Wordscapes Level 1983 Answers

ALL - Intensifier.

BAT - Any of the small, nocturnal, flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, which navigate by means of echolocation. They look like a mouse with membranous wings extending from the forelimbs to the hind limbs or tail. Altogether, there are about 1,000 bat species in the world.

LAB - A laboratory.

LOT - A large quantity or number; a great deal.

TAB - A small flap or strip of material attached to something, for holding, manipulation, identification, etc.

BOT - The larva of a bot fly, which infests the skin of various mammals, producing warbles, or the nasal passage of sheep, or the stomach of horses.

OAT - Widely cultivated cereal grass, typically Avena sativa.

ALT - A state of excitement, conveyed by a high pitched voice.

BALL - A solid or hollow sphere.

BOAT - A craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind.

BOLT - A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw.

TALL - Obsequious; obedient.

TOLL - Loss or damage incurred through a disaster.

ALTO - A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody.

BLOT - A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance.

BOLA - A name in Bengal of the mahoe or majagua, Pariti tiliaceum.

BOLL - The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.

BLOAT - To cause to become distended.

ATOLL - A type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform. Atolls have a unique geology, so not all islands with a reef and a lagoon are atolls.

BALLOT - A paper or card used to cast a vote.