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NOUN

      A crime is something that is against the law of a country.

      KINDS OF CRIMES:

      arson

      burglary

      graffiti

      hijacking

      joyriding

      mugging

      murder

      piracy

      robbery

      shoplifting

      smuggling

      stealing

      terrorism

      theft

      vandalism

criminal NOUN

      A criminal is someone who has done something that is against the law.

      KINDS OF CRIMINALS:

      arsonist

      burglar

      graffitist

      hijacker

      joyrider

      mugger

      murderer

      pirate

      robber

      shoplifter

      smuggler

      terrorist

      thief

      vandal

      crooked ADJECTIVE

      Something that is crooked is bent or twisted.

      bent

      Shadha complained she couldn’t get any juice through the bent straw, so the waiter got her another.

      twisting

      A twisting path led through the woods to the cottage.

      warped

      The wood was so warped they couldn’t use it for anything but firewood.

      cross ADJECTIVE

      Someone who is cross is angry about something.

      angry

      Adrian was so angry he could hardly speak to her.

      annoyed

      Grandpa was annoyed when he found slugs had eaten his lettuces.

      grumpy

      Steven felt grumpy about not being well enough to go out.

      irritable

      Flies pestered the pony and made him very irritable.

      cruel ADJECTIVE

      Someone who is cruel hurts people or animals without caring.

      brutal

      The police said it was a brutal murder.

      cold-hearted

      The kidnapper was cold-hearted and ignored their pleas.

      heartless

      A heartless burglar smashed my grandma’s favourite vase.

      vicious

      The burglar aimed a vicious kick at the guard dog.

      ANTONYM: kind

      crush VERB

      To crush something is to destroy its shape by squeezing it.

      flatten

      They flattened the soft drink cans before recycling them.

      screw up

      Tibbles screwed up Mum’s jacket when she slept on it.

      squash

      I dropped the shopping bag and squashed the tomatoes.

      cry (1) VERB

      To cry means to call out loudly.

      call

      He called, “Anybody there?”

      shout

      “I can’t hear you,” she shouted.

      shriek

      “Oh no!” shrieked Libby. “My new jeans have shrunk.”

      yell

      Debbie had to yell above the din in the school playground.

      cry (2) VERB

      When you cry, tears come from your eyes and trickle down your face.

      grizzle

      The baby grizzles when he’s hungry.

      howl

      My sister howled when her gerbil died.

      snivel

      “It’s no good snivelling,” said the ugly sisters. “You’re not going to the ball.”

      sob

      Tommy sobbed when he dropped his ice cream.

      wail

      “I wanted to go to the pantomime!” wailed Roly.

      weep

      Lara wept as she waved goodbye.

      whimper

      The puppy whimpered when Abdul went off to school.

      cut (1) VERB

      If you cut something, you use a knife or scissors to remove parts of it.

      carve

      Nicholas carved the wood into the shape of a cat.

      chop

      The cook chopped an onion and carrot into small pieces.

      clip

      Katherine clipped out an advertisement from the newspaper.

      mow

      Grandpa loves mowing his lawn to keep it neat and tidy.

      prune

      Rose bushes need pruning in spring.

      saw

      The gardener sawed up some wood to make a nesting box.

      slice

      Mrs Cratchit always sliced the bread too thinly.

      snip

      The hairdresser snipped off my long hair.

      trim

      The barber carefully trimmed the wizard’s long beard.

      cut (2) VERB

      To cut can mean to reduce something.

      lower

      The supermarket is lowering a lot of its prices this week.

      reduce

      The government is trying to reduce the amount of traffic on the roads.

Dd

      damage VERB

      To damage something means to harm or spoil it.

      break

      My little sister has broken her doll already.

      chip

      Melanie was furious when she chipped her nail varnish.

      dent

      A gatepost got in the way and dented Dad’s bumper.

      destroy

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