Connections Answers
Thursday, January 15, 2026
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GARDENING TOOLS
These are all common tools people use to work in a garden, helping with tasks like watering, digging, and clearing.
Individual words:
•HOSE: A long, flexible tube used to carry water. Gardeners attach it to a faucet to water plants, wash cars, or clean outdoor areas.
•RAKE: A tool with a long handle and a head with teeth. People use it to gather fallen leaves, spread soil evenly, or clear small debris in a yard.
•SHOVEL: A tool with a long handle and a broad, curved scoop. It's used for digging holes, lifting soil, or moving loose materials like dirt or snow.
•SPADE: A tool with a long handle and a flat, often sharper, blade. It's commonly used for digging precisely, cutting into soil, or planting small items.
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UNMOVING
These words all describe something that is not moving, or has stopped moving.
Individual words:
•FROZEN: When something is frozen, it is completely still and cannot move. Often refers to water turned to ice, or a paused image.
•STATIC: Something static is not moving, changing, or progressing. Think of a picture that doesn't move, or a situation that stays the same.
•STATIONARY: This means not moving; staying in one place. For example, a car waiting at a stop sign is stationary.
•STILL: When something is still, it is without movement or motion. If you sit very quietly without moving, you are still.
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THINGS THAT COME IN FLAKES
All these words describe things that can be found or come in small, flat, thin pieces called 'flakes'.
Individual words:
•CEREAL: A popular breakfast food, often eaten with milk. Many types, like cornflakes, are made of small, thin pieces called flakes.
•DANDRUFF: Small, white, dry pieces of skin that fall from your head (scalp). It's a common issue that some people have.
•SALT: A common white spice used to make food taste better. Some types, like sea salt, come in small, flat crystals that are called flakes.
•SNOW: White, soft ice that falls from the sky in winter. Each piece is a snowflake, but falling snow can also be called flakes.
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WORDS FORMED BY TWO MEN’S NAMES
These words are created by combining two common men's names together. For example, JACKAL comes from JACK and AL.
Individual words:
•JACKAL: A wild animal that looks like a small wolf or dog. Jackals live in Africa and Asia, often hunting in groups or eating leftovers.
•LEVITATE: To rise and float in the air without any visible support. This action is often seen in magic shows or described as a special power.
•MELTED: Changed from a solid form, like ice, into a liquid form, like water, because of heat. For example, chocolate melts in the sun.
•PATRON: A person who supports an artist, organization, or cause, often with money. It can also mean a regular customer of a business.