July 8

Question 1

crank

Answer 1

1. A device for transmitting rotary motion, consisting of a handle or arm attached at right angles to a shaft.

Question 2

snare

Answer 2

1. A trapping device, often consisting of a noose (1. A loop formed in a rope by means of a slipknot so that it binds tighter as the rope is pulled), used for capturing birds and small mammals.

Question 3

tang

Answer 3

(tæŋ)
n
1. a strong taste or flavour: the tang of the sea.
2. a pungent or characteristic smell: the tang of peat fires.

Question 4

whirl

Answer 4

rotate or spin rapidly

Question 5

scowl

Answer 5

To wrinkle or contract the brow as an expression of anger or disapproval. See Synonyms at frown.

Question 6

glee

Answer 6

1. Jubilant delight; joy.

Question 7

crest

Answer 7

a. The top, as of a hill or wave.

b. The highest or culminating point; the peak: the crest of a flood; at the crest of her career.

Question 8

brine

Answer 8

1. Water saturated with or containing large amounts of a salt
   a. The water of a sea or an ocean.
   b. A large body of salt water.

Question 9

peat

Answer 9

a brown deposit resembling soil, formed by the partial decomposition of vegetable matter in the wet acidic conditions of bogs and fens, and often cut out and dried for use as fuel and in gardening.

Question 10

rend

Answer 10

a. To tear or split apart or into pieces violently.