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Cupboard
• A place were you stick canned foods on shelves.
• I stuck the green beans in the cupboard on one of the shelves.
Rattlesnake
• A type of snake that rattles its tail and makes a sound to scare of people if it feels threatened.
• The rattle snake was rattling at me so I backed away.
Space shuttle
• a vehicle that carries astronauts into space in order to do research and gather information
• They ride in there space shuttle all day long.
Baby-sit
• to watch a child while the parents are away.
• I had to baby-sit my little sister last night.
Nighttime
• the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
• It was nighttime and the children were asleep.
Self-respect
• : It was nighttime and the children were asleep.
• : It was nighttime and the children were asleep.
shipwreck
• : It was nighttime and the children were asleep.
• : It was nighttime and the children were asleep.
handkerchief
• a square of cloth usu. used for cleaning the nose or mouth
• He wiped his nose with a handkerchief.
Bulletin board
• a board on a wall where notices, information, etc., are displayed:
• I saw our class schedule on the school bulletin board.
Software
• in a computer, a set of instructions that lets a person perform certain tasks, such as word processing, adding numbers, or reading information on the Internet; software is not part of the machine itself:
• I use communications software to exchange knowledge with other computer users. See:
windshield
. the glass across the front of a car that protects the driver and passengers from the wind
• The windshield on my car needs to be cleaned.
Guinea pig
• small animal resembling a big rat with short ears and no tail, often kept as a pet
• People were used as guinea pigs without their knowledge to test effects of a new drug.
Self-conscious
• uncomfortable in one's own body, awkward and shy:
• The self-conscious boy tried to hide his bad teeth with his hand.
videocassette
a videotape in a plastic cassette suitable for playing in a videocassette recorder attached to a television set
• We often watch old movies on videocassette.