Wordscapes Level 716 Answers

CLUE

a piece of evidence or information used in the detection of a crime

CLUMP

a small group of trees or plants growing closely together

CUE

a thing said or done that serves as a signal to an actor or other performer to enter or to begin their speech or performance

CUP

a small bowl-shaped container for drinking from, typically having a handle

DUEL

a contest with deadly weapons arranged between two people in order to settle a point of honour

DUMP

a site for depositing rubbish

DUPE

deceive; trick

ELM

a tall deciduous tree that typically has rough serrated leaves and propagates from root suckers

EMU

a large flightless fast-running Australian bird resembling the ostrich, with shaggy grey or brown plumage, bare blue skin on the head and neck, and three-toed feet

LED

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

LUMP

a compact mass of a substance, especially one without a definite or regular shape

MUD

soft, sticky matter resulting from the mixing of earth and water

MULE

the offspring of a donkey and a horse (strictly, a male donkey and a female horse), typically sterile and used as a beast of burden

PLUM

an oval fleshy fruit which is purple, reddish, or yellow when ripe and contains a flattish pointed stone

PLUME

a long, soft feather or arrangement of feathers used by a bird for display or worn by a person for ornament

PLUMED

decorated with or as if with feathers