Dictionary & Thesaurus Spelling 3rd grade

dawn earn

D D D drop v. to fall or let fall. I will try not to

drop a dish as I dry it.
fall to drop from a higher place. The leaves
fall from the trees.
dawn n. the first appearance of light in the lower to put down. Use the rope to lower
morning. Dawn came at six o’clock this the flag.
morning.
daybreak time when light appears in the dull adj. uninteresting; boring. It was such
morning. The rooster crowed at daybreak. a dull book that I fell asleep reading it.
sunrise time when the sun appears in the boring dull; tiresome. The boring play had
sky. The campers got up at sunrise. no exciting action in it.
tiresome tiring; boring. Without any good
digging v. making a hole in the ground; jokes, the clown’s act was very tiresome.
breaking up the soil. The dog was digging uninteresting not interesting. With no points
in the backyard. scored, it was a very uninteresting game.
burrowing making a hole in the ground. We
caught a rabbit burrowing under the fence.
tunneling making a way under the ground. E E E
Moles are tunneling under the whole
backyard!
early adv. sooner than usual; before the
draw v. to make a design, picture, etc. The
artist will draw an outline before he paints usual time. I will have to get up early to go
the picture. fishing tomorrow.
design to make a sketch or a plan. She will shortly before long. The parade will start
design a new skirt. shortly.
outline to give a sketch; plan. We must soon in a short time; before the usual time;
outline our ideas for the report. early. The bus arrived much too soon.
sketch to make a rough drawing. The antonym: late
builder will sketch the plans. earn v. to deserve as a result of performing
a service, doing work, etc. After we study
dream n. the thoughts, feelings, and
pictures that occur in a person’s mind as for two hours, we will earn a break.
he or she sleeps. Her dream was about merit to earn; deserve. The careful workers
flying in an airplane. merit the award for their excellent safety
nightmare a very troubled dream. The record.
terrible nightmare made him scream. rate to consider, regard; put a value on. We
vision something seen in one’s imagination, rate the movie the best science show of the
dreams, or thoughts. He had a vision that year.
he was the new captain.









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fair fresh

F F F flash n. a light that appears suddenly and

briefly. A flash of lightning appeared in
the distance.
gleam a flash or beam of light. You could
fair adj. in keeping with the rules; according see the gleam of the car’s lights through
to what is accepted as right. If you want to the fog.
play on the team, you must learn fair play. sparkle shine; glitter; flash. The sparkle of
equal of the same value, size, rank, amount, the jewels caught my eye.
etc. The two boys are of equal weight.
just right; fair. She received a just reward float v. to stay or move in or on top of air,
for her heroic deeds. water, or liquid. Ice will float in water.
reasonable not asking too much; just. We drift to carry or be carried along by air or
paid a reasonable price for the bookcases. water. The wind made the balloons drift
antonym: unfair toward the trees.
antonym: sink
fight v. to try to overcome by force. Boxers
wear padded gloves when they fight. flow v. to move in a stream, as water does.
battle to take part in a fight or struggle. The A river can flow to the ocean.
team will battle for first place. run to flow. Water will run downhill.
clash to disagree strongly; fight. The stream to flow, move. The tears seemed to
reporter’s viewpoint always seems to clash stream down his face.
with ours.
fool v. to trick or attempt to trick someone.
find v. to look for and get back a lost Her costume could not fool me into
object. We will find my watch. thinking she was someone else.
discover to find out; learn for the first time. deceive to mislead; trick. The magician
The hikers want to discover a new trail in tried to deceive us with his magic tricks.
the woods. trick to fool; cheat. We will trick them into
locate to find the specific place. The museum thinking the painting was real.
guide helped us locate the dinosaur display.
antonym: lose fresh adj. newly made, grown, or
gathered. Mother baked fresh bread.
finish v. to come or bring to an end; new not having existed before. We played
complete or become completed. The movie with the new computer game.
will finish at 9:30. unusual not ordinary. The book was an
complete to finish; get done. We will unusual size.
complete the job before we go home. antonym: stale
conclude to come or bring to an end. The
speaker will conclude by asking everyone
to help with the book fair.
end to stop; to come or bring to its last part.
Our story will end with a very clever
surprise.
antonyms: start, begin

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friend happy


friend n. a person one likes. Julio is a grand adj. large; beautiful; impressive.
good friend. The queen lived in a grand palace.
companion someone close to another; magnificent stately; grand. The royal
someone to share with. Jane’s dog is her family lived in a magnificent castle by the
favorite companion. river.
comrade a close friend. The officer and her majestic noble; grand. The queen rode in a
comrade directed traffic. majestic carriage.
mate a fellow worker or companion. My splendid brilliant; grand. The picture
trusted mate helped with the work. showed a splendid view of the palace.
pal a friend; comrade. My pal and I like to
play baseball. great adj. large in size or number; big. A
great crowd of people was at the carnival.
funny adj. strange; unusual; peculiar. That enormous huge; very large. The enormous
is a funny way to act. crowd clapped for the clowns.
curious odd; unusual. We heard the curious immense very large; huge. The immense
noises from the haunted house. elephant stood by the tiny mouse.
odd strange; peculiar. The music was odd large big. A whale is large.
because it had no melody. vast very great; large. The animals roamed
peculiar unusual; strange. Having a snake through the vast jungle.
for a pet is somewhat peculiar.

furry adj. covered with fur. A mouse is a H H H
small furry animal.
bushy thick; spreading. The pirate’s beard
was very bushy. hair n. the mass of thin threadlike strands
hairy covered with hair. The dog has a that grow on a person’s or animal’s skin.
hairy body. Elizabeth has beautiful hair.
woolly covered with wool or something curl a lock of hair forming a ring. She
like it. The sheep had a woolly coat. tucked a curl behind her ear.
locks the hair on one’s head. She tied a
G G G happy adj. feeling or showing pleasure;
ribbon around her curly locks.



joyful. The happy man whistled all day.
give v. to hand over to another as a cheerful joyful; happy. The cheerful clerk
present. Please give me the watch. helped us find the book.
award to give; present. He will award a glad feeling happy; pleased. We were glad
prize to the best writer. when we finished the test.
donate to give help or money; contribute. antonym: sad
We will donate our time to clean the park.
present to offer; give. The track coach will
present ribbons to the winning teams.
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high last


high adj. tall; far above the ground.
Walnuts fell from a high branch. J J J
tall having great height. The tall building
could be seen for miles.
towering very high. They climbed up the jelly n. a food made by boiling fruit juices
towering mountain. and sugar. I like grape jelly.
antonym: low jam food made by boiling fruit and sugar
until thick. The jam was full of purple
hop v. to move by jumping. Rabbits hop grapes.
from place to place. preserves fruit cooked with sugar and
bound to leap or spring. The sheep bound sealed in containers. We put strawberry
from rock to rock. preserves on our toast.
leap to jump. The tiger can leap over the
fallen tree. join v. to put together; to connect. They will
spring to jump; to leap. The fox will spring join the caboose to the last car of the train.
at the rabbit. combine to put two or more things together.
The chef will combine the meat and
hurry v. to act quickly; move fast. Hurry vegetables for the stew.
or you’ll be late. link to connect or join. The chain will link
fly to move quickly, swiftly. We were so the gate and the fence.
busy that the time seemed to fly.
hustle to move fast; hurry. We had to hustle K K K
to get to the bus stop on time.
hurt v. to cause pain to. The sting of the
bee hurt his arm. kind adj. gentle and caring. They are
ache to be in pain; hurt. His arm must ache always very kind to animals.
after he fell off his bike. gentle kindly; friendly. The teacher spoke
pain to suffer; hurt. The sore finger seemed with a gentle voice.
to pain her when she wrote. good-hearted caring; generous. The good-
smart to feel sharp pain. His eyes will smart hearted neighbor helped.
from the dust in the air.
I I I L L L



last adj. coming after all others; final. The

ice n. water that has been frozen solid by last train leaves at six o’clock.
cold. Ice keeps food and drinks cold. concluding bringing to an end. The
glaze a smooth, glossy coating. The glaze concluding question asked for the name of
is what makes the dishes shine. the president.
hail small pieces of ice falling like rain. The final at the end; coming last. The final act
hail beat on the windows. of the play was exciting.
sleet snow or hail mixed with rain. The sleet
covered the town with a shiny coat of ice.
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lastly mail


lastly adv. at the end; finally. Lastly, pour hoist to raise; lift up. The sailors will hoist
the batter into a cake pan and put it into the sails to begin the trip.
the oven. raise to put up; lift up. We had to raise our
finally at last; at the end. We finally found hand if we wanted a turn.
the missing ring.
list v. to write or print in a column. List the
learn v. to gain skill or knowledge in. We spelling words on your paper.
learn spelling in school. enter to write or print in a book. You need
acquire to obtain. She wants to acquire the to enter the addresses by the names.
skills to read another language. record to write or put in some form. The
master to become skillful; to learn. He can scorekeeper will record each score.
master the addition facts.
study to try to learn by thinking, reading, little adj. small. An elephant is big, and
and practicing. We study many subjects in an ant is little.
school. brief lasting a short time; little. A brief
meeting was held.
leave v. to go away; to go from. The train small not large; little. The hummingbird is a
will leave in ten minutes. very small bird.
abandon to leave and not return. The tiny very little; wee. The tiny ladybug sat on
people were told to abandon the ship. the leaf.
desert to leave without notice. The officer antonyms: big, large
will not desert her post.
antonym: arrive load n. something that is carried. The load
was too heavy for the small car.
lesson n. something to be taught or learned. cargo goods sent by plane or ship. The
My brother is taking his violin lesson. cargo was unloaded from the plane.
exercise something that gives practice. The freight goods carried by plane, truck, ship,
assignment was a math exercise. or train. The dock worker sent the freight
lecture a planned speech on a topic. The by truck.
lecture was on safety. shipment goods sent together to a company
or person. The shipment arrived this
letter n. a symbol for a sound. Z is the morning.
twenty-sixth letter in our alphabet.
character letter, mark, or sign used in writing.
What is the Chinese character for “happy”? M M M
symbol something that stands for
something else. The + sign is a symbol
used in math. mail v. to send by mail; to place in a
mailbox. Did you mail my letter?
lift v. to raise from a lower to a higher send to cause or order to go. The principal
position. This box is too heavy for me to lift. might send the children home early
elevate to raise up; lift. The worker used because of the storm.
the crane to elevate the heavy beam to the transmit to send; to pass along. The clerk
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maybe paint


maybe adv. perhaps. Maybe he hasn’t left nighttime time between sunset and
the train yet, and we can still find him. morning. Nighttime begins at dark.
perhaps could be; maybe. Perhaps you will antonym: day
get the first ticket.
possibly perhaps; by a possibility. Possibly O O O
that is the winning number.

mild adj. not harsh; not severe; warm rather
than cold. We had a mild winter last year. oil n. a greasy liquid obtained from
calm still; quiet. Without any wind, the animals, plants, or minerals. Olive oil is
water was calm. used for salads.
easy smooth and pleasant. Her quiet, easy lubricant oil or grease put on parts of
way made everyone around her feel machines to help them move or slide easily.
comfortable. The mechanic put a lubricant in the engine.
gentle not rough or violent; mild. A gentle petroleum a dark liquid found in the earth’s
breeze blew through the trees. crust. Gasoline is made from petroleum.

morning n. the earliest part of the day,
ending at noon. We eat breakfast every P P P
morning.
forenoon part of day from sunrise to noon. page n. one side of a sheet of paper in a
We spent the forenoon in the park.
antonym: evening book, magazine, newspaper, or letter. Kurt
knew from the first page that he would like
N N N leaf one sheet of paper. Each side of a leaf
the book.

is called a page.
sheet one piece of paper. He used one sheet
news n. information; things that a person of paper.
has not heard about. What is the news
about your brother’s new job? pail n. a round bucket with a handle. He
information knowledge about some fact or put water in the pail.
event. The information contains a bucket a pail made of plastic, metal, or
description of the space launch. wood. The water was in a big bucket.
report information about something seen, scuttle a bucket for carrying or storing coal.
heard, done, or read. The report had many A scuttle was used to store the coal by the
interesting details. old cookstove.

night n. the time between evening and paint v. to cover a surface with paint. They
morning; the time from sunset to sunrise will paint the fence.
when it is dark. The stars shine at night. color to give color; put color on. He wants
evening early part of night. Each evening to color the fire engine red.
we eat dinner. draw to make a design, picture, etc. The
artist will draw an outline before he paints
the picture.
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pair pretty


pair n. two things of the same kind that go put to set at a particular place. I put the
together; a set of two. Carlos has a new books back on the bookshelf.
pair of shoes. rest to set or place. He can rest the ladder
couple two of anything; a pair. We saw a against the tree.
couple stumble during the lively dance. set to put in some place or position. I set the
double person or thing like another. A dishes in the sink.
person who looks like and can act for an
actor is called a double. plain adj. simple; not fancy in appearance.
mate one of a pair. He could not find the Tracey wore a plain dress.
mate to his glove. modest humble; not bold. The modest child
did not brag about her talent.
peace n. quiet and calm; stillness. We like
the peace of the country. point v. to aim. He meant to point his
calm stillness; quiet. There was a strange arrow at the target.
calm before the storm hit. aim to point or direct. We tried to aim the
quiet stillness; peace. I need quiet to be telescope at the moon.
able to study. beam to send out; direct. The machine will
serenity calmness; peace and quiet. We beam the light at the sign.
enjoyed the serenity of the countryside. direct to point or aim. Direct the light at the
antonym: war sign.
level to keep even; to aim. The soldier will
people n. human beings; persons; men, level his weapon at the target.
women, boys, and girls. People of all ages train to point or aim. He tried to train the
attended the fair. light on the actor.
folks people or group of people. The city
folks come to work by bus. pool n. a tank filled with water and used for
population number of people in a specific swimming. Peter swam across the pool.
place. The population of our town is 3,500 basin very shallow water area. The boats
people. docked in the basin of the harbor.
public all the people. The public was invited lagoon pond or small lake. The boat was
to the free concert. anchored in the lagoon.
pond a very small lake. The ducks swam
place n. a certain point; a spot. The across the pond.
coolest place is near the river.
location place or position. This is a good pretty adj. lovely; pleasing; pleasant to
location for a repair shop. look at or to hear. The garden was filled
point place or spot. The race starts at this with pretty flowers.
point. attractive pleasing; lovely. The attractive
spot place. This is the spot where we can person modeled new fall clothes.
set up the tent. beautiful very pretty; pleasing. The
beautiful queen wore a blue dress.
place v. to put in a particular position; to lovely very pretty; beautiful. The lovely
set. Place your pencil on the desk. flowers filled the room with color.



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prize sand


prize n. a thing won in a contest. Tony right adj. correct; true; accurate. Allan’s
won the prize for spelling the most words answers were all right.
correctly. accurate exact; correct. The man gave a very
award prize; something given after careful accurate description of the football game.
selection. The award went to the student correct right; without errors. I gave you the
with the best test score. correct answer.
medal prize; award. The best swimmer won proper fitting; right for the occasion. This
a gold medal. is not proper behavior at a wedding.
reward payment offered for the return of
property or a person. We got a reward for round adj. shaped like a circle. Our
finding the ring. swimming pool is square, but theirs is round.
circular round like a circle. The building
proud adj. having satisfaction and has a circular tower.
pleasure. The proud mother watched her ringlike like a circle. The bracelet had
daughter graduate. ringlike links in it.
exalted filled with pride and joy. Everyone
was exalted by the victory of their beloved S S S
king.
lofty very high; proud. The group had set
lofty goals for the safety project. sad adj. unhappy. We were sad when our
team lost.
R R R joyless sad; without joy. The joyless group

waited for news about the fire.
unhappy sad; without cheer. The clown
real adj. actual; true; not imagined; not wore a very unhappy face.
made up. My uncle told us a real story
about his trip to Brazil. sail v. to move swiftly, especially in air or on
actual real; made of facts. The book tells of the water. The ship can sail down the river.
actual events in history. boat to go in a boat. We want to boat down
factual true; consisting of facts. She wrote a the river to fish.
factual report. cruise to sail from place to place. The ship
true real; genuine. This is a true story of the will cruise to the islands.
life of the queen. sand n. tiny bits of stone in large amounts,
found in the desert and on shores along
ribbon n. a narrow strip of fabric,
especially one used as a decoration. She oceans, lakes, and rivers. This beach has
wore a yellow ribbon in her hair. smooth sand.
braid a narrow band of fabric used to trim dust fine, dry earth. The dust settled all
clothing. The uniform is trimmed with a over the road.
gold braid. grit fine bits of sand or gravel. The boat
tape a narrow strip of material. The seams was covered with grit.
had tape on the edges. powder dust made from grinding, crushing,
or pounding a solid. The rocks were
ground into fine powder.
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scent soil


scent n. an odor; a smell. The dogs sled n. a low platform on runners that
followed the scent of the wolf. slides over ice and snow. It is fun to coast
aroma strong odor; fragrance. The aroma down a hill on a sled.
of flowers filled the air in the garden. bobsled a long sled on runners with
fragrance pleasant odor or smell. The new steering wheel and brakes. He won an
fragrance smelled like fresh flowers. Olympic medal as brakeman for the
smell an odor; a scent. The smell of fresh second American bobsled.
bread filled the air. sleigh cart on runners. The horse pulled the
sleigh over the snow.
sharp adj. having a fine point or a thin
edge for cutting. The knife blade is sharp. slow adj. not fast or quick. The turtle
fine sharp. The scissors had a very fine makes slow but steady progress.
cutting edge. leisurely without hurry. We took a leisurely
keen sharp; cutting. The knife had a keen stroll around town.
edge. poky moving slowly. The poky old camel
took forever to get there.
shoot v. to send out swiftly. The archer antonym: fast
will shoot an arrow at the target.
bombard to attack. The children always smooth adj. having no bumps or rough
bombard us with questions. spots. The smooth highway made driving a
fire to shoot; discharge. The officer tried to pleasure.
fire his gun at the target. even level; flat. The road is even with no
launch to send out; throw. NASA will holes or ruts.
launch the rocket on schedule. level flat; even. The grass was level as far
as we could see.
sight n. something that is seen. The sunset antonym: rough
last night was a lovely sight.
scene view; picture. The snow on the soft adj. quiet; gentle; mild. She has a soft
mountain peaks made a pretty scene. voice.
spectacle sight; something to see. The gentle low; soft. He has a gentle way of
fireworks were a beautiful spectacle. playing the piano.
view something seen; scene. She painted a mild not harsh; not severe. She had a very
scenic view of the hillside. mild manner.
antonym: hard
sign n. something that stands for
something else; symbol. The sign for soil n. ground; earth; dirt. Plants grow in
adding is +. rich, dark soil.
mark a symbol. Writers put a question dirt earth; soil. We put some dirt into the
mark at the end of a question. flowerpot.
symbol something that stands for earth ground; soil. Plant these seeds in
something else. The + is a symbol used in black earth.
math. ground soil; earth. The ground in the field
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splash test


splash v. to make wet or dirty. The car boulevard a broad street. The boulevard
tried to splash me with mud as it sped past. was named after a president.
splatter to splash. The rain will splatter the road a way for cars, trucks, etc., to travel.
windows. The road went from town to the farm.
sprinkle to scatter or spray with small
drops. Use the can to sprinkle water on the summer n. the warmest season of the year.
flowers. Summer comes between spring and fall.
midsummer the middle of the summer
stick n. a long, thin piece of wood or other season. The fair always came to town
material. We used a stick to stir the paint. midsummer.
pole a long piece of wood. The wires went summertime summer; the summer season.
to the telephone pole. We loved to swim in the summertime.
rod a thin stick. The clothes were hung on a
metal rod. sunshine n. the light from the sun. Our
stake a stick pointed at one end. The stake cat loves to nap in the sunshine.
held up the corner of the tent. sunlight the light of the sun. The plants
needed sunlight to grow.
stop v. to halt or come to a halt. The car
will stop if we don’t get more gas. T T T
cease to come to an end; stop. The treaty
meant all fighting would cease.
halt to stop. They had to halt the parade take v. to accept or receive; to grasp. Take
until the mayor arrived. one; they’re free.
pause to stop for a short time. We will grab to seize suddenly; to take. The man tried
pause for a short rest. to grab the paper before it could fly away.
quit to stop. The men quit working because grasp to hold; to seize. She had to grasp
of the rain. the railing to walk down the stairs.

story n. a tale or account of an adventure seize to take hold of; to grasp. He tried to
or happening. Mr. Lee told us a story seize the paper before we could read what
about his grandfather. it said.
account a detailed statement about an antonym: give
event. Each witness gave an account of the test v. to try; to examine; to put to a test.
accident. Our teacher will test us in history next week.
legend a story of the past that might be check to examine; to prove true or right.
based on real events. The story of Robin The quiz will check how well we add
Hood is a legend of old England. numbers.
tale a made-up story. The tale was about examine to test skills or knowledge. This
the magic of the sea creatures. assignment will examine your

street n. a road in a city or town. This understanding of today’s math lesson.
street is always crowded during rush hour. quiz to give a short test. The teacher needed
avenue a wide street. Trees lined both sides to quiz the students on the chapter they
of the avenue. had read.


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think wave


think v. to have in the mind as an opinion,
idea, etc.; to believe. She tried to think of V V V
the answer.
believe to think something is true or real. I
believe you know the rules. very adv. greatly; extremely. He was very
expect to think something will occur. I unhappy when he lost his dog.
expect our team to win the game. exceedingly unusually; greatly. The report
imagine to picture in one’s mind. I like to was done exceedingly well.
imagine that elves did the work. extremely greatly; strongly. She was
extremely busy at work today.
track n. a mark or series of marks left by greatly in a great manner. She was greatly
an animal, person, wagon, etc. We saw a pleased by the award.
bicycle track in the snow.
mark a line, spot, or dot made by W W W
something on an object. That mark was
made by the cat’s claws.
pattern a guide to make something. Use the war n. a fight or struggle between
pattern to make the star. countries or parts of a country. There are

treat v. to handle; behave toward. You great losses of life and destruction of
must treat animals gently. property in a war.
handle to touch or use with the hands. He fight a struggle; contest. The fight was
meant to handle the vase carefully. scheduled for Tuesday.
manage to guide or handle. She can struggle a conflict; fight. The struggle for
manage the workers very well. freedom took many years.

U U U warm v. to make warm; to heat. Warm the
food before you serve it.
cook to prepare with heat. The stew must
cook for several hours.
under prep. below; beneath. I found the heat to make or become warm. The furnace
money hidden under a rock. will heat the house.
below lower than; under. The sign is
hanging below the branches. wave v. to move up and down or from
beneath below; under. The light was placed side to side. The branches began to wave
beneath the window. in the wind.
flap to move up and down. The bird needed
until prep. up to the time of; till. I slept to flap its wings to get off the ground.
until noon today. flutter to wave back and forth quickly. The
till until; up to the time of. The game lasted flag will flutter in the wind.
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wide wrap


wide adj. covering or having much space wrap v. to enclose in something by
from side to side; broad; not narrow. Our winding or folding. Wrap the baby in
new car has wide seats. warm blankets.
broad large across; wide. The broad road bundle up to wrap up. He needed to bundle
had four lanes in each direction. up in a heavy coat.
extensive far-reaching; large. There were envelop to wrap, cover, or hide. The
extensive changes in the plans for the new caterpillar will envelop itself in a cocoon.
building.
antonym: narrow

without prep. not having; with no. I left
without my umbrella.
less without; with something taken away.
The group was less two people.
minus less; decreased by. Five minus two
leaves three.

work n. job; occupation; the thing one
does to earn a living. Her work is
modeling clothes.
business work; occupation. Their cleaning
business can be found in the shopping mall.
job piece of work. The plumber did a good
job of fixing the shower.
occupation job; work. Her occupation was
bank manager.

work v. to have a job for pay in order to
make a living. He likes to work in a big
office.
labor to work hard; toil. The gardener will
have to labor many hours in the spring.
toil to work hard. The farmer needs to toil
in the field for many long hours.

worry n. a cause of anxiety or trouble.
Money is a constant worry to him.
anxiety fears about what might happen;
worries. She felt great anxiety over her test.
nervousness anxiety; jumpiness. His
nervousness was caused by his fear of
heights.





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