Why Are Beach Holes So Deadly?
Vocabulary
lifeguard
noun
A bodyguard or unit of bodyguards, a guard of someone's (especially a king's) life or person.
An attendant, usually an expert swimmer, employed to save swimmers in trouble or near drowning at a body of water.
A lifesaver.
A sturdy metal bracket fixed in front of each of the leading wheels of a train to deflect small objects away from the wheels to prevent derailment.
sunburn
noun
A burn on the skin caused by excess exposure to the sun's rays.
A burn on the tissue of crop plants or their fruits (especially if they are rich in water like tomatoes, grapes, apples, gooseberries) caused by excess exposure to the sun's rays.
jellyfish
noun
An almost transparent aquatic animal; any one of the acalephs, especially one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance.
stings
verb
To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both.
(of an insect) To bite.
(sometimes figurative) To hurt, to be in pain.
To cause harm or pain to.
algae
noun
Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose biochemistry and forms are very diverse, some being eukaryotic.
threaten
verb
To make a threat against someone; to use threats.
To menace, or be dangerous.
To portend, or give a warning of.
To be close to equaling or surpassing (a record, etc.)
goers
noun
One who, or that which, goes.
Anything, especially a machine such as a motor car, that performs well, or operates successfully.
A person, often a woman, who enjoys sexual activity.
A foot (body part).
A horse, considered in reference to its gait.
inflicted
verb
To thrust upon; to impose.
take on
phrasal verb
to accept some work or responsibility
to decide to do something without asking permission from anyone else
to develop a particular character or appearance
to fight or compete against someone
to start to employ someone
discourage
verb
To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.
To persuade somebody not to do (something).
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