anchor |
a heavy object that is dropped from a boat or ship by a cable to keep the vessel from moving. |
ashore |
to or onto the shore. |
astonishment |
great surprise or amazement. |
claim |
to state as true. |
digital |
showing information by a row of numerical digits rather than by numbers on a dial. |
dozen |
a group of twelve. |
glisten |
to shine or sparkle with reflected light. |
lawyer |
one whose job is to help people with legal matters and represent them in court; attorney. |
offspring |
the child or young of a particular human, animal, or plant. |
portion |
a part of a whole. |
prey |
an animal that is hunted or caught for food, usually by another animal. Certain plants catch prey as well. |
relax |
to make looser or less stiff. |
scrawny |
very thin; skinny. |
snicker |
to laugh in a sly and partly restrained way. |
spread |
to open or stretch out. |