| address |
a formal speech or talk. |
| contractor |
a person who signs an agreement to carry out a particular job at a certain price and also to supply necessary things for the job. A contractor often hires, supervises, and pays other people to help or to do the work. A person in charge of building or repairing a house is often a contractor. |
| deepen |
to make or become deep or deeper. |
| federal |
having to do with a system of government that unites several states under a central government. The states have their own governments, yet they recognize the rule of the central government as well. |
| hive |
something built for or by bees to live in. |
| huddle |
to move close together or push in against one another when sharing something such as heat. |
| jerk |
any sudden, sharp movement that is not expected or planned. |
| permit |
to allow (someone or something) to go into or be in a place. |
| poll |
a set of questions given to large numbers of people. Polls are used to gather information about what the public thinks. |
| rental |
something that can be rented. |
| rust |
an orange or reddish brown coating that forms on metal that has been exposed to air and water. |
| sizable |
of large size or quantity; big. |
| sweeten |
to cause to be sweet or sweeter in taste. |
| trample |
to step on in a heavy or noisy way; to crush with the feet; stamp (usually followed by "on", "upon," or "over"). |
| wrestle |
to struggle to throw and hold another to the ground, often as a sport or game. |