a sweet-smelling brown substance used for giving a special taste to cakes and other sweet foods

a heavy sweet cake or a biscuit with ginger in it

the flat surface that you stand on inside a building

to quickly follow someone or something in order to catch them

the form that something has, for example round, square, etc

a piece of equipment that food is cooked inside, shaped like a metal box with a door on the front

to laugh quietly

a small, hard object produced by plants, from which a new plant of the same kind grows

a very small river

land or a field that is covered with grass and is used for cattle, sheep etc to feed on

to go down below the surface of water

the land along the edge of a large area of water such as an ocean or lake

a small round flat object on your shirt, coat etc which you pass through a hole to fasten it

a small dried grape used especially in baking cakes

to press something between your finger and thumb

to lift something or someone up

to examine something quickly, without paying much attention to detail

to make someone feel worried or upset

to make food that you are preparing flat and thin by pushing a rolling pin over it

to separate grains of corn, wheat etc from the rest of the plant by beating it with a special tool or machine

a large farm building for storing crops, or for keeping animals in

to stop someone after you have been chasing them and not let them get away

a sudden loud sound, especially made by something breaking or closing

to make sounds with your voice, usually while you are smiling, because you think something is funny

the edge of the road

feeling pleased about something that you have done or something that you own