canopy

(noun) 1. a covering supported on poles or suspended above a bed, 2.throne, exalted personage, or sacred object.

3. The cover formed by the leafy upper branches of the trees in the forest.

4. an ornamental, roof like projection, as a long canvas awning stretching from doorway of a building to a curb.

5. The sky.

 slumber

 (verb)

1.    to sleep, especially lightly; doze; drowse.

2.    To be in a state of inactivity, negligence, quiescece, or calm

3.    To spend or pass time

4.    To dispel or forget

bewildered

 (adjective)

1. completely puzzled or confused; perplexed.

trowel

(noun)

1.   any of various tools having a flat blade with a handle, used for depositing and working mortar, plaster, etc.

2. A similar tool with a curved, scooplike blade, used in gardening for taking up plants, turning up earth etc.

 3. (verb) to apply, shape, smooth, or dig with or as if with such tool.

   (verb)

 1.    to go or move quickly or in haste.

2.    To send hurrying along.

perilous

(adjective)

 1.    involving or full of grave risk; hazaardous; dangerous

sapling

 (noun)

1.    a young tree

2.    a young person

 halt

(verb)

1.  to stop; cease moving, operating, etc., either permanently or temporarily

2. Bring to a stop

3. to falter as in speech, hesitant; stumble

4. to be in doubt; waver between alternatives; vacillate

5. (adjective) lame; limping

frantic  

(adjective)

1.    desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc;

2.    frenzied

blush

 (verb)

1.    to redden as from embarrassment or shame

2.    to feel shame or embarrassment

3.    to become rosy

4.    to make red; flush

5.    (noun) pinkish tinge

(verb)  

 1. to remain or stay on in a place longer than usual or expected, as a reluctance to leave

2. to remain alive; continue to persist, although gradually dying, disappearing

3. to dwell in contemplation, thought, or enjoyment

4. to be tardy in action, delay, dawdle

5. to walk slowly; saunter along

6. to pass time in a leisurely or a tedious manner

nubby

(adjective)

 1.     knobby or lumpy

spatula

 (noun)

1.    a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping or lifting

wilt

 (verb)

1.     to become limp or drooping, as a fading flower; wither

2.     To lose strength, vigor

3.     The drying out, drooping and withering of leaves of a plant due to inadequate water supply or vascular disease

merry

 (adjective)

1.    full of cheerfulness, joyous in disposition or spirit.

2.    Laughingly happy; mirthful; festively joyous

chassis

 (noun)

1.    the frame, the wheels and machinery of a motor vehicle on which the body is supported.

2.    The main landing gear of an aircraft that supports the aircraft.

doze

 (verb)

1.     to sleep lightly or fitfully

2.    To fall into a light sleep unintentionally

3.    To sleep for a short time; nap

4.    To be dull or half asleep

spindly

 (adjective)

1.     long, tall, thin; usually frail

oasis 

(noun)

1. small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or a well.

2. something serving as a refuge, relief or pleasant change from what is usual, annoying, difficult etc.

scowl

 (verb)

1.    to draw down or contract the brows in a sullen, displeased or angry manner.

2.    to have a gloomy or threatening look.

thrifty

 (adjective)

1.    practicing economic management. Frugal

2.    thriving, successful, prosperous

foliage

 (noun)

1.    the leaves of a plant, collectively, leafage

2.    leaves in general

     jolt

(verb)

1. to jar, shake or cause to move as if by a sudden rough thrust; shake up roughly.

2. to knock sharply as to dislodge.

3. to stun with a blow especially in boxing.

4. to bring to a desired state sharply or abruptly.

5. to move with a sharp jerk or a series of sharp jerks

fretful

 (adjective)

1.     dispose or quick, irritable or peevish.

stall

(noun) 

the compartment in a stable or shed for the accommodation of one animal.

1. A booth or stand where merchandise is displayed for sale.
2. (verb) to bring to a standstill.
3. To cause a motor vehicle to stop.

noun

1.an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost:

2. an agreement between parties settling what each shall give and take or perform and receive in a transaction.

3. something acquired by haggling

4. Informal . an agreeable person, especially one who causes no trouble or difficulty.

verb

5. to haggle; negotiate.  

6.to anticipate as likely to occur; expect (usually followed by a clause):

verb (used with object)

1.to lengthen out in time; extend the duration of; cause to continue longer

2.to make longer in spatial extent

Synonyms
1. lengthen.

Antonyms
1. abbreviate.

adjective

1.expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: spending.

2. using or giving in great amounts

verb  

3. to expend or give in great amounts or without limit

noun

1.a short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters

2.a story not founded on fact

3.a story about supernatural or extraordinary persons or incidents; legend

4. legends or myths collectively

5.an untruth; falsehood

6.the plot of an epic, a dramatic poem, or a play.

7.idle talk:

verb  

1.to go in search or quest of

2.to try to find or discover by searching or questioning

3.to try to obtain

4. to try or attempt (usually followed by an infinitive)

5.to go to

6.to ask for; request

7.Archaic . to search or explore.

8.to make inquiry.

adjective

1.physically or mentally exhausted by hard work, exertion, strain, etc.; fatigued; tired

2. characterized by or causing fatigue

3.characterized by or causing impatience or dissatisfaction; tedious; irksome

noun

1. an agricultural implement consisting of a long, curving blade fastened at an angle to a handle, for cutting grass, grain, etc., by hand.

 noun

1.a number of young produced or hatched at one time; a family of offspring or young.

2. a breed, species, group, or kind

verb

3.to sit upon (eggs) to hatch, as a bird; incubate.

4. to warm, protect, or cover (young) with the wings or body.

5.to think or worry persistently or moodily about; ponder

adjective

6. kept for breeding

adjective 

1. brilliantly or excessively showy

2.cheaply showy in a tasteless way; flashy.

Synonyms
flashy, garish, showy

Antonyms

modest,

noun

1 indulgence in or enjoyment of comforts and pleasures in addition to those necessary for a reasonable standard of well-being:

2.a means of ministering to such indulgence

3. a pleasure out of the ordinary allowed to oneself

3.a foolish or worthless form of self-indulgence:

verb

1.to stare stupidly; gape

noun

2. an awkward, foolish person.

Synonyms
1.  peer, ogle, gaze, goggle, rubberneck.

adjective

1.reluctant to give or spend; not generous; penurious

2. scanty or meager

Synonyms
1. Tight, miserly, mean, close;  all mean reluctant to part with money or goods.

Antonyms
1.  generous.

noun

1.a faint or unsteady light; gleam.

2. a dim perception; inkling.

verb (used without object)

3. to shine faintly or unsteadily; twinkle, shimmer, or flicker.

4.to appear faintly or dimly.

Synonyms
1. gleam.

verb (used without object)

1.to sit in a low or crouching position with the legs drawn up closely beneath or in front of the body; sit on one's haunches or heels.

2. to crouch down or cower, as an animal.

3. to settle on or occupy property, especially otherwise unoccupied property, without any title, right, or payment of rent.

4. to settle on public land under government regulation, in order to acquire title.

5.Nautical . (of a vessel, especially a power vessel) to draw more water astern when in motion forward than when at rest.

adjective

6.(of a person, animal, the body, etc.) short and thickset.

7.low and thick or broad:

noun

8.a position or posture.

9. a weightlifting exercise

adjective

sullenly or silently gloomy; dejected.

Synonyms
moody, sulky; despondent, melancholy. morose, sullen, dour, surly;  all are adjectives describing a gloomy, unsociable attitude

noun

1.objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.

2. a condition of disorder or untidiness

3. a number of young brought forth by an animal at one birth:

4. a framework of cloth stretched between two parallel bars, for the transportation of a sick or wounded person; stretcher.

 5.a vehicle carried by people or animals, consisting of a bed or couch, often covered and curtained, suspended between shafts.

6.straw, hay, or the like, used as bedding for animals or as protection for plants.

7. the layer of slightly decomposed organic material on the surface of the floor of the forest.

verb

1. to be sunk in dejection or listless apathy; sulk; brood.

2. to make dejected, listless, or apathetic.

3.depressed spirits; blues.

adjective

1.spending much more than is necessary or wise; wasteful

2. exceeding the bounds of reason, as actions, demands, opinions, or passions.

3. going beyond what is deserved or justifiable

Synonyms
1.spendthrift

Antonyms
1. prudent, thrifty. 2. moderate

verb

1.to look quickly or briefly.

2. to gleam or flash

3. to strike a surface or object, especially so as to bounce off at an angle

4.to allude briefly to a topic or subject in passing

5.to catch a glimpse of.

6. a passing reference or allusion; insinuation.

7.Cricket . a stroke in which the batsman deflects the ball with the bat, as to leg.

verb

1.to follow in order to overtake, capture, etc.; chase.

2. to strive to gain; seek to attain or accomplish (an end, object, purpose, etc.).

3.to proceed in accordance with (a method, plan, a course of action, a train of thought, an inquiry, studies, etc.

4.to continue to annoy, afflict, or trouble.

5.to practice (an occupation, pastime, etc.).

adjective

1.(of vegetation, plants, grasses, etc.) luxuriant; tender.

2. characterized by luxuriant vegetation

3. characterized by luxuriousness, opulence, etc.

Synonyms
1.  luxurious, fresh.      Antonyms
1.  withered, stale.

noun

1.the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.

verb

1.to stretch out; draw out to the full length:

2. to stretch, draw, or arrange in a given direction, line of troops.

3. to stretch forth or hold out, as the arm or hand

4.to increase the length or duration of; lengthen; prolong          Synonyms
lengthen. Enlarge                     Antonyms
1.  shorten, contract.

verb

1.to fear greatly; be in extreme apprehension of

2.to be reluctant to do, meet, or experience:

noun

3. terror or apprehension as to something in the future; great fear.

Synonyms
fear,dire, horrible.            Antonyms
1.  welcome.

verb

1.to look or stare with sullen dislike, discontent, or anger.

noun

2. a look of sullen dislike, discontent, or anger.

Synonyms

glare

verb

1.

to tremble with a sudden convulsive movement, as from horror, fear, or cold.

noun

2.

a convulsive movement of the body, as from horror, fear, or cold.

noun

1.a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.

2.a wrinkle, especially one on the face.

3. the straight, vertical edge or line produced in the front and back of trousers, especially men's trousers, by pressing, as with a steam presser or iron.

4. Ice Hockey . the marked rectangular area in front of each goal cage, into which an offensive player can skate only if that player has the puck, if the puck is already within the area, or if the goalie is absent.

verb (used with object)

6. wrinkle.

7. to wound or stun by a furrowing or superficial shot: The bullet merely _______ his shoulder.

adjective,  

1.churlishly rude or bad-tempered: a ______ waiter. Synonyms: sullen, uncivil, brusque, irascible, splenetic, choleric, cross; grumpy, grouchy, crabby.

2. unfriendly or hostile; menacingly irritable: a _____ old lion. Synonyms: threatening, malevolent.

3. dark or dismal; menacing; threatening: a ______ sky. Synonyms: ominous.

4. obsolete . lordly; arrogant.

noun

1.a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, especially when forming a fence or boundary; hedgerow:

2. any barrier or boundary

3. an act or means of preventing complete loss of a bet, an argument, an investment, or the like, with a partially counterbalancing or qualifying one.

verb

4.to avoid a rigid commitment by qualifying or modifying a position so as to permit withdrawal: He felt that he was speaking too boldly and began to _____ before they could contradict him.

5. to prevent complete loss of a bet by betting an additional amount or amounts against the original bet.

noun

1.a number of animals of one kind, especially sheep, goats, or birds, that keep or feed together or are herded together.

2. a large number of people; crowd.

3. a large group of things: a ______  of letters to answer.

a single congregation in relation to its pastor.

4.  a band or company of persons.

verb 

5. to gather or go in a crowd: They _____ around the football hero.

adjective

full of, abounding in, enjoying, or conferring happiness.

noun

1.a long-handled utensil with a cup-shaped bowl for dipping or conveying liquids.

2. a bucketlike, refractory-lined container for transferring molten metal.

verb

3. to dip or convey with: to _____ soup into bowls.

verb

1.to stoop or bend low.

2.to bend close to the ground, as an animal preparing to spring or shrinking with fear.

3. to bow or stoop; cringe.

adjective

1. indisposed to action or exertion; lacking in energy; lazy; indolent: a _________disposition.

2. not acting or working with full vigor, as bodily organs: a ________  liver.

3. slow to act or respond: a _______ car engine.

4. moving slowly, or having little motion, as a stream.

5. slow, as motion.

verb

1. toexamine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.

2. to search out and examine the particulars of in an attempt to learn the facts about something hidden, unique, or complex, especially in an attempt to find a motive, cause, or culprit: The police will _______ the murder.

3.to make inquiry, examination

verb

1.to drain of strength or energy, wear out, or fatigue greatly, as a person:I have ________ myself working.

2. to use up or consume completely; expend the whole of: He _______  a fortune in stock-market speculation.

3. to draw out all that is essential in (a subject, topic, etc.); treat or study thoroughly.

noun

1.a nonhistorical or unverifiable story handed down by tradition from earlier times and popularly accepted as historical.

2. the body of stories of this kind, especially as they relate to a particular people, group, or clan: the winning of the West in American _______.

3. aninscription, especially on a coat of arms, on a monument, under a picture, or the like.

4. a table on a map, chart, or the like, listing and explaining the symbols used.

noun

1.any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.

2. thewidest part.

3. the crossbar of a balance, from the ends of which the scales or pans are suspended.

4. a ray of light: The sun shed its ____ upon the vineyard.

5.a gleam; suggestion: a _____ of hope.

6.a radiant smile.

7. the principal stem of the antler of a deer.

verb  

1. to spread out; extend: an eagle ________its wings.
2.  

adjective

2.spread out; stretched out: ________ arms.

noun

1. a skeletal structure designed to support or enclose something.

2. a frame or structure composed of parts fitted and joined together.

3. the construction or sale of frames.

4. work done in, on, or with a frame.

adjective

1.tied; in bonds: a _____ prisoner.

2. made fast as if by a band or bond: She is _____ to her family.

3. secured within a cover, as a book.

4. under a legal or moral obligation: He is _____by the terms of the contract.

5. destined; sure; certain: It is ______ to happen.  

6.determined or resolved: He is ______ to go.

adjective,

grouchy; ill-natured; irritable; peevish.

noun

1.any means in or by which someone travels or something is carried or conveyed; a means of conveyance or transport: a motor _____; space ________.

2. a conveyance moving on wheels, runners, tracks, or the like, as a cart, sled, automobile, or tractor.

3.a means of transmission or passage: Air is the _______ of sound.

4.a carrier, as of infection.

5. a medium of communication, expression, or display: The novel is a fitting ______ for his talents.

verb

1.to murmur or mutter in discontent; complain sullenly.

2. to utter low, indistinct sounds; growl.

3. to rumble: The thunder ________ in the west.

4.toexpress or utter with murmuring or complaining.

noun

5.anexpression of discontent; complaint; unhappy murmur; growl.

6. a rumble.

adjective

1.quick and active; lively: _____ trading; a _____ walk.

2. sharp and stimulating: _____ weather; _____ wind.

 3.abrupt; curt: I was surprised by her rather ______tone.

noun

1.a tool for digging, having an iron blade adapted for pressing into the ground with the foot and a long handle commonly with a grip or crosspiece at the top, and with the blade usually narrower and flatter than that of a shovel.

2. a sharp projection on the bottom of a gun trail, designed to dig into the earth to restrict backward movement of the carriage during recoil.

3.a black figure shaped like an inverted heart and with a short stem at the cusp opposite the point, used on playing cards.

4. a card of the suit bearing such figures.

verb

3.to dig, cut, or remove with a long handle tool

verb

1. to walk, especially laboriously or wearily: to _______ up a long flight of steps.

noun

3.a laborious or tiring walk; tramp.

adjective

1.  mildly cold or producing a sensation of cold; causing shivering;  a ______ breeze.

2. feeling cold; sensitive to cold: Her hands were _________.

3. without warmth of feeling; cool: a ______ reply.

4. producing or likely to produce a feeling of fear; frightening: He told a ______ story of ghosts and murder.

noun

1.any prickly shrub belonging to the rose family.

2.British . the common blackberry.

3.any rough, prickly shrub, as the dog rose.