Wordscapes Level 4574 Answers

CEDE

give up (power or territory)

CHEEK

either side of the face below the eye

DECK

decorate or adorn brightly or festively

EEK

used to express alarm, horror, or surprise

EEL

a snake-like fish with a slender elongated body and poorly developed fins, proverbial for its slipperiness

EKE

make an amount or supply of something last longer by using or consuming it frugally

ELK

large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male

HEEL

the back part of the human foot below the ankle

HELD

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

KEEL

the lengthwise timber or steel structure along the base of a ship, supporting the framework of the whole, in some vessels extended downwards as a ridge to increase stability

LED

a light-emitting diode (a semiconductor diode which glows when a voltage is applied)

LEECH

an aquatic or terrestrial annelid worm with suckers at both ends. Many species are bloodsucking parasites, especially of vertebrates, and others are predators

LEEK

a plant related to the onion, with flat overlapping leaves forming an elongated cylindrical bulb which together with the leaf bases is eaten as a vegetable. It is used as a Welsh national emblem