| classmate |
a person in the same class as another at a college or school. |
| dive |
to move down from a high place at high speed, with the head or front part first. |
| edge |
a line where two sides or surfaces meet. |
| engine |
a machine that uses energy from a source such as gasoline or electricity to do work. |
| fault |
something wrong with a thing or person that causes problems for someone or something else. |
| gong |
a large piece of metal shaped like a plate that makes a loud ringing sound when struck with a stick or hammer. |
| harness |
a set of straps by which a work animal is attached to a cart, carriage, or plow. The harness is used to control and guide the animal. |
| herd |
the common people; most people. The expression "He (or she) follows the herd" means that a person tends to do what everybody else does, like a cow in a herd, and does not think for himself or herself. |
| murder |
the crime of killing a person. |
| return |
to go back or come back. |
| rotten |
bad or spoiled; no longer able to be eaten. |
| straw |
dried stems of certain grain plants. Straw is used to feed farm animals and to make things such as baskets and hats. |
| tablet |
a small, flat, round piece of medicine. |
| underground |
located, living, or taking place beneath the earth's surface. |
| untie |
to free from being tied. |