Transportation Accessories

2 words in this vocabulary list

noun a small wheel or roller

verb to move slowly and heavily, typically with a rolling motion

  • The servant pushed the trundle bed into the guest room for the visitor.
  • Can you help me trundle this heavy box to the other side of the room?
  • Let's trundle over to the park and hang out for a bit.
  • Her thoughts seemed to trundle along slowly, as if stuck in mud.

noun a large sheet of strong, flexible, water-resistant or waterproof material, often cloth such as canvas or polyester coated with urethane, or made of plastics such as polyethylene

  • The workers covered the equipment with a tarp to protect it from the rain.
  • Hey, can you grab that tarp over there so we can cover the boat?
  • I found a huge tarp in the shed, let's use it as a makeshift tent for the camping trip.
  • She used her charm like a tarp to shield herself from criticism during the meeting.