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A group of things that share similar features.
The long, worm-like larva of a butterfly or moth.
A type of fish with long whisker-like feelers near its mouth, usually found in rivers and lakes.
A release of strong or built-up emotion that leaves a person feeling relieved.
A large, important church, usually the main church of a district led by a bishop.
The electrode in a battery or electrical device where electric current flows out, usually marked as negative in a battery.
An ion with a positive electrical charge, formed when an atom loses one or more electrons.
A meeting of members of a political party or group to make decisions or choose candidates.
The past form of "catch", meaning grabbed hold of something moving.
A vegetable with a large, tightly packed white head, related to broccoli.
Relating to a cause-and-effect relationship between two things.
A connection in which one event or condition directly brings about another.
The relationship between a cause and its effect, where one event brings about another.
The relationship between a cause and its effect, or the act of causing something.
The reason something happens.
A raised road or path built across water or wet ground.
Able to burn or corrode through chemical action, or, when describing speech, harshly critical.
A comment that is sharply critical or sarcastic, meant to hurt or mock.
Great care taken to avoid danger or mistakes.
Careful to avoid risk, danger, or mistakes.
A large, natural hollow space inside a hill or under the ground.
A warning or condition attached to something, limiting how it should be understood or used.
A large cave, especially one that is naturally formed underground.
To jump and move around in a playful, energetic way.
To stop happening or doing something.
The inside surface at the top of a room.
To do something enjoyable to mark a special occasion or achievement.
A special event or activity held to mark a happy occasion.
A famous person, especially in entertainment or sport.
A vegetable with long, pale green, crunchy stalks.
Relating to the sky or outer space, especially the stars, planets, and other heavenly bodies.
Any natural object found in space, such as a star, planet, or moon.
The smallest basic unit of a living thing, or a small enclosed room such as in a prison.
The process by which a single cell splits into two new cells.
The thin outer layer that surrounds a cell and controls what enters or leaves it.
A rigid outer layer surrounding the cells of plants, fungi and some bacteria, giving them shape and support.
A room underneath a house, often used for storage.
Relating to the cells of living things, or relating to mobile phone networks.
The biological process by which cells break down food molecules to release energy, using oxygen and producing carbon dioxide and water.
A piece of land, often separate from a church, where the dead are buried.
A monument built to honor people who died, especially in war, whose remains are buried elsewhere.
The act of officially banning or restricting parts of books, films, news, or speech.
Strong, official criticism or disapproval.
An official count of a population, often including details about age, occupation, and household.
A small unit of money equal to one hundredth of a dollar or euro.
The hundredth anniversary of an important event.
The middle point or part of something.
A unit of length equal to one hundredth of a metre.