Across
- 1. From science: A sudden increase in the flow of electrical current (which is why we need a circuit breaker). We also hear this word a lot nowadays to describe a sudden increase in Covid-19 infections.
- 4. In computer science, this verb refers to how software is made to do certain tasks. As a metaphor, it is about being trained to do something without thinking: “His guard dog was ________ to attack any intruder.”
- 5. From science: Force per unit area, or how much of something is pushing on something else. In everyday language: “The exams put a lot of ________ on me.”
Down
- 2. Electric cars and mobile phones have batteries you can _______ when they are running low on power. This is one of the machine metaphors that people often use when talking about themselves. “I need an energy drink to ______.”
- 3. In science, this word is a description of an object’s temperature: Venus is our solar system’s _______ planet. It can also be used to describe something very exciting and popular: BTS is one of the world’s ________ bands right now.