Early Childhood Vocabulary

A mammal of most genera of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail.

A surname from German.

Condensed water falling from a cloud.

Multicolored, especially if in rainbow order.

A storm characterized by substantial, heavy rainfall.

Pouring with rain; wet; showery

Yarns coiled on a spun-yarn winch.

Any of various plants of the genera Rhinanthus and Pedicularis, whose seeds produce a rattling noise in the wind.

Alternative form of retch.

A reading or an act of reading, especially of an actor's part of a play or a piece of stored data.

A commodity; see realty.

Any quadrilateral having opposing sides parallel and four right angles.

Of a red hue.

A household or commercial appliance used for keeping food fresh by refrigeration (short form fridge).

Any Arctic and subarctic-dwelling deer of the species Rangifer tarandus, with a number of subspecies.

Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.

To squeeze through a ricer; to mash or make into rice-sized pieces (especially potatoes).

Designating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one is facing north, the side on which the heart is not located in most humans. This arrow points to the reader's right: →

To enclose or surround.

The action of rinsing.

A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.

A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane.

A long, loud, deep shout, as of rage or laughter, made with the mouth wide open.

To pelt with rocks; to stone.

The act or result of rolling, or state of being rolled.

A Chinese constellation located near Aquarius and Pegasus, one of the 28 lunar mansions and part of the larger Black Turtle.

To reside, especially as a boarder or tenant.

plural of room

The shrub that roses grow on; a rose plant.

Circular or cylindrical; having a circular cross-section in one direction.

To cover with a rug.

A regulation, law, guideline.

In a liquid state; melted or molten.

Short for Bow Street Runner