Vocabulary for Tucker Mouse Finds a Friend

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Vocabulary for Tucker Mouse Finds a Friend
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gutter

• A channel or ditch along the side of a road or
  street to carry off water.
• The water ran to the gutter where it was carried
  away.

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nibble

• To eat quickly with small bites
• The raccoon is not very hungry, so he will just
  nibble at his food.

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Sanitation workers

• People who remove unwanted waste from homes and
  towns
• The sanitation workers pick up the garbage every
  Friday

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refuge

• Shelter or protection from danger or trouble.
• The hunters used the cave as a refuge during the
  storm.

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original

• Made, done, thought for used for the first time.
• The original painting was different from during
  the storm.

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starved

• To be very hungry
• To suffer from or die of hunger
• The starved children were hungry enough to eat
  anything.