style
n. particular kind; a way of expressing something |
suburban
a. relating to a suburb; boring and having no excitement |
succeed
v. attain success or reach a desired goal
v. be the successor of |
sunset
n. daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon |
surround
n. the area in which something exists or lives |
survive
v. continue to live; endure or last |
task
v. labor or study imposed by another, especially one done regularly, unwillingly, or with difficulty |
telecast
n. a television broadcast; a programme that is broadcast on television
v. broadcast via television |
telecommunication
n. electronic systems used in transmitting messages |
telegram
n. a message transmitted by telegraph |
telegraph
n. a method of sending and receiving messages by electrical or radio signals |
telephone
n. phone, a device that uses electrical signals to make it possible to speak to someone in another place |
telescope
n. a magnifier of images of distant objects |
terrible
a. extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
a. very bad at doing something |
textbook
n. a book prepared for use in schools or colleges
a. according to a casebook or textbook; typical |
Thanksgiving
n. fourth Thursday in November in the United States
n. act of saying or showing that you are grateful, especially to God |
thermostat
n. a device, as in a home heating system or an air conditioner, that automatically responds to temperature changes |
thief
n. a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it |
throughout
ad. in every part; in or through all parts; during the entire time or extent |
thumbtack
n. a short, sharp pin with a flat, round top, used especially for putting up notices to a board |
tomb
n. a place for the burial of a corpse, especially beneath the ground |
towel
n. rectangular cloth or paper for drying or wiping |
trampoline
n. gymnastic equipment consisting of a strong canvas sheet attached with springs to let person jump up and down on |
treasurer
n. a person who is responsible for an organization's money |
trunk
n. stem of a tree; main stem, without the branches
n. body of animal apart from the head and limbs |
tumble
v. fall down, as collapsing; fall quickly and without control |
turmoil
n. a state of confusion, uncertainty, or disorder |
typewriter
n. hand-operated character printer for printing written messages, one character at a time |
umbrella
n. a device for protection against the rain or sun for a person
n. something that includes or represents a group or range of similar things |
unable
a. not be able to do something |
unbelievable
a. unable to be believed because unlikely
a. extremely surprising |
unbuckle
v. release, undo the buckle of |
uncertainty
n. the state of being unsure of something
n. being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance |
unclear
a. not clear to the mind
a. poorly stated or described |
unemployment
n. not having a job; condition of being unemployed; state of being unused |
unnecessary
a. not necessary; not needed or wanted, or more than is needed or wanted |
unsure
a. lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance |
urgent
a. very important and needing attention immediately |
Utah
n. a state in the western United States, settled in 1847 by Mormons led by Brigham Young |
vehicle
n. automobile; a machine, usually with wheels and an engine, to transport people or goods on land |
veterinarian
n. vet, a person with a medical degree trained to take care of the health of animals |
villain
n. a bad person who harms others or breaks the law; someone who does evil deliberately
n. the principal bad character in a film or fiction |
voyage
n. long journey to a foreign or distant place, especially by sea; aviation |
washable
a. capable of being washed without injury |
wasp
n. a flying insect, often black and yellow, that can sting |
weapon
n. arms; any object used in fighting or war, such as a gun, bomb, knife, etc. |
weary
a. tired; exhausted; physically or mentally fatigued |
width
n. measurement of the extent of something from side to side |
windshield
n. transparent screen, as of glass, to protect occupants of a vehicle |
xylophone
n. a musical instrument consisting of flat wooden bars of different lengths that are hit with sticks |
