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To press something firmly, usually from more than one side.

A sea animal with a long, soft body and several long arms, related to the octopus.

A small furry animal with a long bushy tail that climbs trees and collects nuts.

A device or substance that keeps something steady, balanced, or resistant to change.

Firmly fixed or not likely to change or fail suddenly.

A neat pile of things placed one on top of another.

A large building with rows of seats, used for watching sports events.

The people employed by an organization.

A raised platform where performers stand, or a particular point in a process.

A prolonged period with little or no growth, change, or development.

One of a set of steps leading from one level of a building to another.

A set of stairs, together with the structure that supports them.

A set of steps that lead from one floor of a building to another.

A situation in which neither side in a conflict or negotiation can make progress.

A small, sticky piece of paper you put on a letter or parcel to show that postage has been paid.

To be on your feet in an upright position.

A level of quality used as a basis for comparison.

A measure of how spread out a set of numbers is around their average.

A way of writing very large or very small numbers as a value between one and ten multiplied by a power of ten.

A group of lines forming a section of a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose.

A small device used to join sheets of paper together with a metal staple.

A ball of burning gas in space that appears as a small point of light in the night sky.

To look fixedly at something or someone for a long time.

A sea creature shaped like a star, usually with five arms.

To begin doing something.

The suffering or death caused by not having enough food for a long time.

The condition something is in, or a nation or its government, or one of the regions of a federal country.

One of the physical forms, such as solid, liquid or gas, that a substance can exist in.

Something someone says or writes to express a fact or opinion.

A wise and experienced political leader, especially one respected for skillful and honorable leadership, often over a long career.

A character who stays essentially the same throughout a story, without significant growth or change.

An electric charge that builds up on the surface of an object, often causing a small shock or making hair stand up.

A state in which all the forces and turning effects acting on an object are balanced, so it stays completely still.

A building or stopping point where trains, buses, or other vehicles pick up and drop off passengers.

A single piece of numerical information collected as data.

The process of drawing conclusions about a whole population based on data from a smaller sample.

A carved or molded figure of a person or animal, usually life-sized or larger.

A person's or thing's position or standing in relation to others, or an official rank or classification.

A written law formally passed by a legislative body.

To remain in a place rather than leaving or moving on.

Firm, stable, or moving or developing at a constant, even rate.

To take something that belongs to someone else without permission.

The hot mist that rises from boiling or very hot water.

A strong metal made mainly from iron mixed with carbon, widely used in construction and tools.

Rising or falling sharply, or, of a price, unreasonably high.

The main upward-growing part of a plant that supports its leaves and flowers, or the base form of a word before endings are added.

An unspecialised cell that can develop into many different types of cell in the body.

A single movement made by lifting the foot and putting it down elsewhere, or a stage in a process.