4000 Essential English Words 4 Unit 14: The Brothers and the Bread
Word List
- brick [brik] n.
A brick is a block of hard clay that is used for building things, such as walls.
→ There were several bricks scattered on the ground.
- crumble [ˈkrʌmbl] v.
To crumble means to break or fall apart into small pieces.
→ The old house’s walls crumbled into a pile of rock and wood.
- dough [dou] n.
Dough is a mixture of flour and water that becomes bread when baked.
→ I made heart-shaped cookies from the dough.
- express [iksˈpres] v.
To express a feeling or idea means to show others how one thinks or feels.
→ The nurse expressed her sympathy for the sick patient.
- fist [fist] n.
A fist is a hand with fingers bent in toward the palm.
→ The bully made a fist and threatened to hit the small boy.
- flexible [ˈfleksəbəl] adj.
If something is flexible, then it can bend easily without breaking.
→ The tree branch was so flexible it could be bent into a circle and not break.
- flush [flʌʃ] v.
To flush means the face becomes red due to heat, illness, or emotion.
→ After the long race, the runner’s face was flushed.
- injure [ˈindʒər] v.
To injure someone means to damage a part of their body.
→ The car crash injured two people.
- lump [lʌmp] n.
A lump is a small piece of something that is solid.
→ The artist took a lump of clay and turned it into a beautiful pot.
- mixture [ˈmikstʃə:r] n.
A mixture is something that is made by mixing other things together.
→ The walls were built using a mixture of water, rock, and dirt.
- reconcile [ˈrekənsail] v.
To reconcile means to return to a friendly relationship.
→ After arguing, the two friends were reconciled with each other.
- ruin [ˈruːin] v.
To ruin something means to harm or damage it greatly.
→ Our walk in the park was ruined by the sudden rain.
- shatter [ˈʃætə:r] v.
To shatter something means to break it suddenly into many tiny pieces.
→ When the ball hit the window, the glass shattered.
- shutter [ˈʃʌtə:r] n.
Shutters are wooden or metal covers in front of a window.
→ Mr. Smith closed the shutters every night to make his bedroom dark.
- sift [sift] v.
To sift something means to remove all the large pieces.
→ The baker sifted the flour into a large bowl.
- slight [slait] adj.
If something is slight, then it is small or minor.
→ There was only a slight change in the little boy’s height.
- sparkle [ˈspɑːrkəl] v.
To sparkle means to shine brightly with quick flashes of light.
→ The stars sparkled in the winter night’s sky.
- sprinkle [ˈspriŋkəl] v.
To sprinkle means to scatter something all over something else.
→ He sprinkled the pasta with salt and black pepper.
- stale [steil] adj.
If food is stale, then it is not fresh but dry, hard, and not good to eat.
→ The cookies sat on the table so long that they became stale.
- utter [ˈʌtər] v.
To utter a word or a sound means to say it.
→ The lost boy was so scared that he could barely utter a single word.
