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A large area of flat, dry grassland, especially in southeastern Europe and Asia, with few trees.

An oversimplified and widely held idea about a type of person or thing that isn't always accurate.

A medical instrument used by doctors to listen to sounds inside the body, especially the heart and lungs.

A dish made by slowly cooking meat and vegetables together in liquid.

A thin, often broken-off piece of a tree branch.

A small piece of paper or plastic with a sticky back, used for decoration.

Covered with a substance that clings to things it touches.

Not easily bent or moved, or, of a person, formal and unrelaxed.

Not moving, or continuing to happen up to now.

To encourage something to grow, develop, or become more active.

Something that causes a reaction or response in a living thing, or something that encourages activity or growth.

A sharp, painful wound made by an insect or plant, or the sharp pain itself.

A flat sea fish with a wide body and a tail that can deliver a sharp, venomous sting.

To mix a liquid or soft substance by moving a spoon or similar tool around inside it.

Involving randomness, so that outcomes can't be predicted exactly, only described in terms of probability.

A supply of goods available for sale, or a share in a company's ownership.

The area of chemistry concerned with calculating the exact amounts of reactants and products involved in a chemical reaction.

A calm, self-controlled attitude that accepts hardship without complaint, or the ancient philosophy that teaches this.

The organ inside your body where food goes after you swallow it, or the area of your body around it.

Small pores, mainly on the underside of leaves, through which gases and water vapour pass in and out of a plant.

To walk with loud, heavy steps, often to show anger.

A small piece of rock.

The earliest known period of human history, when tools and weapons were made mainly from stone.

A simple seat without a back or armrests, usually resting on three or four legs.

To no longer move or continue an action.

The act of keeping something for future use, or the space used to keep it.

A shop, or a supply of something kept for future use.

A large wading bird with long legs and a long beak, often seen nesting on rooftops.

A period of very bad weather with strong wind and often heavy rain, thunder, or snow.

An account of events, either true or made up, told to inform or entertain.

A kitchen appliance with heated surfaces, used for cooking food in pots and pans.

Not bent or curved, continuing in one direction.

Easy to understand or do, without unnecessary complications.

A narrow strip of water that connects two larger seas or bodies of water.

Unusual or difficult to explain, in a way that seems surprising.

A person you do not know.

A plan designed to achieve a particular goal over the long term.

The arrangement of something into distinct layers or levels, whether in rock, water, or society.

The layer of the earth's atmosphere above the troposphere, where most weather does not occur.

Relating to the stratosphere, the layer of atmosphere above the one we live in, or, informally, extremely high.

Dried stalks of grain used for animal bedding or craft, or a thin tube for drinking.

A small, soft, red fruit covered in tiny seeds.

A small, narrow river.

A style of writing that tries to capture a character's continuous, often disorganized flow of thoughts as they occur.

The volume of water moving through a river or stream over a given period of time.

A public road in a town or city, usually with buildings on either side.

The quality of being physically strong or mentally firm.

A state of mental or emotional strain caused by demanding circumstances.