Vocabulary

• black sheep: A person who is different from the rest of their family or group and who is considered a disgrace.
• up sticks: To move home or relocate to another place.
• pick up sticks: To gather sticks from the ground.
• smash hit: A very successful song, film, play, etc.
• snow in: To be trapped inside due to heavy snowfall blocking exits.
• round the clock: All day and all night; continuously.
• sheep: Animal with a woolly coat raised for meat or wool
• swimming: To move through water by moving parts of the body
• clock: A device that shows the time
• pool: Amount collected, e.g. money, for some purpose
• horse: Large animal with 4 legs used for riding
• open: To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
• shoe: Outer covering for the foot, often made of leather
• ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
• run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
• fun: Amusing and enjoyable
• home: House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
• black: To fill in something to make it a very dark color
• sing: To make musical sounds with your voice
• ball: Large dance where people dress formally
• swim: To move through water by moving parts of the body
• mouse: Small animal that has fur and a long tail
• wool: Soft, thick hair of sheep, used for clothing
• full: Containing all the parts; complete
• lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• cool: Steady and calm when facing difficulties
• lost: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• song: Distinctive series of sounds made by a bird
• roast: To strongly criticize often in a teasing manner
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• market: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
• win: Success in beating the other team or competitors
• sir: Form of polite address to a man you do not know
• strike: To hit something
• diving: To swim deep under water with an air supply
• spy: Person who gets secret information about an enemy
• nearby: Close to where you are
• beef: Red meat from cows
• smile: To put up the corners of mouth to show happiness
• stroke: When blood cannot get to brain, causing damage
• root: Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
• lane: Marked strip of the road or swimming pool
• master: To gain control over something
• smash: Accident involving vehicles
• crawl: To move very slowly or cautiously
• dock: To take away a part of an animal's tail
• nap: To sleep or rest for a short time during the day
• peep: To look at secretly or when you shouldn't
• rhyme: One of a group of words ending in similar sounds
• giggle: To laugh in a childish or silly way
• piggy: Childish name for pig
• hickory: American hardwood tree bearing edible nuts
• dickory: A word in a nursery rhyme
• jingle: Light ringing sound like metal things being shaken
• baa: Cry made by sheep
• bo: BO is an acronym
• wee: Scottish and Northern English small; short
• sleigh: Vehicle with runners for moving on snow or ice
• buckle: Metal attachment or hook on the end of a belt
• meadow: Flat field covered with grass and flowers
• strayed: To deviate or go away from the established norm
• hen: Adult female chicken
• dame: Title of respect given to a woman
• cannonball: Solid ball of metal fired from a cannon
• teddy: A soft toy resembling a bear; teddy bear