| allergy |
a reaction of your body to some substance that causes the feeling of illness. Common allergies are to animal hair, dust, pollen, and certain foods such as nuts. |
| amount |
measure; quantity. |
| crop |
plants grown on a farm. |
| dangerous |
likely to cause harm; not safe. |
| floor |
the lowest surface in a room; the surface on which one stands in a room. |
| highway |
a large, important public road. |
| hill |
a raised area of land smaller than a mountain. |
| lake |
a large body of fresh or salt water that has land all around it. |
| nor |
a word we often use along with the word "neither" in a sentence. "Neither" means not either of two things. If neither your mother nor your father says you can have a dog, then not one of your parents says you can have one. |
| pit1 |
a deep natural or artificial hole in the ground. |
| runway |
a smooth, level strip on which airplanes take off and land. |
| sailor |
a member of the navy who works aboard a ship. |
| snow |
small, soft, white pieces of frozen water that fall from the sky like rain. |
| spear1 |
a weapon with a long wooden shaft and a sharp pointed tip. Spears are thrown or thrust with the hand. |
| topic |
a subject of discussion, conversation, or writing. |