| accent |
a way of speaking a language that is typical of people from a particular area. |
| competitive |
having a strong desire to win or do better than others in almost every situation. |
| enclosure |
a space that is surrounded, or something that surrounds. |
| frame |
a structure made of parts that are joined together and that supports a larger object. |
| guarantee |
a promise, especially in writing, that something one has bought will work properly. If it does not, the seller or maker must either repair or replace it. |
| homeless |
having no place indoors to live. |
| humor |
a quality that makes people laugh or feel amused. |
| italicize |
to print in italic type. |
| ledge |
a narrow part like a shelf that comes out of a wall. |
| parlor |
a room in a house, hotel, restaurant, or the like for conversation or for entertaining guests. |
| sensor |
a device that detects and responds to certain changes in the environment, such as light, temperature, sound, or pressure. |
| strum |
to play by running the fingers in a light way across the strings. |
| swamp |
a wet, low area of land that is usually covered with water; bog; marsh. |
| thermometer |
an instrument for measuring temperature. Some thermometers are made of a closed glass tube containing mercury or alcohol that rises or falls as the temperature rises or falls. |
| weld |
to join metal or plastic by using heat, followed either by pressure or by adding a melted material. |