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.