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.