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These are all common decorations you might see on an American Christmas tree. An angel is a figure often placed on top, a candy cane is a hooked, striped candy, and string lights are small bulbs on a wire. Tinsel refers to shiny, thin strips that hang from the branches.

These words all describe ways to improve a photograph, making it look better or correcting mistakes. To airbrush or photoshop a picture means to use special tools (often computer software) to make someone's skin look perfect or remove unwanted things. To fix a photo means to correct any problems with it, and to touch up means to make small, final improvements.

These are all common French words for food items.

A CORNICHON is a small, sour pickle often served with French meals. PAIN is the French word for 'bread' (not the English word for hurt!). A PAMPLEMOUSSE is a grapefruit. VINAIGRETTE is a salad dressing made with oil and vinegar.

These words are connected because they all refer to different kinds of cells. A HONEYCOMB is a structure of small, hexagonal compartments where bees store honey, each one is a 'cell'. An ORGANISM is any living thing, like a plant or animal, which is made of biological cells. A SOLAR PANEL is a device that uses sunlight for power, made up of many smaller solar cells. A SPREADSHEET is a computer document with a grid, and each box for data is called a cell.