Week One Vocab Crossword
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1) Something that decorates: something that decorates or adds beauty to something else
2) toward source: in or toward the source of a river or stream
4) Refinement; culture.5) Hanging ornament or jewelry: an ornament or a piece of jewelry that hangs from a necklace, bracelet, or earring
6) State of being under water: the situation that results when land that is usually dry is covered with water as a result of a river overflowing or heavy rain.
7) Wild animal resembling dog: a carnivorous scavenging animal resembling a dog, with a sloping back and loping gait.
8) A large, chiefly aquatic African herbivorous mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius) having thick, dark, almost hairless skin, short legs with four toes, and a broad, wide-mouthed muzzle. Also called river horse.
10) Pressed fold: a vertical fold in cloth or other material, usually one of a number, sewn into position or pressed flat
11) Flightless bird: a two-toed fast-running bird with a long bare neck, small head, and fluffy drooping feathers. It cannot fly, and is the largest living bird.
12) any short, pleated skirt, especially a tartan wraparound, as that worn by men14) Narrow belt: a cord worn around the waist to hold in a large loose-fitting garment such as a kaftan or a monk's habit.
15) the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family16) Plural of ox. Cow or bull: a male or female bovine animal, especially one belonging to a domestic breed.
20) A trawl net.
To catch (fish) with a trawl.
23) Remove chaff from grain: to separate grain from its husks chaff by tossing it in the air or blowing air through it
24) Round red fruit: a round reddish fruit with a tough rind enclosing numerous seeds within a tart juicy red pulp.
30) Grain warehouse: a warehouse or storeroom for grain
31) Edible plant: an edible plant with dark green leaves rising from a close-set white base, related to the onion.
32) Fit for cultivation, as by plowing.
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3) 1.material resembling paper: writing material used by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans that was made from the pith of the stem of a water plant
4) Intended to beautify: intended to improve somebody's physical appearance
9) Horned mammal: a cud-chewing mammal with a smooth brown or gray coat, two-toed hooves, and unbranched horns.
13) Lucky jewelry or object: an ordinary object that is supposed to provide protection against bad luck or negative forces
16) Fertile land in desert: fertile ground in a desert where the level of underground water rises to or near ground level, and where plants grow and travelers can replenish water supplies.
17) structures for storing bulk materials.18) Lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or woody plants19) Triangular land area at river mouth: a triangular deposit of sand and soil at the mouth of a river or inlet.
21) Stone pillar: a pillar of stone, especially one built as a monument, that has a square base and sides that taper like a pyramid toward a pointed top
22) 1.ancient 2-wheeled vehicle: a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle without seats, used in ancient times in races, warfare, or processions
25) lattice for supporting plant: a lattice of wood, metal, or plastic used to support plants, usually fixed to a wall
26) To adopt or make fit for domestic use or life.
27) situated toward mouth of river: situated toward or nearer the mouth of a river
28) Egyptian water-moving machine: in ancient Egypt, a water-raising device consisting of a suspended pivoting pole with a bucket on one end and a counterweight on the other
29) A stream that flows into a larger stream or other body of water30) Bulb with strong odor: a bulb or clove with a pungent odor and flavor that is commonly used in cooking.
33) A reservoir for collecting surface drainage or runoff.34) A sedimentary material consisting of very fine particles intermediate in size between sand and clay.
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