| castle |
a large, strong building built in the past and used as a defense against attacks. |
| cave |
a large, natural hole in rock or under the earth. A cave is big enough for a person or animal to enter. |
| flap |
to swing or wave back and forth with a slapping sound. |
| freeze |
to make into ice or become solid from cold temperatures. |
| horn |
a hard, hollow growth on the head of certain mammals. Goats and sheep are some animals that have horns. |
| lobby |
to try to influence people who make laws to vote in a way that supports what the group wants. |
| lump |
a small mass or pile with no special shape; hunk. |
| machine |
a piece of equipment with a system of parts that work together to do or make something. |
| poem |
a piece of writing different from ordinary writing in its special form, rhythm, and beautiful or interesting language. Poems are often short and express feelings. They sometimes use words that rhyme. |
| smoke |
the black, white, or gray gases that you see in the air when something burns. |
| spool |
an object shaped like a cylinder with a rim on each end. Thread, tape, wire, and film are wound on spools. |
| strain |
to hurt or injure something by using it too much. |
| tag |
a piece of thick paper, thin metal, or plastic that gives information and is attached to something. |
| terror |
very great fear. |
| trade |
to give in return for something else; exchange. |