| author |
a person who writes books, stories, plays, or other works. |
| dirt |
loose earth or soil. |
| flag |
a piece of cloth with special colors and designs used as a symbol of a country or organization. |
| icy |
covered with ice. |
| log |
a large, thick piece of a tree that has been cut down and is ready for sawing, burning, or building. |
| loss |
failure to win; defeat. |
| machine |
a piece of equipment with a system of parts that work together to do or make something. |
| mill |
a machine that crushes whole or solid substances. |
| parent |
a mother or a father. |
| place |
a certain area of space used or intended for some purpose. |
| ray1 |
a thin beam of light. |
| river |
a large natural stream of water that flows toward a lake, ocean, or other larger body of water. |
| shack |
a small, cheaply constructed building, used as a house or for storage. |
| spray |
water or other liquid flying or falling through the air in fine drops; mist. |
| unit |
a single thing that is one of a group of similar things. |