Linda Pastan: Poems Glossary

Linda Pastan: Poems Glossary

thaw

to defrost ice

scruple

to be doubtful

swollen

to expand in size

runoff

a draining of water

headlong

to go with reckless haste

creek

an inlet in a shoreline

banks

the edge of land along a river

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