Brownie was keen to enter the competition at the dog show.
longing
Rachel was longing to see her newborn baby brother.
easy ADJECTIVE
Something that is easy can be done without difficulty.
clear
The way the teacher showed us made everything clear.
obvious
The answer to the problem was obvious. I gave Tom some of my ice cream and he stopped crying.
plain
It was plain to see he didn’t like spiders.
simple
“Shelling the peas shouldn’t take you long,” said Mum. “It’s a simple job.”
ANTONYM: difficult
eat VERB
When you eat, you chew and swallow food.
bite
“Bite the jammy bit of the doughnut first,” said Isaac.
chew
Cows chew the grass thoughtfully.
devour
They devour the sandwiches as fast as she makes them.
gnaw
Boggart happily lay down in the garden and gnawed his bone.
gobble
Mum told them to stop gobbling sweets.
graze
Sheep graze in the meadow until the farmer brings them in for the night.
have a meal
“We have a meal together every evening,” said Mum.
munch
The horse likes to munch apples, carrots and oats.
nibble
Kylie nibbles her food like a mouse.
peck
Pigeons peck seeds and breadcrumbs thrown by the tourists.
swallow
Arthur was too busy talking to swallow his food properly.
edge NOUN
An edge is the end or side of something.
border
Her wallpaper had a border with animals on it.
boundary
The farmer planted a hedge along the boundary of his land.
brim
He filled his glass up to the brim.
margin
There were holes in the margin of the paper to fit the folder.
rim
They stood at the rim of the crater and gazed down into the depths.