Wordscapes Level 1723 Answers

OPS

(Roman mythology) goddess of abundance and fertility; wife of Saturn; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor

PLOP

a short sound as of a small, solid object dropping into water without a splash

PLOY

a cunning plan or action designed to turn a situation to one's own advantage

PLY

a thickness or layer of a folded or laminated material

POLYP

a solitary or colonial sedentary form of a coelenterate such as a sea anemone, typically having a columnar body with the mouth uppermost surrounded by a ring of tentacles. In some species, polyps are a phase in the life cycle which alternates with a medusoid phase

POP

make a light explosive sound

SLOP

(of a liquid) spill or flow over the edge of a container, typically as a result of careless handling

SLOPPY

careless and unsystematic; excessively casual

SLY

having or showing a cunning and deceitful nature

SOP

a thing of no great value given or done as a concession to appease someone whose main concerns or demands are not being met

SOY

protein derived from the beans of an Asian plant, used as a replacement for animal protein in certain foods; soya

SPY

a person employed by a government or other organization to secretly obtain information on an enemy or competitor