Wordscapes Level 848 Answers

FIRE - A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering.

FIVE - A numerical value equal to 5; the number following four and preceding six.

RIFT - A chasm or fissure.

TRUE - Conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.

TURF - A layer of earth covered with grass; sod.

RIFE - Widespread, common (especially of unpleasant or harmful things).

FRET - A fog or mist at sea or coming inland from the sea.

FRUIT - Any sweet, edible part of a plant that resembles seed-bearing fruit, even if it does not develop from a floral ovary; also used in a technically imprecise sense for some sweet or sweetish vegetables, such as rhubarb, that resemble a true fruit or are used in cookery as if they were a fruit.

RIVET - A cylindrical mechanical fastener that attaches multiple parts together by fitting through a hole and deforming the head(s) at either end.

VIRTUE - Specifically, moral conduct in sexual behaviour, especially of women; chastity.

FURTIVE - Stealthy.