| author |
a person who writes books, stories, plays, or other works. |
| bacteria |
microscopic organisms that often play a role in the decay of living things, the process of fermentation, and sometimes in causing disease. |
| brush |
a tool for cleaning, painting, and other things. It has a handle and a tight group of stiff fibers on one end. |
| emperor |
the male ruler of an empire. |
| gentleman |
a polite man. |
| hunter |
a person who tries to find and kill animals for food. |
| ice |
frozen, solid water. |
| inventor |
one who conceives of or makes something new. |
| jewel |
a special stone that has been cut and made smooth. Jewels are used to make jewelry. |
| mustache |
the hair that grows above the upper lip. |
| roll |
to move by turning over and over. |
| slide |
to move easily along a smooth surface. |
| slime |
a slippery liquid, such as thin mud or the slippery substance on fish. |
| tone |
a single sound in music or a sound that is similar to music. |
| wage |
(often plural) money paid at regular times to a person for doing work. |