Wordscapes Level 1914 Answers

CLOT

a thick mass of coagulated liquid, especially blood, or of material stuck together

COLON

a punctuation mark (:) used to precede a list of items, a quotation, or an expansion or explanation

CON

persuade (someone) to do or believe something by lying to them

CONTROL

the power to influence or direct people's behaviour or the course of events

COOL

of or at a fairly low temperature

COOT

an aquatic bird of the rail family, with blackish plumage, lobed feet, and a bill that extends back on to the forehead as a horny shield

CORN

the chief cereal crop of a district, especially (in England) wheat or (in Scotland) oats

COT

a small bed with high barred sides for a baby or very young child

CROON

hum or sing in a soft, low voice, especially in a sentimental manner

LOON

a silly or foolish person

LOOT

steal goods from (a place), typically during a war or riot

LOT

a river of southern France, which rises in the Auvergne and flows 480 km (300 miles) west to meet the River Garonne south-east of Bordeaux

NOT

used with an auxiliary verb or ‘be’ to form the negative

ONTO

expressing the relationship of a set to its image under a mapping when every element of the image set has an inverse image in the first set

ROOT

the part of a plant which attaches it to the ground or to a support, typically underground, conveying water and nourishment to the rest of the plant via numerous branches and fibres

TON

a unit of weight equal to 2,240 lb avoirdupois (1016.05 kg)

TOO

to a higher degree than is desirable, permissible, or possible; excessively

TOOL

a device or implement, especially one held in the hand, used to carry out a particular function

TOON

a cartoon film

TORN

having edges that are jagged from injury