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1 hide hide hide the hide put or hold out of sight; keep from view I saw my mother hide the cake. keep as a secret She hid the truth from her brother. make or keep oneself out of view I m hiding in the closet. skin of one of the larger animals such as a buffalo or cow The pale gray-brown fur of the puma helps this big cat hide in the jungle.

2 hit hit hit hit give a blow or stroke ; strike She hit the ground with her stick. come in contact with The pebble hit the window. drive or send by striking He hit the baseball with a bat. reach or get The car hit its p speed.

3 hit hit hit jam have a strong effect on When Fred left our school it hit me hard. a blow or stroke The boxer ok many hits in the match. someone or something that is very popular The band had three p hits this year. force or pack tightly in a small space She jammed her clothes in her luggage.

4 jam jam jam jam push suddenly and with force She jammed her foot on the brake. fill up or block Ice jammed up the river causing it flow. hurt by strong, sudden pressure Cassie jammed her finger in the door. be blocked or not work properly Sue s bike brake jammed, but luckily she did not fall off.

5 jam jam jam jam play or improvise music with others The band jammed for hours. a difficult or embarrassing situation; trouble Paul was in a jam at school. a large gathering or mass that slows or sps movement We were stuck in the traffic jam for three hours this afternoon. a sweet spread made by cooking crushed fruit and sugar I put strawberry jam on my ast in the morning.

6 last last last last coming after or finishing behind all others She spoke last at the meeting. coming just before the present time; the most recent; latest Last night we saw a beautiful sunset. being the only one left This is your last chance. after all others Nate s last name starts with z, so his name appears last on the class list.

7 last last last last most recently in time When did you last see your grandmother? a person or thing that is last Matt stands last in line. the final mention or sight You ve not seen the last of me. go on through time; continue The concert lasted for two hours.

8 last last left left stay in good condition My bike lasted for a long time. remain in good supply Our Halloween candy lasted until February. on, ward, or relating the side of a human body or of a thing that is the west My mom is left-handed, which means she writes with her left hand. relating a person or group favoring liberal, socialist views Left-wing people have political ideas that are based on socialism.

9 left left left left the left side He looked the left, then the right and then crossed the street. went away from or departed We left for Hawaii this morning. let remain We left the book at the library. let stay without bothering or changing We left him alone.

10 left lie lie lie let stay for action or for later decision We left the discussion the next morning. an untrue statement made on purpose We ld a lie the teacher, because we didn t want get in trouble. make a false statement on purpose Tommy lied his father. be in or place oneself in a flat or resting position I like lie on the sofa for my rest.

11 lie lie lie mean rest or remain, as, on, or under a surface The book lies open on the table. be located The house lies the east of wn. be placed; exist The responsibility lies with Tommy. have as a goal or purpose; intend I mean finish as I started.

12 mean mean mean mean intend express What do you mean? have a particular sense The word yesterday means the day before day. cause as a result The boss arrival means the meeting is starting. have a certain degree of importance My aunt means a great deal our family.

13 not mean miss miss miss nice; nasty or cruel The mean witch turned the children in ducks. fail hit, catch, reach, cross, or uch I missed the ball. fail see, hear, or understand My brother missed what mother said. fail perform, attend, or otherwise experience I missed the soccer game.

14 miss miss miss a miss fail do or get She missed her chance at winning the urnament. avoid or escape The morbike missed the tree. feel sad or lonely without I miss my friend. failure hit or catch something She knit four socks in a row before a miss.

15 any miss the miss nail nail failure or thing that is left out We missed the salt and the soup tastes bland. title used before the name of a girl or woman who is not married Our teachers is called Miss Black. a small metal spike with a broadened flat head, driven typically in wood with a hammer We need 50 nails make this birdhouse. a hard growth at the end of a finger or e Your nails are getting long, time clip them.

16 above in position; higher than Mom held the umbrella our heads keep us dry. across the other side of The cow leaped the fence. on p of, so as c We pulled the blanket our heads keep warm. throughout; across We travelled all the Hawaiian islands.

17 in on the time of; during It s rained 50 mm the last week. the subject of We argued whose turn it was take out the garbage. across a space We will sail Africa. so as c There is icing sugar all this cake.

18 this or that place We went my aunt s house. the side Move, please. across the edge of and down The sauce is boiling. about; concerning They fought the right idea.

19 once again; again Do the math problem. down and the side; down She fell. more than Grandpa is 60 years old. finished; done The sry is.

20 a a prefix that means "o much Don t do it, there is more time study morrow. prefix that means "above," "across," or "superior To travel seas means travel abroad.