Monday, July 30, 2012

Water Tower

A water tower is a tall container that holds rain water.

Governments and companies use water towers to hold water when there is not enough rain.

The owner of the water tower usually paints their name on the side for advertising.


Saturday, July 21, 2012

Teddy Bear

Paddington Bear ... stuffed animal ... The Teddy bear is named after Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt, who was President of the U.S. over 100 years ago.

Sunday, July 15, 2012

gazebo

gazebo - a small building outside with no walls, in a garden ...

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Eeyore

Eeyore - the stuffed donkey in the "Winnie the Pooh" books by A.A. Milne. similarly, a person who is always gloomy and depressed

Monday, July 2, 2012

chocoholic

An alcoholic is someone who is addicted to alcohol. This is a real word. A "chocoholic" is someone who is addicted to chocolate, or who eats a lot of chocolate. This is not a real word; it is slang. You can add "-oholic" to a word to mean that someone is addicted to something. For example, a "sleepoholic" is someone who sleeps too much.