Vocabulary - Number 1
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Maria’s vocabulary
Number one
wolf
• N. An animal that howls.
• V. to eat quickly. He wolfed down his lunch.
• The wolves howled at the moon.
den
• 1. a room in the home usually used for TV or an office. We watched the movie in the den.
• 2. a home for wild animals There is a Bible story about Daniel in the lions’ den.
hog
• 1. N. a pig – The farmer fed the hogs.
• 2. V. to take too much – My sister hogged the entire couch. No one else could sit down.
hop
• To make small jumps.
• The kangaroo hopped a great distance.
• My friend hopped on one leg.
lap
• 1. N. An area of your upper legs. The dog sat on my lap.
• 2. V. to drink The dog lapped up all the water in the bowl.
lop
• V. to cut off
• Martha decided to lop off her long hair.
• to cut off branches or twigs from
• The worker lopped off the lower branches.
mob
• N a large or disorderly crowd
• The mob rushed at the stage.
• Shoppers mob (V) stores the day after Thanksgiving.
nab
• to catch or seize in arrest : APPREHEND
• : to seize suddenly
• The police nabbed the man who stole the money.
nag
• V. to irritate by constant scolding or urging
• N. either an old woman or an old horse.
• Alma nagged her husband about mowing the grass.
nod
• V. to make a quick downward motion of the head
• I asked if I could go to the park. Mom nodded yes.
• This toy dog nods his head.
ram
• 1. N a male sheep
• 2. V to hit or force
• The ram was sitting on the mountain.
• One car rammed into another car.
brave
• feeling or showing no fear : not afraid . Adjective
• He was a brave soldier who fought in the war.
• She tried to put on a brave face.[=she tried to appear brave or calm] despite the pain of the injury.
clam
• N.a type of shellfish that lives in sand or mud, has a light-colored shell with two parts, and is eaten both cooked and raw.
• He ordered a dozen clams to eat.
• When asked questions, the boy clammedup.(v)
Bride and groom
• N. A couple who gets married.
• The bride wore white. The groom wore a tuxedo.
Cling
• V. to hold onto something or someone very tightly▪ The children clung together under the little umbrella waiting for the storm to pass.
• The plastic clings to the fruit.
stub
• N. a piece of paper that is attached to a check and has information (such as the amount and the date) printed on itHe saved all of his check stubs.
• I saved my ticket stub from the concert.
wax
• N. a hard substance that becomes soft when it is heated and that is used to make various products (such as candles, crayons, or polish)
• V. to put a thin layer of wax on (something) : to treat or polish (something) by rubbing it with wax▪ He waxed his car today. ▪ The floor has just
been waxed.