
a person whose job is to take care of a house, hotel, or other place where people stay. |
| 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. |
| life |
the thing that is in humans, animals, and plants that allows them to grow and to produce more creatures like themselves. Things like rocks do not have life. |
| lift |
to move (something) upward; raise. |
| poem |
a piece of writing different from ordinary writing in its special form, rhythm, and beautiful or interesting language. Poems are often short and express feelings. They sometimes use words that rhyme. |
| spoil |
to damage something so that you cannot use or enjoy it. |
| tail |
a part of an animal's body that sticks out from the back end. |
| talk |
to communicate by speaking. |
| untie |
to free from being tied. |
| wall |
one of the structures that forms a room or divides a space. |