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Meanings of the difficult words from the lesson "The Happy Prince":
S.No | Words | Meanings |
1 | Gild | Covered thinly with gold leaf or gold paint |
2 | Sapphire | A precious stone, usually bright blue that is often used in jewellery |
3 | Ruby | A transparent, dark red precious stone, often used in jewellery |
4 | Glow | Have an intense colour and a slight shine |
5 | Sword | A weapon with a long, sharp metal blade and a handle, used mainly in the past |
6 | Hilt | The handle of a weapon or tool, especially a sword, dagger, or knife |
7 | Statue | A carved or cast figure of a person or animal, especially one that is life-size or larger |
8 | Alight | To land on something |
9 | Plenty | A large or sufficient amount or quantity; more than enough |
10 | Cloud | A grey or white mass in the sky made up of tiny floating drops of water |
11 | Drop | A small round-shaped amount of liquid |
12 | Chimney | A hollow structure that allows the smoke from a fire inside a building to escape to the air outside |
13 | Determine | Having made a firm decision and being resolved not to change it |
14 | Tear | A drop of salty liquid that flows from the eye, as a result of strong emotion, especially unhappiness, or pain |
15 | Moonlight | The pale light of the moon |
16 | Alive | Of a person, animal, or plant living, not dead |
17 | Heart | The organ in your chest that sends the blood around your body; also, the centre of a person's thoughts and emotions, especially love, passion, or loyalty |
18 | Sorrow | A feeling of deep distress caused by loss, disappointment, or other misfortune suffered by oneself or others |
19 | Ugliness | The quality of being unpleasant or repulsive in appearance |
20 | Misery | Great unhappiness |
21 | Weep | Shed tears |
22 | Honour | High respect; great esteem |
23 | Embroidering | Decorate cloth by sewing patterns on it with thread |
24 | Needle | A very fine slender piece of polished metal with a point at one end and a hole or eye for thread at the other, used in sewing |
25 | Ruby | A precious stone consisting of corundum in colour varieties varying from deep crimson or purple to pale rose |
26 | Messenger | A person who carries a message to another person |
27 | Roof | The structure forming the upper covering of a building or vehicle |
28 | Balcony | An area with a wall or bars around it that are joined to the outside wall of a building on an upper level |
29 | Mayor | A person who is elected or chosen to lead the group who governs a town or city |
30 | Lantern | A lamp with a transparent case protecting the flame or electric bulb and typically having a handle by which it may be carried or hung |
31 | Mast | A tall upright post, spar, or other structure on a ship or boat, in sailing vessels, generally carrying a sail or sails |
32 | Tossing | To move about from side to side or turn a lot in bed, especially because you cannot sleep |
33 | Slumber | To sleep |
34 | Thimble | A small metal or plastic cap with a closed end, worn to protect the finger and push the needle in sewing |
35 | Feverish | In a manner that shows the symptoms of a fever |
36 | Steeple | A church tower and spire |
37 | Monument | A statue, building, or other structure is erected to commemorate a notable person or event |
38 | Wither | Of a plant become dry and shrivelled |
39 | Playwright | A person who writes plays or drama |
40 | Jeweller | A person or company that makes or sells jewels or jewellery |
41 | Garret | A very small, uncomfortable room at the top of a house |
42 | Firewood | Wood that is burnt as fuel |
43 | Admirer | Someone who admires someone or something |
44 | Sailor | A person whose job it is to work as a member of the crew of a commercial or naval ship or boat, especially one who is below the rank of officer |
45 | Dart | Move or run somewhere suddenly or rapidly |
46 | Flutter | Of a bird or other winged creature fly unsteadily or hover by flapping the wings quickly and lightly |
47 | Palm | A tree that grows in hot countries and has a tall trunk with a mass of long pointed leaves at the top |
48 | Pluck | Take hold of something and quickly remove it from its place especially of a bird rush downwards through the air |
49 | Swoop | To slide without intending to |
50 | Slip | To go somewhere or put something somewhere quickly, often so that you are not noticed |
51 | Marvellous | Causing great wonder; extraordinary |
52 | Misery | Great unhappiness |
53 | Merry | Cheerful and lively |
54 | Hungry | Feeling or showing the need for food |
55 | Mystery | Something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain |
56 | Dull | Lacking interest or excitement |
57 | Frost | A deposit of small white ice crystals formed on the ground or other surfaces when the temperature falls below freezing |
58 | Snow | Atmospheric water vapour frozen into ice crystals and falling in light white flakes or lying on the ground as a white layer |
59 | Skate | A special boot with a thin metal bar attached to the bottom that you wear to move quickly on ice, or a boot with four small wheels fixed to the bottom so that you can move over a hard surface |
60 | Scarlet | Of a brilliant red colour |
61 | Feet | The lower extremity of the leg below the ankle, on which a person stands or walks |
62 | Crack | A line on the surface of something along which it has split without breaking apart |
63 | Dreadful | Causing or involving great suffering, fear, or unhappiness; extremely bad or serious |
64 | Shabby | In poor condition through long use or lack of care |
65 | Heap | An untidy collection of objects placed haphazardly on top of each other |
66 | Furnace | An enclosed structure in which material can be heated to very high temperatures, for smelting metals |
67 | Beggar | A poor person who lives by asking others for money or food |