darling The word “darling” is an adjective that is used when something or someone is beautiful, cute, or lovely. She’s a darling little girl. They bought a darling house on a lake. That was a darling movie. This is just darling. My darling wife made an apple pie for me. The word “darling” is also used as […]
dark The word “dark” is the opposite of the word “light.” When something is dark, there isn’t very much light, or there’s no light at all: At what time does it begin to get dark where you live? (When does the sun go down?) In Minnesota it gets dark late in the summer and early in
dare To dare someone is to offer a situation that is dangerous or risky. A dare is a challenge. Sometimes “dare” is used as a figure of speech (The words don’t have a literal meaning). Tanya dared her husband to eat the entire pizza. Children sometimes dare each other to do dangerous things on playground equipment. The company is
damp The adjective “damp” describes the presence of water– but not a lot of water. We usually use “damp” for objects made of cloth, the ground, and the air. It’s similar to the adjective “moist.” There’s a damp towel hanging on the towel rack. The ground is damp because it rained last night. The air
daily The word “daily” is an adjective or adverb that is used to describe activities that occur every day or during the day: My neighbor takes his daily walk in the afternoon. (In this sentence, “daily” is an adjective.) He walks daily. (In this sentence, “daily” is an adverb.) Barbara goes to a daily yoga class. She
cave A cave is a natural formation of open space underground. It takes thousands and thousands of years for a cave to form as a result of water erosion or other natural forces. Some caves are long and deep. The air inside a cave is usually cool and damp. People like to go into caves and explore
clog When something is stuck or blocking the free passage of water, air, traffic, etc., we use the word “clog” to describe the situation. You can use it as a noun or as a a verb: This is what “clog” looks like as a verb: There’s something clogging up the sink. A big truck is
cliff A cliff is the natural formation of an edge. It’s usually very high, and sometimes it’s dangerous, but people are drawn to cliffs because the view from above can be quite beautiful, or the view provides some kind of advantage. There’s a lighthouse on this cliff. At night it shines a bright light to warn passing
career We use the word “career” when talking about a person’s area of employment or field of work. Some people confuse this word with “job,” but you can have many different jobs within one career: Rihanna would like a career in broadcasting. What kind of career would you like to enter? My neighbor has had
calm The word “calm” is used to describe peacefulness or a lack of anger, especially in the face of a threat or danger. (Try not to pronounce the “l” in “calm.”) In these sentences, “calm” is an adjective: The lake looks calm today. There are no waves. Everyone remained calm during the emergency. There was
