Preview · Year-8 vocabulary

From before recorded history; from before writing was invented.

A mountain that throws up lava, ash, and gas through an opening.

The set of bones that hold a body up.

A measure of how hot or cold something is.

To rot or break down slowly; the process of rotting.

The time when daylight is fading, just before night.

The layer of gases around a planet; the mood or feel of a place.

Movement; the act of moving.

A person trained to travel into space.

A measuring system or graded series; also the small hard plates on a fish.

Not bright; faint or hard to see.

A large body of matter that travels around a star.

The force that pulls things toward the centre of Earth (or any large body).

The imaginary line around the middle of the Earth, halfway between the poles.

The science of stars, planets, and space.

A tube with lenses or mirrors used to see far-away things up close.

All of space, with every star, planet, and galaxy in it.

The straight-line distance across a circle through its centre.

One step in a series; a unit of temperature, angle, or rank.

A bowl-shaped hole, often left by a meteor or by a volcano.

To throw back light or sound; to think carefully about something.

A book of maps.

Material burned to produce heat or power, such as wood, coal, or petrol.

A person whose job is to dig coal or minerals from underground.

A cold-blooded reptile with four legs and a long tail.

A young tree, thin and only a few years old.

To soak up; to take in.

A heavy weight that holds a boat in place; to hold something steady.

A home for bees, where they live together and store honey.

A large building where goods are made, often with machines.

The line where two pieces of cloth are sewn together; a thin layer of rock or coal.

A high, steep face of rock, often by the sea.

A very large rock.

A smooth round gem grown inside an oyster.

Low land that lies between hills or mountains.

A substance that flows and takes the shape of its container, like water.

The main stem of a tree; an elephant's nose; a large storage box; the body apart from head and limbs.

(expression) to launch into the sky, especially a rocket leaving Earth.

(expression) to think carefully about something, especially something past.

(expression) moving; underway, no longer still.

A kitchen tool such as a fork, spoon, or whisk.

To build something by putting parts together.

To separate into parts.

The same in amount, size, or value.

The measurement of something from one end to the other.

Anything that carries people or things — a car, bus, train, plane.

The parts of a vehicle that make it slow down or stop.

To scrape with something sharp; to make a thin cut or mark.

To fix or join one thing to another.

A wire or rod that picks up signals; a feeler on an insect.

A place where two parts meet and can move, like the knee or elbow.

Body tissue that tightens to move bones.

A device built to do work.

An engine that gives power to a machine.

Being steady; equal weight on each side.

A surface that tilts up or down — a hillside is a slope.

A tool for careful work; also an object for making music.

A hammer with a large, soft head — often wooden or rubber.

A long-handled tool with a flat blade, used for digging.

A tap that controls the flow of water from a pipe.

A large strong beam used to support a bridge or building.

A large cave underground.

A pipe or tower that lets smoke leave a fireplace or furnace.

The bright glowing part of a fire.

A long pole with a sharp point, used for hunting.

A burning stick used as a light, or a small hand-held electric light.

A curved structure over an opening or space.

A three-dimensional artwork carved, modelled, or shaped from material.

To knock down completely.

To fall down suddenly.

A plan or pattern; to plan how something will look or work.

A small sign worn to show identity, role, or achievement.

A long piece of cloth carrying a message, picture, or symbol.

A four-sided shape with right angles, longer than wide.

A public procession of people, vehicles, or bands celebrating something.

A glass tank where fish and water-animals are kept.

A rounded roof shaped like the top half of a ball.

(expression) to assemble; to build from parts.

(expression) to be much taller than something or someone.

(expression) to stop or slow down suddenly; to halt an activity.

To copy someone or something.

To put things into a particular order or place.

To go backwards; to turn around.

To break out of an egg; also to plan something secretly.

To change from one thing to another.

To finish; fully done with nothing missing.

To take away.

Shining brightly with a smooth surface.

Magnificent; excellent.

Keen and excited to do something.

Uncomfortable; clumsy; hard to handle.

Brave or daring; (of text) thick and dark.

Bad-tempered, especially when tired or hungry.

Shy; uncomfortable around new people.

Full of energy.

Impolite or showing bad manners.

Quick to learn or to solve problems.

About to cry or with tears in the eyes.

Highly decorated; elaborate.

Fast.

To move slowly side to side.

To spin around quickly.

To spring back after hitting a surface.

To hold up; to back someone with help.

To twist into a knot; a knotted mess.

To measure how heavy something is.

To turn around an axis; to take turns in order.

To greet formally — often by raising the hand to the forehead.

To step on; to walk.

To look long and steadily.

A feeling of being thankful.

Wanting to know more.

Careful, to avoid trouble or danger.

Wild and ready to attack; very strong.

Having much money or property; rich.

Fully grown; behaving like an adult.

Very old, from a time long past.

(expression) to recover quickly from disappointment or illness.

(expression) to become calmer or quieter; to begin a stable life in one place.

(expression) to listen and watch carefully.

A thing you can see and touch; also a goal; (v) to disagree.

A pointed wooden post; something risked.

To stay; to be left over.

To show in public; a public display.

Something remembered; the mind's store of past events.

Clapping to show approval.

Ready to eat; ready in time.

Empty inside.

Not wild; to train a wild animal to live with people.

To interlace threads to make cloth; to move winding in and out.

A small routine task, often at home.

Something someone owns; a quality something has.

One part of a whole.

Careful behaviour, to avoid danger.

Something that covers or protects; to give protection.

A warning signal; a feeling of fear.

A narrow body of water connecting two larger ones; a TV station.

A group of countries ruled by one government or person.

A person who studies deeply and knows a lot about a subject.

To make a home in a new place; to come to rest; to resolve.

The kind of work a person does over a long time.

To create something for the first time.

A person who has just arrived.

To follow quietly while hunting; (n) the main stem of a plant.

More than is needed; the extra amount.

Careful watching or listening.

The shape of something; the main points of a plan.

To refer to something briefly.

Something nice that is not really needed.

To throw away; to get rid of.

A trip from one place to another.

Not seen or happening very often.

Knowing or noticing that something is there.

A wild adult male pig.

A long pointed tooth used for tearing.

Belonging to a particular nearby place.

A loud continuous noise.

(expression) to watch carefully.

(expression) to refer to something briefly in conversation or in writing.

(expression) to start a journey; also to trigger something (such as an alarm).