Connections Answers

Sunday, December 21, 2025

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FEATURES OF A TEAPOT

These are all different parts you can find on a teapot, which is used for brewing and serving tea.
Individual words:
HANDLE: The part you hold to pick up the teapot. It helps you pour tea safely without touching the hot pot itself, protecting your hands.
LID: The removable top cover of the teapot. It keeps the tea warm inside and prevents spills while brewing or carrying it.
SPOUT: The tube-like part sticking out from which you pour the brewed tea into a cup. It guides the liquid smoothly.
STRAINER: A filter, often with small holes, usually inside the teapot or spout. It catches loose tea leaves so only clear tea pours into your cup.
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LIBRARY SECTIONS

These are common areas or sections you find inside an American public or university library.
Individual words:
CIRCULATION: This is the main desk in a library where you borrow books, return them, and get help with your library account.
PERIODICALS: This section holds magazines, newspapers, and academic journals. These are publications that come out regularly, not just once.
REFERENCE: This section contains books like encyclopedias and dictionaries that you cannot borrow. You must read them inside the library for quick information.
STACKS: This refers to the main part of the library where shelves of books are stored. It's often a quiet area for finding and reading books.
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ARISE

These words all mean to start to happen, appear, or come into existence. They describe something 'arising' or coming forth.
Individual words:
EMERGE: To come out from a hidden place and become visible or known. For example, a new idea emerges, or a submarine emerges from the water.
FLOW: To move smoothly and continuously, like water or air. It can also mean to come or proceed easily from a source.
ISSUE: (As a verb) To come out from a source, or to officially produce and send something out. For example, smoke issuing from a chimney.
RESULT: What happens because of something else; the final outcome or consequence. When something 'results,' it means it arises from a previous event.
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___DROP

These words can all come before the word 'DROP' to form a new word or phrase.
Individual words:
AIR: The invisible gas all around us that we breathe. 'Air-drop' means to deliver something from an aircraft.
EAVES: The edges of a roof that hang over the walls of a house. To 'eavesdrop' means to secretly listen to others' conversations.
GUM: A type of chewy candy, not meant to be swallowed. A 'gumdrop' is a small, soft candy often covered in sugar.
RAIN: Water that falls from the sky in drops. A 'raindrop' is a single piece of water falling during a rainstorm.
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