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A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks?: A brook
What the thing you push around the grocery store?: Shopping cart
A metal container to carry a meal in?: Lunchbox
The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in?: Frying pan
The piece of furniture that seats three people?: Sofa or couch
The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof?: gutter (the horizontal part) or the downspout (the vertical part)
The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening?: Porch
Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages?: Soda, or soft drinks
A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup?: pancakes
A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself?: sub, though hero or hoagie also work for me
The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach?: Bathing suit, or (occasionally) swim trunks
Shoes worn for sports?: Sneakers
Putting a room in order?: clean up
A flying insect that glows in the dark?: firefly
The little insect that curls up into a ball?: I have no idea what this is referring to; I have seen inchworms do this, but I'm guessing this is something we didn't have in NJ.
The children's playground equipment where one kid sits on one side and goes up while the other sits on the other side and goes down?: Seesaw
How do you eat your pizza?: start at the center corner, work towards the crust; if it's particularly thin I may fold it in half, first
What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff?: Garage sale
What's the evening meal?: Supper (or dinner if it's formal, but dinner can also be an afternoon meal, e.g., when it's Thanksgiving)

Born in Connecticut, K-12+college in New Jersey, grad school in California, 11 years in Washington