Wordly Wise level 2 Flashcards
`Calf (1)
- the back part of your leg between your knee and ankle
Calf (2)
- a young cow or bull
Claw (1)
- the sharp curved nail on the toe of an animal
Claw (2)
- the part of a crab or lobster used to grab
Claw (3)
- to scratch and dig
Couple (1)
- two similar things put together
Couple (2)
- two people who are in love
Cushion
a soft pillow
Flap (1)
- something attached on only one side so that it can move
Groom (1)
- a person who takes care of horses
Groom (2)
- a man who is getting married
Groom (3)
- to clean
Yard (1)
- the land around a building
Yard (2)
- thirty-six inches, or roughly the length of one arm
accident
something that isn’t meant to happen
acrobat
someone who does tricks with their body
alarm (1)
a signal that tells you what to do
alarm (2)
a feeling that something is wrong
alarm (3)
to scare someone
gap
a space between two things
scoop (1)
something used to dig and take up
scoop (2)
to dig into and lift things
support (1)
something that holds other things in place so that they don’t fall
support (2)
to hold in place and keep from falling
tangle (1)
a mix of twisted things
tangle (2)
to twist and mix together
weigh (1)
to see how heavy something is
weigh (2)
to have heaviness
weight
how heavy something is
antenna (1)
the long, pointy feeler on a bug’s head
antenna (2)
a long wire in televisions used to receive signals
boulder
a very big rock
cliff
a steep, high rock standing above the ground
joint
the place where two things meet
motor
the part of a machine that makes it move
muscle
the body part that stretches and tightens to let you move
slope
ground that is not flat
branch(1)
parts of a tree that grow out widely
branch (2)
to grow out in all ways, like a tree branch
dozen
twelve
flame
a small burning part of a fire
net
a cloth made of criss-cross strings
spear
a long stick with a sharp point
banner
a big, hanging cloth with words and pictures
display (1)
NOUN: something that is shown to a lot of people at once
display (2)
VERB: to show to a lot of people
fold
NOUN: a place where you fold
parade
many people moving through a street with colorful flags and music
salute
to show respect by raising your hand to your forehead
club (1)
a big, heavy stick used to break things
club (2)
a group of people who get together and do the same thing
faucet
a tap (like the one on a sink)
flood
NOUN: a lot of water covering dry land
VERB: to cause a flood
icicle
a thin, sharp stick of ice hanging down from a roof
imitate
to try to copy
pearl
a shiny, round ball found in shells
Aboard
in or on (a plane or a boat)
Blast (noun)
a strong wind or sound
Blast (verb)
to make loud noises or strong winds
Career
a job that you keep for a long time
Cautious
very careful
Girder
something you put to support a building
Inventor
someone who makes new things that nobody has ever made before
atlas
a book of maps
aware
knowing about something
boar
an adult male pig
equator
an imaginary line on the middle of the earth
fierce
sharp, angry, and wild
local
happening inside only one city
rare
not seen or happening often
bustle (verb)
to move around in a place with a lot of people
channel (1)
a river
channel (2)
a waterway made to let water through
channel (3)
a way to carry signals through TV
empire
a very big country with one king
mention
talk about something quickly
peak
a pointed top
scholar
someone who studies one subject for very long
settle (1)
to come to rest
settle (2)
to decide a problem, to stop a fight
settle (3)
to live in a place
vehicle
anything on wheels that people can drive
curious
excited to learn about things, asking a lot of questions
gratitude
a feeling of thanks
herd
a group of animals living together
plain (1)
(adj.) simple, not fancy
plain (2)
(adj.) easy to see or understand
plain (3)
(n.) a large field with few trees
stalk (1)
(n.) the stem of a plant
stalk (2)
(v.) to walk angrily
stalk (3)
(v.) to follow something quietly and carefully
tusk
a long, curved tooth that sticks out from an animal’s mouth
wealthy
very rich, having a lot of money
base (1)
n. the lowest part of something
base (2)
a place where the Army, Navy, and Air Force(people who fight) rest and do their work
base (3)
one of the four squares that a baseball player has to touch to score a point
din
n. a loud, annoying noise that continues for some time
discard
v. throw away
gallon
n. a way of measuring liquid
luxury
n. something that might make you happy which you don’t really need
slight
adj. small in amount or importance