Nim's Island vocabulary
spyglass - ANS- a small telescope
shrill - ANS- high-pitched and sharp
scuttling - ANS- running with short quick steps
demand - ANS- ask for something forcefully
marine - ANS- related to the sea
investigate - ANS- to look into closely or study in great detail
tourists - ANS- people on vacation
barometer - ANS- measures air pressure
machete - ANS- a large, heavy knife
plankton - ANS- tiny organisms that float in the water
cyclone - ANS- a violent rotating windstorm
nuzzled - ANS- rubbed with the nose
gritty - ANS- feeling like sand
toppled - ANS- fell over
nibble - ANS- to eat in small bites
hoisted - ANS- raised or lifted
sternly - ANS- strictly; firmly
chasm - ANS- a deep opening in the earth's surface
satellite dish - ANS- a round dish that sends and receives information from a satellite in
space
spyglass - ANS- a small telescope
shrill - ANS- high-pitched and sharp
scuttling - ANS- running with short quick steps
demand - ANS- ask for something forcefully
marine - ANS- related to the sea
investigate - ANS- to look into closely or study in great detail
tourists - ANS- people on vacation
barometer - ANS- measures air pressure
machete - ANS- a large, heavy knife
plankton - ANS- tiny organisms that float in the water
cyclone - ANS- a violent rotating windstorm
nuzzled - ANS- rubbed with the nose
gritty - ANS- feeling like sand
toppled - ANS- fell over
nibble - ANS- to eat in small bites
hoisted - ANS- raised or lifted
sternly - ANS- strictly; firmly
chasm - ANS- a deep opening in the earth's surface
satellite dish - ANS- a round dish that sends and receives information from a satellite in
space
