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.
effort NOUN
Effort is the energy needed to do something.
energy
It took a huge amount of energy to climb to the top of the hill.
force
With great force, the giant pushed a boulder from the mouth of the cave.
struggle
The boys found it a struggle to drag the heavy sack.
work
“They have put a lot of work into this project,” said the teacher.
empty (1) ADJECTIVE
Something that is empty has no people or things in it.
bare
John’s room was bare apart from a few packing cases.
blank
Hasan stared at the blank pages of his old diary.
clear
The road was clear and we arrived in record time.
deserted
We knocked on the door, but the place was completely deserted.
unoccupied
The house had been unoccupied for years.
vacant
We had a job to find a vacant field for our picnic.
ANTONYM: full
empty (2) VERB
If you empty a container, you pour or take everything out of it.
clear out
Dad started to clear out the shed today.
drain
There was a hole in his bucket and the water drained out.
unload
The children helped unload the car when they got home.
ANTONYM: fill
encourage (1) VERB
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