Word Check 4
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owner
someone who owns something:
Are you the owner of this car?
We still haven't found the dog's owner.
facility (facilities)
a place, especially including buildings, where a particular activity happens:
a military facility
a new sports facility
location
The hotel is in a beautiful location overlooking the lake.
A map showing the location of the property will be sent to you.
sandy
covered with sand or containing sand:
sandy soil
wildlife
animals and plants that grow independently of people, usually in natural conditions:
a documentary on Peruvian wildlife
wildlife groups/conservation
dolphin
a sea mammal that is large, smooth, and grey, with a long, pointed mouth
lock
a device that prevents something such as a door from being opened and can only be opened with a key:
I heard someone turn a key in the lock.
safety locks
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wildlife reserve
an area of land that is protected in order to keep safe the animals and plants that live there, often because they are rare
rescue
to help someone or something out of a dangerous, harmful, or unpleasant situation:
The lifeboat rescued the sailors from the sinking boat.
The government has refused to rescue the company from bankruptcy.
herd
a large group of animals of the same type that live and feed together:
a herd of cattle/elephants/goats
adopt
o legally take another person's child into your own family and take care of him or her as your own child:
She had the child adopted (= she gave her baby to someone else to take care of).
They have no children of their own, but they're hoping to adopt.