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Mowing (noun)- loose pieces of grass resulting from mowing.
Mowing (verb)-cut down (an area of grass) with a machine.
Elms (noun) - a tall deciduous tree that typically has rough serrated leaves
and propagates from root suckers.
Curb (noun)- a check or restraint on something.
Barrettes (noun)- a typically bar-shaped clip or ornament for the hair.
Rosettes (noun)- a rose-shaped decoration, typically made of ribbon and
awarded to winners of a competition.
Raggedy (adjective)- messy, torn and looking a little dirty
Crooked (adjective)- bent or twisted out of shape or out of place.
Tugging (verb)- pull (something) hard or suddenly.
Wobble (verb)-move unsteadily from side to side.
Wobble (noun)- an unsteady movement from side to side.
Laundromat (noun)-an establishment with coin-operated washing machines
and dryers for public use.
Crumbly (adjective)-consisting of or easily breaking into small fragments.
Dime (noun)-a ten-cent coin.
Swan-neck (noun)-a tube, rail, etc, curved like a swan’s neck
Jutting (verb)-extend out, over, or beyond the main body or line of
something.
Scrambling (verb)-make one’s way quickly or awkwardly up a steep slope or
over rough ground by using one’s hands as well as one’s feet.
Alley (noun)-a narrow passageway between or behind buildings.
Cadillac (noun)-something that is an outstanding example of its kind,
especially in terms of luxury, quality, or size.
Honked (noun)-a short, loud sound made by a car horn or a goose
Lamppost (noun)-a tall pole with a light at the top; a street light.
Pleated (adjective)-having narrow folds of cloth made by pressing or sewing
two parts of the cloth together
Brim (noun)-the projecting edge at the bottom of a hat.
Brim (verb)-be full to the point of overflowing.
Dangle (verb)-hang or swing loosely.
Slat (noun)-a thin, narrow piece of wood, plastic, or metal, especially one of
a series which overlap or fit into each other, as in a fence or a Venetian blind.
Cumulus (noun)-cloud forming rounded masses heaped on each other
above a flat base at fairly low altitude.
Nimbus (noun)-a luminous cloud or a halo surrounding a supernatural being
or a saint.
Frijoles (noun)-a bean, especially a red kidney bean or cowpea, used as a
staple in Mexican cooking.
Doughy (adjective)-(of food) having a thick, malleable consistency; (of a
person) pale and rather fat.
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Tamales (noun)-a Mexican dish of seasoned meat wrapped in cornmeal
dough and steamed or baked in corn husks.
Strutted (verb)-walk with a stiff, erect, and apparently arrogant or conceited
gait.
Cigar (noun)-a cylinder of tobacco rolled in tobacco leaves for smoking.
Strutting (adjective)-having a stiff, erect, and apparently arrogant or
conceited gait.
Strutting (noun)-the action of walking with a stiff, erect, and apparently
arrogant or conceited gait.
Tavern (noun)-an establishment for the sale of beer and other drinks to be
consumed on the premises, sometimes also serving food; a bar or pub.
Bum (noun)-a lazy or worthless person.
Stoop (verb)-bend one’s head or body forward and downward; lower one’s
moral standards so far as to do something reprehensible.
Stoop (noun)-a posture in which the head and shoulders are habitually bent
forward.
Bushel (noun)-a measure of capacity equal to 64 US pints (equivalent to 35.2
liters), used for dry goods.
Porch (noun)-a covered shelter projecting in front of the entrance of a
building.
Hollered (verb)-(of a person) give a loud shout or cry.
Chanclas (noun)-A flip-flop, slipper, or slide used as a dual use weapon (can
be thrown or used for a direct hit) by Latina females when angered by their
boyfriend/girlfriend/husband/wife/whatever else, children, or a friend.
Scuffed (verb)-scrape or brush the surface of (a shoe or other object) against
something.
Wad (noun)-a lump or bundle of a soft material, used for padding, stuffing,
or wiping.
Wad (verb)-compress (a soft material) into a lump or mass.
Plungers (noun)-a device consisting of a rubber cup on a long handle, used
to clear blocked pipes by means of water pressure.
Buick (verb)-is British and American slang for to vomit.
Tembleque (noun)- is a coconut dessert pudding from Puerto Rico.
Tembleque is made by cooking coconut milk or coconut cream with milk,
salt, cornstarch, and sugar with spices such as cloves, cinnamon, vanilla,
and nutmeg.
Merengue (noun)- is a type of music and dance originating in the Dominican
Republic, which has become a very popular genre throughout Latin America,
and also in several major cities in the United States with Latino communities.
Heebie-jeebie-a state of nervous fear or anxiety.
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Abuelito (noun)- Spanish term, meaning grandpa.
Esta muerto (noun)- Spanish term, meaning dead.
Crumples (verb)-crush (something, typically paper or cloth) so that it
becomes creased and wrinkled.
Limp (verb)-walk with difficulty, typically because of a damaged or stiff leg
or foot.
Limp (noun)-a gait impeded by injury or stiffness.
Goblet (noun)- is a type of cup without handles and usually with a long stem.
Los Espiritus (noun)- Spanish term, meaning the spirits
Cumbia (noun)-a kind of dance music of Colombian origin, similar to salsa.
Salsa (noun)- a type of Latin American dance music incorporating elements
of jazz and rock.
Rancheras (noun)-is a popular genre of music from Mexico that takes its
name from the ranch lands on which the style was originally performed.
Intern (noun)-a student or trainee who works, sometimes without pay, at a
trade or occupation in order to gain work experience.
Brazer (noun)- is a term referring to Mexican or Central American migrants
(legal or illegal), popularized by Chicanos from the Spanish word bracero.
Kitchenette (noun)-a small kitchen or part of a room equipped as a kitchen.
Babushka (noun)-a headscarf tied under the chin, typical of those worn by
Polish and Russian women.
Nightingale (noun)- a small European thrush with drab brownish plumage,
noted for the rich melodious song of the male, heard especially at night in
breeding season.
Sphinx (noun)-is a mythical creature with the head of a human, a falcon, a
cat, or a sheep and the body of a lion with the wings of a falcon. In Greek
tradition, the sphinx has the head of a woman, the haunches of a lion, and
the wings of a bird.
Braille (noun)-a form of written language for blind people, in which
characters are represented by patterns of raised dots that are felt with the
fingertips.
Scarcely (adverb)-only just; almost not.
Tennessee (noun)-is a landlocked state in the U.S. South. Its capital,
centrally located Nashville, is the heart of the country-music scene, with the
long-running Grand Ole Opry, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
and a legendary stretch of honky-tonks and dance halls.
Geranium (noun)-is a genus of 422 species of annual, biennial, and perennial
plants that are commonly known as geraniums or cranesbills. They are
found throughout the temperate regions of the world and the mountains of
the tropics, but mostly in the eastern part of the Mediterranean region.
Somersault (noun)- an acrobatic movement in which a person turns head
over heels in the air or on the ground and lands or finishes on their feet.
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Whine (noun)-a long, high-pitched complaining cry.
Jukebox (noun)-a machine that automatically plays a selected musical
recording when a coin is inserted.
Sire (noun)-a respectful term of address, now used only to a male sovereign.
Ferocious (adjective)-savagely fierce, cruel, or violent.
Droop (verb)-bend or hang downward limply.
Flutter (verb)-move or fall with a light irregular or trembling motion.
Flutter (noun)-a state or sensation of tremulous excitement.
Hollyhock (noun)-is a genus of over 80 species of flowering plants in the
mallow family Malvaceae.
Mamacita (noun)-literally means “little mama”. It can be used as a term of
affection. Sometimes it’s used when someone watches children other than
their own – those children can call the caregiver “mamacita”. It also means
“hot mama”, referring to an attractive young woman.
Shawl (noun)- a large piece of cloth worn especially by women or girls over
their shoulders and/or head.
Suede (noun)- is a type of leather made from the underside of the animal
skin, giving it a soft surface.
Latch (noun)-a metal bar with a catch and lever used for fastening a door or
gate.
Nosy (adjective)-showing too much curiosity about other people’s affairs.
Grumble (verb)- complain about something in a bad-tempered way.
Grumble (noun)- a complaint
Threshold (noun)-a strip of wood, metal, or stone forming the bottom of a
doorway and crossed in entering a house or room.
Lard (noun)-fat from the abdomen of a pig that is rendered and clarified for
use in cooking.
Yaketty-yak- noisy talk
Cockscomb (noun)-is an annual addition to the flower bed, commonly named
for the red variety similarly colored to the cock’s comb on a rooster’s head.
Thistle (noun)-is the common name of a group of flowering plants
characterised by leaves with sharp prickles on the margins, mostly in the
family Asteraceae.
Squinty-eyed (adjective)- affected with or characterized by strabismus or
manifesting a malicious, envious, or spiteful attitude or disposition
Hibiscus (noun)-is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family,
Malvaceae. The genus is quite large, comprising several hundred species
that are native to warm temperate, subtropical and tropical regions
throughout the world.
Soggy (adjective) -wet and soft; dull and lifeless.
Willed (adjective)-having a specified level of determination.
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Tilt-a-whirl (noun)- is a flat ride similar to the Waltzer in Europe, designed
for commercial use at amusement parks, fairs, and carnivals, in which it is
commonly found.
Bazaar (noun)-a fundraising sale of goods, typically for charity.
Drapes (verb)-arrange (cloth or clothing) loosely or casually on or around
something.
Drapes (noun)- long curtains.
Las Comadres (noun)- Spanish term, meaning a group of girls call
themselves who are very close with one another, can joke around with one
another, laugh like donkeys at almost anything, make fun of everything, spill
tea all time, and are Mexican.
Petunias (noun)-a plant of the nightshade family with brightly colored funnelshaped flowers. Native to tropical America, it has been widely developed as
an ornamental hybrid, with n3umerous varieties.
Trudged (verb)-walk slowly and with heavy steps, typically because of
exhaustion or harsh conditions.