| battery |
a device that makes electricity by using chemical reactions. Batteries are used to power many things, including cars, flashlights, toys, and watches. |
| college |
a school of higher learning that one attends after high school. Most college programs require four years of study. |
| crate |
a box for packing and shipping made of wood or other material. |
| dew |
little drops of water that collect at night on grass, plants, and other cool surfaces. |
| eve |
(sometimes capitalized) the evening or day before a holiday or other special day. |
| fantasy |
imagination or something imagined. |
| increase |
an addition in size or amount. |
| litter |
a mess of waste materials or other objects scattered about. |
| locate |
to find the position or place of. |
| nab |
(informal) to catch or seize; arrest. |
| perform |
to carry out; do. |
| plural |
having to do with or naming the form of a word that signals more than one. |
| pursue |
to follow in order to reach or catch; chase. |
| relax |
to make looser or less stiff. |
| wallow |
to roll the body in mud, sand, dirt, or water. |