Thursday, April 23, 2009

pages 90-102

words:
drones
noun
1. the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
2. a remote control mechanism, as a radio-controlled airplane or boat.
3. a person who lives on the labor of others; parasitic loafer.
4. a drudge.


Cheshire
noun
1. Formerly, Chester. a county in NW England. 910,900; 899 sq. mi. (2328 sq. km).
2. a town in central Connecticut. 21,788.
3. Also called Cheshire cheese, Chester. a hard cheese, yellowish, orange, or white in color, made of cow's milk and similar to cheddar.


furled-

to gather into a compact roll and bind securely, as a sail against a spar or a flag against its staff.

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