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- 4. an optical illusion caused by atmospheric conditions, especially the appearance of a sheet of water in a desert or on a hot road caused by the refraction of light from the sky by heated air.
- 5. especially of a slight movement or change of state) able to be seen or noticed.
- 6. the tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream.
- 11. in a way that is connected with or uses a telescope
- 15. a triangular sail on a long yard at an angle of 45° to the mast.
- 17. having a smoothly rising and falling form or outline.
- 19. he state of being extremely bright
- 20. elating to, abounding in, composed of, or resembling rubble.
Down
- 1. the outward appearance or apparent form of something, especially when the reality is different
- 2. untidily scattered.
- 3. A bright light was shining through the gloom.
- 5. a soft, moist mass of material, typically of plant material or flour, applied to the body to relieve soreness and inflammation and kept in place with a cloth.
- 7. consciously and intentionally; on purpose.
- 8. a tree or shrub that grows in chiefly tropical coastal swamps that are flooded at high tide. Mangroves typically have numerous tangled roots above ground and form dense thickets.
- 9. walk with effort through water or another liquid or viscous substance.
- 10. without conscious thought; by natural instinct.
- 12. an unincorporated settlement (as of Mexican-Americans or Mexicans) in the U.S. usually near the Mexican border that typically has poor services and squalid conditions.
- 13. make or become steady.
- 14. a hump or ridge in an ice field.
- 16. stick fast to (a surface or substance).
- 18. below the sea or the surface of the sea.