Descriptive words
/ Adjectives for
movements ( fast
).
PLEASE COPY.
Use these words in
your short story
project.
You will be tested on
these words for the
finals. So, check
dictionary for precise
meaning.
bolt
bounce
careen
chase
dart
dash
drive
drop
flee
flick
fly
gallop
hop
hurl
hurry
lift
plummet
plunge
propel
race
ram
run
rush
sail
scamper
scramble
scurry
shove
skip
smash
soar
speed
spin
spring
sprint
streak
stride
swat
swerve
swing
swoop
trot
whisk
zip
zoom
Descriptive words
/ Adjectives for
movements ( Slow
).
amble
bend
crawl
creep
drag
drift
droop
edge
heave
loiter
lumber
plod
saunter
slink
slouch
sneak
stagger
stalk
stray
stroll
swagger
sway
tiptoe
waddle
Descriptive
words /
Adjectives for
touch and
feel.
cold
cool
crisp
damp
dry
dull
elastic
explode
feathery
firm
fishy
fleshy
fragile
furry
fuzzy
gritty
hairy
hard
hot
icy
leathery
lukewarm
moist
oily
pebbly
prickly
pulpy
rough
rubbery
sandy
satiny
sharp
silky
slimy
slippery
smooth
soft
spongy
steamy
sticky
stuccoed
tacky
tender
tepid
textured
thick
thin
Descriptive
words /
Adjectives for
Taste
alkaline
bitter
bittersweet
bland
burnt
buttery
crisp
fishy
fruity
gingery
hearty
hot
mellow
oily
overripe
peppery
raw
ripe
salty
sour
spicy
spoiled
sugary
sweet
tangy
medicinal
tasteless
unripe
vinegary
velvety
warm
waxy
wet
wooly
Descriptive
words /
Adjectives for
Smell below.
acidy
acrid
aromatic
balmy
briny
burnt
damp
dank
earthy
fishy
fragrant
fresh
gamy
gaseous
mildewed
moldy
musty
perfumed
piney
pungent
putrid
rancid
reek
rotten
savory
scented
sharp
sickly
sour
spicy
spoiled
stagnant
stench
sweet
tempting
Descriptive
words /
Adjectives for
Hearing ( Soft
Sounds )
buzz
chime
clink
crackle
faint
gurgle
harmony
(musical)
hiss
hum
hush
inaudible
lilting
melody
murmur
mute
mutter
patter
peep
purr
rush
rustle
sigh
snap
speechless
still
swish
tinkle
twitter
whir
whisper
zing
Descriptive
words /
Adjectives for
Hearing ( Loud
Sounds )
bang
bark
bedlam
blare
bleat
bluster
boom
brawl
bray
bump
caterwaul
clamor
clap
clash
crash
deafening
din
discord
earsplitting
grate
hubbub
jangle
noise
pandemonium
piercing
racket
rage
rasp
raucous
riot
roar
rowdy
rumble
scream
screech
shout
slam
smash
squawk
stamp
stomp
thud
thump
thunder
tumult
whine
whistle
yell
Reading, writing may
become obsolete in future,
experts say
By Dick Pelletier
When was the last time you saw
fast-food restaurant employees’
actually key prices into the
register? Today, clerks behind the
counter press buttons with pictures
of cups, burgers, or bags of fries.
They never need to read or
remember cost of items.
Then about 10,000 years ago an
explosion of information emerged
with the onset of the agricultural
revolution and memory overload
quickly followed. Human memories
were no longer efficient and reliable
enough to store and share the huge
volume of new ideas. To overcome
this problem, our forbearers
developed a remarkable technology
that has lasted for thousands of
years – written language.
However, scientists believe that
today’s reading and writing
technologies will not serve us
well in tomorrow’s high-tech
world. Oxford University
Professor Lady Greenfield
suggests traditional learning
systems; lectures, exams, and
books; even reading and
writing, will become obsolete in
a society filled with voiceinteractive machines and an
Internet that could one day
store all the world’s
information.
Tomorrow’s students will be
more comfortable voicing
commands to mobile
devices and other displays to
ask questions, retrieve
information, and play music
and videos. Searching
through books will be
considered a waste of time.
Forces driving this
transformation include the
following:
• Growing numbers of young
people strongly prefer speech
over other communication
systems.
Billions of non-literate citizens
around the world with poor
reading, writing and language
skills want access to
information, but most become
frustrated in attempts to get it.
Interactive voice systems
expected by 2012 will replace
most keyboards and remote
controls.
Germany’s Infineon
Technologies has recently
developed a series of
chips powerful enough to
enable mobile devices to
process huge data loads
required for future
education and
entertainment needs.
Advanced interactive visual
display systems will empower
everyone on Earth to understand
information regardless of their
ability to read or write. Positive
futurists believe that this
breakthrough could, by as early as
mid-century or before, enable
more nations to come together
technologically and linguistically
and participate in what promises
to become an amazing "magical
future.”
Transitive
and
Intransitive
Verbs
Verbs can be
classified as
transitive or
intransitive.
A transitive verb requires both a
subject and an object.
i.e. I gave you the doll.
(doll is the direct object of “gave”
and “you”)
Without a direct object, the
meaning of a transitive verb is
unclear.
Incomplete: The boy held.
(What did the boy hold?)
Complete: The boy held the owl.
An intransitive verb
cannot take an object.
i.e. The child will nap
until 2:00.
(Nap is an intransitive
verb, and the sentence
has no object.)
Underline the verb in each sentence and
identify if it is used transitively or
intransitively.
Circle the object of each transitive verb.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Bill is watching a movie.
Sally paints.
Bill struggled at his new school.
The ballerinas dance
wonderfully.
5. The movie is about to begin, so
we will eat our ice cream in the
car.
6. I am reading Harry Potter.
7. She rolled a lucky number seven.
Answer Key
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1. watching/transitive
2. paints/intransitive
3. struggled/intransitive
4. dance/intransitive
5. eat/ transitive
6. reading/ transitive
7. rolled/transitive
bolt verb
Definition of BOLT
intransitive verb
1: to move suddenly or nervously : start
2: to move or proceed rapidly : dash
3a : to dart off or away : flee
b : to break away from control or a set course
4: to break away from or oppose one's previous
affiliation (as with a political party or sports
team)
5: to produce seed prematurely
transitive verb
1a archaic : shoot, discharge
b : flush, start <bolt rabbits>
2: to say impulsively : blurt
3: to secure with a bolt <bolt the door>
4: to attach or fasten with bolts
5: to eat hastily or without chewing <bolted his
breakfast>
6: to break away from or refuse to support (as
a political party)
ca·reen verb \kə-ˈrēn\
Definition of CAREEN
transitive verb
1: to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to
clean, caulk, or repair the hull
2: to cause to heel over
intransitive verb
1a : to careen a boat
b : to undergo this process
2: to heel over
3: to sway from side to side : lurch <a careening carriage
being pulled wildly … by a team of runaway horses — J.
P. Getty>4: career
Examples of CAREEN
<the sled careened as it barreled down the hill>
<he careened unsteadily to the couch after hitting his
head>
Origin of CAREEN
from carine side of a ship, from Middle French,
submerged part of a hull, from Latin carina hull, half of a
nutshell; perhaps akin to Greek karyon nut
First Known Use: circa 1583
Related to CAREEN
Synonyms: rock, lurch, pitch, roll, seesaw, sway, toss,
wobble (also wabble
)Antonyms: crawl, creep, poke
bounce verb \ˈbau̇n(t)s\
bounced bounc·ing
Definition of BOUNCE
transitive verb
1 obsolete : beat, bump
2: to cause to rebound or be reflected <bounce
a ball> <bounce a light ray off a reflector>
3a : dismiss, fire
b : to expel precipitately from a place
c : to eliminate from a competition by
defeating <was bounced from the tournament
in the first round>
4: to issue (a check) drawn on an account with
insufficient funds
5: to present (as an idea) to another person to
elicit comments or to gain approval —usually
used with off
bounce verb \ˈbau̇n(t)s\
intransitive verb
1: to rebound or reflect after striking a surface (as the
ground)
2: to recover from a blow or a defeat quickly —usually
used with back
3: to be returned by a bank because of insufficient funds
in a checking account <his checks bounce>
4a : to leap suddenly : bound
b : to walk with springing steps5: to hit a baseball so
that it hits the ground before it reaches an infielder.
Examples of BOUNCE
He was bouncing a tennis ball against the garage
door.bouncing the ball back and forth.
The children love to bounce on the bed.
The winner bounced up and down with delight.
Her curls bounced as she jumped.
He bounced the baby on his knee.
She gave me a check for 20 dollars, but the check
bounced, and I never got the money.
He bounced a 100-dollar check at the grocery store.
The store charges a $15 fee for a bounced check.
Origin of BOUNCE
Middle English bounsen
First Known Use: 13th century
Related to BOUNCE
Synonyms:
banish, boot (out), eject, cast out, chase,
dismiss, drum (out), expel, extrude, kick out,
oust, out, rout, run off, throw out, turf (out)
[chiefly British], turn out
Antonyms:
employ, engage, hire, retain, sign (up or on),
take on
chase verb
chased chas·ing
Definition of CHASE
transitive verb
1a : to follow rapidly : pursue
b : hunt
c : to follow regularly or persistently with the
intention of attracting or alluring
2 obsolete : harass
3: to seek out —often used with down
<detectives chasing down clues>
4: to cause to depart or flee : drive <chase the
dog out of the garden>
5: to cause the removal of (a baseball pitcher)
by a batting rally
6: to swing at (a baseball pitched out of the
strike zone)
intransitive verb
1: to chase an animal, person, or thing <chase after
material possessions>
2:rush, hasten <chased all over town looking for a place
to stay>
Origin of CHASE
Middle English, from Anglo-French chacer, from Vulgar
Latin *captiare — more at catchFirst Known Use: 14th
century
Synonym Discussion of CHASE
chase, pursue, follow, trail mean to go after or on the
track of something or someone.
chase implies going swiftly after and trying to overtake
something fleeing or running <a dog chasing a cat>.
pursue suggests a continuing effort to overtake, reach,
or attain <pursued the criminal through narrow streets>.
follow puts less emphasis upon speed or intent to
overtake <friends followed me home in their car>.
trail may stress a following of tracks or traces rather
than a visible object <trail deer> <trailed a suspect
across the country>.
Dart
verb
Definition of DART
transitive verb
1: to throw with a sudden movement
2: to thrust or move with sudden speed3: to
shoot with a dart containing a usually
tranquilizing drug
intransitive verb:
to move suddenly or rapidly <darted across the
street
Examples of DART
We saw a deer dart across the road.
The frog darted its tongue at a fly.
First Known Use of DART
1573
Related to DART
Synonyms: dance, flit, flick, flicker, flirt, flitter,
flutter, zip
stride verb \ˈstrīd\
strode strid·den strid·ing
Definition of STRIDE
intransitive verb
1: to stand astride
2: to move with or as if with long steps <strode across
the room>
3: to take a very long step
transitive verb
1: bestride, straddle
2: to step over
3: to move over or along with or as if with long
measured steps <striding the boardwalk>
— strid·er noun
Examples of STRIDE
She strode across the room towards me.
<a gang of armed men strode into the bank and
approached the teller>
Origin of STRIDE
Middle English, from Old English strīdan; akin to Middle
Low German striden to straddle, Old High German
strītan to quarrel
First Known Use: before 12th century
Related to STRIDE
Synonyms: file, pace, parade, march
dash verb \ˈdash\
Definition of DASH
transitive verb
1: to break by striking or knocking
2: to knock, hurl, or thrust violently
3: splash, spatter
4a : ruin, destroy <the news dashed his hopes>
b : depress, saddenc : to make ashamed
5: to affect by mixing in something different <his delight was
dashed with bitterness>
6: to complete, execute, or finish off hastily
—used with down or off <dashed down a drink> <dash off a
letter>
7[euphemism] : 1damn 4
intransitive verb
1: to move with sudden speed
2: smash
Examples of DASH
I'm sorry, but I must dash.
I'm late.She dashed down the hallway to the bathroom.
People were dashing inside to get out of the rain.
The waves dashed the boat against the rocks.
Her hopes of winning a medal were dashed after she broke her
leg.
Origin of DASH
Middle English dasshen, probably from Middle French dachier
to impel forward
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to DASH
Synonyms: run, gallop, jog, scamper, sprint, trip,
trotAntonyms: crawl, creep, poke
drive verb \ˈdrīv\
drove driv·en driv·ing
Definition of DRIVE
transitive verb
1a : to frighten or prod (as game or cattle) into moving in
a desired direction
b : to go through (an area) driving game animals
2: to carry on or through energetically <drives a hard
bargain>
3a : to impart a forward motion to by physical force
<waves drove the boat ashore>
b : to repulse, remove, or cause to go by force, authority,
or influence <drive the enemy back>
c : to set or keep in motion or operation <drive
machinery by electricity>
d basketball : to move quickly and forcefully down or
along <drive the lane> <drive the baseline>
4a : to direct the motions and course of (a draft animal)
b : to operate the mechanism and controls and direct the
course of (as a vehicle) <drive a car>
c : to convey in a vehicle <his father drove me home>
d : to float (logs) down a stream
5a : to exert inescapable or coercive pressure on :
force <driven by his passions>
b : to compel to undergo or suffer a change (as in
situation or emotional state) <drove him crazy>
<drove her out of business>
c : to urge relentlessly to continuous exertion <the
sergeant drove his recruits>
d : to press or force into an activity, course, or
direction <the drug habit drives addicts to steal>
e : to project, inject, or impress incisively <drove her
point home>
6: to force (a passage) by pressing or digging
7a : to propel (an object of play) swiftly or
forcefully <drove a long fly ball to the warning
track>
b : to hit (a golf ball) from the tee especially with a
driver; also : to drive a golf ball onto (a green)
c : to cause (a run or runner) to be scored in
baseball —usually used with in
8: to give shape or impulse to <factors that drive
the business cycle> <the ideas that have driven
history>
intransitive verb
1a : to dash, plunge, or surge ahead rapidly or
violently
b : to progress with strong momentum <the
rain was driving hard>
c : to make a quick and forceful move in
basketball <driving to the hoop>
2a : to operate a vehicle
b : to have oneself carried in a vehicle
3: to drive a golf ball
— driv·abil·i·ty also drive·abil·i·ty noun
— driv·able also drive·able adjective
— drive at: to intend to express, convey, or
accomplish <did not understand what she was
driving at — Eric Goldman>
Examples of DRIVE
He drove the car down a bumpy road.
Do you want to drive or should I?
He is learning to drive.
The car stopped and then drove off.
A car drove by us slowly.
The bus slowly drove away.
We drove all night and arrived at dawn.
We drove 160 miles to get here.
I drive on this route every day.
I drive this route every day.
Origin of DRIVE
Middle English, from Old English drīfan; akin to Old
High German trīban to drive
First Known Use: before 12th century
Related to DRIVE
Synonyms: herd, punch, run
Antonyms: cut, cut out, deactivate, kill, shut off,
turn off
drop verb
dropped drop·ping
Definition of DROP
intransitive verb1: to fall in drops
2a (1) : to fall unexpectedly or suddenly
(2) : to descend from one line or level to anotherb : to fall in a state of collapse or deathc of a
card : to become played by reason of the obligation to follow suitd of a ball : to fall or roll into
a hole or basket
3: to enter or pass as if without conscious effort of will into some state, condition, or activity
<dropped into sleep>
4a : to cease to be of concern : lapse <let the matter drop>
b : to pass from view or notice : disappear —often used with out <drop out of sight>
c : to become less <production dropped> —often used with off
5: to move with a favoring wind or current —usually used with downtransitive verb
1: to let fall : cause to fall
2a : give up 2, abandon <drop an idea> <drop the charges>
b : discontinue <dropped what she was doing>
c : to break off an association or connection with : dismiss <drop a failing student>
3a : to utter or mention in a casual way <drop a suggestion> <drop names>
b : write <drop us a line soon>
4a : to lower or cause to descend from one level or position to another
b : to cause to lessen or decrease : reduce <dropped his speed>
5 of an animal : to give birth to
6a : lose <dropped three games> <dropped $50 in a poker game>
b : spend <drop $20 for lunch>
c : to get rid of <dropped 20 pounds>
7a : to bring down with a shot or a blow
b : to cause (a high card) to fall
c : to toss or roll into a hole or basket <drop a putt>
8a : to deposit or deliver during a usually brief stop —usually used with off <drop the kids off
at school>
b : air-drop
9: to cause (the voice) to be less loud
10a : to leave (a letter representing a speech sound) unsounded <drop the g in running>
b : to leave out in writing : omit
11: to draw from an external point <drop a perpendicular to the line>
12: to take (a drug) orally : swallow <drop acid>— drop·pa·ble adjective— drop a dime: to
inform authorities (as police) of another's wrongdoing— drop behind: to fail to keep up—
drop the ball: to make a mistake especially by failing to take timely, effective, or proper action
flee verb \ˈflē\
fled flee·ing
Definition of FLEE
intransitive verb
1a : to run away often from danger or evil : fly
b : to hurry toward a place of security
2: to pass away swiftly : vanish
transitive verb:
to run away from : shun»
Examples of FLEE
The family fled from Nazi Germany to Britain in 1936.
He was accused of trying to flee the scene of the accident.
Many people fled the city to escape the fighting.He was forced
to flee the country.
Origin of FLEE
Middle English flen, from Old English flēon; akin to Old High
German fliohan to flee
First Known Use: before 12th century
Related to FLEE
Synonyms: dematerialize, dissolve, evanesce, evaporate, fade,
disappear, fly, go (away), melt, sink, vanish
Antonyms: appear, materialize
flick verb
Definition of FLICK
transitive verb
1a : to move or propel with or as if with a flick <flicked
her hair back over her shoulder>
b : to activate, deactivate, or change by or as if by
flicking a switch <flick off the radio>
2a : to strike lightly with a quick sharp motion
b : to remove with light blows <flicked an ash off her
sleeve>
intransitive verb
1: to go or pass quickly or abruptly <flicking through
some papers>
2: to direct flicks at something
Examples of FLICK
The snake flicked its tongue in and out.a cow flicking its
tail back and forth
She flicked her hair back over her shoulder.
The snake's tongue flicked in and out.
She flicked an ash into the ashtray.
He flicked his cigarette butt out the window.
The boys were flicking each other with towels.
First Known Use of FLICK
1629
Related to FLICK
Synonyms: dance, dart, flit, flicker, flirt, flitter, flutter, zip
swat transitive verb \ˈswät\
swat·ted swat·ting
Definition of SWAT:
to hit with a sharp slapping blow usually with an
instrument (as a bat or flyswatter) <swatted the ball for
a home run>
Examples of SWAT
She swatted the fly with a magazine.
The cat was swatting the injured mouse with its paw.
He swatted the tennis ball out of bounds.
Origin of SWAT
English dialect, to squat, alteration of English squat
First Known Use: circa 1796
Related to SWAT
Synonyms: bang, bash, bat, belt, biff, bludgeon, bob,
bonk, bop, box, bust, clap, clip, clobber, clock, clout,
crack, hammer, knock, nail, paste, pound, punch, rap,
slam, slap, slog, slug, smack, smite, sock, strike, hit,
swipe, tag, thump, thwack, wallop, whack, whale, zap
swerve verb \ˈswərv\
swerved swerv·ing
Definition of SWERVE
intransitive verb: to turn aside abruptly from a
straight line or course : deviate
transitive verb: to cause to turn aside or
deviate— swerve noun
Examples of SWERVE
He lost control of the car and swerved toward a
tree.
<the car swerved sharply to avoid the squirrel
in the road>
Origin of SWERVE
Middle English, from Old English sweorfan to
wipe, file away; akin to Old High German
swerban to wipe off, Welsh chwerfu to whirl
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to SWERVE
Synonyms: break, cut, sheer, veer, yaw, zag,
zigAntonyms: straighten
swoop verb \ˈswüp\
Definition of SWOOP
intransitive verb:
to move with a sweep
transitive verb: to gain or carry off in or
as if in a swoop —usually used with
up— swoop·er
Examples of SWOOP
The police swooped in and captured the
criminals.
Origin of SWOOP
alteration of Middle English swopen to
sweep, from Old English swāpan —
more at sweep
First Known Use: 1566
trot verb
trot·ted trot·ting
Definition of TROT
intransitive verb
1: to ride, drive, or proceed at a trot <the fox
trotted over the knoll>
2: to proceed briskly : hurry
transitive verb
1: to cause to go at a trot
2: to traverse at a trot
Examples of TROT
A horse trotted past us.
The batter trotted around the bases after hitting a
home run.
She trotted off to help.
The little boy trotted along after his mother.
First Known Use of TROT
14th century
Related to TROT
Synonyms: dash, gallop, jog, scamper, sprint, trip,
run
Antonyms: crawl, creep, poke