Flashcards
Unit 5
Cards in this deck (22)
- 1Fin An external membranous process of an aquatic animal example with I remember when I saw the shark's dorsal and I freak out.Fin
\ ˈfin \
finn
- 2Scale One of the many very small, flat pieces that cover the skin of fish, snakes. The small thin piece of material that resembles an animal makes me sick, whenever I see them I want to throw up.Scale
\ˈskāld\
escale, eschale, scealu - 3Beak The hard, pointed part of a bird's mouth There are some birds that can make holes in the trees with their noseBeak
/biːk/
- 4Hoof The hard covering on the foot of an animal. A kick of a horse foot can hurt you a lotHoof
\ ˈhu̇f , ˈhüf \
/huːf/
- 5Hide The strong, thick skin of an animal, used for making leather. Us humans are monsters just for taking animals skins for styleHide
/huːf/
- 6Tusk An elongated greatly enlarged tooth that serves especially for digging food or as a weapon. The Soumaya has a special floor with ivory "art", they took their tooth to "make art"Tusk
ˈtəsk \
/tʌsk/
- 7Agile Marked by ready ability to move with quick easy grace. Some animals move with grace.Agile
ag·ile
- 8Grooming Things that you do to keep an animal's hair or fur clean and neat. Some families clean and dressed up their pets to matchGrooming
- 9Dog's dinner Wearing very formal or decorative clothes in a way that attracts attention. My uncle asked my cousin: Where are you going, so dressed up?"Dog's dinner
- 10To swerve to change direction suddenly. My dad turn the car abruptly when a dog walk in the highway.To swerve
- 11To ram To push something into a position, using great force Those animals where fighting hard.To ram
- 12To rabbit on To continue talking about something that is not interesting to the person you are talking to. Chuck kept talking and talking about something I didn't really heard.To rabbit on
- 13Offspring The young of an animal In the case of turtles, the number of babies variesOffspring
- 14Features One of the parts of someone's face that you notice when you look at them The hiena has special characteristic, they looks like they're laughingFeatures
- 15Hen party A group of women at a party for a woman who is going to get married soon. The party they make for soon married people sometimes turn out crazyHen party
- 16To have a whale of a time To enjoy yourself very much. Ron was having a great time when won the quidditch matchTo have a whale of a time
- 17To let the cat put of the bag To allow a secret to be known, usually without intending to. Stephanie ruined the surprised party secret.To let the cat put of the bag
- 18A fish out of water Someone who is uncomfortable in a specific situation Cady was feeling uncomfortable in her new schoolA fish out of water
- 19To be a snake in the grass A person who pretends to be your friend but who cannot be trusted. Regina Gorge was the worst of the mean girlsTo be a snake in the grass
- 20Donkey work To do the hard, boring part of a job. My team always make me do the hard work.Donkey work
- 21To eat like a horse Eat heartily and greedily. Steve was only in the Tanner house for the food.To eat like a horse
- 22To be in the dog house When someone is annoyed with you and shows their disapproval. Kimmy was mad at DJ because she forgot her birthday.To be in the dog house
