Heartland English School – Word of the Day

Theme: more adjectives ending with -less

Word: endless

Meaning: having no end

Example: Don’t you wish we could have an endless summer?

Related word: endlessly

Theme: more adjectives ending with -less

Word: shapeless

Meaning: having no identifiable shape

Example: I love my shapeless old sweater.

Theme: more adjectives ending with -less

Word: hapless

Meaning: deserving pity

Example: The hapless child was victimized by a bully.

Theme: more adjectives ending with -less

Word: penniless

Meaning: having no money, really poor

Example: She lost her wallet, so she was penniless.

Theme: more adjectives ending with -less

Word: fearless

Meaning: without fear

Example: I am scared of spiders, but when it comes to snakes I am fearless.

Related word: fearlessly

Theme: Ways to move

Word: to tiptoe

Meaning: to walk on your toes with the heels of your feet lifted off the ground (usually in order to walk quietly)

Example: He waited until she was asleep, and then tiptoed quietly out of the room.

Theme: Ways to move

Word: to sway

Meaning: to move slowly from side to side.

Example: He was swaying from side to side trying to stay upright.

Theme: Ways to move

Word: to limp

Meaning: to walk slowly and with difficulty because of an injured leg or foot.

Example: After he twisted his ankle, he limped off the field.

Theme: Ways to move

Word: to stumble

Meaning: to walk awkwardly and nearly fall over, or to walk in a way that seems uncontrolled

Example: The drunk man stumbled around for 5 minutes searching for his friends.

Theme: Ways to move

Word: to march

Meaning: to walk in an orderly and determined way, usually as part of a group.

Example: The soldiers marched 90 miles in three days.