Tampa 11 Vocabulary 1. dine: to eat the principal meal of the day; have dinner. 2. cute: attractive, in a dainty way; pleasingly pretty. 3. cane: a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick. 4. cape: a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders. 5. stove: a portable or fixed apparatus that furnishes heat for warmth, cooking. 6. vote: the means by which such expression is made, as a ballot, ticket, etc. 7. favorite: a person or thing regarded with special preference. 8. aim: to position or direct (a firearm, ball, arrow, rocket, etc.) so that, on release, the discharged projectile will hit a target or travel along a certain path. 9. gain: to get (something desired) as a result of one's efforts. 10. pain: physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness. 11. pail: watertight cylindrical vessel, open at the top and fitted with a handle; a bucket. 12. paint: a substance composed of solid coloring matter. 13. straight: without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct. 14. captain: a person who is at the head of or in authority over others; chief; leader. 15. reef: a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water. 16. creek: a stream of water smaller than a river. 17. queen: the wife of a king. 18. oats: a cereal grass cultivated for its edible seed. 19. toast: sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat. 20. coast: the land next to the sea; seashore. 21. television: the broadcasting of a still or moving image via radio waves to receivers that project a view of the image on a picture screen. 22. speed: rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness. 23. geese: any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds. 24. speak: to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary voice; talk. 25. beach: an expanse of sand or pebbles along a shore. 26. real: existing or occurring as fact; actual rathe