three little pigs

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  1. huff
    a state of irritation or annoyance
    The wolf then answered to that, "Then I'll huff, and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house in."
  2. pig
    domestic swine
    There was an old sow with three little pigs, and as she had not enough to keep them, she sent them out to seek their fortune.
  3. eat up
    use up (resources or materials)
    So he huffed, and he puffed, and he blew his house in, and ate up the little pig.
  4. furze
    very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe
    The second little pig met a man with a bundle of furze [sticks], and said, "Please, man, give me that furze to build a house."
  5. puff
    a short light gust of air
    The wolf then answered to that, "Then I'll huff, and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house in."
  6. chin
    the protruding part of the lower jaw
    To which the pig answered, "No, no, by the hair of my chiny chin chin."
  7. puffed
    gathered for protruding fullness
    So he huffed, and he puffed, and he blew his house in, and ate up the little pig.
  8. wolf
    any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
    Presently came along a wolf, and knocked at the door, and said, "Little pig, little pig, let me come in."
  9. brick
    rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln
    The third little pig met a man with a load of bricks, and said, "Please, man, give me those bricks to build a house with."
  10. bundle
    a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
    The first that went off met a man with a bundle of straw, and said to him, "Please, man, give me that straw to build me a house."
  11. go off
    run away
    The first that went off met a man with a bundle of straw, and said to him, "Please, man, give me that straw to build me a house."
  12. sow
    place seeds in or on the ground for future growth
    There was an old sow with three little pigs, and as she had not enough to keep them, she sent them out to seek their fortune.
  13. straw
    plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
    The first that went off met a man with a bundle of straw, and said to him, "Please, man, give me that straw to build me a house."
  14. blow
    be in motion due to some air or water current
    The wolf then answered to that, "Then I'll huff, and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house in."
  15. build
    make by combining materials and parts
    The first that went off met a man with a bundle of straw, and said to him, "Please, man, give me that straw to build me a house."
  16. come in
    to come or go into
    Presently came along a wolf, and knocked at the door, and said, "Little pig, little pig, let me come in."
  17. come along
    come into being or existence, or appear on the scene
    Presently came along a wolf, and knocked at the door, and said, "Little pig, little pig, let me come in."
  18. built
    having a substance added to increase effectiveness
    Which the man did, and the little pig built a house with it.
  19. knock
    deliver a sharp blow or push :"He knocked the glass clear across the room"
    Presently came along a wolf, and knocked at the door, and said, "Little pig, little pig, let me come in."
  20. house
    a dwelling that serves as living quarters for a family
    The first that went off met a man with a bundle of straw, and said to him, "Please, man, give me that straw to build me a house."
  21. load
    weight to be borne or conveyed
    The third little pig met a man with a load of bricks, and said, "Please, man, give me those bricks to build a house with."
  22. please
    give enjoyment to
    The first that went off met a man with a bundle of straw, and said to him, "Please, man, give me that straw to build me a house."
  23. hair
    a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
    To which the pig answered, "No, no, by the hair of my chiny chin chin."
  24. little
    limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude
    There was an old sow with three little pigs, and as she had not enough to keep them, she sent them out to seek their fortune.
  25. meet
    come together
    The first that went off met a man with a bundle of straw, and said to him, "Please, man, give me that straw to build me a house."
  26. eat
    take in solid food
    So he huffed, and he puffed, and he blew his house in, and ate up the little pig.
  27. man
    an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
    The first that went off met a man with a bundle of straw, and said to him, "Please, man, give me that straw to build me a house."
  28. stick
    a long thin implement resembling a length of wood
    The second little pig met a man with a bundle of furze [sticks], and said, "Please, man, give me that furze to build a house."
  29. say
    utter aloud
    The first that went off met a man with a bundle of straw, and said to him, "Please, man, give me that straw to build me a house."
  30. come
    move toward, travel toward
    Presently came along a wolf, and knocked at the door, and said, "Little pig, little pig, let me come in."
  31. seek
    try to locate, discover, or establish the existence of
    There was an old sow with three little pigs, and as she had not enough to keep them, she sent them out to seek their fortune.
  32. give
    transfer possession of something concrete or abstract
    The first that went off met a man with a bundle of straw, and said to him, "Please, man, give me that straw to build me a house."
  33. answer
    a statement made to reply to a question or criticism
    To which the pig answered, "No, no, by the hair of my chiny chin chin."
  34. let
    actively cause something to happen
    Presently came along a wolf, and knocked at the door, and said, "Little pig, little pig, let me come in."
  35. presently
    at this time or period; now
    Presently came along a wolf, and knocked at the door, and said, "Little pig, little pig, let me come in."
  36. fortune
    your overall circumstances or condition in life
    There was an old sow with three little pigs, and as she had not enough to keep them, she sent them out to seek their fortune.
  37. out to
    fixed in your purpose
    There was an old sow with three little pigs, and as she had not enough to keep them, she sent them out to seek their fortune.
  38. along
    in line with a length or direction
    Presently came along a wolf, and knocked at the door, and said, "Little pig, little pig, let me come in."
  39. to that
    to that
    The wolf then answered to that, "Then I'll huff, and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house in."
  40. third
    one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
    The third little pig met a man with a load of bricks, and said, "Please, man, give me those bricks to build a house with."
  41. at last
    as the end result of a succession or process
    So he huffed, and he puffed, and he puffed, and he huffed, and at last he blew the house down, and he ate up the little pig.
  42. said
    being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
    The first that went off met a man with a bundle of straw, and said to him, "Please, man, give me that straw to build me a house."
  43. then
    at that time
    The wolf then answered to that, "Then I'll huff, and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house in."
  44. sent
    caused or enabled to go or be conveyed or transmitted
    There was an old sow with three little pigs, and as she had not enough to keep them, she sent them out to seek their fortune.
  45. second
    coming next after the first in position in space or time
    The second little pig met a man with a bundle of furze [sticks], and said, "Please, man, give me that furze to build a house."
  46. keep
    continue a certain state, condition, or activity
    There was an old sow with three little pigs, and as she had not enough to keep them, she sent them out to seek their fortune.
  47. door
    a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
    Presently came along a wolf, and knocked at the door, and said, "Little pig, little pig, let me come in."
  48. enough
    sufficient for the purpose
    There was an old sow with three little pigs, and as she had not enough to keep them, she sent them out to seek their fortune.
  49. three
    the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
    There was an old sow with three little pigs, and as she had not enough to keep them, she sent them out to seek their fortune.
  50. off
    from a particular thing or place or position
    The first that went off met a man with a bundle of straw, and said to him, "Please, man, give me that straw to build me a house."
  51. old
    having lived for a long time or attained a specific age
    There was an old sow with three little pigs, and as she had not enough to keep them, she sent them out to seek their fortune.
  52. down
    in a lower place or position
    So he huffed, and he puffed, and he puffed, and he huffed, and at last he blew the house down, and he ate up the little pig.
  53. last
    coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining
    So he huffed, and he puffed, and he puffed, and he huffed, and at last he blew the house down, and he ate up the little pig.
  54. first
    preceding all others in time or space or degree
    The first that went off met a man with a bundle of straw, and said to him, "Please, man, give me that straw to build me a house."
Created on Fri Jun 14 11:30:24 EDT 2013

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