diff --git a/frustration.rs b/frustration.rs
index dd36c20..8b6190e 100644
--- a/frustration.rs
+++ b/frustration.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::io;
 use std::convert::TryInto;
 
 //const CORE_SIZE: usize = 65408
-const CORE_SIZE: usize = 192;
+const CORE_SIZE: usize = 256;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
 enum State {
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ enum State {
     Interpreting
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
+enum Post {
+    Nothing,
+    EatWord,
+    EatLine,
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 struct Core {
     ram: [u8; CORE_SIZE],
@@ -18,6 +25,8 @@ struct Core {
     dp: u16,  // newest link field, or 0
     here: u16, // first unused byte
     state: State,
+    next_token: Option<String>,
+    post: Post,
     dstack: [u16; 16],
     tds: usize,  // post-incremented; exceeds top by one
     rstack: [u16; 16],
@@ -47,12 +56,16 @@ struct TableEntry {
     immediate: bool
 }
 
-const PRIMITIVES: [TableEntry; 14] = [
+const PRIMITIVES: [TableEntry; 18] = [
     TableEntry {f: ret     , name: None, immediate: false},
     TableEntry {f: lit     , name: None, immediate: false},
     TableEntry {f: call    , name: Some(ShortName {bytes: *b"cal", length: 4}), immediate: false},
+    TableEntry {f: create_ , name: Some(ShortName {bytes: *b"cre", length: 6}), immediate: false},
+    TableEntry {f: immediate,name: Some(ShortName {bytes: *b"imm", length: 9}), immediate: false},
+    TableEntry {f: tick    , name: Some(ShortName {bytes: *b"'  ", length: 1}), immediate: false},
     TableEntry {f: dot     , name: Some(ShortName {bytes: *b".  ", length: 1}), immediate: false},
     TableEntry {f: dump    , name: Some(ShortName {bytes: *b"dum", length: 4}), immediate: false},
+    TableEntry {f: word    , name: Some(ShortName {bytes: *b"wor", length: 4}), immediate: false},
     TableEntry {f: comma_  , name: Some(ShortName {bytes: *b",  ", length: 1}), immediate: false},
     TableEntry {f: store   , name: Some(ShortName {bytes: *b"!  ", length: 1}), immediate: false},
     TableEntry {f: load    , name: Some(ShortName {bytes: *b"@  ", length: 1}), immediate: false},
@@ -67,6 +80,8 @@ const PRIMITIVES: [TableEntry; 14] = [
 fn new_core() -> Core {
     let mut c = Core {
         ram: [0; CORE_SIZE], ip: 0, dp: 0, here: 2, state: State::Interpreting,
+        next_token: None,
+        post: Post::Nothing,
         dstack: [0; 16], tds: 0,
         rstack: [0; 16], trs: 0 };
     init_dictionary(&mut c);
@@ -84,6 +99,17 @@ fn create(c: &mut Core, name: ShortName) {
     c.here = (addr+6) as u16;
 }
 
+fn create_(c: &mut Core) {
+    match &c.next_token {
+        Some(t) => {
+            let short_name = truncate_name(t);
+            create(c, short_name);
+            c.post = Post::EatWord;
+        }
+        _ => {}
+    }
+}
+
 fn find(c: &mut Core, name: ShortName) -> Option<u16> {
     let mut addr = c.dp as usize;
     while addr != 0 {
@@ -127,6 +153,29 @@ fn is_immediate(c: &mut Core, addr: u16) -> bool {
     return (c.ram[(addr as usize) - 4] & 0x80) != 0;
 }
 
+fn tick(c: &mut Core) {
+    match &c.next_token {
+        Some(t) => {
+            let name = t.to_string();
+            let addr = find(c, truncate_name(&name));
+            match addr {
+                Some(xt) => {
+                    push(c, xt);
+                    c.post = Post::EatWord;
+                }
+                None => {
+                    println!(" ' cannot find {}", name);
+                    c.post = Post::EatLine;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        _ => {
+            println!(" ' needs an argument");
+            c.post = Post::EatLine;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 fn comma(c: &mut Core, val: u16) {
     let addr = c.here as usize;
     c.ram[addr..=addr+1].copy_from_slice(&val.to_le_bytes());
@@ -228,6 +277,16 @@ fn dump(c: &mut Core) {
     println!("{:?}", c);
 }
 
+fn word(c: &mut Core) {
+    match &c.next_token {
+        Some(t) => {
+            println!("{}", t);
+            c.post = Post::EatWord;
+        }
+        _ => {}
+    }
+}
+
 // note: this is an inline primitive, not a dict entry
 fn lit(c: &mut Core) {
     let ip = c.ip as usize;
@@ -271,33 +330,49 @@ fn rbracket(c: &mut Core) {
 
 fn outer(c: &mut Core, s: &str) {
     let ss = s.trim();
-    let tokens = ss.split(" ");
-    for t in tokens {
-        match find(c, truncate_name(t)) {
-            Some(addr) => {
-                if c.state == State::Interpreting || is_immediate(c, addr) {
-                    c.ip = addr;
-                    inner(c);
-                } else {
-                    comma(c, addr);
-                }
-            }
-            None => {
-                let val = t.parse::<u16>();
-                match val {
-                    Ok(n) => {
-                        match c.state {
-                            State::Interpreting => { push(c, n) }
-                            State::Compiling => {
-                                comma(c, 65534); // lit
-                                comma(c, n);
-                            }
+    let mut tokens = ss.split(" ").peekable();
+    loop {
+        c.post = Post::Nothing;
+        match tokens.next() {
+            Some(t) => {
+                c.next_token = match tokens.peek() {
+                    Some(t) => { Some(t.to_string()) }
+                    None => { None }
+                };
+                match find(c, truncate_name(t)) {
+                    Some(addr) => {
+                        if c.state == State::Interpreting || is_immediate(c, addr) {
+                            to_r(c, c.ip);
+                            c.ip = addr;
+                            inner(c);
+                        } else {
+                            comma(c, addr);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    None => {
+                        let val = t.parse::<u16>();
+                        match val {
+                            Ok(n) => {
+                                match c.state {
+                                    State::Interpreting => { push(c, n) }
+                                    State::Compiling => {
+                                        comma(c, 65534); // lit
+                                        comma(c, n);
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                            Err(_) => { if t != "" { println!("{}?", t) }}
                         }
                     }
-                    Err(_) => { if t != "" { println!("{}?", t) }}
                 }
             }
+            None => { break ; }
         }
+        match c.post {
+            Post::EatWord => { _ = tokens.next(); }
+            Post::EatLine => { break; }
+            Post::Nothing => { }
+        };
     }
 }
 
@@ -311,3 +386,7 @@ fn main() {
         }
     }
 }
+
+// create : ] create ] [ 65535 ,
+// create ; ] 65535 , [ ' [ , 65535 , immediate
+// : dog 33 . ;