Dictionary Skills!
Across
- 6. a South American tree with fleshy yellow pods that contain fatty seeds from which chocolate is made.
- 7. a soft white, gray, or buff limestone made up mainly of the shells of tiny saltwater animals
- 8. a small silvery fish that is sometimes used as food
- 10. a frame containing parallel or crossed bars
- 11. strong and burly
- 13. a structure built on the shore for loading and unloading ships
- 14. a place for hiding, storing, or preserving treasure or supplies
- 15. to express indirectly
- 17. a fast growing asian vine
- 19. a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly for a death, funeral, or disaster
- 20. to dress or arrange in a careful or fussy manner
- 21. an act of throwing hard or without care
- 24. a roll of paper or parchment
- 26. to work or press into a mass
Down
- 1. to set up and fix firmly in place
- 2. an isolated hill with steep sides
- 3. short pleasure trip
- 4. usually hard physical or mental effort
- 5. - the horizontal line on a coordinate graph
- 8. one of the specialized leaves that form the calyx of a flower
- 9. a bunch of sheaves of grain or stalks of corn set on end
- 12. to give over to the power or control or another (to surrender)
- 13. of or relating to Wales
- 16. a material spread over the ground to protect the roots of plants from heat or cold
- 18. speedy
- 19. tiny floating sea animals that resemble shrimp
- 22. to arrive at as a conclusion based on known facts
- 23. the situation of a person who is forced to leave his/her own country
- 25. a small bright heavenly body that develops a cloudy tail as it moves in an orbit