| ballot |
a piece of paper on which people who are voting enter their choices. |
| compare |
to note or describe the similarities or differences of. |
| embroider |
to make or decorate with needlework. |
| harmful |
causing or likely to cause harm; dangerous. |
| homesick |
longing for one's home. |
| local |
having to do with a particular place such as a neighborhood or town. |
| lumber1 |
logs cut into boards or beams for use in building. |
| pattern |
an arrangement of shapes, lines, letters, numbers, or colors that can be repeated or used again and again. |
| petrify |
to turn into stone. Minerals left behind by water petrify wood by replacing woods cells when they die. |
| propeller |
a device used to make an airplane or ship move forward. A propeller is made of tilted blades that are attached to and spin around a hub. |
| protection |
the act of keeping something safe from harm or the condition of being protected. |
| shade |
darkness caused by light rays being blocked. |
| surge |
to move or swell in or like a wave; billow. |
| volume |
a collection of pages of writing or print bound together; book. |
| whittle |
to cut small bits or thin layers from, or to trim or shape by so doing. |