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2. to join three or more pieces of hair or string-like material by putting them over each other in a special pattern
4. a connected flexible series of metal links used for fastening or securing objects and pulling or supporting loads
6. a place for the confinement of people accused or convicted of a crime
9. apply (liquid) to someone or something in the form of a shower of tiny drops
10. a set of steps leading from one floor of a building to another
11. the day of the week before Thursday and following Tuesday
14. wet earth you can mold that germs hard when you bake it in a hot oven
16. what you use to think with
17. to teach (a person or animal) a particular skill or behavior through practice and instruction over a period of time
20. between yesterday and tomorrow; the present day
21. any of the fine threadlike strands growing from the sling of humans, mammals, an some other animals
22. to describe something in more detail in order to make something more clear to someone
24. no decorated or elaborate; simple or ordinary in character
25. the part of the human body below the ribs and above the hips

1. drops of water from the clouds
3. to cause the water or other liquid to run out, leaving it empty, dry, or drier
5. a day of festivity or recreation when no work is done (like Christmas)
7. wheat or any other cultivated cereal crop used as food (like rice)
8. the invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth, a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen
10. to remain in the same place
12. without curve or bend
13. a small plant that has flowers with a yellow disk and white petals
14. something you sit on
15. of a color. between black and white, as of ashes or lead
18. a metal spike with a flat head, driven typically with a hammer into wood
19. a dirty mark that is not easily removed
23. a colored substance which is spread over a surface and dries to leave a thin decorative or protective coating
24. an activity kids love to engage in, especially outside