| anchor |
a heavy object that is dropped from a boat or ship by a cable to keep the vessel from moving. |
| championship |
the position or title of champion. |
| eject |
to throw out with force. |
| festival |
a ceremony or celebration that involves special activities and amusements and often occurs once a year. |
| mall |
an open space lined with shade trees. A mall is used for walking and enjoyment. |
| mammoth |
a very large extinct mammal closely related to elephants. Mammoths were much bigger than elephants, and had shaggy black fur and long tusks that curved upward. Several kinds of mammoths lived in the Northern Hemisphere until the end of the last Ice Age. |
| meter3 |
a device that measures or records distance, speed, time, quantity, or degree. |
| payment |
an amount that is paid. |
| prairie |
a large area of fertile land covered with grass. |
| rare1 |
not often found or seen; not common. |
| religious |
devoted to the beliefs of a particular religion. |
| rural |
having to do with country life. |
| tend1 |
to be likely; usually do. |
| text |
the body of a printed work as distinguished from its title, headings, notes, and the like. |
| ward |
a large room in a hospital with beds for several patients, or a section for one type of patient. |