5 1 verb, noun v, n noun • events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
• a justification for something existing or happening
• a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
• any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
• a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
verb • give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
• cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
8 2 verb, noun v, n noun • a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun • a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
• temporary inactivity
verb • interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
• cease an action temporarily
4 1 noun n noun • the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
• the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth
• holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object
verb • talk socially without exchanging too much information
• talk incessantly and tiresomely
• chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
• censure severely or angrily
6 1 noun n noun • (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate functioning as a part of a complex sentence
• a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)
7 2 adverb • For the reason (that).
• On account (of), for sake (of).
• (by ellipsis) Used alone to refuse to provide a full answer a question begun with "why", usually taken as an anapodoton of the elided full phrase "Because I said so".
preposition • On account of, because of.
conjunction • By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that.
• As is known, inferred, or determined from the fact that.
• So that, in order that.
4 1 noun n noun • the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
5 1 noun n noun • (medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings
• a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave
4 1 noun n noun • common black-and-grey Eurasian bird noted for thievery
5 1 noun n noun • an imperfection in an object or machine
• defect or weakness in a person's character
• an imperfection in a plan or theory or legal document that causes it to fail or that reduces its effectiveness
verb • add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective
5 1 verb v verb • bite or chew on with the teeth
• become ground down or deteriorate
7 2 verb v noun • a burst of deep loud hearty laughter
verb • laugh boisterously
4 1 noun • a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
• the nictitating membrane of a horse
6 2 noun n noun • long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of Central America and South America; among the largest and showiest of parrots
4 1 noun n noun • a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
• the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
verb • scrape with the paws
• touch clumsily
4 1 verb v noun • a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
• hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting
• a power tool for cutting wood
5 1 noun n noun • United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band (1910-2004)
• United States humorist who wrote about rural life (1818-1885)
• United States physician and suffragist (1847-1919)
• British playwright (born in Ireland); founder of the Fabian Society (1856-1950)
6 1 noun n noun • plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
• material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
• a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white
• a thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the mouth
adjective satellite • of a pale yellow color like straw; straw-colored
verb • cover or provide with or as if with straw
• spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic)
9 2 verb v verb • pull back or move away or backward
• withdraw from active participation
• release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles
• cause to be returned
• take back what one has said
• keep away from others
• break from a meeting or gathering
• retire gracefully
• remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
• lose interest
• make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
• remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
8 2 noun n noun • a handsaw that is stiffened by metal reinforcement along the upper edge
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