Wordscapes Level 1057 Answers

DEW - Moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc in the morning, resulting in drops.

DYE - A colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied.

LED - Simple past tense and past participle of lead.

LID - The top or cover of a container.

LIE - To be in a horizontal position.

YEW - A species of coniferous tree, Taxus baccata, with dark-green flat needle-like leaves and seeds bearing red arils, native to western, central and southern Europe, northwest Africa, northern Iran and southwest Asia.

WED - To perform the marriage ceremony for; to join in matrimony.

LYE - A strong caustic alkaline solution of potassium or sodium salts, obtained by leaching wood ashes. It is much used in making soap as well as its use in biodiesel.

WELD - A herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America, used to make a yellow dye; dyer's broom; dyer's rocket; dyer's weed; wild woad.

WIDE - Having a large physical extent from side to side.

WILD - Untamed; not domesticated.

DELI - A shop that sells cooked or prepared food ready for serving.

IDLE - Empty, vacant.

IDLY - In an idle manner.

LEWD - Lascivious, sexually promiscuous, rude.

WILY - Sly, cunning, full of tricks.

WIELD - To command, rule over; to possess or own.

YIELD - To pay, give in payment; repay, recompense; reward; requite.

WIDELY - Commonly; generally; to a great degree.