a large number of insects, especially when in motion or (for bees) migrating to a new colony.

The place where a bird sleeps (usually its nest or a branch); A group of birds roosting together.

A machine for creating bales, e.g., of hay or cotton.

a woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same base.

a type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform.

A device that measures things.

literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose.

a soldier of private rank in cavalry or armour.

to perform or repeat an action on each item in a set

like a ghost in appearance; death-like; pale; pallid; dismal.

present participle of fit; suitable, proper.

any of several acute infectious diseases of humans and domestic animals, caused by certain strains of the Vibrio cholerae bacterium through ingestion of contaminated water or food, usually marked by severe gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, and dehydration.

to fix firmly or set securely or deeply.

A place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day; a crèche, a daycare centre.

Any animal other than a human; usually only applied to land vertebrates, especially large or dangerous four-footed ones.

The part of a dress etc. covering the chest; a neckline.

Characterized by rigorous self-denial or self-discipline; austere; abstinent; involving a withholding of physical pleasure.

evoking a feeling of hatred; dislikeable; full of hatred.

The opening of a creature through which food is ingested.

the upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee.