Words of the Day for Kids (Grade 6)

This Words for the Day webpage helps grade 6 children learn words at their levels efficiently; in addition to showing words of the current day, the page also has words of recent 15 or 50 days to review. It's a handy app for children to get words and their meanings, examples, and context sources.

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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
 Word of the Day for Kids (Grade 6)
Specified Day: 2026-03-05
tumblespeak speak spelling sentences 
v. fall down, as collapsing; fall quickly and without control
Which decision proved that her second tumble down the beanstalk had done her some good.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR
The children seemed to tumble about and amuse themselves like a litter of rough, good-natured collie puppies.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
On the river front some of the houses was sticking out over the bank, and they was bowed and bent, and about ready to tumble in.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXI.
broomspeak speak spelling sentences 
n. a long-handled brush of bristles or twigs, used for sweeping
Jo nodded and laughed, and flourished her broom as she called out.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER FIVE
With that, Jo shouldered her broom and marched into the house, wondering what they would all say to her.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER FIVE
She did not finish, for by this time she was bending down and punching under the bed with the broom, and so she needed breath to punctuate the punches with.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
Review Words:   Recent 15 days   Recent 50 days
Words of the recent 15 days
2026-03-04   (Back to the Day)
  scar   Example sentences     speak
n. mark of damage; mark left on the skin after injury
  rejection   Example sentences     speak
n. act of refusing to accept, use, or believe someone or something
2026-03-03   (Back to the Day)
  exploit   Example sentences     speak
v. make use of, sometimes unjustly
  passport   Example sentences     speak
n. legal document identifying the bearer as citizen of a country to travel abroad
2026-03-02   (Back to the Day)
  millionaire   Example sentences     speak
n. one whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
  growl   Example sentences     speak
v. make a low, rough sound, usually in anger, as angry dog
2026-02-27   (Back to the Day)
  turmoil   Example sentences     speak
n. a state of confusion, uncertainty, or disorder
  curl   Example sentences     speak
v. form into coiled or spiral shape; twist into ringlets or coils; move in curve or spiral
2026-02-26   (Back to the Day)
  automatic   Example sentences     speak
a. mechanized; operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
  aghast   Example sentences     speak
a. struck by shock, terror, or amazement
2026-02-25   (Back to the Day)
  mane   Example sentences     speak
n. long thick hair growing from the neck or around face of animal, like horse or lion
n. thick, long hair on a person's head
  pioneer   Example sentences     speak
n. originator; a person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area
2026-02-24   (Back to the Day)
  chestnut   Example sentences     speak
n. a glossy brown nut that may be roasted and eaten
  annoy   Example sentences     speak
v. disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
2026-02-23   (Back to the Day)
  spider   Example sentences     speak
n. a small creature with eight thin legs that catches insects in a web
  premature   Example sentences     speak
a. too soon; too early; occurring before a state of readiness
2026-02-20   (Back to the Day)
  solar   Example sentences     speak
a. of or from the sun, or using the energy from the sun to produce electric power
  receiver   Example sentences     speak
n. a piece of equipment that changes signals, as of radio or phone into sounds
n. one who receive anything, like a football player who catches a forward pass
2026-02-19   (Back to the Day)
  museum   Example sentences     speak
n. a place for collecting and displaying objects having scientific, historical, or artistic value
  defiant   Example sentences     speak
a. boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
2026-02-18   (Back to the Day)
  stairway   Example sentences     speak
n. a way of access upward and downward, consisting of a set of steps
  crisp   Example sentences     speak
a. firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle
2026-02-17   (Back to the Day)
  junior   Example sentences     speak
a. less advanced in age than another; younger; lower in standing or in rank
  sentinel   Example sentences     speak
n. a person employed to guard something; soldier stationed as a guard
2026-02-16   (Back to the Day)
  telescope   Example sentences     speak
n. a magnifier of images of distant objects
  necklace   Example sentences     speak
n. jewelry consisting of a cord or chain, often bearing gems, worn about the neck
2026-02-13   (Back to the Day)
  launch   Example sentences     speak
v. begin, originate, or initiate; send off; take off
  fasten   Example sentences     speak
v. become firmly fixed together
2026-02-12   (Back to the Day)
  cylinder   Example sentences     speak
n. a solid geometric figure with straight parallel sides and a circular or oval section
  pierce   Example sentences     speak
v. penetrate; make a hole into
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