Just Nouns
(n.) a building or rooms where a collection of objects illustrating science, ancient life, art, history, or other subjects are kept and displayed
Museum
(adj.) good for the health; healthful
Wholesome
(v.) to plant again in a different place
Transplant
(n.) the highest point; top
Summit
(adj.) having a mint flavor such as peppermint, spearmint, etc.
Minty
(n.) bottom; the part on which anything stands or rests
Base
(n.) a bunch of flowers
Bouquet
(n.) the place where the pilot sits in an airplane
Cockpit
(n.) a salad dressing made of egg yolks, vegetable oil, vinegar or lemon juice, and seasoning beaten together until thick
Mayonaise
(adv.) at or to a greater distance
Farther
(n.) a small, flat leather case for carrying paper money, cards, etc. in one’s pocket or handbag; billfold
Wallet
(n.) the highest point
Peak
(n.) a doctor whose work is the care of teeth
Dentist
(adj.) parallel to the horizon; flat; level
Horizontal
(v.) to cut unnecessary or undesirable twigs or branches from a bush, tree, etc.
Prune
(adj.) going straight ahead; direct; free from deceit
Straightforward
(adj.) not fresh
Stale
(adj.) mild; not irritating
Bland
(n.) a fine, yellowish powder released from the anthers of flowers
Pollen
(n.) a person who has charge of money in a bank, or in any business
Cashier
(n.) a place to buy and eat a meal
Restaurant
(n.) a building in which things are manufactured
Factory
(n.) a large kettle or boiler
Caldron
(n.) place where a thing or a person is
Position
(n.) a room or building used to show collections of pictures and statues
Gallery
(adj.) straight up and down; upright
Vertical
(v.) to become limp and drooping; to wither
Wilt
(v.) to guide the course of
(n.) a castrated male cow, especially one raised for beef production
Steer
(adj.) having a tang; having a sour, acidic, or citrus taste
Tangy
(prep.) on the farther side of; farther away
Beyond
(n.) the leaves of a plant
Foliage
(n.) a person who amuses others with funny talk and actions
Comedian
(v.) to bite gently or lightly
Nibble
(v.) to make very hungry; to starve
Famish
(n.) a bundle of things wrapped or packed together; a package
Parcel
(n.) a common garden plant that has white, pink, red, or purple flowers shaped like funnels
Petunia
(n.) an expert in geology (the study of the origin, history, and structure of Earth)
Geologist
(adj.) made of lines; making use of lines
Linear
(v.) to lean back; to lie or lie down
Recline
(v.) to take into the stomach; to consume
Swallow
(adj.) not arousing or exciting the appetite; distasteful
Unappetizing
(n.) a backward rotary motion of a ball
Backspin
(n.) the part of a flower that produces seeds
Pistil
(n.) a strong desire or yearning
Craving
(n.) the substance that causes dough for bread to rise and beer to ferment
Yeast
(n.) a person in charge of a forest to guard against fires and look after timber
Forester
(n.) one of a pair of bags laid over an animal's back behind the saddle, or over the rear wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle
Saddlebag
(v.) to turn on a shaft, pin, or point
Pivot
(n.) the straightest way between two places, like the flight of a BEE to its hive
Beeline
(adj.) swelling outward
Bulging
(v.) to eat quickly, greedily, or hungrily with little or no chewing
Devour
(adj.) enclosing on all sides
(n.) the area surrounding someone; circumstances
Surrounding
(adj.) having a sour but agreeable taste
Tart
(n.) a small, flat leather case for carrying paper money, cards, etc. in one’s pocket or handbag; wallet
Billfold
(n.) the part of a flower that contains the pollen
Stamen
(n.) a greenhouse for growing and displaying plants and flowers
Conservatory
(n.) very thinly sliced, crisp toast
Melba
(v.) to grow or develop with vigor; to do well; to thrive
Flourish
(n.) a cozy little corner, a hidden spot; a sheltered place
Nook
(adj.) standing straight up, vertical; upright
Perpendicular
(n.) a platform built on the shore or out from the shore, beside which ships can load and unload
Wharf
(adj.) having short, sharp turns from one side to the other
Zigzag
(v.) to chew vigorously and steadily; to chew noisily
Munch
(n.) small openings or pores in a plant or animal (singular: stoma)
Stomata
(adj.) having a sharp, harsh, unpleasant taste
Bitter
(n.) a hole dug in the ground by an animal for refuge or shelter
(v.) to dig a tunnel or hole
Burrow
(n.) the green coloring matter found in plant cells
Chlorophyll
(n.) the amount of energy needed to raise 1 g of water 1oC
(n.) a unit of energy supplied by food, corresponding to 1000 calories
Calorie
(n.) the meat from a sheep
Mutton
(n.) taste; especially a particular taste
(n.) a large container, often a wicker basket, usually having a cover
(v.) to hold back; to interfere with
Hamper
(n.) the process by which plants cells make carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water in the presence of chlorophyll and light and release oxygen as a by-product
Photosynthesis