Word library

A round tropical fruit with a strong sweet smell and pink or white flesh.

A member of a small, independent armed group that uses irregular tactics, such as ambushes, to fight a larger, conventional force.

A style of fighting using small, mobile groups that rely on ambush, sabotage, and surprise rather than large, direct battles.

To give an answer or opinion without being completely sure it is correct.

A person who is invited to visit someone's home or attend an event.

To show someone the way or help them understand something.

A general rule or piece of advice about how something should be done.

An organization of people who share the same trade or craft, historically formed to protect their common interests.

A historical arrangement in which skilled workers in the same trade organized themselves into associations to control training, quality, and prices.

A building historically used as a meeting place for a guild or local council.

Clever but dishonest behavior used to trick or deceive someone.

Having done something wrong, or feeling responsible for something bad.

A small furry animal with short legs and no tail, often kept as a pet.

A musical instrument with strings that you play by plucking or strumming with your fingers or a pick.

A narrow, steep-sided ravine, typically formed by running water.

A large area of sea partly enclosed by land, or a big difference between two things or people.

A weapon that fires bullets.

A sudden, strong rush of wind that passes quickly.

An informal word for a man, or, in the plural, a group of people of any gender.

A place with equipment for exercising, or a school class focused on physical exercise.

A sport that involves performing controlled, often difficult body movements, such as flips and balances.

Something a person does regularly, often without thinking about it.

The natural environment where a particular plant or animal normally lives.

The breaking up of a large natural habitat into smaller, isolated patches, usually due to human activity.

The destruction or disappearance of the natural environment where a species lives.

Used so many times that it has become boring and has lost its original meaning or power.

Small, hard balls of ice that fall from the sky like rain during a storm.

The thin strands that grow on a person's head and body.

A strip or loop of material worn to hold hair back or in place.

Peaceful, happy, and calm, often describing a pleasant time remembered from the past.

One of two equal parts that together make a whole.

One of the two parts, oxidation or reduction, that together make up a redox reaction, each written to show electrons gained or lost.

The time it takes for half of a radioactive substance to decay.

At the middle point of a distance, or between the start and the end of something.

A chemical compound formed by combining a halogen, such as chlorine or fluorine, with another element.

A large room or passage inside a building, often near the entrance, or a large building used for public events.

A distinctive feature or quality that is typical of something, or an official mark stamped on precious metal to certify its purity.

Regarded as holy or deeply respected because of its history or importance.

A holiday on October 31st when children dress up in costumes and go door to door asking for sweets.

A narrow passage inside a building that connects rooms.

Any of a group of highly reactive chemical elements, including fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine, found near the right side of the periodic table.

Meat from a pig's leg, usually salted, smoked, or cooked and served in slices.

A tool with a heavy head, used for hitting nails or breaking things.

A shark with a distinctive wide, flattened head shaped like a hammer, with an eye at each end.

A hanging bed made of fabric or rope netting that is tied between two points, like trees.

To make it harder for something to happen or progress.

A small, furry rodent often kept as a pet, known for storing food in its cheeks.

The part of the body at the end of the arm, used for holding things.