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THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM DIGITAL DICTIONARY
KATE HAMMONDS
Cockeye noun
A squinted eye
You ain't cockeyed no more, your eyes as strait as an arrow. Ex. Cocky and cocked eye.
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Emulate verb
To try to be like someone
The baby tried to emulate his brother by reading a book the Same time he was. Ex. Add up and correspond.
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Flypaper noun
A sticky piece of paper that catches flies. The flies got stuck to the flypaper. Ex. Wallpaper and flipped.
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Hambone noun
A weird shaped head. The baby's head was a hambone because she got a bump on her head. Ex. Clown and pantomime
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Hostile adj
Of or relating to an enemy
The doctor from the eye department in the north was hostile to the doctor of the eye doctor in the south.
Ex. Bitter or hateful.
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Juvenile delinquent noun
A minor who can't be controlled by parental authority.
The girl was a juvenile delinquent because she broke their window and door.
Ex. Troublemaker or gangster.
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Panning verb
Criticizing someone
The girl was panning her dog by saying he was ugly.ex critique or examen.
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POMADE NOUN
A THICK SUBSTANCE USED FOR HAIR. THE MOTHER USED POMADE ON HER HAIR FOR A PARTY. . GREASE OR OIL.
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Punctual adj
Arriving somewhere at the right time. The woman arrived at her meeting perfectly on time at 5:00. Ex. Dependable or expeditious.
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SKIMPY ADJ
VERY SMALL IN SIZE OR AMOUNT. THE KITTEN WAS SKIMPY. EX.TIGHT OR THIN.
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VITAL ADJ
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. THE BANK MEETING WAS VITAL. EX. URGENT OR NEEDED.
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Conscience noun
An inner feeling or voice viewed as acting As a guide of the rightness or wrongness of ones behavior. Ex. Qualm or moral. The queens conscience told her to step down from the throne.
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Dispersal noun
The action or process of distributing things or people over a wide area. Ex. Scattering or diffusion. The boat was a dispersal by carrying stock across the Atlantic Ocean.
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Haphazardly adj
Lacking any obvious principle of organization. Ex. Carelessly or randomly. The girl haphazardly threw his clothes on the floor.
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High-fidelity noun
The reproduction of sound with very little distortions, giving a result very similar to the original. Ex. Hoofed it or hightail it. The music was high-fiddly as it traveled through the speaker.
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Interpretations noun
The action of explaining the meaning of something.ex. Meaning or explanation. The teacher showed interpretations of the project we would be doing.
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Jive verb swing or jazz music or slang talk. Don't jive me! Ex. Foolishness or craziness.
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Maestro noun a composer, teacher or conductor of music. The maestro started the band. Ex. Composer or conducted.
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Peon noun
A farm worker or an unskilled laborer. The peon relaxed all day. Ex. Laborer or servant.
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Pinnacle noun
A lofty peak. Ex. Peak or height. The pinnacle on the mountain was really tall.
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Symphonic adj. relating to symphony or harmony of sounds. There was a really good symphonic orchestra. Ex. Harmonic or lyrical.
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UDDERS NOUN
A COWS GLAND. THE COWS UDDERS NEEDED TO BE MILKED. EX. CHEST AND FRONT.
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ULTIMATE ADJ.
MAXIMUM. THE NEW PENCIL WAS THE ULTIMATE DEAL. EX. EXTREME OR LATEST.
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Accustomed verb
Get used to, familiarize, adjust . She tried to accustom her eyes to the bright light. Ex. Adapt or acquaint.
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Facilities noun
Something designed or built for a purpose. ex . System or equipment the facilities were used as a rest stop.
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Gnashing verb
To grind or strike. Ex. Grate or clamp the gnashing of the boys teeth was loud.
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Hillbilly music noun
Folk music that combines elements of fiddle, guitar , and banjo are the principal instruments: a type of music that originated in mountain regions of the southern US in the mountains the hillbilly music was very exiting as the men stroked
the banjo Ex. Country and western.
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Pathetic adj.
Causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, ETC the poor dog was pathetic because he got yelled at. Ex. Pitiful or sorry
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Peninsula noun
an area of land That is almost completely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with the mainland. The little peninsula connecting to the mainland was breaking apart. Ex. Cape or headland.
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Sanitation noun
The development and application of sanitary measures for the sake of cleanliness, protecting health, etc.
The school had no sanitation because their hand sanitizer was out. Ex. Hygiene or asepsis
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Sheik noun
Chief; a term of a polite address. There was going to be a battle something like if Godzilla met King Kong, or Frankenstein met Dracula, or like when champion wrestler Bobo Brazil meets the sheik! Ex. Amir or governor.
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Snitch verb
1) To snatch or steal
2) to tattle
Ex. Badmouthing or betrayer
The snitch stole laura's pencil and said that I stole it.
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Temptations noun
To attract you to something to try or test. The temptations of touching my adorable dog was high. Ex. Allurement or appeal.
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Duking verb
To fight, especially with the fists. The girls were duking it out in karate. Ex. To slug or bash.
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Electrocuted verb
To be killed by electric shock.
The poor dog was electrocuted because a power line fell on him.
Ex. Shocked or fried
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Stingy adj.
Not generous
Ex. Cheap or grudging
The raccoons were very stingy because they stole people's things.
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Trespassing noun
1) law
2) no entry to a piece of property.
Ex. Contravention or crime.
The bad teenage boys were trespassing on their neighbors pool at night.
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Whirlpool noun
Water in swift, circular motion, as that produced by the meeting of opposing currents, often causing a downward spiraling action.
The Whirlpool was swift and fast as it sucked all the rocks off land into the middle of the whirlpool. Ex. Eddy or undercurrent.
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Wilier adj.
Full of, marked by, or proceeding from Willys crafty or cunning.
Ex. Crafty or full
The book was vary wilier because it was full of Kim's writing.
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Boycotts verb
To abstain from buying or using. The seamstress from Montgomery, Alabama who began the first great effort of the movement the Montgomery bus boycott of 1955-1956 when she refused to give up her seat to a white man. Ex. Avoid or brush off
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Confrontations noun
A meeting of people face-to-face. The president of Afghanistan and the president of the USA had a confrontation to talk about the law. Example crisis or meeting.
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Interracial adj.
Of, involving, or for members of different races.ex. Involving or meeting. There communities and states passed laws that allow discrimination in the schooling, housing and job opportunities probated interracial; marriages and enforced segregation by creating separate facilities for African-Americans and whites.
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Pervasive adjictive. Spread throughout example. Wall to wall or widespread the the hallway was pervasive as the group of kids ran down it.
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Picketing noun
A person stationed by the union or outside a factory, store, mines, etc., in order to dissuade or prevent workers or customers from entering it during a strike. The store was picketing the people when they were trying to come in and so they had to go home. Example persuading or talking them out.
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Prohibited verb
Two forbid by authority or law. Smoking is prohibited here.
Ex. Banned or closed down.
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Provoke verb
To anger or stir up.
John caused Jamie to Provo because John was being mean to him. Example aggravate or anger
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Strove verb
To try hard , to exert oneself vigorously. The man strove the dog away from the road. Example aim or attempt.
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