a large number of people or animals moving as a group

a rock or other solid material that contains a mineral or a metal that can be separated from it

to steal things openly and by force

a secret and surprising fact that is revealed -- in other words, made known

a feeling of deep respect, honor, admiration, or awe

not quite to a full amount or extent

something that covers or hides something

compares one thing to another using like or as

a literary device used to draw emphasis through extreme exaggeration

a phrase that, when taken as a whole, has a meaning you wouldn't be able to deduce from meanings of the individual words... basically, using the wrong math formula but still getting the correct answer

"kill two birds with one stone"

"It's like 1,000 degrees when you are hiking Superstition Mountain"

“Its steep, jagged cliffs tower 3,000 feet over a flat and barren desert, like spiny fingers pointing to the sky.”