| employment |
the act of hiring or keeping someone as a paid worker. |
| limp1 |
to walk in an uneven, difficult way because of a lame or injured leg or foot. |
| mansion |
a large, grand, expensive home. |
| operation |
the act or process of working or running. |
| orbit |
the curved path in which a planet, satellite, or spacecraft moves in a circle around another body. |
| patience |
the ability to calmly put up with pain or trouble without getting upset or angry. |
| producer |
a person or company that makes something. |
| ruffle |
to disturb a smooth, even surface. |
| sensor |
a device that detects and responds to certain changes in the environment, such as light, temperature, sound, or pressure. |
| source |
the start or cause of something. |
| strangle |
to kill by stopping the breathing of, usually by surrounding the neck with something; choke. |
| succeed |
to have a good or favorable result; do well. |
| thaw |
to go from being a frozen solid to being a soft solid or a liquid. |
| unfold |
to open or spread out from a folded condition. |
| wring |
to twist and squeeze tightly. |